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Don’t Just Stand There…Run in 2021 Campaign Workshop

Thinking of adding your name to the November ballot or helping on a campaign?

The League of Women Voters of Newton invites candidates, potential candidates, campaign managers, campaign treasurers, and all interested citizens to a virtual workshop on running for office.

LWVN President Marcia Johnson will moderate a panel of guests who will offer practical information and advice on issues like filing official paperwork, creating effective campaign communications, and understanding the demands of public office.  Our panelists will include…

  • David Olson, former Newton City Clerk
  • Greg Reibman, President of the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber, and former editor with the TAB, Boston Herald and PBS World Channel
  • Ted Hess-Mahan, former Newton City Councilor
  • Bridget Ray-Canada, School Committee member

Register now to receive the event Zoom link… https://Bit.ly/LWVN_RUN

Share your questions for our panelists in advance or contact us with questions about the event at info@lwvnewton.org.

Meet Representative-Elect Jake Auchincloss

Picture of Jake AuchinclossJake Auchincloss will join members of the Leagues of Women Voters in Congressional District 4 on Tuesday, 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.

Recording of Zoning Reform in Newton, with Jay Walter

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.   See answers to questions not addressed at the presentation.

 

Learn About Massachusetts Election Reform

State Senator Cindy Creem invites YOU!

Through a discussion with City Clerk Olson, State Senator Creem, and State Senator Finegold, you will learn about the impact of the new election reform law on the September & November elections.

PLEASE…use the following link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kd-ugpzsoGtHKULZt1Oss2zaM5DX8HMhz

Newton Reflects: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

On September 25th city and community leaders:  Mayor Fuller, State Senator Creem, City Councill President Albright, Social Justice Activist Josepine McNeil, and School Committee Member Kathleen Shields reflected on Justice Ginsburg’s life as a justice, judge,  lawyer, scholar, mother, and wife.

In addition School Committee Member Emily Prenner, accompanied by Jack Cheng (Newton Family Singers), provided the music:  You Got a Friend and  Hallelujah.  We were also joined by Edie Pike, a Newton North Senior, who read Kindess by Naomi Shihab Nye

“I think of all the ways that this one woman, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, changed the world as we know it now. ‘Fight for the things you care about,’ she said, ‘but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.’ Yes. Yes. Thank you, RBG, for teaching us another way to fight.”

Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

Increased Gun Risk During COVID-19 – Virtual Town Hall

The Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence invites you to Increased Gun Risk During COVID-19, a virtual town hall featuring  Professor Matthew Miller of Northeastern University on Tuesday, April 14th at 7pm.

Professor Miller is an expert in the field of injury and violence prevention, will brief us on the intersection of guns and suicide and why the increased gun sales guns are particularly dangerous during the pandemic. We will also learn more about ERPO awareness in Massachusetts and how you can help save lives.

Please register by sending an email to:macopgv@gmail.com.  A Zoom link within 24 hours of the program.