The shooting in Uvalde, Texas and the Supreme Court’s possible overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision has made me think long and hard about the action that I can take. As an organization, AAUW’s and AAUWMI’s Public Policy Priorities are our guide. These priorities say that “to guarantee equality, individual rights, and social justice for a diverse and inclusive society, AAUW advocates self-determination of one’s reproductive health decisions” and “freedom from violence and fear of violence, including hate crimes, in homes, schools, workplaces, and communities.” I will take action, believing that AAUW is political, although non-partisan. I will continue to contact my legislators about gun violence, knowing that gun violence has been the leading cause of deaths for children ages 0-19 in Michigan since 2014. I will also continue to contact my legislators about choice in in determining one’s reproductive life. I have urged our Senators to support the Women’s Health Protection Act. This critical bill would take the principles of Roe v. Wade and make them federal law.

I am also determined to take action by getting out the vote. I will encourage my branch to register new voters by going to high schools and our community college.  Other ideas include offering to take people to the poll and sponsoring Candidates’ Forums or joining with other organizations in doing so. As an organization, we cannot endorse candidates, but we certainly can focus on the candidates’ positions on our public policy issues. I intend to do so with a laser focus.

As Sheryl Sandberg said, “It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It’s also a very clear path to happiness.” I definitely have a passion for the mission of AAUW and I am hoping that I have made a contribution in advancing that mission.

My appreciation first of all goes to you, the members of AAUW of Michigan. Thank you for electing me as President and for your support. Thank you also to the branch officers. I feel that we have had the opportunity to get to know one another, whether it be through Zoom, email, or at the convention, and hope that you have felt supported by AAUW of Michigan.  I have also had the opportunity to work with incredible AAUWMI Board members and staff over the past two years. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to your positions.

My appreciation extends to all that contributed to making our 100th Anniversary Celebration such a huge success. I definitely appreciate the Golden Recognition Award winners for your longtime service to AAUW and for your many accomplishments. We are standing on your shoulders and future members will stand on our shoulders. 100 years of being a state organization is definitely something to celebrate!

If you attended the convention on April 30th, you may have heard my relatively short speech about the plans I have for AAUWMI during my Presidential term, which will begin on July 1st. For those not in attendance, I will revisit those ideas here. 

First, I would like to develop and launch very tangible toolkits for branch and state leadership roles. This is so that the transitions between leaders at the end and beginning of terms are seamless and easy. This plan also will build in a succession plan for each position, making it easier to recruit and fill leadership roles.

Secondly (though this may happen first, as the aforementioned goal will take a lot of effort and time), is creating and launching a virtual branch. The reason a virtual branch is key in Michigan is because we have so many rural communities that don’t have access to a local branch. For those communities, and in conjunction with the Broadband Internet for Rural America Act (H.R. 4374), a virtual branch will be a great alternative for them. At last count, there are nearly 1,000 national AAUW members in Michigan that do not belong to a branch. These are folks that aren’t being engaged at a local or even state level. There is a lot of lost potential here. While we don’t anticipate current branch members would leave their existing branch to become a member of a virtual branch, we do encourage dual membership.

Lastly, we plan to continue to reach our goals laid out in our strategic plan. While the strategic plan is very detailed, in general, our strategic goals include:

• Conduct programs aligned with AAUW’s strategic plan

• Assist branches in having 2-4 strategic plan-related programs that are open to the public

• Recover the cost of programs through registration fees and offer speaker honorariums

• Increase giving to AAUW and AAUWMI Funds

• Increase Legacy Circle members

• Recruit and retain more members

• Five Star participation

• Continuous improvement to AAUWMI website

• Increase engagement via social media

• Develop ways to communicate with branches

• Expand public policy activities

• Institute a succession plan to ensure new ideas and perspectives are included in the future leadership

• Help branches establish their own strategic plans aligned with national’s and the state’s

This strategic plan started under the leadership of your outgoing state president, Jan Van Gasse. Jan’s leadership and perseverance have been so inspiring to me and other board members. I have learned so much from Jan and am so thankful she will remain on the board in a different capacity.

Your 2022-2023 AAUWMI Board Members will be:

• President: Sheila Blair

• President Elect: To be elected in 2023

• Co-Vice-Presidents of Programs: Barb Duran and Linda Kevorkian

• Co-Vice-Presidents of Membership: Leah Monger and (TBD)

• Secretary: Shannon Clements

• Finance Director: Sally Doty

• Diversity Director: N’Kenge Gonzalez

• Funds Director: Ruth Briggs

• College/University Director: Amy Shamroe

• Bylaws Director: Jan Van Gasse

• Public Policy Director: Ruth Brown

I am so proud to serve with these leaders and look forward to serving you. I would like you to have my direct contact information so I can help where possible. While I may not be able to respond immediately (I’m working close to 80 hours per week), I certainly will respond. I can be reached by email at sheilablairpmp@gmail.com and by phone at (734) 674-2246.

Thank you, Midland!

About a month ago AAUW members from around the state gathered together in Midland. For the first time in four years members were able to attend workshops, learn from leaders, and celebrate outstanding women- in person. We are so grateful for the Midland branch and their continued work with us, both in prep for the originally planned May 2020 convention and, finally, this year’s Spring Convention.

Many women joined us Friday night for the 100th Anniversary Celebration. The wonderful event kicked off the weekend and allowed members to mingle and reconnect. Old AAUW friends were reunited and many new leaders were able to make great connections. We were also able to celebrate our Golden Recognition awardees- members who have been in AAUW for 50 or more years. It was an honor to have several recipients join us in person.

Saturday was a full day of workshops, panels, and group activities. We kicked off the day with our Annual Meeting and the election of new AAUWMI Board members. We followed that up with a panel discussion giving insight into changes in work for women post-COVID. Julia Brown, AAUW Board Chair, gave our keynote virtually.

We ended the day with a very fun activity called “Imagining AAUW” where attendees were divided into groups and then tasked with creating “commercials” for AAUW. This was a really fun way to think about how we talk about AAUW! If you would like to do something like this with your branch, reach out to me or Sheila Blair. 

You can find presentations from convention in this shared folder. If you would like to use any of these please COPY the files so they remain for others who might want to use them as well. We can add items to this folder as well if anyone has items they would like to share to members. 

It was a wonderful weekend filled with familiar friends and new inspirations. We could not have asked for a better way to celebrate AAUW of Michigan’s 100th Anniversary! 

Women’s Equality Day is celebrated on August 26th to commemorate the passage of the 19th amendment, which passed in 1920, and allowed women the right to vote. Our suffragettes dealt with a lengthy and difficult struggle, which took decades of agitation and protest.

AAUW of Michigan, in conjunction with a number of affiliate organizations, is sponsoring a Women’s Equality Day event on Saturday, August 27, 2022 to honor the passage of the 19th amendment. This gathering will be held at St. Mary’s Cultural and Banquet Center in Livonia from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

All attendees will enjoy a delighful luncheon with a program to follow. Our keynote speaker will be Christine Greig, a former Michigan congresswoman. Laura Callow, a long time ERA activist, will give an update on what is transpiring with the ERA. There will also be a presentation to honor our foremothers.

We hope you can join us on this auspicious occasion to interact and network with women, who continue to support the goal of achieving equity for all women, especially the adoption and enforcement of the ERA.

Details will follow with a link to register for this event.

As we finish up our fiscal year, we can look back and see where we need to make adjustments so that our lives may be a bit easier. Many times, the things we do aren’t really necessary. In looking at the entirety of the job – ask yourselves if what you are doing must be done in the same way it was before. With the new AAUW Community Hub, we have the opportunity to sit back and analyze why we do the things in the way that we do. The answer, “That’s the way we’ve always done it,” doesn’t really help.

The finance officer must keep track of the income and expenditures, of course. She must also keep track of the members’ dues payments. She may also be responsible for reporting new and renewing members. In some branches, a “dues treasurer” takes care of this last item.

What I’m trying to say is that we have an opportunity here. The new interface on the AAUW website designed for you is the AAUW Community Hub. There have been recurring “Office Hours” sponsored by AAUW with Tremayne Parquet, Angela Cooper and Katrina Sun Breese on Thursday afternoons at 3:30 p.m. ET. Many questions have been answered, and best of all, they listen to suggestions. Think about participating in a few of these. The link to register is: https://www.aauw.org/membership/new-systems-update/.

At the present time these things are of the utmost importance:

• Update your tax information – AAUW will file the 990N for you if you regularly have an income of less than $50,000. You can access this under “My Affiliation” on your home page of the Community Hub. .

• Update your contact information and that of your members. I understand that you can update individual member information as long as the member has an email address. This is new this year.

• Go to Tutorials: https://www.aauw.org/membership/new-systems-update/ for access to tutorials on your present tasks.

• Be sure that your finance officer’s information is correct and that it has been sent to AAUW, AAUWMI and me.

I have really enjoyed working with you this past year. I hope to continue this dialogue. Please, feel free to contact me either by phone or text 248-909-4583 or by email sallyaauw@gmail.com.

April 29-30 was so very special and festive as we spent the days renewing

friendships and making new ones! What a wonderful celebration for a centennial!

100 years of proud accomplishments and new initiatives as we move forward

into the future!

Let me paint you a picture of the convention on Friday afternoon through the eyes of a first timer and secretary of AAUWMI! Color the H Hotel festive and bubbling with preparation by the Midland super branch with many active members scurrying about to make the convention the best! The Executive Board was assisting the Convention Committee led by Amy Shamroe. Many last minute details! Jan Van Gasse, our fearless leader, was there leading the pack on after having major surgery!

Saturday was filled with the same buzzing of old friends and meeting more 

new friends. The annual meeting was a feeling of business and thankfulness to 

all members for their dedication to AAUW of Michigan! Sharon Belobraidich

was honored with the Liz Kummer Award, Judith Cox with the Young Leader 

Award, and Christine Greig with the Martha Griffiths Award. Beautiful glass awards 

paid tribute to these dynamic ladies!

The finale had members divided into groups in a fun exercise of designing an ad for

 “Why one should join AAUWMI?” What a hoot as creative and talented ladies worked together to do a one-minute ad! We had singers, poets, actresses, etc.! 

Such a fun way to end the convention! 

Attending the convention was a wonderful gift for all who attended. It was a beautiful

experience with memories for all as it provided the enjoyment of friendships, a

time for renewal, and honoring all! I look forward to the next convention in two years!

It’s been a long involved five months or so as AAUW brought us all the Community Hub. Unfortunately, it has been a lot more complex than everyone hoped, but you now can log in to renew your membership and get to your branch’s roster. Please take the opportunity to review the FAQ developed by the staff from member questions. They will be adding more to this list and are open to your input and suggestions. We are all still waiting for the final donation amounts from 2021 and first and second quarter 2022, but Tremayne’s last update via the Office Hours on 5/19/22 was that those numbers should be coming very soon. I will get them to the branch AAUW Funds person as soon as I receive them.

In a committee meeting I attended recently Board Chair Julia Brown said, based on questions and our discussions, she believes that people are not understanding how complex AAUW is, how many moving parts there are, and when the new system is compared to the “decades” old system…it’s like adding on to an old house…you find problems where you least think they might be found. They are trying to integrate systems that the developers didn’t know about and certainly didn’t appreciate their complexity. As we pass information along please remind members that this is not a ”plug and play” system and added changes along the way add to the complexity. She asked our members to have compassion for the staff, have patience with the change—we all have the same goal. Please keep Julia’s thoughts in mind as we move forward with this transition.

Another milestone is approaching, the 50th Anniversary of Title IX is June 23, 2022. Please consider donating $50 in honor of this wonderful event. AAUW is sponsoring two webinars for Title IX. Register for both webinars below. The first one is on June 15th: "Exploring Tough Policy Issues Through an AAUW Lens: Title IX and Trans Student Rights.” AAUW has partnered with the Women's Law Project and GLSEN for this webinar. The second webinar is on June 23rd and is AAUW’s Title IX 50th Anniversary Event. The event will commemorate the anniversary, highlight AAUW’s role and recognize our generous supporters and branches.

All branches are tasked with raising and donating $30 per member, per year. If you can, branch leaders would appreciate those who can cover donations for those who cannot. Many branches sponsor fundraisers just for the purpose of raising the $30 per member. The AAUWMI website lists many ideas for fundraisers that have been successful. Feel free to “borrow” any of those ideas to raise funds for your branch. And let us know how it worked!

If you are in the process of making decisions about, or how you want to leave a legacy, AAUW would appreciate each of us to consider joining the AAUW Legacy Circle. It isn’t required to disclose an amount of money you want to leave, what’s important is that you want to leave a legacy to AAUW. When you make the choice to join, you’ll be in a group of nearly 700 who have made the same choice. This places you in a circle of people who’ve made the decision to assist in continuing to support an organization that over its 140 years has prioritized the goal to make certain every woman and girl has equal access to leadership opportunities, fair pay, and discrimination-free workplaces and classrooms.

Join the Legacy Circle today by contacting AAUW Director of Advancement at 202-785-7766 and make your legacy count.

AAUW asked branches and states to incorporate the Five Star Program into their strategic planning for 2020-2022. Because of that, AAUWMI added the request for a $30/member annual donation and to consider joining the Legacy Circle to the AAUWMI Strategic Plan. These donations will help the individual branches and the state to earn stars for each year.

If this next “ask” sounds familiar…it should. I’m again discussing AAUW’s Greatest Needs Fund and asking you to donate to it versus the endowment funds handled by AAUW. Our predecessors, and us, have donated enough funds to those restricted accounts that they are funded into perpetuity. Those funds no longer need our financial support to provide fellowships and grants each year (AAUW just announced that $6 Million will go to fellowships and grants in 2022!!!). If you’ve served on a non-profit organization, you’ve probably heard how difficult it is to provide unrestricted funds to support the day-to-day operations. The staff of AAUW want to remind you that dues cover only 20% of those day-to-day operations. The staff and board have heard the members’ complaints about not getting answers when they call. They have begun AAUW Office Hours on Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. ET. If you have any questions, be sure and “tune in” to get your questions answered.

When making those precious donations, just go to www.aauw.org and click the DONATE button. Your donation will go directly to the Greatest Needs Fund and it will be MUCH appreciated.

I am finishing my term on the AAUWMI state board as AAUW Funds Director. My replacement is Ruth Briggs from the Wyandotte-Downriver Branch, an experienced, knowledgeable member that will be available whenever possible via her email or phone. If you have a question about the AAUWMI Funds, don’t hesitate to contact her at ruthbriggs1@comcast.net.

I am currently a member of the AAUW Advancement Committee. I was asked a year ago to become a member of this committee for a two-year term. The committee is made up of about a dozen state leaders from around the country. Our purpose is to provide the national board and staff ideas to help branch members increase branch membership and donations to AAUW Funds at branch, state, and national levels. During out monthly meetings, we are very fortunate to hear from staff including Katrina Sun Breese (a newcomer to AAUW staff), Tremayne Parquet and Angie Cooper (two very experienced staff members), and we are usually joined by Gloria Blackwell, President of AAUW, Julia Brown, President of AAUW Board of Directors, and Melinda Gaul, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors. They listen as we brainstorm ideas, ideas that we’ve learned from branches in our states that have tried and been successful. It’s an incredibly rewarding opportunity to learn what others have found to work (and not) and become acquainted with how members across the country are much alike in what we do and think. No wonder we AAUW members remain so powerful after 140 years.

Thank you and enjoy this Michigan Summer!

Kathy Shaw, AAUWMI Funds Director (until June 30, 2022)

269-965-2979 (Home), 269-209-9719 (Cell)

The leak of the draft opinion (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization) impacting Roe v. Wade, which established abortion as a constitutionally protected right, has unleashed a barrage of rallies, letters and other actions across the country. Regardless of your personal views on this issue, we need to remember that until the Supreme Court ruling is official; the law has not changed. AAUW is working closely with coalition partners to direct members on the best next steps. Check out the May 6 Washington Update as well as future Updates for ideas and suggestions.

Meanwhile May was Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. On May 3 AAUW marked the date that AANHPI women had to work in 2022 to be paid what white, non-Hispanic men took home last year. On average AANHPI women are paid 75 cents for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men. We need to make pay equity a reality for all women and so AAUW is urging us to contact our senators to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act.

AAUW is working with 100 allied organizations on promoting awareness of the ‘Care Economy’, which includes Paid Family and Medical Leave, High-quality Affordable Childcare and Protections for Pregnant Workers; urging Congress to pass the legislation.

Across the State of Michigan members have been taking action collecting signatures on the ballot initiatives important to us as an organization. If you have not yet signed, please consider doing so. Promote the Vote and Reproductive Freedom for All are now circulating and need our support. Raise the Wage was due June 1.

Finally, I will be stepping down as Public Policy Director for AAUWMI at the end of June to pursue other interests. Ruth Brown, a former AAUWMI President, will be taking over in July. This has been a wonderful opportunity for me to learn and grow as a member of this organization and, most of all, it has been a pleasure getting to know so many smart, dedicated women from across the state. Thank you for the opportunity. I am committed to continue supporting and advocating for those issues important to us as women and to our families. In addition, I will continue to serve my local Northville-Novi Branch as Membership VP.

It’s easy to ask, “Why does this keep happening?” But what does this line of questioning help? It may only add stress which leads to depressive behavior. But you have to admit, the trauma most Americans have been experiencing the past couple of years are truths some have had to face on a daily basis for years and sometimes generations.

Let’s face it. The time is now for us to understand that what happens in one community or household eventually affects us all. Prior to seeing the numbers of mass shootings for the year of 2022, I wanted to introduce you to “Replacement Theory” because this has been an underlying concept which has been the impetus behind a good few hate induced mass shootings and/or rampages.

The Great Replacement, also known as Replacement Theory, was conceived by Frenchman, Renaud Camus, who popularized the idea in his 2011 book Le Grand Remplacement. A simple explanation is “reverse colonization” will lead to the "ethnic and civilizational substitution" of the White race in Europe and the West. For a deeper read, go to https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounders/great-replacement-explainer.

Bone chilling, isn’t it? So what constitutes a mass shooting? The Congressional Research Service and FBI define mass shootings, as multiple, firearm, homicide incidents, involving 4 or more victims at one or more locations close to one another. Mass shootings undertaken by foreign terrorists are not included, no matter how many people die or where the shooting occurs.

What’s the motivation behind mass shootings? According to The Violence Project

The motivations of mass shooters have varied over time:

So, the question should no longer be, “Why does this keep happening?”, but, “What can we do to prevent this from happening?”

1. Honor your father and mother

2. Don’t commit murder, nor adultery

3. Love your neighbor as yourself

Still wondering what can be done in the meanwhile. Invest time, love, and encouragement in your family, friends, and community. BECOME A MENTOR. Lastly, according to the FBI, if you’re ever in an active shooter situation, Run-Hide-Fight. If you’re interested in learning more about the offensive and/or defensive side of things, maybe we can join together as branches to learn more.  

Mary highlights budget negotiations, initiated law petition drives, abortion politics, redistricting aftermath, candidates booted from the primary ballot, a term limits/financial disclosure ballot proposal, legislative update on bills of importance to AAUWMI that are moving, and more. 

In the last year Mary has presented legislative updates and other information to many AAUWMI branches. She is available for Zoom meetings for those far distant from her home base near the Capitol or in-person presentations at your branch meetings or other like-minded organizations. Also, any AAUW member is eligible to join the AAUWMI Virtual Lobby Corps that meets monthly by Zoom or phone call on the third Thursday at 7 p.m. The Lobby Corps focuses on the latest federal and state government issues related to AAUW’s Public Policy Priorities. Contact Mary at pollockm@comcast.net.

AAUW of Michigan is looking for someone to serve as a co-Vice President for Membership. Serving on the State Board is fun and rewarding, plus you get to work with great colleagues from across the state. Please contact current Membership VP Leah Monger at LeahMonger@ferris.edu if you would like to see a job description, have questions, or think you might be interested. Past membership experience either with AAUW or another organization would be helpful, but isn't absolutely necessary.

It was great to meet many of you at the Annual Convention and to connect some names with faces. In case you missed it (ICYMI), AAUW of Michigan launched new social media outlets just before the Convention. In addition to Facebook and YouTube, which we were using already, you can now find AAUWMI on LinkedIn and Instagram. Please "like," "follow," or "connect" with us on these platforms, and share our content on your own pages to introduce your friends, followers, and connections to AAUW. You can find links to our social media pages at the bottom of this email by clicking on the social media icons. 

Does your branch have a newsletter? Do you have a new website or social media outlet? Are you having a book sale or other fundraiser? Has your branch been featured in a story published by your local news outlet? Email me at StateServices@aauwmi.org to share information about your branch on AAUW of Michigan’s website and Facebook page. 

Do you know branch members who are not receiving emails from AAUW of Michigan? Please contact me to see if I can diagnose the problem. We download member email addresses from AAUW’s national database, and if addresses are incorrect in the national database, they are wrong in our state database as well. Another problem that causes disruption in receiving AAUWMI communications is becoming inadvertently unsubscribed from our emails. Contact me at StateServices@aauwmi.org for help restoring access to AAUWMI emails.

As part of the 100th anniversary of AAUW of Michigan at our Convention and Annual Meeting on April 29th and 30th, we celebrated outstanding women by honoring them with AAUW of Michigan Awards. AAUW of Michigan awards provide an opportunity to celebrate the talents and dedication of woman who have demonstrated outstanding skills in achieving equity for women and girls.

Because AAUW of Michigan celebrated its centennial at our 2022 Convention, we thought it was a perfect time to honor our members who joined our organization fifty or more years ago. These members have demonstrated a commitment to our mission of achieving equity for women and girls and have participated in AAUW branch/state activities. The following AAUW members were honored with the Golden Recognition Award at the 2022 Convention. Awardees are listed by branch. The date that each awardee joined AAUW follows their name.

Linda Margaret “Meg” Brown 1962

Constance “Connie” Olson 1966

Ann Breitenwischer 1966

Joan Anton 1971

Cindy Clement 1970

Carol Wiseman Cummings 1961

Leslie Freeburg 1968

Leona Gates 1967

Geraldine Hansen 1968

Jane Iacobelli 1968

Stephanie MacKenzie 1970

Charlotte Mahrt 1964

Dorothy “Dorie” Marshall 1960

Eva Mitri 1967

Eleanor “Coco” Siewart 1967

Margretta Steinmueller 1970

Martha Tittle 1960

Jean Walker 1966

Barbara Brandenburg 1953

Donna Burt 1966

Marge Eckert 1961

Laurine Griffin 1965

Pat Hackett 1962

Mary Harrison 1957

Ellie LaRoy 1961

Doris Matthews 1964

Carole Wells 1970

Ruth Kiehm France 1969

Rosalie Perry 1969

Louise Sherwin 1968

Wilma Bass 1963

Carole Briggs 1966

Carolyn Callendar 1972

Diane Covel 1968

Joy Davey 1957

Lola Dodge 1957

Patricia Jennings 1966

Pat Masters 1956

Pat Riggs-Berthold 1971

Joanne Snell 1961

Elizabeth Spangenberg 1960

Barbara Stanton 1948

Elizabeth Swartzel 1958

Doris Swenson 1967

Suzanne Tangen 1966

Nancy Watson 1971

Sandra Ralson 1968

Karlyn Rapport 1958

Madelon Waidely 1956

Mary Lou Angelotti 1958

Ruth Blair 1951

Betty Chenoweth 1964

Christine Dunn 1969

Eileen Finzel 1964

Marjorie Haskell 1970

Cathy Heng 1967

Carol Hoerneman-Plaush 1967

Betty Ann Huntress 1957

Alice Morgan 1961

Pam Murchison 1970

Sharon Salinger 1967

Carol Sarnacke 1971

Nan Skochdopole 1966

Mary Sydney Matuska 1963

Jane Wirth 1970

Laura Young 1950

Joan Barber 1958

Vickie Dickieson 1952

Nanci Olgren 1968

Harriet Sawyer 1967

Darlene Ursel 1965

Karel Whitaker 1965

Joan Anderson 1962

Sharon Belobraidich 1970

Janet Carney 1970

Mary Fritz 1953

Coralyn Riley 1963

Mary Uhl 1967

Phyllis Relyea 1961

Nancy Rice 1967

Marge Shepard 1970

Marion Frahm Tincknell 1962

Ruth Briggs 1961

Donna McLaughlin-Shuereb 1969

Mary Sue Sickafus 1970

Carol Steiner 1970

Corinne Worden 1968

Don't forget that AAUW of Michigan is selling note cards featuring the work of American artist Meneese Wall. We feature a line of her notecards depicting icons of the women's and civil rights movements. The 5" x 7" notecards are printed on high-quality stock and can be purchased individually or in sets. Each card includes a colorful print of Wall's original artwork on the front and a detailed description of the depicted individual or event on the back. We also have Wall's new, award winning book, We Demand the Right to Vote. Proceeds support AAUW of Michigan programs. Support AAUW of Michigan by making a purchase either for yourself or as gifts!

Wednesday, June 15 – Branch Annual Reports Due – Form can be found at https://www.aauwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/AAUW-of-Michigan-Affiliate-Annual-Report-2021-2022.pdf

Thursday, June 16, 7:00 p.m. ET – Lobby Corps Meeting

Wednesday, June 29, 6:30-8:00 p.m. ET – Branch Presidents’ Quarterly Zoom Meeting – Please also invite 22-23 branch presidents and/or president-elects