League of Women Voters of Oak Park & River Forest Newsletter December 2021 Volume 7 Issue 5
Support Our Work
Stand up for the League #GivingTuesday!
 
We can’t do it without you, so please make a donation this Tuesday, November 30,  #GivingTuesday to support our League’s work.  
 
  • Voting Rights and Elections: candidate forums, non-partisan voting guides, voter registration, civic education, legislative advocacy
 
  • Climate Change: Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi River protection, initiatives to reduce plastic, environmental advocacy
 
  • Meeting Basic Human Needs: legislative advocacy for affordable housing, immigration reform, mental health access, gun violence prevention
 
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Keep Up and Plan Ahead for 2022!
Did you know that on November 17, LWVUS Board president Dr. Deborah Ann Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón, two LWVUS board members from Illinois, and two members of LWV Naperville were arrested in front of the White House during the No More Excuses Demonstration in support of the Voting Rights acts now before Congress?  Or that tonight there's a live Virtual Town Hall on the question of what will happen if these acts don't pass? Or that LWV IL is offering an Illinois Voter Guide Training on December 9 and an Observer Training on January 6? Read all about these events and more in the LWV IL November Bulletin at this link. Sign up and get ready!