📅 Mark Your Calendar

July 13: Peninsula Unit Meeting

July 18: John Lewis Day of Action – Good Trouble Lives On

July 30: Book Group

August 4: Virginia Primary Election

August 5: LWV-Williamsburg Board Meeting

September 14: Disability Voting Webinar

September 17: Webinar on Virginia’s Three Constitutional Amendments

September 23: Text banking Voters of Color (signup information not yet available)

Voting Reminder

The next Virginia primary election is scheduled for Tuesday, August 4. Polls will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Voters who are in line by 7:00 p.m. may vote.

Voters can use VOTE411 to enter their address and see the ballot and candidate information available for their voting address. Check your ballot on VOTE411 →

America’s Tapestry at the Muscarelle

America’s Tapestry: 13 Colonies. 13 Stories. 1 Nation. explores the struggle for independence through 13 embroidered panels, one for each original colony. The exhibition highlights familiar and lesser-known Revolutionary-era stories, including the contributions of women, enslaved people, Indigenous people, Black Loyalists, Black and Indigenous soldiers, and people of African descent from Saint-Domingue — now Haiti.

Among the stories featured are Abenaki people in New Hampshire; Black and Indigenous soldiers in the 1st Rhode Island Regiment; Black Loyalists who made their way to Nova Scotia; women supporting General Washington’s troops in New Jersey; enslaved men, Welsh miners, and convicts mining lead for musket balls in Virginia; and the Chasseurs Volontaires de Saint-Domingue, a Creole militia unit that fought in the Battle of Savannah in 1779.

As the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of American independence, this exhibition offers a broader and more inclusive view of Revolutionary-era history than many earlier commemorations. It is a local opportunity to reflect on the people, labor, conflict, and civic action that helped shape the nation.

Peninsula Unit Meeting

The Peninsula Unit of the League of Women Voters of the Williamsburg Area will host a free public program on Monday, July 13. All are welcome — please feel free to bring a friend or neighbor.

Andria Timmer, a professor of anthropology at Christopher Newport University, and Meghan McNamara, an immigrants’ rights advocate, will present on immigration.

Professor Timmer researches refugee and immigrant integration and the work of humanitarian organizations to help displaced people. In Fall 2026 she will teach a class called Migration, Displacement, and Refugees.

Meghan McNamara is active in Virginia Organizing and the newly formed nonprofit Immigrant Rights Organizing Network (IRON).

The meeting will also include highlights from the 2026 LWVUS National Convention and planning for Peninsula Unit activities for the remainder of the year.

UPDATE: DEI Team and Voter Services at Work

In June, LWV-Williamsburg Area hosted voter registration and information tables at two community events: Juneteenth Freedom Fest at Freedom Park on June 13 and the Pride Festival at Jamestown Beach Event Park on June 27.

Thank you to our Voter Services and DEI volunteers for helping the League share voter information and connect with community members at these events.

📝 Observer Report: WJCC School Board

Thank you to our League observer for attending the June 16 WJCC School Board meeting and preparing a report for members. View report (PDF) →

John Lewis Day of Action: Good Trouble Lives On

Saturday, July 18, 2026
2:00–3:00 p.m.
Williamsburg-James City County Courthouse
5201 Monticello Ave, Williamsburg
Sign up: mobilize.us/john-lewis-actions

Put this on your calendar: members and friends are invited to attend John Lewis Day of Action: Good Trouble Lives On in Williamsburg, part of a national weekend of action honoring Congressman John Lewis and his legacy of voting rights, civil rights, and civic participation.

The Williamsburg event is hosted by Williamsburg-JCC Indivisible, and LWV-Williamsburg is a local co-sponsor. Incoming LWV-Williamsburg President Denise Harrington will be one of the speakers, along with Charles Gates, president of the York-James City-Williamsburg NAACP.

Participants are invited to bring signs, a cold beverage, and a chair if needed.

Book Group

Thursday, July 30, 2026
4:30 p.m.
Private home; contact us for location
Book: The Triangle of Power: Rebalancing the New World Order
Contact: lwvwa.communications@gmail.com

All League members are welcome to join the conversation.

Fall League Webinars

LWV Virginia has two online programs coming up in September. Registration is required to receive the webinar link.

Disability Voting Rights Webinar

Monday, September 14, 2026
Time: 7:00 p.m.

September 14–18 is Disability Voting Rights Week. The LWV-VA DEI Committee will host a webinar focused on how we can help ensure that people with disabilities can exercise their right to vote and build power as a community of active, voting citizens.

Speakers include Lucy Beadnell, Chief Advocacy and Policy Officer of The Arc of Northern Virginia, and Nichole Davis, Director of the Endependence Center, the Center for Independent Living serving South Hampton Roads. Both are members of REVUP Virginia, a coalition of people and organizations working to protect and expand voting rights for people with disabilities.

Sign up for the Disability Voting Rights webinar →

Webinar on Virginia’s Three Constitutional Amendments

Thursday, September 17, 2026
Time: 7:00–8:30 p.m.

LWV Virginia will host a virtual webinar on the three amendments on the November ballot: Right to Vote, Marriage Equality, and Reproductive Freedom. The first 30 minutes will focus on the Reproductive Freedom amendment, the second on Right to Vote, and the third on Marriage Equality.

This event is open to all — not just League members — but registration is required to receive the link. Sign up for the Constitutional Amendments webinar →

Advocacy Roundup

Recent state and national developments touch several issues followed by the League, including voting rights, voter privacy, reproductive freedom, climate policy, campaign finance, and immigration.

Virginia Updates

Voter privacy and voting rights: The League of Women Voters of Virginia has joined LWVUS and partner Leagues in litigation challenging the consolidation and use of sensitive personal information in ways that could affect voter rolls and voting access.

Access to contraception: Virginia has enacted statutory protections prohibiting state and local governments from restricting an individual’s ability to obtain or use contraceptives.

Climate and energy policy: Virginia is rejoining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a multistate program designed to reduce power plant emissions while generating revenue for energy efficiency and flood resilience.

Reproductive freedom amendment: A legal challenge to Virginia’s pending reproductive rights amendment is moving forward, with possible implications for other pending constitutional amendments.

National Updates

LWVUS continues to track litigation and statements concerning voter data, mail voting, campaign finance, immigration enforcement, detention conditions, and access to reproductive health care.

Get election information at the League’s