Dear Friends, You all know how hard I worked for the past few years for social justice, economic equality and environmental sustainability. I fought for wards and electoral reform, against racism, homophobia, sexism, agism and other violations of civil liberties. I fought for real affordable housing and against the extreme profits of the developers and [...]
Read more →(This post by Ellen Woodsworth originally appeared in the Vancouver Observer) So here we go again, it is 2012, and Vancouver has only four women councillors, six men and another white male Mayor. After 125 years, you would think it would be time for a change in Vancouver. But no, another city election and three [...]
Read more →I dream of a Council where citizens are eager to come and participate in meetings and initiatives. A respectful Chambers where social, environmental, economic and artistic thoughts are woven together in a whole action to create a city for everyone. I dream of a city in which everyone gives according to their abilities and receives [...]
Read more →Dear Friends, All votes are in. I lost the election by 91 votes. As of December 5 I will no longer be a City Councillor, however I hope that people will continue to work with me for social justice, economic equality and environmental sustainable. I will be looking for work in which I can continue to [...]
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