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LWV News

League Celebrates Women's Equality -  This August 26 marked the 88th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote.

League Calls for Moratorium on Coal-Fired Power Plants -  This month, the League called for a moratorium on new construction of coal-fired electric power plants and emphasized the need to halt harmful climate change now.

League urges congressional action -  Invest in a clean energy policy (PDF) -  Pass the Washington DC Voting Rights Act

The League of Women Voters is a trusted nonpartisan volunteer organization. Our members do the hands-on work to encourage an informed electorate and to advocate for civic improvement.

Primary Election - September 9, 2008
Erie County: vote from 6 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Niagara County: vote from noon to 9:00 p.m.

Calendar

LWVBN Events
Thursday, September 4 Great Decisions - Latin America: The Next U.S. President's Agenda
Friday, October 17 Lunch & Issues - Speaker: Colleen Di Pirro
Community Events
September 4, 10 and 15 Informational Meetings - Establishment of an Erie County Planning Board
October 11 and 12 The First Biannual Seneca Falls Dialogues


LWVBN Events

Guests are welcome. We encourage you to join us. Please contact the LWVBN Office for further information: 716.884.3550 - lwvbn@lwvbn.org.

Thursday, September 4 - 10:00 a.m. to Noon

Great Decisions - Latin America: The Next U.S. President's Agenda

What factors have prevented the U.S. and Latin American countries from forging a strong relationship? What challenges confront U.S. policy in Latin America? Can the U.S. offer an alternative to the influence of left-leaning leaders like Venezuela's Hugo Chavez? Dianna Colligan will lead the discussion. Come and join us.

At the League office, 1272 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo

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Friday, October 17- 11:30 a.m. to Noon

Speaker: Colleen Di Pirro, Director, Amherst Chamber of Commerce

Cost: $14.00 - Please contact the LWVBN Office for further information: 716.884.3550 - lwvbn@lwvbn.org.

Scotch and Sirloin Restaurant, 3999 Maple Road, Amherst, NY

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Community Events

September 4, 10 and 15 - 7:00 p.m.

Informational Meetings - Establishment of an Erie County Planning Board

Come hear about the Framework for Regional Growth, why the Planning Board Legislation is so important, the process of drafting this Legislation, and its nuts and bolts.

More Info PDF (243 KB)

September 4: ECC City Campus (121 Ellicott Street, Buffalo)

September 10: Harlem Road Community Center (4255 Harlem Road, Amherst)

September 15: Hamburg Town Hall (5100 South Park Avenue, Ham-burg)

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October 11 and 12

The First Biannual Seneca Falls Dialogues

Celebrating the 160th Anniversary of the first Women's Rights Convention, the launch of the Women's Institute for Leadership and Learning and the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

More info PDF (249 KB)

Registration: www.senecafallsdialogues.org

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