Vancouver Ambassadors Cohort 4

Trisha Barbarona

Ayan Ismail

Cherrie Lam

Jestinne Punzalan

Jocelle Refol

Neha Srivastava

Melisa Tang Choy

MELISA

As someone who cannot vote in Canadian elections, I’ve always seen my role outside of the system. I joined BUILD to learn more about the current system, its gaps, and the different possibilities for change with community. The current landscape has been set up to keep many of us out, but what happens when we build together?

MELISA’S EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOCUSED ON MUNICIPAL VOTING RIGHTS FOR PERMANENT RESIDENTS:

- Researched the movement for municipal voting rights for permanent residents across Canada, including the Lost Votes campaign

- Connected with local government and organizations in Halifax who are active in the newcomer/immigrant community

- Continuing to work on the issue by creating a resource hub to bring together the different campaigns that have taken place in Canada

COHORT 4

ENVIRONMENT

Shades of Sustainability

Through digital storytelling and a dinner dialogue, our goal was to bring together BIPOC youth for peer and intergenerational learning, in order to address the barriers of accessibility and representation of BIPOC communities within mainstream environmental action.