Join the fun at the annual LWVMC Kickoff on Women's Equality Day. The event is traditionally the first all-member event of the new League year and is a great chance to meet new members and connect with friends. 

New absentee ballot envelopes approved by the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) will provide voters with a more user-friendly way to vote absentee. The EL-122 certificate envelope features several improvements to ensure statutory and voter compliance and to improve USPS processing.

 

“While the new envelope designs don’t involve drastic changes, we think the new design will make it easier for absentee voters and their witness to follow the instructions and complete the process accurately and fully,” said WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe.

 

The new envelope designs can be found at the following link under item 5 (Approved Designs): https://elections.wi.gov/memo/absentee-envelope-designs-approved-commission.

 

LWVWI is bringing back its book club and the next read will be the "Art of Activism" by Steve Duncombe and Steve Lambert. The group will meet on Wednesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. starting on September 6 running through October 11. Virtual sessions will include discussion of the assigned chapters and exercises from the accompanying workbook.

 

You can register and learn more about the book club here. Registration is capped at 25 people, so be sure to grab your spot!

 

For questions, contact Molly Carmichael at m.carmichael@lwvwi.org.

The VOTE411 team needs a tech-savvy League member to join the VOTE411 team.

 

See the Volunteer page of the website for more information on this volunteer position in the Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities section.

 

Questions? Please contact Sarajane Kennedy at voterguide@lwvmilwaukeee.org.

 

The August 25 League Cafe Book Club will meet at 10 a.m. in the Community Room of the East Branch of the Milwaukee Public Library: 2320 N. Cramer St. Milwaukee, WI 53211.

 

Because we had such a good discussion in July and we still had a lot more to talk about, we decided to continue the discussion of our July book club selection, “400 Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019”, edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain.

 

Whether you attended in July or not, feel free to pick just a single story or a single part or a few parts or a poem or two to read in the book. At our August meeting, we will take turns talking about what we read in particular and then open it up for discussion.

 

Whether or not you will have read the book, please do not hesitate to come to listen and join the discussion! 

 

On September 6, the public is invited to a presentation by the Community Development Alliance and its partners on a plan for the future of quality, affordable homeownership in Milwaukee. The event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Gather at the Deer District, is promoted as “a day of inspiring work as we advance racial equity by providing a pathway to homeownership for Black and Brown Milwaukeeans!”

 

Register here for this free event. Parking information will be shared closer to the event date.

 

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley is inviting the public to a series of four budget town halls to learn more about Milwaukee County's vision and mission, get connected to key county resources, and share ideas on the upcoming budget.

 

Click here to register

 

This year, the youth-directed HOME Fashion Day will take place at Lynden’s August Craft Market. The two events will showcase the rich and varied fashion and crafts of refugees within the local community. The craft market runs from 11 am to 4 pm, and the fashion show is scheduled from 12 to 1:30 pm. For those wanting to tour the grounds, a tree walk with the Lynden land team is scheduled from 1:30 to 2:30 pm. In addition, HOME sponsor Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will provide community resources, Physical Health Emergency unwinding materials, and health and wellness educational information. Covering Wisconsin will provide health insurance coverage information and information for Medicaid members attending, important renewal and next steps if transitioning from current BadgerCare.

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