League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford
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The League of Women Voters is a three-part organization encompassing national, state, and local Leagues. The Rockford, Illinois League work on local issues in accordance with national and state policy and provide voter education and voter registration.
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Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
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The fight for equality started long before today, and it continues through every vote we cast and every community effort we support. On #WomensEqualityDay, we celebrate the power of persistent advocacy and champion full participation in our democracy. When women lead, communities thrive.
Voting rights organizations today supplemented the complaint in their lawsuit challenging President Trump’s executive order restricting mail voting to add claims against the US Postal Service’s (USPS) newly-finalized mail ballot rule Full statement: https://bit.ly/4cd8nDq
Voting Rights Groups Move to Block Newly-Finalized Mail Ballot Rule | League of Women Voters
Plaintiffs in League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump Supplement Original Complaint and Seek Emergency Court Order to Block USPS From Implementing Mail Ballot Rule for November Election
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We're proud to join the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Foundation as an official partner in building the first monument on the National Mall dedicated to the history of American women and the suffrage movement! Learn more: https://bit.ly/4gnDcrq
The Woman's Suffrage National Monument and the Ongoing Fight for Equality | League of Women Voters
LWV is proud to be partners in a new, historic effort: the creation of the first monument on the National Mall dedicated to American women's history. The Women's Suffrage National Monument honors the ...
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We have supplemented the complaint in our lawsuit challenging Pres. Trump’s executive order restricting mail voting & have asked a federal court to immediately block USPS from implementing its rule for the November midterms. @lwv.org @brennancenter.org @aclum.bsky.social www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...
find out more about our concert watch tonight on WQRF FOX 39 at 5:30 PM and 10 PM
Get your tickets today! We will have a silent auction at the intermission. Bears Packers Tickets, original art work, jewelry, roof top dinner and much more! Tickets are only $35 for a great night of folk music. Www.lwvgr.org
Pride has always been more than a celebration -- it's a movement. This Pride Month, we honor the LGBTQ+ advocates and organizers who have pushed our country closer to its democratic ideals. Pride is protest. Pride is power. Pride is community. Happy Pride Month!
We are making constitutional history in Virginia. Proposed amendments protecting voting rights, reproductive freedom & marriage equality are on track for the November 2026 ballot. We, the people of Virginia, will have the final say. Our Constitution. Our Rights. Our Move. @lwvva.bsky.social
Today in history: on June 1 and 2 1863, Harriet Tubman joined Colonel James Montgomery and his 2nd South Carolina Infantry of emancipated slaves, in an assault on several plantations along the Combahee River. 1/2 infinite-women.com/women/harriet-tubman
Harriet Tubman - Infinite Women
Harriet Tubman was enslaved, escaped, and helped others gain their freedom as a “conductor" of the Underground Railroad. Tubman also served as a scout, spy, guerrilla soldier, and nurse for the Union…
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Illinois' immigrant communities are at risk. Let's talk about what immigration organizations have been seeing on the ground, what's happening in Springfield, and what action we can take. Join our annual Issues Briefing on April 11 to hear from the experts. lwvil.org/issues-briefing-2026
On March 28 Know Your Rights to peacefully protest on No Kings National Day of Nonviolent Actions. Be prepared! Sign up for Know Your Rights ACLU-led training on March 18 or 23. RSVP here: www.nokings.org/trainings?fb... @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social
TRAININGS — No Kings
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We are very excited to welcome Mandy Rae to Rockford as our keynote speaker! An advocate and influencer, her work can be found @pottymouthpollyanna. Disclaimer- Mandy Rae speaks on a wide variety of topics, not necessarily LWV positions. Her opinions are her own.
"Make no mistake: the SAVE America Act is one of the most brazen attacks on women’s voting rights in the League’s 106-year history. Democracy must invite voters in, not lock them out. Reject this legislation."—Celina Stewart, LWV CEO www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre... @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social
The US Constitution gives states primary authority over election administration. Our current election system prevents giving power to the president to elect the president. This is what the Founders intended. Don’t let anything convince you otherwise. @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social
The American concentration camps. Did you vote for THIS? LWVUS.bsky.social
ICE's purchases for big detention centers are marked by secrecy, frustrating towns
At least 20 communities with large warehouses across the U.S. have become stealth targets for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s $45-billion expansion of detention centers.
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