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Spartanburg Mayor Election Forum - Oct 12, 2021

10/8/2021

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Did you miss the forum or want to hear it again? The video is available!
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City Council Election Forum - Oct 7, 2021

10/1/2021

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Did you miss the forum or want to hear it again? The video is available!
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What's Up with Redistricting? 9/21, 7pm

9/21/2021

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Join us to hear the latest on redistricting in South Carolina, what we've done in the last year, what we have planned from the coming year, and how you can join us to make democracy work! 

Just follow this Zoom link! As always, our meetings are free and open to the public.

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September Newsletter

9/10/2021

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​Ruth's Reflections: A Note from the President
Ruth Stanton, LWVS President

Welcome to a new League Year. Fall has traditionally been when the League ramps up for meetings and activities after a quiet summer. We do have lots planned for the fall (more in this newsletter about that), but this summer was hardly quiet! Since our last general meeting in May, League members...
  • Ran a litter sweep from the Grimke Mural. Thank you to all participants!
  • Participated in a community Juneteenth Litter Sweep. Not only did we have an opportunity to work with other groups, but we also earned $500 through a grant program associated with that! Thank you to all League Litter Sweepers!
  • Provided voting information at a Housing Authority Fair. Thank you, Mary Ann and Christina!
  • Put on the Ready…Set…Run!!! virtual program to encourage citizens to run for office. This was presented in conjunction with the Spartanburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta.
  • Participated in the Voting Vigil on July 17.
  • Sent a contingent to Greenville on August 2 to the SC Senate Redistricting Hearing. Charles Mann and I spoke to the State Senators as 2 of about 30 speakers expressing concerns about redistricting.
  • And our Board has met twice. 
Our current Board has myself as President, Darcell Davis-Williams as first Vice President of Programs, Lisa Caldwell-Salters as second Vice President of Membership, Becky Slayton as Secretary & Communications Chair, Susan Turregano as Treasurer, Charles Mann as our Redistricting Expert, Christina Johanningmeier as our Natural Resources Expert, Mary Ann Deku as Voter Services Chair, and at-large members Parker Morse-Andreoli, Sundra Proctor Smith, Pam Stoll, Phillip Stone, and Takeisha Washington.  So, a Board with a lot of knowledgeable, hardworking folks.   Many thanks to all of them.
 
The Board plans for Zoom Meetings this Fall.  It makes us sad to do so, but we know that South Carolina is having a huge Covid surge swamping our health care system at this time and we don’t want League Members to unnecessarily and inadvertently contribute to this. We will monitor the situation for 2022.  We will use this Zoom link every time, so save it to you calendar entries.
 
Please join us for our first General Meeting, open to all, on Tuesday, September 21, at 7 pm.  We’ll Introduce our Fall Meeting Line Up and our plans for activities for the upcoming year.  Our featured speaker will be Charles Mann giving us the latest update on South Carolina Redistricting. We welcome guests and new members, so please invite a friend  or friends to Zoom in with us. Let’s see who can bring in the most guests!

​To read the entire newsletter, just click here!

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Litter Sweeps with Tyger River Foundation

7/21/2021

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Want to run for office?  Join us July 13, 7 pm

7/9/2021

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Did you miss the live workshop - or perhaps want to refresh your memory? The video is available on the FB event page. Thanks again to everyone who made this workshop possible. So much good information and inspiration! 

Also, check out the Candidate page at https://www.scvotes.gov/ for details, dates and forms.
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Annual Meeting - Tues, May 18, 2021 - 7pm  Stories from the Races

4/20/2021

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It's important for a healthy democracy to have more than one candidate running for a given office. There are many reasons to run for elected office and many barriers as well.

We're collecting stories of candidates and almost candidates!
If you have experience running for office or if you seriously considered it but opted out for whatever reason, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Please share your story with us via this form.

A few stories will be shared at the annual meeting, but we want to have a collection of written stories as well so we can correctly identify ways to help citizens who wish to serve in public office.

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General Meeting: REDISTRICTING - 7 pm 4/20/21

3/16/2021

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Every 10 years, Congressional and other legislative districts are reapportioned. LWV believes that new lines should be apportioned substantially on population. We oppose partisan and racial gerrymandering that strips rights away from voters. (Gerrymandering is manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency so as to favor one party or class.)

Dr. Anne Catlla will explain gerrymandering and redistricting in an understandable way and can speak as part of the League's state team addressing redistricting in South Carolina. As an applied mathematician, Dr. Catlla, a postdoctoral associate at Duke University, applies mathematical methods to a wide range of physical phenomena, learning about a variety of interesting subjects in the process.


The League of Women Voters of Spartanburg County has a General Meeting each month, usually on the third Tuesday of the month. These meetings are free and open to the public and are a non-partisan setting for voter education and services.


Zoom Connections
Online: https://lwvofspartanburg.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=97b1b1bf08dfd3026130cad0e&id=1130e6fffa&e=4d034eef71

By Phone: 1(929)436-2866
Meeting ID: 858 3643 4013
Passcode: LWVGeneral
LWV Spartanburg Redistricting page
LWV SC Redistricting Page
LWV US Redistricting Page
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DEI Movie Club: "13th" - 7 pm, March 2, 2021

2/16/2021

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The League of Women Voters has a nationwide focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) not only in our Leagues but also in our society. With that in mind, we have established our DEI Movie Club to give us a venue to consider our systems and interactions from a variety of perspectives.

Our first movie is 13th, named for the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution. The plan is to watch the movie at your convenience - it's available at the Spartanburg County Public Libraries, on YouTube, and on Netflix (for subscribers). Check out the links below.

We'll have a lively discussion beginning at 7 pm on Zoom based on a discussion guide you can download here.

"Filmmaker Ava DuVernay talks about her new documentary, 13TH, which explores the history of race and the criminal justice system in the United States. The film's title refers to the 13th Amendment." Excerpt from NPR's All Things Considered on 12/17/2016.

Some links to prepare for the Movie Discussion Group...
  • The official trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6IXQbXPO3I
  • 13th is available at the library, on Netflix for subscribers, and Netflix has uploaded it to YouTube for non-subscribers here: https://youtu.be/krfcq5pF8u8
  • Check out NPR's All Things Considered segment on the movie: https://www.npr.org/2016/12/17/505996792/documentary-13th-argues-mass-incarceration-is-an-extension-of-slavery
  • Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89920813047?pwd=NE1hUDArWXd1Q2JyZzBJcnVENEpsQT09
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LWVS General Meeting - Feb. 16, 2021, 7pm

1/29/2021

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