Coming Events
AAUW Sponsors “Spring Forward: Step into the Light of Poetry”
—Juanita J. Martin
The American Association of University Women or AAUW will sponsor a free poetry event, Saturday, March 20, 2021, 2-4 pm via Zoom.
The public Zoom program link will open at 1:45 pm for socializing and meeting the poets.
This event will feature 20 Solano County poets and poet laureates. Some of these readers are also members of AAUW.
Among the presenters will be the current Benicia Poet Laureate, Mary Susan Gast,
8th poet laureate of Benicia. Genea Brice, First Poet Laureate of Vallejo, Emerita and
DL Lang, Poet Laureate Emerita, will also be among the celebrated laureates to present.
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Eventbrite Registration Link: https://aauw-womensdaycelebration.eventbrite.com
After the election
Where do we go from here?
We have written postcards, texted, phone banked and donated money for the past election. Now what? Is it all over? No!!! Please join us on
Sunday, February 28th from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
for a talk and discussion, with Andrea Miller founder of the Center for Common Ground and the Reclaim our Vote Campaign. Andrea will discuss new initiatives that Common Ground will be working on and how we may get involved. Some of these initiatives include:
Empowerment of underrepresented voters, specifically focusing on young adults from the ages of 18-24, of all races and all ethnicities.
Advocacy for S1/HR1, “For the People Act.” This Act would mandate that all states must allow early voting, voting by mail and online voter registration. It also includes provisions to reform redistricting, campaign finance, and restoration of the right to vote after release from prison.
Virginia statewide elections for Governor, Lt Governor, Attorney General, and the entire state house. Reclaim our Vote will begin a postcard campaign to encourage voters who have been purged from the voter rolls, to register for the June primary.
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Benicia-Vallejo, CA Branch, American Association of University Women
Please join us to hear AAUW Career Development Grant Recipient, Denise Mitchell.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, NOON
EDUCATING OUR YOUTH:
RELEVANT CURRICULUM AMIDST A
CHANGING PLATFORM
ZOOM starts at Noon: Come to say hello!
Denise Mitchell
AAUW Career Development Grant Recipient
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Candidate Forums October 2020
Tune in to the Solano County League of Women Voters YouTube channel for all Solano Candidate forums!
All Benicia Mayoral and City Council Candidates will participate in a virtual candidates’ forum on Thursday, Oct. 8 from 6- 8 pm. After opening statements, candidates will answer League-generated questions posed by our moderator, followed by screened public questions from the chat box, and finish up with their closing statements. The event is being co- sponsored and run by the Solano League of Women Voters, the Benicia-Vallejo AAUW, and Carquinez Village.
National Giving, Local Impact
There are many ways to honor or memorialize someone special or recognize an important event by investing in women and girls through AAUW.
- Celebrate Your Milestone: Establish an Honorary or Memorial Fund
Sponsorship is a powerful way to show your support for AAUW national initiatives and see the results at the local level- Sponsor one of the AAUW programs in your community.
AAUW is a national organization that advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research. Membership provides an opportunity for personal and professional growth, community leadership and friendship. We invite women and men who hold an associate or equivalent or higher degree from an accredited college or university to join us in our efforts to promote equity and education for women and girls. Students enrolled as undergraduates in a two- or four-year regionally accredited educational institution can enjoy opportunities for activism, leadership training or internships by joining as affiliates.
Regular meetings and events feature speakers discussing current issues and other topics of special interest to the group. Members have the opportunity to join various interest groups or to form new groups.
One of the main projects of the branch is to raise funds to send 7th grade girls to Tech Trek, a week of science and math experiences at a Bay Area college. Other projects have included workshops on financial literacy for women and co-sponsoring election forums.