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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force, Regina Tillman (rmt371@live.com) and Crystal Joseph (campus@lwvnyc.org), Co-Chairs It was gratifying to get the messages of how folks had looked forward to the DEI […]

Criminal Justice Committee, Vivione Marshall

Criminal Justice Committee, Vivione Marshall (vivionemarshall@gmail.com) and Richard Rifkin (richardrifkin54@gmail.com), Co-Chairs During the recent budget negotiations, reform of certain parts of our criminal justice system became a central piece of […]

Issues and Advocacy

Issues and Advocacy Sally Robinson, VP for Issues and Advocacy, Sally.s.robinson@gmail.com Erica Smitka, Deputy Director, Erica@lwvny.org 2022 State Budget Wins! The state budget officially passed on Saturday, April 9th. We […]

Proposed Positions Discussion

Proposed Positions Discussion April 26, 7:00 pm on Zoom   If you have been unable to attend your local League meeting on the proposed positions on election administration and voting […]

President’s Message

President’s Message Judie Gorenstein, judieL728@aol.com April 2022 was a very busy month for the LWVNYS On the first two Saturdays of the month, LWVNYS held our final two regional training […]

Amelia Earhart Says . . .

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“Women should do for themselves what men have already done— occasionally what men have not done—thereby establishing them- selves as persons, and perhaps encouraging other women toward greater independence of […]