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Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011
On Thursday, September 1, 2011, LWVGB members gathered with other concerned citizens at Linn Park in downtown Birmingham to voice their opposition to state bill HB56, the Immigration Bill. LWVGB President, Ida Tyree-Hyche says, “Too many of our elected leaders are using immigration issues as a platform to incite intolerance and fear. 'Patchwork' reform is not only detrimental to immigrant communities, but our community as a whole.” The League of Women Voters does not support deporting unauthorized immigrants who have no history of criminal activity. Read more about this protest rally and the League's position in the the September 1 LWVGB Press Release and on LWVGB's Facebook page.
LWVAL and LWVGB Co-sponsor SOS - Sustain Our State - Rally in Birmingham
August 16, 2011
- SOS Rally posted at al.com news article
- Photos of the SOS Rally courtesy of Jenn Patterson and Black Warrior Riverkeeper
- Photos of the SOS Rally from LWV.....
On August 16, 2011, citizens called on elected officials to support healthy, clean water and air and real public transit. Many nonprofit organizations, including the LWVAL and LWVGB, joined together to bring the Sustain Our State (SOS) 1-2-3 GO! Rally to Linn Park in downtown Birmingham, AL. The event was held to inform and rally citizens to call for actionable, implementable (1) water, (2) energy and (3) transit policies and to make plans now to assure this sustainable future.
Clean air and water and transit impact public health and jobs as well as the environment. The most heavily impacted are the poorest and the youngest in our communities - those who are our future. They are the most exposed to unhealthy air and water and least able get to education, jobs, health care and daily needs. Allied supporters were called to address environmental and intergenerational justice.
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Read more about the SOS Rally. Sign the Clean Air Promise and see more ways that you can act to Sustain Our State! Find out here!
LWVGB Board Plans for 2011-2012
June 11, 2011
Although summer is traditionally a quiet time for the League, have no doubt that the LWVGB Board is planning a very active year for 2011-2012. The new LWVGB Board held its annual planning meeting on June 11, 2011 at the home of Leonette Slay in Hoover. Kathy Byrd, our LWVAL President, joined the group to speak on the LWVUS Membership Recruiting Initiative (MRI) as well as LWVAL priorities for 2011-2012. The coming year will be a very active one according to the 2011-2012 calendar developed that day. In reference to the meeting, LWVGB board member Virginia Randolph commented on LWVGB's Facebook page, "This looks like an awesome board! Such creativity and sound ideas were suggested." Read more in the June issue of LWVGB's newsletter The Voter. Take a peak at the 2011-2012 LWVGB calendar, but don't forget this is tentative. Bookmark the calendar and visit often; there's much more to add. Also, don't forget to follow the League of Women Voters of Greater Birmingham on Facebook and Twitter for up to the minute news and events! We look forward to seeing all LWVGB members and guests at the Member Meeting on September 27!
LWVAL State Convention
April 30 - May 1, 2011
Co-hosted by the LWV of Mobile and the LWV of Baldwin County
Continuation of the state health care study and an education update, emphasizing charter schools. were two issues addressed at the LWVAL biennial convention in Mobile on April 30 and May 1. LWVAL delegates were also asked to address pressing environmental issues. Should we consider a new environmental study?
This was a time for serious work on program, budget and board elections, but it wasn't all business. League members found the biennial convention to be a wonderful time to get acquainted with fellow Leaguers from all over the state. Yvonne Brakefield and Joyce Lanning attended as representatives of the LWVGB. The convention will be thoroughly covered in the next (May 2011) edition of The Voter.
LWVGB Annual Business Meeting
Thurs., April 28, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
Dale's Southern Grill
700 Montgomery Hwy.
Vestavia Hills, AL 35216
The League is a grassroots organization. League members helped determine the future course of the local LWVGB League at the LWVGB Annual Business Meeting on April 28. At this annual business meeting, members discussed and voted on the program agenda, budget and leadership for the coming year(s). Old League friends saved time to catch up with old friends and make new friends while enjoying a wonderful southern dinner. Go to the LWVGB "For Members" web page for more information about the issues considered at this meeting.
Earth Day
April 22, 2011
Celebration at Birmingham Botanical Gardens
May 1, 2011, 1-5 PM
On Sunday, May 1 from 1-5 p.m., the Birmingham Botanical Gardens celebrated Earth Day and the League of Women Voters of Greater Birmingham was part of the event. The Earth Day theme was A Billion Acts of Green, which has the goal of amassing one billion sustainability actions in advance of the global Earth Summit in Rio in 2012. With over 45 million actions already recorded, this largest-ever environmental service project is working to show that change can happen when individuals join in taking action.
Children practiced recycling in a creative way. They decorated clean used paper grocery bags with their own color schemes and glued designs. They took these home to use as toy bags, tote sacks or whatever might pop up in their imagination.
We found several astute scientists among our visitors. For experimental purposes, the children created a very small amount of carbon dioxide using vinegar and baking soda. The children learned about the effects of carbon dioxide on our planet and a little about its properties. They pledged to do their part in reducing CO2 and posted their personal action ideas for making this happen.
League members Angelyn Simmons, Amanda McGriff, Joyce Lanning, Leonette Slay, Nancy Sales, Jean Johnson and Michael O'Donnell were on hand as booth volunteers.
LWVAL State Convention
April 30 - May 1, 2011
Co-hosted by the LWV of Mobile and the LWV of Baldwin County
Continuation of the state health care study and an education update, emphasizing charter schools. were two issues addressed at the LWVAL biennial convention in Mobile on April 30 and May 1. LWVAL delegates were also asked to address pressing environmental issues. Should we consider a new environmental study?
This was a time for serious work on program, budget and board elections, but it wasn't all business. League members found the biennial convention to be a wonderful time to get acquainted with fellow Leaguers from all over the state. Yvonne Brakefield and Joyce Lanning attended as representatives of the LWVGB. The convention will be thoroughly covered in the next (May 2011) edition of The Voter.
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