Date: 8/31/2022
Subject: LWVMC: Archive Weekly Update for July 14
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.

The League has lots of important information for citizens about voting and elections. Please share widely! You can simply forward the weekly Updates or direct your friends to the resources on our website, or to myvote.wi.gov and VOTE411.org so they are prepared to be informed voters for the August 9 Primary Election and the November 8 General Election. The answer to many of our nation’s problems? Boost voter turnout!

Learn about the National Popular Vote Compact

To learn more about the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and how it can strengthen our democracy, register for the next two webinars in this series.

You can view the first webinar, "The National Popular Vote: What, Why and How?" here.

New Member Orientation Held July 10

Nearly 40 new members attended the orientation at Summit Place to learn more about the League structure, goals and programs, and – most importantly – to learn about many rewarding volunteer opportunities with LWVMC. Welcome!

Are you ready with a plan?

The primary election is less than a month away.

All candidates in the August 9 partisan primary election have been invited to participate in the League of Women Voters Milwaukee County’s online Voter Guide at Vote 411.org. Questions were posed to candidates running for federal office by the LWVUS; to candidates running for state office by the LWVWI; and to local candidates by the LWVMC.

To do list:

Be prepared to vote! Spread the word about Vote 411.org to your neighbors, family, friends, and colleagues.

1. Encourage candidates to participate in VOTE411.

2. Find out who is on your August 9 primary ballot by going to Vote 411.org and typing in your address.

If the candidates have answered our questions, thank them!
If the candidates have not answered our questions, call on them to do so. You can say: “As a voter, I want to hear where you stand on the issues before casting my ballot. That is why I’m calling on you to respond to the questions for the VOTE411 Voter Guide.”
If a local candidate (Milwaukee and Waukesha County or the City of Milwaukee) says that he/she has not received an invitation, they can contact Sarajane Kennedy at voterguide@lwvmilwaukee.org who will re-send the invitation.

3. Read and study candidate answers to the League’s questions before going to the polls.

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

Questions regarding this announcement please email training@lwvmilwaukee.org.

Training Registration

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. (Look for the 3 hour spots, not the1 hour spots) as well as on the cross streets. Bring your own chair and coffee. Villa Terrace is ADA compliant.

Celebrate Arab American Culture and Heritage

Mitchell Street Library

906 W. Historic Mitchell St.

David Najib Kasir and Janan Najeeb

Get to Know Your Arab American Neighbors

Monday, July 18

6 p.m.

Learn about your Arab American neighbors, their rich culture, delicious cuisine, and poetic language with Janan Najeeb, founding member and the current president of the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition.

Meet the Artist David Najib Kasir

Tuesday, July 19

6 p.m.

David Najib Kasir is an Artist/Painter/Muralist/Curator who lives and works in Milwaukee. His work is comprised of personal narratives in life and cultural history.In recent years, Kasir's work draws from stories from his parents' journey to the U.S. from Syria and Iraq. As an American-born artist, Kasir reveals his cultural identity in paint and designs to inform viewers of the recent wars in Syria.

Arab American Culture and Heritage Celebration

Saturday, July 23

11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Enjoy bilingual storytime, Arabic instrumental music, a fashion show, Arabic calligraphy and button making, as well as food and ice cream from truck vendors. Fun for all ages.

New Exhibits and Opening Party at the Museum of Wisconsin Art Feature Native American Artists

Strange Lands

Featuring art by Tom Antell

Saturday, July 16 - Sunday, October 23

Museum of Wisconsin Art

205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI

Tom Antell’s paintings delve into cartoon imagery and dark humor, playing out absurd, colorful allegories on the blasted agrarian landscapes of corporate farms and colonized fields. Antell is Ojibwe, a member of the White Earth reservation in Minnesota. Antell manipulates traditional symbols of American exceptionalism and bounty. Antell reminds us of the universal experience of longing and loss, and of laughter in the face of longing and loss. Learn more here.

Here We Stand

Photographs by Tom Jones

Saturday, July 23 - Sunday, October 9

Museum of Wisconsin Art

205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI

For over twenty years Tom Jones, or to use his Ho-Chunk name ChakShepSkaKah (White Eagle), has devoted his photographic skills creating a visual record and exploration of his tribe’s members and culture. Born in North Carolina, Jones studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Columbia College in Chicago and has been on the faculty of the former since 2005. He now makes his home in Prairie du Sac, giving him a close physical and spiritual connection to traditional Ho-Chunk lands.Learn more here.

Opening Party for Both Exhibits

Saturday, July 23

2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Free performance at 1:00

Image courtesy of the Bear Clan Dancers & Singers

Celebrate the opening of these exhibitions, meet the artists, and enjoy live music while you grab a drink from the cash bar. Remarks at 3 p.m. Come early to enjoy a free performance of the Bear Clan Singers & Dancers in the MOWA Gardens at 1 p.m. prior to the opening party.

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