The Swan Club LAF LUNCHEON North Shore Branch of AAUW MICHELLE SCHIMEL

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Vol. 69 No. 2
October 2014
North Shore Branch of AAUW
INVITES YOU TO OUR
LAF LUNCHEON
THURSDAY OCTOBER 16, 2014, NOON TIL 3 PM
The Swan Club
90 Glenwood Rd, Roslyn, NY 11547
$50 PER PERSON (INCLUDES A GLASS OF WINE)
GUEST SPEAKER
MICHELLE SCHIMEL
ASSEMBLY MEMBER – NY STATE 16TH DISTRICT
We hope that you’ll join us as we jump start our month of
celebration to commemorate our 75 th anniversary this year!
We will be having a 50:25:25 raffle to assist the Legal Advocacy Fund.
Checks should be sent to: Helen Ring, 24 Radcliffe Boulevard, Glen Head, NY 11545
And should be made payable to: North Shore Branch AAUW (in the memo field: LAF)
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RESIDENT’S COLUMN
We are off to an exciting start for the year 2014/2015. Planned over the next months is our
annual event for Legal Advocacy Fund (LAF) on October 25 (see pg. 7) and a luncheon at
the Swan Club in Roslyn on October 16 (see cover page or contact Janet Lobel-Adler). Of course,
don't forget our 75th Anniversary of the founding of the North Shore Branch on November 20 at
the Manhasset Library (contact Diane Daniels and Norma Plett). Then finishing out the year with
our yearly Holly Luncheon at the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club (see November Bulletin or contact
Joy Billhart). All these events would be an appropriate time to let the community know about our
Branch, what we do, and what the mission is of AAUW (American Association of University
Women). We have given so very much to raising the status of women in the work force as well as
the legal aspects of daily living for women and girls, especially, in the areas of STEM - Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math. We have taken a lead in outreach with our STEM camps,
NYCWSSL and EOF. Become part of these endeavors and join us in expanding whom we are, and
what we stand for.
Although it would be wonderful to say we are here just to meet and socialize, the reality is
we do take a front row in the election process by supporting (VAWA) Violence Against Women
Act, stopping sexual assault in the armed services, equal pay, and of course the Women's Museum.
We cannot overlook the fervor over the Common Core Curriculum. This is only a sampling of our
concerns; we need for you, the membership, to take an active role in supporting these issues.
This year, although it is only a midyear election, we are at a crossroads in the US Senate
with a possibility of a very close election to maintain a balance between having corporate money
take over governing of elected officials. Support the candidates of your choice and make sure to
vote. An important election will be for Carolyn McCarthy's House seat in the Garden City area your vote counts. I, for one, work the polling on primary day as well as Election Day. We had an
important primary in Queens which could determine the outcome of the NY Senate. Do not forget
the group of five who were elected as democrats then voted with the republicans: did that fact
change the outcome of the Women's Equity Act? Please feel free to talk with me. Should you have
any questions or concerns, of course email me . See you at our wonderful branch.
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Diane Daniels
EGAL ADVOCACY FUND
Sex discrimination today takes a variety of forms: unfair pay, pregnancy
discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and violations of Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972, which can affect both women and men. Legal
Advocacy Fund addresses these barriers by informing people of their rights using the legal system
to seek justice and change. This is an ongoing perpetual problem that must be addressed by our
membership. We can no longer keep these issues to ourselves and must have an outreach in order
to deal with them. We give financial and legal support to these causes and individuals. Your
support is needed in order to make this possible. We urge you to attend the LAF event on October
16th.
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POTLIGHT ON STUDY GROUPS
The first meeting of the new Animal Lovers group was held on September 3 at the home of
Joan Glasner. Participants shared articles on the healing powers of pets, classroom curricula
promoting social and emotional learning through animals, citizens for pets in condos, animal
assisted therapy, etc. It was decided that the group would concentrate on education and health.
Our goal would be to raise awareness of the benefits of pet ownership and the therapeutic effects
of animals on at - risk youth, autistic children, the ill, the aging and the families of returning war
veterans with PTSD. Our first activity will be a guided tour of the North Shore Animal League in
Port Washington to learn of their special programs for kids and seniors.
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Sharada Jayagopal
EMBERSHIP
We welcome new members: Maria Ceraulo, Mary Dono, Sandra Frank and Janet
Landau. The New Members Tea will be on October 22 at 2:00 PM at the home of Jill
Hackett, 13 Linda Road, Port Washington. New members will receive invitations and board
members are also invited.
Cynthia Katz and Hannah Slote
FINAL DUES NOTICE
This is the last bulletin for those who have not yet renewed their membership. Please
send $90.00 dues check payable to North Shore Branch AAUW with this form to our
treasurer: Anne Ostling, 2 Access Lane, Hicksville, NY 11801
Name: ______________________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________
Phone: _____________________________ Fax: ___________________________
Email: _____________________________________________________________
In an effort to be environmentally friendly and economical, we are encouraging the use of email
bulletins. Please send my bulletin by ______email _______mail
Members who have renewed may change their preference to email bulletins at any time.
*** Save the Date ***
Special Event
November 20, 2014 - 12 Noon to 3PM
Seventy-Fifth Anniversary
AAUW North Shore Branch
Manhasset Public Library
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OCTOBER CALENDAR
ANIMAL LOVERS
Tuesday, September 30
11:30 AM
The Animal Lovers study group will be given a private , guided tour of the North Shore Animal
League in Port Washington. We will meet at the main entrance near the parking lot. The address is
16 Lewyt Ave. Lunch later at a local restaurant. If you have any questions contact Joan Glasner
(718) 428-7919 or joanglas@aol.com.
FILM WITH FRIENDS
Thursday, October 2
12:00 Noon Lunch
1:00 PM Film
To align with the AAUWs Theme of the 1960s, our first Film with Friends will be To Kill A
Mockingbird (1962), a much-loved, critically-acclaimed, classic trial film. It exhibits a dramatic
tour-de-force of acting, a portrayal of childhood innocence (told from a matured adult
understanding), and a progressive, enlightened 60s message about racial prejudice, violence, moral
tolerance and dignified courage. The Academy Award winning screenplay was faithfully adapted
by screenwriter Horton Foote from the 1960 novel of the same name by Harper Lee - who had
written a semi-autobiographical account of her small-town Southern life (Monroeville, Alabama),
her widower father/attorney Amasa Lee, and its setting of racial unrest. [This was Lee's first and
sole novel - and it won the Pulitzer Prize in 1960.] The poor Southern town of deteriorating homes
was authentically re-created on a Universal Studios' set. Released in the early 60s, the timely film
reflected the state of deep racial problems and social injustice that existed in the South. The film
will be shown at the Atria in Roslyn. If you would like to join us for lunch, please make out a
check in the amount of $24.95 to The Atria in Roslyn by September 18th and send it to: Candace
Way, 7 Ferncote Lane, Brookville, NY 11545. Hope to see you there!
DAY LITERATURE
Monday, October 13
12:15 PM
We are reading " Dear Life" Book of short stories by 2013 Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Alice
Munro. Her work explores the tangled relationships between men and women, small-town
existence, and the fallibility of memory. The meeting is at the home of Dr Sharada Jayagopal, 21
Bengeyfield Drive, East Williston, (516-873-9031). Bring a sandwich. Refreshments hostesses are
Marian Cheris and Rose Marie Guzzo
MUSIC STUDY
Tuesday, October 14
11:30 AM Lunch
1:30 PM Program
Rose Marie Guzzo will present the DVD, "Broadway Musicals: The Jewish Legacy", at the Atria
Roslyn, 100 Landing Road, Roslyn (516-626-6900). This program examines the unique role of
composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical. It showcases the works of
legends such as Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, Lorenz Hart, Richard
Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim Please join us for
lunch at the Landmark Diner,1023 Northern Boulevard, Roslyn, (516-627-4830). Contact Julia
Previto at (516) 621-1593 by October 10 if you are lunching with us.
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OCTOBER CALENDAR
EVENING LITERATURE
Monday, October 20
7:30 PM
Linda Burghardt (516-466-8057) will lead a discussion of “The Perfume Collector” by Kathleen
Pessaro. The meeting will take place at Linda's home at 11 Stoner Ave., Great Neck. This book
explores the complex and obsessive love between music and artist and the tremendous power of
memory and scent. November's book will be “The Girls of Atomic City” by Denise Kiernan.
PERSPECTIVES
Tuesday, October 21
12:15 PM
Our own member, Geraldine Schaedler, who is also actively involved in Amnesty International,
will speak on the topic of Prisoners of Conscience. Join us to learn about these courageous people.
We will meet at Hadley House, 464 Main St., Port Washington. Please bring a sandwich.
ARTS AND ANTIQUES
Tuesday, October 28
11:00AM
Please join us for a tour of the new Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church at 100 Fairway
Drive, Port Washington. You will view beautiful work completed by both local and Greek
iconographers and artists, and hear about how it was all accomplished. Meet at the main entrance
to the church, which is the second driveway to the right on Fairway Drive (before the Amsterdam).
There is no charge for the tour, but a small discretionary donation would of course be appreciated.
We will follow with lunch at Harbor Links Grill at the top of Fairway Drive at 12:00 noon. RSVP
Marion Hirsch 516-944-9856
CALENDAR DATES
September 30 – Animal Lovers
October 2
– Film with Friends
October 5
– November Bulletin Material Due
October 13 – Day Literature
October 14 – Music Study
October 16 – LAF Luncheon
October 20 – Evening Literature
October 21 – Perspectives
October 25 – District 6 Conference
October 28 – Arts and Antiques
NORTH SHORE BRANCH AAUW DONATION FORM
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HE MALE GAZE, CELEBRITY WORSHIP, AND FEMALE ATTIRE
In her 1975 essay, "Visual Power and Narrative Cinema", Laura Mulvey introduced the
second-wave feminist concept, "the male gaze", wherein women are objectified by male
cameramen as erotic objects, both for characters in the film and for the spectators. Women are
invited to participate by imagining themselves as the heroine, thus internalizing a heterosexual
male view of feminine desirability and value.
Currently, as my peers and I observe the scanty attire of some young women, we shake our
grey and tinted heads and ponder such mundane issues as, "How do they ever sit down?" The
"issues" are not only more complex, but also deeply troubling.
Mail OnLine, a British publication, visited four English cities in November, 2011 to talk to
women to discover what motivated their choice of evening attire. "Among their number were
students, nurses, trainee accountants, and social workers, and full-time mothers. The standard
uniform - micro-miniskirts, sky-high heels and low tops - was once worn only by prostitutes on
dingy street corners. Now it's a mainstream style adopted by almost every female clubber and
party-goer under the age of thirty...
Given the acres of limbs that are exposed, you might assume these girls are proud of their
bodies; quite the opposite. It emerges that in many cases their outfits - and the male leering it
provokes - are often a way to bandage up their insecurities in a world where they can't match up to
the oh - so - sexy celebrity stereotypes of womanhood."
In her January 15, 2013 article in The Guardian, Hadley Freeman bemoans, "Beyonce:
being photographed in your underwear doesn't help feminism....To complain about the
sexualization of women in men's magazines may seem like complaining about the weather...I
never fail to be amazed at the high profile, often A-list women who celebrate their professional
success by posing near naked on the covers of allegedly classy men's magazines, such as Esquire
and GQ, and these covers are, to my eyes becoming increasingly close to porn". Freeman goes on
to elaborate on the participation of Cameron Diaz; Mila Kunis; Rhianna; and Lana Del Rey in
these depictions. In contrast, GQ's October issue had four alternative covers that all featured men.
These men, interestingly enough, were clothed."Knowles [Beyonce] rightly hates the fact that
women are humiliated by being paid less than their male counterparts. But they are similarly
humiliated by being fed the message that it doesn't matter how successful, powerful, or smart you
are - all that matters is how sexually available you are willing to make yourself look....that's the
deal these days, apparently, in which famous women can sing about "independence" and "girl
power", as long as they're wearing next to nothing"
In the early, heady days of the feminist movement, we shed our high heels and girdles
[bras, optional], and embraced our healthy sexuality, certain that we were leading the way to a
brighter future. Over fifty years later, we wonder, where did our message get derailed, and how
can we re-educate our granddaughters? One inspired vision: an organic farming summer camp,
Eden Village, in Putney, New York, has posted on its mirrors, "Don't check your appearance, check
your soul."
Trudy Ruchman
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AAUW NYS District 6 Conference and Luncheon
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2014
11:30am-2:00pm
SEXUAL ASSAULT ON CAMPUS
LIU Post - Great Hall of Winnick House
What is the red zone?
How many rapists go to jail?
Rape or "non-consensual sex"?
College age women are four times more likely to be raped
than the average woman.
PANELISTS
Christine Cione, MSEd., Education Coordinator, The Safe Center (formerly NCCADV & CCAN)
Kyle Rose-Louder, Bureau Chief, Special Victims Bureau, Nassau District Attorney’s Office
Lynne A. Schwartz, LCSW/BCD/CASAC, Director for Counseling Center, LIU Post
Mary Logan, Legal Advocacy Fund Chair, AAUW Westchester County Branch
Luncheon Cost: $36. Send $36 check made out to AAUW LI Interbranch by October
18 to Doris Reynolds-190 Merrick Road Unit 26, Amityville, NY 11701. 631-598-0437
sirodyrag@aol.com $5 late registration fee added after Oct. 20
Conference only: 12:45-2pm - No Charge, Public is Welcome
DIRECTIONS: From the west: Take the LIE (495) to Glen Cove Road North, Continue North to
Northern Boulevard and turn right. Enter the West Gate of LIU Post and make an IMMEDIATE
left turn onto University Drive. You will be in front of Schwartz Library. Just past the library and
some white buildings, turn right onto Scholar Court where a sign says “Great Hall.” The road
curves, but you will see the mansion that is Winnick House and a parking lot that is easily visible
when looking straight at the mansion The Great Hall is the room where we will meet.
From the east: Take the LIE (495) west to Exit 41N NY 107/Broadway North. Continue on Route
107 to Northern Boulevard. Turn left onto Northern Boulevard. Enter the East Gate and make an
immediate right turn onto University Drive. After passing the parking lots, turn left onto Scholar
Court. Follow directions above.
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AAUW's Mission AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education,
philanthropy, and research.
AAUW's Value Promise By joining AAUW, you belong to a community that breaks through educational
and economic barriers so that all women have a fair chance.
President: Diane Daniels 718-997-1072
Program V.P.: Sharada Jayagopal 516-873-9031
Membership V.P.: Cynthia Katz 516-873-6036
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