Last Friday the Korean Positive Ageing Charitable Trust hosted a local election workshop designed especially to help voters understand elections. Attendees were given an explanation of what local government is responsible for and role of elected members before candidates spoke.
It was great to spend the afternoon talking real practical issues with locals and learning more about our diverse community.
We have a lot more work to do to make our city and democracy more accessible to those less fluent in English. It's challenging enough without extra barriers.
As part my efforts, I'm continuing to try get my website translated into more languages (currently available in English, Te Reo Māori, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese).
Good news is there are translated election related resources available online through Council.