Reminder

Monday, November 11 - 11 am

Providence League of Women Voters board/conveners/members organizational meeting.
All are welcome.

For more information, contact Liz Head, emhead603@hotmail.com


Wednesday, November 13 -  7 pm to 9 pm

“Providence Conversation”. Councilman Sam Zurier will talk about tax policy in Providence: who decides who will pay what? who gets special breaks? who doesn't?

For more information: contact joan.retsinas@gmail.com 

Members to select Advocacy priorities for 2014

The League of Women Voters of RI's annual Advocacy Committee meeting to organize our efforts for 2014 will be held November 11, 10:00 am – 12:00 Noon at Susan Escherich’s house, 133 Terrace Avenue, Riverside, RI.

Subcommittees track legislation introduced in their areas of interest, and work with the Advocacy committee to determine which hearings need to be monitored and which bills need response from us. The LWVRI is partnering with organizations such as Common Cause, ACCESS RI, the Coalition for Reproductive Justice, and ACLU to act on bills of mutual interest to our organizations.

The meeting is open to members only.

To join or see League positions, go to our web site at www.lwvri.org.

If interested contact Derry Riding at 209-5091 or Susan Escherich  433-4896 or sescherich@verizon.net.

Current Advocacy Subcommittees

1. Accountable Government, open records, ethics

2. Women’s Issues/Reproductive Justice

3. School Funding Issues

4. Election Procedures – voter id, early voting, removal of master lever

5. Environmental Issues

6. Gun Control

7. Civil Liberties

Transparency - City of Providence Data Portal

Want to see the City Budget? Tax Assessments? Hedge Fund Analysis for the City Retirement System?

See the City of Providence Data Portal

Applications Being Accepted for Providence School Board

Application deadline: November 13, 4 pm.

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The Providence School Board Nominating Commission is accepting applications for three positions with terms expiring on December 31, 2013. Candidates with strong finance and/or policy experience are strongly encouraged to apply.

Members are appointed to three-year terms,  staggered to have three positions up for renewal every year. School Board members whose terms are expiring have the possibility of reappointment .

The School Board Nominating Commission will conduct an informational session on Wednesday, November 6, from 6 to 7:15 pm  at the Providence Public School Department at 797 Westminster Street, in School Board Room C.

The School Board job description and online application are available at: http://www.providenceri.com/schools/nominating-commission-application/

LWVRI Fund-raiser at 2nd Story Theater 11/21

The fall theater party fund-raiser has become a LWVRI tradition. This year we return to:
2nd Story Theater for Stephen Karam’s “Sons of the Prophet,”
DownStage Theater, 28 Market St., Warren, on Thursday, November 21 at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $35 each and reservations are due November 7. Use the form attached or order your tickets on line at www.lwvri.org. This play will prove popular and only a few tickets have been reserved for the League. Reserve today!

For those of you who would like to gather for dinner together beforehand, make reservations with Joanne for Crossroads Restaurant, 133 Market St. at 6 PM., only 3 blocks walk from the theater.

For more information, contact Joanne DeVoe, 247-3004 or joanned@qis.net.

RI Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts, Rhode Island's Health Care Exchange

http://vimeo.com/78090011
           

About this video
"On March 27, 2013, Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor, Elizabeth Roberts, spoke at League Day at the State House about the Rhode Island Health Care Exchange."

Ken Block, The Master Lever Story

http://vimeo.com/78073272

 

About this video
"Ken Block spoke at the League of Women Voters Rhode Island 2013 Annual Convention about his campaign to get rid of the Master Lever on the Rhode Island ballot."