Have you voted yet? (Vancity’s board elections)

Hi,

I thought this was so easy until I lost my blog entry! I came across this site from Vancity’s main website. I’m running for Vancity’s board of directors – the elections are on now until March 24th. If you’re a Vancity member (e.g. you have an account), please exercise your annual democratic right and vote in our election! Only about 6% of members currently vote, although hopefully that will improve – especially as it gets easier to vote. You can use the ballot received by mail or drop into any Vancity branch where there are election booths open until Saturday (24th March) – it’s easy and your vote makes a difference!

I’m running as part of the Action Team – along with Blair Redlin (#8 on the ballot), Jasbir Sandhu (#4 on ballot), and me – Virginia Weiler (#10 on ballot). Action Team has a long history in Vancity’s governance and stands for progressive (e.g. left of centre) board candidates who will further Vancity’s environmental, social and community leadership while exercising prudent fiscal oversight on behalf of Vancity’s members - currently 340,000 and growing! See www.voteaction.ca for more info.

One reason I want to serve on Vancity’s board comes from my experience in Africa, where good governance – especially in “civil society” (e.g. non-government entities) – can play such an important social justice role. A skilled Board with shared values that functions effectively as a team can make a real difference for an organization – whether a grassroots community group or even a $12 billion credit union!

Please vote for Virginia, Blair and Jasbir and help us contribute to changing everything! When not doing this, I can usually be found changing diapers :)

Virginia