CITC17H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Visual Impairment, Social Exclusion, Get Out The Vote
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Building connections between people and government, people, and organizations. Violates mutual trust and shared sense of belonging. We need to define what civic participation. Voting o o: city council groups o, running for public office. People who don"t find a place in society o: marginalized groups: women, people of colour, youth o o. Those who lost hope in politics (aka not a citizen) Access barriers language barriers, voting station is far away etc. Make people with visual impairment to be able to vote. Knowledge- i don"t know who is running for office, who is city councillor o: motivation- everyone has different motivations o. Systemic- permanent residents can"t vote (system wide change is needed to remove this barrier) One who talks more, and is more active and educated these are the people who will be heard o. Low-squeeky wheeler one who barely speaks won"t be heard. Pressures from lobbyists o: councillors assistance o.
