Happy Thursday,
Here's this week's Update for League of Women Voters Milwaukee County (LWVMC) news, information and events. | Hooray for the members of the League of Women Voters, defenders of democracy! | | Join us for an in person Orientation to the LWVMC on Sunday, July 10, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. at Summit Place, 6737 W Washington St, West Allis.
Meet other members, learn about local, State and National League activities and structures, as well opportunities to get involved. We begin with social time to meet one another, followed by an interactive program at 2:15 p.m. Please know that you are invited whether you have been a member for a short time or a long time. | | If you haven’t renewed your membership for the July 2022 - June 2023 fiscal year, please do so now. The political news headlines can be summed up: Our democracy needs the League of Women Voters! Help empower voters and defend democracy. |  | Thanks To Our Delegates to LWVUS Convention
The 800+ local leagues in the U.S. are allotted a number of voting delegates at the biennial national convention, this year held June 23-26 in Denver, CO. LWVMC’s 10 delegates attended virtually, but gathered at Summit Place to watch the proceedings together and discuss the motions before voting. The delegate responsibilities entailed more than 20 hours, including attendance at plenary sessions and breakout sessions, plus studying materials ahead of time, much of it from local leagues encouraging votes in favor of their recommended resolutions, program priorities or bylaws amendments.
Many thanks to the delegates who represented LWVMC: Ann Batiza; Linda Brundage; Peggy Creer; Shirley Halloran; Melissa Kelley; Barbara Rasmussen; Peg Schrader; Donna Spars; Mary Ellen Spicuzza; Leigh Ann Tidey. |  |
Seeking Coffee Sale Coordinator
If you have good organizational, communication, promotion and people skills, enjoy wearing multiple hats, are flexible and like a challenge, you will enjoy and excel in this role. The Coffee Sales Coordinator helps the League raise much-needed revenues to support its basic operational expenses. The Coordinator recruits volunteers for sales and for packing and delivery; writes and schedules messaging on the website and in weekly Updates, email blasts and social media; organizes and places coffee and printing orders; and organizes coffee for packing and delivery, among a variety of other responsibilities.
Planning and recruiting begins in July, the sale ends in late October, and packing and delivery takes place in late November. During July-October, about 4-6 hours per month would be required. In November, 20-25 hours would be required. Interested? Please contact Mary Sussman at m.sussman@lwvmilwaukee.org for further details. |  | |
Today marks the publication of local candidate responses to questions posed by the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County who are competing in the August 9 primary election. Their responses join the already published candidate responses for national and state races appearing on the August 9 partisan primary ballot.
Help us reach local voters by using and promoting VOTE411.org this fall.
- Between now and Primary Election Day August 9, go to VOTE411.org. Fill in your address to find your polling place location and to see who is on your personal primary election ballot. Compare candidates’ answers to questions posed to national, state, and local candidates in the primary election.
- Spread the word to family, friends, and neighbors. VOTE411.org is available 24-7 and will go wherever your phone or tablet goes, even to the polls on Election Day.
- If you are on Facebook, like and share posts about VOTE 411 from the LWVUS, LWVWI, and our local League.
- Return to VOTE411.org between September 21 and General Election Day, November 8, to see what is on your personal general election ballot and compare answers of national, state, and local candidates running for office in the November 8 general election.
Next week, we’ll return to the roles and responsibilities of the various offices voters will see on their fall 2022 ballots. |  | | 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.
Tuesday, August 2
5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m
Wauwatosa Public Library
7235 W. North Avenue - Firefly Room
Tuesday, September 6
5p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
MPL Mitchell Street Branch
906 W. Historic Mitchell St
| Help with Milwaukee League’s Email
Sometimes members inadvertently become unsubscribed to email in our system. When it happens, they need assistance to re-subscribe. We seek a volunteer who would be willing to do this task, probably about once a week.
Right now, the email list of about 600 members needs a little cleanup. But once that’s accomplished, it’s a matter of routine maintenance.
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League Cafe will meet on Friday, July 29 at 10 a.m. in the central courtyard at Villa Terrace, 2220 N. Terrace Avenue, to continue discussion of The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones. Please join the group for a discussion chapters 9-12.
The Villa Terrace courtyard is open to the public, free of charge. You can access Terrace Avenue at the very eastern end of North Avenue (just east of the water tower). There is ample free parking on Terrace Ave. (ook for the 3 hour spots, not the1 hour spots) as well as on the cross streets. Bring your own chair and coffee.
| | |  | No Studio's Social Justice Summit 2022 - Immigrant Voices Replay
Watch videos from No Studios’ Immigrant Rights Are Human Rights Summit (May 21, 2022). Panels include: MULTIRACIAL COALITION BUILDING - Black and Brown Communities leading the resistance together; IMMIGRANT STORIES: Context and Complications; ART ACTIVISM: The Role of Art & Media in shaping the immigrant narrative; FROM FAIRNESS TO FREEDOM Universal representation and the right for justice; and LIMITATIONS OF THE LAW: Centering immigrant voices in the fight to end immigration detention. | |