Citizen Rights

Citizen Rights

Democratic government depends upon informed and active participation at all levels of government. Governmental bodies must protect the citizen’s right to know by giving adequate notice of proposed actions, holding open meetings, and making public records accessible.

Lippitt House/Providence LWV Conversations 2021
Event Date: 
Mar 15 2021 06:00 pm to Mar 16 2021 05:45 pm
Event location: 

Virtual Event

Mar 15 2020 - Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfPZhuFTxOQ
Lippitt House Community Discussion Series: Youth Activism & Civic Responsibility

Screengrab (names obscured for privacy) of 2021 Members Meeting
Blog Post

The Rhode Island League's annual program Meeting for the Membership meeting for 2021 is now available to view on YouTube here

Event Flyer for the Freedom Riders in Their Own
Event Date: 
Feb 04 2021 07:30 pm
Event location: 

Online - Zoom

Join the League of Women Voters of Redding and other sponsoring organizations for a conversation with Freedom Riders Joan Browning and Dion Diamond. The Freedom Rides spanned from May through November 1961 with over 400 Black and white Americans risking their lives to end segregation on interstate transportation. Register and submit your questions ahead of time.

Event Date: 
Feb 20 2021 09:00 am to 12:45 pm

ONE STEP AT A TIME: The Path to Real and Enduring Change

Get Briefed! Be prepared so you can make yourself heard.

Event Date: 
Feb 27 2021 09:00 am to 12:45 pm

ONE STEP AT A TIME: The Path to Real and Enduring Change

Get Briefed! Be prepared so you can make yourself heard.

2021 Legislative Priorities
Blog Post

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut strives every day to empower voters and defend democracy. We are proud to be nonpartisan, neither supporting nor opposing candidates or political parties, and always working on vital issues of concern to members and the public. Our 2021 Legislative Priorities include Early Voting and No-Excuse Absentee Ballots, a Fair and Transparent Redistricting Process, Campaign Finance Reform and protecting the Citizen's Election Program, and Environment & Climate .

Digital Privacy Study Summary and Consensus Meeting

 

The Digital Privacy Study Group submitted its consensus questions to the board, and they have been approved. All League members are invited to participate in the online consensus meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 4. We will send out Zoom information in the week prior to the meeting.

 

Event Date: 
Dec 17 2020 12:00 pm to Dec 18 2020 12:45 pm

Ashley Crary Lidow, Director of Policy and Government Relations for the Women's Rights and Empowerment Network, will join us at noon on Thursday, December 17, 2020 to discuss upcoming gender relevant issues in

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Posted by League of Women Voters, Rhode Island
November 12, 2020

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Teachers to present on Equal Rights Amendment on Oct. 31

Oct 29, 2020

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