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Port Washington-Manhasset

Become More Active! Join A Committee!

Below is a list of active committees- some more active than others!  Please email Jessica Weaver (jaerni1@gmail.com) to let her know if you’d like to join any, especially indicating if you are volunteering to lead. Gun Control Healthcare Women’s Issues / Equal Rights Act Voting Reform Environmental / Natural Resources Candidates’ Nights Observer Corps LWV […]

Breaking News From LWV of New York State:

On Monday, January 14th, the New York State legislature passed a package of reforms that included: Early voting Same day voter registration No-excuse absentee voting Primary Consolidation Pre-registration for 16 and 17 year olds State-wide voter registration transfer Closure of the LLC loophole  Since the 1960s, the state League has fought for comprehensive voting reforms.  […]

Happy New Year 2019!

A note from our PresidentJULIE MEER HARNICK Dear LWV members and friends, Baby steps and managing expectations.  These are my resolutions for 2019. We’ve addressed the immensity of what we feel lies ahead.  We feel the burden of the last two years of mismanagement, immorality, and falsity in our elected leadership.  And it feels overwhelming.  […]

A Note From Julie Meer Harnick

President, LWV of Port Washington/Manhasset Dear LWV members and friends, In Oprah Winfrey’s commencement address at USC Annenberg School for Journalism and Communications, she offered up 10 points of advice: Be the Truth, Stay Hopeful, Be Good to Everyone, Vote, Live Responsibly, Be Kind, Splurge on the Right Things, Be Upstanding, Your Job is What […]

Lunch with the League

THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF PORT WASHINGTON–MANHASSET INVITES YOU TO THE ANNUAL LUNCH WITH THE LEAGUE

Attend UN Commission on the Status of Women Events

An Invitation to LWV members for the Commission on the Status of Women Events (CSW61) at the United Nations March 13-24, 2017 The focus of the United Nations turns toward women and gender issues during the sixty first session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations in New York, March […]

Your 2016 UN Invitation

You are invited to attend the two briefings at the United Nations on two important topics: Sexual Violence in Conflict Anti-Terrorism On Thursday, November 17, 2016. Download and return your completed form to: United Nations Briefings/LWVNYS 62 Grand Street Albany, New York 12207