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October 2017
New Address:
OFFICERS
Vice-President, Membership JiJi Jonas
225-379-3204 [email protected]
Secretary
Valerie Jackson-Jones
225-751-6418 [email protected]
Treasurer & Publicity Chair Rebecca Triche 225-362-9007
Rebeccatriche @yahoo.com
Vice-President, Programs
Jan Koellen 225-769-3642
COMMITTEES
Nominating Co-Chairs
Aileen Hendricks 225-771-3190
Aileen4474 @bellsouth.net
Julie Sukkar 225-907-6861
Historian
Faye Ferdinand 225-767-4749
Newsletter Publisher
Melanie Hanley 225-205-8048 Melaniehanley2003
@yahoo.com
AAUW Empowering women since
1881
A m e r i c a n A s s o c i a t i o n o f U n i v e r s i t y W o m e n
_____________________________________ Buy your ticket to the Women’s Week kick off luncheon online or contact Jan Koellen, 225-769-3642, [email protected] to arrange for her to buy it for you. EITHER WAY, let Jan know if you will attend so that she can arrange seating together for our group. Our group’s first Women’s Week activity will be an open house for new member recruitment. See below.
Open House
At the Roof Top Garden
Goodwood Branch Library
Sunday, October 8, 2017
2:30—4:30 p.m.
7711 Goodwood Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA.
Talk by Meredith Smith
On the Status of Title IX
RSVP JiJi Jonas that you will attend and what pick up savory or sweet you will bring. [email protected]
Advancing equity for women & girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research
Our Great Decisions group will offer an introduction to the program based on materials from the Foreign Policy Association Monday, October 9, at the Jones Creek Library branch. Come to learn more about the discussion group based on global current events and invite your friends who might share this interest. Learn how we can develop informed opinions together. Recently announced topics for meetings to begin in January are listed below.
The waning of Pax Americana? Russia’s foreign policy
China and America: the new geopolitical equation
Media and foreign policy Turkey: a partner in crisis
U.S. global engagement and the military South Africa’s fragile democracy
Global health: progress and challenges
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AAUW BR’s participation in Women’s Week will culminate in presentation of the play advertised above. Our own Dr. Aileen Hendricks spoke to Campus Study attendees Thursday, September 28, about this upcoming production by LAvow, Louisiana Voices of Women, which she created and leads. Get your $25 ticket online through Eventbrite. Support women during Women’s Week.
Friday, Oct. 13 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15 2:30 p.m. Tickets through Eventbrite $25
Important Re-runs Reminder: This message from treasurer Rebecca Triche was first posted in the August newsletter and repeated in the September newsletter. “If you have not renewed your membership for 2017-2018, please send a check for $79 payable to “AAUW Baton Rouge” to me, the treasurer, so we can get that processed for you: Rebecca Triche 527 Glenmore Ave #B Baton Rouge, LA 70806”
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Women’s Week will be sponsored by the Women’s Council of Greater Baton Rouge Friday, October 6 - Sunday, October 15, 2017. The Women’s Council is a network of organizations empowering women. The purpose of the organization is to strengthen the bond among women in the greater Baton Rouge area by Identifying key issues, providing information, pooling resources, encouraging leadership and advocating responsible action addressing the well-being of women in our community
Providing a forum to discuss platforms important to women including the issues of healthcare, education, family, community, economics, business, sports, arts, and humanities and Exploring the role of women in shaping our community.” - http://www.wcgbr.com
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LA VOW Theatre Group “Louisiana Voices of Women Theatre Group grew out of Dr. Aileen Hendricks’ life-long dream of equity in general, in particular in theatre, for everyone...Therefore, in 2001, Dr. Hendricks began writing, producing, directing, acting in and producing plays about and with Louisiana women with the support of the American Association of University Women and for the Women’s Council of Greater Baton Rouge’s week long celebration of women.” — http://lavow.org/about.html In addition to Hendricks, president, AAUW BR members Valery Jackson Jones and Mary Stowe Jacob are also board members of LA VOW. Dr. Hendricks was the featured speaker at Campus Study in September.
Donate to Help Others and Benefit
AAUW BR, too Here Today Gone Tomorrow, 10240 Burbank Drive (just east of Bluebonnet Blvd.), 769-2259, accepts donations and returns a portion of the proceeds to benefit the AAUW BR scholarship. Be sure to mention #518 so that our organization will have the benefit of what you donate.
Great Decisions Looking Forward to 2018 Topics The waning of Pax Americana? By Carla Norrlof During the first months of Donald Trump’s presidency, the U.S. began a historic shift away from Pax Americana, the liberal international order that was established in the wake of World War II. Since 1945, Pax Americana has promised peaceful international relations and an open economy, buttressed by U.S. military power. In championing “America First” isolationism and protectionism, President Trump has shifted the political mood toward selective U.S. engagement, where foreign commitments are limited to areas of vital U.S. interest and economic nationalism is the order of the day. Geopolitical allies and challengers alike are paying close attention. Russia’s foreign policy By Allen C. Lynch Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia is projecting an autocratic model of governance abroad and working to undermine the influence of liberal democracies, namely along Russia’s historical borderlands. Russia caused an international uproar in 2016, when it interfered in the U.S. presidential contest. But Putin’s foreign policy toolkit includes other instruments, from alliances with autocrats to proxy wars with the U.S. in Georgia, Ukraine and Syria. How does Putin conceive of national interests, and why do Russian citizens support him? How should the United States respond to Putin’s foreign policy ambitions? China and America: the new geopolitical equation By David M. Lampton In the last 15 years, China has implemented a wide-ranging strategy of economic outreach and expansion of all its national capacities, including military and diplomatic capacities. Where the United States has taken a step back from multilateral trade agreements and discarded the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), China has made inroads through efforts like the Belt and Road Initiative and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). What are Beijing’s geopolitical objectives? What leadership and political conditions in each society underlie growing Sino-American tensions? What policies might Washington adopt to address this circumstance? Media and foreign policy By Susan Moeller State and non-state actors today must maneuver a complex and rapidly evolving media landscape. Conventional journalism now competes with user-generated content. Official channels of communication can be circumvented through social media. Foreign policy is tweeted from the White House and “fake news” has entered the zeitgeist. Cyberwarfare, hacking and misinformation pose complex security threats. How are actors using media to pursue and defend their interests in the international arena? What are the implications for U.S. policy? Turkey: a partner in crisis By Ömer Taşpinar Of all NATO allies, Turkey represents the most daunting challenge for the Trump administration. In the wake of a failed military coup in July 2016, the autocratic trend in Ankara took a turn for the worse. One year on, an overwhelming majority of the population considers the United States to be their country’s greatest security threat. In this age of a worsening “clash of civilizations” between Islam and the West, even more important than its place on the map is what Turkey symbolically represents as the most institutionally Westernized Muslim country in the world. U.S. global engagement and the military By Gordon Adams The global power balance is rapidly evolving, leaving the United States at a turning point with respect to its level of engagement and the role of its military. Some argue for an “America First” paradigm, with a large military to ensure security, while others call for a more assertive posture overseas. Some advocate for a restoration of American multilateral leadership and a strengthened role for diplomacy. Still others envision a restrained U.S. role, involving a more limited military. How does the military function in today’s international order, and how might it be balanced with diplomatic and foreign assistance capabilities? South Africa’s fragile democracy By Sean Jacobs The African National Congress (ANC) party has governed South Africa since the end of apartheid in 1994. But the party today suffers from popular frustration over official corruption and economic stagnation. It faces growing threats from both left and right opposition parties, even as intraparty divisions surface. Given America’s history of opportunistic engagement with Africa, there are few prospects for a closer relationship between the two countries. Meanwhile, a weaker ANC could lead to political fragmentation in this relatively new democracy. Global health: progress and challenges By Joshua Michaud The collective action of countries, communities and organizations over the last 30 years has literally saved millions of lives around the world. Yet terrible inequalities in health and wellbeing persist. The world now faces a mix of old and new health challenges, including the preventable deaths of mothers and children, continuing epidemics of infectious diseases, and rising rates of chronic disease. We also remain vulnerable to the emergence of new and deadly pandemics. For these reasons, the next several decades will be just as important—if not more so—than the last in determining wellbeing across nations.
BOOK GROUP I—PM AAUW BR Evening Book Group
Meets first Wednesday Wednesday, October 4
Bluebonnet Library Reviewer: Jan Koellen
Slow Horses By Mick Herron
RSVP: Ann Sperry ([email protected], 607-280-5514/225-303-2501 or Catherine Roundtree, [email protected] 766-3093.
Books to Follow
Nov. Showdown, Thurgood
Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination by Wil Haygood
Dec. No Meeting Jan. Murder on False River by Martha Gabour Manuel
Feb. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
March A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
April The Turner House by Angela Flournoy
POLICY INTEREST GROUP State President and local member Vivian Guillory leads a recently formed policy group specific to AAUW BR separate from her efforts as state president. There will be a meeting by telephone on October 12 at 7:30 p.m. She also passes along the following:
Nonprofit Lobby Training Saturday, October 28, 2017
9:00 AM—Noon At the LSU Women’s Center
5 Union Drive
AAUW is sponsoring a free day of lobbyist training for nonprofit group members. The agenda includes How a Bill Passes Through the Legisture, Do’s and Don’ts of Communicating with Legislators, and Role Playing. For information about the policy committee call or to apply to attend the lobby day event, email Vivian at [email protected] for details of how to participate. Her phone number is 225- 205-1544.
GOURMET
Come enjoy German Food at Its Best at the home of Carolyn and Charles Stutts, with Ann Sperry on October 28 at 6pm, 8028 Glacier Bay Drive in Denham Springs. RSVP to Ann at [email protected], phone 607-280-5514 or 225-303-2501. You may also communicate with Gourmet leader JiJi Jonas, [email protected],379-3204.
Future Gourmet Group Meetings November 12, December 3, February 9, March 10, April 14 or 28, and May 20 **********************************************
Campus Study Campus Study will meet at Juban’s on Thursday, October 26, at noon. June Klimash, [email protected], is the contact person. She will send an announcement confirming the speaker, but she needs your RSVP a few days in advance to confirm the number and preferences for lunches to be served. Campus Study will not meet in November and December because of the holidays. **********************************************
GREAT DECISIONS Meets Third Thursdays
Thursday, October 19
Home of Suzanne Besse 1242 Aurora Place 70806
6:30 p.m. Discussion leader: Mary Francis Subject: Conflict in the South China Sea Hostess: Suzanne Besse RSVP: Suzanne Besse [email protected] 929-9814 Also, Intro to Great Decisions, at the Jones Creek Library branch Monday,
October 9 at 6:30 p.m. (part pf Women’s Week)
Coming in November
Subject: Planning for 2018 If you are a new member or an ongoing member who would like to join the Great Decisions interest group, contact us for reading matter for October. We purchase materials from the Foreign Policy Association. Topics for 2018 have not been released yet. Cost of materials for the year is about $25. We order at the end of November and booklets arrive in January. Contact: Melanie Hanley, 205-8048 [email protected] See page 2 for explanation of 2018 subjects.
BOOK GROUP II—AM AAUW BR Morning Book Group
October 16 At the home of Peggy Catsikis 17735 Pecan Shadows Drive Reviewer: Peggy Catsikis
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family And Culture in Crisis
By J.D. Vance RSVP: Peggy Catsikis [email protected] 753-5489 Chairperson: Suzanne Vincent [email protected] 923-3028
Books to Follow Nov. Everyone Brave Is Forgiven
by Chris Cleave Dec. No Meeting
Jan. Spies of Palestine by James Srodes
Feb. Mrs. Kennedy and Me by Clint Hill
March The Second Mrs. Hockaday by Susan Rivers
April The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon
and the Rise of Reagan by Julie Orringer
May The Zookeeper’s Wife By Dianne Ackerman
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October 2017
31st Take Back the Night Sunday, October 15 5:00-9:00 PM
LSU Memorial Tower -a candlelight vigil walk to honor those who have survived violent crime and those who have been victims in the Baton Rouge area
as well as its impact on their families 5:00 PM Gather at the LSU Memorial Tower
6:00 PM Speak Out 7:00 PM Candlelight Mile March
Call 225-578-5718 for information
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