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Oct 29 Update<\/strong>: There are 557 people signed up on the Facebook page, many from Toronto, but there are growing Montreal numbers. If you’re on board with the idea, please help us spread the word by inviting your friends (especially those in other cities) and posting on your blogs. There will likely be a small piece about this in the Montreal Gazette on Monday — my question to our readers is this: do we know where Montrealers gather in public for spontaneous celebration?<\/em><\/p>\n

If the event below appeals to you, go to the Facebook event page and join<\/a>, and then invite all your people to join — especially if they’re in a different city. This is not an “organized” event — but we’ve been overhearing people asking “where will you be election night” so why not encourage a giant civic celebration? <\/em><\/p>\n

If the rest of the planet could vote, Barack Obama would win the American 2008 election<\/a> in an unprecedented landslide. It’s safe to say that much of the world is waiting anxiously for the Obama victory — think of the 200,000 people that saw Obama speak in Berlin last July.<\/p>\n

The United States has lost moral support and sympathy around the world over the last eight years. The Obama win is a chance for a new start and to patch up both its reputation and its international relationships. We need to send a big fun signal of good faith that we’re ready to have them back. Let’s do that by gathering together in our public squares to celebrate this new era and show our American friends they are not alone in the world.<\/p>\n

Here’s how it will work: When CNN declares victory (since it’s the news organization most internationally available) head to your city or town’s main square where public celebrations usually take place. If it’s a square with a big video screen maybe they’ll broadcast results so you can go early, or watch the victory speech after. Like when your sports team wins, it’s better to celebrate in public with everybody else.<\/p>\n

In Toronto, the natural place to head is Dundas Square. It’s got the space, those big TVs, and after every hockey championship, it is naturally filled with people. Where is Montreal’s natural gathering spot?<\/p>\n

Though planning this before results are in risks a “Dewey Defeats Truman<\/a>” scenario (let’s all knock wood) it’s worth the risk. We may not agree with everything the United States does or even with all of Obama’s platform, but let’s put all that aside and, for once, celebrate America’s new start. Welcome back America!<\/p>\n

Invite other to join and share this group. Start threads on your local blogs or forums.<\/p>\n

Download and use this graphic:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spacing\/2964300895\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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