Posts by Celine Trojand
"What took you so long?"
Around a kitchen table in Fort Saint John, seven people are talking through their local Let BC Vote strategy when one asks me, “What took you so long to ...
On the road again
“I’m glad we’re getting started small and then growing big. We’re going to grow fast here.” That’s what one first-time organizer from Prince George said to us after we ...
The revolution will be organized
Not long ago comedian Russell Brand took a crack at guest editing the New Statesman, a UK-based political magazine. His subsequent interview with BBC’s Jeremy Paxman saturated my social ...
Knock the Vote, Victoria!
Victoria cooled to a chilly -2 C on Friday after the hottest activist-driven day of 2013 thus far: eight days of Enbridge hearings in Victoria had wrapped, rallies and ...
B.C.-wide rallies reveal depth of No Tankers movement
Just before noon on October 24, Gabriela Hirt stood outside MLA Ida Chong’s office on Vancouver Island, her heart aflutter. “I looked at my watch: almost noon,” she thought ...
Vote for who you like
In May’s federal election, nearly 70 per cent of eligible voters in the Victoria region voted – one of the highest turnouts in the country! In contrast, during the ...
Kinder Morgan: Under the radar?
B.C. local governments say whoa there cowboy to Kinder Morgan pipeline and oil tanker expansion plans through Juan de Fuca Strait. Late one afternoon near the end of September ...
New Faces at Dogwood
In the past few months, Dogwood has welcomed two new communications staff. Karl Hardin Karl Hardin joined Dogwood full time in January as our communications coordinator. He has a ...
Video Takes You Places
It’s a blustery Thanksgiving morning in Victoria when Jamie Tanner and I sit down over breakfast to talk about the environmental movement and film-making. Jamie is one of BC’s ...