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[evoz] Cafe Simpatico: October 25
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- Published on Friday, 04 October 2024 09:48
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The BC Health Coalition launches Platform for Public Health Care
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- Published on Wednesday, 02 October 2024 19:58
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The BC Health Coalition just launched a platform to raise the bar on which commitments the provincial parties make in the election.
We will be asking candidates and parties to say where they stand on six priority solutions that will deliver a real impact on the health of all BC residents.
The full platform is comprehensive of the entire public health care system (you can read it here). We have focused on six priority solutions that would address the most pressing issues facing people across BC and heal the underlying strains on our system.
Six Solutions to Heal Public Health Care:
- Guarantee access to on-going Primary Health Care
- Provide coverage for medicines that people rely on
- Rapidly reduce surgical wait-times
- Improve access to and quality of seniors care
- Protect funding for public health care from being used as profits
- Create sustainable working conditions for all health care workers
Do these sound like commitments you
want British Columbia to adopt? Join the campaign calling on
candidates...
Read more: The BC Health Coalition launches Platform for Public Health Care
Lets honour Truth and Reconciliation
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- Published on Saturday, 28 September 2024 08:06
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Find an event near you
Hi Paov,
This Monday, September 30, marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Join us in remembering the victims and survivors of Canada’s residential school system, and committing to challenge ongoing colonialism.
Also known as Orange Shirt Day, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is commemorated with events all over the country. Please find an event near you by searching “Truth and Reconciliation Day Event + (your town or city)” and take some time to show up and honour survivors and Indigenous communities.
Ready, set, go!
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- Published on Thursday, 26 September 2024 14:39
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Paov,
It’s going to take all of us to secure real health care commitments from candidates and parties this election.
On Tuesday, we launched our provincial election campaign in support of public health care. Are you ready to join in?
Between now and October 9, we’re asking you to reach out to your local candidates and ask them where they stand on six solutions to heal public health care.
We’ve created an Action Toolkit to help you connect to other people in your area, reach out to your candidates, and report back with what you’re learning about candidates who are willing to stand for public health care.
Go to the toolkitWe have just two weeks to identify candidates who are willing to work with us - now and after the election - to fight for our...
Election campaign launch today!
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- Published on Tuesday, 24 September 2024 10:25
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Last call to register! Join us at 1:00pm today.
There's still time to register for the Vote Public Health Care general meeting for a members-only launch of our provincial election campaign. If you're already registered, see you soon!
When: Today, Tuesday September 24 from
1:00-3:00 pm PT
Where: Online via Zoom (registration
required)
How to join
Here are some detailed instructions for how to join via Zoom videoconference:
- Register via the Zoom webpage to receive a link to join by email. Click here to register.
- You must join the meeting using the link you received from Zoom when you registered. We will be re-sending confirmation emails this morning.
- To search for your registration details in your email inbox, look for an email from Zoom (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with this subject line - General Meeting: Vote public health care Confirmation
- You may also listen in by phone by dialing +1 778 907 2071. Enter Meeting ID 853 3672 1862 when prompted.
If you encounter any technical difficulties or are unable to join us by Zoom, rest assured you will...
[evoz] Reminder: Cafe Simpatico - Friday Sep 27
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- Published on Monday, 23 September 2024 09:46
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Central America Support Committee

presents
Cafe Simpatico
Friday, September 27, 2024
Paul Phillips Hall at Fernwood Community Association 1923 Fernwood Road Doors open at 7:00 PM: 7:30 PM presentation.
LATIN AMERICAN UPDATE
Please join us for the first Cafe of the fall season. Rotarian Bill Feyrer provides insight into Rotary projects in Honduras and political activist Tyson Strandlund brings recent news from Argentina and Venezuela. There will be time for discussion and questions.
Everyone is welcome! Refreshments including Fair Trade Nicaraguan coffee. Donations gratefully accepted.
Sponsored by Central America Support Committee (CASC)
www.victoriacasc.org https://www.facebook.com/vcasc/

Vote Public Health Care - General Meeting
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- Published on Thursday, 19 September 2024 16:44
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Dear Paov,
There's still time to register for our provincial election campaign launch next Tuesday. Will you join us to learn how you can stand up for our public health care system this election?
RegisterWhen: Tuesday,
September 24, from 1:00-3:00pm PST
Where: Online
via Zoom (Registration required)
We know that improving our public health care system is one of the most important issues that people in British Columbia care about. But beyond the political slogans, we need to find candidates who are willing to commit to real solutions and stand up against the formidable lobbies profiting off of our health care crisis.
This is why the BC Health Coalition is calling on all political parties to commit to six priority solutions. These are practical platform commitments that will improve access to primary health care, dramatically reduce wait times and improve the working conditions and stability of the health care workforce. These six solutions are critically important steps to strengthen and expand vital services and heal the underlying strains in...
Are you ready to vote?
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 September 2024 17:15
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Let’s hold our candidates accountable
Hi Paov,
B.C. is headed for another provincial election on October 19. And there’s a lot at stake, including the climate and biodiversity crises that you and I care deeply about.
The election features parties whose stances range from questionable to downright concerning. As a federal charity, we don’t endorse any candidate or party. Instead, we're calling on you to vote and hold your candidate accountable before, during and after the election.
This year, we’ve compiled a one-stop shop for resources on key issues to help you ask those seeking your votes...
[evoz] Today
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- Published on Saturday, 14 September 2024 09:01
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How are you feeling today? Are you going to the leg?
Susan
Read more: [evoz] Today
State of BC Health Care
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 September 2024 08:32
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Your August 2024 monthly update from
the
BC Health Coalition
UPDATES
Here’s what really happens when governments cut corners by outsourcing surgeries to private clinics.
The Conservative Party of BC have made a scary election pitch to fix wait lists for surgeries and diagnostic services by expanding “publicly funded partnerships in non-governmental facilities”. In other words, BC Conservative leader John Rustad wants to increase the use of private clinics, claiming this model will help put “patients first”.
But a large body of international evidence and failed Canadian experiments clearly shows that private clinics erode the public health care system we all rely on. In fact, outsourcing publicly funded surgeries has proven to put profits, not patients, first. READ MORE
"VOTE PUBLIC HEALTH CARE" CAMPAIGN UPDATE
Just seven weeks...
[evoz] Cafe Simpatico - Sep 27
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- Published on Friday, 06 September 2024 09:52
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Central America Support Committee

presents
Cafe Simpatico
Friday, September 27, 2024
Paul Phillips Hall at Fernwood Community Association 1923 Fernwood Road Doors open at 7:00 PM: 7:30 PM presentation.
LATIN AMERICAN UPDATE
Please join us for the first Cafe of the fall season. Rotarian Bill Feyrer provides insight into Rotary projects in Honduras and political activist Tyson Strandlund brings recent news from Argentina and Venezuela. There will be time for discussion and questions.
Everyone is welcome! Refreshments including Fair Trade Nicaraguan coffee. Donations gratefully accepted.
Sponsored by Central America Support Committee (CASC)
www.victoriacasc.org https://www.facebook.com/vcasc/

45 years of being wild…
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- Published on Wednesday, 04 September 2024 17:12
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Celebrate with our 2025 Wild Canada calendar or other wild gifts!
Hi Paov,
Where does the time go? Next year marks the 45th anniversary of the Wilderness Committee’s ongoing fight to protect threatened nature and defend at-risk species. Wow! And some of you have been part of this organization since then.
Back then, some of us weren’t quite environmental activists yet. But today, together, we’re at the forefront of the fight to defend wild spaces and species from industrial destruction. Together, we’ve...
Whatevers Wild is back!
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- Published on Sunday, 01 September 2024 08:18
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Have you been trail building?
Hi Paov,
Boy do we have some stories to share with this brand new episode of Whatever’s Wild.
Over the past six months, you’ve sat down with Cedar George-Parker — the host of this fascinating video series — for compelling conversations with campaigners who’ve been on the road and in the woods. You’ve been offered an in-depth perspective into our work, straight from the folks doing it.
And I’m sure our latest episode will not disappoint. In this month’s episode, Cedar dives into the Wilderness Committee’s renowned trail building program with its leader — trailblazing campaign organizer Em Hoffpauir.
7 systems-wide benefits of expanding home support
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- Published on Thursday, 29 August 2024 09:55
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Dear Paov,
We've just released a new blog post that explains a much underrated public solution with systems-wide benefits for public health care: home support.
I've included a preview below, and you can click here to read the full post.
As we prepare for a provincial election in October, our team at the BC Health Coalition has been working with our leadership to build our dream platform highlighting six solutions that could transform our health care system. These public solutions, like the expansion of publicly funded home care and home support, can be swiftly implemented and are so much more than a short-term fix.
We'll be launching our Vision for BC Health Care platform in September and letting you know how you can be part of securing commitments from candidates to implement our solutions if elected. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this sneak peak into one of our solutions.
If you want to make sure you are up-to-date on our provincial election plans, here are two quick steps you can take:
- Sing our Vote Public Health Care pledge to be sure to receive our platform and elections guide
-
Register
for our next General Meeting, to be held...
Read more: 7 systems-wide benefits of expanding home support
Notice of General Meeting: Vote Public Health Care
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- Published on Monday, 26 August 2024 08:19
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Dear Paov,
This provincial election, help ensure a win for public health care.
If you are a BC Health Coalition individual member or part of a member organization, join us for a members-only reveal of our health care solutions platform, elections guide, and voter education plan. Come strategize on how we can work together to identify candidates who will commit to championing real health care solutions.
Register hereIf you are not a current or up-to-date member, remember to take a moment to sign up for a membership prior to registering.
When: Tuesday, September 24, from
1:00-3:00pm PST
Where: Online
via Zoom (Registration required)
More details, a link to register, and a full agenda can be found on our website at bchealthcoalition.ca/votepublichealthcare.
In solidarity,
BC Health Coalition
https://www.bchealthcoalition.ca/
British Columbia Health Coalition ·...
Read more: Notice of General Meeting: Vote Public Health Care
How is primary care access in your community?
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- Published on Tuesday, 20 August 2024 08:33
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Paov,
Most of us want to have a relationship with a family doctor who knows our health history and can be relied upon to do follow up care. But 20% of British Columbians do not have access to primary health care providers. They are forced to rely on disjointed care from corporate-virtual care providers and other walk-in clinics.
Would you take a quick, 3-minute survey to help us learn how people in various communities across the province are coping with the lack of primary care access?
Take the surveyFor years, the BC Health Coalition has been advocating for primary health care reforms because we know that primary health can be the difference between life or death, or between a functional and dysfunctional public health care system.
As we prepare for a provincial election this fall, we’re developing a people’s health care platform to promote proven healthcare solutions that can effectively increase access to healthcare for everyone in BC.
Your feedback will help us better...
Stop the fracked gas industry from reviving a zombie pipeline
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- Published on Thursday, 15 August 2024 17:05
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Demand a new review!
Hi Paov,
Construction could start this month on a proposed pipeline across northern B.C. that’s been sitting dormant for a decade. Together, we need to stop it.
The Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline was originally intended to carry gas from fracking operations in the northeast to the Pacific Northwest LNG facility. But that facility was cancelled after opposition from Indigenous land defenders in 2017. As a result, construction on the pipeline never began.
Pipeline permits are set to expire this November — unless they manage to start construction by then. Can you help us make it harder for them?
[evoz] You're officially invited to Latin Night at the Victoria Events Centre! August 16th, doors at 10pm
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- Published on Thursday, 15 August 2024 09:11
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Hello from the Victoria Chapter of the Popular Democracy Movement!!
We are a new organization dedicated to solidarity with oppressed peoples across the country and the world. To celebrate our inception, we have organized an event to show our solidarity with the diverse Latin American community in Victoria.
In partnership with the Central American Support Committee (CASC), we decided that the best way to inaugurate our founding was to invite everyone to a night of dancing, specialty cocktails, and music!
This event will be held at the Victoria Events Centre at 1415 Broad Street, Victoria on Friday, August 16th at 10pm
Tickets are $10 for presale and $12 at the door! Reserve now!
Latin Night will feature DJ Alex King who has hosted Latin activities all over the Victoria area and abroad! See Alex's Instagram for more details on his music: https://www.instagram.com/djalexkingmusic/
This event is a fundraiser which will directly assist CASC in their project to build engagement and solidarity with various Latin American communities in Honduras. We will be selling free-trade, organic coffee beans at the merch table for those who are interested in assisting more directly!Find out more about the Central American Support Committee's projects and...
[evoz] Upcoming event: Latin Night - Aug 16
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- Published on Friday, 09 August 2024 18:41
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Latin Night featuring DJ Alex King Victoria Event CenterFriday, August 16, Doors at 10 PM $10 Advance tickets$12 At the doorDrinks & merchandise at the Door (including Cafe Simpatico coffee from Nicaragua).
State of BC Health Care
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- Published on Thursday, 08 August 2024 08:46
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Your August 2024 monthly update from
the
BC Health Coalition
SAVE THE DATE
This October 2024, help ensure a win for public health care.
If you are a BC Health Coalition individual member or part of a member organization, join us for a members-only reveal of our health care solutions platform, elections guide, and voter education plan. Come strategize on how we can work together to identify candidates who will commit to championing real health care solutions. If you aren't a member yet, sign up for a membership before registering! REGISTER HERE
UPDATES
These Canadian provinces tried fixing wait times using private clinics, and failed
Canadians all want shorter wait times for medical services like diagnostic imaging, surgeries and cancer treatment.
A recent poll by Environics Research for the Canadian Health Coalition shows...
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