ALT GroundUp 2023 Wrapped, Highlights Of Our Community Work

ALT The first item is the “Hold The Line Rally” which was aimed to stop Ford’s development plans on the Greenbelt and repeal Bill 23. The second item is the “Earth Day Bike Ride” which was a community bike ride on Earth Day 2023, and free bike tune ups were provided by Red Raccoon Bike Rescue. The third item is the “WRDSB & WCDSB Delegations” where allies chalked supportive messages for queer students at the board meetings and delegated on protecting the rights of all students to safety, privacy, and dignity.

ALT The fourth item is “KPL Drag Storytime Defence” where the community showed up to support drag queens at a KPL storytime from bigots. The fifth item is “Enhanced Sidewalk Snowclearing”, where a citizen-led working group advocated and delegated at the City of Waterloo Council for better snow clearing and transit stops. The sixth item is the “UW Rally” where the KW community showed up to support students after a hateful attack on campus.

ALT The seventh item is the “Stop the Sprawl Rally” to once again protect the Greenbelt and repeal Bill 23. The eight item is the “Queer Youth Defence” where allies and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community counter-protested the hate “Million March” rally. The ninth item is “Anti-Hate Street Harassment By-law” where GroundUp members delegated in support of the aforementioned by-law.