59th Annual State Convention

The League of Women Voters of Ohio presented our 59th Annual State Convention from May 13-15, 2011,

"Sustaining Democracy through Sustainable Communities" 

Thank you to the LWV Bowling Green, LWV Perrysburg, LWV Tiffin and LWV Toledo/Lucas County for hosting such a wonderful State Convention at Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon, Ohio on May 13-15, 2011!  A special thanks also to the Ohio Children's Foundation, LWVUS and the Joyce Foundation for sponsoring the event. 

Below are some of the pictures from the event and documents from the workshops and presentations that can be downloaded.

CONVENTION PHOTOS

         

         

CONVENTION MATERIALS

Convention Schedule

Workshop Information 

Nominations for 2011 - 2013 LWV-Ohio Board

PRESENTATION MATERIALS 

 

Keynote Speakers

Lynn Henning, Speaker

Tom Henry, Speaker

"Making a Difference for Children in Our Communities" Ohio Children's Foundation Panel Discussion

Amy Swanson, Voices
Mary Lou Langenhop, Children's Hunger Alliance
Dr. Libby Ruppert, Reach Out and Read

 

Issues

The Accountability Project: Bringing imPACT Home to a Local Issue

 Human Trafficking Caucus

Education Finance Study Discussion

Election Monitoring

Redistricting

“Ohio’s New Gold Rush: Is natural gas drilling the answer to Ohio’s budget woes?”

 

Membership and League Leadership

The Power of the Vote

“When ‘Any Warm Body’ Won’t Do: Nurturing League Leadership”

“Do We REALLY Need More Members?”

“Streamline the League??? Everyone else is too Busy! I’ll Just Do This by Myself.”

LWV and Social Media

"The League - Non-Partisanship and Elections in A New Era"

 

Actions Resolutions

Higher Education Action Resolution

Ohio Estate Tax Action Resolution

 

 

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