Weekly Update
League of Women Voters of Denver
2023
March 2, 2023
| In this issue.....
- Upcoming Briefings
- Voter Service Update
- March Voter Newsletter
- Interfaith Alliance Donations for Migrants
- Update from Development Committee
- Unit Meetings
- Help Wanted
- Office Hours
| | | LWV Denver Briefings
Many thanks to Shirly White for producing our new Briefing Posters | Park Hill Golf Course Easement - Tuesday March 7, 2023 5:30 PM-7:00 PM via Zoom | This briefing will provide proponents and opponents of the Park Hill Golf Course Easement ballot issue to be voted on Tuesday, April 4. This is a voter education event in which we will ask proponents and opponents of the issue to focus their remarks solely on whether to keep or not keep the conservation easement.
Each group of speakers will have 20 minutes for their presentation followed by 25 minutes of Q&A. The first group of speakers will present followed by a Q&A to them. Then the second group of speakers will present with their Q&A to follow.
Please join us for this important event. You must register in advance in order to get the Zoom code for this meeting.
This will be a REGISTRATION ONLY event.
| | | Reproductive Health and Abortion Access - 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/) , and the Abortion Access Task Force of the League of Women Voters of Colorado. The briefing will include information on legislation being planned for the Colorado Legislature.
| | | For recordings of prior briefings, please see the LWV Denver YouTube site HERE You will see recordings of recent briefings including the Denver Preschool Program, The Suncor Oil Refinery (again in the news), and the Pro/Con presentations on the Park Hill Golf Course Easement.
| Denver Decides Candidate Forums
The Denver Decides in-person debates concluded Thursday, March 2, but if you haven’t been able to attend, they will be broadcast on Channel 8 (See their daily schedule.) and streamed on the Denver Decides website. To access the the council forums, click on Council Candidates, then on the council district you want. The forum you want should be there. (Thanks to Anne Duncan for specific directions.) | Voter Service Committee
The Voter Service Committee meets regularly to plan and execute voter service education and registration events. If you are interested in attending, please contact Anne Duncan for a Zoom link.
| Interfaith Alliance of Denver Needs Donations to Support Migrants | As of February 23, the highest priority items needed for donation are:
- Menstrual hygiene products
- Diapers, Baby wipes
- New or gently used men’s winter clothes (small and medium only), New socks, underwear/boxers, jackets, hats, gloves, and sweatpants, Large and XL , Men’s shoes and work boots size 7-10, and men’s belts
- Backpacks and/or medium size duffel bags
- Shower sandals, Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, Travel-size shampoo and conditioner, Soap
For additional information.visit the city website here.
Andrea Mitchell | | | Update from Development Committee | The February 18 Book signing with Kali Fajardo-Anstine was successful. Kali was a very entertaining speaker after a wonderful introduction by Jeanette. 28 people attended. 41 books were sold. Thanks to Fran for the treats and flowers. We gave the flowers to Westside Books and to Kali. Sue Stark bought two books for League to donate to Montview Presbyterian church library.
Gordon Butz, for the Development Committtee | Don't Miss the March Voter
| Save the Dates for April and May
April 18—The April briefing will feature speakers from the Denver Basic Income Project;
May (tbd)—Watch for the announcement of the date and speaker for our annual meeting. It will be in person at the Montview Presbyterian Church and will feature a Continental breakfast.
| 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, March 9 following the briefing on the Park Hill Golf Course briefing. Additional meetings are scheduled for March 23 and April 20. 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 | | | |