League of Women Voters of Pahrump Valley
SUNSHINE WEEK 2010 WEBCAST
BUILDING TRANSPARANCY IN GOVERNMENT
The League of Women Voters of Pahrump Valley will host a local viewing of the WEBCAST of the fifth annual Sunshine Week event being held at the Center for American Progress, Washington, D.C. and presented by OpenTheGovernment.org. The viewing will be held at Great Basin College, Basin Campus on Friday, March 19 from 9am-Noon (PDT).
Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote the importance of open government and freedom of information.
The confirmed panelists include Norm Eisen, Special Counsel to the President for Ethics and Government Reform, and Miriam Nisbet, the new Director of the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS).
Given the gravity of the issues facing our nation, the need for public access to governmental decisions and policies that affect all Americans is greater than ever. Access to this information allows citizens to hold their government accountable at the local, state, and national level. Whether it is to track how federal stimulus dollars are being spent or to attend a local government meeting where land use or school funding decisions are being made, “sunshine laws” afford us access and create government transparency.
As members of the League of Women Voters, we are continuously working to keep our community fair, vibrant and strong – starting with having an open and transparent government.
Almost 200 years ago, James Madison wrote, “A popular government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy; or, perhaps, both.” His words remain a call to action today.
League of Women Voters of Pahrump Valley
PO Box 2432, Pahrump, NV 89041
Contact: (775) 443-7861 or lwvofpahrump@aol.com
Monthly Breakfast (optional) meetings held 2nd Saturday of each month at 8:30 a.m.
Pahrump Nugget, Highway 160, Pahrump, NV
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