As a city councillor, Libby Davies supported homeowners to save houses from demolition. Read the Globe and Mail article here.
rabble.ca Training the activists and community-organizers of tomorrow
Harley Augustino of Base Building for Power in conversation with Libby Davies. Listen to the conversation here.
The meaning of the Liberal-NDP deal for Canadians
Libby Davies discusses the Liberal-NDP deal on CBC’s The Current. Listen to the interview here.
Maintaining motivation throughout a political career and beyond
Libby Davies in conversation with British Columbia politician Joy MacPhail. Listen to the interview here.
rabble.ca Off the Hill: In the extreme
Co-hosts Libby Davies and Robin Browne and the panel deconstruct the recently released IPCC report, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the visible rise in right-wing populism. Listen to the conversation here.
March 6: Global day of action against war
Code Pink’s one hour emergency rally over the weekend ended with a call for a global day of action and protest for next Sunday, March 6, against the invasion of Ukraine. Read Libby’s article here.
Pushing back at grind culture
Libby Davies interviews Paul Taylor, the executive director of FoodShare Toronto and a lifelong anti-poverty activist. Listen to the conversation here.
Book review: Exploring Vancouver’s split personality of ‘world class’ vs. livability champion
Daniel Francis, an impressively prolific popular historian based in Vancouver, published Becoming Vancouver in the fall of 2021. In the book colourful characters are noted, including the irascible city archivist Major James Mathews and his chief Indigenous informant, August Jack Khahtsahlano, the fiery suffragette May Gutteridge, the city’s first woman council member, and Libby Davies, a dedicated anti-poverty campaigner from the Downtown Eastside who went on to hold a seat on city council and later a seat in Parliament.. Read the book review here.
Dan Fumano: Six-homes proposal latest in Vancouver's housing 'evolution'
Housing issues in 2022 harken back to 1987 and comments by city councillor Libby Davies. Read the article here.
Libby Davies on the Challenge of Advocating for Palestine on Parliament Hill
Libby in conversation with Thomas Woodley and Michael Bueckert of Canadians For Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME).
Listen to the podcast here.