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WPA Event and Announcement Archives2008 Potluck - Special ThanksThe 2008 summer potluck has come and gone. A good time was had by all. A very special "thanks" goes out to Alicia Van Pelt, who has donated money for a WPA "Scholarship" that will allow a number young women to join the group free of charge. Thanks, Alicia!! 2008 Potluck and Business MeetingYou are cordially invited to WPA's 2008 Potluck and Business Meeting to be held Sunday, June 8, 2008 at the home of Marcia MacMullen. Dinner is at 6:00 pm and the business meeting begins at 6:45. Just a reminder, annual dues for 2008-2009 are now $15 and will be collected at the door. We invite members whose last names begin with from A- H to bring a main dish in a family sized portion; persons with last names starting with letters I-P to bring salads, and persons with last names beginning with Q-Z to bring 10 single servings of dessert. We need beverage donations as well, usually wine, beer, and pop. I will provide paper plates, napkins, cutlery, and cups. Please remember to bring extra food portions if you plan to bring a guest. I'm asking for volunteers to help make reminder calls this coming week. To see a downloadable and printable flier for this event that will open in a separate window go to the following link (you must be logged in as a member to see the link): Click to download a pdf listing of past WPA activities. June Potluck Photos
The WPAs are pleased to co-sponsor the following event:"Spying, Secrecy and Presidential Power"A town hall meeting on the illegal spying of the National Security Agency
John W. Deanformer legal counsel to President Richard Nixon Ann BeesonACLU lead counsel in ACLU v NSA Sunday, June 11, 2006 Seating is limited, reserve your seat at www.aclumich.org or by calling 313-578-6810. Suggested donation at the door, $5-$20. Co-sponsors: American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Ann Arbor District Library, Council on American Islamic Relations - Michigan Chapter, Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice, Michigan Peaceworks, Women Progressive Activists May 10, 2006: Cars and the EnvironmentThe WPA's will present a program on Cars and the Environment at our May 10th meeting. Speaking to the membership will be Charles Griffith of the Ecology Center of Ann Arbor and Marc Ross of the University of Michigan. Please join us at 7:00 PM at the Church of the Good Shepard, at 2145 Independence ( Click here for a map.) There is plenty of free, well-lit parking.
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More info on this program and the speakers will be available soon. March 8, 2006: Women and Affirmative Action
Ms. Bejian will discuss the so-called "Civil Rights Initiative," a November 2006 ballot question which, if passed, would ban affirmative action. The WPA's are proud members of One United Michigan the coalition opposing the misguided initiative. We look forward to learning more from Ms. Bejian about how we can join others in Washtenaw County and around the state in active opposition. More about our speaker: Mary Bejian joined the ACLU staff in June 2004 as the ACLU of Michigan's first Field Organizer. Her primary duties are to work with the Legislative Director, Legal Director and Communications Director to develop and implement organizing and education strategies. Ms. Bejian also works with the nine volunteer ACLU branches in Michigan to assist with coalition-building, community education and membership recruitment. Before joining the ACLU staff, Ms. Bejian worked for nine years as the Coordinator of Investigations at the Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan. And in a volunteer capacity, she served as Chairperson for the ACLU-Washtenaw County Branch. In addition, Ms. Bejian has worked on issues related to the politics of HIV/AIDS, sexual assault prevention, and racial profiling. She graduated with a B.A. in Women's Studies and Psychology from the University of Michigan in 1992. Renewable Energies and Energy Conservation
Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje will speak about his enthusiasm for increasing Ann Arbor's use of renewable energy. Click here to learn more about the Mayor's "Green Energy Challenge," and a special Feb. 13 Ann Arbor Energy Commission meeting, open to the public. Jennifer Alvarado, Executive Director of the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association (GLREA,) and Aileen Gow, Director of Urban Options, will also present. A question and answer session will follow. WPA Member Rebekah Warren will moderate. Please join us at 7:00 PM on February 8, 2006 at the Church of the Good Shepard, 2145 Independence, Ann Arbor. Independence is off of Packard near the Georgetown Kroger. 2145 is at the intersection of Powell and Independence. Click here for a map. This event is free and open to the public.
WPA Urges Ann Arbor City Council to Support Nursing Mothers and InfantsThe WPA's support the right of nursing babies and their mothers to breastfeed in public. We are concerned about the local YMCA's policy of segregating nursing mothers and their babies. We urge the City of Ann Arbor to enact an ordinance, or amend an existing ordinance, to ensure the right of breastfeeding babies to nurse on demand. 
Election LetterNot So Benign: The Neglect of Detroit Elections by the Secretary of StateWomen Progressive Activists' founding member, June Rusten, co-signs this important letter regarding the sorry state of elections in the Detroit area and elsewhere in Michigan. WPA members are encouraged to copy and distribute it widely because of the urgency of the subject and the abysmal lack of media attention to the problems described and documented. Cost of the War in Iraq
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Marc Ross received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Wisconsin (1952) and has been a professor in the Physics Department, University of Michigan, since 1963. He nominally retired, moving onto TIAA's payroll, in 2001. Since the mid-1970s, Prof. Ross' research has involved analysis of energy use, its impacts on people and the environment, and the reduction of negative impacts through efficiency and conservation. Up to the mid-1980s his focus was industrial energy use. Since then he has focused on energy and automobiles. Much of his research concerns technologies to improve fuel economy. An important part of this has been creation and improvement of models of fuel use and emissions as they depend on driving. In recent years he has been studying relationships between traffic safety and vehicle design. Since lightweight vehicles would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save oil, the research issues are: What would their safety depend on? What design changes would enhance their safety?
The WPA's welcome Mary Bejian of the 
The Women Progressive Activists (WPA's) proudly present "Renewable Energies and Energy Conservation" at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, February 8, 2006. This event is free and open to the public.
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