About working groups
VIPIRG working groups are a way for people who share interests in a particular issue to work as a collective to sustain action over time. The members of each working group share responsibility for campaign planning, decision-making, and action. All working groups have access to VIPIRG campaign resources and are supported by a VIPIRG staff member. If you are interested in joining one of the working groups you may contact the Communications and Outreach Coordinator at outreach@vipirg.ca or by calling 250-472-510.
In the words of Waterloo PIRG: “Today power is concentrated in the hands of well-organized individuals and corporations who have extraordinary power to make decisions that affect all of our lives. The best way to begin to undermine that power and privilege (and encourage democratic and just communities) is for each of us to learn how to work on creating a culture based on equality and cooperation -- beginning with our own action/working group.”
Current VIPIRG working groups
Harm Reduction Victoria
VIPIRG has a working group type partnership with Harm Reduction Victoria. To get involved contact research@vipirg.ca or visit Harm Reduction Victoria online:
http://harmreductionvictoria.ca
Mission statement:
Harm Reduction Victoria (HRV) seeks to ensure that the highest quality health care is made accessible to all those who require harm reduction services. We are a collection of Victoria area residents who will work with people who depend upon harm reduction health services to obtain and realize justice and dignity for all drug users and in particular those who suffer from homelessness, discrimination and violence as a result of their status as a person who uses drugs.
Vision:
HRV is committed to on-going and broad community dialogue regarding the needs and deprivations of those who require harm reduction health services. HRV will use a diversity of means to ensure that the Capital Regional District adheres to the highest standards of Health Care for those who use currently illegal drugs, especially those who suffer from homelessness specifically.
Check out the up to date brochures for HRV here:
* HRV chooses to use the phrase “currently illegal drugs” as we hope someday to see a removal of the prohibitions that cause much of the harms associated with drug use.
Victoria Coalition to End Poverty
VIPIRG has a working group type partnership with Victoria Coalition to End Poverty. To get involved contact research@vipirg.ca or vcap.victoria@gmail.com You can also visit VCAP online at http://vcapvictoria.wordpress.com
VCAP is a coalition of individuals and organizations in struggle against poverty. We work for justice, self-determination and dignity in Victoria, Coast and Straits Salish Territories. We are people living in poverty and their allies.
VCAP meets every second Monday at 7:00 pm
@ Camas Books & Infoshop, 2590 Quadra Street
Check out the up to date brochures for VCAP here:
* HRV chooses to use the phrase “currently illegal drugs” as we hope someday to see a removal of the prohibitions that cause much of
Vancouver Island Human Rights Coalition
VIPIRG has a working group type partnership with Vancouver Island Human Rights Coalition. To get involved contact outreach@vipirg.ca or contactvihrc@gmail.com. You can also visit VIHRC online at http://vihrc.org
Urban Agriculture Working Group
Urban Agriculture has a listserve. The listserve is used to connect people that are involved in urban agriculture in greater Victoria and elsewhere. If you're involved with a group that's doing urban agriculture, or know of some research that is being or has been conducted or is planned, or anything else connected with urban agriculture, and would like to share that information with others, please post a note to the group at vipirg-urban-ag@googlegroups.com
Only members can post so to add your e-mail to the listserve, visit http://groups.google.com/group/vipirg-urban-ag?hl=en.
We're also on the directory of the LifeCycles Urban Agriculture Hub. You can check it out at http://urbanagriculturehub.ca/.
To contact the VIPIRG Urban Agriculture Working Group, please send an e-mail to agriculture@vipirg.ca or leave a message on the outreach phone at 250.472.5170.
Start a new working group
Got an idea for a new working group? The VIPIRG coordinating collective considers proposals at any time of year. The forms are just being updated right now and should be available in late September, 2010. If you have any questions, call 472-5170 by phone, email outreach@vipirg.ca or drop by SUB 122 if you have any questions.
Previous Working Groups
Want to start something, but not sure what to focus on? Look through the archives of VIPIRG's past working groups, or check out the working groups at other PIRGs for inspiration.
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