Andrea Reimer

Andrea Reimer

@andreareimer.bsky.social

I spent 4 terms in local gov focused on climate action, reconciliation, social justice & a stronger democracy. I left in 2018 to figure out why Trump got elected. Now I teach power literacy & help courageous people take action on bold, progressive ideas.

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Andrea Reimer
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BC’s wild ride continues.

Jen St. Denis@jenstden.bsky.social

Surrey South MLA Brent Chapman - husband of Kerry-Lynne Findlay - says he's leaving the BC Conservatives to join OneBC. So far no announcement from KLF about switching parties. #bcpoli

Andrea Reimer
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Exactly 4 weeks to go until BC municipal elections and what are we talking about on the @beyondaballot Vancouver Votes podcast? The same thing everyone else is: a potential provincial election. Join @segalrs @jodyvance and me on “Election Watch 2026” lolz podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/b...

podcasts.apple.comBeyond a BallotPolitics Podcast · Updated Weekly · Beyond a Ballot is a weekly news show aimed at moving Canadian women towards politics. Hosts Amanda Alvaro and Rachael Segal break down the weeks top stories and in...
Andrea Reimer
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Our 1st episode is about….the ballot question! Affordability has been the big issue in every election at every level of government for a decade. But every party (including Ken Sim and ABC) agrees Vancouver is unaffordable. Who they blame for it is the interesting part. #vanpoli

Andrea Reimer
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For everyone wondering how the Vancouver municipal election is going and notwithstanding this morning’s news

Justin McElroy 🇨🇦@jmcelroy.bsky.social

Sean Orr beefing with Uncouver, Rebecca Bligh beefing with Kareem Allam surrogates, OneCity supporters beefing with anyone who says Pete Fry is good, and Ken Sim having a nice pina colada after a 600 person launch event and a summer of creating politically effective wedge issues

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else. We mustn’t let this war do so.

Andrea Reimer
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This is bonkers. It’s hard to imagine the context for a government to be too busy to deal with a well-organized and efficient structure for connecting with community in order to make better decisions than you would otherwise make because you’re too busy to deal with community in less efficient ways.

Anthony Floyd@anthonyfloyd.ca

Today, the City of Vancouver released a staff report recommending the dissolution of 10 of 11 Type A Civic Committees because, and I'm paraphrasing, staff are too busy to deal with them. council.vancouver.ca/20251209/doc... Disclosure: I'm co-chair of the Transportation Advisory Committee (TRAC)

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Andrea Reimer
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🌍✨ Vancouver’s Climate Work Is On the Chopping Block Mayor Ken Sim + ABC councillors plan to cut major climate action programs. For 35 years, Vancouver has been a global leader in local climate action — starting with the 1990 Clouds of Change report. 🌱

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Andrea Reimer
@andreareimer.bsky.social

🌍✨ Vancouver’s Climate Work Is On the Chopping Block Mayor Ken Sim + ABC councillors plan to cut major climate action programs. For 35 years, Vancouver has been a global leader in local climate action — starting with the 1990 Clouds of Change report. 🌱

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Andrea Reimer
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Will speaking out help? Hard to say — this council has made it harder for residents to participate in decisions, and it’s easy to feel cynical about how much they’re listening. But staying silent definitely won’t help. 📢

Andrea Reimer
@andreareimer.bsky.social

🌍✨ Vancouver’s Climate Work Is On the Chopping Block Mayor Ken Sim + ABC councillors plan to cut major climate action programs. For 35 years, Vancouver has been a global leader in local climate action — starting with the 1990 Clouds of Change report. 🌱

Andrea Reimer
@andreareimer.bsky.social

Local governments control over 50% of emissions sources in Canada. What Vancouver does matters — here and worldwide. When federal governments stalled climate action (remember the Harper era?), cities like Vancouver kept pushing forward — helping build momentum toward the Paris Agreement. 🔥➡️✍️🇫🇷

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ACLU
@aclu.org

BREAKING: President Trump issued a memo calling for government-wide "terrorism investigations" into political opponents. His administration is trying to use political violence as an excuse to investigate and intimidate the president's perceived enemies.

Andrea Reimer
@andreareimer.bsky.social

Registration is now open for the power course that Lyndsay Poaps and I co-teach! Explore how to navigate power in the workplace and community to achieve meaningful collective action in the next @cs-sfu.bsky.social course starting on Nov 5. Save your spot: ow.ly/Xx5650OBnXg #PowerU

sfu.caNavigating Power for Collective Action<p>How many times have you seen great ideas for better climate policy fail because people or politics got in the way? Effective climate action requires the ability to identify and leverage power in st...

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The Washington Post
@washingtonpost.com

Federal agents violently detained a food delivery driver as he emerged from a D.C. coffee shop Saturday morning. The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc

Andrea Reimer
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If you live in coastal areas of the north Pacific: there is a serious tsunami advisory/warning as a result of a major earthquake off the coast of Russia. Please immediately look up and follow local advice. BC alert info here: www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/tsunam...

emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.caTsunami Advisory for B.C. - EmergencyInfoBCTsunami - A magnitude 8.7 earthquake has occurred 80 miles (136 km) SE of Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, Russia. A Tsunami Advisory is in effect for B.C. Tsunami Notification Zones A, B, C and D. This incl...
Andrea Reimer
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In the long fight to compel governments to action, today is a big day. Giant congrats to the big team that has spent over six years pursuing this landmark ruling. The substance matters: the hope and energy it is mobilizing matters even more.

Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative@fossiltreaty.bsky.social

🌍 BREAKING: The world’s highest court just made history. The International Court of Justice has ruled that climate action is a legal obligation—not a choice. Read our press release at FossilFuelTreaty.org/icj

Andrea Reimer
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For those looking to understand more about the ruling, Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) has a great summary here: www.pican.org/climate-just...

pican.orgClimate justice gets legal backbone as ICJ clarifies States’ duties on climate and human rightsThe International Court of Justice has given climate justice legal force, affirming that governments and corporations are obliged to cut emissions, protect human rights, and repair climate harm. PICAN...
Andrea Reimer
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Andrew Cuomo just conceded to a socialist and I am not even sure we are at peak 2025 yet

The Associated Press@apnews.com

BREAKING: Andrew Cuomo concedes New York City Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani. apnews.com/article/andr...

apnews.comAndrew Cuomo concedes New York City Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran MamdaniAndrew Cuomo’s concession came as the race’s outcome will be decided by a ranked choice count after neither Democrat got a clear majority in the vote.
Andrea Reimer
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Lots to like in this cabinet. On the issues that I’m passionate about it’s great to see equally passionate and experienced folks like Gregor Robertson, Julie Dabrusin, Mandy Gull-Masty, Rebeccas Alty & Chartrand, Buckley Belanger. Also great to see WAGE restored with Rechie Valdez at the helm.