League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County

Links to Other Wisconsin Chapters of the League and to Other Organizations

• The National League of Women Voters
  
• The State of Wisconsin League of Women Voters

  
  

League Chapters in Wisconsin




1. Appleton
   
2. Ashland / Bayfield
   
3. Beloit
   
4. Columbia / Sauk
   
5. Dane County
   
6. Door County
   
7. Fond du Lac
   
8. Greater Green Bay
   
9. Janesville
   
10. Kewaunee County
    
11. La Crosse Area
    
12. Manitowoc County
    
13. Milwaukee County
    
14. Neenah-Menasha
    
15. Oshkosh Area
    
16. Ozaukee County
    
17. Pierce / St. Croix
    
18. Platteville Area
    
19. Ripon Area
    
20. Stevens Point Area
21. Whitewater
    
22. Wisconsin Rapids

    
    

• A February 2008 article in the New York Times asks: Don't like Taxes? Consider the Alternative

  
  

• State studies and projects
  
• The Wisconsin Women's Network (a partner organization)

  
  The links below are for other organizations which have the same or similar positions on issues as the League These groups often have background information on their web site that is useful to League members in understanding an issue. If you know of resources that should be listed here please use the address in the upper right corner of this page.

  
  

  Research on Women & Rights of Women and Families

• National Women's Law Center
  
• Institute for Women's Policy Research
  

  School Nutrition & Hunger Issues

• Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee
  
• School Nutrition Assn. of Wisconsin
  
• State of Wisconsin Dept of Public Instruction
  
• Wisconsin Dietetic Association
  
  

  Housing

• The local study that the Milwaukee County chapter is researching is about lending industry practices. The second part of the study on which we are working now is about the collapse of the sub-prime market and the large increase in the number of foreclosures. Among the questions are whether or not lending practices contributed to this nation-wide problem
  
• Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council addresses housing access issues and housing financing. A key stakeholder in fighting predatory lending, the MMFHC organized STOPP, a communjity-wide coalition to devlop programs locally and legislation statewide to address the abuses of predatory lending.
  
• Local Habitat for Humanity Safe, clean, affordable housing for everyone
  
  

  Environment

• Clean Wisconsin (Formerly the Wisconsin Environmental Decade) educates on clean water, air and energy
  
  

  Other Important Issues

• One Wisconsin Now is a multi-issue organization that is non-partisan and focuses on issues that affect Wisconsin. Well worth visiting this site
  
• No Death Penalty in Wisconsin The League position is that the death penalty is cruel, inhumane punishment
  
• Fair Wisconsin Equal rights for all rgardless of gender or gender identification
  
• Wisconsin Anti Violence Effort (WAVE) for gun responsibility, enforcement of existing laws and new laws where necessary

  
  
  

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• The League has long advocated for a greater public voice in public budget-making. The American Friends Service Committee produces short videos on a variety of subjects. Without taking a position on the Iraq war, the following video does ask questions about budget priorities. This video One Day = $720 Billion is provided for your information. Click on the arrow to start the video.
  
  

More links will be added specific to the issues on which we are working.