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Susan B. Wilson Civic Education Merit Award Ceremony 2010
Date: June 9, 2010
LWV SK/Narr event

Watch Now	Introductions and keynote speech by Amanda Pereira, a student member of Young Voices, an urban youth empowerment and advocacy group, in Providence, RI.
Watch Now	Lila Sapinsley awards Grand Prize to Deborah Marcello & Greg Quirk of Portsmouth Middle School and James Frutchey awards Jury Prize to Susan Burt Squillante of Feinstein Middle School in Coventry, RI.

League Day 2010
Date: March 10, 2010
On Wednesday, March 10, 2010, the League of Women Voters Rhode Island celebrated League Day at the State House with a presentation, "The View from the Commissioner's Office" by Deborah A. Gist, Rhode Island Commissioner of Elementary & Secondary Education, and with a Proclamation by Governor Donald L. Carcieri and Resolutions by Senate President M. Teresa Paiva-Weed and House Speaker Gordon D. Fox commemorating the Rhode Island League of Women Voters' 90th Anniversary.

Watch Now	Introduction by Joanne DeVoe, President of the League of Women Voters Rhode Island; and presentation by Commissioner Deborah A. Gist. "The View from the Commissioner's Office" explains the Rhode Island application for federal "Race to the Top" education funds.
Watch Now	Questions from the audience to Commissioner Deborah A. Gist about money spent on education in RI: average results, school breakfast program, parental/community involvement in meeting needs of poor children, the funding formula, the increase in the number of charter schools, teacher quality/training and longer school day/year.
Watch Now	More questions from the audience to Commissioner Deborah A. Gist about RI's chances of winning a "Race to the Top" grant, the impact of RI's large number of school districts, the graduation requirement for projects, the complexity of the proposed funding formula and its chance of legislative passage.
Watch Now	Proclamations in commemoration of the Rhode Island League of Women Voters' 90th Anniversary and the 90th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment to the Constitution: Suzanne Carcieri (on behalf of her husband, Governor Donald L. Carcieri); Representative Peter F. Kilmartin, on behalf of the RI House of Representatives; Senator Elizabeth Crowley on behalf of the Rhode Island Senate. Senator Crowley then discussed the Rhode Island suffragist, abolitionist and reformer, Elizabeth Buffam Chace.

Susan B. Wilson Civic Education Merit Award Ceremony 2009
Date: June 9, 2009
LWV SK/Narr event

Watch Now	Introductions and keynote speech by Michael Trofi, RI Commission on Civic Education
Watch Now	Christopher Little, Esq. awards Grand Prize to Lawrence Verria of North Kingstown High School
Watch Now	Camilla Weiner awards Jury Prize to Colleen Chappell of Curtis Corner Middle School
Watch Now	Christopher Little, Esq. awards Honorable Mention to Michael Calenda & Jonathan Rollins of Ponaganset Middle School

The National Popular Vote
A presentation by Matt Sledge, RI Director of FairVote
Date: April 6, 2009
Part of LWV South Kingstown/Narragansett Speakers' Series

Watch Now	Presentation & beginning of discussion
Watch Now	Remainder of discussion

League Day 2009, "Jump Starting the Rhode Island Economy"
A presentation by Joseph R. Paolino, Jr.
Date: April 28, 2009
LWV RI event

Watch Now	Presentation
Watch Now	Question & answer session

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