• NWMC Education Meeting, In-person, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023 at UU Church at 10am
• Book Club Meeting, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023 by Zoom at 3pm 
• NWMC Board Meeting, Monday, Dec, 4, 2023 on Zoom at 3pm
• Holiday Social Gathering, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023 

For links, contact Judy Moor, Communications Chair at jmoor628@gmail.com

ARIZONA FOR ABORTION ACCESS CITIZENS INITIATIVE PETITION DRIVE

LWVAZ is a partner with several other organizations to gather petition signatures for this issue with the hope that it will qualify for the November 2024 ballot. If passed, it will add an amendment to the AZ Constitution ensuring a women’s right to reproductive healthcare. Training for petition signature gatherers was offered in early November. Watch for future dates.  Additional opportunities to engage in the AAA Campaign:

• Volunteers needed to have their home serve as Depots and Hubs to manage the process.  Complete the short survey.  Complete the short survey for LWVAZ.

•  AAA Volunteer Survey 

• Circulator Training for league members collecting signatures is recommended for all volunteers including Depots and Hubs and those who want to learn more about the petitions.

Arizona for Abortion Access Website  

Petition I-05-2024 Arizona Abortion Access Act

The League’s Role

The League of Women Voters of Arizona has a key role as a member of the field committee organized under the auspices of Health Care Rising (HCR).   We have committed to obtaining a minimum of 10,000 signatures supporting the Arizona for Abortion Access ballot measure. The deadline for submitting signatures to the Arizona Secretary of State is July 3, 2024. Our goal is to submit our petitions to the campaign by June 30, 2024, to allow time for the campaign to quality-check the petitions.

The League petitions are identified by numbers within a range. For the League to get credit for the signatures, we urge our members to seek out a League location and sign our petitions.

READ THE ARIZONA PETITION CIRCULATOR TRAINING GUIDE HERE

It is very important that each person wanting to collect signatures, take the training or read the  Arizona Petition Circulator Training Guide.  More trainings are planned.  Watch this space.

LWVAZ ANNOUNCES NEWS ABOUT USING

Submitted by Gitelle Seer, LWVMP
I want to share some exciting news. We will use League in Action/Outreach Circle, a league-branded digital organizing tool for calls to action (including legislative calls to action), event notifications, get-out-the-vote, need-to-know messages, candidate contact for VOTE411 during election season, and more. 
League in Action, powered by Outreach Circle, will enable you to quickly and seamlessly reach out to other league members, the public, friends, and family with targeted messages. Some of you may be familiar with Outreach Circle; League in Action is an expanded and more powerful organizing tool that has capabilities beyond texting.
Please attend one of our upcoming training sessions to learn how to leverage this tool; pre-registration is required.
Nov 27, 2023, 6 PM Registration Link
Dec 11, 2023, 6 PM Registration Link
In the meantime, please download the League in Action app to your phone by following the steps in these slides.  If you used Outreach Circle in the past, simply download the new app, and you can log in with your existing credentials.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

NOVEMBER MEMBER MEETING - NWMC EDUCATION TEAM 

SATURDAY, NOV 18, 2023 10AM
Join the NWMC Education team as they discuss the current state of Arizona public schools including an update on the progress of the LWVAZ Education Position study.  Our guest will be Donna Davis, Senior Community Impact Manager of Education Forward Arizona.  Education Forward Arizona is a statewide nonpartisan organization believing that a thriving economy and a strong quality of life is possible when every Arizona student has a fair shot at success. She will be discussing their Arizona Education Progress meter and their Achieve 60 action plan.  Donna has over 30 years of experience in the non-profit sector, devoting most of her time to organizations that focus on youth, education and workforce development.
Join us for some trivia, education updates, light snacks and drinks while learn how to better advocate for education in Arizona.

NWMC BOOK CLUB

Submitted by Bonnie Saunders

NEXT MEETING: MONDAY, NOV 20, 2023

Our October meeting was a lively discussion on Rogue Justice by Stacy Abrams.  We could not decide on a book for November. So, we decided that everyone should read a separate book (your favorite or a new one) and tell us at the next meeting why we should read this book. The next discussion will be on zoom at 3:00 p.m. (AZ time) on Monday, November 20, 2023.  We will send a link before that day so look for it. Hoping to see many of you then.

SUN CITY PEO INVITES LEAGUE MEMBERS TO SPEAK AT THEIR MONTHLY MEETING

Submitted by Karen Devine

Past president, Judy Moor and Co-president, Karen Devine were invited to speak at the Sun City PEO (Philanthropic Education Organization) meeting held on November 6. Karen shared the history, mission and foundation of the LWV and Judy explained what we do, top legislative priorities for 2024 and VOTE 411. It was great to meet with another active community organization of women who care deeply about the issues we care about.

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