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In 2014 the Wisconsin Council of Churches, WISDOM, Citizen Action of Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families (now Kids Forward) launched a dialogue on poverty with faith-based leaders and congregants across Wisconsin…
Read MoreToo many children face economic barriers to achieving their full potential. In Ashland and Bayfield Counties over 20 percent of children live in poverty. The Wisconsin End Child Poverty Campaign wants to do something about this…
Read MorePlease mark your calendars for an important League gathering we call Lively Issues on Tuesday, January 29 at 6:30 in the Washburn Library.
Lively Issues is the opportunity for you to become fully informed about the work our local League is engaged in. It is a chance to comment on and affirm or question what we are doing. It is also the place to propose issues you think the League should focus on…
Read MoreThis is an incredibly heartwarming time of year in the North Country. Everywhere you look, in every community, individuals, churches, businesses, and civic organizations are generously making sure that everyone in our community has gifts to open and a holiday meal. In fact our counties can take pride in being seen as one of the most benevolent places to live in the US.
To build on this impressive culture, the League of Women Voters of Ashland and Bayfield Counties (LWV/ABC) is urging that we “up our game” and join a new statewide coalition to end childhood poverty in Wisconsin in the next ten years…
Read MoreAs we put election season behind us and look forward toward the holidays, some of us may be struggling with how to engage friends and family who hold ideals and political positions that are at odds with our own. The League of Women Voters of Ashland and Bayfield Counties has created a new focus area of Civic Engagement to deal with just this issue…
Read MoreThe League of Women Voters of Ashland and Bayfield Counties is a nonpartisan political organization whose main objective is to promote political responsibility through the informed and active participation of all citizens in government at all levels, especially locally. Making Democracy Work!
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