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
2000s: COMMUTER CHALLENGE AND MORE
WPIRG and the community participating in international sustainable transportation campaigns Car Free Days and the Commuter Challenge.
1970s-80s BROWN BAG SEMINAR SERIES
WPIRG’s popular biweekly lunch-time seminar series between the late 1970s to late 1980s.
RALPH NADER AND WPIRG
Ralph Nader’s central role in WPIRG’s founding and his recurring visits to UW over the years.
2014: SCHEMBRI STUDENT-TENANT STRIKE
WPIRG organizes a campaign to support student tenants in the fight against landlord abuses.
