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Reboot Alberta Newsletter Tuesday, September 7th 2010
Progressive Thinking Albertans Are Called to Action at Reboot 3.0
RebootAlberta 3.0 is happening in Edmonton Nov 5th and 6th. It is about being sure the political culture in Alberta reflects progressive values again. It will define key issues and concerns and help progressive citizens to take action. Participants will share ideas on how to influence policy makers up to and through the next provincial election.
Our Friday night speaker, Marlo Raynolds will presenting the Pembina Institute's work on assessing the well being of Albertans using Genuine Process Indicators. He will also be meeting with U.S. speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, this week to brief her on the development of the oilsands in a roundtable with other non-governmental organizations, Aboriginal groups and the Premier of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
If you want to make a positive difference in co-creating the Next Alberta click here to register. The Early Bird discount ends this Friday so act NOW!
Reboot Candidates in Upcoming Alberta Elections
If you are running for School Trustee or for Municipal Office in the upcoming October elections, let us know by sending campaign info to admin@rebootalberta.org!
Michael Janz running for Edmonton School Trustee
Learn about Michael's campaign for school trustee in Ward F and show your support for his campaign here.
Christopher Spencer running for Edmonton Public School Board Trustee
Learn about Christopher's campaign for school trustee in Ward C and show your support for his campaign here.
Glenn Taylor running for Mayor of Hinton
Learn about Glenn's campaign for mayor of the town of Hinton, Alberta and show your support for his campaign here.
Bev Sawyer running for Edmonton Public School Board Trustee
Learn about Bev's campaign for school trustee in Ward F and show your support for her campaign here.
Dave Colburn running for Edmonton Public School Board Trustee
Learn about Dave's re-election campaign for school trustee in Ward D and show your support for his campaign here.
Wanting to find out how the process works or how to run for Municipal office and School Trustee in Alberta? Check out these resources!
Alberta Municipal Affairs publication Running for Municipal Office in Alberta: A Candidate’s Guide
Alberta School Boards Association School Trustee Election Brochure
Reboot Alberta Blogs
Read some of the blog posts from Reboot Alberta bloggers, with many more posted at rebootalberta.org Check the blog roll on Reboot site regularly, and subscribe and comment on Reboot bloggers to keep the conversation dynamic and lively!
Someone needs to persuade me that “competition” is a good thing by David King
David explains why he feels competition is not persuaded that competition is a sign of a free and mature community, a virtue and a necessity.
Why you should care about the school board, even if you’re not a parent or teacher
Michael explains why voting for a school trustee on the October 18th municipal elections, is just as important as voting for mayor or a city councillor: "Last election, half of the people who voted for their city councillor did not take the time to vote for a school trustee. My goal is to talk with as many Edmontonians as possible before election day and reconnect them with their school board so that this doesn’t happen again."
Advocacy Group Lambasts Monitoring Agency After Study by Avnish Nanda
"Stand with Fort Chipewyan is a non-partisan, campus advocacy organization located at the University of Alberta. The organization is dedicated to raising awareness to the concerns expressed by Fort Chipewyan residents, as well as lobbying the Alberta government to firmly establish the Athabasca oil sands’ effect on the health of neighbouring communities."
What Do Albertans Expect as Owners of the Oil Sands? by Ken Chapman
"So what is it about oil sands development that the Alberta public is concerned about? What information do they want? What do they believe ought to be the values used by decision makers as their oil sands are being developed?"
A new era of exponentially increasing accountability? by Andrew McIntyre
"he potential for open data to create transparency and direct citizen engagement in deciding how their city is run, and how an MP can now speak directly with the Canadian public across the country to address concerns and respond to criticisms about recently introduced legislation, are two recent examples of how technology is creating opportunities to reshape the way the public interacts with government."
Edmonton’s future leaders by Mack D. Male
You don’t need to hold a “high-profile gig” to be a leader. Maybe that’s why Marty hasn’t heard of any upcoming leaders. The next generation generally doesn’t care for suits, invitation only events, old boys clubs, or any of the traditional places you’d find “leaders”.
Reboot Bulletin Board: Events and Information of Interest
RebootAlberta 3.0 Announced - Early Bird Ticket Price Until Friday, September 10th!
RebootAlberta 3.0 "Taking Action" is happening Nov 5-6 in Edmonton at the Delta South hotel. It is going to be about citizens showing up, sharing ideas and taking positive political action to ensure the direction for the Next Alberta reflects the values of Progressive thinking Albertans.
InterVivos TV launches
Check out interviews with participants and speakers Danielle Smith and Chima Nkemdrim from the New Kids on the Political Block event.
Youth Can Vote!
Youth Can Vote Calgary is a youth-driven web based program that provides non-partisan, election-related resources to students interested in learning about and participating in the municipal election process.
Samara - The Accidental Citizen Report
Read the report on what 65 Canadian MPs have to say on how and why they got into running for office in the first place. The results are surprising and could make you rethink what makes someone a politician.
Rebooter William Munsey hosting current events radio program Different Perspectives
William Munsey is on air every Monday at 6 pm. Listen in by visiting leducradio.com and clicking on Listen Live, or watch the program and send in questions by clicking on Live Video Feed.
Reboot in the Media
Rebooter Jessie Radies in the Edmonton Journal on her restaurant, The Blue Pear.
Rebooter Todd Hirsch in the Edmonton Journal on the links between creativity and economic competitiveness in Alberta
Places to connect and "reboot" beyond Alberta
Integrity Bridges
Learn about the efforts of Rebooter Donna Kennedy-Glans and her non-profit organization Integrity Bridges. On the website, you can share tools, ideas and expriences on how we can build corporate, gender, community and political integrity in every aspect of our lives.
A directory of Progressives on Twitter!
Helping Progressives utilize Twitter by connecting newcomers to mentors.
More info at: http://progressivebloggers.ca/
Progressive Bloggers - A website for Canadian Progressive bloggers!
Anyone is welcome to submit these bloggers believe that Canadian politics should move in a progressive direction regardless of party affiliation.
More info at: http://tweetprogress.us/users/newcomers
The Progressive Economics Forum
The Progressive Economics Forum aims to promote the development of a progressive economics community in Canada. It brings together over 125 progressive economists, working in universities, the labour movement, and activist research organizations. You can become a member on the site, read and link to commentary via blog roll and learn ways contribute.
More info here at: http://www.progressive-economics.ca/
Submit to the RebootAlberta.org Newsletter!
Anyone registered at www.rebootalberta.org can to submit and share content on issues and events that will be of interest to progressives in Alberta.
Forward newsletter content to Xanthe@rebootalberta.org. We will try our best to include everything submitted, or post to a future newsletter. This is a work in progress so the format may change depending on the response we receive.
If submitting information on an event, please include a contact name, email and phone number and any web link to more information on your event.
Reboot on Facebook and Twitter
Beyond the rebootalberta.org community, Reboot is also on Facebook, you can check it out here and connect with other Rebooters from all over Alberta!
You can also talk to other engaged Albertans on Twitter by using the hashtag #rebootab in your tweets!
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