Program of the Quarter
AAUW California honors one or more programs in September, December, and March – and recognizes these programs at the state convention? Mission-based programs are designed to educate and inspire members and the community to implement the AAUW mission of advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.
If you have a program that underscores what makes AAUW unique, inspire other branches by sharing your program details with AAUW California. To ensure your outstanding program will be considered for Program of the Quarter, send your branch newsletter to: [email protected]
Notable Programs 2018-19 2nd Quarter
Note:
- GOTV = Get out the Vote
- LWV = League of Women Voters
| ALHAMBRA-SAN GABRIEL | Mental Health for Women | ||
| ANTELOPE VALLEY | GOTV Political Scientist to speak on elections | Speaker from local Vets organization | |
| ATASCADERO | Candidates' Forum | Leadership and Civic Engagement for Women: (Female) Mayor of SLO | |
| BEACH CITIES | Susan Love Foundation (Breast Cancer) | ||
| BENICIA-VALLEJO | GOTV Meet the Candidates forum (city council) | ||
| CABRILLO DIEGO | Maternal Health | Author of book on local female philanthropist | |
| CARLSBAD- OCEANSIDE-VISTA | LAF 2 women in traditional male careers (Detective & Airline Pilot) | ||
| CHICO | GOTV LVW Props | Charter Schools Panel Discussion | |
| CHINA LAKE-RIDGECREST | Propositions | ||
| CITRUS HEIGHTS-AMERICAN RIVER | GOTV Propositions, Law Professor | ||
| CLAYTON | Candidates' Forum | ||
| DANVILLE-ALAMO-WALNUT CREEK | Immigration Lawyer, Presentation on Legal Immigration | ||
| DEL MAR-LEUCADIA | 1) Local council woman to talk about Title IX 2) Years theme: Call to Action | MIDTERMS MATTER: Get Informed! Get Out the Vote! With LWV | WOMEN of the MILITARY |
| DIAMOND BAR-WALNUT | Propositions w/LoWV | ||
| GREATER WHITTIER AREA | Presentation on the Ballot Measures | Librarian, I'd Rather Be Reading | |
| HALF MOON BAY | City Council Candidates | Women who Identify, Recruit and Elect (WIRE) | |
| HEALDSBURG | Future Prep (H.S. Career Day) | ||
| LAGUNA BEACH | Year's theme: WE, TOO, focusing on women in various professions that are not typically viewed as female friendly. (on-going) | ||
| LA MESA-EL CAJON | Head of Elder Abuse Prosecutions for the San Diego District Attorney's Office | Title IX w/Coordinator of the Cross Cultural Studies Program at Grossmont College; Presentation on Ballot Measures | How To Talk To Your Healthcare Provider |
| LIVERMORE-PLEASANTON-DUBLIN | Equal Work/ Equal Pay speaker Aileen Rizo | Human Trafficking w/Alameda D.A. | |
| LODI | 1) Young Women's Task Force; community-based group of young women doing social justice work (on-going) 2) Be Informed Discussion group on variety of topics; Aug was atheist; Sept, member who did Iditerod (on-going) | Be Informed discussed women's equity issues | LAF Updates |
| LOMPOC VANDENBERG | InSIGHT Launch team from Vandenberg AFB | Intersectionality: What Is It? And Why Does It Matter to All of Us? | Child abuse, sexual assault, human trafficking awareness |
| LONG BEACH | The History of Feminism: A Letter to the Next Generation | GOTV Nancy Mahr, AAUW-CA PP Chair, on the Propositions | Videos from TED TALKs about women in the workplace |
| MARIPOSA | Candidates' Forum | ||
| MARYSVILLE-YUBA CITY | Presentation by LWV on Ballot Measures | Working with Women in Under-Developed Countries | |
| MERCED | Immigration and Public Policy in California. | Supporting Literacy | |
| MID PENINSULA | Ballot Propositions with LWV | ||
| MONTEREY PENINSULA | Japanese Internment and Ramifications | ||
| NAPA COUNTY | Award-winning physician, scientist and Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Yes! Women Can Rise to the Top in STEM. | Meet & Greet with new Superintendent of School District | Film that challenges the way media affects the way girls and women see themselves as leaders |
| NORTH TAHOE | Send a girl to Girls State (on-going) | Tour of UC Davis Environmental Research Campus | |
| OROVILLE | County Auditor-Controller | Partnered w/LWV for candidate and Props | |
| PACIFICA | Candidates'Forum | ||
| PALM SPRINGS | Speaker on expanding and enhancing the local workforce so that our youth and economy thrive. | GOTV Event | What is it like to be a Muslim Woman in the Coachella Valley? |
| PASADENA | How climate change affects women | ||
| POWAY PENASQUITOS | GOTV w/LWV, presentation on issues and propositions | Lisa Maxwell, Training Director of the National Conflict Resolution Center, will talk about getting back to civility in our national discourse | |
| REDLANDS | Celebrating 25 years of STEM | Girl's Court: A Collaborative Approach to Victims of Human Trafficking | |
| ROSEVILLE | 1) Theme for the year: Picking up STEAM (adding Arts to STEM) (on-going) | ||
| SO PLACER | 2) GOTV Campaign | ||
| SACRAMENTO | Co-sponsor Propositions Forum (GOTV) with Citrus Heights | Post-election presentation by Mindy Romero, founder and director of the California Civic Engagement Project. | |
| SAN CLEMENTE-CAPISTRANO BAY | Modern Muslim Women | ||
| SAN JOSE | 1) Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez, Women Making a Difference 2) Gifts for Teens, as a Community Action Project, works year-round to provide holiday gift bags to homeless and needy South Bay teens. (on-going) 3) Postcard Station, writing PC to local reps | ||
| SAN MATEO | TT; Creating Safety for Latina Immigrants | GOTV w/LVW on Props | |
| SANTA CLARITA | TT | Expanding Our Political Horizons, LWV | |
| SANTA CRUZ | Human Trafficking Comm (on-going) | Ending Child Exploitation (Trafficking); GOTV w/LWV on propositions | |
| SIMI VALLEY | Women's Health: Aging Gracefully Female Dr. specializing in aging | ||
| SUNNYVALE-CUPERTINO | GOTV LWV on Propositions | ||
| TEMECULA VALLEY | Women and the Great War | ||
| TORRANCE | Building Better Outcomes with Emotional Intelligence | ||
| VICTOR VALLEY | Student Debt Crisis | Immigration Legislation | |
| WEST CONTRA COSTA | 1) Aileen Rizzo on Pay Equity 2) Read Out Loud at elementary schools (on-going) | 3 female authors discuss their co-written mystery book | How non-profit youth homes help at-risk, foster, and former foster youth |
| ALHAMBRA-SAN GABRIEL | Author of book on Women, Gangs and Trauma | Speech Trek | |
| AMADOR | Author of 5 books on Women in the California Gold Rush | ||
| ANTELOPE VALLEY | Climate Change | ||
| ATASCADERO | A member will speak about her participation in the archeological expedition to find Amelia Earhart. | IBC: Women Entrepreneurs & Investors Where are we in 2019? | |
| AUBURN | IBC Luncheon AAUW Funds; grantees include an Environmental Engineer, and an educator and researcher of community leadership, focusing on historically marginalized people in science and agricultural education | Immigration Reform - Co-founder of California Dreamers. | |
| BEACH CITIES | Celebration of Women Empowerment: The state of women's equity in Los Angeles County today (Tri-Branch w/Torrance & Palos Verdes) | ||
| BENICIA-VALLEJO | Funds Fellow, Architecture | ||
| CAMARILLO | Multi-Media Art from Holocaust Survivor | IBC: Women and Money | |
| CARLSBADOCEANSIDE-VISTA | Served Xmas breakfast at Womens Homeless Shelter | Funds Fellow: Women in the Mexican Revolution as depicted in film; served 2 dinners at Womens Homeless Shelter; IBC Luncheon, Women of San Diego | Homelessness among women in North San Diego County |
| CHICO | Human Trafficking | IBC Luncheon, Butte County Supervisor; Career Trek | |
| CITRUS HEIGHTSAMERICAN RIVER | IBC Luncheon AAUW Funds; grantees include an Environmental Engineer, and an educator and researcher of community leadership, focusing on historically marginalized people in science and agricultural education | Overcoming Political Overwhelm | |
| CLAYTON | Wildlife Presentation | CEO of Youth Homes, which serves children and adolescents in need of mental health programs. | EO Fund Recipient (w/Concord) Fellow is studying Architecture and Design |
| DANVILLE-ALAMO-WALNUT | Deception & Perception- Cross-Cultural Communication | ||
| DEL MAR-LEUCADIA | Women and Money | Dialogue on Diversity | |
| FOOTHILLS of EL DORADO | IBC Luncheon AAUW Funds; grantees include an Environmental Engineer, and an educator and researcher of community leadership, focusing on historically marginalized people in science and agricultural education | Speech Trek Contest | |
| GLENDALE | Jt. Mtg. w/Pasadena: Pasadena member who taught Women & the Law and Women in Politics | ||
| HALF MOON BAY | IBC: Worldwide Gender Equality ~ Womens Global Leadership.; Speech Trek | ||
| HUMBOLT | Cultural challenges resulting from Middle Eastern Migration | ||
| LA MESA-EL CAJON | Funds Fellow: Women in the Mexican Revolution as depicted in film; PP Program on Human Trafficking | ||
| LODI | CSUS Speaker: Survival Challenges Facing Students | Law Professor, presentation on Disparities in Healthcare Issues of Race & Gender | |
| LONG BEACH | Female Manager from JPL on Women in Science | STEM Conference | |
| LOS ALTOS/MT. VIEW | Holiday Social; key-note speaker on Womens Suffrage | Pro-Choice program Marking the 46th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade; tabled at Womens March | |
| MID PENINSULA | The Evolution of Progressive Radio | IBC: Worldwide Gender Equality ~ Womens Global Leadership. | |
| MONTEREY PENINSULA | Funds Fellow, working toward her Masters in Statistics; table at Womens March | IBC Luncheon, Mystery Speaker | |
| NAPA COUNTY | Participated in Womens March & MLK Celebrations | School Superintendent | |
| NORTH TAHOE | Global Volunteers: Worldwide Opportunities to Travel and Serve: | ||
| OAKDALE-RIVER-ESCALON | Journey to a Judgeship (female judge); Participated in Womens March | International Experiences of a Female Physician | |
| ON-LINE BRANCH | Changes in AAUW: Whats the new plan and whats our role in it? | ||
| ONTARIO-UPLAND-RANCHO | Exploring Issues Facing Women In Higher Education | Women and Heart Disease | |
| PACIFICA | Superintendent of Pacifica School District, The ongoing educational programs in the schools | IBC: Worldwide Gender Equality ~ Womens Global Leadership. | |
| PALM SPRINGS | Voices for Children-The Riverside County CASA Program | ||
| PALO ALTO | Breaking Down the Barriers to a College Education | ||
| PALOS VERDES | Celebration of Women Empowerment:The state of women's equity in Los Angeles County today (Tri-Branch w/Beach Cities & Torrance) | ||
| PASADENA | Jt. Mtg. w/Glendale: Pasadena member who taught Women & the Law and Women in Politics | ||
| POWAYPENASQUITOS | IBC Luncheon: Women of San Diego; Participated in Womens March; Speech Trek Contest | Speaker from Womens Empowerment International on their programs helping women in poverty in the U.S. and around the world | |
| REDLANDS | STEM Conference | ||
| ROSEVILLESO PLACER | Days For Girls International Project empowering East African Girls in school with good hygiene. | IBC Luncheon AAUW Funds; grantees include an Environmental Engineer, and an educator and researcher of community leadership, focusing on historically marginalized people in science and agricultural education | Speech Trek Contest |
| SACRAMENTO | IBC Luncheon AAUW Funds; grantees include an Environmental Engineer, and an educator and researcher of community leadership, focusing on historically marginalized people in science and agricultural education | ||
| SAN DIEGO | IBC Luncheon Women of San Diego | Women Building Wealth | |
| SAN FRANCISCO | Womens March | IBC: Worldwide Gender Equality ~ Womens Global Leadership. | |
| SAN JOSE | Table at Womens March | Barriers to Education: Does Harassment Make a Difference? | |
| SAN LUIS OBISPO | IBC: Women Entrepreneurs & Investors Where are we in 2019 | ||
| SAN MATEO | Women in the Age of the Titanic | IBC: Worldwide Gender Equality ~ Womens Global Leadership. | |
| SANTA CRUZ | IBC: Local Congressman | ||
| SANTA MARIA | Freshman Programs at Hancock College | Funds Fellow Luncheon, on Services for diverse users and underserved populations | |
| STOCKTON | Branch participated in Womens March; Speech Trek Contest | African American Women Making a Difference | |
| SUNNYVALE-CUPERTINO | At Risk Children (Probation Dept) | Panel of 5 Female Mystery Authors LAF FR | |
| TEMECULA VALLEY | Field Trip to Homeless Womens Shelter; IBC: Issues Facing Women in Higher Education | ||
| THOUSAND OAKS | Exploring Religions thru Eyes of Women | Suffrage Tea w/Women Authors; IBC: Women and Money | |
| TORRANCE | Celebration of Women Empowerment:The state of women's equity in Los Angeles County today (Tri-Branch w/Beach Cities & Palos Verdes) | How to Use Social Media | |
| VICTOR VALLEY | African American History in the Victor Valley; Celebrating Women In Mathematics and Science Conference | ||
| VISALIA-SEQUOIA | College Athletic Director on Title IX | Louis May Alcott & Family | |
| W. CONTRA COSTA | Immigration Attorney |