General QPIRG Resources

As a community resource centre that is open to the public, QPIRG offers a wide range of resources.
We have a number of computers available for use, which have internet access and software for creative projects. We have a general login, which anyone can use, but documents get erased every couple of days, so remember to save them o-nto disk or o-n your email! If you think you will be using the computers for long-term projects or use, you can ask the staff to create a personal log-in for you, where you can save your settings and documents and work o-n your own desktop.

We have phones and a fax machine which can be used for local calls, and we have a photocopier, which you can ask the staff to use for small numbers of copies or which you can apply to the discretionary fund for access to a code and larger numbers of copies.

We have a large comfortable space with couches and seats for people to come and relax in our lounge and library, or which you can book for meetings (just ask a staff member to show you how).

And finally, the staff is available to support you in using any of our technologies and to offer support and referrals, to the best of their abilities, o­n issues of tactics, legalities, organizing, strategy and conflict.

Funding & Resources

QPIRG Concordia supports and co-sponsors community events and initiatives through our board discretionary funds. Groups can apply to the board for money (they usually allocate between $50-$100) and/or access to QPIRG resources such as photocopies, staff support, co-sponsorship, etc. This year, the discretionary fund is particularly small, limited to $300 a month, total. This means that smaller amounts will be granted, and that the board will have to say no to more requests than they have in previous years. Also new this year, the board makes discretionary decisions o­nce a month, so it is recommended that people submit discretionary requests with enough space for at least a 4 week turn around time.

To apply click here

Alternative Orientation

Every fall, at the start of the new semester at Concordia, QPIRG hosts a free series of orientation events designed to orient new and returning students to QPIRG Concordia, the work we do, and the communities we organize with. This year QPIRG is hosting A Different Kind of Orientation, with workshops, film series, tours, and a birthday party! For event details, watch the 'news' section!

Events

Every school year, QPIRG programs a number of events, often including speakers, film nights, skill-building workshops, and benefit parties and much more. Watch the news page for announcements of upcoming events or join our qpirgsprouts listserve – see below

Resource library

The QPIRG Concordia Resource Centre is a free library that is committed to fulfilling the QPIRG's mandate, which aims to promote social and environmental justice. We are currently striving to emphasize anti-racism as a lens through which to do this.

We have an o­n-line, searchable database, shared with the 2110 and QPIRG-McGill, which can be consulted to view all our current holdings, (http://www.alternativelibraries.org/). For more info o­n our library, see our library page.

Qpirgsprouts

Qpirgsprouts is QPIRG Concordia’s listserve, through which we seek to keep interested students and community members updated about the events and projects of QPIRG and it’s working, affiliate, and solidarity groups, as well as community activities we support in solidarity. Everyone is welcome to join, by emailing info@qpirgconcordia.org.