Week of 11/17/2024

Monday, Dec 9th 6:30 PM  – 8:00 PM
WofA Membership Meeting  In-Person – Ballston!
Hear from the Campaign Chair for VA House of Delegates races, Delegate Dan Helmer (HoD 10).  Delegate Helmer will share what seats: need to be held; can be flipped and  how the Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General races are shaping up. Please feel free to bring a dish to share and/or your choice of libation!
Details: Randolph Towers Community Room (Level G1), 4001 9th Street N, Arlington, VA 22203. Take the elevator on the right side of the building
Ballston metro – 2 blocks away
Parking at Ballston Mall or on street parking by meter.

Events, Actions & More

Friday, November 22nd – 12:00 PM
Friday Power Lunch

Must Read!
Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink
From our friends at Indivisible, Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin. Please take the time to read through this. We will be discussing it at our Membership Meeting.

Join Blue Sky
WofA and many others are fleeing “X” in droves. You will find your friends and other like minded people on Blue Sky
Consider signing up for Blue Sky at:  bsky.app
More Info About Blue Sky Here: https://bsky.social/about/faq

Feeling the need to “Do Something”?
Check out the Virginia Grassroots Coalition’s Things to do Now – this is a great site to refer to – actions; preparations and more – updated regularly.

Updates to LIS system – Familiarize yourself before the 2025 Session Starts
Everyone who is interested in the work of the General Assembly should take the LIS training. As you will recall, LIS stands for Legislative Information System. LIS is vital to tracking bills, observing and virtually attending committee meetings, watching floor sessions, and more. The LIS site has been redesigned. Everyone, including those who are familiar with the old LIS, should take the training. There are two types, for new users and for existing users. You can also review all the training materials from a link on the training page. Here is the link to register for one of the trainingsessions:  https://help.lis.virginia.gov/liab/index.asp. Do not be dissuaded by the heading, “Lobbyist in a Box”! Look at the left hand column for the training information in red and click on the bulleted “Training Schedule.”  That will take you to the list of dates for new and existing users. Do not wait to sign up! Those seats disappear fast.