Your Invitation to Upgrade Democracy

LOCATION: Auditorium of Ottawa's Main Public Library (Metcalfe & Laurier)
EVENT: Televised "All Mayoral Candidates" S.T.A.R. Debate and Discussion
ACCESSIBILITY: Event is both ON-SITE and ON-LINE (http://stickam.com/sylvainhenry)
DATE: 10-10-10 at 1 pm

613-600-LEAD (to RSVP)

You are invited to attend a televised "equal opportunity" mayoral candidates debate, hopefully a fresh new model for democracy in every city. Mayoral candidates are being offered equal time to deliver point summaries of their priorities and promises, debate with other candidates selected at random, and answer questions from an on-site and on-line engaged audience. This event is the first of several steps being taken by concerned citizens to re-democratize government city-by-city. Democracy needs an urgent upgrade in both its processes and its popularity and the ideal place to start upgrading the democratic electoral process is at the municipal level, on a level playing field. The event should also introduce a new meaning to political participation.

Sponsors of this event from the city's corporations and organizations are being invited to help set a positive and productive tone for this event by sharing "good news bulletins" with the audience and the mayoral candidates. To increase community participation in this event, a novel "question room" is being set up to allow the community to add to the event by coming up with the best questions to ask candidates as well as each other. Intermunicipal participation is this event is encouraged (i.e. Mayoral candidates from distant municipalities may attend in-person or on-line). The event's main themes are: "Service, Transparency, Accountability, Representation (STAR)". All media is welcomed to attend and encouraged to offer all candidates equal coverage. Live Internet video feed is being made available to remote viewers. Confirmed attendees will be emailed a detailed program. The program includes the profiles and priorities of the mayoral candidates.

To attend, sponsor, or volunteer for the live event, please contact the organizer. Only 200 seats are available so the public is advised to reserve their seats in advance. Citizens with mobility, audio or visual limitations should arrive 15 minutes earlier. Simultaneous sign language interpretation will be provided from the stage. Ideas/Questions for mayoral candidates (in text, video or audio format) may be submitted to the organizer before the event or to the candidates directly (see 2010 Election list on the city's website).

sylvain henry, organizer
Network of Mayoral Candidates

(613)600-LEAD (24 hr hotline till Dec. 31,2010)
sylvain.henry@gmail.com OR sylvain.henry@ymail.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O65N6787Bdg

Witness the Rebirth of Democracy -by sylvain henry

Press Release: "All Candidates" Debate and Discussion for the Mayorship of Ottawa on 10-10-10

In the auditorium of Ottawa's Main Public Library, on Sunday, October 10th, 2010, at 1 pm, the public is invited to attend a truly balanced and democratic mayoral candidate debate. This debate offers all candidates equal time and exposure to deliver a summary of their platforms, an equal opportunity to debate with other candidates selected at random, and an equal opportunity to answer questions from the on-site and on-line audience. This public debate is the first of several steps being taken by concerned citizen Sylvain Henry to help re-democratize government, starting from municipal governments which are probably easier for us to reach and interact with. Mr. Henry feels that, "Democracy needs an urgent upgrade in both its processes and its popularity. The best place to start upgrading the process is at the municipal level, preferably at a municipality which is also the capital city of its nation." The next steps of the upgrade will include equal media coverage and equal public opinion poll inclusion of candidates. "Money and media should no longer decide who and what is newsworthy, about who or what is best for us. The public should simply be presented with the main points about their candidates (preferably from their candidates themselves)and then make up their own minds as to who should represent them and tackle their issues. A better process may present all of us better people and ideas to chose from. Hopefully our debate will prove to become a key part of this better process."

Non-partisan sponsors (from Ottawa's corporations and organizations) will be invited to start off the event with some business and social "good news" bulletins for the audience, and for the mayor-to-be, to set a positive and constructive tone to the event. Judges of the event's "idea-bank" will collect ideas from the public that will be presented to our new mayor, once he or she becomes elected. All media will be invited, mainstream and sidestream. Only 200 seats are available for this free event, so the public is asked to reserve their seat(s) in advance. Citizens with mobility, audio or visual issues should arrive earlier.

Below are links to 4 of the mayoral candidates participating in this debate. The videos of the other candidates will be posted shortly:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O65N6787Bdg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmXmJciMDgI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eei1QEvgWM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rfaw6eZ0jk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY0H3xapWUA


To attend, sponsor, or volunteer for this event, please contact the organizer via email: sylvain.henry@gmail.com

No more will good leaders with innovative ideas lose an electoral race due to lack of funds and powerful contacts. If you share the spirit of this message, please share this message.

Event Info Page on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147018045336778

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