(Updated 3/3/2010)
The Luncheon Unit will focus on open government, while the Unit meetings will focus on the New Mexico Legislature and the recently-concluded 30-day Session (and possibly also the Special Session which followed.)
If you need transportation, call the League office and leave your name and the Unit that you wish to attend.
You can reserve your place at the Luncheon meeting by emailing lunch at lwvcnm.org. Specify the names of each person making a reservation, and if they want the Vegetarian plate. You can also just call the office: 884-8441.
An additional unit meeting is being held on the 4th Monday, starting Feb 22, at the La Vida Llena Retirement Community. Join us at 10:00am at 10501 Lagrima de Oro Rd NE. We encourage you to attend to make this new meeting time and place a success!
You probably have already noticed, but the Evening Unit, formerly scheduled for the third Tuesday, is now meeting on the second Tuesday each month. The location is the Erna Fergusson Library at 3700 San Mateo NE, at 6:00pm. Members and speakers are still encouraged to go out to dinner together after the meeting.
| Luncheon Unit - Second Thursday | |
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| 11:45am-1:45pm | |
| Leader: Marilyn Morgan, 266-5131 | Membership: Vivian Boyle, 266-1417 |
| Location: Albuquerque Airport Grand Hotel, 2910 Yale SE near Airport | |
| Reservations required ($17) -- call 884-8441 by 10:00am, Monday March 8 | |
| *** Meeting Date: March 11th, Thursday *** | |
| Speaker: Dr. Emile Nakhleh on Intelligence in an Open Society March is open government month. Today's presentation focuses on a critical aspect of openness at the national level. Intelligence is critical for many national security issues such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, terrorism, and others. The real issue is how to balance between two extremes – everything is open or everything is closed or classified. As usual both extremes are usually wrong. The key is identifying and applying the appropriate criteria. To little openness and disclosure limits the policy debate and government accountability. Unfortunately, we often err in this direction and classify too much. However, too much disclosure can risk policy failure or even injury and death, especially in national security and law enforcement. The presentation explores these issues in one critical policy area, intelligence in an open society. | |
| Midtown Unit - Third Monday | |
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| 1:00-3:00pm | |
| Leader: JoAnne Ramponi, 884-8441 | |
| Location: Manzano del Sol, Hobby Room (1st floor), at 5201 Roma Ave NE | |
| *** Meeting Date: March 15, Monday *** | |
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Speaker: Stephanie Maez-Gibson on An Advocates View of the 2010 Session The focus will be on State finance issues, as discussed by Ms. Maez-Gibson, the outreach director for New Mexico Voices for Children and Coordinator of the Better Choices for New Mexico campaign. | |
| Sandoval Unit - Third Wednesday | |
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| noon | |
| Leader: Marie Ross, 771-0103 Mary Mulvany, 792-9287 |
Membership: Janet Kelbley, 898-4123 |
| Location: Corrales Council Chambers, 4234 Corrales Rd, Corrales | |
| *** Meeting Date: March 17, Wednesday *** | |
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Senator John Sapien on Report on the 2010 Session Sen. Sapien has represented Disrict 9 since 20089, and is co-chair of the Senate Education Committee and a member of the Corporations and Transportation Committee, as well as being involved with many civic organizations. | |
| Evening Unit - Second Tuesday | |
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| 6:00-8:00pm | |
| Leader: Jan Bray, 292-7270 | Membership: Delores Watkins, 823-2308 |
| Location: Erna Fergusson Library at 3700 San Mateo NE | |
| Optional dinner after meeting | |
| *** Next Meeting: March 9th, Tuesday *** | |
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Speaker: Senator Dede Feldman on Report ont he 2010 Legislative Session Sen. Feldman has represented District 13 in the Albuquerque North Valley since 1997, and is chair of the Senate Public Affairs Committeee and co-chair of the Interim Health and Human Services Committee, where she is focusing on improving access to quality health care... | |
| La Vida Llena Unit - Fourth Monday | |
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| 10:00am - noon | |
| Leader: Ida Humphries | |
| Location: La Vida Llena Retirement Community at 10501 Lagrima de Oro Rd NE | |
| *** Meeting Date: March 22, Monday *** | |
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Speaker: Richard Mason on the 2010 Legislative Session Dick is the Chair of the LWVNM Action Committee and the League's chief lobbyist. He will review the recent session(s) from the point of view of League issues. | |