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The realities of plastic recycling have finally hit home. Learn what this means to us locally at the Santa Cruz recycling facility and see what happens to our waste first-hand.

UCSC Professor Heather Bullock speaking with visual images
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Deepening economic inequality and its consequences throughout society was the focus of a talk by UC Santa Cruz Professor Heather Bullock on February 9, 2019 at the Resource Center for Nonviolence.

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Becoming educated about child sex trafficking, learning to recognize it, and taking action were the key points emphasized at the League’s October 2018 program, co-sponsored with the American Association of University Women.

LWV Santa Cruz County board members photo from June 2018
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In June 2018 the County adopted Vision Santa Cruz County--A Strategic Plan. Many of the issues addressed by the County's Strategic Plan have been the subject of past meetings sponsored by our local League.

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Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS), the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL), and the League of Women Voters of New York State (LWVNYS), represented by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), filed a motion to intervene in Louisiana v. U.S. Department of Commerce, a lawsuit seeking to exclude undocumented persons and holders of temporary visas from the census count used to allocate congressional seats and Electoral College votes. 

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters stands strongly opposed to the passage of the SAVE Act in the US House.

News

This op-ed originally appeared in Teen Vogue.

The SAVE Act would erect unnecessary barriers to register to vote for tens of millions of Americans. LWV CEO Celina Stewart explains, in Teen Vogue. 

Blog Post

This block reviews the racist origins of the Electoral College and why it still hurts Black Americans and other communities of color to this day.