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Last Candidate Standing - Not your typical all candidates debate!

Sunday, November 6, 2011 from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM (PT)

Last Candidate Standing - Not your typical all candidates...

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The event is now FULL. Please grab a waitlist ticket and show up on Nov 6 and we may be able to squeeze you in! Thanks!

 

This year’s Last Candidate Standing is a co-production of the Vancouver Public Space Network (VPSN) and UBC’s School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture. Last Candidate Standing will take place on Sunday, November 6, 2011 from 7:00 to 9:30 PM at UBC Robson Square.

How it works: Last Candidate Standing is open to all mayoral and council candidates. It functions is a ‘mixer’ that allows incumbents and new nominees, independents and party-affiliated candidates to share the same stage.

Structured as a series of rotating debates, the event starts with the names of all candidates are put into a drum. Groups of three names are drawn at a time, and each ‘set’ of candidates has a question posed to them by a panel.

The best two answers from each set – as determined by a combination of journalist votes and audience applause – earn a pass to the next round. The next set of three names is drawn and the process repeats itself until all participants have had a chance to answer a question. The event continues through several rounds until there’s one last candidate standing.

The ‘contest’ – such as it is – is all in good fun and is designed to encourage a lively atmosphere, good civic engagement, and the chance for audience participation. Creativity is encouraged and participants are allowed to bring props for their time on stage. The event is hosted by an MC, features a panel of local journalists, and is supported by a house-band and buskers.


Stay tuned for the full list of candidates.


Event MC:
:: Steve Burgess (@steveburgess1)

Panelists:
:: Theresa Lalonde – Reporter, CBC (@TheresaLalonde)
:: Matthew Soules – Assistant Prof, UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Arch.
:: David Beers – Editor-in-Chief, The Tyee
:: Alissa Sadler – Vice Chair, Vancouver Public Space Network (@alissasadler)

Event hashtag: #LCSVan and #VanElxn

Space is limited so please register!

 

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