The best way to learn civic campaign skills is on the campaign trail. This session gets you started and provides a roadmap for participation in the 2018 municipal election.
This event is part of the Democracy Workshops, created in partnership with DemocracyKit as part of TPL's new On Civil Society series.
Space is limited. RSVP to reserve your spot. Drop-ins are welcome if there remain available seats.
Presented by
Hema Vyas
Hema Vyas co-chairs Women Win TO, an organization dedicated to preparing women from diverse backgrounds to run winning campaigns for the 2018 Toronto municipal election. Long interested in the power of politics for positive change, Hema ran to represent Ward 18, Davenport as councillor in 2010.
Hema currently serves as a director on the board of Working Women Community Centre. She was an Inaugural DiverseCity Fellow with the Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance.
Chris Cowperthwaite
Chris Cowperthwaite is Co-Chair of Open Democracy Project, a not-for-profit working to empower everyday citizens to drive change through civic and political action. Open Democracy Project programs include:
DemocracyKit - Resource library for planning and running municipal election and other civic campaigns. Resources are donated by campaign practitioners and made available publicly under a creative commons licence at democracykit.org.
DemocracyXChange - A summit and platform to connect civic campaign practitioners across borders. Learn more at democracyxchange.org.
Chris holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business (York University), a B.Sc. (Honours) and Diploma in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Waterloo, and is a Loran Scholar ('99).
The best way to learn civic campaign skills is on the campaign trail. This session gets you started and provides a roadmap for participation in the 2018 municipal election.
This event is part of the Democracy Workshops, created in partnership with DemocracyKit as part of TPL's new On Civil Society series.
Space is limited. RSVP to reserve your spot. Drop-ins are welcome if there remain available seats.
Presented by
Hema Vyas | Co-Founder, Women Win Toronto
Hema Vyas co-chairs Women Win TO, an organization dedicated to preparing women from diverse backgrounds to run winning campaigns for the 2018 Toronto municipal election. Long interested in the power of politics for positive change, Hema ran to represent Ward 18, Davenport as councillor in 2010.
Hema currently serves as a director on the board of Working Women Community Centre. She was an Inaugural DiverseCity Fellow with the Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance.
Chris Cowperthwaite | Co-Chair, Open Democracy Project
Chris Cowperthwaite is Co-Chair of Open Democracy Project, a not-for-profit working to empower everyday citizens to drive change through civic and political action. Open Democracy Project programs include:
DemocracyKit - Resource library for planning and running municipal election and other civic campaigns. Resources are donated by campaign practitioners and made available publicly under a creative commons licence at democracykit.org.
DemocracyXChange - A summit and platform to connect civic campaign practitioners across borders. Learn more at democracyxchange.org.
Chris holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business (York University), a B.Sc. (Honours) and Diploma in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Waterloo, and is a Loran Scholar ('99).