{"id":26650,"date":"2015-02-13T10:00:57","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T18:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=26650"},"modified":"2015-02-12T19:58:03","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T03:58:03","slug":"release-moving-forward-transit-referendum-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2015\/02\/13\/release-moving-forward-transit-referendum-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"RELEASE: Moving Forward Transit Referendum Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christine McLaren and Erin Millar of\u00a0Discourse Media<\/a>\u00a0just launched an exciting and important journalism project leading up to this spring\u2019s transportation referendum. Titled Moving Forward<\/em>, it is an independent journalism project aimed at fostering a productive conversation about the real potential impacts of the referendum vote.<\/p>\n

You can support them and their initiative by donating to their Indiegogo campaign\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Much of the media we see about this referendum is highly political, and opinions-driven. By producing highly engaging, data-driven multimedia content (infographics, video, animation, etc\u2014the kind that gets passed around on social media and talked about in the locker room) they hope to help people better understand the nuances of the transportation system and the issues at hand. This, in an effort to\u00a0elevate the conversation and empower voters to make a more informed decision.\u00a0They want to make this information more accessible and engaging to everyone in the region\u2014not just transportation geeks in Vancouver.<\/p>\n

The content will be housed on a stand-alone website and published through partnerships media outlets throughout the region.<\/p>\n

We all know how critical this vote is to the future of our region, and how challenging it can be for the average citizen to navigate their way through the muddy waters of information out there. McLaren and Millar believe this project will go a long way in helping people do so.<\/p>\n

The perks you can get for donating include anything from t-shirts printed with one of the project\u2019s most popular infographics to a SkyTrain-propelled party night with your pals.<\/p>\n

Feel free to support them by sharing their campaign\u00a0by emailing your networks (feel free to copy and paste this text\u2014personal emails go a long way), and posting on Facebook, Twitter and other social media networks.<\/p>\n

You can also find out more\u00a0about Discourse Media<\/a>,\u00a0their team<\/a>, and\u00a0Moving Forward<\/a>\u00a0on the Discourse Media website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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