- September 2025 Bulletin
In this issue of the League of Women Voters of Arlington Bulletin:
- September 2025 Calendar
- Co-President’s Message
- Come and Help Out! LWVA Town Day Booth, September 20
- LWVA Welcomes New Members
- Images from “Untold Stories”
- LWVA Supports Bills to Reduce CSOs and Support Local Cable
- Day on the Hill, September 18
- State League Supports Burlington ICE Action
- Membership Dues Information
- LWVMA Day on the Hill – Member Packet Now Available
Join us in person for our once-per-session lobby day, Day on the Hill: Protect Democracy, Thursday, September 18 at 11:00 AM in Room 428 at the State House.
With your help, we can pass laws in the Commonwealth to defend against federal threats. Now more than ever, it is critical that advocates and activists focus their sights on state-level action.
The Member Packet HERE contains everything you need to know to ensure a successful day including the schedule and highlighted bills. Check out the Know Before You Go page for transportation tips.
Register HERE before September 10 to ensure we notify your legislators of your attendance.
Questions? Contact specialists@lwvma.org
- Untold Stories of Women’s Suffrage Event
Thursday, June 26, 7PM
Arlington Friends of the Drama
22 Academy Street, ArlingtonJoin the League of Women Voters of Arlington, Cantilena Women’s Voices, and Arlington Friends of the Drama for an evening of education and inspiration on women’s suffrage. This is a Free Event as part of the Arlington 250 celebration.
We’ll begin with How Long Must We Wait, a 60-minute documentary film by Jaclyn O’Laughlin about the 72-year battle that women fought to achieve the right to vote in the United States. How Long Must We Wait focuses on the events in 1917 that led to the imprisonment and brutal treatment of suffragists in a prison in Lorton, Virginia. This was considered a turning point in the suffrage campaign, which helped turn public tide and ultimately led to the passage of the 19th amendment in 1920. While that was a huge victory, the film also focuses on the fact that there is still much work left to be done in the fight for women’s equal rights.
The theatre will then host poet/lyricist Joan Szymko’s Lifting As We Climb, a choral and spoken word performance by Cantilena Women’s Voices, Voices Rising, dramatic readers and musicians. Suffragists will come to life, as previously hidden voices of African American women fighting for the vote are heard. Lifting As We Climb is a 100th anniversary commemoration of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, celebrating the history of the women’s suffrage movement while exploring the present day assault on voting rights; anticipating a future that will require a diligent, informed public ready to fight for equality, democracy and universal suffrage.
The evening will be capped off by an informal audience talkback and reception. All ages welcome. If you can contribute toward expenses, donations will be accepted at the event (suggested donation $10). Contact info@afdtheatre.org for more info.
The event will also be broadcast live on Arlington Community Media, Inc. (ACMi).
Arlington Town Elections – April 1, 2023
Wednesday, March 22
Deadline to register for the April 1 Town election, (10 days before the election)
Thursday, March 23
Candidates Night 8 pm Town Hall. Please see page 3 of the Bulletin.
Saturday April 1, 8 am. to 8 pm
Town Election. If you can give rides to the polls, please let Carolyn Parsons know. Details in the March 2023 Bulletin.
For information on voting in Arlington, including Early Voting, Vote by Mail, offices and candidate lists and voting places, please see the Elections & Voting page of the Arlington Town website.
The Massachusetts Secretary of State’s office has consolidated a number of election resources onto a single web page. This link takes you to a page with links to a dozen things you can do: register to vote, update your voter information, find your polling place, find a ballot drop box, view upcoming elections, and many more.