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Lobby Days 2025: AAUW California Mobilizes to Advance Priority Legislation

August 6, 2025

AAUW California advocates came out in full strength on April 8th and 9th to participate in Lobby Days 2025. A total of 197 people representing 66 branches, including our Public Policy Interns and Read More

Filed Under: Public Policy-Lobby Day Tagged With: Public Policy

2024 Priority Legislations Scorecard

April 29, 2025

The bills we supported in the 2024 legislative session did very well, with the Governor signing 86% of the bills that made it to his desk. See the detailed scorecard, by priority and by pillar, Read More

Filed Under: Legislative Agenda Tagged With: Legislative Priorities, Public Policy, Scorecard

Monterey Bay IBC Annual Public Policy Event

March 12, 2025

"The Challenges of Russia in 2025" On February 22, the Monterey and Santa Cruz County Branches were fortunate to host Steven Pifer, former US Ambassador to Ukraine and a 25-year Foreign Service Read More

Filed Under: Branch Brag, Public Policy-Branch Events Tagged With: Programs, Public Policy

Lobby Days 2025 – Advocate for Bills to Advance AAUW Values

January 7, 2025

Lobby Days 2025 will be held on April 8 and 9, 2025. Meet with state legislative offices to inform them about AAUW and advocate for their support of AAUW California's priority bills. Meetings will be Read More

Filed Under: Public Policy-Lobby Day Tagged With: Activism, Programs, Public Policy

Meghan Kissell, Senior Director of Policy, discusses “AAUW Priorities in Light of the Election Results”

December 10, 2024

On December 4, 2024, the AAUW Silicon Valley branch hosted a Zoom event "AAUW Priorities in Light of the Election Results" featuring Meghan Kissell, AAUW National Senior Director of Policy and Member Read More

Filed Under: Branch Brag, News from National, Public Policy-Branch Events, Public Policy-Voter Education Tagged With: Mission, Public Policy, Webinar

Project 2025 and How it Would Impact AAUW Public Policy Priorities Webinar

October 25, 2024

On Tuesday, October 22, 2024, the California Online Branch hosted a webinar presented by the Public Policy Committee entitled Project 2025 and How it Would Impact AAUW Public Policy Priorities. Amy Read More

Filed Under: Public Policy-Voter Education, Webinar Tagged With: Activism, Mission, Programs, Project 2025, Public Policy, Webinar

Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Training Webinar

September 28, 2024

On Monday, September 23, 2024, the AAUW California Public Policy Committee presented a webinar providing participants with necessary information and tools to successfully get out the vote including Read More

Filed Under: Public Policy-Voter Education, Webinar Tagged With: Activism, Mission, Programs, Public Policy

Santa Cruz Branch Hosts Community Event “Let’s Talk About Child Care”

September 9, 2024

On July 20, 2024, the AAUW Santa Cruz branch, led by Doreen O'Donovan, Branch President, hosted a community event "Let's Talk About Child Care" at the Aptos Public Library. They were joined Read More

Filed Under: Public Policy, Public Policy-Branch Events Tagged With: Public Policy

Marin Branch Visits Rosie the Riveter Museum

September 9, 2024

Ten members of the AAUW Marin branch visited the Rosie the Riveter Museum in Richmond, California on July 12, 2024. Jeannie Gibson, one of the original "Rosies", gave a fascinating talk about her Read More

Filed Under: Public Policy, Public Policy-Branch Events Tagged With: Public Policy

San Jose Branch Hosts Postcard Writing Party

September 9, 2024

AAUW San Jose members hosted a postcard writing party on August 21, 2024. Nineteen branch members, together with scholars and friends, wrote postcards to Black voters in Georgia, encouraging voter Read More

Filed Under: Public Policy, Public Policy-Branch Events Tagged With: Public Policy

San Jose Branch Speaks Out and Receives Appreciation at School Board Meeting

September 9, 2024

On June 4, 2024, six members of the AAUW San Jose Branch, led by Susan Karlins, branch Public Policy Chair, attended the Union School District Board Meeting. This was the sixth school board meeting Read More

Filed Under: Public Policy, Public Policy-Branch Events Tagged With: Public Policy

Learn How to be an Effective Lobby Days Advocate – 2024

December 31, 2023

AAUW California will hold its 2024 Lobby Days on April 2 and 3, 2024. The Public Policy team is seeking members who are interested in meeting with their state representatives and/or their staff to Read More

Filed Under: Public Policy-Lobby Day Tagged With: Activism, Programs, Public Policy

Mary Church Terrell and the Fight to Integrate AAUW

December 30, 2023

Join us to learn about Black activist Mary Church Terrell, her work for women's suffrage and racial equality, and her role in the integration of AAUW. A co-founder of the NAACP, Terrell became the Read More

Filed Under: Webinar Tagged With: Activism, DEI, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Mission, Programs, Public Policy

DEI Statewide Chat: Justice, Accessibility, Belonging, Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity (JABEID)

March 1, 2023

Please join us for a conversation on Justice, Accessibility, Belonging, Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity (JABEID) with Co-President of the Santa Maria Branch, Dr. Lata Murti. Dr. Murti will help us Read More

Filed Under: Updates Tagged With: Activism, Mission, Programs, Public Policy, Strategic Planning

The Kindness of Color – Webinar

December 19, 2022

Two families: one Japanese American and one Mexican American. Two true stories of their separate battles with racism, incarceration, and school segregation in the WWII era. Unexpectedly, their lives Read More

Filed Under: Updates Tagged With: Activism, Diversity, Equity, Mission, Programs, Public Policy

She Who Thrives, Survives – Webinar

February 3, 2021

Big branch? Little branch?  It doesn’t matter!  Your branch can be successful! Thriving branches display characteristics that can be adapted to any size branch and in any type of Read More

Filed Under: Updates Tagged With: Activism, Education, Equity, Mission, Public Policy, Sexual Harassment

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