Know Your Rights Training: Mass Deportation & More
Join one of the ACLU's Know Your Rights Trainings to learn about your rights and understand how you can protect communities facing these escalating threats.
Please submit testimony for SB 17! The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports funding to municipalities to cover their costs for early voting, as the requirements placed on towns for early voting caused unfunded mandates in many locations in 2024. But we can do better - municipalities should receive funds to support early voting and ensure that our elections are accessible to all Connecticut voters.
April 22 updates on the SAVE Act, President Trump's Executive Order, and Funding for Connecticut's Elections. Connecticut voters can take action by 1) mobilizing friends in other states to urge Senators to vote no on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) Act, and 2) pushing for Connecticut legislators to fund our elections and protect and expand voter access.
Join the LGBTQ+ Justice and Opportunity Network, Out Accountability Project, and EqualityCT for a day of action at the Capitol and Legislative Office Building.
Thursday, April 3rd Rise for Freedom Training: How did we get here? Intro to organizing under creeping autocracy
This is the first in a 7 part series.
Thursday, April 10rd Rise for Freedom Training: Building to a critical mass locally (outreach)
This is the second in a 7 part series.
Nearly 15% of people living in the United States are immigrants; if our nation’s story is a quilt, the immigrant community’s diverse stories are integral squares that hold it together.
Yet immigrants have always been an easy target for bad actors, who use xenophobia to scapegoat foreign-born communities. In moments like this, we must stand against hate and for our neighbors. LWV and the National Partnership for New Americans have identified a few ways you can defend America’s immigrant communities.
The New Canaan Chapter of the League was formed in 1939, bringing the League's mission of engaging voters through education and advocacy to our community.
Steeped in Story, Stirred to Action
An afternoon of tea, banned books, and bold ideas on
Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 3pm to 4:30 PM at
Christ Church Hall, Bethlehem, CT
Thursday, April 17th Rise for Freedom Training: How to talk to people you might disagree with
This is the third in a 7 part series.