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Schools and Communities First Press Conference

Conference announcing 860,000 signatures to qualify Schools and Communities First on November 2020 ballot! The League of Women Voters joined Communities for a New California, Faith in Fresno Clergy Caucus, 99Rootz, and California Alliance for Retired Americans.
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75+ years of Making Democracy Work in Fresno County

The League of Women Voters of Fresno is a nonprofit, nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government.                 We influence public policy through education and advocacy. 

 

 

 

 

March 2020 Election Voting Options

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Submitted by Fresno in January 2020.

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Fresno County is participating in the Voters Choice Act. This means you have more options to vote and you can vote as early as February 4!  

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100 Years of Suffrage

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As part of its BigTell program the Central Valley Community Foundation recently awarded a grant to our League to produce a video themed 100 years of suffage in the valley. We are excited to share this with you. Take a peek. 

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Congressional Candidates Forum - District 16 and 22

Congressional Candidate forum at Fresno State, 5-8 pm Feb. 20, 2020 in Peters Auditorium at the Student Rec. center

Submitted by Fresno in January 2020.

Event Date: 
Feb 20 2020 - 5:00pm
Event location: 

Fresno State, Student Rec Center

The candidates forum will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm. All candidates for US House of Representatives District 16 and District 22 have been invited. (Rescheduled from Feb. 6, 2020)

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Program Priorities 2019 - Climate Change, Get Out the Vote and Early Education, Zero to Five

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Submitted by Fresno in March 2019.

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Program Planning Meeting Report:   Almost 30 LWVF members and guests participated in an agenda-packed Program Planning meeting which resulted in the choice of three priority issues for the current year.

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We Won! CA Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Friant Ranch Environmental Appellants Lawsuit

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Submitted by Fresno in January 2019.

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The California Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on Christmas Eve in favor of the public-interest appellants League of Women Voters of Fresno, Sierra Club, and Revive the San Joaquin.

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Wonder what we do? Take a moment to learn who we are. Join us. Let's work to make our community better.

Fresno League members at LWVUS

Click here to for a short video introduction on who we are and how we continually are working to improve our communities.

We welcome you to join us. 

 

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African American Women in the Suffrage Movement

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Submitted by Fresno in January 2020.

Event Date: 
Feb 10 2020 - 6:00pm
Event location: 

Vision View Business Center -Mor-Wisdom Room

Conversations with Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth and Fannie Barrier Williams

2020 – the CENTENNIAL of WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE - A year of celebratory events

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Climate Change is Here and It Is Real

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Submitted by Fresno in March 2019.

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Hasn’t the view of the snow-capped Sierras been a treat for the past few weeks? The cooler weather has made it easy to have a false sense of security about our Valley’s air quality and climate change risks.

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Complaint procedure described by City of Fresno Independent Police Reviewer

Submitted by Fresno in January 2019.

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You can enroll in the Citizens Police Academy and for one day a week for 15 weeks learn all about the department, visit and shoot at the gun range, mingle with police dogs and even allow them to “attack” you if you are so inclined.

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Weekly Fresno League E-newsletter

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Submitted by Fresno in October 2018.

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To receive our weekly update in your email box,  please send an email to info.lwvfresno@gmail.com

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