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City of Albany And A Dialogue on Racism
Posted on August 11, 2020 in League News | comments
On Thursday, July 16, the City of Albany held a community dialogue to discuss institutional racism. Over 200 participants packed the Zoom event to join the conversation. Nicole Anderson (CEO and Founder) and Dr. Shelley ...
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POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Posted on August 4, 2020 in League News | comments
JOIN CIVILTALK in our next participatory adventure with Living Room Conversations into the Land of Zoom, inspired by Ms. Christine Wenrich and LWVBAE, Tuesday, August 25 from 3-4:30 PM. Get your ticket by the deadline,...
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Shout-Out for Peaceful Public Protestors
Posted on August 2, 2020 in League News | comments
A Berkeley group of up to 250 silent, masked, socially distanced protestors – LWVBAE members among them – deserves a shout-out for peacefully and safely protesting in public in solidarity with people of color! Since ...
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Conversation on Racism
Posted on July 28, 2020 in League News | comments
“Conversation on Racism” was brought to you through ZOOM by the League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany and Emeryville on Wednesday, August 12, 7 – 8:30 PM! The Conversation was led by a panel featuring Albany U...
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Measure P: Homeless Services Update
Posted on July 26, 2020 in League News | comments
Community Stands Up For Measure P! In anticipation of Berkeley’s June 30, 2020 budget meeting, the League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville sent a letter urging the mayor and city council not to diver...
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The League and Latinos Unidos Partner to Increase Latinx Voter Turnout
Posted on July 19, 2020 in League News | comments
On July 12, League leaders and interns met with the prominent Berkeley community group representing the Latinx community known as Latinos Unidos. The League gave a presentation during the Latinos Unidos general meeting t...
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Summer Interns Hit the Ground Running!
Posted on July 14, 2020 in League News | comments
Recently our League welcomed two summer interns, Janaki Gogulamudi and Simelia Rogers. Janaki and Simelia are both entering their third year of college this fall, with Janaki transferring to UC Davis and Simelia returnin...
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Census2020 Volunteer Phone Banking Successful!
Posted on July 13, 2020 in League News | comments
The first phase of Alameda County Census 2020 has ended with 60,000+ phone calls made by volunteers to remind residents of hard-to-count neighborhoods to fill in their census forms. An LWVBAE member who volunteered to ma...
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Countdown to Election with Voter Services!
Posted on July 13, 2020 in League News | comments
Check our calendar to join the next Voter Services meeting. The week of July 6, the Voter Services Team, led by Board Director, Adena Ishii, met to discuss efforts to engage voters in the lead up to the election. The gro...
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YES on 15!
Posted on July 13, 2020 in League News | comments
“YES on Prop. 15!” is now the cheer energizing supporters of the Schools and Communities First! state ballot proposition for VICTORY on Nov. 3! The heroic SCF! campaign to close the loophole exploited by owners of la...
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