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

[Evan Rosamond]

Well, my availability is nearly infinite. Dec 30 and Jan 6 are both OK.

Evan

On 12/9/2020 15:33, Cathy Scott wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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 
> <mailto: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
> <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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