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OPIRG-Windsor

OPIRG-Windsor. Class Talks & Tabling. Basic Tips…. Prepare your speech Know what you want to say Speak loud Avoid mumbling and trailing off Enunciate clearly Don’t slur Be confident Treat it like a dramatic performance Take your time

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OPIRG-Windsor

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  1. OPIRG-Windsor Class Talks & Tabling

  2. Basic Tips… • Prepare your speech • Know what you want to say • Speak loud • Avoid mumbling and trailing off • Enunciate clearly • Don’t slur • Be confident • Treat it like a dramatic performance • Take your time • Don’t rush through or gloss over important points • Smile and BE POLITE

  3. What is OPIRG? Important points to make

  4. Crucial Information • OPIRG Is… • An umbrella organization • Student funded • Operated by consensus • Inclusive and diverse • Mandated • Politically neutral • OPIRG Is NOT… • A club • Based on hierarchy

  5. Operations… • Run by a Board of Directors • Consensus decision-making • Up to 11 active members with 2 community members • Makes administrative/financial decisions • Action Groups • Work closely on one major topic/issue • Ie: Animal Rights, Palestinian Solidarity, Books for Prisoners • Provided with resources • Meeting space, networking, printing materials, etc. • Anyone can join • Staff Coordinator • Student Member • Full Time Undergraduates pay $2.50 • Full Time Graduates pay $2.00 • Part Time Graduates pay $1.00

  6. Key Points • Promote issues of social & environmental justice • Provide resources for activist groups • Meeting space, funding, printing, volunteers, etc. • Network with other similarly-inclined organizations • Ie: Windsor Environmental Committee, Friends of Save Ojibway • Work closely with campus groups • Ie: The Student Movement, Engineers Without Borders • Provide announcements and action alerts to our e-mail list • Host special events • Conferences, workshops, film screenings

  7. Quiz Time! Questions you may encounter

  8. How is OPIRG different from other clubs? • Permanent office space • Mandated to work on social & environmental justice • Other groups may change priorities depending on politics of those in charge • NOT a club – more like a society

  9. I disagree with _____ issue, why should I support OPIRG? • You don’t have to agree with every issue to be part of an OPIRG action group

  10. How are some ways I can get involved? • Sign up for the general e-mail list • Volunteer • Board of Directors • Practicum

  11. What kinds of volunteer positions are there? • Library/Resource Centre host • Office duties • Special Events • Postering • Tabling • Join or start an action group

  12. Quiz Time! A recap

  13. What kinds of resources do we provide action groups? • Meeting space (California house) • Printing materials • Special funding on request • Volunteers • Networking • Tables in the CAW

  14. What kinds of special events might we host? • Conferences • Workshops • Film Screenings • Guest speakers • Anything decided by the Events Planning committee and approved by the Board of Directors

  15. Name some new or recently active action groups. • Palestinian Solidarity Group • Windsor Animal Action Group (WAAG) • Stuff Swap • Books for Prisoners • Social Justice club

  16. How much are membership fees? • FT Undergrad - $2.50 • FT Grad - $2.00 • PT Grad - $1.00

  17. Where is our permanent space on campus? • Office: 252 Dillon Hall • Library: 372 California

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