EACH YEAR A NEW BEGINNING
We have an amazing agenda this fall; dynamic guest speakers at our monthly branch meetings, community engagement with our Big Ideas speakers and an Ashland City Council Candidate Forum in October open to the public.
To become an AAUW-Ashland branch member, go to our Join AAUW Ashland page.
CELEBRATION OF SCHOLARS
Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at 5:30 pm
Please join us for our annual Celebration of Scholars event in the Rogue River Room of the Stevenson Union at the SOU campus on October 16. Doors open at 5:30 and the program will start promptly at 6:00. The branch has paid for parking, so it is free for all attendees. This year there will be three scholars from SOU, and two from RCC. Appetizers and beverages will be served during the event. Members are encouraged to bring an appetizer to share.
PUBLIC POLICY
October 2024
ELECTIONS ARE NEAR
……EDUCATE YOURSELF
City Council Candidate Forum Video
Hear from Candidates
Candidate forum for those running for contested Ashland City Council races.
* Learn about Rank Choice Voting
October 13th
Mountain Avenue Theatre
Ashland High School
201 South Mountain
Agenda
12:30 – 1:30 pm Ranked Choice Voting
1:30 – 2:00 pm Break
2:00 – 4:00 pm Ashland City Council
Candidate Forum (Contested races)
Position 1
Teresa Cisneros
Douglas Knauer
Position 2
Jeff Dahle
Kelly Marcotulli
Position 3
Dylan Bloom
Eric Navickas
FREE EVENT: Sponsored by League of Women Voters, AAUW – Ashland, OR Branch, and Ashland.news.
“Big Ideas” Talks To Generate Conversations
2024-2025 Calendar
AAUW/Ashland & Jackson County Library Services, present
monthly discussions, 4:00-5:30 pm at the Ashland Library
—November 12, 2024—
“One Brick at a Time: Rebuilding the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.”
Tim Bond (left), OSF Artistic Director;
and Amy Cuddy (right), OSF Board Member
Rebuilding OSF Story, 11-12-24
—January 7, 2025—
“The Current State of Local/Regional Journalism”
Bert Etling (left), Executive Editor, Ashland.news;
Patsy Smullin (right), President & Owner, KOBI-TV Channel 5
—February 4, 2025—
“The Teenage Brain: Impacts on Despair, Homelessness
& Substance Abuse.”
Mary Ferrell (left), Executive Director, Maslow Project;
Lacey Corbett (right), MA, Clinical Supervisor, Maslow Project
—March 4, 2025—
“Oregon Gun Laws Still Under Fire? An Update on Measure 114.”
Nathan Sickler (left), Jackson County Sheriff;
Tighe O’Meara (right), Ashland Police Chief
Member contact information is available on a password- protected page.
If you are not a member and wish to contact our Branch Co-Presidents, go the Contact Us page.
To become an AAUW-Ashland branch member, go to our Join AAUW Ashland page.