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Nov 20

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The current UConnPIRG leadership team had not been The current UConnPIRG leadership team had not been aware of the racial bias incident submitted to Black At UConn. We are in utter shock and disappointment that this incident occurred. We believe this action was carried out by staff members from an outside organization, one which we no longer work with due to moral and ethical differences. If anyone has more information on this incident please email us at uconnpirgstudents@gmail.com, so we can make sure that if this incident was carried out by current members of our chapter that necessary action is taken.   The goal of our “Poverty Simulator” event is to attempt to deconstruct the “bootstrap theory”. The thought that an individual can work harder and poverty is just a consequence of laziness is wrong. In the poverty simulator, we see how unforeseen circumstances, illness, and expenses Impact the lives of working class people. In our bio we have linked the organization that has started the poverty simulation we use along with the simulation. While our “Poverty Simulator” event was intended to provide an opportunity for students to learn. We sincerely apologize for the negative impact that it had and are going to be taking this event out of our future awareness weeks. No student fee money was used in this event or any of the events held during this past week. UConnPIRG is a nonpartisan student-funded organization. We have no party affiliation and don't endorse candidates. We work on issues pushed by students; things like lobbying to expand voting rights within the state and more federal funding for pell grants, working with professors and department heads on campus for them to use Open Educational Resources so students don't have to spend hundreds of dollars on textbooks. Our $5 per student, per semester fee is waivable. Students can waive our fee on student admin. We are currently the only Tier 3 organization that allows students to waive our fee. We value transparency in our fee and what it goes to. Connecticut State Law and University policy prevents us from being able to donate student fee money to outside shelters which is why we organize donation drives for those shelters. All of our spendings are

The current UConnPIRG leadership team had not been aware of the racial bias incident submitted to Black At UConn. We are in utter shock and disappointment that this incident occurred. We believe this action was carried out by staff members from an outside organization, one which we no longer work with due to moral and ethical differences.

If anyone has more information on this incident please email us at uconnpirgstudents@gmail.com, so we can make sure that if this incident was carried out by current members of our chapter that necessary action is taken.  

The goal of our “Poverty Simulator” event is to attempt to deconstruct the “bootstrap theory”. The thought that an individual can work harder and poverty is just a consequence of laziness is wrong. In the poverty simulator, we see how unforeseen circumstances, illness, and expenses Impact the lives of working class people. In our bio we have linked the organization that has started the poverty simulation we use along with the simulation.

While our “Poverty Simulator” event was intended to provide an opportunity for students to learn. We sincerely apologize for the negative impact that it had and are going to be taking this event out of our future awareness weeks. No student fee money was used in this event or any of the events held during this past week.

UConnPIRG is a nonpartisan student-funded organization. We have no party affiliation and don't endorse candidates. We work on issues pushed by students; things like lobbying to expand voting rights within the state and more federal funding for pell grants, working with professors and department heads on campus for them to use Open Educational Resources so students don't have to spend hundreds of dollars on textbooks.

Our $5 per student, per semester fee is waivable. Students can waive our fee on student admin. We are currently the only Tier 3 organization that allows students to waive our fee. We value transparency in our fee and what it goes to.

Connecticut State Law and University policy prevents us from being able to donate student fee money to outside shelters which is why we organize donation drives for those shelters. All of our spendings are ...

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Nov 18

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Join us tonight at 6pm as we continue Hunger and H Join us tonight at 6pm as we continue Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week with our Poverty Simulator. Zoom link is in our bio #hhweek

Join us tonight at 6pm as we continue Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week with our Poverty Simulator.

Zoom link is in our bio #hhweek ...

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Nov 17

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Join us Tonight at 6 for our Poverty in the Pandem Join us Tonight at 6 for our Poverty in the Pandemic Educational Panel! You’ll be hearing from Student Leaders and other representatives as we delve deeper into what this pandemic has meant for those living in Poverty. Zoom link in our bio!

Join us Tonight at 6 for our Poverty in the Pandemic Educational Panel!

You’ll be hearing from Student Leaders and other representatives as we delve deeper into what this pandemic has meant for those living in Poverty.

Zoom link in our bio! ...

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Nov 16

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Join us tonight as we kick off Hunger and Homeless Join us tonight as we kick off Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week with a movie screening of “Growing Up Poor in America”. Zoom link in our bio! Meeting passcode is PIRG

Join us tonight as we kick off Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week with a movie screening of “Growing Up Poor in America”.

Zoom link in our bio!

Meeting passcode is PIRG ...

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Nov 15

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Join us this week for Hunger and Homelessness Awar Join us this week for Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week! Swipe to see the virtual events we will be hosting all week and how to get involved. #hhweek Link to all events will be in our linktree day of event!

Join us this week for Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week! Swipe to see the virtual events we will be hosting all week and how to get involved. #hhweek

Link to all events will be in our linktree day of event! ...

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Nov 4

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In collaboration with @uconnhabitat, @uconnoutreac In collaboration with @uconnhabitat, @uconnoutreach, @phisigmapiuconn, and @period_uconn we are hosting a donation drive for the No Feeeze Shelter in Windham, CT! Swipe to check out how you can get involved!

In collaboration with @uconnhabitat, @uconnoutreach, @phisigmapiuconn, and @period_uconn we are hosting a donation drive for the No Feeeze Shelter in Windham, CT!

Swipe to check out how you can get involved! ...

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A toolkit designed in collaboration by our H&H and NVP  Campaigns to help individuals experiencing homeless use their right to vote.

Distributed at the Windham Region No Freeze Shelter.

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