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Lilly Ledbetter and Elmira Mangum

Nancy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:46:19 +0000

For many of us who attended the AAUW Convention, a highlight was seeing Lilly Ledbetter in person. She not only addressed the convention with her powerful story, but spent hours signing souvenirs for the convention attendees and posing for individual pictures. I know some branches are planning to use their signed posters, copies of Outlook, and more in their fundraising campaigns — but the pictures and personal memories will be important forever to those who attended.

Here is Lilly with AAUW NC College/University Chair Elmira Mangum. Click the picture for a larger copy.

Facilitator training in Hendersonville, July 17

Nancy — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:22:37 +0000

$tart $mart Facilitator Training

Friday, July 17
2:00 - 5:00
Quality Inn and Suites (Exit #49 from I - 26)
201 Sugar Loaf Road
Hendersonville, NC, 28792

Fee: $50/person

This session is in conjunction with the AAUW NC summer meeting.

More about the meeting
Registration form for the meeting which has directions that avoid construction on I-26.

You do not have to sign up for the meeting or be a member of AAUW to register for the training.

To sign up for the training, please contact Annie, ahoule@wageproject.org, or the project administrator Katie Schindler, wageks@gmail.com.

Summer 2009 Tar Heel News

Nancy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:07:55 +0000

The Summer 2009 issue of the Tar Heel News will hit branch members’ mailboxes soon - but here’s the online version.

Full issue (this is large; it’s recommended that you download it and then open it rather than try to open it directly)
Pages: one two three four/five six seven eight

Highlights from the 2009 AAUW NC Convention:

Financial literacy workshop summary (page 1, more)
Pictures and history (pages 4/5)

Public Policy Information

AAUW NC at Women’s Advocacy Day (page 6, more)
Public Policy Efforts Summary (page 6, more)

More AAUW NC News

Summer Meeting registration (page 7, more)
Message from the new Program VPs (page 2)
President’s Message (page 2)
Farewell from the Regional Director (page 2)
Report on the 4/1 College/University meeting (page 3, more)
New NGCP Liaison (page 3, more)
Dues for 2009-2010 (page 2, more)

Branch News

Explaining the new Branch Without Borders (page 3, more)
Wilmington Branch sets date for major event (page 2)
Chapel Hill STEM project (page 8, more)

Errata for the print edition (corrected in the online version):

page 1: An alternate site for credit reports is www.annualcreditreport.com
page 5: there are 22 branches, including Chapel Hill
page 7: Bonny Marsh’s phone number is (828) 698-1354
page 7 (heading): Summer meeting is July 17-18, not 14-18

Agenda for the summer meeting

Nancy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:53:44 +0000

Here is the agenda for the summer meeting in Hendersonville. You’ll see that there are several discussion topics where we need a wide range of member input. This meeting will be of interest to all those who believe in AAUW NC as a powerful network to influence the lives of women and girls in North Carolina. Come help strengthen the organization!

Agenda for AAUW NC 2009 Summer Meeting

If you have questions or comments, please contact Millie Hoffler-Foushee or Karla Atkinson (see contacts page).

New NC effort to pass CEDAW

Nancy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:41:13 +0000

There is a new effort in NC to work for the passage of CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women). This is a national AAUW priority - see, in particular, the CEDAW Resource Kit with background information and suggestions for action.

The group met in Cary on May 29. Representatives from USCRI, Ipas, UNIFEM/USNC, UNA-Wake, Human Rights Coalition of NC, NC CEDAW/CSW Committee attended. Here’s an (edited) report on that meeting:

Following introductions, the status of CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) was discussed. It was agreed that additional information about CEDAW would be helpful, including the original Convention (which may be proposed by Senator Boxer) and the version in the Senator Foreign Relations Committee (which contains a number of RUD’s - (Reservations, Understandings and Declarations).

Action items assigned: initiate come research on CEDAW, identify groups working for United States ratification of CEDAW, and preparing a petition in support of CEDAW ratification, which would be available for the collection of signatures at the Peace Booth of the North Carolina State Fair in October.

The group also discussed was the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Following discussion, the Committee decided to focus on a project aimed at providing financial support (approximately $1000 per person) for North Carolina women college students to attend and participate in the next annual meeting of the Commission to be held at the United Nations in New York City in March 2010. It was reported that the Wake County chapter of the United Nations Association had recently set aside $1000 for that purpose.

Overall, participants were very enthusiastic about the proposed goals of the Committee.

The next meeting is scheduled for 6:30 in Cary. If you would like to represent AAUW NC in this effort, please contact president Millie Hoffler-Foushee or Public Policy Chair Elaine Ostrowski (see contacts list).