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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 

Enjoy great company and great food in an historic stone house in a woodland setting. If the weather is fine, come early to explore the walking paths and we'll eat on the deck.  

The picnic is open to non-members. We'll do a little business and a lot of socializing. It's a great opportunity to learn about the branch's many activities - social and mission-based.    

 RSVP Ruth Bean, 255-5752.

Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY

Spend the weekend with AAUW leaders from around NY State as we prepare for the coming year. This year the agenda will include personal and professional leadership development skills and tools.  

Open to all AAUW members. $100 for a weekend on a lovely college campus in a picturesque upstate village.

Some call this a War on Women and many days it feels like there are more barriers being erected than torn down. AAUW is nonpartisan. That means we don't support specific candidates, but we do take positions on specific issues that impact equity for women and girls. Here are some of our recent and upcoming activities.

• Lobby Day in Albany: we met with our elected representatives about pay equity. In NYS women earn 83 cents for every dollar a man in a comparable job earns. While the Assembly passed pay equity, the Senate never brought the bills to the floor for debate or a vote.  

• Unhappy Hour: the branch met at Keegan Ales on Pay Equity Day, April 17, to spread the word about our unhappiness that women still earn less than men for the same job.

• Miss Representation Screening: The branch screened Miss Representation at the Rosendale Theatre to increase awareness of the many ways that girls and young women are unfairly portrayed in the media. The proceeds help provide local scholarships.  

• Candidate Forums starting with a June 18 forum before the Congressional primary June 26. Invited candidates: Joel Tyner, Julian Schriebman, and Chris Gibson. Additional forums for state candidates will be scheduled before the state and local primaries September 11 and the general election November 8.

• Get Out the Vote activities: We are looking for a coordinator to help us manage voter registration and voter education, especially focused on young adults who support equity issues. Interested? Contact Susan Holland.

Stay up to date on these and other issues and events by subscribing to our enewsletter.  

If you like to explore, join us on one or more of our trips. Proceeds support our scholarship fund. Coming trips:  

• Tuesday, May 22: Pepsico Gardens and Sculptures & the Purchase College Neuberger Museum
• Monday, July 22, James Taylor in Concert at Tanglewood
• Saturday, August 11, Cooperstown and the Glimmerglass Opera featuring Aida