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It’s Time to Join Voter Service 2022!
Posted on August 15, 2022 in League News | comments
Weekly Voter Service Team meetings are scheduled, 5:30-6:30 PM on Fridays. Join us where we will all learn about and map out our plan to register voters and get-out-the-vote; provide balanced information about the choice...
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City of Albany and the Housing Crisis
Posted on August 15, 2022 in League News | comments
The City of Albany is in the process of updating the Housing Element section of the City’s General Plan, and requests your input. The working draft of the Housing Element is available for Albany residents to review her...
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Not Going Quietly
Posted on August 13, 2022 in League News | comments
The League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville (LWVBAE) and co-sponsors invite you to join us for the second event in the series “Our US Healthcare System: Facing the Challenges and Bucking the Odds.”...
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Native American Women and the Suffrage Movement
Posted on August 8, 2022 in League News | comments
Introduced by the League of Women Voters President, Dr. Deborah Turner, historian Sally Roesch Wagner talks about the Women’s suffrage movement and the role of native American women in it. She also unveils the unse...
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WHAT HAPPENED IN KANSAS
Posted on August 6, 2022 in League News | comments
On Aug. 2, 2022, Kansas was the first state in the nation to vote on the issue of abortion since the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24. THE AMENDMENT The amendment to their state consti...
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Fighting Voter Suppression
Posted on August 2, 2022 in League News | comments
Pam Gaskin, a member of the League of Women Voters of Houston, has been voting by mail for years without incident. This year, she almost missed the deadline — because her application for a mail-in ballot was rejected t...
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Albany Hosts Presentation on Mental Health Crisis Teams
Posted on August 1, 2022 in League News | comments
The Albany Social and Economic Justice Commission featured Stephanie Lewis, Division Director for Crisis Services at Alameda County Behavioral Health Care, who gave a presentation on mental health crisis services in Alba...
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USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative
Posted on July 31, 2022 in League News | comments
ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT ELECTION SECURITY? Attend the Election Cybersecurity Workshop Thursday afternoon, August 4, at 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. USC Election Security and Information Project is a brand new non-partisan independent...
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Medicare Privatized!
Posted on July 25, 2022 in League News | comments
Are you concerned that Medicare is being privatized? The LWVBAE Healthcare Team invites community members to attend our Zoom meeting on Tuesday, August 9th from 7 PM to 8 PM to learn: How hedge funds and other financial ...
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Berkeley Environment and Climate Commission Will Give Key Updates
Posted on July 21, 2022 in League News | comments
The city of Berkeley’s Environment and Climate Commission is meeting to discuss and act on key issues at 5 pm on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. See the Zoom link and the important discussion and action items on the agen...
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