Upcoming Activities
Get Out the Vote Postcard Party
Tuesday, October 15, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Congregation Shaare Emeth
11645 Ladue Rd.
Saint Louis, MO 63141
Please register here.
Drop in anytime to write “get out the vote” postcards.
Postcards supplied; bring your own stamps.
Feel free to bring your own lunch. Please no pork or shellfish.
Lunch & Learn-MetroLink Extension &
Jeff-Vander-Lou’s Fight to Preserve Its Community & History
Wednesday, October 16, noon
Virtual event
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Mrs. Carla Alexander, co-president of the Jeff-Vander-Lou (JVL) Neighborhood Association, will briefly discuss the history of JVL and describe the association’s current fight to protect the majority-Black JVL neighborhood and historic district. Bi-State Development and the East-West Gateway Council of Governments are proposing a $1.1 billion MetroLink extension along the Jefferson Corridor to serve the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. As part of this plan, a less than one-mile extension of the line is proposed across the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood that will significantly impact the community and its historical legacy. Join us to learn how this proposal will affect this historically Black neighborhood and why the community’s residents are opposing this expansion. We will also learn ways that St. Louis City and County residents can support the JVL Neighborhood Association in this struggle.
WVR Group Gathering at 22nd Annual Celebration of the Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing
Saturday, October 19, 1-4 p.m.
28 E Grand Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63147
Carpool option, leaving promptly at 12:30 p.m. from:
Webster Hills United Methodist Church
Christian Life Center
1333 W. Lockwood Ave.
Saint Louis, MO 63122
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Join with other Women’s Voices members and supporters to attend the 22nd Annual Mary Meachum Celebration to learn about this amazing story of the underground railroad in St. Louis.
Nonpartisan Election Protection Training
Sunday, October 20, 9:30-11 a.m.
Congregation Shaare Emeth
11645 Ladue Rd.
Saint Louis, MO 63141
Please register here.
Denise Lieberman will speak about the current issues around voter protection in St. Louis. She will also do a training on how to protect the vote on November 5th. Denise Lieberman is the Director and General Counsel of the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, a nonpartisan statewide network of voter advocates.
This program is co-sponsored by Congregation Shaare Emeth’s Voter Protection Committee, JCRC, NCJW, and Women’s Voices Raised for Social Justice.
Private tour of George B. Vashon Museum of African American History Tour
Thursday, October 24, 1 p.m.
George B. Vashon Museum
223 St. Louis Ave.
Saint Louis, MO 63106
Entrance fee: $10 to be paid at the door.
Read more and register here.
Please join us for a private tour of the George C. Vashon Museum conducted by founder and executive director, Calvin Riley. Mr. Riley will guide us through the museum’s unique and comprehensive collection of artifacts and treasures that span 250 years of African American history in St. Louis, Missouri. Built in 1879, the Museum is located on St. Louis’s historic “Millionaires’ Row” and contains 10,000 artifacts. Come learn with us about the people, places, and things that over the centuries, contributed to and influenced African American history in St. Louis and around the world.
Women’s Voices Committee Meetings
If you’re interested in attending a committee meeting, please contact the committee chair for details.
Tues., Oct. 15, 1 p.m., Attainable Housing Task Force Meeting (virtual meeting)
Weds., Oct. 23, noon, Criminal Legal System Reform Task Force Meeting (virtual meeting)
