Date: 2/2/2024
Subject: Board Briefings - January 2024
From: Irene R. Tynes, President, LWVCO

Board Meeting - January 23, 2024

Virtual Meeting - met by Zoom

6:43pm Call to Order and Establish Quorum Irene
Changes to Agenda
Add Voter Service Report
6:44pm Voter Service Report Barb
Still analyzing 2023 feedback
Working on 2024 Candidate Forum Guide with Beth

To read the full minutes, click here.

Dear League members,

Dr. Turner’s family wanted to be sure that we shared the details of the upcoming memorial services this weekend and invite you to participate either in person or online.

Visitation

Saturday, February 3, 2024

Iowa State University Memorial Union, Campanile Room
2229 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA 50011
4pm – 8pm Central Time

Funeral Service
Sunday, February 4, 2024
Iowa State University Memorial Union, Great Hall
2229 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA 50011
Doors: 10am Central Time
Service: 11am – 12:30pm Central Time

There is a live stream on our LWVUS Facebook page, where you can tune in on Sunday morning to follow the service live at 11am Central Time or watch later.

Dr. Turner Funeral Live Stream

We hope watching or attending these services will bring you peace in the coming days.

In League,

Virginia Kase Solomón

And be sure to check out the News Literacy page at https://bit.ly/news_literacy for more tools to help you spot disinformation.

In case you missed it, the News Access and Literacy Task Force recommends a great opinion piece that recently ran in the Colorado Sun, Reimagining the Public Square. Read the full story here.

“….local newsrooms, libraries, schools, community and civic groups all have unique and important roles to play in helping local communities reimagine and rebuild Colorado’s public square — both online and in person. These local “bridging” institutions have a natural advantage in countering polarization and division. By intentionally creating spaces where diverse groups of local people can engage with one another as people — not as algorithm-curated voting blocs — genuine conversations about common challenges can spark empathy, understanding and solutions.”

Read It Here

Find Out More

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

To support LWVCO’s efforts to codify the right to abortion in the Colorado Constitution in partnership with the Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Coalition (RHRJC), we’re gathering a variety of volunteers who are willing to do what the League does best: mobilize.

The campaign wants 185,000 signatures, and of course signatures are needed from all 35 state senate districts by April. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to codify the right to complete reproductive healthcare for all Coloradans into our state’s constitution.

All volunteers will be required to participate in a short training session.

Interested in volunteering?

Volunteer Here

Volunteers Needed

The Coalition for the Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom is seeking volunteers to collect signatures at their fundraisers around the state. If you or your group would like to volunteer for one or more of the following dates, please send an email to Colin.

Feb 3 - Loveland Fundraiser

Feb 5 - Lone Tree Fundraiser

Feb 7 - Evergreen Fundraiser

Feb 12 - Young Professional Fundraiser

Feb 21 - Erie / Weld Fundraiser with Sara Loflin & Pat Waak

Feb 27 - Colorado Springs Fundraiser with Kathleen Ricker

Feb 28 - Fort Collins Fundraiser

Feb 29 - Greeley Fundraiser

Feb 29 - Aurora Fundraiser

Mar 2 - Englewood Fundraiser

Mar 4 - Attorney Fundraiser with Phil Weiser

Mar 11 - Tentative Fundraiser - Pueblo