Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 9 at 7 pm, when Leading Ladies again partners with The Cabot Theater for a Community Conversation, YOUth Votes Count: How Gen Y & Z Can Decide Who Wins in 2024. We will be recognizing the winners of the Art as Activism poster contest before proceeding with a panel discussion led by Kelly Siegel-Steichler of the Tisch School for Civic Engagement at Tufts University. Other panel members will be Marisol Santiago from MassVote; Hannah Levine of the Berry Institute of Politics at Salem State University; Wilhelmina Rolf Thaemert, a student at the Academy at Penguin Hall; Lola Prendergrast, a student at Waring School. Admission is free.

Art as Activism Poster Contest for High School Students

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, March 20 at 7 pm when Leading Ladies celebrates Women’s History Month again, this time with The Cabot and two commissioners of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, Sara Stanley, executive director of HAWC, and Nicole McClain, councilor at large for the city of Lynn.

Celebrate Women’s History Month with Susan Wilson and her tales of the amazing Susan Dimock, one of America’s first female surgeons.

Join a panel of experts to learn about the often confusing subject of affordable housing, including the new policy for auxiliary dwelling units (ADUs) in Beverly and other Massachusetts communities. 

A Discussion with Leading Activists on October 25 at 7:00 pm.

Mark your calendars and check your bookshelves and closets for books to bring to the Leading Ladies' annual book swap to support area literacy programs. Fiction and non-fiction published since 2000; cookbooks from any era in good condition; jigsaw puzzles with all pieces. If you need a pickup, let us know. Otherwise, hold on to them until the end of summer. The swap date is Saturday, Sept 9; location is the side yard of the Book Shop of Beverly Farms. We are planning a story hour for kids this year too!⁠

A panel discussion featuring experts who deal with children, adolescents, adults, and seniors around issues of loneliness, particularly during the winter season.

We hosted a community event with Prof. William Mayer of Northeastern University on the topic "Why the Midterm Elections Matter."

We live in a world where we need to equip our youth to have the skills and confidence to tackle some of the biggest problems facing our human family…we need a generation of changemakers.

Boston University Senior lecturer Kelly Pesanelli discussed the ins and outs of the ACA to Medicare Process, Gaps in the system, and the Economic Implications of our healthcare system.

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, September 14 at 7 p.m. when Leading Ladies presents a new “kNOw MORE!” Zoom event, “Life After Roe v. Wade,” with reproductive justice activist Carrie Baker, professor at Smith College; Kristie Monast, executive director of HealthQuarters; and Sara Stanley, executive director of HAWC (Healing Abuse, Working for Change). Details about registration to follow. Learn More.

Click on this link to watch the replay of our discussion on energy independence given by Prof. Benjamin Sovacool, Professor of Earth and Environment and the Director of the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy.

This is a replay of the discussion with Andrew Lelling. Mr. Lelling is a 20-year veteran of the Department of Justice. In his talk, Mr. Lelling discussed the history of the Department of Justice, notable Attorneys General, his own experience within the department, how the DOJ is organized throughout the country, and the department's independence despite the US Attorney General being a political appointee.

We had two very dynamic speakers, Rachel Hand, the Executive Director of Family Promise North Shore Boston and Sue Gabriel, the Executive Director of Beverly Bootstraps. 

Learn about “Partnering with the Police ” on Mon., Aug. 16, 9 p.m. in a conversation with Northeastern Law Professor Deborah Ramirez and Lawrence Detective Sergeant, Retired, Gene Hatem. Hosted by We Are America the Beautiful. The replay is available on Facebook.

The Election of 1876: When Our Election was in Doubt was the topic of an online WAATB meeting on Monday, April 26th featuring Marty Doggett, former Headmaster of Governor’s Academy.

Presentations from Change is Simple & Eric Olson, Pingree Math Department Chair, are included below.

Mental Health & Trauma (think COVID, school shooting, 9/11, rape, domestic violence) were the topic of our online meeting on Mon, Dec 7, featuring Dr. Earl Grey-Brooks of Southern New Hampshire University and sponsored by the nonprofit group, We Are America The Beautiful.

Learn how to detect propaganda on Social Media! You’ll also learn about:

* Voting in this election despite the risks (fraud & COVID-19
* MA Connngrssional candidates

“Clean Energy Opportunities for Massachusetts and Beyond” is the topic of the next We Are America the Beautiful online event on August 3. The speaker, Dr. Jacqueline Ashmore, is the executive director of the BU Institute for Sustainable Energy and a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

How the Pandemic Highlights Healthcare Policy, an online event sponsored by We are America the Beautiful on Monday, June 1, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

In an effort to ensure the health and safety of our community, and in accordance with the latest COVID-19 guidelines, we moved our April community meeting entirely online.

Northeastern University Political Science Professor William G. Mayer joined us to speak about the 2020 presidential candidates and their positions on the Issues. He is considered a national expert on presidential elections.

On Thursday, August 16th we met at Manchester Community Center to discuss voter suppression. the Talk featured Richard Cohen, President of Southern Poverty Law Center.