In this issue...
President's Message
Featured Article:
- January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month
State News:
- Tech Trek 2023 is coming, volunteer now
- Volunteer for upcoming STEM events
- Nominate a Woman as Agent of Change
- People are looking at Your Branch Website
- DEI Program Save-the-date - Feb 13, 2023
- Why I Donate
National News:
- NCCWSL 2023
- National's Art Contest
Other News:
- Women Are On The Money
- Harvard Names New President
- First Women Leading The Way
- Upcoming AAUW NJ 2023 Dates
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Research
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Education
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Advocacy
Equity
for all
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Connect, Collaborate, Create in a New Year!!
I have only one thing to ask of you this month - please support our AAUW NJ Tech Trek camp for 8th grade girls. Most important now is for us to have members participate in the selection of campers by interviewing candidates. Interviews may be carried out by Zoom, they take place in April, and you will be trained before that. Remember, even the girls who don’t end up with the opportunity to attend Tech Trek will benefit from the interview experience and the process gives us a chance to show off what AAUW is and does. Let’s make sure we bring this opportunity to girls in every county. See the article below for more information, or just go here to volunteer: https://techtrek-nj.aauw.net/volunteer/
Wishing you all the best for a healthy and productive 2023.
Karen Brown
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January is
HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH
and
January 11 is
HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS DAY
Submitted by Virginia Lyttle
The New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking’s mission is to unite the state’s communities to end human trafficking. They do this by organizing speaking events, outreach, educational programs, and policy advocacy.
Their legislative successes to date have included helping to pass the 2013 Prevention, Protection, and Treatment Act, a comprehensive bill which created safety for victims, training for law enforcement and others, and ensured that traffickers received jail sentences and penalties commensurate with the crimes. They have testified on a bill to bring human trafficking awareness to schools, which became law in 2019, enabling them to work with the NJ Department of Education to create the Guidelines for Schools on the Prevention of Human Trafficking of students.
In January 2022, a bill that the Coalition authorized, enabling survivors to clear the criminal records they had acquired as a result of being trafficked was passed into law. They have also educated 7,100 plus community members including students, educators, law enforcement, healthcare workers, and the public sector about the issues of human trafficking; have reached 900 plus hotels and motels across 9 counties in NJ, providing critical resources in multiple languages to help prevent trafficking in their establishments. Over the last year they have hired 28 experienced consultants from around the nation to inform, teach and present free awareness programming to the public, making the Coalition one of the most survivor-inclusive coalitions in the country.
The New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking now has two impactful videos in their library. They are very different from each other:
We hope that you will all be part of the next important phase of the coalition’s work - getting the word out and sharing these PSA’s around our state and beyond. Feel free to send the links to anyone you think can help spread the word, or anyone or any groups who should see these videos.
AAUW NJ is an affiliate organization
standing against human trafficking.
Consider connecting with the Coalition for program speakers, sharing the videos or donating to the program.
There are two impactful programs that put every dollar you donate into the hands of survivors during their journey of healing and freedom.
- The GIFT CARDS FOR SURVIVORS PROGRAM is for those newly recovered from trafficking.
- The SURVIVOR ASSISTANCE FUND is for those journeying from survivor to thriver.
The Coalition sponsors the annual NJ Freedom Gala to help support our free online and in person programming, our school lesson plans, our speaker's Bureau, and will enable us to continue to employ our amazing Survivor Consultants and dozens of other lived experience experts. The date is May 17, 2023 at 6:30 pm at the Bridgewater Manor. Tickets will go on sale in January. Check their website for additional information.
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Tech Trek Camp is scheduled for July 23 - July 29, 2023 at Stockton University. The Tech Trek Leadership team is excited to return to a full week in-person camp at Stockton University for middle school girls from across the state of New Jersey.
You are needed!! Volunteering with Tech Trek is a great way to get involved in helping middle school girls discover their potential in STEM. Tech Trek is staffed almost entirely by volunteers, and couldn’t be done without volunteer efforts. All overnight and multi-day volunteers receive reimbursement for obtaining required clearance, complimentary room and board on campus, and a modest stipend.
How can you help? Click a job to to learn what each position does:
* Multiple volunteers needed in these roles.
Donate today... Every gift makes a difference.
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OR
Mail a check payable to AWCO (Atlantic Women’s Charitable Org.) c/o Claudine Keenan 230 E. Ridgewood Ave Galloway, NJ 08205
Gratefully,
Linda Harmon, AAUW NJ STEM Director
Megan Hooper, Camp Director
Claudine Keenan, Asst Camp Director and Stockton University Liaison
Jackie McGuiness, Coordinator of Volunteers
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One-day, interactive STEM programs for high school and middle school girls.
Teentech and Tween Tech programs can be conducted throughout the State, where there is a collaboration with a college/university and a local branch.
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This year, Teentech a one-day, interactive STEM program for high school girls will be conducted at Essex County College sometime in the spring.
Tween Tech the program for middle school girls will be held at Stockton University on Friday, March 17, 2023.
If interested in volunteering to help out with either program, please email Linda Harmon, NJ STEM Director linda.harmon@gmail.com.
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The Award Committee is still accepting nominations. All nominations will be reviewed by the Awards Committee with final recommendations presented to the Executive Board in March for their selection of the awardee. The award presentation will be conducted at the Leadership Conference on Saturday, June 3, 2023.
Award Committee*
Sharon Suber, Communications Vice President, Chair
Karen Kaplan, Program Vice President, Co-Chair
Mitali Bose, Summit College Club Branch
Cynthia Percak, Burlington County Branch
*If you are interested in being a part of this committee
please contact Sharon Suber at sharon.suber@gmail.com by January 15.
by February 1.
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People are looking at YOUR BRANCH WEBSITE!
Let the world know who you are and what you are doing by keeping your website up to date. Use the month of January to update your branch’s website. Make sure that your site has your current Executive Board members, an events calendar and how to join your branch. Include the State programs in your calendar of events.
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Why I Donate
January 2023
A sincere “Thank You” to all who made a year-end contribution to AAUW. Your generosity made me think about why people donate to their favorite charities and organizations. There are probably plenty of reasons, but here are just a few:
1. It’s a reason close to your heart
AAUW has been fighting for gender equity through research, education, and advocacy for 141 years. Our members feel strongly about these important issues that are affecting women and girls and that is why we continue to give to this worthy cause.
2. Every donation has an impact
No matter how much you can afford to give, whether big or small, you are helping to make a difference. AAUW can only carry out it’s crucial work thanks to the generosity of people like you. When you give to AAUW you’ll know that your decision to donate is making a tangible impact on the lives of women and girls.
3. Giving is in our nature
From the earliest times, society could only function by us working together. Selfless acts let us look after those who need it the most, and the urge to help those around us is always inside us. So why not donate to an important cause you care about and give into your natural drive to help others?
4. Enjoy an extra bit of tax relief
A bonus of a donation to AAUW is that it is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. You can select how often you want to make the donation, either one time or monthly. There are also options to choose a specific fund, such as the Education and Training Fund or the Economic Security Fund, to name a few. Please consider donating. Go to https://aauw-nj.aauw.net and click the “DONATE” link.
Best wishes to you for good health and happiness for 2023,
Nina R. Del Collo, Funds Director
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NCCWSL 2023:
Save the Date
Early Bird Rates, lock in by April 3rd:
NCCWSL STEM Half-Day Workshop Only (May 31): $65
NCCWSL Residential Conference Only (May 31 – June 3): $565
After April 3 - $685 regular rate
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National's Art Contest
In the art world women are underrepresented and undervalued. Only a third of artists represented by commercial galleries are women and women working in arts professions are paid on average 74 cents to every dollar paid to men. This is what motivates AAUW to host an annual art contest—to give women artists the attention they deserve.
The 2023 AAUW art contest is scheduled to open in January. Membership will vote on the submissions in February The six winning entries are featured in a collection of note cards mailed to AAUW members in the spring! Take a look at all of last year’s entries.
Please email us at aauwnj@gmail.com if you submit an entry, so we can highlight your artwork in our state newsletter.
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Women are on the Money
U.S. prints its first currency with two women's signatures on it
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen honored fellow pioneers when she presided over the unveiling of the first U.S. banknotes on December 15th printed with two women’s signatures, while calling for “much more” work to advance equity for women and minorities.
Yellen, the first woman to head the Treasury and chair the U.S. Federal Reserve, said the new banknotes being produced at the Treasury’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing site in Fort Worth, Texas, were a reminder of the contributions of women who have worked at the Treasury and in the economics profession.
She was joined at the unveiling by U.S. Treasury Chief Lynn Malerba, the first Native American to serve in that role. The banknotes, to be entered in circulation next year, are the first to carry the signature of a female Treasury chief and a Native woman.
“We’ve made progress in providing greater economic opportunity for women at the Treasury and in the economics profession. But we know that much more needs to be done,” Yellen said in remarks prepared for the event. “I hope that this day is a reminder of the road we’ve traveled on equity and inclusion. And I hope it motivates us to continue to move forward.”
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Dr. Janet Louise Yellen is an American economist serving as the 78th United States secretary of the treasury since January 26, 2021. Yellen, the first female Treasury Secretary of the United States, is no stranger to breaking glass ceilings. An economist with a lifelong commitment to making the American economy one that allows all workers to succeed, she was also the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve.
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Dr. Marilynn Roberge Malerba is an American tribal leader and former nurse who is the lifetime chief of the Mohegan Tribe. Within the Mohegan Tribe she has been the chair of the tribal council, and worked as executive director of the health and human services department. Malerba was named the 18th chief of the Mohegan Tribe on August 15, 2010, and is the first female chief in modern history to hold this position. She serves on the United States Department of Justice Tribal Nations Leadership Council,and joined the Indian Health Service's Tribal Advisory Committee in 2015, a committee she leads as of 2022.
President Biden appointed Malerba on June 21, 2022 to serve as 45th Treasurer of the United States making her the first Native American to hold the position.
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Harvard Names a New President, an Insider and Historic First
Claudine Gay, the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will become the 30th president of Harvard University on July 1. She will be the university’s first Black leader, and the second woman.
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First Women Leading the Way
Becca Balint - First woman in Congress from Vermont
Maura Healey - First lesbian governor in the US, first woman governor in Massachusetts
Summer Lee - Pennsylvania’s first Black woman in Congress
Delia Ramirez - First Latina woman in Congress from Illinois
Maxwell Alejandro Frost - First Gen Z member of Congress at 25
Kathy Hochul - First woman elected governor of New York
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Upcoming AAUW NJ Dates
2023
February 13, 2023 - DEI: What Inclusion Really Means, 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. Hosted by the Summit College Club Branch
Spring 2023 TBA - TeenTech at Essex County College
March 17, 2023 - Tween Tech at Stockton University
April 18, 2023 - DEI: Anti-Racism - Let’s Own It! 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. Hosted by the Northern Ocean County Branch
April 29, 2023 - Annual Business Meeting via Zoom. Details to be announced
June 3, 2023 - Leadership Conference - Time, location and agenda to be announced
July 22 2023 Tech Trek Orientation Day for Staff and Alumni Reunion, Stockton University
July 23 - 29, 2023 Tech Trek Camp, Stockton University
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If your branch is forwarding the AAUW mission in some way, please share your activities with aauwnj@gmail.com. We want to celebrate you!
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