The League contributed to purchasing and choosing 93 new ebooks about influential women in American history and government for the public library. Students of all ages can learn new things and deepen their understanding of United States’ history. Check it out!
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, invites the…
Book Club !
The May book club choice is One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression is Destroying Our Democracy by Carol Anderson (2018), available in paperback and ebook. “In One Person, No Vote, New York Times bestselling author Carol Anderson lays bare the insidious truths about voter suppression” (from the book jacket). This book was published before the…
A Quick 60 (minutes) on Immigration
Guest speaker: Professor Stacy Kern-Scheerer W&M Law Professor & Immigration Clinic Founding Director Save the date: May 27, 4 PM 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…
How do teachers fit civics back into the curriculum?
Do you believe in a renewed focus on civics in public schools? Join this Zoom talk on Thursday, April 22 at 4 PM with WJCC Schools Social Studies Coordinator, Steve Legawiec, who will share with us the latest initiatives on teaching civics in our local schools.The 2020 elections were a major civics lesson for a lot…
Making Your Vote Count in 2021
Watch the recording: Dianna Moorman, Director of Elections and General Registrar for James City County, will cover absentee voting, registration requirements and an update on the redistricting process. Pam Berg, LWV-Virginia Voter Access Committee Chair, will give an overview of election-related legislation taken up by the recent General Assembly. LWV President, Sudie Watkins, says, “It…
LWV Williamsburg Book Club!
Wednesday, March 31; 4 PM. We chose HOMEGOING, a novel by Yaa Gyasi that follows two sisters — one who is sold into slavery, and another who marries an Englishman. One of Oprah’s Best Books of the Year and a PEN/Hemingway award winner, Homegoing follows the parallel paths of these sisters and their descendants through eight generations: from the Gold…
What Do You Know About Criminal Justice Reform in Virginia?
Do We Need Independent Civilian Oversight Boards? Wednesday, March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day)7 PM We have invited Jessica Sapalio, an advocate for racial justice and criminal legal system reform and a founding member of the WJCC Coalition for Community Justice, to update us on recent reforms in criminal justice that were just passed by the…
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…
Advocacy Challenge 2021!
The new Advocacy Challenge is out, and your Local League could win! The challenge starts now. This friendly competition measures advocacy, proportionate to the size of your Local League. Winners will be notified at Convention in 2021. The Virginia General Assembly is already filing bills for the Jan 13, 2021 General Session. Here is how you can…