Champions
“A full house and great energy. We raised 200$ for Pull Together and drank a lot of iced tea. :)” It was an evening of literary readings – part of the ‘elements’ series – as well as a fundraiser for Pull Together. Pictured is one of the evening’s writers, Julie Paul, reading from The Pull Of…
Read MoreOver the weekend, Victoria artists & writers pulled together at a private backyard party to support Pull Together. Everyone had a great time. There were fun art projects for kids, a light dinner, fireside music, readings, conversation and fun! A donation jar was passed around raising $2515, which with our matching donor’s contribution is over $5000!
Read MoreOn June 13th, Smithers marked the one-year anniversary of the federal governments approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline with a show of strength to reaffirm their opposition to this dangerous project. Despite some cool & wet weather, local musicians kept the crowd toe-tapping and enteretained. According to an attendee, the music was great, and the hamburgers…
Read MoreOur friends at Greenpeace are helping organize a celebration to show how much we love our coast and want to protect it from all its impending threats – including Northern Gateway. It happens on the first Saturday of the Week to End Enbridge and we’re excited to be a partner. Bring your family, friends and…
Read MoreFarmers give a LOT to all of us. They provide us an essential need: food and nourishment. They spend long days on the farms, working tirelessly to feed our communities. We’re especially lucky in BC to have so many farmers producing food without toxic pesticides, herbicides or fungicides, making the land healthier as the produce…
Read MoreThe Pull Together Relaunch with Sarah Harmer & Friends was just the jolt of inspiration and good vibes that we needed to kick-start Phase II of the amazing Pull Together campaign. In the newly restored York Theater in East Vancouver, 350 people came together to celebrate the campaign that has become a grassroots organizing triumph. In…
Read MoreCommunities Against Super Tankers (CoAST), a group of concerned islanders on Haida Gwaii, raised $2,000 for Pull Together through the sale of their 2015 calendar, featuring stunning photographs of Haida Gwaii by local photographers. Thank you to CoAST for such awesome work! To learn more about CoAST and the work that they do,…
Read MoreLast summer, a group organized queer speed-dating event at Vancouver’s Heartwood Cafe. Wish you could have been there? Organize your own! Connections were made, fun was had, and $300 was raised for Pull Together! Below is some information from the event. Will it inspire you to create your own event? “Do you like playful pick-up lines,…
Read MoreLast Saturday night, Pender Island’s community hall was draped in cedar for a very special fundraising concert. Led by the incomparable Mae Moore, who sang a spine-tingling rendition of “Tom Thompson’s Mandolin”, an all-star ensemble of musicians poured out their passion for B.C.’s wilderness and brought the sold-out audience to laughter and to tears. Daniel…
Read MoreIsland Tides, a regional newspaper of the Gulf Islands and Salish Sea area, has a story this week on Pull Together. http://www.islandtides.com/assets/IslandTides.pdf Salish Sea luminaries Pull Together for First Nations A new initiative, Pull-Together.ca, is offering citizens an opportunity to support First Nations who are headed for the courts to protect sacred wild places in BC.…
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