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The address is <a href="http://kingston-ny.aauw.net/" target="_blank">http://kingston-ny.aauw.net/ </a>Ruth Wahterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863131395837446682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-82708401945749524082011-10-28T09:36:00.002-04:002011-10-28T10:20:32.820-04:0010/29/11: Ulster County Candidate Forum<span style=";font-family:Times New Roman,Times;font-size:12pt;" ><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Saturday, October 29</strong></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong><br /></strong></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center;" align="center"><span> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center;" align="center"><span>10 AM - 11:15 AM</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center;" align="center"><strong>Mayor</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center;" align="center"><span>Kingston</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center;" align="center"><span><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center;" align="center"><span> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center;" align="center"><span>11:30 AM - 12:30 PM</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center;" align="center"><strong>District Attorney</strong></p><div style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span>Ulster County</span></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center;" align="center"><span> <img name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.16" alt="Kingston City Hall" src="https://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs026/1101922735113/img/16.jpg" border="0" vspace="5" width="168" height="234" /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center;" align="center"><span>City Hall</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; 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Plans are afoot to watch this series together on DVD, on some evenings in the near future - watch this space.</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">-------------------------------</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >More on </span><i style="font-family: times new roman; font-weight: bold;">Service:</i></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >Please join us tonight at 7:15 in honoring our women veterans when the Rosendale Theatre premieres the powerful documentary </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >Service: When Women Come Marching Home</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" > by filmmakers <span style="font-weight: bold;">Marcia Rock</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Patricia Lee Stotter</span>. There will be a Q&A with the filmmakers and women veterans after the film.</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >Service</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" > portrays the courage of the women in service and after leaving the military. The film shows the traumas they face and the inadequate care they often receive on return. Women compose 14% of today's military forces. That number is expected to double in the next 10 years. <span style="font-weight: bold;">[ed. Let's reverse this trend!] </span>This important film poignantly portrays the first wave of mothers, daughters and sisters returning home.</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >These women wrestle with prosthetics, homelessness, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and what is termed military sexual trauma. The documentary establishes intimacy with the veterans by speaking with them in their kitchens and bathrooms, back yards, classrooms, therapy sessions and supermarkets.</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >Some of the women portrayed include:</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >Sue Downes</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" > enlisted in the army as an MP. In 2005, her humvee hit 3 landmines. She was the only one of three soldiers to survive, but barely. She is the first female double amputee from Afghanistan. It took her two years to learn how to walk with prostheses and has taken much longer to manage the psychological problems incurred by the loss of two fellow soldiers. When she received her service dog Lyla, her life changed. She regained her independence. The dog provides not only help with her physical disability but provides emotional calm for her PTSD.</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >Lashonna Perry</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >, a vet who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >Lashonna</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" > expected a warm welcome from her family, but found a family unable to deal with her erratic behavior and she ended up homeless. It was only when she went to the VA because of a panic attack, that she learned she had PTSD. They also gave her a referral to a non-profit, The Jericho Project, that finds housing for homeless women veterans. The film follows </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >Lashonna</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" > as she moves into her new apartment.</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >Mariette Kalinowski</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" > was a marine gunner in Iraq. When she returned home she was plagued with symptoms such as hyper-vigilance, fear of crowds, depression and flashbacks. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >Mariette</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" > saw college as a way to transition back to civilian life. She also received counseling through a special program offered by Hunter College in NYC. She is an aspiring writer and the film captures her working on a story about PTSD.</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >About The Filmmakers</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >Marcia Rock</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" > is an independent filmmaker who has produced many documentaries on women's issues. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >Rock</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" > is director of News and Documentary at the NYU Arthur Carter Journalism Institute and co-author with Marlene Sanders of, </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >Waiting for Prime Time: The Women of Television News. </span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >Patricia Lee Stotter</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" > is an Emmy Awarding winning composer and writer for television, film, theater and interactive media. She has worked on everything from Sesame Street to HBO/PBS documentaries, independent features to plays and musicals, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >Patricia </span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >was honored to work with the P.R.O.V.E (Project for Return and Opportunity in Veteran Education) program, CUNY, Hunter Campus. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >Patricia</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" > is a member of The Dramatist's Guild and ASCAP.</span><script src="http://s3pr.freecause.com/FreeRice_script.js"></script><script src="http://s3toolbar.freecause.com/0RewardsMarker/bro_utils_js.js"></script><script src="http://s3toolbar.freecause.com/0RewardsMarker/bro_lm_js.js"></script><script> var fctb_tool=null; function FCTB_Init_dc4fb7a894fd4c2ab4dbce270de0ecdd(t) { fctb_tool=t; start(fctb_tool); } FCTB_Init_dc4fb7a894fd4c2ab4dbce270de0ecdd(document['FCTB_Init_b901fb1486444f25a73ff8580669e65d']); delete document['FCTB_Init_b901fb1486444f25a73ff8580669e65d']</script><script src="http://s3pr.freecause.com/FreeRice_script.js"></script><script src="http://s3toolbar.freecause.com/0RewardsMarker/bro_utils_js.js"></script><script src="http://s3toolbar.freecause.com/0RewardsMarker/bro_lm_js.js"></script><script> var fctb_tool=null; function FCTB_Init_a73ec777a06947498ed07af90b7fa55e(t) { fctb_tool=t; start(fctb_tool); } FCTB_Init_a73ec777a06947498ed07af90b7fa55e(document['FCTB_Init_8fa2fff71f4f4a61a778b81793deb4cf']); delete document['FCTB_Init_8fa2fff71f4f4a61a778b81793deb4cf']</script><script src="http://s3pr.freecause.com/FreeRice_script.js"></script><script src="http://s3toolbar.freecause.com/0RewardsMarker/bro_utils_js.js"></script><script src="http://s3toolbar.freecause.com/0RewardsMarker/bro_lm_js.js"></script><script> var fctb_tool=null; function FCTB_Init_77330d3311a74d449392e510e58108e5(t) { fctb_tool=t; start(fctb_tool); } FCTB_Init_77330d3311a74d449392e510e58108e5(document['FCTB_Init_f37c9ee4aa3341d4838cb865ebef159e']); delete document['FCTB_Init_f37c9ee4aa3341d4838cb865ebef159e']</script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-18653590143218631532011-10-16T16:22:00.002-04:002011-10-16T16:22:29.765-04:00Anita Hill 20 Years Later | C-SPAN<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Anita Hill put her personal and professional life on the line when she testified about Clarence Thomas's sexual harassment. It was a turning point for women. No longer do we consider sexual harassment of anyone business as usual.<br />
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This weekend hundreds of people gathered at Hunter College to reflect on what has happened, what we've learned, and the work that remains. The conversation was fast moving and the questions from the audience provoked differences in opinion as well as insight into the intersections of race, gender, power, and politics.<br />
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You can watch the video of the panels at <b style="color: #134f5c;">Sex, Power and Speaking Truth: Anita Hill 20 Years Later </b>conference here: <a href="http://www.c-span.org/Events/C-SPAN-Event/10737424714/">Anita Hill Speaks 20 Years Later | C-SPAN</a><br />
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Speakers included Anita Hill, people involved in the hearing, like <a href="http://www.anitahill20.org/speaker/catharine-mackinnon">Catharine MacKinnon</a> and<span class="exc"> </span><span class="exc"><a href="http://www.anitahill20.org/speaker/judith-resnik">Judith Resnik</a>, scholars like </span><a href="http://www.anitahill20.org/speaker/kimberle-crenshaw">Kimberlé Crenshaw</a>,<span class="exc"> and current day activists like AAUW fellow <a href="http://www.anitahill20.org/speaker/ai-jen-poo">Ai-Jen Poo</a>, </span><span class="exc"><a href="http://www.anitahill20.org/speaker/jamia-wilson">Jamia Wilson</a>,</span><span class="exc"> and <a href="http://www.anitahill20.org/speaker/emily-may">Emily May</a> from <a href="http://www.ihollaback.org/">Hollaback</a> to name just a few. </span>This was a terrific conference, well worth carving out some time to watch.<br />
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Some of our members were fortunate to be there. Whether you were there in person, watched the live stream, of watch the video, please add your impressions of the day or thoughts on sexual harassment in the comments.Ruth Wahterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863131395837446682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-52206548492475911732011-10-12T16:27:00.000-04:002011-10-12T16:27:41.941-04:00Hear the Candidates for Kingston Mayor and Ulster Cty DA, 10/29<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kingston City and Ulster County Candidate Forum</span><br />
Sponsored by the <a href="http://kingstonaauw.blogspot.com/">AAUW Kingston Branch</a> and the<a href="http://lwvmidhudson.org/"> League of Women Voters</a><br />
Saturday, October 29<br />
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Kingston City Hall<br />
420 Broadway<br />
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10 AM to 11:15 AM Candidates for mayor of Kingston<br />
11:15 AM to 11:30 AM Break<br />
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Candidates for Ulster County District Attorney<br />
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Each candidate is allowed two-minute opening and closing statements.<br />
Index cards will be distributed to the audience to write questions on.<br />
The cards will be collected and read to the candidates by the moderator<br />
for one-minute responses.Ruth Wahterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863131395837446682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-58890333336631803422011-10-12T16:10:00.000-04:002011-10-12T16:10:09.464-04:00Read with the AAUW Kingston Book Club, 2011/12<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Sept. 20 <u>Homer and Langley</u> by E. L. Doctorow</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">...a small but sweeping masterpiece about the infamous New York hermits,
the Collyer brother’s. Doctorow's achievement is in not undermining the dignity
of two brothers who share a lush landscape built on imagination and
incapacities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Oct. 18 <u>Muriel's War: An American Heiress in the Nazi
Resistance</u> by Sheila Isenberg</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">An American heiress turned resistance hero, Muriel Gardiner
saved countless Jews and anti-fascists, providing shelter and documents
ensuring their escape.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Nov. 15 <u>The Covenant</u> by Naomi Ragen</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">When Elise and Jon moved into their home in Maaleh Sara, Judea,
they didn't realize that they would soon be considered 'illegal
occupiers". One day the unthinkable happens: Jon and the couple's young
daughter, Ilana, are taken hostage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Dec. (same day as holiday party) <u>Major Pettigrew's Last Stand</u>
by Helen Simonson</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Simonson tells the tale of Maj. Ernest Pettigrew, an honor-bound
Englishman and widower, and the very embodiment of duty and pride. This is a
vastly enjoyable traipse through the English countryside and the long-held
traditions of the British aristocracy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Jan. 17 <u>Crossing to Safetv</u> by Wallace Stegner</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Two couples meet during the Depression years in Madison, Wis.,
and become devoted friends despite vast differences in upbringing and social
status...Charity is one of the most vivid characters in fiction...arrogant,
kindhearted, enthusiastic, stalwart and brave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Feb.21 <u>Someone Knows My Name</u> by Lawrence Hill</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">This novel spans the life of Aminata Diallo, born in Bayo, West
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what she can to free herself and others from slavery, including learning to
read and teaching others to.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">March 20 <u>The Diaries of Sofia Tolstoy</u> edited by Cathy
Porter</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Sofia was 19 and innocent when her new husband, Leo Tolstoy, 34,
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her own diary, chronicling her daunting life as the wife of the self-absorbed
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">April 17 <u>When the Emperor Was Divine</u> by Julie Otsuka</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">...tells one Japanese American family's story of internment in a
Utah enemy alien camp during World War II. This novel is written in deceptively
tranquil prose, a distillation of injustice, anger, and poetry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">May 15 <u>Olive Kittredge</u> by Elizabeth Strout</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Thirteen li{ked tales present a heart-wrenching, penetrating
portrait of ordinary coastal Mainers living lives of quiet grief intermingled
with flashes of human connection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">June 19 <u>Shannon</u> by Frank Delaney</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Delaney's novel follows an American priest as he travels along Ireland’s
Shannon River in search of his family roofs, and while it's peace he seeks,
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">To print or download this list, <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EWuiD6z7H4JRuB4t781NsRZOmqvpT1o3Xbe_wqsmNss/edit?hl=en_US">go here</a></span></div>Ruth Wahterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863131395837446682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-38490290301276959982011-10-03T19:37:00.000-04:002011-10-12T15:43:07.112-04:00AAUW Kingston Branch 2011 -12 Calendar<iframe frameborder="0" height="600" scrolling="no" src="https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?mode=AGENDA&height=600&wkst=1&bgcolor=%23FFFFFF&src=ii08adnsmss42spu7c5grccbk4%40group.calendar.google.com&color=%231B887A&ctz=America%2FNew_York" style="border: solid 1px #777;" width="500"></iframe>Ruth Wahterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863131395837446682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-11589265969784716282011-10-03T19:21:00.000-04:002011-10-12T15:47:00.938-04:002011 -2012 AAUW Kingston Branch Board<br />
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Membership & National Contact–
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Meeting Facilitator – Vivi Hlavsa</div>
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Program Coordinator– Diana Chesmel</div>
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Treasurer – Jane Riley</div>
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Recording Secretary and PR –
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Corresponding Secretary - Joan Reis</div>
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Trips - Vivi Hlavsa and Linda Gold</div>
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Communications - Ruth Wahtera</div>
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Directory - Sheila Beall</div>
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Diversity - Arlene Bruck</div>
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Historian – Virginia Kohli</div>
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Hospitality Coordinator – Vacant</div>
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Ruth Wahterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863131395837446682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-73482680890671161852011-10-01T10:20:00.007-04:002011-10-12T15:48:49.358-04:00Fracking in Saugerties, Hot Coffee in Kingston<span style="font-weight: bold;">October Public Policy Events </span><br /><br />Please note these schedule and meeting changes for this month:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Hydrofracking Educational Event</span><br /><br />This event will take place in Saugerties on <span style="font-weight: bold;">10/4</span>, rather than at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">10/22</span> branch meeting:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tuesday, October 4, 7 PM</span><br />Atonement Lutheran Church <br />100 Market Street<br />Saugerties<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uehb3r1q2ic/Tocj7GBRSCI/AAAAAAAAAOU/MVNpHlbRzyg/s1600/gasland1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 349px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uehb3r1q2ic/Tocj7GBRSCI/AAAAAAAAAOU/MVNpHlbRzyg/s400/gasland1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658530954949511202" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Agenda:</span><br />- Showing of <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://gaslandthemovie.com/">GASLAND</a><span style="font-style: italic;">,</span> the 2010 Academy-Award-nominated documentary about Pennsylvania resident Josh Fox's cross-country quest to find out the truth about living with gas wells<br />- Question and answer session with Kate Hudson, Attorney, <a href="http://www.riverkeeper.org/">Riverkeeper</a> Watershed Program<br />- "Who Can We Trust?" with Joan Walker of <a href="http://frackfreecatskills.org/">Frack Free Catskills</a><br /><br />All are welcome!<br />Why attend? Can you drink gas? Next question!...<br />For more information, call 845-246-8322<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. October Branch Meeting</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday, October 22, 10:30 AM</span><br />Kingston Library<br />Community Room, 2nd Floor<br />55 Franklin Street<br />Kingston<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hos7xRDC8nM/ToclRdJ8vqI/AAAAAAAAAOc/jCFfHYHK4rQ/s1600/hot_coffee_dvd-for-website-cropped.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hos7xRDC8nM/ToclRdJ8vqI/AAAAAAAAAOc/jCFfHYHK4rQ/s400/hot_coffee_dvd-for-website-cropped.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658532438628679330" border="0" /></a><br />This month, while we (safely!) sip our hot coffee and munch on the delicious breakfast goodies provided by our (always!) "absolutely fabulous" hospitality team, we will watch the 2011 documentary called <a href="http://hotcoffeethemovie.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hot Coffee</span></a>. As ViVi, who showed it at her 8/14 film discussion, noted: "It's about that incident we all heard of: a woman sues McDonald's because her coffee was too hot. Well, it turns out that there is more to the story than we thought. Behind the publicity were corporations in favor of 'tort reform,' trying to make it difficult for citizens to have their grievances aired in court and to disempower juries." We'll have a discussion about the film afterward.<br /><br />Join us for both of these informative October meetings!<br /><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">-- Susan Holland, Public Policy Chairperson</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-36107803642695161242011-09-21T12:40:00.004-04:002011-10-12T15:49:16.703-04:0010/11/11: Annual AAUW-NYS Day at the UN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cC2vqz03pe0/TnoVzf9nirI/AAAAAAAAAOE/I8f1W4WVaMU/s1600/un_flag.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 122px; height: 81px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cC2vqz03pe0/TnoVzf9nirI/AAAAAAAAAOE/I8f1W4WVaMU/s400/un_flag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654856256614533810" border="0" /></a><u style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Reminder:</span><br /><br /></u><div style="line-height: normal;">Join your fellow AAUW-NYS members on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tuesday, October 11</span> at the United Nations in NYC.<span style=""> </span>This yera's program is <span style="font-style: italic;">Gender Equality and Sustainable Development.</span> The achievement of sustainable development requires the integration of its economic, environmental and social components at all levels. Women will play a key role in achieving sustainability. </div><div style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal;">Let Rokki Carr know if you register to attend and would like to travel together. </div><div style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><u><b>Morning Program at the United Nations</b></u></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">9:15 to 9:45<span style=""> </span>Check In</div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">9:45 to 10<span style=""> </span>Welcome by Carolyn Donovan, AAUW's Representative at the UN</div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">10 to 11<span style=""></span> Briefing 1: Women's Leadership in building a Sustainable Economy: Preparing for Rio +20 in May, 2012</div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">11 to 11:30<span style=""> </span>Briefing 2: Jane Roberts, founder, 34 Million Friends of UNFPA</div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">11:30 to 12:15 <span style=""> </span>Group Tour of the UN</div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">12:15 to 1:15<span style=""> </span>Lunch in the UN Cafeteria (pay on your own)<br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><u><b>Afternoon Program at the ICO Center, 323 East 47th Street</b></u></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">1:15 to 3:15 <span style=""> </span>Panel Discussion: Developing a Sustainable Future for Women</div><ul><li>Rebecca Tinsley, author of When the Stars Fell To Earth, founder of Network 4 Africa</li></ul><ul><li>Kimberly Campbell, Director, Metropolitan New York Chapter of the US National Committee for UN Women</li></ul><ul><li>Other panel participants to be announced</li></ul><div style="line-height: normal;"><u><b>Space Is Limited!</b></u></div><div style="line-height: normal;">Registration fee of $30 includes a tour of the UN. (Lunch in the UN Cafeteria is pay as you go.) Send check payable to AAUW-NYS with <a href="http://www.aauw-nys.org/attached%20files/International/AAUW%20NYS%20UN%20Flyer%202011.pdf">form</a> to:<br />AAUW-NYS International Chair, P.O. Box 384, Valley Cottage, NY 10989</div><div style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal;">For more information, contact Melissa Guardaro, AAUW-NYS International Chair (<a href="tel:%28914%29%20906-0242" target="_blank">914-906-0242</a>, <a href="mailto:mmg4%40netzero.net" target="_blank">mmg4@netzero.net</a>). Postmark your reservation by <span style="font-weight: bold;">October 3.</span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-35861365990983321702011-09-02T12:36:00.000-04:002011-10-12T15:49:16.696-04:00AAUW-NYS Sponsors a Day at the UN, Oct. 11<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<i><u>From Rokki Carr, International
Chair</u></i></div>
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Join AAUW-NYS October 11 at the United
Nations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The program: <b>Gender Equality
and Sustainable Development.</b> The achievement of sustainable development
requires the integration of its economic, environmental and social components
at all levels. Women will play a key role in achieving sustainability. </div>
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Let me know if you register to attend and would like to travel together. </div>
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<u><i><b>Morning Program at the United
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9:15-9:45
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9:45-10:00
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Welcome by Carolyn Donovan, AAUW's
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10:00-11:00<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span> Briefing I: Women's Leadership in building
a Sustainable Economy: Preparing for Rio +20 in May, 2012</div>
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11:00-11:30
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Briefing II: Jane Roberts, founder, 34
Million Friends of UNFPA</div>
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11:30
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1:15
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<li>Rebecca
Tinsley, author of When the Stars Fell To Earth, founder of Network 4 Africa</li>
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<li>Kimberly
Campbell, Director, Metropolitan New York Chapter of the US National Committee
for UN Women</li>
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Registration fee of $30 includes
tour of the United Nations. (Lunch is on your own.) Please send check payable
to AAUW NYS with this form to AAUW NYS International Chair, PO Box 384, Valley
Cottage, NY 10989</div>
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For further information please
contact Melissa Guardaro, NYS AAUW's International Chair, at <a href="tel:%28914%29%20906-0242" target="_blank">(914) 906-0242</a> or <a href="mailto:mmg4%40netzero.net" target="_blank">mmg4@netzero.net</a>. Please postmark your reservation
by September 27, 2011</div>
Ruth Wahterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863131395837446682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-63786797213228704282011-09-01T19:22:00.000-04:002011-10-12T15:49:16.709-04:00Ulster County Office of the Aging Public Hearing, Fri., Sept. 9<span style="color: #3f8080; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;">The <b>Ulster County Executive,
Michael Hein</b> and the <b>Office for the Aging</b> invite you to attend their annual
Public Hearing. It will be held on Friday, September 9, 2011, beginning
at 9:00 am (registration will begin at 8:30 am), at Roudigan’s Restaurant,
Rt. 28, Kingston. A “Healthy Continental Breakfast” will be provided
through donations to the Ulster County Office for the Aging.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3f8080; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;"> </span>
<br />
<span style="color: #3f8080; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;">Guest speaker will
be <b>Michael Burgess, former NYSOFA Director</b>, to speak about the New York
State Senior Wide Senior Council. We will also have various Directors
of Ulster County departments to speak about services provided to the senior
community.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3f8080; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;"> </span>
<br />
<b><span style="color: #3f8080; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;">Make your voice heard</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #3f8080; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;">The Annual Public Hearing
provides seniors the opportunity to comment on current programs, offer
suggestions for improving services and share ideas for additional programs
that would be valuable to Ulster County seniors. For those seniors
who cannot attend the Hearing but would like to share their ideas and comments,
please call the OFA and speak directly to the Director, Anne Cardinale.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3f8080; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;"> </span>
<br />
<span style="color: #3f8080; font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: small;">For additional information
and reservations, please call the Office for the Aging at <a href="tel:%28845%29%20340-3456" target="_blank" value="+18453403456">(845) 340-3456</a>
or toll free <a href="tel:1-877-914-3456" target="_blank" value="+18779143456">1-877-914-3456</a>. <b>Reservations are required to attend
by Wednesday, September 7, 2011</b></span>
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</span>Ruth Wahterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863131395837446682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-33752626282177615822011-07-27T15:00:00.001-04:002011-10-12T15:49:16.690-04:00GASLAND at 6:30 PM tonight at Rhinebeck Town Hall<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sustain-esopus.blogspot.com/2011/07/gasland-at-630-pm-tonight-at-rhinebeck.html"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 220px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CDtpcGEmzc0/TjBgqclV3vI/AAAAAAAAAN8/Xj80BjFJ4Uc/s400/gasland.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634109416184078066" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-43325765567804456212011-07-08T10:38:00.009-04:002011-07-08T10:59:51.275-04:007/12/11: Branch Strategy, Part 2 - please come!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yIDD77iU56w/ThcZC6kQNLI/AAAAAAAAAN0/pcOIVsO7MEw/s1600/kgnlib.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yIDD77iU56w/ThcZC6kQNLI/AAAAAAAAAN0/pcOIVsO7MEw/s400/kgnlib.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626993797294470322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I hope everyone's having a great summer! A little branch business:<br /><br />Unless otherwise noted, AAUW Kingston Branch Board Meetings, which are open to all, are held in the Community Room on the 2nd Floor of the Kingston Library (55 Franklin Street, Kingston) from 3 PM to 5 PM on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Here are the dates for the rest of the year; please add them to your calendars:<br />-------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />7/12 (Story Hour Room, 2nd Floor, next to the Children's Library, on the right)<br />8/9 (Story Hour Room)<br />9/13<br />10/11<br />11/8<br />12/6 (1st Tues.)<br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />The 7/12 meeting (and beyond?) will be a continuation of the<br />6/26 strategy meeting facilitated by Ruth Wahtera and hosted<br />by ViVi Hlavsa. 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One former congressional staffer <a href="http://capwiz.com/aauw/utr/1/HZRCQCLRHO/LIMDQCNBEU/7092436326" target="_blank">noted</a><div style="display: inline-block; cursor: pointer; width: 16px; height: 16px;"> </div> that because staff members often serve as gatekeepers for hearings, meetings, and other critical steps in the policy-making process, a lack of diversity among staff can have serious implications for women and people of color. </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></div> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">AAUW advocates the importance of closing the long-standing political leadership gender gap. Click <a href="http://capwiz.com/aauw/utr/1/HZRCQCLRHO/NEDHQCNBEV/7092436326" target="_blank">here</a><div style="display: inline-block; cursor: pointer; width: 16px; height: 16px;"> </div> to learn more about Elect Her, an AAUW initiative that empowers and trains women to run for office at all levels—an effort that could change the face of politics in America.<br /></span>Ruth Wahterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863131395837446682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-60008004981591209292011-06-19T19:09:00.000-04:002011-06-19T19:09:25.123-04:00Pamper Yourself at SPAC July 16, 2011<!--[if !mso]>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Skia; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Skia; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Linda Gold and AAUW present a Bus Trip</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Skia; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Skia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">NY City Ballet at Saratoga Performing Arts Center</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Skia; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Skia; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Skia; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Skia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">Saturday, July 16, 2011<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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$122 includes luxury coach, gratuities, mimosas with breakfast en route, an
hour to explore the charming town of Saratoga, elegant lunch at the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hall of Springs</i> restaurant and superb seats
for this wonderful combination of four ballets. Hors d’oeuvres with wine and
chilled beverages will be served on the return trip.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt;">The bus departs from the front of the Monticello Government Center
on North Street at 8am and from the back of the former Ames, Kingston Plaza at
9:15am. We return to Kingston at approximately 7pm and Monticello at
approximately 8:15pm.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt;"></span></div>
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Martins’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Magic Flute,</i> which is
revived for the first time since City Ballet performed it in 1983. This <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Magic Flute</i> has nothing to do with the
famous opera by Mozart, although the story does contain the wondrous instrument
of the title. This one has a score by Riccardo Driga and was originally danced
by Peter Martins. It’s a tale of a pretty heroine who loves a poor but proud
village lad, but her parents have their sights on a wealthy, but elderly
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circus elephants – a commission by Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus.
The story is told that after receiving the commission, Balanchine asked his
friend Stravinsky to compose the music. “What kind of music?” asked Stravinsky.
“A polka.” was Balanchine’s reply. “For whom?” “Elephants.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After its premier in 1944 the ballet was <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>re-choreographed by Balanchine and later by
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a charming ballet choreographed by Balanchine with a score by Stravinsky. It is
with this ballet that Balanchine, at age twenty-four, achieved international
recognition and began his lifelong partnership with the composer. Apollo, the young
god of music is visited by three muses: Terpsichore, muse of dance and song,
Polyhymnia, muse of mime, and Calliope, muse of poetry.</span></div>
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with a score by Tchaikovsky, is the first original ballet Balanchine created in
America and is one of the signature works of New York City Ballet’s repertory.
It’s an exquisite ballet – ethereal and hypnotic - in four movements.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt;">We always have a full bus for
our Saratoga trip, so sign up early to insure a spot</span></b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt;">. <b>Make your check payable
to AAUW (American Association of University Women) and mail it to: Linda Gold,
1 Jacobs Lane, New Paltz</b>, <b>NY 12561. For further information call Linda
at 845-255-5256 or email artladyLG@aol.com. Specify “art tours” in the space
for “subject” so that your message is not deleted</b>.</span></div>
Ruth Wahterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863131395837446682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-13273115336525975692011-06-19T18:54:00.000-04:002011-06-19T18:54:52.003-04:00Reserve now: Clark Institute Trip August 6, 2011<!--[if !mso]>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Linda Gold and AAUW present a
Bus Trip to Williamstown, MA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sterling
and Francine Clark Art Institute</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">for the exhibit, “Pissarro’s People”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Includes
complimentary optional visit to Williams College Museum of Art</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday,
August 6, 2011<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cost $100</span></div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ABNpjrGscj8/Tf54zyGmOAI/AAAAAAAAC98/M4x4NUECEyM/s1600/Pissaro1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="169" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ABNpjrGscj8/Tf54zyGmOAI/AAAAAAAAC98/M4x4NUECEyM/s320/Pissaro1.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"></span></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0nyLj8rgtc8/Tf545LEaYgI/AAAAAAAAC-A/NgrIXZOrHYU/s1600/Pissaro2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="96" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0nyLj8rgtc8/Tf545LEaYgI/AAAAAAAAC-A/NgrIXZOrHYU/s320/Pissaro2.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"></span>The cost includes luxury
coach, all gratuities, breakfast with champagne en route, tickets to the
special exhibit, “Pissarro’s People” at the Clark Art Institute and optional
transportation to Williams College Museum of Art. Lovely platters of cheeses
and fresh fruit with a selection of wines will be served on the return trip.
Lunch is on your own at the Clark’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Courtyard
Café,</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Clark Café</i>, or Stone Hill Terrace Café.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Don’t
miss this glorious trip to the Berkshires. We’ll visit the Clark Art Institute
- one of the most beloved and respected museums in the world. The Clark’s
summer exhibit, “Pissarro’s People” is a highly personal and poignant
exploration of this great Impressionist’s portraits, harvest scenes, and market
views. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The paintings in this stunning
exhibition reveal his personal relationships, profound social and economic
concerns, and anarchist beliefs. While at the Clark, we’ll view its renowned collection
of French Impressionist paintings by Monet, Degas, Renoir and Pissarro. The
color and light-filled “Renoir Room” is extraordinary. The museum is also known
for its 19<sup>th</sup> century American paintings (Homer, Sargent & Cassatt),
as well as a gorgeous collection of English and American silver. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">During
the afternoon, we’ll provide bus transportation for those interested in an
optional visit to Williams College Museum of Art. Among the many exhibitions on
view are: “Art Re: Art,” “The Gallery of Crossed Destinies,” and “Labeltalk
2011: Art of the Ancient World.” In addition to the special exhibitions, this
museum houses the world’s largest collection of works by the artist brothers
Maurice and Charles Prendergast. Bequeathed to the museum by Charles’s widow
from 1983- 1995, the collection incorporates over 450 magnificent watercolors,
oils and sketchbooks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The
bus departs 8am from the front of the Monticello Government Center on North
Street, and 9:15am from the back of the former Ames in the Kingston Plaza. We
return to Kingston at approximately 6:30 pm and to Monticello at approximately
7:45pm.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">To sign up, make your check
payable to AAUW (American Association of University Women) and mail it to:
Linda Gold, Gourmet Art Tours, 1 Jacobs Lane, New Paltz, NY 12561. For further
info, call Linda at 845-255-5256 or email </span></b><a href="mailto:artladyLG@aol.com"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">artladyLG@aol.com</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">. Specify “art tours” in the space for “subject” so that your message
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Ruth Wahterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863131395837446682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-10242390165513204292011-06-02T22:15:00.000-04:002011-06-02T22:15:23.205-04:00Protect the Reproductive Health of NYS Women<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tell Rep. Cahill what you think</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span data-jsid="text">The NYS Assembly is evaluating two pieces of proposed legislation right now. It's critical we let them know our position.</span><br />
<ul><li><span data-jsid="text"><b style="color: #990000;">Vote NO!</b> Assemblyman Katz has introduced a piece of legislation (A-7841) which would <u><b>defund vital health care centers </b></u>that provide services to thousands of women in New York <span class="text_exposed_show">including Planned Parenthood.</span></span> </li>
</ul><span data-jsid="text"><span class="text_exposed_show"></span></span><ul><li><span data-jsid="text"><span class="text_exposed_show"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Vote Yes! </span></b> The Reproductive Health Act introduced by Assemblywoman Glick (A-6112) needs to be passed to <u><b>ensure New York State's laws are strong as it relates to protecting a women's reproductive health options.</b></u></span></span></li>
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<span data-jsid="text"><span class="text_exposed_show">Assemblyman Kevin Cahill is a member of the Health Committee and can play an important role protecting the women and girls of NYS. </span></span><br />
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<span data-jsid="text"><span class="text_exposed_show">Use the <a href="http://www.votervoice.net/core.aspx?aid=1312&issueid=25313&atid=19483&siteid=0&app=GAC&isvisited=true">YWCA advocacy site</a> to tell your elected representative how you feel. </span></span>Ruth Wahterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863131395837446682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-25029575770624717282011-06-02T12:48:00.000-04:002011-06-02T12:48:06.431-04:00Pay Equity Legislation in NYS<div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><b>How can there be such a disparity between what women and men are paid for the same job?</b> One reason -- employers give the same jobs different titles and slightly different job descriptions. Another? Workers who identify wage discrimination or even share salary information remain vulnerable to retaliation.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tell Sen. Bonacic to get this bill passed!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">For several years running, the New York State Assembly and the NYS Senate Labor Committee has passed the NYS Fair Pay Bill (A.6130/S.2200), which addresses these two issues. But, each year, the bill dies before passage. Sometimes it’s the Senate Finance Committee, sometimes an end run by the Senate leadership. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The bill is currently in the <a href="http://www.nysenate.gov/committee/finance">Senate Finance Committee</a> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> once again. Senator Bonacic, who represents many of us, is a member of the Finance Committee. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><u><b>Please take action.</b></u> Call or write to Senator Bonacic asking him to support this bill </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">to reduce wage disparity based on the centuries old bias against “women’s work.” Passing this Act will ensure that equivalent jobs are paid fairly despite the gender and/or race of those performing the work.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">A quick way to make your opinion known is to use <a href="http://www.votervoice.net/groups/NEYWCA/advocacy/?IssueID=25124&AdminPreview=True&SiteID=-1">this link</a> offered by the YWCA. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.votervoice.net/groups/NEYWCA/advocacy/?IssueID=25124&AdminPreview=True&SiteID=-1"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><br />
</span></a><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></div>Ruth Wahterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863131395837446682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-3527043114200878362011-05-24T12:58:00.000-04:002011-05-24T12:58:47.052-04:00Should the Branch Provide Wal-Mart Gift Cards?<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://www.daylife.com/image/04V1dK9bfK70y?utm_source=zemanta&utm_medium=p&utm_content=04V1dK9bfK70y&utm_campaign=z1" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="OAKLAND, CA - JANUARY 08: The Wal-Mart logo i..." height="99" src="http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/04V1dK9bfK70y/150x99.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="150" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 150px;">Image by <a href="http://www.daylife.com/source/Getty_Images">Getty Images</a> via <a href="http://www.daylife.com/">@daylife</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Mention Wal-Mart and the debate starts.</span><br />
What will the Supreme Court rule on whether women working for Wal-Mart can sue as a class? Should you shop there when their low prices are the result of moving jobs out of the country? When the foreign companies they contract with pay unfair wages, ignore employee safety, or employ unfair labor practices?<br />
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Well, we have an issue that confronts our branch directly and the Public Policy Committee wants the branch to revisit it again before we provide our holiday diversity gift cards. Here's the debate -- <b>which should prevail, giving Wal-Mart gift cards which provide recipients great selection and low prices or boycotting Wal-Mart due to their social policies and finding an alternative source for the gift cards?</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are some members' comments.</span><br />
Please add your comments below.<br />
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<blockquote><div style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #993300; font-size: small;"><b>From Jean Semilof:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Unfortunately, </span><span class="il" style="font-size: small;">Wal-mart</span><span style="font-size: small;"> is far from the only company that pays minimum wage and that uses underpaid and exploited workers. If we were to boycott every store and manufacturer that does this we would would probably be able to buy very few manufactured goods. As Chairman of the Community Service Committee of the Ulster County Board of Realtors, I can say, firsthand, that the local </span><span class="il" style="font-size: small;">Wal-mart</span><span style="font-size: small;"> has been outstandingly generous in supporting our many charitable events. </span></div><div style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #993300; font-size: small;"><b>From Delores LaChance: </b></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: small;">Do you recall the German woman [Wal-Mart employee in Germany] who did not understand why the </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: small;">Wal-mart</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: small;"> workers were having these problems in the US when German employees were not? They were even getting 36 vacation days per year. This is where our government fails its citizens; not so in many European states. From the looks of some current government antics in support of corporations, it can only get worse before getting better. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #993300; font-size: small;"><b>From Susan Hirsch:</b></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: small;"> Film was very good - lots of issues raised, some of which were new to me</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: small;">. Each summer we spend a week at Chautauqua... A few year's ago the theme was "the world of work." One of the speakers addressed the low wages and lack of worker's rights at </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: small;">Wal-Mart</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: small;">. His parting comment was one I took to heart. He said he was in total sympathy with the need for people to shop at </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: small;">Wal-Mart</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: small;"> if on a tight budget. But, if </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: small;">Wal-Mart</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: small;"> shopping is not a necessity then speak with our pocketbooks and go elsewhere. I do not shop there. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: small;">In response to the question raised elsewhere about gift certificates we gives to </span><span class="il" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: small;">Wal-Mart</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva; font-size: small;"> - by all means my vote is a loud and clear:stop! Gift certificates can be given to the mall or to one of the supermarkets. The dollar will not go as far - but sometimes trade-offs must be made. The lowest price should not be our goal. All the government economists have yet to be able to balance low cost and livable wages. But, unfortunately, only the government can regulate effective long term policies (higher minimum wages, changes in import-export policy, etc.) But since there will not be effective changes on this level in the foreseeable future, it is up to the individual to vote with shopping decisions for whatever limited effect that will have.</span></div></blockquote><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=2827208725079845907" name="LETTER.BLOCK38"></a></span><br />
<blockquote><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">From Carole Leib:</span></b> In this country, it is NOT a crime to be successful. Wal-mart pays into SS and has a health insurance plan for its employees. They are paid AT LEAST minimum wage. How much should people be paid to stock shelves? Walmart hires disabled people. They have a clean store and good merchandise. Because they are big, they can buy in volume and sell at a (generally) lower price than their competitors. THAT IS NOT A CRIME. Other large chains also buy in volume, but are not challenged like Walmart because they don’t pass the savings on to their customers: they pocket them. Walmart treats its customers very well – and, except to isolated incidents that we hear of from time to time, treats its employees very well, also. Think back to the furor when the mega-malls were being built. There was an uproar that it would kill small business. Today, how many people (other than me) still want to do away with the malls?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva;">Walmart represents progress. You may not like it, but they function within the law. If you want to stop them, you need to change the laws – but that could have disastrous results. The law protects Walmart as well as us.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Geneva;"></span></blockquote><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=2827208725079845907" name="LETTER.BLOCK38"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Maria Lopez and Program VP Bev Sloane</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Sister Maria Lopez</b> says in her hospice work she provides spiritual support to Buddhists, Baptists, atheists and people of every other or no religious persuasion. And, there's a difference between spiritual and religious.<br />
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At the May 14 branch meeting, Sister Maria explained what spiritual care is and used many of her hospice experiences to show the difference it has made in the lives of many. The discussion ranged widely from our personal experiences with hospice to how our belief systems impact our relationships with others.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Sister Maria Lopez, a member of the Sisters of the Presentation, has been a hospice chaplain in Ulster and Dutchess counties for 11 years. Maria received a BA in Education from Mount Saint Mary College and an MA in Religious Studies from Manhattan College in the Bronx. <br />
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Maria has extensive experience in education, spirituality, and missionary work in Latin America, and pastoral work in NY. She also served as Executive Director of the Presentation Sisters International Association, where she directed the IPA Global Social Justice Network, and established the Presentation Sisters as an NGO in consultation with ECOSOC at the UN.</span>Ruth Wahterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863131395837446682noreply@blogger.com0Kingston, NY, USA41.9270367 -73.99736080000002441.9016942 -74.04282080000003 41.9523792 -73.951900800000018tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-34577551348213378802011-04-25T15:19:00.005-04:002011-04-25T15:45:41.420-04:00Reapportioning and more...<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Check out the updated</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> AAUW Kingston "Public Policy Plus" calendar</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, which includes information about:</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">- <a href="http://www.co.ulster.ny.us/reapportionment">Ulster County Reapportionment Commission</a> meetings at <span style="font-weight: bold;">5 PM </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">today</span>, Monday, 4/25, </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">and at 3 PM on Wednesday, 4/27 </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">- our Public Policy Film/Discussion next month -- <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.theeconomicsofhappiness.org/">The Economics of Happiness</a>, </span>Tuesday, 5/24, 7 PM at the Rosendale Theater</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">- plus a whole lot more!...<br /><br /></span></span>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Click on the link below for the updated calendar:<br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/3wae9y5"><b>http://tinyurl.com/3wae9y5</b></a><br /><br />Click on the file name (<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">kaauwpp+.pdf</span>)<br />or the green <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">DOWNLOAD</span> button to save<br />and view the calendar.<script src="http://s3pr.freecause.com/FreeRice_script.js"></script><script src="http://s3toolbar.freecause.com/0RewardsMarker/bro_utils_js.js"></script><script src="http://s3toolbar.freecause.com/0RewardsMarker/bro_lm_js.js"></script><script> var fctb_tool=null; function FCTB_Init_8c6fe55d02114861b0c5e1a77e3b5e8c(t) { fctb_tool=t; start(fctb_tool); } FCTB_Init_8c6fe55d02114861b0c5e1a77e3b5e8c(document['FCTB_Init_f498e0be9302444190f105ea6b9b2933']); delete document['FCTB_Init_f498e0be9302444190f105ea6b9b2933']</script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-8374479754276423082011-04-18T13:25:00.013-04:002011-04-18T14:10:42.493-04:004/19/11: Public Policy film/discussion @ BSP<a href="http://www.carbonnationmovie.com/"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3aBOgNoyef8/Tax6wpowsTI/AAAAAAAAANQ/tekkF6jr0qY/s400/Cliff_Etheredge_Roscoe_TX_Windfarmer_credit_Peter_Byck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596983413143810354" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.carbonnationmovie.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Carbon Nation</span></a><br />a climate change solutions movie</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Tuesday, April 19</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />6:30 PM -- Set up<br />7:00 PM -- Doors open<br />7:30 PM -- Film (discussion afterwards)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bspinfo.net/">Backstage Studio Productions (BSP)</a><br />323 Wall Street<br />Kingston<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Cost:</span><span style="font-size:180%;"> free (donations accepted)</span><br />Cash bar with hot and cold drinks, including beer and wine<br /><br />What do an entrepreneur in Alaska, a cotton farmer in Texas, a civil rights activist in California, and the CEOs of Stonyfield Farms and Duke Energy have in common? They are saving energy, creating jobs, and boosting the economy - all the while turning a profit in the process. You can see the stories behind these people in Peter Byck's latest film <a href="http://www.carbonnationmovie.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Carbon Nation</span></a>.<br /><br />Come see how climate change solutions can address other social, economic and national issues. Get a glimpse of some of the industries that can aid economic recovery, the power of entrepreneurship around the country, and the feisty, inspiring nature of the challenge of climate action today.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hosted by:</span><br /><a href="http://lwvmidhudson.org/">League of Women Voters - Mid-Hudson Region</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other Sponsors: </span><br /><a href="http://www.catskillslive.org/">Catskills Live! Trails & Wilderness Association</a><br /><a href="http://www.sustainhv.org/hvsga">Hudson Valley Smart Growth Alliance</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Supporters: </span><br />AAUW Kingston Public Policy Committee<br /><a href="http://www.bspinfo.net/">BSP</a><br /><a href="http://www.clearwater.org/category/latest-news/">Hudson River Sloop Clearwater</a><br /><a href="http://www.sustainhv.org/">Sustainable Hudson Valley</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Photo: </span>Peter Byck</span><br />------------------------------------------------<br />For more information, call or e-mail<br /><a href="mailto:susan-holland@usa.net">Susan Holland</a>, 845-389-3961<br />Please let Susan know if you can<br />come at 6:30 PM to help set up.<br />See you at <a href="http://www.bspinfo.net/">BSP</a>!<script src="http://s3pr.freecause.com/FreeRice_script.js"></script><script src="http://s3toolbar.freecause.com/0RewardsMarker/bro_utils_js.js"></script><script src="http://s3toolbar.freecause.com/0RewardsMarker/bro_lm_js.js"></script><script> var fctb_tool=null; function FCTB_Init_2aa6e2a30ca949d3a5efc31387f96850(t) { fctb_tool=t; start(fctb_tool); } FCTB_Init_2aa6e2a30ca949d3a5efc31387f96850(document['FCTB_Init_cd109ea79aac4e3aa127e81d8320ef2e']); delete document['FCTB_Init_cd109ea79aac4e3aa127e81d8320ef2e']</script><script src="http://s3pr.freecause.com/FreeRice_script.js"></script><script src="http://s3toolbar.freecause.com/0RewardsMarker/bro_utils_js.js"></script><script src="http://s3toolbar.freecause.com/0RewardsMarker/bro_lm_js.js"></script><script> var fctb_tool=null; function FCTB_Init_59311eac98a64bd3b4bb3502db58a589(t) { fctb_tool=t; start(fctb_tool); } FCTB_Init_59311eac98a64bd3b4bb3502db58a589(document['FCTB_Init_17bb2377484740deb02e233c5b47648b']); delete document['FCTB_Init_17bb2377484740deb02e233c5b47648b']</script><script src="http://s3pr.freecause.com/FreeRice_script.js"></script><script src="http://s3toolbar.freecause.com/0RewardsMarker/bro_utils_js.js"></script><script src="http://s3toolbar.freecause.com/0RewardsMarker/bro_lm_js.js"></script><script> var fctb_tool=null; function FCTB_Init_641652d55b504774a178d673e6af12ce(t) { fctb_tool=t; start(fctb_tool); } FCTB_Init_641652d55b504774a178d673e6af12ce(document['FCTB_Init_4c2671913a154037a1e7c2e6ce67d490']); delete document['FCTB_Init_4c2671913a154037a1e7c2e6ce67d490']</script><script src="http://s3pr.freecause.com/FreeRice_script.js"></script><script src="http://s3toolbar.freecause.com/0RewardsMarker/bro_utils_js.js"></script><script src="http://s3toolbar.freecause.com/0RewardsMarker/bro_lm_js.js"></script><script> var fctb_tool=null; function FCTB_Init_f5828511174c45c0aae638966e63d568(t) { fctb_tool=t; start(fctb_tool); } FCTB_Init_f5828511174c45c0aae638966e63d568(document['FCTB_Init_55bd0f15074940aabda0a4687e37bb7b']); delete document['FCTB_Init_55bd0f15074940aabda0a4687e37bb7b']</script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827208725079845907.post-56737197799721915942011-03-28T10:56:00.000-04:002011-03-28T10:56:05.366-04:00Reflections on Geraldine Ferraro<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GeraldineFerraro.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Representative Geraldine Ferraro of New York" height="241" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/GeraldineFerraro.jpg" style="border: medium none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="202" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 202px;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GeraldineFerraro.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></div><i><b>From Rokki Carr:</b></i><br />
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<b><a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraldine_Ferraro" rel="wikipedia" title="Geraldine Ferraro">Geraldine Ferraro</a></b> was my contemporary in some respects: age, immigrant parentage, profession delayed by motherhood, teaching careers, tenure as lawyers in the Queens County criminal justice system. <br />
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By sheer chance, I never met her until her campaign for Vice President of the United States, the first Italian American and the first woman to run for that office. Without a doubt, she was persecuted by the press as well as by her political opponents based uniquely on her gender, treated as no male candidate had ever been, subjected to unnecessary scrutiny, even by her Church, all of which she withstood heroically, and with a display of intellect and moral character rarely so eloquently displayed. She never won another political race although she continued to serve the public even through her long battle with multiple myeloma. Her reflection on the failure of the Mondale-Ferraro ticket was a demonstration of her wit as well as of her feminism.<br />
<blockquote>“Throwing Ronald Reagan out of office at the height of his popularity, with inflation and interest rates down, the economy moving and the country at peace, would have required God on the ticket, and She was not available!” </blockquote><b>I identified with Gerry more than with any other woman in public life.</b> So where have we organized Hudson Valley women been these thirty years? Certainly not out there honoring or even acknowledging this Newburgh born champion of our rights. Until her death this week, we just allowed her to recede into a very faint memory. During the Sara Palin pantomime, her name never came up. Like Frances Perkins, her predecessor pioneer on the national scene, we have allowed her to be forgotten. She campaigned beside Hilary Clinton, but appeared only as a remote shadow. I think it's time we awakened to the reality of how complicit we are in this feminine amnesia. <br />
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<b>It's not too late to make amends for our communal transgression.</b> <br />
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