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Protect Community Access Programming - Time for the Senate to Pass SB 278

Do you watch a local community access or a “public access TV channel” to get important information about what is happening in Connecticut? The nonprofit organizations that provide these services need our help. Contact your Senator to ask Senators Looney and Duff to call SB 278 for a vote. Then make sure your Representative also supports the bill once it is sent to the House.

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Russia: The Inevitability of Now

Saturday, May 14, 2022 - 12:00pm

The League of Women Voters of Litchfield County invites you to their annual international luncheon.
Guest speaker Dr. James Hatt reflects upon how and when Putin has been insistent that declarations of independent statehood by lands he considers inherently Russian resulted from the actions of a malevolent America. Since the Chechen war of 1999, Western powers vacillated between willful ignorance and timid acceptance of Putin’s Kremlin, generating a momentum of inevitability to now, the second invasion of Ukraine since 2014. RSVP by May 4th.

LWV Fairfield - 2022 Legislative Wrap Up

Saturday, May 14, 2022 - 10:00am

Fairfield League of Women Voters presents: 2022 Legislative Wrap Up. Come hear from and ask questions of state legislators: Representative Laura Devlin, Representative Jennifer Leeper, Representative Cristin McCarthy Vahey, and Senator Tony Hwang. Legislators will review their committees' efforts, bills they supported or did not, and why. A Q&A will follow. Public is encouraged to participate. Moderated by Fairfield LWV Co-President Bryce Perry.

Doors open at 9:30 a.m. for coffee and light refreshments at this free public event.

Redistricting Update: Connecticut

Thursday, May 19, 2022 - 10:00am

Speakers will provide an update on the Connecticut congressional redistricting process, explain how the new maps were drawn, and discuss what the new districts mean for the Latino community in the state.

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Initiative and Referendum

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports the current method of amending the State Constitution, with amendments proposed by the General Assembly and ratified by referendum and then the General Assembly.
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Primaries and Parties

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut urges all political parties to make their process more accessible to the public.
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Bans Off Our Bodies

Saturday, May 14, 2022 - 12:00pm to Sunday, May 15, 2022 - 3:00pm

Reproductive care is essential health care and a fundamental right. This weekend, we're joining Planned Parenthood and other allies to demand that women and people capable of pregnancy retain their power to control their own bodies, lives, and futures. Find a rally near you and join us!

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LWV Greenwich Annual Dinner

Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - 6:30pm

Sign up to celebrate the 101st Anniversary of the LWV Greenwich on Wednesday, June 1st, at the Riverside Yacht Club! All guests and non members are invited to join the Annual Dinner with cocktails, a seated dinner, our Mary Award and Burnett Award presentations, our Keynote Speaker address by Mark Contreras, CEO of CT Public and the presentation of our 2022 Student Essay Contest winners!

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