Whitewater-Area League of Women Voters’ October 2008 Newsletter is now available, and the latest issue includes a calendar 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 are upcoming events:
Date: October 11th (Saturday)
Event: LWV-sponsored Candidate Forum
Candidates: Kim Hixson & Debi Towns for State Representative, of the 43rd Assembly District
Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 10:00AM – noon
Date: October 23rd (Thursday)
Event: LWV Public Program – Election Administration
Speaker: Dr. Susan Johnson, Chair Department of Political Science, UWW
Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 7:00PM
Date: November 20th (Thursday)
Event: LWV Public Program – Election Analysis
Speaker: Retired Prof. John Kozlowicz, UW-Whitewater Political Science Dept.Race, and Politics of Change
Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 7:00PM
Date: December 7th (Sunday)
Event: LWV Holiday Dinner
Program: musical performance by Whitewater High School Senior, Noelle Werner, who recently won a position on the Tournament of Roses National Honors Band
Location: Whitewater Country Club, evening event
There’s also a Fall Fairhaven Lecture Series, available to the public at no charge. Here are the lectures in the upcoming series:
OCT. 13: Comparing the 1968/2008 Elections: War, Race, and Politics of Change
Dr. Richard Haven, Interim Dean, College of Arts and Communication
OCT. 20: Politics, Personality & Hypocrisy: Using Psychology to Understand Political Perceptions, Behaviors, and Party Differences
Dr. Dan Stalder, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
OCT. 27: Presidential Libraries: Dust Bunnies from the White House Attic
Dr. Richard Haney, Emeritus Professor, Department of History
(“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 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.