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Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence Homicides

Ann Warman — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:26:50 +0000

Department of Justice: Office of Public Affairs Wednesday, March 13, 2013 Vice President Biden and Attorney General Holder Announce Grants to Help Reduce Domestic Violence Homicides Twelve Cities and Counties Receive Grants as Part of New, Evidence-Based Prevention Initiative[Article originally posted: http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/March/13-ag-302.html] Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder today announced grants to [...]

Debate I-1185: Watch or Participate

Ann Warman — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:10:50 +0000

VillageSpeak News For Immediate Release: Today’s Date: October 23, 2012 Contact: Ann Warman, Founding Director Phone: 206.842.4948 Fax: 206.451.4626 Web: www.VillageSpeak.org Email: admin@VillageSpeak.org # # # All Invited to Watch or ParticipateVillageSpeak: Bainbridge Island Mock Debate Clarence Moriwaki, Peter Denis, Jon Doll Thursday evening, October 25, 2012, 6:30 pm socializing, 7:00 pm Community Debate [...]

Mock Debate Issue Announced

Ann Warman — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:15:57 +0000

VillageSpeak News For Immediate Release: Today’s Date: October 16, 2012 Contact: Ann Warman, Founding Director Phone: 206.842.4948 Fax: 206.451.4626 Web: www.VillageSpeak.org Email: admin@VillageSpeak.org # # # VillageSpeak: Bainbridge Island Mock Debate Issue Announced Clarence Moriwaki, Peter Denis Debate Team Leaders Thursday evening, October 25, 2012, 6:30 pm socializing, 7:00 pm Community Debate at Bainbridge [...]

It Shouldn’t Take a Fire

Ann Warman — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:33:31 +0000

When is the last time you were in a neighbour’s home? Do you have any close friends who belong to a different ethnic or cultural group? When is the last time you attended a city council or school board meeting? Those are three of the measures by which the Vancouver Foundation has been gauging the [...]

Youth Perspective on Healthcare

Ann Warman — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 23:57:43 +0000

Island Healthcare from Youth Perspective

Ann Warman — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 20:50:08 +0000

What is VillageSpeak?

Ann Warman — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 18:22:41 +0000

What is VillageSpeak: “It’s a place where I meet friends after a long day in my home office, a place where we can kick-back, catch-up, and enjoy learning about what’s going on in town from informed Island leaders.” ~Ronnie W., Software Developer VillageSpeak is going on six months old, and people are talking, trying to [...]

Community Health and Poverty

Ann Warman — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:10:18 +0000

One of the looming questions arising from the book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot is, how do we, as a village, ethically maintain the balance between individual freedoms and community well-being? What happens if community and individual are at odds? Do we sacrifice the individual for the greater good? Here is [...]

VillageSpeak Healthcare Panelists Announced

Ann Warman — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:14:43 +0000

Contact: Ann WarmanPhone: 206/ 842-4948 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VillageSpeak Announces Healthcare Panelists for September 24th Discussion Babies, emergencies, long term diseases, special needs, catastrophic disasters: is our community ready, are we preventative? The community is invited to the September 24th VillageSpeak for a panel discussion with five local healthcare leaders. The topic is local healthcare [...]

Critical 2012 Presidential Election Issues

Ann Warman — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:15:41 +0000

What are the critical election questions for 2013? The World leaders weigh-in: Presidential Candidate -Mitt Romney Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American businessman and politician who is the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party for President of the United States in the 2012 election. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts [...]