[fvc-wat-disc] OUTREACH ON PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION

[Jennifer Ross]

Hey Matthew, did Sean Campbell ever get back to you on whether the changes
at Libro mean a PR system?

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On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 2:33 PM Mary Jackes <mkj at bell.net> wrote:

> Kindred is used by the Council of Canadians, and Amnesty will soon switch
> to Kindred.  It doesn't have a lot of charges and the people are very
> helpful.
>
> Mary
> On 2019-02-02 2:29 p.m., Matthew Piggott wrote:
>
> Hi David,
>
> *I would suggest you contact the following groups:*
> Libro Credit Union via Sean Campbell
> Kindred Credit Union
> Central Ontario Co-operative Housing Federation (COCHF) and working
> through them try to get one local housing co-op to switch (maybe the
> student co-op called WCRI up at UWaterloo?)
>
> The student union of WLU already uses STV for their elections. What about
> UWaterloo or Conestoga College?
>
> In my work outside of Waterloo Region we are working on a PR
> implementation guide for civil society organizations. If you would like to
> collaborate on this, and more importantly work on implementing it locally
> that would be appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Matthew Piggott
>
>
> El mar., 29 ene. 2019 a las 11:39, David dirks (<daviddirks at rogers.com>)
> escribió:
>
>> Hello Fair Voters.
>>
>> It has been awhile since I last reached out to you.  All the v best in
>> 2019!
>>
>> In September, we invited you to identify organizations, groups and
>> individuals in our community which/who share like interests to ourselves.
>> Given the results in BC and the potential in Quebec and PEI, the value of
>> outreach is all the clearer.
>>
>> Our goals remain to:
>>
>> * create awareness of FVC-Wat
>> * offer an opportunity to further educate about PR & the issues
>> * invite endorsement of our work with an invitation to engage or join
>> with us in the future
>>
>> Again, we simply ask that if you are aware of or are involved with a
>> group, which would be interested, please let us know.  We all understand
>> that in countries with PR, there is less income inequality, women are
>> better represented in government, action on climate change is greater,
>> there is less "policy lurch" and so on.
>>
>> Our target remains coalitions or groups, agencies, perhaps church social
>> action committees and key leaders in our community.  Ideally, they have
>> some community profile and the potential for outreach themselves.
>>
>> We would follow up with the identified group or individual to:
>>
>> * describe who we are & our goals
>> * talk succinctly about the benefits to good policy of a PR system
>> * speak briefly and specifically to the area of interest of the group or
>> individual
>> * articulate our asks (endorsement; opportunity to learn more about PR;
>> invitation to join with us)
>> * provide contact name (s) for follow-up.
>>
>> As always *WE* *NEED YOU!*  do you know any groups, agencies or
>> individuals which fit our criteria?  An interest in the issue, community
>> profile, community connections, key leader. If you think of one, please let
>> us know.  We will need the name of the individual/group/agency;
>> (e)mailing address (if possible); contact name to whom we direct any follow
>> up (very important).
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>> Yours in electoral reform....
>>
>> David Dirks
>> daviddirks at rogers.com
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