For six years I have been an active member of the Watergate at Landmark’s (WAL) Lions Club. For the last three years I have served as President and now serve as Club Secretary. The traditional service project for all Lion Clubs is visual health. For the last three years I have volunteered with the Virginia … Continue reading RAM and Me
Are you having to avoid all discussions of politics these days? Is it just too stressful? Consider meditation or prayer and I suggest using the Serenity Prayer. If you are not familiar with this prayer, here is what Wikipedia says about it: The Serenity Prayer is the common name for a prayer written by the … Continue reading A Prayer for these Contentious Times
By Dr. M. Elizabeth Hendrix This is your chance to be an “everyday hero,” a hero to someone who has suffered or is suffering sexual harassment. Will you be a champion for those who really need your help? Students should not have to experience sexual harassment or violence. However, I was one of countless teenage … Continue reading Be a Hero for Equity: Protect Title IX
The 2019 AAUW-Virginia state convention focused on how our organization can be more inclusive. In 2017, for my Post-graduate program on Antiquities Theft and Art Crime I wrote about cases of popular culture (books, movies, etc) either reinforcing or neutralizing “othering”. What follows is an excerpt from that essay. THE EFFECT OF POPULAR CULTURE ON … Continue reading How Popular Cultural reinforces or Neutralizes “Othering”
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SOUND OFF: A Forum for members of AAUW Alexandria 