Please join the League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford for a great overview of our immigration system and what to expect from the incoming presidential administration. LWVGR’s Immigration Chair and immigration attorney Sara Dady is presenting. Why is it so hard for people to immigrate "the right way" to the US? • US laws for immigration were passed in 1965 and have received no updates in over 30 years. • Very few people are eligible to even apply for a green card to the United States. • Work visas are limited, expensive for employers, and take a long time [...]

Audra Wilson, President and CEO of the Shriver Center on Poverty Law, will present a look at poverty through the lens of gender equity. Join us to learn how we can make a difference! Register. https://pj67ludab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MafDwZ4cNB6SGBznTU2zkMjwGjEiwgbT_mot3nV3NOB6nyYB3f1gPCKxvTXq7AathgheeUdk6liSBLJve2viR1VHfGROoFSL-X2S03Dwo2AHMOYVi_U3_AX2_7bl4s_fRFFlUJ8bgPw5gUjFkW4oOjeQAHS1gxqkEu8gKolZ4Plzc0LQMY-NpR5ISl0hbuxVSdm-5o7j2QRuVuDeTs_Vl4w-klHHOmJYuIIWrgUhfGAWbyQUB9OEWg==&c=tdaI8tfId5jv29OIyQKqWB0v7qRo_rK7JIQhsG4W3A2NL_D8rNqzNQ==&ch=RCpb98xayrB0IBMHwMSNPQrxZyAoN3tNIDHFf9-N1lSgqWfOK1ohZw== This virtual event is part of our Democracy and Equity Education Series, brought to you by LWVIL's Issues & Advocacy Committee. About the Speaker President and CEO of the Shriver Center on Poverty Law, Audra Wilson has been a champion for racial and economic justice for more than 20 years. She is a lawyer, policy shaper, community mobilizer, teacher, and executive. Early in her [...]

DON'T MISS this inspiring story of the multi-racial, multi-generational, bipartisan effort to make the ERA the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution! Ratified shows us the tenacity required by ordinary citizens to bend the arc towards justice. You'll be inspired to contact the Biden administration every day, urging the president to direct the archivist to publish the ERA to our US Constitution.