When: Monday, April 22, 2013, 7:00pm
Where: Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library
Join Green Decade for a presentation by Courtney Forrester and Elaine Gentile from Newton’s Department of Public Works to learn what goes in those blue and green bins, what happens once it leaves the curb, what the City is doing to expand waste reduction and recycling programs, and how residents can help.
For more information, see Green Decade’s website.
Co-sponsored by LWV Newton
Join LWV Needham on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at 7:30pm, at Milas Hall, Olin College, 1000 Olin Way, Needham.
Professor Lawrence Lessig will discuss the corrupting influence of money on the decisions made by our elected officials, especially in the US. Congress. More importantly, we will look to him to present a grassroots call to action for change.
The event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited to the first 300 people. Please come early to secure your seat.
See the event flyer for more information.
Join us to discuss our program proposals for next year. We will talk about the local Education 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.
Thursday, February 28, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Waban Library, 1608 Beacon Street, Waban
All League members and women and men wishing to learn more about upcoming activities are invited to attend this social. Bring a friend!
RSVP: membership@lwvnewton.org
“Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport” is the theme of the Massachusetts League’s annual Day on the Hill lobbying day at the State House on Wednesday, March 13. The focus will be on how to be an effective advocate on League-supported issues with your State Senators and Representatives. The Day on the Hill program runs from 10 a.m. to noon in the Gardner Auditorium at the State House.
Please plan to come; after the program, LWVN members will meet with members of our state delegation to discuss League-supported legislation. The more people who visit their legislators, the more influence the League has. There’s strength in numbers.
Rep. Thomas Conroy will use an upcoming piece of legislation to illustrate the process of drafting legislation, getting sponsors, and the role advocacy plays, including how the state and local Leagues can be effective in presenting their positions on legislation. A second speaker from an advocacy organization will discuss the issue from that point of view.
The state League’s legislative specialists will talk briefly about key bills expected in this session of the legislature. Details on the bills, including specific talking points, will be distributed to local Leagues before Day on the Hill, so you will have the information you need to make the case with your legislators.
Please email info@lwvnewton.org if you would like to join other LWVN members; we will try to travel into Boston together via T or carpool.
For more information, see the Day on the Hill flyer.