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.
We want our city to be attractive, safe, and economically healthy with diversified urban
amenities reflecting the desires of its residents and respecting the integrity of its unique assets.
Redevelopment, when adopted as a means to this end, should consider personal and social
needs as well as economic requirements and should be accountable to the citizens and/or their
elected representatives.
Rutgers Eagleton Institute of Politics: Center for American Women and Politics: This organization posts fact sheets on the numbers of women in government
The LWV-SHR supports the concept of regional cooperation among local jurisdictions as a means for solving problems that cross jurisdictional boundaries.
The LWV-SHR supports the improvement, expansion, and maintenance of existing parks and recreational facilities and of the continued efforts by the Hampton Roads cities to acquire additional land for open space, natural areas, linear parks and recreational use.
Our monthly membership newsletter with lots of current articles - election season opportunities, reactions on our Proposition 13 initiative qualifying for November 2020, and more! But it's mostly the election . . .
Support a public library system as a basic community service with a long-term, assured, stable, and adequate funding source and support access by all persons to public library services as a major source of knowledge and information necessary for informed, active participation in a democratic society.
