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Photo by Sarah Danks Highlighting Youth Leaders: An interview with Rebecca Gunn Hansen
Rebecca Gunn Hansen is a youth leader. Rebecca took part in Sierra Club BC’s Youth Environmental Leadership Program (YELP). For many years, YELP provided a space for powerful and transformative youth learning on environmental issues.
Mya Van Woudenberg/Sierra Club BCElection 2019: A critical moment for the climate
It’s election time, and we’ve got volunteers on the phone lines now. They’re making calls almost daily to Sierra Club BC supporters like you to remind them to vote in the federal election on October 21.
What's next: 10 ways you can build on the climate strike momentum
From September 20 to 27, more than 7.6 million people across the globe rose up for climate justice. So, what’s next?
Ben ParfittEcojustice, Sierra Club BC in court over environmental assessment exemption for unlawfully-built dams
Ecojustice and Sierra Club BC are in court this week to challenge the British Columbia government’s decision to exempt two Petronas Canada dams from environmental assessments — after the company had already gone ahead and built the dams unlawfully.
Steph Schumann Photography50th Anniversary Vancouver Gala Highlights
Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate our 50th Anniversary at the Vancouver Gala! The event was a huge success because of you!
Understanding the climate emergency and the youth-led global climate strikes: A package for BC educators
Sierra Club BC has created an introductory guide to help support BC educators and students in exploring climate change, climate justice and the Global Strikes for Climate led by school-age youth.
Mya Van WoudenbergEVENT: Join the Global Climate Strikes (September 20 to 27)
From September 20 to 27, youth across the globe are rising up for climate justice. And they are asking everyone (including adults) to join them for the biggest worldwide climate strike we’ve seen yet.
Emily ThiessenConstruction Season: A Comic from the Movement to #StopTMX
Last spring was Emily’s first time on a front line as she joined the movement to stop the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
Moments of connection with people Emily met at the Watch House in Burnaby have stuck with her, even with people she only knew for a few minutes. This is a comic about some of those moments, as we might be entering another construction season.
Andrew S. WrightOur 50th Anniversary Vancouver Gala was a huge success because of you!
Thanks to everyone who attended our 50th Anniversary Vancouver Gala. It’s because of you that this event was a smashing success! Here’s a quick look at some of the highlights from the evening.
A Tribute to Tom Lane
Tom was an extraordinary environmentalist and social justice advocate who lived life large and with the clear intention to make a positive difference.
Secret spy hearings: An illegal attack on democracy
In July, with our lawyers at the BC Civil Liberties Association, we released the Protest Papers, thousands of pages of heavily redacted information that CSIS collected. CSIS spied on Sierra Club BC and others speaking up to oppose Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline and tankers project.
Balancing the Canoe
Balancing the Canoe is a reflection and statement of accountability from Sierra Club BC, part of our process to better understand the historical and ongoing impact of our work as experienced by Indigenous peoples.
Electrification of fracking and LNG will fuel climate change, not solve it
Sierra Club BC released the following statement from campaigns…
