March 14-20, 2010

Sunshine Week is a national initiative to open a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include print, broadcast and online news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in the public’s right to know.

Sunshine Week is led by the American Society of News Editors and is funded primarily by a challenge grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation of Miami.

Locally, check for daily updates from the League of Women Voters Minnesota at: http://www.stateofdemocracymn.org/

Read more about what’s going on nationally to celebrate Sunshine Week: http://www.sunshineweek.org/About.aspx

Join the News Council on Tuesday, March 16 for a FOIA Day Celebration at Minneapolis Central Library.

COGI-tations: A program of the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information

When: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 | 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Where: Midtown Commons, 2324 University Ave West, St. Paul (just East of Raymond) Women Venture meeting room

Free and convenient parking West of the Midtown Commons complex.

An open discussion of changing needs, many the result of technology.  A chance to review the principles that undergird the state’s unique data practices law.  Come prepared to share issues, experience, a vision of future challenges and practical suggestions for needed change.

Resource people, on hand to provide context and answer questions:  John R. Finnegan, Sr, Jane Kirtley, Kirsten Clark, Don Gemberling, and Tom Scheck

For details and background resources check the MnCOGI website.

COGI-tations are public forums sponsored by the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information.

All COGI-tations are free and open to the public.