"The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the government."
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Calendar of Events
The Delaware Coalition for Open Government
The League of Women Voters of Delaware
&
Delaware Press Association
Cordially invite you to
A "We the People" Event
"Freedom of Information in a Digital Age:
The Current FOI Landscape"
Speaker: Kenneth Bunting
Executive Director, NFOIC
Monday, November 14, 2011
6:30 p.m. Reception • 7:00 p.m. Program
UD Goodstay Conference Center
2600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Wilmington, Delaware
FREE and Open to the Public
Ken Bunting, the executive director of the National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC), will talk about the unrestricted free flow of information as a cornerstone of democracy and how we’re doing regarding freedom of information and open government at the national level. He then will zero in on open government issues here in Delaware such as the increasing cost of access to public records. He will address ease of access to public documents via the Internet, use of digitized public information, weaknesses in Delaware’s Freedom of Information Act, reform of state lobbying laws, the cost to the public when easy access and open government are lacking, and more.
Bunting is a former Pulitzer Prize judge and former associate publisher and executive editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer where he was in charge of responses and strategy regarding legal matters involving the newspaper and its staffers, including copyrights, trademarks, and litigation as well as First Amendment and access issues.
Directions to Goodstay, 2600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilmington
Head north on Route 52 (Pennsylvania Avenue) from Wilmington for approximately one and a half miles. Turn left onto UD’s Wilmington campus at the first light after the light at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue (Route 52) and Greenhill Avenue. Heading south on Route 52 from Pennsylvania, pass the Greenville Shopping Center on the left, cross Route 141 and continue for 1/4 mile. Look for the UD sign on the right by Tower Hill School pedestrian overpass. Turn right at the traffic light onto the Wilmington campus. The Goodstay Center is the first building on the left. Ample free parking on site.
Please Register
The program is FREE and open to the public. Join us at 6:30 p.m. for networking and light refreshments. The program will begin at 7 p.m. To ensure enough seating, please let us know by November 9 if you’ll be coming. Guests are welcome.
Please send: 1) your name, 2) guests’ names and 3) a phone number to JDF0000@aol.com. Add subject line: “Registering for November 14 Program"
For more info, contact 302-319-1213 or JDF0000@aol.com.
Organizations and Events of Interest
National Freedom of Information Coalition
Charles N. Davis, Executive Director
Associate Professor, Missouri School of Journalism
101 Reynolds Journalism Institute
Columbia, MO 65211
P: 573-882-5736
F: 573-884-6204
E: daviscn@missouri.edu
Web: nfoic.org
Delaware Press Association
Katherine Ward, Executive Director
1012 Kent Road
Wilmington, DE 19807
P: 302-655-2175
F: 302-655-1090
E: DelawarePress@aol.com
Web: DelawarePressAssociation.org
League of Women Voters of New Castle County Delaware
Judy Taggart, President
2400 W. 17th Street Clash Wing, Room 1, Lower Level
Wilmington, DE 19806
P: 302-571-8948 El: lwvncc@voicenet.com
Web: de.lwv.org/ncc.html
League of Women Voters of Kent County Delaware
Christine Stillson, President
P: 302-697-8600
E: clstillson@verizon.net
Web: lwvkc-de.org
League of Women Voters ~ Sussex County, Delaware
Esther Shelton, President
P.O. Box 474
Nassau, DE 19969
Web: sussexlwv.org
ACLU Delaware
100 W. 10th St., Suite 603
Wilmington, DE 19801
F: 302-654-3689
E: aclu@aclu-de.org
Web: aclu-de.org