Challenged Books
Challenged Books According to the American Library Association (ALA), a challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning […]
Issues and Advocacy
Issues and Advocacy, Sally Robinson, VP for Issues and Advocacy, sally.s.robinson@gmail.com, and Erica Smitka, LWVNYS Deputy Director, Erica@lwvny.org We are nearing the end of session and have only four legislative […]
Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2020
The American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 156 challenges to library, school, and university materials and services in 2020. Of the 273 books that were targeted, here are […]
Stats About Women
Interesting stats about women in the world today. Today, 71% of moms with kids under 18 work. In 1975, fewer than 47% did. Once, women working outside of the home […]
Be a Climate Hero Transform Your Lawn into a Carbon Sink
You don’t need to be a farmer to engage in regenerative techniques. Our lawns also have tremendous capacity to store carbon, and how we care for them can either interfere […]
Cryptocurrency Mining
Letter sent by the LWV of NYS to members of the NYS Senate and Assembly Subject: Establishes a moratorium on cryptocurrency mining operations that use proof-of-work authentication methods to validate […]
Gas Prices Are Rising
As gas prices continue to increase, we should be considering all options at our disposal to save money at the pump. Gas prices are expected to go as high as […]
Local League News
Local League News LWV of the Rochester Metro Area The Rochester Metro Area League recently collaborated with several community groups to host a discussion of the NYS parole system. Participants […]
Youth Committee
Youth Committee, Crystal Joseph (campus@lwvnyc.org) and Nick Doran (ndoran33@gmail.com), Co-Chairs Thank you for a fantastic month of feedback, best practices and resources shared through our state-wide regional training sessions. It made […]
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force
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 […]