Volunteer Training

This past weekend OPIRG Brock offered the last of its series of volunteer trainings. Volunteers received some of OPIRG’s core skills; Anti Oppression, and Consensus Decision Making from two excellent trainers.

Sabina Chatterjee, a Guelph-ite has worked in transitional youth shelters, in the Wellington area. She has also trained volunteers from OPIRG Guelph. Sabina trained OPIRG Brock’s volunteers on Anti-Oppression, and discussed the importance of working in a non-hieratical environment.

Helen Tremethick former PGPIRG Coordinator, and Volunteer with NSPIRG, and OPRG McMaster, facilitated the Consensus Decision Making Training in the afternoon. This training helped introduce consensus decision making to new working group and Board of Director members. As OPIRG Brock uses consensus to make its decisions, this training was essential to help familiarize volunteers with the process.

Related Resources:
Consensus.net
Anti-Oppression: Articles and resources on anti-oppression.