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Briefly, the leadership candidate needs 500 signatures, half of which need to be from people self-identifying as something other than a cis dood. The idea here is to encourage diversity in a still very cis dood centric field, which politics is
Source: I'm running for NDP leadership
Edit: who tf down voted and why?
I think there would be a lot less (uninformed) reactionary freaking out if the diversity element was stated something like "no more than 50% from any one of the following identity groups" and then list various identities: CIS male, CIS female, any identified ethnic origin, LGBTQ+, etc, etc.
Rather than only singling out cis males specifically.
This is well said; and was exactly discussed in at least one federal NDP commission
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You're so welcome; and glad to be here! Maybe you too would like to get involved with the NDP?
Personally I’m already signed up with the party though I will keep an eye open for the candidate that uses Mastodon 😉 as they will definitely earn extra points for me in the leadership race. Using Twitter and BlueSky is fine for reach however please allow folks to view your content through Mastodon as well to have a safe and secure way to keep in touch.
People full of hate these days. You should ask for mod privileges of this sub from one of the admins, as I think both mods are currently inactive.
Huh. Interesting idea
Do you recognize the political incompetence of framing the rule the way that it is on the books?
Hence why this was brought up at at least one commission meeting. In-groups and out-groups are incompatible with the egalitarian principles leftist, progressive parties espouse
Edit: nevertheless, some groups need a little extra help to become equal with other groups. How would you propose going about this important task?
How about we treat people as if their votes are equally valuable maybe?
As I posted below, I wouldn't mind if it was just reframed as a minimum of 50% needing to come from cis women, non-binary, and trans. The exact same rule but worded in a way that isn't so potentially alienating for a major group of voters.
It's just so incredibly lacking in any political nous that it makes me feel like the party is politically clueless, which is not a great feeling when you support the party.
But hey, I'm not a leadership candidate. What's your idea for it?
As you so rightly point out, the central party has lost its way. A complete overhaul from its current strongly centralised state, to a more grassroots, democratic one is needed: a reclamation of the party by its members, and for its members - and hence for all Canadians. Too long has Canadian politics suffered in the two-party shadow of our southern neighbour: it's time for a viable third party to ascend to the government
Are you part of the Reclaim the NDP movement?
Are you the agm who recently joined the discord?
I wouldn't know anything about that 😏
Very well!
How's that going?
Early days yet! Just got the package, haven't paid the ridiculous fees yet
Are you going to allow/promote/encourage these types of things if elected leader? https://youtu.be/jF-jlSKJuI8
So, you're saying a cis (I didn't choose the label) person cannot be the 251st signature specifically because of an intrinsic protected quality or characteristic, that being cisgender.
Sounds discriminatory to me.
I didn't originally, but I was forced to downvote after the edit because complaining about downvotes is always an automatic downvote.