Come to Hear Phil West

              

 H. Philip West, Jr. is the author of Secrets & Scandals: Reforming Rhode Island, 1986-2006 and former head of Common Cause RI.  His book tells the inside story of events that "shook Rhode Island's culture of corruption, gave birth to the nation's strongest ethics commission, and finally brought separation of powers in 2004.  No single leader, no political party, no organization could have converted betrayals of public trust into historic reforms.  But when citizen coalitions worked with dedicated public officials to address systemic failures, government changed."  Dinner is $20, 5:30pm, rsvp 401.315.5868 by Feb 21.