CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
(see the newsletter for more information)
Upcoming AAUW Petaluma events
January 31 - Deadline for Named Gift Honoree nominations
February 15 - First Title Niner meeting, 2 p.m.
February 26 - Tri-Branch Zoom program on Girls Garage, 10:30 a.m.
March 22 - March program, "Friendly Cities, Listening Benches, Garden Tour and More", Petaluma Senior Center, 4 p.m.
Upcoming community events
February 2 - Virtual seminar on "Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body" co-sponsored by the Petaluma Library and the Alzheimer's Association, 1 to 2:30 p.m.
March 22 - April 22 - Petaluma Museum exhibit, "Finding Our Roots: Women of Petaluma Flourishing and Blooming over the Years," joint project of the Petaluma Garden Club and the Petaluma Women's Club.
(see the newsletter for more information)
Upcoming AAUW Petaluma events
January 31 - Deadline for Named Gift Honoree nominations
February 15 - First Title Niner meeting, 2 p.m.
February 26 - Tri-Branch Zoom program on Girls Garage, 10:30 a.m.
March 22 - March program, "Friendly Cities, Listening Benches, Garden Tour and More", Petaluma Senior Center, 4 p.m.
Upcoming community events
February 2 - Virtual seminar on "Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body" co-sponsored by the Petaluma Library and the Alzheimer's Association, 1 to 2:30 p.m.
March 22 - April 22 - Petaluma Museum exhibit, "Finding Our Roots: Women of Petaluma Flourishing and Blooming over the Years," joint project of the Petaluma Garden Club and the Petaluma Women's Club.
January Program Recording
Link to meeting recording Title IX at 50: We Need It As Much As Ever!
Presented ZOOM Webinar on Saturday, January 22, 2022
Link to meeting recording Title IX at 50: We Need It As Much As Ever!
Presented ZOOM Webinar on Saturday, January 22, 2022
UPCOMING FEBRUARY PROGRAM
Replacing the originally planned in-person Tri-Branch Luncheon
ZOOM PROGRAM ON THE GIRLS GARAGE
Speaker: Kristy Hagares
Saturday, February 26, 2022, 10:30 a.m.
Sign up at www.aauwpetaluma.com
to receive a link to the ZOOM session
Replacing the originally planned in-person Tri-Branch Luncheon
ZOOM PROGRAM ON THE GIRLS GARAGE
Speaker: Kristy Hagares
Saturday, February 26, 2022, 10:30 a.m.
Sign up at www.aauwpetaluma.com
to receive a link to the ZOOM session
e Tri-Branch Luncheon has been changed to a ZOOM session due to COVID. Please plan to join us on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. to get a glimpse into the Girls Garage.
The Girls Garage is a nonprofit design and building program with dedicated workspace for girls and gender-expansive youth ages 9-18. Founded in 2013, Girls Garage is the first-ever design and building workshop for female youth in the United States.
Kristy Higares, Director of Development, is an educator, writer, and arts administrator who’s worked for over twenty years serving schools and communities in Oakland.
She’s inspired by the intersection of arts, education, community, and impact. Her passion and vision have been motivated by her work with Bay Area teens at The Crucible, an industrial art school in West Oakland, where she worked for twelve years.
For more information on this organization, see the following article.
Rory Keller and Stefanie Capps, Program Co-VPs
The Girls Garage is a nonprofit design and building program with dedicated workspace for girls and gender-expansive youth ages 9-18. Founded in 2013, Girls Garage is the first-ever design and building workshop for female youth in the United States.
Kristy Higares, Director of Development, is an educator, writer, and arts administrator who’s worked for over twenty years serving schools and communities in Oakland.
She’s inspired by the intersection of arts, education, community, and impact. Her passion and vision have been motivated by her work with Bay Area teens at The Crucible, an industrial art school in West Oakland, where she worked for twelve years.
For more information on this organization, see the following article.
Rory Keller and Stefanie Capps, Program Co-VPs
In their own words...
What is the Girls Garage?
Some background on the Tri-Branch speaker’s organization
What might our world look like if every girl* stormed the aisles of the hardware store and went forth to build the world she wanted to see? How might our conversations in boardrooms, labs, and state buildings go if every woman had experienced her own power through the spark of a welding torch or the buzz of a chainsaw? How might young women cast their first votes if they were certain of their own ability to edit, shape, and improve the world?
Girls Garage, https://girlsgarage.org/, uses the act of design and building—specifically carpentry, welding, architecture, engineering, and activist art—to expand our girls’ sense of power and agency.
In addition to serving and empowering our local community, we are changing the demographic makeup of the industries that create and author the physical world. Our work is rooted in bravery and sisterhood, and we challenge the expectations of what girls can and should do. Together, we are building a more beautiful, inclusive, equitable future.
*”Girls” refers to gender-expansive youth (cis-girls, trans-girls, non-binary youth, gender non-conforming youth, gender queer youth, and any girl-identified youth).
What is the Girls Garage?
Some background on the Tri-Branch speaker’s organization
What might our world look like if every girl* stormed the aisles of the hardware store and went forth to build the world she wanted to see? How might our conversations in boardrooms, labs, and state buildings go if every woman had experienced her own power through the spark of a welding torch or the buzz of a chainsaw? How might young women cast their first votes if they were certain of their own ability to edit, shape, and improve the world?
Girls Garage, https://girlsgarage.org/, uses the act of design and building—specifically carpentry, welding, architecture, engineering, and activist art—to expand our girls’ sense of power and agency.
In addition to serving and empowering our local community, we are changing the demographic makeup of the industries that create and author the physical world. Our work is rooted in bravery and sisterhood, and we challenge the expectations of what girls can and should do. Together, we are building a more beautiful, inclusive, equitable future.
*”Girls” refers to gender-expansive youth (cis-girls, trans-girls, non-binary youth, gender non-conforming youth, gender queer youth, and any girl-identified youth).
JANUARY PROGRAM FOLLOW-UP
If you missed the Title IX webinar, you can watch it HERE.
Title IX states: No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
Our sincere thanks to the team who made this webinar possible – Kris U’Ren, Doris Tolks, Dianne Trumpy, Pam Granger and Stefanie Capps as our ZOOM tech coordinator.
Amy G led panelists Elizabeth Kristen, Kim Turner, and Maha Ibrahim in a lively conversation about Title IX, including background information and statistics, the current status, and future hopes.
If you missed the Title IX webinar, you can watch it HERE.
Title IX states: No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
Our sincere thanks to the team who made this webinar possible – Kris U’Ren, Doris Tolks, Dianne Trumpy, Pam Granger and Stefanie Capps as our ZOOM tech coordinator.
Amy G led panelists Elizabeth Kristen, Kim Turner, and Maha Ibrahim in a lively conversation about Title IX, including background information and statistics, the current status, and future hopes.
Our sincere thanks to the team who made this webinar possible – Kris U’Ren, Doris Tolks, Dianne Trumpy, Pam Granger and Stefanie Capps as our ZOOM tech coordinator.
Can you help?
Title IX in Action – Become a “Title Niner”
Or, what you didn’t learn at the Title IX Webinar
At the January 22 Title IX webinar, we heard that Title IX needs local action to be implemented effectively. The panelists actually thanked us for the opportunity to talk about Title IX because, they said, too often Title IX is celebrated or bemoaned but nothing is done.
Now it’s our turn to step up and follow through.
The Title IX Committee – also known as the Title Niners – will facilitate the following actions. Since the Watch Parties could not be held, we didn’t get the chance to ask you in person.
We are asking for your help now:
On Tuesday February 15 at 2 p.m., we will meet to begin the work.
Please contact Jean Reed (click HERE) to sign on as a Title Niner.
Title IX in Action – Become a “Title Niner”
Or, what you didn’t learn at the Title IX Webinar
At the January 22 Title IX webinar, we heard that Title IX needs local action to be implemented effectively. The panelists actually thanked us for the opportunity to talk about Title IX because, they said, too often Title IX is celebrated or bemoaned but nothing is done.
Now it’s our turn to step up and follow through.
The Title IX Committee – also known as the Title Niners – will facilitate the following actions. Since the Watch Parties could not be held, we didn’t get the chance to ask you in person.
We are asking for your help now:
- Create a Directory of the Title IX Coordinators for Petaluma area schools. This will assist over-worked school staff in collaborating with one another. We need members to make phone calls and send emails.
- Contact our legislators to let them know we expect their support of Title IX. Members will write post cards or use social media. We’ll also visit our local reps.
- Reach out to students to share information on their rights under Title IX. Once in-person contact is safe, members will meet with student groups.
On Tuesday February 15 at 2 p.m., we will meet to begin the work.
Please contact Jean Reed (click HERE) to sign on as a Title Niner.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Virtual Event at the Petaluma Library
The Petaluma Library is partnering with the Alzheimer's Association for Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body: Tips from the Latest Research virtual event on Wednesday, Feb. 2, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
You can find more information and register for the virtual seminar by clicking on the link above.
Rachel Beer
Recreation Supervisor
City of Petaluma | Parks and Recreation
Virtual Event at the Petaluma Library
The Petaluma Library is partnering with the Alzheimer's Association for Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body: Tips from the Latest Research virtual event on Wednesday, Feb. 2, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
You can find more information and register for the virtual seminar by clicking on the link above.
Rachel Beer
Recreation Supervisor
City of Petaluma | Parks and Recreation
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In principle and in practice, AAUW values and seeks an inclusive membership, workforce, leadership team and board of directors.
There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, geographical location, national origin, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status.
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AAUW advances gender equity for women and girls, through research, education, and advocacy.
Diversity Statement
In principle and in practice, AAUW values and seeks an inclusive membership, workforce, leadership team and board of directors.
There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, geographical location, national origin, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status.
Economic Security – Pay Equity
AAUW offers free on-line salary negotiation training. Sign up for Work Smart
Copyright © 2003
Petaluma Branch
American Association of University Women
Web Design by Ray Hendess
