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«	April 11, 2010 - May 11, 2010	»
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04 / 20 Transportation Committee Meeting Start: 10:00 am End: 12:00 pm Tuesday, April 20 10:00 AM League Office 1620 18th Ave, Suite 101 Seattle Speaker: Barbara Grey, Seattle Department of Transportation leader in pedestrian and bicycle issues. The speaker for the meeting will discuss issues that impact individuals who cannot or choose not to use automobiles for their transportation. We will discuss the various services that attempt to address the problems and needs for mobility for â€œnon-carred personsâ€ and any of the rest of us who want to walk, bike, and decrease our own use of our cars. Please join us or email any questions you would like to have addressed by our speaker to committee chair Janet Winans at janetwinans@earthlink.net. more info
04 / 21 Immigration Committee Meeting Start: 9:00 am End: 11:00 am Wednesday, April 21 9:00 to 11:00 AM League Office 1620 18th Ave, Suite 101, Seattle We have several proposals for study and action to bring the Immigration Committee out of hibernation. There is a strong push from pro-immigrant advocacy groups to get Congress to tackle Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) this year. The League has strong positions at both the national and local levels that support the most progressive of reform proposals. We are in a good position to join other groups in advocacy. Our committee has played an important role over the last three years in educating League members and the public on immigration issues. There is still much educating to be done. We need energetic and committed members to make a difference. Please join us! more info Immigration Committee Book Discussion Start: 7:00 pm End: 8:30 pm Discussion of the book "Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, An American Town" by Warren St. John Wednesday, April 21 7:00 PM Contact the League office for location: (206) 329-4848 or info@seattlelwv.org The Immigration Committee has been presenting a series of book discussions, films and field trips related to the immigration experience. This monthâ€™s event is a discussion of Outcasts United, an account of a small southern town, mostly white, that over the course of a few years becomes home to a very large refugee population from numerous troubled countries in the world. A young, no-nonsense Lebanese woman helps create community for the teenaged refugee population by starting three soccer teams. The native population is alarmed and hostile to the changes in their once quiet, orderly town. The refugee population, scarred by war, famine, or poverty, is merely trying to make adaptations to meet its basic needs. Warren St. John, in focusing on the failures and triumphs of the soccer teams, weaves in the life stories of the refugees and the political workings of the town to give insight into quite understandable friction among the many ethnicities in Clarkston, Georgia. Please join us! more info
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04 / 24 Economics and Taxation Committee Meeting Start: 9:00 am End: 12:08 pm Saturday, April 24 9:00 AM 909 E. Newton St.,D-9 Seattle more info Theo Chocolate tour: LWVS Fundraiser Start: 2:00 pm Saturday, April 24 2:00 PM Theo Chocolate 3400 Phinney Ave. North Seattle Theo roasts their own Fair Trade cocoa beans and makes delicious organic chocolates! They also provide generous chocolate samples before, during, and after the tour. Cost is $12 per person. This will sell out fast, so leave a message for Kerry at (206) 329-4848 to reserve your spot! Visit Theo's website at www.theochocolate.com for more information. more info
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04 / 27 Education Committee Meeting Start: 12:00 pm End: 2:00 pm Tuesday, April 27 12:00 PM League Office 1620 18th Ave, Suite 101 Seattle Speaker: Professor Dan Goldhaber Professor Goldhaber is a Research Professor at the Center on Reinventing Public Education, University of Washington Bothell. His work focuses on issues of educational productivity and reform at the K-12 level. One of his projects is the Teachers, Teacher Quality, and Human Capital Project, which focuses on policies and interventions designed to upgrade the skills and quality of the teaching workforce. This meeting is a continuation of our initial study of teachers and teacher quality and should be another interesting and educational discussion. All members and friends are invited to the meeting. more info
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05 / 3 International Relations Committee Meeting Start: 12:45 pm End: 2:45 pm Monday, May 3 12:45-2:45 PM League Office 1620 18th Ave, Suite 101 Seattle Anyone interested in participating is welcome! For discussion, everyone is invited to bring one article on an I-R topic which has recently caught your attention. For more information, email Ellen Berg:ellenzberg@msn.com. more info
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05 / 6 Forum: Port of Seattle Start: 7:30 pm End: 9:00 pm Thursday, May 6 7:30 PM Seattle First Baptist Church 1111 Harvard Avenue Seattle, WA more info
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05 / 11 West Seattle Fundraiserâ€”Lunch and Fiber Art Demonstration Start: 12:30 pm End: 2:30 pm Tuesday, May 11 12:30 PM The Kenney 7125 Fauntleroy Way SW Seattle The West Seattle afternoon and evening units will host a potluck lunch and a talk by fiber artist and member Barbara Oâ€™Steen. She will display her work and explain her technique. Barbara has recently shown her work at the Seattle Convention Center. There will be a $20 fee for League benefit. All are invited. For more information, please contact Ethel Williams at (206) 329-4848. more info

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