March 28, 2009 minutes of the AAUW NC Board

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

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

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

• A move to one-member/one-vote
• Fewer structural requirements for branches and states
• The board, rather than the delegates at convention, will set future dues.

In an amendment to the proposal, the delegate body restored the language of the current bylaws Article IV Sections 1-4 (in place of the proposed sections 1-3). This means that the degree requirement for membership is still in effect. A new category of “partner members” to extend the current college/university members was also approved.

Bylaws for the 501(c)(4), now to be known as the AAUW Action Fund, were also approved. That organization will be responsible for a major portion of the lobbying and voter guide programs of the current AAUW.

These changes affect the national organization and give new options to the states and branches. While detailed directives will come out later in the summer, it is unlikely that any changes will be required for states and branches with current structures that are working well.

A resolution was passed submitted from AAUW CA members (see comment from Shelly) to ensure that the organization reconsiders mission-based membership.The motion did not get the required 3/4 vote.

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!

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.

AAUW NC Summer Meeting  - JULY 17, 18. Hendersonville.

• Agenda for the summer meeting (06/11/09) - there are several topics for important conversations. Come, lend your voice!
• Registration information for the summer meeting (05/27/09) Come hear what happened in St. Louis and more! Hotel reservation deadline is June 17.
• More about $tart $mart (06/11/09) - there’s still time to express interest in a special session in Hendersonville to learn more about this new program. If you’re in the western part of the state, please do check this out. There will be another opportunity in the Triangle this summer, but scheduling depends on demand. There will be a training session in St. Louis for those going to the AAUW convention.
• NOTE: Hotel reservation deadline is June 17.

TAR HEEL NEWS is on its way

• Summer 2009 Tar Heel News (06/11/09) - the issue with the summer meeting registration and more will be mailed soon.

Public Policy

• New NC effort to pass CEDAW (06/11/09) — if you’re concerned about International issues, please read this notice on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

Do you want to get these messages in “real time” but don’t want to keep checking the web? You can use an “rss reader” to watch the announcements, but if you don’t want to make that leap, you can get messages in e-mail as they are posted. See the subscribe information.

$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.