Topic Meetings

April Topic Meeting – National Privatization Study Consensus Meetings

Come and be heard. The National League Study on Privatization is not asking us to reach consensus on whether privatization is a good thing or a bad thing, but to educate ourselves so that we understand the details of how and why privatization occurs and the policies that need to be in place to not only ensure that privatizing a public service is not only more cost effective, but that private entities are held to the same standards as government entities in their responsibility to the public. This is your chance to help decide League positions.

Come to either meeting. The first half hour of each meeting will be an opportunity for you to become more informed about the issue and to review the questions. Bring a brown bag lunch for the daytime meeting. Light refreshments will be served at each meeting.

Date: Thursday, April 12, 2012

Times: 11:00am‑1:30pm and 6:30-9:00pm

Location: NewTV Conference Room, 23 Needham St

For more information, see our Privatization Study page.

Published: March 24, 2012 Filed Under: Archives, Consensus Studies, National Studies, Topic Meetings

March Topic Meeting – Local Program Planning

Thursday, March 8, 2012, NewTV Conference Room, 23 Needham Street

The meeting will be held at both 11:30am-1:30pm AND 7:00-9:00pm. Please feel free to join us at either time.

Join us to discuss our program proposals for next year. We will talk about the upcoming local Transportation Consensus Study, committee reports and proposals, and action priorities for next year. This is your chance to have input into what the League will be doing next year.

If you would like more information, please visit our League Program Planning page.

Published: February 28, 2012 Filed Under: Archives, Topic Meetings

Getting Involved in Newton, Continued

Thank you very much to Brooke Lipsitt, former Board of Aldermen president, and Megan Costello, Newton’s Director of Community Affairs, for their informative presentations about geting involved in Newton. Thank you also to Megan for sharing with us the list of Newton Boards, Commissions and Committees on which Newton citizens can participate. Please go to the City of Newton website for more information on the process.

Published: January 28, 2012 Filed Under: Local Action, Topic Meetings

February Topic Meeting: A Conversation About Newton’s Election Commission

Discussion with Craig Manseau, Executive Secretary, Newton Election Commission

Join the League for a conversation about a variety of election issues, including proposed voter ID laws and how the recent redistricting affects Newton’s Wards/Precincts and polling locations. Thursday, February 9, 2012, 11:30am-1:30pm, Room 202, Newton City Hall. Brown bag lunches welcome, light refreshments will be served. Open to the public.

For more information, please email LWVN at info@lwvnewton.org.

Published: January 18, 2012 Filed Under: Archives, Topic Meetings

LWVN January Topic Meeting: Getting Involved in Newton

Make Getting Involved Your New Year’s Resolution

As Tip O’Neill was famous for saying: “All politics is local.” Join us on Thursday, January 12, 2012, to learn how you can become more involved in Newton through advocacy for issues you are concerned about and/or by joining Newton’s advisory boards and commissions. Brooke Lipsitt, League of Women Voters Newton member and former President of the Board of Aldermen, and Megan Costello, Director of Community Affairs for the City of Newton, will present at the January League Topic Meeting. The meeting will be held at City Hall in Room 202 from 11:30-1:30. Bring your lunch. Drinks and dessert will be provided. FYI: Veronica’s Cafe on the basement level at City Hall will be open.

Published: January 1, 2012 Filed Under: Archives, Topic Meetings