Local League of Women Voters celebrating 90 years of advocacy (News Clips) 3/8/2023 This story originally aired on WKBN. In this week’s segment with WKBN Community Affairs Director Dee Crawford, Crawford sits down with Leah Sakacs,…
Grassroots movement seeks solution in Mount Vernon, Lisbon child care desert (News Clips) 3/5/2023 This story was originally published in The Gazette. When the day care center Jessie Thurn relied on to take care of her daughter Ari closed last…
Black Activist You Should Know: Anya Dillard (Blog) 2/28/2023 February is Black History Month, a time to reflect and celebrate Black advocates and experiences. In this blog, we're continuing our series of…, Tell us more about your background. How did you get involved in your activism work? My journey as a socio-political changemaker…, As we approach our 13th year of gift-giving, this is officially the longest-running charity initiative I’ve ever spearheaded. My time at the hospital…, Despite the cruelty society imposes on Black people in this country, my family never taught me to fear my blackness, nor did they teach me that my…, For me, growing up, being Black was attending a public high school where the members of the gospel choirs and step teams pulled larger crowds than…, I grew up being proud of my blackness, but growing up Black taught me that our society had been trying to work against that pride for many years.…
LWVUS Submits Testimony for the Senate Hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) (Legal Document) 2/28/2023 The Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on a joint resolution affirming the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as part of the…
LWVUS Joins Sign-on Letter Urging Congress to Support Environmental Investments in the 2023 Farm Bill (Legal Document) 2/28/2023 LWVUS joined nearly 650 other groups on a letter to House and Senate agriculture committee leadership urging that they protect investments in climate…
LWV speakers highlights 'dark money' in Nebraska politics (News Clips) 2/28/2023 This story was originally published in The Hastings Tribune. Massive infusions of money, sometimes of unknown origin, into Nebraska’s political…
Black Music For Activism (Blog) 2/16/2023 Throughout history, Black artists have captured the joy and sorrow of the Black experience through music. As a result, music has been at the center…, , Calling Out Injustice Black artists have used music to express the atrocities against Black people and call for a change. …, Celebrating Blackness But most of all, Black music has been a source of joy and celebration. Having the audacity to be joyful, proud, and…
LWVUS Urges the EPA to Help Reduce Methane Pollution (Legal Document) 2/13/2023 LWVUS urges the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take additional measures to reduce methane air pollution from the oil and gas industry…
Check out the art Long Beach students submitted to the League of Women Voters (News Clips) 2/7/2023 This story was originally published in the Press-Telegram. Artwork from more than 50 Long Beach high school students is currently on digital display…