J.E.D.I. Task Force!

Our Purpose:

The League is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture
of diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and belonging for all people.
The League is an organization that respects and values the richness of our community and our members.
The collective sum of our individual differences and life experiences represents not only our culture,
but our reputation and the organization's mission and achievements as well.

New LWVCO J.E.D.I. Task Force!


An Organizational meeting of a new
LWVCO J.E.D.I. (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Task Force
will be held on
September 25, 2024, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Zoom.
The meeting is open to the public.

Following a presentation on LGBTQIA2S+ issues
by Reggie Johnson of
Freedom to Marry Colorado,

we will discuss ideas for future efforts
to educate our members and the public about
the important J.E.D.I. issues
facing our nation and our community.

Registration is available at:  Please RSVP

For further information or to contact the organizer,  jeditf@lwvcolorado.org

How We Approach J.E.D.I.:

League of Women Voters of the US—Impact on Issues 2022-2024, page 3

Applying a DEI lens is a way of examining a program, process, product, or otherwise
with an eye toward how it will be perceived by a variety of communities, voices, and perspectives,
and what barriers may exist that prevent it from being equitable or inclusive to everyone.
We recommend Leagues apply a DEI lens to any position that they utilize.
When examining your work through a DEI lens you should ask these key questions:

1. Who is involved in the process? Leagues should consider whether this work impacts a group or community, if the voice of the impacted community is represented, and how diverse the group of decision-makers who represent a variety of relevant viewpoints is.


2. Who will be impacted? Leagues should consider who benefits or could be harmed, whether it helps meet the needs of underserved voters, how we considered various, specific marginalized groups, and how they’ll be impacted.


3. What are the likely intended and unintended outcomes? Leagues should consider the issue we are trying to address, what we hope will happen, the potential negative impacts, who could be hurt by this, the supporting data or evidence, and how it might be perceived by others.


4. Does this align with our vision for an equitable and inclusive organization? Leagues should consider how equity is addressed, what barriers it might place in the way of achieving equity, and how it impacts the organization’s culture.


5. What changes could we make to improve equity? Leagues should consider the short- and long-term goals, policies or bylaws that need to be added or amended, the benefits to members, and the benefits for partners and/or members of the community.

League Positions on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

JUSTICE, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION

The League of Women Voters of Colorado is an organization fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion
in principle and in practice. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to the organization’s
current and future success in engaging all individuals, households, communities, and policy makers
in creating a more perfect democracy.
Justice is added to the three other practices for further emphasis on JEDI.
LWV of Colorado Positions for Action 2023-2024, page 4. 

LWVCO 2023-2024 Positions for Action



League of Women Voters of the US Impact on Issues 2022-2024, page 3

   LWVUS 2022-2024 Impact on Issues   

Next J.E.D.I. Task Force Meeting




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September J.E.D.I. Calendar

• September 2-Labor Day
• September 9-13-Disability Voting Rights Week
• September 15-International Democracy Day
• Sept 15-October 15-National Hispanic Heritage Month
• September 16- Mexican Independence Day
• September 17-Constitution Day
• September 17-National Voter Registration Day
• September 23-Bisexuality Visibility Day
• September 25-27-Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)
• September 25-Little Rock Nine escorted to class by 101st Airborne in 1957
• September 26-October 2-National Inclusion Week
• September 27-National Native American Day

To see the LWVCO calendar:

LWVCO Calendar