Leadership Montana, the Mansfield Center, and the League of Women Voters are collaborating to create an interactive experience to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Montana Constitution. A series of concurrent “We the People” community discussions about Montana’s Constitution will be held in nine cities and towns throughout the state. These conversations will be free and open to the public.
Through this event, Montanans will have a chance to observe a livestreamed discussion facilitated by Rob Saldin, Director of the Mansfield Center’s Ethics and Public Affairs Program featuring Mae Nan Ellingson, Constitutional Delegate and Anthony Johnstone, constitutional scholar from the University of Montana's Blewett School of Law. Together they will discuss how Montana values inform the meaning of the Constitution.
After the panel ends, participants will have a chance to engage in a facilitated, interactive conversation about the Constitution and the Montana values that inform the fundamental principles and provisions that guide how we govern our state.
The local events will be held from 5:30 – 7:30 on Monday, May 23rd in Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell, Lewistown, Missoula, and Sidney.
Who should attend: Anyone interested in learning more about the creation of the Montana Constitution and the meaning of this guiding document in our lives.
To Join via Zoom: Pre-register for the one-hour Zoom conversation at this Zoom link. Registration for the live-streamed portion does not include access to in-person facilitated discussions.
To be there in-person: You can come without pre-registering, but click on the location listed below for more information.
Billings: MSU-B Student Union Building Glacier Room, 1500 University Dr
Bozeman: MSU Alumni Foundation Great Room, 1501 S 11th Ave
Butte: Montana Tech Student Union Building, 1300 W Park St
Great Falls: Great Falls College Heritage Room, 2100 16th Ave S
Helena: Lewis & Clark Library Large Meeting Room, 120 S Last Chance Gulch St
Kalispell: Flathead Valley Community College, Room TBA, 777 Grandview Dr
Lewistown: Yogo Inn Mountain Room, 211 E Main St
Missoula: Alexander Blewett III School of Law- Room 101, Maurice & Eddy Aves.
Sidney: Extension Service Meeting Room, 1499 N Central Avenue
