Have a coworker, neighbor, relative, friend who might be interested in learning about all that AAUW Marin has to offer? Contact our Membership Chair, Chris O’Neill, coneill514@comcast.net, and she can either contact the prospective member or give you a sample email you can send yourself. Or how about advertising AAUW in a Nextdoor post where appropriate. Let’s spread the word about AAUW Marin! 

The AAUW Marin Scholarship Fund Board is pleased to announce that, with the donations made in response to our Fall appeal letter and the proceeds of the December Silent Auction, our annual fundraising target has been met. Well done!!

·     $12,000 in college scholarships and awards ($6,000 to Dominican University and $6,000 to College of Marin),

·     $8,000 for this summer’s Tech Trek sponsorships

·     $825 to support five virtual 2022 NCCWSL attendees, and

·     $3,800 to be split equally between our two endowments (the AAUW Marin Ann Ruane Lubamersky Endowment at Dominican University and the AAUW Marin Scholarship Fund Endowment at the Marin Community Foundation)

MARCH PROGRAM

Our next branch program is March 26 at 10:30 am via zoom and will feature nationally known economist Jon Haveman, founder and executive director of the National Economic Education Delegation (NEED), who will speak on the fundamental economics of the Black White Wealth Gap. Jamillah Jordan, Marin County’s new Equity Officer, will brief us on Marin County’s race equity action plan (specifically projects related to mental health, economic opportunity and housing/homelessness) as well as the county’s plan for participatory budgeting of $2.5 million to be spent on racial equity projects in Marin. Jon gave his presentation to the Behind the Headlines group a year ago (or maybe two—the last two years blend together!). It was truly enlightening. Jamillah is new to the County, so this will be a great opportunity for us to meet her and understand her role.  The Zoom link follows, but please watch for the separate invitation mid-month and RSVP to let us know you will be attending. 

Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Location: Guzman Lecture Hall 

COVID Protocol: Indoor masks and proof of vaccination + booster required.

Ticket Price: $25.00

Kathy’s timing for a move to Marin after several years in St. Helena wasn’t great – right at the beginning of the pandemic. Since she hasn’t been able to get out and meet new people in the past few years, she is happy to join AAUW Marin and start forging new friendships. Kathy is a California native, followed her older sister to college in the Midwest, and has had a varied professional career, from handling in store advertising for the Gap, to winery sales and tasting hostess to a reading specialist. Kathy was very active with volunteer organizations in Napa County but the increasing summer heat and fires spurred her to move to cooler Marin. Now retired, she is happy to be able to hike and explore the hills around her Mill Valley home and connect with children again through volunteering with the Experience Corps reading program. She is looking forward to joining interest groups like our reading groups and we are looking forward to her being an active member of AAUW Marin. Welcome!

This month is the 90^th anniversary of the founding of the Marin Branch of AAUW.

Looking for something to fill the winter months and beyond? Do you enjoy the company of children? Experience Corps Bay Area may be just the thing for you.

If you are interested in joining this interest group and learning more about ECBA you can contact Laura Phipps. Laura has been a long time volunteer with the organization and will be able to answer your questions and let you know the next steps if you want to become a volunteer.

Behind the Headlines will be discussing a 2009 TED Talk by Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie on the danger of a single story. Her remarks are as, or perhaps even more, relevant today. If you aren’t on the email list for this Interest Group, please contact Cherie Sorokin at cheryl.sorokin@gmail.com. Date of the meeting is Wednesday, March 9, at 6:00 pm. Via Zoom.

The New Yorker Reading Group. This month we are reading articles on a wide variety of topics, including the Good Night Moon author, King Tut, spousal activism on the Supreme Court, the coal industry, and others. All are welcome to join us. If you would like to be on the email list and receive the articles we are reading and discussing at the March 14 meeting, please email either co-leader for the Zoom link: Phyllis Kuehn phyllisk@sonic.net or Olivia Ruel oliviacelello@icloud.com. The New Yorker reading group meets on the second Monday of the month at 1:00 via zoom.

The Nonfiction Reading Group. We are meeting on March 28 at 1:00 on Zoom to discuss Stacey Abrams’ Our Time is Now. Celebrated national leader and best-selling author Stacey Abrams offers a blueprint to end voter suppression and empower citizens. A recognized expert on fair voting and civic engagement, Abrams chronicles a chilling account of how the right to vote and the principle of democracy have been and continue to be under attack. Stacey Abrams is running for governor of Georgia again after a narrow and very questionable defeat two years ago. This is our second book in the series about the African American history and experience. If you would like to be on the group’s email list and join us, please email either co-leader for the Zoom link: Phyllis Kuehn phyllisk@sonic.net or Olivia Ruel oliviacelello@icloud.com. The nonfiction reading group meets on the 4th Monday of the month at 1:00 via Zoom.  

“AAUW wholeheartedly supports President Biden’s momentous nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States. Brilliant, inspiring and eminently qualified, Judge Jackson is the ideal jurist to move our country towards gender and racial equity and justice. We will use our voice, resources, passion and activism to ensure Judge Jackson is quickly confirmed with a unanimous vote by the U.S. Senate.” This is an excerpt of AAUW’s statement of support for Judge Jackson. You can read the full statement on the AAUW.org website

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