The Radical Info shop is OPIRG Brock’s newest project. It is an off-campus alternative community center located in the core of downtown St.Catharine’s. The info shop shares its home with local music venue “Seventythree” and is located at 73 St.Paul street.

A downtown space allows OPIRG Brock to be more accessible to both students living off campus as well as the community at large. The info shop is used as a resource for information about social and environmental activism, local community assistance outlet information, volunteer organization, workshop space, a zine library, working group information and a resource for activist art.

COMMUNITY

The main focus of the info shop is to facilitate positive community organization. It is a space that provides information and resources for folks looking to get involved in local activism and gives support to those looking to start new social and environmental projects. On top of facilitating activism OPIRG and the info shop provide information about community assistance such as health care, Ontario Works, Sexual Health care, shelters, community care ect.

EDUCATION

Each month the info shop will highlight a different environmental or social issue, often ones being addressed by our working groups. We will have on display related educational materials (books, journals, films ect.) that can be accessed by the public. In our permanent library we have a vast collection of magazines, articles, government documents ect on a whole spectrum of issues that can be accessed by anyone and for free. The info shop will also be used as a safe and free space to share knowledge, and can be booked for workshops during the day.

ACTION

The info shop is a central hub for social and environment activism. We have a large collection of resources and knowledge to help facilitate activism. We are open 4 days a week, and have friendly staff and volunteers that can answer any questions, help you use our resources or help you to book the space for a workshop.

ART
Lastly, the Info Shop is place to learn and make activist art and DIY projects. We have resources and knowledge to help out with poster and zine making, silkscreening and stenciling for use in advertising activist events. We will be holding Activist art workshops every Thursday in November from 5-7pm.

CONTACT US:

http://opirginfoshop.wordpress.com

opirginfoshop@gmail.com

905.359.4196