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.
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PROJECT BACKGROUND
Loving Spoonful is a collaborative initiative of Ontario Public Interest Research Group Kingston, The Partners in Mission Foodbank, the Justice and Peace Office of The Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul and the National Farmer’s Union Local 316. We will be recovering surplus perishable food from grocers, restaurants and farmers to be used in meal programs and other community agencies. The project will combine food reclamation …
Monday May 12th at 6:30pm, we will be turning the soil at the new garden site at Oak Park. We’ll be lifting sod on 500ft of garden. Then we’ll transport the grass to an existing compost pile 30m away. So… show up with spades, forks, and wheelbarrows, or just bring yourself!
The garden is at the far west end of Oak Street, just past where Victoria Street terminates.
We hope to see …
The OPIRG Office will be closed from Thursday May 8th until Monday June 9th, though we may reopen earlier.
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.