It's Leadnow's birthday!
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- Published on Monday, 28 August 2017 11:30
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Today marks seven years since a handful of young people with a big vision (and barely enough money to cover their rent) got together to form Leadnow.
Back then, critics said we wouldn’t last seven weeks. Instead, it’s been seven years fighting together for a vision of a fair, sustainable and just Canada.
Together, we’ve accomplished more than any of us could have imagined.
Today, we’re stronger than ever, and the Leadnow community is punching above our weight. We’ve just published an annual report, chock full of inspiring stories of people-powered change, and we want you to be the first to see it.
Check out our annual report to read the highlights from an incredible year of campaigning together.
From day one, the Leadnow community has been fighting for the world we want -- against any odds.
When Harper was elected with a false majority government in 2011, he began to quietly attack our environment, our social safety net and our democracy. But you fought back with huge petitions, rallies and social media campaigns that exposed Harper’s dangerous agenda.
In the 2015 election, thousands of you donated your time and money to build a massive people-powered election campaign that helped topple the Harper government.
And in 2016, you worked hard to hold the new Trudeau government accountable to their promise to be different.
Thanks to you Supa, and nearly half a million others like you, the days when a powerful few were left to call the shots are over. You’ve signed hard-hitting petitions, contacted MPs, Ministers and Premiers, written letters to the media and attended events around the country. You haven’t stuck to one or two issues either. You fought hard to hold the government to their promise on electoral reform, to push for bolder action on climate change, and to stop the toxic TPP trade deal. You took a staggering 488,499 individual actions in 2016 alone.
I’m so proud of what we’ve achieved together so far, and inspired to imagine what our collective power could make happen in the years to come.
Here’s to the next seven years!
Lyndsay, on behalf of the entire Leadnow.ca team
P.S. Leadnow is able to stay independent and turn the tables on the powerful because it’s paid for by thousands of small donations from our members. We don’t take fat cheques from the government or big business -- we rely on members like you chipping in what they can. Will you chip in $5, $25, $50 or whatever you can afford to keep Leadnow strong?
If you prefer to donate by cheque, please send your cheque payable to "Leadnow" to:
Leadnow.ca
PO Box 2091, Stn Terminal
Vancouver, BC
V6B 3T2
Please include a note with your cheque, so we know who it's from.
To donate by phone you can call us toll-free at 1‑855‑LEADN0W (1‑855‑532‑3609) ext 2.
We also accept donations by PayPal, Interac e-Transfer, Vancity Credit Union instant transfer, or pre-authorized payment from your bank account. See here for details: http://www.leadnow.ca/2016#donateoffline
