Revitalizing the NDP: How EDAs Can Be Living Spaces Year-Round

Hosts Jaime Frederick and Kallee Lins speak with Guerric Haché, an Electoral District Association (EDA) member in Vancouver Centre, about rebuilding and energizing NDP EDAs. Guerric is a designer and programmer with 13 years' experience in the video game industry, alongside being as an independent writer and artist, and a prolific nature photographer. Originally from Gatineau, Québec, they've made their home in Vancouver for well over a decade, where they are a member of the EDA for Canada's New Democratic Party in the riding of Vancouver Centre, and a member of COPE, Vancouver's municipal coalition of progressive electors. Tune-in to hear about practical organizing ideas like member socials, building digital community spaces, and strengthening ties with labour unions and other activist communities. You'll also hear about the rich potential of EDAs to shape party policy, support volunteers, and connect across ridings, without shying away from common structural challenges like generational divides and inexperience with governance practices.  Join Building Left to learn more about concrete ways to connect with your EDA and revitalize the grassroots of democratic socialism in your community.  Connect with Guerric on BlueSky Social: Quillipede (@quillipede.bsky.social) — Bluesky Background/Further reading and listening: Mark Carney runs roughshod over the environment Carney government’s changes to pesticide rules will put safety at risk Carney government plan targets protections for at-risk whales Mark Carney has forgotten who helped get him elected Canadian prime minister Mark Carney is not the climate guy you thought | Seth Klein | The Guardian By hosting a global weapons bank, Carney is setting up Canada for war profiteering ⋆ The Breach Carney government eying curbs on right to strike: Unions ANALYSIS: The anatomy of a stunner in Scarborough Southwest | TVO Today