Past & Present Working Groups

The Creative Writing Club is a student group whose mission is to provide a social space for students interested in writing at the University of Alberta to network, learn, and practice their craft in a supportive environment.

Eureka Undergraduate Science Journal is a student-founded and student-run initiative. This journal offers undergraduate scientists the unique opportunity to share their discoveries with the scientific world through the peer review process.

RootUP is a group of students from Edmonton who believe culture is what connects us, even in a time when everything feels distant.

Edmonton Organic Grower’s Guild (EOGG) is a communal garden located on land provided by the University of Alberta on its South Campus. Volunteers work year-round to plan, plant, nurture, harvest, donate, and enjoy vegetables straight from the garden.

The FentaNIL Project aims to ameliorate the detrimental effects of the overdose crisis in Edmonton and the greater Alberta, including rural communities, by facilitating free naloxone training, distributing take-home naloxone kits, and educating community members on overdose prevention strategies and synthetic opioids.

The Black Pharmacy Students' Association, was founded in October 2020 with the vision to increase Black representation and engagement in the pharmacy profession.

Diversity in Engineering seeks equity in access to engineering programs and employment opportunities to supports students with different backgrounds and genders. 

Edmontunes is a student club for independent and underground music.

The Centre for Autism Students' Association strives to increase awareness and educate the student body and general public of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Edmonton Indigenous Poets Society is a collective of Indigenous poets sharing our truths, making our voices heard, and coming together to build community strength.

Diaspora, Black & Indigenous peoples organizing towards a Liberated, Anti Colonial world.

The Eritrean and Ethiopian Students’ Association is established for the expressed goal of carrying out activities that create and strengthen the unity of Eritrean and Ethiopian students on campus and equally increase awareness about Eritrea and Ethiopia in the larger Edmonton community.

Future Librarians for Intellectual Freedom (FLIF) is a University of Alberta student group that has actively opposed censorship and advocated for freedom of expression since 2004.

Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy is a grassroots network comprised of youth and students who are concerned about the negative impact our drug policies have on individuals and communities.

Chinese Diaspora Sharing Circle is a monthly, open, inclusive dialogue for overseas Chinese people to safely share their opinions regarding cultural identity, social issues and their life in Canada.

The Edmonton Natural Hair Show (ENHS) inspires people of all ages to embrace their natural hair.

Foot Not Bombs (FNB) is an organization dedicated to feeding our communities and pushing for a better society where homelessness and poverty are things of the past.

The Edmonton Climate Justice Coalition seeks to provide a space for coalition building, skill sharing, and community building between groups around Edmonton involved in climate action related activities.

El-Tawhid in partnership with The Muslim Feminist Collective are striving to uphold the values of speaking truth to power, acting against injustice, and living in relationship to the land at the core of Islam.

Black Lives Matter – Edmonton & Area is a coalition of Black Edmontonians & allies working for the validity of Black life and to (re)build the Black liberation movement. We are a chapter that is part of the Black Lives Matter movement started in the USA. 

The Hue is your QTBIPOC+ Community Hub. Building community and advocating for QTBIPOC+ inclusion, accessibility, and safety in Edmonton. We host events and workshops, and maintain a community calendar of events by and for QTBIPOC in Edmonton!

The Indigenous Medical and Dental Students’ Association is a group consisting of Indigenous students in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta.

Through the RWAC (Rights and Welfare Action Committee), Migrante receives complaints, issues of migrants and immigrant Filipinos in Alberta and provide various assistances from filling up forms, filing complaints and helping migrants in distress.

Future Creators is a technology mentorship initiative that works with students from grades 7-12 to create their own technology projects with arduinos, 3D printing technologies and coding applications.

Shades of Colour is a group of QTIBPOCs making spaces for other QTIBPOCs to fill the gaps within community that affirm our experiences and identity and move towards strengthening healthy multi-generational relationships that are needed and strive to provide ongoing support for individuals who are struggling with their experiences and identities, and facilitate open and honest discussions.

The South Sudanese Youth of Edmonton (SSYEG) is a group that aims to connect and empower South Sudanese youth (SSY) across the Edmonton region.

Islamic Relief at the University of Alberta is an apolitical/non-partisan student group here at the University of Alberta (as of 2013), dedicated to promoting Islamic Relief Canada’s work of responding to people in need, regardless of religion, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, etc.

The Land Based Research Group is focused on amplifying Indigenous ways of knowing and being by creating art that represents experiences of Indigenous people in Edmonton on the topic of connecting with the land. They are currently working on an art exhibition for Edmonton communities.

The NSCR Group is a student led initiative advocating for the implementation of a Native Studies course requirement for all students in undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs at the University of Alberta.

The Edmonton Muslim Basketball Association (EMBA) is a non profit organization that will be running basketball leagues and tournaments for young girls in Edmonton.

Queer Scouts is a prairie-based leadership program for queer and trans youth between the ages of 14 and 24. With a focus on solidarity and intergenerational mentorship, we empower young LGBTQ2S+ leaders with the skills to organize for social justice in their communities.

To provide a space for the performance of spoken word poetry and meeting and mingling of poets’ diverse voices.

The Self-Advocacy Federation is an organization comprised of people with disabilities and their allies who get together to discuss the issues facing people with disabilities. We are the leaders of today and tomorrow. We are proud to be who we are. We are an organization that helps people understand their rights and show them how to stand up for themselves.

The Somali Students' Association (SSA) hopes to create a productive atmosphere in which Somali students at the University can come together and work towards social advancement within the broader Somali community.

The Sexual Violence Advocacy and Accountability Network (SVAAN) commits to ending sexual violence in the hospitality and arts industries and the shared communities of our membership through survivor-centered restorative justice.

The Come Up has been working towards building and supporting a hub of African and Caribbean communities in Edmonton since 2013. Our collective comes together to create and strategize community-based solutions to issues and challenges relevant to our experiences.

In Arms is the first queer mandated theatre company in Edmonton. In Arms hopes to serve the broader Edmonton community by nurturing the Edmonton Theatre community with yearly original devised plays as well as professional productions.

Blue University is a group that brings together students and community members to provide a resource for individuals and student groups seeking to use water more responsibly, and to advocate for environmental justice.

Canadian Council For Refugees (CCR)- Youth Network Edmonton is a group of community members and newcomer youth who are concerned about the systematic barriers that newcomers and refugees face.

I See Sprouts is a non-profit program aimed at teaching inner-city and newcomer families about community based food security and sustainability.

The Centre for Community Organizing and Popular Education (CCOPE) is a coalition of academics, educators, activists and organizers interested in promoting positive social, political and economic change and building community in the face of global neoliberalism.

Canadian Council For Refugees (CCR)- Youth Network Edmonton is a group of community members and newcomer youth who are concerned about the systematic barriers that newcomers and refugees face.

Edmonton Free School creates a time and a space in which to share knowledge, interests, and skills, for everyone and anyone both inside and outside of the university.

The U of A Women’s Centre exists to provide a supportive environment for education, networking and organizing around women-specific issues within the campus community and beyond.

Stand with Fort Chipewyan (SWFC) is a non-partisan, campus advocacy organization based out of the University of Alberta.

CHARIOT is a cardiovascular health organization built on the principle of proactive philanthropy.

Voices for Choices is a non-hierarchical, collective group of individuals who are working to establish and promote a pro-choice, sex and queer-positive, as well as woman-friendly presence on and around the University of Alberta campus and the City of Edmonton.

The Campus Sustainability Coalition aims to to transform the University of Alberta into a participating member of a sustainable society.

Edmonton Mood Disorder Society is a mental health peer support group for people with affective disorders such as bipolar disorder and depression.

The Olive Reading Series features poets from Edmonton and across the country, both brilliant up-and-coming poets and well-established masters.

Friends of the Lubicon Alberta (FOLA) is an advocacy group based out of the University of Alberta.  We exist to promote awareness of the plight of the Lubicon and demand compensation for the destruction of Lubicon land and the recognition of the Lubicon’s right to self-government.

Greenpeace on Campus aims to give students information that would help them become more aware of current events and issues facing Albertans that are prohibiting us from ensuring a sustainable future.

The University of Alberta Council of Canadians is a student group, working group of APIRG and chapter of The Council of Canadians.

The Active Citizens Television Collective (ACTV) Amnesty UofA Consent ED Democracy at Work Network (DAWN) Edmonton Film Collective Immigrant and Refugee Initiative (Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, U of A) Journalists For Human Rights (JHR) Kulture Hubs Members of Legal Activist Collective Peace Ambassadors Iran’s Democratic Movement-Edmonton (SIDME) Students International Health Association (SIHA) Spark Ed SWAG The Shift Members of The Transit Riders’ Union of Edmonton

The Creative Writing Club is a student group whose mission is to provide a social space for students interested in writing at the University of Alberta to network, learn, and practice their craft in a supportive environment.

Eureka Undergraduate Science Journal is a student-founded and student-run initiative. This journal offers undergraduate scientists the unique opportunity to share their discoveries with the scientific world through the peer review process.

RootUP is a group of students from Edmonton who believe culture is what connects us, even in a time when everything feels distant.

Edmonton Organic Grower’s Guild (EOGG) is a communal garden located on land provided by the University of Alberta on its South Campus. Volunteers work year-round to plan, plant, nurture, harvest, donate, and enjoy vegetables straight from the garden.

The FentaNIL Project aims to ameliorate the detrimental effects of the overdose crisis in Edmonton and the greater Alberta, including rural communities, by facilitating free naloxone training, distributing take-home naloxone kits, and educating community members on overdose prevention strategies and synthetic opioids.

The Black Pharmacy Students' Association, was founded in October 2020 with the vision to increase Black representation and engagement in the pharmacy profession.

Diversity in Engineering seeks equity in access to engineering programs and employment opportunities to supports students with different backgrounds and genders. 

Edmontunes is a student club for independent and underground music.

The Centre for Autism Students' Association strives to increase awareness and educate the student body and general public of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Edmonton Indigenous Poets Society is a collective of Indigenous poets sharing our truths, making our voices heard, and coming together to build community strength.

Diaspora, Black & Indigenous peoples organizing towards a Liberated, Anti Colonial world.

The Eritrean and Ethiopian Students’ Association is established for the expressed goal of carrying out activities that create and strengthen the unity of Eritrean and Ethiopian students on campus and equally increase awareness about Eritrea and Ethiopia in the larger Edmonton community.

Future Librarians for Intellectual Freedom (FLIF) is a University of Alberta student group that has actively opposed censorship and advocated for freedom of expression since 2004.

Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy is a grassroots network comprised of youth and students who are concerned about the negative impact our drug policies have on individuals and communities.

Chinese Diaspora Sharing Circle is a monthly, open, inclusive dialogue for overseas Chinese people to safely share their opinions regarding cultural identity, social issues and their life in Canada.

The Edmonton Natural Hair Show (ENHS) inspires people of all ages to embrace their natural hair.

Foot Not Bombs (FNB) is an organization dedicated to feeding our communities and pushing for a better society where homelessness and poverty are things of the past.

The Edmonton Climate Justice Coalition seeks to provide a space for coalition building, skill sharing, and community building between groups around Edmonton involved in climate action related activities.

El-Tawhid in partnership with The Muslim Feminist Collective are striving to uphold the values of speaking truth to power, acting against injustice, and living in relationship to the land at the core of Islam.

Black Lives Matter – Edmonton & Area is a coalition of Black Edmontonians & allies working for the validity of Black life and to (re)build the Black liberation movement. We are a chapter that is part of the Black Lives Matter movement started in the USA. 

The Hue is your QTBIPOC+ Community Hub. Building community and advocating for QTBIPOC+ inclusion, accessibility, and safety in Edmonton. We host events and workshops, and maintain a community calendar of events by and for QTBIPOC in Edmonton!

The Indigenous Medical and Dental Students’ Association is a group consisting of Indigenous students in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta.

Through the RWAC (Rights and Welfare Action Committee), Migrante receives complaints, issues of migrants and immigrant Filipinos in Alberta and provide various assistances from filling up forms, filing complaints and helping migrants in distress.

Future Creators is a technology mentorship initiative that works with students from grades 7-12 to create their own technology projects with arduinos, 3D printing technologies and coding applications.

Shades of Colour is a group of QTIBPOCs making spaces for other QTIBPOCs to fill the gaps within community that affirm our experiences and identity and move towards strengthening healthy multi-generational relationships that are needed and strive to provide ongoing support for individuals who are struggling with their experiences and identities, and facilitate open and honest discussions.

The South Sudanese Youth of Edmonton (SSYEG) is a group that aims to connect and empower South Sudanese youth (SSY) across the Edmonton region.

Islamic Relief at the University of Alberta is an apolitical/non-partisan student group here at the University of Alberta (as of 2013), dedicated to promoting Islamic Relief Canada’s work of responding to people in need, regardless of religion, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, etc.

The Land Based Research Group is focused on amplifying Indigenous ways of knowing and being by creating art that represents experiences of Indigenous people in Edmonton on the topic of connecting with the land. They are currently working on an art exhibition for Edmonton communities.

The NSCR Group is a student led initiative advocating for the implementation of a Native Studies course requirement for all students in undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs at the University of Alberta.

The Edmonton Muslim Basketball Association (EMBA) is a non profit organization that will be running basketball leagues and tournaments for young girls in Edmonton.

Queer Scouts is a prairie-based leadership program for queer and trans youth between the ages of 14 and 24. With a focus on solidarity and intergenerational mentorship, we empower young LGBTQ2S+ leaders with the skills to organize for social justice in their communities.

To provide a space for the performance of spoken word poetry and meeting and mingling of poets’ diverse voices.

The Self-Advocacy Federation is an organization comprised of people with disabilities and their allies who get together to discuss the issues facing people with disabilities. We are the leaders of today and tomorrow. We are proud to be who we are. We are an organization that helps people understand their rights and show them how to stand up for themselves.

The Somali Students' Association (SSA) hopes to create a productive atmosphere in which Somali students at the University can come together and work towards social advancement within the broader Somali community.

The Sexual Violence Advocacy and Accountability Network (SVAAN) commits to ending sexual violence in the hospitality and arts industries and the shared communities of our membership through survivor-centered restorative justice.

The Come Up has been working towards building and supporting a hub of African and Caribbean communities in Edmonton since 2013. Our collective comes together to create and strategize community-based solutions to issues and challenges relevant to our experiences.

In Arms is the first queer mandated theatre company in Edmonton. In Arms hopes to serve the broader Edmonton community by nurturing the Edmonton Theatre community with yearly original devised plays as well as professional productions.

Blue University is a group that brings together students and community members to provide a resource for individuals and student groups seeking to use water more responsibly, and to advocate for environmental justice.

Canadian Council For Refugees (CCR)- Youth Network Edmonton is a group of community members and newcomer youth who are concerned about the systematic barriers that newcomers and refugees face.

I See Sprouts is a non-profit program aimed at teaching inner-city and newcomer families about community based food security and sustainability.

The Centre for Community Organizing and Popular Education (CCOPE) is a coalition of academics, educators, activists and organizers interested in promoting positive social, political and economic change and building community in the face of global neoliberalism.

Canadian Council For Refugees (CCR)- Youth Network Edmonton is a group of community members and newcomer youth who are concerned about the systematic barriers that newcomers and refugees face.

Edmonton Free School creates a time and a space in which to share knowledge, interests, and skills, for everyone and anyone both inside and outside of the university.

The U of A Women’s Centre exists to provide a supportive environment for education, networking and organizing around women-specific issues within the campus community and beyond.

Stand with Fort Chipewyan (SWFC) is a non-partisan, campus advocacy organization based out of the University of Alberta.

CHARIOT is a cardiovascular health organization built on the principle of proactive philanthropy.

Voices for Choices is a non-hierarchical, collective group of individuals who are working to establish and promote a pro-choice, sex and queer-positive, as well as woman-friendly presence on and around the University of Alberta campus and the City of Edmonton.

The Campus Sustainability Coalition aims to to transform the University of Alberta into a participating member of a sustainable society.

Edmonton Mood Disorder Society is a mental health peer support group for people with affective disorders such as bipolar disorder and depression.

The Olive Reading Series features poets from Edmonton and across the country, both brilliant up-and-coming poets and well-established masters.

Friends of the Lubicon Alberta (FOLA) is an advocacy group based out of the University of Alberta.  We exist to promote awareness of the plight of the Lubicon and demand compensation for the destruction of Lubicon land and the recognition of the Lubicon’s right to self-government.

Greenpeace on Campus aims to give students information that would help them become more aware of current events and issues facing Albertans that are prohibiting us from ensuring a sustainable future.

The University of Alberta Council of Canadians is a student group, working group of APIRG and chapter of The Council of Canadians.

The Active Citizens Television Collective (ACTV) Amnesty UofA Consent ED Democracy at Work Network (DAWN) Edmonton Film Collective Immigrant and Refugee Initiative (Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, U of A) Journalists For Human Rights (JHR) Kulture Hubs Members of Legal Activist Collective Peace Ambassadors Iran’s Democratic Movement-Edmonton (SIDME) Students International Health Association (SIHA) Spark Ed SWAG The Shift Members of The Transit Riders’ Union of Edmonton