About Us
The League of Women’s Voters of the Greater New Brunswick Area
(LWVGNBA) is a chapter of the League of Women Voters of New Jersey.
Founded in of 2018, it is dedicated to upholding the League’s mission of
empowering voters and defending democracy. Our chapter is a vibrant
community of engaged citizens from Somerset and Middlesex Counties. Some of
our activities include: registering voters at high schools and community events throughout Somerset and Middlesex Counties, holding candidate forums,
advancing civic education through classroom presentations and educational
game development, youth outreach through our internships and bi-annual Y
Vote Contest, and advocacy for fair legislation and policies.
Our Mission and Vision
The League of Women's Voters is a non-partisan political organization that encourages civic engagement, influencing public policy matters, and working to establish a more politically informed populous. The LWVGNBA is committed to ensuring these principles, further empowering women, helping them become more confident to become politically active, and striving to create a more perfect democracy.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy
LWV is an organization fully committed to diversity, equity, inclusion in principle and in practice. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to the organization's current and future success to engaging all individuals, households, communities, and policy makers in creating a more perfect democracy.
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There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization based on gender, gender identity, ethnicity, race, native or Indigenous origin, age, generation, sexual orientation, culture, religion, belief system, marital status, parental status, socioeconomic status, language, accent, ability status, mental health, educational level or background, geography, nationally, work style, work experience, job role function, thinking style, personality type, physical appearance, political perspective or affiliation and/or any other characteristic that can be identified as recognizing or illustrating diversity.
Our History
Founded in 1920 by Carrie Chapman Catt, the League began as a "mighty political experiment" to help women become more politically active after garnering suffrage. The League was established as a non-partisan organization to protect it from becoming involved with the party politics of the 1920s. Since then, the League has continued to grow as a non-partisan grassroots organization, encouraging its members to be politically involved while promoting civic engagement and education throughout their communities.