AAUW Book Group
Meets the second Monday of the month
10:30 am
at City Island Library
February 10
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“Spying on the South: An Odyssey Across the American Divide”
by Tony Horwitz. Horwitz retraces Frederick Law Olmsted, (the great 19th century landscape architect, best know for designing New York’s Central Park) through his travels in the South. Horwitz rightly prides himself on being a curious and empathetic freestyle conversationalist- a gift that Olmsted apparently shared. Traveling south and west by car, steamboat, and even mule in advance of the 2016 primary season, Horwitz wants to gauge what Olmsted called “the drift of things” in America.
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All members are invited to participate!
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AAUW Daytona Movie Tuesday
Tuesday, February 4
Cinematique Theater Discount Day
Everyone Admitted for $6
Oscar nominated short films
11:30 -12:50
Daughter (Dcera) CZECHIA/15 MINS/201
Director: Daria Kashcheeva
The interruption of a small bird transports a woman back to memories of her father.
Hair Love USA/7 MINS/2019
Director: Matthew A. Cherry
It’s up to Daddy to give his daughter, Zuri, an extra-special hairstyle in this story of self-confidence and the love between fathers and daughters.
Kitbull USA/9 MINS/2019
Director: Rosana Sullivan
KITBULL, directed by Rosana Sullivan and produced by Kathryn Hendrickson, reveals an unlikely connection that sparks between two creatures: a fiercely independent stray kitten and a pitbull. Together, they experience friendship for the first time.
Memorable FRANCE/12 MINS/2019
Director: Bruno Collet
The world appears to be changing for Louis, a painter, and his wife Michelle. In fact, recently all sorts of strange things have been happening to them.
Sister USA/8 MINS/2018
Director: Siqi Song
A man thinks back to his childhood memories of growing up with an annoying little sister in China in the 1990s. What would his life have been like if things had gone differently?
PLUS A SELECTION OF ADDITIONAL ANIMATED SHORTS:
Henrietta Bulkowski
USA/16 MINS (featuring the voices of Chris Cooper and Ann Dowd!)
The Bird and the Whale Ireland
/6 MINS
Hors Piste
France/5 MINS
Stay to see
Clemency
at 1:30 p.m. ($6 admission)
Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams (Alfre Woodard). As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill
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Great Decisions
FEBRUARY 24
STATE OF DIPLOMACY
The February meeting will be held at Island Crowne Condo, 1900 North Atlantic, Daytona Beach. 3:30-5:00 pm
For more info contact Lucy Jackman,
386-672-8335
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AAUW FL Lobby Days: Advocate from, Home!
Mary Ann Sines and Patricia Ross attended AAUW FL Lobby Days along with over 30 members from 13 branches. We met with legislators to advocate for the Fair Pay Protection Act, Paid Family Leave, Human Trafficking Bills and Equal Rights from Men and Women.
Advocacy is an important part of AAUW's mission. The AAUW Florida Public Policy Committee has an urgent request for your advocacy in the pay equity area, and you don't even have to leave home! We need you to write a physical letter or email from your own address next week if possible. The Florida legislative session is short and committees will stop meeting in a few weeks.
Here is a summary of the bill in question (House Bill 739 and Senate Bill 90)
It provides the following protections:
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Employers can’t retaliate against individuals involved in legal proceedings to enforce the law
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Employers can’t retaliate against employees who discuss wages
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Employers can’t reduce another employee’s pay to comply
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Employers can’t request salary history
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Employers can’t provide less favorable career opportunities based on sex
In addition, employer defenses are clarified: they must be job-related and agreement for a lesser wage is not a defense. The law, if passed, would apply to all employees including those covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (which has fewer protections).
Not many bills filed in the Florida legislature become law, or even make it to the floor of one of the chambers. The first step in this process is for the bill to be reported favorably out of the first committee to which it is assigned. Usually, bills are assigned to two to three committees, all of which must report favorably in order before the bill can reach the floor of the House or Senate.
The Public Policy Committee is asking you to put forth a special effort this year to persuade Representative Heather Fitzenhagen, chair of the Business and Professions Subcommittee in the House, to schedule a hearing for House Bill 739.
Write:
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I am requesting a hearing in the Business and Professions Subcommittee for HB 739, Discrimination in Labor and Employment. (this doesn't have to come first--use your own thoughts, but do include it somewhere).
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Include some of the talking points in the attached document.
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Thank the Chair/Vice Chair/Speaker for their attention and work for the people of Florida.
Please write to Chair Fitzenhagen, Vice Chair Mariano, and Speaker Olivia as listed below.
Rep. Heather Fitzenhagen
Local headquarters: Fort Myers. She is an attorney and JD graduate of Nova SE U. She is running for the U.S. Congress seat in her area, District 19, which includes Fort Myers Beach, Bonita Springs, Naples, and Marco Island.
303 House Office Building
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
(850) 717-5078
Rep. Amber Mariano, Vice Chair
Local: Hudson, FL (Pasco). She graduated Nova SE U in 2017.
303 House Office Building
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
(850) 717-5036
Speaker of the House (has a lot of power and influence)
Jose R. Oliva
Local: Hialeah. He owns a cigar company.
Address him as:
The Honorable Jose R. Oliva, Speaker
Florida House of Representatives
420 The Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
(850) 717-5110
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