Democracy Cafe

Provided by: North Shore Community Resources Society (NSCR)

Service Description

A non-partisan program that encourages residents to more actively participate in civic life while encouraging governments to better facilitate citizen participation in decision making. Offers educational workshops, voter engagement campaigns, and community forums. The North Shore Young Civic Forum (https://community.nscr.ca/democracy-cafe/north-shore-young-civic-forum) works to educate young adults ages 18 to 39 on local government, provides projects for participants to work on local issues, and opportunities to meet and work with local municipal staff and councillors; open to individuals who live, work, or study on the North Shore. We Vote North Shore (http://wevotens.ca/) is a group of North Shore organizations that believe in citizen engagement, including the importance of voting in democratic elections, and who work together to encourage non-partisan voter education and participation. Funded in part by the City of North Vancouver and by West Vancouver Foundation.

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