Freedom of the Press: A Cornerstone of Democracy from LWVMA–watch now on YouTube!

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The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts announces the release of a new episode, “Freedom of the Press: A Cornerstone of Democracy,” in the What Democracy Means in Everyday Life video series. This panel explores the true freedom of the press under the First Amendment amidst fading public trust and “fake news.” Media experts address unprecedented threats to journalistic independence and physical safety, highlighting why a free press is vital to democracy. This program carries forward the century-long commitment of the League of Women Voters to safeguard individual liberties guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States, as exhibited by First Amendment Protections Affirmed in FCC v. League of Women Voters of California.  The program was privately recorded at NewTV in Newton, MA and will premiere on Youtube, here, starting Friday, June 5 at 6:30 est. Click here to watch the program: Freedom of the Press: A Cornerstone of Democracy

Panelists include:

  • Dan Kennedy, professor in the School of Journalism at Northeastern University
  • Steph Solis, co-author of the Axios Boston newsletter
  • Sarah Stone, National Field Director at Free Press
  • Marlene O’Brien, Secretary of the LWVMA

We Pay–They Profit: Public Goods in Private Hands, on Thursday, May 28, at 7 pm

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The League of Women Voters of the Northampton Area, Sudbury, Wayland and LWV Amherst Healthcare Committee will jointly host an interactive webinar, “We Pay–They Profit: Public Goods in Private Hands,” on Thursday, May 28, at 7 pm. Our speaker will be Donald Cohen, founder and Executive Director of In the Public Interest. While the program is being organized by health care advocates, we hope that people interested in private profiteering in other domains–such as utilities, prisons, or public lands–will find relevance to those issues as well.

Town Meeting Issues Forum for Wayland 2026 ATM

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The League of Women Voters of Wayland hosted its annual Town Meeting Issues Forum on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, to help voters learn about the items to be discussed and voted on at Wayland’s Annual Town Meeting (ATM). Below, you can choose to link to the video, the audio only, and/or the written transcript of the forum.

Special thanks to Miranda Jones for hosting the meeting on Zoom for us!

Annual Town Meeting Issues Forum on Zoom, April 29th, 7 pm

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The League of Women Voters of Wayland will hold its annual Town Meeting Issues Forum on Wednesday, April 29th.  We are grateful to Miranda Jones, our Town Moderator, for hosting us on Zoom.  She will talk about the use of the Consent Calendar and Abbreviated Presentation Procedures; she has made some changes to the Consent Calendar for this meeting.  This will be followed by presentations of articles 15 and 16, Wayland’s Long-Term Water Supply and 25 Holiday Road Study, and several other articles.  Please join us and bring your questions.

The Zoom program will begin at 7pm.  The link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4601807143?pwd=Z1B4a1VueC9TMk5SN0RjbkppTmFvZz09&omn=88192449500

Run For It: The Town Office Experience

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The League of Women Voters and the Wayland Free Public Library hosted Run For It: The Town Office Experience in October, 2025. We talked with three elected officials on running for office–why they chose to do this and what their experiences have been. Watch the video and decide for yourself! Here is the link: Run For It: The Town Office Experience

Special thanks to our guests Erin Gibbons (Wayland School Committee), Doug Levine (Wayland Select Board), and Anette Lewis (Wayland Planning Board)!

From LWVMA: Interested in supporting immigrant families?

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The Massachusetts Office of Refugees and Immigrants (ORI) is organizing meetings on Zoom to try to match the needs of immigrant organizations with potential volunteers. 

The next two meetings will be on Friday, September 26 at 12:00 p.m. and Monday, September 29, at 5:00 p.m. 

The meetings are designed to inform you about volunteer opportunities with non-profit organizations that need help assisting immigrants in the Commonwealth. Each non-profit will show a slide outlining their volunteer opportunities, and there will be a sign-up sheet in the chat. Depending on the organization, further training or background checks may be required. 

You can register for the meeting on September 26th here. 

You can register for the meeting on September 29th here.