This blog post is by Matthew L., Workforce and Economic Development Librarian.
The Arizona Town Hall, and the YWCA Dr. Laura Banks Reed Center for Gender & Racial Equity are hosting a Tucson Community Town Hall on "Voting and Elections in Arizona." The program sponsors include the League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson (LWVGT), Tucson NAACP, LULAC, and Pima County Public Library, among others.
The Town Hall will take place on Thursday, September 5 from 9 am to noon at the YWCA of Southern Arizona (525 N. Bonita Ave.).
Advance registration is required, and breakfast will be provided. Breakfast starts at 8:30 a.m.
Registration is FREE can be completed here.
I spoke with Victor Bowleg, program manager for YWCA’s Center for Gender & Racial Equity, about the purpose of this event.
Why did the YWCA create this event?
The Dr. Laura Banks Reed Center for Gender & Racial Equity continues to seek ways to educate and engage our community. Teaming with the Arizona Town Hall and utilizing the Town Hall model on the important issue of Voting & Elections in Arizona provides an opportunity to engage in civil discourse and stimulate community involvement and empowerment via the ballot.
What will people do at this town hall?
Participants will engage in discussions about voting and elections in Arizona. These discussions will identify opportunities and spark individual and community actions to ensure that Arizona’s voting and elections systems best support the needs of Arizona and its communities.
What do you hope are some of the outcomes, for people individually and for the community?
I hope that people attending will present a variety of perspectives in the Town Hall, feel that their perspectives were heard even if there are disagreements and leave empowered to make a difference in our community.
How to further engage with voting and the election? Check out these upcoming library events!
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The truth above everything else: misinformation and the election
Saturday, September 14 from 10:30 am to noon
Murphy-Wilmot Library, 530 N. Wilmot Rd.
Read more about this collaboration with the League of Women Voters and register to attend.
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Election Ready: Your Basic Guide to Getting Involved in Democracy
Saturday, September 28 from 10 am to 11:15 am
Online event
Read more about this collaboration with AZ Clean Elections and the Pima County Recorder’s Office and register to attend.
Pima County Public Library and its collaborators are non-partisan and seek to provide the most accurate and useful information to the voters of Pima County. Find information about voting, voting sites, and important dates on the elections page on our website.
And remember...
The last day to register to vote in the General Election is Monday, October 7, 2024!
