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Announcement :: Children & Education : City Hall : Gender and Sexuality : Health Care |
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MO State Rep. Beth Low and MO State Sen. Wheeler hold series of public forums |
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by Lindsey Walker
Email: linzwalker (nospam) hotmail.com (verified)
Phone: 816 721 7044 |
26 Nov 2005
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State Representative Beth Low and State Senator Charles Wheeler invite you to a series of public forums on important issues facing Missouri in the upcoming 2006 Legislative Session |
• Higher Education
· Adoption and Foster Care in Missouri
• Cervical Cancer and Women’s Health
Moderator for the series of forums:
Janice Ellis
Higher Education
Monday, December 5, 2005
7 p.m.
UMKC in the Katz Pharmacy Building, Room 201
50th and Rockhill Road
(across from the Miller Nichols Library and Stowers Institute)
Panelists include: Dr. Gary Ebersole (AAUP) and Andrew Culp (UMKC Student)
Discussion topics include: college vouchers, higher education funding and tuition, updates from Jefferson City, and the Blue Ribbon Task Force Recommendations.
Adoption and Foster Care in Missouri
Wednesday, December 7, 2005
6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch of the KCMO Public Library
4801 Main St. KCMO
Panelists Include: Greg Razer (PROMO), Lisa Brunner (ACLU), and the Midwest Foster Care and Adoption Association
Discussion topics include: Governor Blunt's budget cuts preventing potential adoptive parents from even beginning the process, cuts to adoption subsidies, and qualified families being turned away due to their sexual orientation. Come discuss your concerns facing Missouri families.
Cervical Cancer and Women’s Health
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
6:30 p.m.
Westport Branch of the KCMO Public Library
118 Westport Road, KCMO
Panelists Include: MO State Rep. Judy Baker, Kristin Metcalf-Wilson (Alliance for the Status of Missouri Women)
Discussion topics include: pharmacists' refusal to fill birth control and reproductive health care prescriptions, insurance companies dictating how women are screened for cervical cancer, and the role of government in women's health care. |
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