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We Are Moving to ClubExpress

February 1st!

What to Expect:

LWVMC is transitioning to an association management system called ClubExpress, which will allow us to complete many functions from one central location. It combines many of the services we currently subscribe to individually onto one platform, which increases efficiency of administrative tasks for our office administrator and volunteers.

If you are a current member:
You will receive a Welcome Email from ClubExpress. An example of what that email will look like can be found here. It will contain information about how to log into the Members Only Portal in addition to your login credentials. Logging into the Members Only Portal is NOT REQUIRED.

If you are not a current member:
You will not receive any immediate correspondence from ClubExpress, but are invited to explore the new website and/or to join the League or renew your membership by visiting www.lwvmilwaukee.org (the URL for our website will remain the same, even as we transition between the old and new website).

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Lunch & Learn

Feb 15, 2022 | 12pm-1pm via Zoom

Featuring: Sheila Cochran

Community Leader & Organizer

Sheila Cochran is a Community Leader and Organizer, Fundraiser for Labor Community and past Co-Chair of United Way, Retired Secretary-Treasurer of Labor Council, Retired Leader/Member of the MATC Board of Directors, Social Justice Activist

LWVMC sponsors a free, virtual gathering on the third Tuesday of each month. We build friendship and inspire action to work together to influence public policy, meeting basic human needs in Milwaukee County. We follow the lead of Black and Brown women, choosing to be better rather than bitter in 2022.

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Lunch & Learn

from Jan 18, 2022 | via Zoom

Featuring: Ann McClain Terrell, President of National Association for the Education of Young Children, WI Governor’s Early Childhood Advisory Council

Ms. McClain Terrell is recognized as one of the most influential African Americans in WI, and respected trainer in DEI. Ann authored the book, Graceful Leadership in Early Childhood Education.

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Public Issues Forum: Milwaukee City-County Climate & Equity Plan
from Jan 11, 2022 | via Zoom

Contents:
The Milwaukee City-County Task Force on Climate and Economic Equity is creating a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address racial and economic inequity.

Featured speaker was Erick Shambarger, Sustainability Director at the City of Milwaukee Environmental Collaboration Office and Project Manager for the Milwaukee Climate and Equity Plan. A panel discussion with other members of the Task Force followed, along with a Q&A with the audience.

Presenter:
Erick Shambarger, Sustainability Director
City of Milwaukee

Mr. Shambarger oversees implementation of the Refresh Milwaukee sustainability plan and coordinates Milwaukee's involvement with local, national and global partnerships on environmental sustainability. He oversees all of ECO's programs, including the Milwaukee Energy Efficiency (Me2) program, the Milwaukee Better Buildings Challenge,
Water Centric City initiative, the HOME GR/OWN program and green infrastructure work. He led development of the City's Green Infrastructure Plan that was adopted in 2019 and is currently the Project Manager for the forthcoming Climate and Equity Plan.

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Support the For the People Act

From the League of Women Voters National Website:

"The For the People Act is the democracy reform bill the American people want and deserve. This legislation will put power back into the hands of American voters by making voting easier and more accessible and by modernizing future elections. Over the last two years, we saw it pass the House or Representatives, but get stalled at the Senate. With the start of the 117th Congress it is imperative that the For the People Act once more become a top priority. The For the People Act addresses some of the most pressing issues facing our democracy because it will:

Restore the Voting Rights Act
Modernize our voter registration system
Update the public financing of elections through small donor matching funds
Curb partisan gerrymandering, and
Make campaign contributions more transparent.
Contact your Representative TODAY through the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and tell them to pass the For The People Act. Put control of our government back where it belongs—into the hands of the people.

Stand Up for D.C. Statehood

From the League of Women Voters National Website:

"More than 700,000 residents live in DC, which is more than that of Wyoming and Vermont, yet its residents still lack voting members in the U.S. House and Senate. Without these voting members, residents of DC are denied a voice in Congress to defend them from attacks on their own locally passed laws and citizen backed initiatives.

Residents in DC deserve full representation in Congress. Sign the petition to support DC statehood today!"

To sign the petition, follow the link to LWV National's website below.

Take Action for Equal Rights

From the League of Women Voters National Website:
"LWVUS has supported and pushed for ratification of the ERA since it was first passed by Congress in 1972. Leagues across the country have worked to engage lawmakers and organize at the grassroots level to ensure equal rights for all, regardless of sex. On January 27, 2020, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.

In February, the U.S. House successfully passed, a bipartisan resolution removing the ratification deadline on the Equal Rights Amendment. Now our fight moves onto the Senate, where an identical bipartisan resolution is ready to move forward.

There is more to do to get this across the finish line. Reach out to your Senator now and urge them to support S.J. Res. 6, legislation to remove the ERA’s ratification deadline."

Follow the link below to address your message to the appropriate recipient by entering your street number and zip code.

President and Congress Must Enact Democracy Reform

From AcctionNetwork.org's Website:

"In March 2019, the For the People Act (HR 1) passed the House with unanimous support from the Democratic caucus, and is supported by every Democrat in the Senate -- yet the Senate Majority Leader refuses to bring it up for a vote.

The For the People Act is a once-in-a-generation package of proven reforms that would:

- Expand and protect voting rights and access to the ballot;
- Put ordinary Americans ahead of Big Money donors;
- End gerrymandering so that electoral districts are fairly drawn; and
- Clean up government and hold elected officials to the highest ethical standards.

This bill would transform our political system into one that is more inclusive, responsive, and representative of the American people.

The American people are tired of a government that serves only the wealthy and corporate interests. We demand a democracy that works for all of us.

We need a democracy where voters are protected from discrimination and can make themselves heard at the ballot box. A democracy where electoral districts are drawn fairly, so that every voter’s ballot is of equal value. A democracy that isn't bought and paid for by the highest corporate bidder. And a democracy where ordinary Americans -- more women, people of color, and working people -- can run for office without relying on big corporate dollars.

Just imagine what we could accomplish in 2021 and beyond if our government actually worked for us.

Sign your name to show the next administration and Congress that Day 1 is for Democracy. Demand that the For People Act is a first priority of the next administration and Congress.

This petition is sponsored by: Alliance for Youth Action, American Promise, Clean Water Action, Common Cause, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Daily Kos, DC Vote, Declaration for American Democracy, DemCast USA, Franciscan Action Network, Free Speech for the People, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, League of Women Voters, MAYDAY America, New American Leaders Action Fund, Open The Government, People For the American Way, Pride At Work, SMART Elections, Stamp Stampede"

Follow the link below to read the full petition and to sign it.

PRESS RELEASE via
Wisconsin Examiner
Republican Senator Schools Colleagues on Election Falsehoods

September 9, 2021

from Wisconsin Examiner (view article here)

Melanie Conklin, Deputy Editor

"Wednesday’s meeting — run by conservative Republican Sen. Kathy Bernier (R-Chippewa Falls) — was two-and-a-half hours of verifiable facts, presented by experts in their fields giving excruciatingly minute details on the redundant levels of security and checks done before, during and after Election Day in Wisconsin."

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