Prior Meetings
Investing in Equity by Taxing Extreme Wealth with Carolyn Brotherton, PhD
Seattle Branch AAUW January 30, 2022
Our virtual January meeting highlighted economic issues in Washington State – leading into our preparation for Lobby Day activities. Dr. Carolyn Brotherton from the Economic Opportunity Institute gave an excellent talk about the need for a more progressive system of taxation in order to raise revenue for core pillars of Washington State’s economy, including investments in K-12 and higher education, gender and racial equity and child care. She argued that this can be… Read More »
December 2021 Holiday Program Summary
Barbara Sando December 24, 2021
Holiday Program Summary - A Wonderful Time Had by All! By Barbara Sando On December 18th, about 40 Seattle Branch members and guests enjoyed a wonderful holiday program at the festive Seattle Yacht Club, resuming a tradition that began in 2011 but too a hiatus last year due to COVID. It was great to see so many enjoying each other’s company in person before and during our delicious breakfast. It was a real treat to… Read More »
Indigenous People’s Influence on American Democratic Institutions with Fern Naomi Renville
Seattle Branch AAUW November 21, 2021
For the month of November, Fern Naomi Renville shared a purposeful presentation on the power that women hold and can wield. AAUW Seattle and Edmonds SnoKing co-sponsored this Humanities Washington Speaker and more than 70 people attended. Fern talked about the power held in matriarchal Indigenous societies, including the Dakota and Seneca tribes of her ancestors. She told the story of how five tribes on the eastern coast of the USA… Read More »
A Memoir of China’s Reawakening with Author Dori Jones Yang
Seattle Branch AAUW October 20, 2021
We had an very informative October Program on China for our first in-person meeting this year. Award-winning author and journalist, Dori Jones Yang, gave us a first-person account of her life in China and Hong Kong as a Business Week Bureau Manager in the 1980’s. Fluent in Mandarin, Yang was able to provide a unique perspective on China and its people during this pivotal time in Chinese history. She talked about… Read More »
Lisa Maatz on Equity and US Politics
Cynthia Sheridan September 20, 2021
Seattle Branch was excited to have Lisa Maatz engaging with us on Zoom. She headed the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education and the Paycheck Fairness Coalition. She is currently the Senior Advisor for Ohio Citizen Action. Maatz, former vice president of government relations for AAUW, is a sought-after speaker in our nation’s capital and has a large and devoted following on Twitter. At our September Zoom meeting she… Read More »