Civil Engagement

Civil Engagement

A dialogue in which all participants have a right to speak and to be heard. Such dialogue is characterized by: 

  • Respectful participation
  • Sharing the time equitably
  • Attentive listening
  • Balanced discussion

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SIA Delegates on Tour of the Capitol with Senator Oberacker

SIA 2023 delegates with Sen. Oberaker

Submitted by The Cooperstown Area in July 2023.

News

LOCAL STUDENTS  ATTENDED LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
STUDENTS INSIDE ALBANY PROGRAM

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Vermillion Legislative Cracker Barrel - Feb. 26

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Submitted by South Dakota in February 2022.

Event Date: 
02/26/2022 - 9:00am
Event location: 

Vermillion City Council Chambers

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Sioux Falls Legislative Coffee - Districts 6, 11 & 15

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Submitted by South Dakota in February 2022.

Event Date: 
02/05/2022 - 10:00am
Event location: 

The HUB at Southeast Technical Institute

Legislative Coffees are an opportunity to interact with your local legislators by asking them questions regarding current legislation. Legislators from districts 6, 11 and 15 have been invited to the Feb.

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Citizen's Guide

As a service to our community, The League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area publishes the Citizen's Guide to Representative Government, a comprehensive collection of contact information for local, state, and national government offices, plus St. Joseph County voting information.

Local libraries, public offices, and businesses distribute the print edition the Citizen's Guide, and they are always available at community events where the League is present.

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Helen Fluker Open and Accessible Government Award

Photo of 2015 Fluker Award recipient Sandy Praeger

Photo caption: Photographed above at the 2015 award ceremony are, from left, Eileen Larsen; Helen's husband Robert Fluker; 2015 award winner Sandy Praeger; Helen's son John Fluker; granddaughter Anne Fluker; granddaughter Mary Fluker; cousin John Naramore.

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President's Message, March 2025

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

Blog Post

Hello, Democracy supporters!

I hope that each of you has received the "What You Can Do" email messages. They are created by a League team with the intent of giving League members and the broad community simple actions we can take EVERY DAY to object to the anti-democratic and questionably legal activities going on in our national government. Share them with your networks. If anybody would like to be added to the email list, send their name and email address to...

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WYCD Action Alert: File a Privacy Demand for your Personal Data

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

Action Alerts

The current "What You Can Do" (WYCD) action encourages all U.S. citizens to file formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk.

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WYCD Action Alert: Saturday demonstrations at the Gainesville Tesla dealership

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

Action Alerts

The current "What You Can Do" (WYCD) action is related to weekly demonstrations at the Gainesville Tesla dealership, 2501 N. Main Street from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Saturday until further notice.

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WYCD Action Alert: Call your legislators about the economy

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

Action Alerts

The current "What You Can Do" (WYCD) action is related to various topics on the economy, including, but not limited to, the budget, tariffs, social safety nets, NOAA, the stock market and more. Read about the topics and call your legislators with questions, based on the ones provided or your own personal experience. Call every day. Keep the phones jammed and voice message boxes full!

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WYCD Action Alert: Call your legislators re: firing of federal employees

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

Action Alerts

The current "What You Can Do" (WYCD) action is related to the decision to limit the funding that research universities and hospitals that has halted some research and made all researchers unsure of their ability to deliver the improved, safe, and effective evaluations and treatments they promised to the government and to the American people.

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