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Voter Registration Team meets

Voter Registration Team Gearing Up for Election Season!

Julie Dunkle presents to the Voter Registration team as it prepares for Election 2020!

Mabel Lee suffragist

Suffragist Profile: Mabel Lee

First Chinese American Woman to Fight for Voting Rights!

Schools and Communities First Initiative

Schools and Communities First Initiative: Rally for Funding!

Learn more about this effort!

Climate Action Workgroup

Community Roundtable: Climate Crisis in Oakland

Check out Pictures and Details from our Event!

APAPA Gala

LWVO Joins APAPA Summer Intern Gala

District 4 City Council Member Sheng Thao was Gala Keynote Speaker

APAPA promotes civic engagement and conducts voter education!

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Vision

League's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy

Watch Robyn DiAngelo talk at a City of Oakland presentation on her book about race and "white fragility," the focus of her new book.

Read about our efforts to break down barriers in our democracy!

Oakland

Growing Democracy...Building Community!

Who are we? We are the League of Women Voters, an organization of women and men who want to make a difference in the political future of our country. We are a diverse, non-partisan, political group with a long-standing tradition of educating voters.

The VOTER

Check out our November 2019 Newsletter, the VOTER!

Schools and Communities First Initiative

Schools and Communities First Initiative

Submitted by Oakland in November 2019.

Action Alerts

The Schools & Communities First (SCF) Petitions are hot off the press!

LWVO Members Holiday Party

Holiday Party!

Submitted by Oakland in November 2019.

Event Date:

Dec 13 2019 - 6:30pm

Joyful informal party for members to celebrate the holidays together with food and drink, and to thank our volunteers for all they do for our community. Bring something to drink or a dish to share! Call our office for more info!

Climate Action: Electric Vehicle Presentation!

Graphic of electric vehicle

Submitted by Oakland in November 2019.

News

Learn about electric cars and their impact on the environment!

Changes in Voter Registration and Vote-by-Mail Ballots

Voting/Ballot box image

Submitted by Oakland in November 2019.

News

Election Day Registration is about to become a reality statewide. Starting in 2020, EVERY polling place in the state will allow voters to register and vote all the way up through Election Day.

LWVC 2019 Legislative Wrap-up!

LWVC Bill Status Report

Submitted by Oakland in November 2019.

News

The League of Women Voters of California was out in force.

Learn More! Prop 13 Reform: Schools & Communities First

Schools and Communities First Initiative

Submitted by Oakland in October 2019.

News

The Schools and Local Communities Funding Act will restore over $12 billion per year to California’s schools!

Webinar on Demographic Report: “Towards Broader, Stronger, Community Bonds"

Scenic cover for demographic report

Submitted by Oakland in October 2019.

News

To broaden and deepen the Oakland League’s understanding of the diversity of our community and the factors that influence civic participation within diverse Oakland communities, LWVO commissioned a unique research project to help us better underst

City of Oakland Loses Measure AA Lawsuit

LWVO October 2019 letter to City Council re: Measure AA

Submitted by Oakland in October 2019.

News

Court upholds LWVO view of Measure AA vote; LWVO asks City Council NOT to appeal.

Tell Lawmakers to Fully Fund the 2020 Census!

2020 Census

Submitted by Oakland in July 2019.

Action Alerts

In summer 2019, the Supreme Court ruled that

How Does Impeachment Work?

Impeachment graphic

Submitted by Oakland in September 2018.

News

LWVUS has published a new article explaining the process of impeachment.

Rep the LWV with a Tote Bag!

Get Your Stylish LWV Tote Bag!

A shopping bag to let everyone know you "stand with the League."

Large capacity eco-friendly canvas tote bag.