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APRIL 2024 NEWSLETTER
edited by Dottie Burk, Jeanne Lese, Cherie Sorokin, and Ann Vercoutere
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Voting Starts This Week
The boards of directors of AAUW, AAUW Marin, and AAUW CA all support eliminating the degree requirement for membership in AAUW; all three organizations are asking members to approve the necessary bylaws change. Voting starts this week and continues through noon on May 15.
Watch your email for instructions on how to vote electronically. The email will come from Simply Voting.com. Simply Voting is the independent organization that is managing the election process. The email will contain your unique voter ID and PIN. If you don't see the email in your inbox, check your spam or junk folder. If you don't have an email on file with AAUW you will receive a paper ballot.
Want more information on why the national, state and our local board of directors all support this change? Register for the Open Membership Q&A Session on Tuesday, April 2, at 4:00 pm Pacific Time. Webinar Registration - Zoom
Or check out all the information on the OpenUpAAUW.org website. Or maybe just memorize this!
The time has come (AAUW has said) to speak on this important thing.
Let's cut our own barrier to equity
and support the value inclusivity can bring!
The amendment requires approval from 2/3rds of those voting.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
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Saturday, April 27, 9 - noon is the AAUW-CA Annual Event highlighting the work of AAUW branches around the state as well as the work of our wonderful state organization. Megan Kissel who spearheads our advocacy efforts at the national level will be the keynote speaker. Videos of the winning AAUW CA Speech Trek and Gov Trek finalists will be shown, awards will be announced, kudos liberally delivered for special efforts, and a wealth of information presented on the work AAUW CA has done to facilitate advancing equity for women and girls. Tune in and be amazed! You can register HERE. | |
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Chat with Leslie
Dear all,
A topic at one of our first AAUW Marin branch meetings in 1932 was California law as it affects women. On Lobby Day - April 2, 2024 - we will again talk with our legislators about laws that affect women. Advocating for women - 92 years and counting!
Do you know who has been an AAUW member for 70 years? 60 years? 50 years? Join us at 2pm at the Key Room at Homeward Bound on April 13th to celebrate AAUW history, highlight members, and chat about the future. Bring guests, call a new member, dress in something white (like our Suffragette foremothers!), or come as you are. If you haven’t already RSVP’d for the Tea - watch for the invitation coming Wednesday or pay by PayPal below!!
Have you already made your donation to AAUW’s Greatest Needs Fund? Big or small - we hope for 100% participation! Check out Kathleen Clark's great letter sent last month on why this is so important. Need help with navigating the online donation process or with making a donation by check or from your IRA or other charitable fund? Click here for instructions. If you donate before our gathering on April 13, we'll have a blue sash and artist-designed pin for you!
See you on the 13th!
Leslie O. Zimring
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Come Celebrate AAUW Past, Present and Future
Yes, you can wear white before Memorial Day! Get out something white to wear and come celebrate the wonder women of our branch and of AAUW history and help imagine our future. We're not done yet!
- April 13th afternoon tea at the Key Room at Homeward Bound
- 2 - 4 pm
- RSVP now by paying $27.75 via PayPal or $26.50 via check to Sue Torres at 256 Marinda Dr., Fairfax, CA 94930
- One more chance to RSVP? Yes - watch for the invitation on Wednesday, April 3. RSVP no later than April 8!
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Giving Marin Awards $5,000 for Tech Trek!
Giving Marin Community Partnership awarded a record $100,000 in grants to 16 nonprofits on March 7 at the Jonas Center at College of Marin's Indian Valley Campus in Novato. The AAUW Marin Scholarship Fund was one of the 16 organizations selected from more than 100 applicants! The Scholarship Fund received $5,000 to support Tech Trek. The underwriters of the award praised Tech Trek's ability to inspire youth and empower young women. Kudos to Tech Trek Coordinator Angela Nuckles and Scholarship Chair Laura O'Malley for achieving this award.
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Rob Devincenzi, Marin IJ publisher; Laura O'Malley, Angela Nuckles, and Melissa Apuya, district director, Assemblyman Damon Connolly's office. | |
Kathleen Camp
Kathy moved to Marin 2 years ago from the East Bay. She grew up in So Cal, went to college in Nor Cal, got a job with Chevron in Richmond working on oil tankers and stayed. She is married with two adult sons. She likes to play pickleball and travel, recently returning from Italy. And she just bought a travel trailer for the shorter trips.
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Sara Goerke
Sara is a retired librarian and, of course, loves to read. She splits her time between San Rafael and Truckee. She plays both bridge and Mah Jongg. Sports is a love and she enjoys hiking. Travel is a passion with trips planned to Egypt this fall and Sicily next Spring.
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Rebecca O'Neill
Rebecca, the daughter of Chris O'Neill, recently joined us. She is a busy internal medicine hospitalist at Kaiser San Francisco and acting director of their residency program. Juggling a color-coded spreadsheet to keep track of work, school and activities for herself, her ER physician husband, and sons ages 9 and 6, is challenging! In her limited free time, she enjoys hiking, skiing, traveling, yoga and attending her sons' activities.
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Eight new and prospective members joined Membership Chair Chris O'Neill, Sue Torres and Angela Nuckles for coffee at Chris' home on March 9. The new members are ready to get involved with the branch and the two prospective members have since joined AAUW taking advantage of the Shape-the-Future promotion (half price National dues). | |
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Ready to join a new interest group?
All groups welcome new members. Just contact the group leader for information or to be added to the group email list. For a list of all Marin branch interest groups with leader contact information, click HERE. Note: Interest Groups are just for members of AAUW Marin, but guests who may be thinking of joining are welcome to visit an interest group twice before being asked join.
Pourquoi Pas a French Group? New member Rebecca Allen would like to start a fun and informal French conversation group. She can organize our rendezvous where, when and how it best suits us. Contact Rebecca Allen. Ça sera amusant!
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Art Tours
Art Tours is planning. a trip to the de Young on April 26. The subject is the photos of Irving Penn- one of the most famous photographers of the 20th century. Included are fashion photographs, as well as celebrity portraits, workers with tools of the trade and abstract nudes.
Carpooling from Strawberry Shopping center near Westamerica Bank. Meet at 9:30. RSVP to
Mardi Leland or 415 203 6357. Include your cell. See attached flyer.
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Hiking Group
Our next hike is planned for April 2 to Mount Burdell. The poppies should be on full display!
The hike is about 5 miles. Carpool from Smith Ranch Park-n-Ride, meeting at 10. Bring our lunch.
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LitWits Reading Group
For April-June Litwits reads three novels by southern writer Walker Percy, starting with The Moviegoer in April. LitWits meets 3rd Wednesday at 10 AM (April 17) in person and with Zoom for those unable to meet in person. We welcome new members, Contact Ann Thomas for information.
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What Are You Reading?
What Are You Reading book group will meet on Monday, April 8 from 10-11 on Zoom. Members share what they are reading. You always come away with a list of great books to read! Contact Cherie Sorokin or 415 730-0204 if you wish to join the group.
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Reading Arts Group
The Reading Arts group will meet on Thursday, April 18 at 1PM. Our book for April is Lessons by Ian McEwan. Please contact group leader Ann Jessup for more information.
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Nonfiction Reading Group
The AAUW Marin Nonfiction Reading Group is meeting April 8 at 1:00 on Zoom to discuss Electric City: The Lost History of Ford and Edison’s American Utopia by Thomas Hager. If you would like to be on the group’s email list and join us, please email either co-leader for the Zoom link: Phyllis Kuehn or Olivia Ruel. We welcome new members! The group meets the second Monday of the month at 1:00 on Zoom.
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Behind the Headlines
Our April meeting will be Wednesday April 10, on Zoom at 6:00 pm. The group will be discussing future speaker and meeting plans. Contact Cherie Sorokin or 415 730-0204 if you are interested in attending or joining the group.
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Happy Hour Group
Our next Happy Hour is Thursday, April 4 at 4:30 pm at Boca Pizzeria at the Village Shopping Center in Corte Madera. Contact Dottie Burk if you would like to attend and/or be added to our email list.
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Meet Me at the Movies!
The Movie group will meet next on April 9. The movie selected and exact time and place will be announced closer to the date. In March (see pictures below), 16 members saw The Taste of Things, a culinary classic where the meals prepared signify a labor of love, and had a lively discussion and dinner at Crepevine. The movie was beautifully acted in a Monet garden setting, a bit slow, will attract a food oriented audience and was given a 3.5/5 by the group. Contact Mary Mossteller or Freddie Greene if you are interested in joining the movie group.
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Handcraft Circle
Handcraft Circle will meet next at Amy Anderson’s home from 1-4 on Tuesday afternoon April 16. All you need to be a part of this group is to bring a personal craft, knitting, crochet, art etc to work on during our time together. If any new members are interested in joining us, contact Mary Mossteller. We’d love to have you.
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Play Mah Jongg?
Join us for our weekly games on Wednesdays in members' homes 1:30 to 3:30. If you are interested in joining or would like to get on the list, email the group leader Chris O'Neill. We play American Mah Jongg. You need the card to play and should have a basic knowledge of the game.
WANT TO LEARN PLAY? A new card is issued by the National Mah Jongg League on April 1. This is the perfect time to learn this fun game. Our member, Nancy Chiu, has offered to begin free Mah Jongg lessons in April, in the afternoon for four sessions, if there is interest from members. Contact Nancy and she’ll give you more details. Come join us Jonggers!
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Homeward Bound Chef Events
Join members of AAUW Marin for an evening of culinary demonstrations and delicious food. Homeward Bound is focused on solutions to homelessness with a range of long-term supportive housing programs for families and adults. Local renowned chefs are featured and always guarantee a well-spent evening out and the opportunity to support this worthy cause. There are still openings for April. If you would like to be part of this interest group, contact Dianne Sheridan.
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Interest Group Pics of the Month | |
Meet Me At The Movies Group at the Rafael Theater. | |
Discussing the March movie at Crepevine | |
Kathleen Clark. Leslie Zimring, and Sue Torres with husbands at the March Fresh Starts Chef event at Homeward Bound. | |
Dianne Sheridan (group leader) and Claudia Gardner at the Chef event | |
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So Much to Do, So Little Time | |
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AAUW Webinar: April 11, 11:00 am Pacific Time. The Demands of Justice: Enslaved Women, Capital Crime and Clemency in Early Virginia. A discussion with Tamika Nunley, AAUW Fellow and Associate Professor at Cornell University, on legal paternalism and enslaved women's articulation of justice. Register HERE.
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Petals and Ice Exhibit--This exhibition features internationally known polar explorer, geographer and San Rafael native Louise Boyd. Though September, 2024, at the Marin History Museum, 1125 B Street, San Rafael. The museum is open 11:00-3:00 on Saturdays, 10-2:00 Wednesdays-Fridays.
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Marin County Civil Grand Jury is looking for members, especially women, for the 2024-25 term. This is Marin's watchdog for local government agencies and services. Applications must be submitted by April 21. For more information, click HERE.
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- April 2-3: AAUW CA Lobby Days in Sacramento and on Zoom.
- April 3: Voting opens on the proposal to eliminate the degree requirement for membership in AAUW
- April 13: AAUW - Past, Present and Future- Branch Tea at Homeward Bound from 2-4.
- April 27: AAUW CA Annual Event on Zoom
- June 1: Annual Spring Brunch at The Club at McInnis Park, 10-12:30
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Know Someone Who'd Like to Join AAUW? | |
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AAUW women make an impact on women and girls.
Word of mouth is the best way to recruit new members!
Why Join? AAUW offers multiple ways to stay engaged with our mission of advancing equity for women and girls, as well as to develop friendship with others who understand that the fight for equality is still critical! Excellent national webinars! Engaging monthly branch programs! A wide variety of interest group meetings! Energetic, intellectually curious friends! A mission that is more important than ever! CONTACT Chris O'Neill for membership information.
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