Board of Directors, League of Women Voters of Palo Alto
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Upcoming Events/
​         Highlights

May 1-31 - Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May 2 - Palo Alto's "Stop Asian Hate" Rally and March. See calendar for details.

May 13 - Understanding the AA/PI Experience - 1st of three panel discussions hosted by AACI and Joe Simitian 
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May 15 - LWVPA ANNUAL MEETING! Save this morning! See calendar for more details.

​May 15 - National APAPA Rally

May 20 - Understanding the AA/PI Experience - 2nd of three

​May 27 - Understanding the AA/PI Experience - 3rd of three

June 7-10 - LWVC Pre-Convention caucuses, workshops and special events
June 11-13 - LWV California Convention - Open to the public. Please join us there!

June 12-13 - America Talks
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LWV Supports Senate Filibuster Reform for a Healthy Democracy

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     Equal Justice 
     Election Confidence Team
     Campaign Finance Reform

Reaching across divides and relearning how to solve the nation's problems together

America Talks - “A Weekend of Connection in the Midst of Deep Division” - June 12-13, 2021

LWVPA Focus on Racial Justice: extensive resources available ​

On June 23, 2020, the board of the League of Women Voters of Palo Alto declared that addressing systemic racism would be a 2020-2021 priority for our League. See the full statement here. In this context, we offer a set of resource lists with links to articles/blogs, books, podcasts, films, videos and Zooms, as well as to many organizations with yet more sources. The newest entry is a list is of AAPI resources. We hope these tools will help you find whatever information or help you may seek on racial justice.

2020-21 Virtual Luncheon Speaker Series 

Palo Alto's Virtual Luncheon Speaker Series will soon have been going for a full year. The presentations have been very well received. To date, programs have covered COVID-19's impacts on democracy and on communities and individuals; housing; education; and climate. Click on the series title above to see what's coming up and to read brief descriptions of, and view, our past programs.

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  • Register and educate voters through our work in VOTER SERVICES
  • Take Action based on our positions through ADVOCACY
  • Inform and educate the community on issues by League PROGRAMS

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City Council, School Board, Human Relations Commission, and Board of Supervisors Meetings

Because the COVID-19 global pandemic makes it unsafe for the public to gather, all regular meetings of the Palo Alto City Council, PAUSD Board of Education and Human Relations Commission will be live-streamed until further notice. See this article for how to live-stream and participate in meetings of these public bodies.