Drina Read

Drina Read was proud to represent the BC Green Party as the candidate in the provincial Vancouver-Burrard by-election in October, 2008 and the May, 2009 general election for Vancouver-West End. She has been an active volunteer with the BC Green Party since 2001. Drina has held various positions on the Green Party of BC Provincial Council including Vancouver Regional Representative, Policy Chair and more recently Administration Chair and Vice Chair. Each year, Drina organizes the BC Green Party’s entry in the Vancouver Pride Parade and Festival. She volunteers for the Car Free Vancouver Festival in the West End and belongs to GE Free BC (concerning Genetically Engineered food). Drina is currently working with Vancouver-Quilchena Green Party candidate Laura-Leah Shaw to rescue the abandoned feral rabbits from the University of Victoria. Drina's hope is that all British Columbians, human and non-human, will have a better quality of life. Drina is studying at UBC to become a French teacher. Her goal is to instill civic responsibility in her students to encourage them to become involved in their communities and, especially, to participate in the electoral process as active voters.