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Solano Stroll
Posted on August 26, 2024 in League News | comments
Sunday September 8, 10am to 5pm, over one mile of FREE family fun at the East Bay’s largest street festival! The League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, Emeryville will have a booth on Solano Avenue, at the same pl...
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DEI & Action Teams Analyze Measures
Posted on August 19, 2024 in League News | comments
Members are warmly invited to attend Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) & Action Team meetings as we analyze local ballot measures every Thursday evening from 6:45 to 8 PM through the first week of September. If ...
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Healthcare Team Meet-Up
Posted on August 15, 2024 in League News | comments
Wednesday, Aug 21 from 5 to 6 PM The Healthcare Team’s mission is to educate LWVBAE members on approaches to healthcare reform. We’re having an informal meet-up with free-flowing conversation about health care. B...
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Explaining the Abortion Care Challenge in United States v. Idaho
Posted on August 11, 2024 in League News | comments
This blog examines United States v. Idaho, a federal challenge to the near-total state abortion ban passed in Idaho. Advocates for bodily autonomy and reproductive justice have followed the case since it was filed in Aug...
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League of Women Voters Statement on VOTE411.org
Posted on August 2, 2024 in League News | comments
WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters Education Fund issued the following statement regarding the League’s nonpartisan election information tool VOTE411.org: “It’s troubling that misinformation about the ...
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Update on Specialized Care Unit
Posted on July 30, 2024 in League News | comments
The Berkeley Police Accountability Board (PAB) held its second meeting of July at 6:30 on Wednesday, July 24th. The meeting started as all PAB meetings do, with the land acknowledgment of the Ohlone People. Deputy Police...
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Election 2024: Voter Service Volunteers Needed
Posted on July 30, 2024 in League News | comments
We are looking for more volunteers. Let us know if you are interested! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR: –Answering the phone at the League office on Election day and the day before, November 4th and 5th, to answer last minute qu...
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National Night Out 2024
Posted on July 29, 2024 in League News | comments
The evening of Tuesday August 6, 5:00 to 8:00pm is National Night Out, a nationwide effort to make communities safer by building and strengthening relationships among neighbors. Strong neighborhoods help us become more r...
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LWV Responds to House Vote on the SAVE Act
Posted on July 27, 2024 in League News | comments
WASHINGTON, DC — League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement in response to the House passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act: “Instead of advancing meaningful le...
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Federal Court Strikes Down Restrictions on Voters with Disabilities in Ohio
Posted on July 27, 2024 in League News | comments
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal court has struck down restrictions in Ohio’s House Bill 458 that made it a crime for all but a handful of family members to assist voters with disabilities in casting absentee ballots. The...
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