League Day at the United Nations, Nov. 16th
League Day at the United Nations A Briefing on Forced Labor and Human Trafficking The annual day at the UN was held on Nov 16. Approximately 64 people attended to hear speakers on the topic of Forced Labor and Human Trafficking after a wonderful lunch in the Delegates’ Dining Room and tours of the UN […]
Constitutional Convention
Sally Robinson, sally.s.robinson@gmail.com Jennifer Wilson, jennifer@lwvny.org When we first announced our pro-con con position, we received opposition from a number of our members. However, in the end, we believe that our pro position gave us a unique voice in this process and gave the State League a significant amount of publicity. In addition to the […]
First Call to LWVUS Convention in June 2018
First Call to National Convention 2018 The League of Women Voters’ 53rd National Convention will be held at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, IL, from Thursday, June 28 through Sunday, July 1, 2018. We invite our League members to save these dates and plan to join hundreds of passionate and engaged leaders for our biennial […]
Voter Services
Judie Gorenstein, judieL728@ aol.com I would like to thank all those Leagues, ILOs and MAL that completed voter service surveys. We have 27 responses are from 23 local Leagues, 2 MALS and 2 ILOs. Here is a summary of what the surveys revealed. VOTER REGISTRATION All but two Leagues hold voter registration drives. Most deliver […]
Environmental Info
Message from Beth Radow, LWVNYS Chair of the Energy, Environment and Agriculture Committee Here’s a great article entitled: Lessons Learned from Launching a Composting Collection Program. Please share with others: http://www.gracelinks.org/blog/8313/lessons-learned-from-launching-acomposting-collection-prog
UN Commission on Women Conference
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UN Conference on the Status of Women
League members interested in participating in the UN’s annual Conference on Women should contact Suzanne Stassevtich, LWVUS UN Observer, as soon as possible. During the Commission’s annual two week session at UN headquarters in New York, representatives of UN Member States, civil society organizations and UN entities gather to discuss progress and gaps in the […]
From the State President
Election Day, and the days leading up to it, were filled with celebrations of the women’s suffrage centennial that were exciting and educational. On Saturday, November 4th, a conference was held in Albany at the NYS Museum on the centennial and women’s issues today. Jennifer Wilson and I both coordinated and moderated panel discussions during […]
Death With Dignity Legislation Background in New York State
The New York State legislature is considering death with dignity legislation in New York State. The legislation is modeled after laws in Oregon and other states. Currently 6 states and Washington DC have authorized the procedure either through court rulings, referendum, or state legislation. • Oregon in 1994 through ballot initiative • Washington in 2008 […]