Date: 8/31/2022
Subject: LWVMC: Archive Weekly Update for May 26
From: League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County

Happy Thursday,

Here's this week's Update for League of Women Voters Milwaukee County (LWVMC) news, information and events.

Mayor Announces Campaign to Promote Voting

LWVMC is part of a coalition of local government, nonprofit organizations, businesses and other community organizations that will conduct a citywide campaign to promote voting in Milwaukee. The campaign was announced by Mayor Cavalier Johnson at a press conference on May 24. The campaign will include voter outreach and strategic expansion of early voting sites, among other efforts. Mayor Johnson said he hopes the campaign will extend beyond Milwaukee to boost voter turnout statewide

The Milwaukee Election Commission is recruiting people to fill key positions for the Fall Primary and Fall Elections.

Election Inspector (August 9 and November 8)

Pay: $220 stipend for a full-day shift; $110 for a half-day shift. $15/hour for training
Questions? electionworker@milwaukee.gov and copy in Jonatan jzunig@milwaukee.gov
If you are interested in this position, you can apply using this link https://city.milwaukee.gov/election/Helpmilwaukeevote

Early Voting Worker (October 25 - November 6)

Questions or request an application: Kimberly Zapata at kdzapat@milwaukee.gov (no phone calls)
Pay: $15.76/hour for City residents; $15.30 for non-residents

Get ready to help people register to vote! Learn how to register people to vote using MyVote.wi.gov. Learn how to acquire and what is acceptable photo ID for voting in Wisconsin.

Registration required.

Thursday, May 26

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Zoom Meeting - A link will be sent to you if you register for the meeting

Saturday, June 4

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Zoom Meeting - A link will be sent to you if you register for the meeting

Training Registration

Join the League at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7 to learn more about the National Popular Vote!

In the first of four webinars, “The National Popular Vote: What, Why and How?," Eileen Reavey from National Popular Vote will teach us just that--the what, why and how of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. There will be time at the end to take audience questions.

Eileen co-founded the grassroots advocacy group campaigning for Oregon to pass the National Popular Vote bill in 2016. She now works to apply those organizing lessons in other states as National Popular Vote’s National Grassroots Director.

League Cafe continues its discussion of Nikole Hannah Jones’s “The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story” on Friday, June 17, from 9:30 a.m - 11 a.m. Join here.

We are splitting the book into sections to facilitate manageable discussions. We will discuss Chapters 5, 8, 9 and 10 at the Friday, June 17 meeting.

Peruse educational resources from the Pulitzer Center here or watch a C-Span interview with author Nikole Hannah-Jones and Steven Hahn, New York University history professor.

Want to Serve on the Lake Michigan Region LWV Board?

The League of Women Voters Lake Michigan Region (LWVLMR) Nominating Committee is now recruiting the slate of officers for 2022-2023. The Committee is tasked with slating the offices of President, Vice President, Nominating Committee Chair, and Nominating Committee members.

Candidates are eligible if they are a member of a local League that pays dues to LWVLMR. Self-nominations are welcome.

Email your nominations to lwvlakemichigan@gmail.com, as soon as possible or by July 15. Please include "2022-23 Nomination" in the subject line and provide your phone number and preferred email address.

Heal the Hood 10th Annual Block Party

Saturday, May 28

Noon - 5 p.m.

Wright Street between 1st – 3rd

Enjoy performances by Kia Fisher, The Milwaukee Flyers tumbling team, Ryan Washington & Djembe Nation, and King Kamonzi. Music and sound all day by Homer Blow. Free food, live entertainment, a children’s area, raffles/giveaways, and 40 vendors. Details here.

Celebrate Pride Month in June

Milwaukee’s Pridefest Is Back

June 2-4

More information here.

Be Seen Podcasts on Radio Milwaukee

Radio Milwaukee partners with the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project to present a six episode podcast called “Be Seen” documenting the state’s LGBTQ history. Listen here.

Radio Milwaukee Hosts Launch Event for Be Seen

Thursday, June 2

5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Free

St. Kate – The Arts Hotel

Radio Milwaukee will host a launch party for Be Seen at Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel on Thursday, June 2 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. View the “Legends of Drag” exhibit from the Museum of Wisconsin Art and “Queer Mythologies: Transabstractions” by Nykoli Koslow. RSVP for the free event here.

Celebrate Pride Month with PBS

Stream a wide array of PBS programming during Pride Month.

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