A Working Group may be established by the Steering Committee, or by a petition to the Steering Committee by 3 or more VTU members outlining the general scope of the Working Group. Working Groups coordinate with the broader Vancouver Tenants Union by selecting a representative to sit on the VTU's Steering Committee. If a Working Group ceases to hold any meetings or events for three consecutive months may be deemed "inactive" and removed from this page.

Education & Outreach

The purpose of this working group is to educate and agitate members, especially those looking to learn more about renters' rights and how to organize with our neighbours. 

We do things like:

• Strategize and create educational materials to support VTU members
  
• Create and lead workshops on organizing and tenant rights

This is also the working group that houses outreach efforts, including volunteers who check VTU's email inboxes.

Note: This working group was formerly called Membership Organizing and Tenant Solidarity (MOATS)

Want to learn more? Contact them at: [email protected]

Communications Team

The VTU Comms Team is responsible for both internal (membership), and external (social media, press) communications. Working closely with other VTU Working Groups, Comms team members help develop and implement outreach strategy for events, campaigns and more. 

First-time volunteers might help with:

• Designing a poster or graphic
• Capturing an event with photo or video
• Covering an event and writing a piece for our blog/newsletter

Other volunteer opportunities include:

• Managing social media accounts
• Writing press releases
• Composing member email newsletters & website updates
• Developing communications and campaigns strategy
• Translating VTU materials to other languages

Want to learn more? Contact them at: [email protected]

Data Tools Working Group