LWV Events
IRAQ FOR SALE: The War Profiteers
Be part of this world premiere of Robert Greenwald's latest film: "IRAQ FOR SALE: The War Profiteers" in a FREE, PUBLIC SCREENING this Thursday on the campus of Dartmouth College! Greenwald made WAL-MART: The High Cost of Low Prices, and OUTFOXED among other award-winning films. His latest on Iraq has drawn raves among reviewers (See below!). To learn more go to www.iraqforsale.org.
WHEN: Thursday, October 12th at 6:30 PM
WHERE: Carson L01, in the College Library Complex at Dartmouth College
CO-SPONSORS: Dartmouth Progressives, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, ACME Reel Action, LOTS OF HOPE, Building Bridges, The Upper Valley Peace and Justice Group, and the SIERRA CLUB.
NEW YORK TIMES: "a horrifying catalog of greed, corruption and incompetence"
LA TIMES: "might unite viewers across all political spectra"
HOUSTON CHRONICLE: "Greenwald tackled a tough subject that Congress won't face"
LA DAILY NEWS: "Iraq for Sale is one Greenwald film with an agenda that maybe everybody can get behind. Conservatives seeing "Iraq for Sale" can seethe at the atrocious waste of taxpayer dollars. Liberals can decry the unprecedented depth and breadth of privatization in Iraq.
League of NH Day at the Capitol
Wednesday, October 18 from 9:30AM to 1:00PM
Bring a brown bag lunch or purchase lunch (reasonably priced) at the State cafeteria
Meet at the NH League office, 4 Park Street, Concord
How many women have their portraits in the Capitol? Where is the Senate Gallery? Where do Committees meet? What do you mean - there's a tunnel connecting the Capitol and the LOB? What's the LOB?
Join fellow Leaguers as we tour the Capitol area, learn about the sessions of the Senate, the House and the work of the committees. Learn how and when citizen input is important _ you can make a difference - and you can help the League make a difference! We'll meet at the League office and head off to the Capitol, ending with lunch in the cafeteria as we further discuss ways each of us can make an impact on our state government.
Please register by phone, 225-5344, or email pfargo@hotmail.com so that we can make sure we have enough materials ready for you.
Health Beyond our Borders: Dartmouth in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, an exciting LWVUV Fall seminar, October 24, 2006
Speakers: Drs. Lisa V. Adams and Richard D. Waddell, both Assistant Professors, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School.
Dr. Adams is Coordinator and Dr. Waddell is a Program Consultant for Dartmouth’s Global Health Initiative.
Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Time: 4.30 to 6 pm
Place: Rocky 3, The Rockefeller Center, North Main and Webster, Dartmouth College, Hanover.
This seminar is co-sponsored by LWVUV (International Relations Committee) and the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences at Dartmouth. Free and open to the public. Spread the word!
The media frequently report on dire health issues in Africa; Dartmouth is doing something about it. Come learn about an exciting partnership between Dartmouth and Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences in Tanzania. Two Dartmouth senior researchers will describe their involvement in a tuberculosis vaccine trial, a program for training Tanzanian researchers, and the DARDAR care and treatment program for HIV-infected children. They will also discuss Dartmouth’s Global Health Initiative.
Financing NH Education
Friday, November 10, from 9:30AM to Noon
Unitarian Universalist Church of Manchester, 669 Union Street (603-625-6854)
A workshop to help you understand where we are and where we are going in the pursuit of a solution to the current financing education dilemma.
Speakers and Discussion from the Department of Education and the Legislature
Register by phone 603-225-5244 or email president@lwvnh.org
Directions: Three blocks north of Bridge Street between Myrtle and Prospect. There is no parking lot at the church but parking is available on Union Street (please leave a couple of spaces directly in front of the church for handicapped parking) . Parking is also allowed on both sides of Myrtle and Prospect and on Walnut Street (parallel to Union, behind the church).