OPIRG-Brock has an ever-growing Resource Centre, with new books, magazines, and videos. Some of our resources are now available to download online.

The resources are mostly in pdf format. If you do not have and would like a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

OPIRG Brock Enviro-Guide (pdf) :
Published by OPIRG Brock, this guide provides some great tips and information on how one can try and reduce their waste both on campus, and in the niagara community.

Volunteer Form (pdf)
OPIRG Brock is always interested in having motivated individuals volunteer with our organization. If you think you would be interested fill out this form and we can try and match your wants, needs, and skills with our various projects, and working groups.

Working Group Application Form (pdf)
Is there a social justice or environmental issue that you would like to work to change? OPIRG Working Groups receive a variety of resources from OPIRG to help get your project off the ground. If you think you would like to start a OPIRG-Brock Working Group fill out this form.

Board of Director Nomination Form (pdf)
A voluntary Board of Directors made up of Brock students, and community members manages OPIRG Brock. Board members have opportunity to network with other OPIRG chapters across the province, and have access to additional skill trainings. Gain valuable employable skills and learn through experience at how non-profit organizations operate.

Application for Support (pdf)
Is your organization is looking for support in some capacity from OPIRG Brock. Please fill in this form and return it to the OPIRG office, or email it back. Your request will be put before our Board of Directors. Please specify if you would like to present your application to the Board in person.

OPIRG Brock Videos (Video Stream)
OPIRG Brock has the opportunity to record some of the events and speakers whom it sponsors and organizes. You can watch some of these events here.

Action For Change (pdf):
Edited by Daryl Novak (ISBN 0-9690545-9-9)
First published 1994, this document offers guidance on working in groups, from holding effective meetings and consensus decision-making to building coalitions and planning events.

Supermarket Tour (pdf):
by Stella Lee, Caroline Liffman, and Cindy McCulligh (ISBN 0-9690545-7-2) OPIRG-McMaster.
Using the supermarket as a classroom, the Tour asks questions about the products on supermarket shelves, providing a focus for discussion on a wide range of food issues, from labour to labeling, from marketing to genetic manipulation, from pesticides to profit.

Ready for Action: A Popular Theatre, Popular Education Manual (pdf):
by Jenifer Anderson, Jennifer Michol, and Joshua Silverberg (ISBN 0969054580)
Provides an overview of ideas, materials, and resources dealing with popular theatre and popular education, and connects and links the theory to concrete exercises, which comprise the majority of this book. The focus is on concrete exercises for groups who want to jump into the popular theatre process. It includes energizer exercises, analytical exercises, reflection and evaluation exercises, as well as ideas for doing street theatre and pop theatre workshops. Currently available from The Catalyst Centre.

The SMART Report (pdf):
by SMART OPIRG McMaster
Blowing the numbers out of Canada's tailpipes. Blowing the whistle on lack of action. Introducing a new environmental indicator - The SMART Factor and the SMART Factor Solutio to help reduce Greenhouse Gases.

Civil Disobedience Booklet (pdf):
by Toronto Action for Social Change and Homes Not Bombs
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Civil Disobedience, Nonviolent Resistance, Direct Action, Creative Nonviolence,
(or Whatever You Want to Call It): A Booklet-in-progress with ideas, suggestions, discussions, and other stuff that you might want to check out before embarking on any of the above!

Migrant Workers in Ontario (pdf) :
by Melanie Kramer
This book is about the migrant farm workers who live and work in our communities throughout Ontario and Canada for up to eight months each year. It looks specifically at why Canada brings people from other countries to work in agriculture and attempts to explain some of the inequities, problems, and challenges these workers face.

Healthy Food, Healthy Community (pdf) :
by The Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition
Through this guide we hope to raise awareness of the importance of adequate access to nutritious food as a determinant of health and of community food security initiatives as a health promotion strategy. The guide is designed to educate and inspire Ontarians about community actions that promote food security. It raises many complex issues and challenges in community food security and provides information about many effective projects that are currently operating within the province. This guide will be particularly useful to community groups and individuals interested in starting or expanding a community food project.

GMO Guide (pdf):
'How to Avoid Genetically Engineered Food - A Greenpeace Shoppers Guide' is a handy pocket-sized 23-page booklet published by Greenpeace Canada. It lists over 1000 products found on grocery store shelves, and tells you which ones contain genetically engineered ingredients and which do not.