Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group (VIPIRG) is a non-profit organization dedicated to research, education, advocacy, and other action in the public interest. Located in the Student Union Building of the University of Victoria, VIPIRG is a place where …
Through the community tool shed project, local Indigenous families are providing guidance on priorities and the where, when, and how for visitors to join in this work collectively and respectfully.
Our current focus is on making poverty visible and addressing its root causes. We see the rest of our priorities through this lens. Our work prioritizes ongoing relationships with local Nations, communities, territories and ecosystems.
Check out our list of current priorities.
This initiative is a current and on-going work of a member of the Lekwungen community whom is inviting Indigenous people and allies to work together in reinstating the Kwetlal food system.
Do you want hands-on learning about supporting local native plants, and how to remove plants that destroy the balance in local Indigenous food systems? …Or if you already have knowledge about local plants and ‘restoration’, want to share what you’ve learned?
This study explores the social costs of policing poverty by documenting the experiences and perspectives of members of the Victoria street community. Study findings suggest that immediate action must be taken to end the disproportionate and unjustified interference with the daily lives of street-involved people
Allies of Drug War Survivors is currently working alongside the Society of Living Illicit Drug Users (SOLID) and The Beddow Centre to host an ‘Activism and Advocacy Skills-building Convergence’ by and for people who use drugs right here in Victoria.
The Automated Project aims to bring students, staff and faculty together to take action on undesirable changes to the structure and function of the university that are all-too-rarely discussed.
This spring, Homes Not Prisons is taking these findings to city officials, demanding changes to city bylaws and policing practices…