Events List

Upcoming Event Details

 

Spring Conference: May 18 and 19

Friday evening, May 18, we will enjoy a networking reception from 5:30 to 7:00 at The Mahler Fine Art Gallery, 228 Fayetteville St.,  in downtown Raleigh. We encourage you to bring a guest to this event as it is an ideal opportunity to introduce potential members to the Forum. More info:  www.themahlerfineart.com

Saturday’s meeting and program, May 19,James Johnson Laura Lesliewill be at Campbell Law School, Room 105, on Hillsborough St. in downtown Raleigh. Our speakers are Laura Leslie and Jim Johnson. Laura is Capitol Bureau Chief for WRAL and formerly held the same position with NC Public Radio/WUNC. Jim is Visiting Professor of the Practice at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University and a partner in Blount Street Advisors, and is the former Director of the NC General Assembly’s Fiscal Research Division.

The Saturday meeting will be 9:15-1:15.

Additional information and registration forms are available in the member center of this web site.



 

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Spring Conference: May 18 and 19

Women’s Forum members will hold a reception on Friday evening, May 18 at The Mahler Fine Art Gallery. Their Saturday meeting, May 19 spring meeting will feature Laura Leslie and Jim Johnson. Both events are in Raleigh.

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Calling potential candidates!

Apply by April 2 for training designed to increase the number of women in elected and appointed office in NC.

The Women’s Forum helped found the NC Center for Women in Public Service which is now planning its ninth annual Summer Institute. This year’s class, over two summer weekends, will increase the number of women prepared to assume elected or appointed office.

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Forum leads GOTV effort

The Women’s Forum, and president Pat Orrange, have been instrumental in pulling together a nonpartisan coalition that will work to get out the women’s vote in 2012.

The new coalition, NC Women Matter, had a kickoff meeting on Saturday, March 10 in Greensboro. To connect with the coalition see their website www.ncwomenmatter.org.

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