Watch the recording from the January 24, 2023 program. The "Welcoming The Dear Neighbor?" project started in 2017 as a partnership with St. Catherine University's Center for Community Work and Learning and Mapping Prejudice. The vision is to explore housing inequality, segregation, and racism in the past and present and its impacts today. In this program, we welcomed Dr. Rachel Neiwert and student researchers Sohpie Gibson, Maya Villafuerte, and Tessa Shoenecker to share about the project. The students have been researching topics such as women and housing inequality, housing complaints, and the impact of housing covenants on education and school districts.

Some resources mentioned during the presentation: 

• Mapping Prejudice: https://mappingprejudice.umn.edu/
• MNHS Gale Family Library: https://www.mnhs.org/library
• Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub: https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/hub
• Chronicling America: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
• Nellie Francis: https://www.mnopedia.org/person/francis-nellie-1874-1969
• The Just Deeds Project: https://justdeeds.org/

The November 2022 League of Women Voters St. Paul (LWVSP) Learn with the League Program, Gen Z to the Rescue: The 2022 Youth Vote Projects, featured projects created by LWVSP Student Leaders related to Voter Registration and Voter Education. Introduced by Youth Vote co-chairs Grace Reardon and Lia Pak, St. Paul Student Leaders for fall 2022 shared information about their projects to educate and register voters.

The LWV Upper Mississippi River Region Newsletter for November 2022 is now available.

Hosted by CMAL, this event features Paul Linnell from the Secretary of State's office. Paul  talks about how our elections work and why they are safe and secure. With all the misinformation out there, this program is timely and enlightening! 

Watch by clicking the link and entering the passcode: OuFzK=YG

Organized by League of Women Voters Woodbury Cottage Grove Area, this program provides an overview of the role, responsibilities and authority of the County Board and County Commissioners; where counties fit between, and work with, the state legislature, cities and city councils; and the range of functions and policy issues where they have responsibility. Recorded on Monday, October 17, 2022.

Watch County Board 101

Watch the district 64 candidate forum recorded on October 3, 2022. Forum includes both state senate and house candidates.

https://youtu.be/yeYv5P3SFZE

The October 2022 Newsletter for the League of Women Voters Upper Mississippi River Region is now available.

The September 2022 Newsletter for the League of Women Voters Upper Mississippi River Region is now available.

KEY ELECTION DATES FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION

June 24-August 8: Early Voting by mail or in person for the Primary Election

Ramsey County Library: 2180 Hamline Ave N. Roseville, MN

• August 2-5, 10am-6pm
• August 6, 10am-3pm August 8, 10am-5pm

Ramsey County Elections Plato Building: 90 Plato Blvd. W. St. Paul, MN

• August 2-5, 8am-6pm August 6, 10am-3pm
• August 8, 8am-5pm

August 9: Primary Election Day - vote at your polling place, using same day registration if needed.

KEY ELECTION DATES FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION

September 23-Nov.7: Early Voting by mail or in person for the General Election

October 18: Last day to register in advance for the General Election

November 8: General Election Day! Same day registration, vote at your polling pace.

The most recent issue of The Voter offers election season events, including the bimonthly member popup, a letter from Membership, titles for fall book club reading, and a remembrance of longtime member Norma Finnegan.

Remember, we're always looking for article ideas; contact Diane anytime.