Reach out to your local city government and tell them about City Shift.

Email Template

Subject: Have you heard about City Shift yet?

Dear [name of Mayor or Councillor],

My name is ____________ and I am a resident of your community.

I am emailing you today, to ask if you and your team have heard about YWCA’s City Shift. I am very excited about this project and the benefits it could have for our community.
City Shift is a YWCA project that aims to make our region more equitable, prosperous, and just, by supporting Metro Vancouver cities in prioritizing equity work. The City Shift program can support our municipality to build policies that include underrepresented groups in civic decision-making processes and provide tools and resources to assess how we can make our city more livable.

As a member of your municipality, I ask that you reach out to City Shift and begin the conversations on how you can implement the project here in [name of municipality].

Sincerely,

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Phone Script

Hi Mayor/Councilor ______,

My name is ____________ and I am a resident of your community.

I am calling you today, to ask if you and your team have heard about YWCA’s City Shift. 

City Shift is a YWCA project that aims to make our region more equitable, prosperous, and just, by supporting Metro Vancouver cities in prioritizing equity work. The City Shift program can support our municipality to build policies that include underrepresented groups in civic decision-making processes and provide tools and resources to assess how we can make our city more livable.

As a member of your municipality, I would like to ask you to reach out to City Shift and start conversations on how you can implement the project here in _________.

Thank you for your time,

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