Back to Campus...

As many of our readers know, this week is back-to-campus week at UMass Amherst, and the first official week of school. That means our group is also back, and we have certainly hit the ground running.

We were in the Campus Center for much of the day today recruiting new volunteers and increasing visibility, and of course, publicizing our event.

That's right. Our event.

Next Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 6:30 pm, we will be hosting our little mini-kickoff meeting. We're calling it our "Information Session" but it'll really be more of a celebration of what we've done, what we can, will and should do, and why we matter. It's a fabulous opportunity to come get to know us; we'll have volunteers around the room so you can chat them up about their personal experiences, and of course, it's a great chance to meet my co-coordinator Rand (who ran allllll over campus getting flyers printed for us - thanks Rand!) and myself, Liz, if you haven't already. So stop by.

Especially if you feel like you need more information about the Sudan, Darfur, the genocide, activism, and the many, many organizations working to put an end to this conflict. There will be a slideshow presentation about all of that stuff, so we can definitely clue you in.

And it's totally cool to come late or leave early if you have to, so be there!

That's Campus Center room 803, Tuesday September 9 at 6:30 pm.

If you can't make it, but want to be involved this semester, leave us a comment or send us an e-mail (UmassDarfurGroup@gmail.com)

And now on to the general MassPIRG information...

MassPIRG is a student run, student funded activist organization that tackles various important causes, from saving Darfur, to stopping Global Warming, to reducing hunger and homelessness, to getting YOU cheaper textbooks. And MassPIRG gets results. In almost every campaign, we've had major legislation passed on the state and/or national level in the last year.

AND you can get credit for helping us! We have internship opportunities available, for class credit (we're totally cool with people who just want to volunteer, too).

So if that sounds like something you're interested in doing, you should stop by the MassPIRG table in the Campus Center concourse any day this week, or at the Activities Expo on the library lawn from 4 to 7 pm tomorrow night. We'll probably also come around to one of your classes at some point in the next few weeks.

Or of course, you can leave us a comment or send us an e-mail (UmassDarfurGroup@gmail.com).

Hope to hear from you all soon!