Vote Nevada Supporters,
This is an update on upcoming events and our Unity Coalition Subcommittees.
- I know many of you are very worried about affordable housing, so here is a series of webinars from the Administration for Community Living. You can review the webinars and each meeting’s RSVP information here: https://vote-nevada.news/Housing-Stability
- The Legal Aid Center is offering a number of important workshops online, such as a Special Education Rights Class, you can view the workshops and how to RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/LegalAidCenterSouthernNevada/events/?ref=page_internal
- February 26, 2022, 11 am to 1 pm, Doolittle Community Center 1950 N J St, Las Vegas, NV 89106
If you know a youth who would like to enter his/her music talents into the competition, email: vegasteentalent@gmail.com
Black History Talent Show
- If you are interested in the new 988 crisis helpline, which moves us in the right direction for decriminalizing mental illness, you can view our Vote Nevada Behavioral and Mental Health Committee meeting presentation on 988 here: https://vote-nevada-blog.org/2022/02/16/new-988-mental-health-crisis-number/
- Join Vote Nevada this Saturday, February 26th, from 9 to 10:30 am, via Zoom, for a discussion of three important civil rights leaders and their strategies for driving change. We will discuss Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Fanny Lou Hammer, and Ida Gaines (from Nevada). You can RSVP here: https://vote-nevada.news/Civil-Rights-Strategies
Next week kicks off Women’s Empowerment Month. Here are events you can attend:
- The CSN Women’s Alliance is sponsoring a Lunch and Learn series of Zoom events to review women and labor. The events will be on 2/28, 3/1, 3/3, and 3/4, from noon to 1:30 pm. We will record each meeting if you can’t attend. You can RSVP for one or more of the events here: https://vote-nevada.news/Lunch-and-Learn
- The CSN Women’s Alliance is sponsoring a Resources Fair via Zoom on March 9th, from 3 to 4:30 pm, and you can RSVP here: https://vote-nevada.news/WA-Resources-Fair
- A new civics organization for veterans is kicking off their Nevada outreach campaign on March 16th, at 6 p.m., it’s open to the public. RSVP here: https://vote-nevada.news/VPI
- Join Vote Nevada on March 26, 2022, 9 to 10:30 am, Via Zoom
Meet Carrie and Mary Dann: Two Indigenous Women Every Nevadan Should Know
RSVP: https://vote-nevada.news/Dann-Sisters
- March 28, 2022, 11:30 am, via Teams
Moving Beyond Diversity to Inclusion in the Workplace RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/CSNInclusion
- If you signed up for one or more of the Unity Coalition working groups, I will be sending out a message to those groups by tomorrow with some first steps for each group. A lot of important meetings are happening soon that will allow for targeted engagement.
Thank you for being Nevadans with me,
Sondra
Vote Nevada: Solving Problems with Civics
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