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2012 - 2013 Information will be added in the future. Please revisit.
| July | |||
| 4 | Independence Day |
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| 4 |
Freedom of Information Act anniversary |
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| 24 | 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
LWVGB Board Meeting Location TBA |
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| 30 | First Quarter PMP Payment | ||
| August | |||
| 7 |
6:30 p.m. |
Homewood Candidate Forum Homewood Senior Center 816 Oak Grove Rd. Homewood, AL 35209 Cosponsored by LWVGB and the Homewood Primetime Organization Volunteers are needed! Contact Leonette Slay at lwslay@cs.com |
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| 9 |
10:00 p.m. |
PBS Documentary Program “The Barber of Birmingham” On APT See the trailer and more. |
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| 11 |
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
ACCR Meeting & Update Samford University Moot Court Featured speakers: Dean John Carroll of the Cumberland School of Law, Professor Wayne Flynt, Governor Albert Brewer, retired Executive Director of the Alabama Law Institute Bob McCurley and some of the early leaders in this movement. |
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| 21 |
6:30 p.m. |
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| 26 |
National Voter Registration Day |
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| 26 | Women’s Equality Day – 19th Amendment 1920 Women’s Right to Vote | ||
| 28 |
7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
Municipal Elections |
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| 28 |
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
LWVGB Board Meeting Community Foundation of B'ham 2121 1st Avenue North, #700 Birmingham, AL |
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| September | REMINDER: Sept. is LWV
Membership Renewal Month! Renew online or
by mail. |
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| 3 |
Labor Day | ||
| 11 | Patriot Day in honor of the 911 fallen | ||
| 17 |
Constitution Day – U.S. Constitution signed 1787 /
Citizenship Day |
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| 18 |
7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
Special Constitutional Amendment
Election Proposed constitutional amendment would transfer over $145 million each year for three years into the ailing state General Fund from the AL Trust Fund. These funds will not be paid back to the ATF. There is much more to this amendment. Be informed before you vote. Get info. here. |
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| 18 & 19 |
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. and 5:15 -
6:30 p.m. on 9/18 /12 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. on 9/19/12 |
Brown Mackie College
Constitution Day Celebration Voter Registration Drive 105 Vulcan Road Birmingham, AL 35209 LWVGB volunteers are needed for voter registraions and to assist at Voter Registrar's office. Many opportunities now until Nov. 6! Contact Jean Johnson jjohnson@lwvgb.org |
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| 20 |
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | LWVGB
Annual Membership Meeting St. Paul United Methodist Church 1500 Sixth Avenue North, (Across the street from the Civil Rights Institute) Speakers:
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| 21 | International Day of Peace | ||
| 25 |
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
LWVGB Board Meeting Community Foundation of B'ham 2121 1st Avenue North, #700 Birmingham, AL |
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| October | Voter Education Month |
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| 3 |
8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Central Time | 1st Presidential Debate Topic: Domestic policy Location: University of Denver in Denver, Colorado (Tickets) Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Participants: President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Moderator: Jim Lehrer (Host of NewsHour on PBS) |
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| 8 | Columbus Day | ||
| 10 |
8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
Interfaith
Environmental Initiative of Alabama 2012 Forum “Efficiency and Conservation – What Works” Birmingham Botanical Gardens Get more information here or contact Joyce Lanning at joyce.lanning@gmail.com LWVAL is cosponsor |
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| 11 |
6:00 p.m. |
United
Nations Day Celebration The Club 1 Robert S. Smith Dr. Birmingham, AL 35209 Keynote Speaker: Hon. Joseph Boohaker, Jefferson County Circuit Judge "The Arab Spring" Distinguished educator awards and student leadership awards will be presented. Deadline for nominations, Sept. 15. For more information, contact Ilse Diasio at IDiasio@aol.com LWVGB is cosponsor |
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| 11 |
8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Central Time | Vice-Presidential Debate (1st
and only) Topic: Foreign and domestic policy Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time Location: Centre College in Danville, Kentucky (Tickets) Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Participants: Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan Moderator: Martha Raddatz (ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent) |
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| 16 |
8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Central
Time |
2nd Presidential Debate Topic: Town meeting format including foreign and domestic policy Location: Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York (Tickets) Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Participants: President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Moderator: Candy Crowley (CNN Chief Political Correspondent) |
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| 22 |
8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Central Time | 3rd Presidential Debate Topic: Foreign policy Location: Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida (Tickets) Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Participants: President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Moderator: Bob Schieffer (Host of Face the Nation on CBS) |
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| 23 |
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
LWVGB Board Meeting Community Foundation of B'ham 2121 1st Avenue North, #700 Birmingham, AL |
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| 24 | United Nations Day (See
celebration dinner on Oct. 11) |
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| 26 |
Voter registration deadline for
Nov. 6 General Election |
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| 28 |
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Critical Thinking:
Election Issues for Alabama Voters A Public Forum Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham 4300 Hampton Heights Drive Birmingham, Alabama 35209 Topics & Panelists: • "Statewide Constitutional Amendment Referenda and Election Consequences" Nancy Ekberg - ACCR Birmingham Regional Chair; LWV Greater Birmingham BoD • "Current State and Federal Election Laws and Impact on Voting Rights" Anne Permaloff, PhD - Political Science and Public Administration Professor Emerita, Auburn University Montgomery; LWVAL BoD and LWV Montgomery BoD • "Are Campaign Contributions Free Speech?" Natalie Davis, PhD - Professor of Political Science and Pre-Law Advisor, Birmingham-Southern College Cosponsors: UUCB & LWVGB. This forum is also the October LWVGB Membership Meeting. The public is welcome. Bring guests. |
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| 30 | Second Quarter PMP Payment | ||
| November | |||
| 1 |
Last day for voter to make
application on for an absentee ballot. |
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| 5 |
Last day for voter to
hand-deliver or postmark an absentee ballot. |
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| 6 | 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
Election Day To check your voter registration status or to find your polling place, go to https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/ or call your local Board of Registrars (JeffCo. 205 325-5550; Shelby Co. 205 669-3913). Voter ID is required but you are NOT required to present photo ID for the Nov. 6 General Election. Check here for acceptable forms of voter ID: http://www.sos.state.al.us/Elections/VoterID.aspx |
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| 11 | 11:00 a.m. Luncheon 1:30 p.m. Parade |
Armistice/Veterans/Poppy Day
– all in honor of our Armed Service people World Peace Luncheon BJCC East Ballroom and Veterans' Day Parade Downtown B'ham |
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November Member Meeting - TBA | ||
| 22 |
Thanksgiving Day |
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| 27 |
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
LWVGB Board Meeting Community Foundation of B'ham 2121 1st Avenue North, #700 Birmingham, AL |
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| December | |||
| 4 |
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
LWVGB Holiday
Luncheon Sweet Tea Restaurant http://sweettearestaurant.com/ 2205 3rd Ave. South Birmingham, AL 35233 Please bring your prospective member guests. President Cyrondys Jackson Springer will showcase the League's many accomplishments thus far this year. We will order from the menu, so no reservations are required. |
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| 7 | National Pearl Harbor Remembrance | ||
| 15 | Bill of Rights Day | ||
| 2013 |
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| January | |||
| 17 | Benjamin Franklin’s Birthday | ||
| 21 |
Martin Luther King Day | ||
| 22 |
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
LWVGB Board Meeting Community Foundation of B'ham 2121 1st Avenue North, #700 Birmingham, AL |
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| 29 |
6:00 p.m. |
January Member Meeting The Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority BJCTA Board Room 1735 Morris Ave. Birmingham, Alabama (This is the copper-domed transit "hub" on Morris Ave.) -- map -- Guest Speaker: Ann Dawson-August, Executive Director, Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority |
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| 30 | Membership count deadline | ||
| 30 | Third quarter PMP payment | ||
| February | |||
| 1 | National Freedom Day – signing of the 13th Amendment outlawing slavery | ||
| 14 | LWV birthday 93 years | ||
| 18 | President’s Day (birthday - Lincoln Feb 12, Washington Feb 21) | ||
| 26 |
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
LWVGB Board Meeting Community Foundation of B'ham 2121 1st Avenue North, #700 Birmingham, AL |
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| 28 |
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. |
LWVGB
February Member Meeting "An overview of School Systems in the Greater Birmingham Area" Guest Speaker: Joe T. Adams, PhD Research Coordinator, Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama Homewood Public Library Round Auditorium, Upper Level 1721 Oxmoor Road Homewood, AL 35209 -- map -- [NOTE: This is a change in venue. We are not meeting at Samford Univ.] PARCA will share information with our League about multiple indicators of school district success, including the level of student achievement across our metro area. |
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| March | Women's History Month |
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| 1 |
Due for approval of LWVGB Board
and/or printing in The Voter:
Program Planning Responses, Nomination Report, Budget Proposal, Bylaws Proposal |
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| 8 |
International
Women's Day |
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| 10-17 |
Sunshine Week |
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| 26 |
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
LWVGB Board Meeting Community Foundation of B'ham 2121 1st Avenue North, #700 Birmingham, AL |
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| April | |||
| 7 | World Health Day | ||
| 9 |
6:00 p.m. |
LWVGB April Member
Meeting: 2014 Alabama Project - a non-partisan effort to encourage, identify and train more women to seek elected offices Homewood Public Library Round Auditorium, Upper Level 1721 Oxmoor Road Homewood, AL 35209 |
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| 14-20 | National Volunteer Week | ||
| 16 |
Emancipation Day |
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| 22 | Earth Day | ||
| 23 |
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
LWVGB Board Meeting Community Foundation of B'ham 2121 1st Avenue North, #700 Birmingham, AL |
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| 26-28 |
LWVAL
2013 Convention "Flaggin' the Train to Tuscaloosa" University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL Find out more! (Please visit and read. Some deadlines as early as 3/14/13.) |
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| 30 | Fourth quarter PMP payment | ||
| May | |||
| 9 |
6:00 p.m. |
NOTE: THIS MEETING HAS BEEN
POSTPONED TO JUNE 13 LWVAL Annual Business Meeting Niki's West 233 Finley Ave W Birmingham, AL 35204 (205) 252-5751 -- map -- |
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| 27 | Memorial Day | ||
| 28 |
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
LWVGB Board Meeting Community Foundation of B'ham 2121 1st Avenue North, #700 Birmingham, AL |
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| June | |||
| 13 |
6:00 p.m. |
LWVAL
Annual Business Meeting Niki's West 233 Finley Ave W Birmingham, AL 35204 (205) 252-5751 -- map -- Please review business documents for member consideration before the meeting. If you are a League member and need access assistance, contact Jean Johnson at jjohnson@lwvgb.org, 205.870.3063, or 205.222.2097 |
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| 14 | Flag Day | ||
| 14-17 |
LWVUS
National Council Washington, D.C. |
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| 19 | Juneteenth or Emancipation Day | ||
| 30 |
1:00 - 5:30 p.m. (tentative) |
LWVGB
Board Training &
Planning Meeting Led by Sarah McDonald at Barbara Powell's home Date and location are firm. Time is tentative. Please mark the day. More details TBA. |
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| November |
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| 6 |
7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
General Election |