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Speaker: Andrew Pritchard, Chambana Weather When: Wednesday, April 23, 7-8pm Video available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovSDVXiPGXE “An award-winning meteorologist and weather risk communicator, Andrew Pritchard is dedicated to helping our local community make informed decisions in the face of changing weather patterns,” shares program moderator Joan Tousey. “His passion for weather safety and storytelling makes him a trusted voice in the field, and the topic could not be more timely with recent budget cuts to NOAA.”
This presentation is part of LWVCC's series Keeping It Local.
Political journalist Sean Crawford will help us understand the process of legislative deliberations, including how bills get traction, how they move through the legislature, and how they finally get passed. Speaker: Sean Crawford, Managing Editor of National Public Radio Illinois When: Wednesday, March 26, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Where: Attend the Zoom meeting online at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83622390970?pwd=e6HFzxu5JgUWUayDQTTU5bW1mmoLFK.1  “You might remember a chart in high school civics education entitled ‘How a Bill Becomes a Law’ and it seemed straightforward,” says League Member Theresa Michelson, program moderator. “It is anything but straightforward and simple. Why are state budget deliberations kept out of sight until the last minute before the May deadline? Citizens need to understand the process, especially if they want to provide input to their elected representatives.” This presentation is part of LWVCC's series Keeping It Local.
When: Sunday, March 9, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Where: Grace Lutheran Church, 313 S. Prospect, Champaign. Participate: Voters will have the opportunity to meet candidates and ask questions in an informal setting. The League of Women Voters of Champaign County is the host for the event. Co-sponsors are:
When: Thursday, March 6, 7:00 pm Where: Rantoul City Schools Administrative Center, 1 Aviation Center Drive (please put Rise Academy in your GPS; otherwise you will be directed to the middle of a runway) Participate: Email questions in advance by March 3 to [email protected] with “Rantoul Candidate Forum” in subject line.
Hosted by the League of Women Voters of Champaign County
Co-sponsored by the NAACP Champaign County Branch When: Tuesday, March 4, 7:00 pm Where: Savoy Municipal Center, 611 North Dunlap Avenue Also available: Live-stream on Village of Savoy Facebook page.
The Forum is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Champaign County and NAACP Champaign County Branch. The event is hosted by the League.
When: Wednesday, February 26, 7:00 - 8:00 pm Who: The public is invited Where: Attend at this Zoom Webinar https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87185863253?pwd=MXGrEsQtzNuIdSHmlIFdbuXnbnX2OI.1 Encouraging civic engagement is central to the mission of the League of Women Voters of Champaign County. Yet, the current political climate may leave some feeling helpless and perhaps unmotivated to get involved. How can the average citizen be civically engaged and what opportunities exist on a local level? Panelists:
This program is part of LWVCC's "Keeping It Local" series of educational programs.
The University YMCA has announced its Friday Forum series for programs in February through April. The spring theme is Social Justice. The Friday Forum series is held at the University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St, Champaign, from 12:00 pm-1:00 pm. Free lunch is provided.  The League of Women Voters of Champaign County is one of the cosponsors of this series and will have a voter information & registration table at some of these events.
Where: Urbana City Council Chambers, 400 S. Vine, Urbana When: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm Who:
Videos are now available in these places: City of Urbana Public TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcCRYq2ZMT LWVCC YouTube: Mayoral Forum: https://youtu.be/OTysjf9trGk Ward 6: https://youtu.be/kW0YWQqTU-A  If you have questions for the candidates, please send to them to [email protected] by January 25. Cosponsored by NAACP Champaign County Branch, Independent Media Center and LWVCC. Open to the public. The Forums will be recorded and available afterward on the League's YouTube site.  Watch the video from this presentation on the LWVCC YouTube site. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8iFe6TFkuE Champaign County is one of 14 counties that source their drinking water from the Mahomet Aquifer. Because there are no economically feasible alternatives to replace it, in 2015 the EPA designated the Mahomet Aquifer a sole source aquifer. A recent concern of elected leaders and environmental groups is the ability of industrial companies to inject carbon dioxide through the Aquifer to store it underground.
Panelists Andrew Rehn, Climate Policy Director at Prairie Rivers Network, and Pam Richart, Co-Director of the Eco-Justice Collaborative work locally to advance clean and sustainable energy policies. Rehn and Richart will share their expertise on the Mahomet Aquifer and the urgent need to protect it.  This program is part of LWVCC's Keeping it Local series. These programs are free, open to the public, and available on the League’s website (after the meeting).
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