- Want to fight money in politics?
- Interested in our Criminal Justice System?
- Care about what is occurring with our neighboring Immigrants in WI?
- Want to fight for Reproductive Rights in WI for your daughters and granddaughters?
Tell us! Please take 5 min. to fill out one of our surveys below - the one that suits YOU. | | | Please fill out this survey if you're interested in increasing your volunteer time:
Please fill out this survey if you're NOT interested in volunteering OR already do at the time commitment you are comfortable with:
| An Opportunity to Fight Back!
The League of Women Voters is challenging us to fight back by using civic engagement and collective power. You can do that by attending the protests LWVMC will promote. We are also planning some type of civic action in conjunction with some protests. For example, at “No Kings” on June 14 we’ll ask people to sign postcards that we’ll send to Ron Johnson opposing the SAVE Act.
Can you help us with those civic actions at a table or perhaps, if you’re comfortable, by walking through the crowd with a clipboard? If so, please contact Donna Spars at d.spars@lwvmilwaukee.org. We’ll contact you when there’s an event and you’ll sign up for the ones for which you’re available. Thank you! | |
ReproWarriors to be Highlighted at the
LWVWI Annual Meeting on June 6-7!
 
As ReproWarriors, we believe personal empowerment and collective action results in deep societal transformation. Through education and bold, art-driven activism, we energize our communities to take action when it matters most.
Join the Reproductive Rights Team engaging attendees in creating the “WI Garland of Choice” at the ballroom entrance. We will also be taking photos and making “tassels” as take-aways. If you would like to join the fun for 30 minutes, contact g.sklodowska@lwvmilwaukee.org.
More ReproWarriors News: |  | | On Sunday, June 1st, Repro Warriors from the Reproductive Rights Committee manned a booth at the Locust Street Festival in the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee in its efforts to reach out to the wider community. By educating through bold, art-driven activism, we attracted more than 150 people to create a message-driven tassel to add to our “Garland of Hope.” Men, women and children, young and old, wrote their concerns about the direction of our country and encouraged us to “continue the good fight” in defense of our democracy and voting rights. Many had heard of us before, others were happy to hear about our work, and others agreed to join us in this fight. All in all, it was a good day in the neighborhood! |  |
LWV Milwaukee County is a co-host for this TIMELY training
June 8th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Greendale Community Church, 6015 Clover Ln, Greendale
Facilitated by Stephanie Roades, SURJ MIlwaukee
Link to facebook event
Now more than ever, it’s going to take community to keep each other safe. No one is born with the skills needed to intervene in public instances of interpersonal violence and harassment. It takes lifelong learning and practice to keep the tools in your harm reduction toolbox sharp.
Bystander Intervention training will focus on ways to intervene when you're a bystander to racist, sexist, anti-Muslim, anti-Semitic, anti-Trans, or other forms of interpersonal violence, all while considering the safety of all parties. This workshop includes a learning segment of tips and strategies, how to document, knowing your rights as an intervener, and practice scenarios.
Join us! Free and open to the public. No registration necessary.
Showing Up For Racial Justice-Milwaukee is a Southeastern Wisconsin network of groups and individuals undertaking the work of challenging and dismantling racism by calling in our fellow white people to learn, build relationships, organize, mobilize and act against white supremacy with passion and accountability.
Hosted by: Franklin LOC, Greendale Community Church, League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County, SURJ MKE and ACTive Bystander WI
For more information, contact Donna Spars at d.spars@lwvmilwaukee.org. |  |
Milwaukee Pride Parade
Sunday, June 8
Join us as we proudly march with our partner, Planned Parenthood for the 21st celebration of our inclusive community. More info on the parade is here. Contact Kaye Vance @ k.vance@lwvmilwaukee.org to sign up OR to become a member of our new LGBTQ+ advocacy program.
Logistics:
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We will meet at 1:30pm at 2nd St in Walker’s Point
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Alternatively, we will gather at a Lower East-Side location and carpool or Uber as a group.
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Planned Parenthood will have a float and has graciously offered a seat on the float for anyone with mobility issues.
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You’re invited …
Protest Poster-making Party!
Are you fed up and can’t take it anymore? Do you want to get out and march, but can’t because of work schedule or physical limitations? This is your opportunity to let your feelings be known. Bring your outrage – we’ll supply the rest.
Join us for a protest poster-making party:
Tuesday, June 10th, 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Summit Place, Room 2212 (next to the LWVMC office)
6737 W. Washington St., West Allis | LWVWI Legislative Alerts
URGENT: Tell Your Senators to Vote No on Federal Medicaid Cuts!
Please call your Senators in Congress ASAP with the message of “Vote No” on the drastic cuts in the current proposed Budget Reconciliation Bill. The Senate can still make changes to avoid these catastrophic cuts. As it stands right now, this Bill will cut $715 Billion in health care spending over the next 10 years – that’s Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. 13.7 million people would lose health insurance. In addition, the proposal would cut $300 Billion nationwide in SNAP (Wisconsin calls it FoodShare) over the next decade. Two-thirds of the people who use SNAP/Foodshare in Wisconsin are also Medicaid participants. These cuts are being enacted in order to give tax breaks to those least in need.
CALL: (202) 224-3121, ask to be connected to YOUR Senators' offices.
Script for phone calls here
Want to know more about the LWVWI Legislative Committee?
Email lwvwisconsin@lwvwi.org or visit the Legislative Committee webpage.
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|  | | KEEP FIGHTING BACK!
No Kings Protest
Cathedral Square Park, 520 E. Wells, Milwaukee
Saturday, June 14, Noon - 2:00
Noon - 1:00 Protest and Speakers (standing)
1:00-2:00 1.2 mile March ending back at the Park
Come for one or both
Attendance is expected to be 7,000 people in Milwaukee. Contact Donna Spars at d.spars@lwvmilwaukee.org for more information. Meet Donna at 11:45 in front of Belmont Tavern, 784 N. Jefferson to protest together. She’ll be holding the United States flag. Wear your LWV branded apparel if you have it. We’ll be protesting/marching with the League banner.
NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies. We’ve watched as they’ve cracked down on free speech, detained people for their political views, threatened to deport American citizens, and defied the courts. The flag doesn’t belong to Donald Trump, it belongs to us. We’re not watching history happen -- we’re making it!
A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.
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ACT NOW to Support Clean Air
Data Centers, Your Rising Energy Bill & Declining Health
The quality of the air we breathe is directly linked to how much energy humans use and the sources that provide that energy. Extant and proposed data centers “demand” tremendous amounts of energy. Learn more about data centers, their potential to cause your energy bills to rise and your health to suffer. Come June 21, 2025!
Saturday June 21, 10am - noon
LWV Milwaukee County Office Building (Summit Place)
In the Conference Center, Room 2135
6737 W Washington St, West Allis, WI 53214
Register HERE
Contacts: Candice Owley c.owley@lwvmilwaukee.org and Louise Petering l.petering@lwvmilwaukee.org
The program features:
- Dave Petering, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, UW-Milwaukee will provide an overview of data centers and options for meeting their energy “demands”
- Tom Content, Executive Director, Citizens Utility Board will focus on protecting small users from assuming the cost for data centers’ energy “demands”
- Antonio Butts, Exec. Director of Walnut Way, will comment on the disproportionate impact on health and energy affordability for low-income families.
- A Health Care professional from Healthy Climate Wisconsin will tell us about future health impacts of meeting the energy “demand” of data centers.
|  | Thank you for responding to the Spring Appeal!
We continue to count on your generosity.
If you have responded to our Spring Appeal to empower voters and defend democracy, we thank you. We are in a constitutional crisis with our democracy being tested daily. Your donation provides resources for our dedicated volunteers to fight against undemocratic actions by our government and educate citizens to challenge those who undermine democratic principles.
Donate now and help us reach our $10,000 goal for this spring campaign. You can donate by check made payable to League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County and mailed to the league office at 6737 West Washington St., Suite 2218, West Allis, WI 53214. Or you can donate by credit card at www.lwvmilwaukee.org
Here are other ways you can make a donation to LWVMC toward our Spring Appeal:
- Give part of your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from your IRA. Talk with your financial advisor about the tax benefits of making a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) gift from your IRA to the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County. Have the check made out to the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County. Our EIN number is 39-6096750.
- From your Donor Advised Fund (DAF). You have already received a tax deduction for your gift, so this is as easy as deciding how much you would like to donate to the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County. Talk with your representative at the organization that holds your DAF for specifics on making this gift.
| The League Signs Letter of Support for Community Control Over Police Surveillance (CCOPS) | | These are the opening paragraphs of the letter presented to the Milwaukee Common Council on May 21, 2025.
“The undersigned community organizations are writing to express our strong support for the implementation of a Community Control Over Police Surveillance (CCOPS) ordinance in our city. The proliferation of surveillance technology by the Milwaukee Police Department has occurred with virtually no transparency, no opportunities for community input and – without a real opportunity to reject surveillance techs or advocate for critical guardrails – presents significant threats to civil rights and civil liberties that hurts us all but disproportionately impact communities of color, queer communities, people seeking reproductive healthcare, immigrant communities, people fleeing violence, and low-income communities.
While we trust our local elected officials in Milwaukee, in light of the current political climate and the uncertainty surrounding future administrations at both the federal and state levels (both in Wisconsin and in other states), it is critical that our community has a say in if and how invasive surveillance technologies are used, how they are deployed against residents, if and how their data is stored and shared with third parties, and whether spending our limited tax dollars on surveillance technologies is the best way to promote public safety.” | | Read the entire letter here:
CCOPS Letter
Action Item:
Please join the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County on June 18, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. at the Milwaukee Equal Rights Commission meeting. The Equal Rights Commission will hold a hybrid public meeting about the Milwaukee Police Department’s implementation and use of Facial Recognition Technology. Details about the meeting can be found HERE. | | |  | NOW IS THE TIME… A Review
Yes, we are in a constitutional crisis and are fighting to defend democracy, but ... we've been here before. The suffragists fought for the right to vote and were successful with the passage of the 19th amendment in 1920, giving American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle—victory took decades of agitation and protest. Beginning in the mid-19th century, several generations of women suffrage supporters lectured, wrote, marched, lobbied, and practiced civil disobedience to pass the 19th amendment. (National Archives)
This Spring, the Fund Development Committee selected ten suffragists who were honored in the program at the LWVMC 2025 Annual Meeting on May 31. A story about each has been in the Weekly Update during the past ten weeks.
Read short biographies of these ten women here. |  |  |  | Taking a Faithful Stand
The next webinar in the series will be Tuesday, June 10
6:30 PM - via Zoom
Darryl D. Morin, National President and Chairman of the Board of Forward Latino, Inc. will share a presentation entitled Immigration: Fiction, Facts & Faith. Forward Latino’s mission is to empower affiliates to inspire and engage communities, strengthen our democracy, improve the lives of working families, protect the environment, and stand up for equality and civil rights. They cultivate, train, and support a diverse national network of Latina/o/x community leaders addressing the civic, economic, and political challenges of the 21st century.
Co-hosted by WISDOM | Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee | MICAH | Wisconsin Council of Churches | Wisconsin Council of Rabbis | and Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice
Register in advance here today! |  |
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