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View the documentary "Who She Is" and hear the stories of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Panel discussion follows and includes Jordan Dresser, film producer and a Northern Arapaho Tribe member, who is Curator of Collections at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery This virtual event is sponsored by our CO Chapter of Moms Demand Action. More information can be found here: https://act.everytown.org/event/moms-demand-action-event/57103/signup/?source=&akid=&zip=
General Election Day 2023
You can register to vote or update your registration information through Election Day November 8 7 p.m.
Ballots must be received by 7 p.m.
Postmarks do not count.
All ballots must be in the hands of the county clerk by 7:00 pm on election day to be counted.
League of Women Voters mentors from across the country will provide ClubExpress Support for Planning and Implementation (the tasks involved with a League going live with ClubExpress) online. All League members are invited to join us for tips as to how ClubExpress can help volunteers with setting upClubExpress and helping with League tasks.
If you already have a LWVUS ClubExpress volunteer Roundtable login for League members set up, log in and register here:
https://lwvce.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=575273&item_id=1937279
If you haven‘t set up a login yet, do that here first so that you can register for the meeting:
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The public is invited to Colorado State Land Board Meetings online.
The schedule of upcoming meetings and past meeting minutes are available on their website here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11KoAMijiny5YrOA-w81kU0klefQRmxgy5E_yAM9BryM/edit
The public is invited to Colorado State Board of Education Meetings online.
Watch live here:
https://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeboard/watchlive
The schedule of upcoming meetings and past meeting minutes are available on their website here:
https://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeboard
Online meeting. Go to their website and click on the AGENDA link for the online meeting connection l
Find out what‘s happening with Colorado‘s water resources. The Arkansas Basin Roundtable meets the second Wednesday of each month online.
For more information about this meeting:
https://cwcb.colorado.gov/events/arkansas-basin-roundtable-10
League members are invited to a League of Women Voters of the U.S. Climate Interest Group Forests and Wildfires Team meeting online
Free online for League members.
Register by contacting Dan at danroyzal at sign gmail dot com for an invitation.
League of Women Voters mentors from across the country will provide ClubExpress Support for Webpage Admin Volunteers online. All League members are invited to join us for tips as to how ClubExpress can help volunteers with their website design and maintenance.
If you already have a LWVUS ClubExpress volunteer Roundtable login for League members set up, log in and register here:
https://lwvce.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=575273&item_id=1996931
If you haven‘t set up a login yet, do that here first so that you can register for the meeting:
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Online meeting. Go to their website and click on the AGENDA link for the online meeting connection l
Find out what‘s happening with Colorado‘s water resources.
The Colorado Water Conservation Board‘s Yampa-Green-White River Basin Roundtable meets on the second Wednesday of each month online.
Free and open to the public. For more information see their Yampa-White-Green River Basin Roundtable website.
For more information, see the event webpage:
https://cwcb.colorado.gov/events/yampa-white-green-basin-roundtable-4
The public is invited to Colorado State Land Board Meetings online.
The schedule of upcoming meetings and past meeting minutes are available on their website here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11KoAMijiny5YrOA-w81kU0klefQRmxgy5E_yAM9BryM/edit
Deadline for the county clerk to send missing signature, signature verification, and missing ID letters and emails for mail and provisional ballots
The public is invited to Colorado State Board of Education Meetings online.
Watch live here:
https://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeboard/watchlive
The schedule of upcoming meetings and past meeting minutes are available on their website here:
https://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeboard
The State of Colorado Energy Office Community Access Enterprise Board meets on the second Thursday of each month online. These events are free and open to the public.
For more information and to register for a workshop, see the Colorado Energy Office website:
https://energyoffice.colorado.gov/about-us/boards-commissions/community-access-enterprise
League of Women Voters mentors from across the country will provide ClubExpress support for League volunteers managing other volunteers. Join us online for tips as to how better mobilize volunteers.
If you already have a LWVUS ClubExpress volunteer Roundtable login for League members set up, log in and register here:
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Planning Meeting on fundraising and development of events
The public is invited to the Regional Transportation District‘s Monthly Community Meeting online.
More information and the schedule of upcoming meetings is available in their calendar here:
https://www.rtd-denver.com/connect-us/community-involvement
Online meeting. Go to their website and click on the AGENDA link for the online meeting connection l
Find out what‘s happening with Colorado‘s water resources. The Colorado Water Conservation Board‘s Metro Basin Roundtable meets on the second Thursday of each month online.
For more information about this meeting:
https://cwcb.colorado.gov/events/metro-basin-roundtable-9
Former Senator Jeanne Nicholson with Health Care for All Colorado, one of the organizations in the coalition behind the universal health care study bill, will be speaking. She will be joined by other members of the coalition, Virginia Gebhart and Lydia Guzman, who offered to participate in the conversation and help answer questions.
Jeanne will be speaking to the 2-part legislative effort that is envisioned here and I have also asked that we discuss ways LWV can help support the coalition‘s efforts.
The Water Quality Control Commission meets on the second Monday of each month online.
Meeting information is available here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14UKyKRF4mlVdM8bmeJNuLXVuKUlA2RT2/view
The News Access and Literacy Task Force invites all LWVCO members to attend one of two local news position concurrence meetings (November 13 a.m. or November 14 p.m.) where members will discuss adopting by concurrence a local news position for Colorado. More information on the position can be found on the News Access and Literacy Task Force webpage at https://bit.ly/newsaccessandliteracy
Sangre de Cristo Electric Company, Community Room
American writer Sidney Sheldon once noted that "Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life."
But today, many of those sources of imagination and inspiration are at risk of censorship–and even closure.
The League of Women Voters of Chaffee County will focus on those critical issues now facing public and school libraries. The featured speaker is Jamie LaRue, Executive Director, Garfield County Libraries. While director of the Douglas County Libraries, LaRue responded to 250 challenges (attempts to remove or restrict access to library resources). As Executive Director of the American Library Association‘s Office for Intellectual Freedom, he oversaw another 1,000 reports of censorship attempts nationwide, including packed public meetings and a campaign to force the library to restrict or remove specific titles. Prior to the presentation and beginning at 11:15 am, the League will host a social time and short business meeting. The speaker will present from 12n to 1:00 pm and this will be recorded and posted to our website.
In-person film showing at Koelbel Public Library in Meeting Room A
All League members and their guests are welcome!
The LWV of Arapahoe and Douglas Counties is proud to present a viewing of "Separated".
The State of Colorado has designated November 14 - November 18 as Colorado Recycles Week.
Read about Colorado Recycles Week on the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment website:
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hm/recycling
Read more on the Recycle Colorado website:
https://www.recyclecolorado.org/colorado-recycles-week
The Water Quality Control Commission meets on the second Monday of each month online.
Meeting information is available here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14UKyKRF4mlVdM8bmeJNuLXVuKUlA2RT2/view
Online meeting. Go to their website and click on the AGENDA link for the online meeting connection.
Find out what‘s happening with Colorado‘s water resources. The Rio Grande Basin Roundtable meets on the second Tuesday of each month online.
Information on this meeting:
https://cwcb.colorado.gov/events/rio-grande-basin-roundtable-9
With speaker Marianna Kosharovsky, Executive Director of ALIGHT, an organization that provides pro bono legal services for victims of trafficking and is one of the few organizations in the U.S. that provides comprehensive legal services specifically for children, women and men who have experienced abuse and exploitation. Kosharovsky’s expertise is rooted in over 15 years of experience in anti-trafficking, law and collaboration in the U.S. and Eastern Europe/Russia.
This virtual briefing will address myths in human trafficking, how people are lured into trafficking, and different examples of human trafficking in our community. Further, this briefing will cover how ALIGHT empowers individuals who have been exploited on the basis of their vulnerabilities such as experience with homelessness, domestic violence and the foster care system through legal services. Registration is not required. This briefing will be via Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89284757578
In-person and online meetings
The public is invited to the Colorado Air Pollution Control Division‘s Public Protections from Toxic Air Contaminants Public Outreach Session to submit comments online.
Register for the online meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItdeuurz4iH9GaxMX4nNlYwWr2kqVghrIV
For more information about the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Air Pollution Control Division public meeting, see their website:
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/APCD/Outreach
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Air Pollution Control Division website is here:
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/environment/air-pollution-control
The News Access and Literacy Task Force invites all LWVCO members to attend one of two local news position concurrence meetings (November 13 a.m. or November 14 p.m.) where members will discuss adopting by concurrence a local news position for Colorado. More information on the position can be found on the News Access and Literacy Task Force webpage at https://bit.ly/newsaccessandliteracy
The State of Colorado has designated November 14 - November 18 as Colorado Recycles Week.
Read about Colorado Recycles Week on the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment website:
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hm/recycling
Read more on the Recycle Colorado website:
https://www.recyclecolorado.org/colorado-recycles-week
On America Recycles Day, November 15, the EPA recognizes the importance and impact of recycling, which has contributed to American prosperity and the protection of our environment. The recycling rate has increased from less than 7% in 1960 to the current rate of 32%.
Read about America Recycles Day here:
https://www.epa.gov/recyclingstrategy/america-recycles-day
Read about Colorado Recycles Week on the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment website:
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hm/recycling
Read more on the Recycle Colorado website:
https://www.recyclecolorado.org/colorado-recycles-week
Last day for an elector to ure signature discrepancy or missing signature, or to provide missing ID
Online meeting. Go to their website and click on the AGENDA link for the online meeting connection.
Find out what‘s happening with Colorado‘s water resources. The Colorado Water Conservation Board will host a two-day hybrid meeting.
For more information on this meeting, see their event webpage:
https://cwcb.colorado.gov/events/hybrid-board-meeting-january-23-24-2023
Information on the Colorado Water Conservation Board may be found on their webpage:
https://cwcb.colorado.gov/board-meetings
League of Women Voters mentors from across the country will provide ClubExpress Support for Membership volunteers online. Join us for tips as to how ClubExpress can help volunteers with their membership tasks.
If you already have a LWVUS ClubExpress volunteer Roundtable login for League members set up, log in and register here:
https://lwvce.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=575273&item_id=1924748
If you haven‘t set up a login yet, do that here first so that you can register for the meeting:
https://lwvce.clubexpress.com/
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League of Women Voters mentors from across the country will provide ClubExpress Support for Communication and Social Media Volunteers online. Join us for tips as to how ClubExpress can help volunteers with their communication and social media needs.
If you already have a LWVUS ClubExpress volunteer Roundtable login for League members set up, log in and register here:
https://lwvce.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=575273&item_id=1996952
If you haven‘t set up a login yet, do that here first so that you can register for the meeting:
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Join the LWVUS United Nations Observers as we review the cycle of international advocacy and review the four quarters of the year and the associated work each quarter, focusing on the fall and spring events of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) conferences.
This online event is for League members and requires registration.
The public is invited to Colorado Department of Transportation meetings online.
You must submit your request to speak by 9 a.m. the day before the meeting.
The schedule of upcoming meetings and past meeting minutes are available on their website here:
https://www.codot.gov/about/transportation-commission/master-calendar.html
League members, join the LWVUS for an update on the LWVUS Structural Transformation project, Framing the Future. Hear about progress growing the League. This is an online meeting.
Registration is required.
In-person and online meetings
The public is invited to the Colorado Air Pollution Control Division‘s Midstream Segment Greenhouse Gas Reduction Planning meeting online.
Register for the online meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIuf-qtqjssG9z0loL_xRnwEdlGOQ9ogshJ
For more information about the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Air Pollution Control Division public meeting, see their website:
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/APCD/Outreach
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Air Pollution Control Division website is here:
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/environment/air-pollution-control
The State of Colorado has designated November 14 - November 18 as Colorado Recycles Week.
Read about Colorado Recycles Week on the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment website:
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hm/recycling
Read more on the Recycle Colorado website:
https://www.recyclecolorado.org/colorado-recycles-week
The public is invited to the Air Quality Control Commission Meeting online. Submit comments at 8:00 AM before the meeting begins at 9:00 AM.
The agenda is available here:
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/aqcc-meeting-information-and-commission-calendar
The Colorado Air Pollution Control Division website is here:
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/aqcc
Online meeting. Go to their website and click on the AGENDA link for the online meeting connection.
Find out what‘s happening with Colorado‘s water resources. The Colorado Water Conservation Board will host a two-day hybrid meeting.
For more information on this meeting, see their event webpage:
https://cwcb.colorado.gov/events/hybrid-board-meeting-january-23-24-2023
Information on the Colorado Water Conservation Board may be found on their webpage:
https://cwcb.colorado.gov/board-meetings
The public is invited to Colorado Department of Transportation meetings online.
You must submit your request to speak by 9 a.m. the day before the meeting.
The schedule of upcoming meetings and YouTube streaming links are available on their website here:
https://www.codot.gov/about/transportation-commission/master-calendar.html
Fort Collins Senior Center (IN-PERSON or VIRTUAL attendance)
You may choose IN-PERSON or VIRTUAL attendance for this Panel Presentation on Metro Districts. BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SEATS ARE LIMITED, so register early!
Learn the facts about metro districts from some of the State‘s leading experts. This session will cover both the benefits and downsides of metro districts, preparing you to be an informed homebuyer!
The State of Colorado has designated November 14 - November 18 as Colorado Recycles Week.
Read about Colorado Recycles Week on the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment website:
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hm/recycling
Read more on the Recycle Colorado website:
https://www.recyclecolorado.org/colorado-recycles-week
Governor Polis has called for a Colorado General Assembly Special Session for a minimum of three days to deal with Colorado property taxes after Colorado statewide Proposition HH failed to win voter approval.
Colorado General Assembly website:
https://leg.colorado.gov/
The State of Colorado has designated November 14 - November 18 as Colorado Recycles Week.
Read about Colorado Recycles Week on the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment website:
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hm/recycling
Read more on the Recycle Colorado website:
https://www.recyclecolorado.org/colorado-recycles-week
Governor Polis has called for a Colorado General Assembly Special Session for a minimum of three days to deal with Colorado property taxes after Colorado statewide Proposition HH failed to win voter approval.
Colorado General Assembly website:
https://leg.colorado.gov/
Governor Polis has called for a Colorado General Assembly Special Session for a minimum of three days to deal with Colorado property taxes after Colorado statewide Proposition HH failed to win voter approval.
Colorado General Assembly website:
https://leg.colorado.gov/
In person at Riverdale Regional Park in Brighton at 7:00 p.m. and online meeting
According to the Department of Justice, American Indian and Alaska Native women are missing and murdered at a rate of more than 10 times the national average. Red Shawl Day is an annual national effort to bring attention to the horrible acts of violence committed against Indigenous people, particularly women and children. Throughout the week surrounding November 19, people are encouraged to wear red as a symbol of the loss of sacred lifeblood through violence.
The National Park Service is part of an all-of-government effort to bring attention and action to missing and murdered Indigenous people. America‘s national parks are part of and surrounded by many Indigenous communities. As part of this observance, you may see National Park Service staff wearing red shawls.
Ways to Help and Raise Awareness
Being aware and spreading awareness of this issue can save lives.
Report suspicious activities when visiting public lands to local law enforcement.
Wear a red shawl or red clothing the day and week of Red Shawl Day
Join the conversation on social media using #RedShawlDay and #NPSIndigenous.
In person at Riverdale Regional Park in Brighton at 7:00 p.m. and online meeting
The League of Women Voters honors Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20.
In 2022 alone, at least 32 lives have been lost to violent transphobic acts. Each of them had names, each of them had stories.
Today we remember them.
Trans rights are human rights and the League of Women Voters supports justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
The League of Women Voters of Maine and the League of Women Voters of Alaska invite all to this month‘s "Let‘s Talk About Threats to Digital Democracy" presentation online.
Former FCC Chair, Tom Wheeler, will talk about his new book, "Techlash: Who Makes the Rules in the Digital Gilded Age."
This is a free online event and all League members are invited.
Register here:
https://democracymaine.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c0ed71ebb226aa00ec5540a0b&id=d712c959b2&e=c9394b5cfd
Online meeting. Go to their website and click on the AGENDA link for the online meeting connection.
Find out what‘s happening with Colorado‘s water resources. The Gunnison Basin Roundtable meets on the third Monday of each month online.
For more information, see their event webpage:
https://cwcb.colorado.gov/events/gunnison-basin-roundtable-5
League of Women Voters mentors from across the country will provide ClubExpress Support for Events and Volunteering tasks on Thursday, February 17 at noon MT online. Join us for tips as to how ClubExpress can help volunteers with setting up events in ClubExpress and organizing volunteers.
If you already have a LWVUS ClubExpress volunteer Roundtable login for League members set up, log in and register here:
https://lwvce.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=575273&item_id=2111568
If you haven‘t set up a login yet, do that here first so that you can register for the meeting:
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Online meeting. Go to their website and click on the AGENDA link for the online meeting connection l
Find out what‘s happening with Colorado‘s water resources at the Colorado Water Conservation Board‘s South Platte Basin Roundtable monthly meeting online.
For meeting information:
https://cwcb.colorado.gov/events/south-platte-basin-roundtable-10
In person at Riverdale Regional Park in Brighton at 7:00 p.m. and online meeting
The League celebrates Native American Heritage Day on November 24.
Also, celebrate November as Native American Heritage Month with the League of Women Voters.
Explore a wealth of information from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Library of Congress, and National Archives about our Native American heritage.
Native American Heritage Month:
https://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian:
https://americanindian.si.edu/
The museum has a "Giving Thanks" series with true information for teaching about the first Thanksgiving :
https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360
In person at Riverdale Regional Park in Brighton at 7:00 p.m. and online meeting
The United Nations‘ 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual campaign that begins on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs through International Human Rights Day on 10 December, International Human Rights Day.
Last year the UN marked the 16 Days under the theme “UNiTE! Activism to end violence against women and girls”, noting these statistics:
1 in 3: More than 1 in 3 women experience gender-based violence during their lifetime.
1 in 5: In 2021, nearly 1 in 5 women aged 20-24 were married before turning 18.
40%: Less than 40 per cent of women who experience violence seek help of any sort.
Violence against women and girls remains the most pervasive human rights violation around the world. A backlash against women’s rights is underway around the world. Anti-feminist movements are on the rise, attacks against women human rights defenders and activists are up, and the legal status of women’s rights is increasingly imperiled in many countries. Regressive new laws are exacerbating impunity for perpetrators of domestic violence, governments are using force against femicide and gender-based violence protestors, and women’s rights organizations are being increasingly marginalized.
Violence against women and girls is preventable. Evidence shows that the single most important driver of policy change is a strong and autonomous women’s movement—making feminist mobilization in the face of anti-rights backlash a literal matter of life and death.
This 16 Days, we’re encouraging everyone to get involved: from amplifying the voices of survivors and activists to supporting women’s organizations and strengthening feminist movements, we can all act to empower survivors, reduce and prevent violence against women and girls, and protect women’s rights.
Online meeting. Go to their website and click on the AGENDA link for the online meeting connection.
Find out what‘s happening with Colorado‘s water resources. The Colorado Basin Roundtable meets on the last Monday of each month online.
For more information on the Colorado Basin Roundtable, see their webpage:
https://cwcb.colorado.gov/about-us/basin-roundtables/colorado-basin-roundtable
Check the calendar for upcoming meetings:
https://cwcb.colorado.gov/fullcalendar
Information about all the Colorado Basin Roundtables may be found here:
https://cwcb.colorado.gov/about-us/basin-roundtables
Deadline for County audit board to sign, date and submit to the Secretary of State a report of the results of the risk limiting audit
Online meeting. Go to their website and click on the AGENDA link for the online meeting connection.
Find out what‘s happening with Colorado‘s water resources. The Colorado Water Conservation Board Water Availability & Flood Task Force will meet online only.
For more information, see their event webpage:
https://cwcb.colorado.gov/events/water-availability-flood-task-force-meeting-virtual-11
Program Meeting after Thanksgiving on Zoom
In person at Riverdale Regional Park in Brighton at 7:00 p.m. and online meeting
Native American Women’s Equal Pay Day is the day that Native American women in the U.S. must work until before they earn the equivalent of what men were paid the previous year.
Because women earn less, on average, than men, they must work longer for the same amount of pay. The wage gap is even greater for most women of color. Starting in 2022, data now includes part-time, seasonal, and gig workers, many of whom are essential workers piecing together multiple part-time jobs to get by.
More than 50 years after the passage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Native American women working full time, year-round and part-time are paid 55 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic, White men, according to census data from 2022.
Native American women who work full time year-round are paid 59 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic, White men.