The League of Women Voters of Wilton, the Wilton Historical Society, the American Legion, and GOOD Morning Wilton are excited to partner on a new essay contest for students in grades 3-5. Students may email submission to WILTONLWVESSAY [at] optonline.net by Wednesday, April 14th. Get more details!
This cheerful and invigorating discussion about securing a woman’s right to vote, a woman’s right to be heard, and to be regarded as fully an American citizen and human being, will be led by Gina Barreca, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor at UCONN, humorist, and author of ten trouble-making books.
As part of the on-going series “Conversations,” created in partnership with the Redding League of Women Voters and the Mark Twain Library, we invite you to a virtual discussion with acclaimed historian Dr. Jelani Cobb and renowned philosopher Dr. Jason Stanley. The program will be moderated by award-winning journalist Tina Rosenberg and examines the underlying meaning of our democracy and how democracy can matter even when we have very different ideas about what it should look like.
Join us for “Making Democracy Work: A Conversation with Denise W. Merrill, Secretary of the State,” a livestreamed virtual event in celebration of Women’s History Month and the growing number of women in public office. Secretary Merrill will speak on key election issues including protecting the vote, expanding democratic participation, and modernizing Connecticut’s systems.
The League of Women Voters of Litchfield County and Litchfield Historical Society will host Secretary of State Denise Merrill for a lecture titled "Connecticut Voting Laws... an embarrassment?" where she will explain the complicated steps which would have to be taken to change voting rules in Connecticut and address the debate this past year about absentee voting changes due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The GAE Committee will be considering four crucial bills concerning Voting Rights of Incarcerated or Formerly Incarcerated Persons and Elections Administration next Wednesday. Please email your written testimony AND/OR sign up to testify in person. Deadline to sign up for live testimony is Tuesday March 9. Also: Thank your legislators if they supported Early Voting or No-Excuse Absentee Voting during the February 22 Public Hearing!
Join LWV or Redding and the Mark Twain Library for a virtual discussion of the humble and heartwarming memoir by By Bryan Stevenson Michelle Kuo, Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a student, and a Life Changing Friendship. In this book, Kuo shares a coming-of-age story of both a young teacher and a teenage student all the while examining education, race, and justice in the rural South.
Join the League on March 15th at 10 a.m.as we get updates on federal and state voting legislation. U.S. Congressman Jim Himes who represents the 4th CT Congressional District and State Senator Paul Formica who represents the 20th District will discuss legislation that would affect voting and elections.