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Renew Membership and Donate 2025

Posted on Dec 15, 2025 in

As many of you know, we’re entering the annual membership renewal and giving season. Your ongoing commitment with the League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, Emeryville (LWVBAE) allows us to be an inspiring force f...

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The Annual Martin Luther King Jr Breakfast

Posted on Jan 06, 2026 in

Monday January 19 from 9am to 10:30am  at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Berkeley Marina, 200 Marina Blvd, Berkeley, CA 94710. Each year, the Berkeley MLK Jr. breakfast offers a time to come together to honor the end...

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In the Face of Injustice: LWVBAE Leaders Host Protest for Renee Nicole Good

Posted on Jan 13, 2026 in

Today, January 10, 2026, League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville (LWVBAE) leaders hosted a protest for Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, ...

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Five Years After the Insurrection

Posted on Jan 12, 2026 in

In some ways, 2021 feels worlds away from where we are now. In others, it feels like it could have been yesterday. Or it could be tomorrow. In 2021, we were emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. Weâ€...

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Our Interns were at it again!

Posted on Jan 05, 2026 in

Building Power Through Education, Action, and Advocacy  During the LWVBAE Fall Season, League of Women Voters interns played a vital role in advancing the League’s mission of empowering voters and defending dem...

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Fall Meeting Review

Posted on Dec 30, 2025 in

HEALTH EQUITY AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE We were happy to feature an exceptional, educational panel for the fall meeting that  focused on health equity and reproductive justice. The two illustrious speakers who present...

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California League Newsletter 2025

Posted on Dec 29, 2025 in

DEMOCRACY WORKS Read about the Activities and Achievements of California's League of Women Voters. Lorrel Plimier, Co-President, on a first vote cast and  the upcoming elections 2026. Helen Hutchison, Interim E...

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‭Stand up and Speak to Defend our Democracy

Posted on Dec 21, 2025 in

Unite and Rise 8.5 Video Series Washington, D.C. – In its commitment to encourage civic action, the League of Women Voters (LWV) has launched its Unite and Rise 8.5 YouTube video series with three episodes. Hosted...

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The LWVUS Action Round Up

Posted on Dec 22, 2025 in

Administration Updates In response to a comment period initiated by the Social Security Administration (SSA), Leagues urged SSA to reject a proposal to modify its routines to share SSA data ...

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Choose Mercy

Posted on Dec 15, 2025 in

Urge Governor Newsom to Grant Clemency for All Death Sentences Governor Gavin Newsom has less than 13 months left in office, and during this time he has the opportunity to make a meaningful decision for justice and huma...

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Health Literacy & High Schools

Posted on Dec 09, 2025 in

Freshman year is a big deal. It is the start of high school, the year teenagehood starts to feel like teenagehood. It is also the year that students at my high school – Albany High – take health class. In addition to...

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