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GH 11-15-23 Presentation Slide
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LWVSC Democracy Matters First Civics Creative Project Contest
November 15, 2023
Golden Hills Community School
By Alice Fried
 
8th Congressional District
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Among those honored were these LWV Solano Members


Alice Fried, Amy Fabi, June Meijas, Maryanne Perlmutter 

Students at Council Mtg
Blog Post
Live to Learn, Learn to Live How Being WOKE Went from Black to Bad
By Alice Fried
(Scroll down to see "Origins and Timeline of the Word Woke")
Your Turn
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Thanks so much for your interest in the League of Women Voters Solano County Voter Engagement Presentation
at the December 4, 2021, Solano Youth Resiliency Summit!
 
2024 Great Decisions Cover
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Great Decisions Extension (GDE) at the Benicia Library and via Zoom

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Public Statement

WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement on the passing of first female US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor: 

 

Blog Post

On the final day of Pride month, June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in favor of a business owner seeking to discriminate against LGBTQIA+ persons, striking a blow against Americans’ right to live free from discrimination. The ones who should have upheld principles of equality and fairness — our nation’s highest Court — failed. 

Public Statement

NASHVILLE – The League of Women Voters of Tennessee and Tennessee voters Victor Ashe and Phil Lawson filed a federal lawsuit today challenging state laws that require voters to be “bona fide” members of a political party to vote in the state’s open primary elections. Plaintiffs argue that the laws create confusion and intimidation because voters in Tennessee do not register with a party and there is no way to determine what “bona fide” means. The plaintiffs are represented by the law firms Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison, Baker Donelson and Sidley Austin LLP, and Protect Democracy. 

GH 11-15-23 Presentation Slide
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LWVSC Democracy Matters First Civics Creative Project Contest
November 15, 2023
Golden Hills Community School
By Alice Fried
 
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This story was originally published in Votebeat.

Plaintiffs including the NAACP and League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania applauded the ruling.