HAPPY NEW YEAR! Here is your first Weekly Update of 2023 from the League of Women Voters Milwaukee County (LWVMC). | | Tuesday, Jan 10, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.
Wisconsin, as a state, has gone from being a conservation leader to failing to establish a basic standard for the contaminant PFAS in groundwater. How? The League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County is co-sponsoring a virtual program that helps to answer this question. “Imbalance of Power” will highlight the shift in power that has occurred over the past 10 years between the state’s three branches of government – legislative, executive and judicial. The impacts of specific laws and court rulings, as well as the inability of the legislature to act on executive appointees, will be discussed. The program concludes with specific actions and policy changes that can help restore the balance of power in Wisconsin.
Registration for this free program is open to the public and available by clicking on the button below. | Wisconsin Demographic Trends | | Event Date: Jan 12 2023 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Please join the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin to learn how to use local census data to discover various demographics of your community. There will be ample time for Q&A following the presentation and announcements. |  |  | Annual Program Planning Meeting Jan. 19
Every January, Leagues across the country convene for a Program Planning meeting to set the advocacy agenda for the next League fiscal year. This year the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County and the Waukesha Branch (LWVMC) will meet virtually on Thursday, Jan 19, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. to plan our Program for July 2023 through June 2024.
Join us virtually at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87083272254?pwd=dXM5TC9RcHRaWlJMRkliODZjaThDdz09
Devoting a meeting to just this topic allows us to select program initiatives that represent the most urgent needs in our community matched with the interests of our members. Therefore, we need to hear the voices of a broad cross-section of our membership.
Current program areas being addressed are
- Fair Maps
- Establishing an Observer Corps
- Allying in efforts to remove toxic chemicals from the environment
- Supporting local governmental efforts to respond to climate change
- Promoting police accountability and community safety
- Lobbying for reform in the juvenile justice system, and
- Supporting the rights of women, including reproductive rights
Please plan to attend the January 19 meeting to have input into the advocacy program for next year and to explore ways that you can be involved.
|  | Primary Election February 21, 2023!
There are very important primary and spring elections coming up which will determine who will be our next State Supreme Court Judge, Court of Appeals Districts 1 and 4; Circuit Courts in various counties; local races depending on where you live, such as County Executive, County Board, Mayor, City Council, Town or Village President and Board, School Board, Special Elections for City of Milwaukee Alder Districts 1, 5. 9, and a Special Election for Senate District 8. More details to follow Please review the attached flyer outlining key deadlines for registering, requesting and returning your absentee ballot.
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The VOTE411 team is currently inviting candidates running for office this Spring to participate in the League’s online voter guide, Vote411.org. We will keep you posted on the progress and on how you can help!! Here are the communities with Spring races:
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Office
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Communities
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County Executive
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Waukesha County
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Circuit Court Judge
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Milwaukee County Branches 4. 9, 10, 13, 18, 33, 35, 36, 47
Waukesha County Branches 3, 4
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Mayor
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Franklin, South Milwaukee
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Alderpersons
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Franklin District 3, 4, 5; Glendale District 1, 3, 5; Greenfield District 1, 2; Milwaukee District 1, 5, 9; Oak Creek District 1, 3, 5; Delafield District 1, 3, 5, 7; Muskego District 2, 4, 6, 7; New Berlin District 2, 4, 6; Oconomowoc District 1, 2, 3, 4; Waukesha District 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 13
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Village President
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Bayside, Fox Point, River Hills, West Milwaukee, Whitefish Bay, Hartland, Pewaukee, Sussex, Waukesha
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Village Trustees
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Bayside, Brown Deer, Fox Point, Greendale, River Hills, Shorewood, West Milwaukee, Whitefish Bay, Hartland, Menomonee Falls, Pewaukee, Sussex, Waukesha
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Town Chairman
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Lisbon, Merton
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Town Supervisor
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Lisbon, Merton
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Municipal Judge
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Greendale, Hales Corners, Milwaukee Branch 2, 3; Whitefish Bay
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School Districts
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Brown Deer, Cudahy, Fox Point Bayside, Franklin, Glendale River Hills, Greendale, Greenfield, Maple Dale Indian Hills, Milwaukee, Nicolet High School District, Oak Creek Franklin, Shorewood, St. Francis, South Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, West Allis West Milwaukee, Whitefish Bay, Whitnall, Elmbrook, Menominee Falls, Muskego, New Berlin, Oconomowoc, Pewaukee, Sussex-Hamilton, Waukesha
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|  | | January 14, 10:30 - Noon
James Watrous Gallery
201 State Street, Madison, WI
Learn how saving seeds and growing native and traditional plants promote food sovereignty and preserve community. Join the Wisconsin Academy of Science and Art for an open conversation with local plant experts on the connections between saving seeds, preserving culture, and local resilience. Moselle Singh, an art activist with a background in ethnobotany, will lead with a discussion of the politics of food, land, kinship, and resistance to the commodification and dilution of traditional plant cultures. Singh will be joined by Dan Cornelius of Yowela Farm, founder of the Native Food Network; Jane Stevens of Four Elements Organic Herbals; seed librarians from Madison Public Library; and community gardening advocates from Rooted, who will share their perspectives on seed-saving, native plants, traditional foods, and plant medicine. Space is limited. RSVP here. |  | | January 19, 7 p.m.
The Ivy House | 906 S. Barclay Street
- Free -
Join the Milwaukee Film Festival for a preview of Black Lens offerings for Black History Month in February 2023. Enjoy an eclectic local music lineup backed by Brew City Soul Orchestra to pay tribute to Whitney Houston and the generation of women artists who influenced her. Free appetizers. Doors open at 6:00 PM. RSVP here. | NOTICE TO GENERAL MEMBERSHIP:
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