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League
Looks at Marcellus Shale
Read
about the LWV of Pennsylvania advocacy on Marcellus
Shale gas extraction. While there, click on the Marcellus
Shale map for extensive background material from the
League's study of this issue.
Save
the date! October 11
Public forum
on Marcellus Shale
7:00 p.m.
Jewish Community Center
co-sponsored with United Jewish Federation
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MISSION:
The League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh,
a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and
active participation of citizens in government, works to increase
understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public
policy through education and advocacy
 90th
Birthday Celebration
August 26, 2010 • 11:30 am
to 1:30 pm
Mellon Square
Birthday Treats • Music •
Information
Everyone is invited •
Come • Spread the word
The League
receives a Proclamation from the City of Pittsburgh honoring our contributions
to democracy in the region. Who's in
the photo?
Mock Elections: Under
a grant from the U.S. Election
Assistance Commission, the League of Women Voters of Greater
Pittsburgh will be holding mock elections in high
schools throughout Allegheny County in October 2010.
In
July, a workshop for teachers participating in the Mock Election
project was held at Carnegie Mellon University. The materials
from that workshop are available here.
In addition, screen shots of two portions of a sample page from
the League's Smart Voter
candidate guide that students will be using are available at top
of page and bottom
of page.
Instructional
Sessions about the Mock Elections, taped by PCTV-21 at the "Preparing
Our Youth to Become Voters" workshop held at CMU over the summer,
are available to watch at http://pctv21.blip.tv.
Type "Mock Elections" and "Smart Voter" into
the search bar to view these sessions.
As
a pilot project,
20 students from Propel
Schools participated in a mock version of the November 2009
general election. See photos and mock election results here.
Save
the date! Our annual Good Government
Award Event will be held on November 4. More information
will be available soon.
Facts
for Citizens: a guide to your elected officials –
2010 Edition. Find out who represents
you and how to communicate with them. Another resource for communicating
with elected officials are the district maps and contact information
published by Duquesne Light in the Use
Your Voice booklets (PDF format). Select Allegheny County
or Pittsburgh City Council for local officials. There is also
a guide for Beaver County.
The
League's publication describing Allegheny County government structure
and functions has been updated and is available here.
This page is maintained by Suzanne
Broughton. Page last revised on August 24, 2010.
Permission is granted to freely copy this document
in electronic form, or to print it for non-commercial use as long as credit
is given to the League of Women Voters.
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