Social Policy

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Oak Hammock Committee Meeting

Submitted by Alachua County in January 2024.

Event Date:

02/13/2024 - 7:00pm

Event location:

Oak Hammock

At this Oak Hammock Committee Meeting, Adriana Menendez and Veronica Robleto from the Rural Women's Health Project will speak on, "Health Justice Support for Farmworkers and Immigrant Communities."

Health Care Committee in white text on a blue rectangle with geometric shapes in a variety of blue colors in the far background

Submitted by Alachua County in January 2024.

Event Date:

02/12/2024 - 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. They may be able to make the meeting available via Zoom as well.

Submitted by Hamilton-Wenham in January 2024.

Event Date:

03/13/2024 - 7:00pm

Event location:

Miles River Middle School

Submitted by The Bay Area in January 2024.

Event Date:

02/12/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Event location:

Via Zoom

Death vs. Dollars: How Can We Deal with Chronic Disease – Like Long COVID, Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases (Recorded February 12, 2024).

Submitted by Rhode Island in January 2024.

Event Date:

02/12/2024 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Event location:

Zoom Meeting

Slides from February 12 - http://tinyurl.com/2xre2bk9
Guest Speaker: Melissa Carden, Executive Director, Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence

Stop Gun Violence red text on black background with gun covered in chain and lock

Submitted by Alachua County in January 2024.

News

On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., the LWVAC Gun Violence Prevention Committee hosted another in its Listen and Learn series, this time featuring guest speaker Rebecca Darnell from Alachua County Moms Demand Action. The group discussed gun safety programs Moms Demand Action has in place and how LWVAC can augment their efforts. A recording of the meeting is now available.

Submitted by Santa Monica in January 2024.

Event Date:

03/19/2025 - 6:30pm

Event location:

Brookdale Ocean House

LWVSM Annual event celebrating women who made a significant contribution to the city of Santa Monica. RSVP Here<

Elementary School District Consolidation

Are we getting the most out of every education tax dollar?

Decreased government education funding, declining student populations, lagging achievement, growing expectations for academic offerings, costly accountability measures, and high property taxes compel us to question: Are we getting the most out of every education tax dollar?

Submitted by Alachua County in January 2024.

News

At the January 9, 2023, Oak Hammock Committee Meeting, Dr. Nancy Hardt, MD presented, "Politics and Infant and Maternal Health." Dr. Hardt is a professor emerita at the UF College of Medicine.

Submitted by Idaho in January 2024.

Action Alerts

Voucher Tax Credit Scheme – This proposal will give Idaho taxpayer money to primarily urban, wealthy families to pay for their children to attend private, religious and for-profit schools.

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Oak Hammock Committee Meeting

Health Care Committee Meeting

2024 Civics Bee

Death vs. Dollars: How Can We Deal with Chronic Disease – Like Long COVID, Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases (Recorded)

Gun Sanity: Reducing the Deaths, the Injuries, the Violence

Moms Demand Action and LWVAC Work Together on Gun Safety

Women Who Shape Santa Monica 2025

School District Consolidation Study

Recording of "Politics and Infant and Maternal Health" Presentation

Oppose School Vouchers

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