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Reflections on victory in the Sacred Headwaters
When I heard the government of British Columbia’s announcement that no oil or gas drilling would be allowed in the Sacred Headwaters, my eyes welled up with tears. I’m ...
Top 10 blogs of 2012
Phew! The past 12 months have been intense for Dogwood and the No Tankers campaign – from Natural Resource Minister Joe Oliver’s attempts to silence oil pipeline and tanker ...
Art for the love of B.C.
See the photos on flickr. Sitting in the Discovery Coffee on Oak Bay Avenue in Victoria, you’d never guess Kristin Grant has only been body painting for two years. ...
What you did this year
When I sat down to write this blog, I began describing the tremendous success we’ve had in 2012 – but the truth is it’s your success. Every bit of ...
China treaty uproar signals growing rift between Ottawa, grassroots conservatives
Prime Minister Stephen Harper deserves credit for doing something extraordinarily difficult: keeping groups of people who share some values – but fundamentally disagree on others – focused on areas ...
B.C.-wide rallies reveal depth of No Tankers movement
Just before noon on October 24, Gabriela Hirt stood outside MLA Ida Chong’s office on Vancouver Island, her heart aflutter. “I looked at my watch: almost noon,” she thought ...
Defend Our Coast actions to roll out across province
By now, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of the Defend Our Coast rally happening in Victoria on Oct. 22nd – but what if you don’t live in Victoria? ...
Ground-breaking No Tankers motion passed by B.C. local governments
Today at the Union of B.C. Municipalities meeting in Victoria, B.C.’s local government leaders passed the strongest ever provincial motion opposing the expansion of oil tanker traffic through B.C.’s ...
Politics can be deeply complex or as simple as 1 + 1 = 2
Here at Dogwood, we try to keep politics simple. We use new and old strategies to connect with people and bring them together into a formidable force on issues ...