Also via Zoom Oct 20th 7pm.   Members, Unit meetings for consensus on the state League study “Pesticides and Other Biocides” will be held during the week of October 18.  For the in-person meetings, wear masks indoors as required for community safety. No food. Bring your own beverages.

October 18:  Monday Unit Meeting (in person)          3:15 pm

Riverside Room, Oswego Pointe Condos, 5056 Foothills Dr.  Lake Oswego, Or

RSVP to Betty Barber (unit leader), 503-675-0594 or barberbc [at] yahoo.com.

October 20: Wednesday Zoom Unit Meeting (via Zoom)    7:00pm - 8:00 pm

RSVP to Nancy Murray by email, n.murray.o1 [at] hotmail.com. Nancy will send you a link to the Zoom meeting the morning of the meeting.

Mary’s Woods Unit Meeting (for residents of Mary’s Woods only): TBA

            RSVP to Mary O’Reilly, 503-387-5650, meor [at] me.com.   

Hard copies of the study were provided to each member/household in September as were the consensus questions.  Please read beforehand and bring them to the unit meeting.  

If you would like to (re)view the LWV of Portland YouTube panel presentation at home - find it at lwvor.org and click “Current Programs” or using your search engine enter LWVOR pesticides.  The study and the consensus questions are also located at “Current Programs.”

 What does the term “consensus” mean to League members?

Consensus/group discussion is the technique most often used in the League for reaching member agreement. It is a process whereby members participate in a group discussion of an issue. The 'consensus' reached by members through group discussion is not a simple majority, nor is it unanimity; rather it is the overall 'sense of the group' as expressed through the exchange of ideas and opinions.