Event Videos

Check out our YouTube channel for video recordings of LWV Saratoga programs and candidate forums.

Recorded Events

2024

Carbon Neutral NY: Where are we now? (4-18-24)

• Slideshow presented by Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group

2023

• Meetup - Introduction to Braver Angels (11-15-23)
  This event was not recorded, but click here for the Presentation Slides.

• Fall 2023 Candidate Events

  • Mayor of Saratoga Springs (10/26/23)
    Candidates: Ronald J. Kim, Christian E. Mathiesen, and John Safford

  • Ballston Spa Village Board of Trustees - recorded video (10/24/23)
    Candidates: Kamran R. Parwana, Mary L. Price-Bush, and Bernadette D. VanDeinse-Perez

  • County Supervisor, Saratoga Springs (10/19/23)
    Candidates: Gordon Boyd, Michele D. Madigan, and Matthew Veitch

  • Commissioner of Public Safety, Saratoga Springs (10/10/23)
    Candidates: Timothy Coll, Kristen M. Dart, and James A. Montagnino

• Beyond Shelter: A Continuum of Care to End Homelessness - slides (no video) (10/18/23)

• WTEN News 10 News coverage (6/21/23): National Voter Registration Week Underway

• Republican Primary for Mechanicville Commissioner of Finance (6/15/23)

  Candidates: Mark Seber and Tamar Martin

• Annual Meeting 2023 (6/14/23)

• Democratic Primary for Mayor of the City of Saratoga Springs (6/12/23)

  Candidates: Ronald J. Kim and Christian E. Mathiesen

• School Board Meet the Candidate Events (May 2023):

  • Saratoga Springs City School District (5/3/23)

  • South Glens Falls Central School District (5/3/23)

  • Lake George Central School District (5/2/23)

• Electrifying the Empire State with All-Electric, Emissions-Free Homes (4/12/23)
  Research scientist and climate advocate, Anshul Gupta, presented a program focused on the science, technology, economics, and politics of building electrification in New York State.

  • Presentation slides (PDF format)

  • Misinformation is filling New York’s climate plan information void, Lockport Union-Sun & Journal (2/17/2023)

• Meetup: How to Fight Disinformation (3/15/23)
  Long-time League member Barbara Thomas presents ideas on how to fight disinformation, using information developed by the Union of Concerned Scientists about ways to counteract disinformation.

  • Powerpoint presentation (PDF format)

  • Resource list

• Meetup: The Roots and Rise of White Nationalism in the USA (2/15/23)
  This program traces both little known and obvious events along our nation’s path to current challenges with the white supremacy movement. These include slave medicine, reconstruction, race extinction, Jim Crow, lynchings, eugenics, redlining, and voter suppression. It is an attempt to answer why systemic racism continues to thrive in our culture, and how we can expose and defeat it as a nation.

  Bibliography and further reading list suggested by presenter, Matk Long:

  • Further Reading list

  • https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/systemic-racism-is-a-lot-like-the-matrix/2294676/

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jXwWCyMJyc

  • https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/59ee1c41-32b0-4934-a742-0879e06a2f13/locked-out-the-fall-of-massive-resistance/

  • https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2018/05/25/chinese-exclusion-act-special-presentation-america

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle_Indian_Industrial_School

• Religious Medical Systems and Bodily Autonomy: A Community Conversation (1-12-23). Panel discussion about the impact of religious directives that dictate the kinds of care that healthcare facilities that are owned or affiliated with religious institutions can and cannot deliver to their patients. Co-sponsored by the Leagues of Women Voters of Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties, and Compassion & Choices.

2022

• Bail Reform and Racial Disparities in the Criminal Legal System (11/16/22)

• 2022 Annual Meeting - LWV Saratoga County (6/15/22)

• Creating the Roadmap for Meeting NY’s Ambitious Climate Goals (1-12-22). Peter Iwanowicz, Executive Director of Environmental Advocates NY and a Member of the New York Climate Action Council, provides an analysis of the long awaited plan for the State of New York to implement New York's clean energy and greenhouse gas emission goals set forth in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Co-sponsored by Sustainable Saratoga

• Ensuring Fair, Accessible, and Accurate Elections (10/19/22)
  Presenter: Dr. Christopher Mann, Associate Professor of Political Science at Skidmore College

• Four-League Waste Concurrence Meeting (5/16/22)

• Plastic Fantastic? A Look at a Growing Environmental Problem (4/2022)
  Anne Ernst, senior lecturer in the Environmental Studies and Sciences Program at Skidmore College, and former research biologist at the US Geological Survey, discusses possible solutions to the difficulties created by the production, use, and discarding of plastics.

• When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America (2-16-22) Theodore (Ted) R. Johnson, Director of the Fellows Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, spoke about some of the topics covered in his new book, When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America. Co-sponsored by MLK Saratoga.

2022 Candidate Forums

Fall 2022

• US Congress, 20th NY District (10/27/22)
  Candidates Elizabeth L. Joy (R, C) and Paul D. Tonko (D, WF)
  Collaboration between LWV Albany, Saratoga, Rensselaer and Schenectady counties and WMHT TV, WAMC and NY Now.

• NY Senate District 44 (11/3/22)
  Candidates: Michelle Ostrelich (D, WF), James N. Tedisco (R,C)

• NY Assembly District 112 (10/24/22)
  Candidates: Andrew McAdoo (D, WF), Mary Beth Walsh (R, C)

• NY Assembly District 113th (10/17/22)
  Candidates: David Catalfamo (R, C), Carrie Woerner (D, WF)

• State Supreme Court Justice, 4th Judicial District (10/18/22)
  Candidates: Teneka Frost (D), Allison McGahay (R, C), Robert J. Muller (D, C), Chris Obstarczyk (R), Vincent W. Versaci (D, C). Not participating: Robert J, Kupferman (R).
  Cosponsored by the Adirondack Women's Bar Association.

• Commissioner of Public Works, Saratoga Springs (10/19/22)
  Candidates: Jason N Golub (D, WF), Anthony Scirocco III (R, C)

Primary Candidate Forums 2022

• 20th Congressional District 2022 Primary - Democratic Party (8/12/2022).
  Candidates Rostislav Rar and Paul D. Tonko. Forum conducted by the Leagues of Women Voters of Albany, Saratoga and Schenectady Counties.

School Board Candidate Forums 2022

• Ballston Spa Candidate Forum (5/2/22)

• Burnt Hills - Ballston Lake Forum (5/12/22)

• Lake George Candidate Forum (5/3/22)

• Saratoga Springs Candidate Forum (5/4/22)

• Shenendehowa Candidate Event (5/9/22)
  (not organized by LWV)

Special Election Candidate Forums 2022

• Ballston Spa Special Election

  • Trustee Candidate Forum - Village of Ballston Spa (3/7/22)

  • Mayoral Candidate Forum - Village of Ballston Spa (3/7/22)

2021

• End Gerrymandering - One Person, One Vote Coalition
  August 19, 2021. Hosted by the League of Women Voters of Albany County.

• Exploring Options for County Government April 17, 2021

• How Social Media is Endangering Democracy, Mental Health and Relationships March 17, 2021

• Looking in the Mirror-Voter Suppression in NYS and U.S. (11-17-21). Perry Grossman, Senior Staff Attorney of the Voting Rights Project of the New York Civil Liberties Union, discusses his recent work on state and federal voting rights legislation as well as vote dilution and voter suppression litigation in New York and around the country, among other topics. Learn more about the most significant recent developments in New York election and voter registration law, what still needs to happen, and why it matters both locally and nationally.

• Member Welcome and Orientation
  September 22, 2021

• Police Reform Task Forces in Saratoga County May 19, 2021. Also, Police Reform Presentation Slides (PDF)

• Redistricting and Saratoga County: Understanding the Proposed District Maps (10-20-21)
  Political scientist and League member, Steven Elliott, gave an analysis of the maps released by the Independent Redistricting Commission. Milly Czerwinski, Redistricting Organizer for NYS League, provided information about the ballot proposal and hearings.

• Teach Me to Vote 2021
  Teach Me To Vote is a program promoted by the League of Women Voters of Saratoga County to help students learn about our elections and voting. Funded by the League and supported by Stewart’s Shops, this video was produced and written by Suzanne Bishop and hosted by Lezlie Dana. The League offers it for distribution to school superintendents across the state of NY. It is also appropriate for any youth group organizations.

• The Unfinished Work of the Women’s Suffrage Movement with Sally Roesch Wagner. April 29, 2021

2020

• 2020 LWVUS Convention Highlights plus discussion about the new leadership, the two new positions adopted and other exciting ideas that Leagues around the country are considering. (Oct. 21, 2020)

• Breakfast with Shirley Chisholm July 18, 2020 (Famous Person Fundraiser)

• Conversation with Carrie Chapman Catt August 2020 (Anniversary Celebration)
  In celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, Carrie Chapman Catt re-enactor Linda McKenney sat down for a conversation with League members Patricia Nugent and Stacey Lamodi. Catt was the president of the National Woman Suffrage Association, who devised the “winning strategy” for the national amendment, and also the founder of the League of Women Voters.

• Membership Kickoff - Online Sept. 16, 2020
  Join Jennifer Wilson, Deputy Director of the League of Women Voters of New York State, for an update on the exciting and vital work of the League.

• Teach Me to Vote 2020
  This video, which replaces our Take Me To Vote program for the fall of 2020, is provided for elementary school teachers to use as part of their citizenship instruction. In the video, Susan B. Anthony (portrayed by Linda McKenney) talks about her fight to get the vote for women and the importance of voting in our democracy and include Susan’s cousin (also played by Linda McKenney) showing how to vote using modern technology.

2019

• L.E.D. Talks (League Embraces Democracy)
  Selected talkers from the community presented their perspectives on various aspects of making democracy work. Our thanks to Caffe Lena for hosting this event.

• Women Rising: A New Wave of Leadership
  Part of the Making Democracy Work series. A panel of three women leaders, representing business, advocacy, and politics. discuss their experiences, including challenges, growth, overcoming adversity and finding inner strength.

2018

• Making Democracy Work: Dying to Vote. Countering Strategic Efforts to Suppress Voting Rights (February 27, 2018)

  Speaker: Chris Deluzio, Counsel for the NYU Brennan Center for Justice.r Making Democracy Work series

• Making Democracy Work: Constitutional Principles in an Age of Uncertainty - Part 1 (January 30, 2018)

  Key Speaker: Katie Zuber, Ph.D. Assistant Director for Policy and Research, Rockefeller Institute and Visiting Professor, Skidmore Colleg