Gather for lunch and zoom in for our evening program:
Let’s have lunch at Panera (830 N Meacham Road) at noon on Thursday, September 19 to catch up with each other and kick off our branch programs for 24/25. Hopefully the weather will cooperate as it has the past few years for a lovely get together on the patio.
The same day at 7:00 – 8:00 pm is our first general meeting via Zoom through Harper College,
10 Notable Women Artists presented by Jennifer Scavone.
Jennifer will talk about some artists we already know of – Kahlo, O’Keefe, Grandma Moses. Others are less familiar – Gentileschi, Leyster, Albers – and the Guerilla Girls. We will hear about the fascinating lives of these and other groundbreaking women artists.
Note: We will be joined by members of the Elgin AAUW branch for the presentation and discussion following. A Zoom link will be sent at a later date for the presentation and another Zoom link for the discussion. The collaboration with the Elgin branch will be a great opportunity to meet some of our AAUW neighbors.
From Gloria L. Blackwell, AAUW Chief Executive Officer:
AAUW Statement Strongly Condemning the U.S. Supreme Court’s Opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization:
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) strongly condemns the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The decision overturns the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that established abortion as a constitutionally protected right nearly 50 years ago and ignores the will of the American people, 80% of whom support legal abortion. Read full statement
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