Take action today for Paycheck Fairness and Title IX

hi everyone, a few things —

1. 1/29/19 was the 10th Anniversary of the signing of the Ledbetter Act by President Obama.

2. Today, 1/30/19, the federal Paycheck Fairness Act will be reintroduced. Tweet and post about this on social media today (Wednesday) from 2 to 3PM!

Some sample tweets:

It’s past time for the #PaycheckFairness Act, which would help break harmful patterns of pay discrimination. The public overwhelmingly supports it and women and their families cannot afford to wait. @PowHerNY #Ledbetter10 #Equalpay
Ten years after President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter #FairPay Act, women are still battling the #wagegap. Tell Congress it’s past time for the #PaycheckFairness Act. #Ledbetter10 @PowHerNY #Equalpay

3. Tell the U.S. Secretary of Education: Keep Your Hands Off Title IX

You have until the end of the day today, 1/30/19, to submit a comment. Submitting a pre-written comment takes 2 clicks! Every comment counts.

— Susan H.

11/6: Election Day, including a Ballot Proposal (Ulster County)

Tuesday, November 6, 2018, is Election Day!
Please get out and vote.
Encourage your friends, family, and co-workers to vote too.
We have congressional, state, and county races, and a ballot proposal (Ulster County).

Ulster County: Turn Your Ballot Over!
There is an important proposal on the back of the ballot:

Proposal Number One: “Shall Section C-10 of the Ulster County Charter be amended to provide for the creation of an independent Redistricting Commission, designed to exclude political influence in revising county legislative districts, as proposed and unanimously approved by the Ulster County Charter Revision Committee?”

Polls are open in our area from 6 AM to 9 PM.
Call me if you need a ride to the polls.
Susan H, 845-389-3961, susan-holland@usa.net

Election information (LWV website)
http://www.vote411.org

Board of Elections websites
– Dutchess County:
http://www.dutchesselections.com/
– Greene County:
http://greenegovernment.com/departments/board-of-elections/
– Ulster County:
http://ulstercountyny.gov/elections
– NYS:
http://www.elections.ny.gov/

10/11, 10/13, 10/24: Information sessions about 11/6 ballot item – Amending Ulster County’s Charter

Amending the County’s Charter

– an item on the November 6 ballot in Ulster County

Upcoming information sessions to be held on 10/11, 10/13, and 10/24

The League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Region will host three forums to explain the referendum that Ulster County residents will be voting on on November 6. Specifically, voters will be asked if the County’s Charter should be amended to allow the creation of an independent County Redistricting Commission.

This proposed change comes from the unanimous recommendation of the County’s Charter Revision Commission.

The first event will be held on Thursday, October 11 at 7 PM at the Senior Center, 207 Market Street, Saugerties.

Under the proposal, a new Redistricting Commission will be created every 10 years, following each census. No elected officials will be permitted to serve on the Redistricting Commission, and principles will be established regarding the method for creating districts. The final legislative district map will not require approval by the County Legislature.

This new process has been designed to exclude political influence in revising county legislative districts.

Members of the Charter Revision Commission will be on hand to present and explain the results of their work over the past year so that people might understand the proposal before Election Day. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers.

There are two additional informational events planned: one at City Hall, 420 Broadway, Kingston on Saturday, October 13 at 10 AM and one at SUNY New Paltz on Wednesday, October 24 at 7 PM at the Terrace. Each event will last approximately 90 minutes.

These community forums are free and open to the public. For more information, call 845-340-2003 and leave a message. Calls will be returned promptly. See also:

https://www.facebook.com/events/727417097617321/

Tuesday, 10/2 in Rosendale: No Choice documentary and panel discussion

Come out Tuesday night to watch
No Choice: a documentary
(and stay for the panel discussion afterward)

Tuesday, October 2
7:15 PM
Rosendale Theatre
408 Main Street
Rosendale

Listen to several brave women — and one male doctor — tell their stories,
and think about what America would be like for men and women if Roe v. Wade
were no longer the law of the land: if there were no choice.

Did you know? —
New York State does not have a Women’s Health Care law.
If Roe v. Wade were to be overturned, NYS would revert to laws from 1970.

Panel after the screening to discuss election impact on reproductive rights:

Moderator:
Joshua Holland, journalist

Panelists:
Amanda Marcotte, writer
Ruth-Ellen Blodgett, president & CEO of Planned Parenthood Mid-Hudson Valley

More information:
http://www.rosendaletheatre.org/2018/08/07/no-choice/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1853340481416820/
https://billmoyers.com/story/no-choice/

Cancelled: 10/12 bus trip to Bethel Woods

Questions? Call Lynn Gore, 845-687-9210

Almost sold out – reserve today! 11/28 bus trip to see Come From Away on Broadway

AAUW-Kingston Broadway Bus Trip

November 28, 2018

“Come From Away” at the Schoenfeld Theatre

236 West 45th Street NYC

Overview:

Come From Away is the backstory to the collective tragedy of 9/11. The story takes place over 5 days beginning with 9/11. We the audience have the advantage of knowing what has happened, and we watch the events unfold with that knowledge tucked into our saddlebags. We are a sort of honor guard, wanting to tell them that it will be okay because over a decade later we are still here. Not only are we here but many of the audience have brought children who were not born when 9/11 happened. They have brought them to this show because it is the closest they can get to that day. Video will only report what happened. Live actors can make you feel what happened.

Reviews:

“A deeply moving musical that should prove a tonic in troubled times.” Frank Scheck for Hollywood Reporter

“Here’s that feel-good show that audiences constantly pine for. “Come from Away” is a modest, earnest, life-affirming musical by Irene Sankoff and David Hein that makes people think the human race might not be doomed, after all.” Marilyn Stasio for Variety

“Try, if you must, to resist the gale of good will that blows out of ‘Come From Away,’ the big bearhug of a musical that opened on Sunday night at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater. But even the most stalwart cynics may have trouble staying dry-eyed during this portrait of heroic hospitality under extraordinary pressure.”
Ben Brantley for New York Times

Itinerary:

9:00 AM: Leaving Kingston Plaza (near Hannaford’s)

9:20 AM: New Paltz Park and Ride pick up

11:00 AM: Drop off at Bryant Park

11:30-1:00: lunch on your own (Whole Foods cafeteria adjacent to park and many other options en route to theater)

1:30 PM: Schoenfeld Theater (8 min walk from Bryant Park)

5:15 PM: Pick up at Bryant Park

7:10 PM: Drop off at New Paltz Park and Ride

7:30 PM: Return to Kingston Plaza

Prices include:Tonche Coach bus,tip, “Orchestra 2” seats
AAUW Member : $165
Non-members:$175

Send payment to Lynn Gore, 400 Chestnut Hill Rd, Stone Ridge, NY 12484 by: September 22, 2018.

Make checks out to “AAUW-Kingston”.

Questions? call Lynn Gore at (845) 687-9210

Recommended reading:
https://www.amazon.com/Day-World-Came-Town-Newfoundland/dp/0060559713

The inspiration for the show

8/20: Trip to Cooperstown – West Side Story + Thomas Cole

AAUW Kingston

Trip to Cooperstown

Monday, August 20, 2018

Leaving Kingston – Herzogs Plaza (near Hannaford)

8 AM departure, 7 PM return to Kingston

West Side Story at Glimmerglass Opera House

Thomas Cole exhibit at Fenimore Museum

Cost:

AAUW Members: $140 (show + museum) / $130 (show only)

Non-Members: $150 (show + museum) $140 (show only)

RSVP:

By 7/12, call Lynn Gore at 845- 687-9210 and then

send a check (made out to AAUW Kingston) to:

Marjorie Bot, 58 Twin Ponds Drive, Kingston NY 12401

Last chance to vote on 2018 AAUW National bylaws amendments!

Did you vote on the three 2018 AAUW National bylaws amendments?

The voting deadline is tomorrow, Saturday, June 9 at 9 PM EST, so please take a moment now and vote if you haven’t yet!

Check your in-box for an email from AAUW National (on April 25 or May 9, for example) and click on the Vote Now button to get started.

If you can’t find such an email, you will need your member ID and voter PIN. Check the back cover of your Outlook, call AAUW National at 800-326-2289, or send an email to connect@aauw.org.

To vote, go to: https://www.aauw.org/resource/national-election/

Questions? Call or email me at susan-holland@usa.net, 845-389-3961.

Thank you!