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She’s not your ‘Climate Barbie’

Do not let sexism weaken us. If we want to beat Big Oil, we need to come together. Here is a reply to one of Dogwood’s tweets from yesterday: ...

Meet Babin

Dogwood’s Cheryl Cameron chats with one our newest volunteers in North Vancouver-Lonsdale   You’ve mentioned you did some advocacy work in Nepal. Can you tell me about that? I ...

The extraordinary power to make change

October 13, 2017 | 

A Dogwood volunteer, Raza Mirza, explains why he is voting in Vancouver’s October 14 by-election, and every election for that matter That night there was a special excitement in ...

Podcast for October 2017: Knocktober

Happy Knocktober! This month Dogwood’s remote organizer, Anna Barford, takes over the podcast to talk about the month-long push to gather support for a Corruption Inquiry. Anna talks to ...

Meet Terry Robinson

October 2, 2017 | 

Engagement is a process “I almost couldn’t believe it when I turned to Dave at our last event and said: I love this.” Meet Terry Robinson. She’s been a ...

Why we continue to organize

Four Dogwood organizers reflect on victories and next steps Arielle H., provincial organizer For years I’ve listened to friends, acquaintances and colleagues say “I can feel it: we’re on ...

Storm’s coming

August 18, 2017 | 

Climate chaos, civil strife: a guide to surviving the years ahead Disclaimer: this post contains profanity and themes that may be upsetting to some readers.   I’ve spent the ...

#StandUpForBC

On August 1, Prime Minister Trudeau spoke to Global News about the Kinder Morgan pipeline, saying: “I think British Columbia’s responsibility is to stand up for the interest of ...

B.C. is at a crossroads: which way will we go?

August 4, 2017 | 

Our recent past could illuminate the path to a better future I left the office early last Friday and drove up island. My calendar said it was too early ...