Friendship Across Divides
Saratoga Federated Church is hosting Nevada legislator and National Judicial College Prof. Jill Tolles, who will teach tools for conflict resolution and active listening.
The event, set for Saturday, Sept. 24, 9:30 a.m-12:30 p.m., is intended for attendees to learn tools and strategies to bridge conflict in politics, religion, family and culture. Tolles’ presentation will be followed by a four-person panel with real-life experience in resolving conflict in these areas.
Advance registration is required to saratogafederated.org.
LVW forums
Candidates for Santa Clara County Sheriff in the Nov. 8 general election will face off at a Sept. 21 virtual candidate forums presented by the League of Women Voters (LWV). Attendees can watch candidates on Zoom as they answer questions from voters posed by a league moderator.
The forum with sheriff candidates Kevin Jensen and Robert Jonsen is set for 6 p.m.
A forum with candidates for State Assembly District 28 is set for Thursday, Sept. 29, 7 p.m. Liz Lawler and Gail Pellerin are vying for the seat currently occupied by Evan Low, whose district encompasses Campbell, Saratoga and Los Gatos.
Five LVW organizations in Santa Clara County are presenting these and other nonpartisan candidate forums. To register to attend these forums and to submit questions for each forum, visit www.lwvsjsc.org/candidate-forums.
Candidate forums will be recorded and posted to www.votersedge.org, where voters can link to the archived videos as well as review unbiased information about candidates and measures on the ballot.
Source: www.mercurynews.com