Parent Advocacy League Meeting
2024-11-23 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Run+Play Kids Cafe, 3950 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33711, United States
This brand-new group is dedicated to providing an opportunity for parents to get involved in League work in a kid-friendly environment!Come learn about the league, how to get involved, meet other parent advocates, and bring your little ones!

Please register in advance.League members are free. Prospective league members must pay the Run+Play admission fee.

RSVP Here

Education Committee (With LWVNPC)
2024-11-25 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
Monthly LWVNPC/LWVSPA Education Committee Meeting usually meets via Zoom, but 11/25/24 they are meeting in person!

For an invitation or to attend, contact lwvnpc.info@gmail.com to receive an agenda. Open to all current LWV members only.

Repro Rights Action Team Monthly Meeting
2024-11-27 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York)
We understand that November’s meeting is just before Thanksgiving. We are meeting via Zoom – it will be recorded for those who cannot make it. We plan to keep things short and sweet, and will send out an email recap as well.

Registration is required.

Register for Zoom Meeting

Orientation for New & Prospective League Members
2024-12-02 17:30 - 18:30 UTC | 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, the League of Women Voters’ current issues include voter engagement, education, and protection; environmental sustainability; social justice; reproductive rights; public schools/education; and the National Popular Vote.

New Member 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 hope is that everyone will find what interests them and get involved as expediently as possible.

** Childcare will be offered in the Allendale nursery. If you need this service, indicate the names and ages of your children upon registration.**

Register in advance for this meeting:

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Holiday Party
2024-12-08 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
We hope you can join us for an afternoon of fun and celebration! This year, we’re doing a potluck. Members only please!

See the Weekly Update email for the location and RSVP link, or email office@lwvspa.org.

Voter Services Committee
2024-12-18 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-01-15 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.

Join Via Zoom

Education Committee (With LWVNPC)
2024-12-30 16:30 - 17:30, 2025-01-27 16:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York)
Monthly LWVNPC/LWVSPA Education Committee Meeting via Zoom. For an invitation or to attend, contact lwvnpc.info@gmail.com to receive an agenda. Open to all current LWV members only.

Reproductive Rights Action Team Meeting
2025-01-06 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-02-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-03-03 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Join us via Zoom! We meet monthly on the 1st Monday. Email office@lwvspa.org with questions.

Register for Zoom meeting

National Popular Vote Committee
2025-01-07 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-04 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-03-04 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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New LWVSPA Program Planning Matrix: Meeting and Q&A
2025-01-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88419778392

New LWVSPA Program Planning Matrix: Meeting and Q&A
2025-01-20 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83518161285

Annual Roe v. Wade Visibility Event
2025-01-22 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Corner of Central & Third in downtown St. PeteLWVSPA is co-sponsoring this rally and sign-waving visibility event, organized annually by Pinellas NOW, to commemorate the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

Gather with us at the corner of Central Avenue and 3rd Street in downtown St. Petersburg, to take a stand for reproductive freedom.

Bring signs, if you can. Otherwise, extras will be available.

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/617398434150508

January Cocktails & Conversation
2025-01-23 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Pierogi Bar, 6661 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33710, 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.

The January event will be at the Pierogi & Martini Bar in St. Pete.

It is a Ukrainian restaurant with plenty of plaza parking. We will have a room to ourselves. Happy Hour prices run until 6:00 p.m. – food and drinks are available for purchase.

RSVP Here!

Committee on Membership
2025-01-29 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-26 17:00 - 18:00 UTC
Contact chair, Amy Weintraub, for more teleconference link or for more info.

Program Planning Meeting - Members Only
2025-02-01 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Allendale UMC, 3803 Haines Road North, St. Petersburg, FL, 33703, United States
RSVP for Program Planning

Every year, we solicit advocacy and educational issues from our members to set our “Program”, or priorities, for the next League year (May – April). This process happens during Program Planning, where teams present their issue, its importance, and their plan. Members vote on programs to be presented at our Annual Meeting.

Light refreshments served.

Contact office@lwvspa.org with any questions.

DISTRICT 2 CANDIDATE FORUM
2025-02-12 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | St. Pete Beach City Hall Commission Chambers, 155 Corey Ave, St. Pete Beach, Florida, 33706, United States
Hosted By: The League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg AreaZoom option available to watch, no live participation: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89528580521

The League is soliciting questions from residents prior to and at the event. All questions will be selected by the League and asked by the moderator. If you would like to submit a question, please send it to office@lwvspa.org no later than February 5, 2025. Please put on the subject line: St. Pete Beach Candidate Forum.

Board Meeting
2025-02-17 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
If any LWVSPA member wishes to address the board, they should email the president at president@lwvspa.org to get on the agenda and to receive meeting info (such as location or Zoom login).

Meet the Candidates Forum: Indian Shores Municipal Election
2025-02-19 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Indian Shores Town Hall, 19305 Gulf Blvd, Indian Shores, Florida, 33785, United States
To help citizens make an informed decision on who they will potentially vote for in the March 11, 2025, Indian Shores Municipal Election, a Meet the Candidates Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, February 19, 2025, beginning with a Meet and Greet at 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., followed by a Candidate Forum session conducted and moderated by the League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg Area from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

This event is open to the public and will take place in the 4th Floor Community Center of Town Hall, located at 19305 Gulf Blvd., Indian Shores, FL.

Citizens may write their questions to the candidates on index cards provided at the event and give them to the Town Clerk or LWV members prior to the start of the 6:00 p.m. forum. Questions will be read aloud and the candidates will be provided time for replies.

Alternatively, citizens may submit their questions by emailing them to flozano@myindianshores.com with “Candidate Question” in the subject line. Written questions may also be dropped off at the front desk located on the 3rd Floor of the Town Hall no later than 3:00 P.M. on February 19, 2025. Questions received in advance of the event will be submitted to the LWV.

New Member Orientation
2025-02-24 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, the League of Women Voters’ current issues include voter engagement, education, and protection; environmental sustainability; social justice; reproductive rights; public schools/education; and the National Popular Vote.

New Member 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 hope is that everyone will find what interests them and get involved as expediently as possible.

RSVP for New Member Orientation

February Cocktails & Conversation
2025-02-25 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | 3 Daughters Brewing, 222 22nd St S, Saint Petersburg, Florida, 33712, 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.

The February event will be at 3 Daughters Brewing in St. Pete.

RSVP Here!

South Pasadena Candidate Forum
2025-02-26 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Pasadena Community Church, 227 70th St. S., Saint Petersburg, Florida, 33707, United States
Please submit questions to office@lwvspa.org by February 24, 2025. Questions will be collected at the event from 5:30-5:45 pm.For more information: office@lwvspa.org

Voter Services Committee
2025-02-27 18:30 - 19:30 UTC
Join with the Voter Services Leadership Team to hear about our Voter Guide, Candidate Forums, Voter Registration, & Election and Voter Protection.

Due to the Indian Rocks Beach Candidate Forum on 2/19, our February 2025 meeting will be held on 2/27.

Please contact office@lwvspa.org for info on joining our meetings via Zoom.

Parent Advocacy League Meeting
2025-03-02 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Run+Play Kids Cafe, 3950 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33711, United States
This group is provides an opportunity for parents to get involved in League work in a kid-friendly environment!Come learn about the league, how to get involved, meet other parent advocates, and bring your little ones!

Please register in advance.League members are free. Prospective league members must pay the Run+Play admission fee.

RSVP Here
