Making Democracy Work
| Date | Time | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, October 6, 2008 | 1:15-3:30 | 33 Revolutions, 10086 San Pablo Ave, at Central Ave., in El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Monday, November 3, 2008 | 1:15-3:30 | 33 Revolutions, 10086 San Pablo Ave, at Central Ave., in El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Saturday, November 22, 2008 | 1:00-2:00 | El Cerrito City Hall, Council Chambers 10890 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito 94530 |
Lecture and discussion: How one city--El Cerrito--is dealing with its effect on the environment.. This program will focus on assessing and mitigating environmental impact at the local level. Mr. Garth Schultz of the Environmental Services Division of the City of El Cerrtio will describe actions the City is taking in its efforts toward environmental responsibility and will answer questions about how residents can make contributions in their own communities. The event is co-sponsored by the City of El Cerrito |
| Tuesday, December 2, 2008 | 9-11:30 am | Nile Hall, Preservation Park, 12th St and M.L.K. Jr. Way, Downtown Oakland | Forum on Public Healt and Air Quality. This event is sponsored by the Bay Area LWV and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and focuses on effects of wood burning on air quality. |
| Monday, December 8, 2008 | 1:15-3:30 | 33 Revolutions, 10086 San Pablo Ave, at Central Ave., in El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Monday, January 5, 2009 | 1:30-3:30 | Office of John Gioia, County Board of Supervisors, 11780 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Saturday, January 31, 2009 | 9 am -2 pm | MetroCenter Auditorium 101 8th St. Oakland, CA 94607 |
Bay Area League Day. "Water: California's New Gold".. The Bay Area regional perspective on future limited water resources: issues of proposed conveyance (canal), Delta levees and habitat, and water use affecting crop choices. |
| Monday, February 2, 2009 | 1:30 pm | Office of John Gioia, County Board of Supervisors, 11780 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito | Board Meeting.. League members are welcome |
| Sunday, March 1, 2009 | 2-4:00 pm | Cerrito Theater, 10070 San Pablo Ave. El Cerrito CA 94530 | Free showing of documentary movie. The movie "Thirst" treats issues involved in public vs private control of water supplies and treatment. The directors, Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufmann will be present to discuss recent developments and answer questions. |
| Saturday, March 21, 2009 | 11:30 am | El Cerrito United Methodist Church, 6830 Stockton Ave., El Cerrito | Luncheon Discussion of the National LWV Study ofn the National Popular Vote Compact.. Brown Bag Lunch. We will discuss and assess whether we have a consensus on the National Popular Vote Compact, which offers a method of achieving, effectively, election of the president by popular vote without amending the Constitution to eliminate the Electoral College |
| Saturday, April 4, 2009 | 10:00 am- 2:00 pm | 240 Channing Way, San Rafael. | Single-Payer Health Care in California.
Regional meeting of Health Care for All-California (HCA-CA)chapters from around the Bay Area. Admission is free, and lunch will be offered for $15 (reservation req'd).
Senator Mark Leno, Andrew MaGuire ( HCA Exec Dir), and Dan Hodges (HCA Pres), and Esther Wanning of HCA-Marin will speak.
For more information click here.
Useful background: On Tuesday, March 31, PBS will present an examination of our health care system and the insurance industry in a Frontline episode titled "Sick Around America". It will air at 9:00 PM on KQED. |
| Monday, April 6, 2009 | 1:30 pm | Office of John Gioia, County Board of Supervisors, 11780 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito | Board Meeting.. League members are welcome |
| Wednesday, April 29, 2009 | 6:15-8:00 pm | Community Room, Richmond Public Library 325 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, CA |
Health, Money and Fear, a documentary film about our Health Care System.
Learn about different reform plans and find out what you can do to help bring about reforms we need.
The film showing is sponsored by Health Care for All California, Contra Costa West County Team. |
| Monday, May 4, 2009 | 1:30 pm | Office of John Gioia, County Board of Supervisors, 11780 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito | Board Meeting.. League members are welcome |
| Wednesday, May 6, 2009 | 1 pm | 44 Beverly Rd. Kensington, 94707 (510) 524-6171 |
Meeting of Kensington unit. |
| Friday, May 15, 2009-Sunday, May 17, 2009 | San Diego | State Convention: Catch the Wave to the Future. Information available at: http://lwvc.wordpress.com/ | |
| Friday, May 29, 2009 | 11:30 am - 2:00 pm | Treviņo's Mexican Restaurant, 11795 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito |
Annual Meeting, West Contra Costa County League.
Business meeting, 11:30; Lunch, 12:00; Speaker, 12:45.
Business to be transacted includes consideration of the budget and election of officers for the coming year. The speaker will be Nancy Skinner, Assembly Member representing 14th District, who will address the California State Budget and the impact on the budget of the outcome of the May 19 Special Election.
RSVP by Saturday, May 23 to to LWV WCCC, PO Box 1618, El Cerrito CA, 94530. Cost of the lunch is $20 (everything included). Please indicate choice of entree: broiled chicken breast, grilled minute steak or vegetarian. As necessary, reservations will be accepted until Sunday, May 24, by telephone to 510 525-4962. Guests are welcome. |
| Monday, June 1, 2009 | 1:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting.. League members are welcome |
| Tuesday, June 16, 2009 | tba | 70 Rincon Road in Kensington | Tour of Blake Gardens.
Save the date. Details will be forthcoming.
Blake Garden is a botanical garden that serves as a teaching facility for the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning of the UCB and is the site of the official residence of the UC President. The garden includes over 1200 plant species laid out within a formal garden with reflecting pool, water garden, grotto, two-sided staircase, arboretum and views of the bay. |
| Tuesday, August 11, 2009 | 7-9:15 pm | St Mary's College (Soda Activity Center), 1928 St. Mary's College Rd. Moraga, CA 94556 |
Candidates forum, 9/1 special primary election. For more information on this event, see the web site of the LWV of Diablo Valley: http://www.lwvdv.org/calendar.html |
| Monday, August 31, 2009 | 1:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting.. League members are welcome |
| Wednesday, September 2, 2009 | 1:15 pm | 39 Stratford Rd. Kensington, 94707 (510) 525-5187 |
Kensington Unit meeting. |
| Monday, October 5, 2009 | 1:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting.. League members are welcome |
| Saturday, October 17, 2009 | 9:30 am -2:30 pm | USC School of Policy, Planning & Development State Capital Center, Room E 1800 I Street Sacramento, CA 95811 For More Information, call (916) 447-8683 or email lwvs@lwvsacramento.org |
LWVC Regional Workshops - Sacramento.
Come and hear a presentation about Redistricting, and the need for Constitutional Reform in California and what the League is doing about these issues. Find out how the League Walks the Fine Line, being Political, but NOT Partisan! Take a Guided Tour of the LWVC Members' Only Web Page, and learn how Leagues are using Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
See a flyer describing the workshops and register online here: <http://www.ca.lwv.org/lwvc/aboutlwvc/meetings/workshops09/index.html> |
| Saturday, October 24, 2009 | 9:30 am -2:30 pm | Avenidas 450 Bryant Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 For More Information, call the LWV Palo Alto at (650) 327-9148 or email lwvpa@lwvpaloalto.org. |
LWVC Regional Workshops - Palo Alto.
Come and hear a presentation about Redistricting, and the need for Constitutional Reform in California and what the League is doing about these issues. Take a Guided Tour of the LWVC Members' Only Web Page, and learn how Leagues are using Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Learn about what makes for an attractive and effective Website.
See a flyer describing the workshops and register online here: <http://www.ca.lwv.org/lwvc/aboutlwvc/meetings/workshops09/index.html> |
| Monday, October 26, 2009 | 7-8:30 pm | St Mary's College (Soda Activity Center), 1928 St. Mary's College Rd. Moraga, CA 94556 |
Candidates forum, 11/3 General Election. For more information on this event, see the web site of the LWV of Diablo Valley: http://www.lwvdv.org/calendar.html |
| Monday, October 26, 2009 | 7 - 9 pm | Liberal Arts Building, Room 100, 2600 Mission Bell Drive, Contra Costa College, San Pablo (FREE parking is available in lots 4, 5, 6 & 7) | Public Forum: The Cost of Corrections: Impact on Our Communities, State Budget, and Public Safety. Speakers from local, state and national organizations and agencies will discuss approaches to maintaining public safety while coping with burgeoning costs and diminished effectiveness of our correction system. |
| Monday, November 2, 2009 | 1:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting.. League members are welcome |
| Tuesday, November 3, 2009 | 7 am - 8 pm | El Cerrito and Kensington | General Election. General Election for representative from 10th Congressional District |
| Monday, December 7, 2009 | 1:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting.. League members are welcome |
| Saturday, December 12, 2009 | 11 am | Rialto El Cerrito Cinema, 10070 San Pablo Ave. El Cerrito, 94530 | Environmental film showing.
Free showing of "Who Killed the Electric Car?, an award-winning documentary on the events surrounding the first introduction and then withdrawal of GM's EV1. Electric car owners and advocates will be present for a discussion period after the movie. For additional information on this event, click here
For background information on the EV1 and the events surrounding its appearance and demise, see the article in the Wikipedia. The event is co-sponsored by the LWVWCCC and the El Cerrito Environmental Quality Committee. |
| Monday, January 4, 2010 | 1:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting.. League members are welcome |
| Saturday, January 30, 2010 | 9 AM - 3 PM | Metro Center 101 Eighth Street, Oakland, CA 94607 |
Bay Area League Day.
Big Steps, Little Steps to Addressing Climate Change, Air Quality, Transportation, Housing, and Land Use. "Smart Growth" has become a buzz phrase for how California can plan for the state's population boom in a sustainable, environmentally friendly way -- but what exactly is Smart Growth, and how is it being implemented? Join the League of Women Voters of the Bay Area on Saturday, January 30, 2010 for an in-depth look at this important issue, with a specific emphasis on the state's new Smart Growth law, Senate Bill 375 (Steinberg).
For more information and registrations form, click here. |
| Monday, February 1, 2010 | 1:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting.. League members are welcome |
| Friday, February 19, 2010 | 6 PM - 8:30 PM | Pro Arts Gallery 150 Frank Ogawa Plaza Oakland, Ca 94612 |
90th Anniversary of the League of Women Voters.. LWVO and LWVBAE will join together to celebrate with art, wine and good company. |
| Friday, February 19, 2010 | 6-8:30 pm | Pro Arts Gallery, 150 Frank Ogawa Plaza (near Broadway and 14th St as well as City Center BART station) in downtown Oakland | 90th Anniversary of the League of Women Voters.. Celebrate 90 years of civic engagement and Making Democracy Work with the League. Join League members, community leaders and local artists for art, wine, fun, and birthday cake. More information here. |
| Monday, March 1, 2010 | 1:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting.. League members are welcome |
| Saturday, March 27, 2010 | 2-4 pm | Richmond Library, Madeline Whittlesey Community Room, 325 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond. | Slide Show Presentation on Nuclear Power. Dr. Robert Gould, of the Physicians for Social Responsibility, will discuss nuclear power plants from the points of view of public health, cost, and security. The PSR have analyzed these issues and raise questions about whether health and safety issues are being adequately considered as nuclear power is considered for our energy needs. |
| Monday, April 12, 2010 | 1:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting.. League members are welcome |
| Monday, May 3, 2010 | 1:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting.. League members are welcome |
| Wednesday, May 12, 2010 | 6-8 pm | Richmond City Hall Council Chambers, 450 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond. | California Budget Challenge/Assemblymember Nancy Skinner. Take the California Budget Challenge with Nancy Skinner at the Richmond City Hall on May 12th (6:00-7:30). This event involves a live tabulation of your choices for balancing the state budget (in contrast to the web version described below). LWVWCCC is a co-sponsor of the event. For more information, click here |
| Saturday, May 15, 2010-Sunday, May 16, 2010 | Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza 300 J Street Sacramento, CA 95814 |
Leadership Council 2010 The Next Ninety. Observing League process is a valuable educational experience for League leaders and transparency is a core value of the League; the League board, committee chairs, and interested members are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit the California LWV web site | |
| Thursday, May 27, 2010 | 11:30-2:00 | Denny's Restaurant, 11344 San Pablo Avenue El Cerrito, CA 94530 |
Annual meeting, West Contra Costa LWV.
The business meeting will begin at 11:30. Following reports on the year's activities, officers for the coming term will be elected. During lunch Claire Greensfelder will speak on, "My Experience at the Copenhagen Climate Summit". Reservation forms have already been sent out, but if you have not registered, you may purchase lunch at the restaurant.
Claire Greensfelder is a longtime environmental, peace and justice activist who is currently working as a consultant to Land Is Life, an international NGO. Until this year she was Deputy Director for Communications, Development and Special Projects for the International Forum on Globalization. Greensfelder has been active in local, state and national electoral campaigns since her days in high school in Oakland, California. Since graduating from UC Berkeley in 1975, she has worked for phasing out nuclear power and weapons and for promoting renewables, energy efficiency, conservation and nonviolent resolution to conflict. She has worked as a staff member or consultant with over three dozen non-governmental organizations, including Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth International, The Sierra Club and the American Friends Service Committee. As an occasional radio and print journalist, she has contributed to programs at KPFA and was the managing editor of the the East Bay Voice. |
| Saturday, May 29, 2010 | tba | Castro Valley Public Library 3600 Norbridge Avenue Castro Valley, CA 94546 (The library is just a few minutes walk from the BART station.) |
LWVBA Convention.. We will adopt positions and priorities for 2010-2012, elect officers, hear reports from local League and hear a speaker from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Check the LWVBA web site here for more information (also look at current copies of the LWVBA Voter for updates) or use the address on the LWVBA web page to send an email message. |
| Friday, June 11, 2010-Tuesday, June 15, 2010 | Atlanta, GA | LWV National Convention.. | |
| Monday, July 12, 2010 | 1:30 -3:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Thursday, August 5, 2010 | 11:30-2:00 | Denny's Restaurant, 11344 San Pablo Avenue El Cerrito, CA 94530 |
Board of Director's Retreat.
Review of plans and training of new board members.
LWVWCCC members who are interested in activities of the board and would like to know more about the responsibilites of its various offices are welcome and encouraged to attend (sorry, but those wishing lunch will need to pay for it themselves). |
| Saturday, August 28, 2010 | 9:30-2:30 | San Leandro Library, 300 Estudillo Ave, Dave Karp Room | California LWV Regional Workshop. The workshop will focus on the LWV approach to advocacy, redistricting, using League websites and approaching political issues without being partisan. For more information and to register, click here |
| Monday, September 13, 2010 | 11:30 AM - 1 PM | EBMUD 375 11th Street Oakland, Ca 94607 |
SPECIAL MEETING by LWV of the BAY AREA:. This is a meeting of the BAY AREA LWV, the regional organization of the 20 Bay area leagues. It is being sponsored by the Natural Resources/Water Committee of the LWVBA. The meeting will be held in the EBMUD Resource Center. |
| Tuesday, September 14, 2010 | 10:00am-afternoon | 1414 Harbour Way, Richmond | Fall Members' Event. Visit to the Ford Assembly Plant, an historic building for both the car industry and WWII armaments production. Visits to two green businesses currently occupying the building, tour of the "Craneway" Pavilion, lunch in the Boilerhouse Restaurant. |
| Monday, October 4, 2010 | 1:30 -3:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Wednesday, October 6, 2010 | 1:15 PM | 50 Avon Road, Kensington. Cross street is Stratford. | Membership Meeting of the Kensington Unit. Visitors are welcome |
| Thursday, October 14, 2010 | 6:30 to 8 pm | El Cerrito High School cafeteria, 540 Ashbury Ave., El Cerrito |
School District Election Forum. The candidates for three open positions on board of the West Contra Costa County Unified School District will be present to present their positions and answer questions from the audience. |
| Thursday, October 14, 2010 | 6:30 to 8 pm | El Cerrito High School cafeteria, 540 Ashbury Ave., El Cerrito |
School District Election Forum. The candidates for three open positions on the West Contra Costa County Unified School District will present their positions and answer questions from the audience. |
| Monday, November 1, 2010 | 1:30 -3:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Wednesday, December 1, 2010 | 1:15 PM | At the home of Sheila Lichtman, 21 Camelot Court, Kensington. | Membership Meeting of the Kensington Unit. Please be prepared to discuss activities you would like to have for the League general meetings. Visitors are welcome |
| Monday, December 6, 2010 | 1:30 -3:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Monday, January 3, 2011 | 1:30 -3:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Wednesday, January 5, 2011 | 1:15 PM | At the home of Annette McCoubrey 631 Parkside Court, Kensington phone: 527-1266 |
Membership Meeting of the Kensington Unit. Visitors are welcome |
| Saturday, January 29, 2011 | 9:00am-2:00pm | MetroCenter, 101 Eighth Street, Oakland, California | Bay Area League Day. This year's program is: "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Taking it to the Next Level" The Metro Center is just across the street from the Lake Merritt BART station. To see the program or to register, go here |
| Monday, January 31, 2011 | 10 am- 2 pm | First Unitarian Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson Road, Kensington | Board of Directors Retreat. Topics to be discussed include: Vision and Future Plans for our Chapter; Roles and functions of the Chapter Board and Officers; Membership recruitment; By-Laws and Chapter Positions; Annual Meeting |
| Monday, February 7, 2011 | 1:30 -3:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Wednesday, March 2, 2011 | 1:15 PM | At the home of Betty Brown, 44 Beverly Road, Kensington | Meeting of the Membership of the Kensington Unit. Visitors are welcome |
| Saturday, March 12, 2011 | 10:30 am | Cerrito Theater, 10070 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito (3 blocks W of Cerrito Plaza BART station and close to Central Ave.) | Free Film at the Cerrito Theater. Tango 73: A Bus Rider's Diary, a film about public transportation and its problems and opportunities. The the director will be present for post-film discussion. |
| Monday, March 14, 2011 | 11:30- 1:00 pm | East Bay MUD, 375 11th Street, Oakland, 2nd floor conference room (across street from Lake Merritt BART station | Presentation to the LWVBA natural resources committee. Roberta Borgonovo, consultant on water to LWVC, and past representative to state water study groups, will address the LWVBA Natural Resources Committee on the latest with the perennial issue of water resource management. All are invited. |
| Saturday, March 19, 2011 | 10:30 am | Cerrito Theater, 10070 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito (3 blocks W of Cerrito Plaza BART station and close to Central Ave) | Free Film at the Cerrito Theater. Iron Jawed Angels, and award-winning film about the beginning of the women's suffrage movement in the U.S. For reservations, call 526-6827 or 524-9464, both (520) before March 15 |
| Monday, April 4, 2011 | 1:30 -3:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Wednesday, April 6, 2011 | 1:15 PM | At the home of Annette McCoubrey 631 Parkside Court, Kensington, 510-527-1266 |
Meeting of the Membership of the Kensington Unit. Visitors are welcome |
| Wednesday, April 27, 2011 | 8:00 am - 6:00 pm | Capitol Bldg, Sacramento, commuting by train | Student excursion to Sacramento. Members of the LWVWCCC will chaperone a trip to Sacramento 12-14 students selected by their schools (six WCCC district middle and high schools) to meet with assemblymember Skinner, senator De Saulnier and the policy analyst from Tom Torlakson's office (Department of Education). The students will be selected on the basis leadership skills and civic interests. A tour of the capital will be included. |
| Tuesday, May 3, 2011 | 1:15 PM | At the home of Betty Brown, 44 Beverly Road, Kensington, Phone: 524-6071 | Meeting of the Membership of the Kensington Unit. Discussion topics to include status and control of Kensington paths. Visitors are welcome |
| Monday, May 9, 2011 | 1:30 -3:30 pm | 117 Shoreline Court, Richmond | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Friday, May 13, 2011-Sunday, May 15, 2011 | Ventura, California, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 450 E Harbor Blvd | League of Women Voters of California--State Convention. State conventions alternate with the national convention and this is the year for the former. Hotel discounts, registration, and more details will be available in February on the convention blog. Amtrak provides convenient, inexpensive and comfortable transportation from Richmond, Emeryville and Oakland to Ventura. | |
| Saturday, May 21, 2011 | 10 am - 12 am | San Francisco Main Library (at the BART Civic Center station), 100 Larkin Street San Francisco, CA 94102 |
Bay Area Council Meeting. Each local League is authorized to send two delegates, to exchange information, approve a budget, and view a video on the history of regional government. The Bay Area Council is the regional organization of the twenty local Leagues in the Bay Area. For more information, see, http://www.lwvba.ca. Members interested in attending should contact President Linda Young. |
| Monday, June 6, 2011 | 1:30 -3:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Wednesday, July 6, 2011 | 1:15 PM | At the home of Jean Gleason 251 Stanford Avenue Kensington, CA 94708 510-558-0842 |
Meeting of the Membership of the Kensington Unit. Discussion topics to include status and control of Kensington paths. Visitors are welcome |
| Monday, August 1, 2011 | 1:30 -3:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Wednesday, September 7, 2011 | 1:15 PM | At the home of Deborah Malbec, 50 Avon Road (cross street: Stratford),Kensington, phone 510-527-8683 |
Meeting of the Membership of the Kensington Unit. Ongoing discussion topics include Kensington Paths, garbage collection and the LWV study of federal funding of education. Visitors are welcome |
| Wednesday, September 21, 2011 | 1:30-3:00 | Berkeley Public Library at 2090 Kittredge Street, just off of Shattuck Avenue. The library (wheelchair accessible)is adjacent to the Downtown Berkeley BART Station and several AC Transit lines. | FORUM ON SENIOR MOBILITY. The predicted large increase in the population of seniors in the Bay Area will require increasing attention to transportation issues. Sponsored by the LWVBA and LWVBAE this forum will bring together a panel of experts on transportation and aging. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (510) 839-1608. |
| Tuesday, September 27, 2011 | 10:30 am - 2:oo pm | Denny's Restaurant, 11344 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito | Annual Meeting. Annual meeting of LWV WCCC, including business meeting, elections, and presentation (by Prof Rick Mintrop of UC School of Education on the new national LWV study dealing with education and the role of the federal government). Lunch will be available (optional). |
| Wednesday, October 12, 2011 | 10:00 -noon | St. Peters C.M.E. Church, 5324 Cypress Ave., El Cerrito. The church is just west of I-80 and Cypress Ave can be accessed from San Pablo Ave by driving west on Potrero to 55th St and then going two blocks south to Cypress. If walking from the Del Norte BART station, take Hill St.(south boundary of station) west to Eastshore Blvd. Follow Eastshore Blvd south to Potrero Ave. Go under the freeway to 55th, then south 2 blocks to Cypress. It is about a 10 min walk. | Membership meeting on national education study. The first of two membership meetings to assess the extent of support of the the LWV national study on, "The Role of the Federal Government in Pre K-12 Education. |
| Tuesday, October 25, 2011 | 10:00 -noon | St. Peters C.M.E. Church, 5324 Cypress Ave., El Cerrito | Membership meeting on national education study. Continuation of the Oct. 12 meeting. |
| Saturday, October 29, 2011 | 10:00 am - noon | Cerrito Theater, 10070 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito (3 blocks W of Cerrito Plaza BART station and close to Central Ave) | "Bag It", free documentary film at Cerrito Theater. BAG IT. Free, award-winning feature film (+ shorts) on plastic bags (as well as some plastics in general)and their effect on our waterways, oceans, and even our bodies. Followed by a panel discussion that will include guest actors/artists/and experts on environment issues. More information on the film here |
| Monday, November 7, 2011 | 1:30 -2:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Monday, December 5, 2011 | 1:30 -2:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Wednesday, January 4, 2012 | 1:15 PM | At the home of Betty Brown 44 Beverly Road, Kensington |
Meeting of the Membership of the Kensington Unit. Phone Betty at 510-524-6071 with questions and/or RSVP. Guests are always welcome. |
| Saturday, February 4, 2012 | 9:00 am - 2:00 pm | First Unitarian Church of Oakland 685 14th Street at Clay Oakland, CA 94612 |
Bay Area League Day: Housing and the Bay Area's Future.. The keynote speaker will be DAVID ROSEN, an expert in affordable housing finance, policy, land use, and lending and investment. Panels of experts will discuss: 1) meeting regional housing needs; 2) financing affordable housing, and 3) serving the hardest to house. Question periods will be included. To register, or for more details, go to: <http://www.lwvba.ca.lwvnet.org/calendar.html> (last item in list). |
| Saturday, February 4, 2012 | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (doors open at 9:30 am) including reception and snacks | Rialto Cinema's Cerrito Theater - 10070 San Pablo Avenue , El Cerrito, CA 94530 | THE NEW METROPOLIS: Building Sustainable and Healthy Communities in the Bay Area Region in the Age of Global Warming: A film and community dialog event. The award winning PBS film "The New Metropolis" will provide a catalyst for a community dialog at the Rialto Cinema's Cerrito Theater on February 4, 2011 , The theme is the future of land use planning, transportation, and health in our communities and in our region in the face of global warming. (Co-sponsored with the Environmental Quality Committee of the City of El Cerrito. |
| Monday, February 6, 2012 | 1:30 -2:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Monday, March 5, 2012 | 1:30 -2:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Tuesday, March 6, 2012 | 7:30 am-6:00 pm | Richmond BART station to Sacramento, return to Richmond |
STUDENT-LWVWCCC TRIP TO CAPITOL. Volunteers from our league and school district personnel will chaperone a group of 75 students from El Cerrito, Richmond, Kennedy, Pinole Valley and De Anza high schools to Sacramento for visits with our representatives and to see the capitol building and legislation in action. For more information, contact Janet Abelson at 693-8115 or abeljanet@aol.com. |
| Wednesday, March 21, 2012 | 1:15 PM | At the home of Lita Fries 28 Camelot Court, , Kensington |
Meeting of the Membership of the Kensington Unit. Phone Lita at 510-527-4240 with questions and/or RSVP. Guests are always welcome. |
| Monday, April 2, 2012 | 1:30 -2:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Saturday, May 5, 2012 | 10:15-12:00 | Lafayette Library, 3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafaette | Convention 2012, League of Women Voters of the Bay Area. |
| Monday, May 7, 2012 | 1:30 -2:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Wednesday, May 30, 2012 | 1:15 PM | At the home of Betty Brown 44 Beverly Road, Kensington |
Meeting of the Membership of the Kensington Unit. Phone Betty at 510-524-6071 with questions and/or RSVP. Guests are always welcome. |
| Monday, June 4, 2012 | 1:30 -2:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Friday, June 8, 2012-Tuesday, June 12, 2012 | Hilton Hotel, Washington DC | LWVUS NATIONAL CONVENTION. The 50th National Convention of the LWVUS will be held in Washington DC in June | |
| Thursday, July 19, 2012 | 10:00 am-3:00 pm | Bus pick up will be at: 11780 San Pablo Ave. Ste. D, El Cerrito (Supervisor John Gioia's office) |
Tour of West Contra Costa County health care facilities.. Tour will in include: Contra Costa Richmond Health Clinic, Doctors Hospital, Lifelong-Brookside Health Center, Richmond Kaiser Hospital, Contra Costa San Pablo Health Clinic, Pinole Kaiser Clinic. |
| Wednesday, August 22, 2012 | approx. 10:30 AM-3:00 PM | POSTPONED! | Kensington Unit Summer Excursion. Tour of Rosie the Riveter Visitor Center and Memorial. 1414 Harbour Way South, Suite 3000, Richmond. We will carpool from Kensington. |
| Wednesday, September 19, 2012 | 1:15 PM | Home of Lita Fries, 28 Camelot Court Kensington 94707 |
Meeting of the Membership of the Kensington Unit. Phone 510-527-8683 with questions and/or RSVP. Guests are always welcome. Phone 510-527-4240 |
| Monday, October 1, 2012 | 3:00 -4:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Monday, April 1, 2013 | 3:00 -4:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |
| Monday, May 6, 2013 | 3:30 pm | 11780 San Pablo Ave, Suite D, El Cerrito | Board Meeting. League members are welcome |