Refund Vancouver
Drawing attention to the diverse and important things that Vancouver’s community groups are doing and why they need a bigger budget to continue their work.
Get to Know: Vision Zero Vancouver
Started in summer of 2022, the local advocacy group is calling on governments to design transportation systems that put safety first, and to bring the number of fatal car crashes involving pedestrians, cyclists, wheelchair users, and other vulnerable road users from 100 per year (!) down to zero.
Get to Know: ACORN
The Association of Communities Organized for Reform Now (ACORN) is a multi-issue, membership-based community union of low and moderate-income people, with active chapters in 28 cities across Canada.
Get to Know: Overdose Prevention Society
The official mandate of the Overdose Prevention Society includes: "to be leaders in the harm reduction movement with a continual push for change and justice..."
Get to Know: Yarrow Society
Formally known as the Yarrow Intergenerational Society for Justice, this local non-profit society grew out of a desire to bridge the intergenerational divide by connecting youth with low-income immigrant seniors in Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside.
Get to Know: Women Transforming Cities
Introducing Women Transforming Cities - a grassroots community of intersectional feminists founded by former Vancouver City Councillor, Ellen Woodsworth.
Refund Vancouver
With his new column aimed at debunking defunding, Sean Orr puts a positive focus on what some local non-profit groups are doing and, more importantly, why they need a bigger budget.
