Virtual LWV 105th Birthday Rally

Livestreamed on Facebook, later shared to YouTube

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In LWVSC Conference Room
555 5th Street, 3rd Floor, Santa Rosa

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Sponsored by the League of Women Voters – Climate Interest Group

With Tom Steyer, a longtime leader in the climate movement, who has spearheaded citizen campaigns, championed climate science, and advocated for bold legislation—even running for President to put climate first. Now, he’s leveraging decades of experience as a world-class investor to drive climate solutions in the private sector.
  

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Bridging the Resource Divide with Technology
A Focus on Youth Mental Health

Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 10:30am - 1:00pm
Location: The Backdrop
 1455 Corporate Center Pkwy, Santa Rosa

TICKETS ARE FREE

About the Program

Kick off the year with Los Cien’s first program of 2025, tackling Sonoma County’s youth mental health crisis. This engaging event brings together local leaders and experts to explore innovative strategies and digital tools transforming mental health resources for K-12 students, particularly in Latin communities.

Featuring guest speakers:

• Dr. Amie Carter, Sonoma County Office of Education
• Rachel Miller, Closegap Founder
• Cindy Berrios, On the Margins Interim CEO

Rebecca Hermosillo, 1st District Supervisor Sonoma County

In partnership with Fast Forward and powered by Comcast, this conversation will highlight community-driven solutions, key findings, and tools to bridge the mental health resource divide.

Also, Los Cien’s college interns will be showcasing the following digital resources and tools for educators and community leaders who work in the immigration sector:

• Koko Cares
  
• Justicia Lab(ASAP)
• Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project

This program is sponsored and presented by our friends at Comcast!

Reach out to hermang@loscien.org for any additional information and details.

Action Items

Urge Your Members of Congress to Vote NO on the Save ACT

Contact Congress Today

The House and Senate introduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require citizenship documentation to register to vote despite the fact that voters in every state are already required to affirm or verify their citizenship status when registering.  

It is already illegal for non-citizens to register and vote in federal or state elections. Additionally, we have processes to ensure our elections are secure and that only eligible voters are casting ballots. State election officials have systems to verify an individual voter’s eligibility and ensure voter rolls are accurate. 

The bill’s requirement of a document to prove American citizenship to register to vote in federal elections is unnecessary and seeks to divide us. Further, it creates one more barrier to the voting process, as many eligible voters do not have easy access to the necessary documents. Compared to white US citizens, citizens of color are three times more likely to lack documents such as birth certificates, passports, naturalization certificates, or certificates of citizenship or face difficulties accessing them. For example, while approximately half of all American adults possess a passport, two-thirds of Black Americans do not.

Legislation like the SAVE Act is another in a long list of tactics, like strict voter photo ID requirements and limitations on voter assistance in languages other than English, which seek to make it more difficult for voters of color and naturalized citizens to vote. Americans do not need MORE obstacles to vote.

Congress must act to ensure that every eligible US citizen has the freedom to vote unimpeded by discriminatory rules rooted in fear and division.

The League will sent out calls to action to members and other interested parties  from time to time.

You can sign up for ongoing Action Alerts at the National, State, And local Level:

For National Alerts, to to the LWVUL "Take Action" page, and scroll to the bottom to "Sign Up for Email:    LINK TO LWVUS ALERTS  

For LWV California Alerts, to to "LWVX Sign up for Communication": LINK TO LWVC ALERTS SIGN-UP 
Sonoma County Alerts are sent to all  members.  I you are not a member, you can also receive Alerts and other communication by clicking on the "Add Me to Your Mailing List" link in the upper right of the web page .LWV SONOMA WEBSITE