Kingston AAUW Calendar
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Tue. April 13, 3pm Branch Board Meeting, Kingston Library -- yes, there is a board meeting.
Thurs. April 15, 2pm (carpool at 1pm)Branch Meeting, Tour Omega Center for Sustainable Living
Monday, April 19
Silk
Road at the American Museum of Natural History (see
below)
Tues. April 20, Fair Pay Day
Tues. April 20, 1-2:30 Book Discussion, Kingston Library. First Mothers & video, The Psychological Residuals of Slavery
Monday, April 26, 4pm, Lecture: The Silk Road in an Historical Context by History Prof. Tom Mounkhall.
Sat. May 22, 1pm Branch meeting with Sheriff Paul Barclum at the new County Jail
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Trip Information
The Silk Road
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Monday
April 19, 2010
American Museum of Natural History
for the special exhibit
The Silk Road
Join us
for a thrilling journey from AD 600 to 1200 along the ancient trade route
covering four cities, from Xi'an to Bagdad with dioramas, interactives and
artifacts of interest to children and adults alike.
Included on the return trip -- a stop at Trader Joe's along our modern
trade Route 17.
Added Attraction
Open to all:On Monday, 4/26, 4pm History Professor Tom Mounkhall will speak on: The Silk
Road in an Historical Context at the Kingston Library.
Cost for Museum, bus, and driver's tip: $56; $61 after April
10
Members of AAUW and SIP: $53; $58 after 4/10
Bus & tip only: $36
IMAX and Planetarium tickets may be purchased separately at the Museum for $9
each
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2009-2010 Kingston Branch Officers
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VP, Programming - ViVi Hlavsa and Beverly Sloane
VP Membership - Suki Kerr & Jean Semilof
Treasurer - Doris Licht
Recording Secretary - Carol Leib for Susan Holland
Corresponding Secretary - Joan Reis
Committees
Bus Trips - ViVi Hlavsa and Pat Whalan
Communications - Ruth Wahtera
Directory - Sheila Beall
Diversity - Arlene Bruck
Educational Foundation - Doris Goldberg & Irwin Rosenthal
Historian - Bernie Carpino
Hospitality - Pat Stedge and Ginger Yaple
International - Vacant
Legal Advocacy Fund - Dolores LaChance
Publicity - Carole Leib
Public Policy - Rokki Carr
Telephone Tree - Virginia Kohli
See your directory for phone numbers and email addresses.
Click here for links to leadership profiles.
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Kingston AAUW Branch Communication Committee
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Ruth Bean
ViVi Hlavsa
Susan Holland
Doris Licht
Ruth Wahtera, Editor
If you have something you would like posted on either the Kingston AAUW or the Unofficial Passions site, e-mail the information to a committee member.
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About AAUW
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AAUW's Value Promise
By joining AAUW, you belong
to a community that breaks through educational and economic barriers so
that all women have a fair chance. AAUW's Mission
AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research. | |
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| Greetings! | Next week is Earth Day and Fair Pay Day. Two important events we take note of.
For our branch meeting this month we are touring one of the most amazing green buildings in the region. And, for Fair Pay Day, we hope you'll help spread the word that Fair Pay is still an issue.
Happy Spring,
-- Ruth
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April Branch Meeting
Tour the Omega Center for Sustainable Living with CEO Skip Backus | Omega Center for Sustainable Living |
Thursday, April 15, 2 pm
1pm carpool
parking
lot behind the former Ames,
The Omega Center for Sustainable
Living is a state-of the art water reclamation facility and environmental
education center that brings together wastewater recycling, clean energy, green
architecture, and other sustainability elements that can be replicated locally
and globally. The OCSL will provide sustainability educations for students,
professionals, policymakers, developers, and the 23,000 visitors who
participate in Omega's programs every year. The OCSL demonstrates the critical
intersection of environmental sustainability, renewable energy, and the new
green economy. Skip Backus is the CEO of the Omega
Institiute for Holistic Studies.For more than 20 years, he managed his own
contracting business, including all of Omega's buildings, such as the Sanctuary
and the Ram Dass Library. Backus has provided visionary leadership for the Omega
Center for Sustainable Living. Five years in the making, the OCSL is on target to
achieve LEED platinum certification, and has been widely recognized as a
pioneer in the Living Building Challenge. For more information contact Bev
Sloane, 876-0738 Non-members - suggested $10 donation to the Branch scholarship fund
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International News
| This is a new column coordinated by Jane Riley, branch chair of International Activities
Nujood Ali |
There's a new book out that some of us are anxious to read and discuss, I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali. You can read more about it on our blog here. Jean Semilof has offered to host an evening discussion group at her home, so, if you're interested, give her a call or drop her a note. She'll let you know when. 331-4559 |
Fair Pay Day April 20th
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What are you doing to spread the word? Our goal for Fair Pay this year is to spread the word that it is still an issue. How many conversations about fair pay have you inintiated lately with people who might not have thought about it? Have you talked about it with your daughter or granddaughter? How about with your son? We've posted a lot of background information for you here. Here's what we need you to do -- easy: - Forward the link
or pdf
of the fact sheet to everyone you know. Ask them to let you know
whether their organization did something.
- Talk about Pay Equity with your friends
- Write a letter to the editor
Thanks for helping to spread the word. |
Presenting The Color of Freedom Essay Award by Doris Goldberg
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Keasia Francis, Essay Contest Winner |
The silence when Keasia read her essay was awesome.
"This movie, The Color of Freedom, made my point of view
towards black history a little different than before. I began to think about
more African Americans that made a difference other than Martin Luther King, Jr.
and Rosa Parks. Nelson Mandela was a South African leader who never gave up and
kept on striving to improve the way Africans were being treated."
- excerpt, Keasia
Francis, Essay Contest Winner
Giving Keasia the award at the Hodge Center was rewarding
for all of us and a clear message
that this project is important and should be continued.
I met Keasia before the presentation She is a beautiful 14 year old girl
and an avid reader. She was reading the book "Twilight" at the
Center. We also spoke with her mother who was present not only for Keasia's
award, but the birthday celebration for her younger son.
Hodge Center staffer, Don Waters introduced, first, Reverend James Childs,
chair of the advisory committee and Alderwoman Shirley Whitlock from the
fourth ward, both of whom spoke about the importance of the Center and that it
was a safe and welcoming place in a community with troubles but pride.
Then Bard
College student Samantha Rosenbaum presented a 'food chair.' Samantha found out about the Food for Thought
program at Hodge through her instructor, Jennifer Schwartz Berky, Visiting
Lecturer at Bard in Environmental and Urban Studies, and Deputy Director of the
Ulster County Planning Board.
When Keasia read her essay, Irwin noted that the audience
(mainly composed of younger children) attended to her words in rapt silence.
She smiled happily when I gave her the check from AAUW and then the audience
clapped in recognition when I gave her a Maya Angelou book of poems and a short
biography of President Obama. I also gave her a cake which I think she took
home.
I came away happy to have made contact with Keasia and her mother.
The people at the Center were welcoming and EAGER for help and support in the
day-to-day running of the Center and providing a safe and stimulating environment for the children of that
neighborhood. I think the project is important and would like to support it in
the future.
The KAAUW members present were Pat Stedge. Rokki Carr, Susan
Holland, Ruth Wahtera, Irwin and myself.
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Book Discussion Group
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
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For our April 20th meeting (Pay Equity Day) we will  commemorate Women's History Month by
discussing the book, First Mothers: The Women Who Shaped the Presidents.We'll also watch the 18 minute video that we had scheduled earlier but had to cancel due to the limitations on space during the library elevator renovations. |
Directory Updates
| Each month we include corrections and updates to the directory. Send changes to Sheila Beall.
Changes to note in your directory:
No updates this month.
Special Membership InformationThis late in the year, new members get special rates.
Check with membership co-chairs Jean Semilofor Suki Kerrfor details.
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News and Celebrations
| Eileen Hartmann, President AAUW-NYS | Eileen Hartmann, President of AAUW-NYS stopped in Kingston for lunch on her way from her home outside of Syracuse to a Long Island branch meeting. Bette Nitzky surprised us when she joined us -- it was her first AAUW event since she got back to town. We had a good discussion of the changes AAUW is undergoing. Thanks for stopping by, Eileen.
Present at lunch with Eileen were Bette, Susan Holland and Doris Goldberg who filled in for Bette this year, Vivi Hlavsa, and Ruth Wahtera.
NY City Ballet at Saratoga Performing Arts CenterThursday, July 8, 2010 Cost: $120 Details to follow.
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 Susan Holland, Rokki Carr, Joan Monk, and Ruth Wahtera will attend the AAUW-NYS Convention in Cooperstown this month.
Thanks go to Joan Monk who has donated an Eleanor Roosevelt basket for the LAF Fundraiser for the Kingston Branch.
Why So Few?
Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Now Available
OnlineAAUW's newest research report,
Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics,
was featured in an event at George Washington University on March 25. The
research findings were presented by co-authors Catherine Hill, Andresse St.
Rose, Christianne Corbett, and scholar Shelley Correll, whose
work was profiled in the report. In addition, AAUW Executive Director
Linda Hallman moderated a panel discussion that featured leaders in a variety
of STEM-related fields and focused on how to move this research to
practice. Although some technical difficulties interrupted parts of
the live streaming, a clean feed is now available at http://www.aauw.org/research/whysofew.cfm********
Women in History Month Posts
Branch members were busy writing about wom  en in history this month. If you haven't read these posts, take a break and learn about some terrific women. |
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