LWV-VA begins Women's Legislative Roundtable (WLRT)

On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 in the NEW General Assembly Building. 

In order to prepare for our Advocacy work, each year we have the Women’s Legislative Roundtables (WLRTs) and each week different legislators and special advocates will come and share with the membership the “news of the day” that pertains to the League’s Issues and the General Assembly. Here is the link to RSVP: https://LWVWLRT2024.eventbrite.com . 

The live part of the WLRTs will be held in the NEW General Assembly Building. The address is (also above):  201 North 9th Street 7th Floor North Meeting Room Richmond, VA 23219

● WEEK 1-/Hybrid/ January 10, 2024 - Voting Elections
● WEEK 2-/Hybrid/ January 17, 2024 - Gun Violence Protection and
Domestic Violence Protection
● WEEK 3-Hybrid/January 24, 2024 - Education
● WEEK 4-/Hybrid/January 31, 2024 - Childcare
● WEEK 5- In person only: Feb 6 and 7, This is League Day – see below
for more information.
● Week 6 – Hybrid/February 14, 2024 – Affordable Housing
● WEEK 6- Hybrid/ February 21, 2024 - Environmental Justice
● WEEK 7-/Hybrid/ February 28, 2024 - Behavioral Health and Criminal
Justice
● WEEK 8-Virtual Only /March 6, 2024-Wrap Up!

League Day will be held on Feb 6 and 7.

We start off with a reception to welcome the members of the General Assembly and their aides, on Feb 6 at 6p – 8p at the Omni Richmond. Our legislative breakfast is from 9am – 10:45am on February 7, also at the Omni. After you can make appointments to visit your delegates. We will be honored on the floor of the House and Senate at noon as usual which you can attend if you wish and then make appointments after.

More information and RSVP link is here: https://LWVLeagueDay2024.eventbrite.com 

The reception is $10 with a cash bar and breakfast is $25.

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Article on LWV-VA Advocacy- "Flipping the Switch"
By Denise Harrington, Chair, LWV-VA Advocacy (advocacy [at] lwv-va.org)

From January, 2024 VIRGINIA VOTER, 

Virginia once again has “flipped the switch;” that is to say, that Virginians voted for issues that were near and dear to their hearts. As a result, it appears that the Legislative Branch and the Executive Branch of Virginia’s government will have differences of opinion on issues. In addition, the 2024 General Assembly session has many new delegates. As a nonpartisan organization, this is a tremendous opportunity to make new friends and to forge ahead with our legislative priorities. This is why I referred to this session as a “High Stakes” session. Thus, it is imperative for each member to remain engaged with this general assembly.

The first way that we can remain engaged is to join one of our Issue Groups. Our Legislative Issue Group leaders and members have provided the research, knowledge, and expertise on all of our Legislative Priorities. Every member is welcome to join, Issue Groups – League of Women Voters of Virginia (lwv-va.org)

The second way you can make a difference is to respond in a timely manner to our Action Alerts that will be sent out requesting your help to respond to legislation that is being proposed (even if it’s one of our positions). Even if you think the legislation will pass, if you don’t respond, the opposition could be fierce, and respond with overwhelming numbers.

The third way, utilize our tools of Advocacy: Make sure that you know how to contact your legislator whenever an Action Alert has been sent out to the membership. Here are the Legislative Tools: https://lwv-va.org/members-corner/legislative-tools/ .

In order to prepare for our Advocacy work, each year we have the Women’s Legislative Roundtables (WLRTs) and each week different legislators and special advocates will come and share with the membership the “news of the day” that pertains to the League’s Issues and the General Assembly. Here is the link to RSVP: https://LWVWLRT2024.eventbrite.com 

The live part of the WLRTs will be held in the new General Assembly Building. The address is (above):  201 North 9th Street 7th Floor North Meeting Room Richmond, VA 23219

● WEEK 1-/Hybrid/ January 10, 2024 - Voting Elections
● WEEK 2-/Hybrid/ January 17, 2024 - Gun Violence Protection and
Domestic Violence Protection
● WEEK 3-Hybrid/January 24, 2024 - Education
● WEEK 4-/Hybrid/January 31, 2024 - Childcare
● WEEK 5- In person only: Feb 6 and 7, This is League Day – see below
for more information.
● Week 6 – Hybrid/February 14, 2024 – Affordable Housing
● WEEK 6- Hybrid/ February 21, 2024 - Environmental Justice
● WEEK 7-/Hybrid/ February 28, 2024 - Behavioral Health and Criminal
Justice
● WEEK 8-Virtual Only /March 6, 2024-Wrap Up!

League Day will be held on Feb 6 and 7. We start off with a reception to welcome the members of the General Assembly and their aides, on Feb 6 at 6p – 8p at the Omni Richmond. Our legislative breakfast is from 9am – 10:45am on February 7, also at the Omni. After you can make appointments to visit your delegates. We will be honored on the floor of the House and Senate at noon as usual which you can attend if you wish and then make appointments after.

More information and RSVP link is here: https://LWVLeagueDay2024.eventbrite.com 

See you in Richmond!

For more info see:  https://lwv-va.org/womens-legislative-roundtable-wlrt-2024/