Building Greater Equality in Tulsa

Shailaja MarionAnnouncement

This meeting welcomes City of Tulsa Deputy Mayor Amy Brown and Major Laurel Roberts from the Tulsa Police Department as the discussion continues on concerns about racial bias in our city’s policing efforts. Our guest, Deputy Mayor Amy Brown served as an aide for former Mayor Kathy Taylor. Bynum was elected mayor in 2016, and Brown was appointed deputy mayor …

November League Activities – Get Involved!

Shailaja MarionAnnouncement

For the month of November, the LWVMT has the following dates of note on the calendar: Monday, November 4, 20195:30pm – Program Committee Meeting (RSVP) Thursday & Friday, November 7-8, 20198:00am – 6:00pm – EARLY VOTING (INFO) Thursday & Friday, November 7-8, 20198:00am – 6:00pm – EARLY VOTING (INFO) Saturday, November 9, 20198:30am – Voter Services Committee Meeting (RSVP) Monday, …

Building Trust: Helping End Racially Biased Policing

Shailaja MarionAnnouncement

This meeting welcomes Drew Diamond, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Tulsa, as discussion continues from last month, focusing on key findings in the Tulsa Equality Indicators report. Our September lunch meet-up welcomed Melanie Poulter who shared with us the latest findings about key social dynamics via the Tulsa Equality Indicators report: Measuring change toward greater equality in Tulsa. …

October League Activities – Get Involved!

Shailaja MarionAnnouncement

For the month of October, the LWVMT has the following dates of note on the calendar: Monday, October 7, 2019 5:30pm – Program Committee Meeting (INFO, RSVP) Wednesday, October 9, 2019 11:00am – Naturalization Ceremony (VOLUNTEER) Saturday, October 12, 2019 8:30am – Voter Services Committee Meeting (RSVP) Tuesday, October 15, 2019 12:00pm – Lunch Meet-up (INFO, RSVP) Monday, October 21, …