Originally released in January 2023 and reissued in spring 2025, To End a Crisis has been endorsed by over 60 organizations—most recently by delegates at the CUPE BC Convention. Grounded in the voices of those most impacted, the document outlines a bold and evidence-based roadmap focused on four key areas: legal regulation, decriminalization, equity, and treatment.

This is more than a policy proposal—it's a glimpse into what’s possible when we choose care over punishment. With over 17,000 lives lost in BC and 50,000 across Canada since 2016, the toxic drug crisis shows no signs of slowing—while politicians increasingly abandon life-saving measures in favour of coercion, enforcement, and shame.

But drug policy is not a siloed issue. It sits at the crossroads of poverty, racism, colonialism, gender injustice, housing insecurity, and labour exploitation. To end the war on drugs is to ignite a broader transformation—one that uplifts all of us.

Join us for a discussion about what this vision demands, what it offers, and how we organize to make it real.

This workshop will be led by Nicole Luongo from the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition.

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This workshop is part of our learning series for WTC members. Tickets are free for members with a code and $10 for the public.

This one-hour workshop moves beyond the simple yes/no understanding of consent into an embodied awareness, taking into account our often-overlooked bodily cues and non-verbal signals. Aimed at community workers and advocates who want to strengthen boundaries and cultivate more equitable practices when working with others, participants will learn the basics of embodied consent as a way to cultivate personal boundary awareness and prevent burnout.

We will also explore:

• The FRIES model of consent and alternatives

• Signs of over resourcing oneself (aka burnout)

• Ways to apply embodied consent in community settings

Join us as we continue our conversations on self-care and boundaries to make our work in communities safer and more sustainable.

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Workshop lead: Florence Li (she/her)

Florence Li (she/her) is the Education Coordinator at WTC. She has a strong background in both grassroots organizing and anti-racist advocacy. A former college teacher with experience in both academic and community settings, she strives to cultivate safer spaces that allow for curiosity and critical thinking to thrive. Growing up as a racialized immigrant settler in “Toronto,” she instinctively became apprehensive around teachers and in classrooms. She has since found herself drawn to places of learning, wanting to be the supportive guide she needed in order to speak loudly and to ask questions.

This workshop is part of our learning series for WTC members. Tickets are free for members with a code and $10 for the public.

In an era of overwhelming digital noise, disinformation is increasingly shaping how people understand and engage with democratic institutions. This workshop explores how false or misleading information, particularly online, is undermining civic trust and distorting democratic participation in Canada. With a focus on municipal-level elections, we will unpack what disinformation is, how it spreads, and why equity-deserving communities are often its primary targets.

We will also discuss why disinformation is a democratic justice issue and how to identify disinformation and build stronger information literacy within your own networks.

This session is for anyone curious about how we can build a more informed, inclusive, and participatory democracy.

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Workshop lead: Alexa Traboulay (she/her)

Alexa Traboulay(she/her) is the Community Manager at WTC. She is a passionate social justice advocate and researcher committed to advancing action-based programs with and for equity-deserving communities. A second-generation immigrant with Trinidadian and Hungarian ancestry, Alexa is a settler on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. She is dedicated to centering decolonial principles in her work through continuous learning, unlearning, and self-reflexivity.

This workshop is part of our learning series for WTC members. Tickets are free for members with a code and $10 for the public.