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.

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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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.

Action Alerts

COMMON-SENSE TENNESSEE

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Event Date: 
08/25/2023 - 11:30am to 1:00pm
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Meet Kate Hartley, Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) Director, and hear about the progress in the past two years and next steps for a potential regional housing bond measure.

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News

On Monday, June 24, the LWVBA board voted unanimously to support the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) affordable housing bond measure that will appear on your November ballot in the nine counties of the Bay Area.

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Action Alerts

Rep. Chuck Clemons has announced the opening of the application/nomination process for the governor’s selection of the five GRU Authority Directors. The announcement is below. We are encouraging anyone who is qualified to apply.

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News

The LWVAC and LWVFL support an amendment to limit government interference with abortion. Florida voters want women to have the chance to ensure that their personal medical decisions are theirs and theirs alone to make.
Joined the effort to Put Abortion on the Ballot on the 2024. We need you!

News

LWVRI supported priority gun safety bills  

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