Speakers from left to right: Audrey Siegel, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Seth Klein, Peter McCartney, Sven Biggs, Tracey Saxby, Janelle Lapointe, Mike Bomford, Ashley Zarbatany, Bishop John Stephens, Dr. Melissa Lem. Not pictured: Eric Doherty.
Climate Action Progress Report Launch a Success!
On Tuesday, November 7, members of the BCCEC gathered in so-called Vancouver to launch our latest Climate Action Progress Report and call on the BC government to implement our 10 urgent actions.
And what a powerful collection of voices it was. This is what the BC Climate Emergency Campaign is all about. Gathering faith leaders, health groups, Indigenous communities, anti-poverty organizations, agricultural workers, transportation advocates, climate groups, and more, to call for emergency-level climate action together.
Speakers included:
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President, Union of BC Indian Chiefs
Audrey Siegl, Musqueam Nation
Dr. Melissa Lem, Board President, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
Seth Klein, Team Lead, Climate Emergency Unit
Tracey Saxby, Executive Director, My Sea to Sky
Janelle Lapointe, Climate Justice & Indigenous Rights Organizer from Stellat’en First Nation
Ashley Zarbatany, Fossil Gas Campaigner, Dogwood
Peter McCartney, Climate Campaigner, Wilderness Committee
Eric Doherty, Registered Professional Planner, Climate Justice Victoria and the Better Transit Alliance of Greater Victoria
Mike Bomford, Faculty member, Department of Sustainable Agriculture, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Check out the media coverage of the launch:
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