League of Women Voters of Wyoming

WY Joint Education Comm: vouchers, parental rights, ...
2023-08-08 08:30 - 17:00 (America/Denver)

LWVWY Video Board Meeting
2023-08-07 19:00 - 20:30
The — updated Monday — zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87880427297 and the meeting ID is 878 8042 7297. The agenda is attached here and other meeting documents are in an email from LWV Wyoming (Nancy Lockwood) dated 8/6/2023 at 8:13 PM.

20230707 LWVWY board agenda

Join LWV of Colorado Education Task Force Meeting
2023-08-07 17:30 - 18:30
You must register to receive the videoconferencing instructions. Go register>>>

Anniversary: 1965 Voting Rights Act
2023-08-06 12:00

Planning your National Voter Registration Day
2023-08-01 12:00
You must register: registration link
Scroll down the registration landing page to find links to past webinars.

Join LWV of Colorado Reproductive Justice Task Force Meeting
2023-07-27 17:30 - 18:45
You must register to receive zoom instructions. Go register>>>

Anniversary of the 1st Seneca Falls Convention of 1848
2023-07-19 00:00 - 12:00
The conference spanned 2 days, July 19-20, 1848. Around 300 women met in Seneca Falls, New York for the first Women’s Rights Convention, led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. Considered the official beginning of the modern American feminist movement. Frederick Douglass was the only African-American attendee. Read more >>>

Legislative ethics sub-committee meets: ethics dispute
2023-07-13 13:00 - 15:30
The discussion will be around Joint Rule 22.1. That 5-page document can be read here>>>
Members on this subcommittee:
Senators: Eric Barlow, Tara Nethercott, Chris Rothfuss
Representatives: Clark Stith, Mike Yin, Dan Zwonitzer

LWV of CO: Climate emergency task force meeting
2023-07-11 16:00 - 17:00
CO webpage about the meeting: https://lwvadc.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=323111&item_id=1994868

Cheyenne: Naturalization Ceremony
2023-07-10 10:00 - 23:30

Anniversary of 26th Amendment Lowering Voting Age to 18
2023-07-01 00:00 - 12:00
In 1971, the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. In the turmoil surrounding the unpopular Vietnam War and the draft that fueled the ranks, the voting age was lowered to the draft age. It’s text is below. Read more >>>
Section 1
The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.
Section 2
The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Therese A. Jenkins memorial dedication at Capitol
2023-06-25 11:15 - 12:30
First Presbyterian Church will dedicate its statue of Therese Jenkins on the west corner of Capitol Avenue and 23rd Street at 11:15 a.m. after its morning worship. A League of Her Own acting troupe has been asked to attend, and Debra Lee, who portrays suffragist Jenkins in the group, will speak. Jenkins and her husband attended First Presbyterian, and their descendants still worship there. Drop by and support our troupe.

WY Leg.: Labor, Health & Social Services meeting, day 2
2023-06-23 08:30 - 16:00
Day 1: The committee will meet in Evanston at the Roundhouse, Portland Rose Room, 1500 Main Street. The bulk of the discussions on Day 2 will be legislation related to firefighters.
Wyoleg is the site for the agenda. Read more>>>

LWVUS National 2023 Council Meeting
2023-06-22 12:00 - 2023-06-25 12:00
This year’s Council begins on June 22 and ends on June 25. The venue will be the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV. All costs — meals, special events, hotel — are included in the registration. The cost is less the earlier you register. Before April 1 you’ll get a $126 discount, paying only $864.
Each state league may bring 1-3 persons. This year’s focus will be framing the future through our (1) ongoing transformation work and (2) moonshot goal discussed last summer in Denver. Each delegate will leave with an understanding of the next steps and resources to accomplish them. REGISTER NOW!

WY Leg.: Labor, Health & Social Services meeting, day 1
2023-06-22 08:30 - 16:00
Day 1: The committee will meet in Evanston at the Roundhouse, Portland Rose Room, 1500 Main Street. What a treat this should be: the Roundhouse & Railyards serve as a convention center and “a reminder of southern Wyoming’s railroad heritage.”
Wyoleg is the site for the agenda. Read more>>>

Yesterday Today

Cheyenne: LWVWY Annual State Convention Update
2023-06-21 17:00 - 19:00
Before too much time had passed, we wanted to share drinks and hear an informal update from those who attended all or part of the state convention in Gillette: Joan Anderson, Brenda Lyttle, Kari Eakins, Marguerite Herman, Keren Meister-Emerich and Kelley Pelissier. This is also a time for us to regroup for the fall.
Our tentative plan is to meet at 5 p.m. upstairs at Uncle Charlie’s. We have yet to confirm with Uncle Charlie’s but have a Plan B.

M. Waldman, Pres. Brennan Center, speaks on Supermajority
2023-06-21 10:00 - 12:00
Nine justices hold lifetime appointments and they are disrupting American life in many ways. Waldman, author of The Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America, will discuss the dangers and possible actions.
You must pre-register. Read more>>>

Cheyenne: Civic Season Festival
2023-06-17 15:00 - 18:00
LWV of Cheyenne is one of the major partners of the Civic Season Festival at the Wyoming State Museum, which will be held from 3 to 6 p.m.
Joan Anderson, Bonnie Harrison, Marguerite Herman, Melissa Leger, and Roz Schliske are working on this committee from the League.
We will sponsor a booth where we will distribute information about registering to vote and being an election judge, provided by the County Clerk’s office, and will supervise a table on the citizenship naturalization oath, provided by the National Civic Season organization.
More than 400 cultural and civic institutions nationwide will host this new summer tradition for learning and action co-designed with Gen Z, the future inheritors of our democracy. Civic Season is a time to explore your story—and how it connects to U.S. history—through events, activities, and resources from credible sources. All are invited to enjoy live music from City Creek Band and Galactic Lemonz, speakers, a lighthearted debate, and information booths highlighting a dozen local and statewide civic organizations
We are in desperate need of helpers. If you can be there for all or part of the time, please let Roz know ASAP: rozschliske@gmail.com

Day 2 of meeting in Cheyenne: Interim Capital Financing Committee
2023-06-15 08:00 - 16:00
This meeting aims to learn current investment policies, portfolio and performance metrics, and ESG policies. The Committee will review the Auditor’s 2022 Statement of Activities and single statewide audit; consider restructuring and approaches for improved returns and simplifying accounts and funding flows. The Committee will also tour the State Treasurer’s Office.
Members are: Ogden Driskill, Dan Furphy, Mike Gierau, Larry Hicks, Tara Nethercott, Cheri Steinmetz, Steve Harshman, Christopher Knapp, Lloyd Larsen, Jerry Obermueller, Liz Storer, Tom Walters
The meeting will be live-streamed on the legislative website www.wyoleg.gov. For more information including an agenda Read more>>>

2-day meeting in Cheyenne: Interim Capital Financing Committee
2023-06-15 08:00 - 16:00

Ratification of 12th Amendment to Change Selection of President
2023-06-15 00:00 - 12:00
After following the Constitutional process for the 1796 and 1800 elections of president and vice president, legislators wanted a new system. Mostly pushed by New Yorkers, especially a State Senator named DeWitt Clinton, that new procedure became the 12th Amendment on June 15, 1804. It did not change the composition of the electoral college. This Amendment was amended by the 20th Amendment in 1933.

Cheyenne: Capitol Ave Bronze Project
2023-06-10 12:00 - 15:00
Working under the direction of Mary Guthrie, nine Cheyenne League members will act as docents during the dedication of the various statues that make up the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project. Some of Capitol Avenue will be blocked off for entertainment, food trucks, and ease of walking from statue to statue.
The event will be from noon to 3 p.m. with formal remarks in front of the Capitol at 1 p.m.
LWV members include Lori Brand, Denise Burke, Kari Eakins, Marguerite Herman, Mary Guthrie, Debra Lee, Keren Meister-Emerich, Liz Rader, and Roz Schliske. Come by and say hello.

Backlogs in the Immigration Court System
2023-06-10 10:30 - 12:00
The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) will host a webinar on a paper entitled, “The US Immigration Courts, Dumping Ground for the Nation’s Systemic Immigration Failures: The Causes, Composition, and Politically Difficult Solutions to the Court Backlog.”

You must pre-register. Read more>>>
Speakers: Donald Kerwin, former executive director of CMS and editor of the Journal of Migration and Human Security Mimi Tsankov, President, National Association of Immigration Judges Richard A. Boswell, Professor of Law, UC College of Law, San Francisco Kevin Appleby, interim director of CMS, will moderate the discussion.

LWV of Laramie Board meeting
2023-06-05 18:30 - 20:00

World Environment Day
2023-06-05 00:00 - 12:00
Since 1973, World Environment Day is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by millions of people across the world.

National Immigrant Justice Center film: Chance to Come Home
2023-06-01 12:00 - 13:00
You can watch the event using this link.
The film tells the story of ten people — unjustly deported — who struggle to have their deportations lifted.

The National Immigrant Justice Center has other campaigns discussed on its website. Read more>>>

Redistricting: Lessons learned & next steps in PA
2023-05-31 18:30 - 19:30
The PA coalition — including LWVPA — has been active and generous to educate us all.
You must register for the webinar. Register here>>>

This will be the first forum hosted by the new Pennsylvania Redistricting Table, a network of organizations joining together to support community engagement in redistricting reform. Fair Districts PA, Pennsylvania Voice, the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Committee of Seventy, Draw the Lines, Common Cause PA, and NAACP of Pennsylvania are co-hosts of this collaborative effort.

2nd day: WY Interim Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
2023-05-31 08:30 - 17:00

2023 Organizational meeting "Rising WY" 6 pm
2023-05-30 18:00 - 19:30
Rising WY is a non-profit, non-partisan group with which the LWV of WY shares many goals. They invite interested people & members to attend their membership meeting at the WyoWest Brewing Co in Cody, 221 N. Bent.
The link for tonight is here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85318747319?pwd=[REDACTED]

WY Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivision Comm. 2-Day Meeting
2023-05-30 08:30 - 16:15
The Committee will meet in the Fremont Co School District 1 Board Room — Lander. The Board Room is shown below. To see and download the documents created for the meeting, including the syllabus, link to https://wyoleg.gov/Committees/2023/J07 The YouTube links are also posted on this page.
The next meeting of this committee will be August 25-26 in Douglas, WY. Members of the committee are
Senate: Eric Barlow, Brian Boner, Cale Case, Bill Landen, Charles Scott
House: Forrest Chadwick, Jeremy Haroldson, Steve Harshman, Christopher Knapp, Sandy Newsome, Jared Olsen, Pepper Ottman, Cody Wylie, Mike Yin
