The Women of Bloody Sunday (Blog) 3/4/2022 On March 7, 1965, hundreds of civil rights protestors attempted to march the 50 miles between Selma and Montgomery, Alabama to protest the suppression of Black votes. In this blog, we honor the work…
What I Learned at the UN Climate Change Conference (Blog) 11/23/2021 Although the largest impacts to limit climate change will come from countries and corporations, individuals can make a difference as well, especially by applying pressure and sharing their…
Climate Change is a Public Health Crisis (Blog) 10/18/2021 People often refer to climate change as an “existential threat.” This makes sense; our existence is being threatened. But as a health professional, I’d like to move away from the big, existential…
Fighting for Equity On the Ice (Blog) 8/30/2021 Figure skating has a long way to go to fully reckon with the intertwined ways that patriarchy, homophobia, and racism occur and the resulting harms done to athletes, from Olympic stars down to kids…
It's National Voter Registration Day! (Blog) 9/22/2020 With each voter we register, we are helping to get as many people participating as possible. Help us make sure no one is left out.
HBCU Alumni Alliance To Host July 4th Virtual “Fire Up the Vote” Cookout (Press Release) 6/22/2020 LWV and VOTE411 team up with HBCU Alumni Alliance to prepare voters in an election year.
LWV Partners with Grammys Brunch to Promote Voting in 2020 (Press Release) 1/24/2020 The League and Family Tree Entertainment are teaming up to promote voting at the 9th Annual Pre-Grammy Managers’ Brunch.
League to Host 500 Events on National Voter Registration Day (Press Release) 9/23/2019 On National Voter Registration Day (NVRD), the League will host more than 500 voter registration events in local communities.
Leagues Step Up on Climate Action (Blog) 8/20/2019 Guest authors Cathy Frischmann and Claudia Keith encourage Leagues to get involved in climate strike activities.
League Urges Support for HR 9, the Climate Action Now Act (Legal Document) 4/8/2019 The League and coalition partners support passage of HR 9, the Climate Action Now Act.