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Posted on June 28, 2025 in League News | comments
Today, June 30th, follows America’s largest Pride parade that drew millions to New York City. For Pride Month, communities across the United States come together each year to celebrate – a time to honor the histo...
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Nutrition & Its Role in Solving the Health Crisis
Posted on June 24, 2025 in League News | comments
June 26th, Noon to 1:15pm Register for the Event Here Professor Robert Lustig from UCSF will present on how nutrition can impact both long term physical and mental health. County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors P...
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Juneteenth in Berkeley 2025 – Enjoying Freedom
Posted on June 17, 2025 in League News | comments
Juneteenth in Berkeley on June 15th, 2025, arrived on the heels of a day of mass mobilization in defense of democracy that drew millions of Americans and friends from around the globe the day prior, on June 14th, the No ...
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Threats to Voting Rights
Posted on June 16, 2025 in League News | comments
We are facing a pivotal moment for US voting rights. Policies like the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, President Donald Trump’s executive order on elections, and legislation in more than two dozen stat...
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ICE Activity Escalating – Resources to Protect Our Communities
Posted on June 16, 2025 in League News | comments
ICE’s operations in Los Angeles and around California mark a troubling escalation – workplace raids coupled with the arrest of community members exercising their First Amendment rights to observe and protest. These...
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League of Women Voters Condemns the Violent Removal of Senator Alex Padilla from a DHS Press Conference
Posted on June 16, 2025 in League News | comments
Los Angeles, CA — Following the violent removal of US Senator Alex Padilla at a press conference held by the Department of Homeland Security in Los Angeles, California, the League of Women Voters of the United States a...
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LWVUS joins letter requesting United Nations Human Rights Council to open inquiry on Police Violence against protesters
Posted on June 10, 2025 in League News | comments
LWVUS joined hundreds of organizations, including many of our partners, in requesting that the United Nations hold a special session on the escalation of police violence in the United States and repression of protestors...
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League of Women Voters Condemns Use of Federal Force on Peaceful Protestors
Posted on June 8, 2025 in League News | comments
LOS ANGELES, CA; WASHINGTON, DC — League of Women Voters of California Executive Director Helen Hutchison and League of Women Voters of the US CEO Celina Stewart issued the following joint statement in response to the ...
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Juneteenth in Berkeley 2025
Posted on May 31, 2025 in League News | comments
Sunday, June15, 2025, 11am to 7pm. Juneteenth in Berkeley was started to promote community pride and bring together South Berkeley businesses and residents in the celebration of a major African American cultural event, c...
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Month
Posted on May 26, 2025 in League News | comments
May marks Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, a time to honor the cultures and contributions of AAPI communities across the United States. Originally established as a week-long celebration in 1978,...
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