ARCHIVE
Our multi-year project to digitize the WPIRG archives is finally public. This website is a selection of the large digital collection housed at the University of Waterloo’s Special Collections & Archives. Browse these pages for a peek into nearly 50 years of student-led initiatives — from conferences, workshops, action groups, research projects, film and cultural festivals, and more.
BROWSE PROJECTS, EVENTS, RESEARCH, NEWS, AND MORE
COMMUNITY RADIO
Independent student and community radio programming throughout the 1990s and 2000s.
1980s: STUDENTS EXPAND RECYCLING PROGRAMS
Students spearheading the campaign to introduce recycling programs at UW and in the Region.
1981-82: SOUTH AFRICA EDUCATION SERIES
WPIRG’s education and boycott actions at the height of the global fight against South African apartheid.
1970s-80s BROWN BAG SEMINAR SERIES
WPIRG’s popular biweekly lunch-time seminar series between the late 1970s to late 1980s.
1975: KITCHENER JAIL CONDITIONS INVESTIGATION
1988: WPIRG investigates Kitchener jail conditions, collecting harrowing statements from the incarcerated.
