LWV hears about AHTD on April 8

Mr. Joe Shipman, District 4 Engineer of the AR State Highway and Transportation Department, will be the League of Women Voters of Fort Smith guest speaker for Monday, April 8, at Noon at the Golden Corral.

Mr. Shipman is responsible for all AHTD functions in Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Polk, Scott, Sebastian and Washington counties.  He will present a powerpoint presentation providing information on the AR Highway Department including information on local projects and programs of general interest.

Make plans to come and bring a friend.

League of Women Voters of Fort Smith
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Mara Leveritt on Feb. 7, 12, and 13

MLK Week 2013 events

The 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. week of events is listed HERE.

Our official web site is UP!

Our official web site is up and working.

Keep an eye on it for updates in the future.

April 11 – 3 p.m. — Would You Sell Your Vote?

April 11, 2012 event

The inspiration for this topic came from this satiric post.

March 29 live stream on Money in Politics!

A live streaming video on “The Corrupting Influence of Money in Politics” will be available on March 29, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Central Time.

“The American Democracy Project and it’s Political Engagement Project are partnering with the Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy (Ill.) to give ADP faculty and students the opportunity to participate in a conversation about money and politics via a live-streamed event, free of charge. This March 29, 2012 event will be a moderated conversation with former Senator Russ Feingold (D) and Trevor Potter (who worked with the McCain Presidential campaign). ADPers will have the opportunity to Tweet questions to the speakers.”

More info at the link!

Rock the Vote coming Feb. 23

Student Government Association and the American Democracy Project are co-hosting Rock the Vote.