A pioneering diplomat who spent her career advancing democracy in the post-Soviet world, Marie Yovanovitch recounts her many years in public service and the experience of testifying during President Trump’s first impeachment.
Madeleine Albright calls Yovanovitch's memoir "essential reading for current policymakers, aspiring diplomats, and anyone who cares about America’s role in the world." The Champaign Public Library is located at 200 W. Green Street in Champaign. Contact Annette Lansford for more Book Club information. This March 22, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm meeting was a follow-up to "Building a House United" Town Hall. The video of this meeting is available on on the LWVCC Youtube site here. Scott Althaus, Professor of Political Science and Communication Director, Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, University of Illinois On March 22, 2023, Professor Scott Althaus shared helpful strategies for having productive conversations with others who may have differing political views. This is an area of his research along with media bias in political coverage. This meeting was part of LWVCC's Keeping It Local Series. The video is now available on the LWVCC Youtube site at this location.
A consortium of five local civic organizations and the News-Gazette joined together to hold a town hall-type forum on February 26, from 1:30-5:30, for all candidates in the races for Champaign mayor, Champaign City Council, and Champaign Unit 4 School Board.
The consortium consists of League of Women Voters of Champaign County, ILVOTE of Champaign County, NAACP Champaign County Branch, Bend the Arc Jewish Action: Champaign-Urbana, and Indivisible Rural Illinois. The forum took place at the Champaign Public Library, Robeson Rooms A and B. The three municipal races each had their own block of time for prepared statements from all the candidates and a moderated Q&A session. There was be time after each session to mingle with the candidates. Facebook event here. The time table:
If you missed this event, the videos are available on the LWVCC YouTube site. The flyer below provides details about a panel discussion on February 15, 2023, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Registration by February 8 is appreciated. The panel will discuss political polarization. See the flyer for location, panelist names and sponsors. Register at go.illinois.edu/BraverAngels or use the QR code in the flyer. Or, visit the UI web page for the event. For more information, contact Carol Bosley carolannbosley@gmail.com or
Sara Kelley sarakelley10@gmail.com Join League members on Wednesday, January 25, from 7:00-8:00 pm to learn more about the New American Welcome Center at the University YMCA. NAWC director Gloria Yen will explain how the Center helps immigrants integrate into the various communities in Champaign County. She'll respond to questions such as the ones below. You'll also have the chance to ask questions of your own.
The Keeping It Local series will be held on Zoom. Consider joining from wherever you are and feel free to share this invitation with others.
Email League member Joan Tousey for more information.
Instead, he documents that it was due to laws and policies passed by local, state, and federal governments over many decades. Beginning with the Great Migration in the 1920s, such policies created the impoverished neighborhoods that still exist today.
Richard Rothstein is a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and a Senior Fellow (emeritus) at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He has written extensively on race and education. Contact Annette Lansford for more Book Club information. Adapted from the February 2023 LWVCC newsletter The Voter. Thanks to LWVCC Director Kanittha Fay for photos.
This online event was part of LWVCC's Keeping It Local series, a monthly League program to discuss local issues. The video of this session is available on the LWVCC YouTube site. You probably have read recent reports about the nationwide crisis in affordable housing. Is there a similar crisis in Champaign County? What steps are being taken to make more affordable housing available locally? On Wednesday, December 14 from 7:00 – 8:00 pm Lily Walton, Executive Director of the Housing Authority of Champaign County and Sheila Dodd, Interim Executive Director of Urbana’s Department of Community Development Services, addressed these issues.
This online event was part of LWVCC's Keeping It Local series, a monthly League program to discuss local issues. Attend by using this Zoom link. Open to the public What do you know about how police are trained? How is training evolving? What does a policing program that involves social workers look like? What makes intervention important?
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