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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.

10/03/2026

👋🏼 Don’t live in Vancouver? We’ve got you. We’ve put together key dates for Burnaby, New West, Richmond, and Surrey’s local elections.

👩🏻‍💻We’ve included advance voting days (some starting today!), election day, and mail ballot deadlines. Visit your city’s website for more info.

🪱 Your vote shapes decisions on housing, transportation, community services, and public spaces for the next 4 years.

🍀 Send this post to two friends and make a plan to vote together!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
[Key voting dates for local elections in Burnaby, New West, Richmond, and Surrey. Photo of participants at Women Transforming Cities' Our City Hall launch. Slides 2 to 5 include the dates for advance voting days and mail-in ballot deadlines for a specific municipality.]

10/02/2026

Monique, WTC’s Education and Community Engagement Manager, shares what we’re voting for in Vancouver’s local election and BC’s provincial snap election, why it matters, as well as some helpful tips on making a voting plan and what to bring to the polls.

If you want to dive deeper, we’re hosting a Member Learning Series workshop next Tues, Oct. 6 called Demystifying the Ballot. This virtual workshop will go over:

➡️ Analyzing candidate platforms to help you vote for values-aligned candidates
📍 Voter eligibility and key election dates
📋 Creating a voting plan

Member Learning Series workshops are free for WTC members.

Sign up to become a member and get the free discount code at womentransformingcities.org/membership. Register link in bio.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
[Mo is standing as she speaks. She wears a white shirt underneath a black sweater. Images occasionally pop up on the screen, including, for example, screenshots of Capital Plan borrowing questions, plebiscite questions for Vancouver’s local election.]

10/01/2026

🗳️ There are many ways to cast your ballot in Vancouver’s upcoming local election. Whether you vote by mail or in-person, here are the key dates you need to know to have your say in who leads Vancouver for the next 4 years.

➡️ Head to vancouver.ca/vote for more info on voting places, accessible voting options, and to plan out your vote for mayor, council, school board, and park board.

❗️ We've created a handy Google Calendar with all these key dates in one place. Subscribe to the calendar so you don't miss a thing:
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r?cid=Y182ZDcxYjVjMjRiYzNiMmI0NWUyMmFmNzVhNGI2OTI2MjVjNjg3ZDZkYTM1MzIyNWY0NDU5Mzg2YmQ3OWY0N2MzQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20

🤎 Send this post to two friends and make a plan to vote together!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
[Key voting dates in Vancouver's local election. Photo of WTC board members Iris and Khayla holding City of Vancouver voting information. Slides 2 to 9 include the dates for advance voting days and mail-in ballot deadlines. Last slide shows an attendee of WTC's Our City Hall campaign launch with text about WTC's key voting dates Google calendar.]

09/21/2026

👋🏼 We have a new Member Learning Series workshop for the upcoming election!

Local government makes decisions that impact our lives every single day. From how we move around the city to the services we access, who we elect affects how we experience where we live. Let's dive into how decisions get made at the local level and why it’s so important to engage in the 2026 election cycle.

In this virtual workshop, learn strategies to analyze candidate platforms to help you vote for values-aligned candidates, voter eligibility and key election dates, and how to create a voting plan.

Led by Monique, WTC's Manager of Education and Community Engagement.

Member Learning Series workshops are free for WTC members. ⁠
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Sign up to become a member and get the free discount code at womentransformingcities.org/membership.⁠

Register for the event:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/demystifying-the-ballot-a-voter-mobilization-workshop-tickets-1997752262796⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
[Event poster for Demystifying the Ballot. Text share information about the date and time and what the workshop explores. Two black-and-white illustrations: A voting box with various hands putting in completed ballots, city council desk and chairs with flower petals and green shoots burgeoning in the back.]

09/18/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended or tuned in to the Our City Hall Forum: Council Candidates Debate this past Wednesday! 💐

800 residents joined in-person and online to learn who said "yes" to the six policy asks in the Our City Hall Pledge. 👥

And thank you to the candidates who committed to take action on the six priorities in our Pledge. Implementing these policies will make a meaningful difference in the lives of Vancouver residents, especially those struggling most. 🌱⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
[Full house of the theatre during the moderated panel. A close-up of an audience section, looking engaged and focused on what's happening on-stage. Moderator Michelle Cyca stands on-stage behind a podium, mid-sentence and mid-gesture. Joy and Ellen stand outside the theatre, smiling. Ellen has a thumbs up. Gladys can be seen speaking with an attendee at the WTC merch table. A wider shot of the audience from the side.]

09/17/2026

WTC called on all candidates for mayor and council to take the Our City Hall Pledge and commit to implementing our policy asks if elected.

Here are the candidate commitments from major parties. Swipe to see who said “yes” to the Our City Hall Pledge. Read the blog to learn more about what candidates shared in their survey responses on our website.

Our goal with the Our City Hall Pledge is to secure commitments from as many candidates as possible, so that after the election, we can work with whoever is elected to make progress on the issues that equity-deserving residents told us will make a meaningful difference in their lives.

Whether contacting campaign offices, emailing candidates directly, or sliding into their DMs, we made sure every party was aware of the Our City Hall Pledge and the community engagement that shaped these policy asks.

‼️ Take action:

🗳️ Vote in the upcoming election. You can vote by mail, vote early on Oct 3, 7, 10, 13, or vote on Oct 17. Learn about your options here:
https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-election.aspx

💗 Join WTC as a member to advocate for our policy asks after the election:
https://www.womentransformingcities.org/membership

📖 Read the full policy asks and what we heard in our community engagement at https://www.womentransformingcities.org/ourcityhall

🌠 Become a WTC donor to support our ongoing advocacy:
https://www.womentransformingcities.org/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
[Women Transforming Cities’ Our City Hall Pledge results. First slide shows the party overview, followed by candidates in each party listed in alphabetical order.]

09/11/2026

Last week, we launched the Our City Hall campaign at the Helena Gutteridge Plaza with 80 folks that included organizational partners, community members, city councillors, and candidates. 🏹

Thank you for celebrating the release of the Our City Hall Pledge and showing up to collectively demand concrete action from the next city council. 🫶

This is a clip from CityNews at 6 of Clara, WTC’s Manager of Civic Engagement and Advocacy, speaking with Journalist Angela. You can watch the full segment on CityTV, YouTube, or on WTC’s Press and Media page. 📺

We have asked mayor and council candidates from major parties to pledge to commit to our 6 policy asks. The pledge results will be officially revealed at the Our City Hall Forum: Council Candidates Debate next Wed, Sept. 16th! 📊

The Forum is sold out, but you can still watch the panel via live stream! Link in bio. 🎟️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
[Video of the Our City Hall campaign launch. Sunny day. Angela interviews Clara, people can be seen in the background. B-roll close-ups of staff at various tents, stickers, printed informational sheets, chalk drawings, can be seen.]

09/08/2026

We’re diving into the 6 policy asks of the Our City Hall Pledge that we’re calling on mayor and council candidates to commit to, if elected.

Today's spotlight:
Gender Safety 🌈

Scroll to read through our policy ask, the research findings from community engagement, the voices we heard, and some of the organizations that have endorsed this ask.

Here’s how you can take action:

🌱 Read the Our City Hall Campaign Report for more background on each policy and our engagement findings:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/669a90a1efe4054dddbe7d6d/t/6a96729e9d448a364f34da3a/1788244638713/OCH+Campaign+Report-compressed.pdf

💡 Share and engage with our policy posts on social media over the next few weeks so that candidates see the community backing. (we’ve also created a handy cheat sheet of party and candidate handles!)⁠
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🎟️ Attend the Our City Hall Forum: Council Candidates Debate on Sept. 16th, where we'll announce candidate responses to the Pledge:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/our-city-hall-forum-council-candidates-debate-tickets-1991423215445⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
[Title slide of gender safety policy ask, followed by the ask in full. Quotes from community voices and key stats from the Our City Hall Campaign Report are shared. A selection of organizations that have officially endorsed this policy ask, with a final slide on where to access the full report to read more.]

09/06/2026

Over the next few days, we’ll dive into the 6 policy asks of the Our City Hall Pledge that we’re calling on mayor and council candidates to commit to, if elected. ⁠
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Today's spotlight:
Public Washrooms 🚽

Scroll to read through our policy ask, the research findings from community engagement, the voices we heard, and some of the organizations that have endorsed this ask.

Here’s how you can take action:

🌱 Read the Our City Hall Campaign Report for more background on each policy and our engagement findings:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/669a90a1efe4054dddbe7d6d/t/6a96729e9d448a364f34da3a/1788244638713/OCH+Campaign+Report-compressed.pdf

💡 Share and engage with our policy posts on social media over the next few weeks so that candidates see the community backing. (we’ve also created a handy cheat sheet of party and candidate handles!)⁠
⁠
🎟️ Attend the Our City Hall Forum: Council Candidates Debate on Sept. 16th, where we'll announce candidate responses to the Pledge:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/our-city-hall-forum-council-candidates-debate-tickets-1991423215445⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
[Title slide of public washrooms policy ask, followed by the ask in full. Quotes from community voices and key stats from the Our City Hall Campaign Report are shared. A selection of organizations that have officially endorsed this policy ask, with a final slide on where to access the full report to read more.]

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