NWSOFA Partner Event: Action Ridge at The Community Church 100 Courtland Ave – Lower Level, Park Ridge, IL

Bonnie Grabenhofer is the PAC Chairman for Illinois NOW.  She is a former VP for National NOW and served in their DC office for eight years. She’ll describe NOW’s current campaigns, endorsement criteria, races to watch, what’s at stake and tell us how we can have an impact.

Mary Upson is the president of PRLWV and will talk to us about the Cook County Registrar Process, desribe the new Automatic Voter Registration process, Voter ID requirements in Illinois and describe LWV’s activities regarding local and national voter rights and education.

We’ll definitely learn a lot that will help us as Action Ridge makes plans to get out the vote in 2018.

Please check out the agenda below.

Action Ridge Agenda; Thursday, 2/8/2018

100 Courtland Ave – Lower Level

We promote principles of democracy: inclusion, respect, equity and the health of our planet. Truth Matters!

7:00 to 7:30 Meet and Mingle

7:30 to 8:30 Action Ridge Discussion:

1) PAC Chair from the National Organization for Women – Bonnie Grabenhofer

2) President of the Park Ridge League of Women Voters – Mary Upson

3) Website/Facebook/Email updates and information

4) Planning for our contact with Michael McAuliffe and review of the map of his District

5) Other events of interest:

a. One Earth Film Festival 3/10

b. Indivisible Summit 3/11

c. March in the PR Memorial Day Parade? 5/28

5) Next Meeting Dates – 3/8 and 4/12

6) Review areas of interest and functionality since last meeting, including a discussion regarding the possibility of adding Gun Control:

a. Women’s Issues–Plans to support the ratification of the ERA

b. Immigration

c. Education

d. Environment

e. Health Care

f. Housing

g. Civil Rights

h. Voter Registration–getting out the vote