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We reshape who cities are built by and for so that communities’ needs are met and everyone can belong, participate, and thrive.

Women Transforming Cities (WTC) aims to radically shift social, economic, and political power to equity-deserving groups to reshape who cities are built by and for so that communities’ needs are met and everyone can belong, participate, and thrive. We do this with an intersectional feminist lens through civic literacy and
education, research, advocacy and collaboration.

08/05/2026

🔖 Next month, WTC's Our City Hall campaign will be hosting 2️⃣ community events so you can make an informed voting decision for the municipal election on Oct. 17. We put together this events calendar so you understand what each event is about and why you should join us!

💪🏽We encourage you to attend both events starting with our Campaign Launch on Sept. 1.

Held at the Helena Gutteridge Plaza at Vancouver City Hall, celebrate with residents and local orgs who engaged with us, as we reveal the policies we're inviting mayoral and council candidates to commit to in the Our City hall pledge!

🌻 Sign up here:
https://form-can.keela.co/our-city-hall-report-launch

On Sept. 16, don't miss our flagship event, the Our City Hall Forum: Council Candidates Debate where you will learn about different candidates, their party's priorities, as well as the results of the Our City Hall pledge! The panel will be moderated by journalist and Narwhal editor Michelle Cyca. There will be time to mingle with candidates.

🤎 Thanks to our supporters and sponsors, this event is free to attend.

🌻 Register to save your spot:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/our-city-hall-forum-council-candidates-debate-tickets-1991423215445⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
[Title slide shows WTC staff with guest moderator Ginger Gosnell-Myers at the last council candidates debate forum event. Next slide explains WTC's Our City Hall campaign. Next 2 slides share date, time, and location for the upcoming campaign and why someone would want to attend. The last slide is a calendar summary to bookmark and access later.]

08/04/2026

Meet WTC member Christina! 🌟

Christina has been a longtime member with WTC. This year, she got more involved with her membership including joining our Intersectional Feminist Book Club and coming out to member events. 📖

Christina shared a few words at our picnic a few weeks ago about what inspired her to be a part of a movement working toward real, tangible impact. Thank you Christina for bringing your signature energy and friendly warmth at WTC events!

🙋🏻‍♀️ Interested in joining WTC as a member? Learn more at womentransformingcities.org/membership⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
[Christina stands under a shaded area in the park, holding a tiny mic that has the WTC logo. She wears a black sweater and light blue jeans. Behind her, are folks at the summer picnic sitting down together as they chat in a group.A big tree can be seen in the background]

07/31/2026

This is who works at Women Transforming Cities.

Municipal government is the closest level of government to communities. At WTC, we believe cities, towns, local communities, and neighbourhoods are an important and often overlooked site of resistance and action in our pursuit of gender, racial, and social equity.

We're right in the heart of the Our City Hall campaign, our campaign for courageous local policies that work for everyone—especially the communities too often left out of party platforms and council chambers.

And we're thankful for all the community support of everyone who has joined our grassroots campaign for the 2026 municipal election so far.

Whether you join WTC as a member, become a donor, volunteer, or attend our upcoming events in September, we're glad you're with us.

Learn more about ways to get involved:
https://www.womentransformingcities.org/ourcityhall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
[Baby photos of Women Transforming Cities staff with black text against a white background. Text comes from WTC's Theory of Change, and relate to staff members' job roles.]

07/30/2026

What would you do if you were city councillor for a day? 🤔

As you can see, we had some fun with this prompt at our member picnic a few weeks ago. 🧺

On Wed, Sep 16, we’ll be passing the mic to council candidates to hear what they’d do if elected in our flagship event, the Our City Hall Forum: Council Candidates Debate. 💬

Representatives from each of the major political parties will be invited to answer questions about key priorities identified through WTC’s Our City Hall campaign. 🌳

In this panel conversation moderated by journalist and The Narwhal editor Michelle Cyca, you’ll learn about different candidates, their party’s priorities, and how they will work to ensure Vancouver is a city where everyone belongs. The event will include time to mingle and meet with candidates. ☕️

Thanks to our supporters and sponsors, the event is free to attend. 💛

Registration is required. Link in bio. 🙂⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
[Irene asks different participants what they’d do if they were city councillor for a day. They stand underneath shade at Trout Lake, and hold tiny mics.]

07/27/2026

🌿 We're pleased to share Michelle Cyca is our special guest moderator for the Our City Hall Forum: Council Candidates Debate!

🗞️ Michelle is an award-winning freelance journalist and an editor for The Narwhal, a digital publication focused on investigative journalism about the natural world.

🪱 Outside of work, you can often find her organizing literary events with Upstart & Crow on Granville Island, running the trails in Pacific Spirit Park, or mapping baby change tables across the city. She is a lifelong Vancouver resident and a member of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 6.

📢 On Wed, Sept 16 at the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre, the Our City Hall Forum is your opportunity to get to know some city council candidates as they vie for your vote in the 2026 Vancouver municipal election!

🎟️ Free event. In-person and live stream available.⁠

👇🏼 Registration is required. Get your tickets here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/our-city-hall-forum-council-candidates-debate-tickets-1991423215445⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
[Michelle smiles, tilted head to the side. Hair is down and pinned back. She wears a dark reddish orange blouse.]

07/26/2026

Meet WTC member Izzie 🧡

Izzie has recently been helping us out by volunteering at community events. Here's what Izzie has to say!

"I've appreciated getting to talk to members of different communities in a variety of neighbourhoods about their priorities and meet lovely people within WTC along the way. Hearing from kids about their own priorities— adventure playgrounds, kitty cats, free ice cream, and more—has been a major highlight!

As a soon-to-be graduate from UBC's Master of Community and Regional Planning, I've found volunteering with WTC to be a meaningful way to build on my community engagement experience in real-world settings.

We're working to make our cities better for everyone, but not everyone agrees on how to do so. Navigating complicated conversations between neighbours is an essential part of the changemaking process, and I'm grateful for the chances I've had to practice that skill.

I'm excited to stay involved with WTC and see what the future has in store!"

🌱 If you've been interested in joining an active community full of folks who care about transforming where we live, join our Member Info Session this Mon, Jul 27 at 5:30 pm to learn more:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/4FulbcpNRo2JLiKlTHQyUQ #/registration⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
[Lily and Izzie smile as they hold up a handwritten sign that reads "welcome to the climate block party!" in front of a table outdoors.]

07/24/2026

⭐ EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ⭐

Ever looked at a local ballot and felt unsure where to start, or wondered who actually stands for the issues you care about? You’re definitely not alone.

Join CityHive and Women Transforming Cities for an interactive event for young people who want to feel confident voting in the upcoming municipal elections. We’ll discuss the issues that matter to you, demystify decision-making at the local level, learn how to analyze candidate platforms, and get creative at activity stations!

This is a non-partisan event that offers the tools and space to translate your values into votes this election season 🗳️✨

🗓️ Wednesday, August 5
⏰ 5:30–8:00 PM
📍 YWCA Vancouver (535 Hornby St)
🍛 Dinner provided!

Register for free: zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/from-values-to-votes-vancouver

We’ll be focusing on Vancouver for this event, but youth from all municipalities are invited to attend (and stay tuned for details on our August 12 edition in Surrey 👀)

07/23/2026

👋🏼 Get your ticket to the Our City Hall Forum: Council Candidates Debate, our flagship event happening on Wed, Sept. 16 at the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre at SFU.

👥 Representatives from each of the major political parties will be invited to answer questions about key priorities identified through WTC’s Our City Hall campaign.

🍏 In this moderated panel conversation, you will learn about different candidates, their party’s priorities, and how they will work to ensure Vancouver is a city where everyone belongs. There will be time to mingle and meet with candidates.

🖋️ The forum will also be the first time we reveal the results of the Our City Hall pledge, showing which mayoral and council candidates have committed to implementing key policy asks shaped by WTC’s community engagement if elected.

🎟️ Free event. Registration is required. Link in bio.⁠
🎙️ In-person and live stream available.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
[Irene puts a paper that says “Our City Hall Forum Sept 16, 2026” on different outdoor murals. The final shot shows the paper on a chainlink fence with the words “Register now. Link in bio.” at the end.]

07/22/2026

🔔 Gentle reminder our next virtual Member Information Session is next Mon, Jul. 27 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm.

You do not need to be a WTC member to register. This is a space for current and prospective members to learn:

👁️‍🗨️ An overview of WTC and our history
🎬️ Current programs and initiatives
🎯 Membership benefits
🌞 Ways to get involved.

Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/4FulbcpNRo2JLiKlTHQyUQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
[A photo of women working together sitting around a table with notebooks and laptops open. In large letters, text reads "WTC's Member Info Session on Zoom! " In smaller letters, text reads "Jul 27 5:30PM PT."]

07/17/2026

Take a look through WTC's summer scrapbook sharing a slice of community! 🌼📒

This summer, we stepped outside traditional meeting spaces and met people where they already gather: at community centres, farmers markets, neighbourhood events, and resource centres across the city.

These conversations are helping shape the work ahead. The ideas, experiences, and priorities shared by community will inform the Our City Hall campaign, turning community priorities into clear policy asks for candidates and elected officials.

Read the blog here:
https://www.womentransformingcities.org/blog/wtc-at-a-table-near-you-conversations-across-the-city

And join us for the next chapter of the conversation with our upcoming events including the launch of our policy asks on Sept. 1 and the Our City Hall Forum: Council Candidates Debate on Sept. 16:
https://www.womentransformingcities.org/events⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
[A scrapbook of photos, both digital and film, that document WTC's summer engagement across the city. Post-its and handwritten thoughts are scattered throughout the scrapbook amplify community voices.]

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