Social Policy

Social Policy

Secure equal rights and equal opportunity for all. Promote social and economic justice and the health and safety of all Americans.

ERA Yes.
Event Date: 
09/07/2022 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Event location: 

Dewitt /Jamesville Library

1st Wednesday Lunch & Learn at Noon

Our guest speaker, Kristi Andersen, Professor Emeritus at SU's Maxwell Schooll of Citizenship & Public Affiars, will speak on the history, status and future of the ERA.  

Four women facing camera with Womens Inequality Day text overlay
Event Date: 
08/26/2022 - 12:00am to 11:45pm

August 26, otherwise known as Women's Equality Day, marks the anniversary of the certification of the 19th amendment, which granted some women the right to vote.

Four Diverse Women "We may not be equal under the laws of our nation but together our power is undeniable."
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LWVUS Recognizes Recent Loss of Women's Rights

Women's InEquality Day

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There are a wide variety of educational choices and opportunities for parents and students in the Alachua County Public Schools system. Magnet schools contribute to the choices.

This statewide study on Education Equity seeks information that will lead to a League of Women Voters of Virginia position and recommendations regarding the funding of schools in Virginia. It seeks:

Preventing Gun Violence Through a Community of Care
Event Date: 
09/22/2022 - 7:00pm
Event location: 

Hadley Junior High Library

Preventing Gun Violence Through  A Community of Care was presented at a community meeting co-sponsored by The League of Women Voters for Downers Grove / Lisle / Woodridge  and League of Women Voters Glen Ellyn.  The program was Thursday, Septemb
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Understanding the Supreme Court's Gun Control Decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen

Knotted Gun Sculpture United Nations
Event Date: 
07/13/2022 - 5:00pm to 7:30pm
Event location: 

Virtual Event

Assault Rifles - What can be done?

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President Biden Signs Executive Order on Reproductive Health

by Shannon Augustus

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In human females, the biology of reproduction is dangerous, messy, slow, often goes awry, sometimes produces less than perfect results, and doesn’t lend itself to rigid categorizations of “life versus not life.” All reproductive processes are a gr

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