Advocacy

Material related to human rights, social justice, social change, equality, equity, peace, environmental concerns, freedom and community building for all beings.

Red Dress Day

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Red Dress Day is observed on May 5 to honour and raise awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people across Canada. May 5 is the National Day of awareness and remembrance for the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and ...

Prosecute Forced and Coerced Sterilization Update: Bill S-228

Lorri Rudland

Summary from Vancouver Sun, April 5, 2026 by Sharon Kirkey This bill recently under consideration in Parliament makes forced or ...

Aging in Place: Action and Advocacy Alert for BC Seniors

Adriaan de Vries

Older adults unanimously prefer to live independently at home for as long as possible. However, many seniors are pushed into ...

Extend Care to Those Affected by the Tumbler Ridge Tragedy

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Message from QMUNITY: To our community, At the center of this week’s news are real people and a real community ...

BC residential long-term care facilities: the bumpy operating field

Adriaan de Vries

The British Columbia Seniors’ Advocate has been hard at work for the last 10 years and has released Important reports. ...

Queer Groups Comment on Planning for 2026 Pride Events

Don Martin

The Vancouver Pride Society began a series of community engagement roundtables on Sunday, Dec. 14 intended to shape the 2026 ...

Our Climate Is Getting Hotter and More Extreme

Lorri Rudland

Industrial countries had a chance to maintain our perfectly balanced, habitable world, if we worked together and converted our economies. ...

Video: Elders Panel Moving Trans History Forward 2025

Lukas Walther

Lukas Walther joined Charlie Burton, Brian Belovich and moderator Aaron Devour in revealing their complex, challenging and victorious lives of ...

Vancouver Proclaims Chris Morrissey Day July 22, 2025

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Eddy Elmer and Hanna Acorn of the 2SLGBTQ+ Advisory Committee to the City of Vancouver nominated Chris Morrissey for a ...

Every Day is a Gift

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https://globalnews.ca/video/11141484/hockey-fan-keeps-spirits-up-while-living-with-pls Jan Bruce is an advocate for people with ALS and PLS. Her diagnosis was recently updated from ALS to ...

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