This Victoria Day, I sat down with Simi Sara to discuss Outside In. You can listen the interview above. [ read more…]
Outside In book tour is happening!
Very excited that the book tour for Outside In is about to begin – see the first leg of events listed below. It seems like it has been a very long journey of reflecting, writing, and going through the process of editing and publishing. [ read more…]
“And now he’s trying to get his wife elected”
Thus said George Puil just before the 1982 civic election on Jack Webster’s BC TV program. Sexism in politics is a lot in the news these days, and while progress has been made we are still living with sexism and discrimination. [ read more…]
BEHIND THE SCENES: Right the Wrong
This video tells the incredible story of the struggle thalidomide survivors in Canada, who have sought justice after decades of neglect by the federal government. I was honoured to work on this issue with the Thalidomide Victims’ Association of Canada — including presenting a motion to Parliament, that passed unanimously in December 2014. [ read more…]
Libby Davies and Katrina Pacey: Proportional representation will lead to more diverse, better governments
Originally published in the Vancouver Sun, October 24, 2018
B.C.’s electoral referendum has begun, giving British Columbians the opportunity to choose a stronger, more democratic system of electing government.
We care deeply about this referendum because of our decades of work on civic engagement, human rights, environmental justice and equity. [ read more…]
Vancouver’s new progressive city council embodies an exciting opportunity
Originally posted on rabble.ca October 22, 2018
Over the decades, I’ve run in nine Vancouver civic elections, winning five. But, as a long time voter, this latest election on October 20 was one to remember.
Into the wee hours of the morning we waited doggedly for the last polls to come in — hanging out at the legendary Polynesian bar room in the basement of the Waldorf Hotel on Vancouver’s Eastside, desperate to see who would be mayor. [ read more…]
Roger Waters lifts the curtain
The piece was originally posted on rabble.ca – November 2 2017.
So, every time the curtain falls
Every time the curtain falls on some forgotten life
It is because we all stood by, silent and indifferent
A few mindful lyrics from Roger Waters’ latest album, Is This the Life We Really Want?, draws us to be present and not absent from what happens around us. [ read more…]
2015 GRACE MACINNIS VISITING SCHOLAR lecture at SFU: Libby Davies “GRASSROOTS POLITICS IN PARLIAMENT
In 2015 Libby gave the Grace MacInnis Visiting Scholar Lecture at Simon Fraser University.
See the video of the lecture here:
The transcript was shared on the SFU Contours Journal – which you can read here. It is also reproduced below.
GRASSROOTS POLITICS IN PARLIAMENTI did not know Grace MacInnis personally but had a pivotal moment in my earlier years that was formative and very important to me. [ read more…]
SFU Lecture: Reflection of a life in politics
September 21, 2016, Presented by SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement
Watch the video of Libby’s interview with Jackie Wong here.
Libby Davies has a long and storied history working in East Vancouver politics and community organizing.
Her history as a strong community activist for Vancouver began over forty years ago. [ read more…]