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We are all equal at the ballot box, but only if we vote. We engage millions of voters every year ensuring Americans have the information they need to participate in elections that determine our future.

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LWVW Book Club : JUST ACTION by Rothstein

Submitted by Wellesley in April 2024.

Event Date: 
Apr 25 2024 07:00 pm
Event location: 

Marguerite's Home

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$24 in 2024 Campaign

$24 in 24 Campaign

Submitted by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area in April 2024.

Action Alerts

This year, more than ever, our League is looking for extra support to educate and register voters, offer candidate forums, engage under-served communities, and partner with like-minded organizations to help protect our democracy in today’s challen

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League at the Library: Cone Park Branch

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Submitted by Alachua County in April 2024.

Event Date: 
Apr 25 2024 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Event location: 

Cone Park Branch

This League at the Library event will take place at the Cone Park Branch and will be an outdoor event. We are looking for 2-3 volunteers to man the table.

During LWVAC's 2024 Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Campaign for the 2024 Election Season, the Voter Services team is organizing multiple Alachua County Library tabling events. The goal is to have a table at each of the 12 libraries once a month for 2 hours at peak times until November. We hope to increase League visibility and engage with current and potential voters, especially young people.

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League at the Library: Library Partnership Branch

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Submitted by Alachua County in April 2024.

Event Date: 
Apr 27 2024 01:30 pm to 03:30 pm
Event location: 

Library Partnership Branch

This League at the Library event will take place at the Library Partnership Branch and will be an inside event. We are looking for 2-3 volunteers to man the table.

During LWVAC's 2024 Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Campaign for the 2024 Election Season, the Voter Services team is organizing multiple Alachua County Library tabling events. The goal is to have a table at each of the 12 libraries once a month for 2 hours at peak times until November. We hope to increase League visibility and engage with current and potential voters, especially young people.

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League at the Library: Newberry Branch

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Submitted by Alachua County in April 2024.

Event Date: 
Apr 30 2024 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm
Event location: 

Newberry Branch Library

This League at the Library event will take place at the Newberry Branch Library and will be an outdoor event. We are looking for 2-3 volunteers to man the table.

During LWVAC's 2024 Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Campaign for the 2024 Election Season, the Voter Services team is organizing multiple Alachua County Library tabling events. The goal is to have a table at each of the 12 libraries once a month for 2 hours at peak times until November. We hope to increase League visibility and engage with current and potential voters, especially young people.

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Book Reading at Girls Place

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Submitted by Alachua County in April 2024.

Event Date: 
Apr 24 2024 03:30 pm
Event location: 

Girls Place

Stefanie Gadaleon, president of the LWV UF Chapter, is coordinating a reading of the book, "I Can't Wait to Vote" at Girls Place on April 24 at 3:30 p.m. The story is a great introduction to civic engagement, understanding representation, and how all of us have a say in our local, state, and national government.

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Take action to protect election workers and prohibit guns at the polls

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Submitted by Connecticut in April 2024.

Action Alerts

Contact your state senator and representative and urge them to support HB 5448 to protect elections workers! It has become apparent over the past few years that election workers need protection. This bill would take measures to prevent and penalize harassment, threats of violence, and/or doxxing of election workers, and prohibits guns from polling locations and elections related locations.

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Special Guest at last “North Book Club” Meeting

parrot flying

Submitted by Orange Coast in April 2024.

News

Our selection for March was The Parrot and the Igloo: Climate and the Science of Denial by David Lipsky.  We continue holding our meetings on Zoom – which allo

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Protecting Democracy in an Age of Social Media and AI

Protecting Democracy

Submitted by Downers Grove-Woodridge-Lisle in March 2024.

Event Date: 
Apr 17 2024 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm
Event location: 

ZOOM

 

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League at the Library: Hawthorne Branch

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2024.

Event Date: 
Apr 22 2024 12:00 pm to 02:00 pm
Event location: 

Hawthorne Branch Library

This League at the Library event will take place at the Hawthorne Branch Library and will be an indoor event. We are looking for 2-3 volunteers to man the table.

During LWVAC's 2024 Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Campaign for the 2024 Election Season, the Voter Services team is organizing multiple Alachua County Library tabling events. The goal is to have a table at each of the 12 libraries once a month for 2 hours at peak times until November. We hope to increase League visibility and engage with current and potential voters, especially young people.

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