We won one election on Oct 17th - now here are some urgent votes for this weekend!

Update 7 · October 22, 2026

In this email, you will find THREE IMPORTANT pieces of information:

Provincial Elections: Oct 24th — Candidates' stance towards Palestine. Check BEFORE you vote! And VOTE!
Calling all UBC alumni & professionals! Ongoing (ends Oct 27th) UBC Senate Convocation Elections. Virtual voting!
Ontario Municipal Elections: Oct 26th

First: Oct 24th provincial elections

Provincial elections are happening on Oct 24th. Our votes made change happen on October 17th; let's mobilize again this Saturday.

A week ago, we celebrated a huge win in Vancouver, with 73% of winning candidates committed to some or all of our Palestine platform, which included the AFC pledge. Check our VPV Victory Post. And the THANK YOU post to everyone who made this victory happen.

Today, we celebrate more leaders stepping forward to do the same. Your vote matters. And who runs our provinces matters. Because Palestine is the litmus test of our time.

Some provincial candidates reached out to us expressing their decision to endorse the AFC pledge right after the win in the City of Vancouver. We reached out to the rest of over 350 provincial candidates running for election on October 24th, by text and by email, asking if they would follow in the footsteps of almost 500 Apartheid-Free Communities signatories across the country, including four cities and two political parties, to publicly stand for human rights, including those of the people of Palestine.

The Green Party released a statement on November 19, 2025 formally opposing genocide, apartheid, and colonial oppression. You will see 21 Green candidates have also responded to our call individually.

Four candidates from the Communist Party of BC also endorsed.

The Conservative Party sent a note, via one candidate, saying that they would respond to our call centrally on their website, but have yet to do so.

The NDP have not responded to our communications.

Below you will find the list of 25 candidates who endorsed the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge. Please also share the list in your circles/mailing lists/group chats:

Greater Vancouver Area

Arwa Shurab — West Vancouver Capilano: Green Party of BC
Daniel Kite — Maple Ridge East: Green Party of BC
Nolen Scott — Surrey-Panorama: Green Party of BC
Javad Shushtarian — Burnaby East: Green Party of BC
Maria Cruz — Vancouver-South Granville: Green Party of BC
Tanya Webking — Vancouver-Strathcona: Green Party of BC
Rebecca Haber — Vancouver-Renfrew: Green Party of BC
Shila Taheri — Burnaby Center: Green Party of BC
Stephanie Hendy — Port Coquitlam: Green Party of BC
Françoise Raunet — Vancouver-Fraserview: Green Party of BC
Christine Kinnie — Surrey-White Rock: Green Party of BC
Adam Hawk — Vancouver-Kensington: Green Party of BC
Douglas Courtemanche — Vancouver-Quilchena: Green Party of BC
Sarah MacLeod — Vancouver Little Mountain: Green Party of BC
Priyan Samarakoone — Vancouver-Yaletown: Green Party of BC
Skadi Green — Delta South: Green Party of BC
Maddy Kennedy-Parrot — Burnaby North: Green Party of BC
Luc Burns — Richmond-Queensborough: Green Party of BC
Robert Crooks — Vancouver-Strathcona: Communist Party of BC
Kimball Cariou — Vancouver-Hastings: Communist Party of BC

Northwest Region of BC

Nick Gottlieb — Skeena: Green Party of BC

South-Central British Columbia

Annelise Beach — Kamloops Center: Green Party of BC

Vancouver Island

James Chumsa — Cowichan Valley: Communist Party of BC
Christopher Moon — Langford-Highlands: Green Party of BC
Pepper Saltman — Nanaimo-Lantzville: Communist Party of BC

You can find your closest POLLING STATIONS.

More information about the BC PROVINCIAL GENERAL ELECTIONS.

Information about POLLING.

As you consider who to cast your ballot for, consider reading about the TRUTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT VOTE-SPLITTING.

Second: Oct 27th UBC Senate Convocation Elections

UBC ALUMNI: Vote NOW to tell UBC to cut ties with Apartheid.

UBC Alumni Nathan Herrington (BA 2021) is running for a Convocation Representative seat on the UBC Senate (the university's highest academic governance body) with a primary focus of pressuring UBC to cut ties with apartheid Israel. All UBC alumni can vote and more votes = more pressure. Please share it widely!

HOW? Eligible voters can cast their ballots online through the UBC Elections Portal using their Campus-Wide Login (CWL) until October 27, 2026.

WHO can vote?

All UBC graduates (alumni) and members of the UBC Convocation can vote.
UBC Faculty Members: Current and emeriti faculty holding the rank of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Professor of Teaching, Associate Professor of Teaching, Assistant Professor of Teaching, or Lecturer. (Note: Clinical, adjunct, sessional, and honorary appointments are excluded).
UBC Professional Librarians
University Leadership & Governance: The Chancellor, the President, emeriti program directors, and all current members of either the Vancouver or Okanagan Senate.

For full information: www.instagram.com/nathan4ubc

Voting open VIRTUALLY until October 27th: https://ubc.simplyvoting.com/

If you have any difficulty accessing your login information to vote, please email [email protected]

Third: Upcoming Ontario Municipal Elections: Oct 26th

Please check the following groups/links for lists of all candidates who endorsed AFC in each city:

Burlington: For a list of candidates who have endorsed the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge, follow Burlington For Palestine to stay informed: https://apartheidfreeburlington.ca

Oakville: Over a dozen candidates in Oakville have signed the Apartheid-Free Community (AFC) pledge, and that is a win worth celebrating.

Through continued advocacy and conversations with candidates, Oakville 4 Palestine has worked to ensure that the Palestinian community is heard. After years of being silenced and pushed aside, the fact that so many candidates are now publicly voicing their support shows that the tides are shifting. Their signing of the AFC pledge proves that being against genocide and standing against injustice and oppression is not a controversial stance. There is still work ahead, but O4P's efforts are making a difference and proving that when the community stands together, change is possible. Follow Oakville For Palestine.

Brampton: Brampton For Palestine IG.

Guelph: For a list of candidates who have signed the Apartheid-Free Communities Pledge, check out www.apartheidfreeguelph.ca & Apartheid Free Guelph. Also check out Guelph for Palestine.

Mississauga: [Streetsville For Palestine]9https://www.instagram.com/p/DexjMOIkaJd/).

Towards Justice.

Here to an Apartheid-Free world ✊🏽🇵🇸

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