[fvc-wat-disc] FVWR Discussion Group meeting for December

[Cathy Scott]

Hi, Everyone
I am forwarding this email from Anita, with information on attending a
webinar on the topic of referendums.
I am suggesting that we attend this webinar, and include this topic in our
next Zoom Discussion Group meeting.
*Since the meeting date falls on the 30th, between Christmas and New Years,*
*    Please let me know whether you are available on this date, or*
*ReSchedule the meeting for the following Wednesday, Jan. 6.*

Also on the agenda for our next meeting is to discuss Peter KH's idea that
we organize a Zoom meeting for all social organizations (many of them are
members of the Civic Hub) to talk about how all our causes might benefit
from electoral reform.

PLEASE ATTEND THE WEBINAR IF YOU CAN and
LET ME KNOW ABOUT YOUR DATE PREFERENCE.

Cathy


---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Anita Nickerson <anita.nickerson at fairvote.ca>
Date: Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 12:51 AM
Subject: Webinar on referendums
To: <fair-vote-canada-chapters at googlegroups.com>


Hey everyone.

I'm doing a webinar on referendums on Sunday 13th at 7 PM Eastern if you
want to join.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_d_W4xoH_Tq6PatDES5rKQg

I'll give you a heads up that it's a bummer - not the kind of webinar I
want to do so I've been procrastinating a bit. But nothing compared to the
kind of heartbreak you get when the results come in and you really thought
this time would be different...and the consequences of a lost referendum.

Since last year I've been looking at some of the research, and just like
other topics everyone on our core team needs to know basic info on - PR
101, about AV, about CAs - this seemed to me like necessary info.

It is a bit of a longer presentation (takes about 40 minutes for me to walk
through it and as it's the first time you'll see me looking at my
notes...).

I'm going to be joined for the Q+A by Professor Lawrence Leduc
<https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/polisci/wssr/all-guest-lecturers/lawrenceleduc.html>,
who's an expert in referendums, citizens' assemblies and electoral reform.

At 8:30 PM we'll be repeating the webinar in French, this time led by
Gisela, with Jean-Sébastien Dufresne, who is on our board, joining her for
Q+A.

On a happier note, next winter or spring we'll be doing another on the
power of Citizens' Assemblies! I wanted to be able to offer both together
as a series (the dark side and light side :) but it didn't work out that
way since I'm still chasing a new guest speaker on CAs.

 Anita

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