BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//League of Women Voters of Wayne County - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:League of Women Voters of Wayne County X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for League of Women Voters of Wayne County REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T210000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20251010T220310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T222701Z UID:4316-1760556600-1760562000@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Redistricting Shenanigans DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: From Red Wine & Blue\, Common Cause Ohio\, and League of Women Voters of Ohio: Join us for a virtual dive into the messy world of Ohio’s redistricting process. We’ll unpack how politicians drew the lines to protect their power instead of our voices\, explore the real harm caused by split communities\, and call out the tricks and traps that keep our maps unfair. \n\n\n\nWe’ll connect the dots between gerrymandering and the issues that impact our communities—and we’ll talk about how we can push for maps that actually represent us. \n\n\n\nIt’s time to draw the lines—together. \n\n\n\nFor more info and to RSVP\, go here: https://secure.everyaction.com/DKkmszJEY0O0D5xp1Ikg9A2 URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/redistricting-shenanigans-2025_1015/ LOCATION:Online event CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_8513.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T193000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250823T170915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250823T171211Z UID:4146-1760556600-1760556600@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Democracy and Academic Freedom: A Forum - Session 3 DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: The College of Wooster will welcome three speakers for a series of lectures and dialogues titled Democracy and Academic Freedom\, A Forum. Speakers will address a range of topics\, reflecting on academic freedom in global\, institutional\, and educational contexts\, with a Q&A session to follow. The series\, which begins Wednesday\, Sept. 3\, includes the annual Constitution Day and Bell Lecture in Law on Sept. 17\, and the Annual Lindner Lecture on Ethics on Oct. 15. Open to the public\, the talks will take place in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center (525 E. University Street) at 7:30 p.m. and will also be live streamed on the College website. \n\n\n\nThe Annual Lindner Lecture in Ethics will conclude the series with “Academic Freedom and Academic Responsibility” featuring Robert Talisse\, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. An American philosopher and political theorist\, Talisse will explore the responsibilities that correspond with the guarantee of academic freedom and the liberty of professors to pursue and teach their areas of expertise\, “developing the idea that academic responsibility includes helping to equip students to navigate a social world that does not yet exist.” Talisse earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York in 2001. His principal area of research is political philosophy\, with an emphasis on democratic theory and the civic responsibilities of citizenship. Among his many other works\, Talisse recently published Civic Solitude: Why Democracy Needs Distance with Oxford University Press. \n\n\n\nMore information is available at https://wooster.edu/2025/08/07/wooster-to-welcome-speakers-for-democracy-and-academic-freedom-a-forum-beginning-in-september/ URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/democracy-academic-freedom-forum-2025_1015/ LOCATION:Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center\, 525 East University Street\, Wooster\, Ohio\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/COW-Democracy-Academic-Freedom-03-1080x1080-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T200000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250930T024622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T030218Z UID:4254-1760036400-1760040000@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Let's Talk About School Finances & Levies (online event) DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: From Red Wine & Blue: School board seats are on the ballot this fall—and who we elect really matters. These folks make big decisions about school budgets\, and those choices ripple out to affect every student\, every family\, and our whole community. \n\n\n\nThat’s why on Thursday\, October 9 at 7:00 PM\, we’re sitting down with John Espy\, Treasurer for Loveland City Schools in Southwest Ohio. He’ll walk us through the ins and outs of school district finances—budgets\, bond issues\, levies\, and more—so you’ll leave feeling confident about how it all works. Susie Kaser\, with the League of Women Voters\, will share her expertise in school financing by discussing the background of school funding in Ohio and how it got us to where we are now. \n\n\n\nAnd because we know how important it is to choose candidates who will make smart financial decisions\, we’ll also share our School Board Elections Toolkit—a handy resource to help you research and support strong\, qualified candidates. \n\n\n\nThis will be a virtual event hosted on Zoom. Details will be emailed to you after registration. \n\n\n\nFor more info and to RSVP\, go here: https://secure.everyaction.com/S0fzd060v0uJ7yyKUGj_1A2 URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/school-finances-levies-2025_1009/ LOCATION:Online event CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/RWB-Event_2025_1009.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T103000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250712T215335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T165906Z UID:3781-1760005800-1760005800@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Wayne County Board of Elections - Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: On the agenda: Final Allocations (ballots\, ICX\, PEO) URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/wayne-county-boe-board-meeting-2025_1009/ LOCATION:Wayne County Board of Elections\, 200 Vanover Street\, Wooster\, OH\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/Wayne-County-BOE-logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T080000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250805T162750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T165912Z UID:3837-1759824000-1759824000@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Early In-Person Voting Begins DESCRIPTION:Go to VoteOhio.gov for details or visit the Wayne County Board of Elections website at https://www.waynecountyoh.gov/. If you are outside Wayne County\, you can find your Early Voting location by going to https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/toolkit/early-voting/. \n\n\n\nIn addition\, the first absentee ballots will be mailed out on this day. URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/early-voting-begins-2025_1007/ LOCATION:Wayne County Board of Elections\, 200 Vanover Street\, Wooster\, OH\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/600x600-VotingBooths.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T203000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250805T162159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T165918Z UID:3835-1759782600-1759782600@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Deadline for Voter Registration DESCRIPTION:You can register to vote online in Ohio. Go to VoteOhio.gov to register\, check your registration\, download an absentee ballot for printing\, see Early Voting times\, and to learn about voter ID requirements. A link to the Wayne County Board of Elections is also provided below. URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/voter-registration-deadline-2025_1006/ LOCATION:Wayne County Board of Elections\, 200 Vanover Street\, Wooster\, OH\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/600x600-VotingBooths.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T150000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250811T125326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T131024Z UID:3996-1759676400-1759676400@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:LWVWC Candidates Forum 2025 DESCRIPTION:LWVWC Event: \n\n\nCandidates Forum 2025\nQuestions & Answers with candidates for: \n\nWooster City Council\nWooster School Board URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/lwvwc-candidates-forum-2025/ LOCATION:Shisler Conference Center\, 1680 Madison Ave\, Wooster\, OH\, 44691 CATEGORIES:LWVWC Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/LWVWC-CandidatesForum2025-WebsiteBanner-1000x524-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T190000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250814T170854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T144806Z UID:4075-1759258800-1759258800@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Political Rhetoric and Misinformation in Democracy DESCRIPTION:LWVWC Event: \n\n\n\nIn a world rampant with misinformation and political polarization\, The League of Women Voters of Wayne County is presenting “Political Rhetoric and Misinformation in Democracy”\, a program designed to inform attendees on how to recognize\, sort through and identify this bi-partisan phenomenon. Free and open to the public\, the event will be held on Tuesday\, September 30\, 2025\, at 7:00 p.m.\, in the Lean Lecture room\, lower level of Wishart Hall\, 303 E. University Street\, on the College of Wooster Campus. \n\n\n\nA panel of noted published experts\, will present a non-partisan look at how different political strategies and data can be used to sway and confuse the public. \n\n\n\nFeatured will be the following speakers: \n\n\n\nElora Agsten – Learning Engagement Librarian\, College of Wooster \n\n\n\nDenise Bostdorff – Professor of Communication Studies\, College of Wooster \n\n\n\nLauren Copeland – Principal Consultant\, Data and Dialogue Insights \n\n\n\n“As always\, the League’s focus continues to be educating citizens to use their voice and their vote by making informed choices that truly reflect their wishes on both issues and candidates\,” Brenda Linnick\, league member\, said. “Our goal for this event is to enable attendees to recognize how both sides of the political spectrum are equal opportunity offenders and use data and words to sway and polarize voters.” \n\n\n\nThe League understands that polarization created by political rhetoric and misinformation leads to divides within society and can undermine the democratic process. The group strives to present educational opportunities which can help community members engage in real\, informed civil discourse. URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/political-rhetoric-misinformation-2025_0930/ LOCATION:Lean Lecture Room in Wishart Hall\, 303 E. University Street\, Wooster\, OH\, 44691 CATEGORIES:LWVWC Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/Political-Rhetoric_Sep-30-2025-600x800-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T170000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250904T201214Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T202059Z UID:4216-1759078800-1759078800@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:NAACP Wooster/Orrville Freedom Fund Dinner DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: From the Wooster Orrville NAACP: \n\n\n\nOn Sunday\, September 28\, 2025\, Greystone Conference and Event Center\, located at 50 Riffel Road in Wooster\, Ohio\, will be hosting the Wooster/Orrville NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Dinner and the 60th Anniversary of our branch. We invite you to join us in this celebration. \n\n\n\nWe will have a reception at 5:00 pm\, where you can take time to review and bid on the donated items for our Silent Auction\, along with a visual presentation of the accomplishments over the years. At 6:00 pm we will prepare for dinner. \n\n\n\nOur Keynote Speaker for the evening will be Professor Mark P. Denbeaux\, a graduate of the College of Wooster. He is an American attorney who holds the position of law professor at Seton. He is also an author and had a profound involvement with Guantanamo issues with Torture and National Security. He was co-founder of the NAACP at the College of Wooster which led to the current Wooster/Orrville NAACP Adult Branch. \n\n\n\nMore information at https://www.wooster-orrvillenaacp.org/event-details/2025-freedom-fund-dinner URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/naacp-wooster-orrville-2025_0928/ LOCATION:Greystone Event Center\, 50 Riffel Road\, Wooster\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/NAACP-2025Dinner-small-528x284-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T140000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250917T153840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T155507Z UID:4240-1758463200-1758463200@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Our Constitution is Under Threat: Speak Out! DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: This event is being organized by the Wooster Advocacy group\, in collaboration with student organizations on campus\, and with the support of community organizations including the NAACP\, League of Women Voters of Wayne County\, and OSCILiO Immigration Litigation Center. \n\n\n\nSome of these organizations will have speakers at the event\, addressing various aspects of Constitutional rights under threat. And everyone – campus and wider community – is invited to participate in the speak-out portion of the event to share their concerns about the current state of our Constitutional rights – and ideas for how to organize together to protect our democracy. \n\n\n\nFood and light refreshments will be provided. \n\n\n\nParking is available on Pine Street. URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/constitution-under-threat-speak-out-2025_0921/ LOCATION:College of Wooster Learning Garden Pavilion\, 437 East Pine Street\, Wooster\, Ohio\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/ConstitutionUnderThreat-2025_0921-600x800-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T150000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250909T121007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T122204Z UID:4221-1758362400-1758380400@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Election Protection Summit 2025 DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: From the Ohio Voter Rights Coalition: \n\n\n\nPlease join the Ohio Voter Rights Coalition for our 2nd annual Election Protection Summit. \n\n\n\nThis event is intended for Election Protection poll monitors\, Election poll workers\, Peacekeepers\, and Boards of Election monitors. We will have various break out sessions throughout the day. We will send out a detailed agenda and list of speakers prior to the event. Lunch is provided. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMore information at https://actionnetwork.org/events/election-protection-summit-2025 URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/election-protection-summit-2025_0920/ LOCATION:Encova Building\, 471 East Broad Street\, Columbus\, OH\, 43215 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/ElectionProtectionSummit2025-600x314-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T193000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250823T170603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250823T170836Z UID:4141-1758137400-1758137400@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Democracy and Academic Freedom: A Forum - Session 2 DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: The College of Wooster will welcome three speakers for a series of lectures and dialogues titled Democracy and Academic Freedom\, A Forum. Speakers will address a range of topics\, reflecting on academic freedom in global\, institutional\, and educational contexts\, with a Q&A session to follow. The series\, which begins Wednesday\, Sept. 3\, includes the annual Constitution Day and Bell Lecture in Law on Sept. 17\, and the Annual Lindner Lecture on Ethics on Oct. 15. Open to the public\, the talks will take place in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center (525 E. University Street) at 7:30 p.m. and will also be live streamed on the College website. \n\n\n\nThe forum will continue Wednesday\, Sept. 17\, with the Constitution Day and Bell Distinguished Lectureship in Law: “The Art of the Deal: Free Speech in the Age of Trump” featuring Jamal Greene\, Dwight Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. Greene teaches courses in constitutional law\, the law of the political process\, and comparative constitutional law. He is the author of How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights is Tearing America Apart\, as well as numerous scholarly articles and book chapters on constitutional law and theory. From January 2023 to December 2024\, he served as deputy assistant attorney general in the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel. He served as a law clerk to Guido Calabresi on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and to John Paul Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned his J.D. from Yale Law School and his A.B. from Harvard College. \n\n\n\nMore information is available at https://wooster.edu/2025/08/07/wooster-to-welcome-speakers-for-democracy-and-academic-freedom-a-forum-beginning-in-september/ URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/democracy-academic-freedom-forum-2025_0917/ LOCATION:Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center\, 525 East University Street\, Wooster\, Ohio\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/COW-Democracy-Academic-Freedom-02-1080x1080-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T123000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250904T160420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T160915Z UID:4206-1758105000-1758112200@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Fair Maps Day 2025 DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: Ohio is constitutionally required to draw a new congressional map this fall. We are already one of the most gerrymandered states in the country\, but without us demanding fair representation\, there’s a good chance it’s going to get even worse. \n\n\n\nAs Ohio politicians begin redrawing our congressional map\, we have the opportunity to come together in a show of force to let the politicians in the Statehouse know we are still here and we’re not going anywhere. \n\n\n\nJoin Ohioans from each of our 15 congressional districts for Fair Maps Day\, brought to you by Fair Districts Ohio and Equal Districts. We’re coming together to surround the Ohio Statehouse with this message: no more cheating Ohioans out of fair representation! \n\n\n\nFair Maps Day on September 17 is our chance to put politicians on notice that we are paying attention\, and we demand that politicians respect voters and the rules of the Ohio Constitution. The day’s event will include speakers\, actions\, and more. \n\n\n\nFor more info and to RSVP\, go here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/636e40d7aa96a6f57e08789775c8d3d0d37c1410 URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/fair-maps-day-2025_0917/ LOCATION:Trinity Episcopal Church\, 125 East Broad Street\, Columbus\, Ohio\, 43202 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/FairMapsDay2025-600x600-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T140000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250814T171656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250815T022856Z UID:4079-1757412000-1757426400@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:LWVO Airstream Voter Registration Tour DESCRIPTION:LWVWC Event: Members of LWV of Wayne County will be located near the entrance to Lowry Student Center at the College of Wooster on Tuesday\, September 9 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm\, along with representatives from the League of Women Voters of Ohio\, to register college students and help them request absentee ballots. Not registered? Want to vote absentee? Stop by and see us; look for the Airstream trailer and our tables! URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/lwvo-airstream-voter-registration-2025_0909/ LOCATION:Lowry Student Center – College of Wooster\, 1189 Beall Avenue\, Wooster\, OH\, 44691 CATEGORIES:LWVWC Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_3295-600x600-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T200000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250820T223103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250820T225034Z UID:4114-1757010600-1757016000@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:AAUW Wooster 2025-2026 Kickoff DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: Bring a friend on Sept 4 to find out about the AAUW Wooster Branch and what they do at the local\, state\, and national levels. Membership is open to all who have an associates or bachelor‘s degreefrom an accredited institution. \n\n\n\nSPEAKERS: \n\n\n\n\nPeter Roberts will speak about the collaboration with Kiwanis for the annual used book sale.\n\n\n\n\n\nKaren Armstrong\, Past President\, will speak about scholarships for women whose education has been interrupted by life circumstances.\n\n\n\n\n\nRush Rogers\, AAUW Worthington Branch President and AAUW Ohio Programming Chair will talk about the exciting things going on at the state level and the advocacy work being done at the national level. URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/aauw-kickoff-2025_0904/ LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wayne County UUFWC\, 3186 Burbank Rd\, Wooster\, OH\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/AAUW-Kickoff-2025_0904-cropped.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T103000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250712T215221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T165930Z UID:3779-1756981800-1756981800@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Wayne County Board of Elections - Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: On the agenda: Certify Write-Ins for General Election URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/wayne-county-boe-board-meeting-2025_0904/ LOCATION:Wayne County Board of Elections\, 200 Vanover Street\, Wooster\, OH\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/Wayne-County-BOE-logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T193000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250823T163437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250823T170907Z UID:4132-1756927800-1756927800@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Democracy and Academic Freedom: A Forum - Session 1 DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: The College of Wooster will welcome three speakers for a series of lectures and dialogues titled Democracy and Academic Freedom\, A Forum. Speakers will address a range of topics\, reflecting on academic freedom in global\, institutional\, and educational contexts\, with a Q&A session to follow. The series\, which begins Wednesday\, Sept. 3\, includes the annual Constitution Day and Bell Lecture in Law on Sept. 17\, and the Annual Lindner Lecture on Ethics on Oct. 15. Open to the public\, the talks will take place in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center (525 E. University Street) at 7:30 p.m. and will also be live streamed on the College website. \n\n\n\nEve Darian-Smith\, distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Global and International Studies at University of California\, Irvine will open the series with “Contemporary Attacks on Academic Freedom: Historical and Comparative Perspectives” on Wednesday\, Sept. 3. Darian-Smith\, an award-winning scholar and teacher\, trained in law\, history\, and anthropology\, will discuss situations affecting colleges across the United States and around the world. “Reflecting on the global context helps us to better understand what we are facing\, and how to resist and defend our right to think freely and challenge antidemocratic forces\,” said Darian-Smith. She has published widely in her field including seven books and seven edited volumes. Her most recent book\, Policing Higher Education: The Antidemocratic Attack on Scholars and Why It Matters (2025\, Johns Hopkins UP) explores the essential role of higher education and academic freedom in thriving democracies. She is a fellow at the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom (American Association of University Professors) which develops national briefs and strategies to defend scholars who have been censored. \n\n\n\nMore information is available at https://wooster.edu/2025/08/07/wooster-to-welcome-speakers-for-democracy-and-academic-freedom-a-forum-beginning-in-september/ URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/democracy-academic-freedom-forum-2025_0903/ LOCATION:Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center\, 525 East University Street\, Wooster\, Ohio\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/COW-Democracy-Academic-Freedom-01-1080x1080-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250829T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250829T200000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250828T150921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T151922Z UID:4183-1756486800-1756497600@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:LWVWC at Downtown Wooster Final Friday DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: Look for LWVWC at Final Friday in downtown Wooster on August 29 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. We will be located outside\, in-between New World Spice and Tea at 142 East Liberty Street\, and Roomscapes at 146 East Liberty Street in Wooster. We will have information on the League and our work: Empowering Voters\, Defending Democracy. Not registered to vote? You can register right at our table! URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/final-friday-2025_0829/ LOCATION:Wooster Public Square Historic District\, S Market Street\, Wooster\, OH\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/LWVWC-Final-Friday-2025_0829-1080x1080-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250825T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250825T190000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250720T201546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T203326Z UID:3828-1756148400-1756148400@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Human Trafficking in Ohio and Our County DESCRIPTION:LWVWC Event: Our August 25 program will address the topic of human trafficking. Our speaker will be Joe Morbitzer\, Retired Superintendent\, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. We will also have a special guest: Gayle Byrne\, Response Coordinator at OneEighty. Topics they will cover include: \n\n\n\n\nThe complexity of human trafficking issues and organizations\n\n\n\n\n\nThe statistics for our state and local regions\n\n\n\n\n\nHow state and local law enforcement are combating it\n\n\n\n\n\nHow local organizations are supporting victims\n\n\n\n\n\nPlus Q&A with the speakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSlides from Joe Morbitzer’s presentation (use controls at bottom of slide to advance or zoom) \n\n\nHumanTrafficking-JMorbitzer-2025_0825\n\n\n\nYou can also view slides on their own page (large pdf) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSlides from Gayle Byrne’s presentation (use controls at bottom of slide to advance or zoom) \n\n\nHumanSexTrafficking-GByrne-2025_0825\n\n\n\nYou can also view slides on their own page (large pdf) URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/human-trafficking-2025_0825/ LOCATION:Best Western Hotel and Conference Center\, Crown Room\, 243 East Liberty Street\, Wooster\, OH\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Archive of Presentation Materials,LWVWC Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/LWVWC-Program-2025_08-1080x1080-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250814T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250814T103000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250712T214933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T165944Z UID:3777-1755167400-1755167400@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Wayne County Board of Elections - Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: On the agenda: Certify Candidates/Issues for General Election URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/wayne-county-boe-board-meeting-2025_0814/ LOCATION:Wayne County Board of Elections\, 200 Vanover Street\, Wooster\, OH\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/Wayne-County-BOE-logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250729T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250729T200000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250716T024911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T203338Z UID:3813-1753813800-1753819200@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:How Local Government Works for Us - A Conversation with Nicholas Cascarelli\, Wayne County Health Commissioner DESCRIPTION:LWVWC Event: Find out how the Health Department touches all county citizens directly or indirectly as Commissioner Cascarelli discusses➢ The scope of the department’s responsibility➢ Its impact on the community➢ How it works with local partner organizations to expand its community outreach➢ And answers questions from the community audience \n\n\n\nThe community is invited to join The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Wayne County as we host Health Commissioner Nicholas Cascarelli for Part 1 of “How Local Government Works for Us”. Come and learn about a local hidden gem as Commissioner Cascarelli discusses the enormous scope of the Health Department’s work for the citizens of Wayne County. This free event is open to the public and begins at 6:30 pm on Tuesday\, July 29\, 2025 in the East/West Conference Room of the Wayne County Public Library (220 W. Liberty St. in downtown Wooster). \n\n\n\nIf you live in Wayne County\, the Health Department touches your life in some manner\, directly or indirectly. If you’ve ever wondered about who to call for help related to your well water safety/testing\, septic discharge from your neighbor\, restaurants or food truck sanitary conditions\, where to get birth and death certificates\, overseas travel immunizations\, childhood and adult disease information/support\, overdose suicide numbers\, helping a young mother-to-be obtain pre-natal healthcare\, and many other personal and environmental health and wellness topics\, the Health Department may be the resource you need. \n\n\n\nCommissioner Cascarelli will address the scope of the department’s responsibility\, its impact on the community and how it works with partner organizations to expand its outreach to the community. The community will have an opportunity to ask questions following the presentation. \n\n\n\n—– \n\n\n\nSlides from the meeting (use controls at bottom of slide to advance or zoom)WayneCountyHealthDept-Cascarelli-Presentation-2025_07 \n\n\n\nYou can also view slides on their own page (large pdf) URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/how-local-govt-works-for-us-part-1-2025_0729/ LOCATION:Wayne County Public Library – East/West Conference Room\, 220 West Liberty Street\, Wooster\, OH\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Archive of Presentation Materials,LWVWC Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/600x600-FBINSTA-Cascarelli-2025_0729.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250725T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250725T200000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250720T184922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T165954Z UID:3822-1753462800-1753473600@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:LWVWC at Downtown Wooster Final Friday DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: Look for LWVWC at Final Friday in downtown Wooster on July 25 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. We will be located in front of Books In Stock\, 140 East Liberty Street in Wooster. We will have information on the League and our work: Empowering Voters\, Defending Democracy. Not registered to vote? You can register right at our table! URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/final-friday-2025_0725/ LOCATION:Wooster Public Square Historic District\, S Market Street\, Wooster\, OH\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/LWVWC-FinalFriday-2025_0725-1080x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250710T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250710T103000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250305T042111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T165959Z UID:3692-1752143400-1752143400@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Wayne County Board of Elections - Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: On the agenda: Preliminary Allocations (ballots\, ICX\, PEO) URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/wayne-county-boe-board-meeting-2025_0710/ LOCATION:Wayne County Board of Elections\, 200 Vanover Street\, Wooster\, OH\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/Wayne-County-BOE-logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250612T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250612T103000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250305T041516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T170007Z UID:3690-1749724200-1749724200@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Wayne County Board of Elections - Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: On the agenda: No specific items URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/wayne-county-boe-board-meeting-2025_0612/ LOCATION:Wayne County Board of Elections\, 200 Vanover Street\, Wooster\, OH\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/Wayne-County-BOE-logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250527T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250527T103000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250305T041223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T170012Z UID:3688-1748341800-1748341800@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Wayne County Board of Elections - Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: On the agenda: Address provisional & absentee ballots URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/wayne-county-boe-board-meeting-2025_0527/ LOCATION:Wayne County Board of Elections\, 200 Vanover Street\, Wooster\, OH\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/Wayne-County-BOE-logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250516T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250516T103000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250305T040216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T170032Z UID:3686-1747391400-1747391400@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Wayne County Board of Elections - Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: On the agenda: Address provisional & absentee ballots URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/wayne-county-boe-board-meeting-2025_0516/ LOCATION:Wayne County Board of Elections\, 200 Vanover Street\, Wooster\, OH\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/Wayne-County-BOE-logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T203000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250401T121147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T203351Z UID:3697-1744743600-1744749000@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:School Levies and Bonds... Impact on You and Your Community DESCRIPTION:LWVWC Event: End Your Confusion… Learn – The difference between bonds and levies – How they impact homeowners – Where to check out the impact to your taxes \n\n\n\nOur two keynote speakers will be Julie Leathers Stahl\, Director of the Wayne County Board of Elections and Russell Roberston\, the Wayne County Auditor. They will explain the differences between bonds and levies as well as discuss how residents can determine personal tax impact from a levy or bond. Following Q&A for those speakers\, we will disperse into breakout rooms where the audience can participate in discussions with representatives of the 4 different school districts with bonds or levies on the upcoming May 6th ballot. \n\n\n\nJoin breakout discussions/Q&A with representatives from the school districts having levies or bonds on the May 6th Ballot to learn more about your specific ballot items: – Wooster: Superintendent\, Gabe Tudor – Waynedale: Director of Operations\, Erich Riebe – Hillsdale: Superintendent\, Dr. Catherine Trevathan – Norwayne: Educational Information Provided by School System \n\n\n\nDocuments from the event \n\n\n\n\nPresentation: Elections\, Levies\, & Bonds…..OH MY!!!\n\n\n\nLWVWC Handout: Voting Dates\, Join Info\, Bonds & Levies Chart\n\n\n\nWooster City Schools – Facilities Master Plan Presentation\n\n\n\nRussell Robertson\, Wayne County Auditor – Bio URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/school-levies-and-bonds-2025_0415/ LOCATION:Wooster High School Gym\, 515 Oldman Road\, Wooster\, Ohio\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Archive of Presentation Materials,LWVWC Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/FB-Event-LWVWC-Meeting-2025_0415-1000x524-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T103000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250305T035620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T170049Z UID:3684-1744281000-1744281000@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Wayne County Board of Elections - Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: On the agenda: Final Allocations (ballots\, ICX\, PEO) URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/wayne-county-boe-board-meeting-2025_0410/ LOCATION:Wayne County Board of Elections\, 200 Vanover Street\, Wooster\, OH\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/Wayne-County-BOE-logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T190000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250302T190722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T170055Z UID:3677-1741806000-1741806000@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Costs\, Capacity and Shared Responsibility: Getting to the Heart of Fair School Funding DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest:Join us for a conversation with Fair School Funding Plan architects John Patterson\, Michael Hanlon\, and Ryan Pendleton and public finance expert Howard Fleeter about what’s needed to protect public education in this moment\, and how we can help. \n\n\n\nPresented by LWVO’s Education Committee and moderated by Susie Kaeser. \n\n\n\nThis is an online event\, via Zoom. URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/fair-school-funding-2025_0312/ LOCATION:Ohio CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/LWVO-SchoolFundingEvent-2025_0312.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T103000 DTSTAMP:20260428T141628 CREATED:20250305T033449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T170102Z UID:3680-1741257000-1741257000@lwvwaynecounty.org SUMMARY:Wayne County Board of Elections - Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Event of Interest: On the agenda: Certify Write-Ins for Primary/Special URL:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/event/wayne-county-boe-board-meeting-2025_0306/ LOCATION:Wayne County Board of Elections\, 200 Vanover Street\, Wooster\, OH\, 44691 CATEGORIES:Event of Interest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lwvwaynecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/Wayne-County-BOE-logo.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR