Local elections are where climate action gets real: housing, transit, trees, heat safety—and the everyday stuff that decides whether our communities thrive.
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| WE-CAN is kicking off our local elections organizing work, and I’d love you (and your group) in the room. |
Kick-Off: WE-CAN Together
Date: January 29
Time: 3:00 PM (PT)
Where: Zoom, Register Here
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Poll after poll shows the ‘environment’ has slid down people’s priority lists, but support stays strong for the practical, people-first policies that deliver real climate wins. This cycle, we’re putting good policy for people at the centre with the climate benefits as a powerful “plus,” not the headline.
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Quick note on what this is (and isn’t): WE-CAN isn’t endorsing candidates. We’re not here to write anyone’s policy or run anyone’s campaign. We’re here to connect, curate, and amplify the best local tools and ideas across BC.
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At the kickoff, we’ll share the plan and how to plug in (big and small).
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We’ll also walk through the shared infrastructure we’re building (hub + tools), so groups don’t duplicate each other’s work and can spend more time on direct, local organizing.
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And yes: you’ll meet others across BC working toward the same kind of people-first, climate-plus local change.
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What you’ll get at the kick-off:
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- A quick overview of the 2026 local elections plan + timeline
- A tour of the shared hub (tools, events, questionnaires/report cards)
- Time to meet others in your region/issue lane
- Share what you already have (toolkits, events, policy ideas, questionnaires/report cards) so we can amplify it
- Tell us what support would actually help (training, connections, visibility)
| If you can make it, RSVP here (and please forward this to allied groups/people who should be here, which includes non-climate groups advocating for people-first policies that come with a climate “plus”) |
If you can’t make it, reply anyway, and I’ll make sure you’re looped in.
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Bring a friend, bring your best local-government hot take, and bring the energy (we’ll supply the optimism… some assembly required).
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In solidarity,
Sebastian Sajda |
WE-CAN Director
WE-CAN Local Government Team |
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