Our mission requires our ongoing commitment, dedication, and drive if we are to keep breaking down barriers to success and empowering all women and girls to thrive. Large, donor-dependent campaigns are certainly noteworthy and continue to bring AAUW and our policy concerns deserved nationwide attention. However, it is the small, local branch-funded programs that make the most direct impact on our communities. We encourage you to take inspiration from the branch programs we present here.
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Programs of the Month January and February 2013
The Invisible War Selecting our February Branch Program of the Month was difficult, and we're proud to announce that California Online is the winning branch for an outstanding program on "The Read More
Celebrating Holidays by donating to community charities Dec 2012
The AAUW CA Program Committee is excited to recognize all the branches who celebrated their Holiday branch programs by donating to community charities. Congratulations to all these branches: Read More
On Human Trafficking November 2012
The AAUW CA Program Committee has selected Riverside Branch's program on human trafficking for the "Branch Program of the Month". Riverside held their LAF luncheon on November 2, 2012. Their Read More
Supreme Court & Vigil for Malala Yousufzai – October 2012
The Supreme Court The Merced Branch presented Sandra M. Snyder, a retired U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of California, speaking about the book The Nine: Inside Read More
Programs of the Month September 2012
Benicia-Vallejo The AAUW-CA Program Committee has chosen the Benicia-Vallejo branch to be the first "Outstanding Branch Program of the Month". The branch joined with other like-minded organizations Read More
Wall of Fame 2011-2012
San Fernando Valley AAUW San Fernando Valley Branch began the fall program year with a presentation on Caroline Severance. Virginia Elwood-Akers, retired librarian and reference specialist in the Read More
Program of the Month: 2011-2013 Women’s History Month and more
The Thousand Oaks Branch has been the creator of "living history" in California for many, many years. This year they outdid themselves with a full celebration of the California Suffrage Centennial. Read More
Wall of Fame 2009-2010
Reaching Out - We honor California branches for remarkable programs. The branches recognized below were honored at the 2010 AAUW CA convention for accepting the challenge to reach out and collaborate Read More
Wall of Fame 2008 – 2009
The branches honored on the 2008-09 Wall of Fame have held innovative and timely mission-based programs - programs that illustrate the unifying focus of AAUW: Breaking Through Barriers. In addition, Read More