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 Upcoming Event:  Dinner with League: Thursday, November 2, 2023, National, State and Local Efforts to Reduce Gun Violence

National, State and Local Efforts to Reduce Gun Violence;

 by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America

Presenters:  Carl Reed, founder, and chair of the Manhattan Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. Heather and Ron Thomas, members of Manhattan Moms Demand Action and Manhattan League of Women Voters.

As we have sadly been reminded this week, the US is now an outlier in the community of advanced nations in gun ownership and gun deaths. We have more school shootings in a month than most advanced countries have in a decade. Volunteers from the local Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America will describe the efforts of the national, state, and local Moms Demand Action groups to reduce gun violence. You will learn about this organization's history and the motivation to form groups across the country, in our state, and locally. The priorities for changing laws and recent legislation in Kansas and information about the “Be Smart” safety program will be presented, as well as time for your questions.

Please Invite a Friend to this Important Discussion!

Thursday, November 2, 2023

• Dinner at 6pm, $15 (RSVP to sarafisher [at] live.com by Tues 10.31)  Check made payable to LWV MRC or Cash Due at the Door
• Menu:  Orange Chicken, White Rice, Stir Fry Veggies, Rolls & Butter, Beverage
• Talk at 6:30 pm; (Free/no RSVP needed);  Q & A afterwards
• Prairie Star Restaurant, Meadowlark Hills;  2121 Meadowlark Rd., Manhattan, KS 66502
• Meadowlark residents, please sign up in the green book.
• League Members, Guests, and the public are WELCOME for the presentation. There is no cost to attend the presentation.
  
  
  

  Carl Reed, founder, and chair of the Manhattan Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.

  
  

  Heather and Ron Thomas, members of Manhattan Moms Demand Action and Manhattan League of Women Voters.

  
  
  

More Information About Our Area?

Be sure to check out our blog for current observer reports on the USD 383 Board of Education meetings and the Riley County Law Board meetings.  

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What are current League Priorities?

The League of Women Voters of Manhattan-Riley County Supports Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (LWVUS Policy Statement) (Definitions)

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LWVUS Positions and Priorities:  At the National Level  The LWVMRC is part of the League of Women Voters of the United States.  Our positions and policies are informed by careful study and are agreed upon by the League members at local, state, and national levels. A complete description of our national positions, Imact on Issues, is available Here.