AAUW NC is encouraging women across America to help make July 4th a celebration for ending discrimination against women by mailing a flyer supporting ERA to each of our Senators. It is shocking that in 2020, as we celebrate America’s independence, women are still struggling with discrimination. Women’s rights are NOT included in the US…
AAUW of North Carolina is thrilled to partner with the Shared Radiance Performing Arts Company to present a video trailer for Sisters of Mine; Hear the Voices. Although the performance along with our Annual Conference had to be cancelled in March, these ladies have worked to record a short video trailer for our enjoyment during…
AAUW NC Is Zooming Around! Branches around the state have jumped on the Zoom concept to keep their members engaged and to make plans for the 2020-2021 year. In addition to book groups, several board of directors meetings have been held successfully. Fall programs are in the works for several others. AAUW NC purchased a…
Yes, you have a website. But how do you get people to visit? (If your branch isn’t “on the web”, check out AAUW’s offering of site-resources.net sites — and read on for a simple way to create a web beach-head.) AAUW NC is pleased to announce that aauwnc.org now has a system for putting key…
Participants in the May 2020 AAUW NC virtual town hall Virtual Meeting Included 16 of 18 Branches Our first virtual Annual Meeting on May 13, 2020 attracted 65 members from 16 branches! That’s much better than our “usual” and we are glad to provide this easier way to connect and do the business of AAUW…
As Carol Jenkins, Co-President and CEO of ERA Coalition, highlighted: there is nothing in the US Constitution that protects discrimination against women. Many women do not realize that they are not protected against discrimination. This COVID-19 pandemic has certainly emphasized this crisis in areas related to women not only because of deficiencies in health care…
All members are invited to join us via Zoom for the 2020 Annual Meeting of AAUW NC. 7 p.m. ET, Wednesday, May 13 Information has been sent to the branch presidents about this, and it was announced in recent issues of Connect. It will have a simple agenda to cover the required business of AAUW NC:…
Photos from the 2019 Conference — oh, what we are missing this year! What changes are in the works? Since the 2020 conference in Asheville was cancelled on March 12, the AAUW NC board and, especially the Executive Committee (President Jane Terwillegar, Vice President Kathy Pearre, Branch Advocate Janet Bunger, and Treasurer Wendy Haner) have…
Along with many other organizations, AAUW NC has moved some of its operations to a web platform — Zoom. The board has been meeting via Zoom, we’re planning an annual meeting using Zoom, and we’ll be making the Zoom platform available to branches for their virtual meetings. This is, however, a big switch for many…
Election of Treasurer and Vice President Due to the Covid-19 emergency, we have had to reschedule the 2020 annual meeting of AAUW of North Carolina. It will be a virtual meeting at 7 pm on Wednesday, May 13. A key piece of business will be the election of officers for AAUW NC. The terms of…