Funded 2003-2004
This group hopes to increase public awareness of the local and global relevance of HIV/AIDS and the urgent need to arrest the free-falling cycle of infection. They are working to provide a supportive and integrative grass-roots approach to health care education, outreach, and advocacy for at-risk populations in Edmonton, especially those who “fall through the cracks” and have little or no voice in the community. Addressing AIDS hopes to rally the political will to devote more resources to addressing the HIV/AIDS problem and to empower people to break down the barriers impeding a solution to the AIDS stigma at home and the
urgent AIDS pandemic abroad.
Funded 2002-2008
Biofreedom is committed to consumer advocacy and
education concerning Genetically Engineered (GE) foods.
They plan to conduct a public awareness campaign about
the issues concerning genetic engineering and mandatory
labeling of GE food products, and to promote awareness of
GE Wheat.
Funded 2003-2004
Goals: To develop a report on recent social change in Brazil, to provide observations on continuing political developments in Brazil, and to investigate how a social democratic government like the one represented by Lula can improve social development. Accomplished through the development of a small library collection devoted to resources on Brazil, the completion of a comprehensive and interactive website, the production of a short 20 minute documentary about Brazil’s current political environment, the continuation of presentations about Brazil, the compilation of a working group newsletter to print and distribute, and the sponsorship of a speaker from Brazil to do presentations about the situation in Brazil.
Funded 2003-2008
Goals: To produce food on campus without the use of pesticides, chemicals, genetically modified plants, or treated city water. To provide organic, fresh, and healthy food for students through the Campus Food Bank, a market garden, or another similar program. To create nature-connected recreational opportunities for students. To promote the cultivation of local, hardy, and easily managed vegetables.
Funded 2002-2004
The ESPA is an incorporated, not-for profit arts association
that is committed to fostering the awareness and
development of independent small-press ventures. The
ESPA has an extensive resource library and small press
archive, and tech equipment such as industry-standard
computers and peripherals, a community photocopier,
and more. The ESPA is a resource network for independent
producers from all walks of life and skill levels, fostering the
D.I.Y. or Die philosophy that anyone can be creative and
anyone can have a voice.
Funded 2003-2004
The Environmental Coordination Office of Students (ECOS) initiated a project to plant a webcam in the nest of a peregrine falcon couple nesting at the top of the Clinical Sciences building on the U of A campus.
Funded 2003-2004
RAE is dedicated to forming relationships between the newcomer community and post-secondary students. University students will be paired with newcomer youth from the community to offer free tutoring services. The objectives of RAE are to focus on disadvantaged youth, promote equal opportunity for education, help establish consistent study habits, provide a positive role model, build communication skills, and establish a long-term program in the community.
Funded 2003-2004
There are two basic aspects to the SafeZone mandate.The first goal is education, raising awareness about various Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) issues faced by LGBTQ people at a University campus. The second aspect is to identify and train LGBTQ allies that exist at the U of A and beyond.
Funded 2003-2004
The Sierra Youth Coalition Working Group encourages
awareness and action on environmental issues through
lobbying and consciousness-raising on the University
campus and the greater Edmonton community. Our
mandate is to seek coalitions amongst other groups with
similar mandates to assert our collective voice to move us on
a path of greater ecological and social sustainability.
In Spring (2003) a group of students formed an APIRG
working group under the banner of the Sierra Youth
Coalition, UofA Chapter. The plan was to form an
environmental activist group on campus and create greater
awareness about environmental issues, especially those
pertaining to the campus ecosystem. The Environmental
Coordination Office of Students (ECOS) was a contributing
member of this working group.
Funded 2003-2004
SALSA aims to promote an understanding and appreciation of South Asian political, legal, and social issues with the overarching goal of highlighting the importance of legal discourse across borders. SALSA seeks to create a supportive community for law students, encourage South Asian involvement in the legal arena, and promote awareness of South Asian cultures and issues including, but not limited to, those of a social, political, and legal nature.
Funded 2002-2010
SWAG organizes around issues that affect working class students, either students who work jobs while going to school, or students as workers in training. This includes teaching students how to organize unions, working with unions on campus, and struggling to improve the conditions of student labour.
Funded 2003-2004
Students for a Free Tibet recognizes the historical and legal status of Tibet as an independent country and supports the rights of Tibetans to determine their own future. Students for a Free Tibet uses various strategies in order to educate campuses and communities about the situation in Tibet, and to turn the awareness into positive action. They work with a variety of other Tibet support groups and human rights organizations. Underlying all activities is a commitment to non-violence, recognition for the need for universal responsibility and an interdependent world, and a firm belief that young people can and must take leadership in changing our world.
Funded 2003-2011
The Olive is a non-profit editorial collective established by students and former students at the University of Alberta in 2000 to provide a regular and consistent forum for poetry in Edmonton. The mandate of the organization is to feature local writers and poets from across Canada. The Olive fosters an environment where local writers and poetry enthusiasts can interact with artists from the larger literary community.
Funded 2002-2004
UCAWAR intends to create public space to debate and
share information about democratic, humanitarian and
egalitarian alternatives to war, militarization, and racism
through actions like teach-ins, read-ins, theatrical agitation,
and creating and reproducing antiwar publications for
schools.
Funded 2003-2012
The U of A Women’s Centre exists to provide a supportive environment for education, networking and organizing around women-specific issues within the campus community and beyond. It is a space dedicated to community building and activism, supporting women and women-positive groups to connect, dialogue, organize and create around issues and ideas. The Centre offer funding and administrative resources to support groups in carrying out their projects.
Funded 2003-2004
YAP’s objectives are to recruit and train new volunteers and conduct anti-racism education workshops. YAP volunteers are committed to mobilizing other youth.
