

WTC kicks off a 4-workshop cohort with Marpole Neighbourhood House
This month we launched a 4-workshop cohort with with 30 community members of Marpole to build civic and community organizing skills. We are excited to see the progression of their learning over the course of 4 workshops!

WTC delivers workshops to our community partners
WTC collaborated with Adler University, MOSAIC, and Kickstand to deliver workshops on topics such as Intersectionality and Tips on Speaking to City Council. Folks had LOTS of questions about engaging with their communities and are eager to participate where they can!

WTC speaks at a City Council meeting on the natural gas motion
WTC Board Member Sadie Gilker spoke at a City Council meeting about the city's decision to allow natural gas in new home construction. Congratulations to everyone who showed up to the rally, wrote letters, or spoke up at city hall —You made your voices heard on climate, health, and equity!

WTC joins For Our Kids and Dogwood BC at a climate rally field trip at City Hall
Our members joined partner organizations to stand in solidarity with parents and kids demanding city council keep our homes safe for future generations. Following the rally we watched the meeting livestream and supported folks speaking to council. The proposal to add gas back into buildings for heating failed, thanks to the principled, evidence-based decision made by five city councillors.

WTC speaks to media at CBC & CTV News about the natural gas debate at City Hall
WTC Civic Engagement Manager, Clara Prager, spoke to media about a vote at City Hall that would allow natural gas for heating and hot water in new construction.

WTC launches our 2-Year Progress Report for the Hot Pink Paper Campaign
The report tracks Vancouver Mayor and Council actions over the last year on their equity commitments to create a city where we all belong. We are deeply grateful for the residents, WTC members, volunteers, community leaders, and grassroots organizations who have shaped the HPPC policy asks.

WTC launches the new and improved Watch Council
Earlier this year, WTC spoke with Watch Council participants on what they found valuable about the program. WTC launched Watch Council’s new vision and activities with many ways for members to participate in community. This includes drop-in sessions, field trips, member learning series, a dedicated Slack channel, Watch Council alerts, and civic engagement resources!

WTC presents a member learning series workshop on how to speak to council
WTC presented a workshop on how to speak to council to engage and influence local government. We shared best practices on engaging and influencing city councillors, and practiced speaking using a writing template!

WTC facilitates a workshop on intersectionality to SVNH
WTC facilitated a workshop to kick off South Vancouver’s Neighbourhood Advisory Committee cohort at South Vancouver Neighbourhood House. Together, we brainstormed strategies to overcome identity-based oppression and learned all about the history of intersectionality.

WTC speaks to CBC's The Early Edition
WTC spoke with Stephen Quinn on council’s motion to review advisory committees for “efficiency” and why, given this council’s track record, many were concerned this could be the first step toward removing advisory committees. WTC also raised public awareness by encouraging members to send letters to council to commit to preserving advisory committees.

WTC supports 30 WTC members to write to Vancouver City Council ahead of the vote on the Integrity Commissioner
WTC shared a letter template for everyone to use to email mayor and council telling them "integrity is non-negotiable." City council backed down from their plan to remove the Integrity Commissioner.

WTC delivers a workshop on Examining the Role of Local Government in Truth & Reconciliation
Ahead of September 30th, the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, we delivered a learning series for our members to help equip and inspire them to advocate for more progress on the Calls to Action.