Oak Hammock

Oak Hammock

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The Oak Hammock Committee is comprised of LWV of Alachua County members residing at Oak Hammock. They host meetings, typically on the second Tuesday of the month, at 7:00 p.m. in the Oak Room at Oak Hammock, with a break over the summer months. A list of past and upcoming meetings is available below.

Often the meetings are recorded and later shared with all members of the LWV of Alachua County and the general public via the LWV of Alachua County YouTube channel. You can also find a link to the available recordings below.

info [at] lwv-alachua.org (Mary White) is the current committee chair. Please reach out to info [at] lwv-alachua.org (Mary) with any questions about the committee, their meetings, or the recordings.

Committee Contact
Contact Name: 
Mary White
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Alachua County

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Title slide for Oak Hammock Meeting on Water Use Restrictions
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A recording of the November 12th Oak Hammock Meeting is now available. Stacie Greco, Alachua County Environmental Protection Department's Water Resources Program Manager, discussed the importance of water conservation strategies to protect our water supply, springs, and rivers.

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Event Date: 
11/12/2024 - 7:00pm
Event location: 

Oak Hammock

This Oak Hammock Committee Meeting will feature Stacie Greco, Alachua County Environmental Protection Department's Water Resources Program Manager, who will discuss the importance of water conservation strategies to protect our water supply, springs, and rivers.

Meeting is open to all LWVAC members.

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A recording of the September 10th Oak Hammock Meeting is now available with two election-related presentations. Lindsay Kallman from Yes on 4! discussed Amendment 4 limiting government interference in abortions and Donna Waller discussed the amendments on the November ballot in a talk titled, "Power to the People or the State of Florida."

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Event Date: 
09/10/2024 - 7:00pm
Event location: 

Oak Hammock

This Oak Hammock Committee Meeting will feature two election-related presentations: Donna Waller will discuss amendments on the ballot for the Nov. 5 general election. Her talk, "Power to the people or the state of Florida," and Lindsay Kallman from Yes on 4! will also make a presentation.

Oak Hammock Gun Laws Update Presentation Slide
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At their May 14th meeting, the Oak Hammock Committee heard an update on Florida's Gun Laws, with Gwendolyn Saffo, LWVAC VP and chair of the LWVAC Gun Violence Prevention and Safety Committee and Rebecca Darnell, Legislative Lead for Moms Demand Action Alachua County. A recording is now available.

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Event Date: 
05/14/2024 - 7:00pm
Event location: 

Oak Hammock

This Oak Hammock Committee Meeting will include an update on Florida's Gun Laws, featuring Gwendolyn Saffo, LWVAC VP and chair of the LWVAC Gun Violence Prevention and Safety Committee and Rebecca Darnell, Legislative Lead for Moms Demand Action A

Title Slide for Media Literacy presentation
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At their April 9th meeting, the Oak Hammock Committee heard from April Hines, the UF College of Journalism and Communications librarian, who presented a program on Media Literacy: Evaluating and Finding Quality News. A recording is now available.

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Event Date: 
04/09/2024 - 7:00pm
Event location: 

Oak Hammock

At this Oak Hammock Committee Meeting, April Hines, the UF College of Journalism and Communications librarian, will present a program on Avoiding Misinformation: Evaluating and Finding Quality News.

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Event Date: 
03/12/2024 - 7:00pm
Event location: 

Oak Hammock

At this Oak Hammock Committee Meeting, Sue Legg, former LWVFL chair for education, will  discuss, "How Much Choice is Too Much?" Are we "first in education freedom" as Gov DeSantis claims? What does that mean? What's the cost?

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Event Date: 
02/13/2024 - 7:00pm
Event location: 

Oak Hammock

At this Oak Hammock Committee Meeting, Adriana Menendez and Veronica Robleto from the Rural Women's Health Project will speak on, "Health Justice Support for Farmworkers and Immigrant Communities."

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