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Secure equal rights and equal opportunity for all. Promote social and economic justice and the health and safety of all Americans.

Take Action on Gun Safety

Submitted by Connecticut in March 2023.

Action Alerts

Senate Bill 6667 provides much needed legislation to enhance the safety of our communities. Please send an email to the Judiciary Committee in support of this bill with an added provision to prohibit fire arms at polling locations. Voters need to be able to exercise the right to vote without fear of violence or threat. The committee must release its Joint Favorable report on any bills they want to be considered by the full house and senate by March 31st, so we must act quickly to let them know we want these bills moved forward.

63rd Annual Meeting with State Sen. McBroom and State Rep. Greg Markkanen

Submitted by Copper Country in March 2023.

Event Date:

04/15/2023 - 11:15am to 1:00pm

Event location:

Gino's Restaurant or ZOOM

Our elected MI legislators, Sen. McBroom and Rep. Markkanen will be speaking about the work in Lansing at our 63rd Annual Meeting on Saturday, April 15. We will meet in person at Gino’s restaurant in Hancock.

Gun Safety - Secure Storage and Assault Weapons ban

Submitted by Rhode Island in March 2023.

Action Alerts

Start preparing now, as we anticipate a House Judiciary Committee hearing the week after next. Update 3/21: After more than one of us getting dates from multiple sources in the know and/or near the

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2023.

Event Date:

04/05/2023 - 12:00pm

The Education Committee meets via Zoom on typically on the second Wednesday of the month from 12:00-1:30 p.m. However, our next meeting is a week earlier on April 5, 2023.

Enact Gun Safety Laws

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in March 2023.

Action Alerts

The League of Women Voters of Michigan supports the firearm safety bills introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives and Michigan Senate that provide greater safety for the residents of this state.

Submitted by The Bay Area in March 2023.

News

Watch Equity In The Bay – Bay Area League Day 2023

Recorded March 4, 2023.

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Submitted by Oxford in March 2023.

Event Date:

03/29/2023 - 7:00pm

Event location:

Oxford Presbyterian Church Seminary Building

The League of Women Voters of Oxford welcomes Karen Francis, Ann Fuehrer and Linda Simmons of the Oxford Homelessness Network and Mark Boardman, City of Oxford Climate Action Steering Committee in presenting information on “Building Community Resi

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2023.

News

On February 22, 2023, Alachua County Commissioner Anna Prizzia spoke with the LWV of Alachua County Natural Resources Committee about how the increased surtax to support Wild Spaces & Public Places will be distributed; more generally on the preservation of environmental and agricultural lands in the county; and on the importance of local agriculture and the infrastructure to support it. A recording of the meeting is now available.

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in February 2023.

Action Alerts

More than 100 years after some women gained the right to vote, people in the United States are still not constitutionally guaranteed equality on the basis of sex. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) will update the US Constitution to protect the equality of rights under the law regardless of sex.

Tell your representatives they must ensure that the ERA is published.

Submitted by Hamilton-Wenham in February 2023.

Event Date:

03/16/2023 - 7:00pm

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Take Action on Gun Safety

63rd Annual Meeting with State Sen. McBroom and State Rep. Greg Markkanen

Gun Safety - Secure Storage and Assault Weapons ban

Education Committee Meeting

Enact Gun Safety Laws

Watch Bay Area League Day 2023

Watch Equity In The Bay – Bay Area League Day 2023

Building Community Resiliency: Addressing the needs of homeless people as climate crises build

Recording Available: County Commissioner Anna Prizzia Speaks with the Natural Resources Committee

Tell Congress That Equality Belongs in the Constitution

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