LWVC Convention 2023Friday Afternoon
May 19, 1:15 – 2:15pm
President’s Luncheon
Location: Salon II Room, 2nd Floor
Current and incoming presidents are invited to bring their lunches, and join LWVC President Carol Moon Goldberg to talk about:
- How the LWVC can support you in your role as a local League president
- Where and how to get your questions answered
- How to create opportunities for sharing with other local League presidents
- Anything else you’d like to talk about
Saturday Morning
May 20, 8:00 – 8:50am
CAUCUS – The LWV and Immigration: State and National Advocacy
Location: Artisan Room, 3rd Floor
Discussion about potential action on immigration in the context of the current and constantly changing status of the border, the asylum process, workforce needs and policy on undocumented residents. Focus on the value of policy action and social services in California when bipartisan policy at the Federal level is so
difficult to advance.
Hosts: Jane Andrews, LWV San Diego and Katherine Gavzy, LWV Pasadena Area
CAUCUS – League Communicators: In This Age of Social Media, What’s Up with Your League’s VOTER Newsletter?
Location: Atelier I Room, 3rd Floor
The Pasadena Area League is working to advance inclusion and reach out to a more diverse as well as a younger audience. What about the newsletter piece of this process? Let’s share how and why we produce our Voter newsletters. Bring a copy of your Voter to share! I’ll send a short questionnaire if you sign up for this
caucus.
Hosts: Dorothy Keane and Martha Zavala, LWV Pasadena Area
CAUCUS – Why is Everyone Talking About Ranked Choice Voting?
Location: Curator Room, 3rd Floor
A conversation with political scientist Lorelei Moosbrugger about the crisis of American democracy. Lorelei will discuss why we need electoral system reform to make our democracy work, the pros and cons of the choices we will need to consider, and why a state – and national – movement has developed to enact
Ranked Choice Voting.
Lorelei Moosbrugger is a lecturer in Political Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research focuses on the quality of governance.
Hosts: LWV Alameda and LWV Sacramento County
Budget Q&A
Location: Salon II Room, 2nd Floor
The LWVC treasurer and members of the board will be available to answer your questions regarding the proposed FY 2023-2025 budget. It is important that our members understand the budget, which reflects the operating plan of the LWVC.
Hosts: Fran Carrillo, LWVC Treasurer and members of the LWVC Board
CAUCUS – Conversations About California Water
Location: Sculptor Room, 3rd Floor
This is an opportunity for League members from around California to share their concerns about California water management. Drought, floods, desalination, the Colorado River Compact, climate change, groundwater management, water for agriculture, water equity, water quality, indigenous rights–the Water Interest Group would love to hear from all League members who are interested in discussing these matters.
Host: Jane Wagner-Tyack, LWVC Water Interest Group
Saturday Afternoon
May 20, 1:15 – 2:15pm
Slate of Nominees “Meet & Greet”
Location: Salon II Room, 2nd Floor
Come meet the slate of nominees for the 2023-2025 term, presented by the Nominating Committee
Saturday Evening
May 20, 5:00 – 5:50pm
CAUCUS – The Power to Act Locally on Criminal Justice Reform
Location: Artisan Room, 3rd Floor
This caucus seeks to broaden and deepen local League’s ability to advocate for effective reforms to the criminal legal system in our communities. We will also provide information for local League implementation of LWVC-supported Legislation.
Hosts: Carolina Goodman, LWV Greater Los Angeles; Maxine Anderson, LWV San Francisco; Norma Nelson, LWV Sacramento County; Veronica Jones, LWV Pasadena Area; Michèle Musacchio, LWV Orange Coast; Jeanne Brown, LWV San Diego; and Jennifer Waggoner, LWV San Francisco
CAUCUS – Educate, Register, Participate! Engaging Young Voters! Youth Outreach Panel
Location: Atelier I Room, 3rd Floor
This is a forum for discussing strategies for the LWV to work with multiple groups to engage youth civically – including students, schools, school districts, youth groups, county offices of education, and county registrars of voters, to engage youth civically. LWV chapters will share their innovative programs: The LWV of Alameda will share their free, fun, online voting, civics, and news literacy game, VerifyIt! (https://playverifyit.org); the LWV of Solano County will share their flagship Democracy Matters youth civic engagement training programs; and the LWV Marin County will share their successful Student Elections Ambassador program.
Hosts: Linda Bytof and Sheila Durkin, LWV Alameda
CAUCUS – Fight Climate Change with the New Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Action Policy
Location: Curator Room, 3rd Floor
The Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Action Policy was recently passed by LWVC. Learn about actions your league can take today to fight climate change, reduce food insecurity and help farmers! Presented by Carol Parker, LWVNSD, Team Leader for LWVC Food, Soil and Agriculture Team and Mary O’Kicki, LWVPA and LWV US CIG Food Soil and Ag Team Leader. There will be a presentation, poster, flyers and recipes, along with a book for a few lucky raffle winners!
Hosts: Carol Parker, LWVC Food, Soil and Ag team leader; and Mary O’Kicki, LWV US CIG Food, Soil leader, LWV Palo Alto
CAUCUS – Update on Health Care: the New LWV Position and the CA Commission Report
Location: Salon II Room, 2nd Floor
Join the LWVC Healthcare Interest Group to:
(1) Understand the updated LWV Health Care Position.
(2) Review highlights of the 2022 Healthy CA for All Commission report.
(3) Discuss proposals to overhaul CA health care.
(4) Learn more about the LWVC Healthcare Interest Group.
Hosts: Henry Abrons, MD, MPH and members of the LWVC Healthcare Interest Group
CAUCUS – It’s Transparent: LWV FOR Open Government
Location: Sculptor Room, 3rd Floor
This will be an open discussion of League work on open government. We hope to start a discussion that will continue via a to-be-formed Google discussion group, and Zoom. Are you interested in talking about, being informed about, legislative bills concerning Open Government? Topics will include the Brown Act, Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, and the California Public Records Act. Join us to learn more, to share what your League is doing, and to hear what the LWVC is doing.
Hosts: Martha Beattie, Advocacy Team Position Director & Legislative Analyst for Open Government bills, LWV-San Jose/Santa Clara; and Helen Hutchison, Advocacy Team Area Director for Government, LWVC Board Member
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