Links
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Sustainable Schools
Environmental Youth Alliance A Vancouver-based group with amazing projects, opportunities, resources and information
Canadian Youth Climate Coalition A united movement of youth from across Canada tackling the emerging climate crisis
Indigenous Environmental Network A network of Indigenous Peoples empowering Indigenous Nations and communities towards sustainable livelihoods, demanding environmental justice and maintaining Indigenous traditions
BC Climate Exchange Promoting learning about climate change
Walking the Talk A network of people and organizations in British Columbia interested in sustainability education
Reclaim the Future Check out their inspiring and innovative work on the Green Wave, Green Collar Economy and the Reclaim the Future curriculum!
Climate Justice and Equity An excellent article about social justice and climate change
Sweat Shops:
http://studentsagainstsweatshops.org/ United Students against Sweatshops (USAS) is a network of students in North America who have been organizing for workers’ rights since 1998.
www.caa.org.au/campaigns/nike/
Research and economic information
International
The global information centre on the WTO, trade, and sustainable development www.wtowatch.org
Global Exchange www.globalexchange.org
Public Citizen www.citizen.org
Third World Network www.twnside.org.sg/
United For a Fair Economy www.ufenet.org
an interesting site from the host of TV Nation www.michaelmoore.com
online activist resource from an anarchist perspective www.infoshop.org
Canada
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA ) www.policyalternatives.ca
Canada Council on Social Development http://www.ccsd.ca/
Democracy Watch www.dwatch.ca
BC
http://blogcritics.org/politics/
Alberta
Parkland Institute – a progressive think tank www.ualberta.ca/~parkland
Unions
Canadian Labour Congress www.clc-ctc.ca/
Canadian Auto Workers www.caw.ca
Education issues
Canadian Federation of Students www.cfs-fcee.ca
British Columbia Teachers Federation (BCTF) www.bctf.ca
Environment
green magazine online www.theecologist.org
West Coast Environmental Law Association www.wcel.org
SPEC: Society Promoting Environmental Conservation www.spec.bc.ca
The Corporation
Corporate Watch www.corpwatch.org
The McInformation Network – dedicated to compiling and disseminating
factual, accurate, up-to-date information and encouraging debate -
about the workings, policies and practices of the McDonald’s Corporation
and all they stand for www.mcspotlight.org
Walmart info http://walmartsucksorg.blogspot.com/
Food
Farm Folk City Folk www.ffcf.bc.ca
Water
Health Care
Health Employees Union www.heu.org
Health Sciences Association of British Columbia
www.hsabc.org
Allright, allright so what can I DO?
Fair trade online resource site www.transfair.ca
Sweat free clothing
www.nosweatapparel.org
www.sweatx.net
www.americanapparel.net
www.ethicalthreads.co.uk
Economic Democracy
Credit Unions of BC www.credit-union.com/
Canadian Cooperative Association www.coopcca.com/
BC Cooperative Association http://www.bcca.coop/
Alternative Media
Community television service based in Vancouver www.workingtv.com
Protest.Net is a collective of activists who are working together
to create our own media www.protest.net
AK Press – publishers & distributors of books, zines, CDs, videos,
T-shirts, stickers & lots of other stuff for activists www.akpress.org
Adbusters www.adbusters.org
Fernwood Books www.fernwoodbooks.ca
Community organizing
Global Citizens for Change www.citizens4change.org/
Council of Canadians www.canadians.org
Colours of Resistance: lots of articles and information on people
of colour (Canadian-based) www.colours.mahost.org/
RedWire: Vancouver based Native Youth magazine www.redwiremag.com
Headlines Theatre www.headlinestheatre.com
Volunteer opportunities
Canadian Crossroads International www.cciorg.ca/
Canadian University Students Overseas – not restricted to university
students www.cuso.org
