LWVSPA

General Meeting
2021-08-26 18:00 - 19:30 UTC
Our online General Meetings for all members provides updates on League info and offers an opportunity for two-way communication with League and Action Group leaders. Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZEuf-irqDooG9Aixlk5kC… After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Voting is Power Block Party
2021-08-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Greater Mt. Zion AME Church, 1045 16th St. S., St. Pete, Florida, 33705
In partnership with the NAACP, Women Talk Black, Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, Equal Ground, St. Pete Islamic Center, and the Woodson Museum, we are co-hosting a GOTV event for the St. Pete Municipal Primary Elections.There will be a series of speakers that are leaders in the community including clergy, elected officials, activists, returning citizens, super voters and first time voters. This event will be outdoors and will include music, food trucks and other entertainment.

Fund Development Committee
2021-08-20 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-07-16 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-06-18 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-05-28 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-04-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Join by phone ‪(US) +1 919-670-2416‬ PIN: ‪813 126 643‬#
The Fund Development Committee responsible for acquiring the funds that keep the League organization going. It takes money to pay for an office, supplies, staff, and, most importantly, programs.

Voter Services Committee
2021-08-18 18:30 - 19:30, 2021-07-21 18:30 - 19:30, 2021-06-16 18:30 - 19:30, 2021-05-19 18:30 - 19:30, 2021-04-21 18:30 - 19:30, 2021-03-17 18:30 - 19:30
Join with the Voter Services Leadership Team to hear about our Voter Guide, Candidate Forums, Voter Registration, & Election and Voter Protection.

Join Via Zoom

Health Care Action Team
2021-08-09 19:00 - 20:15, 2021-07-12 19:00 - 20:15, 2021-06-14 19:00 - 20:15
The newly formed Health Care Action Team will host an organizational meeting. At this meeting we will discuss the priorities that the members of the group would like to set for our initial goals. As the plan would be to include all social determinants of health on our agenda we will attempt to address a large number of issues over the course of the upcoming year.

Conference call number: +1 646-558-8656 (Meeting ID: 858 3000 6681; Passcode: 191256)

Candidate Forum: St. Pete Mayor
2021-07-14 19:00 - 20:30 | St. Pete College Allstate Center, 3200 34th St S, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33711
Residents of St. Petersburg are invited to attend this important event before casting their vote to learn more about the candidates’ positions. Please join us for this especially important, non-partisan civic event.

SPC Allstate Center – Florida Room3200 34th St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33711

Seating is limited and is on a first come, first serve basis. Doors will open at 6:15 and we ask that everyone be seated by 6:45. You must register to attend. The event will also be broadcast LIVE and a recorded version with closed captioning will be posted. Both will be available on Facebook Live and YouTube Live @LWVSPA. For more information please call (727) 394-6942.

Virtual: Link will be emailed 24hrs before the event.

Candidate Forum: St. Pete City Council
2021-07-13 19:00 - 20:30 | St. Pete College Allstate Center, 3200 34th St S, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33711

New Member Orientation
2021-06-22 18:00 - 19:00
As one of the most active advocacy and policy education groups in Pinellas County, the League’s current issues include voter engagement, environmental sustainability, gun safety, campaign finance reform, immigration, education, health care access, international relations, and reproductive rights. 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.

Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Team Leads Quarterly Meeting
2021-06-01 17:30 - 18:30, 2021-03-02 17:30 - 18:30 | Join by phone ‪(US) +1 970-439-4031‬ PIN: ‪153 751 894‬#
The Board is initiating quarterly conversations so we can better coordinate across the organization and discuss how we might centralize some functions (e.g. volunteer coordination, communications, branding, advocacy coordination & more) in order for all of us to focus more on making change on the issues and tasks we’re passionate about. We’d like all action team and program leads to attend these meetings which will tentatively be held quarterly from 5:30-6:30pm on the 1st Tuesday immediately before Board meetings. Board members and team members are always welcome. If chairpersons are unable to attend, please send a representative from your team.

Health Care Action Team
2021-05-10 18:00 - 19:00
The newly formed Health Care Action Team will host an organizational meeting. At this meeting we will discuss the best options for the timing of our monthly meetings and the priorities that the members of the group would like to set for our initial goals. As the plan would be to include all social determinants of health on our agenda we will attempt to address a large number of issues over the course of the upcoming year.

Conference call number: +1 646-558-8656 (Meeting ID: 858 3000 6681; Passcode: 191256)

2021 Annual Meeting
2021-04-17 10:00 - 12:00
Once a year our St. Pete League membership gathers to vote on bylaws changes, budget, new board members, and most importantly, which issues we’ll champion in the year ahead. We need your vote! For continued health and safety our meeting will conducted by Zoom. Won’t you join us?

An email was sent to all League members at least one month prior to the Annual Meeting for your review. It included the proposed; Budget, Bylaws, Board, and Programs (as presented at Program Planning). You can find all documents for the Annual Meeting on our website. Please review the proposals ahead of time and submit any questions or feedback to the Board via this form. You may also email Julia Sharp, office@lwvspa.org, with any questions or concerns. You will also have the opportunity to ask and discuss during the Annual Meeting on April 17 via Zoom. As a reminder only dues paying members will be eligible to vote during the Annual Meeting. Registration is required for the Annual Meeting to allow for time to confirm, or remedy, an active membership.

THE FREEDOM TO VOTE: VOTER RIGHTS, ACCESS AND CHOICES
2021-04-13 18:30 - 19:30
Hundreds of bills that will make it harder to vote are making their way through state legislatures around the country right now, including here in Florida. And this is happening even though Florida just saw one of its most successful elections in recent history.

So what do these bills mean for us as voters? If they pass, how will they impact our choices and access when it comes to voting? And how can we make our voices heard on this issue?

We’ll discuss these subjects and more at “The Freedom to Vote: Voter Rights, Choices and Access,” a live streamed, online panel discussion featuring panelists Pinellas County Supervisor Julie Marcus and League of Women Voters of Florida President Patti Brigham and moderated by Stephanie Owens, founder of Women Talk Black.

Registration is required. You can submit a question for the panelists ahead of time when you register to attend. You’ll be emailed a link to join the Zoom webinar after you register.

Let's Chat: Racial Disparities in Health Care w/Ilene Robeck, M.D.
2021-04-13 18:00 - 19:00
Join the LWVSPA for the third of its’ bimonthly series of interactive videoconferences, hosted by the Membership Committee, to allow members to get to know one another and the League. Ilene Robeck, M.D., the presumptive new LWVSPA Health Care Action Team Lead, will be our guest for April.

Membership Chair, Amy Weintraub, will pepper Dr. Robeck with prepared questions about racial disparities in health care delivery and outcomes, asking our guest to reflect on her vast experience and study of this issue. Participants will feed more questions via chat.

Zoom features will be put to use to make this hour of conversation as interactive as possible, including the use of breakout “rooms” for small group discussion, as well as the use of the poll feature for trivia questions and opinion sharing.

Note: This is an event for members only.

Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

March Coffee in Common
2021-03-27 10:00 - 12:00
Thank you for your interest in Coffee in Common! March’s Topic of Conversation will be “Intersectionality: Feminism + Racial Justice.” Please click here to register in advance for this meeting.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

CANCELLED: Fund Development Committee
2021-03-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Join by phone ‪(US) +1 919-670-2416‬ PIN: ‪813 126 643‬#

Sustainability: Recycling & Outreach
2021-03-09 18:00 - 19:00
Presentation by Emily LeMay, Program Coordinator of Recycling & Outreach for the Pinellas County Department of Solid Waste.

Pulitzer Prize Winning Political Cartoonist Mark Fiore: Leif Nissen Social Justice Lecture
2021-03-04 19:00 - 21:00
The Leif Nissen Social Justice Lecture Series presents

A Taste of Things to Come featuring Pulitzer Prize winning Political Cartoonist Mark Fiore

Fiore will present a briefprogram followed by Q&A.

Mark Fiore is an Americanpolitical cartoonist specializing in Flash-animated editorial cartoons. TheWall Street Journal called him “the undisputed guru of the form”.

Co-sponsored by USF-St. Petersburg, LWVSPA, Indivisible FL-13,Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater, Allendale United Methodist Church, FiredUp Pinellas, and Temple Beth-El.

Coffee in Common
2021-02-20 10:00 - 12:00
Join us for another great virtual Coffee in Common session about Performative Allyship. Coffee in Common is a monthly series hosted by the St. Petersburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American History Museum, and the League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg Area. Our goal is to bring white women and women of color together in a safe, honest space to discuss race and politics. Registration required and space is limited! Link coming soon.
