Branch Programs: February-June

February 25 at 7 pm: Lynn Mazza, Vermont Council for Independent Living. Lynn Mazza will give a talk and facilitate discussion of the intersectionality of the Civil Rights  Movement from the perspective of the Disability Movement. Zoom Link: Bit.ly//AAUWBennVCIL Private Program

March 9 at 7 pm: Mia Schultz, President of the Rutland Area NAACP and chairwoman of the Bennington Town Democratic Party, will discuss her journey to becoming a community activist. Zoom Link: Bit.ly/AAUWBennProgram  Public Program

April 17 at 2 pm: Tea with Jackie.  Join us to screen a video called the “Making of From Corsets to Combinations” and have a cup of tea.
 We’ll watch a short video: The Making of From Corsets to Combinations,” the suffrage program that was the highlight of our AAUW summer. Jackie will show behind-the-scenes takes from the film and will talk her experience producing this program—the highlight of last summer for so many of us.  We’ll also have time to talk about the tea we are drinking and share our pandemic experiences. Zoom Link: Bit.ly/AAUWBennProgram Private Program

May 8 at 3 pm: On Saturday, May 8, at 3-4 pm (EST), Shane Hartline, Director of “Cookie” will join the AAUW Bennington Branch from the West Coast for a program that is part of our 2021 focus on issues of Diversity,Inclusion and Equity. This young filmmaker will be showing the short dramatic film he made last year, starring a waitress and aspiring actress with a voice disorder, and then talking about his own career as an actor and filmmaker with Spasmodic Dysphonia. The 1-hour public program will conclude with Q & A with the audience. Pre-registration is requested. Public Program

June 19 at 12 noon: Picnic at Willow Park. Details to follow.  We’ve chosen this date to commemorate Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Private Program