PEOPLE POWER is a six-chaper 50 minute DVD designed to help activists launch grassroots community-based campaigns to protect public power and the environment.
Plugged In - BCCPP eNews April 2009
Posted April 27th, 2009
What's New
BC Citizens for Public Power has 5 steps YOU can take to protect public power leading up to the provincial election on May 12th.
2. Question the candidates! Attend all candidates meetings and find out where they stand on protecting public power and BC’s pristine wilderness.
3. Go on record! Write the Ministers of Energy, Environment, the Premier, and your MLA.
4. Support our work! Make a donation to support the work of BC Citizens for Pubic Power.
5. Vote May 12th! *We’re out of stock on lawn/window signs now… with our message being spread across the province!
Visit BCCPP’s website (http://www.citizensforppublicpower.ca/) for more information on what you can do to protect public power, including a sample letter that you can send to MLAs, and questions for candidates [click on letters under Donate].
Events & Action
View or post upcoming events
In the Media The public/private power debate is a key election issue and is receiving considerable media attention. Find out where the three parties stand on public vs. private power.
BC Liberal Party promotes private power: http://www.bcliberals.com/bc_liberal_record/school_playgrounds/
BC Green Party promotes mixed public-private system: http://www.greenparty.bc.ca/platform/economy
BC New Democratic Party promotes public power:
http://www.bcndp.ca/fact-sheets-Hydro
On May 12th, cast your vote for candidates who pledge to protect BC’s precious natural resources and halt the privatization of BC Hydro.
Information & Resources
Check out the new video from Move Forward BC (www.MoveForwardBC.ca) titled "Boardroom Brainstorm: Hydro Heist," for a satirical look at the dismantlement and privatization of BC Hydro by the BC government.
Visit Save Our Rivers Society (www.saveourrivers.ca) to view documentary films by Damien Gillis about the government's privatization agenda for BC's rivers. Recent videos include "BC's Watershed Election," and "Rivers at Risk: Bute Inlet," which summarize the battle now raging over our rivers and public power system.
Also, check out the Western Canada Wilderness Committee's Vote Wild resource: http://votewildbc.org/
Support Our Work
BC Citizens for Public Power is a registered non-profit society funded by individuals and groups. Join our crew of Public Defenders by becoming a monthly donor or support our work by sending a donation.
Learn more about the work of BCCPP.
Download a donation form and mail it back to us with your contribution.
If you would like to be notified about social action events, let us know.
Thank You BCCPP Volunteers!
A big thanks goes out to all of you who took BC Citizens for Public Power lawn signs and to the volunteers who helped to prepare the distribute them. All of our signs are on display on lawns and in windows across the province, helping to raise awareness about public power.
BC Citizens for Public Power has 5 steps YOU can take to protect public power leading up to the provincial election on May 12th.
2. Question the candidates! Attend all candidates meetings and find out where they stand on protecting public power and BC’s pristine wilderness.
3. Go on record! Write the Ministers of Energy, Environment, the Premier, and your MLA.
4. Support our work! Make a donation to support the work of BC Citizens for Pubic Power.
5. Vote May 12th!
Visit BCCPP’s website (http://www.citizensforppublicpower.ca/) for more information on what you can do to protect public power, including a sample letter that you can send to MLAs, and questions for candidates [click on letters under Donate].
Events & Action
View or post upcoming events
BC Liberal Party promotes private power: http://www.bcliberals.com/bc_liberal_record/school_playgrounds/
BC Green Party promotes mixed public-private system: http://www.greenparty.bc.ca/platform/economy
BC New Democratic Party promotes public power:
http://www.bcndp.ca/fact-sheets-Hydro
On May 12th, cast your vote for candidates who pledge to protect BC’s precious natural resources and halt the privatization of BC Hydro.
Visit Save Our Rivers Society (www.saveourrivers.ca) to view documentary films by Damien Gillis about the government's privatization agenda for BC's rivers. Recent videos include "BC's Watershed Election," and "Rivers at Risk: Bute Inlet," which summarize the battle now raging over our rivers and public power system.
Also, check out the Western Canada Wilderness Committee's Vote Wild resource: http://votewildbc.org/
Support Our Work
BC Citizens for Public Power is a registered non-profit society funded by individuals and groups. Join our crew of Public Defenders by becoming a monthly donor or support our work by sending a donation.
Learn more about the work of BCCPP.
Download a donation form and mail it back to us with your contribution.
If you would like to be notified about social action events, let us know.
Thank You BCCPP Volunteers!
A big thanks goes out to all of you who took BC Citizens for Public Power lawn signs and to the volunteers who helped to prepare the distribute them. All of our signs are on display on lawns and in windows across the province, helping to raise awareness about public power.
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