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.

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The LWVID has long held a position in support of changing the over-criminalization of people with mental illness in Idaho.

The LWVRI upholds the LWVUS Statement of Position on Gun Policy as adopted by 1990 Convention and amended by the 1994 and 1998 Conventions:.
(For Complete position: Impact on Issues, pg. 153)

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Sept. 19, 2019

Women's Health

LWVUS Public Policy on Reproductive Rights

(For Complete position: Impact on Issues, pg. 57) The League's Position Statement of Position on Public Policy on Reproductive Rights, as announced by the National Board, January 1983:
The League of Women Voters of the United States believes that public policy in a pluralistic society must affirm the constitutional right of privacy of the individual to make reproductive choices.

LWVRI Position on Funding Public Education in Rhode Island

Adopted at Convention 2001

The League of Women Voters of Rhode Island believes that any method of financing public education should provide equality of opportunity for education through a system of taxation that is sufficient, equitable, flexible and coordinated among the different levels of government.

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August 2019

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The League of Women Voters of Rhode Island affirms the crucial niche of libraries: they are repositories of knowledge; they enhance learning for all ages; they serve as community centers. In a world linked to the internet, libraries provide essential computer access for many Rhode Islanders.
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There is a fine line between two types of historic events.

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Social justice educators refer to “agents and targets” when describing the oppressive differentials that exist between a dominant group and a subordinate group (Adams, Bell, and Griffin, Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice, 1997).

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