League of Women Voters of Wyoming

"Who She Is" film w/ Q&A
2025-09-10 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Denver)
Co-directors and co-producers, Jordan Dresser and Sophie Barksdale.
Central Wyoming College is hosting a screening of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People film “Who She Is,” with a question and answer session afterwards in Community Room 106. Read more>>>

PBS Honors Gerry Spence
2025-09-08 20:00 - 21:00

September State LWV Board Meeting
2025-09-01 18:00 - 19:30
The agenda and link will be available soon. If you have a comment or agenda suggestion, please contact Linda Barton, President of LWVWY.

60th Anniversary: Civil Rights March on Washington
2025-08-28 00:00 - 23:59
1963 March leaders
In 1963, 150,000 Black people and 60,000 white people fulfilled a plan first discussed in the 1940s. They presented a list of ten demands.
Those demands resulted in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968. It’s best remembered for the Martin Luther King, Jr. speech, “I Have a Dream.” Read more about the 11 protest marches in DC.>>>

Women's Equality Day
2025-08-26 00:00 - 23:59
After the last state ratified (3/4 of the total), it became official when it was certified by the U.S. Secretary of State.
This civic holiday was created by a House Resolution submitted by the NY activist Bella Abzug. It didn’t pass until 1973, but in 1972, President Richard Nixon issued a presidential proclamation calling Aug 26 “Women’s Rights Day.” The 1973 version of the congressional resolution renamed Aug 26 “Women’s Equality Day.” Read more>>

LWVUS: Litigation Office Hours
2025-08-21 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-17 12:00 - 13:00
Every third Thursday is an opportunity for League leaders and members to discuss voter suppression, election issues, or legal advocacy directly with LWVUS litigation staff. Litigation office hours are good for state and local League Board members and any members who have concerns about laws, policies, or practices that could harm voters.

Laramie League Board August Meeting
2025-08-19 06:30 - 17:00

WY 2026 Primary Election
2025-08-18 00:00 - 23:59

19th Amendment was ratified
2025-08-18 00:00 - 23:59
The US Secretary of State announced ratification when he called Carrie Chapman Catt. Ms. Catt was the president of the North American Woman Suffrage Association.
Carrie Chapman Catt. Collections of the Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/item/97500090/)

Tennessee was the 36th and last needed state to sign the suffrage proclamation. It granted women the right to vote in the United States.
The amendment was passed after decades of activism and protests.
Its ratification was an important step in the fight for gender equality.

National Nonprofit Day
2025-08-17 00:00 - 23:59
The timeline for today’s nonprofits began with the Tariff Act of 1794: nonprofits were not taxed. In 1974, National Volunteer Day was declared. In 2012, the tradition of “Giving Tuesday” began, and in that year, nonprofits raised $887.3B. According to the National Center of Charitable Statistics, there are 1.5M registered nonprofits in the US.

2nd Day: Interim Corporations Committee meeting in Casper
2025-08-15 08:00 - 17:00
Today’s morning business is all about 11 voting bills, and after lunch the topic shifts to the regulatory sandbox and two bill drafts. The 11th voting bill contains revisions to voter registration. As of 7/28, there were no handouts posted on the LSO website.

2-day meeting: Interim Corporations Committee in Casper
2025-08-14 08:00 - 17:00
Today’s morning business is all about electricity and transparency, and after lunch the topic shifts to housing and mortgages. The day ends with the controversial issue of who may pay dues to the associations of elected officials, such as WCCA.
LSO will discuss the practice in other states.

Webinar: Navigate changing registration laws
2025-08-13 01:00 - 01:30

Interim Judiciary Comm: 1-day meeting Casper
2025-08-12 08:00 - 17:45
This one-day meeting is the penultimate for the Interim Judiciary Committee. Their agenda includes discussions about eight bill drafts, including estate planning, sexually explicit books in public libraries, and stalking & grooming children.
There will also be updates from agencies such as the WY AG’s Office, the Dept of Corrections, and the new topic—Senate confirmation of Supreme Court judge nominations.

Legislative Summit: Stream "SCOTUS impact"
2025-08-05 11:15 - 12:00
The WY Legislative Service Office (LSO) has its annual meeting Aug 4-6 in Boston. Many sessions are live-streamed on C-Span. See the list of sessions here>>>

Today’ssessions include the impact of SCOTUS, housing crisis, citizenship & voting, property taxes, overdose crisis, etc.

Webinar: Engaging 2025 Voters with Civic Holidays
2025-08-05 10:00 - 11:00

August LWVWY Monthly Board Meeting
2025-08-04 18:00 - 19:30

TeacherCon25
2025-08-04 08:30 - 20:00

July Community Call
2025-07-31 17:00
LWV’s July Community Call

This webinar is a monthly nationwide community call. We can align and coordinate on upcoming LWV activities and actions and connect with leaders across the country. The July call will cover LWV’s Unite & Rise playbook 2. Register today! >>>

Interim Mining Committee: draft bill on nuclear storage
2025-07-31 11:00

Indivisble: weekly Q&A current events
2025-07-24 13:00 - 14:00
The discussion on 7/24 is the first of the Thursday conversations with the co-founders of the Individual group. The events continue through December 18. You must pre-register to attend.>>>

Farmers' market: Visit Laramie league at table #52
2025-07-18 16:00 - 20:00

Voting Rights: the struggle to be counted
2025-07-17 17:30 - 19:30
Join us to view a new film and share in a discussion afterwards. A core principle behind all Good Trouble Lives On events is a commitment to nonviolent action. John Lewis moderates the film, and July 17 commemorates his passing in 2020. Please pre-register.>>>

LWVUS: Corporate & Organizational Partnerships
2025-07-17 15:00 - 16:00
In 2024, LWVUS partnered with 43 different organizations to distribute civic resources to more voters and expand the League’s reach. These partners included Macy’s, Lush, Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios, the American Library Association, and Girl Scouts US.
The External Affairs team to learn about national corporate and organizational partnerships and how your league leverages partnerships. You must preregister. Read more>>>

Day 2 of meeting of Interim Recalibration Committee
2025-07-16 08:30 - 17:00

Wyoming Gives
2025-07-16 00:00 - 23:59
The WyoGives website will accept donations through 11:59PM. View marketing packages tailored to improve participating organizations’ WyoGives marketing and fundraising efforts.

Second meeting of Interim Recalibration Committee
2025-07-15 08:30 - 17:00

National Wyoming Day
2025-07-10 00:00 - 23:59

Ratification 14th Amendment, Due Process
2025-07-09 00:00 - 23:59
The US Constitution was intended to restrict the federal government, not state governments. The 14th Amendment restricts states from restricting how the Bill of Rights applies to all people. SCOTUS developed the “incorporation doctrine” deciding about the fundamental guarantees of the Bill of Rights. Congress passed a civil rights act and even though President Andrew Jackson vetoed that bill, Congress overrode the veto. Read more>>>
The 13th Amendment ended slavery but was not explicit about rights of citizenship. Dred Scott was a slave whose owners moved from Missouri, a slave-holding state, to Illinois, a state that wasn’t. In 1857 SCOTUS ruled on the case Dred Scott v. Sandford. The Civil War started partly in response to this decision
