Social Policy

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

Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Submitted by Central Delaware County in July 2020.

Position

LWV is an organization fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in principle and in practice.

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Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment

Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Equal Rights Amendment Text

Submitted by The Charleston Area in July 2020.

Action Alerts

ERA Advocacy Needed Now

Affordable Housing Study 2020: LWV-VA

A statewide LWV committee has studied the crisis in Virginia in affordable housing and related issues of poverty and wages. The full report and slides from a powerpoint summary are available.

Housing Programs and Affordable Housing

Submitted by Spokane Area in June 2020.

Position

LWV Spokane supports housing programs within Spokane County which contribute to a substantial increase in the supply of standard housing of low and moderate cost and are part of a comprehensive overall plan.

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Gun Safety

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)

Submitted by Rhode Island in June 2020.

News

Sept. 19, 2019

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.

Submitted by Rhode Island in June 2020.

News

August 2019

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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