The 5th Solar Co-op started on April 5 and goes until early September. If you are at all interested in putting solar panels on your roof and you own your roof, go to solarunitedneighbors.org/palmbeach where you can find out about solar facts, Co-op facts and a list of Information Meetings to find put more. There is no obligation if you join the Co-op but you will get information like the flyer below. Join us at an Information Meeting on April 17 or May 16 via Zoom to find out more. Hope to see you at one of these monthly Information Meetings. Diane Marks, Chair of LWVPBC Solar Issue Group
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The Black Mamas Matter Alliance‚ a partnership project since 2013 between the Center for Reproductive Rights and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective‚ is a national network of Black women-led and Black-led organizations and professionals working across the spectrum of maternal and reproductive health. During Black Maternal Health Week, supporters can engage with local events — some virtual — hosted by the organizations and partners in the Alliance, or support Black-led birth and reproductive justice efforts locally. Southern Birth Justice Network‚ based in Miami Beach‚ is running Florida events. Visit SouthernBirthJustice.org and its Facebook page for more information.
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Join the League of Women Voters. Free rally in Orlando. Ride for Repro Rights. Protect reproductive freedom in Florida. Stop the government six-week abortion ban. Lake Eola, Orlando, Noon to 2 PM, Saturday, April 13th. Meet at 8AM- Palm Beach Gardens. $60 per person includes round trip ride to rally. For more information: bethrosenberg3674@icloud.com
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By Daniel Lishansky, NPV Committee Chair With primary voting and election season here, we are bombarded with news about the Electoral College and Swing States, also known as Battleground States. These are the states that can go Red or Blue in the election. They will determine the winner of the election, while the Spectator States are predictable and generally ignored. In the 1990s it was common to have 16 or more Swing States in a presidential election. But that dwindled to 12 by 2008. And for 2024 there will be just five Swing States. The problem is that campaigns focus on attracting voters in just those few Swing States, while the voters in the other 45 states are taken for granted. Each state passes its own law directing how it will award its electoral votes. Two states, Maine and Nebraska, award their electoral votes by congressional district. A candidate receives
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By MJ Range The Palm Beach County League will host a postcard writing event on April 6 at the Okeechobee library branch at 5689 Okeechobee Blvd. from 10 a.m. to noon. The State League has been involved with the Restoration of Voting Rights effort since 2016. This latest project is to write postcards to those who have returned from incarceration but may owe fees and fines. The postcard includes a phone number to call to receive help from a pro-bono attorney trained in researching. Come and join us. Please RSVP to Mary Jane Range, mjrange@comcast.net or (561) 339-9522.
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By Nancy Gau, Healthcare Co-ChairAlthough LWVFL has not yet officially approved collecting Medicaid Expansion petitions at our League events, you are welcome to sign one as a supportive individual if you receive a blank petition in the mail.
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By Nancy Gau, Healthcare Co-chair The holidays are behind us and many of us find this a particularly difficult time. The weather can be gloomy, and post-holiday blues can get us down or make us feel less motivated. Here are a few tips the Healthcare Issue Group is sharing that might help: * Take the time to exercise, even if it’s just a 10-minute walk. * Slow down. The holiday rush is behind us. Move more slowly through your daily routine, and simply breathe. Breathwork can reduce anxiety. * Do the things you love more often. * Don’t deprive yourself of a little comfort food, while continuing to eat those veggies. * Learn something new. * Let go of people or situations that drain you. * Find joy in little things and laugh more. * Get enough quality sleep and rest. * Make beautiful memories. * Donate $10 or $20 to a charity that helps others. There
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LOTS OF NEW MEMBERS, ENTHUSIASM FOR NPV EFFORTS By Daniel Lishansky, NPV Chair Reisha Allen, Sheila Arons, JoAnna Callahan, Lynn Crowder, Arlene DeWitt, Renee Drake Fore, Amy Eisinger, Lori Geiger, Nancy Gordon, Judi Greenberger, James Gregory, Peter Grossman, Jody Mindell, Laura Mindell, Elvira Murphy, Elaine Padilla, Josette Turret, Karen Zaremba and Nancy Zelman. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. 23, (the 4th Tuesday of each month) at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom. Everyone is invited, even those who don’t want to join but want to hear more about National Popular Vote. Members will receive a reminder notice with the Zoom link. If you’d like to attend without joining, send me an email (npv@lwvpbc.org) and I will send you the Zoom link. A major point of every National Popular Vote presentation is that not every vote across the country counts and not every vote counts equally. The coverage of the 2024
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By Ashley Cacicedo-Surdovel, Young Leaguers Chair Thank you to everyone who collected and signed petitions for Floridians Protecting Freedom’s Constitutional Amendment. As of this month, the Florida Division of Elections updated its official count and I am excited to announce that we have reached the petition threshold. Our volunteers across the state — from FPF, the League and many other groups and individuals — have worked diligently to collect valid signatures from registered Florida voters, and we couldn’t have reached this milestone for democracy without you. The Florida Supreme Court will conduct a Public Hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 9 a.m. to discuss the abortion access ballot initiative and language. Please click on the image (above right) to register for the Public Hearing watch party. Floridians Protecting Freedom, the group managing the petition, still needs funding to help meet the goal of getting abortion access Constitutional Amendment on the November 2024 ballot in Florida. Please donate as much as you
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According to the Division of Elections website, 910,946 petitions have been validated and we have met the threshold in 17 Congressional Districts. Now, the Secretary of State will confirm these signatures, but we want to get the word out about this amazing accomplishment. We are asking partners to use our Validation Toolkit to get the word out. Please post widely, and make sure posts like to our social (flprotectfree on all platforms) and website (www.floridiansprotectingfreedom.com) We are still asking that partners refer media to media@floridiansprotectingfreedom.com. It is crucial that accurate and in-depth information be shared with the media and we also want to make sure we are well positioned for the steps ahead. If you want to learn more about next steps and what happens from here, you can join us at Monday, January 8th at 6 PM for a supporter briefing. We’ve got a long road ahead of us and would also love you to consider
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