Supreme Court Hears Harassment Case « AAUW Dialog

Two important cases are on the Supreme Court docket this session. Like the Lilly Ledbetter case, they underscore how important the Supreme Court is when it comes to issues that are central to women's safety, economic security, and equity.

Supreme Court Hears Harassment Case « AAUW Dialog: "Vicky Crawford, an employee of the Nashville Metro School District, was asked by her employers to cooperate with an internal investigation of sexual harassment allegations made against her boss. Crawford was later fired and believes she was terminated in retaliation for substantiating the sexual harassment allegations under investigation. While Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 contains an anti-retaliation provision, two lower courts narrowly interpreted the law and found that an internal investigation is not protected by Title VII."

And, from Alexis A. Moore, President & Founder, Survivors In Action
Another important case coming up for cert with the US Supreme Court is Martin v. Howard University. Attorney Dawn V. Martin is seeking justice. While Martin was employed at Howard U as a law professor she became the target of a campus stalker and was later fired when she asked Howard U to implement there security measures.

As 'leciaimbery' points out in her AAUW Dialog post, so many recent cases have been decided by 5-4 rulings that we cannot underestimate the importance of each high court justice. Our elected officials nominate and appoint them.

The confirmation of extremist, activist judges to the federal bench undermines a fair and balanced judiciary and could turn back the clock on decades of progress for women and girls. You can read AAUW’s position paper on federal judicial nominations and visit AAUW’s Legal Advocacy Fund Resource Library for more information.

Unofficial Passions: Open Studio: Doris Licht

Unofficial Passions: Open Studio: Doris Licht

Open Studio: Doris Licht

AAUW member Doris Licht is opening her studio next weekend, 11am - 5 pm. Be sure to drop by, say hello, and check out her great work. Maybe even start your holiday shopping!

Click on the image to read the directions. Doris is #11 on the Woodstock Studio Tour, but you don't have to take the tour to stop by.

FactCheck.org: FactChecking Biden-Palin Debate

Image by Getty Images via DaylifeFrom Ruth Wahtera:

The researchers tell us that people vote their emotions, not the facts, and I believe it. But, I still like to know the facts. When it comes to the presidential and vice presidential debates (actually, to any national election), I count on FactCheck.org to sort out truth from fiction. They research the claims, explain the issues, and provide their sources.

Here's the beginning of their analysis of the debate last night:

FactCheck.org: FactChecking Biden-Palin Debate: "FactChecking Biden-Palin Debate
October 3, 2008 The candidates were not 100 percent accurate. To say the least.

Summary
Biden and Palin debated, and both mangled some facts.

* Palin mistakenly claimed that troop levels in Iraq had returned to “pre-surge” levels. Levels are gradually coming down but current plans would have levels higher than pre-surge numbers through early next year, at least.

* Biden incorrectly said “John McCain voted the exact same way” as Obama on a controversial troop funding bill. The two were actually..."

You can subscribe by email, RSS, or visit their website. They also provide a quick video every week and after each debate, if you'd rather watch.

I encourage you to learn the facts. Check them out.

Register and Vote -- Need We Say More?

10/1 Public Hearing on Proposed Smoking Ban

Image via WikipediaFrom Ruth Wahtera:

As many of you know TFAC and the American Cancer Society have been working with the County Legislatureto pass a law that prohibits smoking on all county owned or leased property. It looked like all of the Dems supported the resolution until just recently when another watered down resolution was proposed by Legislator Ronk. His proposal is only a ban within 50 ft. of county building entrances and a much weaker penalty system.

There will be a public hearing held on Legislator Ronk's weaker law on October 1st at 6:30pm in the Ulster County Office Building. We need speakers to come and support the full smoking ban proposed by Legislator Rob Parate, Majority Leader Brian Cahill and the Public Health Committee.

There was also some discussion about exempting Ulster County Community College from the law.

If you can come and speak, you will need to sign-up prior to the public comment session. The sign-up sheet is in the front. Your speech should be short ( less then 1-2 minutes long). I am hoping to have everyone that came to the public hearing last month speak as well as some other volunteers.

Thank you for helping to make Ulster County a healthier and safer place to live and work!

WHEN:
WEDNESDAY, OCT, 1ST,
PLACE:
ULSTER COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING, 244 FAIR STREET, KINGSTON
6TH FLOOR
TIME:
6:30pm

Regards,

Danielle Heller
Regional Director, Prevention and Early Detection
American Cancer Society

danielle.heller@cancer.org

Watch PBS's New Documentary on the Uninsured

Image via WikipediaTonight, a documentary that should be required viewing for anyone interested in the great health care debate of our time will air on the Public Broadcasting System. Titled "Critical Condition," the film follows four average Americans suffering from a variety of ailments and struggling to get by without health insurance.

From the AAUW Public Policy Committee:
The NYS Health Foundation sent this email information about a new documentary being aired this month on PBS

Numbers alone provide ample evidence that we must reform our country's health insurance system: 47 million Americans are uninsured; uninsured cancer patients are 25% more likely to die than insured patients; and uninsured Americans cost employers $130 billion annually. The ill, uninsured Americans who filmmaker Roger Weisberg tracks for a number of months are heartbreaking examples of our system's failings.

No matter your position on top-of-mind health insurance topics such as universal coverage or market improvements, this film will serve as a valuable educational tool concerning the holes in the system and what can be done to remedy them.

"Critical Condition" premieres Tuesday, September 30 at 9 p.m. and will re-air on Wednesday, October 1 at 7 p.m.; Thursday, October 2 at midnight, 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.; and Sunday, October 5 at noon. Please click here for more details on the program.

How to use social media to support your learning

Image via WikipediaMichele Martin has offered everyone an opportunity to learn about how to use social media. Michelle is a great blogger I follow who focuses on nonprofits and lifelong learning. Here's a quick overview:

The Bamboo Project Blog: "On Monday, September 29, Harold Jarche, Tony Karrer and I are opening the doors on a free 6-week learning event that will help people get up to speed on social media and how it can be used to support learning. The 'course' is sponsored by Work Literacy and the eLearning Guild, in part as a run-up to DevLearn 2008. But don't worry--everyone is welcome.

Each week we will share new activities that will allow you to explore different Web 2.0 tools and discuss their implications for learning. The activities can be done at your own pace and will be hands-on."

You can read the details and how to sign up on her post.

A Critical Day for Your Volunteers - 27 Cents is Not Enough!

Image via WikipediaFrom Ruth Wahtera:

If you volunteer anywhere, depend on volunteers, or just believe that volunteers shouldn't lose money when they give time, read this message and take action.

"Ask your Senator to Co-Sponsor the GIVE Act

Under federal law, paid employees can be reimbursed 58.5 cents per mile when driving their cars. But volunteers can only deduct 14 cents per mile. This harmful discrimination against nonprofit volunteers must end.

The GIVE Act of 2008, (S. 3429) introduced on a bipartisan basis by U.S. Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and John Ensign (R-NV) and now co-sponsored by thirteen (13) other Senators, would eliminate the disincentives that prevent charitable volunteers from doing what they really want to do, which is to help the needy in their communities.

Unfortunately, momentum is building behind an alternative that is inadequate: S. 3246 (the 'Cardin/Snowe/Mikulski' bill), with its new companion bill, H.R. 6854, introduced in the House by Representatives Lewis (D-GA) and Ramstad (R-MN). While this alternative approach would make many of the fixes in the GIVE Act, it would only raise the charitable mileage rate to 27 cents a mile; (or 46% of the standard business mileage rate) as opposed to the GIVE Act's rate of 41 cents a mile, or 70% of the standard business mileage rate.

27 cents is not enough!

Nonprofit volunteers should not be treated as second class citizens, less worthy than business or government employees. Please take action. Support GIVE. "

And, thanks, Senator Schumer, for sponsoring Give.

How Did Your Members of Congress Vote?

AAUW has issued its annual Congressional Voting Record on issues important to women. We're fortunate that our Federal elected officials support key legislation. But, if you have family or friends who live outside Ulster County, you might want to forward them a link so they can check out their representatives.

How Did Your Members of Congress Vote? « AAUW Dialog: "The good new is that this Congress was noticeably more supportive of AAUW’s positions in the areas of education, economic security, and civil rights, with more than half the representatives and senators supporting AAUW’s issues on at least 80 percent of the votes in this voting record. However, we know that barriers still remain and that AAUW must continue to work to break through those barriers. With the November elections just around the corner, we urge you to hold your elected officials accountable for their votes and to know where the candidates stand on issues that are important to women and their families."

Klyne Esopus Amazing Concert

From Anne Gordon:

Saturday, October 4, 2008 at 2 pm
at the Port Ewen Reformed Church
Salem St., Port Ewen


The Story of Sacred Music in Esopus

Featuring:
The Association of Native Americans in the Hudson Valley
Ulster County Outreach Community Choir
The Bruderhof String Quartet
The Klyne Esopus Concert Chorus

Under the direction of Linda Bresnahan McCarthy
Guest organist Rev. Kenneth Walsh

Benefits the Klyne Esopus Museum. Suggested donation: $10 person. Free Refreshments following the concert.

Shop for a Cause Saturday, Sept. 20th

From Marjorie Regan:
Let's support the local domestic violence shelter.

All Macy’s stores nationwide

Macy’s celebrates a national day of support for

local non-profit organizations in our community.

It’s as simple as purchasing a $5 shopping pass through Family Domestic Violence Services

100% of the ticket price benefits

Family Domestic Violence Services

Call 845 331-7080 ext.127 or email kathywelby@aol.com to order your shopping passes.

Shop For A Cause Savings Passes provide all day savings with 20% off* most of your purchases storewide, 10% off* select home purchases.

Your shopping pass also includes a
CHANCE TO WIN A $500 GIFT CARD**

*EXCLUDES: Cosmetics and fragrances, fine and fashion watches, designer and bridge handbags (including Coach, Dooney & Bourke, Juicy Couture and Marc by Marc Jacobs), designer and bridge shoes, Louis Vuitton, Polo/Ralph Lauren, Lauren and Tommy Bahama, Lacoste,

28 Shop, Oval Room, Martha Stewart Furniture, Lauren Ralph Lauren Furniture, Waterford , Lalique, Baccarat Tempur-Pedic, All-Clad, Henckels, and Wusthof. Not valid on EDV, Macy’s Gift Cards and Gift Certificates, special orders, previous purchases, restaurants and nonmerchandise-related services, Gift Registry kiosks, gift wrap, selected licensed departments or as payment on credit accounts. Discount will be deducted from the current price (regular, sale or clearance, as applicable). Cannot be combined with another savings pass or discount offers, except for new accounts (subject to credit approval). Valid Saturday, September 20, 2008 .

**No purchase necessary. One entry per customer, please. See shopping pass or store for details.

Ten Years to A Green Economy Conference Sept 19-20

Emilie Hauser, a Kingston environmentalist colleague asked me to pass this on to you:


Folks, it's about 2 weeks til Sustainable Hudson Valley's third annual conference, Cool Communities/ Living Economies: Ten Years to a Green Economy. The program is published, and online registration is now available for your convenience, at http://www.sustainhv.org/ccle08-home. This regional gathering is set for September 19 – 20, 2008, at the Seven21 Media Center, 721 Broadway, Kingston, NY.

With green opportunities bursting into view, and the need greater than ever, this spirited annual gathering brings together business, government, educational and civic leaders to strategize for an accelerated transition for our region.

Generously sponsored by Chronogram, the Ellenbogen Group, the Hudson River Estuary Training Program, and Prism Solar Technologies, the conference brings together entrepreneurs, industry and civic leaders, funders, educators and engaged citizens for a practical exploration of the ways we can work together to accelerate the region's transition to a green economy.

In this bulletin:

Strategies for a Green Economy: Local Sourcing
Final conference program
Speaker profile: Stacy Mitchell


Strategies for a Green Economy: Local Sourcing – commentary by Melissa Everett from a forthcoming "Clearwater Moment" to be aired on WAMC Northeast Public Radio on or about September 8, 2008

Ten years to a green economy! The goal is daunting – or motivating. But one of the most promising strategies is actually the closest at hand: strengthening the existing local business base.

We can't abandon fossil fuels overnight, but we can reject the most frivolous uses of them. Take a mind-walk through your supermarket, and visualize those apples from Washington and Chile and China. Join me in saying, "No more."

In the Hudson Valley of New York, like many regions in transition, the food and farm industries are leaders in nurturing local markets. They "brand" communities with signature events – Meet me in Marlboro, Columbia County Bounty, the Ellenville Blueberry Festival. They give rise to vibrant local markets. They inspire cookbooks, like the gorgeous one recently published by the Wallkill River School. Our Hudson Valley is rich in economic support infrastructure that is helping farms stay viable and people to nourish themselves on local foods – from Valley Table Magazine to the Hudson Valley Agribusiness Development Corporation.

These supports help grow real businesses – including scalable ones like Winter Sun Farms, which freezes local produce for year-around consumption.

What would happen if we set about creating similar supports for other key industries – green building, water quality, native horticulture? Imagine the native plant festivals and horticulture trainings… green building salons at the local hardware store… renewable energy projects to stabilize farms …

What makes "local-first" such a strong platform for green development is not just the enterprises it can grow, but the spirit of innovation it sparks.

Cool Communities/ Living Economies 3: Final Conference Program

The finalized program is now available at http://www.sustainhv.org/ccle08-home! We're walking the talk on "local first" with many speakers who are leading figures in sustainable development and business from our very own region.

Supplementing these, we have three featured speakers representing key strategies and success models with nationwide significance:

Angie Vincent, ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability
Visionary local leaders are a major force in the wakeup to more sustainable strategies for development. The movement of local and state governments responding to climate change now involves roughly half the U.S. economy. Local Governments for Sustainability is a worldwide membership organization that provides technical assistance, sophisticated consultation and the solidarity of peers to help local leaders take the necessary steps for sustainable communities. Angie Vincent, northeast regional director, will address financing strategies to help communities go green cost-effectively. (www.iclei.org)

Stacy Mitchell, Senior Researcher, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (www.ilsr.org) is a premiere research and technical assistance organization that, for thirty years, has helped communities build resilient economies from the ground up by capturing waste and shifting production toward renewable resources. Stacy Mitchell focuses on policy and market strategies for building sustainable economies on a foundation of independent business especially a strong retail sector.

Jay Gilbert, Co-Founder, B-Lab
B-Lab is the center of the fast-growing movement to re-define the legal structure of businesses using the vehicle of the B-Corporation, with a charter oriented toward environmental, social and financial bottom lines. B-Lab works closely with a number of sustainable business alliances around the country to help accelerate their members' greening while promoting financial success. (www.bcorporation.net)

Support the Give Act to Support Volunteering

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Take Action Now!

From Ruth Wahtera:

The vitality of our community rests in large part on our volunteers. Many community volunteers are retirees on fixed incomes. They really feel the impact of rising prices. The Give Act, if passed, will ease the financial burden on all volunteers.

CCSNYS, an association of nonprofits, forwarded this request.

Why the GIVE Act Matters: This is an issue affecting REAL NONPROFITS including CCSNYS Members. Read more (including 2 of our members' stories) here.

What's At Stake:
The GIVE Act of 2008, introduced August 6, by U.S. Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY)John Ensign (R-NV), addresses the adverse impacts on volunteers of high gas prices and discriminatory tax policy towards nonprofits by eliminating the disincentives that prevent charitable volunteers from doing what they really want to do, which is to help the needy in their communities. We are pleased to report that Senator Schumer is working dilligently to make sure this bill is passed.

The GIVE Act, as introduced, would and

1. raise the charitable mileage deduction from 14 cents to almost 41 cents;
2. eliminate the need for nonprofits to seek new legislation every year by setting the charitable volunteer rate at 70% of the standard business mileage rate as adjusted by the IRS; and
3. exclude from any income tax consequence actual mileage reimbursements made to volunteers.

These features not only address economic pain being felt in America's communities, but also recognize the vital role the nonprofit sector plays in coordinating volunteer efforts to meet human needs.

It's Easy to Support the GIVE Act: Click here to take action

Governor Planning to Cut Libraries

From Doris Goldberg:
Attention library lovers: read the following from the director of the New York Library Association:

The state legislature is being recalled to Albany on Tuesday by Governor Paterson for a Special Session to consider $1 billion in additional cuts to the 2008-09 State Budget to address the state's fiscal situation. Included in the proposed additional cuts is a 6% reduction in Library Aid (on top of the 2% that was imposed back in the Spring). The library community has already done its fair share in shouldering the burden of the state's fiscal situation and now it is time for others to do their part.

If you have not already done so, please contact your state legislators to urge them to reject further cuts in Library Aid. Visit <www.nyla.org> and click on Contact your Elected Officials button to send a letter today.

Thanks for your cooperation.

NAACP Urges Kids to Stay in School

From Ruth Wahtera:

How much does it cost to purchase a new backpack, notebooks, pens and pencils, and a ruler? The money adds up these days -- gas prices aren't the only ones escalating. Kids need to return to school with their supplies in-hand, ready to learn.

Cynthia Graham, President of the Kingston NAACP, asked me to help get the word out that on August 27th they will be providing school supplies for Kingston kids. The event in the Rondout Gardens basketball court will also offer snacks and kid-friendly activities focused on the importance of staying in school.

If you know families that could use some help with school supplies or students who need some encouragement about staying in school, pass the word along.

The NAACP is collaborating with the Hudson Health Plan on this event.

AAUW 2008 Fall and Winter Bus Trips

Thursday, October 16th: New York City

Chinatown, the Chinatown Museum,
and the Pearl River Mart

Leaving at 9:00 AM and returning around 5:30 PM
Cost (for bus and driver tip) $40

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Friday, November 7th: New York City

The Chocolate Show
featuring CHOCOLATES, cooking lessons,
and a fashion show

Leaving at 9:00 AM and returning around 5:30 PM
Cost (for bus, driver tip and the show) $65

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Thursday, December 18th:

New York City and The Metropolitan Museum of Art

for the special exhibits:

Landscapes Clear and Radiant: The Art of Wang Hui

The Montebello Years: Three Decades of Acquisitions

New York, N. Why?: Photographs by Rudy Burckhardt

Art and Love in Renaissance Italy

Calder Jewelry

Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche

Leaving at 8 AM and returning around 6 PM
Cost (includes bus, driver tip and museum) Seniors $55; Adults $59
(Add $4 to reserve an audio guide). NYC alone $40

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Saturday, January 17th

Hudson, NY

for the Metropolitan Opera on Large Screen:
Puccini’s “La Rondine”

Leaving at 9:30 AM and returning around 5 PM
Cost (includes bus, driver tip and show) $58

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All trips leave from the rear of the former Ames in the Kingston Plaza

For reservations, call Pat Whelan between noon and 9 PM at 845-657-6807

or write PWHL8@aol.com then
send your check, made out to AAUW–Kingston Branch,

to Pat Whelan, 1321 County Rt. 2, Olivebridge NY 12461.

(Ask about our member discounts and cancellation policies.)

Open to all, AAUW trips are part of our mission to offer community enrichment and to raise funds for scholarships and grants to local, national and international programs, especially in support of women.

Membership in Kingston Branch of American Association of University Women is open to all people.

Palestinian-Israeli Water Rights Model Agreement

Received this request for holding the participants in your thoughts for an amicable meeting near Annapolis this week: FYI

Dear friends,

Between August 17 and 22, the Annapolis Friends Peace and Justice Center is sponsoring a Geneva Initiative Water Rights Dialogue in which Palestinian and Israeli negotiators will join US facilitators and neutral experts near Annapolis with the hope of crafting a model agreement on water rights. Ensuring the right of all people in the region to basic needs such as water is a key component to lasting peace.

As part of the process, we are forming a prayer team and invite you to participate in distance prayer and good thoughts for the purpose of protecting and holding the sacred space for negotiators and facilitators. The intention is for a ‘retreat’ environment of sacred silence, free from distractions (press, fanfare, etc.) so that the greatest good for the greatest number realized.

Kingston Library Hosts Blood Drive August 19

Image via Wikipedia From Margie Menard:

Our region is currently experiencing an emergency blood shortage. Our summer blood supply is now at a dangerously low level.

If you are eligible to donate, please consider donating at Kingston Library on Tuesday August 19th from 3:30-7:30 pm

Kingston Library and S.C.O.R.E. (Strand Community Organization to Rehabilitate the Environment) are teaming up to host a Mid-Town Community Blood Drive on Tuesday August 19th from 3:30-7:30 pm at Kingston Library. The Blood Mobile will be conducted by the New York Blood Center.

If you are eligible to donate on that date and would like to make an appointment, please call Kingston Library's circulation desk at 845-331-0507 X5.

You are also welcome to stop by at your convenience during the Blood Drive and donate without an appointment.

Please spread the word! Bring a friend!

--
Margie Menard
Director and KAAUW member
Kingston Library
845-331-0507

Ulster Literacy needs volunteer tutors

Sign Up Now for Fall Tutor Training Workshops

Can you imagine what life is like if you can't read? Ulster Literacy has a waiting list of adults who want to learn to read. If you can give an hour or two each week, sign up for the training now.

This workshop is to train adult volunteers to work in a one-to-one tutoring situation with adults who want to improve their reading and writing skills. To be a tutor one needs to be a high school graduate or hold a GED. The workshop will include methods and materials, cultural considerations, and discussions concerning the typical needs of persons seeking literacy assistance.

Sept. 2008 Tutor Training
Tuesday 9, 16, 23
Thursday 11, 18, 25
6:30-9:30 on all dates

Oct. 2008 Tutor Training
Saturdays 4, 18, 25
8:30-3:30 on all dates

Please contact Ulster Literacy Association, 331-6837 or email info@ulsterliteracy.org for more information

Rosendale Garden Open Sunday August 17

Image via Wikipedia From Garnette Arledge:

Hella Beale's marvelous garden will be open free on Sunday, August 17, 9 to 5.
62 Lower James Street
Rosendale, NY
sign on fence says: Rondout Manor Farm

Directions: Turn east off Route 32 immediately south of the bridge over Rondout Creek in Rosendale. (That is the bridge that is under going renovation.)

This stunning garden has been open on the Garden Conservancy Open Days Program and is well worth visiting. Sunday, this special garden is open to the public free of charge.
Perennials, annuals, water features, horses, vegetable garden, scenic views and much more.

PLEASE COME AND ENJOY THE BEAUTY!!

Please, pass this message on to your friends.

The Battle for Pay Equity Continues

Image via Wikipedia AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund Plaintiff Settles Suit with Columbia

The AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund has a long history of supporting plaintiffs in pay equity battles. This case recently came to a positive conclusion. If you care about ensuring pay equity for women and minorities, join us in our efforts.

The case is Chichilnisky’s second suit against the university for pay discrimination. She has been a tenured, full professor at Columbia since 1979. She studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at the University of California, Berkeley and has two doctoral degrees, one in mathematics and one in economics.

In 1991, she alleged that the university had violated the Equal Pay Act and Title VII, after she found out that her salary was roughly 30 percent lower than the median salary of her male colleagues in her department. She won a $500,000 settlement in 1995.

In 2000, Chichilnisky went back to court, contending that the university retaliated against her and reneged on the settlement terms. [Read more here...]

How to avoid pregnancy by sleeping

Image via WikipediaFrom Ruth Wahtera:

Abstinence-only has never made any sense to me, but here's a real-world example of how ridiculous it is. Sarah Audelo, the new Youth Activist Network Manager at Advocates for Youth, shared the story of how she decided to return to Washington after two years in Teach for America in their e-newsletter. Here's a bit of it.

In Texas, an abstinence-only state that issued textbooks with no mention of contraception, and suggested getting enough sleep so one could make good decisions as a method of teen pregnancy prevention, I felt powerless to help youth protect themselves. This is why I felt the need to return to Advocates for Youth. As a teacher, I had the amazing opportunity to work one-on-one with my students to foster leadership and good decision-making. But I quickly realized it was the larger policies that needed to be tackled, and so I came back to Washington, DC.

Get good enough sleep to prevent pregnancy! Ha! One of the reasons I support Advocates for Youth and AAUW is their leadership in dealing with issues like this. I hope we'll see a change in the Federal policy of abstinence-only funding soon.

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Tour Woodstock's Artist Cemetary Aug. 24

From artist Renee Englander to AAUW, please invite AAUW members and friends to:

Framed by the Hills
A Celebration of the Residents
in the Artists Cemetery

Sunday August 24, 2008 2 pm
Fletcher Gallery 40 Mill Hill Road


—a benefit to pay for a memorial stone at the Artists Cemetery for John Ernst,
his wife the poet Pearl Bond, and their daughter Della—

Poems and Musical Celebrations
by Ed Sanders, Mikhail Horowitz, Gilles Malkine and others
(including Brian Hollander performing a salute to John Herald)

There will be readings, performances and music at the Fletcher Gallery,
followed by a
Walking Tour through the Artists Cemetery
to pause and pay tribute to a number of its artists, poets, philosophs, musicians and other residents

$12 suggested donation

You may send a donation
to the Ernst/Bond Stone Fund to
Box 729 Woodstock, NY 12498
Make checks out to
The Committee for Woodstock’s Future

Bridge and Game Luncheon September 13

Image via Wikipedia Dear AAUW bridge and game players and friends,

Please do join us for lunch and games -- cards or checkers or Scrabble (your choice) -- on Saturday, September 13th at 12 noon.

This event is sponsored by Daughters of the American Revolution at the DAR house on the convergence of Green and Crown Street.

The donation we are requesting is $10 and please bring whatever you need to play the game of your choice.

Please call Louise Flood at 338-7002 for further information and reservation by September 5.

In advance, we thank you for your participation.
Louise Flood, Chair