Directory and
New Members
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New email for Lydia Mellos: LydiaSmithMellos@gmail.com
New members:
Dorothy E Hughes,
CPO Box 1812, Kingston NY 12402; Cell # is 845-430-7054.
Virginia M. Rose, 147 Witch Tree Road, Woodstock 12498; phone 845-679-6621.
Introduce a friend to AAUW by bringing him or her to one of our events. Have you changed your phone number or your email address? Please check the directory and forward any corrections to Sheila Beall.
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Kingston AAUW Calendar
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March 7, 7:15 - Miss Representation Fundraiser, Rosendale Theater Collective
March 8, 3pm, International Women's Day, Meet on the Bridge over the Hudson
Thursday, March 8, Trip to the Metropolitan Museum and NYC. Contact Vivi Hlavsa.
Sun.,March 11, 5 pm, Potluck & a Film - see below.
Mon. March 12, 11:30 am -
12:30 pm, Holiday Inn, Meet 'n Eat for LUNCH
Tues. March 13, 3pm, Open Board Mtg. Kingston Library, Story Hour Room
Wed., March 14, Op Ed Training Teleconference.
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Sunday, March 18, VanGogh Up Close, trip to the Philadelphia Museum. Contact Linda Gold
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Sat. March 24, Branch Mtg. 1pm Mingle, 1:30 International Panel
Sunday, March 25, Public Policy film series. See Article.
April 17, Pay Equity Day and AAUW NYS Public Policy Day in Albany
AAUW Kingston Unhappy Hour, details to follow.
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Want to print the calendar? Click this link
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Meet 'n' Eat
| LUNCH at the HOLIDAY INN
Meet'n'Eat is a monthly get-together for AAUW members and their friends.
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Come have LUNCH and share what's on your mind.
Meet'n'Eat
12:30 pm
March 12 , Monday noon
The Holiday Inn
Route 28 Kingston
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Potluck & a Film
| Sunday, March. 11, 5 pm
This month, we'll be watching The Edge of Heaven (originally Auf de Anderer Seite) . Here's the summary:
Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, director Fatih Akin's deeply humanistic drama follows the stories of four Turks and two Germans as they realize the meaning of love while facing the harsh realities of today's world.
Nejat is a second-generation Turkish immigrant living in Germany. When his father invites the prostitute Yeter to move in with him, Nejat disapproves, but he softens toward her when he learns that she regularly sends tuition money to her daughter in Turkey. Suddenly, Yeter is dead, the victim of Ali's temper. With Ali in jail, Nejat travels to Turkey to find the daughter. Story interweaves with story in this multi-layered drama of life "on the other side."
Please let Vivi know what you'll be bringing to share and to get directions if you need them.
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Women's History Month
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As the White House's statement puts it so eloquently:
"As Americans, ours is a legacy of bold independence and passionate belief in fairness and justice for all. For generations, this intrepid spirit has driven women pioneers to challenge injustices and shatter ceilings in pursuit of full and enduring equality.
During Women's History Month, we commemorate their struggles, celebrate centuries of progress, and reaffirm our steadfast commitment to the rights, security, and dignity of women in America and around the world.
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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, philanthropy, and research.
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| Greetings! | These are challenging times and sometimes it feels like women's progress has not just slowed, that it's regressing. I remind myself of those "Iron Jawed Angels" and all they endured to secure the vote for us. We can do no less for future generations.
Thank you for speaking out, helping to educate voters, volunteering, and joining hands with the women and men across the country and the world who are working to secure representation and equity for women and girls.
Ruth Wahtera, Editor P.S. See you at Miss Representation Wednesday evening! |
Fundraiser
Miss Representation Screening
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This is it!
This Wednesday evening. You may have seen our posters popping up around town.
The Kingston Branch is very excited to host a screening of the award-winning film, Miss Representation at the Rosendale Theatre Collective on March 7, 2012, 7:15.
We've been talking about it for months, so suffice it to say...
BE THERE!
Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Tickets are available for purchase here.
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International News: March Branch Meeting and More
The International Scene
by Jenn Mayfield, Intern'l Chair |
 I spent most of the last week at the UN Commission on the Status of Women and look forward to reporting back to you all on those meetings. International Women's Day, March 8, 2012. Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures. The afternoon following Miss Representation, I'd love to see you walking over the bridge - Walkway Over the Hudson - in sisterhood with women around the globe.
Park on the Highland side of the river and take the shuttle bus to the gathering spot in Poughkeepsie. The program begins at 3:45.We'll walk together with Poughkeepsie under the AAUW banner and be back on the Highland side by 5pm. Want a ride? Let a board member know. For more information Tying It All Together The March program for the branch will be a panel discussion on development and women's issues around the world. This program will pull together and expand upon the knowledge and information our branch will gain from all of the upcoming events. It will be an opportunity to explore issues that may be on the fringe of our consciousnesses and learn from experts in the field. Jenn Mayfield |
Public Policy Program
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Our Public Policy program this month will be Sunday morning, March 25, 11am.
As a follow-up to the excellent 5-part PBS series Women, War, and Peace we
just finished watching, concluding with the powerful Pray the Devil Back to Hell, about how the women of the African nation of Liberia united to end a brutal 14-year civil war, we'll watch Iron Ladies of Liberia, a 2007 PBS Independent Lens documentary about the achievements and struggles of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and the first-ever freely-elected female head of state in Africa.
RSVP Irene Miller, 518-878-3516 or imiller65@hvc.rr.com.
At the Capital: AAUW New York State has found its voice and it is your voice! We will be holding a Public Policy Advocacy Day in Albany on Tuesday, April 17th. Please join us for an exciting and informative program followed by meetings with our New York State representatives. We are hoping to make this an annual event and need your participation!
We will be advocating for issues such as pay equity, violence against women and children, child care, and reproductive rights.
The day will begin at 10:00 am with a welcome from Assemblywomen Ellen Jaffee and Addie Russell. At 10:30 we will be briefed on effective advocacy techniques from a professional lobbyist and a member of the state legislature. A panel discussion on the key topics of pay equity, women's and family issues will conclude the morning program.
We will schedule meetings with Senator Bonicic and and assemble people Cahill, Crouch, and Lopez. between 12:30 and 3:00pm. The Assembly will also issue a proclamation for AAUW in the afternoon.
Please let Susan Holland know if you plan to attend and whether you can drive a carload.
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Fundraiser Flea Market Table
From Dolores LaChance, LAF Chair
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Thanks to all who worked to make our LAF fund raiser, the French Club Flea Market, a worthwhile event.
We sent out the word to start looking for items to contribute; some members volunteered to
collect donations at their homes, some spent time making reminder calls and others offered to work the day of the event.
I wish to express my gratitude to all who took the time to find items to donate and make those calls, with heart felt thanks to the early birds who were there to help set up and price our wares, to all who gave up part of their Saturday to help, and to Diana Chesmel whose artistic gift kept our table displays inviting and selling. I could not have done it without all your support.
We took in $384.75 from the sale of your donated 'treasures', which I think is a huge success.
Thanks, Dolores LaChance
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Book Discussion Group
Reading List through June 2012
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Third Tuesday, 1 PM
Kingston Library, Story Hour Room for March
(For a printable version click here.)
March 20 The Diaries of Sofia Tolstoy edited by Cathy Porter
Sofia was 19 and innocent when her new husband, Leo Tolstoy, 34, handed her his sexually candid diary. Smart and determined, she took refuge in her own diary, chronicling her daunting life as the wife of the self-absorbed genius.
April 17 When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
...tells one Japanese American family's story of internment in a Utah enemy alien camp during World War II. This novel is written in deceptively tranquil prose, a distillation of injustice, anger, and poetry.
May 15 Olive Kittredge by Elizabeth Strout
Thirteen li{ked tales present a heart-wrenching, penetrating portrait of ordinary coastal Mainers living lives of quiet grief intermingled with flashes of human connection.
June 19 Shannon by Frank Delaney
Delaney's novel follows an American priest as he travels along Ireland's Shannon River in search of his family roofs, and while it's peace he seeks, trouble finds him.
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News, Celebrations, and etcetera
March Briefings
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Sexual Harassment Workshop Thanks to Susan Hirsch, Marj Roberts, Pat Stedge, and Ruth Wahtera who presented the AAUW research Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School at the Kingston High School Anti-Bullying conference Saturday March 3. The conversations with participants were especially interesting and varied. If you're interested in reaching out to other school districts in the county, let one of us know.
Op Ed Training:Did you know the second most-read section of a newspaper is the opinion pages (after the front page)? The op ed (short for opposite editorial) pages are where your voices can help drive the news and shape the debate on issues ranging from birth control and contraception to social security and the importance of voting.
AAUW (national) is offering a teleconference on how to write an effective op ed and push it out to newspaper editors on Wednesday, March 14 at 7 PM RSVP here
Recycling in Ulster County: Thanks to Sheila Beall for arranging our trip to the recycling facility this month. And, thanks to Executive Director Tim Rose (new member Ginny Rose's son) and Recycling Coordinator Michelle Bergkamp provided a wonderful tour. You can see a slide show of the event on our blog here.
The next Household Hazardous Waste, Electronics, & Pharmaceutical Collection is Sat. April 28, free by appointment. (845) 336-3336.
AAUW NYS Convention: Kingston AAUW will have a delegation of five at the NYS convention this year -- Susan Holland, Jenn Mayfield, Dolores LaChance, Irene Miller, and Ruth Wahtera. Ruth Bean will be honored as our emerging leader, but unfortunately can't attend. We congratulate Ruth.
News on the blog:
- Trip to the Metropolitan Museum
- Trip to the Van Gogh exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum
- Thanks to Leland Stedge for his program on Mongolia
What catches your fancy? Volunteer an hour or two at one of these upcoming events.
- Unhappy Hour - Pay Equity Day - work on publicity, distribute posters, sign people in, serve as one of our hostesses at the event. April 17.
- Annual Meeting and Picnic - Help Evelyn Ness organize food.
- Women's Expo Booth - staff our booth for a two hour shift with three or four other members.
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