5 ways we work to make cities more equitable
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Taking action at council, and holding elected leaders to account on issues that impact women and equity deserving genders
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Equipping cohorts of future leaders with the skills needed to start their own community campaigns
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Offering workshops and trainings to build civic literacy skills and confidence
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Supporting local governments in working towards reconciliation with Indigenous peoples
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Running campaigns on critical local issues that effect people made marginalized in our communities
WHERE WE WORK
We work in cities, towns, local communities, and neighborhoods. We collaborate locally, nationally, and globally as part of a movement to transform cities.
WHO WE WORK WITH
We work with equity-deserving genders, including women, girls, trans, genderqueer, non-binary, Two-Spirit, LGBTQIA++ and allies. We are committed to continuing to learn and evolve our understanding, language, and actions around gender inclusion.
Why Cities?
Municipal government is the closest level of government to communities. Local governments make policy decisions every day that directly impact equity-seeking genders - including transit, housing, childcare, land planning, use of public spaces, community safety, reconciliation and decolonization.
Cities, towns, local communities, and neighborhoods are an important and often overlooked site of resistance and action in our pursuit of gender, racial, and social equity.
How We Do It
Using an intersectional feminist lens*:
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We educate through workshops, mentorship, and knowledge sharing.
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We investigate the systemic barriers that prevent equitable civic action and participation.
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We advocate for radical policy change that addresses all forms of inequity.
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We organize to create a more inclusive and representative local civic system.
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We collaborate to strengthen our impact.
*We credit Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw with the term and theories of intersectionality, a groundbreaking scholar and writer on civil rights, critical race theory, Black feminist legal theory, race, racism, and law.
Our Principles
We seek to be accessible and in solidarity with disabled community members and community members with disabilities.
We are 2SLGBTQIA++ positive, SOGI education affirmative, and strongly advocate for sexual and reproductive freedoms and rights, including pro-choice.
We support the rights, health, safety, liberty, fair-wage, well-being, and equal protection of all sex workers. Recognizing the distinction between human trafficking and consensual sex work, we advocate for the decriminalization of sex work.
We are an anti-oppressive, anti-racist, anti-colonial, and anti-neo-liberal organization.
We are a non partisan, issue focused organization. We work with all individuals, political parties and elected representatives who are interested in progressing the issues most important to equity-deserving genders and communities.
Visit our short glossary of terms to better understand what we stand for.
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The Province
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NewWestminster Record
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Scout Magazine
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Vancouver Sun
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Vancouver is Awesome
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Redeye Radio
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Cambie Report
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Global News
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The Province
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Vancouver Sun
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Georgia Straight
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BBC Radio
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Forbes
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The Tyee
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The Georgia Strait
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Red Eye Radio
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Spheres of Influence
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BBC Radio
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The Source
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Forbes
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City News1130
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CTV News
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Georgia Straight
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