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 act as magnets for harmful pollutants. When eaten by fish, some of those chemical-laden microplastics can work their way up the food chain and into...Continue Reading

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 by Leagues in NYS. The list and descriptions will be shared with all local Leagues for possible replication. Each month, the Committee will highlight one...Continue Reading

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 round of workshops by Debby Irving, conducted on October 19th. The info was intense and engaging for the 80 or so that participated for 4...Continue Reading

            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 who stepped up to help with registering voters and participating in our Get Out the Vote efforts for the November, 2021 general election. Many Leagues have...Continue Reading

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 the website we have all these, plus Arabic, Karen and Burmese posted. We also created a flyer with a QR code that can be used...Continue Reading

President’s Message Judie Gorenstein, judieL728@aol.com “To every season there is a purpose” Throughout the summer and fall, LWVNYS, local Leagues and League members have all been extremely busy registering and educating voters, holding candidate events and getting out the vote. With Election Day only a few days away, election season is almost over although there are...Continue Reading

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 Theory). Presidents asked for advice on how to deal with. After the meeting, Task Force Co-Chairs agreed between themselves to research for several resources on...Continue Reading

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 into the League’s online Voters Guide,  vote411.org, as well as determining the questions for the candidates.  National Voter Registration Day (Tuesday September 28, 2021) was yesterday! Don’t forget...Continue Reading

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 to the Committee. She discussed identifying regional leads and how the Committee should be used as a resource to hear and engage youth. She emphasized...Continue Reading

The DEI Task Force met with a LWVUS Board member and representative of the National LWV DEI Committee, at her request on September 9, 2021. Ms. Lali Watt wanted to gain a better insight into what was transpiring at our State’s local chapters relative to DEI. We were thoroughly complimented after the meeting. A written...Continue Reading