Events

A Family and Community Day at West Village Apartments Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Tompkins County (LWV-TC) together with Southside Pride, Alliance of Families for Justice, No Mas Lagrimas/No More Tears Ithaca, Black Lives Matter at First Unitarian Society of Ithaca, and The Ithaca City School District. You don’t want to miss this event. Join LWV-TC as we...

Caitlin Hunter, of PPGNY in Ithaca, is testifying on behalf of PPGNY on August 23rd in support proposing a package of legislation around transgender rights and healthcare. PPGNY would LOVE for League members to show our support in person! This package is made up of: A Resolution Declaring the City of Ithaca a Safe Haven for Gender-Affirming Healthcare through Adoption of a Gender-Affirming...

Caitlin Hunter, of Planned Parenthood of Greater NY (PPGNY), invites the League of Women's Voters to join with Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Action Fund on our Congressional Day of Accountability on Friday August 25th.  The Ithaca chapter of PPGNY will be going to Binghamton to hold our NY Representative in Congress, Marc Molinaro, accountable for his votes surrounding...

August 26, otherwise known as Women's Equality Day, marks the anniversary of the certification of the 19th amendment, which granted some women the right to vote. Yet today, women have fewer rights than they'd had in decades. To recognize this, we acknowledge Women's Inequality Day, uniting to demand that lawmakers restore and protect our rights by: Passing voting rights legislation;...

Voter Engagement Classic: Registering Voters with Paper Forms - Call us old-fashioned, but there’s something about the classic voter registration setup of a folding table, a “REGISTER TO VOTE” sign, and a handful of bright-eyed volunteers carrying nothing more than a clipboard with paper registration forms and a pen. While online voter registration has become more common, millions of Americans...

LWV-TC invites you to join us. There will be information tables, a food give-way, meals to go, and, of course, music and fun and games. We will be registering people to vote, talking about the voting process, and explaining why it is so important for everyone to vote. This party is supported by the FIG Lab (Figueroa Interdisciplinary Group) at...

The Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County is sponsoring a Forum on the Proposed Medicaid 1115 Waiver Amendment Speaker: Mark Ropiecki open to the public, with pre-registration required - see  https://hsctc.org/homeless-and-housing-task-force/ co-sponsored by: HSC's Health Planning Council and Homeless & Housing Taskforce

Between 2023’s state and local elections and the fast-approaching presidential primaries and general election in 2024, there’s never been a better time to plan ahead and make sure you’re ready to hit the polls in every single election. While getting registered to vote is the first step, there’s always more you can do, and we’re here to help every step...