2026-04-25 - Slack campaigns updates
Campaign Strategy
Ken is exploring a “Local Press” toggle for campaigns.
Newmode’s conditional messaging for different roles is buggy for councillors, requiring unique activist tools per audience.
Email campaigns are becoming less effective; focus is shifting to call campaigns, letters to editors, and other alternatives.
BC Petition Drive
A new step-selector menu is available for a BC petition campaign, allowing targeting of MLAs, Councillors, and MPs.
GPT-assisted letters are being utilized for these campaigns, advocating for a Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) and a BC Dividend.
Language is borrowed from Tristan Trolley of BC Renewal Party, indicating a potential coordinated campaign.
2026-06-10 - Slack campaigns updates
UCC Guaranteed Livable Income Petition
The United Church of Canada (UCC) enlisted SES’s help to create supporting materials for a new activist petition targeting Senate Finance Committee members.
UCC appears to have built their own Newmode petition tool and hosted it themselves.
Petition URL: https://united-church.ca/social-action/act-now/create-guaranteed-livable-income-program
Supporting video: Rev. Dr. Kimberly Heath calling for a Guaranteed Livable Income (YouTube)
This represents a significant partnership — UCC bringing its membership/infrastructure to bear on GLI advocacy with SES providing tactical support.
Basic Income BC / Coalition Canada Paper Petition