Monthly Archives: November 2011

Birthday Celebration Saturday: 130 Years!

Cake & Candles

Celebrate with Us!
Kingston AAUW Birthday Celebration
DATE: Saturday, December 3, 2011
TIME: Doors open at 1pm; film at 1:30
LOCATION: Kingston Library Community Room

MORE: AAUW members have been advancing equity for women and girls for 130 years. Our founding members were leaders in the suffrage movement, opened educational opportunities for women, and worked to improve conditions for working women and their families. We continue that work today.

To celebrate our 130th birthday, on December 3rd, AAUW Kingston will have a public showing of Ironed Jawed Angels, the Golden Globe award winning film about suffragettes fighting for the right to vote.  It underscores the challenges — personal and political — in the story of these remarkable women.

Come cheer them on, hiss, cry, and celebrate.

If you’ve never seen it, you MUST.
If you have seen it, SEE IT AGAIN.
And bring a friend who hasn’t seen it.

Katja von Garnier’s “Iron Jawed Angels” tells the remarkable and little-known story of a group of passionate and dynamic young women, led by Alice Paul (Hilary Swank) and her friend Lucy Burns (Frances O’Connor), who put their lives on the line to fight for American women’s right to vote.

Please contribute personal care items or small, unwrapped gifts for the women living in the domestic violence shelter.

Thanksgiving Controversies

Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving Day tomorrow… safe travel, great food, and the company of people you enjoy.

The day used to kick-off the holiday season but this year has spawned some controversy.

  • Should Black Friday start on Thursday? 185,000 people signed an on-line petition protesting Target’s midnight opening which will ruin the day for many Target employees.
  • Will you take the pledge? “Respect the Bird”  is a growing movement of people protesting “Christmas Creep” and pledging “to not let Black Friday shopping gobble up my Thanksgiving.” (You can take the pledge here: http://respectthebird.com/p/pledge.html )

What will you be doing on Thanksgiving? Tell us in the comments below.

 

Sexual Harassment in Our Schools: How big a problem? What can we do?

CrossCrossing the Line Cover Arting the Line: Sexual Harassment at School, AAUW’s new research report on sexual harassment in middle and high schools, which was released online Monday, has gotten significant media attention from a number of outlets including the Associated Press and the New York Times. This report — the first of its kind in 10 years — provides valuable information for all of us who are concerned about the next generation.

Parents, teachers, administrators, policy makers, and, most of all, students need this report to shed light on the issue of sexual harassment in schools. AAUW is ready to amplify the conversation and give people the facts and best practices they need to work toward a solution.

You can get a PDF of the Executive Summary and/or the full report here.

Watch this site for more discussion about what we can do.