Tight Organization and Dedicated Volunteers
Part 5. Campaigning
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In Tight Organization and Dedicated Volunteers Nash examines the direct involvement with democracy that running as a progressive candidate can give you. The chapter discusses canvassing, fundraising, answering emails, questionnaires and petitions, inspiration, and more.
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Peggy Nash
Peggy Nash is an advocate for labour rights and social justice in Canadian politics and the labour movement, as a long-time senior negotiator for the CAW (now Unifor). A former president of the federal New Democratic Party, she was a candidate for leader after the untimely death of Jack Layton. A candidate in several federal elections, she served as a Member of Parliament and was named Official Opposition Industry and Finance Critic. Nash is an educator, a frequent media commentator, a founding member of Equal Voice and a co-founder of Toronto Metropolitan University’s Women in the House program.