11 Save the Date! IBC (Inter-Branch Council) Luncheon Saturday, January 24, 2015 11:30am-2:00pm Speaker Panel Topic: Human Trafficking in Southern California On Saturday, January 24 th , we will join the Simi and Thousand Oaks AAUW branches for the annual IBC (Inter-Branch Council) luncheon. This year we have a very interesting and informative program. There will be a panel of three speakers addressing the large problem of human trafficking in Southern California. All three speakers are local (one an FBI agent) and are involved in this social issue from different sides, from prosecution to providing assistance for victims. A buffet luncheon (including salmon) is included in the low ticket price of $30. Contact Janet Lindquist at 805-437-6244 to make your reservation, and send your check made payable to Camarillo AAUW directly to her at 32106 Village 32, Camarillo, 93012. Join us at Los Robles Greens Golf Course in Thousand Oaks! January 2015
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Save the Date!
IBC (Inter-Branch Council) Luncheon
Saturday, January 24, 2015
11:30am-2:00pm
Speaker Panel Topic: Human Trafficking in Southern
California On Saturday, January 24th, we will join the Simi and Thousand Oaks AAUW branches for the annual IBC (Inter-Branch Council) luncheon. This year we have a very interesting and informative program. There will be a panel of three speakers addressing the large problem of human trafficking in Southern California. All three speakers are local (one an FBI agent) and are involved in this social issue from different sides, from prosecution to providing assistance for victims. A buffet luncheon (including salmon) is included in the low ticket price of $30.
Contact Janet Lindquist at 805-437-6244 to make your reservation, and send your check made payable to
Camarillo AAUW directly to her at 32106 Village 32, Camarillo, 93012.
Join us at Los Robles Greens Golf Course in Thousand Oaks!
January 2015
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No one has stepped up to coordinate Great Decisions meetings earlier in the day for 2015, therefore we will proceed with our regular schedule: 5:30-7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of each month at Linda Cohenour's house off Santa Rosa Road. Our first meeting will be on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 to discuss Russia and the Near Abroad. We will follow that with 7 more monthly meetings to cover the remaining topics: Privacy in the Digital Age, Sectarianism in the Middle East, India Changes Course, U.S. Policy Toward Africa, Syria's Refugee Crisis, Human Trafficking in the 21st Century, and Brazil's Metamorphosis. We prepare for each meeting by reading the appropriate chapter on our own. At each meeting, we watch a video on the topic, and then discuss it until we run out of time. This is a safe, informative, and non-political venue for discussing important and current foreign policy matters - no experience necessary. For more information on the program, please go to www.greatdecisions.org. The cost per member depends on the number of participants - most likely it will run between $25 and $30 per person for materials. Each person will receive an individual copy of the book, and we will share the cost of the DVD and shipping. To order a book and join this group, please phone or email Kim Stephenson by January 7, 2015 at [email protected] or 231-2733. You can reimburse her for your share when you pick up the book. Please note: Even if you told her that you would like a copy of the book earlier in the Fall, please confirm that with her before January 7th.
We are finding that people of all ages are in need of up-to-date information about birth
control, whether for themselves or to share with others. I hope we can get a good representation from AAUW and their friends and family. We are also looking forward
to sharing stories about the history of birth control to help younger generations appreciate the advances they might take for granted.
Kim Stephenson
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January 2015
DAYTIME BOOK GROUP
Our discussion on A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah at Jan Cheveres’ home on December 9th was serious and informative. We covered the book, child soldiers, human trafficking, urban gangs, rehabilitation of children and other related topics. We missed those who couldn’t make it to the meeting and send special wishes for a speedy recovery to Janet L., who had surgery just the day before our meeting. Please feel free to join us. Our meetings start at 1:00 pm on the designated dates below. Please call or email the hostess if you will be joining us. A note to our regular group members: We changed several locations below, and we have added a book and location for our June meeting. January 13 Home of Barbara Hilburn
Behind the Beautiful Forever: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo
(available in paperback, hardcover, unabridged audio and Kindle)
February 10 Home of Faye Villa
No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State by Glenn Greenwald
(available in paperback, hardcover, unabridged audio and Kindle)
March 10 Home of Jerrie Newman
Orange Is The New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison by Piper Kerman (available in paperback,
unabridged audio and Kindle)
April 14 Home of Celina Biniaz
Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls by David Sedaris (available in paperback, unabridged audio
and Kindle)
May 12 Home of Eileen Rinde
The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen
Rappaport (available in paperback, hardcover, unabridged audio and Kindle)
June 9 (Location TBD)
Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body by Neil Shubin (available
in paperback, hardcover, unabridged audio and Kindle)
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THE P. M. BOOK REVIEW
We will be reviewing the wonderful book The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (available in paperback, hardcover, unabridged audio or Kindle) on January 26, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Please give Sharon Harada, our hostess, a phone call if you plan to attend 805-484-7782. As you know, Sue Monk Kidd is a very gifted writer, and her historical novel brings to life the characters she portrays in early 19th century Charleston. For those of you wishing to read ahead, the following is a list of our scheduled reading through the
winter and spring of 2015
February 23 The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (available in paperback, hardcover,
unabridged audio, Kindle and multimedia CD)
March 23 The Light Between The Oceans by M.L. Stedman (available in paperback,
hardcover, unabridged audio, Kindle and multimedia CD)
April 27 The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (available in paperback,
hardcover, unabridged audio and Kindle)
May 18 What She Left Behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman (available in paperback,
hardcover, unabridged audio and Kindle)
For More Information contact: Diana Dingler - 987-8013
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Public Policy Meeting Planned for January 22, 2015. Please Join Your Local Public Policy Committee
Meeting will be held at the home of :
Pamela Perkins-Dwyer
Please RSVP that you are planning to attend by calling
845-464-7515 (cell) 2002 Tulipan Drive, Oxnard CA 93030
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JANUARY GENERAL MEETING
Are crimes really solved? Can your handwriting give you away? Come find out on January 27, 2015, as Sheila Lowe tells us all about handwriting forensics. Sheila is an author who uses handwriting forensics in her novels. (You may remember that she spoke at Authors’ Day in 2013.) Join us at 7 PM at VCCF, 4001 Mission Oaks Boulevard, Camarillo.
Please be advised that the doors at VCCF automatically lock at 7 PM. Please try to come a little early. If you arrive after 7, please knock on the door or on the windows to the right of the rear door. If you know you will be late and can advise Barbara or Judi, we’ll be on the lookout for you!
“Architects for Change”
In light of numerous recent events around the world, from the kidnapping of girls in Nigeria, to the stoning of pregnant women in Pakistan, to the epidemic of rape being revealed on college campuses, it is critical for the world to hear about women who are fighting the courageous battle to advance women’s human rights. While the media focuses on the struggles and violence women face, you can be inspired by the stories of women leading change. There will be an AAUW-sponsored event regarding women's human rights prior to the Executive Board meeting on January 19th. Join us at the VCCF Board Room for Architects for Change, to learn about the issues and the leading programs working to strengthen the movement to advance women’s human rights.
