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ONews: Early March Special

News to Note

The AAUW of Oregon Conference & Annual Meeting will be on Zoom, April 7- 9. Details coming soon in the Oregon News Addendum.
Watch for it!
Get trained on the newly launched Community Hub, your personal portal into AAUW. Tune in to the training webinar on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Registration is now open for the 2022 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL) on May 24-26.
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Lobby Evening sessions were stellar, thanks to our impressive guest speakers. (Below: Representatives Lisa Reynolds, Courtney Neron, WLnsvey Campos) Both sessions are available on our YouTube channel. For links, go to AAUW Public Policy of Oregon . The link for information about bills that we are currently supporting is also there. (Photo thanks to Courtney Neron)

Congratulations to Salem Branch for a Century of Activism
Salem Branch has been honored by AAUW National. "For the past 100 years, the AAUW Salem (OR) Branch has been active in the community and supported AAUW’s mission of advancing equity." Read More>

Branch Zoom Programs in March

Thursday, March 3, 7 p.m. AAUW Pendleton Branch
Griswold High School Students, Helix, Oregon, “Documentary Films”. Contact Susan Badger Doyle sdoyle@oregontrail.net

Saturday, March 5, 10:00 a.m. AAUW Medford Branch
Wenonoa Spivak, Deputy Director of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate). Each volunteer is appointed by a judge to advocate for a child’s best interest in court. During the presentation, Wenonoa will discuss a brief history of CASA, the nuts and bolts of the CASA volunteer role, how our local program operates, the impact that CASAs make in our community, and how you can get involved.
Contact: aauwmedfordcomm@gmail.com

March 9, 7 p.m. AAUW Tigard Area Branch
Pratima G. N. Rao, Ph.D., Materials Engineering Director at Lam Research, “Owning my story and my space as a woman in science & engineering”
At Lam Research, a global semiconductor equipment company, Pratima leads cross-functional teams to develop solutions to materials science and engineering challenges. Her degrees are in Materials Science and Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where she received several fellowships, including an AAUW Fellowship.
Contact Randa Blanding randabland@aol.com

March 12, 9:30 a.m. AAUW Eugene-Lane Branch
Kim Johnson, UO Vice Provost and author of This Is My America. Local rising literary star and social justice activist discusses her bestselling novel, as well as her own life experiences.
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 777 Coburg Road. We will meet in person and will also stream our meeting virtually. Contact us for Zoom connection info.

Saturday, March 12, AAUW Tillamook Branch
Melissa Busch speaks on "Healthcare during the pandemic" and the need for universal healthcare. Contact Betty Diamond legacylizzy@gmail.com

March 19, 10 a.m. AAUW Portland Branch
Melody Ellis Valdini will discuss her award-winning book, The Inclusion Calculation: Why Men Appropriate Women’s Representation. Professor Valdini is the chair of the political science department at PSU as well as the associate editor of the Journal of Women, Politics and Policy. She teaches courses on comparative politics, with a focus on gender, representation, institutions, and the regions of Latin America and Europe. Contact portlandaauw@gmail.com

AAUW of Oregon 2022-2024 Strategic Plan

Find it on the website at State Resources>.

Our mailing address is:
Ilga Ross, AAUW-OR Communications VP
8275 SW Seneca St.
Tualatin, Oregon 97062

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