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GRAN Victoria partner with victoria mining justice action committee (mjac) to hold public event during Ocean Week 2024 to raise awareness about the risks of Deep-sea mining (DSM)

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GRAN member Phyllis Webster

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GRAN member Liz Dill (R) speaks with member of the community

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GRAN Member Anne Young (L) handing out information on DSM

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GRAN member Liz Dill

 

members of Greater Van GRAN participate in meeting with International development minister Ahmed Hussen (December 2023)

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Greater Van GRAN members Sheila Pepper and Gail Mullan with Minister Hussen along with reps from VIDEA

 

Community bbq in Minister Sajjan's riding of Vancouver South

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GRANs Gail Mullan and Kathleen Wallace-Deering with Minister of International Development Harjit Sajjan -- Topic of conversation? Urging strong support for the Global Fund -- August 2022

 

"Swarm" EVENT for the Global Fund July 2022

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Ottawa-Gatineau GRANs Pat Dolan and Cathy Thompson with CSO partners
 

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Ottawa-Gatineau GRANs Cathy Thompson and Pat Dolan

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Greater Van GRANs "swarm" Little Mountain in Vancouver, BC

 

toronto pride parade june 2022

 

 

 

 

2021 International Development Week, February 7 - 13

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Meeting with Laurence Harvey, Policy Advisor to Minister of Women and Gender Equality, and representatives from Cooperation Canada, End FGM Canada, and Cuso International. GRAN representative: Valerie Wright

 

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Meeting with NDP MP Jenny Kwan and representatives from Mennonite Central Committee, Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development, and University of British Columbia (Dept. of Ob/Gyn -- Global Maternal Health and Childcare). GRAN representative: Phyllis Webster

 

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Meeting with Conservative MP Richard Bragdon and representatives from Canadian Lutheran World Relief, and Results Canada. GRAN representatives: Susan Carter and Hilary Elliott

 

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Meeting with Conservative MP Peter Kent and representatives from Human Concern International, WaterAid, and Cooperation Canada. GRAN representative: Valerie Wright

 

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Meeting with Conservative Senator Yonah Martin and representatives from Cooperation Canada, Global Citizen, and the Canada-International Scientific Exchange Program. GRAN representative: Janet Siddall.

 

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Meeting with Liberal MP Larry Bagnell and representatives from Save the Children, Mennonite Central Committee and Results Canada. GRAN representative: Janet Siddall

 

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Meeting with Liberal MP Will Amos and representative from Results Canada. GRAN representative: Pat Dolan

 

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Meeting with Liberal MP Ya'ara Saks, a member of her staff, and representatives from ONE, Global Citizen, and the Canadian Christian Relief and Development Association. GRAN representative: Pat Dolan

 

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Meeting with NDP MP Carol Hughes and representatives from Results Canada, One Drop Foundation and Canadian Foodgrains Bank. GRAN representative: Myrtle Blinn

 

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Meeting with Liberal MP Majid Jowhari and representatives from ONE, Results Canada, and KAIROS. GRAN representative: Myrtle Blinn

 

2019 CANAdian Association on Gerontology conference, moncton, NB 

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Ruth Buckinger and Peggy Edwards represent GRAN at Canadian Association on Gerontology Conference Moncton, NB 2019

 

Dismiss Grannies at Your Peril!

Aug 20, 2024

"Dismiss ‘grannies’ as frail old biddies at your peril: they’re some of the toughest activists out there." In an opinion piece in The Guardian, writer Sally Feldman challenges "granny" stereotypes... Read more