ABR Resistor Update
November 21, 2025
RECENT NEWS
Alberta Resistance believes that ALL Albertans have the right to be informed. If you have events to advertise, please reach out to us either on our Facebook page, our website, or at abresistance2027@gmail.com.
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You keep showing up! You are doing it - We have two recalls approved and collecting signatures - Nicolaides in Calgary Bow and Pitt in Airdrie East! Many more have been filed. The UCP is refusing to fund Elections Alberta to check the petition signatures. Call your MLA, and copy it to the opposition if they are UCP. We need to push back and track the emails, letters, and calls we are making.
Red Deer and Medicine Hat continue to show up week after week to protest. They are on Week 42!
Medicine Hat - Saturday
Address TransCanada Way/13th Ave. Time 10:30 - 11:30 am
Red Deer - Saturday
Address Adriana LaGrange’s Office on the corner of 202-5913 50 Ave, Red Deer,
Time 10:30 - 11:30
You can participate. Gather a few friends, make some signs, “Get out there to make some good trouble!” (Let us know, and we can post your weekly gatherings here.)
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Upcoming Events
Two Recalls have been approved: Demetrios Nicolaides, Minister of Education and Child Care - Calgary Bow, and Angela Pitt, Airdrie East. Check the websites for the signing locations maps and information.
https://recallnicolaides.ca/
and https://www.facebook.com/groups/1392597905786374/
There are more recalls submitted and are going through the process. Is your constituency one of them?
Things are starting to happen! Remember the 3.5% rule? Be part of the change. What can you do to “Make Some Good Trouble?”
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Sign the Public Funds for Public Education Petition! We have a way to make our voices heard; let’s all participate. They will be collecting petitions at rallies, sporting and concert events, and in your neighborhoods.
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TOWN HALLS - ABR is hitting the road. Stay tuned as we set up more town halls. (We may have to postpone this. In light of teachers being forced back to work, we have lots of inquiries about Recalls.)
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The Speaker Series is back!!! Look for the videos on our YouTube Channel ABResistance. All Speakers Series allow time for Questions following Presentations, which are about 60 minutes long.
Please forward to anyone you think may be interested in these Issues of Concern.
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Check Facebook, Instagram and Recall Facebook pages as well as OperationTotalRecall.ca for signing locations on a daily basis for the Approved Recalls. The Government is noticing - Asking for Volunteers in their constituencies, posting defensive letters on Facebook, having meetings about Classroom Complexity, and asking school boards for numbers, as well as talking about adding 1000 acute care beds in a Presser. Thank you all for stepping up and showing that the People have the Power!!!
Stand with Alberta Educators.
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Calgary Christmas Markets Nov. 14-16, 21 - 23, Nov 30 - Dec 2
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Inglewood Night Market, the Next 3 weekends
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Spruce Meadows Christmas Market - over the next 3 Weekends Get your tickets here:
https://www.sprucemeadows.com/christmasmarket/
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November 22nd, Saturday – Earth’s Refillery Coop Grand Opening: Well, it will be.
We will have great coffee, cafe treats, bulk foods, and the best selection of activism items – buttons, stickers, patches, postcards, etc all in a vibing space.
Regular opening hours: Wednesday to Sunday 11 am to 6pm
Time: 11 am
Location: Earth’s Refillery Co-op, 10831 – 95th Street
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November 22nd, Saturday – National Housing Day: Normally a ceremony is held at the Homelessness Memorial just north of city hall but with the utter failure by the provincial government on housing things are being planned for something more.
Hosted by Edmonton Coalition on Housing and Homelessness
Time: 12 noon
Location: Violet King Henry Plaza, 10801 – 99th Avenue
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November 22nd, Saturday – Climate Open Mic Night: “Come to share space and build community in this collaborative event between Edmonton Youth for Climate and the Environmental and Conservation Student Association at the University of Alberta! Take in art pieces, register to share your own in any form, and enjoy good people with good conversation. Please note that we reserve the right to moderate content as deemed appropriate by the organizers.”
Time: 7pm to 10 pm
Location: Naked Cyber Cafe, 10303 – 108th Street
Register: Edmonton Youth for Climate
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Parkland Institute 29th Annual Fall Conference
Democracy Under Siege:
Strengthening the Safeguards
Parkland Institute’s 29th Annual Fall Conference
November 21 – 23, 2025
We are living through extraordinary times — times that would have seemed unthinkable just a few years ago. Around the world, autocracy is on the rise. The new U.S. regime threatens the sovereignty of these lands currently called Canada. Here at home, misinformation and corruption have taken hold in Alberta’s government. The pillars of liberal democracy are crumbling under the strain of growing authoritarianism.
This year’s Parkland Institute conference confronts these urgent threats head-on. We’ll take a hard look at the political institutions meant to act as guardrails against autocracy and ask how well they are faring in this role. More importantly, we’ll start a conversation about how we can strengthen those institutions, defend our struggling democracy, repel the current threat, and create a future that is built on the foundations of equality, justice, and solidarity.
Tickets and registration
FULL CONFERENCE
There may be some tickets available at the door.
Videos from our 2024 conference (The Road Ahead) are up on our YouTube page.
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November 24th, Monday – Transition Talks: Alberta’s Clean Energy Future: “Alberta’s energy transition is both necessary and possible. What can Alberta learn from the world and the global energy transition? Explore Alberta’s path to a clean-energy future at this thought-leading gathering of policymakers, researchers, and local organizers. Hosted by Environmental Defence and featuring special guests from independent financial think tank, Carbon Tracker, Transition Talks offers insights and analysis on renewable energy challenges and opportunities, the fiscal risks of relying on carbon-based industries, and how Alberta can become a leader in the clean energy transition.
Who should attend: This event is ideal for policymakers, researchers, Edmonton residents interested in the energy transition, energy industry stakeholders, labour and environmental groups, and advocacy organizers looking to learn, exchange knowledge, strengthen networks, and take actionable steps toward Alberta’s clean energy future.”
Time: 10:00am to 3:00pm
Location: Matrix Hotel, Quartz Room – 10640 100 Avenue (remember to boycott Starbucks which is the coffee shop in that building)
Register: Environment Defence
November 25, Tuesday – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
November 25th, Tuesday – Webinar: Pensions, Climate Risk and the Law: The Legal Case Against the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board: “Join us for a conversation with Ecojustice, Canada’s largest environmental law charity that’s taken on the case, and two of the young Canadians taking CPPIB to court. They’ll explore how this legal action could reshape pension fund responsibilities in the era of climate crisis – and share why they’ve taken up this fight for retirement security in a safe climate future.
The lawsuit alleges that CPPIB is breaching its fiduciary duty by investing billions in fossil fuel companies without adequately addressing the systemic risks climate change poses to the Canada Pension Plan. The applicants are asking the court to affirm that the fund must act in the best long-term interests of all Canadians by managing climate risks responsibly.
This case is more than a legal milestone – it’s a turning point in how we think about our pensions, our future and our shared responsibility to protect both.”
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm MT
Location: Online/Virtual
Register: Shift
November 25th, Tuesday – Structure 102: Distributed Leadership & Effective Teams: “Building on the basis of Structure 101, we’ll explore together how to build a strong group structure that supports working groups, pods, or teams working collectively on different pieces of a joint project or campaign. Together, we will discuss principles that make for effective teams aligned on shared purpose and norms, and clear roles and explore how to integrate the snowflake model as a scalable approach to leaderful and impactful organizing.”
Time: 5pm MT
Location: Online Zoom
Register: Climate Hub
November 25th, Tuesday – The Accidental Advocate: Sometimes Silence Isn’t an Option: “Three Albertans reveal why silence wasn’t an option—and how they became advocates for their communities by speaking up.”
Reboot Alberta / Coffee’s On invites you to a free, inspiring evening focused on community action and civic courage, in partnership with Give Voice AB.
Time: 7pm to 8pm MST
Location: 156 Saint Albert Trail (this is not a good address. I assume that you will be given the actual address when you register)
Register: Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-accidental-advocate-tickets-1967817862198
November 25th – December 2nd – Blackout the System: “It’s not Left vs. Right – It’s Up vs. Down – Their strength is our spending!
Not this Black Friday and Cyber Monday!”
If you are going to buy things like food, coffee, etc buy from local independent businesses. Keep the money out of corporate hands and use cash.
Participate by not participating in the system they have manufactured. It is like a Buy Nothing Day.
URL: Blackout the System
November 26th, Wednesday – Climate Change and Policy Rollbacks in Canada’s National Media: “This year’s webinar will feature two of the reports researchers, Ghadah Alrasheed and Chris Hatch, who will share their findings and offer communicators tips for responding to policy rollbacks. They will be joined by Hanna E. Morris, who will speak to our cultural and political moment and what it means for climate coverage, and Brent Jolly, the president of the Canadian Association of Journalists, who will provide insider views on the state of newsrooms and tips to support journalists.”
Time: 10 am MT
Location: Zoom
Register: Re.Climate
November 27th – For Our Kids Monthly Meeting: “Join us for our first For Our Kids Alberta meeting of the fall! We’ll discuss updates from the events above, share upcoming opportunities for involvement in 2026, and connect as a community of parents and allies working for a healthier future.”
Time: 8:00 PM (MT) one hour
Location: online – virtual/Zoom
Register: For Our Kids
November 27th, Thursday – Shimmering Creeks and Rivers: “CPAWS Northern Alberta is proud to present our upcoming winter celebration: “Shimmering Creeks and Rivers: The Waters that flow Through Alberta’s Biggest Conservation Topics”. Not only is this a chance to gather as a community, but this is an important fundraising opportunity for our chapter to raise funds for conservation in Alberta and to connect with members.”
Time: 7 – 9 pm
Location: The Aviary, 9314 – 111 Avenue
Tickets: 25$ CPAWS
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Are you concerned about the Environment?
Corb Lund is starting a Citizen’s Initiative to stop Coal Mining in the Rockies
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/politics/government/country-artist-corb-lund-starts-citizen-initiative-petition-to-ban-coal-mining-along-eastern-slopes/ar-AA1QPY45
Keeping this here for one more week -
https://aenweb.ca
The Alberta Environment Network
https://www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/c4re Coalition for Responsible Energy
(I love this poster)
They hosted Alberta’s Scariest Story Town Hall - and they are organizing.
Dear friends and allies,
On Wednesday night, February 5th, nearly 200(!!!) of you came together in Calgary to reject the Alberta government’s plans for new coal mining in the Rockies, and an oil well cleanup scheme that puts company profits over clean water and public services.
In a packed room at the Royal Canadian Legion #1, we heard from leaders and organizers from the Alberta Beyond Coal and Clean up your Mess campaigns, including:
Chris Spearman, former Lethbridge mayor and leader of Water for Food
Dwight Popowich, landowner and alfalfa farmer from Two Hills, AB
Ella Haggis, organizing manager, Alberta Environmental Network
Phillip Meintzer, co-founder and campaign organizer, Coalition for Responsible Energy
Molli Bennett, co-anchor, Common Horizon Calgary
We also had a surprise guest speaker – a Calgary public high school teacher – who shared his outrage at the provincial government, which is willing to use public money as a handout to oil and gas companies, but refuses to invest in our kids and their futures.
This is before the event, the venue was packed!
With all of these issues, our provincial government is putting the interests of fossil energy companies and their bottom line above the interests of all Albertans, our ecosystems, our tax dollars, and our future. All while the government claims there are no resources for teachers and our public services.
To close out the evening, we offered a few ways that Albertans can get involved with these campaigns to stop the province’s “Mature Asset Strategy” (MAS) and the Coal Industry Modernization Initiative (CIMI), including:
Attend a “Speak to your MLA” training with Environmental Defence Canada to learn how to meet and speak with your elected representatives.
Help the Alberta Environmental Network with phone-banking on the coal mining issue.
Host a house meeting with Common Horizon Calgary to let your friends, family, and loved ones know how to fight back against the province’s oil well cleanup scheme.
If you didn’t sign up for any of the actions outlined above, but would still like to participate, please contact Phillip Meintzer at: phillip@ResponsibleEnergyAB.ca, and he will direct you to the relevant group or person to get you involved!
Wednesday showed something clear and important: Albertans are fed up with a government that treats them as second-class citizens behind the wishes of fossil fuel executives and their shareholders – and now, we’re getting organized!
Solidarity,
Phillip
Some other links to organizations re: the environment.
https://naturecalgary.com/about/connections/
https://www.sustainablecalgary.org/
https://albertawilderness.ca/
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For environmental and activist information in the Calgary area, check out Gravity Wells’ weekly Substack at:
Information on why Alberta is headed the way it is headed…
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For environmental and activist information in the Edmonton Area
https://seniorsforclimateactionnow.org/
https://www.edmontonclimatehub.ca/
https://climatejusticeedmonton.com/
https://www.sierraclub.ca/environmental-organizations-edmonton/
The Alberta Next Panel conversations are based on the Free Alberta Strategy authored by Barry Cooper, Derek From, and Rob Anderson (Danielle Smith’s Chief of Staff): https://www.freealbertastrategy.com/the_strategy
They also have a website:
https://www.freealbertastrategy.com/
They are organized and have money. We need to stand up and show that we oppose their plans. We made them blink on the expense account, book bans, complex classrooms in public schools (this week) and vaccines for healthcare workers. We have the power! Keep making noise!
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How To Win!
Canada Geese are fierce defenders of their territory and their family/group. They work together when they are flying South, so everyone gets there. They are fiercely loyal and protect their families and community. Like the geese, some of us have to rest and regroup, but we keep honking encouragement to the ones in the front breaking the wind so we can take it easy. Then, when it’s our turn, we take the lead and do the hard stuff. Reposting stuff on social media, calling out lies with the facts that people are posting, standing up, and letting someone who is putting down the other political parties know it’s not ok. Standing up for teachers and education in Alberta. Supporting the AUPE Health Care workers who are going on strike. Being kind to healthcare workers, getting vaccinated, and reposting YYCCOWBOY’s and Frazzlehead’s substack on healthcare in Alberta each week. Supporting independent writers and podcasters is one of the ways we can keep the message going. Supporting a political party that shares your views. Sharing what you know with family and friends. Let’s make it go viral. It’s not over until we all give up, and We Aren’t Giving Up. Thanks for joining the Resistance.
Let’s all work together to make Alberta work for everyone!
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Campaigns:
Join the RecallNicolaides.ca |AB Resistance? Join us here.
Join the recallpitt.ca campaign here Recall Pitt Facebook Page
Want to lead a recall campaign? Reach out to recallnicolaides@gmail.com or abresistance2027@gmail.com
There are many more filed: operationtotalrecall.ca
Procurement Scandal:
This is getting more interesting:
They are refusing to extend Auditor General Wylie’s term for two years to let him complete a more thorough investigation.
The Dyna Life fiasco:
Here is a link to our costing of the UCP Government’s spending updated to August 2025, we have also included the link to the Auditor General’s findings for Dynalife.
If you want everything to come out from the Procurement Scandal and want to donate to Athana, go here: Fundraiser for Athana Mentzelopoulos by Nancy Scott: Medicine Hat Grassroots group for integrity & justice
Events in Edmonton and Calgary:
What can you do to make some “Good Trouble” this week? Check out:
Calgary and Area
Southern Alberta
Edmonton and Area
Government of Alberta - lists multicultural dates in their online calendar.
Miscellaneous
If you would like to know what is going on in Alberta, you can find our Substack here: https://substack.com/@abresistance?utm_source=user-menu
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Week 42 for Red Deer and Medicine Hat is impressive. That kind of consistancy takes real commitment. Good to see the recall petitions for Nicolaides and Pitt moving foward.