I Will Not be Forgotten: The Dignity in Homelessness

We’re going on a field trip to the Marin County Civic Center to view an art exhibit “I Will Not be Forgotten: The Dignity in Homelessness” created by photographer Lea Del Pomo, a retired Marin County employment counselor.

More than 50 photographs of people who are homeless or formerly homeless are on display.

We will meet in the lobby on the first floor off Peter Behr Drive at 12:45. The photographer will provide a guided tour of the exhibit, ending in the cafeteria with drinks and snacks and an opportunity to talk further with Lea

Location:

Lobby First Floor
3501 Civic Center Dr.
San Rafael, CA 94903

Marin County Sustainability

Government leadership to address our changing climate has never been more urgent, as evidenced by recent devastating floods and wildfires that have claimed lives and destroyed entire communities, increasingly frequent and dangerous heat waves that make it impossible to work, play, or exercise outside, melting ice sheets and associated rising sea levels, destruction of species habitat on land and in the ocean, and droughts so prolonged and severe that they threaten the viability of the global food system. 

Marin County has a long, and well-respected history of environmental and climate leadership and although the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated within our county make up a tiny fraction of global emissions, every community has a role to play in the collective effort to address climate change. Novato’s Sustainability Coordinator, Gretchen Schubeck will share what Novato and other Marin County governments are doing to support their communities to reduce GHG emissions and will discuss the most impactful actions individuals can take to reduce their climate footprint.

Gretchen’s background

Gretchen Schubeck has been a leader in the development and implementation of community-based, sustainability programs for both local governments and the nonprofit sector for nearly three decades.

After graduating from San Francisco State University with a degree in Urban Studies, Gretchen moved to New Zealand where she worked for Waitakere City Council (New Zealand’s first ‘EcoCity’) in a variety of sustainability and urban revitalization roles before being appointed Executive Director of Auckland-based nonprofit EcoMatters Environment Trust.

After emigrating back to the United States with her family, she served as Executive Director of the Bay-Friendly Landscaping & Gardening Coalition prior to joining Daily Acts, a nonprofit based in Petaluma, first as Programs Manager and then Associate Director.

While Gretchen has spent the majority of her career working in the nonprofit sector, she has always viewed partnerships between local governments and community-based nonprofits as the key ingredient to achieving lasting social, economic and environmental change.

Gretchen was appointed to the position of Sustainability Programs Coordinator for the City of Novato in 2017. She lives in Novato with her husband Scott and daughter Nina.

The event is now concluded, however feel free to checkout a recording of it at the link below!

Click here to view the recording

Next Tuesday! Add to your calendar and register to attend today.
When: Join us October 29th
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Where: Via Zoom

Hello Fellow League Members and Friends,

Please join LWV Bay Area on Tuesday, Oct. 29th at 1:00 PM for an educational forum on Proposition 5.

We’ll be joined by Matt Regan of the Bay Area Council and Heather Hood of Enterprise Community Partners for a discussion on how Prop 5 will allow communities to address urgent housing shortages and infrastructure needs more effectively. 

The event will consist of a brief presentation followed by the opportunity to ask any questions about the measure. You can register using the link below:

If you have any questions before the event, please contact Roma Dawson at lwvbayarea@gmail.com 

We hope to see you on Tuesday! 

Vote Early Day is a civic holiday to help all eligible voters learn about their early voting options and celebrate the act of voting early. Learn more HERE

Learn about early voting options in Marin County HERE

We will be leading and partnering on several events on VOTE EARLY DAY (10/29) to promote early voting. We will also be posting on social media - @lwvmarin on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

IN-PERSON EVENTS
1.Grocery Outlet - Donahue Street, Gateway Mall, Marin City - (12-6pm)

2, Civic center Library & Elections Department - (main Entrance - near Escalator). 10am-3pm

3. Women’s Health & Wellness Day, St. Andrews Church, Marin City,  3-6pm

4. College of Marin - AC Quad - 11am-2pm

5. Fairfax Library, 10am-12pm (tentative)

Everyone can celebrate Vote Early Day by voting early

or helping someone else to vote early!!

THIS FORUM HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

TWO CANDIDATES COULD NOT ATTEND, LEAVING ONE CANDIDATE ATTENDING AND WE CANNOT HOLD A FORUM WITH ONLY ONE CANDIDATE.

Climate Change & Its Impact On Our Collective Health

The League of Women Voters of the Bay Area (LWVBA) invites you to participate in a continuing series on Public Health Awareness. The League sees multiple arenas impacting public health: housing, education, race and gender, and climate – among others. This program will focus on the climate impacts.
 
This summer's intense heat waves, wildfires and floods have spotlighted the impact of climate change as a major public health threat. The American Lung Association has found that 131 million people live in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution - that is 1 in 4 Americans. The figure increased by nearly 12 million since the survey a year ago, disproportionately impacting under-resourced and vulnerable communities. Our experts will discuss climate change and its relationship to health challenges such as chronic conditions of respiratory and heart disease, preterm labor, changes in vector ecology, water and air quality impacts, and climate anxiety. They will also discuss climate policy focused on health and equity, and steps to raise awareness and engagement in our communities.
 
Our Speakers:

• Diz Swift, Director of Natural Resources for the LWV of California

• Kelly Lê, executive director of the UC–CSU Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects (ECCLPs)

• Lisa Patel, Executive Director of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, and Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford School of Medicine

LWVBA Mission-Vision (ILO) Monitors, educates, and advocates League positions in regional context: observing regional planning and governance and reviewing how decision-making impacts communities, addresses systemic inequities, and promotes transparency, financial accountability and inclusive participation.

Subscribe to LWV Bay Area Monitor Notes for updates as well as information on LWV Bay Area here

For our October Member Meeting, our Pros & Cons Team will present education about the 10 State Propositions on the November 5, 2024 General Election Ballot.

The information presented in the Pros & Cons format brings clarity to often confusing ballot propositions and gives voters confidence to decide how they want to vote.

Breaking Down the 2024 Election:

Issues, Battleground States, Polls, and Momentum

Speaker:

Professor Alison Howard,

Dominican University

With our Fall Kickoff concluded, we’d like to thank everyone who attended, professor Alison Howard for taking the time to speak, and our very own Robin Diederich who was presented the much deserved Community Service Award. Below are some pictures captured during the event:

Professor Alison Howard returns to the Fall Kickoff event this year to discuss the “State of the 2024 Presidential and Congressional Elections.” She will share insights about the polls, issues, campaign spending, and changes in the electorate and technology since the last presidential election to give us a better understanding of how presidential and congressional candidates are campaigning and how the electorate is responding.

Alison Dana Howard has taught at Dominican University of California for nineteen years and currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Division of Public Affairs and the Director of the Core Curriculum. She teaches courses on American Government, the Presidency, Congress, Politics and Media, Political Parties and Interest Groups and Campaigns and Elections. She received her M.A. degree in Political Science from the University of Oklahoma. Her research focuses on political communication, specifically presidential rhetoric including the State of the Union Address and unilateral executive actions, as well as art, politics, and culture.  Alison has published articles in PS: Political Science and Politics, American Behavioral Science, Journal of Political Science Education, Social Science Quarterly, and Perspectives on Political Science.  She is the co-author (with Donna R. Hoffman University of Northern Iowa) of Addressing the State of the Union: The Evolution and Impact of the President’s Big Speech (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006). Alison is also a frequent commentator for the media on the State of the Union Address and has been interviewed by National Public Radio, The SF Chronicle, NBC Bay Area, and KCBS radio.

Feel free to check out the recording of the meeting below!

The League of Women Voters of Marin County is partnering with the Marin County Elections Dept., Canal Alliance, Marin County Free Library, SEAP and the College of Marin to celebrate National Voter Registration Day 2024!!

Event Locations & Times:

Marin Civic Center, 11am - 2pm, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael

College of Marin, 12:30 - 1:30pm, 835 College Ave., Kentfield

Marin County Free Libraries, 2:30 - 5:30 pm

Novato, 1720 Novato Blvd.

Marin City, 164 Donahue St., Sausalito

Fairfax, 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.

San Rafael (Pickleweed), 50 Canal St.

San Anselmo, 110 Tunstead Avenue