Series

The League of Women Voters of Champaign County  holds several recurring series of meetings and events. The individual events are listed on the Calendar and on the home page under News & Announcements. 

League Office Hours - New!

Starting July 15, the League will offer online "office hours" each month. We'll meet for about a half hour on Zoom to give a short update on LWVCC activities and to highlight some League basics. Members and anyone who is curious about the League are invited to drop in. There will be time for questions and answers. Members will receive a Zoom invitation the morning of the meeting.

Before the COVID-19 era, League members and members of the public could meet together in person to keep up with League events and ask basic questions. Having a cup of coffee together was a common way to talk informally and help orient new members and volunteers.  

The idea behind "League Office Hours on Zoom" is to try to meet some of these same needs online. Each meeting will cover current League activities and will put a spotlight on a basic aspect of how the League works. For example, at the first meeting in July there will be an update on the Criminal Justice Study Update and a report on the "Why Vote?" Student Video Challenge. For League basics, the July meeting will discuss League positions: what they are and how they come to be.

"League Office Hours on Zoom" are scheduled on the third Wednesday of each month, 12:00 - 12:30 pm and also recorded for posting on the League's YouTube channel. Check the League's website calendar for details.

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​League Book Club

 Meetings to discuss books on current topics related to the League's scope. Previous books discussed were: Fascism by Madeline Albrightm The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote by Elaine Weiss and Why We’re Polarized by Ezra Klein.  Book Club meetings are approximately quarterly. The next meeting is Tuesday, January 12.  The book “Caste" by Isabelle Wilkinson will be discussed, led by LWV member Paula Kaufman. Details wll be sent to League members as the event approaches.Meetings to discuss books on current topics related to the League's scope.  Watch the League calendar for announcements or read the League's newsletter The Voter  for details. 

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​Public Presentations

The League of Women Voters of Champaign County sponsors informational public programs with guest speakers. Topics presented so far in 2019 - 2020 include: Census 101; Census 2020 Forum; Guns and Society;  Ranked Choice Voting and Our Community and Covid-19. 

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the League increasingly offering its public presentations online.  Watch the League calendar for announcements of new online  presentations.   If you miss a presentation, it may be recorded on the League's YouTube channel. 

League members receive information on attending shortly before each event. The public is invited to contact the person listed in the League calendar to request an invitation.

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A Conversation with the League

Periodically the League will schedule onlne discussions with public figures to respond to current community issues. These conversations are presentations followed by question and answers.  Topics presented so far in 2020 include: Our Community and Covid-19.   Watch the League calendar for announcements of new online  presentations.   If you miss a presentation, it may be recorded on the League's YouTube channel. 

League members receive information on attending shortly before each event.  Some of these meetings are public and some are members only.

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