From The Homefront, Vol. 3
Dear Leading Ladies,
Hope you are all staying safe and healthy. For those who are touched personally by the Covid-19 Pandemic, please let us know if we can help you in any way.
While all our lives are upended in different ways and to different degrees these days, we still aim to stay in touch and share ways to take action from our homes. Before suggesting this week’s remote action, we want to direct you to read the great article that appeared about us in this month’s NorthShore Magazine, viewable online on pages 61-63:
This week, we would like to encourage our members to write letters to the editors of various publications and to community leaders about different topics. For example,
A letter to your local paper and the Boston Globe about the importance of mail-in ballots, especially given the current pandemic.
A letter to your local paper and the Boston Globe about the importance of registering to vote and encouraging young and old to register, noting how easy it is to do online at https://www.vote.org. Issues such as healthcare, food insecurity, homelessness, gun violence, and climate change are important for the well-being of everyone.
A letter to the editor at your local paper and at the Boston Globe about same-day registration and its importance, especially in light of the present pandemic. No one should be left out of the election process, this year more than ever.
A letter to your local mayor or Board of Selectmen commending them (if you think they deserve it) for their handling of the local crisis and signing it as a member of Leading Ladies. Send a copy to your local newspaper.
A letter to NorthShore Magazine thanking them for the article about Leading Ladies and commending the work of LL
Finally, a reminder that the We Are America the Beautiful event about Gun Violence on April 6 will be a virtual presentation streaming on the website and FB beginning at 9 p.m. and available thereafter. The speakers are Boston University professor Dr. Bindu Kalesan and Rebecca O’Brien of Moms Demand Action. If you would like to submit questions for the speakers in advance, please send them to theresewebo@mindspring.com by April 5 at 5 p.m.
Stay safe and healthy,
Therese
Judy
Kim
Mary
Leading Ladies Executive Team
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