National Voter Registration Day
National Voter Registration Day (NVRD), first celebrated in 2012, is recognized across the United States as a nonpartisan, civic holiday.
On September 20, 2022, organizations including the League of Women Voters of Vermont will be participating in a coordinated effort to get eligible citizens registered to vote.
NVRD, celebrated the fourth Tuesday in September, uses a single-day event to spread word about the importance of registering to vote with help from volunteers, organizations, and businesses.
Highlighted Events
SHOUT-OUT FOR VOLUNTEERS
It’s the Pride Festival on Sunday, September 18, and LWVVT is looking for members to help register voters. We will have a Registration Booth at Waterfront Park in Burlington from 1- 5 pm. We hope to have two shifts, 1-3 pm and 3-5 pm. You can volunteer for one or both shifts. Bring yourself, bring a friend. Training and materials will be provided. Please get in touch with Sue Racanelli, lwvofvt@gmail.com.
Did You Know that one in five LGBTQ voters were not registered?
You can help change this. Volunteer at the LWVVT registration booth at the Pride Festival.
Phoenix Books Discussion
Tuesday September 13th, 191 Bank St., Burlington 7-8:30pm
Our Veterans: Winners, Losers, Friends and Enemies on the New Terrain of Veterans Affairs. An evening with Steve Early, Suzanne Jordon, and Jasper Chase.
Co-author Jasper Craven, a graduate of St. Johnsbury Academy and Boston University, is a freelance journalist who reports on military and veterans affairs for VT Digger, New York Times, American Prospect, The Atlantic, New Republic, The Baffler, and others.
This evening is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Vermont (LWVVT). The League, being concerned about the privatization of Medicare, is very troubled by ongoing efforts to privatize military healthcare. Other sponsors include Vermont AFL-CIO, Communications Workers of America Local 1400, Will Miller Green Mountain Veterans for Peace, Chapter 57, and Vermont Physicians for a National Health Program.
Upcoming candidate forums
Lieutenant Governor Candidate Forum
Wednesday, September 21, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 1171 Main Street
Co-sponsors: St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, the Vermont Commission on Women, and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.
Candidates: David Zuckerman (D), Joe Benning (R)
Moderator: Tom McKone
No Registration Required.
No covid restrictions yet, but may be imposed.
Broadcast by KATV on its YouTube channel
Attorney General Candidate Forum
Thursday, September 29, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 1171 Main Street
Candidates: Charity Clark (D), Michael Tagliavia (R)
Moderator: Cary Brown
Co-sponsors: St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, ACLU of Vermont, Vermont Commission on Women, Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom, Burlington Chapter
No Registration Required.
No covid restrictions yet, but may be imposed.
Broadcast by KATV on its YouTube channel
upcoming events
Let’s Talk about Article 22: The Reproductive Liberty Amendment (RLA)
Wednesday, September 14 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre Street.
Monday, September 26 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main Street, Montpelier.
Article 22 protects every person’s right to make their own reproductive decisions about whether and when to become pregnant, use temporary or permanent birth control, or seek abortion care.
If passed, Vermont will become the first state to fully protect reproductive rights in its constitution.
SIGN UP TO TAKE ACTION IN SUPPORT OF THE REPRODUCTIVE LIBERTY AMENDMENT (RLA)
NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. Training provided!
September 10, 17, 24 Capital City Farmers Market Tabling 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Montpelier. Two shifts. 9-11am or 11-1pm. Talk to voters and invite them to pledge to vote YES.
September 15, 29 Windsor/Orange/Lamoille County Phone Bank 2:00 – 5:00 PM Join the RLA VIRTUAL phone bank crew from the comfort of your home. Call voters who support reproductive rights but may not know this historic amendment proposal is on their ballot. Questions? Email sade.bolger@ppnne.org.
September 10 Burlington New North End Door-To-Door Canvass Noon- 3:30 PM.
September 12 Woodstock Door-to-Door Canvass 5:00 – 8:00 PM Vail Field, Vail Field South Street. Knock on doors to connect with voters asking them to vote YES on the RLA. Sign up to receive Burlington meet-up location.
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JOIN US AT STILL NORTH BOOKS & BARS, 3 ALLEN ST. HANOVER, NH
For a Book Party and Discussion with Suzanne Gordon, Jasper Craven and Steve Early
Monday, Sept 12, 5:30 P.M.
Co-sponsored by: Vermont Labor Council, AFL-CIO; CWA Local 1400; Veterans for Peace; Physicians for a National Health Program-Vermont; and VT League of Women Voters
The New York Times Book Review just hailed Our Veterans as a “chilling account of the physical, economic, and psychological consequences of military service on veteran health and a critical look at the many players involved in shaping veteran life in the United States.”
Please join us for a discussion of these and related issues at Still North—or order a copy from them at: https://www.stillnorthbooks.com/
Speakers will include healthcare reformers, local labor activists and advocates and VA care-givers for veterans, along with Our Veterans co-authors:
Suzanne Gordon, co-founder of the Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute and author of many books, including, Wounds of War: How the VA Delivers Health, Healing, and Hope to the Nation’s Veterans.
Steve Early, a longtime CWA organizer in New England, co-founder of Labor for Bernie, and the author of four previous books about labor and politics.
Jasper Craven. a freelance journalist and Vermont native who has reported on military and veterans affairs for VT Digger, New York Times, American Prospect, The Atlantic, New Republic, The Baffler, and many others.
The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. Membership in the League is open to men and women of all ages. With more than 100 years of experience and 800 local and state affiliates, the League is one of America’s most trusted grassroots organizations.