Vacancy Control, Real Rent Control, Needed now in BC!

Tell your MLA that B.C. needs vacancy control.

The Together Against Poverty Society in Victoria currently has a campaign to send a letter to your elected Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA): 

GVAT agrees that vacancy control is needed to stop the high number of tenant evictions in Victoria and across BC.

If you agree that vacancy control should be implemented in B.C. click here to send a letter to your MLA.

Greater Victoria Acting Together

“An individual can resist injustice but it takes a community to do justice.” -Jim Corbett

 

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Housing For All

Over 300 people attended GVAT’s Homes For All Community Assembly on Sunday October 2nd. This was our first in-person assembly since the pandemic, and we can say with confidence that it was a success!

Most importantly for making progress on those solutions, all leading candidates for mayor in Saanich, Victoria and Esquimalt showed up, agreed to support the policy platform and to meet with GVAT within 100 days if elected!

Find out more about our Homes for All Campaign here.

We are an Alliance of Diverse Organisations

Change is needed to achieve justice and create a more equitable world for us all. Greater Victoria Acting Together (GVAT) is a coalition of member organisations from across Greater Victoria that work together to advocate for issues of common concern. We currently have over 25 member organisations with over 100,000 members across Greater Victoria, including faith groups, front-line service organisations, unions, student societies and more.

GVAT is an affiliate of the Industrial Areas Foundation, an international not-for-profit, founded by Saul Alinsky that has helped communities organise for justice for over 80 years. GVAT is one of 14 regional affiliates in the IAF Northwest.

GVAT’s Visions and Values

As an affiliate of the global Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), GVAT works with diverse civil society organizations at the local level, doing broad-based organizing to build capacity for leadership development, citizen-led action and relationships across the lines that often divide our communities. Our ultimate vision is to nurture the growth of varied organizations and relationships that equip families and communities to participate with power in the public decisions that impact their lives.

Affordable Housing

The Affordable Housing Action Research Team works to address the severe housing crises in the Capital Regional District.

Climate Justice

The Climate Justice Action Research Team works to address the ongoing climate crises in the Capital Regional District.

Meet The GVAT Teams