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Who We Are<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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What is QPIRG?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

QPIRG-McGill is a student-run, student-funded social and environmental justice organization. QPIRG-McGill facilitates research opportunities for students that link them up with the broader Montreal community through the Community Research Program, an alternative resource library, and funding for summer research projects. QPIRG also empowers students to take action in their community; we offer funding and support to 15+ Working Groups<\/a>, who take on a variety of social and environmental issues. QPIRG offers a variety of Popular Education programming on campus and in Montreal including two annual event series, Printemps Militant<\/a> and Culture Shock<\/a>. We also organize an alternative orientation (Rad Frosh<\/a>) and publish School Schmool<\/a>, a free agenda and resource guide, in collaboration with GRIP-Concordia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GRIP-McGill a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 l'origine d'\u00e9tapes importantes sur le campus de McGill, comme le lancement du recyclage du papier dans les ann\u00e9es 1990, la cr\u00e9ation de la premi\u00e8re coop\u00e9rative de logement pour les \u00e9tudiants de McGill, et a jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le essentiel dans l'approvisionnement en caf\u00e9 \u00e9quitable sur le campus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Qui est le GRIP?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Every McGill student who has not opted-out is a member of QPIRG-McGill because they pay a membership fee at the beginning of each semester with their tuition. QPIRG-McGill is run by our staff, board, and volunteers, who are both students and non-students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every year, at QPIRG\u2019s Annual General Meeting (AGM), our 12-member Conseil d'administration<\/a> is elected by the QPIRG membership (any student who has not opted-out of our fee, as well as QPIRG community members). The board, of which at least half are students, is responsible for making major decisions \u2013 such as granting discretionary funding and selecting working groups \u2013 and working towards the long-term vision of the organization determined by the membership. At the AGM, the membership also has the chance to voice concerns and emphasize priorities for the upcoming year. While the board makes many of the financial and structural decisions, and the staff keep the organization running day-to-day, our programming and operations are especially shaped by our many student volunteers, who serve on many of QPIRG\u2019s committees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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QPIRG Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Put simply, there is just way too much going on at QPIRG not to have staff! We have hundreds of actively involved members, 20 working groups, a library, a community research program, multiple publications, 3 major event series throughout the year, and ongoing training and development programs for student organizations. We simply could not maintain this work on a purely volunteer basis, and we certainly could not also meet our legal and financial responsibilities as a non-profit, such as preparing for an annual audit, meeting the criteria for incorporation, and managing the organization\u2019s insurance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though the direction of the organization is decided by members of QPIRG-McGill, the staff are the ones who carry out these decisions and do all the hard behind the scenes work of ensuring these projects run smoothly. This includes our three full-time staff, three part-time student staff, and three summer positions. For more information on available positions, check out our Offres d'emploi <\/a>page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an organization committed to social justice, we also believe that this commitment extends to how we treat our employees. To begin, that means we believe that our staff should be paid a \u201cliving wage\u201d, that is, a wage that brings them above the poverty line. Minimum wage does not pay enough for an adult to live above the poverty line in Montreal. Many of our staff are paid through grants such as Young Canada Works, Emploi Quebec, McGill Work Study, and Canada Summer Jobs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Comment le GRIP est-il financ\u00e9?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

QPIRG is funded primarily through an opt-outable student fee levy of $6.75 per student per semester. We receive some additional funding through our fundraising efforts, the Work Study system at McGill, and some government grants that fund student summer jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chaque ann\u00e9e, le GRIP publie un rapport annuel, qui comprend un rapport financier complet sur l'utilisation de nos fonds, ainsi qu'un r\u00e9sum\u00e9 de ce que nous avons accompli au cours de l'ann\u00e9e pr\u00e9c\u00e9dente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ce rapport est disponible chaque ann\u00e9e lors de notre assembl\u00e9e g\u00e9n\u00e9rale annuelle (qui se tient g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement au d\u00e9but du mois d'avril), et publi\u00e9 en ligne peu apr\u00e8s. Pour consulter nos rapports annuels, cliquez ici<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All members are also welcome to reach out to QPIRG-McGill to learn more about what we do and the resources we provide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What does it mean to be a member?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

En tant que membre du GRIP-McGill, vous pouvez voter lors de notre assembl\u00e9e g\u00e9n\u00e9rale annuelle et vous pr\u00e9senter au conseil d'administration. Vous avez acc\u00e8s \u00e0 une pl\u00e9thore d'avantages, notamment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n