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promotes active and informed participation through voter registration and voter education
provides leadership for legislative public forums when the state legislature is in session
provides leadership for non-partisan public forums for candidates for local and state office
researches and studies issues
discusses findings to reach consensus in open, constructive and stimulating settings
observes and monitors public meetings
takes action -- for or against issues which the membership has studied and reached consensus
LOOKING FOR THE BLACK HAWK OR BREMER COUNTY DIRECTORY OF ELECTED OFFICIALS? THE FILES ARE LINKED ON THIS PAGE. YOU'RE WELCOME TO DOWNLOAD AND PRINT. We've already distributed hundreds of copies throughout our two counties at courthouses, libraries, and other public spaces.
All League events are listed on our Google Calendar. We also create events on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/BlackHawkBremerLeague/
Sharon Silva is our Voter Registration Chair.
Contact her at sharon.silva1@gmail.com
SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1:30-3 PM
DOWNTOWN WATERLOO, LINCOLN PARK
We will be staffing a voter registration table at the event.
Join us! People's Clinic, The Northeast Iowa Food Bank, ACLU, NAACP, and other organizations are mobilizing nationwide.
As part of this effort, we are making this a triple-action movement by including:
1. Hands Off Protest – Standing in solidarity with communities nationwide.
2. Food Drive for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank – Fighting food insecurity.
3. Voter Registration Drive – Ensuring that every voice counts in upcoming elections.
Speaker, Annual Meeting
Holly Oppelt
Holly Oppelt, Co-President of LWV of Iowa, is from Muscatine IA and is a graduate of the University of Iowa. She has previously served as President of BPW/Iowa and was on several committees of BPW/USA. In 1995-96 she served as President of the YWCA during the construction of the new Muscatine YM-YWCA. Holly is looking forward to everyone working together to increase the membership of the LWV of Iowa in the future year!
Annual Meeting, Tuesday, April 8 at the Diamond Event Center in Cedar Falls. We'll start at 6: feel free to grab a drink at Gilmore's Pub and gather at 5:30 to socialize.
Dinner will be served by 6:30 and program begins at 7. We look forward to seeing you there!
Thank you to Jean Seeland for all of her hard work making these arrangements. Remember that League is ONLY one of several dozen organizations sponsoring the Forum.
Thanks to our Legislators, our Moderators, and Jerry Hageman for serving as Timekeeper--and to those who attended the forums and asked questions.
Follow the Cedar Valley Legislative Forums on Facebook; we post Facebook Live sessions there.
https://www.facebook.com/cvlforum/
Did you miss the Forum? You can watch it on Facebook Live, posted at this special Facebook page for the Forums.
Thanks go to Mike Dargan for doing this! He records all of our sessions.
The next one is Friday, Feb. 21, 4:30-6:30 at the downtown HCC Adult Ed Center.
The topic is Hunger
Then Friday, March 7 at 4:30-6:30
The topic is Education
Finally, Friday, April 4
The topic is Health Care
Sometimes we have a wrap up forum.
Bremer No 1 1 1 2024.docxBlack Hawk Co. Directory of Elected Officials Brochure 2024 updated.docxFeel free to download and print for yourself. Otherwise, copies have been distributed throughout the two Counties.
Click on the document and you will see a little box pop up. If you click on the box, it opens the document up in a new tab, allowing you to print or download the document.
ALL Area Legislators are welcome--letters are sent to them, inviting them to participate.
Representatives Joshua Meggers
Pat Grassley
Timi Brown Powers
Jerome Amos, Jr.
Chad Ingels
Bob Kressig
Derek Wulf
Senators
Annette Sweeney
Sandy Salmon
Bill Dotzler
Dan Zumbach
Dave Sires
Email messages may be sent using this form: firstname.lastname@legis.iowa.gov
for example: bob.kressig@legis.iowa.gov
American Democracy Project
Black Hawk County Democrats
AAUW Cedar Falls-Waterloo
Black Hawk Labor Chapter
Black Hawk County NAACP
Cedar Falls Education Assoc.
Retired School Personnel
Cedar Falls Education Support
Cedar Valley Bicycle Collective
CWA Local 7108
Cedar Prairie Sierra Club
Hawkeye Community College
IBEW Local 288
Northern Iowa Student Government
LWV Black Hawk-Bremer
Peoples Community Health Clinic
UAW 838
Waterloo Education Association
Cedar Valley UNA
Waterloo Education Support
Exchange Club of Waterloo
Cedar Valley Unitarian Universalists
Cedar Valley Jaycees
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