The Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) McMaster

OPIRG McMaster is a student funded/student directed organization working on issues of human rights, the environment and social justice.  OPIRG’s motto is “linking research with action”.

- OPIRG organizes around issues of concern in working groups.  Each working group is unique, but they all use consensus decision-making, non-violence, and anti-racist principles. OPIRG provides free training workshops each term to assist students with developing these skills.
- Recent working groups include ANTI-POVERTY, COLOMBIA WORKING GROUP, COMMUNITY KITCHEN WORKING GROUP, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER ACTION GROUP, DRUM CALL, FOOD NOT BOMBS, IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE ISSUES, GLOBAL MOVEMENT to END the WAR ON IRAQ - Hamilton, NON-VIOLENCE NOW, PEACE INITIATIVE - SRI LANKA, RECYCLE CYCLES, SOLIDARITY GUATEMALA, TRANSPORTATION FOR LIVEABLE COMMUNITIES and WASTE REDUCTION.
- Check out the OPIRG resource library in our office in McMaster University Student Centre room 229, with periodicals, books and videos for short-term loan by students and community members doing research, or for interest.
- Community memberships are available for $10/year. Full time McMaster undergrads pay a refundable levy of $6.09 for the year. Those who do not wish to support OPIRG can claim a refund during a three-week period after the drop and add cut-off.
- Get on the OPIRG events e-mail list by sending an e-mail request to randy@opirg.org 
- Call our 24-hour events line at 905-525-9140 ext. 27090 or call the office at ext. 27289, or drop by to see in at McMaster University Student Centre (MUSC) Room 229, 1280 Main Street W. Hamilton ON L8S 1C0.
 E-Mail:  OPIRG McMaster <macearth@mcmaster.ca>,  Website: www.opirg.org/mcmaster