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Minutes from the March board meeting

Nancy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:57:58 +0000

Here are the minutes of the board meeting held Saturday morning after convention:

March 28, 2009 minutes of the AAUW NC Board

They are to be approved at the summer board meeting in Hendersonville on July 17.

New clause in AAUW Public Policy Program

Nancy — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:22:19 +0000

At this morning’s business session the AAUW Public Policy Program was amended to include support for freedom in definition of family and guarantee of civil rights in all family structures.

[Wording taken from twitter — watch for official announcement.]

Healthy Youth Act ratified!

Nancy — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:24:02 +0000

[I’m having connectivity problems from St. Louis, but do seem to be able to post here…]

I can’t get to the News and Observer site for details, but heard that the Healthy Youth Act passed yesterday! All children in NC will have access to comprehensive sex ed. Watch for more details!

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.

June/July 2009 Wilmington Newsletter

boomershinea — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:30:36 +0000

June/July 2009 Wilmington Newsletter

More about $tart $mart

Nancy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:22:48 +0000

Additional information about the $tart $mart workshops that train college women to negotiate for their first job has been posted. If you think you or someone else you know might want to get involved in this relatively new project for AAUW and other members, please see:

$tart $mart Workshops in NC

We’re still considering a faciliator training session in conjunction with the Hendersonville meeitng. If you are interested in attending, please mark your preferences for time at http://doodle.com/participation.html?pollId=ywrpnatp5ah26sct

The WAGE Project will conduct facilitator training in St. Louis on June 25, the day before the AAUW Convention begins. If you’re attending the convention, consider adding this event to your schedule. See more information.

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).

NCVCE Lobby Day is June 17

Nancy — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:03:00 +0000

AAUW NC is a member of NC Voters for Clean Elections, a coalition working to advance citizen-funded, voter-owned elections. We believe that this system of public campaign financing would help improve the quality of education in this state by allowing elected officials to pass policies that better reflect the public interest.

NCVCE will hold its Voter-Owned Elections Lobby Day, an advocacy day at the NC General Assembly in Raleigh, on Wednesdy, June 17.

Read more information about the day here: http://www.ncvce.org/index.php?page=LobbyDay2009

For more about AAUW NC public policy priorities see http://www.aauwnc.org/about/aauw-nc-public-policy-priorities/