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LWV Past & Now

LWV Past & Now

Support our work on (or after) Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday Donations as of December 17: $2,045.00. This is just over 100% of our $2,000 goal. OF COURSE, WE STILL WELCOME YOUR SUPPORT. PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A GIFT, IF YOU HAVEN’T DONATED YET. The League of Women Voters of Portland provides nonpartisan information about all our local and statewide Read more

By Margaret Noel, 4 yearsNovember 27, 2021 ago
Front cover of a LWVPDX study on city government
Studies

Portlanders: Share Public Testimony with the Charter Review Commission

Important topics for comments now Do you think Portland should have a city manager? Should city commissioners be elected by districts? Does the Portland City Council need more members? Should the City Council be primarily a legislative body (and not also an administrative one)? League members and the public are Read more

By Audrey Zunkel-deCoursey, 4 yearsSeptember 20, 2021 ago
Studies

Pesticides: Balancing Benefits & Risks

Announcing a new LWV of Oregon Study and LWV of Portland Video on Pesticides What are the best ways to control pests, while also protecting our environment and people’s health? To address these issues, the League of Women Voters of Oregon has published a study report on improving the safe Read more

By Margaret Noel, 4 yearsAugust 16, 2021 ago
LWV Past & Now

101 Years, Making Democracy Work

February 14th is a momentous day for the League – especially in Oregon. The League of Women Voters was founded on February 14, 1920. Oregon became a state 162 years ago on February 14, 1859. (And of course it’s Valentine’s Day.) In 2020, we celebrated our Centennial with memorabilia, a Read more

By Margaret Noel, 5 yearsFebruary 14, 2021 ago
LWV Past & Now

Holiday Greetings

All year long, the Portland League works to create “a more perfect democracy.” We invite you to share the spirit of the holiday season by giving to organizations, like ours, that are making a difference in the world for good. For 100 years, the League of Women Voters has defended Read more

By Margaret Noel, 5 yearsDecember 1, 2020 ago

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