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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="tab-interval:.5in"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">------------------------</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">EQUITY COUNCIL ELECTION NOMINATIONS - DEADLINE IS AUGUST 31</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">------------------------</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">WANT TO HAVE A SAY IN YOUR ASSOCIATION? THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY!</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This fall, the Equity membership will elect <span class="SpellE">Councillors</span> for the 2015-2018 term - and Equity needs strong candidates in every region. You can help make that happen.</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Your choice of a Council is the most important Equity-related choice you will be called upon to make. The decisions you make through this election process will shape your professional association for the next three years.</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION?</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Regular and Life members of Equity in good standing, at least 18 years old and resident in Canada, may run for elected office. Council encourages members across all disciplines (performer, director, choreographer, fight director, and stage management) to seek nomination for election.</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">HOW DO I GET NOMINATED?</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Visit the nominations web page at <a href="http://www.caea.com/Equityweb/NewsAndEvents/News/2015/council-elections/nominations.aspx"><span style="color:windowtext">http://www.caea.com/Equityweb/NewsAndEvents/News/2015/council-elections/nominations.aspx</span></a>, download the nomination brochure/form (link: <a href="http://bit.ly/1Nfxsd9"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">http://bit.ly/1Nfxsd9</span></a> ) and think about serving or consider who among your colleagues would be a good representative, and approach him or her with an offer to nominate them as a candidate.</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">REFLECTING DIVERSITY ON COUNCIL:</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Equity is dedicated to the election of a Council that is representative of the diverse membership of the Association. We actively invite and encourage members from all demographics (particularly those who self-identify on the basis of ability, age, ancestry, belief, ethnicity, gender, health or sexual orientation) to seek nomination for election.</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">QUESTIONS?</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Questions regarding the election process may be emailed to the Council Renewal Committee at <a href="mailto:Elections2015@caea.com"><span style="color:windowtext">Elections2015@caea.com</span></a> or by phone to 1-800-387-1856 (or 416-867-9165 in Toronto).</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Visit <a href="http://www.caea.com"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">www.caea.com</span></a> for more information about the nomination process.</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">------------------------</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Canadian Actors' Equity Association</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">44 Victoria St., 12th floor</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Toronto, ON M5C 3C4</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">tel: 416-867-9165</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">members only: 1-800-387-1856</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:communications@caea.com"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">communications@caea.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.caea.com"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">http://www.caea.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p></div></body></html>
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