League of Women Voters

Nov 1 2012

Urban League joins S.C.O.P.E.

The Los Angeles Urban League Young Professionals group joined forces last weekend with Raquel Beltran of the League of Women Voters (pictured above) and S.C.O.P.E. (Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education) to present an educational forum on the pros and cons of the propositions that will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot.

Oct 26 2012

Food, discussions, Jazz

Assemblyman Mike Davis and KJLH’s Adai Lamar will be among those participating in a proposition forum and barbecue sponsored by Los Angeles Urban League Young Professionals, in association with S.C.O.P.E. and the League of Women Voters, on Saturday, Oct. 27. The public is urged to attend discussion on the important propositions that will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot.

The event with be held at S.C.O.P.E. headquarters at 1715 W. Florence Ave., Los Angeles.

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Apr 6 2011

Film on the subject provokes discussion in the AV

PALMDALE, Calif.—“Waiting for Superman,” a riveting new documentary on the state of learning in America, is being screened in theaters all across the country. The film’s impactful message about hope, poverty, and education recently caught the attention of Antelope Valley residents, including parents and teachers.

On Tuesday (March 29) night at the Palmdale Learning Plaza, the League of Women Voters of the Antelope Valley hosted a screening and a subsequent discussion of the controversial film.

Lisa Olivia Fitch  |   OW Contributor
Oct 28 2010

Harms environment says opponents; eliminates taxes disguised as fees, adds supporters

Proposition 26 proposes that state laws which result in any taxpayers paying higher taxes must require approval by two-thirds of the state Legislature or by local voters instead of a simple majority in the Legislature.

This law would repeal the recent fuel tax laws and increase state general fund costs by about $1 billion annually, according to the legislative analysts’ estimate.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”