LWVSPA

Cocktails & Conversation
2024-02-22 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Doc Ford’s Jungle Terrace, 8790 Bay Pines Blvd FL, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33709, United States
We would love for you to join the League for Cocktails & Conversation. These happy hours are the perfect time to relax with (or without!) a drink and enjoy some great company. Just an easy, casual evening out – the perfect mid-week pick-me-up!

These events are “Dutch,” with attendees ordering and paying for what they like from the menu (think Happy Hour drink specials!).

We’ll have a semi-private area with our own bar to gather and order off the menu.Come have a bite and a beverage and catch up with friends, meet new members.It’s a great event to bring a prospective member to meet and mingle with other Leaguers.Parking at the location.

We hope to see you there!

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In Search of the Beloved Community: A Conversation with Raymond Arsenault
2024-02-22 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Allendale UMC, 3803 Haines Road North, St. Petersburg, FL, 33703, United States
Tombolo Books is presenting this event in partnership with the League of Women Voters of the St. Pete Area.

In this first book-length biography of John Lewis, Raymond Arsenault traces Lewis’s upbringing in rural Alabama, his activism as a Freedom Rider and leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, his championing of voting rights and anti-poverty initiatives, and his decades of service as the “conscience of Congress.”

Join local historian and author Dr. Raymond Arsenault at Allendale United Methodist Church for a discussion of In Search of the Beloved Community: John Lewis.

Arsenault will be in conversation with Civil Rights activist Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr.

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Committee on Membership
2024-02-28 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-03-27 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-04-24 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-05-22 17:00 - 18:00 UTC
Contact chair, Amy Weintraub, for more teleconference link or for more info.

International Women's Day Celebration
2024-03-08 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Temple Beth-El, 400 Pasadena Ave S, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33707, United States
A community event to celebrate International Women’s Day 2024.

A lecture by S.L. Wisenberg is part of the Friday night service of Temple Beth-El, followed by an Oneg complete with a light dinner and a performance by the Florida Tribe Women’s Drum Circle. All are welcome!

On March 8, 1908, women needle trade workers, hundreds of Jewish women among them, marched through New York City’s Lower East Side to protest child labor and sweatshop working conditions and to demand women’s suffrage. Since 1910, March 8 has been celebrated as INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, recognizing the continual struggle women face.

S.L. Wisenberg will weave a story of resistance using readings from her own books to illustrate this constant struggle. Wisenberg is a Jewish feminist writer in Chicago who writes about history: her own, Jewish, American, European, and women’s. Whether about living one-breasted (cancer), or the history of male “experts” on the womb, she writes with depth, insight and humor. Her most recent book, The Wandering Womb: Essays in Search of Home, was awarded the Juniper Prize in nonfiction and shortlisted for the Chicago Review of Books nonfiction award. Wisenberg also authored The Sweetheart Is In, Holocaust Girls: History, Memory, & Other Obsessions, and a nonfiction chronicle, The Adventures of Cancer Bitch. In a roundup of Jewish memoirs about cancer, Jewish Woman magazine noted the book “is among the most Jewishly informed of the recent memoirs. It’s also the most poetic.”

The Leif Nissen Social Justice Lecture Series is sponsored by Karen Lieberman & Bruce Nissen to honor their son Leif (May 21, 1980-November 19, 2008) of blessed memory. Leif was dedicated to social justice issues and his family chooses to honor him through these lectures. The series is supported by the Temple Beth-El Social Action Committee.

Sponsored by Temple Beth-El in conjunction with the League of Women Voters St. Petersburg Area and co-sponsored by Pinellas NOW, Allendale United Methodist Church, and the Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater.

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Sustainability Action Team Meeting
2024-03-13 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-04-10 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-05-15 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Sanderlin Center, 2335 22nd Ave S, Saint Petersburg, Florida, 33712, United States
The Sustainability Action Team is meeting at the Sanderlin Center Rain Garden. Email lauracrabtree.league@gmail.com if you need more info.

Cocktails & Conversation
2024-03-13 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Golden Isles Brewing Co., 3000 Dr M.L.K. Jr St N, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33704, United States
We would love for you to join the League for Cocktails & Conversation. These happy hours are the perfect time to relax with (or without!) a drink and enjoy some great company. Just an easy, casual evening out – the perfect mid-week pick-me-up!

These events are “Dutch,” with attendees ordering and paying for what they like from the menu (think Happy Hour drink specials!).

Parking is limited at the brewery – carpooling is recommended, and parking is also available on side streets.

We hope to see you there!

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Nominating Committee
2024-03-14 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Allendale UMC, 3803 Haines Road North, St. Petersburg, FL, 33703, United States
We are meeting at LWVSPA’s office. Email office@lwvspa.org for details.

Team Leads Quarterly Meeting
2024-03-18 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-06-17 17:30 - 18:30 UTC | Join by phone ‪(US) +1 970-439-4031‬ PIN: ‪153 751 894‬#
The Board holds quarterly conversations so we can better coordinate across the organization. We’d like all action team and program leads to attend these meetings – board members and team members are always welcome! Email office@lwvspa.org for more info.

Board Meeting
2024-03-18 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-04-15 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-05-20 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-06-17 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Email office@lwvspa.org for details.

Reproductive Rights Action Team Meeting
2024-03-19 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York)
Join via Zoom:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82652669358?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 826 5266 9358Passcode: [REDACTED]

Orientation for New & Prospective League Members
2024-03-20 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Allendale UMC, 3803 Haines Road North, St. Petersburg, FL, 33703, United States
Get Plugged Into the League’s Work! As one of the most active advocacy and policy education groups in Pinellas County, the League’s current issues include voter engagement, environmental sustainability, reproductive rights, and more. Come learn about the League’s strategies to influence change and how you can join in!

Our 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.

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Voter Services Committee
2024-03-20 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-04-17 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-05-15 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-06-19 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.

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Annual Meeting and Luncheon
2024-04-14 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club, 559 Mirror Lake Dr. N., St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701
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Business meeting: 12:30-1:30 pm in the Club House

Shuffleboard fun available: 1:00-2:00 pm on the Courts

Luncheon: 2:00 pm in the Bridge Room

Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Lauren Brenzel, Director of Floridians Protecting Freedom

Raffle: We’re having a fun raffle which will offer a variety of gift cards and other items from generous area restaurants and shops. All proceeds will go to the League’s operating fund and to our efforts to make democracy work.

NEEDED: GREAT STUFFIn addition to being a fun and informative event for members and supporters, the Annual Meeting & Luncheon is our most significant fundraiser each year. As part of the event, a raffle and a silent auction (with a few very special curated items) will offer unique opportunities to support our League. By donating silent auction items, you can make a significant impact with minimal effort. From high-end experiences like vacation packages or spa days, to practical items like kitchen appliances or sporting equipment, your contribution will help the League. If you have items to be considered for raffle or auction, please email Kris McTaggart kjmctaggart@comcast.net.NEEDED: EVENT VOLUNTEERSAre you able to help with set up and/or take down of this event? If so, follow this link to volunteer:http://tinyurl.com/LuncheonVolunteer

We Dissent: Reproductive Freedoms Lost & How to Take Them Back
2024-05-08 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Please join the League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg Area on Wednesday, May 8th, 2024, from 6 – 7:15 PM as it hosts an exciting virtual panel featuring Louis Virelli, Professor of Law at Stetson College of Law, and Alyssa Morrison, Reproductive Rights Justice Staff Attorney at Lawyers for Good Government. These constitutional law experts will take us through an accelerated timeline of the federal and state events that restricted our reproductive freedoms and discuss where these freedoms may be headed next. While our panelist are legal experts, there’s no need for you to be an expert to attend. Please come prepared with questions to ask during the live Q&A. You can also submit questions you would like the panelists to cover prior to the event here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G2NCV8H.

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. For women, a right to choose is a fundamental right that impacts all civic decisions. Without the ability to make reproductive decisions for one’s own body, women and those who can become pregnant cannot participate equally in our democracy. The League of Women Voters of Florida Board of Directors has voted to support Floridians Protecting Freedom’s #YesOn4 citizen initiative effort. To learn more about this initiative, visit floridiansprotectingfreedom.com

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Cocktails & Conversation
2024-05-21 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | The Big Catch at Salt Creek, 1500 2nd St S, Saint Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States
We would love for you to join the League for Cocktails & Conversation, and invite a guest or two. Bring the most prospects to C&C, and you can win a LWV coffee mug!

These happy hours are the perfect time to relax with (or without!) a drink and enjoy some great company, and introduce someone to the many benefits of joining the League.

Just an easy, casual evening out – the perfect mid-week pick-me-up!

Free parking is available at the restaurant or at the ground lot on north side of 15th Ave S between 3rd St S & 2nd St S.

We hope to see you there!

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Virtual Panel: "The Real Cost: Stories of Health and Fertility Lost in the Wake of Extreme Abortion Laws"
2024-06-05 18:00 - 19:15 (America/New_York)
Join the St. Petersburg League of Women Voters’ Reproductive Rights Action Team for the second monthly virtual panel discussion. This month will feature Dr. Lara Hart and Michelle Grimsley Shindano.

Dr. Hart is an Obstetrician/Gynecologist practicing in Georgia. Dr. Hart will discuss the impact of Georgia’s abortion ban, including stories of her own patients who nearly lost their own lives as well as their pregnancies, due to confusion surrounding these bans.

Michelle Grimsley, Director of Public Policy with Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates will discuss Florida’s version of a near total abortion ban and its impacts, particularly on Planned Parenthood health centers. She will also offer an update on the Yes on 4 campaign.

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League of Women Voters All-Member Meeting for Tampa Bay Area Leagues
2024-06-13 17:00 - 19:00 (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 LWV of FL Co-President Debbie Chandler, and learn about the important work that your local Tampa Bay Area leagues are doing!

Co-hosted by the League of Women Voters of the St. Pete Area, the League of Women Voters of North Pinellas County, the League of Women Voters of Hillsborough and Pasco Counties, and the League of Women Voters of Manatee County.

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Orientation for New & Prospective League Members
2024-06-25 18:00 - 19:00 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.

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