Weekly Update
League of Women Voters of Denver
2023
February 16, 2023
| In this issue.....
- Kali Fajardo-Anstine Book Signing
- Upcoming Briefings
- Voter Service Update
- Board Briefs
- Unit Meetings
- Help Wanted
- Office Hours
| | | Conversation and Book Signing with Kali Fajardo-Anstine
Saturday February 18, 2023 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Montview Presbyterian Church Heritage Room (Library)
1980 Dahlia Street Denver CO 80220
Last Chance to Register | | | Denver's Preschool Program, February 21, 2023, 5:30 - 7:00 PM via Zoom | | In 2006, LWVDenver endorsed a ballot issue that would, with a .15% increase in city sales tax, create the Denver Preschool Program. League positions have always supported a quality and equitable public school system, pre-K-12. The proposal only seemed to make sense—an investment in quality care and education for Denver four year olds. DPP not only provides tuition credits for families, based on a sliding income scale, but also works with preschools to improve and ensure quality programming.
On Tuesday, February 21, Elsa Holguín, president and CEO of Denver Preschool Program (DPP), will be the presenter at the LWVDenver briefing at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom. She will present an update on the continuing development and success of the program. Plan to attend this briefing and invite your friends and family with preschool aged children.
The Communication Team thanks Shirly White for creating the poster for this briefing.
| | | Special Briefing - Referred Question 20 on the April Ballot
Tuesday, March 7 - 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
There will be a special LWVD Briefing to address the issue of lifting the Conservation Easement on the Park Hill Golf Course on Tuesday, March 7 at the usual briefing time of 5:30. Representatives of both Pro and Con positions will be present. This is an issue of passionate interest among several of our members. See Park Hill Golf Course Ballot Language. There will be more detailed information in next week's Voter newsletter.
Sue Stark, Board of Directors | Reproductive Health Care and Abortion Access in Colorado:
Legislative Initiatives
Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM via Zoom
The March 21 Briefing will give you an update on the activities of Colorado's abortion rights organizations, including Cobalt (https://cobaltadvocates.org/) and Colorado Organization For Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR Latina) and Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood (https://www.plannedparenthood.org/). The briefing will include information on legislation being planned for the Colorado Legislature.
This will be a REGISTRATION ONLY event so please watch our website and update for registration information.
Sue Stark, Co-Chair, Program
| Voter Registration Training
The next voter registration training session will be next Friday 2/17 at 4:00. Anyone who wants to help with our registration events must be recertified annually. Anyone interested should contact...
| Voter Service Committee
The Voter Service Committee will meet via Zoom on Monday, Feb. 20 at 4:30PM. If you are interested in attending, please contact Anne Duncan for a Zoom link.
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Denver Mayoral Election April 4
Denver Elections did a draw Tuesday night to determine the order the 17 mayor hopefuls and other candidates will appear on the ballot for the April election. Here's the order candidates for mayor and city council will appear on your ballot.
Anne Duncan and Jeanette Scotland, Voter Service | Confined Voter Update
Last Monday and Tuesday, LWV Voter Service volunteers worked with Denver Elections staff and CCJRC (Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition) to register 81 people in the two Denver jails. This is a state-recognized program that targets potential voters who might not otherwise have the opportunity to register and vote. Incarcerated people are often still eligible to vote.
Anne Duncan, Co-chair, Voter Service
| Board Briefs - LWV Denver Board of Directors | | The Board of Directors of the LWV Denver met on Monday February 13. Below is a list of some of the items discussed:
- Communications - encourage members to join LWV CO task forces; they are a great way to get involved with League issues like reproductive justice, alternative voting methods, education, elections, gun violence prevention and many others. For more information see LWVCO Task Forces
- Program - discussion of topic and speakers for Annual Meeting May 6.
- Presentations of Pros and Cons re. Park Hill Golf Course (municipal election ballot issue).
| | | The Center presents Women Activists: Voices of Dissent from the African Diaspora
Tuesday, February 21, 7:00 pm
Stonewall Meeting Room at The Center on Colfax
1301 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80218
As a complement to The Center’s current exhibition, Women’s Activism: Profiles in Dissent, Dr. S. N. Nyeck, multidisciplinary Associate Professor in Africana/Gender Studies at CU Boulder, will speak about dissent and incorporate an Africana (Africa and Diaspora) perspective which complicates our understanding of queerness. Dr. Nyeck has written extensively on interdisciplinary topics such as queerness and politics, public policy, gender equity, ethics and religion, public procurement reform, economic inclusion, and human rights. See more Here
Andrea Mitchell
| State Climate Change Task Force
Each week, Sandy Vandehaey of the LWVCO Climate Task Force forwards articles about air quality. Is there a member of the Denver League who would like to receive and monitor them for occasional inclusions in our weekly update or the Voter? Below are links to two articles Sandy has just sent: one on agriculture's contribution to air quality; another on gas stove regulations changes.
Barbara Allen Ford 303-322-9699 | Tech Support Help Needed
Your tech support department needs help. The following are tasks that should each have an additional backup person, should the tech support staff not be available. Please let me know if you feel like you would like to learn any of these functions. I will do 1:1 to teach/train you on the function.
- Host Zoom meetings using the LWV Denver account
- Enter meetings into the calendar
- Draft the weekly update
- Update the website with current public/member announcements
- Send an email to membership (or other group)
| Unit meetings are an opportunity for our members to discuss issues in a small group setting. Some units are meeting via zoom and some are meeting live at members' homes.
- Cherrington Unit - will meet 1:00-3:00 Thursday, February 23 following the briefing on the Preschool Program. The meeting will be at Elsie Haley's, 1215 Milwaukee Street. Please contact Unit Leader is Peg Oldham 720-220-3988.
- Observatory Unit – Meets the 4 th Tuesday of the month at 4:00 p.m. Unit Leader is Jeanette Scotland 303-479-4368.
- Cheesman Unit meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday 9:30 a.m. Unit Leader is Bobbie Heisterkamp 303-333-6818.
- Highland/Woodbury Unit meets the 3rd Wednesday. Unit Leader is Sally Augden 303-455-5800.
Please get in touch with one of our unit leaders if you want more details.
Terry Cookro, Unit Coordinator
| Office Hours
Office Hours are at Montview Presbyterian from 9:00 to 1:00 Monday - Thursday. Hours may vary. Please call to be sure that someone is in the office before you come. Phone 303-321-7571 or write info@lwvdenver.org.
Elsie Haley for Organization | | | |