Judie Gorenstein This is my last message as LWVNYS President. Serving as president for the past two years has been an honor. Previously I have written about our challenges, our goals, and our accomplishments. We were only able to accomplish all we did because of you as members. I thank each of you for your...Continue Reading
Dear State League Leaders, Our Transformation Journey activity this month was heavily focused on recruitment for our Framing the Future Working Groups. I want to thank all of you for sharing this important opportunity with your Leagues and for applying yourself if you did so! We are excited to convene these important member engagement groups...Continue Reading
President’s Message As we begin 2023, I have to say how proud I am to be president of LWVNY. We accomplished so much in the past year and 2023 appears to be a year of opportunities for LWVNY and our members. This year in New York, voters can register up until 10 days before Election...Continue Reading
President’s Message Judie Gorenstein, judieL728@aol.com Voter services are the foundation of the League. Registering women to vote was the reason we were formed. Although we do so much more today, voter services remain at the core, what we are known for and that which we hold the gold standard. Election Day, is only two weeks...Continue Reading
Dear League members, Today, the US Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to an abortion, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. We believed this was coming, but we still had some hope. Now, the hurt is extreme and real. Read my statement with LWV CEO Virginia Kase Solomón. It is appropriate to feel the pain...Continue Reading
April 2022 was a very busy month for the LWVNYS On the first two Saturdays of the month, LWVNYS held our final two regional training workshops. At the training in Scarsdale during my opening remarks, I spoke of what two things the past year had taught all of us. 1.) We cannot be certain things can...Continue Reading
As I sit at my home workspace, I can’t believe it’s May. The last few weeks in quarantine have moved both glacially and at warp speed—all at the same time. I hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy. Some of my friends and family have gotten sick, but none have been...Continue Reading
Last year, before COVID-19 locked us all inside, a few League members and I took an NYS League-sponsored tour of the United Nations. The entire day was awe-inspiring, from the grandness of the spaces to the recognizable rooms, to the docents and speakers. If ever you have the opportunity to take a tour of the...Continue Reading
The League of Women Voters of the United States is proud to be nonpartisan, neither supporting nor opposing candidates or political parties at any level of government, but always working on vital issues of concern to members and the public. So many issues today are framed in partisan terms that it can feel impossible to...Continue Reading
Brent Staples of the New York Times published an op-ed titled, How the Suffrage Movement Betrayed Black Women. The League of Women Voters was not mentioned in the piece, but we should have been. The League was founded in 1920—just months before the ratification of the 19th Amendment—by American suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt. Catt was...Continue Reading
