LWV Oshkosh Area Activities and Priorities

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Activities.  LWV Priorities.  Potluck and Policy.  Food for Thought Luncheons.  Local Positions.  Homeless Study.

LWV Oshkosh Area Activities

LWV Oshkosh Area holds monthly "Food for Thought" luncheons which feature speakers on various city, county, school, state and national topics of interest to League members. Meetings are always open to the public.

Prior to each primary and general election, we sponsor candidate forums in cooperation with Oshkosh Community Access Television CitiCable 10. We also assist with voter registration.

We hold periodic community forums on topics related to current League studies or governmental issues. One example is the Immigration Forum in November 07.

Priorities

Clink on this link for a summary of LWV Oshkosh Area local, state, and national studies and activities for 2007-2008. LWV Priorities 07 08

Taste of League Potluck and Policy

Saturday, February 16, 2008

UW Oshkosh Women's Center 717 W. Irving Ave. Oshkosh 9:00 - 11:30am This meeting gives members the opportunity to influence the national and local League agendas for the coming year.

See Jan/Feb 2008 newsletter for details.

Food for Thought Luncheons

LWV Oshkosh Area holds monthly "Food for Thought" luncheons which feature speakers on various city, county, school, state and national topics of interest to League members. These buffet luncheons are held at noon on the second Wednesday of every month at the China King Restaurant, 280 S. Koeller, Oshkosh. No reservation is needed. Meetings are always open to the public.

Luncheon speakers for 2007 included:

Jan. 2007: Tom Meinz, WI Public Service Corporation - Energy

February 2007: Dennis Demoss, Sargent Lundy Consulting - Nuclear Energy

March 2007: Mary Offer, UW-Oshkosh, Diversity Circles

April 2007: Brenda Haines, BlueDoor Consulting - Oshkosh Area School District Long-range Facilities Plan

May 2007: Yolanda Tesch, League member and Laurie Martinez, Catholic Immigration Services, Green Bay Diocese
- Immigration

June 2007: Steve Arndt, UW Oshkosh Green Campus

July 2007: Larry Pasquini, Oshkosh Parks - Issues and Challenges

August 2007: Melissa Kohn, Fox Valley Technical College

September 2007: Linda Murray, WI Rural Leadership Program

October 2007: Jim Schmitt, Mayor of Green Bay on Sustainable Green Bay

November 2007: Ann Frisch, Retired UWO Professor, Peacekeeping in Guatemala

December 2007: Brad Larson, Oshkosh Public Museum - Future Expansion Plans

LWV Oshkosh Local Positions

Click on this link for a summary of local positions taken by the Oshkosh Area League of Women Voters on various city, school, county, and regional governmental issues as of May 2007. Local Positions 07 Summary

Homeless Study Report -- 2005

The LWV Oshkosh undertook a study of the role of local government in providing shelter for the homeless. A League committee collected data and conducted interviews with service providers as well as with the City of Oshkosh Community Development Department. This report focuses on the issue of homeless people in Oshkosh and includes data on the estimated number of homeless persons, availability of shelter beds and identifies gaps in services to the homeless. Read the study, Homeless Study Report -- 2005

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