LWV Diablo Valley Community Conversation Team

LWV Diablo Valley Community Conversation Team

The LWVDV Community Conversation Team, in concert with other county partners, plans and hosts virtual and in person informational presentations on topics important to our mission. 

See the Community Conversations playlist on the LWVDV YouTube channel for videos of past webinars.
Committee Contact
Contact Name: 
Diane Bianchi
Contact Number: 
925-283-2235
Email: 
programs@lwvdv.org
League to which this content belongs: 
Diablo Valley

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The Fight For Clean Air: Industrial Incidents and Community Activism (A Community Conversation)

The Fight for Clean Air webinar

Submitted by Diablo Valley in March 2024.

Event Date: 
Apr 18 2024 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

Join us to learn about local environmental incidents and recent legislation proposed to keep communities like Contra Costa safe and healthy.

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Deportation and the Courts - A Community Conversation (VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE)

Deportation and the Courts - Promoting Human Rights at Home

Submitted by Diablo Valley in February 2024.

Event Date: 
Mar 21 2024 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

A large new Deportation Court recently opened in Concord. What is a Deportation Court, and what does this mean for our immigrant neighbors?

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Measure X 2023: The Allocations, Lessons Learned, & Ensuring Equity in 2024 -A Community Conversation (VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE)

Measure X Community Conversation

Submitted by Diablo Valley in January 2024.

Event Date: 
Feb 15 2024 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

Voters passed Measure X in November 2020, a County-wide sales tax to support health and human services for our local neighbors and families. The tax money continues to be collected and allocations were made for 2023. What lessons have been learned?

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Mis/Disinformation: How to Recognize and Respond To It -A Community Conversation (Video and Resource List Available)

Misinformation Community Conversation

Submitted by Diablo Valley in December 2023.

Event Date: 
Jan 18 2024 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

This webinar will explore how falsehoods spread in today's information ecosystem and how we can avoid them, respond and deepen our capacity for constructive civil discourse.

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After Incarceration: Reimagining Re-entry into the Community -A Community Conversation (VIDEO and RESOURCE LIST NOW AVAILABLE)

After Incarceration: Community Conversation

Submitted by Diablo Valley in October 2023.

Event Date: 
Nov 16 2023 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

Join us as we learn about the challenges formerly incarcerated members of our communities encounter and the groups advocating and providing support services for them.

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Our First "Points of View" Program: A Conversation about Income Inequality

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Submitted by Diablo Valley in September 2023.

Event Date: 
Oct 29 2023 03:00 pm to 05:00 pm
Event location: 

Walnut Creek Public Library,

This in-person program allows participants to learn more and the react to the Community Conversations webinar on Income and Wealth Inequality. Join us and speak up!

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Income and Wealth Inequality: -A Community Conversation (VIDEO and RESOURCE LIST NOW AVAILABLE)

Income inequality - Community Conversation

Submitted by Diablo Valley in September 2023.

Event Date: 
Oct 19 2023 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

Income disparities are now so pronounced that the average income of America’s richest 1 percent of households was more than 84 times the average income of the bottom 20 percent in 2019. Approaches to addressing this inequality will be featured in this webinar.

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What is the Reality of Immigration? - A Community Conversation (VIDEO and RESOURCE LIST Now Available)

Immigration - A Community Conversation

Submitted by Diablo Valley in August 2023.

Event Date: 
Sep 21 2023 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

Over a quarter of Contra Costa residents are immigrants who come from all over the world. A series of two Community Conversation webinars will offer information about national, state and local immigration laws and will focus on demystifying myths that contribute to misunderstanding and false information about immigrants.

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Standing Up to Hate Crimes in California: A Community Conversation (VIDEO and RESOURCE LIST NOW AVAILABLE)

Standing Up to Hate Crimes webinar

Submitted by Diablo Valley in April 2023.

Event Date: 
May 18 2023 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

Hate crimes are exponentially increasing in California. How do we as a community support victims of hate crimes?

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Understanding Universal Healthcare: A Community Conversation - Part 2 (VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE)

Understanding Universal Health Care, Part 2

Submitted by Diablo Valley in February 2023.

Event Date: 
Apr 20 2023 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

Confused about Universal Health Care??? What is it? Join us for a two part program to learn how a Universal Care Program can improve your access to health care and reduce costs. Spanish translation.

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