LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS - CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS

UPCOMING EVENTS & MEETINGS

Women's Equality Celebration 2008 and a Salute to Advocacy will be on Saturday, September 13th. Plan now to join us for a fun-filled evening. Keynote Speaker will be Diane Wilson. Make your reservations today!

Thursday, August 21, 2008, LWV-CC membership luncheon, 11:30am
BoldFuture for the Coastal Bend visioning initiative, a collaborative project under way between the City of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, San Patricio Economic Development Corp., TAMU-CC, and Del Mar College. League members will have an opportunity to answer the initiative's four questions about their personal vision for the Coastal Bend, what they value most about their community, and what issues are facing the community that must be addressed. "

October 9, 6pm LWV-CC General Election Candidates Forum at Corpus Christi City Council Chambers, 1201 Leopard. Information on the Corpus Christi bond election will be included.

Thanks to Dr. Lorraine Stehn, local physician and LWV-CC member June meeting speaker. Read more about the US National Health Insurance Act, HR 676, at www.physiciansproposal.org.
LWV-CC was a co-sponsor of the YWCA "Institute for Public Leadership" held June 13 & 14. League members--Chris Garcia & Lois Huff-- presented on the topics of "Voter Contact" and "Advocacy," respectively.

LWV-CC Annual Meeting was held at Hester's Cafe & Coffee Bar on May 22, 2008. Members enjoyed hearing Nelda Martinez talk about Mary Rhodes; both the speaker and former mayor are/were active LWV-CC members.

Thanks to Deanna McQueen Rosales of the Corpus Christi Police Dept our guest speaker at the April meeting, and to Monika K. De La Garza, Public Relations & Outreach Manager - Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program and Lois Huff, Executive Director - Coastal Bend Bays Foundation for their presentations at the March meeting, and to Mr. George K. "Skip" Noe, City Manager for the City of Corpus Christi, for an informative talk at the February 21 meeting.

Be sure to read The Voter (link at the top right corner of this webpage). Find out how YOU can help LWV-CC by participating as a newsletter sponsor, how to be more involved in LWV-CC; become a member of the Observer Corps, and more.

Community Dialogue on Immigration

Thanks to everyone who participated in the JANUARY 19, 2008 Community Dialogue on Immigration. The LWVUS non-partisan study was framed around eight well-researched background papers entitled:
~ Economic Aspects of Authorized and Unauthorized Immigration
~Effects of Global Interdependence on Migration
~Immigration and the Economy
~Immigrants: Diversity and Inclusion
~Overview of Federal Immigration Policy and Proposed Reforms
~What Motivates Immigration to America?
~US Immigration Policy: Family Reunification
~Federal Immigration Policy: Enforcement issues.
This study research can also be downloaded from LWV-US . Read the Summary of the table dialogue reflecting what participants said as they answered some specific questions posed by the League.

THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS IS WHERE HANDS ON WORK TO SAFEGUARD DEMOCRACY LEADS TO CIVIC IMPROVEMENT. LEARN MORE AT WWW.LWV.ORG AND WWW.VOTE411.ORG.
The 2008 Primary is long past. However, access to Primary Voters Guides is still available:

--2008 LWV-CC Primary Voters Guide with voting sites

--Statewide Primary Voter Guide-English language

--Statewide Primary Voter Guide-Spanish language

LWVUS Presidential Primary Voters' Guide