Weekly Update
League of Women Voters of Denver
2023
March 23, 2023
| In this issue.....
- Upcoming Briefings
- Annual Meeting
- Voter Service Update
- Interfaith Alliance Donations for Migrants
- Unit Meetings
- Help Wanted - PLEASE READ
- Office Hours
| | | Save the Dates for April and May
May 13 8:45 - 11:00 —Watch for the specifics for our annual meeting. The speaker will be Britta Fisher, formerly Denver's HOST program director and incoming CEO of Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. The meeting will be LIVE and in person at the Montview Presbyterian Church and will feature a Continental breakfast courtesy of Marge Fisch.
Annual Award Nominations - Nominations will soon open for the Denver League's annual awards - the Shirley Weaver Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Marty Sloven Mother Lode Award. These are awarded annually to League members who have contributed to the League's success. Look for award nomination forms in the next Voter Newsletter.
Sue Stark and Barbara Ford, Program
| LWVCO and Other League Events | David Becker will be a speaker at an LWVCO virtual event on 4/11, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM . He and Major Garrett, NBC Chief Washington Correspondent, recently co-authored a book called The Big Truth: Upholding Democracy in the Age of the Big Lie, and they'll discuss their book and the research that went into it.
Register at the LWV Colorado Website. You will receive link information after you register.
Beth Hendrix LWVCO | Reproductive Health and Abortion Access March 21, 2023 -Recording Available | The March 21 Briefing provided an update on the activities of Colorado's abortion rights organizations at the Colorado Legislature. The briefing included information on legislation being discussed in the Colorado Legislature including:SB23:
SB23 - 188 - would protect patients traveling to Colorado (and their providers and assistants) from prosecution by other states.
SB23 - 189 - would provide for insurance coverage for gender affirming care and women's care
SB23 - 190 - would outlaw disinformation and deceptive practices by anti-abortion centers
Link to details on SB23 190
SB23-190 Stopping Disinformation and Deceptive Practices
| | | The March 21 Briefing provided an update on the activities of Colorado's abortion rights organizations at the Colorado Legislature. The briefing included information on legislation being discussed in the Colorado Legislature including:SB23:
SB23 - 188 - would protect patients traveling to Colorado (and their providers and assistants) from prosecution by other states.
SB23 - 189 - would provide for insurance coverage for gender affirming care and women's care
SB23 - 190 - would outlaw disinformation and deceptive practices by anti-abortion centers
Link to details on SB23 190
SB23-190 Stopping Disinformation and Deceptive Practices
| | | Park Hill Golf Course Easement - Tuesday March 7, 2023 - Recording Available | The recording of this briefing is available on our web site www.lwvdenver.org. You do not have to be a member to view the recording.
At peak attendance, 97 individuals attended this informative briefing from proponents and opponents of the Park Hill Golf Course Easement ballot issue. This along with two other issues will be voted on Tuesday, April 4.
Sue Stark and Barbara Ford, Program Committee | | | For recordings of additional prior briefings, please see the LWV Denver YouTube site HERE You will see recordings of recent briefings including the Denver Preschool Program Superintendant Dr. Alex Marrero's presentaiton on Denver Public Schools, and The Suncor Oil Refinery (again in the news).
| Colorado Civic Engagement Roundtable Needs Volunteers for Election Phone Bank
Voter Service invites people interested in a coordinated effort to do Get Out The Vote this election cycle. Colorado Civic Engagement Roundtable (CCER) is a coalition of non-partisan organizations engaged in civic work in Colorado. Our state League is a member. The group is also focusing on the City of Denver election.
We urge League members to join a virtual phone banking event on Thursday, March 30 from 2-4pm to call voters who vote in general elections but not in municipal elections, a list of 70,000 people. Callers will get a Zoom link and a script to use.There will have a breakout room for volunteers to get tech assistance/troubleshooting if needed. CCER suggests folks use a free Google voice number, but it is not required.
Voter Service hopes that volunteers will take action to reach people to encourage them to vote. Please contact Maria Madrid maria@coroundtable.org directly for the Zoom link and script. Let's show the City of Denver that League cares!
Jeanette Scotland
| Denver Ballot Issues (2N, 2M, and 2O) April 4, 2023 | | The Denver Ballot issues have been contentious and confusing. Please copy and paste the image at left and send to your Denver friends and family. The link will take them to the LWV Denver's Ballot Issues Page with detailed pros and cons for each of the three issues.
| | | Ballots have been Mailed!
See the links below for candidates or you are interested in. |
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A new Denver Mayor and at least 5 new City Council members will be elected this Spring. If you are undecided and want to know more about candidates, Inter Neighborhood Cooperation and the League of Women Voters invite you to watch the Denver Decides candidate forums on Denver TV8. All of the candidates for Mayor, City Council, Auditor & Clerk & Recorder have been recorded explaining their position on current Denver issues including homelessness, safety, climate, and housing affordability.
TO ACCESS these forums, go todenverdecides.org,Denver7orYouTube– all are listed separately.
The forums are produced by Denver Channel 8 and moderated by Channel 7 on air hosts Micah Smith and Russell Haythorn.
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Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation (INC) | LWV Denver Bulb Sale
Crocus are blooming! Stay tuned for news about this year's sale. | Interfaith Alliance of Denver Needs Donations to Support Migrants | | Donations are still needed for migrants arriving in Denver.
- 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 | | | 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 23 following the briefing on the Park Hill Golf Course briefing at Marcia Verba's. A meeting will also be held on April 20 following the Guaranteed Income Project briefing. Please contact Unit Leader is Peg Oldham 720-220-3988.
- Observatory Unit – Meets the 4th Tuesday of the month at 4:00 p.m. Unit Leader is Jeanette Scotland 303-479-4368. Observatory Unit will meet IN PERSON again on Tuesday, March 28, at 4-5:30pm at University Hills Brookdale at 2020 S. Monroe ST. Denver 80222. We will have light refreshments as we discuss the information from the briefing on Reproductive Healthcare since Dobbs and Bills at the CO legislature on the topic. Anyone interested in attending is welcomed!!
- 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 | | | |