GOT CITIZENSHIP? GO VOTE! Campaign

The GOT CITIZENSHIP? GO VOTE! Campaign is hosting three Candidacy Training sessions for Manitobans with lived experience as newcomers, immigrants and refugees to run for council in municipal elections. Each session will include interactive activities, an overview of the eligibility and roles and responsibilities of city councillors, and current and former elected officials will share their experiences running a campaign

Newcomer and Ethnocultural Youth Candidacy Training Session  

Date: Wednesday, May 18th

Time:  6:00-8:00pm

Location:  Zoom

Registration Required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkf-6vrT0iGdAaZxtAGeKtcpjbgMF0FdTa

Rural Manitoba – Candidacy Training

Date: Tuesday, May 24th

Time:  7:00-9:00PM

Location: Zoom

Registration Required: https://forms.gle/w18MzbjYPZfwCnsw7

City of Winnipeg – Candidacy Training

Date: Thursday, May 26th

Time:  7:00-9:00PM

Location: Hybrid – Zoom and In-Person at Immigrant Centre Manitoba (100 Adelaide St.)

Registration Required: https://forms.gle/w18MzbjYPZfwCnsw7

“GOT CITIZENSHIP? GO VOTE!” is a non-partisan, civic engagement public awareness campaign, which aims to encourage Canadian citizens of immigrant and refugee communities to vote in the municipal, provincial and federal elections. For the 2022 Manitoba Municipal Elections, our campaign seeks to increase the knowledge, understanding and capacity of Manitobans with lived experience to run in municipal elections.

GCGV Organizers: Immigration Partner Winnipeg, Ethnocultural Council of Manitoba, Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations, Elmwood Community Resource Centre, Manitoba Teachers Society, City of Winnipeg – Community Development Division, RIF Manitoba, Eastman Region Immigration Partnership, Portage Local Immigration Partnership, Newcomer Education Coalition, New Journey Housing, Brandon Local Immigration Partnership, Women of Colour Community Leadership Initiative, and Kurdish Initiative for Refugees