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The League of Women Voters of RI presents a public forum: -- Legal and Illegal – The Impact of IMMIGRATION in Rhode Island
Saturday, October 13, 2007 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. RIC’s Gaige Auditorium 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Providence
SPEAKERS: HISTORY Chester E. Smolski, RIC Prof. of Geography, Emeritus EDUCATION Donnie W. Evans, Providence Superintendent of Schools HEALTH CARE Catherine B. Walsh, Deputy Director, RI Kids Count ECONOMY Johan Uvin, Director, RI Division of Adult Education POLICY REFORM William Shuey, Director, International Institute of RI
DISCUSSION LEADERS: Steve Aveson, WPRI-12 Bill Rappleye, NBC-10 John Howell, Warwick Beacon Tom Ward, Valley Breeze & other TV, radio and newspaper reporters
REGISTER BY OCTOBER 6 For more information: Marie Hennedy at 884-3976 or mariehennedy@verizon.net. Download Registration form (English) Download Registration form (Spanish)
Living Literature presents The Pursuit of Happiness: Immigrants’ Search for the American Dream celebrating Arts & Humanities Month, October, 2007
at the following places and times:
What does it mean to have the right to the pursuit of happiness? What
does happiness mean to new immigrants?
Living Literature has created an exciting and thought provoking 50 minute
readers theatre presentation exploring these questions in essays, novels
excerpts, short stories and poems from the following authors: Sherman
Alexie, Bebe Moore Campbell, Sandra Cisneros, Allen Ginsberg, Langston Hughes,
Frank McCourt, Pat Mora, Dwight Okita, Grace Paley, & R. A. Sasaki.
A brief discussion will follow. Come join the fun!
These events are FREE to the public.
Made possible by the League of Women Voters of RI Education Fund
& the Friends of the Libraries/venues involved.
Questions? Call 437-2297
LWVRI Board Meetings 2007-2008 All board meetings are scheduled for 11 a.m. League Office, 172 Taunton Avenue, East Providence - brown bag lunch changes will be posted
September 10, 2007 October 15, 2007 November 12, 2007 December 10, 2007 January 14, 2008 February 11, 2008 March 10, 2008 April 14, 2008 May 12, 2008
LWVRI Education Fund Meetings 2007-2008
September 18, 2007 - WakefieldJanuary 16, 2008 (Wed.) - Providence March 17, 2008 (Mon.) - Peace Dale June 19, 2008 (Thurs.) - Providence
Revised: 09/19/07.
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