Upcoming Events and other ways you can get involved

Climate Change

As a local committee we plan to: help people in their community learn what they can do at the individual and household levels to save energy and reduce their carbon footprint, work with their community to set emissions-reduction goals and then develop and implement a plan to achieve these goals, and work with other grassroot organizations on climate change at the local, state and federal levels, including eventual ratification of an effective international climate agreement.

By |2015-06-09T10:24:40-05:00May 5th, 2013|

Support the City of Elgin’s efforts to become a sustainable community

Support the City of Elgin's efforts to become a sustainable community through: continued monitoring of the implementation of Elgin Sustainability Master Plan; monitor the progress of the Elgin Sustainability Committee; and continue to participate in and support the goals and efforts of the Elgin Community Garden Network.

By |2015-06-09T10:28:33-05:00May 5th, 2013|

Collaborate with educational forums on “Running for Public Office”

In order to promote and increase participation in public government, the local League will continue to collaborate with the Elgin YWCA with educational forums on "Running for Public Office."

By |2013-05-07T13:35:42-05:00May 5th, 2013|

League of Women Voters Celebrates 93rd Birthday

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 while Martin Luther King and others look on (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area is elated to join our colleagues today to celebrate our national organization's 93rd anniversary. Since our founding in 1920, the League has worked tirelessly to protect and uphold the constitutional right to vote, a right that composes the very foundation of our democracy. However, while we celebrate our successes, we are concerned by stark challenges to our democracy. In the upcoming Supreme Court case Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, the [...]

By |2013-04-16T03:57:58-05:00February 14th, 2013|
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