Nationwide Rallies April 5

A national day of action is planned for Saturday, April 5, with hundreds of rallies nationwide. The "Hands Off" event is billed as a peaceful protest drawing organizations and people concerned about recent actions taken at the federal and state levels that target public services, reproductive rights, public education spending, voting rights, and many other areas of government spending and policy.

The Milwaukee event is noon to 2 pm at the Federal Building, 517 E. Wisconsin Ave. 

More information here

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.

NOW IS THE TIME……

We continue our series on the suffragists and highlight Alice Paul this week.

 Alice Paul (1885-1977) fought for women’s suffrage at the national level in the early twentieth century, campaigning for the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and later wrote the Equal Rights Amendment.

~Save The Date~

JOIN THE SILENT AUCTION TEAM!

Volunteers are still needed to help with the Silent Auction we will be having during our May 31st Annual Meeting. Please consider joining the Silent Auction Team. 

Team members will: 

• Solicit donations from area businesses and organizations

• Accept and catalog donations at the office

• Prepare donations for display at the event

• Create descriptions of the donations for display with the items and for handout information

• Transport and unload auction items to and from the office on the day of the event

• Set up the auction items: decorate the tables and arrange the display of the auction items

• Assist auction buyers at the event: collect cash and checks and help with bagging up purchases

• Assist with the cleanup after the auction is over

MONEY MATTERS

Many of us are getting our tax returns ready now well before they are due on April 15.  While we need to pay taxes to support our government, most of us don’t want to pay more than our fair share.  One way to be smart about paying taxes is to be smart about our charitable contributions.

Are you 70 ½ years or older?  If you are, do you take advantage of making your charitable contributions with qualified charitable distributions (QCD) from your IRA?  These can be used to offset your IRA Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). 

Consult with your tax accountant and/or your financial advisor.  Consider making the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County one of your priority charities.  Direct your IRA custodian to make the check payable to “LWVMC.”  It is important to make LWV-Milwaukee County the recipient: EIN 39-6096750

Thank you for including LWVMC as a recipient of your charitable contributions!!

Join White Women Facing Racism

Become part of a community of white women who are determined to do something about racism in our country, who don’t want to do this work alone, who won’t sit back at this pivotal moment of our country’s history and do nothing, and who see a need to transform their thoughts and attitudes toward racism and to act to dismantle the racism in our society. In small groups, women gather to read, discuss and reflect on racism. The next session begins in June 2025. Click here to learn more about the program and to register. Mary Delgado, LWVMC member, will co-facilitate the group. Check out the reading list here.

Tuesday, April 15 at Noon with MICAH’s Health Equity Organizer Diannia Merriett-Alabi 

Diannia has worked in education for over 20 years. Her teaching philosophy has always been that kids learn best when they feel welcomed, valued, and safe. Diannia Merriett-Alabi was born and raised in Milwaukee. She is the proud parent of one daughter and one granddaughter. Diannia has been very active in amplifying the voice of marginalized people. In college she was the president of the Black student union. Diannia works to challenge and dismantle racism,  and other forms of injustice in Milwaukee County and beyond in its community systems. She is the founder of “People Advocating Greendale Equity.” 

 Zoom Link Meeting ID: 898 7075 0195 Passcode: 110973

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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