Welcome to OPIRG Kingston

Prospects of Agrarian Reform Under the New Order, ed. Romulo A Sandoval

Seeds, Spades, Hearths and Herds, Carl O. Sauer

The Human Farm, Katie Smith

Alternative Technology, David Dickson

Membership at the Alternative Resource Library is free! Click here to search online.

The contents of the People’s History Project can now be searched using the online catalog for the Alternative Resource Library. Search for documents related to local social justice issues of the distant and recent past, such as anti-war demonstrations, prisoners, alternative economies, and the environment. Multimedia icon and ‘Archived by the People’s History Project’ text are used to indicate collections …

This month’s Alternative Resource Library theme is Labour issues.

Check out these resources and much more!

The Exploited Child
Working: People Talk about What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What They Do
Fear At Work: Job Blackmail, Labor and the Environment
Raise The Floor: Wages and Policies that Work for All of Us
Sharing the Work, Sparing the Planet: Work Time, Consumption, …

Join us at the Grey House for a riot grrrl party! We will screen the documentary entitled: “Don’t Need You: The Herstory of Riot Grrrl” as well as stitch and bitch - bring any crafts you desire - and listen to music from the riot grrrl scene.

All are welcome. The Grey House is wheelchair accessible. For more info call or …

Thanks to our new volunteers: Romany Craig and Laura Todd, the Alternative Resource Library will have extended summer hours:

Mon: 10am-6pm
Tue: 10am-7pm
Wed: 10am-8pm
Thurs: 10am-5pm

And stay tuned for more info about a riot grrrl party happening soon at the Grey House which will feature a new DVD at the ARL: Don’t Need You The Herstory of Riot Grrrl .

Drop by the ARL to check out our new stuff!

- Piles of handmade ZINES from around the world

- ‘Square foot gardening‘ by Mel Bartholomew, 1981. Also includes tips for vegetable gardens!

- ‘Games for actors and non-actors‘ by Augusto Boal, 2002. It sets out the principles and practise of Boal’s revolutionary method, showing how theatre can be …

Drop by the ARL to check out our new stuff!

– Piles of new handmade ZINES from around the world

– ‘Square foot gardening‘ by Mel Bartholomew, 1981. Gardening in small spaces!

– ‘Games for actors and non-actors‘ by Augusto Boal, 2002. Shows how theatre can be used to transform and liberate everyone– actors and non-actors alike!

– ‘Pedagogy of the oppressed‘, …

Date: Wednesday, March 28, 6:30pm
Location: The Grey House, main floor meeting room, 51 Bader lane

Drop by for a free film night in the comfy living room of the Grey House.

SPIT: Squeegee Punks In Traffic (2001): Roach has been living on the streets since age 14, he’s rebellious, loud and defiant. As part of S.P.I.T., Roach has been given a camera …

Date: Wednesday, April 4, 6:30pm
Location: The Grey House, living room, 51 Bader Lane

Drop in for a free, informal film night.

My Student Loan (2003, dir. Mike Johnston) - When Trent University graduate Mike Johnston found himself in this predicament, he made an unusual decision: he decided to make a film about his student loan to pay off his debts. Armed with …

Date: Wednesday, March 21, 6:30pm
Location: The Grey House, living room, 51 Bader Lane

A Hundred Dollars & a T-Shirt: Documentary about Zines in the Northwest United States (2004). Presented by Microcosm
A cultural analysis of what causes zine makers to tick; what the hell zines are, why people make zines, the origin of zines, the resources and community available for …