Around 40 supporters of climate
change action gathered at the Kerby Centre on Nov. 11 to discuss a Green
New Deal policy package being built
specifically for Calgary. Attendees were shown an information
presentation, able to ask questions and participate in a session
afterwards to workshop the proposal to make it even better.
The town hall was hosted by Permeate,
a group that consists of community members, university students and
volunteers concerned about and taking action towards climate change. The
proposal they put together, after more refinement, will be put out to
Calgarian stakeholders involved in climate activism, sustainable
development and municipal government. They also have a list of immediate
implementable policy suggestions for City Council, which can be found
on their website.
The presentation consisted of six
main topics for action, including social ecology, food security and land
conservation, housing, social services, transit and the energy sector.
The topics each included immediate municipal tasks directly for Calgary
and longer-term provincial and federal goals.
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Permeate is a social ecology and community gardening organization based in Calgary/Moh’kíns’tsis (Treaty 7).
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