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BRANCH PROGRAMS
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Neighbors for Clean Air, Mary Peveto, Executive Director
Thursday, November 10, 2022, Northwest Multnomah County Library Meeting Room 

​Mary Peveto called herself an “accidental activist” when she co-founded Neighbors for Clean Air in 2010 in response to dangerous air pollution at her daughter’s school.  The organization educates, motivates and activates Oregonians to improve air quality in our region and state. Click to watch recording of this program. >

Aging Out of the Foster System--What's Next?

Saturday, October 12, 2019, Oswego Heritage House

Portland AAUW Branch joined the Lake Oswego Branch to hear from the Oregon Foster Youth Connection about young women aging out of the foster care system in Oregon.

​Brunch and Annual Meeting
Saturday, March 9, 2019, Mirabella

Our guest speaker was Liliana Luna, Coordinator of the Multicultural Center at Rock Creek Campus, PCC, and the DREAMer Center (Development,  Relief and Education for Alien Minors).  Ms. Luna, a DACA recipient, will share her work with immigrant families at the border, as well as her work on campus

Fall Kick-off Brunch
Saturday, September 8, 2018, Tabor Space

Guest Speaker: Georgia Applegate, AAUW of Oregon President


​Brunch and Annual Meeting
Saturday, March 10, 2018, Mirabella

Guest Speakers: Traci Rossi, Executive Director, Portland State University Center for Women’s Leadership and  alumnae of NEW (National Education for Women’s)  Leadership Oregon. 


​Joint Meeting of AAUW Portland and Lake Oswego Branches
November 11, 2017, Oswego Heritage House

​“Equal Opportunities in Our Schools: A Title IX Overview”
Special guests were former Oregon Representative, now Clackamas County Circuit Court Judge Ann Lininger and Oregon Senator Kathleen Taylor, who both played critical roles in passing the Oregon Equal Pay Law of 2017.
Karin Moscon, ODE Civil Right Specialist and Title IX Coordinator for the 204 Oregon school districts and 17 community  colleges, provided an overview of Title IX, why it is  important to preserve and protect this important legislation and what is being done in Oregon to ensure equal access to a high-quality education for all of Oregon’s students.

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​An Evening with Brenda Tracy
April 5, 2017, Portland State University       ​

Wednesday, April 5, 2017, 5:30-8:00 pm, Portland State University Smith Memorial Student Union
1825 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon 97201
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​Feminism: The Next Chapter
March 18, 2017, Mirabella

"Intersectional feminism" is the understanding of how race, class, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation impact the way women experience oppression and discrimination. Speakers were Amanda Manjarrez, a graduate of Lewis and Clark Law School and the  Advocacy Director of the Coalition of Communities of Color (CCC), and Nikki Fisher, the Executive Director of the Bus Project and a  Commissioner with the Oregon Commission for Women.

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​Family Preservation Project (FPP), A Program of the YWCA of Greater Portland​
March 12, 2016, Mirabella

Held on the 23rd floor of the Mirabella overlooking the Willamette and the West Hills, members enjoyed a buffet brunch followed by a presentation by Jessica Katz, Program Director, Center for Justice Involved Families. ​ The FPP at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility has provided intensive case management and wrap-around services to incarcerated mothers, their children, and the children’s caregivers in the community. The program helps children and mothers keep, repair, and create healthy relationships, in order to ensure successful reentry and interrupt the cycle of intergenerational criminal justice involvement, poverty, and addiction.  

Private Tour of Exhibition of Paintings by Rosemarie Beck
February 23, 2015, PSU Lincoln Hall

Patricia Schechter, professor of U.S. women’s history at PSU, gave the branch a tour of the Rosemarie Beck art exhibit that she coproduced with PSU’s art history faculty member, Sue Taylor.  Rosemarie Beck (1923-2003) was an American modernist painter with a realist style influenced by Impressionism and, in particular, Paul Gauguin, Edgar Degas, and Paul Cezanne.​


​General Branch "Kick-Off" Meeting
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September 20, 2014, Mirabella

We began an exciting new year in the Mirabella's garden room with a potluck brunch.  The facilitator for each of our branch’s numerous study and interest groups gave a brief talk discussing the activity, highlights, future plans and how to get involved.

Title IX Presentation
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September 29, 2012, Mirabella

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Title IX, we were honored to have Teri Mariani, a coach and athletic administrator at PSU for 29 years, as our guest speaker. Teri shared her experiences and struggles as a student athlete and advocate for female athletes before and after the passage of Title IX.

September 2013 Branch Meeting

Elizabeth Nye  Executive Director, Girls, Inc. of NW Oregon was the guest speaker. Meeting in Aria East of the Mirabella, members and guests enjoyed delicious food, caught up with old and new members, and learned about Girls, Inc., an organization that provides gender-specific programming to help girls be strong, smart, and bold.


​"Twig" Meeting:

Viewing the film "MisRepresentation", which explores the portrayal of women by the media.

A found photo from the past:

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Back: Julie Donaldson, Peggy Hickman, Sue Trotter, ?, Jeri Rauh, Gwen Pierce. Front: Leanna Lindquist, Jeanne Roberts & Ronald McDonald

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