Upcoming

• February 5, 2022 from 10:00 - 11:30 am virtual program
  Impact on Issues: Public Policy Positions of the US LWV
  (for LWV Rochester members and guests; only members will vote)
  
  Please join LWV Rochester members for an informative session to familiarize us with policy positions of the national League of Women Voters. The League has always cared about policy issues and have used our voice both to educate and to advocate for our positions. Members of the Rochester League can pursue our advocacy with these positions in our local work.
  
  This year, LWV US will hold its national convention. We will discuss the positions contained in the national document Impact on Issues: 2020-2022. We will examine a range of subjects in brief: a simplified review of consensus statements adopted after extensive discussion over the years. This document covers the policy decisions made since the 1960s, and we can address any questions you may have on history or details not appearing in the summary.
  
  We will also discuss the Minnesota League’s efforts underway to review their positions in depth, and to consider proposed amendments. Join us!
  
  Join on Zoom with this link

• February 9, 2022 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm virtual program
  Courts and their effect on youth and young voters
  
  Join in a conversation about how our court system protects youth, led by Judge Deb Jacobson, a retired senior judge from Rochester. Judge Jacobson worked for the county attorney's office from 1981 - 1993, working with criminal cases as well as social services. She was appointed to the bench in 1993, where she then served for 23 years. Judge Jacobson will discuss the process of electing vs. appointing judges, and then share various ways in which youth interact with our judicial system. She will share various ways in which the courts protect the rights of youth, as well as how the system has grown to better meet their needs.
  
  Join on Zoom with this link