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Welcome to the League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh!

"Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy."

Start the New Year with LWVPGH...

Sign up for one of our annual Program Planning meetings in January.

Each year, the League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh reviews our Public Policy Positions to decide which continue to be important, which are no longer relevant, and which other issues have become important enough to require study during the program year. This review is required by our bylaws, and provides the foundation for our advocacy. Local Leagues cannot advocate for any issue unless there is a policy position supporting the action at the local, state or national level.

Members are encouraged to attend one of the 3 Program Planning meetings to review our current local positions and learn about a new LWVUS study to form a national position on the Federal Judiciary. More information is available on the calendar links:

2025 Program Planning Meetings (choose 1)

Option 1 - Wednesday, January 8 at noon
Option 2 - Sunday, January 12 at 2 pm
Option 3 - Wednesday, January 15 at 6:30 pm

Use the calendar links to sign up or contact Kathy at program@lwvpgh.org

Make a Resolution to Get Involved...

Attend a Voter Service Meeting

The Voter Service Committee meets on Zoom the first Tuesday of each month at 12:30 pm. Drop in during your lunch hour to meet other active members and find a way to get involved! Whether you can help contact candidates for Vote411, volunteer at a voter registration event, create informational flyers, help pack and distribute them, staff a candidate forum,... the Voter Service meeting is the place to get started!

Voter Service Committee Meeting on ZOOM - 1/7/2025

Voter Service Committee Meeting on ZOOM - 2/4/2025

Prepare to Lobby in Harrisburg

Sign up for one of LWVPA's four training sessions to learn the (complicated) nuts and bolts of advocacy in Harrisburg. You are welcome to attend whether you are getting ready for our spring Lobby Day, or just improving your own advocacy at the state level.

The session topics are:
* Jan. 18: PA legislative process and calendar
* Feb. 15: Researching legislation and legislators

* Mar. 15: Working with state agencies

* Apr. 19: Preparing for lobbying and Lobby Day

LWVPA Advocacy Training Sessions

Consider a New Role

We're currently looking for understudies for the editors of both of our regular publications - the monthly newsletter, "The Voter", and our weekly eBlast.

You will work with one of our current editors for a few months before taking over the role.

There are several other positions that we hope to fill in June, including Treasurer, and a team leader for Advocacy. Please contact presidents@lwvpgh.org if you are interested!

Join a Book/Discussion Group

Our longstanding Nonfiction Book Club meets in the Squirrel Hill area on the third Friday of each month at 10:30 am. The new North Hills Book Club meets on the second Sunday of each month at 2:30 pm. New members are always welcome! See the calendar links for details.

Concerned about Misinformation? How Should You Respond?

Rule # 1 - Do NOT Respond

When we see or hear misinformation our first instinct is to argue and present correct information. This is almost always a bad idea, especially online. Why?

Every time you post a comment, or "like" another person's comment, or click the "angry" emoji, you are helping to spread the original post to more and more viewers. Responses on social media are exactly what bad actors need to achieve their goals.

What can you do?

Learn constructive ways to detect and counter misinformation on our Misinformation and Media Literacy page.

Join the Civic Listening Corp, a project of the League of Women Voters and the Algorithmic Transparency Institute.

Motivations of Disinformers

LWVPGH 1-minute video on what motivates spreaders of misinformation and disinformation.

Deep Fakes, Chat Bots and the Role of AI in Disinformation

Is AI supercharging the disinformation surrounding the 2024 elections? How effective is AI disinformation? How can you detect it, and how can you counter its most dangerous effect - the breakdown of trust? See LWVPA's "Ballot Box Basics" presentation given April 16, 2024

Did you miss the program? View the Recording Here

This presentation was co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of PA and the League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh.

Sample Slide from AI presentation shows a young woman saying I don't know what to believe. there's no way to tell. An emoji with an evil grin says I win

Who are your representatives at the city, county, state and federal levels?
What are their salaries? When do their terms end? Find Out in the

2024 Digital Edition of "Your Government Officials".

with live links to

recorded and live-streamed government meetings
political maps showing district and ward boundaries
public comment forms
and more...

View on the Your Government Officials page, or download a copy: Your Government Officials 2024
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THANK YOU to the volunteers on the "Your Government Officials" team!

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