Ellen Woodsworth
Encyclopedia
Ellen Woodsworth is a former Vancouver
City Councillor
. She was first elected in 2002 as a member of Coalition of Progressive Electors
, lost her seat in 2005, was re-elected in 2008 and lost again in 2011.
Born in Toronto
, Woodsworth went to high school in Japan
before returning to Canada to complete her BA at the University of British Columbia
. Later her political work took her back to Toronto. She also operated a travelling women's bookmobile and founded a women's newspaper The Other Woman in Toronto, Ontario and then moved to London, England to work with the International Wages for Housework Campaign. She settled in Vancouver in 1979. She was part of a national coalition that force the government to include unpaid work in the 1996 census and chaired the BC Action Canada Network.
Before politics, Woodsworth was a social planning analyst in North Vancouver and worked at the Vancouver YWCA
.
Woodsworth is openly
lesbian
and is, with Tim Stevenson
, one of two openly LGBT
members of Vancouver City Council.
Woodsworth has also voted against rezoning to allow a four-story building on Commercial Drive.
In July 2011, Woodsworth voted against rezoning the suburban Shannon Mews estate to allow for mid-rise multifamily housing.
received campaign donations from at least two American supporters, Woodsworth called for a ban on foreign campaign donations such as those received by Robertson.
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
City Councillor
Vancouver City Council
Vancouver City Council is the governing body of the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.The city is governed by the Vancouver Charter, not the Community Charter and the Local Government Act which are used for other municipal governments...
. She was first elected in 2002 as a member of Coalition of Progressive Electors
Coalition of Progressive Electors
The Coalition of Progressive Electors is a municipal political party in the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia.-Origins:...
, lost her seat in 2005, was re-elected in 2008 and lost again in 2011.
Born in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Woodsworth went to high school in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
before returning to Canada to complete her BA at the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
. Later her political work took her back to Toronto. She also operated a travelling women's bookmobile and founded a women's newspaper The Other Woman in Toronto, Ontario and then moved to London, England to work with the International Wages for Housework Campaign. She settled in Vancouver in 1979. She was part of a national coalition that force the government to include unpaid work in the 1996 census and chaired the BC Action Canada Network.
Before politics, Woodsworth was a social planning analyst in North Vancouver and worked at the Vancouver YWCA
YWCA
The YWCA USA is the United States branch of a women's membership movement that strives to create opportunities for women's growth, leadership and power in order to attain a common vision—to eliminate racism and empower women. The YWCA is a non-profit organization, the first of which was founded in...
.
Woodsworth is openly
Coming out
Coming out is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity....
lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
and is, with Tim Stevenson
Tim Stevenson
Tim Stevenson is a Canadian politician and United Church clergyman. He is currently an elected member of the Vancouver City Council as a member of Vision Vancouver. He is one of two openly gay city councilors in Vancouver, along with Ellen Woodsworth.-Background:He received a B.A...
, one of two openly LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
members of Vancouver City Council.
Record on urban density
Woodworth has voted against rezoning land near the Marine Drive Canada Line station to allow for high-rise development.Woodsworth has also voted against rezoning to allow a four-story building on Commercial Drive.
In July 2011, Woodsworth voted against rezoning the suburban Shannon Mews estate to allow for mid-rise multifamily housing.
Call for campaign finance changes
After Vancouver Mayor Gregor RobertsonGregor Robertson (politician)
Gregor Angus Bethune Robertson is a Canadian politician who has been the 39th Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, since 2008. He was elected as part of the Vision Vancouver party slate...
received campaign donations from at least two American supporters, Woodsworth called for a ban on foreign campaign donations such as those received by Robertson.
External links
- Ellen Woodsworth at Vancouver City Council