Denise Harrington, LWV-VA Advocacy Chair In the 2022 Legislative General Assembly Session, most bills passed along party lines. However, whenever each “opposing side” could work together, there were several bills that were passed unanimously from both chambers. When the governor refused to sign those bills, in spite of members of the General Assembly overriding the veto…
Event: Privilege, A Conversation Starter
From the series Challenging Racism: A Series of DEI Events from the Virginia State-wide League Sign up at this Eventbrite link for Privilege: a conversation starter The August 9 program, 1 – 2 PM , is Bias: A Conversation Starter.” The September 24 event from 10 – 11 AM is “Equity: A Conversation Starter.” Our…
LWV-WA $1000 Scholarship
Scholarship was awarded to Jamestown High School senior, Rebecca Delbos, on Sunday, May 22. LWV-WA members approved a 2021-2022 local League budget that included Our first $1000 scholarship (administered through Williamsburg Community Foundation’s Scholarship Fund) to a student graduating from Jamestown, Lafayette or Warhill High School who plans to pursue studies in civics, government, politics,…
Great Decisions Lectures
Check out the list of topics for 2022.Registration for 2022 is closed. The Williamsburg Area League of Women Voters sponsored the popular Foreign Policy Association series Great Decisions in February and March of 2022 for the 39th year of bringing this popular program to our area. Due to the Covid19 Pandemic and in accord with…
What is Juneteenth?
Why did neither slavery nor the Civil War end at Appomattox Courthouse? Why did Lincoln’s hand shake as he signed the Emancipation Proclamation? What is Juneteenth and how has it evolved? Who celebrates it and will it become a national holiday? The Williamsburg Area League of Women Voters, in partnership with Williamsburg Regional Library, presented “JUNETEENTH:…
A Quick 60 (minutes) on Immigration
Guest speaker: Professor Stacy Kern-Scheerer W&M Law Professor & Immigration Clinic Founding Director Held on May 27, 2021 Professor Kern-Scheerer, a magna cum laude graduate of Boston University School of Law, earned her Master of Public Health from Boston University School of Public Health and her B.A., magna cum laude, in Sociology and French from Beloit College.She is…
How do teachers fit civics back into the curriculum?
Do you believe in a renewed focus on civics in public schools? In April, 2021, WJCC Schools Social Studies Coordinator, Steve Legawiec, shared with us the latest initiatives on teaching civics in our local schools. The 2020 elections were a major civics lesson for a lot of folks who do not follow politics carefully. As…
State League Issues Groups
Do you know how the League of Women Voters works to shape and direct state law and policy? Issues Groups are the basis for League lobbying. Groups lobby from a position on an issue and stay on top of changes in the issue of interest. Are you interested in any of these issues? Join a…
Investigate affordable housing
The Virginia State League has studied affordable housing and formulated a position to lobby at the state and local level. Investigate the background information and form your own informed position on fairly priced housing for working class people in your community. More information: Check out the work James City County is doing From the National…
Civics 101: The FIGHT for VOTING RIGHTS IN AMERICA: Past, Present & Future
CIVICS 101 webinar #2Held on Tuesday, July 21 at 4 p.m. A good way to catch up on the context for Virginia’s changes to election laws and rules coming for the November election. How did voting rights in our Constitution evolve since 1787? What did our Founding Fathers envision about voting? What is the history…