Join Poughkeepsie AAUW as we continue

our programming by Zoom!

Winning in a Man’s World

Presented by
Renee Weisman

7:00 pm

November 12, 2020
 

Register here for
Nov 12th program>>

It’s 2020.  Women have been in the workforce for four generations.  They have made significant contributions in all walks of life.  The days of “Hidden Figures” are over, or are they?

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This event will be part of the 2020 “Big Read” that features the book Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
 

Questions:  Sandy Lash 845-227-4650 or Marcine Humphrey 845-485-7697

Join Poughkeepsie AAUW for this delightful December program!!

Art Work: From Creation to Conservation

Presented by Ellen Rand

Rand Atelier, LLC & Monumenta Art Conservation & Finishing, LLC

www.monumentaacf.com

December 10, 2020

7 pm on Zoom

Check back closer to the date for registration information.

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Questions:  Sandy Lash 845-227-4650 or Marcine Humphrey 845-485-7697

Join us to learn more about a Poughkeepsie AAUW sponsored program.

Poughkeepsie Mothers Project: Mothers are Creating the Future of the World

Presented by
Kay Bishop, CNM

Founder of the Mothers Project and AAUW member
 

Jan 14, 2021

7:00 pm on Zoom

AAUW Members will be sent an email to register for this program, non-members can register at this location after Dec 15th.

Hear about how the Mothers Project is helping new mothers in Poughkeepsie, and join a panel discussion on the best advice to give to new mothers!

Go to their website, www.pokmothersproject.org, for more information about the work of the Mothers Project.

More information on the program>>
 

Questions:  Sandy Lash 845-227-4650 or Marcine Humphrey 845-485-7697
 

Diversity & Inclusion

Poughkeepsie AAUW is currently re-establishing our committee on Diversity & Inclusion.  Gwen Higgins will be the chair of this group and will have many upcoming activities.  The webpage is currently under review and is available HERE>>

Anti-racist Starter Kit
and
The Black Experience Reading List

Poughkeepsie AAUW and Gwen Higgins would like to share with you some references in light of the current Social Justice movements. 

Click on the "raised hands" for reading list>>

Zoom Events

Click on the graphic above for a list of the Zoom events!
 

Directions for Entering a Zoom  Meeting

You will find a pictorial and word explanation of how to enter a Zoom meeting.   HERE>>

If you are not familiar with Zoom, there are some good introductory videos and webinars on the Zoom site that will get you started whether you have PC with a camera, a tablet, or a smartphone.  https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206618765-Zoom-Video-Tutorials

Women Need More Power

Hillary Clinton remembers the Bejing conference on Women in 1995 and then moves on to talk about where we are today. 

The Atlantic, October 2020>>

The Vote

PBS Series American  Experience Films

The Vote, a new four-hour, two-part documentary series, tells the dramatic story of the epic — and surprisingly unfamiliar — crusade waged by American women for the right to vote. Focusing primarily on the movement’s militant and momentous final decade, the film charts American women’s determined march to the ballot box, and illuminates the myriad social, political and cultural obstacles that stood in their path. The Vote delves deeply into the animating controversies that divided the nation in the early 20th century –– gender, race, state's rights, and political power –– and offers an absorbing lesson in the delicate, often fractious dynamics of social change.

Part I

Part II

AAUW Connections #1, #2,

#3, #4, #5, #6, #7>>

Suggestions of Food, Help and Entertainment
during this difficult time.
 

Recent Events

“CARE” by Deirdre Fishel and Tony Heriza

Presented and moderated by
Julia Solow

On October 8, Poughkeepsie AAUW was treated to a heartwarming film about the paid in-home caregiving.  Julia Solow educated us on the needs of the people working in this field. 

Check back later for contacts and ways you might help Hand-in-Hand reach some of these goals.

More information>>

Déjà vu

History Repeats itself

More pictures and interesting facts>>

Equal Pay Day Get-together

Poughkeepsie held its first online meeting on March 31.  Members who participated were very pleased.  More such meetings are in the planning stage.  Connect Diane Jablonski with suggestions and interests.

Additional Information>>

Equal Pay Day is the date when women's earnings match those of men from the prior year.  Once again AAUW and the Women's Professional Network worked with the Dutchess County Legislature to declare March 31, 2020 as Equal Pay Day. The proclamation was declared on March 9, 2020.  Full text here>>
 

Asylum and the Role of Counsel

February 13, 2020

Speaker: Rob Horne

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Poughkeepsie

Managing Attorney, Regional Immigration Assistance Center 4 Hudson Valley Region

The perilous situation of asylum seekers at the border and of non-documented and other non-citizens living in the US has filled the news and often the headlines.

Rob Horne addressed the fundamentals of an asylum application and the role of counsel, current issues in asylum law and at the border; consequences of criminal convictions and resources available to non-citizens charged with crimes.  We learned more about what is actually happening and how the situation can be addressed.

More information>>
 

Extending Hospitality to 21st-Century
Students at DCC

 On January 9, 2020, Marti Madory, chair of the  Poughkeepsie AAUW International-Diversity Committee, arranged an outstanding program which brought together Marcia Butland, Assistant Dean, Office of Student Advocacy and Accountability at Dutchess Community College,and the Poughkeepsie-Oaxaca Friendship Committee.  

With the demographic changes in today’s student population, Marcia’s talk explained the DCC’s efforts to respond to these shifts. This thoughtful look at DCC’s experience also helped to illustrate the need and opportunity to establish a community-wide Hospitality Resource to welcome the area’s minority and international residents and visitors

In addition Blanca Calderon, Joyette Walton, and Franky Perez
gave an enthusiastic report on their days in Oaxaca and the wonderful people and students they met.

AAUW member Ellie Charwat, who chairs the Friendship Committee, recently spoke to the Wappingers Rotary Club on the subject, and has written an article about it for the Fall 2019 Road Scholar Alumni Magazine (Here>>).  The Friendship Committee hopes to organize a reciprocal trip in 2021 in which Mexican teachers visit Dutchess County schools.

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