[KWPeace-groups] Invitation to meet Mike Schreiner, 22 March 2018

[Louise Walchuk]

Sorry out of town Thursday
Louise

On Fri, Mar 16, 2018, 7:33 AM Bob Jonkman, <bobjonkman at kwpeace.ca> wrote:

> Hi everyone: On Thursday, 22 March 2018, Mike Schreiner, leader of the
> Green Party of Ontario, will be coming to Kitchener on a Leadership
> Tour, and to announce the Green Party's election platform.
>
> Waterloo Greens are planning to host two events: The first is "Social
> Innovation for Green Stakeholders", a discussion with local community
> leaders to ask "What changes do you need to do what you do?"
>
> I'd like to invite the Peace and Justice group leaders to bring forward
> your ideas for improving the community, and to let Mike know what you
> need from the provincial government to make it happen.  Your attendance
> in no way aligns you with the Green Party, but provides an opportunity
> to get your voice heard.
>
> We'll have a number of discussion groups on topics such as poverty
> elimination, supporting local businesses, and, of course, environmental
> issues. Participants are asked to identify the different issues that
> need to be addressed by the provincial government. Mike and his policy
> team will take the notes and feedback from this session to learn about
> specific local solutions.
>
> Mike continues to hold the other parties' feet to the fire on several
> issues and, even without yet holding a seat, he was integral in changing
> election finance rules, and protecting local farm and water resources.
>
>
> Here are the details for the discussion forum:
>
> *What*: Social Innovation for Green Stakeholders
> *When*: 4:00pm to 6:00pm, Thursday, 22 March 2018
> *Where*: Meeting room at the Kitchener Public Libary
> *Location*: 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener
>
> Let me or Stacey Danckert (staceydanckert at gpo.ca) know whether you can
> make it or not. Also, please pass on this invitation to any other
> community leaders that want to provide input on social innovation.
>
>
> After the discussion forum, I hope you'll be able to join us for the
> second event, a social night with Mike and the local Green Party
> candidates. That will start at 6:30pm at Abe Erb, the crafter brewery
> and restaurant in Waterloo.  Mike has been a longtime champion for local
> brewers to put them on equal footing with the large transnational
> corporations.
>
> Hope to see you there!
>
> --Bob Jonkman
> bob.jonkman at greenparty.ca
>
>
>
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