First Fridays
Join us for our First Friday monthly speaker event to hear from local experts and leaders on issues impacting our community. Held the first Friday of the month (Sept.-May) at noon at Sons of Norway in Fargo (722 2nd Ave N) or streamed on our Facebook page.
Program for 2024-2025:
Building Community through Civil Conversations
RRV League members vote on our topic area ("program") at every annual meeting, and we use this to guide our speakers and events for First Fridays.
2025
Legislative Preview (Recording)
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2024
Journalist Panel (Recording)
Mis and Dis Information (Recording)
Civil Conversations (Recording)
How to Get Involved in the 2024 Election (Recording)
Diversity in Education Panel (Recording)
Gun Violence Prevention Panel (Recording)
Transformation Roadmap (Recording)
The Importance of Diversity in Elected Offices (Recording)
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2023
Professionals of Color Chamber Group (Recording)
How Government and Policy Affect Diversity (Recording)
Cultural Diversity (Recording)
Strength in Diversity: Local Librarian Panel (Recording)
Food Access (Recording) (Speaker PowerPoint)
Legislative Update (Recording)
Access to Housing (Recording) (Speaker PowerPoints)
Access to the Polls
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2022
Childcare Accessibility (Recording)
Know Your Voting Rights (Recording)
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2021
Understanding Your Ballot: Local Elections Made Easy (Recording)
Elections in Cass and Clay County (Recording)
Protect ND Constitution (Recording​)
City Government (Recording​)
A Conversation with Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson (Recording)
Redistricting: How it Affects Your Vote (Recording)
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2020
Voting at Home
Real ID Guide
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2019
Impeachment: Politics and Process
How to Get Involved in 2020
2020 Census Planning
The ERA
Red River Market
Medical Marijuana
Spanish Flu Epidemic 1918-1920
MN Legislative Preview
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2018
Addiction Services Update
Public Opinion Polling
Voting in Cass & Clay Counties
Approval Voting
Impacts and Relief from Payday Lending
Audubon Dakota’s Urban Woods & Prairies
Creating an Ethics Commission in ND
Transition Programs in the FM Area
Ending Addition in the FM Area
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2017
Are you a Dreamer? DACA, Immigration, and the national debate
Advancing Women Leaders
Homelessness in the FM Area
Are We Closer to Equality Now?
Renewable & Alternative Energy in ND
Fargo Election & Governance Task Force
Fargo Schools Mill Levy Vote
MN Legislative Preview
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2016
Sustainable Food through Policy & Community
Marsy’s Law: Understanding Both Sides
How to Vote in ND: The Current State of Voter ID Laws
Culture & Politics: Native American Views on the Dakota Access
Campaign Finance
City of Fargo Drought Management Plan
2016 Election Issues in North Dakota with ND Secretary of State Al Jaeger
Fargo Liquor Control Board and Task Force - oversight and current issues
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2015
The Fargo Project and Growing Together
Discussion of current and near future projects in Moorhead and Fargo. (City
Managers)
Performance of the new North Dakota Voter ID Law in 2014 Election
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2014
A Preview of the 2015 Minnesota Legislative Session
Higher Education in ND from a Student's Perspective
Contributions of minority citizens to WWII.
Plans for Changes in Downtown Fargo
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2013
How does the Flood Diversion Board of Authority Work?
School Board Panel Discussion
Dr. Nick Bauroth - 'ND/MN: How to understand and follow Legislation
Key Points to Understanding Healthcare Reform
"Where Did the Money Go? The Cost of Elections in America"
League after Dark (the League tries an evening discussion meeting) - Flood
Diversion Authority, Immigration Reform, School Board strategies and MN/ND
Legislation open discussion, Discussion on Voter Legislation et al,
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2012
Where Did the Money Go? The Cost of Elections in America
Understanding Polls before Election Day and Exit polling on Election Day
Claire Wilson, MN Sec. of State's Office on Voter ID Amendment
People's Press Project
What it takes to run an Election
Minnesota: Clarifying Constitution Confusion
Redistricting in ND and MN
War on Voting
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2011
Issues of Child Care in our Community
Priorities of the United States Attorney's Office for the District of ND
Budget process & the current state of finance in Fargo and Cass County
Open Meeting Laws, in Principle and in Practice.
Human Rights Legislation that impacts MN and ND
Immigration issues in Fargo/Moorhead and beyond