NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN
Montgomery, Alabama Chapter
MEETING MINUTES for August 14,
2010
Meeting
convened at 1:30 P.M.
at the Juliette Hampton Morgan Library, 245 High Street
Abbreviated minutes (secretary out of
town):
1)
Joe Hubbard, one of the two candidates running for Montgomery's
House District #73, addressed the chapter at this meeting.
His
opponent, Rep. David Grimes (R),
was also invited but did not attend.
Channel 12 (WSFA) was there and we were on the 10 pm news that night.
2) The remainder of the meeting was
devoted to preparations for hosting the Alabama NOW state conference in
September. These plans have been finalized:
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Alabama NOW State
Conference – a one-day event on
September
18 at the
Ken Baker Center.
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Theme:
Writing
Women
Back into
ALABAMA
history. |
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Confirmed Speakers: |
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Mary Ann Neely, a historian, preservationist, author,
and former educator. She earned a degree in history at
Huntingdon College before becoming a director of the
Landmarks Foundation, which oversees
Old Alabama Town. She has written and edited
several books on local history. |
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Tafeni English, Founder and Executive Director of
Eve's Circle, Inc. Tafeni has spoken to us before.
Eve's Circle is devoted to improving the quality of life and
the prospects of teenaged women through mentoring,
counseling, and tutoring. Tafeni and Eve's Circle are
on Facebook. |
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Amanda P. Hodge,
Manager
of Marketing and Membership, Auburn Alumni Association.
Amanda is passionate about starting a Family Law Committee
in Alabama. There is a real crisis in our family courts and
over 58,000 children nationwide are put into the hands of
their identified abusers in family law.
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Bill Mathews, Executive Secretary,
Alabama Women's Hall of Fame and Vice President and
General Counsel,
Judson College. The Hall of Fame, on the campus of
Judson College, began in 1970 to honor the lives of
outstanding women from the state of Alabama. |
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Schedule: Registration
8:15 - 9:15 a.m., Conference 9:30 - 4:30. There will be lunch
break with box lunches ($10 per person). Will adjourn to Larry's house
for drinks and hors d'ouvre. |
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Next Chapter Meeting:
October 9,
2010 - same time, same place, something new!
