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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 »

Ending Human Trafficking in an Era of Globalization

Climate change, political strife, natural disasters, abject poverty, and wars have led to increasing numbers of people trafficked for their labor or for prostitution, as well as people turning to trafficking for their own gain. We see examples of this in Puget Sound, where a landscaping company was finally prosecuted for forcing illegal immigrants to work for slave wages; in Seattle, where 300-500 children are prostituted yearly; and in 2020,… Read More »

Adelaide Pollock: Bird Woman of Seattle and AAUW Seattle Former President

Recently Adelaide Lowry Pollock, President of the Seattle Branch from 1915 to 1917, was featured in a Mossback episode on Channel 9 called The Bird Woman of Seattle.  Hope you can watch it! Here’s a brief biography of her that we have featured on our website under About. Check out our Past Presidents page, as many of these women were quite extraordinary.  When she returned to Seattle, she taught… Read More »

Carol Chapman Dies at 84

We’re sorry to report the death of our member, Carol Chapman, on July 14, 2024, at the age of 84. She was a Seattle Branch member for 57 years and our branch president from 1979-1981. She and her husband (who predeceased her) were active in Haller Lake United Methodist Church for 50 years. They enjoyed travel, visiting all 50 states and 35 countries. She loved to read… Read More »

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