The format for the forum will include questions obtained from the audience addressed to both candidates followed by their responses. A League member will act as facilitator and timekeeper. Both candidates will have opening and closing statements announcing their qualifications for the office and their positions on the issues.

History comes alive in this contemporary film about two defiant women who struggled to secure the right to vote for all women.

The screening is followed by a panel discussion. Public is invited and movie is free. Check under What's New for further details.

History comes alive in this contemporary film about two defiant women who struggled to secure the right to vote for all women.

The screening is followed by a discussion led by Sylvia Kerckhoff, former Mayor of Durham. Check under What's New for further details.

Session I. Insurance in NC.: All sessions are free to the public and requests to attend the sessions will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Session II: Creative Health Care Solutions: The NC Community Health Center All sessions are free to the public and requests to attend the sessions will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Session III: Are Drugs Making Your Wallet Sick? All sessions are free to the public and requests to attend the sessions will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Professor John McGowan will tell the story of the founding of our nation through the lens of the relationship between these two extraordinary men, a story that highlights enduring conflicts as to the vision of what the United States of America should be.

Professor Ann McColl uses tales of the birth of the NC Constitution to provide participants with a better understanding of the role of state constitutions in defining important rights. By tracing the development of the NC Constitution through key political figures and events, participants will learn first-hand the connections between the history of the times and important legal principles.

Session IV: How Do The Candidates Match Up? All sessions are free to the public and requests to attend the sessions will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Professor Eric Muller will review the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and lead a discussion of the implications of that time in our history for today's "War on Terror."

This concluding, post-election presentation by Professor Gene Nichol will take a critical look at constitutional issues as they relate to our current government, the political landscape, and where we might go from here. This lecture and discussion will examine what a US democracy means in the twenty-first century.

Program:

6-7 PM Bland Simpson, Bowman and Gordon Gray Distinguished Term Professor of English and Creative Writing and Red Clay Rambler, will be our speaker. His topic is "The Carolina Sound Country: Conservation & Civic Engagement."

Two speakers, Rep. Paul Luebke and Professor Mike Munger, will present the pros and cons of this method of electing the President.

Paul Luebke, is a Democratic member of the NC General Assembly, a professor of Sociology at the UNC-Greensboro, and an author of two books about North Carolina politics: Tar Heel Politics: Myths and Realities (1990) and Tar Heel Politics 2000 (1998). Professor Mike Munger is Chair, Political Science Dept., Duke University.

Keynote Speaker: Adam Searing, Project Director of the Health Access Coalition of NC Justice Center. Open to the public.

An informative session on an important, timely issue with members of the North Carolina Legislature and Adam Searing, Project Director for the Health Access Coalition of the NC Justice Center. The Health Access Coalition is working for progressive health care reforms that address the needs of the uninsured and underinsured.

To RSVP or for more information, including inclement weather rescheduling questions or concerns, contact namioclistserv@gmail.com or call 919-933-8941.

Readers, will include Cynthia Brodhead (Duke), Marilyn Foote-Hudson (North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation), Andrea Bazan ( Triangle Community Foundation), Monica Chen (Herald-Sun), Brenda Schoonhover (former ambassador to Togo), Sarah Hill (Owner, Hamilton Hill), Sylvia Kerckhoff (former Durham mayor), and Faulkner Fox (author).

The forum will provide citizens of Durham the opportunity to be informed about the different election methods currently used in Durham and some recently proposed changes by the Durham Board of Elections, who asked the City Council to switch to the non-partisan plurality method for municipal elections as a budget-cutting measure. The City Council will hold a public hearing on April 6 to hear comments on the proposal.

Participants will include:

• Donald L. Horowitz, James B. Duke Professor of Law and Political Science
• Robert P. Joyce, UNC Professor of Public Law and Government
• Torrey Dixon of FairVoteNC
• Bob Hall, Executive Director of Democracy NC.

Registration Required.

9:00am - 10:30am: (Orientation) Legislative Auditorium (3rd. floor)

Are you hesitant to get more involved because you can not attend monthly meetings??

Are you passionate about a specific issue but not comfortable with committing to serve on a committee for years at a time?

Do you want to be more informed about the legislature and inform others? Are you willing to work on short term projects and initiatives?

If yes, then come join us and have lunch or a cup of coffee to talk about what Durham issues or state and national issues you are passionate about. Help us plan for the Durham Unit meetings for 2009/2010.

After Chris' presentation and a question and answer session, Chatham League Team members will discuss areas of activity that the Chatham Unit plans to engage in for 2009/2010.

Moderator: Bill Willcox, Reporter, The Chatham Record

This event will be taped to be shown on local access television.

- Ronald E. Garcia-Fogarty, Executive Director, The Hispanic Liaison, will discuss Immigration in Chatham County: Impact, Issues, and Challenges

- Emilio Vincente, Jordan Matthews HS student, will speak on the Dream Act 2009 ( bipartisan legislation that would allow young people who come to this country before they are 16 to meet certain conditions allowing them to become permanent residents and eventually citizens).

The Orange County Unit will be reading and discussing the book: "A Home on the Field" by Paul Cuadros in preparation for supporting LWVUS Calls to Action on Immigration Reform legislation in 2010.

This meeting is open to the public.