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Alachua County Legislative Delegation Public Hearing

Representative Chuck Brannan Letterhead

Submitted by Alachua County in January 2025.

Event Date: 
01/09/2025 - 1:00pm
Event location: 

Santa Fe College

Press release from the Office of Representative Chuck Brannan: The Alachua County Legislative Delegation will be holding its annual public hearing on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Joseph W. Fordyce Building (R-01) on the campus of Santa Fe State College at 3000 NW 83 Street in Gainesville. The public is encouraged to attend this opportunity to request legislation or state funding, as well as to express opinions on any other matter of state concern ahead of the 2025 Legislative Session.

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Health Care Committee Meeting

Health Care Committee in white text on a blue rectangle with geometric shapes in a variety of blue colors in the far background

Submitted by Alachua County in January 2025.

Event Date: 
01/13/2025 - 4:00pm
Event location: 

Oak Hammock

Our Health Care Committee, co-chaired by Barbara Frentzen and Kim Walsh-Childers, is hosting its next meeting in person at Oak Hammock. Join the team to help plan upcoming actions and events. Everyone is welcome!

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Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee Meeting

Red Gun Violence text with white Prevention and Safety text on black to gray background with red circle around a hand on the left

Submitted by Alachua County in January 2025.

Event Date: 
01/21/2025 - 6:30pm

LWVAC's new Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Committee will meet by Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month. We are brainstorming what we can do to augment the efforts of the other community partners are doing to prevent gun violence and promote gun safety.

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The President Must Immediately Publish the Equal Rights Amendment

Submitted by Frederick County in December 2024.

Action Alerts

In the United States, women are still not guaranteed equal rights. We have seen the devastating consequences of this reality.

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Recording Available: Gun Violence Prevention and Safety committee 12.17.24 meeting

Stop Gun Violence red text on black background with gun covered in chain and lock

Submitted by Alachua County in December 2024.

News

A recording of the December Gun Violence Prevention and Safety meeting is now available....

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Workshop on Immigration

No one is illegal

Submitted by Orange Coast in December 2024.

News

Upcoming Workshop on Immigration

by Anne Stone

     Executive Committee

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Pass the ERA

Believe in Feeedom

Submitted by Orange Coast in December 2024.

News

Pass the Equal Rights Amendment

by Anne Stone

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Diverting public funds to private schools threatens SC public education

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in December 2024.

Action Alerts

The SC Senate Education Subcommittee on K-12 Education Scholarships will meet on December 10, noon. By December 6, write the committee to oppose diverting public funds to private schools by any method. Now is the time to use your personal —and powerful — constituent voice. Alert other public education supporters to do the same!

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Diverting public funds to private schools threatens SC public education

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in December 2024.

Action Alerts

Two bills of great concern remain during the final two weeks of the General Assembly 2024 session. Please urge your senators to oppose H.4624 Gender Transition Under 18 and H.5118 Rollback of Public Protections in Utility Regulation (Canadys gas plant.) H.4624 has been set for special order and could be heard as soon as Tuesday. H.5118 is currently stalled on the Senate calendar but could rear its ugly head during these last weeks.

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Our Bodies Our Choice: Moving to Action

Our Bodies Our Choice 2024-12-8

Submitted by Montgomery County, VA in November 2024.

Event Date: 
12/08/2024 - 2:30pm
Event location: 

Blacksburg Community Center

Learn about proposed legislation and ways to make your voice heard to legislators about reproductive health issues. Connect to other local, state, and national organizations with a reproductive rights or social justice agenda.

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