League of Women Voters of Wyoming

2 Zoom events: Earthshot Summit & Transition Finance Forum
2023-09-19 10:30 - 15:00 (America/Denver)
Earthshot prizes may be more well-known because of Prince William. The Earthshot (Innovation) Prize Innovation Summit is held to coincide with the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Its intent is to promote the investments needed for the prize-winning prize winners. The speakers and interviews will end at 1:00 pm. 1 hour later at 2:00 pm, the Bloomberg Transition Finance Action Forum explores removing barriers and unlocking financing for the development and deployment of innovative clean technology.

Constitution Day
2023-09-17 23:00 - 23:50
The celebration commemorates the making and signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787. It’s also known as Constitution and Citizenship Day. UW’s Academic Affairs web pages link to documents such as the Federalist papers. Read more>>>

International Democracy Day
2023-09-15 23:00 - 23:50
First celebrated in 2007 and initiated by the United Nations. Each year there is a theme and this year’s theme is “Cornerstones of Democracy: Civics, Civility, and Collaboration.”

Webinar: engaging VOTE411 volunteers
2023-09-13 16:00 - 17:00
Vote411 is not a difficult program. Getting candidates to take notice and post answers is much, much harder.
Please register for this webinar. Read more>>>

Disability Voting Rights Week
2023-09-11 23:45 - 2023-09-15 23:59

A unit meeting: Know your Board of Education
2023-09-06 17:00 - 18:00
The LWV of Westport models a “unit meeting” in their community will host three (3) elected members of the Westport Board of Education for an in-depth panel and discussion on how the BOE operates each year. They promise to explain how the “BOE governs our school system, sets operating and capital budgets, evaluates and deliberates on major policy decisions, and how you can most effectively participate in the process to express your ideas or concerns.”

Please register>>>

Labor Day
2023-09-04 23:00 - 23:50
The first Monday of September — the end of summer in the US — became a holiday in 1882. It was associated with a parade to honor the labor movement.

Only the US and Canada celebrate laborers on this Monday in September . Elsewhere, May 1 is the day to celebrate the labor movement.

Public Comment: Broadband Access WY, phase 1
2023-08-31 14:00 - 15:30
Public comment is open through Sept 1. This virtual session is for background on the project and discussion. The project funding totals $348M. To access these funds, WY must have a detailed plan to access all underserved parts of the state. Register here for Aug 31>>>

Women's Equality Day
2023-08-26 00:00 - 12:00
Fifty years after Tennessee’s ratification of the 19th Amendment, Betty Friedan and the National Organization for Women organized a nationwide Women’s Strike for Equality. There were rallies in 90 cities and towns but most memorable were the 50,000 who marched down Fifth Avenue in NYC.
A year later, on August 26, Representative Bella Abzug (D-NY) introduced a bill making August 26th Women’s Equality Day. Bella inspired many. Her hallmark was a wide-brimmed hat with which she commanded authority.

Day 2: WY Interim Corporations Committee meets
2023-08-25 08:30 - 14:30
The Committee will meet in Douglas at the EWC Multipurpose Room. Day 1, members will discuss proposed legislation, including:

new 30-day residency requirement to vote or run for office … 24LSO-0091
call to Congress to make public political contributions & spending 24LSO-0093
out-of-state political organizations with expenditures > $1000 to file 24LSO-0099
cross-over voter registration changes 24LSO-0098

Day 2 is occupied with electricity-related sessions. Register for speak: https://wyoleg.gov/Calendar/20230801/Meeting

Meet with Rocky Mountain Power representatives
2023-08-24 17:30
Rocky Mountain Power asked the Wyoming Public Service Commission for a 30% rate hike for residential users. Perhaps a surprising consequence will be that WY trona will become too expensive to sell to China. The decision will come in October, This public meeting is both online and in Casper. Read more>>>

Serving Indigenous People Affected by Trafficking
2023-08-24 10:00 - 11:30
This session examines the obstacles Native individuals face in accessing care. We’ll hear about strategies for working with human trafficking survivors within tribal communities. Register to attend at this link>>>

Day 1: WY Interim Corporations Committee meets
2023-08-24 08:30 - 16:30

LWV of Laramie Board Meeting
2023-08-22 18:30 - 20:00

Ratification of 19th Amendment about Women's Suffrage
2023-08-18 00:00 - 12:00
The 19th Amendment passed in 1920. Its text is concise and appears below.
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” Read more>>>

The Woman Suffrage Amendment was first introduced on January 10, 1878. The bill needed to be approved by two-thirds of the states. On August 24, 1920, Tennessee became 36th and final state to ratify the amendment, which passed by only one vote.
That one vote belonged to Harry Burn, who might well have voted no except for his mother’s letter urging him to do Carrie Chapman Catt a favor. Wyoming women gained the vote 50 years earlier in 1869.

Framing the Future: monthly office hrs to learn LWVUS plans
2023-08-16 14:00 - 15:00
How does the League remain viable for the next 100 years? Since 2016, the League has been on a “transformation journey. The 3rd Wednesday of every month 2:00 – 3:00 through June 2024 is an opportunity to listen, ask, give input,… The first office hours will be this week!
The graphic below illustrates the past transformation steps. You must register for a session. Attendance is limited. Register & Read more>>> Bring your questions

Jackson hosts foreign affairs expert : Ukraine's path forward
2023-08-10 17:30 - 19:00
Fina Hill presents at the Center for the Arts in Jackson, sponsored by the Jackson Hole Center for Global Affairs. As an intelligence analyst, Ms. Hill served the George W Bush and Obama administrations. She held a senior position for the Trump administration and is currently university chancellor.
You must register here >>>

WPM's podcasts conversation moves from CWC to Jackson library
2023-08-10 13:00 - 15:00

WY 2023 meeting Mental Health & Vulnerable Adults Task Force
2023-08-09 08:30 - 17:00
This one-day meeting in Cheyenne begins with a review of their July 18-19 task force meeting. The agenda includes presentations from groups such as Family Services and the Dept of Health describing what is available and what is needed.

WY Joint Education Comm continues: K3 literacy, school finances, ...
2023-08-09 08:30 - 16:00

WPM & WY Humanities reception during annual Native American conference
2023-08-09 08:00 - 17:00

Special election on Ohio ballot initiative
2023-08-08 23:00 - 23:50
Ohio could change its ballot initiative rule by raising the threshold needed to amend Ohio’s constitution from a simple majority to 60%. A short summary was given on PBS news. Watch segment>>>
26 states have some sort of referendum or initiative process.

Fun Fact: Mississippi’s ballot initiative rule calls for approval of 5 congressional districts. After 2020 Mississippi has only 4 districts.

WY Joint Education Comm: vouchers, parental rights, ...
2023-08-08 08:30 - 17:00

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
