Your Weekly League Update |  | | Marvyn Allen, Equity and Training Director, OneColorado |  | | Ariel Defazio, Counsel, Employment Attorney Lowrey, Parady, and Lebsack | | |
Program Briefing -- Health and Employment Issues
for Non-binary And Transgender People
Tuesday March 15, 2022 5:30 PM
https://zoom.us/j/92202125465
Please join us on March 15 for further exploration of the issues faced by non-binary and transgender individuals in health and employment. Our panel includes Marvyn Allen, who some will remember from last fall's program briefing, presenting issues accessing health care, and Ariel DeFazio, an employment attorney, who will talk about what laws protect individuals and what issues remain.
Please help us by inviting people or organizations who might benefit from this information. You can share the link directly or shoot a message to Elsie and she will invite them. These briefings are all open to the public.
Elsie Haley, Chair, Non-binary/transgender task force | New Member Orientation - LWV Colorado
Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 5:30-6:30 PM
The State League offers a great new member orientation, which is designed for new members, but is open to anybody who feels like they need a refresher. It will be held next on Wednesday, March 16 at 5:30 PM via Zoom. Sign in to their website online as a member and participate with new members and mentors throughout the state. Here's a link to the registration page at LWVCO. https://lwvco.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=314195&item_id=1653295.
If you have questions or concerns about this meeting contact: Joan Friend, chair Membership Committee jfriendrd@gmail.com.
Joan Friend, Membership Chair | | Voter Registration Training
The next training for voter registration will be at 1:30 Thursday, March 24. Please contact Anne Duncan (anned47@msn.com) for the Zoom link.
Anne Duncan, Voter Service co-chair | Save the Date: Annual Meeting Saturday May 14, 2022, 9:00 - 11:30
Please plan to attend the LWV Denver's annual meeting on Saturday, May 14 at 9:00 AM via zoom. We will have an outstanding speaker, time for socialization, election of the 2022-2023 Board of Directors, and announcement of the annual Award winners.
Pam Hovik and Marge Fisch - Co-directors | Do you have a league colleague in mind?
Annual Meeting Awards
Nominations are needed for the recognition awards the League gives out at our. annual meeting in May. The membership committee is coordinating the selections for these awards. Please contact Joan Friend, chair nominating committee for more info.jfriendrd@gmail.com or 303-596-1022
Joan Friend, Membership Chair
| Kudos to the Communication Team!
Glenda Prosser (former Cherrington member) sent us kudos from afar on the last Voter and weekly updates. Credit goes to Pearlanne Zelarney, Andrea Mitchell, and Marty Sloven. Nice to hear from Glenda!
Elsie Haley, Director of Communication | Voter Newsletter for March
The March Voter newsletter has important information on the League's activities. See the entire issue HERE
- Public Safety Study Group - update on the group's important work
- 55th LWV National Convention in Denver. Can you help with volunteering or housing?
- Our Local League Positions on Social Policy
- Women to Watch. Look for this next year!
- Board Member Highlight - Bobbie Heisterkamp
Pearlanne Zelarney, Voter Editor | Bulb Sale 2022
We are beginning work on the 2022 bulb sale. We are joined this year by Barbara and Roger Mattison on the bulb team. We are looking at options for new bulbs; if there's something you would like to which was not offered last year, please let us know!
| Information from Previous Events | Program Briefing - Suncor Oil Refinery
Tuesday
February 15 2022 5:30 PM
Representative Alex Valdez, Chair of the Colorado House Energy and Environment Committee, and Rebecca Curry, the Colorado Policy Counsel with EarthJustice, presented a very informative briefing on details of air and water quality, the major emitters, and the needed legislation. Look on our website for Becca Curry's slide deck and the YouTube recording which will be posted soon.
Barbara Allen Ford | January 18 Program Briefing - Access to Reproductive Healthcare
Please view the slides prepared by Karen Middleton, President, Cobalt. A YouTube Video is available now.
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