Date: 10/19/2023
Subject: LWVMC: Weekly Update for October 19th
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.

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“Fact or Fiction: Dispelling Abortion Care Myths”

Monday, November 13 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

The forum will be via Zoom and in-person at Summit Place, 6737 W. Washington St., West Allis. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

The forum will include presentations by experts on the medical aspects of reproductive healthcare as well as the current laws in Wisconsin governing access to abortion care.

Speakers:

Allie Linton, MD MPH, Associate Medical Director, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin

Helen M. Werner, PHD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Beloit College

Tia Renier, BSW, Advocacy and Outreach Project Manager, Planner Parenthood of Wisconsin

Michelle Velasquez, JD, Chief Strategy Office, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin

“The League promotes informed and active participation in government,” said Nancy Maloney, president of the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County. “Our goal in presenting this forum is to dispel the misinformation surrounding the issue of abortion in order to advocate for better informed public policy.”

LWVMC Book Drive on Saturday, October 28

If You Are Downsizing or Simplifying, You Can Help Support the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County...

JUST BRING YOUR GENTLY USED BOOKS, CDS AND DVDS to the Visitor’s Parking Lot at 6737 W. Washington St., West Allis on Saturday, October 28 from11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

We will also be accepting non-perishable food donations for the Hunger Task Force. Especially needed items include: healthy breakfast grains (whole grain/sugar-free cereals, oatmeal); canned veggies (no salt added); canned fruits (no sugar added/in their natural juices); and peanut butter. In the event of rain, LWVMC volunteers will be located in the Atrium, just inside the Visitor’s Entrance.

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Fund Development Idea-Generation Meeting

October 25th & 30th

WHAT?

We invite you to join fellow LWVMC members at a meeting to generate ideas for finding potential new donors, creating new fund-raising projects, cultivating potential donors, and thanking donors.

WHY?

Let’s ramp up our fund development efforts to increase our capacity for taking on more "get out the vote" projects and for registering voters during 2024 leading up to the elections in November.

WHEN?

Attend either of the following meetings:

Wednesday, October 25 from 6:30 until 8:00 p.m. or

Monday, October 30 from 1:00 until 2:30 p.m.

Both meetings will be held at the LWVMC office at Summit Place. If you can’t attend either meeting, let me know and we can talk by phone.

QUESTIONS?

Contact Mary Voelker via email at m.voelker@lwvmilwaukee.org or by phone at 414-259-1788.

Registration in the High Schools

We are looking for volunteers to help us register and welcome high school students as new voters. It is a great experience to be in schools, to assist the students, and to be a part of what we hope is their lifelong commitment to the democratic process.

All high school volunteers are required to take the online high school training (Voter Registration in Milwaukee and Waukesha Area High Schools2.pdf). At the end of the training, there is a place to sign up to join our call list. Once on the list, you will receive notices about upcoming registrations and how to sign up for them.

If you have taken the high school training, watch for emails about new registration events.

Can you be a Community Volunteer?

The Spring Voter Guide for VOTE411.org will cover races in 59 municipalities and school districts in Milwaukee and Waukesha County. In Milwaukee County, we still need community volunteers for Fox Point Village; Fox Point Bayside School District; South Milwaukee; South Milwaukee School District; and West Allis. We also need community volunteers for Waukesha County. The responsibilities of the community volunteers are to:

1. Contact the city, village, town, or school district clerk in November and confirm with him/her their willingness to help us and which offices are up for election in Spring 2024; then report this information to the Vote411 Voter Guide Team.

2. Share with us any key issues in the municipality or school district that could help the VOTE411 team create questions important to the constituents.

3. In early January, the day after the candidate filing deadline, get the candidate names and contact information from the clerk, and pass that information on to us. The timing here is critical so the Vote411 team can quickly invite the candidates to participate in the online Spring Voter Guide by answering the questions we have posed to the candidates and then publish their answers in VOTE411.org.

Interested? To volunteer, please contact Sarajane Kennedy (Milwaukee County) or Ellen Trytek (Waukesha County) at voterguide@lwvmilwaukee.org.

Friday, October 27 | 10:00 a.m.

East Branch Library, 2320 N Cramer St, Milwaukee

We will be discussing, “A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom” by Brittany K. Barnett. Everyone is invited whether or not you have had a chance to read the book! Please join us!

Boswell Book Company

2559 N. Downer Avenue, Milwaukee

Sunday, October 22, 4 pm

Please click here to register for the event.

In an era of fraught political tension, Hudson offers a guide to civility - a respect for the dignity of others – which she proclaims is the key to bridging the divide. Alexandra Hudson, daughter of the 'Manners Lady,' was raised to respect others. But as she grew up, Hudson discovered a difference between politeness and true civility. From classical philosophers like Epictetus to her own experience working in the federal government, Hudson examines how civility transcends political disagreements. Hudson empowers readers to live tolerantly with others despite deep differences, and to rigorously protest wrongs and debate issues rather than silencing disagreements.

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