[fvc-wat-disc] [fvc-wat-announce] Joint meeting with Council of Canadians, 7pm Wed 25 Oct 2017 at Bread & Roses

Wed Oct 25 14:43:05 EDT 2017

I gather there are no eating facilities, correct?

On 23 October 2017 at 22:17, Harold Remus <hremus at golden.net> wrote:

> I  won’t be there, but I hope some specifics on what, if anything, the CC
> is doing about ER.
> I don’t  belong any more,but I don’t recall in publicity back then and now
> any efforts about ER.
> hr
>
> *From:* Sharon Sommerville <sharonsommerville at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, October 23, 2017 6:18 PM
> *To:* FVC Waterloo Region Discussion <fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [fvc-wat-disc] [fvc-wat-announce] Joint meeting with
> Council of Canadians, 7pm Wed 25 Oct 2017 at Bread & Roses
>
> Super, Donald.  See you on Weds..
>
> Cheers,
> S.
>
> On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 6:11 PM, Donald Fraser <donaldafraser at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> see you on Wednesday!!
>>
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>> On 22 October 2017 at 17:33, Cathy Scott <cathy.scottfree at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I think the joint meeting is a great idea!
>>> I'll be there
>>> Cathy
>>>
>>> On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 1:07 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:
>>>
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>>>> Hi Fair Voters: This month, the regular date for the Fair Vote
>>>> Waterloo Discussion Night falls on the same day as the KW Council of
>>>> Canadians meeting. But rather than making you choose one or the other,
>>>> we're holding a joint meeting!
>>>>
>>>> There is considerable overlap in the membership of our groups, and one
>>>> of the Council of Canadians' campaigns is Electoral Reform. This joint
>>>> meeting is one way that we can offer support to CoC.
>>>>
>>>> This is also an opportunity for FairvoteWRC members who haven't heard
>>>> about Council of Canadians, and might like to join that organization.
>>>> And, of course, it's an introduction to FairvoteWRC for CoC members
>>>> who would like to get involved with FairvoteWRC in a focused campaign
>>>> solely on electoral reform.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *What*: Joint meeting of @FairvoteWRC and KW Council of Canadians
>>>> @KWCofC
>>>> *When*: Wednesday, 25 October 2017 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
>>>> *Where*: Community Meeting Room, Bread & Roses Co-op
>>>> *Location*: 307 Queen Street South, Kitchener, Ontario
>>>> *Map*: https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTLMg--?m=
>>>>
>>>> Parking:  If you're driving, place a note on the dashboard of your
>>>> vehicle:
>>>>
>>>>   *Meeting in Community Room re Apt 107 from 7-9pm*
>>>>
>>>> and park in the north lot, on the other side of the Morrison-Reist
>>>> building - map: https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTL0rw--?m=
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> There's no fixed agenda for this meeting, but the following are points
>>>> for discussion:
>>>>
>>>> There will be a town hall meeting sponsored by the Canadian Labour
>>>> Congress on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, 6:30 pm and St. David’s
>>>> Catholic Secondary School, 4 High St, Waterloo featuring Kitchener-
>>>> Waterloo MPP Catherine Fife, Ontario Health Coalition Executive
>>>> Director Natalie Mehra, and other local politicians. We urge all who
>>>> can get there to attend.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Several of us attended the CoC Guelph meeting on 18 October at which
>>>> Maude Barlow and Gus Van Harten spoke eloquently about the dangers of
>>>> NAFTA and its implications for water rights. This provided a number of
>>>> ideas we can talk about regarding further advocacy and actions.
>>>>
>>>>   * Van Harten urged everyone present to write to Office of the
>>>> Minister of Foreign Affairs at chrystia.freeland at international.gc.ca
>>>> and ask her with due respect to get Canada out of ISDS
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Philippe Charbonneau (Political Team Admin Assistant in Ottawa) asks
>>>> if chapters would be interested in screening a new documentary on the
>>>> cooperative enterprise model called A Silent Transformation that
>>>> features Maude Barlow ‒ http://asilenttransformation.ca/  There would
>>>> be a small fee. If there is sufficient interest, we will ask for
>>>> further details.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Liberal government has not kept the campaign promise to restore
>>>> protection to the 99% of lakes and rivers removed from the schedule of
>>>> protected waters under the Harper government. CoC chapters are urged
>>>> to call on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Transport Minister Marc
>>>> Garneau for protection of a local lake or river. For further details
>>>> see http://www.freshwateralliance.ca/no_waters_left_behind and
>>>> https://canadians.org/media/groups-across-
>>>> canada-urge-trudeau-government-protect-100-lakes-and-rivers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Friday, 10 November 2017 at 3:30pm, FairvoteWRC will present a
>>>> petition in support of proportional representation to MP Raj Saini at
>>>> his Constituency Office (Suite 202 - 209 Frederick Street, Kitchener.
>>>> Electoral reform is one of the areas in which CoC and FairvoteWRC
>>>> overlap, and the more we can coordinate our efforts, the more likely
>>>> we are to succeed. All are invited to attend.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The FairvoteWRC Outreach subcommittee is reaching out to faith-based
>>>> communities to build awareness of and allies on the issue of
>>>> proportional representation (PR) in the community. Their goals are to
>>>>
>>>> * create awareness of FairvoteWRC
>>>>
>>>> * offer an opportunity to further educate about the issue
>>>>
>>>> * invite endorsement of our work with an invitation to engage or join
>>>> with us in the future
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 1 February 2017 the mandate letter for the Hon. Kristina Gould,
>>>> Minister of Democratic Institutions was released, marking the first
>>>> official announcement that the Liberals would be breaking their
>>>> promise that "2015 will be the last election under First Past The
>>>> Post". FairvoteWRC intends to hold an event (protest, rally, public
>>>> information meeting) to remind people, and especially the Liberals,
>>>> that we have not forgotten the promise, and that we'll be holding the
>>>> Liberals to account.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Every year FairvoteWRC tries to hold several public information events
>>>> during the winter months. We could bring in a speaker, show a movie,
>>>> or hold a seminar to explain the mechanics of proportional
>>>> representation. Sometimes these events are held as part of Discussion
>>>> Nights; sometimes they're held separately. The Kitchener Public
>>>> Library has been a suitable venue in the past.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> See you on Wednesday!
>>>>
>>>> - --Bob Jonkman
>>>> FairvoteWRC Co-chair
>>>>
>>>>
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