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1. Upcoming Events
   
   

   March 23, 2005 - 7:30 PM

   Libertarian Party of Oakland County general membership meeting. Wed., March 23, starting at 7:30. Optional dinner starting at 6:30.

   Location: Sila's Restaurant, 4033 W. 12 Mile, 2 blocks east of Greenfield, in Berkley.

   Contact: Leonard Schwartz Phone: (248) 546-3569 E-mail: Leonard@Schwartz45.com

   
   

   March 24, 2005 - 7:30 PM

   Work Session. The newsletter will be prepared for mailing.

   Location: Cubs' AC Restaurant (located in the back room of the Colonial Lanes Bowling Center) at 1950 S Industrial Hwy, Ann Arbor.

   Contact: Jeff Weber Phone: (734) 434-6486 E-mail: humanism@comcast.net

   
   

   April 2, 2005 - 5:30 PM

   Annual LPWC Sam Adams Dinner. This year's featured speaker will be Gatewood Galbraith, a political activist, attorney, marijuana smoker and legalization supporter, gun owner, and independent candidate for public office. Please see related news item for more details.

   Location: Best Western Plaza (2900 Jackson Rd. in Ann Arbor).

   Contact: Larry Johnson Phone: (734) 320-7237 E-mail: michlibertarian@comcast.net

   
   

   April 9, 2005 - 1:00 PM

   Campaign manager training for nonpartisan campaigns. Seating is limited. Reservations are required.

   Location: Home of Barb Collins, 2916 Wakefield, at Wiltshire, about a quarter mile south of 12 Mile and a quarter mile west of Coolidge, in Berkley.

   Contact: Leonard Schwartz Phone: (248) 546-3569 E-mail: leonard@schwartz45.com

   
   

   April 23, 2005 - 9:30 AM

   LPM Convention 2005 - "Strategies for Success". For more information and a registration form, visit www.TriCityLibertarianParty.org

   Location: Holiday Inn Resort and Conference Center; 5665 East Pickard Road, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858

   Contact: Rosemarie Jozwiak Phone: (989) 922-5226 E-mail: Jozwiak@HotPOP.com

   
   

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   For more events, see the online calendar at:

   http://www.michiganlp.org/lpmonline/events.php

   
   

2. Eric Plourde by Leonard Schwartz

   Eric Plourde, a 16 year old LPM member, was appointed the student representative to the Orion Township Safety Path Advisory Committee. Congratulations Eric.

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3. Campaign Manager Training by Leonard Schwartz

   Campaign Manager Training Class

   Sponsored by Libertarian Party of Oakland County

   Barb Collins volunteered to give a campaign manager training class. The class is specifically for nonpartisan campaigns. Everyone who plans to be a campaign manager for a Michigan Libertarian who plans to be a candidate this year is welcome. The class is free.

   Time: Saturday, April 9, from 1 to 5.

   Place: The home of Barb Collins, 2916 Wakefield, at Wiltshire, about a quarter mile south of 12 Mile and a quarter mile west of Coolidge, in Berkley.

   Seating is limited. Reservations are required. If you want to attend, contact Leonard Schwartz, 248-546-3569, Leonard@Schwartz45.com.

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4. Proposed By-laws Amendments for April LPM Convention by Will Tyler White

   The by-laws committee requests that any affiliate with a proposed by-laws amendment please contact committee chair Will White at 517 349-3806, or whitewi5@msu.edu.

   While anyone can propose an amendment from the floor of the convention, chances of passage are better if the exact wording is debated before hand and presented in the report from the by-laws committee. It also helps avoid lengthy debate on the floor of the convention.

   Committee members will try and visit any local affiliate requesting a conference.

   So far the major proposals are: two-year terms for Executive Committee members (with one-year vote of confidence), and changing the at-large directors to functional directors. Greg Dirasian presents details on the functional directors proposal in the upcoming Michigan Libertarian newsletter.

   The by-laws committee may have a final meeting in Lansing on a Sunday in April to review the proposed amendments. Notice of the meeting will be posted in this online newsletter.

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