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We want you! To work with us for the provincial election!

The BC Pro­vin­cial Elec­tion is com­ing up this May 12th, and we need/want/would love your help with our campaign!We’re hir­ing a hand­ful of cam­paign volun­teer coordinators.Length of Term: until May 15, 2009 Hours per week: 10 Salary: …

Upcoming events and opportunities

Here are some upcom­ing oppor­tun­it­ies you may be inter­ested in:*Forum on Pub­lic Edu­ca­tion­Wed­nes­day March 4th12:30–1:20 pmAQ 3005 (SFU)The SFU Com­munity Coali­tion is host­ing a pub­lic forum to dis­cuss inform­a­tion
 about the Province’s plans for the post…

More Buses! More Often!

Pub­lic transit is an integ­ral part of stu­dent life in Van­couver.  It is an import­ant ser­vice we depend on to ensure that we can get to and from school and work.  But the sys­tem is broken — long lines, bus pas­sups, and a sys­tems that prac­tic­ally shuts…

We’re hiring!

In addi­tion to the pre­vi­ously men­tioned transit sur­vey­ors pos­i­tions, the External office is also hir­ing two new com­mis­sioner positions:A Transit & U-Pass Com­mis­sioner and a Gov­ern­ment and Media Commissioner.Both pos­i­tions are 10 hours/week and pay …

This week’s Cinema Politica: “Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai”

The next Cinema Polit­ica film will not be “Losers and Win­ners”, as pre­vi­ously stated.  Instead we are screen­ing “Tak­ing Root: The Vis­ion of Wangari Maathai.“Tuesday, Feb­ru­ary 24th7:00 pmNorm Theatre in the SUBFREE!“Taking Root: The Vis­ion of Wangari M…

Job Opportunity with the External Office!

Hi folks,We are in the pro­cess of launch­ing our upcom­ing transit cam­paign, and we need your help!We are hir­ing people to sur­vey stu­dents Feb 24th to March 5th.Please see the job post­ing on the ams website.Thanks!Cody

This week’s Cinema Politica: “Borderless” and “Walking the Line”

Tues­day, Feb­ru­ary 10th7:00 pmSUB Norm TheatreFREE!“Borderless” is a docu-poem about the lives of undou­mented work­ers in Canada.“Walking the Line” offers a har­row­ing view of the chaos, absurdity, and sense­less deaths of immig­rants along the US-Mexico bo…

International Students Forum

Your AMS External office presents:International Stu­dents Forum #2Thursday, Feb­ru­ary 12th5:00 pmSUB room 42v (bot­tom floor)Free din­ner providedAre you an inter­na­tional stu­dent at UBC?We want to hear form you!Come and share your exper­i­ences with other in…

AMS council meetings

Just a reminder, AMS coun­cil meet­ings are open to all students.Meetings are held every wed­nes­day at 6pm in coun­cil cham­bers SUB  206.Free food!

Cinema Politica Spring Schedule!

The full sched­ule for this term’s cinema polit­ica is now set!Every Tues­day, 7pm in the Norm Theatre. Free!January 27th: “Five Ring Circus“Director Con­rad Schmidt will be present after the screen­ing for Q&A.  This is an intriguing film that exposes…