LEAGUE ACTIVITIES
WOMEN-RELATED ACTIVITIES & COMMUNITY OUTREACH
It is an honor to recognize Women’s History and the League of Women Voters of Southern New Mexico does that every year. The month of March is Women’s History Month. Past celebrations included the 2026 panel discussions about women and artists that promote women through their artistic work, and the 2025 celebration on the Las Cruces Plaza that promoted “If every woman voted…” theme.
LWVSNM BOOK CLUB
For years, LWVSNM has organized an enjoyable activity through the Book Club. The organizer is Erika Graf-Webster, a long-time League member. To see a long list of the books that have been read by Club members since 2017, click here. Join the Book Club by simply contacting Vicki Simons.
CIVICS EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH
LWVSNM encourages activities that will involve our youth. Click here to see an inventory of activities developed by LWVSNM members to promote civics awareness among young people. Additionally, if you are interested in participating in youth engagement activities, email the league: lwvsnm@gmail.com.
An annual activity of the LWVSNM is the “Making Democracy Work Award” (MDWA). The League award of $250 recognizes individuals or groups who conduct projects/activities in Southern NM that contribute to making democracy work. The activities mobilize civic engagement and also promote justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. Nominations are received in December and January of each year and an honoree is selected by February 14, the anniversary of the creation of the national League of Women Voters.
The 2025 honoree is Doña Ana County Clerk Amanda López Askin. Read the news release here.
The next award will be publicized by January 2027.
Click here to see previous MDWA Honorees
ESTABLISHING A POMEROY MARKER AT PIONEER PARK
League members joined with members of the Progress Club of Las Cruces to erect a Pomeroy Foundation Marker at Pioneer’s Women’s Park in Las Cruces. It was erected in 2020 as a tribute to the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s 100th Anniversary, giving women the right to vote. The marker is one of only three William G. Pomeroy trail indicators in the state. Read more about influential women in our community’s history in this brochure by the Progress Club.
OBSERVER CORPS
League members are members of the Observer Corps that monitors government entities, including but not limited to the Las Cruces City Council, the Doña Ana County Commission, the Las Cruces Board of Education, the South Central Solid Waste Authority, and the agencies that oversee Public Housing, to identify issues of interest to League members.
Contact one of the Co-Presidents to become a member of the important Observer Corps.