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1 AAUW-Long Beach VANTAGE May 2012 Long Beach Branch, Vol. 41 Issue 8 May 5, 2012 Membership Garden Party Spring has arrived bringing an abundance of colorful flowers and inviting us to gather with friends at our annual Membership Garden Party. The Garden Party is scheduled for May 5, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the lovely home of Kay Hudnall, 2056 Dawson Avenue, Signal Hill, CA Each year the Garden Party is a lovely event that gives us the chance to relax and socialize with friends, meet new Branch members and Garden Party guests, and enjoy refreshments and a beautiful day. We invite everyone to come and to bring friends, neighbors and family members who might like to join our Branch and participate in our work to support equity for women and girls. Happy Spring everyone! See you at the Garden Party.

2 2 *********************************************************************************************************** AAUW's Mission Statement: AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. AAUW's Value Promise: By joining AAUW, we belong to a community that breaks through educational and economic barriers so that all women have a fair chance. B r a n c h N e w s CALENDAR EVENTS & NOTICES Mary Orr Courtesy May--remember school days dancing around the May Pole? SAVE THE DATE! Happy that all seems well with our members. Keep it up! The Second Annual Author s Luncheon is planned for Regretfully Saturday, for October lack of 23, funding, 2010 at the the Old Constellation Ranch Country Charter Club. School will be closed. Many of us taught there under Daphne Ching Jackson and we made a great successful impression in teaching and reading to students. "You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you." John Wooden UCLA basketball coach." Garden Party! Birthday greetings to all May honorees! AAUW-LONG BEACH WEBSITE: AAWU Address: AAUWLongBeach@gmail.com We're on Facebook! Follow AAUW on BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS All will be held on the third Monday of the month, social time 6:30 p.m., and meeting at 7:00 p.m. All meetings will be at the Unitarian Universalist church, Room 2. Meeting dates: 5/21/12 The winners of the 2012 AAUW art contest have been announced and three of them are from California branches. All the winning art will be featured on AAUW note cards that will be sent to members this Spring. Pat Cairns of Atascadero won with her painting, Spirit Mountain. From the same branch, Paula Schroeder's What Mouse? The third artist, Phillip Wright of Healdsburg, submitted Yellow Window.

3 3 New AAUW-LB Officers for Congratulations to the newly elected AAUW-LB officers for the Board of Directors. Elections were held at the April 5 general meeting and the following members were elected: President VP-Program Co-VP Membership Co-Secretaries AAUW Funds Treasurer Pat Sargeant Carolyn Magnuson Lamis Hashem/Flo Pickett Elsa Karen Braden/ Cacilia Kim Ellen Mathis-LAF / Linda Patten-EO Kay Hudnall In addition, thank you to the nominating committee members who did the work: Joyce Blasnek, Dianne Bradfield, Darlene Daclan, Kay Hudnall, Daphne Ching-Jackson, Ellen Mathis and chair, Flo Pickett. Installation of officers will be held at the June 2 meeting at Old Ranch Country Club. All newly elected officers will be there.music provided by professional women's trio; it's always a festive and enjoyable meeting in a lovely setting. All members are encouraged to attend this last meeting of the year. It's also a good time to bring visitors. The newly elected board will begin planning for the new year at June and July meetings called by the new officers. First general meeting will be in September.

4 4 Judith Kaho LAF As of March, 2012, the AAUW Board voted to disburse $29,000 to support 6 ongoing LAF cases including Dukes v. Wal-Mart. AAUW also filed an Amicus brief for the Wal-Mart case. One piece of good news was about the Mansourian plaintiffs vs. the UC Regents (US Davis former wrestlers). After 7 years, an agreement to settle was reached in February. AAUW disbursed more than $100,000 to support this case. There is a new LAF Title IX Case (women s tennis team head coach) Bull v. Board of Trustees of Ball State University in Indiana. The trial date is April 9, Please read the press release on the AAUW web site about the recent settlement of a bullying case in the Anoka-Hennepin School District, which resulted in plans to correct the misconception that Title IX is only about sports. Thank you for the support given to the LAF issues in INTERNATIONAL CUISINE DINNER Please join us for a delicious Chinese dinner on Wednesday, May 23, at L.V. SeaFood Restaurant. The meal will be served family style with a variety of tasty dishes. Daphne Ching and JoAnn Kuroda will be hosting this meal as we celebrate TheYear of the Dragon. Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Time: 6:30 p.m. Place: L.V. SeaFood Restaurant 4139 Norse Way Long Beach, CA Telephone: RSVP: JoAnn Kuroda or at sojoinlb@aol.com

5 5 Sharon Westafer AAUW California 2012 Election / One Member, One Vote For the first time, everyone has the opportunity to vote in the state election. Voting will occur after the April convention and members may vote online or using a paper ballot. Candidates who submitted nominations by the December 10 deadline are posted on the AAUW CA website, aauw-ca.org., and are printed in the California Perspective. They appear in the order they submitted their application to the Nominating Committee. Additional nominations will be accepted from the floor at the 1 st business meeting at the convention. A ballot will be prepared following the close of convention. VOTING PROCESS Approximately two weeks after the convention, every member will receive an message or a postcard with her/his voting access code. The message will be from AAUW CA Ballot. Online ballot can be reached through a link in the or on the AAUW CA website. Your access code will be imbedded in the link. Instructions for accessing the site and contact information for assistance will also be given in the . Members may request paper ballots to mail in their vote. When you go to the site, you will be asked to validate your code. Once the code is validated, click the open ballot button. Voting instructions are then given. Candidates are listed with instructions on how many candidates are running for an office and how many candidates to select for that office. You may vote for fewer candidates than allowed but not more. If you vote for more, you will receive an error message. An alert will appear when you vote for fewer than you are allowed, however you may proceed. When you have finished voting, you can review your choices and you can go back and modify your votes, or you can cast your ballot To change your vote, click on the checked box to uncheck it, then check the box for your new vote. When you are finished you have the option to modify your votes again before you cast your ballot. When you have completed voting, you may request a confirmation. Voting will take place between April 30 and June 1. If you choose to request a paper ballot, it is your responsibility to make sure your voted ballot is delivered by June 1. Reminder s will be sent regularly until your voting access code has been used. Once the access code has been used it cannot be used again. If you don t have a computer and would like to vote online, or need help voting online, Ellen Mathis, Pat Ferrer and Linda Patten have offered to assist members.

6 6 Flo Pickett, Chair Public Policy Public Policy The Ryan Budget and Women from AAUW 4/5/2012 This is not shared sacrifice. The House of Representatives has already passed Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-WI) brand-new budget, which slashes hundreds of billions of dollars from low-income programs while cutting taxes for our nation's wealthiest. To be clear, this proposal cuts taxes for everyone -- but the average cut for those with yearly incomes over $1 million (12.5 percent) is six times greater than the cut for middle-income people (1.9 percent). The Ryan budget would also maintain current tax cuts -- but only for high-income families; this plan would allow the tax cuts for working-poor and middle-class households to expire. This budget imposes trillions of dollars in spending cuts, 62 percent of which would come from low-income programs that women and families rely on, like Medicare, Medicaid, and federal student aid programs. The Ryan budget flies in the face of reason. The budget should never be used as a weapon to wage war on programs critical to the economic security of women and families while handing out enormous tax cuts to the wealthiest earners. AAUW unequivocally opposes Ryan's plan, which relies on flawed math and assumptions, and will do real and lasting harm to families, workers, and retirees. Contact your senators today: To send a message asking your senators to oppose the Ryan budget, visit AAUW Two-Minute Activist or click on the "Take Action" in is an important election! Many things that are essential to our mission are at stake. AAUW members need to actively educate and mobilize women voters to make our voices heard. Click on the Public Policy tab in to learn about the issues, find out how you can mobilize voters in your community and sign up for Action Alerts so you can contact your representatives at critical times.

7 7 AAUW BRANCH MEETING Saturday, May 5th RESERVATION RETURN Send your registration and check payable to AAUW Long Beach. Garden Party: Place: Price: $0:00 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Kay Hudnall, 2056 Dawson Avenue, Signal Hill, CA No RSVP Please mail to Deloris Mayuga, 6571 El Roble Street, Long Beach, CA 90815, or No RSVP Member(s) Phone (Day) Evening Guest(s) Questions: Jean Aldrich, (562) Address: No. of Reservations Amount Enclosed I would like to make reservation(s) for the meeting and program only. IDENTIFICATION STATEMENT: AAUW Vantage (USPS ) is published monthly except in July and September by the Long Beach Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), ), P O Box 15023, Long Beach, CA Periodical postage paid at Long Beach, CA. Postmaster: send address changes for AAUW Vantage to): P O Box 15023, Long Beach, CA

8 8 AAUW Long Beach Branch P.O. Box Long Beach, CA Periodicals U.S. Postage PAID Long Beach USPS In principle and practice, AAUW values and seeks a 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. Editor: Darci Fersch de.fersch1@verizon.net INTEREST GROUPS Public Policy: This group meets the 3 rd Thursday of the month. Please contact Flo Pickett Bridge Group: Friday Bridge, 2 nd Friday of the month 9:30-12N (contact) Cathy Cunningham Book Chat Plus: Book Chat Plus will meet at the home of Helen Sebring. The date is TBA. The group meets to discuss your current reading, a great movie you have just seen, or an exciting trip you have taken. If interested call Helen for more information at Golf: Contact Pat Ferrer, , panderoh@aol.com to set up a day/time for 9 holes of golf. Gourmet Group: Join this congenial group to share delightful meals at a member's home. Everyone shares in cooking part of the meal. We meet the fourth Thursday at 12:30 p.m. Call Mary Orr at or her at mlo3320@yahoo.com for more information. Literary Ladies: This group meets the second Monday of the month at Jean Aldrich s home at 1 p.m. Please consult your yearbook for Jean s telephone number. The May book selection is Chop Suey by Andrew Coe. International Cuisine: reservations. Antiques and Collectibles: For information call JoAnn or sojoinlb@aol.com to make Meetings tba. Residential Rentals Discussion Group: This monthly 3 rd Wednesday 10 am to 11:30 am gathering is a discussion group on topics relating to residential rentals things of interest/importance/concern. We most often meet at the dining room table at one of our homes. Ellen: epmathis@verizon.net. Might you inherit a rental property soon? Do you have that one rental property someone else is managing? Have you thought about investing in a rental? Do you want to see how your property owner thinks? Come join us!