Join Power to the Hill for their monthly Voter Engagement Day, door knocking, canvassing, registering and engaging new voters and long time registered voters about the upcoming 2024 Primary Election and General Election.

You will be paired with experienced volunteers. Spanish Language speakers especially welcome!

Meet at the church for your assigned team and canvass area. Doors open at 9:45 AM for light snacks.

Lunch follows each Voter Engagement Day.

Questions can be addressed by calling (717) 623-1097 or emailing contactptoh@gmail.com

Join Power to the Hill for their monthly Voter Engagement Day, door knocking, canvassing, registering and engaging new voters and long time registered voters about the upcoming 2024 Primary Election and General Election.

You will be paired with experienced volunteers. Spanish Language speakers especially welcome!

Meet at the church for your assigned team and canvass area. Doors open at 9:45 AM for light snacks.

Lunch follows each Voter Engagement Day.

Questions can be addressed by calling (717) 623-1097 or emailing contactptoh@gmail.com

Join us for a Zoom session with Ms. Dorene Wilbur, the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) specialist at the PA Office of the Attorney General.  Hear how the PA Attorney General's office has implemented DEIB and their expectations for various non-profit, non-partisan groups, such as ours, in our DEI implementations. 

Ms. Wilbur has a Master's in Education and has worked in the DEIB area for several years. She is a former teacher in the Carlisle Area School District and has been involved with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission where she has been a staunch advocate for children. She was the recipient of the Jim Washington Station of Hope Award on Feb. 25th, 2023. Recently Ms. Wilbur was the keynote speaker for the Carlisle Area 35th Annual Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration where she represented the Office of the PA Attorney General.

Click here to pre-register for this presentation!

A series of webinars in 2024 brought to you by LWV PA

This session will feature Amy Kleissas, Civic Engagement Director, with the League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh, for a presentation on the ins and outs of voting.

Click here to register.

Join Power to the Hill for their Kickoff to the 2024 Election Season! Kickoff Training is combined this day with their regularly scheduled Voter Engagement Day. On this day only, the event begins at 9:30 AM. Doors open at 9:15 AM for breakfast goodies!

As always, lunch follows each Voter Engagement Day!

Questions can be addressed by calling (717) 623-1097 or emailing contactptoh@gmail.com

Join the Civic Listening Corps and the League of Women Voters for an informative and engaging virtual workshop! This training session is designed to empower volunteers with the skills necessary for effective social media monitoring for the upcoming election. Attendees will learn how to search online for voter confusion and problematic content, and learn how to report what they’ve found. You will also be introduced to Junkipedia, an innovative and user friendly tool that enhances your ability to safeguard electoral integrity online. Whether you're tech-savvy or new to digital tools, this event is for you. Our comprehensive support system ensures that volunteers of every skill level can participate confidently and contribute meaningfully.

Don't miss this chance to become part of a community committed to fair and transparent elections!

Click HERE to learn more and register!

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Have accessibility questions? Reply to your registration email to confirm your requirements or request more information.

TO BE HELD AS SCHEDULED. THIS EVENT WILL BE RECORDED.

We are pleased to welcome Veronica Degraffenreid, former Acting Secretary of State for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to address us on this important topic.

Veronica Degraffenreid is currently the Senior Manager of Strategic Partnerships at the Brennan Center for Justice. Prior to her service with the PA Dept of State, Degraffenreid served as Director of Election Operations for the North Carolina State Board of Elections where, for six years, she managed a team of election technology and election program specialists responsible for providing training, support and administrative oversight to North Carolina’s 100 county boards of elections. The program areas under her supervision included voter registration, voting processes, precinct and voting site administration, election event administration and voting systems. She led efforts to modernize North Carolina’s aging statewide voter registration and election management system and developed the state’s first voting systems certification program.

To join us for this talk, please register at this link. Upon registration, you will be sent confirmation and Zoom information to dial in.

Please join Power to the Hill (P2H) for their Special Topics Kickoff Meeting.

6-7 PM: Relationship Deepening by call and text

7-8 PM: Election Updates

Light dinner provided

Hear from Kevin Wagner, a Social Studies teacher in the Carlisle Area School District…

who has been instrumental in working with students to obtain the Governor's Award for registering young voters 6 years in a row. He will be joining us to discuss his experience with the Governor's Civic Engagement Award and high school voter registration.

Diane Gordian, from the PA Department of State (DOS), will also join us. Diane is the current lead for the Governor's Civic Engagement Award at DOS and will provide information on the program, application, and deadlines.

Register in advance for this Zoom meeting. Click here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Please address questions about this program to jessica.myers@palwv.org.

Americans are rejecting the Democratic and Republican Parties and going independent, and young voters are leading the way. 61% of 18 to 24-year-olds identify as independents – a 50% increase since 1998.

Students for Ballot PA, a group of students from 16 different colleges in Pennsylvania is a powerful voice in the campaign to repeal closed primaries.

Last Monday they rallied 60 students from across PA at the state capitol calling for an end to closed primary elections. The open primaries movement has never seen a group of young people organizing with this level of enthusiasm. And the momentum in PA is building. 2 bills were JUST PASSED by the PA House State Government Committee– the first time open primary legislation has gotten through an Assembly committee!

On Thursday November 16th at 3pm ET, we’ll welcome key leaders from Students for Ballot PA for our next Virtual Discussion- Young Voters Stand Up for Open Primaries– with special guests: Students for Ballot PA Members Harry Hou & Danika Grieser (Swarthmore College) & Andrew Cadwallader (Haverford College), Brenna Wrubel (Carnegie Mellon University), Joshua Summers (University of Pittsburgh)

Hosted by: John Opdycke.

We’ll discuss the campaign, their perspective on the growing independence of younger voters, and how they’ve been so successful at inspiring their peers to join the cause. 

Register today to receive your Zoom link!

The Zonta Club of Harrisburg-Hershey and Greenlight Operation is hosting an Assembly to “Say NO to Human Trafficking”. The emphasis is on the regulation of Massage Parlors in PA. This legislation will provide for the licensure of bodywork facilities and impose powers and duties on the Department of State to prescribe penalties. Representative Webster who wrote the bill will be speaking along with Jordan Pine from Greenlight Operation and 3 others. At 10-11 there will be like-minded organizations displaying their literature in the rotunda prior to the Assembly that will begin at 11:00. Please join us for a morning of showing your support for this huge social injustice.

Education Voters of PA is hosting a rally for the purpose of presenting a giant report card to the Basic Education Funding Commission showing their grade on progress to date. Join us to demonstrate powerful support for a constitutional school funding system that will ensure that ALL public-school students in Pennsylvania have access to the comprehensive, effective, and contemporary public education they are guaranteed by the PA constitution. The AAUW PA Education team is promoting equal funding and encourages attendance at this rally if you are available. Both AAUW Carlisle and Harrisburg members will be present.

VOTE!!!

EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT!

Polls open in PA 7 AM to 8 PM

AAUW Harrisburg NOVEMBER PROGRAM

Our speaker is Dr. Nikole Hollins-Simms, named Pennsylvania School Psychologist of the Year (2021) and the AAUW Harrisburg's Gateway to Equity Award honoree (2023). Dr. Hollins-Simms will provide an update on current challenges experienced by students as they navigate learning and life. She will also discuss how communities with diverse opinions about school rules determine what and how students learn.

Our program and Branch announcements will be held in the George Nahodil Community Room at MEMBERS 1ST Federal Credit Union, 5000 Marketplace Way, Enola, PA 17025. Refreshments are available at 6:30 pm with the program to begin at 7:00 pm. There is ample, well-lit parking at this location easily accessible from the East or West Shore. Please indicate if you plan to attend by emailing harrisburgaauw@gmail.com. Contact Mary Kratzer at 717-576-0800 if you need directions.

Local residents will have a chance to provide input on a major roadway project.

PennDOT and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced two upcoming public meetings to discuss the I-83 South Bridge Project.

The meeting will focus on the Environmental Assessment prepared for the project and give community members a chance to view and comment on it.

Hearings will take place from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 1 at Hotel Indigo Harrisburg, 765 Eisenhower Blvd., and Nov. 2 at the Penn Harris Hotel, 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill.

According to PennDOT, the South Bridge, between Harrisburg and Lemoyne, is an aging structure that no longer meets current design standards.

“Due to bridge conditions and anticipated increases in traffic volumes, the bridge and its connections on the west shore and east shore need to be upgraded,” said a statement from PennDOT. “By investing in improvements today, we can ensure that the I-83 South Bridge can support the future needs of the Harrisburg region.”

In July, PennDOT announced that it would drop a previous proposal to toll the bridge and find alternative ways to financially support the project.

The agency hopes to begin the project in 2025.

The environmental assessment, prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, examines the potential impacts to natural, social, economic, and cultural resources from this project.

At the meetings, an open house display on the project will be available for viewing. Formal public testimony opportunities will take place at 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. each day, with a break in between sessions.

All of the project material from the open house, including a project overview, maps, and Environmental Assessment documents are available online, from now through Nov. 16.

People may comment on the project in person, in writing, through an online comment form or through email.

PennDOT asks that those providing testimony at the public hearings register in advance at www.penndot.pa.gov/i83SouthBridge or by calling 717-743-1005.

Emailed comments can be sent to i83SouthBridge@pa.gov and written comments may be brought to the meeting or mailed to: PennDOT District 8, I-83 South Bridge Project, Attn: Marwa Said, 2140 Herr St., Harrisburg, PA 17103.

To learn more about the I-83 South Bridge Project, visit PennDOT’s website.

Local residents will have a chance to provide input on a major roadway project.

PennDOT and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced two upcoming public meetings to discuss the I-83 South Bridge Project.

The meeting will focus on the Environmental Assessment prepared for the project and give community members a chance to view and comment on it.

Hearings will take place from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 1 at Hotel Indigo Harrisburg, 765 Eisenhower Blvd., and Nov. 2 at the Penn Harris Hotel, 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill.

According to PennDOT, the South Bridge, between Harrisburg and Lemoyne, is an aging structure that no longer meets current design standards.

“Due to bridge conditions and anticipated increases in traffic volumes, the bridge and its connections on the west shore and east shore need to be upgraded,” said a statement from PennDOT. “By investing in improvements today, we can ensure that the I-83 South Bridge can support the future needs of the Harrisburg region.”

In July, PennDOT announced that it would drop a previous proposal to toll the bridge and find alternative ways to financially support the project.

The agency hopes to begin the project in 2025.

The environmental assessment, prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, examines the potential impacts to natural, social, economic, and cultural resources from this project.

At the meetings, an open house display on the project will be available for viewing. Formal public testimony opportunities will take place at 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. each day, with a break in between sessions.

All of the project material from the open house, including a project overview, maps, and Environmental Assessment documents are available online, from now through Nov. 16.

People may comment on the project in person, in writing, through an online comment form or through email.

PennDOT asks that those providing testimony at the public hearings register in advance at www.penndot.pa.gov/i83SouthBridge or by calling 717-743-1005.

Emailed comments can be sent to i83SouthBridge@pa.gov and written comments may be brought to the meeting or mailed to: PennDOT District 8, I-83 South Bridge Project, Attn: Marwa Said, 2140 Herr St., Harrisburg, PA 17103.

To learn more about the I-83 South Bridge Project, visit PennDOT’s website.

Join the League of Women Voters of the Pennsylvania Capital Region for a moderated candidate forum!

Come meet the candidates and be educated on their policies and positions. Moderator will be Erik Love, Associate Professor of Sociology at Dickinson College. Questions will be accepted from attendees.

No registration is required. This event will not be live-streamed.

AAUW Carlisle and LWV PA Capital Region are pleased to sponsor a Candidate Forum for those individuals running for Carlisle Area School Board.

The event begins at 7 PM and will be held in the larger auditorium at Carlisle Area Senior High School.

Dr. Sarah Niebler, Associate Professor of Political Science at Dickinson College will be the Moderator.

As of this posting, in-person registration capacity of 250 has been reached. However, this event will be live-streamed. The live-stream link is here, on the AAUW Carlisle website. We welcome the interest!

Join Power to the Hill (P2H) for their monthly Voter Engagement Day activities in the Allison Hill neighborhood of Harrisburg. Join experienced canvassers to check in with neighbors, continuing to educate why voting is important, what it means to participate, how to register, upcoming important dates, how and where to cast a ballot, etc. Join this lively and dedicated group of democracy warriors!

LWV of the PA Capital Region is sponsoring a Candidate Forum for those running to serve on the Cumberland Valley School Board.

The event will be held in the CV9 Auditorium at 451 Skyport Rd in Hampden Twp, PA 17050. The first hour will be a moderated Candidate Forum followed by a 30 minute Candidate Meet and Greet. Moderation will be provided by Dr. Sarah Niebler, Associate Professor of Political Science at Dickinson College.

Cumberland Valley residents are welcome and encouraged to attend! The event will be held live and in person; it will not be live-streamed.

Questions can be addressed to Lia Gormsen at lia.gormsen@gmail.com.

Join Power to the Hill (P2H) for their monthly Voter Engagement Day activities in the Allison Hill neighborhood of Harrisburg. Join experienced canvassers to check in with neighbors, continuing to educate why voting is important, what it means to participate, how to register, upcoming important dates, how and where to cast a ballot, etc. Join this lively and dedicated group of democracy warriors!

Join Power to the Hill (P2H) for their monthly Voter Engagement Day activities in the Allison Hill neighborhood of Harrisburg. Join experienced canvassers to check in with neighbors, continuing to educate why voting is important, what it means to participate, how to register, upcoming important dates, how and where to cast a ballot, etc. Join this lively and dedicated group of democracy warriors!

Join Power to the Hill (P2H) for their monthly Voter Engagement Day activities in the Allison Hill neighborhood of Harrisburg. Join experienced canvassers to check in with neighbors, continuing to educate why voting is important, what it means to participate, how to register, upcoming important dates, how and where to cast a ballot, etc. Join this lively and dedicated group of democracy warriors!

WHAT: Join LWV and partners for a virtual panel discussion on the 26th Amendment and the game-changing influence of young voters in America.

Hear from on-the-ground organizers as we explore how youth empowerment has reshaped the political landscape and how we can bring more diverse young voices into our work.

WHEN: Thursday, July 6, 2023, 5pm ET

Register

This event is sponsored by The League of Women Voters US. JOIN US!

JOIN guest speaker Maureen, founder of FoCo Trash Mob.  She will share her organization and experience working for over 12 years in the waste reduction and recycling county’s landfill and for her city’s Environmental Services Department. She will share the complexities and the myth of recycling.

We want to know how you feel about single-use plastic.  What are the problems with it? What actions would you like to take?

Interactive games, crafts, food and drinks, prizes, and fun will be provided.  Bring your drink container.  We encourage KIDS to attend!!!

Please SHARE this information with your organizations, businesses, groups, friends, and families.

Register to meet IN PERSON at Bosler Memorial Library, 158 W High St, Carlisle, PA 17013.

or Register to attend by Zoom HERE.

WHAT: Get the latest updates on the League's young voter mobilization and upcoming resources to help you in the field.

WHEN: Tuesday, June 27, 5:30pm ET

Register

This event is sponsored by The League of Women Voters US.

Young voters are game changers in our democracy. JOIN US!

Upcoming Webinar

Join AAUW to learn WHAT issues are covered in AAUW’s member adopted Public Policy Priorities, HOW we use them, and WHY we work on certain bills.

It's already been an active 2023! Our new Sr. Director of Policy & Member Advocacy, Meghan Kissell, will also share an overview of the federal landscape, reveal what’s on the horizon relating to women’s economic security and higher education, and relate several state successes.  

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