March 2007 Voter - League of Women Voters Oakland Area

Oakland Voter
The League of Women Voters Oakland Area
8 MI 48067
200 S. Washington2005-2006
Ave., Suite 4, Issue
Royal Oak,
Phone: 248/548-1097 Fax: 248/548-1306 website: www.lwvoa.org
August 2006
President: Eva Packard
e-mail: [email protected]
is south of Maple Road).
2007-2008 Issue 5
March 2007
The League of Women Voters of the United States has recently launched a two-year Immigration Study aimed at helping
communities understand the implications of immigration at the local, state, and federal level. The scope of this study
explores the underlying values and principles regarding immigration, the reasons for migration from other countries,
current federal immigration policy, and the impact of immigration in American society.
The League of Women Voters
of the Metropolitan Detroit Area
presents a panel discussion on:
Immigration Policies and Human Rights in Michigan
Before and After September 11th
Saturday, March 24th
10:00 a.m. – noon
Southfield Public Library
26300 Evergreen Rd. (between 10 and 11 Mile Rd), Southfield
The public is invited.
Panelists:
David Koelsch, attorney and professor at University of Detroit Mercy, and Secretary of
the Michigan Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Scott Cooper, attorney and President of the Michigan Chapter of the American
Immigration Lawyers Association.
A third speaker will round out the panel.
Panelists will each have ten minutes to speak. A question and answer period will follow the
presentations and will be moderated by Mary Koch, President of the LWV of the Metropolitan
Detroit Area. Cards will be passed out for written questions. Coffee will be served.
Our thanks to the LWV of Metropolitan Detroit for arranging this panel, especially Mary Koch
and Dorothy Conrad.
Dr. Bernadette Najor of the LWV Oakland Area will provide evaluation sheets asking for
suggested topics for our next immigration meeting. For more information on the Immigration
Study, see the article on page 3 and read the article on Page 4 which explains immigration
terminology.
The League of Women Voters, a non-partisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in
government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through
education and advocacy.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE (by Eva Packard):
HAPPY 87th BIRTHDAY to the LEAGUE OF WOMEN
VOTERS!
LWVOA Board of Directors, 2006-2007
PRESIDENT
Eva Packard
1st VICE PRESIDENT
Vacancy
2nd VICE PRESIDENT
Sue Abrams - Membership
3rd VICE PRESIDENT
P. J. Royale - Development
SECRETARY
Lysa Postula-Stein
TREASURER
Fran Fisher
DIRECTORS
Judy Bateman – Candidate Forums
Jerry Burden – Voter Sponsors
Laura Gogola - Administrative Director
Deb Horner
Randa Keener – State Liaison
Tera Moon – Website Administrator
Bernadette Najor – Immigration Study
OFF-BOARD POSITIONS
Mary Ann Barkach – Voter production
Dorothy Conrad - Administrative Support
Mary Howarth - Data Management
Donna Sklar – Voter Registration
Edith Phillips - International
Milla Wilson – Public Relations
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Mary Ann Barkach, Chair
Linda DePoorter
Barbara Rosalik
Judy Bateman
Laura Gogola
THE OAKLAND VOTER is the official
publication of the League of Women
Voters. It is published eight times a year
by the LWVOA. Articles and Letters to the
Editor, with writer's name, address and
phone number may be sent to the LWVOA
office.
The League of Women Voters was born February 14th,
1920, after women won the right to vote. It remains
committed to educating and engaging members of the
community in their government. Thank you to all our
members who have helped us to improve our
communities and are continuing to do so.
LWVOA’s Agenda for 2007 includes both working on
issues and providing voter services.
The national study of Immigration is in high gear with
background papers available online and an active online
discussion by members nationwide, preparatory to fall
meetings to provide the consensus of our membership on
this issue to the national board. See Bernadette
Najor’s article about the study and how you can learn
more. Plan on coming to the Detroit Metropolitan Area’s
panel discussion on March 24th about immigration policy.
Immigration law significantly influenced my life. In 1921,
the U.S. instituted immigration quotas based on place of
birth and then made them much stricter in 1924. This
was the U.S. policy for more than 40 years. I am an
immigrant from Budapest, Hungary, and was able to
come to the U.S. as an infant due to the quirks of that
law. The small Hungarian quota was subscribed for years
out when I was born, but because my Hungarian dad had
the good fortune to be born in Japan, our family of 4 was
able to get slots in the tiny Japanese annual quota of 100
to immigrate to the U.S.
My dad told us that the U.S. is a great country and that
being able to vote was a great privilege. He also
emphasized that being knowledgeable about candidates
and issues was vital to be able to vote intelligently. That
is why I joined the League in my 20’s because I saw that
it provided information about candidates and studied
issues and was an advocate for good government
policies. I have been privileged to meet and learn from
and work with other women (and men) who share that
attitude about what it takes to keep our country an open,
free, and vital democracy. Thank you League!
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LWVUS Immigration Study
By Dr. Bernadette Najor, Immigration Study Chair/LWVOA
The Immigration Study was approved at the June 2006 LWVUS convention. The approval was
originally for a three-year study, then shortened to two years. Under the new timeline LWVUS
will distribute a Leaders Guide, including consensus questions, in August 2007. Consensus
forms will be due back in the national office by February 1, 2008. The decision to shorten the
study process was because of members’ request, because Immigration Study Committee
background material is already available on the web site, and because many local Leagues are
already holding educational meetings and forums on the subject.
An on-line Immigration Discussion List for members started on January 1st, 2007. This
discussion list is a tool for League members to use to engage each other in conversation about
the immigration study process, immigration resources, pertinent state and local legislation
and/or information, and ways to best educate members and communities. Because the study is
strictly educational, taking a position is inappropriate at this time, and messages on the list must
be non-partisan, non-derogatory, non-inflammatory, and non-discriminatory. Instructions to
join the member-only Immigration Discussion List for members are on page 11.
League members in many states who are knowledgeable about this issue have sent in many
articles. Other members have joined the list to educate themselves. It is helpful, and
inspirational, to have all these members sharing what is happening in their states. Michigan is
one of the crossroads of America. There should be so much interest in this topic in our
community. I expect the study to be a great educational opportunity for all our league members.
Besides the member list discussion, the national board appointed one of their members to Chair
the Immigration Study and selected members to serve on the LWVUS Immigration Study
Committee. That committee has created a scope for the study and is gathering background
materials. (See LWVUS statement on page 1 for a brief description.)
The LWVUS Immigration Study Committee members are researching and writing background
papers to help Leagues educate members and communities about immigration issues. The
papers' topics include business and economic effects and impact, diversity, effects of global
interdependence on migration, federal policy and proposed reforms, and motivation of refugees,
asylees, and other immigrants. These papers are available to the public at web site
www.lwv.org,
In addition, the February 2007 National Voter has an introductory article,” Immigration: A
Historical Perspective”, by League member and U. of Minnesota professor Katherine Fennelly. If
you misplaced your Voter, go to the website, and click on the article.
If you would like to join me on the LWVOA committee, contact me at [email protected] or
leave a message at the League office, 248/548-1097 for Bernadette.
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THE ABC’S OF U.S. IMMIGRATION
Who Is an Immigrant?
According to U.S. law, an immigrant is a foreign-born individual who has been admitted to reside
permanently in the United States as a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR).
How Do Immigrants Get Admitted to Permanently Reside Here?
Typically, a foreign-born individual seeking to become an LPR can do so in one of three ways:
• Through family-sponsored immigration, a U.S. citizen can sponsor his or her Immediate
Relatives defined as foreign-born spouse, parent (if the sponsor is over the age of 21), and minor
children. This category has NO CAP. In recent years, more than 350,000 immediate relatives have
immigrated per year. Citizens can also sponsor adult married and unmarried children and brothers
and sisters. Lawful Permanent Residents can sponsor their spouse, minor children, and adult
unmarried children. A minimum of 226,000 visas per year are reserved for these latter two groups.
•
Through employment-based immigration, a U.S. employer can sponsor an individual for a
specific position where there is a demonstrated absence of U.S. workers. As of 2005, immigration
law allowed 140,000 such visas annually broken into five categories.
•
By winning one of a limited number of immigrant visas available in the annual diversity visa
lottery that is open to immigrants from certain countries. 50,000 diversity visas are awarded each
year whose purpose is to set aside some visas for countries that send relatively few immigrants to
the U.S.
Who Is a Refugee? an Asylee?
A refugee is a person outside of the United States who seeks protection on the grounds that he or she fears
persecution in his or her homeland. To obtain refugee status, a person must prove that he or she has a
"well-founded fear of persecution" on the basis of at least one of five specifically-enumerated and
internationally-recognized grounds. Those grounds include the person's race, religion, membership in a
social group, political opinion, or national origin. Each year the President sets the number of refugee visas
in consultation with Congress. In 2005, the ceiling was 70,000 of which 50,000 was allocated among
various parts of the world.
A person who has already entered the United States, and who fears persecution if sent back to his or her
country, may apply for asylum here. Once granted asylum, the person is called an "asylee." Like a
refugee, an asylum applicant must also prove that he or she has a "well-founded fear of persecution" based
on the same enumerated grounds. Both refugees and asylees may apply to become LPRs after one year.
Who Is an Undocumented Immigrant?
An undocumented immigrant is a person who is present in the United States without the permission of the
U.S. government. Undocumented immigrants enter the U.S. either illegally, without being inspected by an
immigration officer, or by using false documents, or legally, with a temporary visa, and then remain in the
U.S. beyond the expiration date of the visa.
Who Is a Non-immigrant?
A non-immigrant is an individual who is permitted to enter the U.S. for a period of limited duration. Nonimmigrants include: students, tourists, temporary workers, business executives, diplomats, artists and
entertainers, and reporters. Depending on where they are from and the purpose of their visit, nonimmigrants may be required to apply for and obtain a visa from the U.S. government. Canada and 27 other
countries currently participate in the Visa Waiver Program. The application process for visas entails an
interview with a U.S. consular official in the nearest U.S. consulate, who has the sole authority to grant or
deny a visa. Even if granted, the visa is merely a travel document. All non-immigrants—regardless of
whether they have a U.S. visa—must also pass immigration inspection upon arrival in the U.S. In 2003, of
the 28 million persons who came to this country temporarily, more than 24 million came here as tourists or
business visitors and over half a million as students.
Who Is a Naturalized Citizen?
Lawful Permanent Residents are eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship through a process called
naturalization. To qualify for naturalization, applicants generally must reside in the U.S. for five years
(three if they are married to a US. citizen) without having committed any serious crimes, show that they
have paid their taxes and are of "good moral character," and demonstrate a knowledge of U.S. history and
government as well as an ability to understand, speak, and write ordinary English.
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Continued from page 2 – President’s message
Oakland Area discussed the League’s state positions on issues at our January meeting and
supported their retention. Our members also felt very strongly about making access to voting
easier coupled with an increased effort to encourage people to vote, especially our young
people. We need to “Make Voting Cool!”
Fran Fisher volunteered to coordinate our Legislative Interviews for 4 State Senate districts
and 13 State Representative districts to gain a better understanding of where our legislators
stand on various issues of interest. That effort is in progress.
We will provide Voter Guides and hold Candidate Forums for the school and city elections this
year. See the article on the candidate forum workshop we held to train more members so we
can hold more forums. Candidates filed on Feb. 13th for the May 7th election in the city of
Bloomfield Hills and 19 school districts in our area. Twelve districts have contested elections:
Bloomfield Hills, Brandon, Clarkston, Hazel Park, Lake Orion, Lamphere, Madison, Novi, Oak
Park, Pontiac, Walled Lake, and West Bloomfield. Watch our website for Voter Guide and
Candidate Forum information.
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COME to the STATE CONVENTION of the LWV of Michigan! By Eva Packard
Would you like to meet and work with other League members from across the state, ask
questions, pursue common interests, participate in workshops, learn more about the League,
and get great information to use here in Oakland County?? Come to the Michigan State
Convention!
The 30th biennial State Convention of the League of Women Voters of Michigan will be held May
18-20, 2007, at the Holiday Inn in Alpena, Michigan. Delegates from 24 Local Leagues
throughout Michigan will meet to adopt the state program and a budget for the next two years,
amend bylaws, and elect a board of directors. As the largest League in the state, Oakland Area
is entitled to 13 delegates.
Activities run from Friday afternoon through about noon on Sunday with optional events on
Friday afternoon and Sunday afternoon. There are three plenary sessions (Define, Discuss,
Decide) dealing with the business of the convention. Workshops will include membership,
candidate forums, the Local Governance study, Michigan is Ours, net neutrality, and
more. Breakfast tables will include discussions on advocacy, fundraising, citizen access to
government, issues and studies. The Saturday evening speaker will be Supreme Court Justice
Elizabeth Weaver.
The approximate cost per person including two nights with a shared room, meals, and
registration fee is about $250. At our next board meeting, we will assess our financial status to
determine whether LWVOA can afford to pay the budgeted $150 per delegate or just the $65
registration fee or nothing.
Each League is being asked to provide something unique to their area for the silent
auction. Examples would be tickets to a place or event. If you have any suggestions for Oakland
Area, let Eva know.
While some Board members will be going, you don’t have to be a board member of our League
to be a delegate. It is a great opportunity to get acquainted with how the League works and the
great people throughout the state who make up the League of Women Voters. Contact Eva
Packard by phone (see Membership Directory) or [email protected] if you are interested in
going. Let us know before the end of March. We would like to send a full delegation.
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MARK JUNE 2ND ON YOUR CALENDAR FOR OUR ANNUAL MEETING by Eva Packard
Our Annual Meeting this year will be held later than usual on Saturday, JUNE 2nd at the
Shenandoah Country Club on Walnut Lake Rd. near Drake in West Bloomfield. Registration
begins at 9:30 a.m. with the business meeting at 10 a.m. followed by lunch and a speaker. Cost
will be $30. A mailing will be sent out a month before the meeting with full details and a
registration form with lunch options.
The Budget Committee of Barb Moorhouse (Chair), Sue Leich and Fran Fisher will be
meeting to plan the budget for the next League year. Per the directive from last year’s annual
meeting to consolidate (where possible) similar Rochester Area and Oakland Area positions, the
following Local Program Positions are being worked on: Local Government (Barb Moorhouse,
Dorothy Conrad, and Mary Howarth), Zoning and Housing (Dorothy Conrad and Karen
DeGrendel), Education (Grace Kachaturoff and Barb Rosalik), Recreation (Jerry Burden
and Margaret Kanost) and Libraries (Edith Phillips and Mary Howarth).
The Nominating Committee is listed on the masthead on page 2. Contact one of them if you are
interested in serving on the board or if you know a good candidate, or e-mail Mary Ann
Barkach at [email protected]
January 27 State Program Planning Meeting
Winter doesn’t seem so daunting when we gather in Vicki Lange’s comfortable Western style
living room with its large fireplace and western artifacts. We are so grateful for her hospitality.
We thank our telephone committee who reminded members of the meeting: Sue Abrams,
Nancy Goedert, Randa Keener, Sue Montgomery and Betty Spehar. Our members brought
marvelous breakfast treats, and we had a nice opportunity to visit before turning to the business
at hand - State Program Planning.
From our existing State Program Positions, LWVMI chose five topics related to good government
and asked us to list them in order of importance to us. After lively discussion, our members
selected:
1. Voter Access
(Interest in same day voter registration; Get-Out-The-Vote campaigns, especially
for young adults with a "Voting is Cool" theme and using Candidate Forums on
webcast + more programs and forums in schools.)
2. Judicial Selection
3. Ballot Access
4. Tax Reform
5. Redistricting and Accountability of the Legislature
In addition to choosing priorities, members want to RETAIN all present LWVMI Program Positions
with the following changes:
1. UPDATE Solid Waste Management to include Safety.
There was concern regarding regulation of Canadian waste and hazardous waste.
2. REWORD Summary of Pesticides to read more clearly.
3. REWRITE Summary of Public School Academies to strengthen its message.
Lastly, LWVOA members recommended a new state study proposal on the Insurance
Industry with the following scope:
- Investigate insurance industry legislation and practices, including rights and responsibilities of
both policyholders and insurance companies and the impact on the parties involved.
- Recommend appropriate legislation to protect Michigan consumers.
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2007 Directory Changes and Distribution
By Laura Gogola, Administrative Director
LWVOA is moving into the electronic age of the 21st century. When the 2007 Directory is
available, an Email will be sent to all members for whom we have an Email ID asking whether
they want to have a 2007 Membership Directory Emailed to them.
Printed copies of the Directory will be available for pick up at the Annual Meeting on June
2nd. Those who cannot attend but would like to receive a printed Directory can request one by
sending an Email to [email protected] or by leaving a message at the LWVOA office 248548-1097 requesting that a printed Directory be mailed to them.
The rationale for this change is two-fold: lowering the significant cost involved in printing and
distributing the directory to about 300 members, and keeping information current. Periodic
updates will be provided for those receiving an Emailed copy.
We want the new directory to be as accurate as possible. Please review your information in the
2005 Directory and send any changes to the LWVOA office, 248-548-1097, or to me by email,
[email protected].
Legislative Interviews by Fran Fisher
Each year the LWVMI requests local leagues to interview their State senators and representatives. I would
like to thank the following members for conducting the interviews this year.
Mary Ann Barkach
Judy Bateman
Carol Cotter Bodner
Larry Brown
Jerry Burden
Dorothy Conrad
Karen DeGrendel
Dora DeMarco
Linda DePoorter
Jan Dolan
Carole Elder
Nancy Goedert
Laura Gogola
Nadine Harvey
Mary Howarth
Emily Ingle
Christine Jurgensen
Margaret Kanost
Marguerite Kowaleski
Vicki Lange
Judy Lessin
Don McHarness
Gretchen Pugsley
Lysa Postula-Stein
Barbara Rosalik
P.J. Royale
Muriel Versagi
Katie Wilke
Kay Wolf
Confused by Lansing Budget Battles?
Check Out the Citizens Research Council Website
The State of Michigan has been operating with a structural deficit since Fiscal Year 2001. The
constitutional requirement of a balanced budget has been met in large part through the use of
one-time "fixes." While a few nonrecurring resources remain, most have been utilized and the
attention of policy makers is increasingly turning to alternatives available to bring long-term
revenues and expenditures into balance. Proposals to reduce spending are being discussed as
well as numerous proposals to restructure the Michigan tax system.
As the debate on taxes becomes more intense, the need for solid information on taxation will
be great. To help policy makers, the media, and interested citizens make sense of the debate,
the Citizen Research Council released its completely updated Outline of the Michigan Tax
System, a wealth of information on all of the taxes levied by state and local government in
Michigan. For each tax, you can find information on its legal authority, rate, base,
administration, and the amount of revenue it raises. It also contains helpful links to official
sources, so that more detail can be found that might not be available in a summary outline.
Go to crc.com.
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Members Make Forums Happen
By Lysa Postula-Stein, LWVOA Secretary
One of the League’s most important functions is the political education it provides the general
public through candidate forums. On February 10, 2007, LWV Oakland Area sponsored a training
seminar for interested members on producing and moderating such events. The workshop was
held at the Farmington Community Library in Farmington Hills. The knowledge and skills needed
by forum coordinators and moderators were presented by Linda DePoorter through discussion,
comedy and mock forums. Assisting with the training was Debbie Macon. Attending were Tera
Moon, Lysa Postula-Stein, P.J. Royale, Milla Wilson, Don McHarness, Judy Lessin, Sybil
Levenson and Charlene Krygier, the Voter Service Chair for the NorthWest Wayne LWV.
With the proper training, any LWV member can plan a successful forum. Potential participants
must be identified and invitations extended. Facility, staffing, cable and publicity requirements
must be satisfied. The question process from the audience to the moderator must be set up to
assure relevance and appropriateness. Strategies, policies and formats must be implemented for
ensuring equal exposure time for all participants, and for managing antagonistic candidates or
crowds. Throughout this process, all actors must maintain the League’s vital appearance and
exercise of non-partisanship.
The League is always looking for forum recommendations and members to assist in forum
execution. Members with ideas and volunteer interests should contact LWVOA President, Eva
Packard, at [email protected]
Everyone's Reading: Arc of Justice by Kevin Boyle by Tera Moon
Promoting a community-wide conversation on a topic like civil rights is an activity in line with
LWV values. In its sixth year, Everyone’s Reading is an effort to get everyone in the metroDetroit area reading and talking about one book. The book for 2007 is Arc of Justice by Kevin
Boyle. The book follows the sensational 1925 murder trial in Detroit of Ossian Sweet, and
illustrates how this trial was an important event in the nascent civil rights movement.
Twenty public libraries across Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties are hosting book
discussions, films and chances to hear the author, Kevin Boyle, speak. In addition, other
community groups are facilitating the conversation. The Birmingham Race Relations and
Diversity Task Force is hosting Mr. Boyle on April 16th at 7:00 p.m. at the Birmingham
Community House.
For more information visit the Everyone’s Reading web page at
http://www.everyonesreading.info or call your local library.
Mothers, Daughters, and Leaders of Oakland County
March 3th through June 16th 2007
The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm - in partnership with the Oakland County Office
of Arts and Culture and the Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce - is pleased to announce
the upcoming exhibit “Mothers, Daughters, and Leaders of Oakland County.”
This new exhibit will showcase women who have made contributions to their local communities
in a variety of areas and have been nominated by area residents. After opening at the Rochester
Hills Museum, this exhibit will travel to locations throughout Oakland County. It will include
extraordinary women such as Sarah Van Hoosen Jones, who earned the Master Farmer honor on
a dairy farm in Rochester Hills, and the woman who became a world-renowned surgeon and the
founder of the American Medical Women’s Association, Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen.
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HOW TO JOIN THE IMMIGRATION DISCUSSION
By joining this list, you agree to follow the pertinent rules and norms stated in the
"Guidelines for LWVUS/LWVEF Sponsored On-Line Lists" as listed below:
1) List participants must be League members and shall identify themselves by name and League
on all postings.
2) Messages must be nonpartisan, nonderogatory, noninflammatory, and nondiscriminatory.
3) Messages must be related to the subject of the list and must be consistent with the mission
and goals of the LWVUS/LWVEF.
List moderators will enforce these rules and norms to encourage League-like participation.
TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THIS LIST:
Use the e-mail address: [email protected]
Additional Tips:
TO READ THE ARCHIVED (EARLIER) MESSAGES:
(You need to have cookies enabled in your web browser)
1) Go to http://www.lwv.org
2) Click on "For Members" button
3) Click on "Get Involved"
4) Under League Sponsored E-mail Lists, click on "Join a new list or manage your account"
5) Click on "please login"
6) Type in e-mail address and password and click on Login
7) Click on "Click here to continue"
8) Scroll down the page to lwv-immigration
9) Click on "View List" under lwv-immigration description
10) Type in e-mail address and click "OK"
11) Leave password blank (unless you have assigned yourself a password in the Lyris program)
and click on "OK"
You will see a "You are logged in" message on the screen and then be on page with all the
messages listed with the latest message on top.
At the bottom you will see "next" and "show more" buttons. Click on "show more" to see
additional messages. You may need to click on "show more" to see all the messages.
Under "Subject" column, you will see all of the messages by subject title, and under "Replies"
you will see the number of messages related to that subject.
To read message using the subject: click on the underlined subject title and you will see all the
messages (last first) for that subject. When you see a number larger than 1, you know more
than one person has responded.
If you look carefully, you will notice tiny little up and down arrows on the headers line (date,
subject, replies and author). If you click on an up arrow (sort ascending) it will sort A to Z
or earliest date first and down arrow (sort descending) does just the reverse
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Calendar of Events
Sat., Mar. 24
10:00 a.m.
Immigration Panel Discussion, Southfield Public Library
26300 Evergreen Rd. (between 10 & 11 Mile Rds), Southfield
A program of the LWV of the Detroit Metropolitan Area
The public is invited.
April (dates to be determined)
Candidate Forums for May 8th elections – 20 school districts, 1 city
Mon., Apr. 16
7:00 p.m.
LWVOA Board Meeting
Residence Inn Novi, 27477 Cabaret Dr., Novi, MI.
Wed., Apr. 25
7:00 p.m.
LWV 101 – A program for new and not-so-new LWV members
St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 6255 Telegraph Rd., Bloomfield Hills, MI
Fri.-Sun, May 18-20
LWV of Michigan State Convention, Alpena, MI
Sat., June 2
LWVOA Annual Meeting, Shenandoah Country Club
5600 Walnut Lake Rd., West Bloomfield 48323
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