Posts by Laura Benson

Changing the way people approach decision-making

Outgoing Dogwood Board Chair Jennie Milligan reflects on where we have come from and where we are headed next In 2006, recent law school graduate Jennie Milligan was working ...

In Burnaby North-Seymour, a giant on the hillside

Trans Mountain looms large over this election. Where do our local candidates stand? “I’m really into politics,” my eight year old has declared. I guess it’s not surprising, given ...

Don’t let the doorknob hit you, coal!

June 3, 2019 | 

After years of struggle, the door has finally closed on a controversial U.S. thermal coal port on the Fraser River (Photo courtesy of Eoghan Moriarty) Six years ago, Dogwood ...

One step closer to stopping Kinder Morgan

Dogwood organizing director Laura Benson reflects on the past two wild months Over the last two months Dogwood supporters have sent 20,800 personal messages to our governments asking B.C.’s ...

Six reasons Kinder Morgan’s pipeline won’t be built

April 25, 2018 | 

Six reasons Dogwood’s director of community organizing is feeling hopeful about beating Kinder Morgan My sons and I pass the Kinder Morgan tank farm on our way to school ...

Organized people can beat big money

We can win big — but only if we don’t let up now I’ve never felt more excited about the possibilities for a province where you lead and our ...

2016 – Our Field of Stars

December 20, 2016 | 

For this final Dogwood Organizing Newsletter in 2016, all you really need to know is in the stories and videos below. But here are a few highlights of what ...

Organizing is Always the Answer

November 22, 2016 | 

I was born and raised in Oregon. Aside from my kids and partner, all my family and most of my dearest friends are Americans who, unlike me, still live ...

Flexing grassroots muscle

September 29, 2016 | 

Over the summer, our movement grew bigger, got stronger and flexed its grassroots muscle. Thanks to volunteer teams and Dogwood’s three summer students, more than 7,000 people signed petitions ...