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Dogwood Initiative is a Canadian non-profit group based in Victoria, British Columbia. Conceived in autumn 1998 at a meeting of First Nations, environmentalists, community advocates, and labour leaders, Dogwood Initiative began operating in 1999.
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Dogwood Initiative helps British Columbians exercise local control to create healthy and prosperous communities.
Our goals are to:
- Increase the land under sustainable community and First Nation management.
- Increase democratic, local control of land and resources throughout BC.
- Inspire an informed and engaged citizenry at the local level
- Expand collaboration among diverse constituencies.
- Ensure strong and lasting support for public oversight of communal resources.
We help communities and First Nations gain more control of the land and resources around them so they can be managed in a way that does not rob future generations for short-term corporate gain. This sounds simple, but to the corporate executives and bureaucrats who control most of BC's public land, community control--sustainable land reform--is a ground-shaking idea. But a growing number of British Columbians are convinced that it is not only possible, but essential to the survival of their communities.
Dogwood Initiative is a unique and innovative group. We have elevated sustainable land reform to the forefront of debate in BC. Our initial focus is to create pressure to dismantle the virtual monopolies held by resource companies over public land, so that communities can gain the control they need. While this is a formidable task, we are well positioned to succeed. We continue to build relationships at the local, provincial, national and international levels in order to put into action long-term sustainable solutions.
