LWV WI Annual Meeting:
Bridging Divides,
Building Unity,
Strengthening League
Join us this year to learn, share ideas, and enjoy the fellowship of the League community under a unifying theme: Bridging Divides, Building Unity, Strengthening League. LWV WI’s 2018 Annual Meeting will highlight lectures and discussions on issues about what separates us politically, culturally, and geographically with an emphasis on finding transformative paths to bridge these divides.
We encourage all members at any level of engagement and experience to join us. Any member can be a voting delegate. Registration deadline is June 1.
General Session Highlights (as of 5/24/18)
Friday 6:15 PM:
Dinner and Keynote Speaker Tracey Robertson, Co Founder and Executive Director of Fit Oshkosh, Inc, will deliver a presentation on "Intent vs. Impact: Mobilizing the Power of the Black vote."
Saturday 8:45 AM:
5th Annual Zabelle Malkasian Lecture: Dr. David Canon, UW Professor of Political Science, will deliver a presentation on "Partisan Redistricting and the Gill v. Whitford Supreme Court Case."
Breakout Session Highlights (as of 5/24/18)
Saturday 1:00 PM:
The Importance of Civic Education. Panel includes LWV Winnebago Co - Margy Davey; LWV Door Co - Susan Kohout and Shirley Senarighi; LWV Milwaukee Co - Leigh Ann Tidey.
Building Community Alliances - Moderated by Consuelo López Springfield. LWV Beloit - Bette Carr; LWV Milwaukee Co - Michele Goldstein, Jenna Lara, and Eloisa Gómez; LWV Sheboygan Co - Geralyn Leannah and Abril Moreno Casas.
A League look at the Economic Equity and Poverty in Wisconsin - Moderated by Ethel Himmel. Panel includes LWV Ashland-Bayfield Co - Jan Penn; LWV Appleton and LWV Winnebago Co - Penny Robinson, Nancy Jones, and Connie Kanitz.
General Session and Breakout Session Detail (as of 5/24/18)
Watch for updates about the Annual Meeting on this page, in the state League’s e-news updates, and from your local League. If you are not receiving League updates and E-Action Alerts from the state office and would like to, please send us an email at lwvwisconsin@lwvwi.org.
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