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Sign the Petition to Add the ERA to the Constitution

Women in the US are still not guaranteed equal rights. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which will update the US Constitution to protect the equality of rights under the law regardless of sex, can be added to the Constitution with one action. The League of Women Voters and the ERA Coalition are urging President Biden to act to ensure that the ERA is published before he leaves office. You can… Read More »

Launch of New Branch Community Mini Grant Project

As part of our 2022 strategic plan, we developed the idea of offering an annual mini grant to a deserving local nonprofit or educational organization with a mission in line with AAUW’s. The branch has budgeted for an annual $1000 grant, so now is a good time to explore which places we’d like to let know we have this mini grant. They will need to apply, but initially we will seek places… Read More »

Nominating Committee for 2025-26 Officers

Our Nominating Committee is forming now to identify nominees for the election next May of three branch officers for the 2025-2027 term. We invite any member to join the Nominating Committee and help form the leadership of Seattle Branch. We also encourage any member to volunteer to be nominated for one of the following positions: Secretary. This is a great opportunity for a new member or a person who has not… Read More »

Our Muslim Neighbors Suffering Discrimination

Over 80% of our Muslim neighbors in Washington state have suffered discrimination and/or bias in the past year. Responding to a survey, more than 80 percent of our Muslim neighbors over 13 years old have suffered anti-Muslim discrimination and/or bias in the past 12 months. The result of its survey was reported by the Council on American-Islamic Relations Washington. Nearly 40 percent of respondents said these experiences have gotten worse since… Read More »

Impressions of the AAUW-WA In-person Meeting, “Telling our Stories”

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 »

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