Napa County Branch past presidents selling their pins at the Annual Meeting in Sacramento.

Many branches like to present their outgoing presidents with a Past President pin. Designed by Napa County Branch Past President Gladys Johnson, this pin has been available since 1970.  Branches form the letters AAUW and the leaves symbolize each past president as vital to the life of the branch.  The Educational Opportunity Fund receives all proceeds.

To order, go to http://napacounty-ca.aauw.net/pin/

Burlingame's Embassy Suites buzzed on Saturday, March 16 with the sound of AAUW women supporting one of our favorite causes.  

Jennifer Reisch, Legal Director for Equal Rights Advocates spoke to the group about her work as attorney for Betty Dukes in her suit against Wal-Mart.  Her words were inspiring as they demonstrated how LAF funds are used to support the case.

During luncheon conversation with AAUW CA President, Alicia Hetman, Jennifer was also inspired -- to complete the application form and become a member of AAUW!

Pictured: Sharon Westafer, AAUW Funds Director; Hetman; Reisch.

With a matching funds challenge from Gloria Weston, longtime supporter and activist for LAF and for whom the Gloria Weston Outreach Fund is named, luncheon attendees were inspired to raise $3600 on the spot.

 The AAUW CA Program Committee has selected Riverside Branch's  program on human trafficking as Program of the Month.

At their LAF luncheon on November 2, 2012.  Riverside featured Anne Rogan, the aunt of Sara Kruzan, pictured.

Sara was a victim of human trafficking sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole when she killed her pimp in 1994.  She was sixteen years old at the time, and had been trafficked since she was 13. She is now seeking a new trial. 

 Large numbers of members and guests turned out at all three luncheons, held last month in San Jose, Napa, and Knotts Berry Farm.  These much-anticipate annual events are a wonderful opportunity for members to see first hand how their contributions are used in fellowships and grants.  It also gives the recipients of our fundraising efforts a chance to learn more about AAUW and the efforts that are put into creating those Funds. 
The recipients pictured spoke at (from top): San Jose, Napa, and (below) Knotts.

The AAUW Funds Committee, with the approval of the 2011-12 AAUW CA Board, has selected two State Named Gift Honorees.  Both applications were deemed so worthy of this award that it was not possible to choose just one!

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February 15, 2012

• Deadline for Branch Named Gift Honoree(s) 
• Deadline for State Named Gift Nomination 

Go to the Forms & Documents section of this website under AAUW Funds (click HERE) to find the forms for both of the above.

• Deadline to reserve space in Convention Connection Corner

Go to the Forms & Documents section of this website under Convention 2012 (click HERE) to find the reservation form.

February 21, 2012 

• Early Bird Convention Registration

March 1, 2012

• Deadline to submit Speech Trek winners' DVDs to Cathy Foxhoven
• Deadline to submit Tech Trek payments to camp treasurers

March 10, 2012

• Deadline to submit mission based program for Branch Program Recognition to Cathy Foxhoven

In Sacramento's Federal Court, the LAF trial continues this week, June 1 and June 2, 9-4:30, and possibly June 3 either half day or full day. It will also run next week, June 6-9, 9-4:30.

AAUW members are urged to attend and show support. Also, this is a tremendously good way for anyone who is not a Title IX expert to actually learn how the "three-prong test" is to be used correctly to determine athletic opportunity compliance.

The Title IX plaintiffs in the case against UC Davis are being heard in Federal Court.  The trial will continue this week and next, at Federal Court House, 501 "I" Street, downtown Sacramento, Floor 15, Courtroom 2.  Plenty of parking nearby.

From left: Arezou Mansourian, Christine Ng, Lauren Mancuso.

In their lawsuit, Mansourian v. Regents of the University of California, Arezou Mansourian and other former members of the University of California, Davis’s women’s wrestling team say that the university discriminated against them in violation of Title IX. Over the last decade, their case has gone through different courts to determine whether or not there was sufficient notice of the discrimination, not whether or not discrimination occurred. On May 23 they will at last have a hearing on the merits of the case. The case never would have reached this point without AAUW’s support.

The trial will be held in federal court at 501 I St., Sacramento, California. It starts at 1:30 p.m. on May 23 in the courtroom of Judge Damrell and will continue beginning at 9 a.m. May 24–26, May 30–June 2, and June 6–9. Local AAUW members are encouraged to attend.
 

The  Mansourian v UC Davis case is going to trial on May 23 in federal court in Sacramento. A time has not been yet set but will probably be around 10:00am. The Mansourian lawyers would love to have local AAUW members there to show support.
  
The US Federal Courthouse in Sacramento is located at 501 “I” Street, Suite 10 – 100, Sacramento, CA.  There is a two story parking structure at 7th Street and “G” Street.
   
Amtrak has a station at 401 “I” Street, Sacramento, easy walking distance to the Courthouse.

AAUW Funds Director, Lorelei Self, reports that new forms for 2010-11 have been posted under AAUW Funds in the Forms & Documents section of this website. 

These new forms are to be used as we send branch and individual contributions to the national office of AAUW, a recent change in the process for donations to the funds.

Lorelei advises branch AAUW Funds chairs to download and begin using these forms right away.