MARCH 20th BRANCH COMMUNITY MEETING WITH LWVGE!

The League of Women Voters of Glen Ellyn and the American Association of University Women, Wheaton-Glen Ellyn Branch are sponsoring a workshop, Encouraging Civility:  Effective Ways to Communicate Through Our Differences.  Our nation is currently facing a large divide in our country on many issues of importance.  The issue is “not only” that we disagree but also “how” we disagree.  Learning how to more effectively communicate with those holding different opinions is essential for civil discourse.

This Workshop will utilize The Dignity Index, a tool which helps process coding speech with the goal of changing how we communicate with one another.  Workshop attendees will gather in small groups to practice using The Dignity Index.

Please join other community members in an interactive workshop that promises to be a very informative evening.  The Workshop is an in-person event only and requires an RSVP at www.lwvge.org/events so we can have enough facilitators on hand.  Spaces are limited so RSVP early to ensure a spot.  Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

DUPAGE COUNTY’S PREMIER LITERACY EVENT IS COMING!

What–  The Wheaton-Glen Ellyn AAUW Branch Used Book Sale
When– June 19, 20, and 21, 2025
Where– Park View Elementary School, 250 S. Park Blvd., Glen Ellyn
Why–  To raise funding for scholarships!

We will feature a selection of fiction, non-fiction, and children’s books.  Please collect your books and bring donations to the site starting on June 9th.  Additional details will be provided in the upcoming weeks!

APRIL BRANCH MEETING

Presentation– Save Our Night Skies
Speaker- Adam Kreuzer
Date– Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 6:45 PM
Location- Glen Ellyn Police Dept. Community Room, 65 S. Park Blvd., Glen Ellyn AND via Zoom

Remember when you could see with your naked eye- thousands of stars, the Milky Way, our galaxy, planets and the man in the moon? On April 2, at 6:45 p.m. the AAUW Wheaton-Glen Ellyn Branch will host Save Our Night Skies at its April Branch Meeting. After a brief social time with refreshments, the presentation will begin. Guests are welcome to join us.

Our speaker will be Adam Kreuzer, lawyer, Board Delegate, and member of the International Dark Sky Association. Artificial light at night has revolutionized the way we live and work outdoors, but it has come at a price. When used indiscriminately, outdoor lighting has had devastating effects by disrupting wildlife, impacting human health, wasting money and energy, and contributing to climate change. Join Adam Kreuzer as he discusses the consequences of outdoor light pollution and what we can do to preserve our natural night skies. This program will focus on how light pollution adversely affects migrating birds, our other wildlife friends and what we can do to help save them from the consequences of light pollution. Light pollution may also affect our personal health.

Guests are welcome, in person or via Zoom. To attend the meeting via Zoom, please send an email to wge-aauw@comcast.net. Include your full name and email address. The Zoom link will be emailed to you on the day before the event. More information about the AAUW Wheaton-Glen Ellyn Branch can be found at https://wheatonglenellyn-il.aauw.net.

March Calendar

March 1 – Buffalo Theater Ensemble (BTE), Native Gardens, (Pre-Show) – 5:30 p.m.
March 4 – Great Decisions, 1:00 p.m, Zoom
March 5 – Branch Meeting, 6:45 p.m., Glen Ellyn Police Dept., 65 S. Park Blvd., Glen Ellyn
March 6 – Spice Routes, 6:00 p.m.
March 7 – AM Lit, 9:30 a.m.
March 14 – Film Group, 7:00 p.m.
March 17 – PM Lit, 7:00 p.m.
March 20 – Great Decisions, 1:00 p.m.
March 20 – Branch Meeting (with LWVGE), 7:00 p.m., Hadley Jr. High Library, 240 Hawthrone Blvd., Glen Ellyn
March 25 – Board Meeting, 1:00 p.m., Zoom
March 26 – PM Non-Fiction, 7:00 p.m.

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AAUW CEO Gloria Blackwell issued the following statement after the results of the 2024 election:

“As you know by now, the 2024 presidential race has been called — and for the second time, our country has decided it wasn’t ready to have a highly-qualified woman hold our nation’s highest office.  The election results are extremely sobering, especially after such a long and hard-fought election season.  We did see some wins on state ballot measures that I’m glad to share. Of the 10 states that had abortion measures on the ballot, seven chose to defend women’s reproductive health last night. Thank YOU for your advocacy. That is progress, but it’s not enough. This is a time where we must persist together and continue advocating for women’s rights in this way.  Trump being back in office may set us back, and it will require a defensive strategy of advocacy from us like never before.  We will not back down from our belief that women’s work should be valued, our bodies should be respected, and that our education and workspaces should be inclusive and free from violence, harassment, discrimination, and bias.  It is our commitment to gender equity that allows me to write to you today with a clear-eyed promise: We will persist.”

Other Branch Activity Updates:

• Our new Branch initiative, Science Girls on the Go™, is reaching parents looking for at home STEM activities during the pandemic. Click here for more information.

• Click here if you would like to donate to the Branch’s Opportunities Fund. This fund annually provides Higher Education Incentive Awards to girls from local high schools who are continuing their education at the College of DuPage. From time to time, the Opportunities Fund also supports other Branch-sponsored gender equity initiatives and national AAUW projects.

What is AAUW?

AAUW’s Mission:
To advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy.

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the nation’s leading voice promoting equity and education for women and girls. Since our founding in 1881, AAUW members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day — educational, social, economic, and political. Click here for more information on AAUW’s Mission, Vision and Values.  Join us!

As AAUW continues to move forward in a changing world, so have our Strategic Plan and our Vision Statement. Click here to read the complete plan.