LWVRI - Providence

LWVRI - Providence

The League of Women Voters Providence serves the city of Providence and the surrounding area. It is one of the oldest Leagues in the country. It was chartered in 1919, very shortly after the League of Women Voters was created as a division of the National American Women Suffrage Association at the NAWSA convention in St. Louis, MO March 1919.

Besides holding our own Conversation series and the Lippitt House Discussions, the Providence League is actively pursuing improved funding for Public Libraries and monitoring School Building Repairs. In addition, we would like to start an Education Observer Corps. The Providence School Board meets the second Wednesday of the month. If interested, contact Liz Head emhead603 [at] hotmail.com.

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Committee Contact
Contact Name: 
Liz Head
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Rhode Island

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Protecting our right to know is integral to the health of our democracy. Decisions that determine how our schools will be run, at what level community safety programs will be funded, and how land in our towns will be used impact our lives and are vital to our well-being. These kinds of decisions need to be made with public input and oversight. One important way to ensure that is to observe government meetings.

Lippitt House/Providence LWV Conversations 2021
Event Date: 
03/22/2021 - 6:00pm to 03/23/2021 - 5:45pm
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.

Lippitt House/Providence LWV Conversations 2021
Event Date: 
03/15/2021 - 6:00pm to 03/16/2021 - 5:45pm
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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Reimbursement funding formulas are known to penalize poor communities, and that is how RI provides funds for municipal libraries. Although legislators are sympathetic to the State/Providence League's efforts to work for change, the RI Library Fund

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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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Event Date: 
02/23/2021 - 5:00pm to 02/24/2021 - 4:45pm
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Zoom

This virtual event is open to all League members; no outside partners or individuals, please. 

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News

The Providence Leaguer (newsletter) is now available online.

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February 2021 
Submitted by Sarah Gleason

Dr. Michael Fine
Event Date: 
02/11/2021 - 7:00pm to 02/12/2021 - 6:45pm
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Zoom Meeting

GUESTS: Michael Fine, MD, and Josh Fenton
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Event Date: 
12/15/2020 - 5:30pm
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Virtual Event -

Every year the Providence League of Women Voters assists the Providence School Board Nominating Commission with running a forum for School Board candidates.

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