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LWVAL Council 2018 Livestreamed Events are Online!
Did you miss LWVAL Council 2018 livestreamed events on Saturday, April 14? Not to worry! Archived videos of guest speaker former U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, the State of the State panel, and the Alabama Public Transportation panel are available @LWVAL on Facebook.
MANY THANKS!
…to the League of Women Voters of Greater Birmingham for hosting an inspirational, educational, and FUN LWVAL Council in the Magic City and to the administration and staff of the Birmingham-Jefferson-County Transit Authority who made that happen!
And many thanks to our featured guest speaker, former U.S. Attorney and MSNBC Commentator Joyce White Vance who spoke on "Election Law and Voter Suppression." See her address on LWVAL's Facebook livestream.
We also thank our outstanding panelists:
PANEL I: STATE OF THE STATE
See this panel on LWVAL's Facebook livestream.
- Jim Carnes, Policy Director, Arise Citizens' Policy Project
- Trisha P. Crain, State Education Reporter at al.com
- Frank Knaack, Executive Director, Alabama Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, Inc.
- Cindy Lowry, Executive Director, Alabama Rivers Alliance
PANEL II: ALABAMA PUBIC TRANSPORTATION
See this panel on LWVAL's Facebook livestream.
- Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, District 20, Alabama Senate
- Ruby Davis, J.D., Chair Board of Directors, Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority
- Dr. Darrell O'Quinn, Councilor for District 5, Birmingham City Council
- Christopher Ruffin, Interim Executive Director, Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority
The citizens of Alabama have made their voices heard!
Thank you for turning out to vote on Nov. 6, 2018, Alabama. Here are Alabama election results (unofficial):
Statewide Results
County Results - Choose your county
Did you vote a provisional ballot? Find the status of your ballot. You may be required to provide proof that your ballot should count, for example, present valid photo voter ID. If so, you must settle the question at the county court house by Friday, November 9.
Ruth L. Wright has passed.
We
The League of Women Voters is
"Connecting, Engaging and Leading
for 2020 and Beyond:
A Transformational Journey"
League of Women Voters of Alabama Supports the
Women's Suffragist Memorial!
You can, too!
HONOR THAT SPECIAL WOMAN
IN YOUR LIFE!
(Mom doesn't need another scarf. Just sayin'.)
Remember that special, inspirational woman in your life with a gift to the LWVAL Women's Suffragist Memorial Fund. You can specify your gift as an honorarium or as a memorial gift. Click the "Donate" button below to make your gift, and then tell us about your honoree and whom we should notify about your generous gift.
OR… Would you rather mail your gift?
If you would rather mail your donation, make your check out to "LWVAL Education Fund" and note in the memo line "LWVAL Women's Suffragist Fund." Mail your check to:
LWVAL Education Fund
c/o Lella Lowe, Treasurer
2609 Shay Court
Mobile, AL 36695
If your gift is an honorarium or memorial please submit this information form or include a note with that information so that we can inform the honoree or loved ones. Your donation is 100% tax deductible.
Architects' Rendering of the Women's Suffragist Memorial.
ABOUT THE MEMORIAL
The League of Women Voters of Alabama is collecting and donating funds for the construction of the Women's Suffragist Memorial to be located in Occoquan Regional Park and the National Register listed DC Workhouse and Reformatory Historic District. This site is adjacent to the Occoquan Workhouse where Alice Paul, Lucy Burns and 211 other suffragists were imprisoned for picketing on behalf of women's suffrage at the White House gates. It was in the Occoquan Workhouse that the suffragists went on a hunger strike in protest of their treatment and the continued practice of denying women the right to vote. These women were force fed repeatedly during their stay. The United States Supreme Court later ruled all 213 arrests to be unconstitutional in violation of the First Amendment. A donation from the League of Women Voters of Alabama Education Fund in the sum of $1000 will ensure Alabama Leagues are recognized on the donation wall of the Memorial. Please help us reach this goal by donating to our Women's Suffrage Memorial Fund. Your donation is 100% tax deductible.
We will remember their sacrifice for our right to vote!
Thank you for your donation!