We had to cancel our League Holiday Party due to the snow, ice and cold! A week later, it is low 50s to maybe 60 degrees? Go figure! Sorry to miss getting together, but we will reschedule! On January 28th, Tuesday, 1pm at the Hewlett Woodmere Library, we will have a meeting on Climate Change on Long...Continue Reading
Like most local Leagues, LWV of Huntington held multiple Meet the Candidate nights during October; they also held an informational meeting on the local referendum on the ballot in November. The Election Services Committee of the LWV of Buffalo/Niagara serviced four Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority (BMHA) sites in October 2103. LWV of New Castle had a...Continue Reading
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is available in the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia from October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014. To get SNAP benefits a household has to meet the following criteria: Households may have $2,000 in countable resources, such as a bank account, or $3,250 in countable resources...Continue Reading
Members of the Leagues in NYS are certainly aware of the importance of engaging and educating our youth in civic education. Our statewide program, Students Inside Albany, as well as all the youth programs that local Leagues sponsor such as Vote 18, Running and Winning, and Take Your Child to Vote , etc all focus...Continue Reading
Posted on December 10, 2013 by admin Posted in Statements/Letters/Press Releases New Poll Finds Overwhelming Support for Citizen-Led Redistricting in Nassau County: Long Island Civic Engagement Table, Good Government and Civil Rights Allies Release Poll Showing Clear Support for Reform to Nassau’s Contentious Redistricting Process After years of lawsuits and vocal community opposition to the legislative redistricting process in Nassau...Continue Reading
Congratulations to everyone who worked on Vote411. Since this year’s elections involved local municipalities, there was a very large number of races to cover. With the addition of many leagues using Vote411 for the first time this year, we had broad coverage of races across the entire state. Over 32,000 people from New York State visited the Vote 411...Continue Reading
December is upon us. As I look back on this last year, I see what we have done to register voters and to continue to educate and inform our membership. I reflect on our tireless efforts on redistricting here in Nassau County and how that work is now continuing with a second grant from the...Continue Reading
Learn more about the UN Secretary-General’s Campaign UNiTE to End Violence against Women and why this initiative is so very important to all of us. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yvT85TitEI] Under the heading ‘Safe Spaces for Women and Girls’, this year the UNiTE campaign is focusing its Orange Day activities on highlighting recommendations of the agreed conclusions of the 57th session of the...Continue Reading
With Thanksgiving just about here, I want to give thanks to all of the fantastic League members and supporters who help to make this world a better place. It is only because of all of you that we can remain a strong, visible force in New York State and our local communities. With our multitude...Continue Reading
On October 8th over 100 people attended the 2013 League Day at the United Nations Secretary-Generals United to End Violence Against Women Campaign. Four people from our League, Joe Kolodny, Sallie Prisyon, Peter Rosenthal and Gloria White were present in Washington D.C. to attend this very important and informative meeting. The purpose of this meeting was to “raise public awareness, and increase...Continue Reading
