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Date: 4/14/2023
Subject: LWVD Friday Update 4/14/23
From: League of Women Voters of Dallas




April 14,  2023 

Events Next Week:  Major topics in discussion across our county!
 

1. Tuesday, April 18th Housing Meeting:   A change in plans! Instead of the monthly zoom meeting of the Housing Advocacy Group, members and friends are invited to attend a panel discussion at Wilshire Baptist Church on the same day at 6:30pm.  The topic is “Affordable Housing and Homelessness”.  The meeting is in the Community Hall at 4316 Abrams Road.  No need to register. Contact Madge Cruse for more information.

Speakers will be:   Joli Robinson (President of Housing Forward), Mark Melton (Founder, Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center and Honoree at 2023 SBA Luncheon) and Ashley Flores (Sr. Director of Child Poverty Action Lab, the co-author of a guide to improving voucher acceptance). 

2. Tuesday April 18:  Our Health Care Advocacy leaders (Kelseanna Hollis-Hansen and Julia Fielding) would like to encourage interested health advocates to attend this meeting in Dallas next week (virtual or in-person).  It is hosted by the Office of Assistant Secretary for Health and the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs and is focused on maternal health and birth outcomes.
Health
Future Events: 
 
3. Tuesday, April 25 at 5:30 pm:  A special meeting of the LWVD State Education Advocacy committee with Dallas ISD Superintendent,  Dr. Stephanie Elizalde.  The subject will be the impact of the 88th legislative Session on public education.
Please put this meeting on your calendar, and the registration information will be available shortly on our Events calendar.  The Education Committee meeting scheduled for next week, on April 20, is cancelled. 

4. UPDATED: Wednesday, April 26, 5 PM - 7 PM:  Judge Clay Jenkins has joined our Voter Empowerment Event as a speaker!  Casey Thomas, Dallas City Council Member, District 3, will be the moderator for our event. 
 
You don't want to miss attending this event and networking with a room full of Texans who support the Freedom to Vote! 
 
5.  National Volunteer Week is April 16-22:    More Information Here.
 
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An Email from Dr. Dr. Deborah Ann Turner, President, League of Women Voters of the US to all members on April 3, 2023

 

Dear League Member,

Last year, LWV made a commitment to our future with the Structure Transformation Plan, investing in local and state Leagues and upgrading our membership mechanics. Now, we enter the next phase of our transformation journey: building out the framework of our future. 

Framing the Future is the next brick laid on our path to staying powerful for the next 100 years. Your voice will shape this next step. We are asking all members to fill out a short 10-minute survey about their unique experiences in the League.

Membership Experience Survey

 

League member experience is broad and diverse. No one else can represent your voice in this process!  

We will use the survey results, along with insight from the Framing the Future working groups, to guide the next steps of our Transformation Journey. We will share highlights of the results in May.

The survey will be open from April 3 – April 22, 2023. We want to hear from everyone in your League community. Take the survey, and then please share it with your fellow League members

We are eager to hear your voice. Thank you for being a member of the League of Women Voters.

 
In League, 
Diane Tasian 
President
League of Women Voters of Dallas 
 
 
 

LWVD Office

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