Past Events For Connecticut + the US (LWVUS) + Greater Hartford

How Has Redistricting Impacted Your Voting or Legislative Districts? Find Out at Ridgefield Library

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Submitted by Connecticut in August 2022.

Event Date: 
Aug 02 2022 05:30 pm
Event location: 

Ridgefield Library

The 2020 census has had an impact on Voting and State Legislative Districts in Ridgefield. 

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LWV Greenwich 2022 Legislators' Wrap Up

Flyer for Greenwich CT legislative wrap-up

Submitted by Connecticut in July 2022.

Event Date: 
Jul 20 2022 05:30 pm to 07:30 pm
Event location: 

Burning Tree Country Club

Join us for the LWV Greenwich 2022 Legislators' Wrap Up. This is your chance to hear from State Senator Ryan Fazio and Representative Steve Meskers about the issues and policies affecting Greenwich over the past year. The event will be held outdoors on a covered patio. Cocktails and light bites will served. All members, non-members and guests are welcome. Cost per person is $10.

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The Work Must Be Done: Women of Color and Voting Rights

Invitation to the Work Must Be Done Soft Launch

Submitted by Connecticut in July 2022.

Event Date: 
Jul 14 2022 05:30 pm to 06:30 pm
Event location: 

Connecticut Historical Society

Connecticut Historical Society invites you to:

The Work Must Be Done: Women of Color and Voting Rights

Traveling Banner Exhibition Soft-Launch

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LWV of Fairfield CPTV CUTLINE Broadcast, Did You Know: Voting Rights and Wrongs - In Connecticut

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Submitted by Connecticut in May 2022.

Event Date: 
Jun 24 2022 07:00 pm
Event location: 

Connecticut Public Television Channels - CPTV Spirit

Miss this great session on April 28th? Take advantage of the last of four opportunities to see Did You Know: Voting Rights and Wrongs – in Connecticut with Patricia Rossi, Advocacy and Public Affairs Vice President, League of Women Voters of Connecticut and Jonathan Perloe, Leader, Voters Choice Connecticut. Watch on CPTV Spirit.

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We Won't Go Back! Our Bodies, Our Freedom: Decision Day Rally

Bans Off Our Bodies Rally Image with group of 4 people and one in a wheelchair

Submitted by Connecticut in June 2022.

Event Date: 
Jun 24 2022 05:00 pm
Event location: 

Multiple Locations

Join the national day of action for reproductive rights. TODAY, the Supreme Court has made a decision that bans abortion in over half of the country and takes away our freedom to decide. Now is the time for us to show up for our communities. Abortion justice can’t wait! Join with people around the state and country to fight back and show support for reproductive justice for all.

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Redding LWV Annual Meeting and Luncheon

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Submitted by Connecticut in June 2022.

Event Date: 
Jun 23 2022 11:30 am
Event location: 

Meadow Ridge

Please join the Redding League of Women Voters for our annual meeting and luncheon at 11:30 AM on Thursday, June 23rd at Meadow Ridge. We are thrilled to welcome Laura Smits, President of the League of Women Voters of Connecticut, as our keynote speaker. Please RSVP no later than June 17, 2022 to: Jinny Cohen at 203-938-2220 or email at vhcints [at] icloud.com. Lunch includes salad, dessert, coffee and tea—$36.00 per person

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Title IX Panel and Networking Event hosted by the Connecticut Sun

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Submitted by Connecticut in June 2022.

Event Date: 
Jun 22 2022 05:00 pm
Event location: 

Vista Lounge at Mohegan Sun Casino

The Connecticut Sun is hosting a Title IX panel and networking event in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Title IX. The event will begin with 1 hour of networking followed by a panel discussion featuring moderator Clare Marash, and guest speakers Ann McAllister, Carol Stiff, and Karen Issokson-Silver. Admission to the panel costs $50 and includes a free drink voucher, ticket to the CT Sun vs. NY Liberty game following the panel, and a free ticket to the Basketball Hall of Fame. LWVSECT will be heading a voter registration table in the concourse, so stop by and say hello!

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Moral March on Washington and to the Polls

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Submitted by Connecticut in May 2022.

Event Date: 
Jun 18 2022 12:00 am to 11:45 pm
Event location: 

Washington DC

The League will join the Mass Poor Peoples’ & Low-Wage Workers' Assembly march on Washington, D.C. and to the Polls for a generationally transformative declaration of the power of poor and low wealth people to demand systemic change. "It is NOT just a day of action. It is a declaration of an ongoing, committed moral movement to 1) Shift the moral narrative; 2) Build power; and 3) Make real policies to fully address poverty and low wealth from the bottom up." - Bishop William J. Barber and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

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Conversations: Commemorate Juneteenth — Poetry, Justice & Jazz

Hands in yellow, red, green and black reaching upward. white text which reads: freedom day Juneteenth

Submitted by Connecticut in June 2022.

Event Date: 
Jun 17 2022 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm
Event location: 

Mark Twain Library (Outside Under the Tent)

Gather on the lawn for Mark Twain Library’s 2nd Annual Juneteenth Day featuring Poetry, Justice & Jazz. Mark the day with discussions, jazz classics and selected poetry readings. Moderated by Tom Kilbourn, Episcopal priest and retired Joel Barlow High School English teacher. Registration recommended, but not required. Walk-ins welcome.This program will take place outside under the Library’s tent, rain or shine. This discussion is part of the Conversations Series which was created in partnership by the Redding League of Women Voters and the Mark Twain Library in an effort to offer our community the opportunity to continue the conversation on race.

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Voting Rights and Wrongs: Across Our United States

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Submitted by Connecticut in June 2022.

Event Date: 
Jun 16 2022 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm
Event location: 

Virtual Event

Join for the second event in the Fairfield League of Women Voters series VOTING RIGHTS & WRONGS, in partnership with the Fairfield Public Library. This program focuses on voting issues ACROSS OUR UNITED STATES, like disparity of state election laws, the states as laboratories of democracy, threats of voter suppression and vote negation, advocacy and the challenges of a federal solution.

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