[fvc-wat-disc] fvc-wat-disc Digest, Vol 80, Issue 7

[Sharon Sommerville]

Thank you Allan.  Please feel free to make any contributions about topics
or content.

Sharon

On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 1:30 PM, Allan Grose <lloyal8 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Looks like an ambitious and useful plan.  Good work!
> Allan Grose
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> On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 12:00 PM, <
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>>    1. A New Power Point PR Presentation Is In Development
>>       (Sharon Sommerville)
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>> From: Sharon Sommerville <sharonsommerville at gmail.com>
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>> Subject: [fvc-wat-disc] A New Power Point PR Presentation Is In
>>         Development
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>> Hello FairVoting Friends,
>>
>> We are developing a new PR presentation.  If you would like to be involved
>> in anyway: writing text, proof reading, contributing ideas, please take a
>> look at the draft outline which is below.
>>
>> Bob put a number of current presentations at one site for us to take a
>> look
>> at as we work through the building process.  Here is the link to those
>> resources:
>>
>>  http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/resources/
>>
>> The very first thing we will need to do is establish at framework for our
>> work:
>>
>> Objective
>>
>> Target Audience
>>
>> Length
>>
>> Some thoughts on our objective: The broad goal is education. To give
>> people
>> clear & understandable information so they can be better informed about
>> electoral systems in general and specifically proportional representation.
>>                                                     To produce an engaging
>> & professional presentation which gives an interested person an overview
>> of
>> the principles & strengths of PR, explains the 3 primary PR systems
>> relative to the Cdn context for a basic understanding of PR, answers a
>> number of frequently asked questions including addressing misinformation
>> about proportional systems in under 15 minutes.
>>                                                     To generate discussion
>> and be part of the national conversation Cdns. will have in the next year.
>>
>> Possible topics for inclusion:
>>
>> What is FairVote Canada? - 1 screen
>>
>> What Is Does the Liberal Commitment to Electoral Reform Mean? - the
>> promise, the process, the time frame - 1 screen
>>
>> Why Is Electoral Reform  Needed? - AKA What is Wrong With FPTP?- 1 screen
>>
>> What is Proportional Representation?  - 1 screen
>>
>> Overview of the three families of proportional systems - 1 screen
>>
>> Mixed Member Proportional - 2 screens
>>
>> Single Transferable Vote - 2 screens
>>
>> Party Lists - 1 screen
>>
>> The Strengths of PR - 2 screens
>>
>> Which Countries Use a PR system?  - 1 screen
>>
>> FAQ - coalition vs minority governments
>>            stability
>>            single issue and extreme parties
>>            expense
>>            too large a parliament
>>            too large ridings
>>
>> What is Alternative Vote?  AKA Preferential Ballot, Instant Runoff Voting
>> -
>> 1 screen
>>
>> AV & PR can be friends  -  1 screen
>>
>> Conclusion, Nest Steps  & Thanks -1 screen
>>
>> We will also need presenters notes which will be the core of the
>> information & discussion, handouts which might have additional
>> resources ie the link to the Grey & Pillion videos and links to the
>> studies
>> and evidence which supports PR. My concern is that to include the studies
>> and evidence as anything more than a reference is time consuming and a
>> difficult communication/design task.  And, we will need some mechanism for
>> feedback.
>>
>> Looking forward to hearing your comments, views, additions, deletions and
>> anything else! :)
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Sharon
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