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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

Call For Equitable Pandemic Response An Open Letter to Our Governments on COVID-19 Now is the time to collaboratively build a robust response to COVID-19 and to create the conditions that will make collective flourishing possible. Join the call for an equitable pandemic response by signing our petition . Sign The Petition Call For Equitable Pandemic Response: About Us In Newfoundland and Labrador, the COVID-19 pandemic comes at a time of significant global and local uncertainty. Across the world, communities are already strained under simultaneous unfolding threats to our physical, psychological, social, and financial health including climate change, economic crises, rising fascism, and ongoing austerity. Here in Newfoundland and Labrador, we are just emerging from the upheaval of a historic storm and ensuing state of emergency. Our province has been wracked in recent years with poor governance, debt, austerity, and economic uncertainty. We have long known that our provincial healthcare system is overburdened and under-resourced, while Newfoundlanders and Labradorians suffer from the highest rates of chronic illness in the country. Call For Equitable Pandemic Response: Text Crisis is no longer approaching: it is at our door and it will impact the most vulnerable people in our province, and across the world, with the greatest intensity. Call For Equitable Pandemic Response: Text The only choice we have now is solidarity. As community members, we will respond with strong measures of physical distancing, social solidarity, and mutual aid. We applaud the leadership that many individuals, organizations, businesses and governments have taken in imposing widespread precautionary measures. But we know that our governments and service providers can do more to ensure an equitable response to COVID-19. As the pandemic evolves, our national, provincial and local responses must also evolve along with it. The specific actions that we are calling for follow. None of these are fanciful -- many have been discussed and some have already been successfully employed elsewhere in Canada and across the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Call For Equitable Pandemic Response: Text In all responses to COVID-19 our governments and service providers must prioritize those who are most physiologically and socially vulnerable to this virus and the social response to it. These include: Institutionalized people (e.g., incarcerated people, those in shelters, and in elder and long-term care facilities); Seniors, elders and immunocompromised people; Those who experience racial, cultural, and linguistic discrimination which limits access to healthcare and support systems; Those who are homeless, and those who live alone, without adequate support in their homes, or who live in violent homes; Those engaging in essential work that is traditionally feminized, racialized, low-waged and performed by migrants and people with precarious immigration status (e.g., childcare, homecare, grocery store workers). It also includes people living in rural, remote, Northern and Indigenous communities within Newfoundland and Labrador, who face unique challenges including a lack of clean drinking water, food insecurity, and inadequate healthcare resources. Call For Equitable Pandemic Response: Text People must have security - in terms of employment, finances, immigration status and otherwise - to be able to stay home from work if they are sick, abide by public health measures, and protect themselves and those around them. To this end, we call upon all relevant levels of government to work together to: Institute Universal Basic Income (which is progressively and not regressively taxed) and the following wage supports: Moratorium on firing workers who do not arrive to work because they choose to self-quarantine, who are sick, or who lack childcare. Institutional paid sick leave of at least 21 days for all workers (including those who are self-employed). A living-wage for anyone required to work outside their home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Institute an immediate moratorium on housing evictions (and on cutting off utilities), including for housing programs and shelters. Suspend mortgage payments, rent payments, electricity and heating oil payments. Increase pay and protections for those working in support roles for elder and disabled populations - this work is feminized, racialized, and is often performed by people with precarious immigration status. Introduce supports for parents who have to miss work due to childcare demands or need childcare due to work demands, develop COVID-19 resources for those engaging in childcare, and develop options for providing childcare for those who need it. Require that all relevant service providers institute a “don’t ask, don’t tell policy” regarding immigration status so that undocumented migrants can access services in Newfoundland and Labrador without fear. Consider designating the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador as the first sanctuary province. Immediately offer permanent residency to all Temporary Foreign Workers. Grant immediate Medical Care Plan coverage to recently graduated international students, people who are waiting for work permits, temporary workers and those who are stranded because of COVID-19. Include international students and temporary workers in all federal, provincial and municipal emergency support measures. Offer immediate permanent residency or citizenship for international students and recent graduates. Call For Equitable Pandemic Response: Text Many government institutions – especially the healthcare system – will require increased resources to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. We argue that the community sector also requires increased resources, financial and otherwise, as they are well poised to ensure a just response to the pandemic. To this end, we call upon all relevant levels of government to work together to: Ensure transparency and accessible information-sharing with citizens and community organizations during and after the pandemic; Collaborate with community sector organizations, coalitions, and cooperatives with social justice and equity goals to strengthen the community-led response; Mobilize public and private spaces, in partnership with the community sector, to increase capacity for homeless and precariously housed people, and people living with violence, to practice physical distancing, quarantine, and self-isolation; Potential spaces could include, but are not limited to, community centres, stadiums, hotels and residences; Outline a transparent plan for addressing shortages of supplies and equipment in our healthcare system. These include but are not limited to: testing kits, oxygen, and ventilators. Open fever hospitals in public or private spaces if bed space is lacking; Offer COVID-19-related resources in all languages spoken across the province, and in a variety of formats accessible to people with disabilities; Gather and disseminate anonymized data about the types of supports requested and provided to identify community needs and build future community capacity; Give existing shelters increased financial resources and discretion to adapt their admissions criteria; Release incarcerated people currently on remand to prevent the prison healthcare system from becoming overwhelmed; Provide funding to art-based solutions that maintain social closeness during physical distancing; Collaborate with food banks, community freezers, and meal programs to ensure food reaches people who depend on their services; Further, we condemn racism towards Asian, Pacific Islander, Indigenous, and other racialized communities, and call on all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to support those who are being targeted by hate crimes and discrimination. Call For Equitable Pandemic Response: Text This pandemic has laid bare the inequities at the root of our current social structures. In responding to it, we must continue to fight for the world we want to see. When we wake up from this current nightmare, we want it to be in the world of our choosing - not a world that a pandemic and an inadequate, unjust system chose for us. Now is the time to collaboratively build a robust response to COVID-19 and to create the conditions that will make collective flourishing possible. In Solidarity, Addressing Islamophobia in NL Project Anti-Poverty NL Anti-Racism Coalition NL Fight for $15 and Fairness Graduate Students’ Union of Memorial University Social Justice Co-operative NL Call For Equitable Pandemic Response: Text

Our Vision: Text Revolution of Care Manifesto 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. We believe in the dignity and value of every human being. We call this movement a “Revolution of Care” because revolutionary care is the antidote to capitalism, and it is capitalism that has made our society sick. Where capitalism relies on greed to function, the antidote must be generosity. Where capitalism relies on individualism, the antidote must be community. By capitalism, we mean the global intersecting systems of oppression that impoverish billions to make a handful of people rich, the systems that co-opt democracy to protect the rich, and the systems that make all of us complicit in the destructive exploitation of our land, water, and communities in the service of profits for the rich. Our affluence in Canada is built off of poverty here and elsewhere. We do not live in isolation. Our local choices affect lives internationally. All beings on earth, human and non-human are linked in a web of relation. Click here to read our Strategic Compass for 2021 Our Vision: Text Care, like capitalism, can be applied as a way of life, as a system to uphold rule in society and our communities, and as a guideline by which all decisions are made. Capitalism encourages taking advantage of every situation for personal gain, focusing our attention inward, and creating a competition out of life itself. Revolutionary care encourages the exact opposite: to seek to provide for the needs of all those around us, in every situation, creating a sense of community and belonging. Revolutionary care uses empathy as a means of knowledge and understanding; this knowledge is the basis for all decisions, with the ultimate goal of meeting the needs of all. Where capitalism applies value to how much an individual can take, the revolution of care calls for our values to be shifted based on how much care one gives back to their community and each other. Where individual wealth is multiplied by the greed of capitalism, collective wealth is multiplied under the revolution where care is placed as the centre. Revolutionary care, when applied on a larger scale, has the potential to collapse hierarchies by giving consideration and a voice to all. It prevents the elevation of the few above the many by illuminating our world with the views and emotions of those around us, creating empathy, and, ultimately, generosity. It elevates the importance of the community as a whole creating a sense of belonging and trust. It decentralizes decision making by creating fluid governance based on current needs and giving space to all who wish to participate. Revolutionary care has the potential to crumble capitalism by creating communities that care for their people rather than their profits. The SJC intends to grow this movement, and spread the Revolution of Care as a way of organizing, a way of decision making, and as a way of life. Our Vision: Text A “Revolution of Care” means reclaiming care, by building a movement centered on compassion and kindness that gives space to heal, learn, and grow. By strengthening relationships and ensuring that everyone feels welcome, we are connecting community members and shaping our own system, one that can end the exploitation of people and the destruction of thriving ecosystems for profit and build communities where everyone feels loved and respected. Therefore, the Social Justice Co-operative commits to the following principles of revolutionary care: - ensure anti-racist decolonization; -- anti-racist decolonization, at its very core, is a care building movement based on Indigenous feminism which includes radical love and acceptance. Indigenous feminism places care at the centre of decision making and ensures that all community members have their physical, spiritual and emotional needs met; - radical inclusivity: everyone is given an equal opportunity to join our movement by addressing barriers; creating welcoming environments, especially for members of traditionally marginalized and neglected groups; -- a revolution of care requires us to have patience for all people as they learn and make mistakes; -- recognize that we have all been socialized in inherently racist, classist, sexist, cis-heteronormative and ableist systems and that it takes time and patience to understand and unpack this socialization; - all voices are heard, marginalized and most impacted voices are amplified, and all experiences are valued and considered; - a collaborative, cooperative, consensus-based, decentralized approach to decision-making; - intentional relationship and community building, recognizing the need for social spaces in addition to organizing spaces; - promotion of worker-owned co-operatives, a strong union movement, and international worker solidarity; - intentional care for all of humanity, our environment, and the other species with whom we share the earth by resisting wasteful, hazardous, and unsustainable patterns of consumption and destruction; - intersectional approach to a just transition from an extraction economy to a society that cares for the land and for each other. Our Vision: Text The Revolution of Care is a journey and as we grow and learn, we continue to reflect on how we can better serve the movement. Hence, this is a living manifesto, to be built and expanded on as our revolution grows. Our Vision: Text

Our Team: Meet the Team BOARD OF DIRECTORS Daniel Miller - Co-Chair Brenda Walsh - Co-Chair Kerri Claire Neil - Treasurer Anne Malone - Director at Large Renee Dumaresque - Director at Large Laurel Huget - Director of Communications STAFF Our Team: Team Members Lea Mary Movelle They/them Volunteer Coordinator Lea grew up in a rural NL fishing family & has an educational background in political science & sociology from Memorial University. They've been the VC at the SJC since mid 2020. They are passionate about the power of community, friendship, mutual aid, & radical care to undermine the agonizing individualism of capitalism. Working for the SJC brings so much magic into their life & they couldn't be more grateful to the monthly donors who make their employment in the Revolution of Care possible! Lea recently moved back to their hometown on the Burin Peninsula, where they treasure a slower pace of life & time with family, including 4 precious nephews that bring so much joy & fun into their routine. Lea loves to read with the Anti-Capitalist x Activist Book club, grow veggies & flowers in the garden, play the ukulele, paint for the therapy of it, take wandering walks away from the bustle of traffic, sing out loud while washing the dishes, snuggle up with their 20 pound pur-monster, & dance to live music with loved ones.

Get Involved! Join The Movement Get Involved: Welcome Come Say Hi! We are happy to provide a variety of ways to start getting involved, from our Monthly General Meeting to a personalized chat with our Welcoming Committee. We also have numerous monthly meetings and public events that anyone is welcome to come to! Lunch 'n Learn with Lea Join our staff, Lea, for lunch every week on Wednesdays for 2pm NT / 1:30 AT to say hi or discuss projects further. Email Us Monthly General Meeting Find out what we're up to! We meet online on the 3rd Thursday at 7:00pm NT/6:30pm AT every month Email Us Welcoming Committee Looking for the best place to volunteer your skills? Book a session with our Welcoming Committee! Email Us Get Involved: Programs Not sure where to start? We're here to help! Volunteer Form Help us get to know you better by completing our volunteer form & our Volunteer C oordinator will reach out to you. Community Calendar Subscribe To Our Calendar Become A Member The SJCNL is a not-for-profit, member-owned co-operative. Become a member and vote at our upcoming AGM! Join Get Involved: Welcome Donate You can help us keep momentum going by sponsoring our work. Independent donors allow us an uncompromising political voice! Over the coming decade, we will need to educate, advocate, and organize with as much courage, conviction, and independent funding as we can muster! Donate Here

Activist Film Collective to host Online Screening of Three Promises Apr 10, 2024 The Activist Film Collective would like to thank all those who helped us meet our fundraising goal to cover licensing and platform fees for an online provincial movie night screening of Three Promises by Yousef Srouji. Film Synopsis: "While the Israeli army retaliates against the Second Intifada in the West Bank in the early 2000s, a mother films her family's daily life, punctuated by time spent shielding her family from harm in the basement. Now, her son revisits this past, delivering a heart-breaking portrait of the anguish of parents who are forced to choose between their children’s physical safety and the emotional upheaval of leaving home." The organizing team is still in the process of deciding on a date. We welcome more volunteers to join us! Please email activistfilmcollective@gmail.com if you'd like to join the organizing team or for more info on volunteering. To register to receive an invitation to the event once a date as been decided, please submit the following form: To stay in touch with the Activist Film Collective you can follow us on instagram and facebook @activistfilmcollective Previous Next

Zero Waste: Programs Zero Waste Action Team Towards a world without waste. Our goal is to reduce the waste created by individuals and industry to prevent exacerbating the climate crisis. We also work towards a Green New Deal vision of better resource management, including water, focusing on waste reduction from production to consumption and support of a circular society through research and policy. Past member of Zero Waste Canada. The Zero Waste Action Team became inactive in Winter 2023 but one of our members, Ángela Viviana Ramírez-Luna, has launched the NL Community Composting Cooperative Network with the support of the Social Justice Co-op and the NL Federation of Co-operatives! The mission is to bring composting to every neighbourhood in St. John's and communities in NL. I'm recruiting members for the Steering Committee, which will define the committee members' responsibilities, co-op benefits and services, business plan and by-laws and other logistical necessities to incorporate. Check out out their website and social media to learn the details and sign up! Like Our FB Page INSTAGRAM WEBSITE TWITTER LINKEDIN Zero Waste: Welcome Zero Waste: Text WE WON... LEWISPORTE INCINERATOR REJECTED! As a result of swift and strong community organizing across the province, community groups and members have successfully pressured the NL gov to REJECT the incinerator planned by synergy world power in Lewisporte! Thanks to everyone's vigilance and effort, we did it!! Members of the SJC, Council of Canadians - Avalon Chapter, and community groups came together to celebrate this victory in February 2023. Letter to the City of St. John's re: Climate Crisis Plan "We were elated to see the City of St. John’s declare a climate emergency and join the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy in 2019. These actions recognized the threat of climate change and the vital role that cities must play to prepare. Since then, we have faced significant challenges, from “Snowmageddon” to COVID-19, highlighting the need for solid emergency preparation. We believe the City of St. John’s could be a climate action leader in Canada and well prepared for climate change’s challenges with active consultation." Read full letter Community Composting Pilot Project In partnership with Stella’s Circle and Planeet Consulting , in summer 2022, we installed three composting bins in downtown St. John’s to collect organics from a group of neighbours and produce compost for the use of Stella’s and participants. Our long-term vision is to replicate this program across the city providing social, economic, and environmental benefits to individuals, neighbourhoods, community gardens, schools, businesses, and more! You can learn more about our vision in this blog . A big thank you to our sponsors: City of St. John’s (Community Grants ), MMSB (Solid Waste Management Innovation Fund ), and Food First NL (St. John’s Food Assessment ). Zero Waste: What We Do Plastics Study & Brand Audits Our team undertook a Brand Audit as part of the #BreakFreeFromPlastic movement, a global movement envisioning a future free from plastic pollution. Your participation will help us collect the data we need to work with the provincial government and the Multi-Materials Stewardship Board (MMSB) to implement Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), holding corporations accountable for the plastic pollution crisis. Brand Audit 2020 Read The Report Brand Audit 2023 Read The Report Spread The Word Watch Our Video Past Events The Road to Zero Waste Waste is a significant part of our economies, our cultures and our everyday lives. A number of waste reduction programs and policies have been promoted across the globe but with varying levels of adoption and success. With the mounting challenges of climate change and oceanic pollution, dealing with our waste is a pressing issue. This event highlighted two specific, yet related, approaches to waste reduction that have gained recent attention: Zero Waste (ZW) and the Circular Economy (CE). Read The Report What's in Your Trash? On May 20, 2020, we joined Sophie Wells and Sarah Sauvé to learn about zero waste theory and how to do a trash audit so we can all have a better idea of what we throw out and how we can throw out less! This webinar was organized by the Zero Waste Action Team for anyone interested in reducing their waste at home. Watch Here COVID and Our Throw Away Culture On May 27, 2020, we had a conversation with Kathryn Kellogg , Jamie Kaminski and Dan Rubin about our consumer make-take-throw away culture. The discussion addressed the following questions - How did we become a throw-away culture? Have we actually reduced what we throw away? Has COVID made us think about what is truly important? What strategies can we use to create a healthier way of life? What are we already doing that we can build on? Watch Here Green New Drinks: Barriers to Living Low Waste On February 3, 2021, panelists Debbie Wiseman, Sarah Sauvé, Jess Puddister and Rob Salsman got togteher at Bannerman Brewing Co. to discuss 'Barriers to Living Low Waste'. They addressed the following questions: 'How did we get so wasteful? How do we reduce waste under an economic system that encourages and profits from waste? What stands out as a barrier to reducing waste, that you couldn't solve as an individual? How might we address this barrier structurally? The event was organized by The Social Justice Co-operative NL as part of 'Green New Drinks'. Watch Here

Poverty Elimination: Programs Poverty Elimination Action Team Working towards a world without poverty The Poverty Elimination Action Team aims to improve the well-being of all people living in Newfoundland and Labrador. Email Us Poverty Elimination: Welcome SJC responds to City's no fault eviction of Shirley Cox Call For Equitable Pandemic Response Read Our Open Letter To Government Here Poverty Elimination: Image 2SLGBTQ+ Neighbouring Pod This group was created by Trans, Two spirit and Queer people to help out during the pandemic and beyond. We will share and connect people to resources, bring people essentials and host online workshops and social events. We have fundraised a small Community Aid Fund for folks needing essentials hampers, so please reach out if you're looking for support. Love and solidarity! If you'd like to support the Community Aid Fund you can do so, here: donorbox.org/caf2020 Please read the rules and contact our email if you need help or have questions: 2slgbtqaidnl@gmail.com Join Our FB Group Email Us Basic Income Basic income is an opportunity to rebalance our province’s social and economic models, which leave thousands of people behind. Nobody in Newfoundland and Labrador should be forced to choose between vital medical care, heating their home, or having enough food to eat. There are many complex issues that Newfoundlanders and Labradorians face, and a basic income is not a solution for all of them - but largely eliminating poverty in this province would certainly be a good start. That is what a basic income would do. Read the recently launched policy paper on Basic Income by Basic Income NL. Learn more. Share your story. Become a signatory. Read the Policy Paper Email Us Poverty Elimination: About Us Partnerships Coalition Canada Basic Income Coalition Canada Basic Income is a cross-country alliance of basic income advocacy groups and networks. We are advancing the development of a national movement for basic income in Canada, building alliances and collaborating with advocacy groups, networks and individuals supporting a just recovery in Canada from the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn More $15 and Fairness NL Do you support the motion to raise the minimum wage to a living wage for all workers in our province? If so, please join $15 and Fairness NL + and urge the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to legislate a $15 per hour minimum wage. We believe that a $15 minimum wage would be a good first step in improving health outcomes in this province. It is abundantly clear that there is a direct relationship between income, food insecurity, and health. Income is the leading social determinant of health and, as such, a living wage would provide significant health benefits to the 48,900 workers in Newfoundland and Labrador who earn $15 and hour or less. Email Us Poverty Elimination: What We Do News & Views Poverty Elimination: News Household Food Insecurity in Canada 2021: Report November 2022 Following the inclusion of food insecurity as an indicator for Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy in 2018, the Canadian Income Survey (CIS) began the annual monitoring of household food insecurity. Drawing on data from the CIS, this report presents a portrait of household food insecurity in Canada in 2021, examining who is most affected and how food insecurity rates differ across the country. The report also uses CIS data to examine food insecurity rates in 2019 and 2020, providing a look at food insecurity before and after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report linked below is designed to provide a tool to describe the problem of food insecurity in Canada, monitor trends, and identify priorities for interventions to address this major public health issue. It builds on the extensive work of Health Canada and Statistics Canada in measuring and monitoring household food insecurity. Get the report NL CERB Clawbacks Push People into Poverty: Advocates July 3, 2020 In Newfoundland and Labrador, social assistance = $11,800/year. This is a poverty wage. If CERB is good enough for Canadians, it should be good enough for those on social assistance as well. Learn more The Stink of Poverty July 7, 2020 A beautiful and moving short story by our Co-Chair, Mark Nichols. Thank you for sharing this heart-wrenching yet powerful piece on poverty. Learn more Past Events Poverty Elimination: Past Events Is Our Healthcare on the Chopping Block? The Poverty Elimination Action Team organized an online chat about Health Accord NL on March 25, 2021. The Health Accord presents us with an opportunity to provide the provincial government feedback on our medical and health care systems. We talked about ways to engage and discussed the contracting of a private company (Change Healthcare), by our provincial government, to reduce our health care costs. We brought together participants to discuss through concerns about this approach, and ways to challenge austerity. Learn More Poverty Elimination: Pro Gallery PEAT TV Play Video Search videos Search video... All Categories All Categories Nonprofits & Activism People & Blogs The Cost of Poverty in the Atlantic Provinces, Report Release Play Video Green New Drinks on a Living Wage Play Video Poverty Elimination: Videos

Challenging Car Culture: Welcome Challenging Car Culture: About Us A Bit About Us We advocate for accessible and active transportation, and for free, sustainable mass transit. We challenge the idea that cars are the default way to get around. Join the #ChallengeCarCulture Coalition and #ThinkOutsideTheCar with us. Private vehicles are not our future, and they do not serve our planet or our communities. While they've come to be thought of as the default way to get around, this hasn't been the case for most of human history and it's pretty obvious who's benefiting...the automobile and petro industries! We can do better. We can move as a community with free, accessible, public transit, and walkable, bikable, rollable neighbourhoods. Say Hi @ Our Monthly Meeting! Join us on Zoom on the 1st Monday of each month from 5:30-7pm NT for our monthly general meeting. All are welcome! Email us for the meeting link. Connect with CCC re: meetings Challenging Car Culture: Text Pop Up Crossing Guards A proactive response to pedestrian safety concerns: Challenge Car Culture members host "Pop Up Crossing Guard'' events around St. John’s. This initiative, launched early in 2023, sees volunteers hit the streets to help pedestrians cross safely, foster positive community interactions, and draw attention to the follies and dangers of car centric culture and neighborhoods. Equipped with high visibility vests and homemade stop signs, Challenge Car Culture volunteers pop up in areas known for their lack of safe crossings or stressful pedestrian experiences. Our first event took place at the junction of Military Road, Bonaventure Avenue, and Garrison Hill, helping people navigate the triangular crosswalks, where motorists often fail to stop appropriately. The second pop-up was during the NL Folk Festival, where the team set up at the intersection of Military Avenue and Bannerman Road, ensuring festival attendees could navigate the area safely. Reception from the community has been resoundingly favorable, with pedestrians expressing gratitude for the increased safety and reduced anxiety experienced during the pop-ups. The homemade stop signs have proven to be particularly effective, catching the attention of drivers and facilitating smoother interactions between pedestrians and motorists. Challenge Car Culture's Pop Up Crossing Guard initiative represents a practical approach to fostering people-centered neighborhoods, making a tangible difference in pedestrian safety and challenging the prevailing car-centric culture. Would you like to see us at a crosswalk or intersection near you, or join us on the streets for a pop-up? Don’t hesitate to get in touch. Connect with CCC re: Crossing Guards Wheatpasting Challenge Car Culture is all about action with a creative twist. Our recurring "wheat-pasting" events are a creative way to challenge car culture and nudge people toward alternative thinking – all while having a good time. Armed with impactful posters and a sense of camaraderie, Challenge Car Culture members hit the streets, transforming dull walls into thought-provoking canvases. These posters disrupt the status quo, urging folks to reconsider their car-centric habits and explore more eco-friendly ways to get around. But it's not just about serious messages – these events are also about fun. Laughter fills the air as posters go up, creating a sense of community and shared purpose. The process itself becomes a statement, showing that change can be enjoyable and engaging. Challenge Car Culture's wheat-pasting events serve a dual purpose: they spark conversations and actions while also injecting a dose of enjoyment into activism. So, keep an eye out for our posters – they're more than decorations, they're invitations to join a movement that's steering us toward a more sustainable future, one paste-up at a time. Want to join us next time? Please get in touch. We’d love to hear from you Connect with CCC re: Wheatpasting Near Hits Project We want to hear from people who have been nearly hit while walking, cycling, using a mobility aid, or pushing a stroller. We are building a map of areas, and a list of issues, that are dangerous for non-motorist and need to be addressed. Learn More Slippery Sidewalk Open Mic Last year (Nov 2022) we hosted an open mic at the BIS, where we invited people to rant, roar, rap, scream, scowl, weep, sing, speak, plead (non-exhaustive) into the mic about experiences with snow, icy, slippery, or unsafe sidewalks! Are you sick of the slip? Do you have something you want to get off your chest about slippery sidewalks? Click the button and use the form to share your story with us. Share your Sick of the Slip Story Challenging Car Culture: Pro Gallery Advocating for Accessibility On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Dec 3rd, 2020, we gathered in honour of those who have been injured or killed trying to navigate our inaccessible, dangerous sidewalks. We gathered to bear witness for those who are isolated in their homes for half of the year, every year, due to negligent sidewalk clearing. Access is a right not a privilege and our city is failing to safeguard the rights of People with Disabilities in even the simplest, most basic ways. We gathered with three asks: 1. Clear our sidewalks with the same priority as adjoining streets. 2. Use a Universal Design approach in all further developments, including the Kelly's Brook Shared Use Path: consult Universal Design experts and community members with diverse lived experiences and accessibility concerns. 3. Reverse the recent cuts to Metrobus. (We won this one!) Advocating for Accessibile Sidewalks! We Demand Safety! Support the Kelly's Brook Shared-Use Pathway The Kelly's Brook Shared-Use Pathway is going ahead with asphalt trail surface! This is a big win for inclusivity in our city! Thanks to everyone who supported this project! Get to Know the Kelly's Brook Trail Take a tour with Elizabeth Yeoman on her blog Meet the Trail Here Engage with City St. John's! The ‘What We Heard’ (WWH) document summarizing feedback from the Kelly’s Brook Shared-Use Path public engagement process is now available. Read The Report Brunch and Learn for Kelly's Brook Trail with St. John's City Councillors Brunch and Learn to discuss the upcoming vote to INDEFINITELY DEFER funding for Phase One of the Kelly's Brook Multipurpose Trail project. Watch Video here Action Archive Mobility Justice Discussion with the Human Rights Commission Presentation by and discussion with the Executive Director of the Human Rights Commission, Carey Majid. The focus was on mobility justice, especially lack of sidewalk clearing, as a human rights issue. We explored the details and process of launching a human rights challenge on the matter. Email Us for More Information Challenging Car Culture TV Play Video Search videos Search video... All Categories All Categories Nonprofits & Activism People & Blogs Street Skeets present: Stairway to Inclusion Play Video Residents protest state of sidewalks in St. John’s Play Video Protestors Shut Down Traffic to Demand Accessible Sidewalks Play Video Challenging Car Culture: News News & Views City of St. John’s 2021 Budget an Act of Deliberate Negligence Toward Residents ‘It traumatized me’: St. John’s woman tells about being hit by car after being forced onto road in her wheelchair Dec 8, 2020 Statement Dec 03, 2020 The Telegram Return of the U-Pass: This Time Bringing Students On Board Show your support for sidewalk snow-clearing! Oct 22, 2020 The Indepeendent Sept 28, 2020 Statement Investing in a Walk-able City Pays for Itself Some residents hope to make a case to bring Metrobus service to C.B.S August 21, 2020 The Independent Feb 15, 2020 CBC Reduce Speed Limits in the City of St. John's Speaking as a Car-Owner: It’s Time for a War on Cars Jan 25, 2020 Statement Sept 9, 2019 The Independent

Our Finances 2025 AGM Minutes Treasurer Report Activity Report In October 2025, we held our 12th AGM in St. John's, NL! Click the links to download our minutes, treasurer's report, audit team report, and activity report from the meeting. Audit Team Report 2024 AGM Minutes Treasurer Report Activity Report In October 2024, we held our 11th AGM in St. John's, NL! Click the links to download our minutes, treasurer's report, audit team report, and activity report from the meeting. Audit Team Report 2023 AGM Minutes Treasurer Report Activity Report In September 2023, we held our 10th AGM in St. John's, NL! Click the links to download our minutes, treasurer's report, and activity report from the meeting. Financial Oversight Policy Download Community Update on 2023 Theft in SJCNL Learn More