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Arab American Heritage Month
Posted on April 27, 2025 in League News | comments
This week marks the end of Arab American Heritage Month and the League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany and Emeryville would like to highlight journalist Ayman Mohyeldin. Arab American Heritage Month offers an opportu...
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LWV Declares United States in a “Constitutional Crisis”
Posted on April 26, 2025 in League News | comments
Washington, DC — Today, Celina Stewart, CEO of the League of Women Voters, and Dianna Wynn, president of the League of Women Voters, released the following statement: “It has now been 87 days since the start of the T...
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Environmental Concerns Speaker Series
Posted on April 25, 2025 in League News | comments
GROUND WATER AND ITS RELATION TO FOOD SECURITY Monday, May 12th 2025, 7:30 to 9:00 pm Our speaker will be Inez Fung of UC Berkeley, professor of atmospheric science. Among many more distinctions, she is a member of the I...
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Bill Chapman Memorial on May 4th
Posted on April 23, 2025 in League News | comments
Bill Chapman, an active and valuable member of LWVBAE for many years, passed away in early April. Please see memorial details at the end. Bill was a Board member for several terms, serving as Treasurer, and he often carr...
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Berkeley Bay Festival
Posted on April 22, 2025 in League News | comments
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 11:00am – 4:00pm Shorebird Park, 160 University Ave, Berkeley, CA Celebrate the San Francisco Bay at the Berkeley Marina and connect with the community through live music, food, and hands-...
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California’s Housing Crisis
Posted on April 21, 2025 in League News | comments
Join us Tuesday, April 29 from 6:30 to 8 PM. The League of Women Voters of California is excited to announce the second event in our three-part advocacy webinar series. The focus of our second session will be on housing....
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Invest in the next generation
Posted on April 21, 2025 in League News | comments
Invest in our young change agents in the Helene Lecar Civic Engagement Program this spring, and the promise of our democratic future. Your donation helps interns and fellows at the League of Women Voters of Berkeley,...
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Demystifying California’s State Budget Process
Posted on April 15, 2025 in League News | comments
The state budget shapes the well-being of our communities, influencing everything from schools and healthcare to public safety. But understanding the process at times can be difficult. That’s why we created the Budget ...
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The Second Economic Blackout
Posted on April 15, 2025 in League News | comments
The Upcoming Economic Blackout is on Friday, April 18th. This series of boycotts and Blackouts is to show companies who have been eliminating their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies that we don’t agree wit...
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Police Accountability Board Takes on Mental Health Calls
Posted on April 6, 2025 in League News | comments
The Berkeley Police Accountability Board (PAB) met on February 19, 2025, and started off with a few public comments. The first comment was about an incident that was discussed in prior meetings of an instance where polic...
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