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Data is only as powerful as what we do with it.
For community organizers and advocates, it offers a way to understand problems, back up arguments, and hold decision-makers accountable, but it’s just one part of the broader work of building momentum for change. You don’t need to be a data or policy expert to use it effectively!
The Climate Reality Project Canada supports organizers and residents in turning information into action. We help you explore where your municipality stands, craft stronger evidence-based asks, and explore open data tools. Because when we work together to demystify data, connect it to lived experience, and empower communities to use evidence as leverage in their advocacy—all the while pairing it with organizing and public pressure—data becomes a fuel for collective climate leadership that drives change where it matters most.
Part of the Winnipeg Climate Democracy project, Climate Reality will run an online photovoice-type initiative aimed at soliciting photo submissions with captions from Winnipeggers, capturing how they think Winnipeg can become a more green, liveable, and climate-friendly city. Photos will be shared on an ongoing basis on a webpage and Instagram.
This would complement an in-person community conversation in Winnipeg at the end of June, where photos would be on be display. The ultimate outcome is to use both the photovoice and the community conversation to build a climate and environment agenda for the 2026 election that is grounded in public priorities.
