February  2020

President’s Message from Harriet:

The January meeting was well attended and the speaker definitely caught our interest.  We all started off with a good lunch of sandwiches, fruit and dessert. Thank you to the program committee for all the work entailed. There’s no meeting in February so I expect to see everyone at the Fund luncheon on Saturday, February 8, at Mimi’s in Cerritos to hear our Alberta Fund award winner.

Harriet

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AAUW CA Convention
April 17-19, 2020

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Specific Convention program and registration information to be available in mid-January on the AAUW CA website and in the winter Perspective – watch for an email with details.

Westin San Francisco Airport, 1 Old Bayshore Highway, Millbrae

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Please welcome and support your new officers.  Remember that their job is to lead and encourage other members.  Please offer to help them when they ask.

 

 

Reminder to members:  As is written in your directory, the AAUW mail/email list is to be used for AAUW business only.  If you wish to share something personal with selected members, please verify with the members first, if they want to be included.  Members who find themselves receiving email they do not want should feel free to ask to be removed.  We’re all friends here.

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Meeting & Program, Karen, Nancy & Mary Ann

No meeting in February.  Attend our fundraising luncheon at mimi’s please.

AAUW Fund, Faith

Our loyal gift -wrapping volunteers raised just shy of $1500.00 for AAUW Fund.  Fantastic job!  This is a really important fundraiser for the branch.  If you patronize the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Marina Pacifica, please tell the staff how important it is for us to have that opportunity at their store.  Thank you to all who participated and please consider helping next year.  It’s easy and fun .

 Annual Branch Funds Luncheon
Saturday, February 8, 2020
Mimi’s, Cerritos Towne Center, 11:00 a.m.
$45 per person for lunch; RSVP by 2/6/20

Our Guest Speaker is Elsie Carbajal, the recipient of the Alberta Brose Memorial Fund.  This is a great opportunity to meet the woman who is actually benefiting from our contributions to AAUW FUND.

Your Funds Chairs are challenging ALL members to step up and contribute to the FUND.  There are many options to consider – see the website for more information.  We would love to see a 100% of our members contribute this year to the AAUW FUND.  In fact, $20 in 20 is our slogan.  This is the last year of this decade so, let’s each give at least $20 in 2020.

Lunch includes soup or salad, coffee, tea, lemonade or soft drinks, and choice of one entree (Smoked Salmon Baguette, Cranberry & Walnut Salad with Chicken, French Dip, or Creamy Chicken & Mushroom Pasta.)  Accommodations/substitutions can be made for dietary restrictions.

Remember to bring your checkbook on Feb 8^th.  If you can’t attend the luncheon, please send your FUND contribution to Faithl

The La Palma-Cerritos branch of AAUW created our own memorial fund in July 2017, called the Alberta Brose Memorial Fund, to go to women who return to school just as she did.  We currently have completed our goal.  This was a short time, two year fund with a goal of $5000 for completion by June 30, 2019. The branch got CA State and National recognition for completion. Final donation has gone to AAUW Fund for Career Development Grants for graduate students returning to school after 5+  year absence.

This lady is the recipient of our own Alberta Brose Memorial Fund.  We are proud!

Career Development Grants

Name: Elsie Carbajal
Award Year: 2018-19
Award: Career Development Grant
Institution: Brandman University
Location: Irvine, California
Discipline: Education
Degree and Specialization: M.A., Education leadership

 

Elsie Carbajal is a seasoned special education teacher who is passionate about meeting the diverse needs of public school students with special needs. Her goal is to strategically reform outdated practices that limit the growth and progress of the unique population she services. She plans to obtain her master’s in education leadership to collaborate with stakeholders and make informed decisions to enhance student outcomes in and out of school.

Sponsors:
4431 – Alberta Brose Memorial Fund
1262 – Laguna Beach (CA) Branch/Laguna Hills (CA) Branch
1285 – San Diego County (CA) Branch/Marilyn George Poluzzi
1298 – Los Angeles (CA) Branch/Dallas Shenk
1484 – San Clemente-Capistrano Bay (CA) Branch
4105 – Redlands (CA) Branch/Bernice Black Johndrew
1491 – Somerset Hills (NJ) Branch—Science and Technology

Membership, Sue S.

Hello AAUW breakfast (current and future) club members

Please RSVP so that we can have a seat for you. As always guests, potential members and well behaved grand children are welcome to join to us.  We now have 45 members. 

Sue Solomon 562 -926-2746 (littler106@aol.com

Download a brochure

Celebrate Graduates with a Free AAUW Membership 

Celebrate the success of a graduate this season with the Give a Grad a Gift campaign. Anyone who has graduated within the past two years is eligible, so don’t forget interns or student teachers you might know. A free one-year membership is a great way to celebrate their accomplishments! Give a Grad a Gift can also be applied to the Younger Women’s Task Force.

Public Policy, Sondra Cohen

What’s AAUW Public Policy All About?

Since AAUW’s founding in 1881, our advocates have taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day – educational, social, economic, and political. Our positions emanate from our Mission, Vision and Values:

• Mission: To advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education and advocacy
• Vision: Equity for all
• Values: Nonpartisan. Fact based. Integrity. Inclusion. Intersectionality.

Our positions are rooted in our member-approved Public Policy Priorities at both the national and state levels.  The AAUW California Public Policy Priorities for 2019-2021 were approved by our members this spring, and can be found on the website www.aauw-ca.org . The AAUW CA Public Policy Committee meets early in each legislative session to review bills and determine those on which to take action. In Washington, AAUW staff and volunteer advocates communicate with both Congress and the administration. In California, we employ a part-time lobbyist to represent AAUW CA in the California Legislature.

Economic Security is a critical issue for women of all ages, a foundational aspect of everyday life, and is particularly important to women’s ability to support themselves and their families.  Many continue to struggle with economic insecurity, wage discrimination, and employment benefits. Legislated solutions could benefit many women.

Real change in federal and state policy, however, will only come about when our elected officials hear from voters, like us! It is so important that branch members be up to date on AAUW positions on federal and state legislation consistent with AAUW’s mission, and contact elected officials to share our positions. Also, we must hold those we have elected accountable as they vote on issues affecting women and girls.

Become involved with your branch’s Public Policy Committee. If your branch doesn’t have one, start one!  You can download and print a copy of the Public Policy Priorities from aauw-ca/category/publicpolicy. Become an activist, by signing up on the national website aauw.org/resource/two-minute-activist .This will connect you with both state and national calls to action.

Start now! It’s not too soon to begin educating yourself about the issues in the important 2020 elections!

International Issues, Jackie Shahzadi

Women Graduates-USA

…through its global focus and reach, empowers all women and girls to create a secure and just world built on education, advocacy, friendship and mutual respect.

WG-USA is an online organization based in the United States focusing on global issues *Support and Advocacy for Refugee and Migrant Women and Girls
*Safe Access to Education
*Human Trafficking Advocacy and Action
*Women, Peace and Security

Join WG-USA at www.wg-usa.org

In 2019, Graduate Women International will be celebrating its 100th anniversary with a Centennial Celebration in Geneva, July 25-28, 2019. GWI was founded in 1919, by representatives of AAUW, and other international women’s groups. It used to be known as the IFUW, international Federation of University Women. Currently, Women Graduates-USA is the organization representing American women at GWI. All WG-USA members are welcome to attend the Geneva Conference. Any interested person may apply to present a paper or lead a workshop. Please check the Website Graduate Women International (GWI) – Empowering women & girls through lifelong education for updates.