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Municipal Equity Kickstart Guide For City Leadership

A roadmap to get you started

Resources on equitable city building are difficult to come by. We want to help.

Read our Kickstart Guide for case studies and promising practices from other municipalities who are leading the way.

Download the guide

YWCA City Shift Municipal Equity Kickstart Guide
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We’re happy to come by and speak to your city

Our next steps include delegating to Councils across Metro Vancouver, as well as hosting workshops and information sessions for local governments.

Reach out to discuss the ways YWCA City Shift can support you.

Talk to City Shift

Contact Shauna Shortt, YWCA City Shift Project Lead at cityshift@ywcavan.org.

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Children of different ethnicity sitting down talking
Children of different ethnicity sitting down talking
An aerial photo of a crowd of people on a public plaza
An aerial photo of a crowd of people on a public plaza
Two people who are Black-presenting, sitting across from each other, with one person in a wheelchair
Two people who are Black-presenting, sitting across from each other, with one person in a wheelchair

Not everyone has had an equal voice in how we build and grow our cities.  

YWCA City Shift is aims to make our region more equitable, prosperous and just by supporting Metro Vancouver cities to challenge assumptions, incorporate diverse perspectives and support actions that serve the entire community.

 

Learn more about City Shift 

City Shift is funded by Women and Gender Equality Canada

City Shift is funded by Women and Gender Equality Canada