All The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area Subscribed Action Alerts

End Gun Violence: PA Advocacy Day

Photo of students of diverse race, age and gender holding signs that say end gun violence.

Submitted by Bucks County in March 2024.

Action Alerts

Your voice can make a difference. Join CeasefirePA in Harrisburg on May 7th to demand that our lawmakers take action to End Gun Violence. You’ll meet with legislative offices and attend a mid-day rally on the front steps of the Capitol with elected leaders, survivors, youth, faith leaders, medical professionals, and other advocates to demand policies that would make Pennsylvania safer.

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Take action to protect environmental health in PA

3 smokestacks of which 2 are spewing smoke

Submitted by Bucks County in February 2024.

Action Alerts

Tell your PA Senator to vote NO on SB1058, a bill that would stop Pennsylvania from participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative or any similar program to reduce the effects of pollution in PA.

TAKE ACTION NOW

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Ask the Senate Judiciary Committee to Move Gun Bills

Gun Violence

Submitted by Central Delaware County in January 2024.

Action Alerts

The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (LWVPA) believes that the proliferation of handguns and semiautomatic assault weapons in the United States is a major health and safety threat to its citizens, in particular children. For years, we have advocated for the passage of common-sense gun laws that protect the health and safety of all Pennsylvanians. Help advocate for the passage of two life-saving gun safety bills with bipartisan PA House Bill 1018 and PA House Bill 714.
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Delaware County Environmental Clearinghouse

Environmental Clearing House

Submitted by Central Delaware County in January 2024.

Action Alerts

The League of Women Voters of Delaware County has developed a Delaware County Environmental Clearinghouse www.envirodelco.org as a central repository for the collection, classification, and distribution of information regarding environmental issues, projects, studies, articles, etc. for Delaware County, PA.

Click READ MORE for details.

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URGENT: Tell the Basic Education Funding Commission that every PA student deserves a high quality education

Submitted by Bucks County in December 2023.

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Defend Equal Access to the Ballot

Action Alert - League of Women Voters (Vote for Your Rights)

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2023.

Action Alerts

Every day, the freedom to vote is under attack. Since the Supreme Court decision of Shelby County v. Holder that gutted the Voting Rights Act (VRA), at least twenty-nine states have passed ninety-four laws that make it harder to vote, with the burden falling hardest on Black voters and other voters of color.

Urge Your Representatives to Prevent Voter Discrimination and Support the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

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Take action this fall to open Pennsylvania primaries!

Submitted by Bucks County in September 2023.

Action Alerts

Pennsylvania is one of only nine states with fully closed primaries, wherein only registered Republicans and registered Democrats may vote in a primary, shutting out 1.1-1.3 million voters  Bills have been introduced to the state legislature

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PA Motor Voter Law

Motor Voter

Submitted by Central Delaware County in September 2023.

Action Alerts

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania now has a Motor Voter Law which is now in effect.
As part of the photo license process, eligible residents may make application to register to vote.

To learn more click READ MORE

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Protect Our Youth From Climate Change

Action Alert from LWV (young and senior protestors hold signs of Planet Earth and one that reads "ACT NOW"

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in August 2023.

Action Alerts

Climate change and its effects threaten the physical, psychological, and economic well-being of our nation, particularly our youth.

Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor the Children’s Fundamental Rights and Recovery Resolution to address climate change and protect our youth’s futures!

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Support Women's Equality Now

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in August 2023.

Action Alerts

More than 100 years after some women gained the right to vote, women in the US continue to face inequities based on sex and gender. Despite the significant advances made in recent decades, there have also been enormous roadblocks to progress and devastating steps backward. Please add your name to this petition urging Congress to protect women’s rights to vote, ensure that the ERA is added to the Constitution, and restore reproductive freedom for all.

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