Happy Thursday,
Here's this week's Update for League of Women Voters Milwaukee County (LWVMC) news, information and events. | How Can You Help Keep Voters Informed?
The 2022 Fall Voter Guide is published! | | | |
Here is how you can help keep voters informed:
- After you have signed into Vote411.org by entering your address, check if your candidates have answered the League’s questions.
- If they have, reach out and thank them. You can use social media or write a letter via email or post. You can say, “Thank you for responding to questions for the Vote411 online Voter Guide so voters can be informed before casting their ballots.”
- If your candidates haven’t answered the League’s questions, contact them and ask that they do so! Voters deserve information about their candidates before casting their ballot. You can say, “As a voter, I want to hear where my candidates stand on the issues. That’s why I ask you to respond to questions for the online Vote411 Voter Guide. "
Candidates who have questions about their invitation to participate can contact the Voter Guide team at voterguide@lwvmilwaukee.org.
And don’t forget to keep spreading the word about Vote411.org to family, friends, colleagues and neighbors. | National Voter Registration Day in Review | | Above image: Newly registered Dawnell Woods and Danielle Witcher Washington Park Public Library Branch. | | Above image: LWVMC volunteers ready to provide information and register voters. | | | | Image Right: LWVMC-Waukesha County Branch National Voter Registration Day event at UW-Milwaukee@Waukesha. | | | Voter registration events were abundant on September 20th! We had voter registration events at four of the Milwaukee Public Branch Libraries, at the Deer District, Sherman Phoenix Market Place, at UW Waukesha, in Racine and Kenosha and there was a student voter advocate training going on at Milwaukee School of Languages!
We registered over 30 people and had 28 League volunteers involved with registering people to vote, checking registrations, providing information about the early voting locations, requesting absentee ballots and asking those that stopped to text three of their friends about the importance of voting.
Check out the fall edition of The Voter coming out soon. We will share more pictures and details about our work on National Voter Registration Day this year. |
Help Monitor Disinformation on Social Media
Help the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin monitor election related social media content. Volunteers are needed to serve as virtual Election Social Media Monitors.
Training provided on what to watch for on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. The goal is to prevent the spread of dangerous mis- and disinformation before Election Day on November 8, respond to voter questions with accurate information, and share election related content from trustworthy sources.
| City of Milwaukee: Election Inspector/Poll Worker | | | |
Election inspectors are essential to conduct open, accurate and fair elections. Their priority is to ensure every eligible voter can exercise their right to vote by following Election Day procedures and providing excellent customer service to voters. The Election Commission is in need of additional bilingual (fluent in English/Spanish or English/Hmong speaking) election inspectors.
If you are interested in learning more about the responsibilities and qualifications please use the following link:
Learn More about Election Workers
This link will also take you to the online application. |
Prepare yourself to help people register to vote!
Learn how to register people to vote using MyVote.wi.gov. Learn what is acceptable photo ID for voting in Wisconsin and how to acquire it.
Registration required.
Tuesday, October 4
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
MPL Martin Luther King Branch Library
310 Locust Street
| | Use the resources of the Milwaukee League of Women Voters as detailed in the links below to provide information to yourself, your friends and to the community organizations you are involved with. Please email us at voterservices@lwvmilwaukee.org if you have a request for our printed information.
LWVMC Resources Available to Community Partners
LWVMC Bilingual Resources Guide to Community Partners
November 2022 Election Calendar and Candidate Flier
Spanish - November 2022 Candidate and Calendar Flier |
The Annual Coffee for Our Cause Sale is Back!
Now through October 25, you can order LWVMC custom-labeled coffee and cocoa from Colectivo. Your purchase of coffee and/or cocoa helps support our work and mission to empower voters and defend democracy. Whether you're purchasing items as gifts for the holiday season, or for yourself to enjoy at home, we have a wonderful selection this year to tempt any coffee or cocoa lover you know.
This year's selections include:
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Rabble-Rouser Indonesian Dark Roast
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Ballot Box Breakfast Blend
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Perfect Union Rich Sweet Blend
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Democracy Decaf Dream Roast
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I Vote for Cocoa
Peruse our selection on the website here and place your order online, or download a mail-in order form to send in with a check to: League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County,6737 W Washington St., Ste 2218; West Allis, WI 53214.
PLEASE NOTE: When ordering online, your shopping cart will appear at the top right of your screen where you can review selected items and check out. |  | | “Dangerous Women,” Effective Changemakers
Public Issues Forum - October 18
Women changemakers have been often labeled “dangerous,” but their voices and actions have been essential in creating positive change and remain so today. A public forum, centered around the pilot episode of a documentary series on this topic and sponsored by the LWVMC and UWM Women’s & Gender Studies, features a diverse panel of younger “dangerous women” changemakers.
The free in-person event is Tuesday, October 18, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at UWM’s Mitchell Hall, 3203 N. Downer Ave., Room 191.
The event is spearheaded by LWVMC members Janet Fitch, film producer/director of the Most Dangerous Women documentary series, and Merry Wiesner-Hanks, Distinguished Professor of History and Women’s & Gender Studies Emerita at UW-Milwaukee.
Panelists include: Lauren Feaster, the CEO of Professional Dimensions, the leading women’s professional association in the Milwaukee area; Arvina Martin, the first Native person elected to Madison’s Common Council, and now the Executive Director of Emerge Wisconsin, which recruits and trains women to run for public office; and Marcelia Nicholson, the first Black woman and Latina elected as Chairwoman of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors.
After viewing the documentary, the panelists will reflect on their roles as “dangerous women,” followed by an audience Q&A. You can view the documentary trailer here. Information regarding access to a recording of the event will be posted in future Updates. |  | The LWV Bumper Magnets and Yard Signs Available!
We are now offering bumper magnets to those that want them.
They will be distributed on a first come first serve basis.
They are too heavy and oddly shaped to mail. If you want one or both of these please complete the order form below and we will be in touch with you.
We also have three yard signs to choose from:
- Vote From Home
- VOTE/VOTA
- Support election workers
Yard signs (18"x24") are available on a first come first served basis. Limited quantities available.
Please use the link below to request these signs. |
If You Are Downsizing or Simplifying, You Can Help Support LWVMC
JUST BRING YOUR GENTLY USED BOOKS, CDS AND DVDS to the Visitor’s Parking Lot at 6737 W. Washington Street, West Allis on Sunday, October 23 between 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
LWVMC volunteers will take the items to Sharehouse Goods for resale or donation to the Milwaukee Public Library. If the items are saleable, Sharehouse Goods will sell them online, then donate 50% of the profits to the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County.
We will also be accepting non-perishable food donations for the Hunger Task Force. Especially needed items include: low sugar cereal (Cheerios, Chex, etc.); pasta or rice; canned fruits and vegetables; and canned chicken and tuna.
Looking forward to seeing you in the parking lot on Sunday, October 23. In the event of rain, LWVMC volunteers will be located in the Atrium, just inside the Visitor’s Entrance. | |
Public Safety/Community-Oriented Policing Listening Sessions in Milwaukee: Opportunity to Share your Ideas
The Community Collaborative Commission (CCC), the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD), and the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission (FPC) are holding listening sessions to gather input on what is needed from the police and other community organizations for Milwaukee to be a safer place. Community members are invited to attend and participate. The listening sessions, to be held in aldermanic districts, stem from and will focus on a commitment to community-oriented policing, with the police working alongside community groups to address many of the issues facing the city.
Information about the sessions and the schedule for them can be found at Here's how you can get involved in Milwaukee's listening sessions about community-oriented policing from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The Police Accountability and Community Safety Committee of the LWVMC is excited about and supportive of these sessions. We urge you, as members of the Milwaukee community, to attend a session, share your thoughts, and promote the collaboration among the CCC, MPD and FPC. As noted in the article, you do not have to live in a particular district to attend its meeting. |  | Invite Your Friends and LWV Members to Join Our Lunch and Learn
We listen and reflect, and follow the lead of Black and Brown Women on important issues impacting our lives.
We meet virtually at noon on the third Tuesday of every month.
Passcode: league
Text Pat McFarland with your suggestions and questions at 414-630-1978. | | League Cafe Book Club will meet virtually at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, October 28 to continue discussion of “The 1619 Project” by Nikole Hannah-Jones, with a focus on Chapter 17 - Progress and Chapter 18 - Justice.
Join the discussion here.
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WUWM honors the lives of Latinos in Milwaukee and their contributions to our community and culture during Hispanic Heritage Month. Listen for reports during Morning Edition and tune in for conversations during Lake Effect at noon through October 15, or check out past programming here. |
Making Black America: Through the Grapevine
Host, Henry Louis Gates Jr., sits in the barbershop with Naneka Brathwaite, Bernard Lumpkin, Julee Wilson, Dennis Mitchell Jr. and Joseph Ravenell while shooting MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE. McGee Media/PBS
Making Black America: Through the Grapevine is a four-part PBS series hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., that chronicles the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people -beyond the reach of the “White gaze.” Professor Gates sits with noted scholars, politicians, cultural leaders, and old friends to discuss this world behind the color line and what it looks like today. Check out the trailer.
Episode 1 airs on WMVS (Channel 10) on Tuesday, October 4 at 8 p.m. It explores how Black people fought for full citizenship, and how free African Americans exercised their self-determination by building communities, establishing schools, and creating associations that would become the foundational pillars of Black America. Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the organizations, networks and artistic impression created by and for Black people. Learn more here. | |