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Community Town Hall on Affordable Housing: What Can We As A Community Agree On?

Affordable housing town hall July 24

Submitted by Torrance Area in June 2024.

Event Date: 
Jul 24 2024 06:30 pm
Event location: 

Torrance Airport Community Room

Community Town Hall on Affordable Housing, hosted by League of Women Voters of Torrance Area in partnership with Braver Angels Alliance LA Chapter.

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VIDEO UPLOADED: Community Solutions to Racism: Grappling with Racism, Bias and Discrimination in the South Bay Series

racism flyer

Submitted by Torrance Area in January 2024.

Event Date: 
Mar 28 2024 07:00 pm
Event location: 

Toyota Meeting Hall

Community Solutions to Racism: Part of the Grappling with Racism, Bias and Discrimination Series

VIDEO

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STRENGTHENING PUBLIC EDUCATION IN A POST-COVID WORLD

Picture of retired Hillsboro District Superintendent Mike Scott

Submitted by Clackamas County in October 2023.

Event Date: 
Nov 08 2023 07:00 pm
Event location: 

Lakewood Center For The Arts

Please join us to hear retired Hillsboro School District Superintendent Mike discuss the state of public primary and secondary education, explain the impact of issues facing students and their families, faculty, and administrators,

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"Censorship in Schools: What Can You Do?" .

League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania LOGO

Submitted by The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area in October 2023.

Action Alerts

Social Policy on our Radar--Censorship in PA Schools

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THURSDAY WITH THE LEAGUE - REINVENTING MEDICAL EDUCATION HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY

TWL FEB 22 FLYER

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in February 2022.

Event Date: 
Feb 03 2022 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm
Event location: 

Virtual Meeting via Zoom

League @ Nite

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Civic Education Series: The Real Cost of Gun Violence

Submitted by Aurora Area in November 2021.

Event Date: 
Mar 29 2022 07:00 pm
Event location: 

Virtual

Join in to hear panelists Ron Hain, Kane County Sheriff; Maura Hirschauer, Moms Demand Action; Michelle Gumz, Gun owner and gun safety advocate; and a former gang member discuss the Real Cost of Gun Violence.
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Education

April 2024 - Education Annual Report

The Education Committee continues to monitor public school funding, charter school activity, controversies surrounding public libraries, and other education-related bills filed in the General Assembly. Resolutions opposing bills which expand charter schools, tuition tax credits, and open enrollment have been approved and sent to the Metro League Board for consideration.

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Urge Legislators to Provide State Funds for Public Education

Graphic showing a photo of a chalkboard and pencils, with the following text: "CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS. FUND OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS"

Submitted by Wisconsin in June 2021.

Action Alerts

Public education in Wisconsin will face devastating consequences if the budget proposal for K-12 education, moved forward by the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), is enacted.

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Learn about Health Care Provided through a Single-Payer System

Learn about Health Care Provided through a Single-Payer System

Submitted by Eastern Upper Peninsula in April 2021.

Event Date: 
May 17 2021 07:00 pm to May 18 2021 06:45 pm
Event location: 

Zoom

The LWV of Eastern Upper Peninsula and LWV of Northern Lower Michigan are cosponsoring a webinar on single-payer health care featuring guest speaker, Molly Brennan of Michigan for Single Payer
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Affordable Housing Forum, Forum 3: The Future

Affordable Housing Forum

Submitted by Falls Church in February 2021.

Event Date: 
Jul 25 2021 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm
Event location: 

Zoom, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83239180117

Please join us for the third session in our affordable housing series.  We will be talking with experts about how we can promote opportunities for affordable housing in the future.  Nancy Vincent, City of Falls Church will moderate.  Our panelists

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