[fvc-wat-disc] fvc-wat-disc Digest, Vol 46, Issue 4
Anita
lanickerson at b2b2c.ca
Sun May 20 12:12:42 EDT 2012
Hi Eleanor and Bob.
Eleanor: The main events on Saturday are at Ryerson. The Friday night event
with Jim Harris is at the Eggspectation Restaurant (address on Evenbrite).
I'm wondering if there's enough people interested to rent an 10 person van
for the Saturday. I am going to ask Wayne to advertise this to all our
contacts in KW and Guelph.
http://www.jamiesonrentals.com/vehicle_rentals.php?cat=van
For about $150 including insurance we can have a ten seat van for the day.
250 km free so that just covers the distance. That would be about $15 per
person. Then there would be gas. Fair Vote Waterloo could offer to subsidize
part of the gas if ten people who weren't already planning to go would go if
there was a van. Say everybody chips in $5 for gas. We'd need somebody to
drive the van. I can't be in the van because I have to be there all day
Sunday, too, for the board-meeting-that-never-ends.
I'm just thinking we would have nothing to lose by putting this offer out to
the local lists. There are lots of people who like to attend our local
events but don't want to drive in Toronto.
Anita
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Jonkman" <bjonkman at sobac.com>
To: <fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 2:58 AM
Subject: Re: [fvc-wat-disc] fvc-wat-disc Digest, Vol 46, Issue 4
Hi Eleanor: There's a list of events and times at
http://fairvotecanadaagm2012.eventbrite.com/#col628
That page also gives the venue address. I expect all events take place
there:
Ted Rogers School of Management
Ryerson University
55 Dundas Street West
Toronto, Ontario
Hope this helps!
--Bob.
===== from http://fairvotecanadaagm2012.eventbrite.com/#col628 =====
Event Details
Friday Evening
Eggspectation Restaurant
220 Yonge Street (at Shuter), Toronto
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Keynote speaker: Jim Harris- "Robocalls and Election Fraud"
followed by live music from the legendary Single Non-Transferable Orchestra!
Saturday
Ted Rogers School of Management,
55 Dundas Street West, Toronto
8:00-9:00 am Coffee, Snacks
8:30-9:00 am Registration
9:00-10:00 am
Room A: AGM (financial reports, etc.)
Room B: Electoral Reform 101: Henry Milner
10:00-10:15 am Coffee
10:15-12:00 am
Room A: Keynote Panel: Craig Scott (NDP MP, Toronto-Danforth), Elizabeth
May (Green MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands), Stephane Dion (Liberal MP,
Saint-Laurent-Cartierville), Wayne Smith (Fair Vote Canada)
12:00 am - 1:00 pm Lunch, with Special Guest Steve Withers by Skype from
New Zealand
1:00-2:15 pm
Room A: Mobilizing Mass Movements: Shayna Englin, Tria Donaldson, Jamie
Biggar
Room B: The Fight for PR - Looking Back, Moving Forward: Dennis Pilon,
Henry Milner
2:15-2:30 pm Coffee
2:30-3:45 pm
Room A: Moving Women to 30%: Peggy Nash (NDP MP, Parkdale-High Park),
Sylvia Bashevkin, Donna Dasko
Room B: Electoral Reform 101: Henry Milner
3:45-4:00 pm Coffee
4:00-5:15 pm Scenario Dialogues: Bronwen Bruch
5:15-6:00 pm Action Network and Chapters: Making an Impact
=====
On 05/20/2012 02:01 AM, Eleanor Grant wrote:
> The convention sounds exciting!
>
> But nowhere in the links below could I find out the time and place for
> Saturday's events.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eleanor Grant
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> 1. Fw: FVC AGM 2012 Update ? Craig Scott, Jim Harris, and live
> music, oh my! (Anita)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Anita" <lanickerson at b2b2c.ca <mailto:lanickerson at b2b2c.ca>>
> To: <fvc-wat-announce at listserv.thinkers.org
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> Cc: FVC Waterloo Region Discussion
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> Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:33:12 -0400
> Subject: [fvc-wat-disc] Fw: FVC AGM 2012 Update – Craig Scott, Jim
> Harris, and live music, oh my!
> __
> Hey, everyone. Another update just in now:*Peggy Nash* is going to
> be on our Women's Panel!
> Tickets are $20 at the door. Would love to see folks at this
> convention at this key time in FVC history.
> Thanks for being a supporter of Fair Vote Canada Waterloo Region.
> Anita
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Fair Vote Canada <mailto:office at fairvote.ca>
> *To:* Anita Nickerson <mailto:lanickerson at b2b2c.ca>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 15, 2012 5:11 PM
> *Subject:* FVC AGM 2012 Update – Craig Scott, Jim Harris, and live
> music, oh my!
>
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> The agenda for the FVC 2012 AGM & Conference is really coming
> together!
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> http://fairvotecanadaagm2012.eventbrite.com/
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> (Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the agenda.)
>
> The Friday evening event is shaping up nicely. It will take place
> from 7 pm to 9 pm at Eggspectation Restaurant, 220 Yonge Street (at
> Shuter Street). This is in the Eaton Centre, but is accessible from
> Yonge Street.
>
> Jim Harris will lead us in a discussion of the developing
> Robocalls/Election Fraud scandal, and how it changes the political
> landscape in Canada.
>
> The robocall scandal has really highlighted the way that our
> current, winner-take-all system, in which elections are decided by a
> few swing voters in a few swing ridings, really facilitates and
> encourages electoral fraud. If a few voters can be shifted in close
> ridings, many seats can change hands. It has been estimated that the
> current government’s phony majority hinges on less than seven
> thousand votes in close ridings. These critical swing voters are
> easily identified and targeted with modern polling and computer
> technology.
>
> Jim Harris
>
> Jim Harris, author and business speaker, is one of Canada’s leading
> political bloggers. His recent posts on this topic have made him
> “Blogger of the Week” and “Blogger of the Month” on Huffington Post
> Canada
>
> <http://www.fairvote.ca/sites/fairvote.ca/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=188831&qid=1366108>.
> Always an engaging speaker, Jim is a former leader of the Green
> Party of Canada, and is a member of Fair Vote Canada’s National
> Advisory Board.
>
> After the discussion, the Friday evening event will continue as a
> social event with live music from a host of local musicians who have
> donated their time and talent to promote a better democracy in
> Canada. They will be performing as The Single Non-Transferable
> Orchestra. This will be an unforgettable experience. Don’t miss this
> very special evening!
>
> On Saturday morning, following our brief formal AGM, the conference
> portion of the day will kick off with our keynote political panel.
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> Craig%20Scott
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> The NDP representative on the panel has been confirmed as Craig
> Scott, MP, recently elected to succeed Jack Layton in the
> Toronto-Danforth riding. Mr. Scott comes to politics from a
> background as a Rhodes Scholar and a distinguished professor of law,
> specializing in human rights. He assisted in drawing up the new
> constitution of post-apartheid South Africa.
>
> On our panel, he will join Green Party leader Elizabeth May (by
> Skype from her riding) and Stéphane Dion, former Liberal leader and
> currently the party’s critic for electoral reform. Mr. Dion has
> lately been promoting his personal vision of proportional
> representation for Canada. This promises to be a lively and exciting
> discussion!
>
> And that’s just the start of a full day of action-focused workshops
> and panels!
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> Register now! Space is limited and ticket sales are brisk!
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