EVENTS AT OTHER LEAGUES AND OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST

League of Women Voters^®
of West Contra Costa County

EVENTS AT OTHER LEAGUES AND OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST

EVENTS OF GENERAL INTEREST BEING PRESENTED BY OTHER BAY AREA LEAGUES. EVENTS OF POTENTIAL INTEREST TO OUR MEMBERS THAT ARE SPONSORED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALSO INCLUDED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THESE EVENTS, PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE OF THE ORGANIZATION SPONSORING THE EVENT.

SINGLE PAYER HEALTHCARE FORUM. FREE TALK: SUBJECT IS SARA FOLTZ , SUFFRAGIST AND CA's FIRST WOMAN LAWYER. AAUW OF WEST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SPONSORING CARAVAN TO SACRAMENTO TO CELEBRATE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN'S VOTE IN CALIFORNIA. PALO ALTO LEAGUE PROGRAM RELATING TO THE EDUCATION STUDY. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF BENICIA HOLDING REDISTRICTIING FORUM JUNE 11. DEATH PENALTY ACTIVIST TRAINING.

SINGLE PAYER HEALTHCARE FORUM

Dear fellow LWV colleague:
I am writing to invite you to a form we at Livermore have organized to keep the momentum on single payer healthcare for Californians even though SP 810 did not pass the Senate again this year. The forum is on February 29, 2012 at the Livermore public library, 7-9 PM. We will be featuring a 50 min. video, plus speakers, including a doctor as well as Andrew McGuire, director of California Onecare,and a Q&A session at the end. We are advertising the event widely throughout the Livermore/Dublin/Pleasanton area and beyond. Our facility will accommodate about 100 persons. I realize West Contra Costa County is a little far from Livermore so this may well be a FYI suggestion only. But my goal is to start a series of forums about single-payer healthcare for Californians and perhaps you would be interested in viewing a possible model for your forum. If you'd like to send me your e-mail address, I will send you our flyer for your review
Best regards, Joyce Wallace (joycejw10@comcast.net) Livermore Amador Valley LWV 925/292-4144

FREE TALK: SUBJECT IS SARA FOLTZ , SUFFRAGIST AND CA's FIRST WOMAN LAWYER

Barbara Babcock, the first woman appointed to the regular faculty at Stanford Law School, will speak about Clara Foltz, the first woman lawyer in California, on Sunday February 5 at 2 pm at the Berkeley History Center, 1931 Center Street.
With the help of her fellow woman suffragists, Clara Foltz fought her way into the California Bar in 1878, the first woman to practice law in the state. She worked for women's rights throughout her career and was one of the few pioneers who lived to cast a legal ballot in California in 1912. Though the achievement of suffrage is generally thought to be a result of the progressive movement, Foltz's life reveals that the foundation for suffrage was laid much earlier. Professor Babcock's recent book, Woman Lawyer: The Trials of Clara Foltz (Stanford University Press, 2011), shows the breadth of the woman's movement in California through the life of this remarkable woman.
Barbara Babcock is the Judge John Crown Professor of Law, Emerita, Stanford Law School, and the founder of the Women's Legal History website: http://wlh.law.stanford.edu.
After the talk, attendees may tour the "Berkeley Women Vote: Celebrating California Suffrage 1911-2011" exhibit at the Center. Speaker and exhibit are free, open to the public, wheel-chair accessible. Info: lwvbae.org.

AAUW OF WEST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SPONSORING CARAVAN TO SACRAMENTO TO CELEBRATE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN'S VOTE IN CALIFORNIA

100 years ago women in California gained the right to vote. This is being celebrated in Sacramento. The AAUW of Contra Costa County is organizing a caravan to the celebration on October 10. The caravan is leaving from Christ Lutheran Church, 780 Ashbury Avenue, El Cerrito at 8 AM and will return from Sacramento at about 6 PM. For details call Pat Player (510 234-9789). All interested parties are welcome.
More information on the event can be found here: <http://www.aauwsacramento.com>, including a schedule of events.
The national women's history Project has published CA Women Suffrage Centennial Gazette that contains much interesting history about events that led to the right to vote for women in California. It is available here <http://nwhp.org/gazette3.pdf>

PALO ALTO LEAGUE PROGRAM RELATING TO THE EDUCATION STUDY

EVERYONE WELCOME! PUBLIC MEETING On Tuesday, September 20, at 7:00 p.m., Prof. Linda Darling-Hammond (Stanford Univ School of Education) will speak about proposals and information in her latest book, "The Flat World and Education: How America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future".
Her talk will tie into our current study on the Federal Role in Public Education
Location: Palo Alto; precise location to be announced--see the LWVPA web site, <http://www.lwvpaloalto.org/Calendar.html>. Sponsors: The League of Women Voters of Palo Alto and the Sixth District (Santa Clara County PTA)
Questions? Contact Doris Petersen: petersendoris@earthlink.net; 650 326-0409

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF BENICIA HOLDING REDISTRICTIING FORUM JUNE 11

FAIRFIELD -- Citizens with questions about local, state and congressional redistricting can get some answers June 11 in Benicia.
The League of Women Voters in Benicia will hold a community education forum from 10 a.m. to noon at the Benicia City Council chamber, 250 E. L St. Speakers include Solano County Assistant Registrar of Voters Lindsey McWilliams and League of Women Voters California Vice President Helen Hutchinson.
Redistricting takes place every decade following the U.S. census. For example, Solano County is redrawing its boundaries for its five Board of Supervisors districts.
For more information, please call League of Women Voters Benicia President Elect Belinda Smith at 425 745-4675.

DEATH PENALTY ACTIVIST TRAINING

WHAT: Death Penalty Activist Training featuring speaker and activist Barbara Becnel
WHEN: Saturday, June 25th 10:00am --2:00pm (FREE lunch!!)
WHERE: Easter Hill Church, 3911 Cutting Blvd, Richmond, CA 94804 (1/2 mile from El Cerrito Del Norte BART, Near AC Transit 76, 376). Free parking.
WHO: This training is open to everyone, whether you are a seasoned anti-death penalty activist, or those who are new to the movement.
WHY: Because California's death penalty is dysfunctional, costly, and disproportionately affects people of color. It's time we replace it with effective alternatives that make our communities safer and hold offenders accountable.
LEARN HOW YOU CAN HELP!
Admission is free, but space is limited. Please register by June 24th!
Register online atwww.alamedadeathpenalty.org/register
Questions? Call Ana Zamora at (415) 621-2493 or email her atazamora@aclunc.org
Visit http://www.alamedadeathpenalty.org for more info

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