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Priorities for Action and Advocacy.  State and National Studies.

LWV of Diablo Valley 2011-2012 Priorities for Action and Advocacy

We have chosen the following three issues as priorities for action and advocacy for 2011-2012:

  • California water, both in the Delta and throughout central and eastern Contra Costa County. We are proud to be cosponsoring the three-part "Eye on the Water" Scholar Olli lecture series at the Concord Campus of CSU East Bay. The third lecture in the series will be October 28. See our calendar for details.

  • Contra Costa County environmental protection: We will be scheduling meeting(s) in a few weeks to learn more about Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. We will then look at environmental safeguards and procedures locally in the light of what we have learned.

  • Protecting health care and the social safety net in our county at a time of significant economic downturn. We are planning programs for next year on this important topic.

Please let us know if you would like to participate in these priorities for advocacy and action.
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State and National Studies

We have also chosen to participate in the following national and state studies:

Studies (whether national, state, or local) are a defined process lasting one to three years, during which we undertake thorough pursuit of facts and details, both positive and negative. Study committee members fashion consensus questions that are then asked of the membership as part of a study kit. Consensus is the overall decision-making process by which substantial agreement among members is reached on an issue. If the members reach consensus, the board forms positions based on that consensus. It is the consensus statement - the statement resulting from the consensus questions - that becomes a "position." Firm action can then be taken on the particular issue addressed by the position. Without a position, action can not be taken on that issue.

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