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Blog PostDear League Leaders and Members!
We had our Program Planning/General Membership meeting on Saturday, February 10th. It was a lively meeting with both in-person and Zoom attendees. We developed possible local League priorities, which include:
- Continuing to emphasize our Making Democracy Work initiatives, with Candidate Forums, Roundtables, voter education, and registration events
- Mis/Disinformation activities including Spanish translation of our brochure, presentations to local groups, and social media outreach
- Gun Safety, coordinating with other organizations
Other ideas generated included educating the community on healthcare inequities, monitoring the county Climate Action Plan, and more youth involvement in our activities. We will vote on these and other ideas from our members at our Annual Meeting on June 1st. We also talked about our need for volunteers for all our activities this year. Please consider helping, even if it is just one time – we need you!
With the upcoming election on March 5th, we participated in presentations on Proposition 1, the only statewide proposition in this election. The state League’s position is “No” – more information can be found here. We were invited to present the LWVC position at a Contra Costa County Mental Health Commission meeting in February, and we conducted a Pros & Cons online presentation on February 15th. We also presented a Community Conversation webinar on Measure X on that date. These two February 15 online presentations are available on our LWVDV YouTube channel.
Our next monthly no-host LWVDV luncheon is at 11:30 a.m. on March 13th at Bar Camino in Walnut Creek. These lunches are informal, a lot of fun, and a wonderful opportunity to meet other League members. We want to get to know you better!
March is Women’s History Month. Other Important March dates include:
Our next monthly no-host LWVDV luncheon is at 11:30 a.m. on March 13th at Bar Camino in Walnut Creek. These lunches are informal, a lot of fun, and a wonderful opportunity to meet other League members. We want to get to know you better!
March is Women’s History Month. Other Important March dates include:
- 5: Election Day – remember to vote!
- 7: Anniversary of Bloody Sunday: Selma and Current Threats to the Voting Rights Act
- 7: State of the Union Address
- 8: International Women’s Day
- 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility
As always, thank you for your support!
Anne Granlund, President
Kathy Gallagher, Vice President
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