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Vancouver Election Series Ep. #3 Part 1: Jean Swanson and Breen Ouellette from COPE Vancouver The Cardboard Project
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Series Special Edition: Vancouver Election Ep. #3 Part 1
In light of the upcoming Vancouver election, our program entrepreneurs are meeting with a variety of City Council candidates to learn more and share the running party’s intended efforts to address the ongoing issues in their DTES community.
The third episode in this series is split into two parts, featuring Jean Swanson and Breen Ouellette, City Council candidates with Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) Vancouver. Serena Cripps and Alexa Lizotte lead us through this conversation to bring their diverse backgrounds to the table. In hopes to decolonize our ideas on leadership, we explore Jean and Breen’s perspective on what it means to be a leader as well hear their insights from their extensive experience. Jean offers perspective as a current City Council member and long-term anti-poverty and social justice activist in the Vancouver community (over 40 years!). Breen Ouellette, a Metis person, lawyer, as well as a significant figure labour movement activist and elected union steward, union counsellor, and OH&S committee representative. Join us in this conversation to gain perspective on the complexities of housing policies, impact of stigma, and the importance of voting in this upcoming election.
To learn more about COPE Vancouver’s platform, check out this link: https://www.copevancouver.ca/about_cope
To learn more about Jean Swanson and her individual insights, check out this link: https://www.copevancouver.ca/jean_swanson
To learn more about Breen Ouellette and her individual insights, check out this link:
https://www.electbreen.ca/
https://www.copevancouver.ca/breen_ouellette
If you haven’t already, take the time to check out our previous episodes featuring other City Council candidates and don’t forget to vote in the Vancouver election on Saturday October 15th, 2022.
Series Special Edition: Vancouver Election Ep. #3 Part 1
In light of the upcoming Vancouver election, our program entrepreneurs are meeting with a variety of City Council candidates to learn more and share the running party’s intended efforts to address the ongoing issues in their DTES community.
The third episode in this series is split into two parts, featuring Jean Swanson and Breen Ouellette, City Council candidates with Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) Vancouver. Serena Cripps and Alexa Lizotte lead us through this conversation to bring their diverse backgrounds to the table. In hopes to decolonize our ideas on leadership, we explore Jean and Breen’s perspective on what it means to be a leader as well hear their insights from their extensive experience. Jean offers perspective as a current City Council member and long-term anti-poverty and social justice activist in the Vancouver community (over 40 years!). Breen Ouellette, a Metis person, lawyer, as well as a significant figure labour movement activist and elected union steward, union counsellor, and OH&S committee representative. Join us in this conversation to gain perspective on the complexities of housing policies, impact of stigma, and the importance of voting in this upcoming election.
To learn more about COPE Vancouver’s platform, check out this link: https://www.copevancouver.ca/about_cope
To learn more about Jean Swanson and her individual insights, check out this link: https://www.copevancouver.ca/jean_swanson
To learn more about Breen Ouellette and her individual insights, check out this link:
https://www.electbreen.ca/
https://www.copevancouver.ca/breen_ouellette
If you haven’t already, take the time to check out our previous episodes featuring other City Council candidates and don’t forget to vote in the Vancouver election on Saturday October 15th, 2022.
21 min