League News

For all League News click on League News at the top of this page.
Browse current national, state, local Facebook posts below.


Renew Membership and Donate 2025

Posted on Dec 15, 2025 in

As many of you know, we’re entering the annual membership renewal and giving season. Your ongoing commitment with the League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, Emeryville (LWVBAE) allows us to be an inspiring force f...

More

A History of Immigration Law

Posted on Feb 22, 2026 in

The Historical Roots of Today’s Immigration Debates. In person, March 3, 6-7:30 pm. Edith Stone Room Albany Library, 1249 Marin Ave. Albany CA. Since the earliest days of the U.S., immigration and citizenship law h...

More

Where It Comes From, Where It Goes: A Refresher on California Surface Water

Posted on Feb 23, 2026 in

JOIN HERE: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86132834544 We will hear from Jane Wagner-Tyack, Program Co-Director and Legislative Consultant  for Water (League of Women Voters of CA). Jane will be filling us in on the f...

More

Eliminating the Vote

Posted on Mar 02, 2026 in

THE SAVE ACT MOVES TO THE SENATE Congress is moving the SAVE Act suite of bills, which would disenfranchise millions of eligible Americans from registering to vote. This time, they’ve added provisions that would...

More

LWVUS Mourns the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson

Posted on Mar 02, 2026 in

WASHINGTON, DC — The League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson: "The League of Women Voters of the United States mourns the passing o...

More

ICE and How to Fight Back

Posted on Mar 02, 2026 in

Communities across the country, in Minnesota and beyond, are living in terror as federal immigration enforcement agents patrol, surveil, detain, arrest, disappear, injure, and kill civilians. Agents are denying p...

More

When Voters Speak, Cities Must Listen

Posted on Feb 10, 2026 in

The recent abrupt resignations of Kitty Calavita and Julie Leftwich from Berkeley’s Police Accountability Board (PAB) should alarm every resident who believes democracy is more than a ballot box moment. These were n...

More

Mayor Adena Ishii and Police Accountability

Posted on Feb 17, 2026 in

On Monday, February 9, 2026, the Berkeley City Council voted 8 in favor, with Councilmember Rashi Kesarwani being absent, in a closed session meeting to dismiss the Director of Police Accountability (DPA), Hansel Aguilar...

More

New Interns at LWVBAE for 2026

Posted on Feb 09, 2026 in

A group of nine interns from the Helene Lecar Civic Engagement Program at LWVBAE gathered for a virtual orientation last month. The meeting was led by LWVBAE President and LWVC Co-President Kandea Mosley Gandhi, and ...

More

Eyes on Ice: Document and Record

Posted on Feb 02, 2026 in

Get the Tools you need to Exercise your Rights. A virtual event, Thursday, February 5th, 2026 at 5pm PST. Go to https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/892452/ to RSVP and get the Link. On 1/24/26, federal agents horrif...

More

Fall Meeting Healthcare Video

Posted on Jan 26, 2026 in

HEALTH EQUITY AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE We were happy to feature an exceptional, educational panel for the fall meeting that  focused on health equity and reproductive justice. The two illustrious speakers who present...

More

In the Face of Injustice: LWVBAE Leaders Host Protest for Renee Nicole Good

Posted on Jan 13, 2026 in

Today, January 10, 2026, League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville (LWVBAE) leaders hosted a protest for Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, ...

More


View all news