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.

League of Women Voters
Event Date: 
09/13/2022 - 7:00pm

Gun violence and violence in general takes a huge toll every year; not only in lives lost and altered but in the trauma that lives on.

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Our health care system depends on the ability and knowledge of its workers to understand and interact effectively with diverse patients, including those of other cultures or belief systems. As minorities continue to suffer at a disproportionate rate in Alachua County, the public health care crisis that impacts each and every one of us must be tackled. Sufficient health care facilities, staffed with professionals who are sensitive to the effects of racism on health care, is the goal.

Dobbs v Jackson
Blog Post

Written by Carmel Johnson, J.D.

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Event Date: 
09/14/2022 - 12:00pm

Join the Education Committee for our next meeting.

ERA Yes.
Event Date: 
09/07/2022 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Event location: 

Dewitt /Jamesville Library

1st Wednesday Lunch & Learn at Noon

Our guest speaker, Kristi Andersen, Professor Emeritus at SU's Maxwell Schooll of Citizenship & Public Affiars, will speak on the history, status and future of the ERA.  

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Event Date: 
08/26/2022 - 12:00am to 11:45pm

August 26, otherwise known as Women's Equality Day, marks the anniversary of the certification of the 19th amendment, which granted some women the right to vote.

Four Diverse Women "We may not be equal under the laws of our nation but together our power is undeniable."
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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: 
09/22/2022 - 7:00pm
Event location: 

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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