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at the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles

Initiative, Referendum, and Recall. Gerrymandering. Women Empowering Women.

Another Successful League Event!

Over 100 people joined LWVLA, Zocalo Public Square, and the California Supreme Court Historical Society on October 5, 2011 in a local discussion on the triumphs and tribulations of our 100 years of experience with direct democracy. Learn more about the issue on our live webcast by clicking here.
Moderator: Trudy Schafer, Senior Director for Program, League of Women Voters of California
Panelists:

Carlos Moreno, Former Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court

Joel Fox, Small Business Action Committee's President

Peter Schrag, The Sacramento Bee's former editorial page editor

Robert Stern, Center for Governmental Studies President

This event was made possible due to a generous grant by Martin Kellner. Mr. Kellner's donation was made in honor of his wife Dorothy Kellner. Mrs. Kellner was a dedicated member of the League of Women Voters. Her service included that of president of the League of Women Voters of Beverly Hills and president of the League of Women Voters of California. Additional funding was provided by the California Supreme Court Historical Society.
See Event Photos!here Watch Full Video "here" <+http://zocalopublicsquare.org /fullVideo.php?event_year=2011&event_id=491&video=&page=1>

Gerrymandering - The Film

Gerrymandering Film Available Online for Free: The widely-watched film, Gerrymandering, is now available through November 15th for free online viewing. Watch it today and learn more about why the League is working coast-to-coast to improve the redistricting process.

Women Empowering Women

The January 19th "Women Empowering Women" event held at Mt. Saint Mary's College was the first in a series of speaking engagements sponsored by the Los Angeles Metro National Women's Political Caucus - Education Fund, League of Women Voters of Los Angeles, Mount Saint Mary's College, the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Latina Business Women's Association, the Regional Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Latina Lawyers Bar Association, and Hispanics Organized for Political Equality (HOPE). The event featured: Michele Ruiz, Dr. Damary Bonilla-Rodriguez, Girls Inc., Susan Estrich, Robert Kingsley Professor of Law and Political Science, University of Southern California, Wendy Greuel, City Controller, and Jan Perry, Councilmember, City of Los Angeles, 9th District. Join us and learn more about our next event.

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