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View the Recording of LWVMC's Virtual
Lunch & Learn
from Sept 22, 2021 | via Zoom

Featuring Markasa Tucker, Executive Director

African American Roundtable

Topic: Black Children Matter, Black Futures Matter

About LWVMC Lunch&Learn Series
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 2021.

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The Voter: Fall Issue
Fall 2021 | Read here

About the Newsletter
The Voter is LWVMC's seasonal newsletter which includes a message from the President as well as articles and updates about timely topics submitted by LWVMC members and leaders.

Highlights This Issue:
Third Annual Coffee for Our Cause Fundraiser
News from the WI Fair Maps Coalition
Infrastructure Report Card
Making Change: The Police Reform Committee
How to Become and Ambassador (DEI)
Return of New Voter Registration
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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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Police Reform: Learn the Issues and Advocate for Reform

from April 27, 2021

Resources shared during the Police Reform event for your review:

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Keeping Milwaukee Safe

COVID-19 and MMSD's Infrastructure Needs

from March 25, 2021

Featuring

Professor Sandra McLellan

Human and Ecosystem Health

School of Freshwater Sciences

UW-Milwaukee

Presenting on: Testing for COVID-19 at MMSD

and

Executive Director Kevin Shafer

Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

Presenting on: Infrastructure Needs at MMSD

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Lunch& Learn Recording Featuring Markasa Tucker, Executive Director of the African American Roundtable

This Lunch&Learn was recorded Sept 22, 2021 featuring Markasa Tucker.

Follow the link below to view the full recording.

The League Turns 100: 2020 Lifetime Members Celebration

LWVMC has put together a video and celebratory article to recognize our lifetime members.

Follow the link below to view the video and read more about the celebration.

Want to know what the League is up to? Subscribe to our email, which you'll receive once a week starting January, 2021.

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lwv of milwaukee
CALLS FOR reforms TO THE fire and police commission

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VOTING/ELECTION NEWS

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It's That Time of Year

VIEW

View the Recording of LWVMC's Virtual
Lunch & Learn
from Sept 22, 2021 | via Zoom

Featuring Markasa Tucker, Executive Director

African American Roundtable

READ

TAKE

ACTION

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

REVIEW

Police Reform: Learn the Issues and Advocate for Reform

VIEW RECORDING

Keeping Milwaukee Safe

COVID-19 and MMSD's Infrastructure Needs

Featuring

Professor Sandra McLellan

Human and Ecosystem Health

School of Freshwater Sciences

UW-Milwaukee

Presenting on: Testing for COVID-19 at MMSD

and

Executive Director Kevin Shafer

Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

Presenting on: Infrastructure Needs at MMSD

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lwv of milwaukee CALLS FOR reforms TO THE fire and police commission

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VOTING/ELECTION NEWS

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View the Recording of LWVMC's Virtual Lunch & Learn from Sept 22, 2021 | via Zoom Featuring Markasa Tucker, Executive Director

African American Roundtable

READ

TAKE

ACTION

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

REVIEW

Police Reform: Learn the Issues and Advocate for Reform

VIEW RECORDING

Keeping Milwaukee Safe

COVID-19 and MMSD's Infrastructure Needs

Featuring

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Professor Sandra McLellan

Human and Ecosystem Health

School of Freshwater Sciences

UW-Milwaukee

Presenting on: Testing for COVID-19 at MMSD

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and

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Executive Director Kevin Shafer

Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

Presenting on: Infrastructure Needs at MMSD

Icons courtesy of Freepik via flaticon.com

lwv of milwaukee
CALLS FOR reforms TO THE fire and police commission

View the Recording of LWVMC's Virtual
Lunch & Learn
from Sept 22, 2021 | via Zoom

Featuring Markasa Tucker, Executive Director

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