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Quiz: How Well Do You Know America’s Female Democracy Icons?
Posted on September 18, 2023 in League News | comments
By: Lilly McGee This human rights advocate was likely inspired by her own experiences as a refugee; her parents fled Nazi Germany in 1939. a. Ruth Bader Ginsburg b. Madeline Albright c. Bella Abzug d. Mary Harris Jones...
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Albany’s Racial Inclusivity & Social Equity Commission Moves Forward
Posted on September 17, 2023 in League News | comments
The Albany Racial Inclusivity and Social Equity Commission met on September 7, 2023, to review several subjects, including their work plan and upcoming events, and to take action by forming important subcommittees. The m...
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Solano Stroll 2023
Posted on September 12, 2023 in League News | comments
It was a bright and sunny day on Sunday, September 10th, and the yearly Solano Avenue Stroll event was in full swing. Families and friends walked up and down the one-mile long street festival, surrounded by food trucks a...
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National Voter Registration Day
Posted on September 11, 2023 in League News | comments
Celebrate National Voter Registration Day with the League of Women Voters Berkeley, Albany, Emeryville! National Voter Registration Day is on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, and is the country’s largest single-day vot...
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The LWVBAE Interns of ‘23-24
Posted on September 7, 2023 in League News | comments
Meet the new interns of the League of Women Voters Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville! The LWVBAE welcomed nine new interns for the 2023-24 academic year in an orientation on Sunday, August 27th. The interns were joined to...
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Another Momentous Year in the Supreme Court
Posted on September 4, 2023 in League News | comments
A Book Club discussion with Erwin Chermerinsky Sep 13, 2023 11am to 12:30pm Presented by the San Fernando Valley Unit of the League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles. Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, Erwin Che...
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Oppose a Constitutional Convention
Posted on September 4, 2023 in League News | comments
When this action alert is active: August 25, 2023 to September 30, 2023 The League of Women Voters of California (LWVC) strongly opposes Governor Newsom’s recent decision to seek an Article V constitutional convent...
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Environmental Concerns Speaker Series Sept 11. 2023
Posted on August 28, 2023 in League News | comments
Jim McGrath and the Berkeley Waterfront On Monday September 11, 2023, 7:30 – 9 pm, Jim McGrath will be speaking about the Berkeley waterfront for the Environmental Concerns Speaker Series. This will include the Ber...
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Remembering Janet Strothman
Posted on August 27, 2023 in League News | comments
Janet Strothman remembered the League in her will; she left us nearly $30,000, which arrived in the League office this summer. A longtime member, Janet died on September 9, 2020 at 93. Janet was an active and enthusiasti...
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Solano Avenue Stroll
Posted on August 27, 2023 in League News | comments
Over One Mile of FREE Family Fun 10am – 5pm September 10th. Since 1974 Solano Avenue and the twin-cities of Albany and Berkeley CA, have hosted the Solano Avenue Stroll, the East Bay’s largest street festival! Th...
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