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Our Vision: Text Save Our Oxfam Centre Letter by Phyllis Artis At the first meeting of Save the Oxfam Centre (SOS) April 3, 2012, we were invited to speak about our involvement in the St. John’s Oxfam Centre and what it means to us. Since that meeting someone asked on our website: How did it begin? I said a few words at the meeting on both: where we started and what Oxfam means to me. Here I will repeat and add to what I said at that time. I hope it and all other letters sent to this site will be read carefully by Robert Fox, who we hope to see tonight, and to the National Board of Oxfam Canada. This is my Oxfam story as I remember it today. Phyllis ------------- I’ve been involved with Oxfam since 1970. I was living in England at the time, where my husband and I were on leave from Memorial. He was doing a graduate degree and I was caring for our two young children. Television pictures of starving babies in Biafra moved me to take part in my first Oxfam initiative, an appeal to collect ‘Blankets for Biafra.' In 1973, back home in St. John’s, I joined a small Oxfam Committee, which up till then had focused mainly on fundraising for famines and other disasters overseas. Around the world Oxfam continues to raise money for overseas relief, but in St. John’s and elsewhere in Canada, Oxfam was becoming more interested in the root causes of poverty, and in particular its links with oppression. We wanted to work to promote long-term changes and not stop at charity. We, the St. John’s Oxfam Committee, decided we needed a permanent base in the city for our meetings, staff, resources and expansion of our activities. We found a shabby downtown building used to store furnace parts, persuaded a sympathetic businessman to buy it for us, signed a mortgage (using our own homes as collateral), and proceeded on weekends and holidays to dig out the filthy, oily cellar space, tear down walls, clean, paint, install shelves, scrounge, and spend endless hours writing grant applications, and developing linkages with schools, churches, unions, university, arts organizations, and other Oxfam groups in Atlantic Canada, and more. Upstairs at the Oxfam Centre we created offices and a comfortable meeting room. I remember many gatherings there. I especially remember Friday afternoon study sessions on Paulo Freire’s, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, maybe other texts too, but the discussions on Freire provided a frame of reference for many of our discussions of education, development and political activism. According to Freire ‘If [leaders] are truly committed to liberation, their action and reflection cannot proceed without the action and reflection of [the people].’ Leaders must be followers, and followers must be leaders; similarly with teachers and learners, thinkers and doers, those who donate funds and those who receive the funds. We must act together through dialogue, and avoid the dichotomies in language and living that reflect the prescriptive methods of the dominant elites. These ideas helped shape our projects, and my thinking ever after. Downstairs we opened a store for fair-trade crafts (though we called them something else then), a lending library, free books and pamphlets on development (vital resources before the internet) and some books and magazines for sale. Our idea was to educate the public; find outlets and fair prices for crafts produced in co-ops around the world; encourage the public to drop in and learn about us and our work; attract volunteers, and bring in some income to help sustain our Oxfam Centre at 382 Duckworth St. Financially I don’t think the Oxfam shop was ever very successful, but it made us visible in the city: a welcoming space where people could drop in to learn more about Oxfam and 'third-world' countries, and where any activist groups without a home could meet. Throughout my years on various St. John's Oxfam Committee boards and committees we had amazing, inspirational, well-informed, dedicated staff. First we hired Rich Fuchs and Anne Manuel, recent graduates of Memorial, to do administration, outreach and education, and shortly after that Sean McCutcheon to research the illnesses of miners in St. Lawrence. And then we brought in (after much letter-writing and red tape) Juan Ruz, a refugee from Chile who fled for his life after Allende’s assassination. We provided room and board for Juan and very modest salaries for Juan and the other three staff members. We were a mixed group: students, professors, retirees, artists, unemployed, some from this province and some from elsewhere, old and young, a few with a lifelong record of social activism and others with little or no experience of this kind. We came from differing cultural, religious, political, economic and ethnic backgrounds. Of the active members from my earliest days, the movers, shakers and visionaries who made things happen, the first to come to mind are Rosemary and John Williams and David Thompson, and shortly after that Frances Ennis, Lorraine Michael, Dorothy Inglis, Lois Saunders, Tony Berger, Rod Singaraya and Keith Storey. We partnered with schools, university, community groups, unions and more; we invited guest lectures, organized workshops, and protested with placards in front of banks with investments in South Africa; we boycotted South African wine and we invited a South African friend living in St. John’s to report on his impressions of life under Apartheid when he returned from a family visit to South Africa. We elected representatives from the St. John’s Oxfam Committee to sit on Oxfam Canada’s Regional and National boards, and to travel to the UK for training in building emergency shelters for disaster relief. We had heated debates on funding priorities, ways of increasing awareness of injustice in the world, and ways of addressing these injustices, of contradictions between the principles we believed in and the ways we raised our children and conducted our lives. We were always short of money but we had enough determined, hardworking, optimistic volunteers and staff to keep the centre alive as a vibrant force in the community. And we debated everything. Was it ethical for Oxfam Canada to use the funds it raised, in part from impecunious Newfoundlanders, to pay what seemed to us exorbitant consulting fees to Mel Watkins to help negotiate land claims for the Dene Nation? Should we accept the offer of a local author of bestselling booklets of Newfoundland humour to organize a fundraising drive for us? (We liked him but had mixed reactions to his sense of humour). How could those of us who taught in schools and universities engage students in a Freirian dialogue about inequities around us without engaging in ‘the prescriptive methods of the dominant elites'? I believe the debates and dialogue did much to keep the organization alive and growing over the decades. We also plotted, planned, lobbied, and did whatever had to be done, from meetings at the Centre that extended late into the night, to the hard physical labour of operating the Centre and programs. We learned to think globally as we as tried to act locally. And we had fun. We cooked and ate together, played soccer, took care of each other's kids, worked on a quilt one winter (though I’m not sure we ever finished it). In short we developed a community that is still strong. . . and growing. Of course individuals have come and gone. I am less active in Oxfam now than I used to be. But many of my close friendships date from that Oxfam group of the 70s. Although all my biological family live elsewhere, I decided to retire here in part because of the Oxfam community that provides opportunities to live and work and dialogue with people who share so much of my history and so many of my values. I continue to participate in many of Oxfam's public meetings, celebrations, and fundraising events, and am always made to feel welcome, a part of this extraordinary community. I have been a substantial monthly donor to Oxfam Shareplan (or its predecessor) for over thirty years, I contribute to special fundraising events conducted by Oxfam at other times, and most of my Christmas gifts are now from Oxfam's Gifts Unwrapped. I have willed a portion of my estate to Oxfam. For decades the extraordinarily dedicated, brilliant team of Linda Ross and Bill Hynd led the way at the St. John's Oxfam Centre, keeping oldtimers informed and involved, while opening doors to new volunteers and new projects here and overseas, providing opportunities for the community to get together to raise funds, celebrate, mourn, demonstrate, and act in a thousand ways to promote social justice at home and abroad. Then Linda moved on and Bill seemed to take on the double load without missing a step. I will never know where he finds the energy, efficiency, compassion, intelligence, insight and unflappable good humour to accomplish all he does. But I will be forever grateful to him for carrying on, in spite of what seems to me callous and most undialogic, undemocratic treatment from the National Board and staff at Oxfam Canada. He is an inspiration to all of us. It is unthinkable that the St. John's Oxfam Centre, which we bought and developed, with our own bucks and blood, should be sold summarily, and Bill Hynd fired, without consultation with local staff, board or community. It is also unthinkable that anyone in this province who has supported Oxfam in the past will ever do so again if this threat is carried out. Our Vision: Text

Our Roots Our Roots: Welcome The climate crisis is here. Every day animals go extinct, more land is flooded or becomes too dry to grow crops, storms grow bigger, wildfires become stronger, and the ice caps are melting under our feet. The problem feels insurmountable but humans created this problem—and it’s up to us to fix it. The Social Justice Co-operative NL formed in 2013 to continue the 50+ year tradition of speaking out for social justice, connecting the local with the global, and working with like-minded agencies for common social change goals. Oxfam Canada set up a regional office in St. John’s in 1964 at the instigation of a group of local activists and with staff members dedicated to build support and connections between projects in developing countries and our own communities. Oxfam Canada focused on the needs and concerns of communities in the developing world. Increasingly this was challenged by NL people and communities demanding that Oxfam recognise the links between the struggles of communities in NL and in the so-called “developing world”. Spurred by questions and demands from the local grassroots, the local Oxfam office on Duckworth Street became the hub of activism and progressive thinking. The crucial ingredients of success were dynamic and well informed staff, strong support from the national office and an activist community in support. Faced with funding cuts and a Conservative government, Oxfam Canada closed down most of its regional offices and ceased their focus on the connections between local and global issues. The activist group in St. John’s argued vociferously against this change , while also pointing out that the building on Duckworth St had been bought and maintained by the community and should remain a community resource. The Social Justice Cooperative of NL was formed to take over the building and to continue what we saw as the most important work of Oxfam in NL - its focus on the urgent need for social justice for everyone and on the connections between local and global. The particular form of the SJC came about because of the Harper era strictures and limitations on the political work of “charities”. While it makes us somewhat of an “oddball” in the context of the formal structures of the Federation of Cooperatives, our membership in the Federation helps us to think seriously about what “cooperation” means in terms of equality and justice for everyone. Since 2019, the SJC has been leading a campaign to address the climate crisis in Newfoundland and Labrador by connecting with activists and organizing a wide range of actions with a vision of anti-racism, anti-colonialism, and international worker solidarity. In the past few years, we have done important groundwork to build a movement in our province around social and environmental justice by building strong and respectful partnerships with allied organizations, and creating space for new people to get involved and champion causes. By organizing around a broad issue like climate change, we have integrated many related issues into a cohesive vision for how to transform our province into a more environmentally and socially just place. A key aspect of our strategy is to let members lead our work and use our staff to support them. This has created space for volunteers to pursue their passions and take initiative organizing events or action teams. We are always looking for more people to get involved and if you would like to learn more about our work, please reach out at socialjusticecoopnl@gmail.com . To strengthen our base and independence from government, we are also seeking individuals to donate to support our work. Please consider becoming a financial ally and supporting our Resources for Revolution campaign here . Our Roots: Text The climate crisis is not an easy problem and will need a multi-pronged solution to fix, but as this pandemic has shown, we can do hard things. By working together, we can overcome anything. Our Roots: Text

Social Justice Co-operative NL The Social Justice Co-operative of Newfoundland and Labrador works to address issues of social, economic, and political inequality at home and abroad. Read About Us Home: Welcome New Year, New Blog! We're greeting the new year with a new blog to help free our communication with you from the shackles of major social media platforms. For the time being, we're still there and we'll cross post our blog there. But if you'd like to cut out the middle man, please give our blog a follow. Check it out below, and click on our username to navigate to our profile & follow. Go to Blog Community Update on Theft in SJCNL Fund The Revolution! Independent donors like you allow us an uncompromising political voice! We have accomplished a lot over the past couple of years but we need financial resources to bring about a Revolution of Care. The Social Justice Co-operative does not take money from corporations or governments for our activism and operations. To maintain our independence, we depend on grassroots funding from people like you. Please consider funding our work, be that as a one-time donation, or as a monthly donor, to help us keep momentum going by sponsoring our work. Donate

Migrant Justice: Status for All Email Campaign Sep 24, 2023 The SJC supports the Status for All campaign whole-heartedly. We believe in a world without borders and are imagining and working toward a Revolution of Care , a future that puts care at the core of social organization, instead of profit. We dream of a future where the destruction of thriving ecosystems for profit is brought to an end, where everyone's needs are met, and everyone's dignity is respected, everyone's value is celebrated. Where colonial, capitalist governments no longer decide who is worthy of rights, services, or protections. We know this future is possible and is coming because people, particularly Indigenous, Black, Brown, Queer, Trans, Poor, Disabled, and Migrant feminists & abolitionist dreamers, organizers, and activists have been fighting and working for generations to bring it into being. Citizenship is a category that exists only to exclude, and reinforce the power of a colonial, capitalist state.It renders people who do not have it excruciatingly vulnerable to brutally harsh exploitation by employers, without access to medical care, and other essential services, vulnerable to detention and deportation. The precarity of a lack of status forces people into means that it is scarier and riskier for them to raise their voice against the inhumane treatment that is commonplace among people who are denied status. That is why it’s so important that we raise our collective voice, to speak up for people’s humanity and dignity. There is safety in numbers, and it is often unsafe for migrants to raise their voice and speak up for their rights alone. We must all join the call for Status For All, until none of our neighbours are forced to live without it. Last fall, the SJC attended a meeting with the Migrant Action Centre, Anti Racism Coalition NL, and the Worker Action Network with Minister Seamus O’Regan. He told us he was in favor of Status for All and that he would advocate for it in cabinet. He asked us to hold his feet to the fire on Status for All. And so we humbly ask for your help in doing so! Could you email Minister Seamus O'Regan? His email is: seamus.oregan@parl.gc.ca Ask him for an update on his efforts to advocate for Status for All in cabinet. Ask him if we can count on seeing the federal government move forward with Status for All, and when he expects this to unfold. Go to bit.ly/migrantrightsNL for a template email, which you're welcome to use in full or part. If you'd like to let us know you've helped with this effort, please bcc us on your email or forward it along. We love to see it! Our email is: SocialJusticeCoopNL@gmail.com And be sure to join the Migrant Rights Network's nationwide call for Status for All at: https://migrantrights.ca/ Thank you all for taking action! Let’s keep it going until we win Status for All! Check out the speeches and photos from the recent Migrant Justice Week Kick Off Rally hosted by the Migrant Action Centre here: sjcnl.ca/migrantjustice Previous Next

A Feminist Recovery Means Full & Permanent Immigration Status for All Mar 8, 2021 We support the initiatives by the Migrant Rights Network on their pledge to build a #FeministRecovery that includes Full and Permanent Immigration Status for All . We honour the visible and invisible work of migrant, undocumented and racialized women. Sign the call here: https://migrantrights.ca/take-action/permanent-resident-status/ Previous Next

Acerca de The SJC offers a prescription coverage benefit to our members! In partnership with Genrus United and our apex provincial organization for co-operatives, Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Co-operatives (NLFC), SJC is proud to offer our members and our volunteers a health benefit. This prescription program will support members and volunteers without prescription coverage through other sources such as a private or group (employment) health benefit plans. In particular, this program will help people who often have to choose between purchasing necessities like utilities/rent/food and purchasing necessary medications. Cost: $21.95 plus tax per year per person Savings: most people save an average of 30% to 50% on generic medications The Highlights: any SJCNL member or volunteer can join, regardless of age, health history, employment status, or existing medication coverage only operates using independent pharmacies and therefore keeps $$ circulating in the local economy prescription list of more than 150 everyday generic medications, including meds for mental health, birth control, and impotence, as well as meds for high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, ulcers, reflux, and asthma Check the meds list for meds you are already prescribed here . How it works... Are you an interested member, who may or may not also be a current volunteer? Contact the Membership Director at sjcnlboard@gmail.com . The director will confirm your membership details with you and provide the SJC code for registration with Genrus United. Are you an interested volunteer, but not yet an SJC member? Make sure you have registered with Lea, our volunteer coordinator, as a volunteer by filling out this volunteer form . Lea will confirm your volunteer details with you and provide you with the SJC code for registration with Genrus United. After receiving the SJC code, visit genrusunited.ca/community . Sign up for the Genrus United program online using the SJC code. You will receive the first 3 months free; a one-time payment for the year only starts after that time (similar to a Netflix subscription!). You should then inform either a) The Prescription Shoppe in Churchill Square (St. John's) or b) Conception Bay Pharmacy in Holyrood that you are switching to their pharmacy from another pharmacy. Note: Both pharmacies offer free local delivery within a certain radius and paid delivery outside their free radius. The pharmacy in Holyrood is responsible for province-wide delivery through Canada Post which typically takes 24-72 hours. The pharmacist coordinates the switch for you. Tada! To learn more about Genrus United, visit: genrusunited.ca/ Image Description: A smiling, white-coated and Genrus-registered pharmacist helps a client fill their prescriptions at the counter in a pharmacy. Stocked shelves can be seen behind the pharmacist. The photo background is white and beside the image is text that reads "Genrus United: Spend less on the prescription drugs you trust."

Event details for Peace Love 'n Pride's 2023 Festival + 9th Annual Trans March Peace Love 'n Pride: Festival Schedule July 14 - 23 Below is the schedule for this year's Peace Love 'n Pride Festival, plus all of the Pride on Campus events hosted by MUNSU too. Check it out and plan the pride of your dreams! 🌈 📅 Friday July 14th 6 PM - 8 PM: Open Art Healing Space 📍Eastern Edge Gallery (72 Harbour Drive, St. John's) 8:30 PM - 11 PM: Fae Stories & Dance 📍Bannerman Park (Military Road, St. J ohn's) 🌧️ In case of bad weather will be held at 📍MUN Landing (1 Arct ic Ave, St. John's, UC 30 15) 📅 Saturday July 15th 12 - 2 PM: Bi Meetup 📍Ban nerman Park 🌧️ In case of bad weather will be held at 📍MUN Council Chambers (1 Arctic Ave. UC 2001) 🧃Snacks and refreshments will b e provided 2 - 4 PM: Polyam Meetup 📍Bannerman Park 🌧️ In case of bad weather will be held at 📍MUN Council Chambers (1 Arctic Ave. UC 2001) 🧃Snacks and refreshments will be provided 4 - 6 PM: Ace/Aro Meetup 📍Bannerman Park 🌧️ In case of bad weather will be held at 📍MUN Council Chambers (1 Arctic Ave. UC 2001) 🧃Snacks and refreshments will be provided 7 PM: Pride on Camp us Comedy Night 📍The B reezeway 📅 Sunday July 16th 1:30 PM - 3PM: Trans Community Feast & Clothing Swap 📍Eastern Edge Gallery (72 Harbour Drive, St. John's) 6 PM - 9 PM: Queer Dungeons & Dragons 📍 MUN Council Chambers (1 Arctic Ave, St. John's, UC 2001) Two Games Limited to 6 People per table. Register: tinyurl.com/w9xyc279 📅 Monday July 17th 1 PM - 3 PM: Pride on Campus Game s 📍The Loft a t MUN 6 PM: Community Event: BI POC Pride Panel 📍The Breezeway 📅 Tuesday July 1 8 1 PM - 3 PM: Pride on Campus Cl othing Swap 📍The Loft at MUN 6 PM - 9 PM: Healthy Relationships with Alice 📍 MUN Council Chambers (1 Arctic Ave, St. John's, UC 2001) 7 PM: Pride on Campus Movie Screening 📍The Breezeway 📅 Wednesday July 19th 9PM: Pride on Campus Karaoke 📍The Bre ezeway 📅 Thursday July 20th 8 PM Pride on Campus Pride Trivia and Drag 📍The Breezeway 📅 Friday July 21st 4 PM - 6 PM: Clean Air Workshop and 2SLGBTQIA+ Disability Community Conver sation 📍 MUN Landing (1 Arctic Ave, St. John's, UC 3015) All are welcome to attend 8 PM: Pride on Campus Concert Evelyn Jess, Swimming, Clare Follett 19+, $5 📍The Breezeway 📅 Saturday July 22nd 2 - 3 PM: Two Spirit & Indigiqueer Meetu p 📍 Virtual Zoom Room Email: indigenousactivistcollective@gmail.com for the invite 7 PM: Pride on Campus Queer Gala With Cabot Power Pay What You Can 📍The Breezeway 📅 Sunday July 23rd 2 - 4 PM: Forest Lesson s: Feeling Our Feelings With Fairy Frien ds Child Focused Meditation & Yoga Fairy Story-time with Sugars Arlowe Snacks and Refreshments Included Sensory Friendly Scavenger Hunt 📍 Bowring Park Amphitheater Area Park is Wheelchair Accessible! Visit facebook @peacelovenpride for full details and updates. Click on underlined events to visit the event page where you can RSVP and invite friends. Visit munsu.ca for full details and updates about Pride on Campus events. Peace Love n' Pride acknowledges the generous partnerships with Pride on Campus, MUNSU, CFS-NL, Eastern Edge Gallery, and Social Justice Co-op NL in creation of this festival. 9th An nua l Tra ns M arch Sunday July 16 Begins at Harbourside Park at Noon Visit Event Page Join Peace, Love, n Pride on Saturday to support community for the ninth annual March for Trans Rights, beginning at Harbourside park at noon. Since 2014, community members have come together yearly to march unsanctioned thru downtown St. John's in support of Trans Rights and access to gender affirming Health Care. You're invited to join community again as they take to the streets amid rising hatred in a show of love and resistance, demanding respect, equity, and care for Trans and Queer people. Trans Rights are under attack: What do we do? Stand up fight back! Want to volunteer to help with this year's Trans March? We'd love to have you! Just email socialjusticecoopnl@gmail.com to join the team. The SJC is a long time supporter of the Trans March and has donated some staff hours to help with coordination of this grassroots community effort <3

RSVP HERE Saturday, October 18, 2025 / 10:30am - 2:30pm NT In Person: St. Mark's Anglican Church, 203 Logy Bay Rd, St. John's, NL This location is Wheelchair Accessible and scent free. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. For our purposes the bathrooms will be all-gender. Online: Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87858446978 Meeting ID: 878 5844 6978 --- One tap mobile +17806660144,,87858446978# Canada +12042727920,,87858446978# Canada Join instructions: https://us06web.zoom.us/meetings/87858446978/invitations?signature=-e1Kdh7R61-9kJYt_GB3e0DG4huJDerr1K5KsWrJcVY Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/zFPokV3uJTprB1yJ8 Attend Our AGM! RSVP HERE Wanna Help Out? We would LOVE to have a hand with: -Making food ($ provided!) -Meeting Facilitation and Note-taking! -Planning the evening social event Please reach out if you'd like to help out - socialjusticecoopnl@gmail.com MEMBERSHIP You must be a member to vote at our AGM! If you are not a member of the SJC but would like to join, please sign up here https://www.sjcnl.ca/join or send us an email at socialjusticecoopnl@gmail.com Please email us at socialjusticecoopnl@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns. RSVP HERE

Our Roots The climate crisis is here. Every day animals go extinct, more land is flooded or becomes too dry to grow crops, storms grow bigger, wildfires become stronger, and the ice caps are melting under our feet. The problem feels insurmountable but humans created this problem—and it’s up to us to fix it. The Social Justice Co-operative NL formed in 2013 to continue the 50+ year tradition of speaking out for social justice, connecting the local with the global, and working with like-minded agencies for common social change goals. Oxfam Canada set up a regional office in St. John’s in 1964 at the instigation of a group of local activists and with staff members dedicated to build support and connections between projects in developing countries and our own communities. Learn more About: About Us Our Team Check out our Board of Directors and Staff See list of Directors and Staff here! Our Vision The struggle against patriarchy, white supremacy, colonialism, imperialism, climate change, and our corrupt economic system can feel overwhelming. It’s not a struggle we can take on alone. That’s why the Social Justice Co-operative is building a grassroots movement centred on creating caring communities and fostering friendships between activists based on caring for each other. Read Our Vision For Change Here Our Finances Here's all the information presented at our Annual General Meetings, plus our Financial Oversight Policy and Community Update on 2023 Theft in SJCNL See information here

Event Organizing Kit Want to organize an event but not sure where to start? Missing some supplies? Check out our organizing guide! Get in touch with lea@sjcnl.org with questions or for help. Open Event Kit

Local Elementary Students Need a School Bus Right now in our community 29 children, most of them New Canadians, have no reliable transportation to their school, St. Andrew’s Elementary. Their neighbourhood, in the Crosbie Road area, is 1.6km from the school, which falls within the family responsibility zone . Only a few families have vehicles. Read more and learn how you can help below. Parents have no choice but to walk their children to school through heavy traffic. Students are missing school because they cannot get there safely. The route is not safe. During the winter, students, their parents, and preschool siblings are often forced to walk in the road. This is a commercial area with very high traffic volumes and busy intersections. Children are missing time from school because they cannot get there due to transportation barriers. We believe children in this area are being discriminated against because of their race, immigration status, and economic status. Their right to an education is being impeded by a school district that is refusing to work toward an equitable solution. The solution is simple, either add a bus route or make a second trip with one of the existing buses. We are calling upon the NLESD to provide transportation to and from school for children in this area. This is not unprecedented; there are 3 schools in the area, located within similar high-traffic commercial areas, that have bus stops well within the 1.6km limit. MEDIA COVERAGE CBC recently interviewed two St. Andrew's school councilors who are fighting to get a bus for students who cannot get to school safely. You can check out the article by clicking the button below: Read CBC coverage VIDEO TOUR Valleyview apartments on Crosbie Road to St. Andrew's Elementary on University Avenue JOIN THE CONVERSATION To connect with school councilors, parents, and teachers who are fighting for this bus for their children and students you can join the facebook group by clicking the button below: Go to facebook group

NEAR HITS PROJECT Have you been hit or nearly hit while: Walking Cycling Using a Mobility Aid or Pushing a Stroller The Challenge Car Culture Coalition is gathering information on dangerous areas for non-motorists in NL Have you had a hit or near-hit with a car while walking, running, rollerblading, skateboarding, using a scooter, moving on a wheelchair, biking, or engaging in some other form of non-motorized movement? Share your story with us and contribute to our map of areas needing to be addressed. Click the button below or image above to submit. We also encourage you to share your story on social media using the hashtags #ChallengeCarCulture and #ThinkOutsideTheCar Questions? Want to get involved? Email nearhitsproject@gmail.com Submit to Near Hits Project