The LWV of the East Shore -
All Shoreline Area Towns including: Branford, North Branford, Guilford, Killingworth, Madison, Old Saybrook
TO JOIN THE LWV OF THE EAST SHORE:
Join with a credit card: please fill out the online new member application by clicking here.
Membership Dues:
- Individual members: $75 per year is the recommended amount, or pay what you can ($20 minimum).
- You can add a second member ($150 total for both recommended, $40 for both minimum), but they each will need to provide a unique email address.
- Life members: In appreciation of their dedication to democracy, Life Members (members for more than 50 years) are exempt from membership dues.
To join and pay your dues by check:
Print and complete this membership form. (Please include the name and email address of any additional household member included in the dues amount.)
Please make your dues check payable to: LWVUS.
Mail your check and membership form to:
LWVES
P O Box 195
Guilford, CT 06437-0195
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ANNUAL MEETING 2025
The LWV-East Shore's 40th Anniversary Annual Meeting will be held onThursday, June 12, 5:30 pm in the Carriage House behind the Women & Family Life Center, 65 Fair St., in Guilford.
Our guest speaker will be first-term State Senator Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox from Trumbull (D-22). She is the Deputy Majority Leader of the Senate and Professor of Constitutional Law at Quinnipiac University. Please visit this site for information about her involvement at the Capitol: <senatedems.ct.gov/category/gadkar-wilcox-news>
We will host a catered "indoor picnic" at a cost of $15/person. Please consider these options to reserve your seat by June 8:
• mail a personal check to "LWV-East Shore, P.O. Box 195, Guilford, CT 06437; or email to eastshoreleague [at] yahoo.com to register and pay at the doo
LWV OF THE EAST SHORE ADVOCACY
Our League will be focused on advocacy efforts we can make in our area. We will also be following the state and national Leagues' advocacy work and participating whenever possible.
With this in mind, we have started an Advocacy News email list. If you are interested in receiving the Advocacy News and hearing what advocacy is taking place, please send us an email to eastshoreleague [at] yahoo.com to sign up.
2025 CT GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADVOCACY
Advocacy and Legislative Priorities for 2025
- Protecting and Expanding Election Laws:
- Funding for Early Voting Implementation and Education
- Funding for the 2023 Connecticut Voting Rights Act
- Ensuring Universal Absentee Ballot Legislation provides equitable well-publicized options for voters
- Removing administrative hurdles incarcerated people face to vote
- Protecting Reproductive Freedom
- Protecting SEEC and CEP
- Promoting Affordable Housing
- Demanding Climate Change Mitigation
- Rebuilding Local News
For additional advocacy information, you can click the link below:
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS AND ALA PARTNERSHIP FOR VOTERS
THANK YOU to our area libraries for sharing voting information: Atwater Library, Blackstone Library, Edward Smith Library, Guilford Free Library, Killingworth Library and Scranton Library. We hope to continue to partner with them for other election and citizen education events.
2024 ANNUAL MEETING
GUEST SPEAKER: STATE SENATOR CHRISTINE COHEN
Engaging Our Differences for a Better Community
LWV of the East Shore has launched our special project "Engaging Our Differences for a Better Community. We will be offering a variety of opportunities for our members and citizens to participate in this project.
LWVES was pleased to present Dr. Terry Wu, Doctor of Neuroscience and owner of Neuromarketing Services, and his presentation entitled, “Why the Brain Follows: The Science of Us vs. Them.”
This is part of the LWVES special project: “Engaging our Differences for a Better Community”.
“Why the Brain Follows: The Science of Us vs. Them.” Dr. Wu Presentation
LWVES Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy:
The LWVES is fully committed to ensure compliance, in principle and in practice, with the LWVUS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy.
Carol Reimers: Contact person
Email: eastshoreleague [at] yahoo.com
2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Liz Alcorn, Daniel Armin, Mary Bigelow, Denise Isaac, Brooks Low, Elise Low, Lisa Nee, Carol Reimers
Off-Board:
Nancy Matyasovsky, Roster Database
Michael Reimers, Financial Manager
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LWVES/
Twitter: @LWVEastShore
Instagram: @lwvofeastshorect
