New Frills Downtown Renewal Project
Now that the Loblaws corporation has decided to close the No Frills Grocery store on Bagot St. A band of community residents have come together to make the space a vibrant community driven place.
A Town Hall style meeting is scheduled for January 10th will be taking place at Artillery Park in the larger conference room C at 11:00am.
More info to come…
In Sunnyside Community Garden, Miscellaneous and External Events
Posted on Dec 5
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4TH, 5:30PM
WATSON ROOM 217 ON QUEEN’S CAMPUS
Marylynn Poucachiche, Barriere Lake community spokesperson, and Suzanne Decoursay, a volunteer teacher from Barriere Lake, will be screening: Blockade on the 117 (12 mins, 2008) [http://blip.tv/file/1391794] and speaking in Kingston in both Algonquin and English.
* Donations encouraged. Food and drinks available
After exhausting all political avenues, on October 6th and recently on November 19th the Algonquians of Barriere Lake blockaded …
In Groups and Projects, Coalitions & Joint Projects, Miscellaneous and External Events
Posted on Dec 1
| October 18, 2008 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 6:00 pm |
OPIRG Kingston, CFRC 101.9 FM and Kingston FreeSchool present Media Democracy Day events in Kingston! All activities are free!
10am-10:30am - coffee and light breakfast at Grey House
10:30am-12:30pm
Audio editing workshop - learn to produce your own news! Location TBA (space limited)
Media and Representation: Who’s voices are missing? Location: Watson Hall Room 217
Facilitated by members of the QCRED radio program, The Massive
12:30-1pm - Snacks at Grey House
1pm-3pm
Build your own FM …
Posted on Oct 6
Loving Spoonful, the new food reclamation project in Kingston, just
launched a blog to keep vendors and volunteers updated. Check it out:
http://lovingspoonfulkingston.wordpress.com/”
In Groups and Projects, Miscellaneous and Loving Spoonful
Posted on Jul 24
| July 26, 2008 | ||
| 1:00 am |
Imagine all Karl Marx would have to say after one hundred years of just being able to watch…
Saturday July 26th, 6:30 PM at the Queen Street United Church (north-east corner of Queen and Clergy)
Proceeds from the performances will be benefiting land reclamation and political prisoners at Tyendinaga.
Tickets are sliding scale: $5-$20 and will be available from OPIRG Kingston, CFRC and the SGPS.
For more information about the production please …
In
Posted on Jul 6
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Our Mandate
The Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) Kingston is dedicated to research, education, and action in the public interest. We are predominantly student-funded and student-run, but strive to maintain a balance of support and direction from the wider Kingston community. OPIRG Kingston exists to serve as a training ground for concerned citizens to recognize and engage the problems of society. Read more about us.