Prior Meetings

May Program with Andrea Altheimer on the Prison to Community Pipeline

A larger-than-usual group of members and guests gathered at the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle’s Central District to hear about the amazing work the group headed by Andrea Altheimer is doing with Community Passageways Re-entry Program. Their purpose is to provide dignity and action for released prisoners who are making their way back into the community. Most prisoners live with a lot of traumas from childhood, from prison then getting out of… Read More »

High School STEM Scholar Recognition with Alyssa Lind

Our April High School STEM Scholar Recognition event was a wonderful success. We honored 28 students from 10 Seattle area schools including Making Connections at the University of Washington. The recognition is for their expertise in math, science and technology. Many invited their parents and other family members to attend this celebration. It’s always moving to see these young women in person. (More pictures at the bottom of the page) We’ve been… Read More »

Summary of March 15 Branch Meeting

At our March 15 meeting at the Maxwell Hotel branch member Or Vallah shared stories about artists’ creative ways of using their disabilities in their work.  Hendrick Goltzius, a 16th century Dutch artist, was her lead example.  Despite serious fire damage to his face and one hand in childhood, Goltzius became one of the foremost engravers of his time.  He used his damaged hand to steady his engraving tools and incorporated himself, with his… Read More »

February Meeting with Nancy Sapiro, Our Washington State Lobbyist

Nancy Sapiro, AAUW WA Lobbyist, reported on the State Legislature activities and issues currently in progress. It was very informative, especially regarding the many hurdles we face during this legislative session. One of the “elephants in the room” is the budget shortfall for the four-year state budget due by the end of April. The shortfall is huge, around $12 Billion over the next four years. Governor Ferguson has ordered every State… Read More »

Ubuntu: How an Ancient African Concept Can Help Humans Flourish

We were very pleased to have Humanities Washington speaker Dr. Itohan M. Idumwonyi present the African concept of Ubuntu to more than 60 AAUW members and guests via Zoom on January 18.  Dr. Idumwonyi thanked AAUW for awarding her an AAUW International Fellowship in 2014, which enabled her to further her graduates studies in the U.S. She said the award is illustrative of how AAUW members practice Ubuntu. Dr. Idumwonyi began her… Read More »

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