Voter service

Voter Service Kudos to Barbara Epstein for her indefatigable work presenting and explaining the ballot proposals to just about every group in the county that was interested in hearing about […]
Election Day History

Election Day History January 7, 1789 – The first electors were chosen for the first US presidential election. February 4, 1789 – George Washington was elected president. January 23, 1845 […]
The Perils of Plastic Pollution

The Perils of Plastic Pollution “Ocean plastic pollution threatens the viability of critical marine ecosystems, and plastics never go away. Instead, they break down into smaller and smaller pieces, which […]
Youth and Civics Committee

Youth and Civics Committee Crystal Joseph, campus@lwvnyc.org, and Nick Doran, ndoran33@gmail.com, Co-Chairs The Youth Committee (photo on left) is pleased to be compiling a list of all youth programs organized […]
LWVNYS DEI (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) Task Force

LWVNYS DEI (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) Task Force Regina Tillman, rmt371@live.com and Crystal Joseph, campus@lwvnyc.org, Co-Chairs A small but committed group of Leaguers from across NYS participated in the second […]
Voter’s Services

Voter Services Nancy Rosenthal, nancyrosenthal9@gmail.com A hearty “Thank You” to all the Voter Service team members, as well as to all the other Leaguers […]
League State Office: September 2021

We have shipped over 29.000 Voter Guide Part IIs in English to local Leagues. We have also shipped almost 9,000 in Spanish and 600 Korean and 700 Chinese versions. On […]
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: September 2021

Attendance of the President’s Meeting Conversation about school Board meeting disruptions indicated that the topic shifts over time from resistance to mask mandates to that of rejecting CRT (Critical Race […]
Voter Services

We are all gearing up for the League’s busy time of year with the general election on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. Many of us have been busily entering candidates’ information […]
Youth Committee: September 2021

The Youth Committee met for the first time on September 28, 2021, to discuss the Committee’s role and goals over the next two years. Co-Chair Crystal Joseph provided an introduction […]