Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Voices for Planend Parenthood at Central Michigan University.


Hello! 

 My name is Marie Reimers and I am the vice-president of Vox: Voices for Planend Parenthood at Central Michigan University...

Vox is hosting a guest speaker on October 22d at 7:00 pm in the Park Library Auditorium, and we think that some of your members might be interested. Jan Wilberg is renowned social activist who had an illegal abortion while she was a student at CMU. Jan wrote about her experience on Salon.com and her post garnered more that 100,000 views. Her essay is a flashback to another time, when abortion was illegal and hard to obtain. She tells her story to remind the public why safe and legal abortion is crucial to women. 

After Jan speaks there will be an opportunity for other women to tell their abortion stories in a safe and welcoming environment. Anyone who makes the space feel unsafe or unwelcoming will be asked to leave by campus security. 1 in 3 women will have an abortion in her lifetime. Abortion is a commonplace procedure, and it is time that we remove the stigma surrounding it. 

I have attached the flier for our event. I would love if you could forward this email and the flier to your members. 

If you have any other questions please let me know. You can contact me at this email or by phone at 989-751-1494. 

Thank you, 

Marie Reimers 

Vice-President 
Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood 
Central Michigan University 

Friday, October 12, 2012

Voter Guides available


From Theresa Turner:
 
Hello Everyone,

We have received shipment of the state voter guides AND our local voter guides.  We also have available flyers promoting
Vote 411.

So far the guides have been delivered to: Veterans Memorial Library and branches
                                                            Commission on Aging
                                                            SAC Center
                                                            Rics Supermarket
                                                            The Brass Restaurant
                                                            Flour Uprising
(The Bookshelf also has them: Ed.)
There are still quite a few guides left.  (The state guides are in packages of 100) 
If you could pick up guides/flyers to deliver to various places around the county that would be great.
The guides and flyers are on my front porch at 608 S Kinney, easily accessible.

PLEASE "REPLY TO ALL" TO LET EVERYONE KNOW WHERE DELIVERIES HAVE BEEN MADE.

Thanks for your help.




Theresa
www.gardensbyt.etsy.com
"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any"   -Alice Walker

Monday, October 8, 2012


LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS

VOTER SERVICE 2012

OCTOBER 18

COUNTY COMMISSION CANDIDATES

6:30 TO 7:30

(1 MINUTE INTRO; 1 MINUTE FINAL STATEMENT)

approx 50 MINUTES FOR QUESTIONS 

Tom Riley (D)          Distict 3

Roger Trudell  (R)   District 3

Jim Horton (R)         District 4

Jennifer Turner (D)  District 4  (will not attend)


 STATE HOUSE CANDIDATES

7:45 TO 8:45

(2 MINUTE INTRO; 2 MINUTE FINAL STATEMENT)

approx 50 MINUTES FOR QUESTIONS

 

Kevin Cotter (R)

Adam Lawrence (D)

MODERATOR:  Samantha Minnis

SCREENERS:     Sarah Delia, Betty Clason, Marilyn Bidwell

TIMERS:            Cil Lorand,  Diane Current

QUESTION COLLECTOR:  Cindy Miles


OCTOBER 25


BOARD OF EDUCATION

7:00 TO 8:00

(1 MINUTE INTRO; 1 MINUTE FINAL)

approx 50 MINUTES FOR QUESTIONS

Wynne Winslow

Jeffrey S Wigand

Sheila Murphy

Patty Strong

MODERATOR:  Samantha Minnis

SCREENERS:    Betty Clason, Sue Horgan, Cindy Miles

TIMERS;            Cil Lorand, Marilyn Bidwell

QUESTION COLLECTOR;  Diane Current

BALLOT PROPOSALS POWER POINT PRESENTATION

Begins at 8:15 pm

Presented by Sarah Delia, President, League of Women

Voters, Mt Pleasant Area

All events will be held in the City Commission Chambers at Mt Pleasant City Hall, 320 W. Broadway St