[fvc-wat-disc] Need venue for Discussion Night, Tuesday 24 November 2015 [was: democratic and electoral reform]

Sun Nov 15 15:35:05 EST 2015

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Hi all: Consensus from both online and offline responses make Tuesday,
24 November the popular choice. I know, I know -- we should have used
a ranked ballot for this...

Sadly, the go-to venue we've been using, Ricky's Restaurant in
Kitchener has closed its doors. It was nice, they let us use the group
meeting room with a large screen at no extra charge.

Does anyone have a preferred place where we can meet & socialize,
preferable only for the cost of food & drink? Some of us have
considered the following:

- - All Star Sports Bar on Highland (not available on Tuesday,
$5.00/person minimum, no projector or screen)

- - Duke of Wellington on Erb (front atrium may be too noisy, no
projector or screen)

- - McCabes, downtown Kitchener (back room, but too noisy. Projector?)

- - Morty's Pub, Waterloo ($300 minimum !!!)

- - Queen Street Commons Cafe (free, has projector, but noisy, must be
out by 9:00pm)

- - Lyle Hallman school behind Kitchener City Hall (main room is too
large, but maybe the board room at the other end of the 2nd floor)

- - Forest Hill Public Library ($45.00/night, no food or beverages
onsite, availability unknown)

- - KPL Central (cost unknown, availability unknown, no food or
beverages onsite)

Any others you can think of?

I'd like to have the discussion nights be as much a social event as an
educational one, so my preference is for a restaurant, but any place
that'll have us is good.  If it has no projector or screen that's OK;
someone has already volunteered to lend theirs for the night.

- --Bob.

On 12/11/15 10:18 AM, Bob Jonkman wrote:
> Hi all! At the planning meeting this past Monday the idea of
> regular meetings for education, discussion and general interest
> was well-received.  I suggest meetings on a Monday or Tuesday of
> the last week of the month (excluding December, which is plenty
> busy already).
> 
> For the first Fair Vote Waterloo Discussion Night people have asked
> to see the "standard" presentation that we give to schools,
> service clubs, &c.  I've volunteered to start the meeting with
> that presentation, and then we can discuss updating it with new
> material from the recent election.
> 
> Would people prefer to meet on Monday, 23 November, or on Tuesday,
> 24 November? Let me know by the end of the week, and I'll book a
> venue with a meeting room and a projector or screen.
> 
> --Bob.
> 
> 
> On 09/10/15 01:23 PM, Paul Schellenberg wrote:
>> I am happy to wait until the dust of this election settles
>> before we meet.
> 
>> Paul On Oct 9, 2015, at 12:45 PM, Bob Jonkman
>> <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all: Fair Vote Waterloo has not held regular meetings for 
>> discussion amongst members, but I think that's a great idea!
> 
>> Generally, we've held meetings to organize activities, such as
>> the information tables at festivals and public events.
>> Naturally, since we're all political wonks we're a bit busy with
>> the Electoral Reform all-candidate meetings we're holding in each
>> electoral district for the general election.  We're intending to
>> hold two more, one for Kitchener South--Hespeler and one in
>> Cambridge. We're still looking for an accessible low-cost venue,
>> so if anyone knows of something in the south-Kitchener or
>> Cambridge area please let us know!
> 
>> We're also hosting a post-election public event called "How to
>> win Proportional Representation", conducted by Paul Nijjar, to be
>> held at 7:00pm on Wednesday, 28 October 2015 at St. John's
>> Kitchen, 97 Victoria St. N. (corner of Weber St). Aside from the
>> discussion at the event itself, I'm sure there will be some
>> people who go to a local beverage establishment afterwards to
>> have more lengthy discussions.
> 
>> http://fairvotewrc.ca/event/how-to-win-proportional-representation/
>
>> 
> 
> 
>> Doug, Paul: Do you want to have some discussion sessions sooner,
>>  perhaps before the election? If so, pick a date and a handy
>> coffee shop, restaurant or maker space where we can gather, and
>> I'll certainly come out to talk politics!
> 
>> --Bob. Co-chair of FairvoteWRC
> 
> 
>> On 09/10/15 11:01 AM, Paul Schellenberg wrote:
>>>>> I would be interested in joining a group to discuss 
>>>>> democratic and electoral reform.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I do not support ranked ballots.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Paul Schellenberg
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Oct 9, 2015, at 10:43 AM, doug moen <doug at moens.org> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> With the election coming up, I've done a lot of thinking 
>>>>>> about democratic and electoral reform in Canada, and I'm 
>>>>>> looking for a group of people to discuss this with. Fair 
>>>>>> Vote Waterloo looks like a good place to start. This
>>>>>> group has no meetings scheduled, so is the mailing list
>>>>>> the best place to have a conversation? I would also be
>>>>>> interested in getting together with a group of people to
>>>>>> have a discussion, either by organizing a meeting, or
>>>>>> joining some group who is already doing this.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> This group seems focused on proportional representation
>>>>>> as the best way to reform the electoral system. Not sure
>>>>>> how you all feel about the ranked ballot? I'm also more 
>>>>>> generally interested in democratic reform: ending the 
>>>>>> dictatorship of the PMO and giving power back to our 
>>>>>> elected representatives in the house of parliament.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Doug Moen.
> 
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