The LWVMT welcomes you to our December lunch Meet-up for an open discussion to review information we have gathered over the last several months regarding racially biased policing. The goal of our discussion will be to determine if membership wishes the LWVMT to take any position or recommend any action. This will be our final meeting to discuss this body …
Oklahoma no longer requires Civics be taught in public schools. Which, in today’s political climate, might be doing a disservice to our students. The November 26th Breakfast Meet-up will be focused on a discussion of Civics Education and what can be done to re-institute the requirement of teaching Civics in Oklahoma public schools. Recommended Reading: What Does Civics Education Look …
The LWVMT Program Committee would like you to join us for our happy hour meet-up, Cocktails & Council at 5:30 p.m. on November 21, 2019, at Hotel Indigo in downtown Tulsa! In attendance we will have City Councilor Vanessa Hall-Harper of District 1. It’s an opportunity to sit back, relax, and discuss current issues in an informal environment. We encourage …
This meeting welcomes City of Tulsa Deputy Mayor Amy Brown and Major Laurel Roberts from the Tulsa Police Department as the discussion continues on concerns about racial bias in our city’s policing efforts. Our guest, Deputy Mayor Amy Brown served as an aide for former Mayor Kathy Taylor. Bynum was elected mayor in 2016, and Brown was appointed deputy mayor …
This meeting welcomes Drew Diamond, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Tulsa, as discussion continues from last month, focusing on key findings in the Tulsa Equality Indicators report. Our September lunch meet-up welcomed Melanie Poulter who shared with us the latest findings about key social dynamics via the Tulsa Equality Indicators report: Measuring change toward greater equality in Tulsa. …