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Tense SFPIRG AGM Ends Successfully

by Isaac Oommen

Packed house at the GSS lounge
Opening ceremony
Magin Payet Scudalleri facillitated
Tense SFPIRG AGM Ends Successfully
Lots of clarifications needed for questions from the conservative group
Tense SFPIRG AGM Ends Successfully
Tense SFPIRG AGM Ends Successfully
Los Migrantes closed the show with beat poetry and hip hop

Feb 9 was the day of the SFPIRG AGM.

Based on last year's tumultous attempted takeover by a group of conservative students, this year's AGM had a packed house of supporters.

A group of conservative students did show up, though their five or so votes against everything did little to stop the AGM from coming to an end with time to spare.

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THANK-YOU

Our SFPIRG AGM yesterday was smashing success, and a beautiful example of the results of supporting each other's work within the social justice community and in the broader community we are all apart of. SFPIRG is a critical space for students and community members, not only for the resources it has to offer, but as vibrant place for people to question, criticize, converse, and build an analysis of the struggles we share and the world we dream of.

THANK YOU to everyone who made it happen, especially those who took the time to come out and helped vote in our bylaw changes, and those who sent us good vibes from the other places they had to be.

Thank you to the Board of Directors and staff for all of the unglamorous work done this year and in many past; for discussing, deliberating and writing bylaws and policies late into many nights, preparing reports and audits, organizing moderators, media coverage, relentlessly spreading the word on campus and in the community about the event and gathering our supporters to attend, and especially for their commitment in uncertain times and regardless of very hectic lives outside of PIRG.

Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who took care of the set up and take down, printing, folding, email invitations, gathering support, making points of privilege and calling the question, recording, writing, tweeting etc, your time is very much appreciated.

Thank you to Magin for moderating, helping us to prepare and run a smooth meeting, it would not have been so great without you. And to Los Migrantes for the beautiful music and poetry they kicked as we celebrated and danced!

Thank you to all our friends at the VMC, especially Isaac (SFU grad student and VMC journalist extraordinaire.)  

Much thanks to everyone - especially those who we may have forgotten to thank!

We all feel energized for another year of social & environmental justice work and collaboration and alliances with all of you!

xo

Sarah & Setareh on behalf of everyone at SFPIRG

 

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