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BRANCH CALENDAR OF EVENTS
February 7, 2012 Dinner Meeting
Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
Alabama’s Controversial Immigration Law
What Does House Bill 56 Mean for Alabama Women and Families?
As an organization committed to breaking through barriers for women and girls for the last 130 years, AAUW Huntsville Branch takes a look at the impact of House Bill (HB) 56 from personal and economic perspectives.
Since passing the Alabama legislature in June 2011, Alabama’s new immigration law has attracted national attention as the toughest immigration law in the country. It has also led to costly unintended consequences for businesses; citizens; state agencies that issue driver’s licenses, license plates, and manufactured home registration permits; and for public schools, who are required to E-Verify work eligibility of employees of all of their vendors. The law incriminates not only helpful citizens but those who unknowingly support any segment of an illegal immigrant’s life.
We have invited a panel of speakers knowledgeable about the law and its effects on women and families. Aylene Sepulveda, a community activist, is a U.S. citizen whose husband is an undocumented immigrant. Dr. Sandra Mendiola, Assistant Professor of History at UAHuntsville, is a Mexican citizen and a U.S. permanent resident (i.e., a “documented” immigrant). Rosa Toussaint-Ortiz, President and CEO of Bilingual Consulting, Educational & Paralegal Services in Huntsville, was an officer in the U.S. Army and has held positions with several government agencies. June Wang is an immigration lawyer who practices in Huntsville. Our moderator is attorney Kimberly Brown (an AAUW member), and immigration officers from local universities have been invited to attend.
Dinner reservations ($16) are due by noon, Sunday, February 5. Email Lois Guendel at herb.guendel@knology.net or call 256-880-8643. The event will be held in the Covenant Presbyterian Fellowship Hall, 301 Drake Ave SE, Huntsville, AL.
March 9, 2012
Friday, 11:30 a.m.
Breaking through Barriers Luncheon
Don't miss the annual Breaking through Barriers Luncheon! It’s Friday, March 9, 2012, at 11:30 AM at Carrabba's Italian Grill at Parkway Place.
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Sarah Savage will give an exciting and motivational presentation entitled “Walking the Tightrope: Women in Leadership.” Sarah is President/CEO of Leadership Huntsville/Madison County.
Invite your friends to join you. This is an event for the whole community! Tickets are on sale now for $30.00 and may be purchased from Amanda Jarrett or Ellie Lienau. Contact Amanda at 919-610-6581 or apjarrett@gmail.com or Ellie at 256-852-4802 or elienau@yahoo.com to arrange payment, or you may get tickets at the next AAUW meeting on February 7. Proceeds will send local college women student leaders to the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL) in June 2012. |
Other upcoming events:
April 3, 2012 Dinner Meeting
Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
The Report Card from Our School Systems
Huntsville/Madison County Superintendents’ Panel
May 1, 2012 Dinner Meeting
Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
Generational Diversity and Dynamics
How Four Generations of AAUW Women Can Communicate with Each Other
March 28, 2012
10 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Charged Up For Change! EXPO
Come visit us at our booth at the EXPO.
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Charged Up For Change! EXPO at UAHuntsville’s University Center highlights the work of individuals and groups making positive local and global change. Come enjoy a unique experience of art, music, science and technology, cuisine, activism, athletics, dance, and all the other countless ways people in Huntsville make a difference. |
And watch for notices of our Cocktails & Convos events.
It’s a wonderful way to have fun and network with friends and newcomers at a local venue, while hearing a short presentation on a subject of interest to AAUW. |
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