UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, July 25 at Yaman Park
10 am - 1 pm
Stop by the LWVCC table as part of Access to Independence's celebration of the American's with Disabilities Act.
Monthly Members Meeting
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Monday, August 3 at CNY Living History Center
Optional Dinner ($20/person): 5 pm.
Presentation/Discussion: 6pm
Click HERE to register.
Saturday, August 1, 2026
10 am - 4 pm
Court St., Cortland
Stop by the LWVCC table as you enjoy the Arts Off Main Festival.
Saturday, August 8, 2026
11 am - 1 pm at Cortland Free Library
LWV Cortland County is joining Leagues throughout the United States in a day of action on August 8th to celebrate the signing of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965. We will be writing postcards to all registered voters in Cortland County who turned 18 after November 1st, 2024 and before November 3, 2026 to remind them to vote in the upcoming election. A copy of the postcard is attached to this email. We invite the public to join us in writing these postcards to celebrate this historic event.
The Voting Rights Act was enacted to end discriminatory voting rights practices such as the poll tax in Mississippi. Here is a link to President Lyndon B. Johnson's address to the nation upon the signing of this legislation. To quote President Johnson: "This right to vote is the basic right without which all others are meaningless. It gives people, people as individuals, control over their own destinies."
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LWVCC 2026 EVENTS CALENDAR
Sunday, January 18: LWVCC Board meeting via Zoom (social: 5pm; meeting: 5:30 pm) - all members are invited to attend
Monday, January 19: Martin Luther King Day
Community Luncheon & Learning Simulation (11:30 am - 1pm, YWCA)
Indivisible Cortland County Candlelight Vigil (6 pm, Courthouse Park)
Saturday, January 24 (10 - 11 am) : Homer High School Community Building & Workshop Day - This event hosts students from multiple YMCA Youth and Government programs across the region at Homer High School for a day focused on civic engagement, leadership development, and preparation for our mock legislative and judicial conferences. Our students are passionate about government, public policy, and community involvement. LWVCC will speak on why it is important to vote.
Tuesday, January 27 (7 pm): LWVCC Book Club at All My Friends Book Store
Wednesday, January 28 (4 - 6 pm): a free webinar on Plastics: The Mounting Threat to Public Health. If you missed the webinar, you can still watch the "Plastic Pollution" video on LWVCC's YouTube Channel.
February: Black History Month - Read about women in the African American Civil Rights Movement
Monday, February 2: LWVCC Monthly Meeting (5 - 7pm) - Topic: How to Run for Public Office panel discussion
Wednesday, February 4: TC3 New Students Get Connected Fair: February 4 (12 - 1:30 pm) - LWVTC and LWVCC tabling event
Saturday, February 14: Last day to change your party affiliation before the primary on 6/23.
Monday, February 16: LWVCC Board Meeting via Zoom (social: 5pm; meeting: 5:30 pm) - all members are invited to attend
Monday, February 16: President's Day
Saturday, February 28: Regional Training for members in Cazenovia
March: Women's History Month. Check our FB and Instagram for a new fact each day throughout the month.
Monday, March 2: Monthly LWVCC Members Meeting (5 - 7 pm, CNY Living History Center) - Speaker: Author Sara Catterall; Topic: Remembering History: Why and How, with insights from the 1850s and 1920s
Monday March 9 - Friday March 13: Civic Learning Week- Making civic learning a national priority for a stronger democracy
Monday, March 9 (12 - 1:30 pm) - Youth Voter Registration tabling at TC3
Wednesday, March 11 (12 - 1:30 pm) - Youth Voter Registration tabling at TC3
Friday, March 13: Seven Valleys Health Coalition Cortland Counts Community Forum (9am - 3 pm, CRT Downtown) - LWVCC will table at this event where stakeholders across sectors will discuss health and well-being in Cortland County. For more information and to register to attend, visit: https://www.sevenvalleyshealth.org/cortland-counts
Sunday, March 15 (4-5 pm): The National Women's History Museum's Current Women's History 101 Virtual Talk on Women Who Led the Disability Rights Movement. Presented in honor of Stacey Park Milbern
Monday, March 16: LWVCC Board Meeting via Zoom (social: 5pm; meeting: 5:30 pm) - all members are invited to attend
Wednesday, March 18: interactive presentation on why it is important to vote at Seven Valleys New Tech Academy
Wednesday, March 25:
Youth Voter Registration tabling at TC3 (12 - 1:30 pm)
Ethics, Empathy and Women's Pollical Engagement (12:30 pm, Old Main Colloquium) - a powerful conversation with distinguished SUNY Cortland professor, Mecke Nagel on women's political engagement
LWVCC Book Club (7 pm; All My Friends Book Store)
Monday, March 30 (12 - 1:30 pm) - Youth Voter Registration tabling at TC3
April: National Volunteer Month
Monday, April 6:: Monthly LWVCC Members Meeting Dinner and Discussion (4:45 - 7 pm, CNY Living History Center) - Topic: Vibrant Communities are Voluneer Communities
Monday, April 13: Author Lindsey Cormack talks about How to Raise a Citizen (And why it's up to you to do it!); DeWitt-Jamesville Community Library, DeWitt, NY; 5:00 - 7:30 pm. Thank you LWV of Syracuse Metropolitan Area!
Monday, April 20: - LWVCC Board Meeting via Zoom (social: 5pm; meeting: 5:30 pm) - all members are invited to attend
Tuesday, April 21 - Advocacy Day with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), Albany, NY
Wednesday, April 22 - EARTH DAY
Beyond Plastics, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that has a single mission.... eliminate single use plastic.... presents "Plastic Pollution and the Road to Activism" at ArtRage in Syracuse at 7 p.m. (The talk will be given by LWVCC President, Kim Cameron -- and while Kim will not be there in her League capacity, the talk is related to the League's position on climate change.)
Tuesday, April 28 - Let New York Vote Advocacy Day (New York State Capitol) - . As pressure on state election systems increase nationwide with the federal government pushing to nationalize elections, we must fight to protect the vote to ensure access to our democracy. With less than two months left in the legislative session, join Let NY Vote in Albany on Tuesday, April 28th to advocate for co-sponsors and passage of our legislative priorities. RSVP here.
Saturday, May 2: LWVCC tabling at the Corn Ducky Derby at Suggest Park (9 - noon)
Monday, May 4: Monthly LWVCC Members Meeting (5-7 pm, CNY Living History Center) - A working meeting for members on "Setting goals and strategizing for upcoming elections"
Tuesday, May 5
Civic Engagement event (South Seneca Central School) - Kim Cameron, key note speaker, will address the importance of civic engagement and what LWVCC does in the community.
LWVNYS Advocacy Day (New York State Capitol. 11:00am- 4:00pm. ) Join the League to advocate for critical election issues in addition to all of our issue areas! Register here.
Friday, May 8: SUFFS premiers on PBS, 9 p.m. This musical recorded from Broadway tells the story of the American suffragist movement.
Monday, May 11 - People Above Plastic Rally & Advocacy Day (10 am - 4pm, Albany, NY. Interested? Contact Kim.
Tuesday, May 12 - Cortland Enlarged City School District "Meet the School Board Candidates" forum, 6 pm, Kaufman Center (Valley View Drive)
Sunday, May 17 - Wednesday, May 20: Students Inside Albany conference - This year, LWVCC is sending two students.
Monday, May 18 - LWVCC Board Meeting via Zoom (social: 5pm; meeting: 5:30 pm) - all members are invited to attend
Tuesday, May 19 - School Board Elections and School District Budget Vote
Thursday, May 21 - Cortland County Mental Health Awareness Walk (resource fair 11am - noon; 1.3 mile walk noon - ??)
Thursday, May 28 - LWVCC Annual dinner honoring the Alice A. Walker award recipient and the two Students Inside Albany students.
Tuesday, June 2: Monthly LWVCC Members Meeting (5-7 pm, CNY Living History Center) - An overview and member vote on National Convention agenda items
Thursday, June 11: (7 pm): LWVCC Book Club at All My Friends Book Store
Tuesday, June 16 (2:00 pm): LWVCC Zoom meeting with Anna Kelles. For League members only. Contact Kim if interested in participating.
Thursday, June 18 (1:00 pm): LWVCC & LWVTC Zoom meeting with Leah Webb - Contact Kim if interested in participating.
Friday, June 19: Juneteenth Celebration, Courthouse Park, Cortland 12:00 - 3:00 pm. The Cortland County Community of Color (C4), a collaborative initiative between Tompkins Cortland Community College and SUNY Cortland is looking forward to a strong community celebration of freedom, culture, and connection.
Tuesday, June 23: LWVCC Annual Meeting - "elect officers and directors and members of the nominating committee; adopt an adequate budget; and transact such other business as properly come before it."
Friday, June 26: start of 3-day LWVUS Convention, Columbus, Ohio
JULY
July: 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
Saturday, July 4: LWVCC tabling at Cortland County's Independence Day Festival, Dwyer Park, 1-5 pm.
Monday, July 6: Special Board Meeting (3 - 6 pm)
Saturday, July 11: LWVCC Tabling at Pride Festival (10 am - 3 pm, Courthouse Park)
Monday, July 13 - Monthly Members Meeting (5-7 pm, CNY Living History Center)
Monday, July 20: LWVCC Board Meeting via Zoom (social: 5pm; meeting: 5:30 pm) - all members are invited to attend
Saturday, July 25th: LWVCC tabling at Americans for Disabilities Act (Yaman Park, 10am - 1pm)
AUGUST
August: Civic Health Month
Saturday, August 1: LWVCC tabling at Arts Off Main (10am - 4 pm, Court St., Cortland - between Main and Church)
Monday, August 3: Monthly LWVCC Members Meeting (5-7 pm, CNY Living History Center) - Topic: Local News Strengthens our Democracy! Join us as Amanda Caridi (managing editor of the Cortland Standard) and Frank Kelly (author of "Speaking Frankly" column in the Cortland Standard) discuss the benefits of the local newspaper to our community and how local newspapers promote a healthy democracy. Sign up here.
Saturday, August 8: LWV Day of Action (11 am - 1 pm, Cortland Free Library) - LWV Cortland County is joining Leagues throughout the United States in a day of action on August 8th to celebrate the signing of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965. We will be writing postcards to all registered voters in Cortland County who turned 18 after November 1st, 2024 and before November 3, 2026 to remind them to vote in the upcoming election. A copy of the postcard is attached to this email. We invite the public to join us in writing these postcards to celebrate this historic event.
Sunday, August 16: LWVCC tabling at Porchfest (12-5 pm. Van Hoesen St., Cortland)
Monday, August 17: LWVCC Board Meeting via Zoom (social: 5pm; meeting: 5:30 pm) - all members are invited to attend
Thursday, August 20: National Latina Day
SEPTEMBER
Wednesday, September 9 (4:30 - 6:30 pm at Cortland Beer Company: Come meet the members of LWVCC in a fun setting.
Monday, September 14: Monthly Dinner & Discussion (5-7 pm, CNY Living History Center) - Topic: LWVCC's "Cortland Votes" program. The optional, pay- what-you-can dinner begins at 5pm. The free presentation by Kim Cameron, President of LWVCC, begins at 6 pm.
Tuesday, September 15: National Voter Registration Day
Monday, September 23: LWVCC Board Meeting via Zoom (social: 5pm; meeting: 5:30 pm) - all members are invited to attend
Friday, September 25: Native American Day
OCTOBER
Monday, October 5: Monthly LWVCC Members Meeting (5-7 pm, CNY Living History Center) - Topic TBD
October 5 - 9: National Voter Education Week
Monday, October 19: LWVCC Board Meeting via Zoom (social: 5pm; meeting: 5:30 pm) - all members are invited to attend
Monday, October 26: Election Hero Day - a nonpartisan, national celebration recognizing the tremendous contributions that election officials, their staff, and poll workers make to ensure a safe, secure voting experience for all Americans.
Tuesday, October 27: Vote Early Day
NOVEMBER
Monday, November 9: Monthly LWVCC Members Meeting (5-7 pm, CNY Living History Center) - Topic TBD
Monday, November 16: LWVCC Board Meeting via Zoom (social: 5pm; meeting: 5:30 pm) - all members are invited to attend
DECEMBER
Monday, December 7: Monthly LWVCC Members Meeting and holiday dinner (5-7 pm, CNY Living History Center) - Topic TBD
Monday, December 14: LWVCC Board Meeting via Zoom (social: 5pm; meeting: 5:30 pm) - all members are invited to attend
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LWVCC 2027 EVENTS CALENDAR
January
Monday, January 11: Monthly LWVCC Members Meeting (5-7 pm, CNY Living History Center) - Topic TBD
Monday, January 18: LWVCC Board Meeting via Zoom (social: 5pm; meeting: 5:30 pm) - all members are invited to attend
February
Monday, February 1: Monthly LWVCC Members Meeting (5-7 pm, CNY Living History Center) - Topic TBD
Monday, February 15: LWVCC Board Meeting via Zoom (social: 5pm; meeting: 5:30 pm) - all members are invited to attend
March
Monday, March 1: Monthly LWVCC Members Meeting (5-7 pm, CNY Living History Center) - Topic TBD
Thursday, March 11 (4:30 - 6:30 pm) Membership Shindig: Come meet the members of LWVCC in a fun setting. Location TBD.
Monday, March 15: LWVCC Board Meeting via Zoom (social: 5pm; meeting: 5:30 pm) - all members are invited to attend
April
Monday, April 5: Monthly LWVCC Members Meeting (5-7 pm, CNY Living History Center) - Topic TBD
Monday, April 19: LWVCC Board Meeting via Zoom (social: 5pm; meeting: 5:30 pm) - all members are invited to attend
May
May 24 or 26: Annual Dinner
Monday, May 17: LWVCC Board Meeting via Zoom (social: 5pm; meeting: 5:30 pm) - all members are invited to attend
June
Monday, June 21: Annual Members Meeting (5-7 pm, CNY Living History Center)
July
Monday, July 17: LWVCC Board Meeting via Zoom (social: 5pm; meeting: 5:30 pm) - all members are invited to attend
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