http://rwc.aauwnc.org American Association of University Women Raleigh/Wake County (NC) Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:55:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Six-legged Solutions: Become Earth Friendly and Eat a Bug Tuesday, September 16, 2008 6:30-8:30 p.m. with discussion beginning at 7:00 followed by Q&A The Irregardless Café, 901 West Morgan Street, Raleigh, 833-8898 Entomophagy, or the practice of eating insects for food, is a topic that is objectionable to many. Still, eating our six-legged friends ... http://rwc.aauwnc.org/2008/09/178/ Eleven members gathered for dinner at Piccola Italia on Tuesday, September 2 - to reconnect after the summer hiatus and to discuss branch activities for the year. The following handouts were distributed: The PayCheck Fairness Act Perfect Storm - a report by Lisa Maatz on the effort that went into passing this ... http://rwc.aauwnc.org/2008/09/175/ The August Science Cafe will at Tir Na Nog on Tuesday night August 19th. *Monster Storms ­ Hurricanes in North Carolina Tuesday, August 19, 2008 6:30-8:30 p.m. with discussion beginning at 7:00 followed by Q&A Tir Na Nog 218 South Blount Street, Raleigh, 833-7795 * We are looking forward to an interesting ... http://rwc.aauwnc.org/2008/08/174/ The next  Triangle Linux Users Group meeting will be devoted to a panel discussion on women in technology Moderator: Janet Babin of the Marketplace Innovations Desk at WUNC. Thursday, August 14, 7:00 RedHat building on the NCSU Centennial Campus More info: http://www.trilug.org/aug2008 http://rwc.aauwnc.org/2008/07/173/ The Chapel Hill branch has passed along information about a lecture series on Thursday evenings in Chapel Hill: Our Community, Our Health Care, Our Vote Dates are: 8/28, 9/18, 9/25, 10/30 Registration deadline is 8/14. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is first come-first served on a space-available basis. See ... http://rwc.aauwnc.org/2008/07/171/ Members may have noticed that the branch has not been sending out a regular newsletter, but we are trying to post information to this web site on a regular basis. Some of the posts are "branch news". Others are event announcements that we think will be of interest to AAUW ... http://rwc.aauwnc.org/2008/07/170/ Engage for Change: Tools and Strategies for Effective Public Advocacy September 10, 2008 Embassy Suites Hotel, Cary, NC Registration: $25 (Scholarships available) A workshop for civic leaders, nonprofit staff and board members, grantmakers, and fundholders of Triangle Community Foundation Presented by: Triangle Community Foundation, The Warner Foundation, and Emerging Tar Heel Leaders The workshop will be from ... http://rwc.aauwnc.org/2008/07/169/ From the July 18, 2008, Raleigh News and Observer: Meredith professor wins Fulbright award Sherry Shapiro, professor of dance and director of women's studies at Meredith College, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to do research and lecture at the University of Cape Town in South Africa during the 2009 spring ... http://rwc.aauwnc.org/2008/07/168/ Mark your calendar for the AAUW NC 2008 Fall meeting - especially since it will be in Chapel Hill. This will be the last state meeting before the convention where the entire state will celebrate our 100th anniversary. Let's take a large group over to Chapel Hill to help with ... http://rwc.aauwnc.org/2008/07/167/ This year's NC NOW conference will be held in Raleigh on Saturday, Oct. 11. You may want to attend to see how one of our coalition partners formats their state meeting -- and to take advantage of workshops on issues that are apt to be related to AAUW priorities. Watch ... http://rwc.aauwnc.org/2008/07/166/