(From press release) Yolo County residents can join “Pizza and a Movie Night” on Feb. 17 from 5-8 p.m. at Woodland Community College to learn more about civic engagement. The free event is sponsored by AAUW of Davis, Indivisible Yolo and the Yolo County Leage of Women Voters, and includes pizza and a 90-minute documentary from 2024 called “The Deciders.” The event also will include small-group discussions where attendees will learn more about their role in governing policy, the importance of voter registration and timely ballot return, and opportunities for advocacy in 2026 elections. Discussion leaders will answer voter registration and election participation questions.
Seating is limited with priority registration offered to students at Yolo County high schools and Woodland Community College. For more information and to register: http://bit.ly/49sOy8L.
“We all share the same goal of taking the important message of active civic engagement in democracy directly into our community,” said Michelle Famula, president, Yolo County League of Women Voters. “Together we support a democracy in which every eligible voter has the desire, right, knowledge and confidence to exercise their voting rights.”
The event will center around the film, which showcases how active voices in a working-class community impacted government policy and improved lives. Organizers say they especially hope to engage youth newly registered to vote, busy working households, college students and recently arrived county residents to help ensure higher voter turnout in the fall.
The Yolo County League of Women Voters is the local affiliate of the national League of Woman Voters of the United States. For more than 100 years, the League has challenged voter suppression and upheld voting rights and representative democracy. The League’s mission is to empower voters and defend democracy, and as a non-partisan organization, does not support or oppose any political party or any candidate. For more information: https://lwvyolo.org/
AAUW Davis has represented Davis for 60 years and now represents Yolo and Solano counties. AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. As a member of the California AAUW, the Davis branch is a powerful advocate and visible leader in equity and education through measurable change in critical areas impacting the lives of women and girls. For more information: https://davis-ca.aauw.net/
Indivisible Yolo is the local chapter of the nationwide grassroots movement Indivisible. Indivisible Yolo’s mission is to promote progressive policies by activating people to engage in their democracy at all levels of government. The group organizes and advocates for policy goals and to get out the vote to elect candidates who pursue those policies. These complementary efforts ensure democracy works for everyone and that those in power do, too. For more information: www.indivisibleyolo.org
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