Events

May 2025

Conversation Series #6 – Spring Programming for Electeds

Join us for our virtual winter programming for local electeds. Start your year informed and connected with timely lunch & learn discussions. We’ve partnered with an inspiring line-up of organizers, experts, thinkers, and local electeds who are doing transformative work on the issues effecting your communities.

Mar 2025

High Ground 2025: Tipping Points

Now in its 20th edition, our annual civic governance forum continues to inspire, inform, and connect progressive electeds from B.C. and across Canada.

Jan 2025

Conversation Series #5: Winter Programming For Electeds

Join us for our virtual winter programming for local electeds. Start your year informed and connected with timely lunch & learn discussions. We’ve partnered with an inspiring line-up of organizers, experts, thinkers, and local electeds who are doing transformative work on the issues effecting your communities.

Oct 2023

Conversation Series #4: Retention of Progressive Women in Municipal Elected Offices

We have two great events in partnership with Ablaze Services. First, on October 26th from 4:00pm to 5:00pm PST via Zoom, for a look into the research project Retention of Progressive Women in Municipal Elected Offices, with insights into the barriers that women face in office, and the reasons why they don’t run again.

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Oct 2023

Conversation Series #4: Opportunities for the Accelerating Community Energy Transformation (ACET) Initiative to Support Community Actions

This talk with give an overview of ACET’s mission and vision, and examples of how academic research can provide tangible benefits to communities in implementing low carbon solutions from technology to policy. We’ll then present the opportunities and mechanisms for interested communities to partner with ACET.

Sep 2023

Conversation Series #4: UBCM 2023 – The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

The post-UBCM webinar is a space to debrief and reflect after the convention. Facilitated by Amy Lubik, Port Moody City Councillor, this discussion will focus on ideas and possible next steps stemming from UBCM 2023 – the good, the bad, and the ugly.