Book Sale
2022-09-24 08:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)

Book Sale: Set-up
2022-09-23 15:30 - 18:00

Candidates Forum for Hampshire County Sheriff
2022-08-25 19:00 - 20:30
You are invited to a Candidate Forum that highlights the Primary Election race for Sheriff of Hampshire County on Thursday, August 25 at 7 pm, jointly sponsored by the Amherst and Northampton Leagues of Women Voters.

The candidates will present their views and answer questions in-person at the new Northampton Center for the Arts, 33 Hawley Street in Northampton as well as online. Amherst Media and Northampton Open Media will be cooperatively recording the forum which will also be accessible later from our website. We will send out links and any other pertinent info in August.

As one of the few contested county offices in this year’s Primaries, the race for Sheriff brings to light the importance of this arm of local law enforcement. Sheriffs oversee county jails and houses of correction, providing needed health and educational services to inmates. Their leadership has an impact on drug addiction and mental health treatment, vocational training and prisoner reentry back into their communities. Can you name the current Hampshire County Sheriff? In a recent poll only 17% of voters can. Let’s increase the 17%!
Find out more at aclum.org/KnowYourSheriff.

Annual Meeting
2022-06-02
Florence Civic Center
More info coming soon.

Board Meeting: Members welcome
2022-04-10 16:00 - 17:30

Vote: General Election
2021-11-02 07:00 - 19:00

Holyoke Mayoral Candidates Forum, Oct.26, 7:30-9p.m.
2021-10-26 19:30 - 21:00

Candidates' Forum, Northampton Mayoral & City Councilors At-Large, Northampton LWV
2021-10-19 18:00 - 21:00

Holyoke Candidates Forum: At-Large City Councilors, Oct. 14, 7-9pm
2021-10-14 19:00 - 21:00

Northampton Primary Election September 28, 2021
2021-09-28 07:00 - 20:00

Book Sale September 25
2021-09-25 09:00 - 16:00
Annual Book Sale. Save the date! Our traditional book sale will return from 9-4 Saturday, September 25 at Smith Vocational High School. We will collect and sort books July 12-30 in preparation for the 70th annual sale. Collection sites, beginning Monday, July 12, will be noted on our website. All categories of hardcover and paperback books in good condition are welcome except for textbooks over 10 years old. The 2020 sale had been cancelled due to the pandemic.
Our League, founded in 1922 shortly after the passage of the 19th amendment, is one of the oldest in the country. Help us celebrate our upcoming 100th anniversary by donating books, passing this notice on to friends and neighbors, and/or helping sort books or working at the sale.
While the Book Sale is a fund-raiser, it is also a community service. It offers residents a way to recycle their books ensuring they will be preserved and enjoyed by others. We also use the funds for projects like voter education and registration, candidate forums in area communities, and advocating for positions that have been researched and agreed upon by LWV. As we entered the digital age, people predicted print books would become obsolete. However, the continuing success of our book sale and increasing activity at area libraries indicate print books remain treasured in this area. Thousands of books will be available at the sale in categories from children’s to fiction, foreign language, art, history, religion, science, hobbies, biography and classics.
For more information, contact Margie Riddle mriddle47@gmail.com. Sorters are always welcome July 12-August 6 from 9-12 weekdays at Smith Vocational High School on Locust Street in Northampton. An experienced sorter will be available.

Candidates' Forum, Northampton mayoral candidates, Climate Action Now
2021-09-23 19:00 - 21:00

Candidates' Forum, Northampton Councilors At-Large, Climate Action Now
2021-09-21 19:30 - 21:00

Holyoke Primary Election Sept. 21, 2021
2021-09-21 07:00 - 20:00

LWVMA Convention
2021-06-26 08:30 - 14:00
Register here.

Annual Meeting, ZOOM, 6:45 social time, meeting begins 7:00
2021-06-08 18:45 - 20:30

Climate Action in the State House webinar
2021-05-13 19:00 - 20:30
Launa will provide a brief overview of important climate-related bills and their relationships to important executive actions. She will leave time to share her experience working in the state house, and there will be time for a Q&A.
Register here

Redistricting: Then & Now
2021-04-29 19:00 - 20:00

People's Town Hall with Jo Comerford, ZOOM at 5:15
2021-04-26 17:00 - 18:30
Zoom link coming soon.

Board meeting: social time 6:45-7pm, members welcome
2021-03-24 19:00 - 20:30

Program Planning Membership Meeting
2021-02-02 19:00 - 21:00
Contact Us for ZOOM link.

Cheers to 100 Years, LWVMA ZOOM Party
2020-12-13 13:00 - 14:30
Event Highlight

Pam Wilmot
Lucy Stone Lifetime Achievement
Award Recipient

LWVMA is thrilled to be honoring Pam Wilmot of Common Cause with the Lucy Stone Lifetime Achievement Award at our 100th birthday celebration!

Pam is the Vice President of State Operations of Common Cause and was the long-time Executive Director for Common Cause Massachusetts where she built broad coalitions, drafted bills, advised legislators and other state officials, and employed grassroots organizing techniques to win dozens of ground-breaking changes. The League has been proud to work closely with Pam for over 10 years on various initiatives. She is a widely recognized expert on the Electoral College, campaign finance, ethics, elections, and transparency laws; and is also Director of the National Popular Vote Initiative at Common Cause.

About Lucy Stone (1818–1893): Born in West Brookfield, Lucy Stone was the first woman from Massachusetts to receive a college degree. She went on to a long career as an abolitionist and advocate for women’s rights. She organized the first national women’s convention in Worcester (1850) and founded and promoted the Woman’s Journal(1870–1931), which played a significant role in driving the conversation about woman’s suffrage.

YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS!!

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Donations start at $25.

A HUGE thank you to our sponsors!

Gold Sponsor

Bronze Sponsors

Nathalie and Theodore Jones Trust
f/b/o The Lotte Scharfman
Memorial Fund

People's Town Hall with Jo Comerford via Zoom
2020-12-08 17:00 - 18:30

Board Meeting, Members invited, ZOOM Nov. 30, 7pm
2020-11-30 19:00 - 21:00
Topic: League board meeting
Time: Nov 30, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Justice Can't Wait Boston Rally
2020-11-19 13:00 - 15:00

2020 Transportation Policy Forum
2020-11-16 15:00 - 16:00
Join the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts and the Transportation for Massachusetts Coalition for a timely policy discussion on key transportation topics, including public transportation funding, the impacts of COVID-19, climate/tailpipe emissions, and addressing historic injustices in transportation policy.

She Shapes History: A Celebration of 100 Years of Women's Suffrage Exhibit, through Jan. 15
2020-11-15 12:00 - 2021-01-15 16:00
Exhibit has been extended to January 15, 2021
Gallery open Tuesday – Friday, 12 – 4:oo.

Presidential and General Election
2020-11-03 07:00 - 20:00

Early voting for November 3rd election: Oct. 19-30
2020-10-19 08:00 - 2020-10-30 17:00

Book Sale: Cancelled
2020-09-26 09:00 - 16:00 | Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School, Locust St., Northampton, MA, 01060
