From aauw-women at lists.olympus.net Tue Feb 6 21:09:00 2007 From: aauw-women at lists.olympus.net (aauw-women@lists.olympus.net) Date: Tue Feb 6 21:08:57 2007 Subject: [AAUW-WA-BrMember] AAUW Member Letter Feb. 2007 Message-ID: <000601c74a76$17d8d0b0$9002a8c0@connie> This Member Newsletter is coming to you via AAUW of Washington Member-listserv from Connie Dunkelberger, State President. Do not reply to this message. Direct comments and questions to feedback@aauw-wa.org American Association of University Women February We had a very successful Lobby Day on January 29th. Thanks to Dixie and the Public Policy team for an excellent program. The timing of the first hearing of the Washington Learns Omnibus Bill, which the governor wanted to present herself, gave many of us a chance to attend the hearing, sign in with our support and hear the governor. Thanks to Sue Schauffler and the Olympia branch we had a fantastic lunch and many visits were made to legislators. Three members attending from Spokane made seven visits in a matter of a couple of hours. AAUW of Washington is again offering a $500 grant for a college student to attend the National College Women's Student Conference in Washington, D.C. in June. The applications are on the public section of the web site. Therefore, the student herself can download the application. She can also get the information from the Association web site at www.aauw.org. This year DaVina Hoyt from Pullman is the chairperson of this project. She can be reached at collegerep@aauw-wa.org. Make Plans for Spokane! The Evergreen Leader will be out this month*. The registration forms are already online at www.aauw-wa.org in the Member Corner under Forms. You will be able to read a few of the convention highlights on line, as well. Branches should plan to send a full delegation to Spokane. This will be an investment in your branch. There will be a lot of changes and proposed changes at the Association, which will be explained to us in Spokane. It will be your time to ask question and be a part of this historic process as it unfolds. a.. If you don't get an Evergreen Leader by the end of the month, you should check your membership records through the Association web site in the member corner. You are the only one who can make address corrections using the web site. I get a few extra copies to give very new members who are not in the AAUW records. Contact me at president@aauw-wa.org. I may have an extra copy. Connie Dunkelberger, State President Special Announcements from Association Share Your Passion on Valentine's Day-A Challenge to All AAUW Members! On February 14, call someone you know and explain why you're so passionate about AAUW-tell them about the mission, the research, the advocacy, the philanthropy, and why you are a member. Then, invite them to join or give them the gift of membership! If you are an AAUW leader, call your fellow state or branch leaders and make sure they tell everyone to share their passion for AAUW on Valentine's Day! Let's make this day count. Learn more, send an e-postcard "join" invitation, or visit the join section of the AAUW website. Convention Update (Phoenix) Convention Registration Now Available: Don't Miss Special Incentives! Everyone is invited to attend the 44th Association convention in Phoenix, Arizona, from June 29 to July 2, 2007. Convention provides opportunities for individuals to network, educate themselves about AAUW programs, and hear inspiring speakers. Learn more about incentive programs and register now at www.aauw.org/convention/conv2007/index.cfm. _________News from Julie Buffington___________ Adelante! Book Club Selections for Winter 2007 Adelante! Book Club selections encourage members and nonmembers to open a dialogue of women and diversity in their communities. See http://www.aauw.org/community_programs/adelante/06.cfm for a list of the 2006-07?Adelante! Book Club selections. January Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX: The Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America by Karen Blumenthal (2005) A fascinating look at the birth, growth, stagnation, and final emergence of Title IX. While acknowledging the controversy surrounding this law, the author is unwaveringly supportive of its passage and implementation. Interesting and easy-to-follow chapters highlight the process of creating, revising, fighting for, and ultimately passing this legislation that gave girls and women equal access to physical-education classes, gymnasiums, universities, and graduate schools. February (Black History Month) The Water Is Wide by Pat Conroy (1987) The island is nearly deserted, haunting, and beautiful. Across a slip of ocean lies South Carolina. But for the handful of families on Yamacraw Island, America is a world away. For years the people here lived proudly from the sea, but now its waters are not safe. Waste from industry threatens their very existence - unless, somehow, they can learn a new life. But they will learn nothing without someone to teach them, and their school has no teacher. Here is Conroy's extraordinary drama based on his own experience - the true story of a man who gave a year of his life to an island and the new life its people gave him. March (Women's History Month) Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America by Karenna Gore Schiff (2006) Schiff, journalist, lawyer, and daughter of former vice president Al Gore, highlights the lives of nine women who have enormous impact on the social and political history of the U.S., though most of them are relatively unknown. Schiff acknowledges that her selections are entirely personal. The nine include Ida B. Wells Barnett, anti lynching activist; Mother Jones, an advocate for coal miners; Dr. Alice Hamilton, a proponent of workers' rights in the chemical industry; Frances Perkins, who helped establish Social Security; Virginia Durr, who fought to end poll taxes; Septima Poinsette Clark, an advocate for the rights of black voters; Dolores Huera, farm worker organizer; Dr. Helen Rodrigues-Trias, a reproductive rights activist; and Gretchen Buchenholz, a child advocate. You can also join the discussion online? as AAUW supports an online discussion board for Adelante! books and related discussions. I hope that you will join me in reading and discussing the Adelante! books and I welcome your comments and questions. Julie Julie Buffington, AAUW of WA Diversity Chair -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.olympus.net/pipermail/aauw-women/attachments/20070206/9e887162/attachment-0001.html