Petition to Delay this Referendum.
Petition Reason.
The August 2020 Covid-19 lockdown limits public discussion and distribution of information about the important issues to be considered in the End of Life Choice Act referendum.
The public should not be required to deal with the weight of the referendum question while grappling with the stresses and pressures of the pandemic. Voters are unable to access public meetings to hear from experts, palliative care specialists, lawyers and people living with terminal illnesses.
New Zealand’s democratic process requires voters to make a fully informed decision. To proceed with the referendum from 5-19 September 2020 in the current extraordinary circumstances could undermine the credibility of the outcome.
This is why we, the people, request for the End of Life Choice Act referendum to be delayed.
Online Petition
We’ve launched the petition online: 780 names so far but we are aiming for 2000.
Please sign here NOW…
NB: Can you please help share this petition far and wide through your networks over the next 20 hours?
Education campaign
- The Final Choice book tour by author Caralise Trayes. Kiwi journalist who has interviewed both sides. Caralise has had to postpone events in Bay of Plenty and Waikato planned for this week.
- https://www.facebook.com/TheFinalChoiceBook Please promote this bestselling book and look at facebook to see if Caralise doing a webinar or similar…
- Suzanne Harris and Maralyn MacLeod – https://timetospeaknow.com/ a 40 day Prayer Vigil for this Election and the Referendums.
- defendnz.co.nz
- https://www.riskylaw.nz/
“Vote No”campaign –
Votesafe.nz launched this week
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfcsX4k-PpL_mYyzaR-3UpQ/videos
Quiz
NB: Please share the videos and the quiz
We Need your Help
If you can help with donations or billboards or can think of someone anywhere in NZ with a great location please check into “Can you help?” on the website https://www.votesafe.nz/home#get-involved
Social media – just a reminder to encourage others to get on the media facebook pages after something has been on TV (eg: Newshub, TV1 News on Facebook) and:
- “like” comments
- make comments
- share
- all of these helps the conversation.
Rachel’s longer video: – 2.1k views already since Friday night!
https://www.facebook.com/catholicdioceseofhamilton
Public meetings
We are finding that if we talk about 4 camps – those who don’t care, pro euthanasia and pro the Act, against euthanasia and against the Act. Fourth camp is growing and that’s those who have some support for assisted dying but will not vote for this Act. Then people feel ok about joining the fourth camp.
Reference
Email to share from Heather Major www.votesafe.nz/petition
