$500 Community Builder Bursary – Apply by October 30
This bursary, granted by the Waterloo Public Interest Research Group (WPIRG) Board of Directors, is valued at $500. It is awarded once in each of the fall and winter terms to two distinct undergraduate...
View ArticleCinema Politica Waterloo November Screening
Cinema Politica Waterloo, WPIRG, and LSPIRG invite you to join us for the final film of our Fall 2015 Cinema Politica documentary series: Wednesday, November 18, 7-9pm @ the Princess Cinemas, 46 King...
View ArticleWant to run a Rad Queer event for Rainbow Reels? Apply Now!
The Rainbow Reels Queer and Trans Film Festival features internationally acclaimed queer works that present images of Queer and Trans lives and issues; emphasizes issues of multicultural diversity and...
View ArticleAnnouncing Our Fall 2015 Community Builder Bursary Winner
Congratulations to this term’s WPIRG Community Builder Bursary winner: Jessie Penner! Jessie is a third year Anthropology major at the University of Waterloo working towards a Bachelors of Social...
View ArticleWinter Break Office Closure
The WPIRG office will be closed for the Winter break between December 14 and January 3. Staff are available by appointment the week of December 14. Our office will re-open and return to regular hours...
View ArticleWPIRG Is Hiring! Volunteer and Programming Coordinator
WPIRG Job Posting – Volunteer and Programming Coordinator Submission Deadline: January 11th, 2016 – 9:00 am. WPIRG is seeking a dynamic, personable, and organized individual with a demonstrated...
View ArticleWinter 2016 Refunds
WPIRG is funded by our undergraduate student members who pay a fee of $4.75 per term. The fee allows WPIRG to implement our mandate of supporting UW students and community members to research, educate,...
View ArticleWelcome back! Here’s what WPIRG has been up to so far this academic year and...
Welcome back! We hope Fall 2015 ended well and that you’re off to a great start in Winter 2016, be it in class or coop. As it’s the start of a new term and close to the midway point in another academic...
View ArticleVote Yes! “Sever Ties” Referendum Voting Open
FEDS is currently holding a referendum on UW severing ties with 5 Israeli institutions complicit in human rights violations. This referendum has been brought about by two years of hard work on the part...
View ArticleWPIRG Board of Directors Statement Re: Sever Ties Referendum
Dear WPIRG members and fellow students, Based on a vote taken at our Members Meeting on January 22, 2015, the WPIRG membership believes an academic boycott is an effective and just tactic to stand in...
View ArticleWPIRG Announcements – Feb. 10, 2016
1. Reading Week Office Closure The WPIRG office will be closed during Reading Week (Feb. 15-19). However staff are available by appointment. Email alex@wpirg.org or jessica@wpirg.org to set up a...
View Article“You Don’t Like the Truth”— 4 Days Inside Guantanamo – Cinema Politica...
Cinema Politica Waterloo, WPIRG, and LSPIRG invite you to join us for the second film of our Fall 2015 Cinema Politica documentary series: YOU DON’T LIKE THE TRUTH — 4 Days...
View ArticleWPIRG Board of Directors Statement Re: Sever Ties Referendum
Dear WPIRG members and fellow students, Based on a vote taken at our Members Meeting on January 22, 2015, the WPIRG membership believes an academic boycott is an effective and just tactic to stand in...
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