Past

League of Women Voters^®
of the South Bend Area

Date	Time	Place	Description
Wednesday, June 13, 2007	5:30 PM	Univerisity Club University of Notre Dame	Annual meeting.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007	6:00 pm--7:30 pm	MISHIWAKA HIGH SCHOOL Auditorium	Mishawaka Mayoral Debate. Co-sponsored by the Women's Alliance
Thursday, October 18, 2007	5:30 pm--7:30 pm	DOWNTOWN S.B. PUBLIC LIBRARY Humphreys Multimedia Room	Discussions on Immigration, Part Two (in preparation for National Consensus). Reasons for Immigration From Other Countries.
Saturday, October 20, 2007	9 am - 3:30 pm	INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND Student Activity Center Room 225	IN LWV Every Member Workshop. Go to the Indiana League of Women Voters website for more information.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007	6:00 pm--7:30 pm	INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND Campus Auditorium 02 Northside Hall	South Bend Mayoral Debate.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007	5:30 PM	DOWNTOWN SOUTH BEND PUBLIC LIBRARY Dickinson Conference Room	Discussions on Immigration, Part Three. Current Federal Immigration Policy
Saturday, December 1, 2007	1 PM -- 4 PM	INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND Student Activity Center Rooms 221-225	SAFER, MORE COMPASSIONATE WORLD FORUM. The League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area has joined the American Democracy Project and Office of International Studies at IU South Bend to host a three-hour forum.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008	6 PM	Steak & Ale Restaurant US 933 North South Bend, IN	Annual Meeting. Please join us for your League of Women Voters Annual Meeting to be held on June 25, 2008 at 6:00 P.M. at Steak & Ale Restaurant on U.S. 933 North. Speaker: Mr. Louis Mahern President, Board of Trustees, Indianapolis + Marion County Library Board Member, 2007 Indiana Commission on Local Government Reform 1976 + 1992, Indianapolis State Senator
Thursday, February 12, 2009	12:00-1:00pm	South Bend Chocolate Cafe 122 South Michigan South Bend, In	Lunch with the League. This event is free and open to the public! Please join us as we welcome Jeff Gibney from the city of South Bend to discuss plans for the Hall of Fame.
Monday, November 2, 2009	12:00-1pm	the Student Activity Center, Room 225 at Indiana University South Bend. This event is free and open to the public.	IU South Bend to Host Public Forum on the Special Election. South Bend, IN - The American Democracy Project is working with the IU South Bend Political Science Club to host a public forum on the proposed Regional Transportation District. Club members, committed to the ideal of political participation, were distressed by the lack of public information available about the upcoming special election on November 3rd. This forum will provide local citizens with an understanding of the history and wording of the referendum to create a regional transportation district, and present voters with arguments both for and against the proposed referendum.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009	Special Election St. Joseph County	The South Bend Area League of Women Voters will post information on polling places and voting times when this becomes available.	St. Joseph County, Lake County, LaPorte County, and Porter County.. Special Election for the Northern Indiana Regional Transportation District, November 3, 2009 "Shall there be created the northern Indiana regional transportation district under IC 8-24 to provide a regional rail system serving Lake, Porter, LaPorte, and St. Joseph counties and regional bus public transport system serving Lake and Porter counties with (insert name of county) County becoming a member of the district?" Yes
Thursday, March 11, 2010	5:30-8:00pm	1001 Wiekamp Hall IU South Bend 1700 Mishawaka Avenue South Bend, Indiana 46634	Iron-Jawed Angels - Free Screening. Join us for a free screening of this powerful, modern film about defiant young activists who take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote. With Hillary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, and Angelia Houston. Free popcorn, with other refreshments available for purchase. Running time approximately 2 hours. Free and open to the public.
Friday, March 12, 2010	11:30am - 1:00pm	South Bend Chocolate Cafe 122 S. Michigan St., South Bend	Lunch With the League. Deb Drummond, Legal Advocate, YWCA and Hon. David C. Chapleau, Judge, St. Joseph Superior Court CourtWatch Expansion Project: Protecting Victims of Abuse and Neglect By Improving Court Transparency Speaker begins at 12:00 noon. Come as early as 11:30 A.M. to order lunch. This event is free and open to the public.
Thursday, March 18, 2010	5:30pm	Sufficient Grounds Cafe 711 W. McKinley Mishawaka, IN 574-255-3122	Evening with the League. Please join us as we welcome Anthony Hunt, Station Manager of WVPE. We will be discussing how the media impacts public opinion. This event is free and open to the public.
Thursday, April 8, 2010	6-7:30pm	Indiana University South Bend Wiekamp Hall Room 1001 South Bend, Indiana	St. Joseph County Sheriff Democratic Candidates. Meet the candidates at this public forum where YOU ask the questions. Learn about each candidate's qualifications, viewpoints, goals - and why the candidate deserves your vote. Sponsored by the IUSB Political Science Club, The American Democracy Project, Indiana University South Bend, and the League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area. Questions? Contact aj70@iusb.edu.
Friday, April 9, 2010	11:30am - 1:00pm	South Bend Chocolate Cafe 122 S. Michigan South Bend, Indiana	Lunch With the League. Steve Francis, Economist, State Chairman, Sierra Club Think Globally, Act Locally: Local Solutions to Global Climate Change Speaker begins at noon. Come as early as 11:30 a.m. to order lunch. This event is free and open to the public.
Saturday, April 17, 2010	2-3:30pm	Indiana University South Bend Student Activities Center Room 225 South Bend, Indiana	2nd Congressional District Republican Candidates. Meet the candidates at this public forum where YOU ask the questions. Learn about each candidate's qualifications, viewpoints, goals - and why the candidate deserves your vote. Sponsored by the IUSB Political Science Club, The American Democracy Project, Indiana University South Bend, and the League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area. Questions? Contact aj70@iusb.edu.
Thursday, April 22, 2010	6-7:30pm	Indiana University South Bend Wiekamp Hall - Room 1001 South Bend, Indiana	St. Joseph County Council District H Democratic Candidates. Meet the candidates at this public forum where YOU ask the questions. Learn about each candidate's qualifications, viewpoints, goals - and why the candidate deserves your vote. Sponsored by the IUSB Political Science Club, The American Democracy Project, Indiana University South Bend, and the League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area. Questions? Contact aj70@iusb.edu.
Saturday, May 1, 2010	1:00pm	St. Joseph County Courthouse Courtroom 240 (2nd Floor) 101 S. Main Street South Bend, Indiana	Court Room Drama - To Kill a Mockingbird. Witness Adams High School students reenacting a courtroom scene from To Kill a Mockingbird in the Circuit Court courtroom of the historic 1896 Courthouse, downtown South Bend. This is one of many events being conducted in conjunction with the One Book, One Michiana program, presented by The St. Joseph County Public Library. For more information, visit http://www.libraryforlife.org/onebook/.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010		St. Joseph County Indiana	Indiana Primary Election. Voice your opinion where it counts the most - at the polls. To locate your registration status and polling place, visit http://www.indianavoters.com For Indiana election information, visit these web sites: http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/index.htm http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/departments/voter/default.htm
Thursday, May 13, 2010	4:00-6:00pm	South Bend Chocolate Cafe 122 S. Michigan South Bend, Indiana	Open House for Civics Educators - We the People. The St. Joseph County Bar Association and the League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area invite area civics educators to an Open House to learn about We the People - a civics education curriculum with programs for upper elementary and secondary students. A project of the Center for Civic Education, established in 1987 and funded by the US Dept. of Education, We the People provides a comprehensive understanding of American Constitutional democracy, while also focusing on the contemporary relevance of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. More than 28 million students and 90 thousand educators have participated in We the People. For more information, contact Lisa Plencner (574) 532-8121 Lisa.Plencner@comcast.net
Friday, May 14, 2010	11:30am - 1:00pm	South Bend Chocolate Cafe 122 S. Michigan South Bend, Indiana	Lunch With the League. Guidance for Some Tough Financial Challenges Adam Bawtinheimer Foreclosure Intervention Counselor, South Bend Heritage Foreclosure Modification Scams and Foreclosure Intervention Workshops Judith Fox, Esq. University of Notre Dame, Legal Aid Clinic The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act Speakers begin at noon. Come as early as 11:30am to order lunch. This event is free and open to the public.
Friday, May 14, 2010	11:30am - 1:00pm	South Bend Chocolate Cafe 122 S. Michigan South Bend, Indiana	Lunch With the League. Guidance for Some Tough Financial Challenges Adam Bawtinheimer Foreclosure Intervention Counselor, South Bend Heritage Foreclosure Modification Scams and Foreclosure Intervention Workshops Judith Fox, Esq. University of Notre Dame, Legal Aid Clinic The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act Speakers begin at noon. Come as early as 11:30am to order lunch. This event is free and open to the public.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010	5:30pm	401 North Hickory Road South Bend, IN 46615-3562	Annual Business Meeting and Dinner. This event is limited to members of The League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area, and an RSVP is required. Please call or email President Lisa Plencner at 574-532-8121 or lisa.plencner@comcast.net Our guest this year will be South Bend School Board member Stephanie Spivey, who will join us to share her thoughts about her first year on the school board as well as her experiences as a female elected official and candidate. We look forward to seeing you! Not a member? We'd love to have you. Contact Lisa for more information.
Friday, June 11, 2010	11:30am - 1:00pm	South Bend Chocolate Caf� 122 S. Michigan St. South Bend, Indiana	Lunch With the League. Dr. Martin Wolfson Department of Economics and Policy Studies University of Notre Dame "The Tax Abatement Ordinance: Changing Our Understanding of Economic Development" Speaker begins at 12:00 noon Come as early as 11:30am to order lunch. This event is free and open to the public.
Friday, June 11, 2010	11:30am - 1:00pm	South Bend Chocolate Caf� 122 S. Michigan St. South Bend, Indiana	Lunch With the League. Dr. Martin Wolfson Department of Economics and Policy Studies University of Notre Dame "The Tax Abatement Ordinance: Changing Our Understanding of Economic Development" Speaker begins at 12:00 noon Come as early as 11:30am to order lunch. This event is free and open to the public.
Friday, July 9, 2010	11:30am - 1:00pm	South Bend Chocolate Caf� 122 S. Michigan St. South Bend, Indiana	Lunch With the League. Special Discussion Luncheon with April Lidinsky Professor of Women's Studies, Indiana University South Bend President, American Association of University Women Common Ground: Working Together on Hot Topics for Women or Wanna Fix the World? Leave it to the Ladies Following an overview by April Lidinsky of the AAUW mission and the connections the AAUW shares with the League of Women Voters, Lidinsky and LWVSBA President Lisa Plencner will lead a discussion on the gender/wage gap and how our two organizations can work together toward our common goal - promoting equity for women. Whether you come to listen or to join what is sure to be a lively discussion, we look forward to seeing you at this very special Lunch with the League. Discussion begins at 12:00 noon Come as early as 11:30am to order lunch. This event is free and open to the public.

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