After countless mass shootings and instances of gun violence in our communities, it’s time to take back to the streets and march for our lives. Join in on June 11th for one of hundreds of local marches across Connecticut and the nation. Find out more about the proposed solutions to gun violence at marchforourlives.com.

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

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

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.