AAUW Ashland MEETINGS AND EVENTS 2024 – 2025
Our mission is to advance gender equity for women and girls
through research, education, and advocacy.
Branch Meetings
Where and When:
First United Methodist Church, Wesley Hall
175 N. Main St., Ashland.
Hospitality 10 am
Meeting: 10:30 am – Noon.
Branch Meeting Programs
SEPTEMBER 28
OCTOBER 26
NOVEMBER 23
JANUARY 25, 2025
FEBRUARY 22
MARCH 22
APRIL 26 Presidents’ Meeting
MAY 17
“Big Ideas” Discussion Series
2024-2025 Calendar
AAUW/Ashland & Jackson County Library Services, present monthly discussions, 4:00-5:30 p.m. at the Ashland Library
September 3, 2024
“Milestone, Mistake or Some of Both? Update on Oregon’s revised drug law Measure 110.” Rep. Pam Marsh, 5th District, Oregon House of Representatives; and Kerri Hecox, MD, MPH,
Medical Director, Oasis Center of the Rogue Valley.
October 8, 2024
“Freedom to Read: Book Banning & Other Challenges Facing Libraries.” Kari May, Director, Jackson County Library Services; and Marie Felgentrager, School Library Media Specialist, Southern Oregon Education Service District, and Oregon Assn. of School Librarians Intellectual Freedom Committee.
November 12, 2024
“One Brick at a Time: Rebuilding the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.” Tim Bond, OSF Artistic
Director; and Amy Cuddy, OSF Board Member
January 7, 2025
“The Current State of Local/Regional Journalism” • Heidi Wright, COO, EO Media Group (Rogue Valley Times and other publications)
• Bert Etling, Executive Editor, Ashland.news
• Erik Neumann, News Director, Jefferson Public Radio
• Patsy Smullin, President &Owner, KOBI-TV Channel 5
February 4, 2025
“The Teenage Brain: Impacts on Despair, Homelessness & Substance Abuse.” Mary Ferrell, Executive Director, Maslow Project; and Lacey Corbet, MA, Clinical Supervisor, Maslow Project
March 4, 2025
“Oregon Gun Laws Still Under Fire? An Update on Measure 114.” Jackson County Sheriff
Nathan Sickler and Ashland Police Chief Tighe O’Meara