UPCOMING EVENTS

SOUTH COUNTY MEMBERS

MEET AND GREET

SATURDAY, MARCH 8TH 10:30-12 NOON

JACARANDA LIBRARY

4143 Woodmere Park Blvd Venice, FL 34293

If you live in south county, we want to get to know you!

Sarasota is such a large county and the southern part is growing rapidly. Come and share your insights and ideas. We want to know how the League can address your area's concerns.

Meet other members and learn what the LWVSRQ plans for the coming year.

Feel free to bring an interested friend/friends.

Coffee/light refreshments will be served.

FEDERAL JUDICIARY STUDY

At the LWVUS 2024 Convention, delegates voted to proceed with a study on the federal judiciary. The study's purpose includes, but is not limited to, addressing concerns and clarifying judicial accountability, transparency, independence, and ethics. The scope addresses the Supreme Court as well as the other Article III federal courts. 

All LWVSRQ members have been invited to participate.

One Hour Introductory Sessions (choose 1): 

Thursday, March 13 10:00 am  

Thursday March 13 5:30 pm

Ninety Minute Consensus Survey Completion Sessions (choose 1):

Thursday, March 20 10:00 am 

Thursday March 20 5:30 pm

For more information, go to our events calendar.

You must be a member to register!

ARE WE READY FOR THE NEXT DEBBY?

Steve Suau PE, is the Former Sarasota County Executive Director of Planning and Development and Director of Stormwater Environmental Utility.  His goal in this presentation is to clarify the various causes of flooding and explain what can or cannot be done to avoid or mitigate flood damage.

Steve will provide resources for us to access in order to understand site specific flood conditions, therefore, empowering us to advocate for strategies which will reduce flood damage and lessen insurance claims.

A Question and Answer session will follow Steve's presentation.

PUBLIC EDUCATION LEGISLATION

Dr. Jill Lewis-Spector, will examine themes that emerge from Florida’s recent and current K-16 public education legislation. Dr. Jill Lewis-Spector serves as 1st Vice President for the League of Women Voters of Florida and chairs the Florida and the Sarasota League's Education Action Teams.

COFFEE AND CONVERSATION

A way for our members to catch up on latest League news and get to know one another. Please join us! For more information contact Vilia Johnson.

WOMEN OF RESISTANCE

To learn more and to purchase tickets click on the poster!

YOU'RE INVITED

TO OUR ANNUAL MEETING

EMPOWERING VOICES...

WHO IS SPEAKING OUT? ARE THEY BEING HEARD?

Saturday, April 26, 2025, 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM

Stoneybrook Golf & Country Club

8801 Stoneybrook Blvd Sarasota, FL  34238

We are excited to announce our speaker will be the award winning journalist, Renée James Gilmore (right), the host of ABC Channel 7's "Empowering Voices". In the above photo, Renée is interviewing our VP Vilia Johnson after last November's election.

EVENTS RECAP



Clean and Healthy Water

Should Be a Constitutional Right

Our current regulatory system is failing. Joseph Bonasia discussed the purpose of the proposed “Right to Clean and Healthy Waters” amendment, and explained how this amendment could fix our broken system.

Thanks to FloridaRightToCleanWater.org, lwvfl.org and those of you who have worked tirelessly to save our most precious natural resource, there is hope that this amendment will be on the 2026 ballot.

OBSERVER CORPS



February 18th Report Card Indicates School Board is Not Responsive to Public's Concerns

"In general, it didn’t appear that the board actually heard what the public

was saying. Speakers over and over again asked the board to be

proactive regarding possible threats to federal programs that fund our

low income schools and special needs children, that they be ready with a

“Plan B”, that they speak up publicly as a board for the protection of our

children." Read full Report Card.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Lori Gentile 

Chris Hansen

Lita Katzer  

Karen Kotch

Judith Linwood

Kathleen Mack

Sandra Seehaver  

Caron Ward

Diane Weiss  

The LWVSRQ Board meets on the second Tuesday of every month. 

Locations and times may vary.

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The next meeting will be on Tuesday, March 11th at 1pm

Selby Public Library

Contact Shawn Bartelt for more information.

THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS IS A NONPARTISAN, GRASSROOTS NONPROFIT

DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING EVERYONE TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN OUR DEMOCRACY.

EMPOWERING VOTERS.

DEFENDING DEMOCRACY.

League of Women Voters of Sarasota County (LWVSRQ)

PO Box 18884, Sarasota, FL 34276-1884

email@lwvsrq.org