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Meet the Candidates 2008!

Sunday, April 20, 2008, 2:00PM

First Parish Church Hall
Corner of Nahatan and Clapboardtree Streets, Westwood

Town election open positions: Library Trustee, Moderator, Board of Assessors, , Sewer Commission, School Committee, and Board of Selectman

Upcoming events for the Westwood-Walpole League

Westwood 2008 Town Election Candidates' Event: Sunday afternoon, April 20
First Parish Hall Westwood
Moderator: Kathy Hasenjaeger

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LWV Day on the Hill Annual Lobby Day

Balancing Economics, Energy and the Environment

Wednesday, March 19th | State House, Boston
Keynote Speaker: Speaker of the House, Sal DiMasi

9:00 a.m. Registration & Reception – Nurses’ Hall Come meet your legislators and join us for a light breakfast.
10:00 – 12:30 Program – Gardner Auditorium Hear featured speakers on the issues.
12:30 – Lobby Your Legislators Contact your League’s leaders for information on lobbying

The Westwood-Walpole League and the Norwood League will be sharing a bus for transportation to this event. Contact Marcia Hirshberg by March 9 if you wish to participate.

Click here to view a flyer with more information about this event

Who Pays for Local Government ?

LWV MA Fall Conference on Municipal Finance Issues

Saturday, October 13, 2007 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Quincy Marriott Hotel, Quincy, MA

Morning Plenary Session: Who Pays for Local Government?
Featured Speaker: John Hamill, Chairman Municipal Finance Taskforce

Visit www.lwvma.org to learn more.
The Westwood Walpole LWV will sponsor any member in good standing that wishes to attend the conference. Please e-mail if you would like to attend.

PHONE-A-THON VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Sunday, October 28th 5:30 to 9pm
Century 21, High Street, Westwood.

This is a great way to raise money for our Local League as well at our State League. The Westwood Walpole LWV will receive $20 for each volunteer that attends the phone-a-thon. Please consider joining us in this worth-while fund raiser. For more information please contact Marcia Hirshberg.

Affordable Housing Consensus Meeting

Tuesday, October 30, 2007, 7-9pm
Norwood Police and Fire Station’s Community Room
(Nahatan Street Across from Shaw’s Market, Norwood)

Recognizing the pressing need for more affordable housing in Massachusetts, the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (LWVM) Convention 2005 adopted a study with the following scope: To evaluate legislation, regulations, and programs in Massachusetts to determine their effectiveness in providing affordable housing and propose a new position through consensus or concurrence The Committee began this study two years ago. It has informed the membership via two workshops, two voter articles, five bulletin articles, and a booklet containing lengthy reports. Leagues will view a power point presentation at regional consensus meetings across Massachusetts.

The Affordable Housing Committee is comprised of:
Wendy Manz, co-chair, Lexington
Jane Nash, co-chair, Westwood
Lynn Cohen, Advisor, Westford
Joan Duff, Andover
Clare Gordon, Brookline
Loretta Leviton, Newton
Mardie McKenna, Norwood
Muriel Zaginailoff, Beverly

Please visit http://www.lwvma.org/affordablehousing.shtml to view:
Consensus questions
Schedule of consensus meetings
Bulletin articles on various aspects of affordable housing
Booklet of committee reports
Sources used in study

For more information, contact Jane Nash

Immigration Study Consensus Kit is Now Ready: Be a Part of History

We have now reached the member agreement phase of the LWVUS Immigration Study, the time when Leagues prepare to take consensus. Grassroots agreement on positions is one of the League’s greatest strengths. Preparing for and taking consensus is hard work, but worthwhile. The resulting position will allow the organization to affect national policy for years to come, just as we have been doing in other areas for 87 years – it’s part of the organization’s history.

On Thursday November 15th the Westwood Walpole LWV will meet at Marcia Hirschberg's home to come to consensus on this important issue. Please find your consensus material by clicking the link below.

Immigration Concensus material on National League site

Immigration: Necessary or Out of Control?

LWV Westwood Walpole 2007 Kick-off Event
First Parish Hall, Westwood
Wednesday, September 19
7 pm social time, 7:30
Panel Presentation with Question and Answers

Ali Noorani,
Executive Director, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)

Jessica M. Vaughan
Senior Policy Analyst Center for Immigration Studies

Bennett R. Savitz
American Immigration Lawyers' Association (AILA), New England Chapter Chair

Know Your Town: Westwood

The League of Women Voters Westwood-Walpole is pleased to announce the publication of its booklet, Welcome to Westwood, which gives an overview of Westwood's town government and services. Many many thanks to author and researcher Sara Onderdonk.

Click here to look it over: Welcome to Westwood