Several AAUW NC members attended the May 22 Women’s Advocacy Day in Raleigh. Click the picture for a larger image of Millie Hoffler-Foushee and Sue Mengert (Greensboro), Nancy Akley-Henderson (Raleigh/Wake County), and Mary Peterson (Twin Rivers/New Bern). It’s not too late to tell your legislators which issues are important to you! Check the material on…
On the way home from the regional meeting in Birmingham, Janet Weber and I met with a group from the Cherokee County branch. Pat Robinson, president, arranged for us to meet at the Hungry Moose diner — here’s a picture of me with the group. Shirley, Pat, Margaret, Virginia, Nancy, Beverly
$95 million. That’s how much Congress wants to slash from public broadcasting’s budget for next year. Cutting that amount will devastate many of public TV’s best children’s programs. We’ve fought this battle before, and won. Last year, Congress threatened to slash public broadcasting’s funding by nearly a quarter. But intense public pressure forced them to…
Below is the link to an article listing highlights of the NC House 18.9 billion budget proposal released this week. Look at the bullets before Tuesday and you can talk to your legislators with greater knowledge. I’m sure you are all aware that the minimum wage law has been passed. A summary of the article and link…
Please go to the www.ncwu.org site and click on Advocacy Day. If you have any questions, I’ll be happy to answer them. Let’s have a lot of AAUW members attend this event and let our legislators know that we follow their actions. If you need help setting up an appointment with your legislator, I’ll be…
Working for the Reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act Now is a critical time for civil rights in our nation: Congress is poised to reauthorize the landmark Voting Rights Act (VRA). Strong support is needed to pass the bills, H.R. 9 and S. 2703, both named the “Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott…
President’s Message: I would like to thank all of our members and their families for their contributions to our book/yard sale. This year the weather also cooperated! All donated items that did not sell went to the Salvation Army. All left-over books and magazines were delivered to the Onslow County Public Library for their upcoming…
This page contains out-of-date links and content. We keep it in our archives for historical records. The following program is in need of funding by the legislature this session. The articles let you know a bit more about the sucess of Smart Start. You need to be able to evaluate programs as the budget is being developed. …
There are some difficulties with the web site for the regional meeting. Here’s a duplicate of the key information: The Joint South East Central and South Atlantic Regional Conference will be held at the Embassy Suites hotel in Birmingham, AL on June 9-11, 2006 The cost of one of the suites is $129 + tax…
Here are the recently announced results of the 21st Century Recognition Program: AAUW NC: Gold (application) Branches – Platinum: Brevard, Bryson City, Greensboro, Winston-Salem Gold: Asheville, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Cherokee County, Eden, Franklin County, Gaston Regional, Hendersonville, High Point, Jacksonville Regional, Kinston, Raleigh/Wake County, Salisbury, Sandhills-Southern Pines, Statesville, Tryon Area, Twin Rivers, Wilmington Congratulations to…