Author: OPIRG Brock
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Kahlin Holmes – our neighbour, collaborator, friend
The teams OPIRG Brock and Willow Arts Community want to celebrate and commemorate the profound impact Kahlin Holmes has contributed to our spaces and the lives of so many people in our communities. Kahlin was an artist, neighbour, active OPIRG Brock member and Willow Arts Community collaborator whose work, dedication and friendship has meant so…
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Results: 2025 Board of Directors Election
Congratulations to the candidates who were elected at last night’s Annual General Meeting to sit on the OPIRG Brock Board of Directors for the 2025-2026 year!: Thank you as well to Olivia DeBartolo for an excellent run, and for your passion and initiative to champion social justice and community activism in Niagara! Congratulations to all…
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Statement: OPIRG Brock Faces 59% Budget Cut
On Thursday January 25, 2024, a motion was brought to the CUPE 4207 General Membership Meeting (GMM) by a member of the 4207 Executive Committee to completely remove the CUPE 4207-OPIRG Brock Assessment, passing with a vote of 26-23. The removal of this assessment, effective March 31, 2024, will cut approximately 27% of the current…
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Palestine solidarity resources & our commitments for 2024 and beyond
n n n At the November 2023 Public OPIRG Brock Board Meeting, the Board of Directors passed a proposal outlining our commitments to showing solidarity with Palestine. These include the following action items and long-term commitments: n n n Signed onto the ad-hoc CeasefireNOW coalition. n Coordinating community marshalls and police liaisons for Palestinian Solidarity actions…
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OPIRG Brock Referendum Results
n The Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) has lost its undergraduate student funding. The undergraduate students of Brock University voted in favour of removing $1.50 per credit fee to fund OPIRG Brock. n n We are proud of our hard working volunteers, staff, and board members. Thank you to our staff, Kerry and Manchari,…