| Helping Make Democracy Work! | | The Voter
Newsletter for
LWV Los Altos-Mountain View
May 1, 2023 | | In this Issue:
- League News
- Upcoming Events
- Ongoing Events
- Take Action
| | | Save the Date for Annual Meeting
| | Join us for our Annual Meeting with speaker Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell who will talk to us about her 2021 book, “Her Honor.”
- Saturday, June 10, 2023, 10:00am - 1:30pm
- Michael’s at Shoreline – lunch will be served
- Registration is required and will be available in May
- Questions? Contact Sue Graham
During the business part of the meeting membership will consider the proposed budget, vote for a board of directors, and approve priorities for 2023-2024. We encourage all members to attend.
| | | Nominating Committee Looking for Volunteers | |
We are looking for people to be on our League's board starting July 1. The open positions are Secretary, VP Program and Membership Chair.
We meet on the first Monday of the month from 7:00 to 9:00pm and board members are expected to attend. We meet mostly on Zoom but sometimes in person.
Secretary: The secretary takes the minutes of each board meeting and at the end of year Annual Meeting. The agenda, documents related to the meeting and the minutes are uploaded to our online document library. We can teach you how.
VP Program: This position oversees our two main events, Program Planning in February and the Annual Meeting in June. Both events require securing a venue and publicizing the event to members. The VP will prepare the agenda for the Program Planning. The agenda for the Annual Meeting is a preset format.
Membership: The Membership Chair welcomes new members when they join and arranges to meet them to find out their interests. The membership chair does some database work. Again, we can show you how.
If you would like to talk more about joining our board, let us know at nominating@lwvlamv.org
|  | | | Upcoming and Ongoing Events | One Time Events
Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot to Help Democratic Institutions
Globally, politicians and citizens are calling for greater regulatory oversight of big tech companies.
- Wednesday, May 3, 7:00-8:30, doors open at 6:30
- Los Altos Public Library
- 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los altos
- A program of the World Affairs Peninsula Chapter
Rob Reich, Professor of Political Science, and Director of the Center for Ethics in Society at Stanford University and Jeremy Weinstein, Professor of Political Science at Stanford University will discuss how democracies can govern and regulate technology rather than passively allowing technology and technologists to govern us.
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Ongoing Meetings
Board Meeting
- Monday, May 1, 2023, 7:00 - 9:00pm (in-person)
- Contact Karin Bricker for information about location.
Housing Committee Meeting
- Monday, May 8 2023, 7:00 - 9:00 pm (Virtual)
- Contact Sue Russell, Housing Committee, for instructions on joining this Zoom meeting.
- To learn about our housing-related activities: Housing Committee
Voter Services
Book Group
- Saturday, May 27, 2023, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
- Book: Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
- Contact Sue Graham to confirm interest and get the meeting location.
- To learn about our reading group: Book Club
| | Climate Solutions
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