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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