LWVRI - Education Fund

LWVRI - Education Fund

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An awards ceremony was held via Zoom on 6/10/21 for the winners of the 2021 14th Annual Susan B. Wilson Civic Education Merit Awards.  Angélica Infante-Greene, Rhode Island Commissioner of Education, was the keynote speaker  https://youtu.be/RYLjHL1jL1s

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Nina Rossomando
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Rhode Island

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Recording: Fighting for Women's Rights: The Suffragists

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Submitted by Rhode Island in March 2021.

News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_ygofGmPsc

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Removing Barriers: Strengthening Democracy - Barriers to Democratic Participation for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

Lippitt House/Providence LWV Conversations 2021

Submitted by Rhode Island in February 2021.

Event Date: 
Mar 22 2021 06:00 pm to Mar 23 2021 05:45 pm
Event location: 

Virtual Event

Join Lippitt House Museum and Providence League of Women Voters for a series of discussions on how civic education programs for both youth and adults of color remove barriers to informed participation and support our democracy.

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Removing Barriers: Strengthening Democracy - Youth Activism & Civic Responsibility

Lippitt House/Providence LWV Conversations 2021

Submitted by Rhode Island in February 2021.

Event Date: 
Mar 15 2021 06:00 pm to Mar 16 2021 05:45 pm
Event location: 

Virtual Event

Mar 15 2020 - Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfPZhuFTxOQ
Lippitt House Community Discussion Series: Youth Activism & Civic Responsibility

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Susan B. Wilson Civics Award - Now Accepting Applications thru 4/30/2021

Wilson Merit Award

Submitted by Rhode Island in February 2021.

Event Date: 
Feb 23 2021 05:00 am to May 01 2021 10:45 pm

Top Prize: $2,000!

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2021 Annual Program Meeting for the Membership now available to view on YouTube

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Submitted by Rhode Island in February 2021.

Blog Post

The Rhode Island League's annual program Meeting for the Membership meeting for 2021 is now available to view on YouTube here. 

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Voter Guide for South Kingstown and Narragansett

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Submitted by Rhode Island in October 2020.

News

The 2020 Voter Guide has been prepared by the League of Women Voters South County and funded by a grant from the LWVRI Education Fund.

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Living Literature celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment

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Submitted by Rhode Island in September 2020.

News

Three Living Literature performers offer a 40-50 minute collage of writings & speeches of Susan B.

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LWVRI Provides Key Voter Education Tool at VOTE411.ORG

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Submitted by Rhode Island in August 2020.

Public Statement

“In this time of COVID-19, it is so important that Rhode Island voters have a distinct and singular on-line space for election information,” said Jane Koster, President of LWVRI. “I encourage Rhode Islanders to visit www.VOTE411.org where they will find answers to questions by candidates regarding issues that are important to Rhode Islanders.”

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17th Annual Susan B. Wilson Awards

ABOUT SUSAN B. WILSON

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LWVRI Education Fund Grants

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Thanks to a generous bequest from the estate of Susan B. Wilson, a founding member of the League of Women Voters South County and a passionate proponent for education and civic engagement, the League of Women Voters of RI Education Fund is able to provide funds for projects promoting voter service and education.
 
The League of Women Voters of RI Education Fund meets four times a year in mid January, March, June and September.
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