Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy. | | The Voter
The official newsletter of the
League of Women Voters of Piedmont.
Vol. 35, Issue 11 | November 15, 2022
| | | LWVP Holiday Luncheon is back!
Friday, December 2nd at 11am | | Please join the League of Women Voters of Piedmont on Friday, December 2, 2022, at 11am for the return of our Annual Holiday Luncheon with guest speaker Shannon Olivieri Hovis, Director of NARAL Pro‑Choice California. She will speak about the current state of reproductive rights in the country and how California is leading the fight to protect this critical right in light of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade. RSVP deadline for lunch is November 20th.
When: Friday, December 2, at 11 am
Where: Piedmont Community Hall, 711 Highland Avenue, Piedmont CA 94611
Lunch will be served: $40 members and $45 guests
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This event will be the first fundraiser and first in-person event for the League of Women Voters of Piedmont in three years. Please come and support the League’s work! | Webinar: Housing and Homelessness Through a Racial Equity Lens
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 @ 5 PM (PT) | | Presented by LWV California. League members and the public are invited to join us for this webinar to learn more about how racial inequities impact housing and homelessness in California. If you're interested in learning more about the link between race, class, and housing, join us to hear some insight from some leading experts in the field.
Confirmed panelists:
- Noerena Limón, Fellow at UC Berkeley's Terner Center for Housing Innovation
- Stephen Menendian, Assistant Director & Director of Research at UC Berkeley's Othering & Belonging Institute
- Tomiquia Moss, Founder & CEO of All Home
| | | Webinar: Solutions to Housing & Homelessness Problems from Around the State
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 @ 5 PM (PT) | Presented by LWV California. League members and the public are invited to join this webinar to learn more about how housing and homelessness issues are being addressed throughout California. If you're interested in the work being done in other parts of the state and how it could be used to address housing issues in your region, join us to hear some insight from some of the leading experts in the field.
Confirmed panelists:
- Pedro Galvao, Deputy Director for Legislation at the California Department of Housing & Community Development
- Ryan Finnigan, Senior Research Associate with the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley
| Upcoming Community Events
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Wednesday, November 16 @ 6pm PT | | EBMUD's drinking water makes an incredible journey to arrive at our taps. As drought and climate change generate renewed interest in where our water comes from some people are taking extraordinary steps to seek the source.
Join the conversation with local “water walkers” John Silva and Nina Gordon-Kirsch as we learn about their recent 200 plus mile adventure tracing the entire length of the Mokelumne River to call attention and raise awareness to the value of our water supplies.
When: Wednesday, Nov. 16, 6pm PT
Where: online via Zoom
| | | Event Recap: What Lies Ahead for Ukraine? | | Steven Pifer, former US Ambassador to Ukraine, joined the League of Women Voters of Piedmont on November 2, 2022 to discuss the current situation and prospects for Ukraine. The live audience included members from 16 different Leagues from California, Oregon, and Michigan. Topics included a brief recap of the war in Ukraine, options for ending the war, the effects of the war within Russia, the risk for Europe and other neighboring countries, US involvement and public opinion, and nuclear threats.
To learn more from the former US Ambassador to Ukraine please watch the recording of this presentation on our YouTube channel.
| | | Event Recap: Roe v. Wade 2022 & Beyond
| | The Alameda County Council (ACC) of the League of Women Voters hosted a panel titled "Roe v. Wade 2022 & Beyond" on November 3rd, 2022. The ACC includes the following Leagues: Alameda, Berkeley Albany Emeryville, Eden Area, Fremont Newark Union City, Oakland, and Piedmont. The panel featured Stacy Cross, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, and Nakia Woods, Project Director for California Coalition for Reproductive Freedom.
Visit our website to learn more about this panel and to watch the recording of the presentation.
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"League Thursdays" @ 10am or 5pm
| | Interested in learning more about the League? Join us for virtual coffee or cocktails. Find out about what we've been doing and what we have planned for the future. Discover opportunities to become more involved. Share ideas for events, activities or projects.
Coffee hours: 10am on the first and third Thursdays
Cocktail hours: 5pm on the second and fourth Thursdays
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First Wednesdays @ 7:30pm
| | Our next Board meeting is Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 7:30pm. We are meeting one week early for this month.
Our board meetings are open to all League members. If you would like to learn more about the League or are interested in becoming more involved, we'd love for you to join us. Register on our website for the Zoom link.
| | | LWVP Book Club | Golden Gates
Today @ 5pm PT
| | Join us today at 5pm PT for our November, 2022 virtual book club meeting where we will discuss Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America by Conor Dougherty.
With propulsive storytelling and ground-level reporting, New York Times journalist Conor Dougherty chronicles America's housing crisis from its West Coast epicenter, peeling back the decades of history and economic forces that brought us here and taking readers inside the activist uprisings that have risen in tandem with housing costs.
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