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.
Important Branch Announcements
Try as the Trump administration might, it can’t erase women!
“We are not partisan…but we are not neutral.”
AAUW MN President Kelsey Waits and LWV Executive Director Michelle Witte
speak out in the March 23 Minnesota Star Tribune. Read HERE.
We need an Equal Rights Amendment more than ever.
“We’ve been on this merry-go-round for 50 years. Good folks find solutions.”
Betty Folliard, former member of the Minnesota House and founder of ERA Minnesota, speaks out in the March 31 Minnesota Star Tribune. Read HERE.
Email / call / text your legislator and tell them to support HF 501.
>>> Proposed revisions to our Branch Bylaws and Branch Standing Rules
are available for review HERE. <<<
- Education bills – who should control what? Find out about bills being proposed in the current legislative session 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.
Grassroots Activism: How You Can Take Action!
Some excellent advice from the League of Women Voters.
Read it HERE.
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/
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
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
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 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
April 29, 2025
Please note the time change for Great Decisions – this week ONLY
9:20 a.m. – Great Decisions (details HERE)
10:45 a.m. – Branch Announcements
11:00 a.m. – Scholarship Trust: Meet Our Scholars!
12:00 p.m. – Luncheon – SignUpGenius Link
1:15 p.m. – The Beauty and Iconic Sights of Egypt, Deanne Probst
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.
Hands Off! MN State Capitol Event on APRIL 5
If you wish, you are invited to join Indivisible Twin Cities, 50501MN, Women’s March MN and members of our Branch at the MN State Capitol on April 5, when national and local organizations are coming together across the country to organize for Hands Off!, with rallies across the country.
There will be an AAUW sign near the Floyd B Olson statue on the state capitol grounds. The statue is on Park Street across from the State Office Building.*
This is a way to visibly stand up against the attacks on our personal rights as women, the degradation of public education, the attacks on DEI, issues at the heart of AAUW’s mission. We’ll be part of a massive, visible, national rejection of this agenda.
Dress warm, wear comfortable shoes and meet for this inspiring, peaceful, and mobilizing show of solidarity. Find additional information on parking HERE.
*Note: Mari Wittenbreer will be coming in on the light rail after she parks near the Target store on University Ave, and will be holding the AAUW sign. If you have questions, find contact info for her in the Branch Directory.
“We are nonpartisan. We do not endorse or oppose candidates or political parties. But we are not neutral. A thriving democracy demands engagement, and we take action on the issues that shape our communities. It is not partisan to defend democracy. It is not partisan to educate people about our past. It is not partisan to support the rule of law.“
Kelsey Waits, AAUW MN President, and Michelle Witte, Executive Director, LWV MN
Special Events
Click HERE to open a printable flyer to share with family, friends, and neighbors.
AAUW THEATRE EXCURSION
AAUW St. Paul has tickets to see:
Date: May 22, 2025
Time: 10:00 am
Place: Minnesota History Theatre
Price: $30
Money required by April 15, 2025
AAUW St. Paul has 30 tickets reserved for the matinee performance on May 22.
Join your AAUW friends for a morning of fine, locally-sourced theatre.
Details HERE.
Evening Programs
>>> Michael Osterholm Unable to Attend <<<
We have been advised by Dr. Osterholm’s office that, due to an emergency situation, he will be unable to attend tonight’s (April 2, 2025) Evening Program.
Our Evening Programs team has arranged for two local musicians to provide entertainment this evening from 7:15 to 8:00 p.m.
As previously planned, there will be a zoom link for this Evening Program. 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.
The musicians who will be gracing us with an after dinner concert are:
Clea Galhano on Recorder
Tulio Rondon on Cello
An Evening with Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
>>>SOLD OUT<<<
Dr. Osterholm will be our guest at an Evening Program on April 2, 2025.
Watch for the SignUpGenius link and other details for this event in your email, and HERE on our website.
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.