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February 6th marks the debut
of The Advocate, our AAUW
Harrisonburg e-newsletter. It
is the inspired brainchild of its
co-editors, Mary Perramond
and Marty Brown. Mary and
Marty feel that our members
need a more personal venue to
share Branch news than allowed by our FB page and web
site. It will appear monthly
from September to May and
will include a “cover story,”
membership news, profiles of
1 or 2 members, and a calendar. This issue’s feature story
by Mary celebrates the Jan.
21st Women’s March. Laura’s
bio showcases JMU professor
Kristin Wylie, who was a recipient of a National grant for her
doctoral thesis research. At the
February 4th Board meeting,
Mary and Marty were appointed to Board positions as coeditors. They invite your suggestions for future editions.
They would also welcome a
volunteer to help with layout
and graphics.
Sylvia
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Photos of events, News of interest
to members, Action items.
HARRISONBURG BRANCH
Vol. 1, Issue 1 February 2017
Women’s March on
Washington
Saturday, January 21, 2017
February /March
Feb. 1
AAUW Lobby Day, Richmond
Darlene Baugh
Women’s Safety in Prison
Simms Center. 10 a.m. to
My head is still full of wonderful images and
impressions from the January 21st historic
Noon. Conference Room.
Women’s March on Washington! Estimates Feb. 16 Casual Lunch 11:30-1:30
now put the number of marchers at more
New place: Vito’s on Port Rethan 4 million globally! For DC, estimates
public Rd. Bring a friend.
are around 600,000. The whole experience
Dutch Treat. RSVP to Susan
was so inspiring in its inclusiveness, the
Wheaton.
kindness and caring of total strangers for
Topic: The Women’s March on D.C.
each other, even from the DC employees
and National Guards who organized and
Feb. 23 BOOK CLUB 2 p.m. at the
aided the marchers.
home of Susan Wheaton.
By Mary Perramond
We were young and old, female and male,
gay and straight, all different skin shades,
surely of many different religious convictions, but truly united in our purpose. The
sheer massive size of this march meant that
it was actually more of an “Occupy DC”
event because we could do nothing eventually but spread out into adjacent avenues,
filling all the streets around the Capitol.
Those of us who took the bus to DC walked
over 10 miles from RFK Stadium to the Capitol and beyond, cheered along by supportive people in neighborhoods sporting
signs, even the now famous ‘welcome,
neighbor’ sign which originated in Harrisonburg! To summarize, this was one of the
most amazing and heartening events I have
ever been part of, a huge outpouring of
patience, caring, kindness, solidarity, and
humanity. Now, the challenge is to keep
that warmth going with some ‘fire in our
gut’ commitment!
Cont. p.2
Feb. 4
Princes at War (non –fiction)
by Deborah Cadbury.
Mar 18 NEW DATE JMU’s Women’s
Leadership Conference
Mar 18 JMU’s Expanding Your
Horizons Conference
Volunteers needed 9 a.m to 1 p.m.
Contact: [email protected]
Mar 25 Annual Brunch and Business
Program. Maple Terrace,
BRC, 10 to noon.
NEW! Great
Decisions
Discussion Group:
U.S. Foreign Policy Issues
Topic: The Rise of ISIS
Date : February 22nd
Place: Sylvia Rogers’
Please contact Laura to join!
Time: 1:30—3:30 p.m. 1
Women’s March, cont.
Membership Matters
New and Returning Members!
Welcome!
Marchers from AAUW Harrisonburg
included: Mary Perramond, Chris Edwards, Shirley Vezy, Elayne Smith , Cathy
Strickler, Pat Kuszyk, Patricia Warner,
Deb and Joe, Kristin Wylie, Heidi Hoover,
Virginia Galgano, and Sylvia Rogers.
Suzanne Auckerman
222 W. Bank St.
Bridgewater, VA 22812
[email protected]
540.828.2065
PUBLIC
POLICIES
#3 Access to quality, affordable
health care and family planning
support, including individual
choice in reproductive decisions
and equity in women’s health research and treatment.
The Affordable Care Act:
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also
known as Obamacare, was enacted in 2010
and has had widespread positive impacts
on women’s health, including reducing
the number of women who are uninsured
by 44 percent. The law eliminates “gender
rating” charging women higher premiums
for individually purchased health care plans
and it ensures coverage of women’s health
services and preventive care. It also expanded
the Medicaid program for low-income individuals in certain states. But the law is facing
a legitimate threat in the new administration
Diane Banks
43 Villa Dr.
Staunton, VA 24401
[email protected]
540.421-7097
540.421-7097
Meet Our Members
Kristin Wylie,
who is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been a
member of AAUW since she was a graduate student at the University of Texas in Austin.
After receiving
her master’s degree in Latin American Studies and her doctoral degree in Government
from the University of Texas, Kristin came to Harrisonburg four years ago to accept a full-time faculty
position in the
Department of Political Science at JMU. Kristin’s husband, Case, is a visiting assistant
professor in
JMU’s Geographic Sciences Program. In addition to the fact that both Kristin and Case
are from Louisiana, they also share a scholarly interest in Brazil, where they both have conducted research. Kristin’s
research focuses on women’s representation in Brazil. If you ask Kristin what she is passionate about,
she will tell you that she believes very strongly in gender and racial equity and these issues provide the common focus for her research, teaching, community service and philanthropy. At JMU, she teaches a course
on Women in Politics and is the faculty advisor for the JMU Feminist Collective, a student organization that is dedicated to
feminist issues and activism. Among the Collective’s activities is attending the Feminist Majority Foundation’s National Young
Feminist Leadership Conference, which is held yearly in March. For Kristin, joining AAUW-Harrisonburg was a natural extension of her dedication to women’s issues and equality. Many of us who have met Kristin at chapter events have also had the
opportunity to meet Kristin’s delightful daughter, Lucy, who is eight months old. Among Kristin’s other special interests are
hiking with Case, Lucy and their dog, Jefe, and, together with Case, playing soccer on an adult coed team.
Shout Outs and Applause
Lucy Hoyt
JMU Faculty Recital. January 27th. An Evening of French Songs for the Soprano Voice.
Rosemarie Palmer
“A Piece of Lost History.” Interview with Aleda Johnson. The Elkton
Rosenwald School. Daily News-Record. 7 January 2017.
Chris Edwards
“A Shawfest road trip on Canada day.” published by TravelMag blog. 4 January 2017.
http://travelmag.co.uk/2017/01/shawfest-road-trip-canada-day-sides
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