RE:Zoning Providence, March 4

RE:Zoning Providence

A discussion of the key changes proposed in the draft of the new City of Providence Zoning Ordinance.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014
5:30pm – 7:30pm

Joseph A. Doorley Municipal Building, 444 Westminster Street, First Floor Cafeteria

PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA:

• Project overview by the City of Providence Department of Planning & Development followed by a presentation by the consultant team outlining the key changes proposed in the draft of the new City of Providence Zoning Ordinance
• Question & Answer period
• Open House – Department of Planning & Development staff and the consultant team will be available to talk with you about your issues and concerns.

Re:Zoning Providence will help us better preserve, strengthen, and protect the historic pattern of development that is central to the character of our City, as well as to revitalize and further develop the areas of our City that can accommodate additional economic growth.

For more information, please visit the project website atwww.rezoningprovidence.com, or contact:

Martina Haggerty at mhaggerty AT providenceri.com or 401.680.8528

March is Women's History Month

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of women whose commitment to nature and the planet have proved invaluable to society.

http://womenshistorymonth.gov/

http://www.nwhp.org/

" A Place a the Table"

The national League of Women Voters is studying agiculture. Members interested in agriculture would find  the movie, " A Place a the Table" informative. The movie discusses poor nutrition, "food deserts," and hunger in America. The site: Congregation Beth Sholom, 275 Camp Street, Providence.

The showing is sponsored by the South Side Community Land Trust, as well as three local restaurants. To see Bob Kerr's Sunday Providence Journal column on the movie, http://www.providencejournal.com/writers/bob-kerr/20140222-bob-kerr-in-our-land-of-plenty-millions-are-going-hungry.ece.

League Day at the State House

LWVRI Annual League Day at the State House

Wednesday, March 26, 2014   3:30 - 6:30 P.M.

 

Guest speakers:  Central Falls Mayor James A. Diossa and Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt.

 

See The Voter for details.

Join us for 'A Constitutional Convention for Rhode Island?'

On behalf of the staff and faculty at the Hassenfeld Institute for Public Leadership at Bryant University, the Roger Williams University School of Law, Common Cause Rhode Island, and the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island, we formally invite you to participate in our program that will be held at Bryant University on Saturday, March 29th from 9:00 to 1:00.  This event is free and open to the public.  We ask you to register here.

The program will focus on the upcoming vote to authorize a constitutional convention, and if passed, the selection of delegates, and the mechanics of a convention and subsequent referenda.  National experts will discuss the design and legal status of state constitutions, and focus on the process of state constitutional reform across the states.  Another group will discuss whether Rhode Island should have a constitutional convention and, if so, what areas of the Rhode Island constitution may be in need of amendment.

Symposium Leader- Professor Diana Hassel, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Roger Williams University School of Law

For further details please contact the Hassenfeld institute at hipl@bryant.edu or call (401)232-6193. Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 9th.

Registration
Schedule

2014 RI Women in Agriculture Conference

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Eastern Time)

CBLS, URI Main Campus
120 Flagg Rd.
Kingston, Rhode Island 02881
United States
Map and Directions

 

Please ​join ​us ​for ​the ​3rd ​RI ​Women ​in ​Agriculture ​ Conference. ​You'll ​hear ​from ​leaders ​in ​RI ​agriculture ​and ​be ​ inspired ​by ​your ​peers. ​Trade ​show ​will ​provide ​information ​ from ​ag ​non-profit ​organizations ​and ​ag-related ​vendors. ​ Complete ​agenda ​will ​be ​available ​soon.

Are ​you ​a ​beginning ​farmer? ​If ​you ​are ​a ​beginning ​farmer  ​and ​would ​like ​to ​attend ​the ​conference ​for ​free, ​please ​ email youngfarmernight@gmail.com ​with ​your ​name, ​contact ​ information, ​and ​1-2 ​sentences ​about ​why ​you ​would ​like ​to ​ attend ​the ​Women ​in ​Agriculture ​conference.

 

Women in Agriculture Conference link

A helpful article on education funding formulas‏

The Education Commission of the States helps policymakers develop effective policy and practice for public education by providing data, research, analysis, and leadership; and by facilitating collaboration, the exchange of ideas among the states, and long-range strategic thinking.

Understanding State School Funding: The first step toward quality reforms