WATCH "SPEAK
UP 2008" HERE
An original LWV of
Weston exercise in open government - first program in 1992!
On-line reports of earlier programs here.
The League of Women
Voters of Weston presents ...Speak Up!
(The Town's Business Is
Your Business: Direction From the People to Their Government)
Moderator
Clem Malin; FAA came first, then zoning enforcement on Georgetown
Road...lots on school start times, some on traffic control, explanation
of "Teen Talk" at W.H.S. and a pitch for Global consciousness.
"SPEAK
UP 2008"
video NOW online!
(Note that that these files
are
very large. They are best viewed in Internet Explorer.
Other browser programs, such as Firefox, may download the entire
program before beginning playback, which could take a long time)
To
view "Speak Up 2008"
Please Click
Here For The Modem (Dial Up) Version
Please Click Here For
The Cable/DSL Version
"Speak
Up 2008"...Saturday,
February 9, 2008, 10:30am - 12 noon plus a bit, at Norfield Parish
Hall; League
moderator, refreshments and a chance to let
your elected and appointed representatives know what's on your mind for
2008! And they did! League event gets
high marks from new resident, who says that he never saw this kind of
open dialogue in all the years he had lived in a nearby Westchester
suburb!!! Chair. of Commission for the Arts gives high marks to
"whoever thought of the microphones in the audience" - League
accepts all compliments, as our fundraising appeal is for items just
like this!
Before
"Speak Up" our publicity said...
- WHAT
IS "SPEAK UP?" It is one of a kind democracy in action - no one
else ever did this before we thought it up...the audience asks the
questions and a moderator keeps things moving along; "The Town's
Business Is Your Business: Direction From the People to Their
Government" is the 17th such event in a row that the Weston League
offers to the community.
- MICROPHONES:
"Speak Up" (the short title) indicates that in the past, some folks
didn't project. Now we use technology to improve this most
democratic of events. Come and ask your own question of any of the more
than two-dozen public officials on stage at Norfield! Not one
politician speaks without first being asked a question!!! See
your government do a group think on some questions--State officials
present may have a new way to look at what we think is just a local
problem!!!
How
did the newspapers perceive the issues of interest at "Speak Up 2008?"
The
Westport News came out Wednesday, Feb. 13 with their report - no longer on-line, but
you may read it
here.
The Weston FORUM came out today, Feb. 14 with their report - link
here.
"Speak Up 2007"
Weston's 16th
annual "Speak Up" was held on February 3, 2007. If you
missed it, and your computer is of recent vintage, you can watch it
here! Or you can go to the Weston Public Library, and borrow a
DVD or VHS copy.
When you click
on one of the links below, and if you have a
Windows-based computer, the video should automatically start
downloading and playing in the Windows Media Player program.
After the download has completed, as indicated by the progress bar near
the bottom of the Windows Media Player screen, you will be able to skip
around to any part of the video. The complete video is 98 minutes
long.
If you have an
Apple computer, and don't already have Windows Media
Player installed on it, you can download the Apple version of Windows
Media Player at www.microsoft.com.
To
view "Speak Up 2007"
:
(Note that these
files are very large)
Please
Click
Here For The Modem (Dial-Up) Version (37 megaBytes)
Please Click
Here For The Cable/DSL Version (247 megaBytes)
"Speak
Up 2006"
Weston's 15th
annual "Speak Up" was held on February 4, 2006. If you
missed it, and your computer is of recent vintage, you can watch it
here! Or you can go to the Weston Public Library, and borrow a
DVD or VHS copy.
When you click
on one of the links below, and if you have a
Windows-based computer, the video should automatically start
downloading and playing in the Windows Media Player program.
After the download has completed, as indicated by the progress bar near
the bottom of the Windows Media Player screen, you will be able to skip
around to any part of the video. The complete video is 95 minutes
long.
If you have an
Apple computer, and don't already have Windows Media
Player installed on it, you can download the Apple version of Windows
Media Player at www.microsoft.com.
To view "Speak Up 2006":
(Note that these
files are very large)
Please
Click
Here For The Modem (Dial-Up) Version (35 megaBytes)
Please Click
Here For The Cable/DSL Version (246 megaBytes)
HISTORY:
Link here to reports of earlier "Speak Up" programs:
YRS 2004 and
2005 reported on here.
YR2003
YR2002
YR2001
YR2000