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Aug 24th Forum Helps Homeowners Earn Green Rebates
Join the League of Women Voters Climate Action Group for "Maximize Your Home's Potential: Leveraging IRA Benefits for a Greener Wisconsin," an event to help homeowners take full advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to save money and fight climate change.
Learn how to access up to $10,000 in rebates for home upgrades, including insulation, efficient heating systems, electric appliances, solar panels, and more, through programs like the Home Efficiency Rebate Program (HOMES) and the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate Program (HEAR). We'll provide essential tools and guides, like the IRA Incentive Calculator, to help you plan and execute your home improvements effectively. The event will conclude with a collaborative discussion on sharing this valuable information within our communities, ensuring everyone can contribute to a sustainable future. Register HERE.
Location: Summit Place Conference Room #2135, 6737 W Washington St., West Allis
Beverages and food provided. | Reservations required.
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Dear League Members,
With the 2024 Election season upon us, LWVUS is offering a series of timely and informative webinars to help League members prepare for our heaviest season of election work.
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The series will include the following sessions:
- Election 2024: Action Calendar| Thursday, Aug. 15, 5pm
- Election 2024: In-Person Registration & GOTV Events| Thursday, Aug. 22, 5pm
- Election 2024: Media & Rapid Response Messaging| Tuesday, Aug. 27, 1pm
- Election 2024: Social Media & Branding| Thursday, Sept. 5, 1pm
- Election 2024: Issues with Debates & Candidate Forums| Thursday, Sept. 12, 1pm
- Election 2024: Direct Voter Contact| Thursday, Sept. 19, 5pm
- Election 2024: Preparing for Post-Election| Thursday, Oct. 3, 1pm
- Election 2024: Bystander Training & Voter Intimidation| Thursday, Oct. 10, 1pm
All League members are invited to attend these webinars live or watch the recordings. Slides and resource links will be made available following each webinar at lwv.org/2024ElectionWebinars.
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|  | Join the Coffee for Our Cause Sales Team!
Coffee for Our Cause, our League’s major fundraiser, has a new look and needs dedicated League members to join the sales team.
We have a goal of recruiting 45 LWVMC members to sell coffee. We have 24 volunteers and need 21 more.
With the new look, should it have a new name? What is “Our Cause?” Maybe this should be a fundraiser “Coffee for Democracy.” Have an idea? Send it to Mary Voelker at m.voelker@lwvmilwaukee.org.
Our new vendor is East View Coffee Company, founded and owned by Jenny Ulbricht. The ordering and payment will be entirely online. Coffee orders for three or more bags (12 oz.) will ship for free to a single address in mainland USA.
Sales team members are asked to sell/buy at least 9 bags of coffee. The sales team will be invited to a coffee tasting event in August hosted by Jenny. The agenda will include training.
Sign up to be a Sales Team Member here
You can do this!
Please email Mary Voelker at m.voelker@lwvmilwaukee.org with your questions. |  |
'Tis the season…
LWVUS Protest Safety Guidance
If you plan to participate in a political rally or protest march, know your rights and how to stay safe. If you decide to pull out your cell phone to record events, keep in mind that you have a 1st Amendment right to record law enforcement in public spaces, but only as long as you don't interfere -- and the police make that call.
Read more advice from the national League here. |
Circuit Court Ruling Protects Access to Absentee Voting
On July 29, the Defendants, including League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and Disability Rights Wisconsin, won the Oldenburg v. Wisconsin Elections Commission case in circuit court. They were represented by Law Forward. The Law Forward announcement stated that the case "sought to derail this secure, practical, and effective system by creating unneeded, burdensome, and unwarranted new requirements for those voters and others."
Thomas Oldenburg challenged the Wisconsin Elections Commission on the handling of absentee ballots requested via the MyVote website. He claimed these ballots need a duplicate request with the voter's original signature and sought to invalidate newly approved absentee ballot envelopes, alleging they violate state election laws and could lead to voter fraud.
Commenting on the ruling, Debra Cronmiller, LWVWI Executive Director, said, “Voters should feel confident in turning their absentee ballot." Read the full news release here. |  | August 23, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.
Milwaukee Public Library East Branch Community Room
2320 N Cramer St.
Our August meeting will be a discussion of Senator Bernie Sanders’ book, “It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism”.
Everyone is welcome to join us whether you have had a chance to read the book or not. |  |
Participate in Wisconsin’s Civic Health Challenge!
Complete a challenge, build a habit, connect with others, and enter to win!
August is Civic Health Month! The nonpartisan Civic Health of Wisconsin Initiative is coordinating Wisconsin’s 2024 Civic Health Challenge, which is designed to help us become active contributors to the civic health of our communities. Daily challenges will focus on 4 themes: social connection, community connection, voting, and political engagement.
Sign up in one of two ways:
– Join us on Goosechase. Download the Goosechase app on your device and enter this join code: 8J5VP3. You will receive daily challenges through this online platform.
– Participate via email. Sign up using our online form. You will receive a daily email with the month’s challenges.
Whichever way you choose, you will receive a daily challenge representing a civic health habit you can implement in your life. At the end of the month, complete an evaluation and document the challenges you completed for a chance to win a gift certificate. Read more about the Civic Health Challenge here.
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Disability Voting Rights Week: Sept. 9-13
Mark your calendar: Disability Voting Rights Week is a crucial initiative focused on building power within the disability community by ensuring people with disabilities are registered and ready to vote. People with disabilities are a significant voting bloc, and are a part of all political parties and demographics. Systemic barriers and voter suppression continue to prevent many disabled voters from accessing the ballot, and DVRW is also about continuing to fight to improve election accessibility and raise the visibility of our community as an important voting bloc. To volunteer for an event and learn more about empowering the disability vote, visit here. |  | Accessing Members-Only Website Portal
The LWVMC website has information and resources that are available only to LWVMC members. To access the membership directory or members-only resources and volunteer opportunities, click on the button below. Contact Mary Ellen Spicuzza at me.spicuzza@lwvmilwaukee.org with any questions. | Support Local Democracy. Support Your League.
Your support is critical to help our nonpartisan grassroots organization reach voters play a critical role in democracy. It would not be possible to empower voters and defend democracy without your support.
Thank you! LWVMC
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