Monday, September 1, 2008

Other Upcoming Events (sept-oct)


September 4, Thursday Evening


Friends of Detroit River


Annual Fall Dinner Cruise, 6 – 9 PM


Departing Hart Plaza on the Diamond Jack Boat
Tickets are $50.00. Call 734-675-0141






September 10, Wednesday Morning


At Your Service: Innovative Ways to Communicate with Residents


SEMCOG Offices, 9 AM – 12 PM


Learn about new ways (and technologies) to get your community messages to residents.






September 22, Monday Evening


Courting Trouble: hosted by LWV
6:45-8:30 p.m. at the Farmington Hills Public Library
A forum on the growing influence of money in Michigan Supreme Court elections and the threat it poses to public trust and confidence in the Court. "
Guest speakers include Rich Robinson, Exec. Dir. of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, & Brian Dickerson, Detroit Free Press columnist.





September 26, Friday
Annual Citizens Research Council Meeting





October 3, Friday


Henry Ford Community College Civic Action Conference





October 3, Friday Afternoon


Women in Politics: Do Term Limits Help or Hurt Female Candidates?
12 to 1PM, Wayne State Alumni House
Please join the Women of Wayne Alumni Association as they host Professor Marjorie Sarbaugh-Thompson for a discussion on term-limits and the impact on women in the Michigan Legislature. Additional invited speakers include Wayne State Alumnae Rep. Kim Meltzer (R-Clinton Twp.), Rep. Bettie Cook Scott (D-Detroit ) and Sen. Irma Clark-Coleman (D-Detroit/Dearborn).
Please RSVP by
9-26-08
to www.alumni.wayne.edu/events or (313) 577-2300.


October 13-15


Creative Cities Summit, Detroit