WTC In Action

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. 

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.

WTC delivered a workshop to Translink that explored how to put an equity lens on community engagement. Participants discussed some of the common challenges they face including engagement fatigue as well as time/budget limitations. Together we brainstormed strategies to try to overcome those barriers.

We asked community members, “what does a city where we all belong look like to you?” and collected signatures for our petition to call on Mayor Sim and Vancouver City Council to increase funding for public washrooms across Vancouver.

UBCM’s annual convention brings together its local government and First Nations members to identify key policy issues and engage with other orders of government. WTC staff and board members co-hosted a reception alongside CityShift at YWCA, Climate Caucus, Columbia Institute, and CityHive to facilitate relationship-building and action amongst local representatives and non-profits.

Our members joined MOSAIC’s field trip to tour New Westminster’s City Hall and learn how to engage in local change on a municipal level. We toured council chambers and the Mayor’s office and walked away feeling inspired about opportunities to take more civic action.

Our Advocacy Manager, Clara Prager, checked in with city councillors from ABC, One City, and the Green Party to talk about the equity commitments they made for our HPPC. Stay up-to-date on the HPPC two-year report that we’re launching in November.

Our new Education Manager, Monique, facilitated a workshop on understanding local government to a diverse group of newcomers at MOSAIC’s civic engagement sessions. Together, we learned about the role of government and ways to influence decision-makers where you live!