BRANCH PROGRAMS
2023 Annual Meeting
Saturday, March 18, 2023, 1500 SW 5th Avenue Community Room
Twenty-three members attended this first in-person meeting to be held after the pandemic. Claudia Gray was our special guest. She spoke about AAUW Funds, the Legacy Circle, and the work of the National Advancement Committee.
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.
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.
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 Details>>
1825 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon 97201 Details>>
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.
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
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.
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.
Title IX Presentation
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.
"Twig" Meeting:
Viewing the film "MisRepresentation", which explores the portrayal of women by the media.
A found photo from the past:
Back: Julie Donaldson, Peggy Hickman, Sue Trotter, ?, Jeri Rauh, Gwen Pierce.
Front: Leanna Lindquist, Jeanne Roberts & Ronald McDonald