Virginia League State Convention 2021 will take place May 21-23, 2021 The theme will be: Democracy for All – Now is the Time. Carolyn Jefferson Jenkins, former President of LWVUS and author of The Untold Story of Women of Color in the League of Women Voters, has accepted our invitation to speak at the Opening Session.
Democracy For All - Now is the Time
League of Women Voters of Virginia State Convention
Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23, 2021
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Registration Fee $50
https://lwvvaconvention.eventbrite.com
Saturday, May 1, 2021: Virtual Wares Market Open
Wednesday, May 19:
2:00 pm: Convention Orientation Session
7:00 pm: Convention Orientation Session Repeated
Thursday, May 20:
Caucus Meeting
7:00 pm: Affordable Housing -- Alice Tousignant
Friday, May 21:
Caucus Meeting
7:00 pm: Election Security -- Lisa Koteen Gerchick, LWV-ARL
Jane Newell, LWV-RMA
Sidney Johnson, LWVFA
Saturday, May 22:
8:30 – 11:45 am: General Session
8:30 - 9:00 am: Opening Speaker
-- Carolyn Jefferson Jenkins, former President of the LWVUS and author of The Untold Story of Women of Color in the League of Women Voters
9:00 – 11:45 am: Business Meeting
12:00 – 1:00 pm: Lunch Break with Musical Entertainment
12:15 to 12:45 pm
Capital Harmonia, directed by Mary Ann East
1:30 - 3:00 pm: Workshops
Equal Justice
Moderated by Mary Jane Cleary, LWVFA
-- Dawn Butorac, Chief Public Defender, Fairfax County
-- Bradley Haywood, Chief Public Defender, Arlington County and
Falls Church, Founder and CEO of Justice
Forward Virginia
-- Monica Reid, Director of Advocacy for National Association of
Criminal Justice Lawyers
The Future of Behavioral Health in Virginia
Moderated by Catherine Read, Creative Engagement Strategist
-- Virginia State Senator Monty Mason, Deeds Commission
-- Marissa Farina-Morse, Service Director Diversion First
Fairfax-Falls Church Community Board
-- W. Corey Trench, Activist and President of Hope Family
Village
For the People: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 2021 and Beyond
Moderated by Doris B. Mallory Bey, EdD
-- Dr. Angela Duncan, PhD, MS, M Div., Associate Dean for
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, College of
Health Professions and School of Nursing.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Patient
Counseling, College of Health Professions,
Virginia Commonwealth University.
3:30 – 5:00 pm: Workshops
Coming Soon – Fair Maps
-- Chris de Rosa, Coordinator
LWVVA Redistricting Issues Group
-- Fran Larkins, Fredericksburg LWV
Climate Change in Your Community
-- Anna Weber, Arlington League Board Member
and Member, Virginia Environmental Issue Group
Organizing and Maintaining Student Members
-- Alana McBride, Arlington Board Member
-- Julia Van Lare, Student
-- Mattie Nguyen, Student
-- Lilly Watson, Student
Sunday, May 23
8:30 am – 12 Noon: Plenary Session
8:30 – 9:00 am: Opening Speaker
-- Emily Frye, MITRE Corporation, The Squint Program
9:00 am – 12 Noon: Business Meeting
12 Noon – Adjournment of Plenary Session
1:00 – 2:30 pm: Bonus Workshop
Voter Suppression/Disinformation (Working Title)
Moderated by Pam Berg
-- Mr. Marc Schneider, Co-Director Election Integrity Initiative Cybersecurity Principal, Center for Securing the Homeland, MITRE Corporation