LWVSPA

Committee on Membership
2025-10-22 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-11-26 17:00 - 18:00 UTC
Contact chair, Amy Weintraub, for more teleconference link or for more info.

All-Member Meeting for Tampa Bay Area Leagues
2025-10-23 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Allendale UMC, 3803 Haines Road North, St. Petersburg, FL, 33703, United States
Get updates on the League’s work at the state level from League of Women Voters of Florida President Jessica Lowe-Minor, and learn about the important work that your local Tampa Bay area leagues are doing!

We will meet in the Sanctuary of Allendale UMC.

A recording will be posted to LWVSPA’s YouTube for those unable to attend.

Childcare will be available during the meeting; if you need that service, please fill out the form that appears on the RSVP confirmation page.

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October Cocktails & Conversations
2025-10-28 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge, 540 1st St S, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States
We would love for you to join the League for Cocktails & Conversation, and invite a guest or two. These happy hours are the perfect time to relax with (or without!) a drink and enjoy some great company.

If you’re feeling festive or spooky, feel free to wear something Halloween-y for our Oct. 28 Cocktails & Conversation — strictly voluntary!

Our October event will be at the Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge.

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Disappeared In America Day of Action
2025-11-02 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Pinellas County Courthouse, 14450 49th Street N, Clearwater, Florida, 33762, United States
Immigrant families are being torn apart — but together, we can demand human dignity, justice, and due process. On Nov 2, join the vigil in front of the Pinellas County Courthouse in Clearwater as part of the national Disappeared In America Day of Action. Together, we will not tolerate our immigrant neighbors and loved ones to disappear without a trace. Sponsored by Pinellas/Hillsborough Interfaith Coalition, co-sponsored by LWVSPA

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Reproductive Rights Action Team Meeting
2025-11-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-01 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Join us via Zoom! We meet monthly on the 1st Monday. Email office@lwvspa.org with questions.

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National Popular Vote Committee
2025-11-04 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-02 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
First Tuesday of each month, 5-6 pm.Join us as we talk strategy. First timers are welcome and all levels of experience are encouraged to join.

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Social Justice Action Team Meeting
2025-11-06 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-04 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
We believe in secure equal rights and equal opportunity for all. We promote social and economic justice and the health and safety of all Americans.

The Social Justice Team invites the public to engage in and become more educated on the prescient issues of the day. We seek to expand the imagined possibilities of progress for all people and voices. We advocate safe, open-minded discussions in the community around the intersections of economics, history, politics, privilege, and race.

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Education Committee (With LWVNPC)
2025-11-11 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
We have combined the October / November meetings into this one in-person meeting. We will meet at the Chili’s located at the corner of East Bay Dr. and US 19.

Please email office@lwvspa.org to RSVP if you wish to attend.

Open to all current LWV members only.

Cadillac Crew - Studio@620
2025-11-16 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | The Studio@620, 620 1st Ave S, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States
Join LWVSPA at a performance of Cadillac Crew at the Studio@620!Space is limited – only 10 seats available. Open to LWVSPA members only.

“On the day of a much-anticipated speech by Rosa Parks during the height of the Civil Rights Movement four activists working in a Virginia civil rights office wonder whether the proclamation of equality amongst mankind includes women.”More info on the play here: https://thestudioat620.org/events/cadillac-crew/

If no seats remain, join the waitlist here: https://forms.gle/eTCzgvbwMeZHmvsc8

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Vigil for Immigrant Justice
2025-11-16 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-23 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-30 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-07 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Pinellas County Courthouse, 14450 49th Street N, Clearwater, Florida, 33762, United States
The Pinellas/Hillsborough Interfaith Coalition, LWVSPA, and our allies host a peaceful Freedom Vigil to stand in solidarity with immigrant families and demand an end to the detention and deportation of our nonviolent, law-abiding immigrant community neighbors, siblings, and friends. These vigils shine a light on the erosion of due process and the rise of authoritarian overreach. We pray for family reunification and justice for all immigrants. Together, we affirm that justice, compassion, and the rule of law must apply to everyone—regardless of immigration status.

Details:

Sundays 4-5 pm

Pinellas County Courthouse14250 49th Street N (corner of 144 Ave N & 49th St N)Clearwater, FL 33762

Register:https://flic.fyi/727vigil

LWV Manatee Repro Rights Action Team meeting: FL State Rep. Kelly Skidmore
2025-11-17 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Florida State Rep. Kelly Skidmore of Delray Beach will be the guest speaker for the LWV-MC Reproductive Rights Action Team meeting. Rep. Skidmore is the sponsor of HB 6001, a bill to abolish the nearly $30 million spent each year by the state of Florida to fund “faux medical clinics” designed solely to steer women away from abortion.

Meeting via Zoom.

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Communications Committee Meeting
2025-11-18 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
The LWVSPA Communications Committee meets monthly via Zoom. Email office@lwvspa.org for the link if you’d like to get involved.

Voter Services Committee
2025-11-19 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Join with the Voter Services Leadership Team to hear about our Voter Guide, Candidate Forums, Voter Registration, & Election and Voter Protection.

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November Cocktails & Conversations
2025-11-20 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | The Study Wine & Bourbon Tasting Lounge, 3100 3rd Ave N, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33713, United States
We would love for you to join the League for Cocktails & Conversation, and invite a guest or two.

These happy hours are the perfect time to relax with (or without!) a drink and enjoy some great company.

Our November event will be at The Study.

The Study is a Wine & Bourbon Tasting Lounge, and offers charcuterie boards and other light bites. Ample parking.

You can sample a wide range of wines and bourbons, self-serve pre-measured tastes or glasses.

We will host a donation box in support of Feeding Tampa Bay at our Nov. 20 C&C. The SNAP benefits cut effective Nov. 1 is having a serious impact on many of our neighbors, and food insecurity is a very real threat in our local communities.

Please bring non perishable items such as

holiday meal staples

canned vegetables

canned meats

dry cereals, rice, pasta

If you prefer to make a monetary donation at C&C, we’ll have a QR code for that or you can give a check to Feeding Tampa Bay.

Thanks to LWV member Cassie Schwalm who is organizing this food drive.

There will be no C&C in December, but we will resume in the new year!

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HB 6001 Letter Writing Party
2025-11-23 14:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Allendale UMC, 3803 Haines Road North, St. Petersburg, FL, 33703, United States
Join us for a letter writing party in Support of HB 6001 that would stop Florida taxpayers dollars from funding anti abortion centers.

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The History of Voting Legislation @ President Barack Obama Main Library
2025-11-29 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | President Barack Obama Main Library, 3745 9th Ave N, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33713, United States
Join us at the library for an educational lecture on the history and evolution of U.S. voting legislation, presented by the League of Women Voters. Engage with representatives from the League and the Supervisor of Elections at informational tables. A special book display on voting rights will accompany this program to inspire civic participation.

New Member Orientation
2025-12-02 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Allendale UMC, 3803 Haines Road North, St. Petersburg, FL, 33703, United States
As one of the most active advocacy and policy education groups in Pinellas County, our League’s current issues include voter engagement, education, and protection; reproductive rights; public schools/education; the National Popular Vote; redevelopment of the Historic Gas Plant District; immigrant rights; expansion of Early Voting sites; and opposing mid-decade redistricting.

This Orientation is designed to orient folks who are curious about the League, as well as those who’ve been members for less than a year.

Our aim is for everyone to find what interests them and get involved expediently.

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Bus to Tallahassee to oppose Redistricting
2025-12-04 06:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
COME WITH US TO THE STATE CAPITOL ON DECEMBER 4! League members and allies from across the state will mobilize against unconstitutional mid-decade redistricting. We will attend the House Select Committee Redistricting meeting en masse. Same day, up-and-back bus transportation from Tampa Bay, Orlando, Oviedo, Pensacola, Jacksonville, The Villages. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdx4lvsw8CvYIzu6rb6wn_ZCr7KuG9cqs0pdAYxN6ZoB6rbWg/viewform

LWVSPA Holiday Party
2025-12-07 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
We hope you can join us for an afternoon of fun and celebration at the home of Amy Weintraub.

This year, we’re doing a potluck! After RSVP’ing, you will receive a link to let us know if you plan to bring a dish to share or to volunteer for set up/clean up

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