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Monday, September 15, 2008 - 07:20 PM

QPIRG Concordia invites you to our Annual General Meeting and Open House.  

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Thursday, October 16^th, 5:30-6:30pm - Open House, 6:30-8pm - AGM

1500 de Maisonneuve O., suite 204

QPIRG is wheelchair accessible*

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Free food! Served at 5:30pm

Children welcome!**

• Interested in what makes the organization tick?
• Want to get involved? Visit our space? Check out the library?
• Think you’d like to join the board? We need new board members!
• Want to help us elect our new board? Revise our constitution?
• Show your support and exercise your voting rights as a member***

The meeting will include an introduction to some of QPIRG's activities, resources, and campaigns, the election of our board of directors and a new draft constitution. (view the proposed changes with the links below).   

* We have doors approximately 30”, elevators and an accessible women’s washroom, but as yet no automated doorways.

**Free childcare provided during the AGM, from 6:30pm, until the end of the meeting.  Please give 48 hours notice to book childcare.

***Everyone is invited to attend, though you must be a member to vote or run for the board.

To become a member you can; volunteer at least 10 hours per year, OR pay $10, OR be a Concordia undergraduate student. 

For more information call: 514-848-7585, email info@qpirgconcordia.org or check out our website at qpirgconcordia.org

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QPIRG CONCORDIA (the Quebec Public Interest Research Group, at Concordia University) is an independent base for student and community activism; making links between students and the greater Montreal community.  We are a student-funded, non-profit organization, with a member-directed board.

We support and run projects which aim to raise awareness of, to research, and take action o­n a diversity of social, political, and environmental justice issues.  Our operations include maintaining technical support for our working groups, hosting various speakers, films and skill-building workshops, providing a resource centre and meeting space, and supporting current campaigns within local activist communities.

Recognizing the links between various forms of struggle and oppression, we seek to work together with an inclusive, non-hierarchical approach. QPIRG Concordia is seeking new members for our Board of Directors! 

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Proposed Constitutional Changes:

We've prepared three documents that can help you to understand the proposed changes to the constitution that will be voted o­n at the AGM (click o­n the links to download the PDF documents):

The current constitution:

http://www.qpirgconcordia.org/QPIRG_Con_constitution_jul2004_FINAL_with_opt-out_change_2008.pdf

The proposed constitution, including the proposed changes:

http://www.qpirgconcordia.org/QPIRG_Concordia_constitution_draft_2008.pdf

A guide to the proposed changes:

http://www.qpirgconcordia.org/Guide_to_proposed_constitutional_changes_08.pdf

If you have any questions, please do  not hesitate to talk to a QPIRG staff person!

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QPIRG Concordia is seeking new members for our Board of Directors!

Help support grassroots activism o­n campus and in the community!

Finesse your skills and your resume with non-profit and community development!

• Do you want to learn more about activism and grassroots organizing in Montreal?
  
• Do you want to gain skills in event planning, outreach, finances for non-profits, anti oppression, policy writing, consensus decision-making, facilitation, and labour practices?
  
• Do you want to learn more about how community organizations function?
  
• Do you want to put your anti-racist, anti-oppression, and labour politics into practice?
  
• Do you want to be a part of the decision–making that affects the daily running of QPIRG?
  

Join the Board of Directors at QPIRG Concordia!

QPIRG’s Mandate

QPIRG Concordia is a student funded, non-profit organization that strives to raise awareness and motivate grassroots activism around diverse social and environmental issues. We seek to make campus-community links and inspire social change through engaging, inclusive and non-hierarchical approaches. QPIRG is a resource centre for student and community activism that is independent from the Concordia administration and student union. Membership is open to all. Both students and community members are welcome to make use of our space and resources as well as participate in QPIRG projects.


QPIRG looks forward to seeing our commitment to inclusivity and accessibility reflected in our Board membership.

Remember: just email us your interest before Monday October 15^th at info@qpirgconcordia.org.   Our Annual General Meeting for Board elections is o­n Thursday October 18^th at 7pm at QPIRG, 1500 de Maisonneuve West, bureau 204.  We have doors approximately 30” , elevators and an accessible women’s washroom, but as yet no automated doorways.

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