Our Mission
Together we can make change happen.
It's a good thing, too. Our generation has some big challenges to tackle - from global warming to the rising cost of college, from homelessness to our collapsing health care system. It won't be easy, but by acting together we can find solutions.
That's where we come in. Here at Alpha PIRG Students, we organize college students to solve some of the world's most pressing public interest problems.
Alpha PIRG Students is an independent statewide student organization that works on issues like environmental protection, consumer protection, and hunger and homelessness. For nearly 35 years students with their campus PIRG chapters have been making a real difference in people's lives and winning concrete changes to build a better world.
We give students the skills and opportunity to practice effective citizenship. Both here on campus and out in the world, we mobilize students to investigate big social problems, come up with practical solutions, convince the media and public to pay attention, and get decision-makers to act.
Social Media
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Student leaders educate the campus about income inequality during National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
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We collect petition signatures - lots of them!
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Hunger and Homelessness intern Roua Aboukhadijeh collecting interview footage on campus for a short film on poverty.
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Students campaign for High Speed Rail.
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Fast Trains ARE Cool.
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Students volunteer at a local garden for the National Hunger Cleanup.
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Volunteers wear the textbook mascot costumes to educate students about affordable textbook alternatives.
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Students posing with the textbook Rebellion books, We Want Cheaper TEXTBOOKS!!
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Textbook Rebel and Mr. $200 drew attention to outrageous textbook prices.
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Six media outlets covered a stop on the Textbooks Rebellion tour to promote affordable alternatives to outrageously expensive textbooks.