Prior Meetings
February Meeting with Nancy Sapiro, Our Washington State Lobbyist
Seattle Branch AAUW February 21, 2025
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
Seattle Branch AAUW January 19, 2025
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 »
Holiday Program 2024
Seattle Branch AAUW December 17, 2024
Our annual Holiday Program and Tech Trek Celebration took place at the Queen City Yacht Club on December 15 with 55 people attending. We admired the fabulous sunny view from the club windows as well as the festive decorations inside the ballroom. The event included a fundraiser for the Tech Trek week-long educational STEM experience and attracted many raffle baskets created by branch members. Reitha Weeks, Co-chair with Fiona Goodchild… Read More »
The Politics of Bathrooms with Dr. Sara Chatfield
Marianne North November 20, 2024
We had a very successful meeting in November with almost 50 people in attendance from Seattle and Sno-King Branches as well as many other locations including Hawaii. We heard from our latest college scholarship recipients learning about them and their goals. The main program was fascinating. It was eye-opening to listen to Professor Sara Chatfield of the University of Denver speak on the Politics of Bathrooms. She began by asking us: What… Read More »
Impressions of the AAUW-WA In-person Meeting, “Telling our Stories”
Seattle Branch AAUW October 24, 2024
Note: The documentary film shown at the meeting, Arise, Firebird, will be available to stream on your own device until February. AAUW-WA will send out the link soon. Close to 70 people, including 17 Seattle Branch members, attended the meeting at Renton Technical College (RTC) on Oct. 19. Here are some impressions. After almost a year since the director of Arise, Firebird contacted our branch, it was exciting to finally view this… Read More »