Do you want to attend the national League Convention in Denver as an in-person or remote Delegate or Observer for LWVBAE? Do you want to request funding to attend convention? In the application you will see the prioritie...
Over the course of the Bay Area League Day on February 19th, 2022, presentations and panels, including State Senator Dave Cortese, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, and more, helped facilitate an engaging discussion about both...
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Every other Thursday stating March 10th at 6:30. Link Ever wonder why we haven’t made more progress improving our education and healthcare systems, or our society’s approach to climate change? The Diversity Equ...
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This is the year that we will pass the Racial Justice Act for All (AB 256, Kalra). The landmark bill, which will extend civil rights in the courtroom to ALL people impacted by racist convictions and sentencing, is closer...
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On Thursday, March 24 at 6:30 PM, the Healthcare Team and other co-sponsors will host a virtual screening of “Power to Heal“, a film documenting the story of how civil rights and healthcare activists won the ...
Posted on February 21, 2022 in League News | comments
In 1926, Carter G. Woodson founded “Negro History Week” to highlight African American life and history which had been ignored, left out of American history textbooks. Woodson chose the second week of February for the...
Posted on February 21, 2022 in League News | comments
There are two public hearings remaining: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 5pm and Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 5pm. Participate in the redistricting here with https://actransit.zoom.us/j/98487175063. The public workshops have...
Albany Community Task Force on Policing: Final Meeting
Posted on February 21, 2022 in League News | comments
After nine months of collaboration, the members of the Albany Community Task Force on Policing met for their last discussion on Tuesday, February 15th. The focus of the Task Force’s meeting was finalizing their Public ...
Posted on February 17, 2022 in League News | comments
The final map, which has been chosen, will be officially adopted Wednesday, March 16, 6:00 pm. A link to the meeting will be posted here when the Independent Redistricting Committee supplies one. At that time you can see...
Posted on February 15, 2022 in League News | comments
Despite Super Bowl Sunday festivities, about 17 League members turned up on February 13th to participate in Program Planning where political issues for emphasis locally and nationally were voted upon by members. National...