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From advancing health care to protecting the environment, voters care about many issues. We promote social and economic justice as well as the health and safety of all Americans to defend democracy.

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Action Alerts

CURRENT ACTION TOPICS: 1) Legislative Delegation Town Hall 2) GRU Referendum 3) Fed troops in cities 4) Release Epstein files

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Action Alerts

CURRENT ACTION TOPICS: 1) The Cage, August 9, 10-11am, protesters requested 2) Citizen’s Field input 3) Forum “Big Beautiful Bill” effects 4) Federal gov chaos 5) Epstein files 6) Maxwell pardon

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Action Alerts

CURRENT ACTION TOPICS: 1) Lakeshore Drive support, 2) Guardian op ed, 3) Epstein files follow up

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Action Alerts

CURRENT ACTION TOPICS: 1) Send support to Gainesville City officials during 'audit', 2) Email state legislators about detention camps, 3) Call national legislators to demand the release of the Epstein files, 4) Call national legislators to restore funding to public broadcasting

Update on 7/17 Good Trouble Gathering
Event Date: 
07/17/2025 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Event location: 

Epworth United Methodist Church

UPDATE: Due to the extreme heat and the

gun violence prevention
Public Statement

The LWVAC Committee will focus on preventing firearm suicides, unintentional injuries, and deaths.

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Blog Post

These are times for stepping outside our comfort zone. From public feedback I’ve received, the League is the most respected organization in Alachua County for advocating for our democracy.

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Action Alerts

The current "What You Can Do" (WYCD) action is to 1) TODAY:Support special election for GRU referendum
2) Support the Science Integrity Act

To receive the What You Can Do actions directly, please email info [at] lwv-alachua.org with "What You Can Do" in the subject line. Request to be added to the email list. Messages come out about once a week.

Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America by Nancy MacLean
Event Date: 
09/02/2025 - 11:45am
Event location: 

Blacksburg Police Department Community Room

This event has now passed, but we have photos to share.

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