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.

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Volunteer Opportunity: Tabling at Gainesville's Downtown Festival and Art Show

Three women at LWV table with red table cloth

Submitted by Alachua County in October 2023.

Event Date: 
11/18/2023 - 10:00am to 11/19/2023 - 5:00pm
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. 

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First Tuesday Talk: The Supreme Court and LBGTQ+ Rights with Dr. Courtney I. P. Thomas (Zoom replay)

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Submitted by Montgomery County, VA in October 2023.

Event Date: 
12/05/2023 - 11:45am
Event location: 

Zoom

On Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 11:45 a.m., League of Women Voters of Montgomery County, VA hosted Virginia Tech professor Dr Courtney Thomas for our December First Tuesday Talk.

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First Tuesday Talk: DEI and Affirmative Action within the League of Women Voters with Dr. David Travis

First Tuesday Talks with League of Women Voters of Montgomery County, VA

Submitted by Montgomery County, VA in October 2023.

Event Date: 
11/07/2023 - 11:45am
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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Volunteer Opportunity: Tabling at Gainesville Pride Festival

Three women at LWV table with red table cloth

Submitted by Alachua County in September 2023.

Event Date: 
10/21/2023 - 12:00pm to 5:00pm
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. 

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Volunteer Opportunity: Tabling at NAACP Health Fair

Three women at LWV table with red table cloth

Submitted by Alachua County in September 2023.

Event Date: 
10/14/2023 - 10:00am to 1:30pm
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. 

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Volunteer Opportunity: Tabling at Sweetwater Apartments

Three women at LWV table with red table cloth

Submitted by Alachua County in September 2023.

Event Date: 
10/07/2023 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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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Volunteer Opportunity: National Voter Registration Day at SFC

Three women at LWV table with red table cloth

Submitted by Alachua County in August 2023.

Event Date: 
09/20/2023 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Event location: 

Santa Fe College Northwest Campus

LWV of Alachua County is honoring National Voter Registration Day (September 19th) on September 20th with a table at the Santa Fe College Constitution Week Civics Fair.

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Volunteer Opportunity: National Voter Registration Day at the Library

Three women at LWV table with red table cloth

Submitted by Alachua County in August 2023.

Event Date: 
09/16/2023 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Event location: 

Headquarters Library

LWV of Alachua County is honoring National Voter Registration Day (September 19th) on September 16th with a table at the Headquarters Library in Downtown Gainesville.

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Support Women's Equality Now

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in August 2023.

Action Alerts

More than 100 years after some women gained the right to vote, women in the US continue to face inequities based on sex and gender. Despite the significant advances made in recent decades, there have also been enormous roadblocks to progress and devastating steps backward. Please add your name to this petition urging Congress to protect women’s rights to vote, ensure that the ERA is added to the Constitution, and restore reproductive freedom for all.

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Women's (In)Equality Day

Four women above the text "Women's Inequality Day: Tell Congress Your Women's Equality Wish List. #WID23."

Submitted by Alachua County in August 2023.

Event Date: 
08/26/2023 - 12:00am to 11:45pm

Every Aug 26, we celebrate the accomplishments women have made and commemorate the 19th Amendment. But this year, we cannot celebrate. Join us this August and demand that women not only be represented in our democracy but included as equals.

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