Please contact your state representative and state senator THIS WEEK via email or phone using the suggested script below and ask them to urgently support the passage of the following bills. Find your legislators HERE.
Suggested script:
“Dear Rep./Sen. ________,
With a federal administration stripping away existing constitutional rights and protections, Massachusetts must take a stand. As a member of the League of Women Voters, I encourage you to sign on as a co-sponsor and support passage of the following bills to protect and ensure reproductive freedom, immigrants’ rights, and freedom of expression:
H.86/S.197, An Act to protect location privacy/An Act to protect safety and privacy by stopping the sale of location data (Location Shield Act)
H.2370/S.1563, An Act prioritizing patient access to care (update state law to ensure no one must leave the state for abortion care)
SD.2808, An Act strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth (Strengthen protections for providers that offer abortion care and gender-affirming care)
H.2580/S.1681, An Act to protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents (Safe Communities Act)
H.1588/S.1122, An Act relative to immigration detention and collaboration agreements (Dignity not Deportations)
H.1954/S.1127, An Act ensuring access to equitable representation in immigration proceedings (Immigrant Legal Defense Fund)
H.3594/S.2328, An Act regarding free expression (Prohibits book bans) Feel free to personalize your emails by adding why securing human rights for all residents is important to you. Remember to include your name and complete street address.
Click HERE to review more information about these bills.
ARE YOU PART OF THE 8.5 MILLION?
FEBRUARY 14, 2025 – The League of Women Voters of the United States, along with all 51 state Leagues, issued a LETTER TO CONGRESS URGING THEM TO EXERCISE THIR AUTHORITY. Read the complete letter here and the press release here. CONGRESS HAS DONE NOTHING, WHICH IS THE REASON FOR LAUNCHING 8.5 UNITE & RISE UP!
Broadside Bookstore, Northampton – great source of books for defending democracy, diversity, equity, and inclusion
“We are here for you today and always. We hope our little store can be a source of comfort and a site of knowledge and power.” Broadside Bookstore Facebook, Jan. 20,2025
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion League Policy
The Northampton Area League is fully committed to ensure compliance – in principle and in practice – with LWVUS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy.
1/21/2024 LWV DEI Policy: Discrimination or harassment of any kind will not be accepted within the League, including but not limited to race, socio-economic status, age, ability status, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, or marital status. The League is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and belonging for all people. The League is an organization that respects and values the richness of our community and our members. The collective sum of our individual differences and life experiences represents not only our culture, but our reputation and the organization’s mission and achievements as well.
Historical Posters and Photos are now in the 100th Anniversary Folder
The League believes that every US resident should have access to a basic level of quality health care at an affordable cost. Medicaid is essential to protecting the health and dignity of Americans, including new moms and children, seniors, and people with disabilities. Medicaid expansion has been imperative in insuring millions of Americans previously in a coverage gap.
LWVMA supports “An Act ensuring access to full spectrum pregnancy care”
The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts urges a favorable report for H.1311/S761, “An Act ensuring access to full spectrum pregnancy care.” Read our full testimony here: https://lwvma.org/…/04/LWVMA-Testimony-H.1311_S.761.pdf
TERRIFY, UNACCEPTABLE, AND DANGEROUS
On April 25, 2025, federal agents arrested Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan at her courthouse for allegedly obstructing the unlawful arrest of Eduardo Flores-Ruiz. Read the League’s statement: https://www.lwv.org/…/terrifying-unacceptable-and…
Worcester, Easthampton, and Somerville Public Schools file suit against dismantling the Department of Education. The Trump administration terminated $106 million in K-12 education grant funding for Massachusetts 3/21/25, including $47 million to Springfield.
In the first 17 days of the Trump administration, we’ve witnessed nothing short of the weaponization of government against Americans. Read LWV CEO Celina Stewart’s full statement in response to actions taken by the new administration and the impact on voters,
On February 5, 2025, LWUS sent a letter to the Chairs of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CACAP), the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), “requesting a meeting with you to discuss how we might work together to protect and preserve federal voting rights laws, including the Voting Rights Act, during the 119thCongress.” Partners on the letter included The League of Women Voters of the United States®, Southern Poverty Law Center, American Association of People with Disabilities, Asian Pacific Islander American VOTE, National Council of Jewish Women, and National Organization for Women.
LWV co-sponsored book event at Odyssey Bookstore Oct. 7
Joshua Douglas introduced his new book, The Court v. The Voters: The Troubling Story of How The Supreme Court Has Undermined Voting Rights. The book gives an urgent and gripping look at the erosion of voting rights and its implications for democracy, told through the stories of 9 Supreme Court decisions –and the next looming case. RECOMMENDED READING for a greater understanding of the Supreme Court’s role in curbing voting rights, and how we can reverse course towards improving voters rights.
