Past Events
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League of Women Voters of Glen Ellyn Monthly Board of Directors meeting. All members are welcome!
Join the League of Women Voters of Illinois to discuss the effect of social media and AI on elections—how can we protect democracy from the spread of misinformation and disinformation? Our featured speaker is Diane Chang, Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Columbia Journalism School and the former head of Election Integrity Product Strategy at Meta.
Wheaton Public Library. Don’t worry, be happy! Research shows that happy people tend to engage in more social action to address the issues that they care about. Don’t sit at home and worry, come spend an hour with fellow happy warriors by taking action to protect our democracy! Bring a friend!
Glen Ellyn Public Library. Don’t worry, be happy! Research shows that happy people tend to engage in more social action to address the issues that they care about. Don’t sit at home and worry, come spend an hour with fellow happy warriors by taking action to protect our democracy! Bring a friend!
Clean air and water are vital to our health and the health of our community. These seemingly plentiful and precious resources are under threat right here in DuPage County and need our help. Presenters Kelly Nichols, Respiratory Health Association; and Andrea Densham, Alliance for the Great Lakes; will explain these challenges and share community pollution solutions.
This meeting will take place via Zoom. All members are welcome to attend. Any member interested in attending, please click HERE to send an email to request the zoom link.
League of Women Voters of Glen Ellyn Monthly Board of Directors meeting. All members are welcome!
Come one, come all and spend an hour defending democracy. Bring a friend! HB3582 and HB2892; two bills that call for a truly independent Legislative Inspector General in Illinois will be reviewed. We will be contacting our State House and Senate representatives, Governor Pritzker and the House and Senate Ethics Committee Chairs and members. Guidance and resources will be provided on writing letters to the editor. Bring your laptops!
Check LWVGE for your voter registration status and find the polling place nearest you!
Come one, come all and spend an hour defending democracy at the GE Public Library. HB3582 and HB2892; two bills that call for a truly independent Legislative Inspector General in Illinois will be reviewed. We will be contacting our State House and Senate representatives, Governor Pritzker and the House and Senate Ethics Committee Chairs and members. Guidance and resources will be provided on writing letters to the editor. Bring your laptops!
Hailed as “wrenching and revelatory” (The Nation), “vivid and unsettling” (New York Review of Books), Evicted transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of twenty-first-century America’s most devastating problems. Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the centrality of home, without which nothing else is possible.
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Online Event Location: Register to attend the webinar. Join the League of Women Voters of Illinois for a special pre-election webinar on “How Illinois Strives to Ensure a Secure Election Process.” Matt Dietrich, public information officer of the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE), will speak, followed by a Q-and-A session.
NOTE! CHANGE IN FORMAT! The League of Women Voters of Glen Ellyn (LWVGE) is shifting the format of the scheduled candidate forum for the Democratic candidates for DuPage County Board District 4, between Lynn LaPlante and Christine Maes on Tuesday March 5th. The format of this event is changing from a candidate forum to a candidate 'meet and greet' due to a recent change in the availability of Christine Maes. Click on this event to read more regarding the change in forum.
Come one, come all and spend an hour defending democracy at the Wheaton Public Library. Why not bring a friend! Topic is Funding for Illinois Public Schools.
Come one, come all and spend an hour defending democracy at the GE Public Library. Why not bring a friend! Topic is Funding for Illinois Public Schools.
Hey LWVGE, Let’s Flex our Democracy Muscles! Time again for the important task ahead: Program Planning.
Did you miss our recent event? You can watch it here!
The League hosted the annual State of the Village on Thursday night and it did not disappoint! An overflow crowd listened to Village President Senak and Village Manager Franz as they covered the past year and looked to the future for our village. A robust Q&A and discussion followed. Find the video on lwvge.org or the League's YouTube channel. If you care about life in Glen Ellyn, it's worth 90 minutes of your time. Thank you to Manager Franz and President Senak and to all of those who showed up to listen and engage in civil discourse! This is what democracy looks like!
Come one, come all and spend an hour defending democracy at the Wheaton Public Library. Bring a friend!
Come one, come all and spend an hour defending democracy. Why not bring a friend and then go out for lunch afterward in Glen Ellyn! Topics include ways to get involved in the elections and the equal rights amendment.
Come one, come all and spend an hour defending democracy. Why not bring a friend and then go out for lunch afterward in Glen Ellyn! Topic TBD!
Come and hear the Superintendents speak about priorities for each school district and discuss the connectivity between the League of Women Voters' schools/education positions and programs happening in Districts 41, 87, and 89. Click Here to register.