Congresswoman Niki Tsongas Keynote at LWV Conference

From the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: A League of Women Voters of Massachusetts Conference: "Beyond the March: Women Leading the Way in Massachusetts" will be held on April 28.

Speakers:

Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, Massachusetts 3rd Congressional District

Barbara Berenson, author, Massachusetts in the Woman Suffrage Movement: Revolutionary Reformers

Panel discussion on Making Democracy Work in Local Government, featuring three women leaders: Ruthanne Fuller, Mayor, Newton; Sarai Rivera, City Councilor, Worcester; Yvonne Spicer, Mayor, Framingham. Panel moderated by Lisa Wong, Deputy Director, Asian American Civic Association, former Mayor, Fitchburg

Erin O'Brien, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Daniel Ziblatt, Professor of Government, Harvard University, co-author, How Democracies Die

When: Saturday, Apr. 28, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Full schedule and registration link here.

Where: Tilton Wetzel Room, Clark University, 950 Main St., Worcester, MA

Theme: In the current climate of gridlock and dysfunction, many of us are calling out for solutions to strengthen our civic foundations at the local, state, and national level. Women especially are feeling energized to "do something" to fix political institutions that are widely perceived as broken. We're feeling this way, too, and we'd like to help provide ideas for action. We are proud to offer this full day of engaging speakers to explore lessons from women's activist past and the key role of women leaders today. Participants will be encouraged to leave with concrete steps we can all take to strengthen our democracy going forward.

Image via the Commonwealth of Massachusetts