[fvc-wat-announce] Fwd: [fvc-wat-disc] Fall Events - Input Requested

[lanickerson at b2b2c.ca]

Hi everyone. Anthony's not on the email list yet, but he had this suggestion for
an event (see below). What do you think? I think a debate on a coalition (rather
than a merger) would be interesting.

Anita

Hey Anita,

I've got an idea - but it would be more a winter/late fall suggestion.  I was
thinking given the talk about a Liberal-NDP merger it would be interesting to
host a debate on the merrits of joining.  We could find someone in favour of
amalgamating the parties (ideally a non-member of either party) and then have
them debate a liberal & NDP in favour of keeping the parties seperate

Anthony



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    Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:07:40 -0400
    From: lanickerson at b2b2c.ca
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Hello Fair Vote supporters in Waterloo Region! I hope everyone is having a great
summer.

This year our Fair Vote team has been quite active. The need for electoral
reform has never been more clear! We were out at the No Prorogue rallies, and
organized two successful and well attended events in partnership with CAPP (the
Participate event about building democracy, and the Strategic Voting Debate). We
also had tables at the Multicultural Festival and NonViolence Festival this
summer, where we collected pages of signatures for the Declaration of Voter's
Rights, signed up three new members for Fair Vote Canada, and added many names
to our mailing list. We were also glad to add three members to our executive in
June! Thank you everyone for all your support of our local chapter.

This fall we would like to organize more events in partnership with CAPP. This
week, the local Conservatives (Mr. Braid and Mr. Woodworth) are having a
"Roundtable on Democratic Reform" in Kitchener, hosted by the Minister of
Democratic Reform Stephen Fletcher. This is a "by invitation only" event. I
wonderered what others thought about hosting our own "Roundtable on Democratic
Reform" this fall, with a couple of speakers on different ideas for reform and
a discussion open to everyone?

The other ideas we have been considering for fall are an "Electoral Reform 101"
type session with a mock vote, where participants can find out how PR systems
work, and a debate/discussion on the changing role of the media in politics.

Any input to our planning team is much appreciated. (And of course, and open
invitation to join the planning team anytime!).

Sincerely,


Anita Nickerson
Secretary, Fair Vote Waterloo Region



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