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October
27:
Community Forum and Panel on Healthcare Issues:
Dr. Mark Green, vice chief of staff, Blount
Memorial Hospital; Karrin Reineheimer, Blount Co. Health Council coordinator and
health educator |
September 22:
Community Forum and Panel:
New Neighbors in Appalachia:
Listening to the Experiences of Latin Americans in East TN |
September 18:
Best of Blount:
Honoring League of Women Voters of Blount County |
September 8:
League Recognition Celebration |
Aug 7: State Primary
and County General Elections
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June 23:
Annual Meeting
Election of officers, budget adoption, determine issues for
FY09 study, action, and voter education |
April 28:
Labor Rights Meet Global Wrongs: The Search for a Fair and Humane
Immigration Policy
Retired Professor Fran Ansley, UT College of Law
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April 10:
Roundtable: Woman-to-Woman: A Voter Turnout Initiative |
March 24:
Selecting
State and Local Judges: Election, Appointment, or Other
Alternatives? Dr. Otis Stephens, U.T. Dept of Political
Science, and Professor Penny White, U.T. College of Law and former
member of the State Supreme Court, led the discussion. |
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October 2:
Slide Show sponsored by the Suffrage
Coalition:
“The Legacy and Challenge of
Suffrage”
5:30 pm, East Tennessee History Center
601 S. Gay St., Knoxville
See site for
location.
Contact
Wanda Sobieski for more info.
PAST EVENTS
Voter Registration at Maryville College
Sept. 27:
noon, 4 pm, 7 pm,
Cooper Athletic Center, Football Field
Voter Registration at Maryville High School
Sept. 26:
9:30am-10:40am &
1:20pm-2:30pm
Woman-to-Woman Phonathons
Oct. 28, Oct. 30: Follow-up Phonathons
Sept. 15-16: 6pm - 9pm, Willard House, Maryville College
The total number
of SV (Spoke with Voter) from both nights was 365 and the total
number of LM/AM (Left Message w/ someone else & Answering Machine,
combined) was 410. Assuming everyone checked their messages or delivered
the message to the intended party, 775 women were reached -- greatly surpassing
the original goal of 100!
Voter Registration at Maryville College
Aug 25-26: 8am-4:30pm, Fayerweather Hall
Aug 27: 11am-2pm, Cooper Athletic Center
Forum for
State Senate and House Candidates
July 22:
7:00 pm, Blount County Public Library
Media Coverage:
Blount
Today
The
Daily Times
Voter Registration at several locations in July
NATIONAL CONVENTION
June 13-17, 2008:
48th National Convention
Reaching New Heights Together
Portland, Oregon
Convention Action and Reports
LWV-TN Spring Council
May 3, 2008:
Lebanon, TN
Topics: Ethics and open government, water concerns, mountain top
removal issues, election issues, and legislative wrap-up |
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FALL 2007 ESSAY CONTEST
"What does it mean to be a good
citizen"
1st place - Chelsea Patty, Heritage High
School
2nd place - tied between:
Amanda Spooner, William Blount High School
Kathryn Crabtree, William Blount High School
See our Blog for
more information |
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