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We'll be at the Statehouse 10am to 2pm. Our day will include speeches, marches, lobby visits, family friendly activities, and more. We are providing Fair Districts t-shirts for all, and attendees have the option to purchase a boxed lunch.

This is our chance to gather together and let the mapmakers feel our combined presence and power. We have over 300 people signed up already -- but we want you there with us!

Activists are joining us from all over Ohio. Join us to represent your Ohio county! Click here for more information.

Our topic is "Legislative Map Making". Our speakers will be Marja Lasek-Martin, LWV Toledo>Lucas County and Susan Muenzer, Fair Districts Ohio.

Come learn how fair state and congressional district maps should be drawn following the guidelines set out in the Ohio constitution. Learn about the Ohio Redistricting Commission's responsibilities and how you can add your voice to the redistricting process.

• Dr. Wendy Manning, Bowling Green State Univ.
• Collin Marozzi, Policy Strategist, ACLU Ohio
• Lisa Wurm, Fair Districts Ohio

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This movie depicts fiery American suffragette Alice Paul as she lights a fire under the older women's leaders in Washington DC. President Wilson refuses to give all women the vote, but Paul is prepared to go to prison for her cause. This movie would be rated PG-13 for language and violence, however never received an official rating from the MPAA. Please join us in celebrating the women who fought for our right to vote.

Community Room A, in the basement. There is an elevator, and the library asks that all guests wear a mask.

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With the support from various women's groups and partners, Creating Waves of Change will be hosting a roundtable activity with 12 table topics surrounding women's issues on the National Women Equality Day, Thursday, August 26, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Secor Ballroom, Registry Bistro. Each table will be assigned one specific topic of women's issues on how to prevent, intervene, and retain. The purpose of the table discussion is to engage with each other in a dialogue that increases our collective awareness of what is happening in women's lives and what solutions and strategies we can create to enhance women's rights in the United States.

We are calling on everyone who cares about Fair Maps to give testimony, submit testimony, or simply show up. Contact Fair Districts Ohio https://www.fairdistrictsohio.org/redistrictingcommission for specific information on how to give written or in person testimony. Let's pack this meeting with citizens who care about fair maps and fair districts.

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This year's convention will have something for everyone. Some of the workshops and caucuses will include topics like serving diverse voters, hosting candidate forums, and ending gerrymandering. You'll get a chance to strengthen fundraising, social media, and advocacy skills, as well as enjoy inspiring keynote speakers.

Make sure to sign up today!

Jason Warner, Greater Ohio Policy Center

Transportation Budget and Equity: mass transit needs: As the demographics of our state change, so do our transportation needs. What is happening and what was included in this budget that was passed by April1? What special populations will be helped? What is the impact across the state, not just the big cities? Why is this important? What can Leagues and individuals do to help in implementation? Tracy Sabetta, Moms Clean Air Force

HB6: Will it be repealed? What are these bills that surround it? The call for total repeal has not gotten much traction. So, given that there is no movement on full repeal, what parts of the bill definitely must go? How do we get there? How do some of the partial repeal bills rate in terms of addressing some of these points? We will end this section of the program with a call for total repeal and a call for energy efficiency and sustainability. Jennifer Pryor, Ohioans to Stop Executions

Abolition of Death Penalty: Is this the year? It took several years to close the gap on mental illness. Only 6 counties of the 88 counties in Ohio even put the death penalty on the table. Ohio has gotten it wrong 11 times. There is a one year moratorium because we do not have a means of execution. We have had many bills calling for action, why is this finally the right time? Action: sign on in support of abolition, as Leagues or as individuals, and swell the call for abolition. Sarah Warner: LWVO Board Member and Issue Specialist

Domestic Violence and Spousal Abuse: Violence against partners has grown during the pandemic. What bills currently relate to domestic violence? Why now? Where are they and what are the expectations of passage? There will be an action alert on the current bills, especially Aisha's Law. Rosie Craig, LWVO Issue Specialist and Toby Hoover, Founder of Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence

A dialogue on Gun Safety: What is this plethora of gun bills in the General Assembly? Why are we so pro guns as a state? What are some of the current bills in the General assembly? How about HB99, the attempt to allow school personnel to be armed with little more than a concealed carry permit? We will end with an action on the most important bill at that point.

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Moderated by Camille Wimbish of Ohio Voice, panelists will include Paul Pfeifer, Executive Director of the Ohio Judicial Conference and Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice; Patrick Berry, Fellow and counsel in the Brennan Center for Justice's Democracy Program; Fanon A. Rucker, Retired Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge; and Melekte Melaku, Organizing Strategist at the ACLU of Ohio. Please note the 6:30 PM start time. RSVP Today>>

We've assembled national experts to throw light on this complex and significant subject. Whether you want to know how to answer Voting Rights Act questions during a Speakers Bureau presentation, or you simply want to understand the topic better yourself, please join us for this important conversation. (Please note the start time of 6 PM.) RSVP Today

Join The Matriots PAC, Common Cause Ohio and the League of Women Voters of Ohio to learn about the process and find out how you can be an advocate. Matriots Founding Member Ann Henkener will share her decades of work on fair districts. Baldwin Wallace professor Barbara Palmer will share her work that shows gerrymandering in Ohio is most likely the reason for the complete stagnation in the number of women Ohio is sending to the U.S. House.

The event is March 30. The panel Q&A and will run 5-6 p.m. and panelists will stay from 6-6:30 to answer questions.

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Explore the backstories to visits to Toledo by women suffragists Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1869, stage star Sarah Bernhard in 1881, and pioneering aviator Blanche Scott in 1910. With Women's History Month underway in March, classrooms and museums across the United States will be focusing on famous women who shaped the world we live in. This lecture will explore visits to Northwest Ohio by these important women in history.

Tedd Long is the author of the book, "Forgotten Visitors; Northwest Ohio's Notable Guests". Join him as he explores the backstory to these forgotten visits to Northwest Ohio.

Free to All; No Registration Required

Information: 419-824-3707; http://www.lourdes.edu/lectures

Statehouse Day Schedule

10:30 AM - Welcome

10:40 AM - LWVO's History of Fighting Gerrymandering & Why This Year Matters

11:00 AM - Ohio Statehouse Map Making

11:40 AM - Action & Stretch Break!

12:00 PM - Congressional Map Making

12:40 PM - Action & Stretch Break!

1:00 PM - Election Policy Update & Action Items

1:55 PM - Adjourn

We look forwarding to seeing you on March 3rd! Click here to register today!

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Channel 30/WGTE TV

Susan has served for the past three year as the education specialist for the LWVO Lobby Corps. She has worked extensively with nonprofit organizations focused on mobilizing the citizen voice to support public education.

Her work focuses on building community understanding of how privatization and testing are part of a war on public education.

She lives in Cleveland Heights where for the last 6 years she has been a member of the Heights Coalition for Public Education.

Zoom Meeting hosted by LWV of Bowling Green

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HOW ENFRANCHISEMENT STOPS LYNCHINGS, JUNE 1910

Performed by Alexandria Rayford-West

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Our guest speaker will be Adrienne M Jenkins, Attorney, East Central Region of the Federal Trade Commission. Joining the FTC in 2017, Adrienne has worked on a variety of consumer protection cases and investigations including scams involving tech support, charities, and imposters, robocalls, and deceptive advertising. Prior to joining the FTC, Adrienne was an Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor (Cleveland, Ohio). Adrienne earned her J.D. from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.

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Speakers:

Jeffrey Broxmeyer, UT Political Science Professor

Scott Ketter, Senior Survey Advisor at Pew Research

Speakers: Karen Soubeyrand & Dan Burgard, Citizens Climate Lobby

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We will discuss where we have been since women won the right to vote, where we are going and what lessons we can learn to make us stronger not only as an organization, but as individuals. As part of our celebration, we will be also be conducting a "virtual" raffle. We will be raffling PERSONALIZED AUTOGRAPHED copies of Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins' book: The Untold Story of Women of Color in the League of Women Voters.

SPACE IS LIMITED. REGISTER TODAY!

Panelists: Brennan Center for Justice's Michael Li, Common Cause's Kathay Feng, and the League of Women Voters of Ohio's Jen Miller. Moderator: Common Cause Ohio's Catherine Turcer

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Learn about next steps in implementing anti-gerrymandering reforms that were passed by voters in 2015 and 2018, as well ways to modernize Ohio's voter registration system. Finally, we will explore lessons learned from this primary and operational improvements that should be made to our election system.

You'll hear about the latest policy developments from national and state-level experts and get the chance to advocate directly to lawmakers through our digital tools.

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Looking for Members to March and to staff a table.

Interested in marching? - show up at Love Mural at 3:30 pm

Interested in staffing a table?

- contact Barb Colvin bcolvin@bex.net

- time for table 4 - 6 pm at Trinity Church

Hosted by:

State Senator Teresa Fedor: Ohio District 11

Kevin Dalton: President, Toledo Federation of Teachers

Dan Greenberg: NW Ohio Friends of Public Education

Speaker: Judy Leb, CASA

3:30-8:30 p.m. Sanger Branch Library

3:30-7 p.m. Sylvania Branch Library

LWV-TLC will have an information table at the Seminar

Speaker: Dr Johnathon Ross & Dennis Slotnick from SPAN Ohio and what is happening in Ohio with healthcare