Meet the Next Generation of Green Organizers

While most Grade 11 and 12 students have plenty keeping them busy, eight young Vancouverites have been spending their evenings and weekends doing something different: getting involved in their local democracy.

Led by Youth Canvass Coordinator Lucy Stelzer-Chilton, they're heading into neighbourhoods across Vancouver, knocking on doors, meeting residents and taking note of what matters the most to the citizens of this city.

This specific team is approaching thousands of doors, but the conversations behind that number are what really matter.

They're hearing directly from Vancouverites while introducing residents to Pete Fry and our Green team. As high school students themselves, they're bringing their own experiences into conversations about schools, opportunities for young people and what it's like growing up in Vancouver.

They've also had the opportunity to connect with Green School Board candidates Julie Strilesky and Alisha Masongsong, sharing ideas about the issues students experience every day.

For these young volunteers, democracy isn't something they're waiting until they're older to participate in, they're already showing up.