October 24, 2023 News Update | News From the LWVLA Board | Robin Schmidt, past LWVLA President and now former Board member, was appointed by Governor Evers to serve on the state Natural Resources Board (NRB) on Tuesday, October 17th. Last week the Senate voted to reject all 4 of Governor Evers' appointments made to the NRB in May. Upon that Senate vote, Governor Evers immediately nominated 4 new members, including Robin Schmidt. The new appointees are Todd Ambs, who retired from the DNR in 2021 as deputy secretary; Robin Schmidt, who retired from the DNR in 2018 after working at the agency for 34 years; Patty Schactner, a former Democratic state senator, and Douglas Cox, who currently serves as land management director for the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. Robin and the 3 other new appointees will serve on the Natural Resources Board while waiting on Senate action (confirmation or rejection).
We wish Robin well and will miss her on the Board. | October Book Club
October 30, 2023, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
In Person | November Lunch & Learn - in person
November 8, 2023 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Waterfront | For League, defending democracy and ending discrimination go hand in hand. Transgender Awareness Week (Nov 13-19) is an annual effort to help raise the visibility of transgender people and address concerns members of the community face. In response to 2023 as a record-breaking year for the introduction of legislation that affects trans and nonbinary people, the League of Women Voters of the La Crosse Area (LWVLA) will present a local panel to discuss issues affecting the human rights of transgender people.
Our Speakers:
Dr. Erin Gutowski, Gundersen Health System physician
Will Van Roosenbeek, UWL's LGBTQIA+ Services Director
Adam Whitney, UWL student
Related Resources:
https://my.lwv.org/wisconsin/pride-month-resources
https://www.lwv.org/blog/status-lgbtqia-rights-us
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| November Book Club
November 27, 2023, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
In Person | Note: There will be no Book Club meeting in December.
In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library, becoming a fixture on the New York society scene and art and book world. But Belle has a secret that she must protect -- she is the daughter of Richard Greener, the first Black graduate of Harvard and a well-known advocate for equality. Her complexion isn't dark because of her alleged Portuguese heritage that lets her pass as white—her complexion is dark because she is African American. The Personal Librarian tells the story of an extraordinary woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and shares the lengths to which she must go to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in a racist world.
| La Crosse Schools
Facilities Advisory Committee (FAC) Meeting | Rebuilding American Civics
D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership
IM Education & La Crosse City Parks & Rec | Leader Ethics Wisconsin
Elections in Wisconsin
October 25, 2023 6:30-8:30pm |
Livestream Now Available
Wisconsin is very much in the national spotlight leading up to the November 2024 election.Throughout, the elections process will be a major point of focus.LeaderEthics,a member ofCOMMUNITY,is pleased to host the information session,Elections in Wisconsin...an overview of the Wisconsin Elections Model,featuring a highly qualified panel.
To go to the website for more information, click here
To register for the in-person program, email:events@keepourrepublic.com.
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To view the program via livestream, register Here. This will take you to the registration page for the event, sign up and they will then email you the zoom link to the program. | Rotary Leadership Series
Face to Face with Facebook
November 2, 2023 - 12:05-12:35pm - virtual |
Social media companies were right in the middle of the election dynamics in 2016 and 2020. During that time, Katie Harbarth was in a key policy position at Facebook. After leaving Facebook (now Meta), she was publicly outspoken in her description of the policies at her former employer. LeaderEthics is proud to support the Rotary Leadership Series program, featuring a presentation by Katie Harbarth. Register Here to attend this no-cost virtual program.
The Rotary Leadership Series is hosted by the Rotary Club of La Crosse in partnership with the La Crosse area Rotary clubs. | Empower voters and defend democracy.
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