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LWVUS launched Unite and Rise 8.5 on May 1st, 2025

Nonviolent protests... engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.

Unite and Rise 8.5
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Your League in the Community

LWVDE and our Local Leagues are a frequent presence in our communities

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LWV offers hands-on and personal volunteer opportunities

Sussex County Delaware LWV President Barb Hedges-Goettl getting it done :)

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Everyone is welcome in the League!

Today's League of Women Voters maintains a strong committment to diversity, equity and inclusion. 

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Equality is Essential for Democracy to Work

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A Voice for Citizens - A Force for Change

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Unite and Rise 8.5
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The LWV Unite and Rise 8.5 initiative aims to engage and mobilize 8.5 million voters. Click "Read more" below to find and sign an LWV Unite and Rise Commitment Form. And check our "Unite & Rise" web page (under the "GET INVOLVED" menu item) for local Delaware protest opportunities and events.

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Members Needed to staff our information table at the Milton Farmers Market on July 18 and/or July 28. You will be working with other members to distribute information about the League, Membership, and Voter Services, and also offer information about Voter Registration, Vote411, and upcoming events. For more information or to sign up, click Read More, below.

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Event Date: 
07/31/2025 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Event location: 

Milton Elementary School

Sussex LWV will host a forum featuring candidates Nikki Miller (R) and Alonna Berry (D), who are running in the special election for the state Representative District #20 seat being vacated by Rep. Stell Parker Selby.

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On July 17, the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ) hosted "Good Trouble Lives On" gathering to honor the memory of civil rights icon John Lewis. The event featured speakers from across the county, including Sussex LWV President Barb Hedges-Goettl. With temperatures in the high 90s, the event moved from Johnnie Walker Beach to the sanctuary at Epworth United Methodist Church, where the (air-conditioned!) hall was packed.

Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine (book cover shown)
Event Date: 
07/31/2025 - 6:30pm
Event location: 

Tiffany's home or by Zoom

Please join LWVDE President Tiffany Lydon this summer for another engaging book club!
LWVUS Federal Judiciary Study
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In June 2025, the League of Women Voters national Board was pleased to announce the adoption of the new League position on the Federal Judiciary. 

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It's summer, and Sussex LWV is still jamming! Check out the July newsletter, meet new Board members at the 7/14 meeting in Lewes, join us at tabling events around the county, celebrate Disability Pride Month, and more! And PLEASE REMEMBER TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP!

Peggy Schultz Proclamation for years of service
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Peggy Schultz was honored for 35 years of commitment to the LWV and to the State of Delaware at the Annual LWVNCC Dinner.
Her advice - Show up, be nice and don't exaggerate.