Ignatius Jesuit Centre is hiring!
Ignatius Jesuit Centre is currently hiring for a few key positions, two part time roles and one contract:
Woodworking Project Co-ordinator: this is a hands-on role to be contracted over the late fall and winter.
Fund Development & Donor Relations Manager: this full time on site role includes grant research and writing, donor cultivation and stewardship, major gift development, fundraising campaigns, and building relationships with businesses, community organizations, and faith-based supporters.
Social Justice Day with OPIRG
Join us for a day of Social justice workshops! Our guest speaker is Sharmeen Khan.
The itinerary: 10- 1 pm workshop on consensus-decision making/how to build a collective, 1-2pm free lunch, 2-5pm anti-oppression workshop
Registration will open in two weeks so stay tuned, link will be made available on OPIRG Guelph’s Linktree.
All are welcome, this event will be done in collaboration with Climate Hope Lab, stay tuned for descriptions of the workshops, the overall theme of the day, the exact location, and details about our speaker!
The event will be capped at 50 people.
30 Plants a Day – Love and Gratitude
How can you pack tons of learning and doing in a short space of time? By having fun and a great team of supportive pros, of course! Thanks to: Emily, Kat, Jess, Julia, Kaelyn, Gaia, Michael, Jahlanka, Sarah, Beck, Dom, Hannah, Caroline, Naudia, Reay, Alex, Amanda, Beste, Jessica, Lara, Maggie, Christina and so many more that have inspired, mentored and loved me along the way! We are cross-Canada retail ready and the website is hummin’! Thank you!
Guelph Seminar – Greg Kennedy
Award winning broadcaster, Ralph Benmergui, calls for the cultural conversion of seniors to elders. A sacred task remains for those advanced in age: to be the community’s wisdom and memory keepers. With humour and insight, Benmergui takes on our ageist culture. November 10, 7:00 pm at the U of G Arboretum Auditorium. $20 at the door.
Radical Playfulness with OPIRG
You’re invited to Radical Playfulness, a multi-generational community event! Join us for a puppet show & sock puppet-making workshop designed to highlight the ways imagination, curiosity, and storytelling can be used to envision and create more equitable futures. This event is supported by Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) and the University of Guelph’s Sexualities, Genders, and Social Change program.
WHEN: Sunday November 15, 1:00 – 3:00 pm.
WHERE: Art Not Shame (119 Wyndham St N, Guelph)
This event is FREE for all participants! Snacks and craft supplies will be provided!
Please navigate to the Google Form by way of the poster’s QR code to RSVP and share any dietary and/or accessibility needs. If you have questions about participating, please email Simon at [email protected]
Meet Astoria – with Vanessa Chris
Most impact-driven organizations have tons of great stories to tell. The challenge, for many, is finding them. I created something that can help with that.
It’s called Astoria—an AI-powered story harvesting system designed to help bring stories from your front lines to your fundraising, communications and engagement teams.
I just completed a successful pilot with Stonehenge Therapeutic Community, and am looking to sign five “founding clients” by December 1, 2026. If you’re curious to learn more, download the Stonehenge case study, check out our founding client offer below–or simply reach out!
Rainbow Chorus Waterloo Wellington – Connecting Through Song
The Rainbow Chorus of Waterloo Wellington is bringing internationally renowned singer, composer, community song leader and vocal activist Melanie DeMore to Guelph,, a participatory workshop exploring the power of singing to build community, connection and joy.
The workshop will take place Wed Nov 11th at Harcourt Commons, 87 Dean Ave., Guelph, Ontario, and is open to people who want to experience the transformative potential of singing together.
Learning to Co-Resist – A Workshop with OPIRG Guelph!
In news media and movements we often hear terms like violence and non-violence, or peaceful and non-peaceful. But what do these actually mean to you as an individual and in your work – or collectively, to us? This workshop works with groups of people to help individuals explore those definitions themselves through (sometimes difficult) interactive conversations, using historical and recent liberation movements for context.
We also discuss policing in movements, why it might be pertinent to exclude police from our organizing spaces and
events, and when & how – even with differences of opinions – we can use simple concepts to work together for stronger movements.
