LWVAL delegates will conduct the League's business on Saturday morning, May 18 and Sunday morning, May 19. Don't miss the Convention Luncheon with keynote speaker Catherine Flowers at noon on Saturday followed by three outstanding panels focusing on environmental justice. Saturday evening we'll relax at a cocktail reception at the University Club.
Schedule of Events
Friday, May 17, 2019
Registration and Social
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Registration and Welcoming Social, hosted by the League of Women Voters of Greater Tuscaloosa
Paul W Bryant Museum
300 Paul Bryant Dr
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Morning Business
Morning Events – Embassy Suites Hotel Ballroom
8:15 am - 9:00 am Registration and light continental breakfast
9:00 am - 10:35 am First LWVAL Business Session
10:35 am – 10:45 am Phyllis Rea Award
10:45 am – 11:00 am Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am First LWVAL Education Fund Business Session
11:30 am - 11:45 am Break
11:45 am - 12:45 pm Lunch and Keynote Speaker
12:45 pm – 1:00 pm Break
Afternoon Presentations
Afternoon Events – Embassy Suites Hotel Ballroom
1:00 pm – 1:10 pm Jane Katz Award
1:10 pm – 2:15 pm Panel #1 – "Dirty Money: A look at the Drummond and Balch and Bingham corruption trial and the Northern Birmingham communities still devastated by environmental contamination"
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Break
2:30 pm – 3:35 pm Panel #2 – "Sacrifice Zones: How clean air, water and land are sacrificed for profit in rural and low-income Alabama neighborhoods"
3:35 pm – 3:50 pm Break
3:50 pm – 4:55 pm Panel #3 – "The Rising Tide: Sounding the alarm on the impacts of climate change in Alabama"
4:55 pm - 5:00 pm Announcements then adjourn for the day
Evening Social
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Transparency in Government Award Cocktail Reception (Read more)
The University Club
421 Queen City Ave.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Sunday, May 19, 2019
Morning Events – Embassy Suites Hotel Ballroom
8:30 am - 9:00 am Light continental breakfast
9:00 am – 10:15 am Second LWVAL Business Session
10:15 am – 10:25 am Joyce Woodworth Award
10:25 am – 10:40 am Break
10:40 am - 11:30 am Second LWVAL Education Fund Business session
11:30 am - 11:50 am Direction to the Board
11:50 am - 12:00 pm Closing remarks, assessment survey, convention adjourns
About the Saturday Evening
Transparency in Government
Cocktail Reception
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
The University Club
421 Queen City Avenue
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Relax with league friends, wine, and hors d'oeuvres at a cocktail reception at the historic University Club. Who will win the League of Women Voters of Alabama's 2019 Transparency in Government Award? Be sure to be there for the presentation.