APIRG Welcomes Four New Working Groups!

La Chiva- The Colombian Solidarity Group

Edmonton Haiti Solidarity

Active Citizens Television

Legal Activist Collective

Posted October 26th, 2006

Journalists for Human Rights seeks submissions for SpeakNews:

"Our publication aims to raise awareness about human rights abuses. We hope to improve the quality and quantity of human rights reporting. Writers, photographers, and political cartoonists are wanted!"

If you are interested, please e-mail

Posted September 25th, 2006

Journalists for Human Rights

Meeting for SpeakNews on Wednesday, October 4 at 3PM (Venue TBA).

posted September 25th, 2006

Journalists for Human Rights

Why don't we all just shut up about HIV/AIDS?

This time, your silence can make a difference.

Over 25 million people have died of AIDS worldwide. At this point, a minute of silence just isn't enough.

Take the 25 hour vow of silence on October 20th and 21st, in memory of those we have lost. Sign-up at www.speaksilence.com and join thousands of others around the world 9paying tribute to victims of HIV/AIDS.

Sign up and take pledges and involve your friends and family in this important cause, with your help, JHR will continue to increase HIV/AIDS reporting and education, and help to put an end to this crisis.

 www.speaksilence.com

Posted September 25, 2006
The Olive Reading Series

From putting up posters or reading at the open mic, volunteers are always welcome to help with our monthly poetry readings. If you are interested in community based poetry, contact

Posted October 20th, 2005
Women's Centre Collective

The U of A Women's Centre is always looking for volunteers to help us keep the Centre running smoothly and offer the best possible services to the campus community.

Visit us in 4-16 SUB or at the WCC webpage to volunteer or for more information.

Here are some projects we have on the go:

We are currently looking for an archivist as well as people to help with publicity in the upcoming year.

The Dino Distro is starting up meetings this year to discuss ordering zines, structuring the distro, and setting up a creative collective for zine production. Anyone who is interested is encouraged to attend our meetings on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month from 3:30-5 at the Women's Centre. If you are interested, but unable to attend, please contact . Meetings may be rescheduled if enough people make requests.

Voices for Choices aims to organise and facilitate various pro-choice rallies and education in our communities. For more information or to help organise contact .

You can also start your own project or working group. If you’re thinking of starting your own project and want to see if we would support it, or if you just need a sounding board, come talk to us.

You don’t need to have detailed knowledge about women’s issues or feminism to volunteer with the Women's Centre -- we’re committed to helping volunteers acquire the skills they need as they go along, so the only requirement is a willingness to learn and grow.

posted February 15th, 2006
 
Journalists for Human Rights launches SpeakNews

Free Copies available in the APIRG Office

"Our publication aims to raise awareness about human rights abuses. We hope to improve the quality and quantity of human rights reporting. Writers, photographers, and political cartoonists are wanted!"

If you are interested in submitting or volunteering with the next issue, please e-mail

Posted September 25th, 2006

Active Citizens Television

CREATIVE session to work on the research and design of the program.

Nov 3, 4:00p.m at the ECOS house

11025 Saskatchewan drive. It is in the East Campus village behind HUB mall, and a few doors down from the Parkland
institute if any of you know the area. Call me if you have any trouble finding the place (718-2734). It has a big "Ecohouse" sign on the front door, so it's hard to miss.

Posted October 30th, 06

Potluck and discussion on how to make the UofA campus more sustainable. All are Welcome!

Date: December 1, 2006
Location: East Campus Community Centre 11036 88th Ave
Time: 5:30 p.m

Posted November 22nd, 2006
ANPE (Alberta Network of Popular Educators)

December 3rd, 2005
9825-87 Avenue
7:00-10:00 or so….

People are encouraged to invite other interested people to this informal get-together to share popular education resources and experiences.

posted November 26th, 2005
Biofreedom

BIOFREEDOM D-DAY APRIL 8TH, 2006

We invite you to join us in the campaign in Edmonton on the Joint International GMO Opposition Day on April 8th

SPREAD THE WORD!!

A worldwide event is to be held on the 8th of April 2006 with the twofold aim of informing people and demonstrating the front of concerned organizations against GMOs (both open-air plants and food).

INTERNATIONAL VIDEO-CONFERENCE
Local teams with an Internet Video Connection will be aware of simultaneous activities in other world districts. This setting will allow an /international video-conference
between distant groups of speakers./

For the first time, all the historical figures of our movement will participate in the same conference! ...INCLUDING:VANDANA SHIVA,
ARPAD PUSZTAï, PERCY SCHMEISER, JOSà BOVÃ, BRIAN TOKAR, ARNAUD APOTHEKER, BENEDICT HAERLIN, IGNACIO CHAPELA,...

ACTION IN EDMONTON: MAIL-IN OF POSTCARDS FOR MANDATORY GE LABELLING ON OR AROUND APRIL 8TH

PICK UP A GREEN POST CARD AT :

1. APIRG, HUB Mall , U of Alberta or contact biofreedom@biofreedom.ca

2. Earth's General Store,Edmonton

3. Roots Organic Food Market, Edmonton

4. On Sat at the Farmers'Market (Certified Organic farmers) Edmonton,

5. SPUD (Small Potatoes Urban Delivery) Calgary ph:403-615-3663

6. Write your own letter and address it to your Member of Parliament

Strathcona: Rahim Jaffer
Edmonton East: Peter Goldring
Sherwood Park: Ken Epp
Spruce Grove: Rona Ambrose: Minister of the Environment (This is the person whose ear we need)

4: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THAT DAY

Please come to our April 6th meeting at Organic Roots at 6.30pm where we will be finalizing this action.

We need people to give out the cards at the Farmer's Market at Strathcona, and other venues

Also if you know of groups or meetings where we can hand out the postcards please advise us, even if they are in another city or province. There are Biofreedom members in Calgary and Montreal who are sending in postcards. The Organic farmers have members in Tofield, Rimbey, Grimshaw etc helping.
The more diverse the postal codes, the more attention we get from the politicians.

WE HOPE THAT THIS ACTION WILL DRAW PUBLIC ATTENTION AND THE ATTENTION OF THIS NEW GOVERNMENT FOR MANDATORY LABELLING OF GMO IN
FOOD.

Booth and Film Night

Sept 23 &24 at Organic Roots there will be a booth with information about GMO products and actions you can take. The film ’The Future of Food’ will be shown Friday, Sept 23 at 6.30pm.

Admission is free. Donation is welcomed.

Posted September 12th, 2006
Campus Community Garden

Canning Workshop

Lee Kitlarchuk will be teaching any interested people the 'how to' of canning your preserves for winter.

What: Food Canning/Preserving Workshop
When: Wednesday, August 24th at 6:30 pm
Where: SUB Room 6-06
Cost: a smile!

If anyone is interested, or if you want to bring friends
along, you are most welcome!

Posted August 18th 2005

Our North America Speakers Series 

ALL VENUES ARE FREE, EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

About the Speakers Series

We are hosting a speakers series with the Department of Political Science, The Faculty of Arts, The North American Mobility Program and APIRG entitled, North America: From Turtle Island to the Partnership for Security and Prosperity.  Possible topics may include unity and diversity in North America’s Aboriginal peoples or a discussion on the North American Free Trade Agreement.  This series, running on a bi-weekly basis will be broadcast to other educational institutions via Web-CT.

1. THE ORIGINS: UNITY AND DIVERSITY IN NORTH AMERICA’S ABORIGINAL PEOPLES.
September 22, 2005, 3:30 – 5:00 PM
Speakers: - Isabel Altamirano, U of A
- Jack Corbett, Portland State University
Tory Bdg., Basement, Room 45.

2. EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT AND FORMATION OF NATIONAL STATES
September 29, 2005, 3:30 – 5:00 PM.
Speaker: - Claude Couture, U of A
Tory Bdg., Basement, Room 45.

3. THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
October 13, 2005, 3:30 – 5:00 PM.
Speakers:- Greg Anderson, U of A
- Jimena Jiménez, Department of Foreign Affairs Canada
Tory Bdg., Basement, Room 45.

4. ENDURING ISSUES: MIGRATION
October 17, 2005, 3:30 – 5:00 PM
Speakers: - Yasmeen Abu-Laban, U of A
- Jorge Bustamante, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (Tijuana) and Notre Dame University
Tory Bdg., Basement, Room 45.

Film screening: “One Day without Mexicans”, dir. Sergio Arau, Mexico, 2004; 116 min.
October 27, 3:30 – 5:30 PM
Tory Bdg., Basement, Room 45.

5. ENDURING ISSUES: INEQUALITY, LABOUR AND GENDER
November 3, 2005, 3:30 – 5:00 PM.
Speakers: - Jay Johnson, U of A
- John Scott, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (Mexico City)
Tory Bdg., Basement, Room 45.

6. ENDURING ISSUES: CRIME
November 24, 2005, 3:30 – 5:00 PM
Speakers: - Jorge Chabat, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (Mexico City)
- Kevin Haggerty and Phil Boyle, U of A
Tory Bdg., Basement, Room 45.

ENDURING ISSUES: DEFENCE
December 8, 2005, 3:30 – 5:00 PM
Speakers: - Desmond Morton, McGill U
- Hal Klepak, Royal Military College
Tory Bdg., Basement, Room 45.

The Mexico Working Group is also requesting a volunteer to assist in creating a website for the series.

Posted September 9th, 2005
Olive's December Poetry Reading

Tuesday December 12 at Hulbert's in Belgravia.

Featuring: Sharon Thesen

Hulbert's address is: 7601-115 Street.

The reading will start at 7:00 pm, with an open mic to follow.

Posted November 20th, 2006
 
Legal Activist Collective

Legal Activists Collective (in collaboration with the
Environmental Law Students Association) are hosting a Free Store Thursday November 23rd and Friday, November 24th, 12-2, 2nd Floor Law Centre.

posted November 22nd, 2006