Getting Ready for 2015: What We Learned From the 2014 Inspire Democracy Workshops

The Webinar Team Miriam Lapp, Elections Canada Ellis Westwood, Ascentum Tristan Eclarin, Ascentum Neil Burron, Elections Canada

Agenda Welcome (5 min.) Presentation (25 min.) Questions (15 min.) Updates from organizations (45 min.)  Presentation will be shared and posted on website Calgary Québec

Wrap-up of workshops Getting ready for 2015: what you told us (1)Preparing your organization (2)Preparing youth (3)Disseminating information on registering and voting (Questions – 5 minutes) (4)Getting ready for election day (5)Working together Looking ahead Presentation Halifax Winnipeg

10 cities with over 130 organizations from 9 provinces and 1 territory Huge success! Five-point program of action Final report Wrap up of workshops Ottawa Moncton

 Listen  Discuss  Train  Develop terms of reference  Expand programs and projects  Link civic engagement  Democracy Talks Democracy Talks 1. Preparing your organization Montréal Toronto

 Host educational events  Promote electoral literacy  Organize debates and other experiential activities  Organize a mock election  Train “democratic ambassadors”  Produce a documentary  Talk about voting 2. Preparing youth A parallel election organized by Student Vote (photo credit: CIVIX)

3. Disseminating information on registering and voting  Disseminate EC info  Use multiple sources – including social media  Produce youth-friendly resources  Meet youth where they are  Encourage youth to use EC’s online registration online registration  Encourage youth to work at the pollswork at the polls

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4. Getting ready for election day  Organize transportation  Recognize youth voters  Promote friendly GOTV competitions  Get family involved  Creative outreach Vancouver

5. Working together  Collaborate  Co-develop tools  Support and promote groups  Develop a community  Create a get-out-the-vote network Edmonton

Looking ahead: What EC will do  Continue to make research, tools and info available  Continue to offer a platform for organizations  Help organizations exchange info and stay in contact  More webinars

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Updates from organizations 1.Does your organization have any project updates you would like to share? 2.Any new engagement initiatives to announce? 3.Future plans?