LWV OPRF April 18 Week in Preview |
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April 22, Friday, is the last day to pre-order plants for curbside pickup from Good Earth Greenhouse, 7900 Madison, River Forest for our Plant Sale Fundraiser. Curbside preorder instructions are here. The plant pre-order list is here. If you want to shop in person from April 29-May 1, print the flyer here and take it with you when you shop. This is our last fundraiser for the year. Support a local business and beautify your garden at the same time! Our League will receive 15% on your plant purchases.
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What if we sat down face-to-face and learned to Listen. Connect. Grow.
Mothers and Others For Peace invite you to experience The Circle Process:
Creating Deep Conversations on Friday, May 6, 2:30-4:00pm, at the Oak Park Public Library. Doors open at 2:30pm, welcome at 2:45pm, and circles begin at 3:00pm. Stephen Jackson, Restorative Justice Practitioner and Oak Park Public Library Director of Equity and Anti-Racism, will facilitate this interactive introduction to how circles can become part of our families, schools, workplaces, and communities. Everyone will be able to take part in a circle. Register here for this free program. All ages are welcome.
Mothers and Others For Peace ascribe to Julia Ward Howe’s proclamation of a Mothers Day For Peace dedicated to stopping war. They are a local group of activists who work to support this message of peace in this 21st Century.
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The Earth Week Mini Film Fest is returning April 18-24. This special partnership with the city of Chicago is designed to inspire people to act on climate change and environmental justice. Starting today, April 18, hundreds of people will gather to watch and discuss films at 7 virtual watch parties and several Chicago-based events. All events include live Q&As with filmmakers and expert panelists. Film topics include:
Unsustainable consumption: Friday, April 22, Academy Award Nominee, "Ascension"
All events are free, with a suggested $8 donation.
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Congressional District 7 Forum |
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On Wednesday, May 4, from 7:00-8:00pm, LWV OPRF is partnering with LWV La Grange Area and LWV Chicago to hold a virtual candidate forum for the 7th Illinois Congressional District Democratic Primary Candidates. At this time the three candidates are Kina Collins, Danny Davis, and Denarvis Mendenhall (objection pending). You can send questions for the candidates to the La Grange League by putting CD7 in the subject line. You can register for the candidate forum here. Please contact Peggy Kell with any questions.
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Feminist Four Environmentalists |
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Female activists and scientists have changed the course of American environmentalism, as highlighted in the latest LWV Berkeley Heights, New Providence, and Summit, New Jersey Feminist Four Newsletter. On April 22nd, when we celebrate Earth Day, let’s also celebrate the remarkable achievements made by four American women, Ynes Mexia, Rachel Carson, Marjory Stoneman Douglass, and Quannah Chasinghorse, to protect our planet.
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Oak Park, IL 60303-3301
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