To all LWVN members:
Please join us on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 4pm for our Annual Meeting which we have decided to hold virtually again this year due to rising Covid cases in our area.
Members can register here to attend the Annual Meeting via Zoom.
Please note the time change to 4pm along with the move to a virtual platform. An Annual Meeting Workbook will be available soon. Stay tuned!
The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts views the leaked Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, if it holds, as an attack on a fundamental right to health care and to the right of pregnant people to make their own decisions about what is best for them. In light of the probable overturning of Roe v. Wade, the League expresses its gratitude to the Massachusetts state legislature for passing, in 2020, the ROE Act, legislation that codified the right to an abortion in Massachusetts regardless of any U.S. Supreme Court decision. We salute our partners in reproductive health advocacy for their work in anticipating the need for this legislation.
We now urge the legislature to continue this work protecting the right to make one’s own health care decisions by passing without delay two additional bills:
The national League of Women Voters continues to advocate for these rights on the federal level. Read their statement here.
The 2022 LWVMA Council will be held on Saturday, June 11 from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. Ellen Clegg, former Editorial Page Editor of The Boston Globe, and Northeastern University Professor Dan Kennedy, are the keynote speakers. Their remarks will focus on the collapse of community journalism and its causes. We will learn, too, of the alternative paths that entrepreneurial journalists are creating to keep providing news and information citizens need to govern themselves in a democracy.
There’s no limit to the number of members who can register; the leadership of LWVN will designate its voting delegates. There is no cost to attend as delegate or as an observer.
This event will be held on zoom. Register here.
For questions about the State Council, please contact the LWVMA Office at (857) 452-1715.
LWVUS has published the first call for its 55th Annual Convention June 23 – 26, 2022. This event will beheld in-person. More information can be found here.
If you are a member of LWVN and would like to attend either the State Council or the National Convention, please Contact Us so that we can know who will be attending.
This year’s Civics Challenge has been postponed until October. Look for more information on the date and how to register coming in August.
Celebrate your civics knowledge! Join us for a fun and friendly event for students and adults. Compete for prizes while engaging in an exciting test of your knowledge of our government. Individuals and teams of up to 4 are welcome. Learn more and find resources to up your civics game on our Newton Civics Challenge page.
Marcia Johnson had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Halina Brown, Chair of Newton’s Citizens Commission on Energy. In this program, Halina helps us to learn about the Commission, and the important work it does on behalf of the city and the overall sustainability of our community and world. During our conversation we learned about:
Halina is a retired professor of Environmental Science and Policy at Clark University and Newton resident for 39 years. Since her retirement from Clark University she has been actively involved in the development and implementation of Newton’s Climate Action Plan. She also is a longtime League member.