Welcome and Upcoming Events

Welcome!  Upcoming Events is where we highlight our September through May weekly Tuesday programs, as well as any evening programs, special events, and summer programs. Our AAUW Branch members will also find links taking them to pages where they can make reservations and attend our programs virtually when that option is available. 

Anyone interested in joining our Branch will find more information on our Visitors Guide page.

February to March 2025 QRC. Click HERE.
NEW: April to August 2025 QRC. Click HERE.
On this page: Tuesday Programs, Special Events, Evening Programs
NEW: Events of Interest

Looking for something else on our website? Click HERE to use our searchable website map.

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Important Branch Announcements

>>> Proposed revisions to our Branch Bylaws and Branch Standing Rules
are available for review HERE. <<<

• VERY IMPORTANT ALERT: Millions could lose their right to vote if U.S. HF 22 is passed by Congress. Details HERE.
• Community Outreach will be collecting Feminine Hygiene Products for Mobile Loaves Twin Cities beginning on March 11. Details HERE.
• The Book Ends need your gently used books! Details HERE.
• Membership renewal time is rapidly approaching for many of us! Click HERE for more information!
  • If you have questions, you can email the Membership Treasurer at membershiptreasurer@aauwstpaul.org 
• 2025 Member Engagement Survey: Results will be found HERE.

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AAUW State and National Notes

• AAUW MN is looking for individuals to step up to be a member of the state board as well as candidates to fill the Treasurer and Vice President of Public Policy positions. They are also looking for individuals to serve on the nominating committee for the 2026 elections. If you have any interest in either of these, please contact Kelsey Waits (aauwminn@gmail.com).
• The 2025 state meeting will take place on April 25 and 26 in Austin, MN. The Austin branch has been hard at work organizing and it will undoubtedly be a great event. Members interested in attending are asked to contact Sharon Klumpp (President@aauwstpaul.org).
• AAUW MN Winter Pine is Now Available. Stay up-to-date on AAUW MN activities by clicking HERE.
• A recording of National’s program “Securing the Future: a post-election conversation on women’s economic security” is available on YouTube HERE. 
  • Links to videos of past webinars on a variety of topics related to our mission can be found here:  https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/webinars/

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

April 1, 2025 – Poetry Day!
10:00 a.m. – Member poetry readings: From the Heart
10:45 a.m. – Branch Announcements
11:00 a.m. – Joyce Sutphen, Poet
12:00 p.m. – Luncheon – SignUpGenius Link
1:15 p.m. – Patrick Hansel, Poet

Please Note: SignUpGenius links will be provided as they become available.

Members will find more information about programs on the Tuesday Programs page and in the 990 News. Zoom links are on the Tuesday Programs page.

Leslie regularly sends out the information for our members-only, password-protected website pages. If you have questions, please contact JoAnne at webmaster@aauwstpaul.org

Upcoming Tuesday Programs

April 8, 2025
9:30 a.m. – Summit Avenue Readers in the Library (details HERE)
10:45 a.m. – Branch Announcements
11:00 a.m. – The New Transatlantic Disorder, Christa Tiefenbacher-Hudson
12:00 p.m. – Luncheon – SignUpGenius Link
1:15 p.m. – Come and Meet the Waffle Queen, Stine Aasland

April 15, 2025
9:30 a.m. – Great Decisions (details HERE)
10:45 a.m. – Branch Announcements
11:00 a.m. – Describing What is Known and Still Unknown About Urban Trees and Forests, Alicia Coleman, PhD
12:00 p.m. – Luncheon – SignUpGenius Link
1:15 p.m. – Joy Davis Literature Seminar, Carol Hanson, Discussion Leader

April 22, 2025
9:30 a.m. – Mystery Book Club in the Main Hall (details HERE)
10:45 a.m. – Branch Announcements
11:00 a.m. – Jews in Germantown: A Diaspora in Brown County MN, Vicki Pieser
12:00 p.m. – Luncheon – SignUpGenius Link
1:15 p.m. – Reflections on Cultivating a Purpose-Oriented Life: Why and How, Mary Radomski

Evening Programs

An Evening with Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH
Wednesday, April 2, 2025

PLEASE NOTE: The SignUpGenius email was sent out at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 3/19, and was sold out by Thursday morning, 3/20.

ZOOM LINK FOR THIS EVENT: Because the Evening Program closed so quickly, we have requested a Zoom link for April 2nd at 7-8:30 p.m. We will not be taking questions from the Zoom audience but they will be able to hear Dr. Osterholm’s presentation. We are providing this exception for those who were unable to register.

The Zoom link is for the use of members only, and will be found on the Evening Programs page. If you do not know the password, please contact webmaster@aauwstpaul.org by noon on April 2.

Special Events

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AAUW THEATRE EXCURSION
AAUW St. Paul has tickets to see:

Events of Interest

Periodically, we will share information on AAUW mission-focused, non-partisan, events in our area. These are not sponsored by AAUW. If you are a member and know of an event other members may have an interest in, email Leslie Sworsky.

League of Women Voters Edina hosts:
The Status of Women: Human Rights Challenges Locally and Globally
Wednesday, March 19, Evening Meeting
7:00 to 8:30 pm
Edina City Hall

To help celebrate Women’s History Month, the League of Women Voters Edina will host an evening meeting on Wednesday, March 19 on The Status of Women: Human Rights Challenges Locally and Globally, at Edina City Hall from 7:00-8:30 pm. LWVEdina welcomes Ellen J. Kennedy, Ph.D., Executive Director of World Without Genocide and LWVE board member and co-chair of LWVE’s Racial and Gender Justice Action Committee, as speaker.

This event is free of charge and all are welcome.

It has been 105 years since the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment granting suffrage to White women. Native American, Asian American, Latinx, and Black American suffragists had to fight for enfranchisement long after the Amendment was ratified, and only over successive years did each of those groups gain access to the ballot.

Suffrage was one step towards equality. But nearly all women in the US, and indeed almost everywhere, face discrimination and inequality in some form: in access to education, housing, employment, health care, political election and representation, freedom from violence and abuse, fair treatment in the justice system, control over their reproduction, and more. Women of color are disproportionately disadvantaged in almost every area.

Kennedy will explore these challenges and consider steps forward both locally and globally.

Kennedy is the founder and executive director of World Without Genocide, a human rights organization located in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has received significant recognition for her human rights work, including the Outstanding Citizen Award from The Anne Frank Center, New York; the Distinguished Alumni Award from Northern Michigan University; the Liberty Bell Award from the Ramsey County Bar Association; the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award; and the Changemaker Award from Minnesota Women’s Press. She is a representative to the United Nations Department of Global Communications.

LWV Edina website: https://lwvedina.org/

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