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Action Alerts

At tonight's meeting (Jan. 15 @ 5:30 p.m. in the GRU Administration Building, 301 SE 4th Street), the GRU Authority is planning to cancel the solar array that would produce 75MW of power. It is on the consent agenda, intended for administrative-type topics with no discussion. Canceling a solar array is not an administrative-type topic. Show up and take a seat. Community leaders will be speaking and you can "speak" just by being there. Don't let the Authority make bad decisions without an audience. The League of Women Voters will be there. Please join us.

Poster for Whos in the Box Unplugged Performance
Event Date: 
01/18/2025 - 7:00pm
Event location: 

P.K. Yonge Performing Arts Theater

Join us for this play, written and produced by Romona Jackson, that focuses on youth and gun violence titled, "Who's in the Box - Unplugged." It has been presented to many youth throughout our community and beyond!

First Tuesday Talk February 4, 2025: Reproductive Health, Education Funding, Voting Rights, Critical issues in the 2025 General Assembly
Event Date: 
02/04/2025 - 11:45am
Event location: 

Blacksburg Police Department Community Room

The Virginia General Assembly will be half-way through the 2025 session on Feb. 4th when we meet – a perfect time for us as League members to focus on proposed legislation and lobby our legislators.

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Blog Post

The League of Women Voters has been a steadfast advocate for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and is committed to continuing this fight until equal rights is enshrined in the United States Constitution. Although the required 38 states have ratified the ERA, it has not yet been published in the US Constitution, thanks to an arbitrary time limit imposed by Congress in the 1970s. Read this update to understand the status of the ERA as of January 9, 2025, as well as the conflicting views about how to finally get it published.

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News

UPDATE as of Jan. 8: At least two local papers ran articles about Rep. Chad Johnson's bill and 960 people sent emails objecting to the bill. The bill has been tabled. For now.

There is another attack on GRU coming. Attend the Legislative Delegation meeting on Jan. 9 at 1 p.m. at Santa Fe College to show your support for GRU. Can't attend in person? Send an email to the delegation. The most important thing we can do is to participate in local government. This is a prime opportunity.

Representative Chuck Brannan Letterhead
Event Date: 
01/09/2025 - 1:00pm
Event location: 

Santa Fe College

Press release from the Office of Representative Chuck Brannan: The Alachua County Legislative Delegation will be holding its annual public hearing on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Joseph W. Fordyce Building (R-01) on the campus of Santa Fe State College at 3000 NW 83 Street in Gainesville. The public is encouraged to attend this opportunity to request legislation or state funding, as well as to express opinions on any other matter of state concern ahead of the 2025 Legislative Session.

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Event Date: 
01/13/2025 - 4:00pm
Event location: 

Oak Hammock

Our Health Care Committee, co-chaired by Barbara Frentzen and Kim Walsh-Childers, is hosting its next meeting in person at Oak Hammock. Join the team to help plan upcoming actions and events. Everyone is welcome!

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Event Date: 
01/21/2025 - 6:30pm

LWVAC's new Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee will meet by Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month. We are brainstorming what we can do to augment the efforts of the other community partners are doing to prevent gun violence and promote gun safety.

Action Alerts

In the United States, women are still not guaranteed equal rights. We have seen the devastating consequences of this reality.

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News

A recording of the December Gun Violence Prevention and Safety meeting is now available....

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