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AAUW 2022-2023 MEMEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
Have you heard the news?! AAUW Marin is starting to have in-person branch programs and interest group meetings. For those liking the convenience of Zoom, some groups and events will continue to use that format. We’ve got exciting programs planned for the upcoming fiscal year starting on July 1. Both National and California continue to have interesting, timely and thought-provoking webinars. Don’t miss out on anything AAUW has to offer and be sure to renew your membership. The total dues will be $107 for branch members, with $67 for National, $20 for California and $20 for Marin. You’ll agree that this is well worth the cost to support all that is done on the National, California and Marin levels to promote equity for women and girls. Plus, most of the National dues is tax deductible.
You will receive an email from National in May to renew your membership. All you have to do is click on the link provided in that email to renew online. This is the easiest and most cost-effective way to renew. If preferred, you also will have the option to print out the renewal form and mail it along with a check to our branch Treasurer. Our Honorary Life Members, who have been members of AAUW for at least 50 years (wow!) and those without email will be sent a paper mailing for renewal. Membership Chair Chris O’Neill will be sending out a separate renewal reminder email in May detailing the renewal process.
We have four new members, who will be profiled in the June newsletter, all of whom were referred by current members. Remember that YOU are the best recruitment person for AAUW Marin! Be sure to contact Membership Chair, Chris O’Neill, coneill514@comcast.net, if you have someone who would like to receive more information about AAUW. Let’s spread the word about AAUW Marin!
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DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT! MARIN’S ANNUAL $5000 MATCHING CHALLENGE IS OPEN!
Marin Branch Angels will match up to $5000 of donation from our branch members to AAUW’s Greatest Needs Fund between now and June 30th. Thank you in advance for supporting AAUW’s efforts to ensure that everyone gets the same opportunity to “learn, earn and lead.”
Remember your support can be doubled if you donate now! There are a couple of ways to donate –
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ON THE NATIONAL WEBSITE -- Click here donate to the Greatest Needs Fund.
- If it’s the first time you’ve logged into the new website since national’s systems upgrade, you may be asked to reset your password. You will see the prompt “Password Reset Required.” Just follow the instructions for setting up a new password. Once you‘ve set up you password, the first page you will see will be your “Personal Snapshot.” In the top righthand corner, you will find the red “DONATE” block. Just click on the block to donate.
- The Greatest Needs Fund is the first fund listed. Click on “Count Me In.” This fund allows AAUW to respond to critical issues affecting women as they emerge. It also fuels AAUW’s groundbreaking research and effective advocacy work.
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Please let our Marin AAUW Fund Chair, Dale Satake – dsatake@comcast.net - know when you have donated online. This will help her track the balance of the matching challenge in a timely manner.
- BY POST – Mail your check made to “AAUW Fund” to our AAUW Fund Chair – Dale Satake, 46 Parkview Circle, Corte Madera, CA 94925. Dale will confirm receipt of your check.
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2022 NAMED GIFT HONOREE
Elaine Marevich was honored as the 2022 Named Gift Honoree at the April 16th program on Title IX and AAUW Advocacy. Each year, Marin member or members are selected as the “Named Gift Honoree” for extraordinary work on behalf of the branch. The list of former honorees is on our website.
Elaine has served on the Marin Scholarship Fund Board since 2015, first as secretary for a year and as treasurer for 6 years. In addition, she has served on the holiday auction committee since 2015 when she organized the merchant and gift certificates category. By 2018, Elaine’s category was responsible for over 50% of the holiday auction income. She has continued her successful outreach and management ever since. Her efforts not only have helped raise funds for local scholarships but have also entertained many of us with certificates for eating out, seeing a play, hearing a speaker, etc. Congratulations, Elaine!
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Branch members Dottie Burk and Cherie Sorokin participated in AAUW-CA’s annual lobby day last month. They, along with Doris Parker from the Santa Rosa branch had a successful zoom meeting with Senator McGuire’s aide Adriana Gomez to review AAUW’s support for three important bills:
- AB 82 (co-sponsored by AAUW CA and which is now under consideration in the Senate) involving aid to low income families needing child care;
- AB 1666 (also co-sponsored by AAUW CA as well as Planned Parenthood) which would protect the right to abortion in CA and prohibit efforts to use restrictive laws in other states to use California courts to pursue women from those states who seek abortions in CA; and
- AB 1968 which would require colleges and universities to have more consistent and visible information on how to receive help after a sexual assault.
The Senator’s aide was encouraging about McGuire being supportive all three bills, although he doesn’t formally announce positions until bills from the Assembly have moved to the Senate.
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Announcing the Nominees for the 2022 -23 Marin Branch Board of Directors
Vote at the May Meeting!
The Nominating Committee is pleased to present the following slate of nominees for the elected positions on the 2022-23 Branch Board of Directors. Voting will take place at the May 14th “annual” meeting. Additional nominations may be made from the floor with the consent of the nominee. The newly elected board members, along with other officers appointed by the President, will begin their terms on July 1. This year’s Nominating Committee members are Dottie Burk, Nancy Lubamersky, Cherie Sorokin, Sue Torres, and Barbara Thomas.
President Dianne Sheridan
Secretary Sarah Pruden
Treasurer Sue Torres
AAUW Fund Chair Lisa Allanson
Interest Group Chair Vicki Samo
Membership Chair Chris O’Neill
Program Chair Cherie Sorokin
Scholarship Chair Sharon Seifert
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AAUW Marin turns 90!
Come celebrate our longevity, and most particularly our impact. Plus visit In-Person with your AAUW friends. Meet and vote to elect our new branch officers.
Whew, it’s been a long time since we have been able to gather in person. Hope to see you there!
- May 14 at the Club at McInnis Park.
- 9:30 for check in and conversation
- 10:00 brunch
- RSVP to the email that was sent on Sunday 4-24
- Payment $31 by check to AAUW Marin and send to Sue Torres, 256 Marinda Dr., Fairfax, 94930
- Or Pay $33 dollars online at the link provided in the invitation
- Payment should be made no later than May 10, please!
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Monthly Interest Group News |
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GROUP ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The New Yorker Reading Group. This month we are reading articles on a wide variety of topics, including: the tarnished legacy of the British Empire, a Florida lake suing for its existence, how the BBC came to dominate British airwaves, singing suffragists - the musical, the concept of species royalties, the oligarchs in London, and other short articles. We will send you the links if you would like to read or listen to the articles online. All are welcome to join us. If you would like to be on the email list and receive the list of articles we are reading and discussing at the May 9 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 May 23 at 1:00 on Zoom to discuss Malcom Gladwell’s Talking to Strangers. Talking to Strangers (2019) is an exploration of how little we know about the people we don't know. It explores how we misjudge and misunderstand strangers, sometimes with terrible consequences, making a powerful case for more tolerance and patience in our dealings with others. 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 and discusses nonfiction books selected by the group members.
Behind the Headlines is meeting in person at the home of Cherie Sorokin on Wednesday May 11 at 6:00 pm. Light pot luck dinner and discussion of programs and speakers for next fall. Vaccinated and boosted members only, please. If you aren’t on the email list for Headlines and would like to attend or join the group, please email Cherie at Cheryl.sorokin@gmail.com
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AAUW ART TOURS We’re back!
SFMOMA A Living for Us All: Artists & the WPA
March 26 – July 24, 2022. Floor 2
Monday*, May 16, 2022 10 a.m. Tickets: $19 - $22; members free
During the Great Depression (1929–1939), the United States government provided vital aid to thousands of artists, public art projects, and education initiatives through the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Drawn primarily from SFMOMA’s allocation of WPA work, this exhibition explores the variety of approaches that artists embraced in this period to examine their communities and circumstances. Working in painting, photography, printmaking, and even weaving, some focused on themes of labor and daily life, while others turned to abstraction or surrealism. All engaged in aesthetic experiments and formal innovations made possible by the program’s financial support. Advancing the radical idea that art is a public resource, the WPA offered a new model for the artist’s role in society.
Meet at 9:15 a.m. for carpools, which will leave PROMPTLY. We will meet at the parking lot just south of WestAmerica Bank, Strawberry Shopping Center, Mill Valley.
Parking is available at the Hastings Law School 376 Larkin ($8.00/hour) SFMOMA 147 Mina Street ($4 for 30 minutes’-$26 for up to 10 hours. 25% discount for members)
Any questions: Julia Geist 415-454-1429 Home srfreg@pacbell.net And RSVP to Julia Please include your cell phone number.
My cell is 415-819-0164 on May 16 ONLY. I do not use my cell otherwise.
*SFMOMA is closed on Tuesdays & Wednesdays.
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Have you voted in the National Election yet?
If you have not voted, you would have received your Voting PIN via e-mail last Thursday, April 28th. One more e-mail will be sent to you with your Voting PIN on Tuesday, May 10th. You will need your Member number, which appears on our branch roster, and your Voting PIN to vote.
On the slate for the National Board of Directors are two of our Marin Branch members - Dale Satake and Cherie Sorokin. Yay – Marin! Also, passage of the two bylaws will streamline the process for future nominations and ballot administration.
If you have unsubscribed from national e-mails or do not have an e-mail registered, you would already have received a paper ballot. If you are registered on the new Community Hub database, you can find your “Ballot Access Pin” or Voting PIN under the “My Ballots” section in your Personal Snapshot.
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Upcoming Webinar
Exploring Tough Policy Issues through an AAUW Lens:
The Student Debt Crisis
Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 4 p.m. ET
Join AAUW’s Public Policy team as they and guest speakers explore the realities and possible misconceptions about student debt.
Women hold around two-thirds of the country's $1.7 trillion of student debt, according to AAUW's report, Deeper in Debt: Women and Student Loans. Because of the gender pay gap, they have less income with which to repay their loans. Student debt erodes economic security and is particularly burdensome for women of color. Our panelists will discuss their research and efforts to help borrowers and halt abuses by the student loan industry.
Panelists include Katherine Welbeck, director of advocacy from the Student Borrower Protection Center, and Natalia Abrams, president and founder of the Student Debt Crisis Center.
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Did you know that women hold two-thirds of the national student loan debt? AAUW’s research report “Deeper in Debt- Women & Student Loans” shows that the gender pay gap is a major obstacle in women being able to repay their loans. Not only does AAUW use this research as ammunition for their advocacy efforts but it is utilized by many government agencies, other non-profits and advocates to support passage of legislation for pay equity. With the average woman making only 83% of a man’s pay, African American women only 58% and Latina women only 49%, we have a long battle ahead. To provide women with tools to help close the gender pay gap, AAUW’s Start Smart and Work Smart salary negotiation programs have trained over 188,000 women. We can be proud that AAUW is not only providing the research to support changes but also providing training to women to move forward.
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AAUW’S CONTINUING PRESENCE “IN THE ROOM"
Fifty years ago on June 23rd, Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education was signed into law. This law protects staff and students in any educational institution or program that receives federal funds and AAUW was instrumental in the passage of this landmark legislation. We were similarly instrumental in the passage of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, California’s Pay Equity Act and other legislation advancing equity for women and girls. AAUW was actually “in the room” when many of these acts were signed into law.
AAUW continues to be “in the room.” AAUW’s CEO Gloria Blackwell is part of an exclusive group of leaders which meets with White House staff weekly. She also represented AAUW at Senator Pelosi’s Title IX celebration and at President Biden’s announcement of Justice Jackson’s appointment to the Supreme Court. Last winter AAUW was recognized by the French Embassy for our role in procuring radium for Madame Curie in 1920.
As AAUW members, we can be very proud of AAUW’s leading voice and work in research, education, and advocacy over the past 140 years! You can help AAUW continue this legacy and tradition for relevance by participating in our Spring campaign for contributions to national!
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