Dr Lisa Gunderson-Community School Interview

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Themes Getting past stereotypes – enjoying variety Moving into new territory Dealing with Difficult People and Situations Relaxation and Stress Management

Dave Barrett moments with students.

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He mentioned to this History 12 class that a great orator was going to speaking at the school in the evening. Many of them attended.

Inspiring moments with passengers

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Campaign success

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A high school volunteer’s talking on the street about politics draws an opposing party member into the conversation. Twenty minutes later…. there was a shift of thinking, a realignment.

Green Party influence in Austrian politics

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A former diplomat shares turning points for the Green Party becoming a creditable force in Austrian political life.

Elizabeth May, Leader of Green Party (2010) How Gov’t Works

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An environmental activist since her teens, Elizabeth May left her position as Executive Director of the Sierra Club of Canada to run successfully for leader of the Green Party of Canada in 2006. Elizabeth May, who is a lawyer and

A lesson for politicians

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Head of a coalition on the northern coast of BC never found support from their elected MLAs around a concern about fish farms. Those politicians were all defeated in the next election. A lesson for all politicians.

Elizabeth May : Tar sands and Enbridge

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Interviewed by over 100 middle school students around these themes: the role of people in influencing government environmental policy getting attention from the media around climate change demands and benefits of being a green politician how can one person affect

Jeremy Taylor: No ‘good’ guys or ‘bad’ guys

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An entertainer/ activist working in Apartheid -South Africa shares a pivotal point in looking at everyone in the country without condemnation. Here are the rest of those great moments we recorded after his show here in Victoria.

Dean Fortin, Mayor of Victoria

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On November 15, 2008, Dean Fortin was elected the 51st Mayor of Victoria. He was sworn into office on December 2, 2008. His top priorities include addressing the severe shortage of affordable housing in the city, homelessness, sustainable growth, supporting