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The League of Women Voters and the Aquarium of the Pacific are announcing a contest for Long Beach Unified School District students to get involved with climate change and help others learn more about what they can do to help reduce its impa

Article on Millenial votes
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Our President Kim Ritter found this article and it is a must read!

Millennials Need to Start Voting Before the Gerontocracy Kills Us All

Cambodian Community Forum about DDD
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A kickoff rally in LB's Cambodia Town for Measure DDD (would create a Redistricting Comm'n) drew about 40 people to the MAYE Center on E. Anaheim St. at late afternoon Thursday (Oct.

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This week, the U.N.’s scientific panel published a major report, saying that by 2040, there will be catastrophic changes to the earth due to global warming.

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Introducing the Spring 2021 Calender of Events

Please see below the list of events that the League Of Women Voters in the Long Beach Area has planned for the Spring 2021 Calendar.

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Spring is arriving with extraordinary urgency for our democracy. At the League of Women Voters of California, we are stepping forward with determination - organizing, educating, and building the coalitions necessary to meet this moment.

Press Release (CA Capitol Bldg)
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A growing coalition of civil rights and community organizations today announced their opposition to a proposed voter ID initiative that would impose sweeping new restrictions on how every Californian casts their ballot and harm communities that already face obstacles to voting.

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The League strongly supports AB 1537, prohibiting California peace officers from holding secondary employment with the U.S. DHS or any other entity engaged in immigration enforcement.

106 years strong: DEMOCRACY IS PRESERVED PIECE BY PIECE. (Jenny Farrell, LWVC Executive Director)
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This Valentine’s Day, the League of Women Voters of California turns 106 years old. And like any relationship that has endured for more than a century, it is worth celebrating. I just started as the LWVC Executive Director this past October, and every day, I love the League a little more.

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I know that it has been a difficult and heavy start to the year for many of us. Across the country - and here in California - we are witnessing deeply troubling and harmful ICE activity that is creating fear and uncertainty in our communities. Thank you for being part of the League and for standing with us during this demanding time.