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Date: 11/29/2021
Subject: LWV-Wake Update November 29th 2021
From: League of Women Voters of Wake County



LWV-Wake Update 11/29/2021

 
Dear ~~first_name~~,
 
Greetings from LWV-Wake. Today is the second day of Hanukkah, which lasts from November 28th - December 6th.  We have many Leaguers of the Jewish faith. We recognize this important time and wish you joy and peace as you participate in all the traditions. To read more about this Jewish holiday, click here.
 
New City of Raleigh Redistricting Info
The City of Raleigh Study Group responsible for redistricting/council terms & compensation has released additional public listening dates and locations. Two of the hearings will be held virtually and you must sign up to speak in advance.  It is important for city residents (and Leaguers) to be involved in this process.  There are three map options for consideration. Please scroll down for more details. 
 
 Facebook Matching for GivingTuesday is Tomorrow at 8am
Our end-of-year online fundraising campaign, GivingTuesday, continues through November 30th. As an approved 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Meta is offering to match donations (up to $8 million dollars) made through Facebook donation pages on November 30th. Beginning at 8am, they will match donations at 100% for the first $2 million dollars, then continue to match 10% of donations for the remaining $6 million. Of course, we appreciate your donations anytime! Scroll down for more info about GivingTuesday.
 
Environment Committee Shares Tips for Preventing Food Waste
We are now entering the holiday season—and that means we’ll be cooking lots and lots of food. Unfortunately, much of that food will end up being thrown away. Eve Vitaglione, Environment Co-Chair, has provided some interesting facts and helpful tips to help keep food waste out of landfills:
According to the USDA, 30 to 40 percent of the US food supply is wasted every year. An EPA study found that in 2018, American households wasted 24,954,863 tons of food: 24% of the total food waste for that year. Most of that waste goes into landfills where it is a primary source of greenhouse gas emissions. For more info plus Alton Brown's Post Holiday Soup recipe, click here.
 
 Volunteer Opportunities
The success of our organization depends on the collective efforts of our members. All areas of our organization need volunteers who can lend time, energy and talents (and you all have them!) to help us carry out our mission more effectively. Volunteering with the League can also be very rewarding. Want to learn new skills or learn more about an important topic that affects the health and well-being of North Carolinians? The League can help! Below are specific areas of need. However, if you're not sure how you want to be involved, please email us and we can help guide you in finding the perfect spot in which to share your experience and talents. Specific areas of need include:
Women's Equality Day
Do you like to plan parties and events?  If so, the Women’s Equality Day Committee is in need of additional members to help plan our annual fundraising event held in August 2022.  Some roles require basic computer skills; other roles require communicating with the caterer, speaker and others involved in the event, making follow-up calls to invited honorees and helping the day of the event.  Monthly committee meetings will begin after the first of the year and continue until the event.  Come join our other committee members for a fun time planning this special event.  If interested, please send an email to WED Committee Chair, Candace Blackley
Communications
The Communications Committee is looking for additional volunteers to add to the team. Those interested in learning our website platform or who enjoy creating social media content and/or editing are encouraged to share their talents with the League. This is a great opportunity to learn new skills and help increase the visibility of LWV-Wake. Membership in the League, while helpful, is not required. If interested, please contact Cheryl Tung or Jenny Kotora-Lynch. Members, please share this volunteer opportunity with anyone you think might be interested!


Tomorrow is GivingTuesday!
Started in 2012 as a global day of giving, GivingTuesday has become a tool for many nonprofits to highlight their work in an effort to encourage people to support their mission. While I hope you will choose to support the League as we work to educate and empower voters and fight against voter suppression, GivingTuesday is also an opportunity to show kindness and compassion for others. This is a day that inspires random acts of kindness to remind us that we have more that unites us than divides us. LWV-Wake members have always been very generous and to be sure, if you're reading this, you probably have several ideas to add! Some suggestions include:
- Drop off food at a food bank 
- Make an extra batch of soup and take it to a neighbor
- Pay it forward in a Starbucks or other drive-thru line
- Treat a public safety/healthcare worker to a free lunch. (Hint: I usually spot them at Chipotle). You can event buy a gift card from the manager and ask that it be used the next time a public safety professional stops in. 
- Tell a member of the armed services that you appreciate their service to our country.  
- Send your child's/grandchild's teacher (or any teacher) a note expressing how much you appreciate what they do for our children.
- Volunteer! You all are rich in life experiences and talents. If you have an hour or a day, please consider helping the League during the year with one of our many projects! Not sure what you can do? Just email and ask! 
 
 

Upcoming LWV-Wake Events

  • December 2nd 3pm-4:30pm Raleigh League Lit - Will discussThe Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice. From Goodreads, "Rigorously reported and powerfully told, The Daughters of Kobani shines a light on a group of women intent on not only defeating the Islamic State on the battlefield but also changing women's lives in their corner of the Middle East and beyond." A New York Times bestseller. To register, click here.
  • December 6th 6:30pm DEI Roundtable Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation - (TRHT) is a comprehensive, national and community-based process to plan for and bring about transformational and sustainable change, and to address the historic and contemporary effects of racism. TRHT seeks to unearth deeply held, and often unconscious, beliefs created by racism – the main one being the belief in a “hierarchy of human value.” Join the informal discussion. Register here.
  • December 14th 3:00pm-4:30pm League Lit: Western Wake - Will discuss The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper. A New York Times Best Seller. From Amazon, "One of today’s most insightful and influential thinkers offers a powerful exploration of inequality and the lesson that generations of Americans have failed to learn: Racism has a cost for everyone - not just for people of color." Register here.
  • January 20th 2:00pm-3:30pm Raleigh League Lit - Will discuss Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver. From Amazon: "Author Barbara Kingsolver and her family abandoned the industrial-food pipeline to live a rural life—vowing that, for one year, they’d only buy food raised in their own neighborhood, grow it themselves, or learn to live without it. Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is an enthralling narrative that will open your eyes in a hundred new ways to an old truth: You are what you eat". Register here.  

State & Local Government
State Legislature Building for Newsletter
State Redistricting
With the passage of new Congressional and State district maps, it appears the only way North Carolinians will have maps that are NOT extremely partisan gerrymandered may be through litigation in the courts. To date, there have been two lawsuits filed:
  • NC NAACP vs. Berger - Filed by Southern Coalition for Social Justice on October 29th, requests that the implementation of the maps be blocked, alleging the mapmakers failed to consider race, thereby reducing minority representation. Read more about the lawsuit here.
  • Harper et al vs. NCGA Redistricting Chairs & NC Board of Elections - Filed on November 5th, builds upon the 2019 Harper vs. Lewis case and argues that new maps were drawn for partisan gain and violates several provisions of the North Carolina Constitution. Read more about the lawsuit here.

Local Redistricting
Wake County Board of Commissioners
The Wake County Board of Commissioners approved a new district map and voted to return to 4-year staggered terms following an expiration of a consent order that changed terms to 2 years for 2018 and 2020. You can read more here.  LWV-Wake public comments can be found under 'Recent News' on our League's homepage.
 
City of Raleigh - UPDATE
The Raleigh City Council is in the process of drawing new districts for the 2022 election.  A Study Group is charged with researching the redistricting process (as well as Council terms and compensation) and making recommendations to the council.  More info, including the three map options can be found on the City of Raleigh Redistricting webpage here.
 
The Study Group needs to hear your comments! There are SEVERAL public comment opportunities, both virtual and in-person:
 
DEC 2
2:00PM • THURSDAY
Redistricting Listening Session: City Council Terms and Compensation - VIRTUAL

DEC 6
6:00PM • MONDAY
Public Listening Session: City Council Terms and Compensation
John Chavis Memorial Park

DEC 8
6:00PM • WEDNESDAY
Public Listening Session: City Council Terms and Compensation
Laurel Hills Park

DEC 15
6:00PM • WEDNESDAY
Public Listening Session: City Council Terms and Compensation
Abbotts Creek Park

DEC 16
2:00PM • THURSDAY
Redistricting Listening Session: City Council Terms and Compensation - VIRTUAL
 
TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK DURING THE DEC. 2ND OR DEC. 16TH VIRTUAL MEETINGS, CLICK here.
 
 
Wake County Board of Education
The Wake County Board of Education began discussing redistricting at their work session on September 21. Attorney Adam Mitchell from Tharrington Smith, LLP, presented information on current district sizes, legal requirements, and potential redistricting criteria. Read Mr. Mitchell’s presentation here.
 
Please be sure to check out our Redistricting page on our website for up-to-date information on local redistricting. 
 

Thank you for continuing to support the League of Women Voters of Wake County. I look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming events.
Sincerely,
Cheryl Tung
President
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