WHAT’S HAPPENING!
The 2024 annual meeting was held June 28-29, 2024 at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, 40 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. The Saturday morning business meeting could also be attended via ZOOM.
The meeting rules which were adopted may be viewed HERE.
The agenda may be viewed HERE.
– The president’s report may be viewed HERE.
– The Public Policy Platform may be viewed HERE.
– The membership report may be viewed HERE.
– A summary of reports and the day’s activities may be viewed HERE.
The proposed bylaws changes to Articles VIII to XXI are posted HERE. They were approved and the current version may be viewed HERE. Note – Articles I to VII are governed by AAUW bylaws.
The 2024-2026 AAUW-NYS President-Elect and Public Policy VP were both elected at that meeting. The nominating committee presented the following slate of candidates, who were both elected:
- President-Elect: Sandy Camillo, North Shore Branch (Click HERE for her bio)
- Public Policy Vice President: Carol Griffith, Buffalo Branch (Click HERE for her bio)
PUBLIC POLICY NEWS!
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SPOTLIGHTS!
AAUW North Shore Long Island (NY)
Ms Camillo speaking to the North Shore Branch
On August 12, Sandy Camillo, AAUW NY President -Elect was invited to give a presentation on Proposition 1 (ERA NY) at the Manhasset Library by the North Shore Branch. Members of the Long Island LWV were in attendance and requested that she do a similar presentation for their organization.
Equal Rights for Everyone
On May 23rd the annual Writing Contest sponsored by AAUW North Shore and the Central Nassau County Rotary Club was held for ages 11-13. 1st and 2nd place winners receive awards for their essays on the ERA NY at the West Hempstead Library. AAUW North Shore branch president Janet Lobel Adler and Sandy Camillo AAUW NY State VP Public Policy present awards to 8th grade students Yonah Lalehzari and Dilraj Singh. The essays explain what the word equality means, why the ERA NY amendment is important, how the amendment affects people and how the lives of people living in places without equal rights are different. The ERA NY affects all people, and the two winners clearly express this sentiment in their essays. The amendment is presently up for appeal and hopefully will be reinstated on the ballot. The essays are attached HERE.
At the Running and Winning workshop on April 18th, Westchester County High School Girls were able to hear from local elected Women, then spend some quality time learning about what it takes to be a successful public official. After an opening session where students and a moderator questioned our elected officials, everyone broke off into small groups where girls were able to talk to the politicians about their experiences. There were several sessions of interviewing, then elected officials stepped out and the girls began to put together a political campaign. Three pre-selected topics were provided, to give the girls a place to begin their campaign. The 4-6 girls per table had to quickly decide who would be the candidate, and who would hold other roles such as speech writers, communication directors and campaign manager. Once these roles were decided, each group chose their campaign issue: • Build and staff an Immigrant Support Services Center • Build, staff and run a Community Mental Health Center, or • Implement a Community Composting Program After lunch, the students presented their candidate and issue. Amazing campaigns were created in such a short time! AAUW-Westchester joins the League of Women Voters as a co-sponsor of this event.
AAUW Westchester Branch president Abby Hirsch works with the girls as they work on their campaign.