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.

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Know Your Town

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in October 2020.

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Know Your Town

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Homelessness

Submitted by North Orange County in September 2020.

Position

The League of Women Voters of California supports actions to reduce and eliminate homelessness, both sheltered and unsheltered, throughout theState.
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School Observer Reports

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in September 2020.

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The schools were closed all summer and for the most part remain physically closed. These reports were written between June and August and have been lightly edited for space reasons.

Alhambra

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AB 2542 Passed!

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in September 2020.

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LWVC Secures an Exceptional Victory with Passage of the California Racial Justice Act

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DEI Spotlight

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in September 2020.

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White Silence

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Marblehead Citizens Take Action on US League of Women Voter Priorities

Take action with the league of women voter national issues

Submitted by Marblehead in September 2020.

Action Alerts

Get involved! There are many ways to have your voice heard by elected officials and policy makers. Choose what's important to you and take action today. Democracy is not a spectator sport.

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Bozeman - Virtual Panel Discussion: Expanding the Arc of the Suffrage Story

SuffrageArc

Submitted by Montana in September 2020.

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09/17/2020 - 6:00pm to 09/18/2020 - 5:45pm
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Virtual Panel Discussion

Four distinguished panelists - Forward Montana Executive Director, Kiersten Iwai, Montana Women Vote Community Organizer, Ekoo Beck, and MSU Professors Tomomi Yamaguchi and Franke Wilmer - wil
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LWVHP/HWD Supports Illinois Fair Tax Amendment

fFAIR TAX

Submitted by HIGHLAND PARK-HIGHWOOD in September 2020.

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DON’T VOTE ON FAIR TAX UNTIL
YOU GET THE FACTS!

 

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Juvenile Justice

Juvenile Justice

The League of Women Voters of Lee County Florida supports a Juvenile Justice System that encourages prevention and diversion and recognizes the special concerns of children and their families.

Delegates to the 1975 League of Women Voters of Florida Convention recognized that elements of both the criminal justice and the social welfare systems are involved in the juvenile justice system and that it should not be considered only from the criminal justice perspective or the social welfare viewpoint.

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Economic Opportunities

Economic Opportunities and Issues in Lee County

 

The League of Women Voters believes that no person or group should suffer legal, economic or administrative discrimination and that responsible government should. . . share in the solution of economic and social problems

The League supports responsible government that is open, effective, efficient, accountable and provides leadership and coordination to solve economic and social issues and to assure needed services to all citizens. 

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