ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ANYONE!!!

Great news fellow passengers, after the Critical Mass in St. Catherines (Montebello Park Pavillion, 5:30pm) come visit OPIRG-Brock at the Radical Infoshop at 73 St. Paul St. It it the lovely shop with the iron gates near the old Liberty Bikes shop. Also be sure to greet Randi the newest OPIRG-Brock staff member at the Radical Infoshop.

Don't let that stop you from bringing along as many people as you can to ride in solidarity with us at the Critical Mass main event.

we are so excited to announce we will be opening a radical infoshop in downtown St. Catharines as a satellite to our campus resource library. in order to sustain this project we are hiring a part time coordinator. Read over the job description and decide if this is the job opportunity for you.

Radical Infoshop Coordinator
OPIRG Brock, St Catharines Ontario

OPIRG Brock is hiring a part-time employee to help set up and manage our downtown infoshop; a satellite project of our campus resource centre. This is a six month contract position with possible renewal pending grant monies and fundraising opportunities.

ABOUT OPIRG BROCK
OPIRG-Brock is a non-profit, student-funded and student-directed organization, which encourages and supports research, education and action on social justice and environmental issues. The Brock University chapter was formed by the student body in 1988 and is one of eleven chapters in Ontario. OPIRG-Brock is governed by a Board of Directors which is made up of Brock students and members of the community who are elected at an Annual General Meeting. Working collectively, making decisions by consensus in an inclusive and fully participatory environment. The Resource Centre, as well as all OPIRG events are open to students and members of the surrounding community.
Our mandate is research, education and action. We conduct research in the public interest on topics of social and environmental concern. We use education to raise awareness of public issues and mobilize public opinion. Action is performed to develop and implement strategies to reach our goals. OPIRG-Brock provides the tools and resources for Brock students and community members to bridge the gap between theory and practice in order to lead our community away from self-destruction.

On the evening of June 17th, concerned citizens of Port Colborne come out to hear the findings of a report carried out by the Ontario Health Coalition. As most citizens of Ontario know, a major round of hospital restructuring and cuts are underway across the province, and in light of this the Ontario Health Coalition interviewed 50 paramedics across the providence to hear their views on the consequences of closing local hospital emergency departments.

"Absurb".. "Idiotic".. are just some of the words used to describe the provincial plan. Every paramedic interviewed stated that ambulances cannot replace the functions provided in local hospitals emergency departments, they expressed that this plan will only put patience at risk, worsen wait times, deprive communities of access to care or cause poor outcomes and even death.

You can hear the interview with Natalie Mehra about her new Paramedics Report, unveiled last night at the public forum in Port Colborne. Just go to the Ontario Today archives (url below), and scroll down to item five for June 18.

URL: http://www.cbc.ca/ontariotoday/story_archive.html

VOLUNTEER with the Niagara Health Coalition:
Call Sue Hotte at 905-932-1646 or
Susan Howard-Azzeh at 905-984-6515

What: Critical Mass is a monthly community bicycle ride that seeks to raise awareness about cycling in our community. It is an act of community building, a rallying call for a city dedicated to sustainable transportation, and most importantly an opportunity to meet folk who love bikes!

When : the last friday of every month.
NEXT MASS IS JULY 31 at 6:00 pm!!!

Where: Montebello Park

Why: Because our city streets are not bicycle friendly.Because cyclists' safety is perpetually in jeopardy when we attempt to share the roads with cars. Because every cyclist I know that uses their bike as their primary means of transportation has been hit by a car at least once. Because these accidents result in life altering disabilities and the death of our loved ones. Because cyclists continue to be targeted by the police. Because mother earth can only tolerate so much petrol-fueled pollution.

BECAUSE CYCLING TOGETHER IS EMPOWERING!

The Rules: there are no rules!!!! except those that we collectively agree to at the beginning of each ride through consensus decision making. Some things that are usually discussed include what route will be followed, how many lanes we will occupy and the delegation of safety roles.
JOIN US -PUT THE FUN BETWEEN YOUR LEGS!

Fun Facts about Critical Mass

Although in Stolkholm Sweden, community bike rides that drew 100s of people were common in the 70s, the politisized version of critical mass begun on Friday September 25, 1992 in San Francisco.

Originally the event was known as a “Commute Clot”...which, well didn't really catch on!