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Peace Week DE 2025 Community Action Forum October 19

Submitted by Delaware in October 2025.

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On 10/19, representatives of six Delaware organizations will meet to discuss a collaborative approach to creating a culture of peace across DE. This Community Action Forum is sponsored by Speak Out Against Hate (SOAH), Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ), Sussex Pride, Non-Violent Seaford, the American Civil Liberties Union - Delaware (ACLU-DE), the Delaware Human and Civil Rights Commission, and "Let the Truth Be Told." The event is Sunday, October 19, 2025, 3 - 5 pm at the Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware, 30486 Lewes-Georgetown Hwy, Lewes, DE 19958. Doors open at 2:30 pm. To register and for more info, click Read More.

Call for Poetry Submissions by October 15, 2025: Democracy's Urgent Call, a Poetry Anthology by members of the League of Women Voters

Submitted by Delaware in September 2025.

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A unique LWV project is seeking submissions from League Members all fifty states for a poetry anthology. Organizers hope to have LWV poets from every state represented in the anthology. Submissions are due by October 15, 2025.

Submitted by Delaware in September 2025.

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Sussex LWV is proud to announce that Charlotte King, a former LWVDE president and Founder and Chair Emeritus of the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ), has accepted appointment to our Board as a Director-at-Large.

DVRC statement graphic by ACLU DE: "The federal government is demanding Delaware voters' sensitive personal information. Delaware's Department of Elections is standing firm."

Submitted by Delaware in September 2025.

Public Statement

The Delaware Voting Rights Coalition (DVRC), of which the League of Women Voters of Delaware is a member, released a public statement on 9/17/2025 in regards to a series of recent requests from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to the Delaware Department of Elections for information on state voter registration records and registration procedures — including sensitive personal information protected under federal and Delaware Law.

A brunette woman shown standing behind a League of Women Voters information table

Submitted by Delaware in September 2025.

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The League of Women Voters ramps up voter services activities across the nation in the fall. If you see a League table in the community while you are out and about, stop by and say hi! We'd love to talk with you.

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Emergency Relief Sought to Protect Upcoming Elections From Trump-Vance Administration Plot to Facilitate Illegal and Inaccurate Voter Roll Purges

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2025.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters, along with three individual plaintiffs, asked a court for emergency relief in a class action lawsuit that seeks to stop the Trump-Vance administration’s unlawful creation of massive government databases consolidating sensitive and legally protected personal information on millions of people in America to unlawfully open investigations and purge voter rolls.

League of Women Voters Denounces Federal Militarization of Illinois Communities

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2025.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of Illinois and the League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following joint statement in response to reports that the federal government is preparing to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago and other communities across Illinois.

Is Conversion Therapy Protected by Free Speech?

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2025.

Blog Post

The Colorado State Legislature defines conversion therapy as the effort to change an individual’s sexual orientation, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attraction or feelings toward individuals of the same sex. The Legislature felt so strongly about the dangers of conversion therapy that, with bipartisan support, they passed House Bill 19-1129, prohibiting conversion therapy for minors in Colorado.

HB 19-1129 is being challenged in court by a conservative Christian therapist in Colorado Springs.

League of Women Voters of the US Announces Claudia Ortega Hogue as New Member of Board of Directors

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2025.

Public Statement

Claudia Ortega Hogue has been appointed to the national board of directors of the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS), bringing her deep expertise and commitment to civic engagement to the organization’s leadership. A lifelong advocate for community empowerment and a seasoned nonprofit leader, Ortega Hogue brings over 25 years of experience across the nonprofit, government, higher education, engineering, and construction sectors.

Nuestra herencia, nuestro futuro: el viaje de una boleta

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2025.

Blog Post

Cada año, aproximadamente 1,4 millones de hispanos se vuelven elegibles para votar. Además, el electorado latino es más joven que el promedio nacional: su edad promedio es de unos 37 años, casi una década menos que la del conjunto del país.

Cuando los jóvenes se registran y votan, no solo suman un voto más: llevan las historias de sus familias a las decisiones públicas. Un primer voto puede reflejar los sacrificios de los padres, la guía de un maestro y las esperanzas de una comunidad, y así convertirse en parte de la vida pública.

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