[fvc-wat-announce] [capp] Documentary Showing of"Menocracy" January 26 at 7 PM: Join Us!

[Anita]

Yes! We were packed in the room - about 30 of us. Afterwards we heard from a couple of others who wanted to come but were deterred by the weather. About 10 were familiar faces, and the other 20 were people I have never seen before - lots of women, including a city councillor and some from the Women's Studies department. The movie was very good - perhaps we will borrow it and show it again, if we get leads as to others that would like to see it. Fair Vote Waterloo may be planning a "Women in Politics" event with a panel of women politicians as speakers - stay tuned - and please do get in touch with any ideas. 

Anita
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: D GIRARD 
  To: Canadians Advocating Political Participation 
  Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 9:49 AM
  Subject: RE: [capp] Documentary Showing of"Menocracy" January 26 at 7 PM: Join Us!


  Hope there was a great turnout.  Weather kept me at home.
   
  Diane Girard

   


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  From: lanickerson at b2b2c.ca
  To: capp at sobac.com
  Subject: [capp] Documentary Showing of"Menocracy" January 26 at 7 PM: Join Us!
  Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:50:30 -0500


  Hi CAPP supporters.

  Just a reminder of the documentary event on women and politics tomorrow  (Thursday Jan 26 - details below) hosted by Fair Vote Waterloo. Since we've had some emails from people we don't usually see at events to say they are planning to attend, we've moved to a slightly larger room in the same social work building - room 301.  

  Hope to see many of you tomorow!

  Anita
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Anita 
  To: capp at sobac.com 
  Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 12:59 PM
  Subject: Documentary Showing of"Menocracy" January 26 at 7 PM: Join Us!




  Fair Vote Canada Waterloo presents "Menocracy", a Canadian documentary looking at why so few women are elected to our Parliament, what the implications are for how politics is done and what issues take priority, and what we can do about it. Details about the documentary below.

  What: Menocracy documentary (see the trailer at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoLWSzq2v74 )
  When: Thursday January 26, 7 PM
  Where: Lyle S. Hallman School of Social Work Auditorium (rm. 301) - go out the back of Kitchener's City Hall and the school is right across the street

  Free. Everyone welcome! Building is wheelchair accessible (enter at the back for elevator). Refreshments provided. More info: Anita: lanickerson at b2b2c.ca or 519-568-7655

  Hope to see many of you soon.

  Anita 

   
  Description: When it comes to politics, why are so few women elected? And why do so few women actually run? Does it matter? Can we change this situation? 
  Come to a showing of the film, Menocracy, an up-to-date and entertaining exploration of the issue made by Canadian filmmaker, Gretchen Kelbaugh. 
  See the documentary trailer at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoLWSzq2v74
  Pushed by the spirit of her great-aunt, Militant Suffragette Gert Harding, Gretchen Kelbaugh searches for ways to elect more women. Leading political scientists and Rt Hon Kim Campbell, the only woman to be head of government in North America, offer many solutions.

  This documentary asks:
  1. What difference does it make having more women in government?
  2. Why aren't there more women already?
  3. What can we do to elect more women? 
  In the end, Gretchen and the sassy spirit learn the surprising truth: not only does our rotten democracy fail women; it fails almost everyone. And the secret kept by top politicians: most other democracies have fixed the problem long ago. 
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