Just three days after the New Paltz conference, Paula, Phyllis and I attended League Lobby Day in Albany, an annual event that we had not attended for some time. We were briefed on current League priority issues just prior to attending a news conference to advocate for an early voting bill scheduled for a vote...Continue Reading
Everyone is busy meeting with legislators and planning their annual meetings! At the state level, we are busy planning for the Students Inside Albany Conference which begins on Sunday and then the state Convention on June 9th! So, Local League News will have to wait until next month! Keep up all the great work you...Continue Reading
You can help us with our advocacy agenda by downloading our new app on your phone (IPhone or Android). Voices is a political advocacy app that shares action alerts from the League directly to your phone. These action alerts will allow you to quickly call, email, or tweet at your legislator with the touch of a...Continue Reading
By Peggy Stein I spent two days in April, in Hyde Park and New Paltz respectively, with people celebrating the “Past, Present and Future of Women in Politics” with four other members of our local league. Senator Gillibrand and I shook hands while I reflected on her remarks about Susan B. Anthony. New York State...Continue Reading
LEAGUE’S STATE CONVENTION IS COMING! Our biennial state League Convention is being held at the Holiday Inn in Liverpool (just outside Syracuse) from June 9-11. All members are welcome to join us, as voting delegates, visitors or just as observers. Come see what the state League is doing – and help determine our leadership and...Continue Reading
Wednesday, May 17, 7:30 pm Levittown Library Our plan for the evening will be to discuss, among ourselves, some of the ideas, issues and concerns that we all have about today’s world. Because we are a non-partisan organization, there will be no one-sided diatribes, though political issues and opinions will certainly be permitted. We will...Continue Reading
LWV of Rochester has been busy with forums on voting reforms – and will continue the forums in the future. Following are YouTube links to the recording (in 3 parts) of our 9/2016 forum on “Voting in Monroe County” presented by our BOE Commissioners – the “seed” from which this plan started. It’s a really...Continue Reading
I’ll vote with my dollars. I PLEDGE to respect the environment and address the effects of climate change when making my consumer purchases. ’ll vote with my actions. I PLEDGE to respect the environment and the address effects of climate change through my daily activities. I’ll participate in our democracy. I PLEDGE to take action...Continue Reading
New Google Discussion Group: Health Care Reform As the fight for health care continues, what is next for advocates at the state and national levels? The LWVUS Board recently approved a new a Google discussion group for Health Care Reform. This discussion and sharing group for League members on health care reform, including behavioral health,...Continue Reading
BE EARTHWISE: VOTE WITH YOUR DOLLARS! BE EARTHWISE: VOTE WITH YOUR ACTIONS! Abraham Lincoln is credited with saying “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” Democracy enables Americans to create our future when we vote for our representatives on Election Day. Beyond elections, our vote can count every day with...Continue Reading
