Our City Hall Forum: Council Candidates Debate
About this Event
Representatives from each of the major political parties will be invited to answer questions about key priorities identified through Women Transforming Cities' .
In this moderated panel conversation, you’ll learn about different candidates, their party’s priorities, and how they will work to ensure Vancouver is a city where everyone belongs. The event will include time to mingle and meet with candidates.
The forum will also be the first time WTC reveals the results of the Our City Hall pledge, showing which mayoral and council candidates have committed to implementing key policy asks shaped by WTC’s community engagement if elected.
This event is presented by as part of the , and is made possible thanks to the generous support of CUPE BC, VanCity Community Foundation, BC Government Employees' Union, and Hospital Employees' Union.
Registration
- This is a free event, but registration is required.
- The forum will be in-person and live-streamed. The link to view will be sent on the day of the forum.
- When you register, please indicate whether you will attend in person or virtually.
- If your availability changes, please cancel your ticket, as we will have a large waitlist for the event.
Agenda & Format
All major parties* have been invited to send 1-2 council candidate delegates for the panel, with additional candidates invited to participate in the networking portion.
5:00 pm | Doors open
5:45 pm | Welcome & moderated panel of council candidates
7:30 pm | Refreshments, networking, opportunity to learn more about parties and candidates
8:30 pm | Event ends
*Parties invited are: ABC, COPE, Green Party of Vancouver, OneCity, TEAM, Vancouver Liberals, and Vote Vancouver. Due to format restrictions, we will not be able to accommodate independent candidates in the debate, but they are encouraged to attend and mingle with attendees. We will have alternative ways for independent candidates to engage with the Our City Hall campaign.
Location
Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre at the SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts.
149 W Hastings St, Vancouver
- Close to Waterfront Station & on the bus routes R5, 03, 04, 08, 14, 16, 19, 20, 50.
- Street parking/parking garages are available nearby at the intersections of Cordova St./Abbot St., Cordova St/Cambie St, Pender St./Cambie St., among others.
- Bike stalls are available outside the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, but please note this is a high bike theft area.
Refreshments
Light refreshments will be provided to suit most dietary needs, including vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free options.
Tote bags
You can choose to purchase a ticket which includes a WTC tote bag, with 100% of the proceeds going to support WTC's free community programming. Your tote bag will be waiting for you to pick up at the Forum!
Accessibility
- There are step-free entrances to the venue via Hastings Street and Cordova Courtyard.
- There are gender-neutral bathrooms in the space.
- Free childcare will be available.
- A quiet room/prayer room will be available upon request.
- All floors within the building are wheelchair-accessible and served by elevators.
- The chairs within Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre have armrests.
- There will be an ASL interpreter at the event.
- The event will be streamed virtually with closed captioning.
Media
If you are attending the event as media, please indicate in your Eventbrite registration in order to be allocated a reserved media seat. All media inquiries can be sent to [email protected].
About Our City Hall Campaign
Formerly known as the Hot Pink Paper, is a campaign for courageous local policies that work for everyone—especially the communities too often left out of party platforms and council chambers. We listen to community needs, shape them into clear policy priorities, secure candidate commitments, and hold city council accountable throughout their four-year term. Women Transforming Cities has led this campaign in every municipal election since , reaching tens of thousands of Vancouver residents.
About Women Transforming Cities
(WTC) aims to radically shift social, economic, and political power to equity-deserving groups to reshape who cities are built by and for so that communities’ needs are met and everyone can belong, participate, and thrive. We do this with an intersectional feminist lens through civic literacy and education, research, advocacy and collaboration.
Questions
If you have any questions about the event, please email [email protected].
We acknowledge that the event will take place virtually on the stolen, unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation).
Agenda
🕑: 05:00 PM
Doors Open
🕑: 05:45 PM - 07:30 PM
Welcome & Moderated Panel of Council Candidates
🕑: 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Refreshments and Networking
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 0.00 to CAD 33.28
