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The League Presents: Civics with author Gloria Gavris

March 3, 2020

Gloria Gavris, a Newton resident, joined Marcia Johnson for a conversation about her book E is for Election Day. During the conversation we learn about Gloria’s early involvement in elections and civic engagement in her home town of Everett Massachusetts. At an early age she became involved in her father and brother’s campaigns for local office.

Gloria also shared how she has been working with educators to help students, of all ages, learn more about elections and how they can become actively involved. She shares how her book became something special to her and some of the 2016 presidential candidates. It is fascinating!

With the 2020 presidential, congressional and state legislative campaigns in full-swing, Gloria shares ideas on how parents can use this book as an educational tool to help their families learn, real-time, more about the election process.

The League Presents: Voting Rights for Women – League of Women Voters & Suffrage 100 Massachusetts

February 9, 2020

On January 23rd, Fredie Kay, Founder & President of Suffrage100MA was the League’s guest. The Voting Rights for Women show focused on three topics regarding the celebration of the upcoming 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1920, prohibiting the federal and state governments from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis of sex.

Suffrage 100 Massachusetts It’s mission is to commenorate the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, granting women suffrage.

The Women’s Right-to-Vote Coaltion of Newton – We have joined together to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment which established women’s right to vote nationwide. Through education and the arts, we honor the struggle suffragists endured to gain this first step in voting rights and acknowledge that the journey continues.

League of Women Voters – With the ratification of the 19th Amendment, women and their allies won the biggest growth in deocracy in the last 100 years. We celebrate this great accomplishment by standing in our power, but at the same time, we acknowledge that the 19th Amendment did not break down voting barriers for all women. Even today, our work is not done.

Thank you to Fredie Kay.

Please watch for our February show with Gloria Gavris on E is for Election Day

The League Presents: Ruthanne Fuller, Mayor of Newton

January 5, 2020

On December 19th, Mayor Fuller was the League’s guest. for A Look Back….A Look Forward

She has just about finished the first half of her four-year term. We used this time to reflect on her accomplishments, her learnings, and her priorities going forward. Her mission is from the NNHS inscription/oath: To Strive in all ways to transmit our city greater, better, more beautiful than it was transmitted to us.

Some highlights from our conversation:

Accomplishments: Greatest accomplishment was the fulfillment of Full-day Kindergarten; Proactive planning and investment in/for our villages and commercial corridors; The revised and enhanced Inclusionary Zoning ordinance. New affordable housing is on the horizon with Golda Meir House, Howard Haywood House and much more to come.

Learnings: The City has great employees. Working together is key…the City Council, School Committee, residents, advocates, our state delegation. Listening carefully and responding respectfully, as things take time and can be harder than originally thought.

Priorities: Making sure Newton is built the way we want…zoning redesign. Having a new home for our seniors. Major infrastructure projects are done well and we move forward on climate change actions including an Energy Coach.

Thank you to Mayor Fuller for an interesting and informative conversation.

The League Presents…the Newton Community Preservation Committee

June 9, 2019

The latest episode of ‘The League Presents…’ is a discussion with three current and former members of the Newton Community Preservation Committee (CPC) about the process and projects that the CPC has funded. Watch it today! The League Presents…the Newton Community Preservation Commission

Thanks to Community Preservation Committee members current chair Mark Armstrong, former vice chair Walter Bernheimer, and former chair Joel Feinberg, as well as to Alice Ingerson for her help and to host Marcia Johnson!

‘The League Presents…’ 100 years of women’s suffrage

May 19, 2019

Watch an enjoyable history lesson about the women’s suffrage movement and learn what plans are in the works to celebrate the 100-year anniversary! Join host Anne Borg (former LWVN Co-President) and guests Fredie Kay (President of Women’s Suffrage Celebration Coalition) and Linda Morrison (LWVN Board Member) to hear about all the suffragists then and the WSCC now.

Click this NEW link to watch: ‘The League Presents…” 100 years of women’s suffrage