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If you missed the Wisconsin State Assembly 43rd District Candidate Forum on 10/5/2024, you can watch it here: https://vimeo.com/1017179136?&signup=true#_=_

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On Thursday evening, October 17, 6:30 PM-8 PM, Ramona Williams, Regional
Coordinator for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin, will address the present

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Get involved in the community and share your talents! Opportunities with the Whitewater Area League abound!

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Dwight Watson is a Professor of Education in the College of Education & Professional Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.  He supervises early childhood, elementary, and middle school student teachers

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A HUGE thank you to League members who volunteered to staff voter registration tables in 5 locations on National Voter Registration Day, at two League co-sponsored LGBTQ+ programs at the Whitewater Public LIbrary and a

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Blog Post

In recent years, the state of Florida has implemented an alarming series of policies that undermine voter participation, creating conditions ripe for mass voter intimidation. 

These instances of systematic voter intimidation are a dangerous and deliberate attempt to disenfranchise certain communities — led explicitly by state institutions. 

Public Statement

Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States and more than 140 nonprofit organizations leading in women's, reproductive, LGBTQIA+, civil, and human rights sent a letter to President Biden calling for immediate action to add the duly ratified Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the US Constitution by instructing the US Archivist to certify and publish it.

WI Organizations Call on State Legislators to Protect Freedom to Vote, Reject Harmful Legislation in Upcoming Session
Public Statement

WISCONSIN - Organizations from across the state signed onto a letter calling on the Wisconsin State Legislature to protect the voting rights of Wisconsin voters and reject harmful legislation that will create barriers and disenfran

Public Statement

Madison, WI—Today, Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) filed a petition for a contested case hearing challenging regulatory approvals issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for Enbridge Energy’s plan to build a new 41-mile

Blog Post

As we wrap up this year, I’m reflecting on some of our greatest successes of 2024. From unprecedented voter outreach to the launch of a new moonshot campaign to the return of an important state League, there’s so much to celebrate!