Individual Liberties

Oppose major threats to basic constitutional rights.

MASON COUNTY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS STANCE AGAINST SYSTEMIC RACISM AND VIOLENCE.

Submitted by Mason County in August 2020.

Position

Virginia Case: "In these trying times, the League’s commitment to democracy requires us to speak out against racism and violence. I hope you will join me in this commitment by doing the work required of us to be an anti-racist organization".

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Confront Racism in California Courts, LWVC Action Alert

Submitted by Orange Coast in August 2020.

Action Alerts

The time is now to confront racism in our criminal justice system.

Submitted by Delaware in August 2020.

News

Leaderosity is another DEI resource sponsored and promoted by the LWVUS.

Submitted by Delaware in July 2020.

News

The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee encourage you to take this 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge.

Submitted by Rhode Island in July 2020.

Public Statement

[Salem, Oregon] – The League of Women Voters of Oregon (LWVOR) calls for civil discourse amid Portland’s ongoing protests. We reaffirm Americans’ First Amendment right to peaceful protest...

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in July 2020.

News

The Pasadena Area LWV fully supports the U.S. League's position regarding recent hostile actions against peaceful protestors in Portland Oregon. The complete statement is available below.

↑ (Note the privacy-violating tracking link from AddThis. Our my.lwv.org website adds that automatically, and I haven't found a way to remove it!)

The LWV Los Alamos study on Digital Privacy began in June 2020. It's headed by JoAnn Lysne and Akkana Peck. It led to a new position:

LWVUS Public Policy on Reproductive Rights

(For Complete position: Impact on Issues, pg. 57) The League's Position Statement of Position on Public Policy on Reproductive Rights, as announced by the National Board, January 1983:
The League of Women Voters of the United States believes that public policy in a pluralistic society must affirm the constitutional right of privacy of the individual to make reproductive choices.

A majority of people support safe, legal access to abortion. So why is it under threat?

Submitted by Northwest Wayne County in March 2020.

News

Hint: It has to do with Partisan Gerrymandering

Submitted by Northwest Wayne County in March 2020.

News

Often left out of the history of women’s suffrage is the role of black women in that effort. The predominantly black service sorority Delta Sigma Theta’s first public act was to participate in the Women’s Suffrage March of 1913.

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Individual Liberties

Individual Liberties

MASON COUNTY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS STANCE AGAINST SYSTEMIC RACISM AND VIOLENCE.

Confront Racism in California Courts, LWVC Action Alert

Leaderosity - LWVUS

21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge

LWVOR Statement on Portland Protests

League of Women Voters Responds to DHS Crackdown on Portland Protests

LWVLA Privacy Study, 2020

Women's Health

LWVUS Public Policy on Reproductive Rights

A majority of people support safe, legal access to abortion. So why is it under threat?

Black Suffragists Helped Lead Charge in Women's Voting Rights Campaign

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