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• Transit Riders' Union of Edmonton (TRUE)

  Funded 2007-2009 TRUE's goal is for Edmonton citizens, especially those dependent on public transportation, to get involved by sharing their ideas and concerns so that we can all develop a serviceable transit system for everyone. TRUE is currently formed of ETS riders who are researching and developing strategies to improve the quality of public transit in Edmonton, Alberta. TRUE wishes to champion an effective movement and wants to provide a unified voice towards efficient affordable public transit.

• La Chiva

  Funded 2006-2007 The overriding goal of La Chiva is to foster public awareness of the current Colombian social and political situation through proactive campaigns that reflect their commitment to social change.

• Legal Activist Collective (LAC)

  Funded 2006-2009 This organization is a resource for student and community based research, education and social activism. They provide administrative, informational and technological resources to assist groups to transform social concern into effective action. The goal of LAC is to engage people in the discussion of our Western Justice system and offer thoughtful counter voices.

• Friends of the Lubicon Alberta (FOLA)

  Funded 2007-2012 FOLA is an advocacy group based out of the University of Alberta. FOLA exists to promote awareness of the situation facing the Lubicon people and demand compensation for the destruction of Lubicon land and the recognition of the Lubicon’s right to self-government. FOLA worked closely with national Friends of the Lubicon, based out of Toronto, who are the chief negotiators for the Lubicon Nation.

• Edmonton Haiti Solidarity (EHS)

  Funded 2006-2007 EHS is an organization promoting awareness about the struggle of the Haitian people and participating in projects that advocate for Haitian sovereignty, popular democracy, and social justice for the people of Haiti. EHS is also committed to promoting awareness about Canada’s presence in Haiti.

• Campus Sustainability Coalition (CSC)

  Funded 2006-2010 The mission of the Campus Sustainability Coalition is to transform the University of Alberta into a participating, sustainable member of society. Through a partnership among students, faculty, staff, and community members, we strive to achieve economic, social, and environmental sustainability through campus operations and curriculum.

• Active Citizens Television (ACTV)

  Funded 2006-2009 The goal of ACTV is to produce and distribute a television program that provides citizens with the skills and capacity to live sustainable, low-impact lifestyles within environmentally healthy and ecologically conscious communities. The program will focus upon do-it-yourself skills and techniques to reduce one’s ecological footprint, consumer awareness, citizen empowerment and community networking, and dispelling the negative connotations of environmentalism in Alberta.

• Mexico Working Group

  Funded 2005-2007 The raison d’étre of the Mexico Working Group was to increase links between Alberta and Mexico, and promote cultural understanding between our two peoples. Every activity undertaken by the Mexico working group adhered to the ultimate goal of creating a positive long term impact in both communities.

• Humanities 101

  Funded 2005-2007 Humanities 101 offers a non-credit post-secondary Arts courses to the underprivileged population in Edmonton. Individuals with experience such as professors and/ or graduate students from a variety of disciplines donate their time to teach weekly sessions.

• Journalists for Human Rights (JHR)

  Funded 2005-2009 Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) is a charitable organization committed to using the power of the media to effect positive social change. Members design and produce media-driven awareness campaigns to engage and educate students in issues of human rights and justice. By increasing the quality and quantity of human rights reporting, JHR pressures abusers to stop and empowers victims to fight back. JHR works collaboratively to coordinate domestic and international projects that build capacity for human rights reporting.

• Campus Community for Public Healthcare (CCPH)

  Funded 2005-2007 The Campus Community for Public Health Care (CCPH) is composed of University of Alberta students, faculty and staff who seek to raise public awareness of and support for maintaining and improving the public health care system. CCPH questions why the majority of Canadians, including Albertans, want a public health care system and yet our governments are taking steps towards privatization.

• Blood Ink

  Funded 2005-2007 Blood Ink is a literary journal published quarterly by students at the University of Alberta. Blood Ink’s mission is to provide U of A students with a flexible forum for showcasing experimental writing.

• Alternatives to the Canadian Banking & Economic System (ACBES)

  Funded 2005-2007 ACBES strives to research ways in which to change the current Canadian economic system into one that is more sustainable (economically and environmentally), seeking alternatives that focus on local and community supported systems.

• University of Alberta Women's Centre Collective (UAWCC)

  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.

• Campus Community Garden

  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.

• The Olive

  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.

• Student Worker Action Group (SWAG)

  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.

• Biofreedom

  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.