The regular August 16 School Board was short. The Board voted to approve numerous changes to school policies that had been read and discussed in previous sessions. The only vote that elicited questions and comments was the increase in school lunch prices. The higher price is required to cover increased costs. For the previous two…
August 2022 – Colonial Behavioral Health – Observer Corps Report
Colonial Behavioral Health (CBH) – Board of Directors Meeting August 2, 2022 LWV-WA Observer Report from Patricia Black-Evers Abbreviations CAN – Community Access Network https://www.communityaccessnetwork.org/ CBH – Colonial Behavioral Health https://www.colonialbh.org/ DBHDS – Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services https://dbhds.virginia.gov/ WHF – Williamsburg Health Foundation https://williamsburghealthfoundation.org/ CBH Crisis Services CBH would like to…
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,…
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…
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…
Voting in Virginia
If everything goes right, voting is quick and easy – but there are laws, regulations, and election quirks that can mess you up. This includes some COVID-19 specific information, like what to put as your absentee vote by mail reason on the paperwork to request an absentee ballot. You can check your personal voter status…
Public Comment on Gun Violence Prevention
August 9, 2019 Dear Director Howard and members of the Virginia State Crime Commission, As President of the League of Women Voters – Williamsburg Area, I write in support of several critical pieces of legislation regarding gun violence prevention. A super majority of Virginians support the concept of sensible gun reform and legislation. We urge…