8/23: Bus trip to new Clark Art Institute

AAUW Kingston and Linda Gold Gourmet Art Tours LLC present

The new Clark Art Institute bus trip

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Rendering of Visitor Center and Reflecting Pool

$122 includes luxury coach, gratuity, breakfast with champagne en route, admission to the Clark, and cheese and fruit with a selection of fine wines on the return trip.

The bus departs at 8:30am from the back of the former Ames in the Kingston Plaza. We return at approximately 6:30pm.

We’ll have an opportunity to experience the newly-expanded Clark, which opened its doors to rave reviews only 2 weeks ago. This museum, in the rural Northern Berkshires, was always a gem! Now, with its gorgeous addition, and delicate restoration of its existing buildings and grounds, it has become one of the most impressive museums in the country.

They’ve planted over 1000 trees, and added three tiered reflecting pools, reinforcing the relationship between art and the idyllic landscape. There are now separate galleries for Winslow Homer’s seascapes, George Innes’ landscapes and Edgar Degas’ paintings and sculptures. Of course we’ll see one of the most celebrated collections of 19^th century French art in the world, including paintings by Monet, Pisarro, Renoir, Cassatt and many more, in the newly renovated spaces. And a special exhibit features 33 masterworks from a collection of ancient Chinese ritual bronzes on loan from the Shanghai Museum. This trip promises to be a “wow!”. The new architecture alone is worth the trip. Don’t miss it.

To sign up, make your check payable to AAUW (American Association of University Women), include your home and cell phone number and email address, and mail to: Linda Gold, 1 Jacobs Lane, New Paltz, NY 12561. For further info, call Linda at 845-255-5256 or email artladyLG@aol.com. Specify “art tours” in the space for subject. Space is limited, so your early sign-up will ensure a spot.

New York Times review of the Clark reopening

The Younger Women’s Task Force of New York City Relaunch Event – You’re Invited!

Join the Younger Women’s Task Force of New York City (YWTF NYC) for “Cocktails and Conversations”

Thursday, July 24th, starting at 5:30 pm at the Loreley Restaurant and Biergarten in Lower Manhattan (map)

Learn about YWTF NYC and our mission – State your mission – Find out about open board positions and ways to get involved your own way!

YWTF NYC is back, but not without you! At the first official event of the summer, we want to know, what YOU want out of your membership? Networking? Career advice? Mentorship? Work/life balance tips? Do you want to lobby our representatives to advocate for women’s issues? If you answered “yes” to one or all of the above, we can’t wait to meet you!

Originally founded in 2005, YWTF NYC is an organization devoted to younger social justice and women’s rights activists. YWTF chapters in cities around the country work on a variety of issues in different ways as an arm of the Association of American University Women (AAUW), an organization with well over 100 years of experience in advocacy, philanthropy, education, and research. For more information about YWTF, please visit aauw.org/YWTF.

Please join us for “Cocktails & Conversation” to learn more about us, talk about the issues that matter most to you, and find out about ways to take action with YWTF. We will be serving light appetizers and encourage you to bring your friends along! Please help us spread the word and share this information with other activists in the region.

For more information and to RSVP, please visit: “Younger Women’s Task Force NYC – Cocktails & Convos” or email YWTF.NYC@gmail.com

7/19: Bus Trip to see Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Cooperstown

Summer 2014 Bus Trip
to hear Ruth Bader Ginsburg
on Saturday, July 19
at the Glimmerglass Theater
7300 State Highway 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326

With a lively balance of performance and commentary,
the Supreme Court Justice shares her passion for opera
and unique perspective on law in the arts.

Plus, a stop at the Fenimore Museum, featuring
The Adirondack World of Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait and Ralph Fasanella

Cost: $92 ($89 for members of AAUW, SIP and SSIP)
includes bus, driver tip, and Glimmerglass seating

The bus will leave from the Kingston Plaza (behind the former Ames)
at 9 AM and will return at about 7 PM.

For reservations, call ViVi at 845-331-0155 (cel: 845-417-5229).

ASK Writers’ Festival – This Weekend (Saturday, July 19)

Saturday, July 19 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Arts Society of Kingston

97 Broadway, Rondout, Kingston (map) | Telephone: 845-338-0331

$5 suggested donation

Join the Arts Society of Kingston (ASK) for readings and book signings featuring area writers this weekend.

Featuring Paul Cooper and Abigail Robin

As well as:

Carol Elkins
Lewis Gardner
Sandra Gardner
Friedrich Haas
Shaun Johnston
Donna McCusker
Sidney Norinsky
Erica Obey
Ernst Schoen-Rene
Leslie Seff
Delia Tolz

Remarkable Women in New York State History Reading

On Sunday, July 27, the Poughkeepsie Branch’s Sunday Author Series will explore the book, Remarkable Women in New York State History, a collection of short biographies of notable women from across the state throughout its history. The book is the end-product of an AAUW NYS project, “Women Making a Difference” and coauthored by Marilynn Smiley and AAUW NYS Historian, Helen Engel. Both Smiley and Engel will be on hand to introduce the book.

The program runs from 2:00-3:00 pm at the Gallery in Beacon (199 Main Street, map). Please contact Wendy Maragh Taylor with any questions.

Remarkable Women in New York State History

Program:

Introduction by authors Marilynn Smiley and Helen Engel

Catharyna Brett 1687-1763, Barbara Wilman (author)

Sojourner Truth 1797-1883, Helen Engel

Maria Salmon Mitchell 1818-1889, Helen Engel

Eleanor Roosevelt 1884-1962, Eleanor Charwat* (author)

Jane Matilda Bolin 1908-2007, Wendy Maragh Taylor* (author)

Ruth Stafford Peale 1906-2008, Marilynn Smiley

Anna Oder Buchholz 1921-2007, Barbara Mindel* (author)

Lucille Pattison 1935-2013, Judith Linville* (author)

* Members of AAUW Poughkeepsie Branch

7/12: Kingston’s 2nd Saturday Spoken Word

Sarah Micklem and Cornelius Eady

with

Rough Magic, a Literary Band

Saturday, July 12, 7 PM

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills

320 Sawkill Road, Kingston, NY

uucckingston.org

Sarah Micklem is the author of two novels, Firethorn and Wildfire . Micklem set out to write about war from a woman’s point of view–not that of a woman warrior, but a camp follower, just about as low on the social hierarchy as a person could get. Along the way she found herself writing about love, magic, drugs and aphasia. Micklem‘s short fiction has appeared in TriQuarterly, Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, and Sex in the System. Her writing website is firethorn.info. In her other profession, Micklem is a graphic designer for Girl Scouts of the USA.

Cornelius Eady, a poet and playwright, was nominated for a National Book Award and twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. His play Brutal Imagination won Newsday’s Oppenheimer Award in 2002. His books of poetry are: Brutal Imagination, You Don’t Miss Your Water, The Autobiography of a Jukebox, The Gathering of My Name, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, Victims of the Latest Dance Craze, Hardheaded Weather and Kartunes. Eady’s audio chapbooks are Asking for the Moon and Book of Hooks. He collaborates with jazz musicians, vocalists and Rough Magic, a Literary Band. Eady cofounded Cave Canem Foundation to support African American poets. A frequent award winner and a recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation, he teaches at the University of Missouri, instructs playwrights in New York City, and has taught at New York University and Sarah Lawrence College.

Suggested donation: $7

Host: Annie LaBarge, 845-514-2007, 845-331-2884

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Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Legacy of Leadership: Bailey Middle School Students Share Their “Dreams”

An important aspect of AAUW’s work is supporting leadership development and helping educate the next generation of advocates for equality and equity. Opportunities to hear young leaders speak for themselves are a rewarding part of our work. Taking time to listen to them encourages their confidence and growth as leaders and individuals. Plus, connecting with young leaders and hearing their perspective is crucial for maintaining our organization’s vitality.

Through the assistance of J. Watson Bailey Middle School administrators and faculty, we have the privilege of reading the thoughts and aspirations of several 11 and 12 year old students and sharing them on our website.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day, their school counselors held special sessions on character. The students reviewed Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech and talked about the weighty issues he addressed and the courage it took for him to stand up for what was right, especially given the power of his opposition and the dangers he faced. Afterward, the students wrote their own versions of “I Have a Dream,” talking about the issues they see in the world and face in their daily lives.

The resulting speeches were stirring and painted a very promising future for the next generation of leaders and advocates. In brief passages of poetry and prose, the students wrote about a wide range of deep topics, including gender identity, poverty, the environment, bullying, body image issues, war, and education.

AAUW Kingston, NY proudly gave certificates of achievement to the students featured on our website in recognition of their excellent work, leadership, and writing. Please take a few minutes to read and share their “Dreams.”

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Dream Speech from Wikipedia Commons

Dr. King delivering the original “I have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington

“I have a dream that this nation will let woman like whatever they want without being weird or that men will be able to like whatever they want without being called sissy or other names.
I have a dream that one day girls can like football and video games and hate pink and be accepted. I have dream that one day boys can like pink and hate football and not like violence and still be accepted.
I have a dream that we can wear whatever we want without being judged. I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day we can like whatever gender we want and not be made fun of or judged. I have a dream today. I have a dream that one day bullying will stop and all sadness caused by peers will stop. This is my hope and faith with this faith we will be able to do what we want and like what we want without being judged.”

—Madelynn Bigler, age 11

“I have a dream that one day this nation will accept differences in other people. I have a dream that one day people will accept different opinions and styles in other people. I have a dream today. I have a dream that one day people won’t be scared to leave the comfort of their homes or families because they are afraid they will be judged. This is my hope and faith. With this faith we will be able to express ourselves without being hurt. This will be the day when we stand up and not be judged.”

—Jay Lynn Stover, age 12

“I have a dream to be the first woman to become president and help the illegal woman and man, families in the united states that are separated from each other to become together and not suffer. I have a dream to all the illegal to have their dream come true. I have a dream today, I have a dream for all states to stop war. And be together as a nation. I have a dream to help the people in need, and help the ill. This is my dream.”

—Katherine Mirefuentes-Aguilar, age 11

“I have a dream that the world will be in peace. I have a dream that people will keep out world clean. I have a dream that people won’t judge each other. I have a dream that everyone will be happy and thankful for what they have. I have a dream that everybody will respect each other. I have a dream that everyone will have food, clothes, and shelter. I had a dream that everyone in the world had something to be happy about and everyone was happy.
I have a dream that one day we could make the whole world better by having more peace. Sometimes I think in the world we fight over things not worth fighting over things not worth fighting for. Some of the things we have wars about aren’t really worth what we do. I have another dream that people someday will stop judging people by what they look like. They should like somebody for who they are. Everybody knows not to judge people but they do it anyway.”

—Elizabeth Hakim, age 11

“I have a dream that we will not be judged. That we can walk down a hallway and not be judged by the color of our skin or the clothes on our body. I have a dream that someday I can go out in public and not worry of what people think. That when I do get judged, or when you judge me, you will judge me by what’s in my heart—not what’s on my body. I hope my children do not worry about their hair and nails. That they can just be themselves. I have a dream today. Girls will stop killing them self because people making them feel insecure. That they can walk around proud of them self and not be judged. I have a dream no matter how wealthy or poor you are you may feel good about yourself in your body. That is my dream.”

—Jayla Laster

“I have a dream too!
I have a dream that in this world there will be no bullying. Bullying has an utterly crucial effect on the lives of those being bullied. Bullying can feel very harsh on the person being bullied and can lead to many hurt feelings and problems. I have a dream that students will be able to be taught with their own personal learning style. Personally I don’t think that standardized testing is necessary. Students learn better by having open opportunities and experiences, working at their own grade level. Students who are taught that way have an endless amount of opportunities, and their learning style is continuously thriving, prospering, and flourishing by the second. I have a dream that one day gadgets will stop being utterly desired and in such high demand because all of this leads to major damage and pollution to our environment. We are taking in more materials than we are gaining. When will this stop? I have a dream that people will just be pleased with what they ALREADY have and not always need the newest latest iPhone 100. Really, it’s not necessary.”

—Indira Delacorte, age 12

“I have dream that one day this world will have no childhood hunger. I have a dream that one day no human being will starve. I have a dream that there will be no more suffering. I have a dream that everyone will have shelter. I have a dream today. I have a dream that one day everyone will have clothes. This is my hope and faith. With this faith we will be able to end those horrible sad commercials about childhood hunger! . . . about no shelter! This will be the day when everyone will take everyone in the same and not take anyone in for being too poor.”

—Victoria Quick, age 11

“I have a dream that one day this nation’s people will not be afraid to show who they really are.
I have a dream that one day people will find someone who likes them for who they are instead of changing themselves for someone.
If you change who you are, people are liking someone else, not you. You are not being yourself.”

—Thea Kovaleski, age 11

“I have a dream that one day this nation will charge less money for the gas.
I have a dream that one day people won’t have to charge lots of money.
I have dream that one day people will live a better life.
I have a dream that no one have to leave there houses because of they don’t have money to pay taxes because the paid lots of money on the gas.
This is my hope and faith. With this faith we will be able to pay less money for the gas.”

—Muhammad Kashan, age 11

“I have a dream that war would end and that the army wouldn’t have to risk their lives. I have a dream today! This is my hope and faith. With this faith we can end war and save the lives of the fighters in the war. This will be the day when all armies will stand down and we can make peace with everyone else in the world! I will have hope till’ the world is at peace. No more weapons, bombs, etc. No more theft and killing.”

—Jason D. Blampied, age 11

“I have a dream that one day this nation will have more jobs.
I have a dream that one day people won’t be homeless.
I have a dream that one day people won’t die of thirst.
I have a dream that people won’t die of hunger.
I have a dream that one day everyone will get a good education.
I have a dream that one day everyone will have good health.
This is my hope and faith. With this faith we will be able to thrive as a great country.
This will be the day when war ends.”

—Madison Hammerle, age 11

“I have a dream that one day this nation will banish war and the nation will be peaceful.
I have a dream that one day that we will find tons of gas so the price will go down.
I have a dream that one day the sun won’t explode on earth.
I have a dream that alcohol will be less powerful.
I have a dream that one day no matter the name of the person, nor the name of the place they live in, all humans will be treated as equals.”

—John Prizzi

“I have a dream that one day this nation will end world hunger. I have a dream that those who sit starving wondering if they’ll ever eat will finally eat food. I have a dream that the needy will get some resources. I have a dream that all people can get food.”

—Zion James Kennedy, age 11

“I have a dream that one day this nation will have better jobs.
I have a dream that people will not die from cancer.
I have a dream that people won’t die from thirst.
I have a dream that people won’t die from hunger.”

—Kiyle Thomason Jr, age 12

“End bullying. Although the miseries in Pandora’s Box will be hard to recapture – we can! Even though the miseries have sunk into the human nature, WE CAN! People will roam the world without being afraid to be themselves. Destroying bullying to its very roots will be hard, but at least try! No one should have tears in their eyes for being themselves. We should not be torn from ourselves.
I have a dream . . .
– that we will not run in fear
– That we will be free to be ourselves
– Society will not label people outcasts.
– People can talk and not be hurt and not hurt others.
– That equality will reign.
– People will not die of distress, rather than live in the cruelty.
I have a dream”

—Caroline Regan, age 11

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6/28/14: Warren Boroson to show Klinghoffer opera at Irene M’s

Warren Boroson, who gives music classes at the Bard, Marist, and SUNY New Paltz Lifetime Learning Institutes (LLIs), will show excerpts from a 1991 film of the controversial opera The Death of Klinghoffer, which will be performed at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC for the first time this coming October.

Warren will also show part of a 1990 TV program with Burt Lancaster as Leon Klinghoffer and Eva Marie Saint as his wife Marilyn.

A light lunch will be included.

When: Saturday, June 28, 2 PM

Where: Irene Miller’s home*

For more information and to RSVP, call Irene at 518-678-3516.

* Directions to Irene Miller’s home, 634 Pennsylvania Avenue, Palenville, NY, 12463

From Kingston:

Take Thruway north to Saugerties exit.
Go left on Route 212.
Go right on Route 32 north.
Bear left at flashing yellow light onto Route 23A.
Go 1 mile.
Turn left onto Pennsylvania Avenue.
Go 1/2 a mile.
Mailbox (634, Miller) is on the left.
House is on the right (gray with white trim).

Women’s Economic Agenda Bus Tour

The momentum behind the Women’s Equality Agenda just got a new set of wheels. Led by House Leader Pelosi, women members of Congress are on a bus tour promoting policy changes that would benefit women and working families. Lisa M. Maatz, AAUW’s VP for Government Relations, is along for the ride!

You can follow the bus’ progress by following Lisa Maatz on Twitter at @LisaMaatz (you don’t have to join Twitter to read her Tweets). You can also check out @WomenSucceed or the Women Succeed hashtag (#WomenSucceed). To follow the bus on Facebook, visit www.facebook.com/WomenSucceed.

Click through to learn more about AAUW’s advocacy for working families and pay equity.

5/30: Join Chelsea Clinton in online discussion on state of global education for girls

Friday, May 30, 2014
10 AM EDT On Friday, May 30, join Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, Rebecca Winthrop, Director of the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, and Kennedy Odede, Founder of Shining Hope for Communities, for an online discussion on the state of global education for girls.

We have seen the threat against girls’ education made real again, this time in the horrific kidnapping in Nigeria. Through this conversation, No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project, will highlight the gains we have made in girls’ education around the world over the past twenty years and the gaps that still remain, as well as discuss policies and programs that are working to improve education for girls.

You are critical to this conversation on why girls’ education is essential to communities, economies, and societies. RSVP to watch the Google Hangout live and contribute to our discussion by submitting your questions.

We hope you’ll join us on Friday at 10 AM.

Sincerely,
The No Ceilings Team




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