Town Hall with Iona and Fabian
Iona Bonamis and Fabian Contreras, two OneCity City Council nominee candidates, co-hosted a townhall where they opened up about what it's like to run for office as people of colour, and shared lessons from their professional experience in public consultation on how to genuinely engage ethnic communities.
Vancouver City Hall: Too Busy for Citizen Committees, but No Work for Staff?
Vancouver City Council is set to consider a proposal to cut ten of its eleven Council Advisory Committees. Paired with significant staff firing, the push to achieve “Zero Means Zero” at all costs threaten the City’s ability to manage major events, maintain services, as well as support residents and businesses, especially those in equity-deserving communities.
Inclusion and City Planning
Inclusion isn’t just the right thing to do—it’s smart city-building.