Lumsdon biking from Gettysburg to DC, 2006

Esther Lumsdon, Raleigh/Wake County branch president, handed this out at the branch meeting Tuesday evening. It updates the Fall Tar Heel News article on her participation in the Face Of America ride sponsored by World T.E.A.M (The Exceptional Athlete Matters) Sports. Teams of able-bodied individuals and disabled individuals, including servicemen just returning from the war,…

Information from Democracy NC, 2006

Dem-NC Complaint: Republican Group Violates Campaign Laws       The article below is from a coalition partner, Democracy NC and it is about the campaign problems.  Read for information.   Mary  Complaint Filed Against Activities of Republican Legislative Majority Committee Democracy North Carolina sent a letter to the State Board of Elections on April 18, 2006, asking…

Recommendations to branches approved at convention, 2006

At the business session on Saturday afternoon, the AAUW NC delegates approved two motions making recommendations to the branches for their programs. Shirley Quisenberry, International Chair, reviewed briefly the history of the relationship between Association and IFUW. AAUW has not paid dues to IFUW for two years because of the Association’s tenuous financial situation and the financial restructuring…