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Ontario Public Interest Research Group - Carleton (OPIRG)
326 UC, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6 ph: 613-520-2757 fax: 613-520-3989 e-mail: opirg@carleton.ca web site: www.carleton.ca/opirg Contact:Karen Hawley as above Mike Bushthought (ag270@ncf.ca)
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Language of correspondence: English
Purpose: Provide an office and resource centre where students can create programming (educational and research-oriented) on environment and social justice issues.
Scope of activities: Canada-wide
Year founded: 1981
Membership: 35 (active), 13,000 (supporting)
Staff: 2
Listserve: opirg-events-request@ox.org; subscribe in body of message.
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Activities: Our Caribbean/Latin American Solidarity (CLAS) working group is engaged in promoting and educating about the alternative, grassroots peace process in Colombia.
Our Economic Justice Working Group works with "Homes not Bombs" and corporate issues.
Our Radioactivist Working Group works on nuclear phaseout.
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