🔔 Vancouver City Council is meeting on Mar. 31 & Apr. 1.
⭕ Unbanning supportive housing, SRO upgrades, supporting festivals, and protecting human rights during FIFA are 4 agenda items we want to highlight.
Learn more & find out how to speak up here:
www.womentransformingcities.org/blog/this-we...
Looks like a great event!
White text on red background "The Feminist Killjoy: Sustaining Joyful Resistance" a workshop
Saturday | 10:05 PT Florence Li from Women Transforming Cities on the online IWD workshop they are offering Monday March 9 called The Feminist Killjoy: Sustaining Joyful Resistance
#IWDCanada #Feminism
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🎁 You can enter a monthly draw for a $100 Visa gift card. Complete the survey by Mar. 4th to be eligible for this month’s draw!
Survey is available online in 12 languages.
✍🏼 Your responses directly inform the policy asks we put to mayor and council candidates in the upcoming election, and shape our advocacy over the next 4-year term.
The Our City Hall Survey is now open! 🎉
📋 Do you live, work, study, or access services in Vancouver? Take our 15-minute survey to shape WTC’s election priorities.
survey.zohopublic.ca/zs/xZDDxZ
📍Join our Watch Council Drop-in session this Mon, Jan 19th, at 6pm:
form-can.keela.co/wtc-drop-in-...
🗨️ Email council using our letter template:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Take action and let council know why more clean, free, and accessible washrooms matter to you before they vote on Tues, Jan. 20th.
Widely available public washrooms are essential to a healthy and inclusive city—but we've all experienced Vancouver's lack of safe and clean washrooms.
Our community has consistently spoken up for more public washrooms—and we're relieved to finally see a washrooms strategy on council's agenda this week. 🚽
We have close to 400 members in our growing community.
Here's a sneak peek of the winter schedule we've got that puts community, taking action, and collective learning front and centre.
Widen your social circle in 2026 and become a WTC member:
www.womentransformingcities.org/membership
We're looking forward to more community engagement in the New Year. If you want to know about upcoming Our City Hall workshops that you can attend in your local neighbourhood, drop a comment below.
Some municipal issues that were brought up include: A need for meaningful consultation where residents' voices are truly considered and a desire for third spaces in the community to provide opportunities for connection and building relationships between neighbours.
Two people are seated at a round table. The person on the left writes on an orange post-it, while the person on the right gazes to the side.
Three focused participants writing down their ideas.
Two people at an arts and craft table, facing each other; one person smiles as they colour in a sheet, while the other person smiles up.
The room set-up for the workshop: There are four round white circles with white folding chairs, paper snowflakes hang from the ceiling, and a TV screen displays the title page of Women Transforming Cities' Shape Your Community workshop.
Community members gathered on a Sat. afternoon at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House to discuss what local government issues matter most to them.
📍Deadline is Jan. 20th, 2026 to fill out the expression of interest form.
Thank you to the 20+ folks who attended last night's Board Information Session!
While we are seeking individuals with experience in fundraising, human resources, or government relations, we encourage all applicants to apply to join our Board of Directors here:
form-can.keela.co/board-of-dir...
UPDATE: Proposal to terminate volunteer advisory committees is withdrawn! ✊🏽💥
This is the 2nd time in 3 weeks that WTC members have fought back against policies that harm equity-deserving residents, resulting in withdrawn proposals and amendments. 👏🏽❤️
Keep showing up. It's making a difference. 👁️
Do you have lunch plans today? Join @civicgovernance.bsky.social and @womentcities.bsky.social at 12pm for a hands-on virtual workshop offering practical equity assessment tools.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Thanks for asking, it’s next Tuesday, Dec. 9th!
We'll be hosting a Board Member Info Session and Q&A on Mon, Dec 8th at 5:30 PM on Zoom!
If you're interested in joining the WTC Board in 2026 or in the future, this is the opportunity to learn more about what you can look forward to.
Register here:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
As a board member at @womentcities.bsky.social, I’ve seen how people coming together can reshape the cities we live in so we can thrive. WTC’s advocacy and programs are making a real difference—but this work needs all of us.
Come for the reporting, stay for the cute baby pic courtesy of @jenstden.bsky.social
Thank you so much to @womentcities.bsky.social for organizing this and bringing together so many parents to raise awareness about the harms this budget will mean for children, families, and vulnerable communities.
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Possibly the first protest of its kind at City Hall this morning. A diaper change-in protesting budget cuts and fee increases to amenities for new parents, and many others. @womentcities.bsky.social
Join @womentcities.bsky.social at our diaper “change-in” at city hall tomorrow, 9-10:30am to draw attention to this harmful budget. Bring your babies, toddlers, and friends! www.instagram.com/p/DRNu5kYksgu/
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We just submitted an open letter to Vancouver Council signed by 250+ residents, including >100 physicians & other health professionals, urging them to withdraw the proposed 2026 budget. The budget puts climate action, public health, & community safety at risk. @womentcities.bsky.social
POD! City Beat /w Ian Mass: Vancouver’s zero means zero budget, City Hall diaper change-in, 300 tenants being moved off Granville, Filipino Cultural Centre + more. #vanpoli #CityBeat @copevancouver.bsky.social @onecityvan.bsky.social @vangreens.bsky.social
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Between the efforts of the Stand.earth community and our allies (shoutout @womentcities.bsky.social, @cape-bc.bsky.social, @dogwoodbc.bsky.social, the arts community) and so many more, not only did we send more than 17,000 messages to Vancouver City Council...
And if you’re free Tuesday morning, @womentcities.bsky.social is organizing a change-in at City Hall from 9-10:30am, in protest of removing changing tables from public bathrooms (amongst all the other 💩-y things in this budget).
Twilight view of Vancouver City Hall. Text REDEYE'S CITY BEAT A Report on Vancouver Municipal Affairs
Saturday | 10:55 PT City Beat /w Ian Mass: Vancouver’s zero means zero budget, City Hall diaper change-in, 300 tenants being moved off Granville, a Filipino Cultural Centre + more. #vanpoli #CityBeat @copevancouver.bsky.social @onecityvan.bsky.social @vangreens.bsky.social
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