Contact:
- Rachel Bridgewater, 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø Library, 360/546-9694, bridgewa@vancouver.wsu.edu
- Beth Montee, 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø Office of Campus Advancement, 360/546-9600, montee@vancouver.wsu.edu
VANCOUVER, Wash. -Washington State University Vancouver will host "Are We Safer in the Dark?," a Sunshine Week dialogue on open government and secrecy at 10 a.m. March 13, in the Student Services Building, Room 110.
Moderated by Geneva Overholster, endowed chair from the Missouri School of Journalism, the event strives to raise awareness around the importance of openness in government.
The event is part of a national "Are We Safer in the Dark?" program, which centers on a Washington, D.C. panel discussion of nationally recognized experts addressing issues around open government and secrecy and its impact on communities.
The program also includes recommendations about how the public can access information from government. Participants at the 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø sponsored event will view this panel discussion via satellite from Washington, D.C. An open dialogue about the local importance of these issues will follow.
Sponsored nationally by OpentheGovernment.org and locally by the 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø Library, Ft. Vancouver Regional Library and the Washington State Libraries, the event is free and open to the public.
91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave., east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205. 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø offers 15 bachelor's degrees and nine master's degrees in more than 35 fields of study. Parking rules are enforced Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Parking is available in the blue lot for $2.00 or at parking meters.