[Lwvcnmtopics] LWVCNM Hot Topics for the week of March 1, 2026

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*Hot Topics for the week of March 1, 2026*

*Current events and issues of interest to LWVCNM members*

*This list is available **online* <https://www.lwvcnm.org/hot-topics/>*. *


*LWVCNM will have a table *at the UNM Valencia campus Career and Wellness
Fair on *March 10*.

*The upcoming LWVCNM happy hours *are on *March 10 *and* April 7*. Details
here
<https://www.lwvcnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/LWVCNM-Happy-Hour-Mar-Apr.png>
.

*The March monthly meeting *is on Thursday*, March 12. *March is Sunshine
Month, meaning let's shine a light and learn more about areas that might
need a little more light. The topic – New Mexico’s Legislature: Is It or Is
It Not Committed to Transparency? Speaker Christine Barber, Executive
Director, New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG). The Zoom link
will be emailed in early March.

*LWVCNM will have a table* at the downtown Main Public Library on Saturday,
*March* *14* from 10 am – 1 pm.

*LWVCNM and the Three Muses Performance Collective *are partnering on a
performance of Failure is Impossible: A Talk with Susan B. Anthony. The
performance will be Saturday, *March 14 *at 4:30 at the Q street Theater on
Broadway. See the press release here
<https://www.lwvcnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/FINAL-3MPC-PR-Failure-is-Impossible.pdf>
. *Purchase tickets **here* <tinyurl.com/3MPC-Tickets>. *Use discount code
SUFFRAGE*.

*The next Bernalillo County Naturalization Ceremony* voter registration and
education is on *March 20.*

*LWVCNM will have a table* for voter registration and education at the
International District Library on *March 24* from 5 to 7 pm.

*The next LWVCNM Book Club* session is on Wednesday, *March 25* from 5:30
to 7:30 pm in the office conference room. See more information here
<https://www.lwvcnm.org/book-club/>.

*The next LWVCNM Drop-In Coffee* is on Saturday, *March 28* from 10 to noon
in the office conference room.

 See the calendar of events <https://www.lwvcnm.org/events/> on our website.

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

*The Voter Guide team* still needs people to call and/or visit
organizations and businesses to see if they will stock Voter Guides. If you
can help, please contact Ellen Kelly (telbg66 at yahoo.com, 505-440-8931) or
Pam Wilson (wilsonpj51 at hotmail.com, 505-331-0936).

*The February monthly meeting *provided great information not only about
New Mexico semi-open primaries, but about how other states have primaries,
and generally about how democratic (or not) our voting system is*.* If you
missed it, you can find the recording link on this web page
<https://www.lwvcnm.org/zoom-meeting-recordings/>.





League of Women Voters of Central New Mexico
6739 Academy Rd. NE  Suite 124
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109-3352
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