Equal Rights

Equal Rights

Support ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment and efforts to bring laws into compliance with the goals of the ERA. Support equal rights for all under state and federal law regardless of race, color gender, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, or disability.

First Tuesday Talks with League of Women Voters of Montgomery County, VA
Event Date: 
Jan 02 2024 12:00 am to 11:45 pm

The League will NOT have a First Tuesday Talk on January 2, 2024 following New Year’s Day.

Action Alerts

Contact your US Senators and tell them to support the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

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Event Date: 
Nov 18 2023 10:00 am to Nov 19 2023 05:00 pm
Event location: 

Downtown Gainesville (near The Hippodrome)

LWV of Alachua County is tabling at Gainesville's Downtown Festival and Art Show. Join us to assist attendees with voter registration (training required) and voter education. We will also be collecting petition signatures. 

US Supreme Court
Event Date: 
Dec 05 2023 11:45 am
Event location: 

Zoom

Virginia Tech professor Dr Courtney Thomas will discuss the impact of a recent US Supreme Court ruling weakening discrimination protection for LGBTQ+ individuals during December’s First Tuesday Talk sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Montg

First Tuesday Talks with League of Women Voters of Montgomery County, VA
Event Date: 
Nov 07 2023 11:45 am
Event location: 

Avellinos Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are key principles enshrined in the bylaws of the League of Women Voters.  At our November First Tuesday Talk on Election Day, November 7th, David Travis Jr.

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Three women at LWV table with red table cloth
Event Date: 
Oct 21 2023 12:00 pm to 05:00 pm
Event location: 

Bo Diddley Plaza

LWV of Alachua County is tabling at Gainesville's Pride Festival. Join us to assist attendees with voter registration (training required) and voter education. We will also be collecting petition signatures. 

Three women at LWV table with red table cloth
Event Date: 
Oct 14 2023 10:00 am to 01:30 pm
Event location: 

Mt Olive AME Church

LWV of Alachua County is tabling at the NAACP Health Fair to assist attendees with voter registration (training required) and voter education. We will also be collecting petition signatures. 

Three women at LWV table with red table cloth
Event Date: 
Oct 07 2023 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm
Event location: 

Sweetwater Apartments

LWV of Alachua County is tabling at Sweetwater Apartments, a primarily student apartment complex. Join us to assist residents with registration (training required) and voter education. We will also be collecting petitions. 

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No matter our gender, age, disability status, or cultural background, we all deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Check out this website: https://nyequalrights.org/

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