Earlier, we told you former Vancouver board of variance chair Terry Martin was being promoted as a possible Coalition of Progressive Electors executive candidate. And, sure enough, he's a member of the Labour for COPE slate, which will be running against the Group of Seven during tomorrow afternoon's coalition board elections. Other notables on the slate - which was first reported by Vancouver Kid - include former councillor Tim Louis, his partner Penny Parry and Headtax Families of Canada co-chair Sid Tan. The Sullivan administration recently cancelled the funding for Mr. Tan's position as the Downtown Eastside Residents Association's seniors coordinator. The following is a complete copy of that slate.

Dear Friends,

The Friends of COPE are pleased to present a strongly solid, membership-driven slate for the 2007 COPE Executive -- one which proudly stands up for working people, our communities, and the progressive principles our party was founded on.

For a positive and forward thinking Vancouver future, the people to vote for at this Sunday's COPE AGM are:

Rider COOEY
Angelica GUTIERREZ
Paul HOULE
Tim LOUIS
Penny PARRY
Terry MARTIN
Sid TAN
John YANO

Here is a bit about each of them. At the meeting we will have a handout with the names written across the top.

Rider Cooey - strong COPE member, often appears at City Council to speak as a citizen to City Council activities including police issues

Angelica Gutierrez - independent community radio journalist for America Latina al Dia, a bilingual, political program on Vancouver Co-op Radio. Member of Vancouver Internationalist Bolivarian Circle 'Bob Everton'; strong COPE member

Paul Houle - social worker, longtime COPE member, currently treasurer on the executive, heavily involved in school issues

Tim Louis - two term City Councillor, founder of Handidart, longtime COPE member, on current executive

Penny Parry - longtime COPE member, currently membership secretary on the executive, former Child and Youth advocate for the City of Vancouver, current watchdog for the Fed of Child and Family Serving Agencies re the Hughes report

Terry Martin - former Chair Vancouver Board of Variance [the board that was dismissed by the NPA], longtime COPE member who attends many COPE executive meetings as a regular member

Sid Tan - co-chair Headtax Families of Canada; leader community alternative media; DERA worker in Chinese community; longtime COPE member

John Yano - social justice activist; HEU provincial executive subcommittee for support workers member; HEU Lesbian & Gay standing committee; Delegate, VDLC; strong COPE member

Thanks so much again for your support!

Elections for a new COPE Executive will be held at the COPE Annual General Meeting

1:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 27
CAPRI Hall
3925 Fraser Street
Vancouver