Lets send a climate champion to the BC Premiers office
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- Published on Sunday, 29 November -0001 16:00
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Paov,
Normally, we wouldn’t email you about a provincial political party’s leadership race. We typically focus on federal politics and avoid internal party fights, but right now, the BCNDP leadership race presents an unprecedented opportunity to change climate politics in this country.
Last week, longtime climate activist Anjali Appadurai announced that she is running to replace John Horgan as leader of the BCNDP. You might remember Anjali from her run to represent Vancouver Granville in the last federal election, a race she narrowly lost. Or, you might know her from her years of tireless climate organizing in BC, across Canada and around the world.
I’ve known Anjali for over a decade now. We’ve worked together at United Nations climate negotiations, on domestic policy campaigns in Canada and organizing against dangerous fossil fuel expansion. Through all this, I can confidently say, there are few people more dedicated to climate justice than Anjali. Her entering this race has the potential to upend the political status quo in BC and Canada more broadly, and help our movement make real progress towards a just and livable future... for all. That’s why, for the first time ever, we’re getting involved in a leadership race.
We’re partnering with our friends at Dogwood BC to seize this once-in-a-generation opportunity. Our records indicate that you’re not a resident of BC, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t make a significant impact on this campaign, and ultimately help send Anjali to the Premier’s office. That’s why I’m inviting you to sign up to join one of Dogwood’s phonebanking sessions to recruit new BCNDP members from across the province over the next two weeks.
Anjali is going up against former Attorney General David Eby, who until now was the only candidate in the race and has promised “no radical changes'' under his leadership. But this moment of overlapping crises calls for bold action, not more of the same, and having Anjali as Premier of B.C. for at least the next two years would be game-changing
One of the key aspects of this race is that anyone over 12 can join the party, and permanent residents as well as citizens are eligible too. Membership costs $10, but youth and low-income people can have this reduced to $1. Anjali has a real shot at winning this race by building a coalition of young people, climate activists, and current and former party members disillusioned with the BCNDP’s old guard.
Onwards,
Cam
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