Oh, there's no place like home for the holidays, 'cause no matter how far away you roam you'll want to join us for the League of Women Voters of Roselle-Bloomingdale's Annual Holiday Dinner being held this year on Tuesday, December 19th from 6:00 - 9:00 PM at Sue Coleman's house! This year, we're doing a potluck with the League supplying both a chicken and a vegetarian main dish. 

Please sign up here to register and bring your favorite holiday treat. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080D48A4A72CA6F58-46141032-2023#/

We always look forward to this event. It's fun to celebrate all the great work we did and the friendships we've made during the year.

If you want to be happy in a million ways, for the holidays you can't beat joining the League at Sue's home, 185 Manor Lane in Bloomingdale. Adult beverages are BYOB! 

Membership
And let's save you a step! Please print your 2024 membership renewal form and bring your check to the dinner or renew online.

Save the Date for our Progam Planning Session!
This year’s Program Planning session will be held on Saturday, January 20 at Barb Hochstadt's house - 350 Lakeside Drive in Roselle 9:30 am to noon. As we did last year, our Program Planning will be a potluck breakfast A link to signup will be included in the next edition of The Voter.

Illinois News:  Gun Violence Prevention saw two major successes this past year. First, the Assault Weapons Ban law referred to as the Protecting Illinois Communities Act (PICA) was upheld by the Illinois Supreme Court in August. Also in August, JB Pritzker signed the Firearms Industry Responsibility Act at the Everytown/Moms Demand Action conference in Chicago. There were over 1,500 attendees from all 50 states and DC cheering as Illinois became the first state to enact such a law. The law prohibits gun makers and sellers from misleading advertising. For example, ads aimed at promoting firearms, such as the “JR-15,” as a small version of the AR-15 are now outlawed. In addition, firearms in colors made to look like toys are prohibited, as are ads for AR-15’s or any type of assault weapon promoting participation in militias.

Illinois Citizens for Race Amity is partnering with several other grassroots community organizations to host a Race Amity Potluck on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at 5:00 pm at First Church of Lombard, 220 S. Main Street, Lombard, IL. Please bring a dish to pass from your cultural heritage.

Their purpose in sponsoring this event, as with the Race Amity Day Picnic in June, is to create a space where we can foster communication among people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, races, ethnicities, ages, and gender to help us all better understand each other and to build communities based on equity, inclusion, love, and respect. For more information, email: ILCit4RAD@comcast.net 

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Our Mission: Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.

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The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, political organization whose mission is to encourage informed and active participation in government, to increase understanding of major policy issues, and to influence public policy through education and advocacy.  In our 100-year history, the  League of Women Voters has never endorsed a political party or candidate for office. Membership in the League is open to anyone regardless of gender, race, or ethnic group.

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