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Wichita - Metro

Calendar of Events

We sponsor meetings and events for the public and League members.

Calendar Page, Month-at-a-Glance

DateTimePlaceDescription
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 6:30-8:30 pm Koch Auditorium,
Downtown Senior Center,
200 S. Walnut,
(one block south of Douglas, one block east of Seneca)		 Encore Presentation: Eleanor Cliff, Newsweek White House Reporter. This documentary DVD presents a speech given by Eleanor Cliff, a Newsweek White House Reporter. She originally presented it at the celebration of the 85th birthday of the 19th Amendment, held in Wichita on Aug. 26, 2005.
Thursday, August 26, 2010 7 pm WSU Hughes Metroplex Auditorium
29th and Oliver		 Women's Equality Day Celebration. This free event will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the signing of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Save the date, plan to attend, bring a friend.

Doors Open 6:30 pm, 20 Displays in Lobby

Program 7:00-8:30 pm

Live Patriotic Music - ARISE Women

Suffrage Grand March (All women and men in 1920's costumes can participate)

Proclamation read by Mayor Carl Brewer

Reflections: Lavonta Williams: City Council Sylvia Bribiesca Penner: Attorney Lily Wu: WSU Gore Scholar Felicia Rolfe: KWCH News Anchor

Featured Speakers: Linda Weir-Enegren, Founder, Rainbows United and Roots and Wings Rev. Dr. M Catherine Northrup, J.D., First Presbyterian Church, Senior Pastor Nola Foulston, Sedgwick County District Attorney

Finale: State of Kansas LWV President, Ernestine Krehbiel

Bring your daughters, granddaughters, friends and neighbors to honor those brave early women suffragists.

More information: 316-304-6458

Click on the link below for a copy of the event's flyer:

Flyer for Aug. 26 Suffrage Anniversary Celebration

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 6:30-8:30 pm Koch Auditorium,
Downtown Senior Center,
200 S. Walnut,
(one block south of Douglas, one block east of Seneca)		 Encore Presentation: Judge Karen Humphreys. This documentary DVD presents a speech given by Judge Karen Humphreys on the topic of judicial diversity in Wichita and the entire nation. Her speech is titled" Safeguarding U.S. Democracy: A Quest for a More Diverse Judiciary."

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