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Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels to present keynote address at The Importance of Voting Panel discussion

Posted on : Monday, 03/03/2008 by Public Information Office

What

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels to present keynote address at The Importance of Voting Panel discussion

Media representatives are invited to attend The Importance of Voting panel discussion, featuring a keynote address by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, Tuesday, March 4th at 1:00 p.m. at Seattle Central Community College’s Student Event Center (BE 1110).

Presented by the Legislative Committee of the Associated Student Council, the event will also include a panel discussion on the importance of voting, featuring: Carl Livingston, Seattle Central Political Science Professor; Kitty Kahon, from the League of Women Voters (Seattle Chapter); and, Associated Student Council Alumni, Sergio Cueva Flores, Legislative Aide to King County Councilmember Dow Constantine.

Tomorrow’s panel discussion promises to be a lively event. On Saturday, February 9, nearly 1,700 people filled classrooms and meeting rooms at Seattle Central Community College, which hosted 19 precinct caucuses.

When

Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Where

Seattle Central Community College, 1701 Broadway, Room 1110. Parking is available in the college garage at the corner of Harvard and Pine.
Free of charge and open to the public

Contact

For additional information about The Importance of Voting Panel, please call: Mary Jane Mancilla, AFC Executive of Legislative Affairs, (206) 251-4061. Lexie Evans, Associate Dean of Student Leadership, (206) 934-3890. Media contact: Judy Kitzman (206) 934-5487 or jkitzman@sccd.ctc.edu .

Background

The Legislative Committee organized this panel as part of an ongoing campaign to promote civic involvement and encourage students to vote. Voter registration information and League of Women Voters information will be available in the Student Event Center at 12:30 p.m.

The event is planned as a day of discussion among faculty, students, and the community about the significance of voting in our lives in this critical time in the history of our nation.