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Established in 1976, OPIRG Peterborough is a campus-based, community-oriented, non-profit organization committed to research, education and action on social justice and environmental issues.

08/31/2026

OPIRG PTBO presents: Dis-Orientation Week!

September 14–21, 2026

Dis-Orientation Week is back! Join OPIRG Peterborough for a week of FREE, community-led events connecting you with the people, places, histories, and movements shaping Peterborough-Nogojiwanong 🌱

This year’s theme is Mkoshin, meaning to find your way and learn through trial and error. As OPIRG celebrates 50 years, we’re getting back to our roots and celebrating grassroots community.

🎟️ Don’t forget your Dis-O Passport! Attend events throughout the week, collect stickers, and enter for a chance to win a gift bag. While supplies last!

📅 Sept. 14–20th
🌱 FREE + EVERYONE WELCOME
📍 Peterborough-Nogojiwanong

👉 Visit our linktree for the detailed and accessible schedule & start planning your week!

Get oriented. Get connected. Find your way. 📣

08/19/2026

Join us and volunteer for Dis-O this fall! 🌾

Dis-Orientation Week, also known as Dis-O Week, is an alternative orientation to Trent University and the wider Peterborough/Nogojiwanong community. It offers free, accessible, community-rooted programming that invites students and community members to learn, connect, organize, and imagine more just futures together.

Volunteers are an important part of bringing this week to life. Roles available include:
- Postering and Chalking
- Supporting OPIRG run events like the Free Market

Your presence helps create the energy and possibility that Dis-O Week is built on. 🌱

Please fill out the form via our linktree or qr code so we can learn more about you, your availability, and the ways you would like to be involved.

08/18/2026

What a beautiful Dis-Orientation Community Meeting! 🌸

Thank you to everyone who joined OPIRG Peterborough for an evening of good food, thoughtful conversation, and community building.

We started with a shared meal and gathered outside in the sunshine, where we had deep discussions about this year’s Dis-Orientation, shared ideas for events, and reflected on activist and community needs through our post-it note activity.

Your ideas, questions, and energy are helping shape this year’s event, and we’re so grateful to everyone who showed up and contributed. 👥

Stay tuned Dis-Orientation updates coming soon!

08/14/2026

🌱 We’re Hiring! Join the OPIRG Peterborough Team 🌱

OPIRG Peterborough is seeking a passionate, organized individual with a strong commitment to social and environmental justice to join our team in a permanent, unionized role.

Develop and facilitate a community education program focused on OPIRG’s priorities, and one that focuses our limited resources in the most effective way. This may include the provision of workshops, seminars, and training to community groups who have been designated at high priority for these education programs. Participate in other OPIRG programming to assist in meeting OPIRG’s anti-oppression / anti-racism goals as required and/or appropriate.

This position will work alongside and in collaboration with our full-time Program and Office Admin Coordinator.

Contract type: Permanent, unionized position with CUPE Local 1281
Compensation: 20 hrs/week at $29.08/hr + benefits
Location: Hybrid, 751 George St N, Room 103, Nogojiwanong (Peterborough), ON
Deadline to apply: August 31 at 12 PM
Anticipated start date: October 1, 2026

Learn more about the position and how to apply at the link in our bio or https://opirgptbo.ca/get_involved/were-hiring/

We strongly encourage applications from BIPOC, 2SLGBTQIA+, disabled, poor & working-class, and other equity-deserving folks. Please see the job posting for our full equity statement.

Please email [email protected] with any questions or if you require accommodations while navigating the application process.

07/31/2026

Come help us with our storage space & lunch is on us! PLUS AN AWESOME GIFTBAG!! 🌟

If you've ever helped at one of our Free Markets, you know how much our storage room does behind the scenes. Right now, though... she's seen better days! Before we can get ready for our next Free Market, we need to give her some much-needed love so we can find what we need, stay organized, and make future events run more smoothly.

On August 16th, from 11:30AM - 3:30PM we will be at Sadleir House, cleaning out our storage room, and hosting a mini free market on the Sadleir Lawn.

Wanna help? use the registration link in our bio!

Whats in it for you? Free lunch an a jam packed gift bag! 🌟

If you're available and would like to lend a hand, we'd love to have you join us!

07/30/2026

Aanii, hello! My name is Madison Mäe Adsetts 🌼

I believe everything exists in relationships. I am drawn to systems — people, plants, animals, Land, and community. I love understanding systems and the ways our world speaks through connection, reciprocity, and energy. In many ways, I see myself as a translator: someone who listens for patterns, brings voice to what is often unseen, and finds meaning in the beautiful complexity of life.

You can often find me brewing kombucha, caring for my tarantulas, playing piano, writing, or spending time on the Land with the people I love. I believe in meeting the world halfway — with more laughter, more curiosity, more joy, and a deep appreciation for the good medicine that the natural world offers us every day.

As OPIRG Peterborough's Research Organizer, I carry these values into my work. I am passionate about connecting people, stories, and ideas, and helping create spaces rooted in reciprocity, collective care, and community learning. I believe research is, at its heart, about relationships: listening deeply, asking good questions, and imagining better worlds together.

Miigwech for being here.

07/29/2026

Zwena is a Detroiter, life-long learner, and question asker. Her work is informed by her lived experience and the ancestral memory, especially her grandmothers, which have shaped her path tremendously. Zwena specializes in community curation, that centers justice, care, and connection.

Zwena graduated from Trent University with a BAh in Environmental Studies, and a minor in Gender in Social Justice (formally known as Women Studies). As the Program and Administration Coordinator at OPIRG Peterborough, she is looking forward to strengthening the backbone of the organization, and align us with the long-term vision of OPIRG PTBO. 🌱

07/28/2026

Welcome Madison McBride (she/her), OPIRG’s new Events Organizer 🐞

She is currently pursuing her Masters of Education exploring how creative practice and communication can advance learning and collective action for social and environmental justice. She is passionate about arts, culture, education, and social justice, and cam most likely be found at community events, vintage shops, or band practice. 🎶

Her knowledge comes from community care, arts-based work, and learning alongside others who are committed to social and environmental justice. Her background in community organizing, arts, and education has shaped how she think about storytelling, activism, and relationship-building.

Want to get in touch with Madison about events or work with her to uplift community voices? Connect with her anytime to continue strengthening OPIRG Peterborough and wider Trent University/Peterborough communities at: [email protected] 🌱

07/08/2026

Call for Indigenous Artists! 🎨

OPIRG Peterborough is seeking an Indigenous artist to create a cohesive set of original graphic elements for our annual Dis-Orientation Week promotional campaign.

Applications open now until July 14th, 5PM ET.

We are looking for an artist whose work reflects this year's theme and can create six original, adaptable and high resolution visual elements that will be used across both digital and print promotional materials.

Compensation for this project is $250 CAD, with the possibility of negotiation depending on the scope of the work and the artist's experience.

We invite applications from Indigenous artists working in digital illustration, graphic design, or related visual arts practices. To apply, head to the link in our linktree, and fill out our form!

We look forward to working with an artist whose vision will help shape the visual identity of this year's Dis-Orientation Week. 🌱

Address

751 George Street N
Peterborough, ON
K9H7P5

Telephone

705-741-1208

Website

https://opirgptbo.ca/

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