[LWV] League of Women Voters®
of Bellingham/Whatcom County

Past

DateTimePlaceDescription
Thursday, September 20, 2007 10 - 11:30 am Bookfare Restaurant
upstairs @ Village Books
1210 11th Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
Immigration Study Committee Meeting. Meeting for ongoing planning and work on the consensus for our National position on Immigration.
Saturday, September 22, 2007 9:45 -12 noon Bellingham Public Library
Downstairs Meeting Room
210 Central Avenue
Bellingham, WA 98225
Clean Elections 101. General Membership meeting - open to the Public. Can Your Government Really Work For YOU? Yes! Find out how! Coffee & Pastries served @ 9:45 AM

If you missed this terrific meeting then please read this follow-up written by our Clean Elections Chair Roni Beall: Clean Elections

Thursday, September 27, 2007 2 - 3:30pm Bookfare Restaurant
upstairs @ Village Books
1210 11th Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
Immigration Study Committee Meeting. Meeting for ongoing planning and work on the consensus for our National position on Immigration.
Thursday, October 04, 2007 6 - 9pm varies LWV of Bellingham Whatcom County Board Meeting. The board of directors meet for discussion of ongoing programs, studies and projects. If you need to contact someone regarding an issue for the board, please call our League phone @ 360-734-2366
Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:30 - noon Book Fare Immigration Study Meeting. We are working on addressing the information on immigration for our Consensus which is due the beginning of February. Members welcome.
Saturday, October 20, 2007 9:45 - 12 noon Bellingham Public Library
Downstairs Meeting Room
210 Central Avenue
Bellingham, WA 98225
Ballot Measures & School Board Forum. General Membership meeting - open to the Public. Hear the pros & cons on I-960 & Ref. 67, plus the candidates running for school board!

Coffee & Pastries will be served @ 9:45 AM

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 2 PM Jo Morgan's House
220 Bayside Road
Bellingham, WA 98225
Immigration Study Meeting. Join us as we continue to work to provide the material and speakers necessary to help us answer our LWVUS Consensus Questions on Immigration.
Wednesday, November 07, 2007 6 - 9pm varies LWV of Bellingham Whatcom County Board Meeting. The board meets for discussion of ongoing programs, studies and projects. If you need to contact someone regarding an issue for the board, please call our League phone @ 360-734-2366
Saturday, November 17, 2007 9:45 - 12 noon Fairhaven Public Library
Downstairs Fireplace Room
1117 12th Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
Double Header!! Project Vote Smart and Global Climate Change. For a preview of Project Vote Smart Click Here!

General Membership meeting - open to the Public.

Coffee & Pastries will be served @ 9:45 AM

Wednesday, December 05, 2007 6 - 9pm varies LWV of Bellingham Whatcom County Board Meeting. The board of directors meet for discussion of ongoing programs, studies and projects. If you need to contact someone regarding an issue for the board, please call our League phone @ 360-734-2366
Wednesday, January 02, 2008 6 - 9pm varies LWV of Bellingham Whatcom County Board Meeting. The board of directors meet for discussion of ongoing programs, studies and projects. If you need to contact someone regarding an issue for the board, please call our League phone @ 360-734-2366
Saturday, January 19, 2008 9.00 - 3 PM Whatcom Educational Credit Union Meeting Room
511 E. Holly Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
Immigration Forum & Consensus Meeting. 9:00 - 11:30 AM, for our General Membership & the Public~ a forum featuring:


Rosalinda Guillen, Community to Community + Executive Director
Paul Grey - Executive Director, WHATCOM Farm Friends
Hannah Stone, Immigration Attorney Immigration & the Law, how it is, how it could be
Dr. James Loucky, Prof. Of Anthropology, Western Washington University The Global Perspective of Immigration + Sustainability & Can Migration be Stopped?

11:30 AM - 3 PM, ** for members only ** bring a brown bag lunch & round table discussion for the purpose of discussing and reaching consensus for questions posed by National. To review questions with background information prior to meeting go to http://www.lwvus.org , click on "FOR MEMBERS", then on right side of page, click "Immigration Study Consensus Kit Available Now", then scroll down and click "Background Information and Discussion Questions for the Immigration Study Consensus"

Wednesday, February 06, 2008 6 - 9pm varies LWV of Bellingham Whatcom County Board Meeting. The board of directors meet for discussion of ongoing programs, studies and projects. If you need to contact someone regarding an issue for the board, please call our League phone @ 360-734-2366
Saturday, February 23, 2008 9:45 -12 noon Bellingham Public Library
Downstairs Meeting Room
210 Central Avenue
Bellingham, WA 98225
The State of Bellingham Schools. General Membership meeting - open to the Public.

Dr. Ken Vedra, Bellingham Superintendent of Schools and Nancy Oswald, active parent in PTSA's and sports coaching volunteer, Co-Chair of the 2008 Bellingham School District Levy Campaign Featuring a discussion about the school curriculum ~ especially civics education - including the League's "The State We're In" and facts about the March 11 levy

Coffee & Pastries served @ 9:45 AM

Wednesday, March 05, 2008 6 - 9pm varies LWV of Bellingham Whatcom County Board Meeting. The board of directors meet for discussion of ongoing programs, studies and projects. If you need to contact someone regarding an issue for the board, please call our League phone @ 360-734-2366
Saturday, March 15, 2008 9:45 -12 noon Bellingham Public Library
Downstairs Meeting Room
210 Central Avenue
Bellingham, WA 98225
World Water Resources and "The Power of Community". General Membership meeting - open to the Public.

1) Dr. Andy Bach, Environmental Studies, WWU, will speak to us about water resources, world wide and locally. He concludes his portion with linking water and energy resources

2) Film - The Power of Community - Dr. John Rawlins, Whatcom Community College This film shows how Cuba resolved the sudden lack of oil.

Coffee & Pastries served @ 9:45 AM

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