Jake Auchincloss will join members of the Leagues of Women Voters in Congressional District 4 on December 8 at 7:00 pm for a conversation on Zoom. We will discuss League priorities, the upcoming congressional session, and Jake’s priorities for his first term. Q&A will follow.
The meeting is open to League members from Congressional District 4. Please register in advance for the Zoom event.
Not a member? Join the League of Women Voters of Newton.
On November 19th, Jay Walter, a Newton resident and experienced local architect, helped us to learn about the the changes the City Council is proposing to Newton’s current Zoning Ordinance, how those changes differ from current zoning, and what effect those changes will have on our community. View the presentation and audience Q&A.
With almost 90 participants, we had more questions than time to answer them. Answers to questions not addressed at the presentation will be posted here shortly. Stay tuned!
On November 17 LWVN joined together with the Newton Free Library and Families Organizing for Racial Justice to present a virtual session with Richard Rothstein, author of The Color of Law, A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. Mr. Rothstein argued with exacting precision and fascinating insight how segregation in America is the byproduct of explicit government policies at the local, state and federal levels, and offered several concrete suggestions for how to address the housing and economic inequities caused by these policies.
During this virtual session, attendees also heard a conversation between library director, Ellen Meyers, and community activist, Richard Evans, who told his family’s story of encountering discrimination in the 1960’s during the state’s eminent domain taking of land for the construction of the Mass Pike bypass through Newton.
To wrap up the session, Newton City Councilor Deb Crossley introduced attendees to the efforts being made by the City Council to address housing inequities in Newton by engaging in a comprehensive review of Newton’s zoning codes.
If you were unable to listen in to this informative and engaging session, you can view the recording.
Happy Birthday to Us!LWVMA is thrilled to mark the 100th birthday of the LWVMA by celebrating virtually with all of you on December 13th at 1:00pm.
Please join the LWVMA as they host a fabulous fireside chat featuring Dr. Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard, who is widely known for her work on justice and citizenship. Danielle will lead us in a discussion entitled: “Massachusetts Post-Pandemic: A New Social Compact?”
Check out all the details, including event registration/ticket purchase and sponsorship opportunities.
The LWVN invites you to join us for a community book group discussion of the book, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think, by Swedish statistician Hans Rosling with his son Ola Rosling and daughter-in-law Anna Rosling Rönnlund.
You must register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.