The League of Women Voters joined the national call to action "Good Trouble Lives On" to commemorate the life's work of Congressman John Lewis. Congressman Lewis spoke truth to power in the struggle for civil rights and he defended every American's right to vote. Lewis asked all of us to make Good Trouble, Necessary Trouble to right wrongs and to defend our fellow citizens. He was a proponent of nonviolent actions, Congressman Lewis called nonviolent protest an "immutable principle that you cannot deviate from. If you want to have a good end, your means must be good and noble. Somehow, some way, the end must be caught up in the means.”
LWV US CEO Celina Stewart and President Dianna Wynn have spoken forcefully on the current state of democracy in the US, declaring we are facing a constitutional crisis. We don't intend to sit on the sidelines; our visibility will make a difference.
The League is political - we lobby elected officials, we engage in civics and civic actions, we educate voters, and we work to protect rights - and we are nonpartisan. This is about issues not individuals or political parties.