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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS

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Upcoming branch events
January 25 - Deadline for reservations for Jan. 30 dress rehearsal at Cinnabar
January 30 - AAUW Fundraiser at Cinnabar Theater, 6:45 p.m.
January 31 - Deadline for Named Gift Honoree nominations
February 29 - Tri-Branch Brunch in Novato, 10 a.m.

Other events of interest
January 18 - Women's March, Santa Rosa Courthouse Square, 10 a.m.
January 18 - League of Women Voters Ballot Measures Forum, 2 p.m.

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UPCOMING PUBLIC POLICY EVENT

We will be heard!

WOMEN’S MARCH 2020

January 18 – Santa Rosa
Courthouse Square
10:00-1:30pm

Let the celebration continue

100 Year Anniversary of 19th Amendment, August 18, 2020

WOMEN’S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS

Keep the tradition alive! The AAUW Petaluma branch has been represented since the beginning.

Contact Pam Granger to coordinate carpools. (707) 318-9138

For more information, click here to access the Women's March Santa Rosa website.

Planning to Participate in the Women's March? Consider wearing an AAUW T-Shirt celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage "A Woman's Place Is in the Polling Booth" Crew-neck and v-neck t-shirts with this wording are offered by Petaluma AAUW and the League of Women Voters. To purchase a t-shirt, call Pam Granger at 707-318-9138 or email her at pgranger@comcast.net.

Upcoming January Program:

Fundraiser for Tech Trek and Local AAUW Schoarships at

Dress rehearsal for RIPCORD on Thursday, January 30

3333 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma
Pre-play Social: 6:45 PM
Performance: 7:30 PM

Join a fun-filled evening for AAUW members and their guests at the preview of Cinnabar Theater's presentation of Ripcord, a high energy situation comedy about adversarial roommates living in a retirement home.

This event is the perfect anecdote for the January blahs. Enjoy wine and treats available before the performance.

Proceeds from the event are shared by AAUW Petaluma and Tech Trek with Cinnabar Theater. By attending this event, you support our Branch’s commitment to education opportunities for girls and women through scholarships and Tech Trek.

Please send your check for $25.00,
made out to Petaluma AAUW,

to
Sandy Benson, 14 Chrisdumar Lane, Petaluma, 94952
by Saturday, January 25.

It's preferable to send a check by the deadline, but if you call Sandy (707-763-1629) to confirm your attendance at the play, you may pay at the door.

Cinnabar offers handicap parking and access.

We hope to see you there.

Sandy Benson /Marilyn Bragdon, VP Funds

President's Message

Hope you all had wonderful holidays.

Our Holiday Luncheon was well attended by around 60 members and guests. We were treated to a truly interesting program by Paula Freund, one of the curators of the Petaluma Historical Museum’s exhibit on Women’s Right to Vote, to be held in summer 2020. She spoke of Petaluma’s strong involvement in America's suffragist movement (suffragette was a British term). We learned that California, always a leader, passed the women's right to vote law in 1911, before the federal law passed in 1920.

Please refer to the monthly Perspective for upcoming programs and events. We may need volunteers with the upcoming Convention in No. California in April, so check out that section as well.

Looking forward to a very busy Spring. Hope to see many of you at our events.
Michele Meyer

Michele Meyer

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In principle and practice, AAUW values and seeks diverse membership.
There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of gender, race, creed, age, sexual orientation, national origin or disability.