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

Wed Oct 25 16:33:43 EDT 2017

Hi Donald,

There is a kitchen but it isn't expected that we would use that facility.

Cheers,
Sharon

On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 2:43 PM, Donald Fraser <donaldafraser at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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