Making Democracy Work

The League of Women Voters of Champaign County (LWVCC) is a nonpartisan organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

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 Inside the August  Issue of The Voter:

• Forest Preserve Summer Concert Series: Details and photos
• LWVCC Student Ambassador Program: Nominate! 
• Voting Rights: the Federal Perspective (Protect Our Vote series)
• LWVCC Book Club: Rising Out of Hatred
• Countering Misinformation about Voting by Mail 
• Volunteers Recognized and Feted
• Meet the 2021-22 LWVCC Board of Directors​

Read the August Newsletter

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Join LWVCC for Music in the Forest Preserve Sunday, August 1, 5:00 pm

Join us in welcoming the DEARIE & NECTAR band at the Homer Lake Forest Preservef this weekend!   Enjoy this band in one of Champaign County’s most beautiful settings! Free and open to the public. The concert is at the Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve (map).
 
Music in the Forest Preserve: DEARIE & NECTAR  is a part of the Champaign County Forest Preserve District Summer Concert Series sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Champaign County (LWVCC). There are 3  more concerts in this series - see the flyer below or the LWVCC Calendar  for dates and locations. 

While at the concert this weekend, please visit the LWVCC table.  Our Voter Registration & Education Team will be there to assist the audience with voter registration. Whether they just turned 18, recently moved, or changed their name, we can help get their voter registration status current.
 
Current public health guidelines will be followed; see CCFPD’s Covid Guidelines & Waiver for In-person Programs. Programs may be altered or canceled due to weather or COVID-19 related concerns. For more info: (217) 586-2612 or pcain@ccfpd.org.

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Here's a photo of  LWVCC volunteers Karen Fresco,  Ruth Wene, Beth Martin and Dar Kuglich at the LWVCC table at the July 18 concert at Homer Lake Forest Preserve.  If you'd like to help at a future concert, see the Volunteer Opportunity page. 

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News and Announcements

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​Volunteer with the League

--Enjoy Music While Volunteering for League Summer Events
--Voting Misinformation Detectives 
--Get Out the Vote in 2022: Planning in Summer 2021
--Programmers/Web Developers: Update the Candidate Guide
--Get Your Name on the Contact-Me List

Get Details on Volunteer Opportunities

Other Ways to Get Involved

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Watch Video and Learn About Jim Crow and Nuremberg Laws

Four community organizations presented this webinar on June 9 to more than 80 people. The presenters showed how these laws produced and enforced legal suppression of black American citizens in the South between 1877 and the 1950s, and of Jews in Germany in the 1930s. Learning from these parts of our past will help us better understand efforts to suppress the vote today.  

Watch the video here or see it on the League's YouTube site. (1 hour and 35 minutes) 

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Thank You, Volunteers!

The League depends on volunteers. There are many ways to get involved. For more information see  Get Involved with the League or a list of specific  Volunteer  Opportunities.  If you have specific questions, send an email to our Volunteer team at: volunteer@lwvchampaigncounty.org.
 
June is "Thanking Volunteers" month for this chapter of the League of Women Voters.  Click the button below to see a list of our volunteers for 2020-2021.  

Thanking Volunteers

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