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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 Committee Notes - September 2021

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These are notes from the September 2021 Action Committee Meeting.

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Living Room Conversation: Social Equity

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Submitted by Wheaton, Illinois in September 2021.

Event Date: 
Oct 11 2021 07:00 pm
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Promote conversations about the subject of "Social Equity" through openness to others with varying views. No matter how firm your beliefs, courageously listen with curiosity and respect in order to facilitate communication. Provided in partnership with the Wheaton Public Library,

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President's Message, September 2021

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Submitted by Alachua County in September 2021.

Blog Post

Dear Members,
Thank you to all who responded to the rankings of the LWVFL 2021 legislative priorities. I know it is a tough decision to rank items that are all critical priorities.

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Get Involved with LWV

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Submitted by Alachua County in September 2021.

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OutreachCircle is a fun way to follow LWV and get involved with regular action items on the most important issues of our day.

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Climate Change Task Force News, September 2021

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Submitted by Orange Coast in September 2021.

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My Electric Vehicle Shopping and Purchase

By: Paula Monroe, LWVOC Climate Change Task Force

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LWVSM Comments at PSROC Meeting 9/9/2021

Submitted by Santa Monica in September 2021.

Public Statement

The LWV of Santa Monica was invited to share our perspective on public safety reform to Santa Monica's Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission at a Community Listening Session on Thursday, September 9, 2021.

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Gainesville Sun Op-Ed Article: To quickly cut greenhouse gas emissions, stop investing in new fossil-fuel infrastructure

Submitted by Alachua County in September 2021.

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently released a report that clearly summarizes our desperate situation: We are already feeling the effects of climate change and the heat waves, droughts and floods will only get worse unless we accelerate our transition away from oil, coal and gas.

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Action Committee Notes - August 28, 2021

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These are notes from the August 2021 Action Committee Meeting.

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Policing

In 2023, the Policing Committee of the LWVSTL updated our Vision and Mission Statements, which now read as follows:

VISION STATEMENT: The LWVSTL Policing Committee envisions a St. Louis region in which:

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Environmental Quality and Climate Change

In April, 2024, we reported to the League's all-member annual meeting that the Metro St. Louis League's Environmental Quality and Climate Change (EQC3) Committee studies and acts on environmental issues including land, air, water, energy, waste, sustainability, biodiversity, foods, soils and agriculture, renewable energy, electrification, forests and wildfires, health, climate justice, oceans, recycling, plastic pollution, and climate change using League positions.

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