Celebrate 100 Years of Women's Suffrage
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Don't forget to sign up to join AAUW members from all over California for this convention weekend in April. You can attend as many or as few days as you would like.
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JOIN MARIN AAUW ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
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An equal world is an enabled world.
In 2020, we propose for debate, “The world won’t listen unless women shout”.
The date is Sunday March 8.
Check the link below for events in San Francisco.
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Highlights From February Activities
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February Behind the Headlines
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Barbara Creed spoke to the group about the current cases before the Supreme Court. After each case presentation members were able to vote the way they thought the Court should rule.
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Annual Tri-Branch Brunch
Cherie Sorokin and Shari Shamsavari-St. Martin joined many members of the Marin, Novato and Petaluma branches of AAUW who came to listen to Jennifer Garrison (center) of the Buck Foundation speak about her research on Female Reproductive Longevity and Gender Equality.
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MARCH PROGRAM INVITATION
CELEBRATE THE 100th ANNIVERSARY
OF WOMEN WINNING THE VOTE!
Wednesday March 18th 7 pm
This is sold out, but there is a waiting list.
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RSVP AND PAY ON DOMINICAN'S WEBSITE
Guzman Lecture Hall
50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael, CA
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Amending America
A Theatrical Performance
By Kate Campbell Stevenson
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On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, Dominican’s Women, Leadership and Philanthropy Council, AAUW Marin, and community partners present a theatrical one-woman show performance by Kate Campbell Stevenson, depicting historical stories leading to American women’s voting rights. Let your friends know. Men and women guests welcome! Showtime is at Guzman Lecture Hall @ 7pm and will be followed by Q&A of Ms. Stevenson with the audience. Coffee and Dessert to follow the performance. Tickets are $15 and require advance purchase. This event may sell out, so sign up NOW! Also, note that this program replaces the AAUW branch meeting previously scheduled for March 21.
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Marin Women's Hall of Fame
March 26, 2020
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Co-founded by AAUW and the Marin Women's Commission, our branch will be sponsoring a table of 10 as well as hosting an information table in the lobby this year. If you would like to be part of the table please email
Sherene
by March 4th
. For more information and to see who will be honored this year visit
YWCA.
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SAVE THE DATE - APRIL 25th
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The theme of our April 25
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event is “
A
mazing
A
dvocates
U
nited for
W
omen.” Dale Satake, AAUW Fund chair wants you to have “AAUW Fun.” Play “Jeopardy” with categories like famous women and equal pay today. Sing along to songs like “9-5” and “I am Woman.”
Along with the Key Room’s delicious tea sandwiches and scones. Learn more about how AAUW is leading the fight for economic security for women.
More details to follow. Save the date! Saturday, April 25
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, from 2-4 pm in the Key Room at the Homeward Bound campus in Novato. Be looking for your invitation next month.
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Join an AAUW Marin Interest Group!
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Do you want to meet more members from the AAUW Marin Branch? Do you want to share your interests with other interesting women? Joining a group might be just the thing for you.
To date we have eighteen thriving interest groups that meet weekly or monthly or for special trips and exhibits. Click the link to view the brochure and learn more about each group.
Anyone can join any interest group, new and regular members alike, and all groups are open to members attending a meeting or two before joining.
Watch this column each month as individual groups are highlighted.
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If you would like to form a new interest group and/or chair or co-chair a group here are some Ideas germinating among the membership: a travel group, a walking and hiking group, and an evening crafts group.
For more information contact:
Olivia Ruel, oliviacelello@ icloud.com or 603-762-1016.
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Monthly Interest Group Profile
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The Nonfiction Book Group
The newly formed Nonfiction Book Group has been meeting since September and while it has a steady membership, others in the Branch are invited to join. Attend one of the upcoming meetings on the fourth Monday of the month at 1:30 to give it a try.
Meetings are held at
Olivia Reul's
63 San Marino Drive
San Rafael
Future meetings and books:
April 27,
Beyond Words
by Carl Salina
May 18,
The Good Daughter
by Jasmine Darznik
June22,
The Moment of Lift
by Melinda Gates
For more information:
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The current book is
Just Mercy
by lawyer/author Bryan Stevenson who has written a clarion call to fix our country's broken justice system.
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March Interest Group Activities
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Homeward Bound Chef Events
Join other AAUW members enjoying delicious meals at Homeward Bound of Marin. The March dinner on Thursday the 19th with Ziggy the Wine Girl still has openings.
If you want to be on the list to be notified of these monthly events contact Dianne Sheridan [email protected] or 415.531.1798.
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Tuesday Morning Book Lovers
The Tuesday Morning Book Lovers welcomes new members to join them. Contact Carol Hoffman [email protected], 713.899.2020 for the meeting location. The meeting is March 10th and the book is
The Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi.
Future book choices.
April 14th discussing
The Moment of Lift
by Melinda Gates.
May 12th discussing
The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett.
June 9th discussing
The Great Alone
by Kristen Hannah.
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ART GROUP
This month the Art Group will be going to the Marin MOCA in Novato. On view are the works of figurative painter Elmer Bischoff.
You can meet with them at the museum for the docent talk at 11 am on March 18.
Lunch after will be next door at Beso.
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Get To Know A Board Member
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When I was in college at the University of New Hampshire I was surprised and delighted to receive a scholarship from the local Mountainside New Jersey AAUW branch. I remembered this and years later I decided to join AAUW and continue the tradition. I have been a member since 1997 and have held several branch board positions including president. I’m currently serving as Scholarship Chair and Secretary of the AAUW Marin Scholarship Fund. I remain a member of AAUW Marin for two main reasons. First and foremost is a continued belief in AAUW’s mission of advancing gender equity and, second, because of the friendships I have made, and the fun and intellectual stimulation provided by the interest groups.
Most of my professional life has been as a faculty member of the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry where I have taught all aspects of anatomy to dental students for over 40 years. My PhD training at the University of Michigan was in developmental biology and for over half of my career I was an active researcher in the field of birth defects.
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Later in my career, after completing an MA in Educational and Counseling Psychology, my focus switched to the area of educational research. I plan to retire in May.
On the personal side, I was born and raised in the Philadelphia area and when I was in college my family moved to northern New Jersey. After grad school, and a research fellowship I migrated to the Bay area in 1979. Shortly thereafter I met and married my husband, Ken Harrison, and we have lived in Strawberry ever since. I enjoy Jazzercize, yoga, walking, and puzzles and I participate in many of AAUW Marin’s interest groups.
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The 2020 Convening Series
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In a plan to reach as many AAUW members across the country as possible AAUW National is replacing the National Convention with a series of online webinars. These will feature national leadership and special guests on important mission-driven topics,
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The inaugural webinar held on January 28, 2020 focused on the Gender Agenda sharing great information about what AAUW is doing to advance equity for women and girls across the country.
The next webinar is planned for April 14. Mark your calendars and join in.
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Please help us fund the critical research and advocacy that AAUW National works so hard on to promote gender equity, AND this counts towards our branch winning our Five Stars! Let's be the first branch to get all five.
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Become a member of the AAUW Legacy Circle by making a planned gift to AAUW. The gift will affirm your commitment to expanding AAUW programs and public policy agenda the future of women and girls. These gifts can be given to AAUW's general fund or directed to your preferred program. Help our branch earn Five Stars by signing up for a legacy gift today.
AAUW seeks to increase our long-term financial resources to help continue our important work. Members of the Legacy Circle have that expansion through their planned gifts.
Questions? Read more about the Legacy Circle, review the brochure or contact the Director, Major and Planned Giving at 202.785.7766.
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5 Issues We’re Watching in 2020
AAUW will be watching closely to see where candidates stand on these five issues:
- Equal Pay for Equal Work. To close the stubborn wage gap, we need leaders who will pass the federal Paycheck Fairness Act and advocate for laws and policies that ensure women are not discriminated against at work.
- Investing in Education. Education is the pathway for women and girls, but too many of our schools are falling short. We need to raise teacher pay, invest in STEM education, protect Title IX and make education a top national priority.
- Reducing Student Debt. Women hold two-thirds of the nation’s $1.46 trillion educational debt. Policymakers should protect grant programs, champion tuition and debt-free options and expand loan forgiveness programs.
- Strengthening Social Security. Because of lower wages and time off from work, women collect about $320 a month less than men do in Social Security benefits. Our lawmakers need to address the retirement wage gap women face.
- Implementing Paid Leave. The U.S. is the only developed country without paid family and sick leave. Let’s adopt policies to give workers paid time off for illness and care giving.
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