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CA Public Policy News By Amy Hom and Melissa Maceyko
Co-chairs, AAUW California Public Policy Committee
Please click <here> for the January issue of Public Policy News. It includes
- Information on the next Branch Public Policy meeting
- Information on Lobby Days
- Key links to public policy resources
- An article about Parents’ Rights
From the IBC Fund Luncheon
One of our AAUW Fund recipients, Krystal Lau, is a published author. She wrote a book for children, “My Elastical Fantastical Bubble” and shared a link to her story here: https://literacycloud.org/stories/3093-my-elastical-fantastical- bubble/
April Program Quiz Answers
Banned Books and the Right to Read Anything!
Quiz answers
- c) Satanic Verses was banned in 14 countries = blasphemy against Islam. There are a lot of Islamic countries.
- b) China has banned 33; Singapore, 32; Indonesia, 24; Australia, 22, and the US, 20.
- d) All of the above.
- c) Spain
It’s AAUW’s Art Contest Time!
AAUW’s annual art contest is officially under way, and we invite members to submit a high-res image of their original painting, photography, sculpture, collage or other artwork. We will be accepting submissions through January 31, 2024. Your work could be among the winning entries!
Starting in February, AAUW members will select their favorite entries via ranked-choice voting. The winners will be featured on a collection of notecards sent to all members this spring. The back of each card will include the winning artist’s biography, a fact about AAUW and a highlight of the artist’s local branch affiliation when applicable.
For more information on submitting artwork, or to peruse last year’s art gallery, please visit the AAUW Art Contest page <here>.
Sunshine Chair
Pat Winkle is our Sunshine Chair and needs to hear from you if you know members who might appreciate a get well, sympathy or “thinking of you” card. As she doesn’t know everyone, she needs your help in remembering our friends. Her contact information is in the directory.
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