04/28/2015
Here's what a community-based alliance here in Victoria would look like. Thanks to Deborah Litman of the Metro Vancouver Alliance for the presentation.
METRO VANCOUVER ALLIANCE
Organizing for the Common Good
At Metro Vancouver Alliance, we believe that by working together we have the power to change our communities for the better.
We do more than sign petitions and protest. We organize and take action. We find common ground for the common good.
We are …
A broad based alliance of community groups, labour, faith and educational organizations, all working together for the common good. There are currently 52 member organizations within MVA, representing over 200,000 people from across the Lower Mainland.
Based on the Industrial Areas Foundation model of community organizing. The IAF model has over 60 active community alliances across the US, Canada, the UK, Germany and Australia and has a proven track record around the world: most notably in England, where Citizens UK persuaded the London Olympic Games Committee to become a living wage employer.
Different from other organizations in that we start by listening to our members and building relationships, we identify our common ground and then take collective action.
Building an organization that is powerful enough to enable people to act collectively on the issues that affect them the most.
Building on the long, proud history of collaborative social action in British Columbia.
We are not …
A new political party. MVA is political, yet non-partisan. We are committed to working with politicians – at every level and from every party – to make our cities better places for everyone.
We believe …
That engaged citizens are the cornerstones of healthy communities and vibrant democratic societies. We teach our members active citizenship and give them the skills and confidence needed to become leaders in our communities.
Over the past two years we have been organizing for action. Now we’re taking action.
On October 9, 2014, delegations of our 52 member organizations held a Municipal Election Accountability Assembly at the Italian Cultural Centre. Over 800 people filled the hall to hear MVA’s proposals on living wage, affordable housing, improved transit and stronger communities. Politicians of all parties committed to work with MVA to make these proposals a reality.
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Member Organizations
LABOUR
BC Government and Service Employees’ Union
BC Teachers’ Federation
Burnaby Civic Employees’ Union, CUPE 23
Canadian Labour Congress, Pacific Region
Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Vancouver Local 23
CUPE Metro
Hospital Employees’ Union
International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 400
Public Service Alliance Vancouver Region
UNIFOR Local 111
UNIFOR Local 465
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1518
The Vancouver and District Labour Council
COMMUNITY GROUPS
ALIVE (Aboriginal Life in Vancouver Enhancement) Society
Association of Neighborhood Houses of BC (ANHBC)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Department, Vancouver Community College
Burnaby Taskforce on Homelessness
Capilano University School of Communication
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs
Carnegie Community Centre Association
FCA (Fraser Valley Regional District [FVRD] Citizens Association)
Jackson Avenue Co-op
Habonim-Dror
HandiDart Riders Association
Public Education Network Society (PENS)
Raycam Community Centre
Reach Community Health Centre
Single Mothers’ Alliance of BC
Smart Change
SPARX
United Way Community Impact and Investment
Women Transforming Cities
FAITH GROUPS
Canadian Baptists of Western Canada
Downtown Eastside (DTES) Catholic Parishes
Eco-Justice Unit of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster
Fairview Baptist Church
First Lutheran Church
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
KAIROS BC - Yukon
Longhouse Council of Native Ministry
North Shore Social Justice Working Group
Presbytery of Westminster Social Justice Action Committee (The Presbyterian Church in Canada)
Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Our Lady of Guadalupe Tonantzin Community
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Parish
Servant Partners
Sisters Association of the Archdiocese of Vancouver
Sisters of the Instruction of the Child Jesus
St. Augustine’s Catholic Parish
St. Catherine’s Anglican Church
St. Clement’s Anglican Church
St. James’ Anglican Church
St. James’ Anglican Church Social Justice Group
St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Parish
St. Laurence Anglican Church
St. Mary’s Catholic Parish
St. Thomas’s Anglican Church
SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS
Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver
Vancity Savings Credit Union
