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Letter from Glasgow: Crunch Time (COP26)
Elizabeth May – November 10, 2021
“The bones of a strong commitment are there, but so too is a regurgitation of “blah, blah, blah.”
This COP could still avoid failure, while inevitably falling short of what is needed. And there remains an outside chance of actual success.
Green Party parliamentarians gather at every COP for a “Green Family Breakfast.” It is always on the Wednesday of the second week. The schedule is well-chosen. It is the unofficial launch of crunch time.”
Read Elizabeth May’s Letter from Glasgow: https://www.policymagazine.ca/letter-from-glasgow-crunch-time/
TODAY AT 11 AM – 12:30 PM
Global Day for Climate Justice – Victoria
Centennial Square
Event by Climate Justice Victoria
Justice won’t be handed to us by world leaders or delivered by corporations. Wherever you are in the world, now is the time to join the fight for climate justice.We got to this crisis point because our political and economic system is built on inequality and injustice. For centuries, rich governments and corporations have been exploiting people and the planet for profit, no matter how much it harms the rest of us.
Like the climate crisis, our economic and political system is human-made. This also means it can be remade. Climate justice recognizes that all of our struggles lead back to the same unjust system. Whether we are fighting for better pay at work, for clean water, or against police violence or the opening of a new mine. For control over our bodies or to stop the destruction of forests we live in. We need climate action that works for all of us, not just the people with the most money in their pocket. The solutions that we need already exist and are being practiced, but our leaders lack the political will to act.
World leaders and experts will meet in Glasgow in November at the global climate talks, COP26. Global problems need global solutions. The decisions made at COP26 will shape how governments respond (or not) to the climate crisis. They will decide who is to be sacrificed, who will escape and who will make a profit. So far, governments have done too little too late: colluding with corporations and hiding behind green washed ‘solutions’ that actually don’t exist yet, that don’t address the scale of the problem, and in many cases rely on more exploitation of people and the planet.
Justice won’t be handed to us by world leaders or delivered by corporations. The transformative solutions that we need to survive and build a more just and fair world can only be brought about through collective action, solidarity and coordination, from our local communities and international levels.
This event and host organizations are located on Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ lands. We look to and work with the Indigenous communities leading the climate justice movement on the front lines for guidance and leadership.
Centennial Square
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United Nations Disarmament Week 24-30 October
Since its founding, the United Nations has sought the global elimination of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction. Nuclear weapons pose a unique and existential threat to humanity due to their unparalleled destructive power. One nuclear weapon can destroy a whole city, potentially killing millions, and jeopardizing the natural environment and lives of future generations through its long-term catastrophic effects. Although nuclear weapons have only been used twice in warfare—in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945—about 13,080 reportedly remain in our world today and there have been over 2,000 nuclear tests conducted to date. Pursuing a world free of nuclear weapons is the best protection against such dangers but achieving this goal has been a tremendously difficult challenge.
Various bodies of the United Nations, including the General Assembly and Security Council, work to advance international peace and security through the pursuit of the elimination of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, the regulation of conventional arms, and ensuring responsible innovation and use of advances in science and technology. The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), first established in 1983, supports these bodies, the Secretary-General, Member States and civil society groups in pursuing these goals. The Office promotes:
- Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation;
- Strengthening of the disarmament regimes in respect to other weapons of mass destruction, such as chemical and biological weapons;
- Disarmament and arms control efforts in the area of conventional weapons, such as landmines, cluster munitions, the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, and the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, as well as through increasing transparency via the UN Register of Conventional Arms;
- Ensuring responsible innovation and use of advances in science and technology and addressing emerging weapon technologies such as autonomous weapon systems.
Canada must commit to ending the threat of nuclear annihilation by signing and ratifying the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. On January 22, 2021 the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) came into force. Elizabeth May, Parliamentary Leader of the Green Party of Canada, joined former Ambassador for Disarmament and retired Parliamentarian, the Hon Douglas Roche, Senator Marilou McPhedran and as well as Members of Parliament from the Liberal, Bloc and New Democratic Parties to call for Canada to sign and ratify the treaty.
“Canada led the way on the Ottawa Process to ban landmines – even though we do not manufacture or use landmines. In the same way, as a non-nuclear weapons state, we must work to eliminate nuclear weapons,” said Ms. May. “Recent years have seen a major increase in military nuclear spending by nuclear weapons states as the former US administration and current Russian government retreated from the promise of the Gorbachev-Reagan era. Now is the time for Canada to step up and join this landmark treaty.
Global Climate Strike! Noon Sept 24th
? WE’RE STRIKING ONCE AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 24! ?
This September 24, we’re calling climate justice in the face of the climate crisis and all other crises affecting our world.
The climate crisis does not exist in a vacuum; the various other crises systematically affecting billions of people in the world amplify and are amplified by climate change. As we continue the call for climate justice, our fight must center the struggles of the most affected peoples and areas in our local communities and around the world, to ensure that no one is left behind and we BUILD BACK BETTER!
Join Our Earth Our Future on the lawn of the legislature at noon on September 24th to make sure we are heard loud and clear: we need a system change, not climate change! Please bring and wear a mask.
Find out more about Our Earth Our Future at https://www.instagram.com/ourearthourfuturevic/?hl=en
This event and host organizations are located on Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ lands. We look to and work with the Indigenous communities leading the climate justice movement on the front lines for guidance and leadership.
Election Day!
Good Morning Greens!
Today is election day! We are at the finish line, and we are so close to electing another Green MP. We need you to get out and vote!
Ride Requests
If you need a ride to the polls, please give us a call at 778-600-1732, and we can set you up with one of our drivers to get you where you need to vote! We ask that you please wear a mask the whole time and let us know if you are vaccinated when making the request.
Volunteering
We have lots going on in the office today! If you want to get involved, give us a call or send us an email. You can also drop by our office at 770 Hillside Ave.
Election Night Watch Party
Join us as we wait for the results on Election Night. We will be gathering in our office with Harley Gordon and Elizabeth May to cheer on Greens across the country. If you are volunteering for us on Election Night, please come down after you are done. We will be going till around 10:30/11PM.
We have a 50 person limit inside the building, but you are welcome to stop by for a visit. Doors will be open!
We are following COVID-19 protocols, so please wear a mask and we will be taking names at the door.
The office is accessible for those in wheelchairs.
Thank you for all of your continued support!
Campaign to Elect Nick Loughton
ANNAMIE PAUL in Victoria – Sept 18, 2021
JOIN ANNAMIE PAUL, LEADER OF THE GREEN PARTY OF CANADA in Victoria, BC!
(1) 10:50 am – 12:45 pm SIGN WAVE & PRESS CONFERENCE
Please arrive at 10:50am at Kimta Road beside Lime Bay Park. (205 Kimta Rd., Victoria)
We will walk to Esquimalt and Catherine St for the sign wave.
The Press Conference will begin at 12 noon with many candidates from across BC. Please stay to watch! Bring your enthusiasm and get excited to meet Annamie! Wear Green!
Sign up: https://fb.me/e/16F3FJaYa
(2) 4:30 pm – 5:15 pm OFFICE RALLY (770 Hillside Ave., Victoria)
Hear from Annamie Paul and local candidates including Nick Loughton, Paul Manly, Elizabeth May and Harley Gordon.
We have a 50 person limit inside the building but we do have space outside for folks to stand outside and listen! Doors will be open!
We are following COVID-19 protocols so please wear a mask and we will be taking names at the door.
The office is accessible for those in wheelchairs.
Sign up: https://fb.me/e/1c4Vw73jV
Sign up: https://fb.me/e/1c4Vw73jV
These events are being hosted on the Traditional territory of the Lekwungen speaking people, the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations.
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs and SUCCESS Pre-Election Town Hall
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) and SUCCESS hosted a Pre- Election town hall with moderator Justin McElroy and candidates Kenny Chiu (Conservative Party); Joyce Murray (Liberal Party); Peter Julian (NDP); and Nick Loughton (Green Party) to discuss important issues including Racism and Hate Crimes, Seniors Care, Post- pandemic Economic Recovery, immigration and refugees, Healthy and Safe communities and Sustainability of Chaitiable and non- profit sectors.
101.9FM Fiji Mermaid What The Beep* Special Federal Election Regional Candidate Online Debate
Chamber of Commerce Victoria Candidates Debate Sept 14, 2021
Facebook Watch: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=593196275011670
On September 20, 2021, Canadians will go to the polls to elect a new federal government. As businesses continue to be affected by the pandemic, the stakes have never been higher to have our voices heard by political candidates vying to be our next government 
Hear from candidates from the four main political parties running in the riding of Victoria on issues affecting our businesses and region’s economic environment.
Confirmed Candidates:
(Listed in alphabetically order by party)
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Green Party – ???? ????????
Liberal Party – ????? ?????????
NDP – ?????? ??????? (Incumbent)