The Impact of COVID-19 on Agriculture in Leelanau County
Wednesday, April 7th at 12:00 noon
The League of Women Voters Leelanau County invites you to participate in our virtual educational forum, The Impact of COVID-19 on Agriculture in Leelanau County April 7th at 12:00 noon.
The League’s Farm Labor and Immigration Task Force will present a panel discussion on the COVID-19 situation and the impact on the Leelanau County agricultural community. The panelists include Carolina Tábora, Public Health Tech/CHW, a Community Health Worker with the Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department with experience working with agricultural workers and their families; Michelle Klein, RN, MA, PH-C, a nurse administrator at the Director of Personal Health at the Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department and oversees a variety of public health programs; Steve Bardenhagen, a Leelanau County fruit grower who also co-owns and operates Bardenhagen Berries and Homestead Hill CSA (Community Sustainable Agriculture).
Register in advance for this webinar
ttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QBVsD4A5Q2misy9ZKW_trg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Virtual Town Halls on Redistricting ProcessPublic invited to learn about redistricting in Michigan
The League of Women Voters of Leelanau County and Traverse Area Community Media are holding virtual town hall events to educate Michigan voters on the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission’s process in drawing new legislative and congressional maps for federal and state house representatives and the state senate.
The virtual town halls will take place on April 11, 2021 at 3 pm and again on April 22, 2021 at 7 pm. League members will discuss the new process of redistricting in Michigan, the criteria of Communities of Interest and the opportunities for the public to provide input to the Commission before it draws the maps.
Redistricting in Michigan has been a very political process that has historically taken place behind closed doors and out of the public eye, This new independent process gives regular, everyday Michigan residents the ability to draw the state’s legislative districts. We want the public to be empowered with information so they can participate in this important and historic democratic process.
Register for these events in advance:
When: Apr 11, 2021 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission and Communities of Interest
Register at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UkR7_NZ9TfaT-Gx2MlsRlA
or
When: Apr 22, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission and Communities of Interest
Register at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XSCLacROSPCIQYGJk8s9Tg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
*Town Halls will also be broadcast via Traverse Area Community Media Facebook livestream.
Join the LWVGTA for April 20 Program
On Tuesday, April 20, from noon to 1:30, the League of Women Voters of the Grand Traverse Area will present Donna Hornberger and Margaret Leary who will cover the basics of redistricting, how and why the process was changed, and what is happening with redistricting in Michigan now.
This League of Women Voters/Grand Traverse Area broadcast can be viewed on the Traverse Area Community Media Facebook page, on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86353509609 on Community TV Channel 189 (with Spectrum cable). Questions can be asked on Zoom or in the Facebook comments. For those that are unable to tune into the live event, a recording will be available at the TACM website (www.TACM.tv). Anne Magoun will moderate the program.
For more information:
Call LWVLC President Tricia Denton at 231-313-0359;
Follow LWVLC on Facebook by clicking here:
https://www.facebook.com/League-of-Women-Voters-Leelanau-County-138827862964565;
Visit our website here: http://LWVLeelanau.org
