| Date | Time | Place | Description |
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| Thursday, September 06, 2007 |
4:30 p.m. |
1436 Lowell Road, Niskayuna |
At Court/ Judicial Committee.
An opportunity to get involved! Advocacy options for more funding for mental health services. New members welcome. Call Helga at 370-5042 for more information.
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| Friday, September 14, 2007 |
11:45 am |
Niskayuna Branch Library -Community Room (Nott St. East across from the town hall) |
Clean Energy.
County legislator Joseph Suhrada will present his "clean energy" proposal and
Barbara Blanchard, City Council member, will present an update on city efforts
-planned and implemented- for green energy and energy saving measures instituted by the city
at a meeting of the Environment Committee.
Food and beverages are not available through the library but one may bring a light snack and beverage if one wishes..
For additional information contact Nancy Peterson (374-5810) or Elmer Bertsch (347-1418).
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| Wednesday, September 19, 2007 |
7-9 p.m. |
First Reformed Church, 8 N. Church Street, Schenectady, NY |
Immigration Panel: Federal Immigration Policy and Its Local Impact.
The presenters will be Matthew Hobart, the Assistant Director of the New York Farm Bureau, Scott Decker a lawyer specializing in international practice and Moll Short, the Director of the Albany office of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants.
|
| Tuesday, September 25, 2007 |
noon to 1 p.m. |
Stockade Inn, Schenectady |
'Friendly' Lunch.
Metroplex Director Ray Gillen will give an update on Schenectady's progress. Buffet lunch at the Stockade Inn will be $20 per person. Call 393-7061 to reserve. We need at least 30 people.
|
| Wednesday, October 03, 2007 |
6:30-8:15 p.m. |
Rotterdam Branch Library |
Meet the Candidate Forums.
|
| Tuesday, October 09, 2007 |
7-9 p.m. |
McChesney Room, Schenectady Library |
Health Care Reform.
Courtney Burke from the Rockefeller Institute will give a presentation on where the presidential candidates and Federal legislators stand regarding health care reform.
|
| Sunday, October 14, 2007 |
12:00-2:00 p.m. |
TBA |
Leaderspark.
Leadership training for teens. Sunday afternoons from 10/14/07 to 11/11/07.
|
| Monday, October 15, 2007 |
7-9 p.m. |
Glenville Municipal Center Court Room |
Meet the Candidates Forum.
|
| Tuesday, October 16, 2007 |
7 p.m. |
First Unitarian Society of Schenectady, 1221 Wendell Avenue, Schenectady, NY |
LIVE AND UPDATED PRESENTATION of an Inconvenient Truth.
Presenter: Dr. Steven Leibo,Sage College Professor & WAMC Commentator
Cosponsored by Green Sanctuary of the First Unitarian Society of Schenectady,
Temple Gates of Heaven, ECOS, The League of Women Voters of Schenectady County
|
| Wednesday, October 17, 2007 |
7-9 p.m. |
Schenectady County Community College |
Meet the Candidates Forum.
|
| Wednesday, October 24, 2007 |
7-9 p.m. |
Niskayuna Town Hall Board Room |
Meet the Candidates Forum.
|
| Tuesday, October 30, 2007 |
noon to 1 p.m. |
Schenectady Free Health Clinic, 600 Franklin Street, Room 205, Schenectady, NY |
Friendly Lunch Topic: Health Care.
coffee and tea provided. Bring your own lunch.
|
| Wednesday, November 07, 2007 |
7-9 p.m. |
1400 Keyes Ave, Niskayuna |
New Member Meeting.
All members: please bring someone new. Anyone interested learning about our
League can come to the
meeting on their own. Please RSVP to NicholsL@nycap.rr.com
The evening's events include a "quiz"
(sharing answers is
encouraged), information about the League of Women Voters, some unique experiences of a
few League
members, and conversation & refreshments.
|
| Thursday, November 15, 2007 |
7-9 p.m. |
Congregation Gates of Heaven
, Eastern Parkway |
Urban Policing.
A presentation by Wayne Bennett, Commissioner of Public Saftey
|
| Tuesday, November 27, 2007 |
noon to 1 p.m. |
Schenectady City Hall |
'Friendly' Lunch.
Discussion with newly elected officials. Call 393-7016 for more information.
|
| Wednesday, November 28, 2007 |
TBA |
The United Nations, NYC |
Annual UN Briefing.
Briefings on the Effects of War on Women Around the World
|
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 |
noon to 1 p.m. |
Schenectady County Community College |
Holiday Lunch.
Cost will be $20.00 per person. Call 393-7061.
|
| Monday, January 07, 2008 |
noon |
Muddy Cup,near Proctor's, Schenectady, NY |
Environment Committee Meeting.
|
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 |
4-6 p.m. |
Connie Young's, 1400 Keyes Ave. |
Board Meeting.
|
| Wednesday, January 09, 2008 |
7-9 p.m. |
First Reformed Church, Schenectady |
Immigration Consensus Meeting.
|
| Monday, January 14, 2008 |
3 p.m. |
YWCA |
Working Group on Girls.
Discussion of programs to address bullying.
|
| Tuesday, January 29, 2008 |
7-9 p.m. |
McChesney Room, Schenectady Library |
Safer, More Compassionate World Forum.
A conversation with:
Sally & Don Goodrich,
Founders of the Peter M. Goodrich Memorial Foundation,
Asadullah S.,
YES Exchange Student from Afghanistan,
Dr. David Edwards,
Professor of Anthropology and Afghan scholar, Williams College
|
| Thursday, January 31, 2008 |
4 p.m. |
1436 Lowell Road |
Judicial/ AT Court Committee.
|
| Wednesday, February 13, 2008 |
6-9 p.m. |
841 Londonderry Road, Schenectady, NY |
Annual Pot Luck and Program Planning.
Please come! We need ideas from all our members to keep our league fresh and relevant. The frame for next year's programs and issues will be discussed and decided upon.
Every one is asked to contribute their favorite salad, hot, cold, green, pasta, fruit: what ever strikes your fancy. Make your reservation with Connie Young 393-7061. Call a league member and car pool. This is always a
fun evening!
|
| Tuesday, February 26, 2008 |
noon to 1 p.m. |
At Humanities 112 at Union College, Schenectady, NY.
You will find a map of the campus at http://www.union.edu/Map/ Humanities is building # 22. |
Friendly Lunch.
Professor Vicki Martinez will make a presentation on current Border Issues in Humanities 112 at Union College. Vicki has studied these issues with students on a mini-term abroad as they traveled our southern border with Mexico. Please mark your calendar and join us for this very timely and interesting talk and slide show.
|
| Monday, March 03, 2008 |
noon |
Muddy Cup |
Environment Committee Meeting.
|
| Tuesday, March 04, 2008 |
3 p.m. |
1400 Keyes Ave. |
Board Meeting.
|
| Monday, March 10, 2008 |
3 p.m. |
Girls Inc., 962 Albany Street, Schenectady, NY |
Working Group on Girls.
|
| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 |
7-9 p.m. |
To be held at Proctor's Robb Alley |
Greening Schenectady: Go Green Without Going in the Red.
A program sponsored by the League as part of the Climate Change Coalition of Schenectady
|
| Tuesday, March 25, 2008 |
noon to 1 p.m. |
106 Erie Blvd., Schenectady, NY |
Friendly Lunch.
Social Services Commissioner Dennis Packer will give us an update on how the 2008 Schenectady County budget will affect the Department of Social Services.
|
| Tuesday, April 01, 2008 |
4 p.m. |
1400 Keyes Ave |
Board Meeting.
|
| Monday, April 07, 2008 |
noon |
McChesney Room Schenectady County Public Library. |
Meeting on the Aquifer and Environment Committee.
|
| Monday, April 07, 2008 |
3 p.m. |
Girls' Inc |
Working Group on Girls.
planning May forum on bullying.
|
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 |
7-9 p.m. |
Union College Park Hall (The former Ramada Inn) |
Health Care Reform: Can You Afford It?.
Paul Macielak, Presdient of New York Health Plan Association and Paul Sorum, MD,Chairman of Physicians for a National Health Program will be panelists.
|
| Saturday, April 26, 2008 |
7 p.m. |
Union College, College Park Hall, Nott St. |
Movie Night.
"Iron Jawed Angels" about women's suffrage with Hillary Swank and Frank O'Connor. Free Admission.
|
| Tuesday, April 29, 2008 |
noon to 1 p.m. |
Congregation Gates of Heaven, Eastern Parkway |
Friendly Lunch: Getting Out the Vote.
Brainstorming Session All members are welcome. Bring your own lunch. We'll provide coffee & tea.
|
| Monday, May 05, 2008 |
3 p.m. |
Girls' Inc., Albany Street. |
Working Group on Girls.
|
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 |
4 pm. |
Connie Young's, 1400 Keyes Ave. |
Board Meeting.
|
| Wednesday, May 14, 2008 |
7-9 p.m. |
1st Reformed Church, Community Room, 8 Church Street, Schenectady, NY |
Working Group on Girls presents A Community Forum...U R Ugly...When the Bully Is a Girl.
What to look for; how to respond.
|
| Tuesday, May 27, 2008 |
noon to 1 p.m. |
|
Friendly Lunch: Schenectady Pump Station Tour.
Bring your own bag lunch for a picnic on the grounds or if it's raining we can go to a nearby pavilion.
Driving directions are more specific in the Environment Committee article inside or call Nancy at 374-5810.
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| Wednesday, June 11, 2008 |
5:30-8:30 p.m. |
Turf Tavern. |
Annual Meeting/Dinner.
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