January 2017
Looking for BC Update and BC Commentary? Look no further. We’ve combined the two to create BC Solutions. Through this new publication, we’re pleased to be better able to keep you up-to-date on research, events and other goings-on at the CCPA–BC Office.
In this issue:
- Why the provincial government should stop bragging about K-12 education funding
- Lessons from the Trump election
- Four planks for a bold and progressive BC jobs agenda
- Fracking has no place near critical dams or reservoirs
- Our 2016 Rosenbluth Lecture
- The new climate denialism
- Building a community of progressive visionaries
About the authors
Shannon is the director of CCPA-BC and co-director of the Corporate Mapping Project. Her research interests include social movements, framing, environmental communication, corporate power and democratic capacity. Outside her day-to-day work life at CCPA, Shannon has taught in the School of Communication and Culture at Royal Roads University, and volunteered as a board member with organizations like the Wilderness Committee, CCEC Credit Union and the Vancouver Public Library.
Jean Kavanagh manages the CCPA-BC’s media outreach and publication production. She has extensive communications experience in the non-profit and government sectors including at the David Suzuki Foundation and Vancouver Public Library. Jean came to communications work from a career in journalism locally, nationally and internationally, including covering civil wars in El Salvador and Guatemala. She has won journalism and communications awards, and is passionate about telling stories that need to be heard. Follow Jean on Twitter
Terra Poirier is the CCPA-BC’s Senior Designer and Communications Specialist. In addition to her communications work, she works with authors to produce a range of accessible materials including infographics, videos and slideshows.
