Be Sure to Check Out Dancing With the Octopus

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Be Sure to Check this Blog Dancing with the Octopus and Follow these Women!! 

Dancing with the Octopus-How to Treat Women in Politics

http://dancingwiththeoctopus.com/videos/2011/4/12/sheila-orr-how-to-treat-women-in-politics-renee-hetherington.html

Our wannabe Lady Politician, Kaitlin Fontana, takes advice from savvy women politicians and learns what it means to be a Big Deal. Produced and directed by Sandy Mayzell and Leanne Allen.

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Dancing with the Octopus is the brainchild of filmmaker Sandy Mayzell, who launched the project when she realized she couldn’t sit on the sidelines and gripe about exclusion any longer, but had to do something to help get women’s voices heard in politics.

Why were those voices so badly under-represented?

Sandy's investigation began at the 2009 Women's Campaign School (sponsored by the Canadian Women Voters Congress) in Vancouver

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Sandy Mayzell & Leanne Allen

Sandy Mayzell-Octopus Creator, Writer, Director, Producer

Leanne Allen- Writer, Director, Producer

Dancing with Octopus Blog

@dance_octopus Canada

An entertaining, 8-tentacled media project that takes a non-partisan look at the systemic exclusion of women in politics in Canada and abroad.

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Dark Days are Over- Get Out & Vote

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These are all so great, I have to post them.

Message in a Bottle-# Vote Mob

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I really like this video! Well done!

Voting Socials/Vote Mobs

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This so cool! Wow! What will this election be like? Suddenly I'm feeling hopeful & giddy & maybe for the first time a little Green All Over. :) Come on everybody, let's vote for Canada

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Leadnow.ca is an independent, youth-led advocacy organization that helps Canadians of all generations participate in their democracy.

We're working together to build a stronger democracy that protects our environment, creates economic opportunity while increasing equality, and guarantees that everyone receives the care they need.  http://leadnow.ca/en/vote-wave

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Leadnow brings generations of Canadians together to take action for our future and hold politicians accountable.

Leadnow was founded in 2010 by a group of young people who care about a wide range of issues and wanted to create a new way for people to participate effectively in our democracy.


Our founding objectives are to deepen our democracy, strengthen our communities, advance social justice, extend economic opportunity and protect our planet. We'll build an independent community that works together to help set the political agenda, take effective action on important issues, and shift elections. Read More Here http://leadnow.ca/en/about