League of Women Voters

Vision 2076
2025-11-20 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Denver)
The League of Women Voters of La Plata County is hosting Vision 2076 on Thursday, November 20 at 5:30 pm at the LPEA community room.
This is not your typical community meeting. Instead, you’ll participate in:

Creative activities with art supplies and hands-on projects
Small group conversations with neighbors from across Durango
Facilitated visioning exercises about Colorado’s future
Delicious food and refreshments

Why participate? Your input will contribute to Vision 2076, a statewide initiative gathering voices from communities across Colorado. We’ll publish a public document identifying our shared values as Coloradans and creating a roadmap for the future we want to build together.
Who should come? Anyone who cares about Colorado’s future! No artistic experience or special knowledge required—just bring your curiosity and imagination.
Event Details:

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Location: LPEA 45 Stewart St. Durango, CO 81303
Cost: Free! Food and all materials provided
RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/35mh383n

We hope you’ll join us for this unique opportunity to help shape Colorado’s next 50 years. Feel free to bring friends, family, or neighbors—the more voices, the better our vision will be.
Looking forward to imagining the future together!

Unhoused in Durango
2025-11-07 17:00 - 19:30 | VFW Hall, 1550 Main Ave, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
Meet Your Fellow Community Members Who Live Outside

The League of Women Voters of La Plata County is inviting you to a community-wide D.E.I event.

Friday, November 7th at the VFW 4031 (1550 Main Ave in Durango, (970) 247-0384) In the Lower Hall, which now has a wheelchair ramp!

Join us at 5:00 for a forum where several of our unhoused community members (Veterans, disabled,
LGBTQ+, etc.,) will get a chance to tell their story and be heard. The panelists will then take audience questions, facilitated by a moderator. Get a new perspective and put a face to your homeless neighbor, friend, or co-worker

At 6:30 we will wrap up the presentation and join each other for a harvest season grateful potluck dinner. Please stay to join us, and bring a dish – main, side, dessert or beverages to share, and/in a disposable container so the panelists can take the leftovers.
We hope you’ll take this opportunity to get to know your neighbors and share with folks who live outside in Durango.

Colorado’s 2025 Ballot Issues for the November 4th, 2025 Election (10/28/25)
2025-10-28 13:30 - 15:00 | Durango/La Plata County Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave in Durango, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
Join Siggy Palmer and Martha Mason from LWV-LP for a discussion of the ballot measures that will be on the November ballot, to be mailed out next month. We will explain the questions and examine the pros and cons of each, excluding the county-wide school board elections.
We’ll cover the State of Colorado, La Plata County, and City of Durango, so people can decide how they want to vote.
This event is open to the public!
Where: Durango/La Plata County Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave in Durango, (970) 382-6445
When: Tuesday, October 28th, 2025 at 1:30 PM
No registration required.
Also see https://www.vote411.org/
No registration required

No Kings March @ Rotary Park
2025-10-18 14:00 - 16:00

School Board Candidates Forum
2025-10-12 15:30 - 17:15 | VFW Hall, 1550 Main Ave, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
Join the League of Women Voters at the VFW Hall, 1550 Main Ave on Oct 12th from 3:30-5:15pm to meet this year’s candidates.
A recording of the event will be available afterwards at www.lwvlaplata.org
Questions can be submitted by 5pm Oct 9th to lwvlaplata@gmail.com or in-person at the forum.

Action is the Antidote for Anxiety - Annual Back to the League Meeting
2025-10-04 15:00 - 17:00 | Durango Public Library, 1900 E 3rd Ave, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
Feeling overwhelmed by today’s political climate? You’re not alone. The constant stream of troubling news can leave us paralyzed by anxiety, anger, and frustration.
The League of Women Voters of La Plata County invites you to transform your worry into meaningful change at our annual “Back to League” meeting. Instead of staying stuck in stress, discover how you can make a real difference right here in our community as well as at the state and federal levels.
What awaits you:

Expert insights on four critical issues shaping our future:
Clear pathways to action tailored to your schedule and comfort level
Connection with like-minded neighbors who refuse to stand on the sidelines
Practical tools to channel your concerns into powerful community impactWhether you can spare 10 minutes a month or 10 hours a week, there’s a way for you to help. Making phone calls, signing petitions, volunteering with nonprofits, writing compelling letters to editors, making donations — every action matters, and every voice counts.
Your anxiety has a purpose — it’s telling you something needs to change. Come learn how to be that change!

To learn about actions you can take, visit lwvlaplata.org/league-advocacy-and-action
Can’t attend in person? Watch the lives stream of the meeting on Zoom.

2025 Annual Meeting
2025-06-10 17:00 - 19:30
President Tara Kiene began the meeting introducing guest speaker Tami Graham, Executive Director KSUT Radio to speak on
“KSUT and all of public media is under threat. Will you step up?”
The importance of public media in the political system. She highlights that public media is crucial for democracy, providing education, information, and entertainment, especially in rural communities. Graham emphasizes that access to public media correlates with increased political knowledge and civic engagement while reducing extremist views. She also discusses the history of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, which established a national system of nonprofit public service television and radio, and the creation of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
