Ohio Public Interest Research Group (Ohio PIRG) is a non-profit organization that is part of the state

PIRG Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) are a federation of U.S. and Canadian non-profit organizations that employ grassroots organizing and direct advocacy on issues such as consumer protection, public health and transportation. The PIRGs are cl ...

organizations. It works on a variety of political activities. In the United States, Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) are non-profit organizations that employ

grassroots A grassroots movement is one that uses the people in a given district, region or community as the basis for a political or economic movement. Grassroots movements and organizations use collective action from the local level to effect change at t ...

organizing, direct advocacy, investigative journalism, and

litigation - A lawsuit is a proceeding by a party or parties against another in the civil court of law. The archaic term "suit in law" is found in only a small number of laws still in effect today. The term "lawsuit" is used in reference to a civil actio ...

to affect public policy.

Mission

Ohio PIRG's mission is to deliver persistent, result-oriented public interest activism that protects our environment, encourages a fair, sustainable economy, and fosters responsive, democratic government.

History

The PIRGs emerged in the early 1970s on U.S. college campuses. The PIRG model was proposed in the book ''

Action for a Change ''Action for a Change. A Student's Manual for Public Interest Organizing'' is a 1971 book written by consumer advocate Ralph Nader with Donald K. Ross, Brett English, and Joseph Highland. The book serves as a manual for college students establi ...

'' by Ralph Nader and

Donald Ross Donald Ross may refer to: *Donald A. Ross (1857–1937), Canadian politician * Donald Ross (golfer) (1872–1948), Scottish-born American golfer and golf course designer *Donald P. Ross (1902–1973), American horse racetrack and racing stable owner ...

. Among other early accomplishments, the PIRGs were responsible for much of the Container Container Deposit Legislation in the United States, also known as "bottle bills."

Notable members and alumni

* Phil Radford

Affiliate organizations

* The Fund for Public Interest Research *

Environment Ohio Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally * Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...

* Environment America

References

External links

U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG)The Student PIRGsThe Public Interest Network
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