B.C. Students Celebrate Democracy Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 14, 2009
VICTORIA – B.C.’s middle and secondary students are celebrating the second annual United Nations International Day of Democracy, September 15, 2009, by creating a YouTube video about democracy.
Co-sponsored by Elections BC and the Public Education and Outreach office of the Legislative Assembly, the “Democracy on Location” contest invites students to create a two-minute video about democracy in their lives at school, home or with their friends. Student videos are to encourage youth participation in democracy and illustrate the values and principles of democracy.
The winning video will be chosen by Chief Electoral Officer Harry Neufeld and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, the Honourable Bill Barisoff. The creator(s) of the winning video will travel to Victoria to be interviewed for Hansard TV, tour the Parliament Buildings and learn more about professional video production and broadcasting.
The contest runs from September 15 – November 15, 2009 and submissions can be viewed on YouTube and Elections BC’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elections-BC/67197771286.
For more information, visit the Elections BC website – www.elections.bc.ca.
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Contact:
Don Main
Communications Planning Officer
Elections BC
Phone: 250-387-1709
Email: Don.Main@elections.bc.ca
