Canroots West
Embracing our Moment
November 16-18
Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver, Canada
Every year, political, grassroots and labour organizers from across the country meet at CanRoots to learn from each other's victories, to skill up and to get ready to make change in the year ahead. The stakes haven't been higher, and together we've never been more powerful.
Conference
November 17-18
Space Centre & Museum of Vancouver
1100 Chestnut Street
Vancouver, BC
Evening programming
November 16
Harbour Center
Simon Fraser University
515 W Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC
November 17
Goldcorp Center for the Arts
Simon Fraser University
149 W Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC
The event organizers would like to acknowledge that this event is being held on unceded Musqueam, Skwxwú7mesh, and Tsleil-Waututh Territories.
Schedule
6:00
Caucus Questions
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8:30
UFCW 1518 Kick Off Party
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Morning
8:30
Registration and Coffee
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9:00
CanRoots Opening Plenary
10:00
Winning a Fair Contract at River Rock Casino
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10:00
Steal the Best Digital Tactics from Political Campaigns
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10:00
Tsleil-Waututh Sacred Trust Initiative Digital Campaign
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Afternoon
12:30
Strategy Snacks: Free Coaching from Campaign Experts
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12:45
Can I Count on You to Vote? How 22 Conservation Non-Profits Stopped Worrying and Became Kick-Ass Election Organizers
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12:45
How Does Racism and Colonialism Show Up in Organizations? Part One
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2:15
Email Is D̷e̷a̷d̷ Dying: Future Proofing Your Campaign/Org With SMS
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2:15
Working with Friendly Governments
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2:15
How Does Racism and Colonialism Show Up in Organizations? Part Two
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3:45
Keynote: Resilience in the Face of White Supremacy
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6:30
Live recording of CANADALAND: COMMONS
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Morning
9:00
Coffee
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9:30
Keynote: Debra Cleaver, vote.org
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11:15
#elxn17: Learnings from the BC Provincial Election
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11:15
Shifting Narratives for Canada's Future
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11:15
Intersectional Disability Justice
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Afternoon
2:00
Beyond Territorial Acknowledgements
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2:00
Organizing the Organized for a Stronger Union: The HSA Workload Campaign Case Study
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2:00
Organizing to Influence Public Consultations
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3:45
Keynote: Fists in the Air, Ears to the Ground: Organizing for Social and Economic Justice in Vancouver Chinatown
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5:00
HSAA Closing Party
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Tickets