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CALENDAR
 
Thursday, March 4th - Great Decisions Book Club Meeting, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm via Zoom
Monday, March 8th - LWVNE Book Club, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm via Zoom
Wednesday, March 10th - Board Meeting, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm via Zoom
Thursday, March 11th - Great Decisions Book Club Meeting, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm via Zoom
Thursday, March 11th - NCET Vote by Mail Application Chase Training, 1:00 pm  via Zoom
Tuesday, March 16th - Listen & Learn, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm via Zoom
Thursday, March 18th - Great Decisions Book Club Meeting, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm via Zoom
Thursday, March 18th - Books After Dark, 6:00 pm via Zoom 
Thursday, March 25th - Great Decisions Book Club Meeting, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm via Zoom
Monday, March 29th - Dine & Discuss 6:00 pm -7:30 pm via Zoom
Wednesday, March 31st - Observer Corps, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm via Zoom

 
*Registration information for all events call be found below!
Happy Women's History Month!
Membership
Welcome to LWVGO!  In the welcome packet linked below you'll notice various of ways to get involved, meet other members, and to help us in our effort to make democracy work!

To read our welcome packet please click here!  

To view the new member orientation presentation please click here!  

 Thank you for joining our LWVGO community!
We hope to meet you at this month's events!

For assistance please email office@lwvgo.org
 
GOTV Updates
Omaha Mayoral & City Council Elections Important Dates

City of Omaha – Primary Election 

Last day to file for Mayor - March 5, 2021

Deadline for Voter Registrations to be Postmarked - March 19, 2021

Deadline for Voter Registrations at DMV & by Deputy Registrars - March 19, 2021

Deadline for Online Voter Registration - March 19, 2021

First day for Early Voting Ballots to be Mailed - March 22, 2021

First day to Vote in Person at Election Office -  March 22, 2021

Last day to register to voter registration at Election Office (6pm) -  March 26, 2021

Deadline to request early vote by mail ballot - March 26, 2021

Deadline for in person early voting at Election Office (6pm) - April 5, 2021

Primary Election Day - April 6, 2021

City of Omaha - General Election

Deadline for Voter Registrations to be postmarked - April 23, 2021

Deadline for Voter Registrations by Deputy Registrars & at DMV - April 23, 2021

Deadline for Online Voter Registrations (midnight) - April 23, 2021

First day for early voting ballots to be mailed - April 26, 2021

First day for in-person early voting at Election Office - April 26, 2021

Last day for in-person voter registration at Election Office (6pm) - April 30, 2021

Deadline to request early voting ballots to be mailed (6pm) - April 30, 2021

Deadline for in-person early voting at election commission office - May 10, 2021

General Election Day - May 11, 2021
 

2021 Voting Forms: 


Toni Monette of our GOTV team has created this neat QR code which will allow anyone to scan it to access the VR form to register to vote, try it out!
Volunteer with LWVGO!
 
Vote By Mail Application Chase Omaha/Lincoln 2021 Signup

Thursday, March 11th 1:00 PM on Zoom

To sign up please click here!

"Hey all! We're working with the ACLU of Nebraska to send VBM applications to every registered voter in Omaha and Lincoln not on the permanent mailing list for VBM applications. Please sign up if you're interested in joining chase efforts for these applications during the second week of March! After you sign up, we'll follow up with more details on how to join.

We'll be hosting a Zoom call at 1 PM CST on March 11th for folks to get training for virtual phone banking and ThruText if needed. If not, it’ll also be a space for people to hang out while they text and call folks. We'll send out information about this call to anyone who fills out this survey once we set it up."
 
- Sandy Griffin, NCET Field Manager
 
For more information please email joanna@lwvgo.org or office@lwvgo.org
Great Decisions Book Club
Thursday, March 4th 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM on Zoom
 
To register for this event please click here!

Great Decisions is a discussion group based on eight readings from the non-partisan Foreign Policy Association. Its strengths lie in tying together many individual news items into a cohesive whole, raising in- depth questions, then encouraging each person to decide the best policy.
 
Beginning with a short movie on the week’s reading, this year’s group will tackle issues such as policies toward China in Africa, the Two Koreas,  the Role of the WHO, Brexit and the EU, The Arctic, and the End of Globalization. Due to COVID, the 2021 sessions will be held on Zoom on Thursday afternoons from 1-3 P.M. for eight sessions beginning on February 11th, 2021.

- After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

For more information please contact  j1sinram@cox.net & for technical support email office@lwvgo.org
Monday, March 8th 5:00 PM on Zoom

Join the Discussion via Zoom by clicking here!
 
LWVNE Book Club Meeting Schedule:
Week 2: March 8 @ 5 PM: Ch. 3 Power and Ch. 4 Biology
Week 3: March 22 @ 5 PM: Ch. 5 Ethnicity and Ch. 6 Body
Week 4: April 5 @ 5 PM: Ch. 7 Culture and Ch. 8 Behavior
Week 5: April 19 @ 5 PM: Ch. 9 Color, Ch. 10 White, and Ch. 11 Black
Week 6: May 3 @ 5 PM: Ch. 12 Class and Ch. 13 Space
Week 7: May 17 @ 5 PM: Ch. 14 Gender and Ch. 15 Sexuality
Week 8: June 7 @ 5 PM: Ch. 16 Failure, Ch. 17 Success, and Ch. 18 Survival

For more information please email lindabduckworth@gmail.com
LISTEN & LEARN
Tuesday, March 16th 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM on Zoom
 
To register for this event please click here!
 
"Despite decades of construction and an ever-increasing budget, Nebraska’s prison system is the second-most overcrowded in the nation. Some facilities are holding between 2-3x as many people as they were designed for.".. click here to read more!

For more information please email office@lwvgo.org
LWVGO Books After Dark
 
Thursday, March 18th, 2021  at 6:00 PM 

To register for this meeting please click here!
 
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

To learn more about Books After Dark and how you can get involved please contact Krystal@lwvgo.org
DINE & DISCUSS
Monday, March 29th  2021 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM on Zoom

To register for this event please click here!

Join us to receive an overview of Dr. Bystrom's research on the media coverage of women political candidates with a focus on women who have run for vice president and president!
 
More about the presenter :  Dr. Dianne Bystrom is serving a two-year term (2019-2021) as co-president of the League of Women Voters of Nebraska. A League member since 1995, Dr. Bystrom served as director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University for 22 years before retiring in August 2018. She also established Iowa State’s Leadership Studies Program and served as its director for 10 years. Dr. Bystrom has contributed to 25 books—including Women in the American Political System: An Encyclopedia of Women as Voters, Candidates, and Office Holders (2019); An Unprecedented Election: Media, Communication, and the Electorate in the 2016 Campaign (2018); and Gender and Elections (2018, 2014, 2009 and 2006)—as a as a co-author, co-editor or chapter author. She was inducted into the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame in 2018, named a Woman of Influence by the Des Moines Business Record in 2017, and received the Iowa Network for Women in Higher Education’s Distinguished Leadership Award in 2016. Dr. Bystrom continues to serve as a speaker and commentator about women’s issues, leadership and politics for community groups, professional organizations and the media. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Kearney (NE) State College and a master’s degree in journalism and Ph.D. in communication, both from the University of Oklahoma.
Wednsday, March 31st 2021 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Zoom
 
To register for this event please click here!
 
Observers attend (or watch, in the case of meetings available online) local government meetings. This observation takes place to help hold elected officials accountable as well as to provide an educational opportunity for the observers, who each make their notes available to other LWVGO members and guests.

To learn more please email Terri@Lwvgo.org or office@lwvgo.org
Beyond the Vote Exhibit at the Durham Museum 
MARCH 6, 2021 – JANUARY 30, 2022
"Over 100 years ago, women got the right to vote. The Durham is pleased to present a unique exhibition experience exploring the lasting impact of the 19th Amendment. Beyond the Vote will blend iconic images of the past from our partners at the Smithsonian Institution and Library of Congress with original contemporary artwork created by five local artists. The exhibit will explore the themes at the heart of the suffrage movement—both for and against—and how those same themes about a woman’s place in the world continue to resonate today."

Photo: 1954, John Savage/Omaha-World Herald Collection | The Durham Museum Photo Archive | JS13-045


To purchase tickets or learn more about this exhibit click here!


Shop With
LWVGO!

We  now have a Bonfire merchandise shop and welcome you to purchase any of these great masks shirts, mugs, hoodies and more!
click here to view and purchase!
Please contact Office@lwvgo.org for any membership directory inquiries or if you are interested in learning more on how to get involved with any of our groups or committees!
Click here to learn more about National LWV news and actions!


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Greater Omaha

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1905 Harney St., Ste. 401J
Omaha, NE 68102
phone: 402-344-3701

The building is open from 8 AM - 5 PM M-F
Please feel free to contact Candide our League Administrator to help you with projects or questions.
 She can be reached at our office at 402-344-3701, candide@lwvgo.org
The League of Women Voters of Greater Omaha is a non-partisan organization that encourages informed and active participation in government.
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