Dogwood Initiative

Dogwood Initiative is a Canadian non-profit social justice and environmental organization based in Victoria, British Columbia. Conceived in autumn 1998 at a meeting of First Nations, environmentalists, community advocates, and labour leaders, Dogwood Initiative began operating in 1999^[1]. The organizations goal is to help communities and First Nations gain more control of the land and resources around them so they can be managed in a way that does not rob future generations for short-term corporate gain.

Recent Campaigns

Created decals which fit onto loonies to spread the word about the threat of tar sands tankers and oil spills on the coast of British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest^[2]. Over 250,000 NoTanker Loonies are already in circulation across Canada.^[3]

References

1. ^ http://www.dogwoodinitiative.org/aboutus/mission
2. ^ http://www.dogwoodinitiative.org/notankers
3. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/02/11/bc-oil-slick-loonies.html

External links

• Dogwood Initiative homepage