Sen. John Marty
See the video of Senator John Marty speaking at the October 18, 2016 unit meeting. "It's Called an Election, Not an Auction".
Unit Meeting November 15 & 16 - In Our Own Backyard
Research Scientist with Wilder Research, Ellen Shelton, will speak at the Nov. 15 meeting of the League of Women Voters of Roseville Area. Shelton’s speech is titled “In our own backyard: Homelessness and affordable housing.” League members are studying affordable housing and its availability in our five cities this year. Shelton’s talk will include a focus on St. Paul and its suburbs. The meeting is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of St. Paul.
Voter Education
Judy Stuthman, Sherry Hood, Cecilia Warner and fellow LWV members presented history of voting rights, explanation of voting process, assisted in voter registration and location of polling places at Roseville Adult Learning classes.
Ann Berry
Longtime League member Ann Berry passed away on Monday, October 17. Several years ago, Ann wrote about her League experiences for our Memoir Project. You can read what she wrote by clicking on this link. To read more about the Memoir Project, go to the "About Us" tab on the web page.
League Promotes Its Mission
LWV members Sherry Hood, Judy Stuthman and Martha O'Toole were presenters to Roseville Area High School's American Studies classes on the history of Voting Rights and New Citizenship process in the U.S. All RAHS seniors take this eleven-week American Studies class.
League Opposes Styrofoam Trays
LWV Roseville Area opposes the use of Styrofoam trays in local school districts. Read the attached article to find out what is happening in your local district. Click here.
October 2016 Voter
Book Club - Can America Put Itself Back Together?
“A three-year, 54,000-mile journey reveals surprising sources of strength.” By James Fallows
Save the date…..and join in some thought provoking conversation!
- Wednesday, November 16 @ 1:00 – 2:30
- Home of Carolyn Cushing
- Magazine title: Can America Put Itself Back Together” by James Fallows, Atlantic Monthly, March 2016
- link http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/03/how-america-is-putting-itself-back-together/426882/
- pdf version will be sent out via email to League members
Ramsey County Elections Presentation
Ramsey County elections manager Joe Mansky spoke at the September 6 meeting of the League of Women Voters Roseville Area. The meeting was co-sponsored by the Ramsey County Library. Mansky's talk was titled "All You Ever Wanted to Know About Ramsey County Elections."
To see a vimeo of the presentation created by CTV North Suburbs, click here.