AAUW NC is one of the founding organizations of the NC ERA Alliance (www.era-nc.org). Branches that have also signed on as member organizations of the NC ERA Alliance are: Asheville Cape Fear Greensboro Charlotte Jacksonville Regional Orange, Durham, Chatham (ODC) Raleigh-Wake Salisbury Tar Heel Winston-Salem Currently the pressure to pass the ERA Amendment has gained…
Carol Boston Weatherford’s book, Schomburg, The Man Who Built a Library has been chosen as the winner of the 2018 AAUW NC Young People’s Literature Award.
After an extensive effort of looking at where we’ve come from and where we can go, AAUW has released a new strategic plan. Read the entire plan See how AAUW NC’s goals map to the national ones If you don’t have time to read the whole plan, please do review the foundational statements from which…
A Fall newsletter has been posted with news of AAUW NC projects and what’s happening in the branches.
We do hope all members are safe and recovery will be smooth from the damage done by Florence. We are particularly concerned about our branches in New Bern (Twin Rivers), Jacksonville, and Wilmington (Cape Fear). Thanks to co-Presidents Cherrie Wheaton and Jane Terwillegar and interim editor Laura Garmendia for the Fall Edition of the AAUW…
The AAUW board is proposing two changes to make choosing national board members more flexible, and a third amendment that would drop the degree requirement for AAUW membership. The AAUW NC board supports these changes.
Summary of giving to AAUW Funds for 2017 — how much each branch contributed to each of the AAUW priority areas plus an honor roll of contributions by individuals.
Ali Standish’s book, The Ethan I Was Before has been chosen as the winner of the 2017 AAUW NC Young People’s Literature Award.
As we near the 100th anniversary of US women’s right to vote, there are many other cases where equality will only be realized with help of the Equal Rights Amendment. AAUW NC joins in encouraging the NC legislature to approve the amendment.
Plans are underway for new initiatives for AAUW NC in 2017-2018. Watch for the announcement of a schedule for regional meetings to share ideas with branches near you and with the state board.