League of Women Voters of Wyoming

LWVCO: Alternate voting methods meeting
2024-05-20 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Denver)
Lots of news from Colorado. Discussions include proportional alternatives. Video conference information will be provided in an email once registration is complete. Register>>>

31st Anniversary of the National Voter Registration Act -- NVRA
2024-05-20 12:00
The LWV co-founded and co-chaired the Motor Voter coalition with groups like the ACLU and NAACP. One aspect of the league’s NVRA work during the 1980s and 1990s. The NVRA was signed into law by President Clinton in 1993.
NVRA requires states:

To offer voter registration that accommodates persons with disabilities.
Guarantee vote-by-mail
Offer voter registration while applying or renewing for a driver’s license.

Local Leadership Calls: Update on the membership system
2024-05-20 09:00 - 10:00
This webinar is a re-launch of the President’s Call. It will be shown monthly on the third (3rd) Monday, alternating between 6 – 7 pm EDT and 12 – 1 pm EDT. A team from LWV-US (National) will be joining us to discuss the new membership system, ChapterSpot. Email amy.widestrom@palwv.org to request the link.

Amy Williamson: A celebration of life
2024-05-18 13:00 - 17:00
The family of Amy invites you to spend some time remembering and telling stories that are Amy-related. The event will include snacks. It will be held at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church.
Amy was a valued member and leader of both the state LWV and the Laramie LWV. She joined the Laramie league in mid-1990 and served at the state-wide president for 12 years, 2005–2017.
I quote the remarks of one of our local members upon hearing of Amy’s passing:
I will miss Amy, I enjoyed her dry sense of humor and her pointed, spot-on comments during LLWV discussions! and also seeing her chauffeur her dogs around town in style 🙂 I agree, LAWS support would be a good way to honor her.

Native nonprofit Day
2024-05-17 00:00 - 23:59
A newsletter for indigenous news. Read in depth news items rarely seen in the popular press. IndiJ Public Media. Read more>>>

Very last day to register for WY 2024 primary
2024-05-15 00:00 - 23:59
You won’t be able to register to vote at the poll! You won’t be able to register between Thursday, May 16 and August 20.
You can change your party affiliation at the Clerk’s office up until May 15, 2024, that’s the day before Primary Election candidate filing. Wyoming law does not allow registered voters to change party affiliation at the polls for primary elections.

State Voter Service Meeting
2024-05-08 19:00 - 20:30
We’ll be meeting virtually to put together candidate questions for 2024.

LWV Wyoming State Convention
2024-05-04 10:00 - 2024-05-05 12:00
Cheyenne will host the 2024 State Convention for the League of Women Voters of Wyoming May 4-5 at Laramie County Community College.

Voter Registration in UW Union during "Union Fest"
2024-05-03 11:00 - 13:00
Stop by Union Fest on Friday, May 3rd to register to vote!
The Albany County Clerk will be registering Wyoming voters at a booth in the mid-day activities section from 11am-1pm.
SLCE will have information on voting in other states too!

Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Day
2024-05-03 00:00 - 23:59
We advocate ending the violence and danger inflicted upon Native communities. Here’s how:

Call on your local lawmakers and law enforcement to change how they respond, approach, and interact with indigenous individuals and their cases.
Download the HOPE social media toolkit and raise your voice for missing and murdered indigenous people.
Take the MMIWG quiz to test your knowledge.
Explore our other MMIWG resources.

You can learn more about Native Hope’s work in addressing these issues through our Hope Reports.

UW Seidel: "UW Freedom of expression Community of Practice"
2024-04-24 14:30 - 16:30

LWV Laramie Board Meeting
2024-04-23 18:30 - 20:00
The Laramie League will hold a board meeting on April 23 at 6:30 pm at the Wyoming Women’s History House. Remote attendance via zoom will be available. All Laramie league members are welcome attend.

Laramie City Council tonight: vote on emission reduction
2024-04-23 18:00 - 20:00
There is an error on the City Council’s posted agenda for tonight: The start time is 6:00 not 6:30.
The draft plan is available online. Read more>>>
You may attend in person at their chambers (406 Ivinson) or live stream using YouTube or Cable Channel 191. Find the YouTube link>>>

SCOTUS oral arguments: arrested for sleeping on a park bench?
2024-04-22 08:00 - 09:00
The Southern Poverty Law Center claims, “[…]The bans [against sleeping and camping] amount to a rolling back of rights. Like the vagrancy laws wielded after the Civil War against newly emancipated black people, they imply that people experiencing poverty don’t have civil or political rights.”

The town of Grants Pass, OR, applies its camping restrictions against the homeless in their community. 42 amicus briefs counter that this action enfringes the 8th Amendment rights of the plaintiffs.Grants Pass has a population of 38,000 and an estimated unhoused population of between 50 and 680 people. Read more>>>

UW Institute for Humanities hosts Democracy Lab Symposium
2024-04-20 10:00
Read more>>>
Representative Trey Sherwood will deliver a keynote presentation. Representative Sherwood is the director of Downtown Laramie and has an MA in Public History and a BA in History, Photography, and English. She is co-founder of the Laramie Mural Project and the Laramie Public Art Coalition, has served as a board member for the Wyoming State Historical Society, the Laramie Plains Museum, and was President of the Albany County Historical Society.
Please join us! The event is free and open to the public. To attend by Zoom, please follow this link.

UW Democracy Lab symposium, Saturday, April 20, 10am, Laramie
2024-04-20 10:00
Join the UWYO Democracy Laboratory for their spring symposium, Saturday, April 20 at 10:00 at the Albany County Public Library, either in person or by Zoom.

The symposium will feature presentations from the Democracy Lab’s cohort: Danielle Cover, Conxita Domenech, Chelsea Escalante, Lucas Fralick, Hanisah Binte Hassim, Emma Jones, Darrah Short, Ryan Tucker, and John Walsh. Representative Trey Sherwood will deliver a keynote presentation.

The event is free and open to the public. To attend by Zoom, please follow this link. To learn about the Democracy Lab, please visit their website.

LWVFC: 2024 Annual Meeting at CWC Tues 4/16
2024-04-16 18:00 - 20:00

SCOTUS hears Trump v. United States
2024-04-15 08:00 - 17:00
Today at 10:00, SCOTUS will hear oral arguments. Read more>>>

The audio recording will be posted once the recording is open. Link here>>>

National Volunteer Appreciation Week
2024-04-14 12:00 - 2024-04-20 12:00

ACSD#1 School Board holds a public hearing: Beitel School
2024-04-10 17:00 - 18:00
The public hearing is to consider the consolidation of Beitel Elementary School (811 S 17th Street). Please attend. Your input could make all the difference. Meet in the Laramie Middle School cafeteria.
The Board of Trustees will meet, also in the LMS cafeteria, following the public hearing.

AI for America: Advancing US Leadership in AI
2024-04-10 09:20 - 10:20
The organizers have gathered a panel of four leaders in AI technology from Silicon Valley. One focus of this group is the wisdom of working together.
You must register, and you’ll receive a link to the livestream in an email. Register here>>>

Laramie League Member to Speak at Wyoming Women's History House
2024-04-10 08:00 - 17:00
Don’t miss the next downtown Laramie’s Wyoming Women’s History House ‘Sip and Savor History’, today, April 10, 4 – 6 pm, featuring “Stories of Laramie’s Homes” by Albany County Historian and Laramie League Member Judy Knight. Judy will share her favorite stories from the Historic Homes Index which she has helped to create in recent decades. Complete with information on how you, too, can research the history of your home, Judy will give insight to the history and anecdotes of Laramie’s historic homes.

BluWyo: Virtual conversation with Dem caucus
2024-04-09 19:00 - 21:00
Six members of our Democratic Caucus will debrief on the 2024 session, discuss what to expect and watch for in the interim, and take a few questions.

LWV Laramie Annual Meeting
2024-04-06 09:00 - 11:00 | Wyoming Women’s History House, 317 S 2nd St, Laramie, Wyoming, 82070, United States
The Laramie League is holding its 2024 annual meeting Saturday, April 6 from 9 am – 11 am at the Wyoming Women’s History House in downtown Laramie. All Laramie members are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served. Virtual attendance will be available.

Literacy Symposium continues: “The Reading Brain in a Digital World"
2024-04-05 04:00 - 17:30
Friday’s keynote speaker is Dr. Maryanne Wolf, Director of the newly created Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice at the UCLA Graduate School. Her talk is sub-titled “The Beauty, the Threat, and the Choice Before Us” and will be held in the UW’s COE Library, Room 506. You may also watch on Zoom. Link here to zoom.

Two-day Literacy Symposium: Solving the Frankenstein Problem
2024-04-04 16:00 - 17:30
Thursday’s keynote speaker is Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, director of UCLA’s Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice. The sub-title of her talk is “Why All Thinking is Social, Emotional, Cultural, and Cognitive to the Brain.” Her talk will be held in the UW’s COE Library, Room 506. You may also watch on Zoom. Link here to zoom. If you want to hear more, catch an NPR podcast here.

LWV Cheyenne Annual Meeting
2024-04-03 17:30 - 19:00 | Laramie County Public Library, Sage Room, 2200 Pioneer Ave, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82001, United States
The Annual Meeting for the League of Women Voters of Cheyenne will take place on April 3rd in the Sage room on the second floor of the Laramie County Public Library.

Rostros Migrantes: Hosted by UW Global Studies
2024-04-02 18:30 - 20:00
Catered event. Speakers will be the artist Dr. Derli Romero and Dr. Kimberle López associate professor of Latin American literature. This is a hybrid event, connect by the QR code below or find yourself at Visual Arts III.

Webinar: Nonprofits & Elections 2024
2024-03-28 13:00
Featured Speakers:

Keynote: Vu Le, Nonprofit AF

Host: Gwen Stembridge, Education & Partnerships Coordinator, Nonprofit VOTE

Speaker: Erika Anthony, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Cleveland VOTES

Speaker: Selina Pagan, Co-Executive Director of Operations & Development, Young Latino Network
Speaker: Osvaldo Grimaldo: Civic Engagement Coordinator, Houston Food Bank

RSVP: bit.ly/RallyTheSector
Sign up to receive a follow up email containing a full recording and the entire slideshow. Sponsored by Nonprofit Vote.

LWV monthly meeting: March Community Call
2024-03-27 15:00 - 16:00
This month the emphasis will be on an LWV Election Observation Program. These community calls are open to all league members. You must register to attend>>>
