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Saturday, August 13, 2022, 10:00 am to 11:30 am

LWVNCA VIRTUAL WORKSHOP ON TRANSPORTATION VIDEO 

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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: 
Sep 22 2022 07:00 pm
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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

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Event Date: 
Jul 13 2022 05:00 pm to 07:30 pm
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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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