We've made a Facebook event page, probably the most effective way for people to share info with friends.
The Beaver Revolution
Attend by agreeing to vote May 2nd. Then send the link everywhere, coast to coast. Invite people on your friends list to attend. Then get them to pass it to their friends....
then we win :)
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Monday, 11 April 2011
Press Release
For Immediate Release April 11, 2011
Revolutionary times in Canada
There’s a revolution happening right here in Canada and it’s going on right now!
Inspired by the recent Jasmine revolutions that removed leaders in the middle-east, the Beaver Revolution’s Facebook page has grown to over 400 strong in just under a week.
The Beaver revolution is non-partisan, but has one common belief that Stephen Harper must not be returned to lead our country. While other countries fight their revolutions with blood, bullets and violence, the Beaver Revolution wants to fight voter apathy with humour. The goal is to challenge voters and especially younger voters to get involved and change the game by using social media.
“We are all about positivity. Let’s make this fun, embrace our inner “hoser” and celebrate being uniquely Canadian”, said Johnny Canuck, Facebook page creator. ”I’m asking everyone to join the Facebook page and help us get the word out and make this go viral.”
In the last election Stephen Harper and his Conservative won 33 ridings across Canada with a margin of less than five per cent of the vote. The Beaver Revolution can achieve its goal if it can convince an extra 10 per cent of the population to show up to vote on May 2nd.
Join the Beaver Revolution on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beaverrevolution or follow their posts on Twitter, http://twitter.com/beaver_rev or read their blog posts at http://beaverrevolution.blogspot.com/
Inspired by the recent Jasmine revolutions that removed leaders in the middle-east, the Beaver Revolution’s Facebook page has grown to over 400 strong in just under a week.
The Beaver revolution is non-partisan, but has one common belief that Stephen Harper must not be returned to lead our country. While other countries fight their revolutions with blood, bullets and violence, the Beaver Revolution wants to fight voter apathy with humour. The goal is to challenge voters and especially younger voters to get involved and change the game by using social media.
“We are all about positivity. Let’s make this fun, embrace our inner “hoser” and celebrate being uniquely Canadian”, said Johnny Canuck, Facebook page creator. ”I’m asking everyone to join the Facebook page and help us get the word out and make this go viral.”
In the last election Stephen Harper and his Conservative won 33 ridings across Canada with a margin of less than five per cent of the vote. The Beaver Revolution can achieve its goal if it can convince an extra 10 per cent of the population to show up to vote on May 2nd.
Join the Beaver Revolution on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beaverrevolution or follow their posts on Twitter, http://twitter.com/beaver_rev or read their blog posts at http://beaverrevolution.blogspot.com/
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Media contact:
Johnny Canuck, Creator of the Beaver Revolution Facebook page,
email: beaver_rev@hotmail.com
Johnny Canuck, Creator of the Beaver Revolution Facebook page,
email: beaver_rev@hotmail.com
Saturday, 9 April 2011
Simple things that YOU can do
A simple argument here....
Stephen Harper wins if young people don't vote. Young people don't vote if they're not inspired. We can't inspire them if they haven't heard of us.
We need to make the Beaver Revolution a phenomenon. That is all up to you. This is a call to action. Here are some things that you can do to grow the movement.
Invite people to the Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/beaverrevolution
Post the link to the page on your wall. Post our links on the walls of your friends and of other political groups and pages. Create a presence for us all over facebook. Challenge your friends to join the movement.
Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/beaver_rev
Tweet and re-tweet or send @messages about the Beaver Revolution, some useful tags are #elxn41 #cdnpoli #votemob #lpc #ndp #gpc
Contact the Press! Get on tv, radio, podcasts, comment on blogs, even write to old-fashioned newspapers. Tell them all about our movement.
Put up posters all over your town
Make flyers and pass them out, especially at campaign rallies.
Write about the Revolution on your blog.
Make youtube videos. Make them fun!
Create artwork.
Tell your friends!!!
Our success depends upon you. We can defeat Stephen Harper. All its gonna take is a little work....not that beavers have ever been afraid of a little work.
Stephen Harper wins if young people don't vote. Young people don't vote if they're not inspired. We can't inspire them if they haven't heard of us.
We need to make the Beaver Revolution a phenomenon. That is all up to you. This is a call to action. Here are some things that you can do to grow the movement.
Invite people to the Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/beaverrevolution
Post the link to the page on your wall. Post our links on the walls of your friends and of other political groups and pages. Create a presence for us all over facebook. Challenge your friends to join the movement.
Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/beaver_rev
Tweet and re-tweet or send @messages about the Beaver Revolution, some useful tags are #elxn41 #cdnpoli #votemob #lpc #ndp #gpc
Contact the Press! Get on tv, radio, podcasts, comment on blogs, even write to old-fashioned newspapers. Tell them all about our movement.
Put up posters all over your town
Make flyers and pass them out, especially at campaign rallies.
Write about the Revolution on your blog.
Make youtube videos. Make them fun!
Create artwork.
Tell your friends!!!
Our success depends upon you. We can defeat Stephen Harper. All its gonna take is a little work....not that beavers have ever been afraid of a little work.
Friday, 8 April 2011
Our Vision. Our Mission. Our Strength.
We know that the country is headed in the wrong direction. We know that we must change that direction by removing Stephen Harper and his conservative government from power. We know that we can do this because we are the majority. And we have a vision. A powerful idea based upon a simple premise.
Young people generally don't vote. If they did, they generally wouldn't vote conservative. If we can motivate them to come to the polls, we will no longer have a conservative government.
Voting is not generally seen as fun, or cool, but we can change that! If casting a vote was seen as the centre of a mass movement, as the centre of a viral social-media campaign....if voting was seen as an act that makes one feel that they belong to a greater community, a part of a movement that transcends politics as usual....well, just imagine how motivated people would be to come to the polls. We would see a renewal of democracy in this country.
If we choose to, we can change the direction of our country, we can steer it toward a better future. It really is up to us. In fact, we are the only ones who can make it happen! But it won't happen without a little work. Not that beavers have ever been afraid of a little work.
People are turned off by politics as usual. We must change the game. To do so, we must keep positive and non-partisan. Not a lecture, but a call to empowerment. Voting will not be a cynical chore, but a joyful expression of our nation's spirit. A movement based not upon anger, but upon love of this country. We have wrapped ourselves in the symbols of Canadiana. Let's use these powerful symbols to get our message out.
The Beaver Revolution will motivate millions of young people to vote. The Beaver Revolution will defeat Stephen Harper. We welcome all who will join us. We await their energy, their creativity, their spirit.
Imagine how it's going to feel, on election day, knowing that you were part of the movement that changed the country.
The Beaver Revolution is underway. Get the word out!
Young people generally don't vote. If they did, they generally wouldn't vote conservative. If we can motivate them to come to the polls, we will no longer have a conservative government.
Voting is not generally seen as fun, or cool, but we can change that! If casting a vote was seen as the centre of a mass movement, as the centre of a viral social-media campaign....if voting was seen as an act that makes one feel that they belong to a greater community, a part of a movement that transcends politics as usual....well, just imagine how motivated people would be to come to the polls. We would see a renewal of democracy in this country.
If we choose to, we can change the direction of our country, we can steer it toward a better future. It really is up to us. In fact, we are the only ones who can make it happen! But it won't happen without a little work. Not that beavers have ever been afraid of a little work.
People are turned off by politics as usual. We must change the game. To do so, we must keep positive and non-partisan. Not a lecture, but a call to empowerment. Voting will not be a cynical chore, but a joyful expression of our nation's spirit. A movement based not upon anger, but upon love of this country. We have wrapped ourselves in the symbols of Canadiana. Let's use these powerful symbols to get our message out.
The Beaver Revolution will motivate millions of young people to vote. The Beaver Revolution will defeat Stephen Harper. We welcome all who will join us. We await their energy, their creativity, their spirit.
Imagine how it's going to feel, on election day, knowing that you were part of the movement that changed the country.
The Beaver Revolution is underway. Get the word out!
Thursday, 7 April 2011
Posters!! Print them out and put them everywhere!!!
OK, here's a simple poster that you can print out to get the word out there. All black and white so it'll be easy on your printer. Below the image are two links where you can download it, one in Word and one in PDF.
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