Date: 9/28/2023
Subject: LWVMC: Weekly Update for September 28
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 LWMVC 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., Whitefish Bay

5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. socializing and light refreshments

6 p.m. - 8 p.m. program

Start your day with a cup of delicious Colectivo coffee or cocoa from the LWVMC.

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.

Find out more about the selections and order here.

The Membership Committee thanks everyone who attended the September 21 Meet & Greet at Estabrook Park. It was so nice seeing old and new friends in one of Milwaukee's beautiful parks. We hope to see you at future events!

Engaging Teachers to Conduct Student-led Voter Registration Events

A few weeks ago, Beth Sondel, the Wisconsin Coordinator for The Civics Center, asked Leigh Ann Tidey to help with a statewide effort to engage teachers to conduct student-led voter registration events. Leigh Ann shared the Student Voter Advocate brochure and other LWVMC materials that Leigh Ann has developed during her tenure as Team Leader for the High School Voter Services Team.

Beth was invited by the WI Department of Public Instruction to provide a virtual workshop on high school voter registration. This training is scheduled for November 13 and will be for the WI Civic Fellows, who are 15 practicing Social Studies teachers from across the state, one from each CESA and then an additional teacher from Madison, Milwaukee, and Green Bay. Beth has asked Leigh Ann to co-present at this workshop. While this is a lot of work for Leigh Ann, she has agreed to do this because it is a great opportunity to increase youth involvement around the state! Thank you Leigh Ann Tidey!

UW-Madison Collaboration for Reaching High School Students

Leigh Ann Tidey gave a presentation to the University of Wisconsin-Madison business school students about high school student registration and voting on September 12. She described how we currently try to get students to register and vote.

The entire curriculum for the semester will be for the students to create marketing plans that they think will be successful in reaching and motivating high school students. As their lectures progress, their marketing plans will develop. They will be provided a release form and if they consent, we can have the materials to use as we wish. There are 6-8 groups in each class. The project will be completed at the end of the semester.

Reaching youth through social media is vital to encouraging them to register and vote.

Thank you to our volunteers who helped on National Voter Registration Day!

Read a recap about our activities for National Voter Registration Day here.

National Car-Free Week: October 2-8

Milwaukee's Climate and Equity Plan promotes transportation infrastructure that will enhance our quality of life while slashing greenhouse gas emissions. Thirty-one percent of Wisconsinites are non-drivers. This includes people with disabilities, young people, seniors, and people who can’t afford cars or gas. The Washington Disability Mobility Initiative and America Walks challenge drivers to go car-free for a week and to support investment in public transportation.

More information here.

Guided by principles of cultural inclusivity, the 2023 Cultures & Communities Festival, October 5 - 12, will present films, speakers, and public forums designed to amplify diverse cultural expressions and celebrate community, convening multicultural, intergenerational audiences across southeastern Wisconsin. The Festival offers a wide range of artistic and cultural experiences that promote collective expressions of joy. More information here.

October 19

4 p.m.

4th Floor Conference Center

Golda Meir Library

2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI

In-person and virtual. Register here.

Ermitte Saint Jacques, Assistant Professor, UWM Department of African and African Diaspora Studies and Robert Smith, Harry G. John Professor, Marquette University Department of History will discuss middle-class African American experience in Milwaukee. This collaborative project challenges and complicates existing narratives about Black Milwaukee that are mired in narrow assertions primarily focused on poverty, residential segregation, criminalization, and educational achievement gaps.

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