9/18/2022
The People's Potato Lunch Service Returns TODAY!
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The People’s Potato is looking for a new collective member!
1 position at 18 hours/week
Remuneration: $25.00 per hour
Our primary activity is to serve a daily vegan lunch to about 500 people at the Concordia University SGW campus. We are a worker-run organization and decisions are made collectively through consensus-based decision making. Our work is guided by our organizational values of: Solidarity, Anti-oppression, Learning, Respect, and Sustainable work practices.
Individuals hired will cook, clean, and pick up food donations; many tasks require heavy lifting. Collective members will take on 3 to 5 shifts each week (4-5 shifts for full-timers or 2-3 for part-timers) and will complete portfolio work, such as organizing workshops, coordinating volunteers, stocking and organizing the kitchen, administration, finance, etc. The current position available is considered part-time. Portfolio work will be determined based on the Collective’s current needs, while taking into consideration the interests and skills of the new hires.
Contracts typically begin in mid-August, end in mid-May, and are renewed on a yearly basis. We are seeking applicants who are able to make a minimum one year commitment. Work schedules are flexible, however collective members are expected to be available most weekdays, between 8:30am and 3:30pm. Additionally, we have a weekly collective meeting, of which the day will be decided together, that is scheduled on a weekday, from 3:30 - 5:30pm.
Requirements
Assets
The People’s Potato values life experiences and labour done outside of formal school or work environments. Please do not hesitate to let us know about any experience that you have – whether in your community, family, or friendships - that you feel could be relevant to working at the Potato, even if you would not normally put it on a CV.
Transparency and Work Environment
We acknowledge that the People’s Potato has been a historically white-led organization. In the past several years, the number of people of colour, as well as trans people, has shifted to a larger proportion of the collective. However, this does not guarantee a change in the structural and cultural makeup of the organization, shaped by its history. Through our hiring process and beyond, we aim to shift the structure of our organization to support the needs and initiatives of marginalized people.
While applying for this position, we highly recommend considering that every day we welcome over a dozen volunteers for both drop-in and scheduled shifts in the kitchen. A large part of the work we engage in as a collective is therefore a balance between managing day-to-day group dynamics in the kitchen and adapting our practices to ensure that harmful and oppressive behaviours are dealt with as immediately as possible. This means that our work includes addressing potentially triggering and stressful topics and taking initiative to strengthen our skills around teamwork, harm reduction, and conflict de-escalation.
How to apply
Instead of sending a cover letter with your application, we are asking those applying to fill in the questionnaire linked below where you will be able to attach your C.V./resume.
FILL OUT THE QUESTIONNAIRE HERE
*For more information about the People’s Potato and to access our constitution, visit our website: www.peoplespotato.com
1 position at 18 hours/week
Remuneration: $25.00 per hour
Our primary activity is to serve a daily vegan lunch to about 500 people at the Concordia University SGW campus. We are a worker-run organization and decisions are made collectively through consensus-based decision making. Our work is guided by our organizational values of: Solidarity, Anti-oppression, Learning, Respect, and Sustainable work practices.
Individuals hired will cook, clean, and pick up food donations; many tasks require heavy lifting. Collective members will take on 3 to 5 shifts each week (4-5 shifts for full-timers or 2-3 for part-timers) and will complete portfolio work, such as organizing workshops, coordinating volunteers, stocking and organizing the kitchen, administration, finance, etc. The current position available is considered part-time. Portfolio work will be determined based on the Collective’s current needs, while taking into consideration the interests and skills of the new hires.
Contracts typically begin in mid-August, end in mid-May, and are renewed on a yearly basis. We are seeking applicants who are able to make a minimum one year commitment. Work schedules are flexible, however collective members are expected to be available most weekdays, between 8:30am and 3:30pm. Additionally, we have a weekly collective meeting, of which the day will be decided together, that is scheduled on a weekday, from 3:30 - 5:30pm.
Requirements
- Experience in, or willingness to coordinate and engage with large groups of people
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, while managing volunteers
- Fluency in French and English (i.e. ability to function conversationally in both languages)
- Ability to work with and support queer people, trans people, and people of colour
- Share values with our organization
- Ability to do heavy lifting and assisted heavy lifting
- Ability to initiate tasks and evaluate your own/your peers’ work in a non-hierarchical team setting
- Ability to manage and respond to a large influx of emails and use Google Drive
- Self-motivation and ability to work efficiently
- Valid driver's license and ability to drive a large cargo van in Quebec.
Assets
- Minute taking, policy writing, grant writing, facilitation (i.e. meetings, workshops), event organizing, or other skills related to the non-profit/community sector
- Cooking experience (paid or unpaid)
- Interest in and/or knowledge of local community organizing (formal or informal)
- Active ongoing commitment to anti-oppression and social justice through direct action, change and self-education.
- Conflict de-escalation skills grounded in harm reduction and in support of marginalized people (formal or informal)
- Knowledge of book-keeping / financial software such as Sage, QuickBooks, etc.
- Knowledge of consensus-based decision making
- Knowledge of languages other than French or English
- Knowledge of sustainable food practices
- Experience cooking vegan/vegetarian food, or preparing food for large groups
- Knowledge of Concordia campus (i.e. services, campus groups, administration)
- Experience managing a community garden
The People’s Potato values life experiences and labour done outside of formal school or work environments. Please do not hesitate to let us know about any experience that you have – whether in your community, family, or friendships - that you feel could be relevant to working at the Potato, even if you would not normally put it on a CV.
Transparency and Work Environment
We acknowledge that the People’s Potato has been a historically white-led organization. In the past several years, the number of people of colour, as well as trans people, has shifted to a larger proportion of the collective. However, this does not guarantee a change in the structural and cultural makeup of the organization, shaped by its history. Through our hiring process and beyond, we aim to shift the structure of our organization to support the needs and initiatives of marginalized people.
While applying for this position, we highly recommend considering that every day we welcome over a dozen volunteers for both drop-in and scheduled shifts in the kitchen. A large part of the work we engage in as a collective is therefore a balance between managing day-to-day group dynamics in the kitchen and adapting our practices to ensure that harmful and oppressive behaviours are dealt with as immediately as possible. This means that our work includes addressing potentially triggering and stressful topics and taking initiative to strengthen our skills around teamwork, harm reduction, and conflict de-escalation.
How to apply
Instead of sending a cover letter with your application, we are asking those applying to fill in the questionnaire linked below where you will be able to attach your C.V./resume.
FILL OUT THE QUESTIONNAIRE HERE
- The deadline to submit your application is Friday, July 28th 2023 at 11:59pm
- Please note that only applicants accepted for interviews will be contacted after the deadline.
- The interviews will be scheduled between August 7th and August 11th at Concordia or on Zoom.
- The hiring callback will take place on Monday, August 14th 2023
- The position starts on the week of August 21st 2023, to be discussed with the chosen applicant.
*For more information about the People’s Potato and to access our constitution, visit our website: www.peoplespotato.com
Fee Levy Opt Outs
The Summer 2023 opt-out period will be from July 11th to July 15th 2023 for all summer semesters.
No late requests can be processed, all late requests done by email will be discarded.
Please wait 18 to 26 business days from July 16th for an online bill payment to be posted to your account with the refunded amount requested. Please remember the fees will NOT be removed from your account, Tuition is paid and then you are refunded, through an online bill payment made to your account based on the amount requested. It will be shown within 18- 26 business days under the “Payments and Other adjustments” section in your account activity page labelled as an online payment under your Concordia Account.
If you have other questions or concerns please email communityconcordia@gmail.com
Thank you,
The People's Potato Collective
No late requests can be processed, all late requests done by email will be discarded.
Please wait 18 to 26 business days from July 16th for an online bill payment to be posted to your account with the refunded amount requested. Please remember the fees will NOT be removed from your account, Tuition is paid and then you are refunded, through an online bill payment made to your account based on the amount requested. It will be shown within 18- 26 business days under the “Payments and Other adjustments” section in your account activity page labelled as an online payment under your Concordia Account.
If you have other questions or concerns please email communityconcordia@gmail.com
Thank you,
The People's Potato Collective
Our lunch service is over for the Winter 2023 semester but we will return in the Fall semester, on September 5th, 2023!
Read below if you'd like to volunteer with us in our Garden during the summer!
Are you interested in volunteering at the People's Potato Garden in the Spring/Summer/Fall of 2023? Please fill out your contact information below to receive email updates about volunteer shifts, starting in Spring 2023.
You can always remove yourself from the mailing list at any time by emailing us directly at peoplespotato@gmail.com with the Subject line, "Remove Me From Garden List".
Looking forward to working with you!
You can always remove yourself from the mailing list at any time by emailing us directly at peoplespotato@gmail.com with the Subject line, "Remove Me From Garden List".
Looking forward to working with you!
Our Annual General Meeting is coming up next week on March 30th from 4 to 6 pm at the CSU Lounge!
Join us in person or online via Zoom!
There will be free food!
We'll be giving away t-shirts!
We'll tell you about all the work we've been getting up to during the past year!
Anyone who uses our services and/or volunteers with us is welcome and encouraged to join!
Join us in person or online via Zoom!
There will be free food!
We'll be giving away t-shirts!
We'll tell you about all the work we've been getting up to during the past year!
Anyone who uses our services and/or volunteers with us is welcome and encouraged to join!
MONDAY FEBRUARY 27-
The People's Potato will be not be serving lunch this Monday February the 27th to Thursday March 2nd as we are resting and doing behind the scenes work, but we will be back at it Monday March 6th ! Don't forget to bring your own container and utensils.
The People's Potato will be not be serving lunch this Monday February the 27th to Thursday March 2nd as we are resting and doing behind the scenes work, but we will be back at it Monday March 6th ! Don't forget to bring your own container and utensils.
Winter 2023 Opt Out finished as of January 29th, 2023
The Winter 2023 opt out period, which took place from January 24th at 9:00 am to the 28th of January at 11:59 pm, is now over.
No late requests can be processed.
For those who have asked to be refunded, please wait 18 to 26 business days from January 30th for an online bill payment to be posted to your account with the refunded amount requested. Please remember the fees will NOT be removed from your account. Tuition is paid and then you are refunded through an online bill payment made to your account based on the amount requested. It will be shown within 18- 26 business days under the “Payments and Other adjustments” section in your account activity page labelled as an online payment under your Concordia Account.
If you have other questions or concerns please email communityconcordia@gmail.com
Thank you
The People's Potato Collective
No late requests can be processed.
For those who have asked to be refunded, please wait 18 to 26 business days from January 30th for an online bill payment to be posted to your account with the refunded amount requested. Please remember the fees will NOT be removed from your account. Tuition is paid and then you are refunded through an online bill payment made to your account based on the amount requested. It will be shown within 18- 26 business days under the “Payments and Other adjustments” section in your account activity page labelled as an online payment under your Concordia Account.
If you have other questions or concerns please email communityconcordia@gmail.com
Thank you
The People's Potato Collective
The People's Potato Emergency food baskets are back!
Tuesday January 10th:
WE ARE BACK! Come eat lunch, but don't forget your containers and utensils :)
WE ARE BACK! Come eat lunch, but don't forget your containers and utensils :)
Tuesday December 6th, 2022 :
Hello Potato fans! We have reached the end of service for this year. Tomorrow Wedneday December 7th, we will be serving food outdoors, near UQAM, in solidarity with the student strike happening in protest of COP-15. We encourage you to check out this website for more information :
https://www.fucklacop15.org/
We will be back to serving you daily meals as of Monday January 9th, 2023!
Happy winter break to all!
Hello Potato fans! We have reached the end of service for this year. Tomorrow Wedneday December 7th, we will be serving food outdoors, near UQAM, in solidarity with the student strike happening in protest of COP-15. We encourage you to check out this website for more information :
https://www.fucklacop15.org/
We will be back to serving you daily meals as of Monday January 9th, 2023!
Happy winter break to all!
WORKSHOPS ARE BACK! Join us on November 30th at 5:30 PM.
Facilitator: Dro Cardoso
Please join us in the People´s Potato kitchen to learn how to prepare a delicious baked good, vegan and gluten free.
Date: November 30th 2022. 5:30 pm- 7-30 pm.
People's Potato Kitchen, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, 7th floor (Concordia University's Hall building)
There will be handouts to take home.
Click HERE to sign-up.
Limited capacity. Please email: peoplespotato@gmail.com with any questions.
Please join us in the People´s Potato kitchen to learn how to prepare a delicious baked good, vegan and gluten free.
Date: November 30th 2022. 5:30 pm- 7-30 pm.
People's Potato Kitchen, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, 7th floor (Concordia University's Hall building)
There will be handouts to take home.
Click HERE to sign-up.
Limited capacity. Please email: peoplespotato@gmail.com with any questions.
The People's Potato Emergency food baskets are back.
The Peoples Potato is back!
Starting this Tuesday September 6, the People´s Potato will be resuming its daily lunch service for the fall semester of 2022. Monday through Thursday from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm. All of our meals are Vegan and Nut Free! Gluten free options are available as well. Wearing a mask in our line up is strongly encouraged !
If you are interested in volunteering in our kitchen please email: peoplespotato@gmail.com
If you are interested in volunteering in our kitchen please email: peoplespotato@gmail.com
Update on services, Winter & Summer 2022
April 21st, 2022 - UPDATE ON SERVICE
Thank you everyone in the Potato community for your support during the 2021/2022 school year!
Our daily lunch service is closed as of Wednesday April 13th, 2022 up until fall 2022. However, our emergency food basket program will continue until the end of April, 2022, please check the News and Events section for details.
During the summer semester our Community Garden at the Loyola campus will be open! If you’re interested in volunteering, please email us at peoplespotato@gmail.com
We wish everyone a wonderfully warm summer and will see you all in the Fall. :)
Thank you everyone in the Potato community for your support during the 2021/2022 school year!
Our daily lunch service is closed as of Wednesday April 13th, 2022 up until fall 2022. However, our emergency food basket program will continue until the end of April, 2022, please check the News and Events section for details.
During the summer semester our Community Garden at the Loyola campus will be open! If you’re interested in volunteering, please email us at peoplespotato@gmail.com
We wish everyone a wonderfully warm summer and will see you all in the Fall. :)
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The workers of the People’s Potato recognize that their work takes place on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory. The Island of Tiohtià:ke (Montreal) is known as a traditional gathering place of many other Indigenous nations. While our daily work within this institution (Concordia University) remains complicit in the ongoing colonisation of these lands, we pledge to prioritize supporting events, gatherings and protests hosted by Indigenous-led grassroots groups and organisations fighting for and towards decolonization.Pronunciation guide : Kanien’kehá:ka : gan - yea - ge - ha - ga, Tiohtià:ke : jo - ja - gay
The People's Potato is a collectively-run soup kitchen that offers vegan meals to students and community members on a by-donation basis. No one is turned away for lack of funds.
We serve lunch during the fall and winter semesters, our schedule for fall 2021 is from Tuesday to Thursday between 12:30 and 2pm (except on statutory and school holidays). We are located at 1455 de Maisonneuve West on the 7th floor of Concordia University's Hall building.