League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson (LWVGT) is fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in principle and in practice. LWVGT aims to build a participant base that is representative of all dimensions that make each individual unique. Our aim is to be inclusive, affirming, and welcoming of all identities. We intend to ensure that each individual has access to the same opportunities to grow, contribute, and develop within the organization. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to the organization's current and future success in engaging all individuals, households, communities, and policymakers in creating a more perfect democracy. 

Welcome to new and returning members of the Committee.  

DEI Meeting Opening Guidelines for Decorum: Welcome to a gathering of League members who are pursuing the League’s commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in principle and practice.  Our process for respectful discussion is by asking questions and actively listening with kindness, sensitivity, and openness.  We acknowledge that we are each learning and searching.

Announcements and Updates   (15 minutes)

• DEI Outreach – Pat 
• DEI Book Discussions –  Kathy Aros 
• DEI Tours – Pam Burris 
• National Day of Racial Healing – Victor Bowleg 
• Winter Brunch – Bob Delaney

  Five Minute Connection – (5 minutes) Shelley Erickson
  

  Speaker – Maggie Rush-Miller, Director of The Drawing Studio, will present on the topic: Art in Challenging Times: Creativity and Belonging.
  

  Announcements:
  

• Arizona Town Hall, Tucson Community Town Hall on Thursday, November 13, 2025 from 8:00 am – 1pm at YWCA of Southern Arizona, 525 N Bonita Ave.
• DEI Tour/Field Trip on Friday, November 14, 10-11:30am, at The Drawing Studio, 2760 North Tucson Blvd. A guided tour of The Drawing Studio. Part of the Open Studio Tours.
• Open Studio Tour November 14, 15, and 16.  The Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona invites the community to celebrate local creativity at the 2025 Open Studio Tours, Arizona’s largest self-guided studio tour.  See https://artsfoundtucson.org/open-studio-tours/ for more information. Note: In addition to The Drawing Studio, League member Randiesia Fletcher’s studio, Living2portraits located at 5896 E Farmstead Drive and NDRH Program Committee member Yovannah Diovanti’s studio, Casa Diovanti located at 1250 S 4^th Ave., Unit 120 are also a part of the tour.
• Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson Survival and Resistance Opening Reception and Talk on Friday, November 14 from 5-6:30pm at MOCA, 265 South Church Ave. At this free community event, historian Lydia Otero will be in conversation with Jane Kay, the journalist who definitively confirmed what the southside community know for decades: their water was poisoned, making them sick, and killing them.  
• OCA Asian Pacific American Advocate Greater Tucson Chapter Gala on Sunday, November 16,from 5-8:30pm, at Desert Diamond Casino, 7350 S. Nogales Hwy.  
• NAACP Tucson Branch Housing Resource Fair on Saturday, November 15 from 9am-12pm at the Donna Liggins Center, 2160 N. 6^th Avenue.
• YWCA of Southern Arizona Reentry Simulation ‘Through Our Lens’ on Saturday, November 22from 3-5:30pm at YWCA of Southern Arizona, 525 N Bonita Ave.
• YWCA of Southern Arizona and Safety Justice Challenge Private Screening of 2023 South Park Avenue on Saturday, December 6 at 5:30pm at YWCA of Southern Arizona, 525 N Bonita Ave.  2023 South Park Avenue, a film by Shanda Pierce follows the story of Hopkins Fashions & Sounds, a shop that grew from a barbershop into a haberdasher, record store, malt shop, and cultural hub for Tucson’s South Park Neighborhood between the 1960s and 1980s.  Registration is required at tinyurl.com/rsvp2032.  
• League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson Annual Winter Brunch on Saturday, December 13 from 9-11am at Catalina Methodist Church, 2700 E. Speedway Blvd.  Please go to the league website and register to attend.  
• Tucsonans for Clean Environment Commemorative Mural Unveiling and Healing Ceremony on Saturday, December 13 from 2-5pm at Mission Manor Park, 6100 South 12^th Avenue. This free community gathering will include the unveiling of a permanent memorial created by Alex! Jimenez to those lost and impacted by TCE (trichloroethylene).  Local dignitaries and impacted community members will speak, including journalist Jane Kay and representative Adelita Grijalva, and Tucsononal filmmaker Franc Contreras will include footage of this event on his documentary about TCE, The Plume.
• YWCA of Southern Arizona and League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson National Day of Racial Healing on Saturday, January 17, 2026 form 12:30 – 3:30pm at YWCA of Southern Arizona, 525 N Bonita.  An afternoon of circle dialogues to celebrate our common humanity and inspire collective action to create a more just and equitable world.  This annual observance was launched by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in 2017 during the week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  The Beloved Community, a concept championed by Dr. King, serves as an inspirational goal for the National Day of Racial Healing.  The 4^th annual Tucson event is a time to contemplate our shared values.  Together we will create a blueprint for community sharing through appreciation of one another’s stories, background and culture.  The event is free, and all are welcome.  Youth Room circle activity and food and raffle are also planned.
• Unified Community Advisory Board (UCAB) event celebrating 30 years of unwavering commitment to ensuring clean safe water for families impacted by the Tucson Internation Airport Area Superfund Site on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 from 4-7pm at El Pueblo Activity Center, 101 West Irvington Road.  Rescheduled from October 15.  
• Diverse Voices in Prevention (DVIP) 12^th Annual Cultural Humility Roundtable on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Pima Community College Downtown Campus, 1255 North Stone Ave., Amethyst Room.