Consider spending an hour or so meeting new and returning members while enjoying yourself at Estabrook Beer Garden (in Estabrook Park, 4600 N. Estabrook Pkwy, Milwaukee) on Thursday September 21 from 5:30-7:00. The Membership Committee is sponsoring periodic Meet and Greets - we wanted our first to be held outside while we still have warm weather and thought the Beer Garden would be a great location.

No formal program - just an opportunity to socialize and to find out about current activities.  

Look for table decorations at one of the tables.   

Rain Date: September 28

In addition to the Free National Voter Registration Event Show mentioned above, LWVMC voter services team is planning a number of voter registration events on National Voter Registration Day, September 19, 2023.

• We will have a voter registration event at four libraries in Milwaukee County and one library in Waukesha County. They are

  • Good Hope Road Library: 7715 W. Good Hope Road - 4-6pm

  • Mitchell Street Library: 906 W Historic Mitchell Street - 4-6pm

  • North Shore Public Library: 6800 N. Port Washington Road 4-6pm

  • Wauwatosa Public Library: 7635 W. North Ave. 2-4pm

  • New Berlin Public Library: 15105 Library Lane 1-5 pm

• We will have a voter registration event at UWM at Waukesha:1500 N University Drive 11am to 1pm

• We will have voter registration events at five MPS schools. 

• We are supporting voter registration events at Gateway in Walworth County and Gateway in Racine County. 

If you have any questions about your registration status or know of someone who needs voter registration or election information please be at one of these events and a League volunteer will be available to help you. 

Happy Voter Registration Day!

Future Voters Fest | Wed. Sept. 20, 2023 | 4:30-6pm

La Plazita Parklet (16th & Forest Home Ave)

The League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County and the Whitefish Bay Public Library will co-host a Community Conversation on Freedom to Read: How Librarians Fight Back Against Book Challenges and How the Law Protects Them.

Whitefish Bay Public Library

5420 N Marlborough Dr.

5:30-6pm socializing/light refreshments | 6-8pm program

In person registration limited to 80

Start your day with a cup of delicious Colectivo coffee or cocoa from the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County. You can even enjoy your beverage from an LWV mug featuring Lady Liberty! 

Your purchase of LWVMC's custom-labeled coffee and cocoa supports its work and mission to empower voters and defend democracy. Buy now for yourself and for holiday gifts for friends and family. 

Yes, Your Vote Really Does Matter

Source:  Excerpt from: Vote (page 6, Issue#9. September 2021). Civic Life Today.  Points of Light.  www.pointsoflife.org

When your vote is one out of thousands or even millions, it can be difficult to see how it could possibly impact an election one way or another.

If you’re still on the fence about the power of your vote, think about why then there have been so many efforts throughout history to make it more difficult to do so in some communities and countries.

If there are groups of people working to make it more difficult to vote, it’s because there is power in our votes. So while there may be a number of barriers and reasons why you’re hesitant to vote, remember that your vote matters and its implications for greater representation, and go vote!!  Then encourage others who may be questioning whether they will vote to do the same. 

Note: VOTE411.org is listed as a resource in Civic Life Today, “Vote,” (Issue#9. September 2021). Civic Life Today is a publication of Points of Light.  www.pointsoflife.org. 

Are you interested in meeting with others who have a disability or who care for someone with a disability? Do you have concerns that affect the disabled community such as housing, financial rights and protections, voting rights, protective care, education, health care, and others?

Join us to put a voice to your concerns, provide mutual support, and discuss potential advocacy.

Summit Place, 6737 W. Washington St, West Allis Conference Room 2212