At Georgia Strait Alliance, we have a wonderful new team of community organizers! This summer, the team is in community, gathering information about environmental and community impacts, particularly from those most vulnerable to the effects from the extreme heat we have been experiencing in British Columbia. We’re reaching out to share information and increase awareness … Continue reading
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UNDRIP & the Environmental Movement
Do you know the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and why it is crucial to the environmental movement? Adopted in 2007, UNDRIP is an international legal document that affirms the rights of Indigenous peoples and constitutes the minimum standards for their survival, dignity and well-being. Canada initially voted against endorsing … Continue reading
Read more »“We should all be storytellers.” Meet GSA’s Summer Student, Bayleigh Marelj
Hi folks, I’m Bayleigh Marelj, the Digital Communications and Community Outreach Assistant for Georgia Strait Alliance this summer. Before I talk about what the Digital Communications and Outreach Assistant means (I know it is a long title), I thought I would tell you a little bit about myself. My background & the bog By the … Continue reading
Read more »Let’s start at the very beginning: How the cryosphere influences our oceans
My first interaction with the Salish Sea was from several mountainous kilometres away up in St’atm’ic Nation Territory near the Bridge River and its headwaters, the Bridge Glacier. I was six months old when my Mother and my Granny carried me down to waters that would eventually flow into the Fraser River and out to … Continue reading
Read more »Stop fueling the fire: end fossil fuel subsidies in B.C.
Climate change is already being felt here in BC. Our coast is seeing warmer waters, which the Department of Fisheries and Oceans says is causing salmon declines on the BC coast. Fire seasons in 2017 and 2018 were extreme events driven by climate change, impacting our economy and human health, and costing taxpayers hundreds of … Continue reading
Read more »Climate Accountability Means Communities of Care: Meet GSA’s Newest Organizer
Hey everyone! My name is Gillian Der and I am so excited to be jumping into this role as community organizer on GSA’s municipal climate accountability efforts. I am looking forward to campaigning to support community members in asking their municipalities around the Salish Sea to send letters to the top 20 carbon producers, holding … Continue reading
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