The Whitewater-Area League of Women Voters’ has published its February 2009 Newsletter, with a schedule of upcoming LWV events. A copy of the newsletter is available as a pdf link in this post, and as a link on my blogroll.
Here is a partial listing of events, with more information and events inside the newsletter.
Date: March 14, 2009 (Saturday)
Event: LWV Candidate Forum, Candidates for Municipal Office
Location: 10 AM, City Hall Council Chambers
Date: March 19, 2009 (Thursday)
Event: Whitewater Zoning & Housing Issues
Location: 7 PM, City Hall Council Chambers
There’s also a Fall Fairhaven Lecture Series, available to the public at no charge. Here are the lectures in the upcoming series:
FEB. 9: Listen Up! Strategies for Being a Better Listener.
Barb Pennington, Associate Professor and Chair, Communications Department
FEB. 16: Generations Theory: Looking Across Generations to Create Understanding
Brenda O’Beirne, Associate Professor, Counselor Education Department
FEB. 23: Advertiser Use of Psychology: Behavioral Conditioning.
Lois Smith, Professor, Marketing Department and Interim Dean, College of Business and Economics
(“All lectures are open to the public at no charge on Mondays at 3 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall, located at the Fairhaven Retirement Community, 435 West Starin Road, Whitewater, WI 53190. The Fall 2008 Fairhaven Lecture Series will examine a number of critical issues relevant to the 2008 elections. Sponsored by the UW-Whitewater Office of Continuing Education.”)
The latest newsletter also reminds readers that March brings Sunshine Week, part of what makes Wisconsin and America a great place to live —
Mark your Calendar: Sunshine Week ‘09.
On Friday, March 20 from 1 – 2:30 PM (ET), LWVEF will co-host the 4th Annual Sunshine Week National Dialogue to discuss opportunities for citizens to use government information to make a difference in their communities. Entitled “Opening Doors: Finding the Keys to Open Government”, the event will be held in Washington DC and available via webcast. For more information, visit www.openthegovernment.org.
About the League —
The League of Women voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. We take action on public policy positions established through member study and agreement. We are political, but we do not support or oppose any political party or candidate.