Wednesday, May 17, 2017 – 7:00-9:00 PM
“CONFRONTATION…..OR CONVERSATION:
Restoring Civil Discourse to Politics”
Thomas Jefferson School - James Street and Ogden Place, Morristown, NJ
The League of Women Voters of the Morristown Area - serving Morristown, Morris
Township, Morris Plains, the Chathams, Madison, Randolph
and
Morristown Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. - A public service
organization confronting the challenges of African Americans and, hence, all Americans
Are partnering to present an inter-active conversation focusing on:
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the challenges candidates & elected officials face when they debate controversial
issues with their opponents;
how candidates & elected officials can set and control the tone of these discussions;
what voters should demand as these discussions unfold in our volatile political
climate.
New Jersey is approaching primary elections for Governor and the NJ State Legislature. You
won’t want to miss this opportunity to participate in a thought-provoking conversation with our
panelists:
 Chris Daggett, President and Chief Executive Officer, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation;
 Gordon MacInnes, President, New Jersey Policy Perspective; former member of the NJ
General Assembly and NJ State Senate;
 Katherine R. Abbott, League of Women Voters NJ; former member, Chatham Township
Committee
This exciting event is free and open to the public.
Please join us in preparation for our NJ Elections!