[fvc-wat-disc] Volunteer opportunities coming up

[Angela Yenssen]

Hi everyone,

Just a note on the issue of disclosing party leanings when campaigning for
MMP:  IT IS BETTER NOT TO DO IT.  We want to emphasize that this campaign is
about improving democracy for everyone and people will be much more likely
to believe that message if they don't affiliate the speaker with any
particular party.  In my own experience presenting, people really understand
MMP is a good system when they hear examples illustrating how the present
system cheats supporters of every party.  By all means disclose your party
leanings if you have a group of people of the same persuasion as you.
However, if you have a mixed crowd or you're not certain of the leanings of
the crowd, best to take the route of examples from every party and leave
your own leanings a mystery.

By the way, thank you to George and Ari for volunteering for these speaking
duties.

Angela 

-----Original Message-----
From: fvc-wat-disc-bounces at listserv.thinkers.org
[mailto:fvc-wat-disc-bounces at listserv.thinkers.org] On Behalf Of ARI DAIGEN
Sent: September 27, 2007 7:37 PM
To: fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org
Subject: Re: [fvc-wat-disc] Volunteer opportunities coming up

Hello All,

I won't know for certain until at least tomorrow, but I may be able to go to

one or both of those dates at Eastwood, or wherever else I could present 
during the day, next week.

I just finished a Master's in Political Science, and although I don't have 
as much experience with it, I'm a frustrated small-party voter too. 
(Although I'm not sure if we should advertise our leanings. Personally, I 
tend not to, since this isn't a party issue--while small parties will 
benefit, so will Liberal and Conservative voters in non-"swing" ridings.)

Ari

>From: "Alida and George" <burrettga at golden.net>
>Reply-To: FVC Waterloo Region Discussion 
><fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org>
>To: "FVC Waterloo Region Discussion" <fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org>
>Subject: Re: [fvc-wat-disc] Volunteer opportunities coming up
>Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:31:34 -0400
>
>Hello Paul
>I am free next week except for two mornings, Tuesday and Thursday, to go to

>Eastwood Collegiate - my daughter's school many moons back.
>I have a B Ed and would be glad to make a presentation based on my 
>experience as a founding member of the Green Party of Ontario in late 
>winter/spring of l983...a quarter-century of the marginal-party syndrome in

>FPTP...although that party affiliation is history, and I can deliver a 
>politically neutral position in the name of MMP.
>
>Please advise.
>George Burrett
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Nijjar" <paul_nijjar at yahoo.ca>
>To: <fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org>
>Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 3:26 PM
>Subject: [fvc-wat-disc] Volunteer opportunities coming up
>
>
>>There are a few speaking/volunteer opportunities coming up soon:
>>
>>0. A teacher at Eastwood Collegiate may be interested in getting us
>>to speak at his Grade 10 civics classes. He would want us to do two
>>identical presentations for both of his classes.
>>
>>1. We got ourselves into the SUNDANCe pow-wow at the University of
>>Waterloo this Saturday. It is not as prestigious as apple butter, but
>>we should get a reasonable turnout. I know that everybody is keen on
>>canvassing oversized suburban houses, but if anybody is willing to
>>make the sacrifice to staff our booth then I could use a booth buddy.
>>
>>
>>2. Next week (it looks like maybe Monday and Thursday or Friday)
>>there will be more booth-staffery, this time at St. John's Kitchen. I
>>am planning to do this one, but if anybody else wants to join in this
>>symbolic and probably futile project I could use some assistance.
>>
>>3. I have not been following the booth staffing at the Farmer's
>>Market closely enough, but it looks like there is only one person on
>>the two days, and one of them (Dave Arthur) has not done this before.
>>Did we already fill up the slots with other volunteers? If not then
>>it would be good if people stepped in:
>>
>>http://pnijjar.freeshell.org/fvc/index.php/Main/FarmersMarketPlanning
>>
>>- Paul
>>
>>
>>--
>>Paul Nijjar  http://www.fairvotecanada.org/WaterlooRegion
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