701 S Taylor St
Amarillo, TX 79101
USA
Amarillo League of Women Voters presents an Educational Forum for Amarillo voters
The Amarillo League of Women Voters invites the community to join them for an Educational Forum on Amarillo City Charter Amendments & the “Sanctuary City for the Unborn” Ordinance, also known as Propositions A – E.
- Thursday, October 17th
- 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
- Virgil Patterson Auditorium
- At Happy State Bank, 701 S Taylor, Amarillo, TX 79101
- Enter through the parking garage (on Fillmore)
The panel for the City Charter Amendments (Propositions B-E) will be moderated by Dr. David Rausch, Teel Bivens Professor of Political Science at West Texas A&M University. Panelists will include Freda Powell and Gary Pitner, Chair and Vice-Chair of the Citizens Committee for the 2024 Charter Review.
The panel for the “Sanctuary City for the Unborn” ordinance (Proposition A) will be moderated by Dr. Shanna Peeples, Asst. Professor of Education at West Texas A&M University. Panelists will include those who can speak to the legal and medical aspects of the ordinance, including Attorney Ryan Brown; Dr. Richard McKay; Lindsey London, RN (representing Amarillo Reproductive Freedom Alliance); and Christina Romero (representing the Sanctuary City for the Unborn Initiative Petition Initiating Committee).
Want to learn more about the Propositions A-E? Check out Amarillo Tribune’s in-depth election coverage of each ballot item.
This event will also be streaming live online at KFDA News Channel 10.
Amarillo voters are encouraged to attend in person if they’d like to submit a question for the panelists. Refreshments will be provided.
Questions? Please contact LWV Amarillo’s Linda Vaughn at lvaughn@lwvtexas.org.
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More about the Amarillo League of Women Voters: Our mission is simple: “Empowering voters. Defending Democracy.” We are proud to be nonpartisan, neither supporting nor opposing political parties or candidates at any level of government, but always working on issues of vital concern to members and the public. We encourage informed and active participation in government, work to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influence public policy through education and advocacy. Our members work to register voters, provide them with election information through our Voters Guides, Candidate Forums, and community outreach. The League of Women Voters in Amarillo envisions a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge and the confidence to participate.