LWVSP is hiring a Candidate Forum Coordinator for the 2014 elections! Please click below for more detailed information:

Forum Coordinator Job Posting 2014.docx

Contributed by Judy Screaton, Board Member

Nice that a lot of new Leaguers and visitors joined us at the M and M meeting on Frogtown on Wednesday evening.  The enthusiasm in the room was palpable as we viewed photos and heard from the panel about the good things that are happening there. And a special thank you to both Bobbi Megard and Marian Watson for providing such interesting background information.

The League of Women Voters will once again participate in Give to the Max Day, a 24-hour giving marathon. In 2012, Give to the Max Day inspired more than 53,000 generous donors from Minnesota and beyond to give $16.3 million dollars, shattering previous event records. This year two donors, one to a nonprofit and one to a school, will be randomly chosen every hour to have $1,000 added to their donation. As a participant in Give to the Max Day, the League of Women Voters of St. Paul has a chance to win one of these additional donations. Be sure to visit GiveMN or use the widget below to donate to LWVSP by November 14, 2013.

To learn more about Give to the Max Day, visit GiveMN.org for details.

Did you miss the recent Ward One and School Board Candidate Forums hosted by the League of Women Voters of St. Paul? Well, here is your chance to listen to what the candidates had to say. YouTube links and SPNN schedules for the Ward One Debate and the School Board Candidates/Achievement Gap forum are below:

Link to the Achievement Gap/School Board forum:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9_A1o-q_f0

And the link to Ward One Debate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6qPPF6xKKs&feature=youtu.be

Here are the SPNN air dates:

Ward One Candidate Forum 10-15-13                CP-DEB8-1301
Tue 10/22/13 8:00    pm      
Thu 10/24/13            1:00    pm
Thu 10/24/13            10:00  pm      
Sun 10/27/13            9:00    pm      
Mon 10/28/13            9:00    am
Tue 10/29/13 2:00    pm      
Tue 10/29/13 7:00    pm
Sat 11/02/13  2:00    pm      
Sat 11/02/13  6:00    pm

School Board Candidate Forum   10-17-13          CP-DEB8-1302
Thu, 10/24/2013       8:00    pm
Fri, 10/25/2013         9:00    am
Sat, 10/26/2013        9:00    pm
Sat, 10/26/2013        7:00    am
Wed, 10/30/2013      9:00    am
Thu, 10/31/2013       7:00    pm
Thu, 10/31/2013       2:00    pm
Sun, 11/03/2013      6:00    pm

Members and Friends: What's YOUR vision for community media and technology in our city? Sign up for a Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) focus group on the future of cable service, community media and technology. The focus groups are scheduled for Oct 2-4. Make your voice heard.

See the following website for more information: http://www.spnn.org/FocusGroups.

The St. Paul League held a meeting on The Digital Divide September 18.  Our speakers were Kara Schommer of the St. Paul Community Literacy Consortium and Desiree Culpitt of AmeriCorps.  They the audience riveted for over an hour.  Sixteen people attended.  They provided us with web sites to give us more detailed information on the Digital Divide and Adult Digital training. Resources from the event are available here: Digital Divide Resources

Training in Minnesota. Based on all the feedback from around the state, there will be
four Workshops for League members interested in learning how to better plan candidate
forums and how to become moderators. This workshop is primarily designed for new
moderators and Voter Service Chairs/Forum Coordinators.  The workshop will include new modules, a mock forum and interactive exercises designed to encourage League members to share their experiences and learn from each other. Follow this link for more information: https://www.lwvmn.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=443.

The St. Paul LWV will be conducting forums for the city-wide Mayor’s and School Board races. In addition to the city-wide ballot races, we are partnering with District Councils 7 and 8 in Frogtown to sponsor a candidate forum for Ward 1 candidates. There are seven candidates, and thus lots of competition.

Mayoral Forum

When: Thursday, October 24, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Where: School District Central office, Rooms A and B, 360 Colborne St.

Candidates: Sharon Anderson, Chris Coleman, Tim Holden, Kurt Dornfeld

 

 

School Board Debate:

When: Thursday, October 17, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Place: Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, 270 N. Kent St.

Candidates: Jean O’Connor, John Broderick, Chue Vue, Terrance Bushard, Greg Copeland

 

 

City Council Ward 1 Candidate Forum:

When: Tuesday, October 15, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Where: Hubbs Center, 1030 University Avenue

Candidates: Dai Thao, Paul Holmgren, Mark Voerding, Noel Nix, Johnny Howard, Kazoua Kong Thao, Debbie Montgomery

The Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the Humphrey School asked LWVSP to share the following information about a course that may be of interest to our members:
The course is open to all grade levels and the general public. For a permission code or more information, please contact Doug Chapin at dchapin@umn.edu. We are happy to answer any questions you may have.