Join us for bimonthly Zoom presentations and discussions of “hot topics” with a guest speaker or panel with expertise on some of the most important issues for citizens and our communities. League Talk programs are held on the 3rd Tuesday of January, March, May, July, September and November at 6:30 pm. Registration is free.
Recent topics have included:
- New Voting Laws in North Carolina - presenter: Melissa Kromm, Director of North Carolina for the People
- Women as Candidates for Political Office - presenter: Mary Jo McGowan, lecturer and undergraduate director Department of Political Science and Public Administration UNC Charlotte
- Changes to Voting Laws - presenter: Michael Dickerson, Director Mecklenburg County Board of Elections
- National Popular Vote - presenter: Suzanne Fisher, President of the LWV Asheville-Buncombe County
- Moore vs. Harper the North Carolina legislative gerrymander case heard by the US Supreme Court - panelists: Mitchell Brown, Counsel to the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Rotrina Campbell civic engagement organizer with Common Cause NC, and community activist, fair maps proponent and LWVCM member, Harry Taylor.
- Reimagining America Project (RAP): The Truth, Reconciliation, and Atonement Commission of Charlotte, NC
- White Supremacy and Racism
- The Carter Center’s Program on Conflict Resolution in the 2022 Elections
- Missed Opportunity of Medicaid Expansion in NC
- Voting Machine Issues & Election Security
- The Gender Gap and Pay Equity