SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
University Affairs Office
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
(707) 664-2057
e-mail: jean.wasp@sonoma.edu
University Affairs Office
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
(707) 664-2057
e-mail: jean.wasp@sonoma.edu
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 17, 2003
Contact: Jean Wasp, Media Relations Coordinator, (707) 664-2057
Pundits Will Wrestle with Recall in Forum on Sept. 22 in Cooperage
A lively political pundits forum will take on the California recall election from 3-5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 22 in the Cooperage at Sonoma State University. The public is invited. There is no charge for the event.The pundits will include Assembly member Pat Wiggins speaking against the recall and Republican First Congressional District candidate Lawrence Wiesner speaking for the measure.
Sandra Lowe, Sonoma Valley Unified School District board member and political consultant to the California Teachers Association, will address the implications of the recall and Proposition 54.
Political science lecturer and author Gerald N. Hill will tell the history of recalls and ballot initiatives. Sonoma State University political science professor David McCuan will explain current issues in "direct democracy."
Political science lecturer and author Kathleen Hill will moderate the forum which is being sponsored by the University's Lifelong Learning Institute. The Hills teach in the LLI program and this year their class is called "The Politics of Health Care."
For further information, contact Barbara Books, Lifelong Learning Institute, (707) 664-2691.