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Catch up with the LWVBAE Albany Youth Council
Posted on January 22, 2024 in League News | comments
The Albany Youth Council branch of the LWVBAE launched their second annual voter registration drive in November. It involved hundreds of students at Albany High School, with the goal of educating them about the importanc...
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Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on Election Mis- and Disinformation
Posted on January 14, 2024 in League News | comments
Artificial intelligence (AI), which refers to a computer’s ability to imitate human cognitive abilities like problem-solving and learning, has been all over the media recently. There are countless applications and issu...
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LWV Statement on the Three-Year Anniversary of the January 6th Insurrection
Posted on January 8, 2024 in League News | comments
WASHINGTON — On January 6, 2024, the League of Women Voters of the United States President Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following joint statement on the anniversary of the January 6th at...
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The Privatization of Medicare
Posted on January 8, 2024 in League News | comments
“From the Board Room to the Exam Room” will look under the covers to find out if Medicare is in good health (it’s not). January 24 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. Register HERE. The Medicare we have is not the Me...
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Berkeley Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast 2024
Posted on January 2, 2024 in League News | comments
The 13th Annual Berkeley Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast will take place on Monday, January 15, 9-10:30am with the theme Embracing Unity. The event will again be a virtual Zoom gathering. Get free tickets and the li...
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Albany Climate Action Committee – Climate Plans & Climate Emergency Declaration
Posted on January 1, 2024 in League News | comments
The City of Albany Climate Action Committee met on December 20th, 2023 to discuss matters related to policy, education, and new updates to a number of programs. The next meeting will be held on January 17th, 2024. Buildi...
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Alameda County Survey to Help Older Adults
Posted on December 23, 2023 in League News | comments
People 55 or older should complete the survey by Dec. 31 Adults 55 and older in Alameda County can share their perspective via a survey to help inform the services and programs offered to seniors across Berkeley and the ...
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Berkeley Holiday Tree Disposal
Posted on December 23, 2023 in League News | comments
Decorations, trimmings, and treatments are not compostable If you’re bought a cut tree, know that we only compost the tree itself. Avoid trees that have been “flocked”—covered with chemicals mimicking...
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Sustainable Holiday Guide
Posted on December 16, 2023 in League News | comments
INFORMATION FROM STOPWASTE From discarded wrapping paper, retired e-waste, and uneaten leftovers, the holidays come with a lot of waste—from Thanksgiving to New Year’s, Americans produce 25 percent more waste! Wi...
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Mary Church Terrell: Black Suffragist and Civil Rights Activist
Posted on December 16, 2023 in League News | comments
Please join us Saturday January 6, 2:00 – 4:00 pm for a book reading and discussion of “UNCEASING MILITANT: THE LIFE OF MARY CHURCH TERRELL” by Alison M. Parker at the African American Museum and Libr...
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