Applications are due Tuesday May 20th by 4pm. You can email applications to hiring[at]opirgkingston.org (preferred) or drop them off at 51 Bader Lane (The Grey House) on Queen’s campus.

Applicants must provide a resume with 3 references, a cover letter and a one-page (one-sided) statement or essay that addresses any of the following topics: the relevance of anti-oppression work to social change organizations, the most pressing issues facing our communities today, the role of public interest research in society, or the role of students in social or environmental change.

Interviews will take place either Monday May 26th or Tuesday May 27th. Position can start immediately or ideally by June 9th.

Please click here for details on the job and how to apply.

For more information please email info[at]opirgkingston.org. The office will be closed as of May 8th.

OPIRG welcomes the contributions that individuals from marginalized communities bring to our organization, and invites individuals from the following groups though not limited to: Aboriginal people, people of colour, women, gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered people, queer-oriented people, single parents, members of ethnic minorities, immigrants and people with disabilities to apply.

We encourage applicants to describe the contributions and experiences they, as individuals who identify with marginalized communities, would bring to the OPIRG organization in their cover letter. All applicants are asked for a brief statement on their views of power and oppression.

Click here for the job description and other details.

ELIGIBILITY & EMPLOYMENT TERMS
Contract runs 12 weeks, tentatively from Monday May 26th until Friday August 15th, 2008. $306.25 per week. Start date may be flexible.

HOW TO APPLY
Applicants must provide a cover letter and resume with references. Please email applications to lovingspoonful@opirgkingston.org (preferred) or deliver to the Hiring Committee, OPIRG Kingston, 51 Bader Lane, Queen’s University, Kingston ON, K7L 3N6.

Submission Deadline: Wednesday May 21st, 4:00 p.m. Interviews will take place on Friday May 23rd and/or Saturday May 24th.

We encourage you to contact Susan Belyea at lovingspoonful@opirgkingston.org or at (613)583-2055 for more information about this position and this project.

Only those applicants selected for an interview will be notified.

Applicants must:
• be between 15 AND 30 YEARS OF AGE (INCLUSIVELY) at the time of selection;
• have been registered as full-time students in the previous academic year, and intend to return to school on a full-time basis in the next academic year;
• be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or persons on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
• be legally entitled to work according to relevant provincial legislation and regulations;

OPIRG welcomes the contributions that individuals from marginalized communities bring to our organization, and invites individuals from the following groups though not limited to: Aboriginal people, people of colour, women, gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered people, queer-oriented people, single parents, members of ethnic minorities, immigrants and people with disabilities to apply.

We encourage applicants to describe the contributions and experiences they, as individuals who identify with marginalized communities, would bring to the OPIRG organization, in their cover letter. All applicants are asked for a brief statement on their views of power and oppression.

The garden is at the far west end of Oak Street, just past where Victoria Street terminates.

We hope to see you there!

To get in touch with OPIRG you can email info[at]opirgkingston.org. The ear to the ground newsletter will still be sent weekly. You can email announcements to events[at]opirgkingston.org. Likewise, the Alternative Resource Library will be open Monday nights from 5:30-7:30pm.

For more information about the current situation please view the previous post.

Wilson Room, Downtown Public Library (130 Johnson St)

Most Canadians do not use “Canada” and “torture” in the same breath, yet living reminders of the increasingly disturbing connections will be speaking for the first time in Kingston on May 6th, 2008.

Hear how the Canadian government is implicated in acts of torture, and what you can do to stop this terrible practice.

For more information please email info[at]opirgkingston.org or call (613)533-3189

Sponsored by:
Stop Canadian Involvement in Torture
The Justice and Peace Office of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul
Kingston Operation Dismantle
OPIRG Kingston

This event is free, and part of the Toronto-Ottawa Caravan to End Canadian Involvement in Torture

Please call the premier’s office immediately and urge them to:

-Honour Mohawk land, call off the OPP: Do not risk people’s lives for a gravel pit the government has already acknowledged is on Mohawk land!

-Release all First Nations political prisoners!

Premier Dalton McGuinty: 416-325-1941 (phone) 416-325-3745 (fax)
https://www.premier.gov.on.ca/feedback/feedback.asp

Yesterday’s Press Release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
FROM TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY:

Ontario Jails Five More First Nations People Involved in Land Struggles

(Sunday, April 27, 2008 -Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory) Five men from Tyendinaga are in jail today bringing the total number of First Nations people in Ontario jails for defending their land to 12.

Ontario, it appears, has opted for the incarceration of First Nations people over the resolution of outstanding land issues as their status quo.

As for the Ontario Provincial Police, it appears the adoption of Justice Linden’s Ipperwash Inquiry recommendations is experiencing some delay. While in custody at the Napanee Detachment several different officers repeatedly informed Shawn Brant that they were going to “slit his throat” and that he was a “dead man.”

This followed a similarly disturbing incident that occurred on Monday, April 22nd during the road closures in Deseronto when an officer on the scene clearly and audibly commented to her colleagues “we should just shoot them (Mohawks) all.”

Meanwhile, road closures continue in Tyendinaga and Six Nations until, as one man said, “We finish the job.”

Spokesperson: Jay Maracle: 613-243-4993

reelout, Kingston’s annual not for profit queer film + video festival, is
seeking a Festival Director to oversee the coordination of our 10th annual
festival and the general administration of the organization.

THE POSITION

The Festival Director is responsible for ensuring the continued success of
the reelout queer film + video festival, which is currently entering its
10th year of operation. The Director’s duties include:

- Festival and event coordination
- Volunteer coordination
- Supervision of seasonal staff and other contract workers
- Strategic planning with the reelout Board and Collective
- Public and community relations
- Fundraising including donor and corporate sponsor relations
- General organizational administration including budget monitoring -
Management of the festival office
- Content development for the festival website and programme guide

The Director will work in collaboration with the reelout collective, board
and staff to carry out these duties. Ultimately, the Festival Director
takes a leadership role in ensuring that reelout’s annual queer film +
video festival runs smoothly and maintains its place as one of the premier
cultural events in the city of Kingston.

ASSETS AND QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate will have:

- Experience navigating the complex world of arts presentation activities
- A passion for film + video
- Excellent organizational and administrative skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with public speaking
- An ability to multi-task
- Good interpersonal communication skills
- The ability to inspire confidence and enthusiasm in staff and volunteers
- Some experience in a leadership or management role
- A commitment to queer and trans communities

Demonstrated success in securing funding from charitable foundations, arts
councils and the business community is an asset.

RENUMERATION

Contract position from June 2008 - April 2009, 20$ per hour at 22 hours
per week.

TO APPLY

Application deadline: May 8, 2008.

Please include: A CV or resume; a cover letter explaining why you would be
suitable for this position; and the names and contact information of two
referees who know you and your capabilities (at least one from a recent
employer).

Mail:
reelout arts project inc.
336a Barrie Street
Kingston ON K7K 3T1

Fax: 613-767-9843

Email: smatthews99@msn.com

Questions regarding this position can be directed to Scott at (613)
329-1421 or to smatthews99@msn.com.

You will only be contacted if we would like to interview you for this
position. Applicants selected for interviews will be contacted within 2
weeks of the closing date.

The event will take place at Modern Fuel Artist Run Centre (21A Queen Street)

Come dance it up and raise money for the Legal Defence fund for Bob Lovelace and the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation in their fight against uranium mining. Your DJ comrades, Fictitious Commodity, DJ Haircut, and Avi Grand will spin the best in Brazilian samba soul, old skool hip hop, minimalist funk, and Klezmer funk (yes, Klezmer funk!!!).

Event sponsored in part by CFRC 101.9 FM.

The seeds are from Urban Harvest: < http://www.uharvest.ca/>
For more information about the social centre, please contact germinations@riseup.net