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Let’s stand up for a healthy democracy by supporting the health of our communities, our environment, and our next generation of leaders - and continue to build a strong legacy for ALL Minnesotans. Lobby Day at the Capitol, Stand Up for Healthy Communities, Monday, April 28, 2:00-4:00- PM. Location: Rotunda, Minnesota State Capitol, 75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Saint Paul. For more information https://www.lwvmn.org/events  

The Council of Metropolitan Area Leagues Annual Convention will be held at the beautifully restored building housing the Capitol Region Watershed District headquarters, 595 Aldine Street, St. Paul 55104, which is near Hamline University. 5:30-6:30 Guided tour of CRWD, 6:30-7:15 Keynote Speaker, 7:15-7:45 Business meeting. RSVP to CMAL Annual Meeting.

Ramsey County is opening its new, state-of-the-art, recycling center in Roseville. The Center will host an open house for residents on April 24, from 6-8 p.m. What an opportunity to find out about the Center and its benefits for environmentally responsible recycling! For more information: https://www.ramseycounty.us/content/environmental-center-open-house.

Greetings League Members!

You are invited to an interesting evening of gathering with fellow League members of which many are new, grabbing a bite to eat, enjoying an interesting speaker - “Conversation With A Judge,” checking out three stations: “Zero Waste,” a New Website, and Membership Assistance, followed by a short business meeting.  If you cannot stay the entire time, that’s okay, just stop by! 

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, May 6, at the Little Canada City Center, 515 Little Canada Road. 5:30 pm - Mingle, Munch, Explore; 6:30 pm Guest Speaker; 7:30 pm - Business Meeting; 8:00 pm League Exploration.

You have doubtless read or listened to Indigenous Land Acknowledgments in a variety of venues, too diverse to adequately enumerate, from LWV events, to the theater, even in some churches. Like many well-intentioned actions, they have come to be recognized in need of clarification and updating. A powerful op-ed piece in the New York Times in January “Enough with the Land Acknowledgments” by Kathleen DuVal of the University of North Carolina, urges us all to think carefully about how we approach these statements.  

Professor DuVal argues that in some contexts these statements have outlived their usefulness. Their purpose is to “make us more aware of the dispossession and violence that occurred in the establishment and expansion of the United States.” This is needed in part because, for many people in the United States, the contemporary Indigenous population is not visible. But these statements can easily become an endpoint, rather than a jumping off point for greater change. To help repair past wrongs, the promotion of remembrance and understanding of the past must then lead to action.

Go to our league YouTube channel for a recording of this event or click on Watershed Districts.

Join us at the Ramsey County Library Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave N, to learn about the three Watershed Districts that serve the Roseville area. Administrators from Capitol Region, Rice Creek, and Ramsey-Washington water districts will share their roles in preserving our water quality. Learn about current watershed projects and how you can contribute to the important work of keeping our water clean. Brought to you by the League of Women Voters in collaboration with Ramsey County Library and Do Good Roseville.

In this latest issue of the Council of Metropolitan Area Leagues (CMAL) newsletter is information on the upcoming 2025 CMAL 63rd Annual Convention. Learn when CMAL will present information about their Watershed Study to Metro Minnesota Watersheds

View the newsletter for more information

A recording of this program can be found on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjPhnQugNiA&t=201s. 

Join us as we learn about the challenges and opportunities of immigrants seeking US citizenship from St. Paul Immigration attorney Gloria Contreras Edin. Hear how you can better support and advocate for immigrants. In person at Ramsey County Library Roseville, 2180 Hamline Avenue. Co-sponsored with Do Good Roseville and Ramsey County Library.

I began writing Windows and Mirrors for All articles for the LWV Roseville Area Voter in March of 2004. The name of this LWV unit has morphed over the years, but its constituency is essentially the same. I began this writing at a time when the national LWV was encouraging local branches to try to change our image, action, and membership. The public often has too often seen us as just little old white ladies. LWVUS’s goal was to better reflect the communities which we serve and love while expanding participation. This was proving to be challenging and continues to be challenging today. And so, I began writing on diversity related topics, widely defined, in the hopes of contributing to thoughtful change, and haven’t stopped.