From LWVC…
Notes from Interim Executive Director, Helen Hutchison
As I step into the role of Interim Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of California, I feel both at home and aware of how the landscape has shifted. As a lifelong League member, former Board Member, and someone who’s held this position before, this work is second nature to me. But the world we face today is profoundly different, and the challenges—misogyny and threats to democracy—are on a scale we haven’t seen in decades….
I want to remind you that we have seen this before, and no one is in a better place to stand against it than the League. Democracy is rooted in our lived experiences and stories. Let me share one that shows this truth for me…. [After Dobbs Decision] alongside my colleagues, friends, and strangers, I promised myself that I would not waver - no matter how many times we’ve faced this struggle.
As your Interim Executive Director, I vow to carry that same determination—we’ve taken on these challenges before, and we will rise to them again…. We don’t rush into every battle—but when we take a stand, we don’t back down, we don’t compromise our values, and we see it through. |