League of Women Voters
of Washington County, AR
Calendar--2010-2011
SEPTEMBER
The Redistricting Game and LWV-19th-Amendment Anniversary Celebration
When: Wednesday, September 22, 6:30PM social, 7:00PM program.
Where: Washington Regional Education Center at Pat Walker Center for Seniors, 12 E. Appleby Rd., Fayetteville.
At 6:30PM, members, prospective members, and the public are invited to share decorated sheet cakes commemorating the ninetieth anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment granting women the right to vote and the ninetieth anniversary of the founding of the League of Women Voters. Historical pictures and information about the current activities of the Benton and Washington County Leagues will also be available.
At 7:00PM, the timely topic of redistricting, the constitutionally mandated process of redrawing state legislative and congressional district boundaries every ten years following the U.S. Census, will be explored by a distinguished panel. Janine Parry, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Arkansas Poll at the University of Arkansas, will serve as moderator. The panelists are Steve Clark, former Arkansas Attorney General who served during the 1981 redistricting; Pat O'Brien, Democratic candidate for Arkansas Secretary of State; and Mark Martin, Republican candidate for Arkansas Secretary of State.
OCTOBER
Rising Child Poverty in NW Arkansas
When: Wednesday, October 20, 6:30PM.
Where: Washington Regional Education Center at Pat Walker Center for Seniors, 12 E. Appleby Rd., Fayetteville.
NOVEMBER
Legislative Luncheon
When: TBA.
Where: TBA.
DECEMBER
First Responders
When: Wednesday, December 15, 6:30PM.
Where: Washington Regional Education Center at Pat Walker Center for Seniors, 12 E. Appleby Rd., Fayetteville.JANUARY
Riparian Zone Preservation
When: Wednesday, January 19, 6:30PM.
Where: Washington Regional Education Center at Pat Walker Center for Seniors, 12 E. Appleby Rd., Fayetteville.
FEBRUARY
NWARK Disabled and Public Transportation
When: TBA.
Where: Washington Regional Education Center at Pat Walker Center for Seniors, 12 E. Appleby Rd., Fayetteville.
MARCH
Local Program Planning
When: TBA.
Where: TBA.
Be sure to read the Program for Action before the meeting.Women's History Banquet
When: TBA.APRIL
Multi-Jurisdictional Roundtable
When: Wednesday, April 20, 6:30PM.
Where: Washington Regional Education Center at Pat Walker Center for Seniors, 12 E. Appleby Rd., Fayetteville.
MAY
Annual Meeting and Potluck
When: TBA.
Where: TBA.