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The Council of Metropolitan Area Leagues of Women Voters (CMAL) 2022 Annual Meeting and Program will be held on May 14, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Program guest speaker: Metropolitan Council Member Deb Barber. Topic: "Building the Regional Transit System." All LWV members and members of the public are welcome to hear Member Barber, chair of the Metropolitan Council Transportation Committee. The business meeting will follow immediately after the program.

Greetings, Fellow Leaguers!

Join in for the LWV of Roseville Area Annual Meeting which will be held on Tuesday, May 3 at the Autumn Grove Park Building, 1365 Lydia Ave. W., Roseville, 6:00 p.m. social, 7:00  p.m. meeting. We will celebrate our past year, elect new board officers and members, and approve a new budget and local advocacy positions.

It is not too late to register if you plan to attend. Here is the link: https://www3.thedatabank.com/dpg/601/mtglistproc.asp?formid=RosevilleCalend&caleventid=6855. We look forward to seeing you in person! 

The Annual Report can be viewed here. The action items for this year's meeting consist of: 

This is the last week to visit the Roseville Library, 2180 Hamline Ave. N, to view this vibrant exhibit that features Minnesota's suffrage story and LWV Roseville Area history, highlighting the women who made it happen – and who continue to lead through the League of Women Voters to make democracy work for all.

The Annual Meeting of the League of Women Voters Roseville Area is set for May 3 at the Autumn Grove Park Building, 1365 Lydia Ave. W., Roseville. A social hour will begin at 6:00 p.m. with desserts and beverages followed by the business meeting. We will celebrate our past year, elect new board officers and members and approve a new budget and local advocacy positions.  

Moral silhouette. Such an evocative phrase. While I quickly recall the general topic of the article wherein I saw it—the Berlin Wall—and I recall the phrase—moral silhouette—so evocative while still so malleable, yet I cannot recall the source of the article or the precise meaning the author imparted to this phrase. Was it the wall itself, the people who resisted it, the people who built it, or the Cold War in totality whose moral silhouettes the author was seeking to evoke? It could be any or all of the above. Some manifest in my mind as negative space for the harm done, some more like old-fashioned silhouette paper cuttings, for persons of courage in the face of brutality. These are events of my lifetime. How long beyond the lives of those then living will these moral silhouettes persist?

If you were not able to attend this event that was co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters Roseville Area and Ramsey County Library, the library has provided a link to the recording of this program: https://my.nicheacademy.com/rcladult/course/47476.

On March 29, 7:00 pm, CMAL County Study Committee Chair Mindy Greiling and CMAL Chair Karen Schaffer will lead a discussion on the recent CMAL study of County Government in the Metro Area. LWV of Roseville Area members will vote on proposed consensus questions.

If you were not able to attend this excellent presentation, Ramsey County Library has provided a link to the recording: https://my.nicheacademy.com/rcladult/course/45833

In this session, Dr. Yohuru Williams, will explore the history of the use of violence to suppress voting in communities of color from the Reconstruction era to Present. Dr. Williams is Distinguished University Chair and Professor of History at the University of St. Thomas. He is the Founding Director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the university, and has often served as a political commentator on regional and national radio and television programs. The League of Women Voters Roseville Area and Ramsey County Library are excited to sponsor Dr. Williams in this important presentation. Reviewing the material in the following links will enhance the program experience: