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New Publication on Successful Grassroots Education Campaigns
| Cynthia PaderaA new publication from the League of Women Voters Education Fund, "From Theory to Practice: A Grassroots Education Campaign," shares lessons learned by the state and local Leagues in Kansas and South Carolina that participated in "Safeguarding Democracy: Quest for a More Diverse Judiciary" from 2009-2012. The publication is intended as a resource for Leagues and partner organizations that seek guidance for the implementation of successful grassroots education campaigns.
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League of South Carolina Announces Campaign Successes with "The State of the Judiciary in South Carolina: From Research to Reality"
Date: 6 PM-8 PM, August 7, 2012
Location: University of South Carolina School of Law Auditorium, Columbia, South Carolina
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Three local students win competition (South Carolina: Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
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S.C. Legislature Maintains Its Vise Grip on Judiciary (South Carolina: The Nerve)
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League of Jefferson County Holds Judicial Candidate Forums
Date: July 12 and July 19, 2012
Location: Port Ludlow Beach Club, Port Ludlow, Washington
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"From Theory to Practice: A Grassroots Education Campaign" Shares Lessons Learned by Leagues in Kansas and South Carolina
A new publication from the League of Women Voters Education Fund, "From Theory to Practice: A Grassroots Education Campaign," shares lessons learned by the state and local Leagues in Kansas and South Carolina that participated in "Safeguarding Democracy: Quest for a More Diverse Judiciary" from 2009-2012.
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Leagues of Washington State Discuss Judicial Diversity and Independence
| Cynthia PaderaOn May 30, Zaida and I traveled to the rolling hills of the Palouse region in eastern Washington state for the 2012 Council of Leaders of the League of Women Voters of Washington. As hosts of Council, the League of Pullman pulled together both a panel discussion and a banquet with speakers that discussed the state of judicial diversity and independence in Washington.
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Judges: Diversity needed in Washington court system (Washington: Northwest Public Radio)
| Cynthia PaderaNorthwest Public Radio reported on the League of Women Voters of Pullman's judicial diversity panel discussion at Washington State University on June 2, 2012. On hand were judges and justices from around the state, including Judge Cameron Mitchell of the Benton-Franklin Superior Court, who said minority groups don’t always feel like they’re part of the judicial system.
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League of Pullman Explores Judicial Diversity at 2012 Council
Date: 3:30-5:30 PM; 6:00-8:00 PM, June 2, 2012
Location: Smith Center for Undergraduate Learning, Room 202, Washington State University; Banyan's on the Ridge restaurant, Pullman, Washington
