Meet a Peaceful Suffragist
September 18 & 19
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You will be able to have "Conversations with a Suffragist" next month. The event will be held at the Vickers Theatre, 611 Elm Street, Three Oaks, on Wednesday, September 18, at 3:00 p.m. and at the Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad Street, St. Joseph, on Thursday, September 19, at 7:30 p.m.
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Megan Burnett as
Suffragist Mattie Griffith Browne
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The message of this live performance by Megan Burnett is as relevant today as it was in the 19th century period that Megan shares with us in her one-woman play. Megan brings to life Mattie Griffith Browne, a woman whose name has largely been forgotten in the suffragist and abolitionist movements.
As League members, we have long heard of the historic gathering in July 1848 of hundreds of women and about 40 men who met in Seneca Falls, New York for the first women's rights convention in the United States. This event launched the women's suffrage movement. Thanks to the leadership of visionary women, seven decades later the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibited states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex. We have learned that women of color were not only excluded from the convention in Seneca Falls, but also from voting in some states on the basis of their color. We know that the work set in motion in 1848 remains unfinished today. Will you, your family and friends join us to experience a step back in time to meet and have "conversations" with Mattie Griffith Browne?
Tickets are now on sale at vickerstheatre.com and boxfactoryforthearts.org or call Judy Scully (773-677-2528) to have tickets mailed to you. The tickets are $10.00 for adults,
$5.00 for students, and limited $15.00 VIP seating at the Box Factory. As members of the LWVBCC, we definitely need your help to spread the word about this exciting League event.
-- Judy Scully
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T
o celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2017, LWVBCC honored Sandy and Larry Feldman for the decades-long efforts to eradicate stereotypes and cultivate meaningful relationships among people of different races. All of us who were at that annual dinner remember the energy, joy, and delight of the performance by All God's Children Community Choir. The choir is just one of the Feldman's many successful efforts to foster cross-racial friendships and harmony.
Now Larry and Sandy have written a book setting out the theory underlying their efforts and the approaches they have found to work. The book, Building Bridges Across the Racial Divide, describes programs and bridge-building activities not only for children, teens, and families but also for college students and adults. The Feldmans bring breadth of experience as psychotherapists (Larry MD and Sandy MSW), educators, and consultants.
Their reason for writing the book is clear -- to make what they have learned available to the larger community so that their work to "bridge the racial divide" will expand and continue beyond their own efforts. The book draws from a deep pool of understanding and experience and points the way ahead clearly and engagingly. Thanks, Larry and Sandy. You are great guides along the road we need to follow.
Note: The Feldmans will be presenting discussions of their book on Monday, August 19th, 7 to 8:30 pm, at the Phoenix Coffeeshop, 124 Water St., Benton Harbor and on Tuesday, August 27th, 7 to 8:30 pm, at Forever Books, 312 State St., St. Joseph. Reservations may be required for those who wish to attend a discussion. -- Marilyn Klawiter
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LWVBCC Book Group Meeting
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The meeting of the LWVBCC book group will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 12, at the home of Emelie Shroder. This will be a planning session with focus on selecting books for the coming months.
Please put the date on your calendar and by Thursday, August 8, either text (773-612-7411) or email Emelie (emelieshroder@comcast.net) to let her know you plan to attend.
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About National Voter Registration Day
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Since 2012, National Voter Registration Day has been a declared national holiday every fourth Tuesday in September. Its purpose is to celebrate our democracy and to publicize registering to vote.
In 2019, the holiday is September 24.
Currently there are 126, 231 registered voters in Berrien County and 41,285 registered voters in Cass County. To create a broad awareness of voter registration opportunities, LWVBCC volunteers will join with other community organi-zations in Berrien and Cass Counties to help more citizens become registered voters.
If you can help register voters on September 24, please contact LWVBCC voter services coordinator Mike McCaffrey: mike@michaelmccaffrey.com.
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Take a look at 2020 Census information for Berrien County on a website hosted by the Berrien Community Foundation in association with BE COUNTED MICHIGAN 2020. The site includes but is not limited to:
- Census Tract Maps for Berrien County
- "Census 2020 Complete Count Guide"
- "Census 2020 and Confidentiality"
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Christiana Zilke
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LWVBCC: Contact Us
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P.O. Box 1032
Niles, MI 49120
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