PAST EVENT
FairVote Canada is a grassroots, nonprofit, multi-partisan citizens’ movement for electoral reform in Canada. It promotes the introduction of an element of proportional representation for elections at all levels of government and throughout civil society, instead of the first-past-the-post electoral system currently used at all levels of government in Canada.
Its aim is broad multi-partisan support to embody in new legislation the basic principle of democratic representative government and ultimate safeguard of a free society: the right of each citizen to equal treatment under election laws and
equal representation in legislatures.
Fair Vote Canada campaigns for equal effective votes and fair representation at every level of government and throughout civil society by various means including lobbying legislators for electoral law reform, litigation, public education, citizens’ assemblies, and referenda.
The Stream of Consciousness 2020 Vision grant program is generously supported by the following local companies. Do please explore their works!:
Hope you enjoyed the stream, take a look at what we have from the event!
Watch the Replay
A fun night celebrating everything to do with electoral reform. The night ranges from musical entertainment to game shows. Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada gives the opening address, Dr. Elisabeth Gugl helps us better understand the systems being offered in this upcoming referendum, and a student panel discusses why electoral reform is a key issue for the youth movement.
FEATURED GUEST SPEAKERS:
ELIZABETH MAY
Leader, Green Party of Canada
Elizabeth May is the Leader of the Green Party of Canada and its first elected Member of Parliament, representing Saanich-Gulf Islands in southern Vancouver Island. Elizabeth is an environmentalist, writer, activist and lawyer, who has a long record as a dedicated advocate — for social justice, for the environment, for human rights, and for pragmatic economic solutions.
ELIZABETH GUGL
Associate Professor of Economics, University of Victoria
Dr. Elisabeth Gugl’s main research is in family economics. One of the recurring themes in her research how public policy may influence actions and ultimately the distribution of welfare among family members. Her publications in this area appeared in the Canadian Journal of Economics, Economic Inquiry, Mathematical Social Sciences, Review of Economics of the Household, and Canadian Journal of Women and the Law.
LAUREL COLLINS
Instructor of Social Justice Studies, Political Sociology, and Social Inequality
University of Victoria
Laurel Collins is an instructor, a researcher, an author, and an activist. She also co-hosts the show “BC Referendum 2018: Are You Voting for Change?” on ShawTV. She has worked as the executive director of the Victoria Multi-Cultural Society, as the program coordinator for Victoria Women in Need, and she worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Northern Uganda. Laurel is the co-chair and co-founder of Divest Victoria, was actively engaged in the campaign to save the Shawnigan Watershed, as well as the campaign in support of federal electoral reform.
THE 2020 VISION PROJECT
20 local non-profits. 20 broadcasts. 20 months. 1 gift.
2020 Vision is a project designed to amplify & forward the deep work being done by the non-profit & charities right here in our hometown of Victoria.
We’re gifting 20 live broadcast events, over 20 months, to 20 local community-based organizations in order to help them reach more people, scale their message, capture some beautiful video, host an event, and build an expanded awareness of the cause they champion! 2020 Vision is our way of saying THANK YOU for all that you’re doing to make the world a more beautiful, just, compassionate, balanced and sustainable world.
To learn more about the 2020 Vision project and see the other events that our local grant recipients have and are producing, click here!
Sunset Labs is an intimate waterfront multi-purpose venue located downtown Victoria, Canada. This beautiful, high-tech venue hosts live broadcasts, meetings & workshops, dance nights, film screenings, live rock shows, fashion events, book fairs and everything else the community comes up with. For more information on this space, visit our website at www.sunsetlabs.ca.
