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Address by Political Pollster John Zogby

Eleanor Holmes Norton addresses Convention 2012

How Do We Unite and Conquer?

Panel moderated by Elisabeth MacNamara, LWVUS President

Panelists: Eleanor Clift, Newsweek Political Reporter and The McLaughlin Group Panelist; Mickey Edwards, Director of the Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellowships in Public Leadership and former Congressman (R-OK); Trevor Potter, President and General Counsel of the Campaign Legal Center and former Chair of the Federal Election Commission

Address by Kathleen Hall Jamieson at Convention 2012

Kathleen Hall Jamieson is a Professor of Communication at the Annenberg Schooland Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania

Attorney General Eric Holder Addresses League on Voting Rights

On Monday, June 11, 2012, Attorney General Eric Holder spoke to the League of Women Voters 50th National Convention in Washington, DC about the challenges to voting rights, protecting all voters and strengthening America's elections systems.

President's Address: The Power of the League's Voice to Power the Vote over Time and Today

LWVUS President Elisabeth MacNamara's opening address to the gathered attendees of the LWV 2012 Convention.

LWV Advocacy to Defend Democracy

Elisabeth MacNamara's Birthday Message 2011

A birthday message from League President, Elisabeth MacNamara.

Is Everything Really Red or Blue? (And Should We Care?)

First panel of "An Era of Polarized Politics -- and Does it Matter?" Panelists include Donna Addkison, Senior Associate, Lake Research Partners; Kat Barr, Director of Education, Rock The Vote; Peter Harkness, Editor, Governing Magazine and Nancy Tate, Executive Director, League of Women Voters of the United States.

Your Chance to Choose

LWVUS President Mary Wilson and other voters speak out about why they vote. They show that when it comes to registering to vote, finding your polling place and getting up-to-date election information there is no better resource than www.VOTE411.org. This video is part of the Freedom of Expression through Film campaign, a public awareness effort dedicated to voter education and self expression. Share this video with your friends and family to motivate them to vote on Election Day.

Beyond Election Day: Young People Getting Invoved in Democracy

With a pivotal Election Day around the corner, the League of Women Voters of the United States held a forum on Thursday, October 28, 2010, to discuss the trends that will impact civic participation among young people.

The forum with national League President Elisabeth MacNamara featured:

Monifa Bandele
Senior Programs and Outreach Manager
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation

Mark Hugo Lopez
Associate Director
Pew Hispanic Center

Civic Activism: Past and Present

A Special Program Celebrating 90 Years of Making Democracy Work:  A History of Change. A Future of Hope

Speaker Biographies

Lee H. Hamilton
Lee H. Hamilton is president and director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and director of The Center on Congress at Indiana University.  Hamilton served for 34 years in Congress representing Indiana's ninth district, from January 1965 - to January 1999.

Honoring Women in Congress

Remarks for Secretary Kathleen Sebelius

Remarks for Secretary Kathleen Sebelius from the League of Women Voters 2010 Convention in Atlanta, Georgia on June 15, 2010

Panel of LWVUS Past Presidents

Honoring Ruth S. Shur

Congressman John Lewis' Remarks at Convention 2010

90th anniversary with Mary Wilson

League of Women Voters and the United Nations

During the post World War II period, the League helped lead the effort to establish the United Nations and to ensure U.S. participation.