The Québec Public Interest Research Group at Concordia (QPIRG-Concordia) is a resource centre for student and community research and organizing. We strive to raise awareness and support grassroots activism around diverse social and environmental issues.
Our work is rooted in an anti-oppression analysis and practice. We seek to make campus-community links and inspire social change through engaging, inclusive, and non-hierarchical approaches. Our core projects include the Study In Action undergraduate and community research conference, the Disorientation alternative orientation, the Community-University Research Exchange (CURE), and our Alternative Library.
We also produce various publications including Convergence, a journal of undergraduate and community research, and the School Schmool radical agenda.
Importantly, we support close to thirty working groups that organize on a wide variety of social justice issues. See current working groups here.
We maintain an active schedule of events throughout the year, including book launches, films, skillshares, and teach-ins.
In essence, QPIRG Concordia is a campus-community link for social change. Both students and community members are welcome to make use of our space and resources, and participate in our projects.
We believe in the power of collective organizing to achieve social justice!