2014-04-01 01 - Why is it that people don't vote - Findings from Samara's Democracy Talks - Alison Loat.png
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For Leaders. For Change.
WHY IS IT THAT PEOPLE DON'T VOTE? FINDINGS FROM SAMARA'S ALISON
Voting has been going down
Young people
never start to
vote.
We have one
of the lowest
voter turnouts
in Western
democracy
- Political participation #Canadian?
CivicsSuckedNewCanadiaGuidemore info aboutbeavers thanabout voting?ACCESS MOTIVATION 2. Voting & first stepgetting toknowingwherehavingIDMy votemattersInterestthe Dollstrust beliefchoiceI didn't havethe timeI didn'tCare enoughThe system doesn't care about me.Why should I care about it?DEMOCRACY TALKSPeople havelots to say!Tinterest in oneTcomfort}hour!The system worksagainst me.
- Need trusted broker
to see my roleOL...................sssss CommunityOrganizationsDEMOCRACY TALKSEx: partnershipwith North YorkHouseLOAT@alisonloat@Samara CdaFor discussionFocus on not justengagement QWhat motivates peopleto get engaged?Not a civics lesson & focused on meaningfulStaff trainingکرEvaluationQ: Education and nonpartisanship?A: Invite representatives,follow up...Q: Ethnic/demographiccampaigns?A all of it matters;voting is very personalBut voting isn't the only step-neighbourhood, etc.Q: "Citizenship ed" vs. "political ed."?A: People were confused.GET OUT THE VOTE: APRIL 1, 2014 #vote To #turnout TOchanges→ to act?access→to join campaignsor movements?Q: Disengagement?A: apathy is a rationalresponse-have to workon both sides,Q: Social media?A: Some research shows peopletend to talk to same circles.Opportunity, though.a fish rots from the head down,butyouhave to clean it fromthe bottom up.Tragedyin theCommonsSketched by Sacha Chua ExperiVis
