Opening Membership Meeting, with Erwin Chemerinsky, Founding Dean, UC Irvine School of Law: "An Amazing Time in the Supreme Court: Health Care, Affirmative Action, and Marriage Equality."

Fall Holiday Lunch Meeting: Monday, November 12, 2012 (RSVP by November 7 for lunch, or simply join us at 12 noon for the event!)

Speaker: Reyna Grande, Author, The Distance Between Us

October 24 General Meeting

One Person Can Make a Difference! Presentations by Richard Martin of Guatemalan Charities for Women and Children, and Kathy Daniels, Women of the Wells

Ballot Initiative Meeting!

Wednesday, September 19, 7 - 9pm at the Duck Club

Wednesday, May 23, 2012: The Not-So-Golden Orange: Homelessness in Orange County

Great American Write-In on Saturday, April 14!

California Universal Healthcare

Women For:OC board voted June 3 to write a letter in support of Califorrnia SB 810, the California Universal Healthcare Act. This provides a modern healthcare system for every California resident with comprehensive benefits for life. It is based on the principles of the Medicare program that has covered American seniors for decades. More information online by Googling SB 810 California.

Beth Krom endorsed

At its June 3 meeting, the board of Women For: OC endorsed Democratic candidate Beth Krom in her bid to represent the 48th US Congressional District. Krom is an Irvine City Council member and two-time former mayor of the city. For more information: www.bethkrom.com.

Throw Back Goldman Sachs: May 19

MoveOn will sponsor a Throw Back Goldman Sachs rally Wednesday, May 19, at noon, at John Campbell's Newport Beach office, 610 Newport Center Dr., Newport Beach. Information: pol.moveon.org/event/standfordemocracy/103554

Human Rights in Africa: May 14 and 20

Bishop Christopher Senyonjo, champion for human rights in Africa, is visiting Orange County from West Buganda, Uganda. His visit will provide a chance to hear the personal stories of this man who has taken a stand against the homophobic laws of Uganda.
He will speak Friday, May 14, at 7:30pm at St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 2200 San Joaquin Hills Rd, Newport Beach. Information: 949-644-1341.
He will also speak Thursday, May 20, at noon, at Irvine United Congregational Church, 4915 Alton Parkway, Irvine. Cost for luncheon is $10. Reservations: 949-733-0220.

Harvey Milk Celebration: May 21

The first Orange County Harvey Milk Celebration will be Friday, May 21, at Yost Theater, 307 Spurgeon St., Santa Ana. Performances by OCEC Storytellers and Men Alive, as well as screening of the documentary "Life and Times of Harvey Milk.

AIDS Walk Orange County: May 22

The 2010 AIDS Walk Orange County will be Saturday, May 22, from 7am to 1pm at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine. Under the Orange Balloon off the I-5 Santa Ana Freeway.
The 5 km walk is organized to raise awareness and funds to help HIV and AIDS prevention and care in Orange County. All are welcome to participate and help raise funds. Information: ocaidswalk.org

Progressive Summit

The first Orange County Progressive Summit will be held Saturday, June 12, 9 am to 4:30 pm, at Saint Michael & All Angels' Episcopal Chruch, 3233 Pacific View Dr., Corona del Mar.
This will be the first of what is planned as an annual event to help bring together like-minded groups for informational workshops that both groups and individuals can put to use.
The event is sponsored by Orange County Progressive Leadership. The cost to attend is $10. More information about the event and registratioin: www.ocpregressivesummit.org

Genocide Prevention Month events

Fri Apr 9, Screening of Children of the Congo: From War to Witches (trailer)
6:30p refreshments, 7-9p screening and discussion – Hosted by Sister’s of St. Joseph of Orange
Address: St. Joseph Center, Mother Louis Room, 480 S. Batavia Street, Orange, CA 92868

Fri Apr 10, Screening of "Rebuilding Hope" and panel discussion with Sudanese
7p screening and discussion – Sponsored by OC for Darfur, Irvine Community Congregational Church Advocates and Amnesty International – Irvine chapter
For additional information and to RSVP, please visit https://livingubuntu.org/events.

Fri Apr 17, 6th Annual Social Justice Summit: "Finding the Missing Peace" (website)
9a–5p – Hosted by California State University Fullerton
Address: CSUF Titan Student Union, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, 92831-3599.

Sun Apr 25, 2nd Annual Walk to End Genocide (website)
8-9a registration, 9-11a walk, 8a-noon awareness fair – Sponsored by Jewish World Watch
Address: Fountain Valley Sports Park – Great Lawn, 16400.
Brookhurst St., Fountain Valley 92708

Information in this item provided by OC for Darfur.

Stand for Health Care rally

A Stand for Health Care rally will be held Wednesday, March 17, at noon in front of the Orange County Register, 625 N. Grand Ave., Santa Ana.

All are invited to stand up for every person who cannot afford health care, for everyone who has been turned away by insurance companies because of a pre-existing condition, for everyone who has lost health care access when they lost work or got sick.

Wear green and bring a sign. The rally is sponsored by Orange County councils of MoveOn.

Women in Islam Open House

"Women in Islam: Past to Present" will be topic for Maria Khani speaking at the Women in Islam Open House Sunday, March 21, 11 am-3 pm at the IIOC multipurpose hall located at 1220 N. State College Blvd., Anaheim.

Information is available by calling 714 533-6271 or online at www.MasjidOmar.com.

War in Iraq: Seven Years is Too Many

This month marks seven years since the US invasion of Iraq. Vigils and demonstations to call for peace are planned across the country. Local gatherings include:

In Irvine: Candlelight vigil is planned Sunday, March 21, 7-8:30 pm at the corner of Alton Parkway and Culver Drive. It will be in remembrance of the casualties of war as well as to demonstrate for peace. All are welcome and requested to bring signs and candles. This event is sponsored by the Peace and Justice Advocates of the Irvine United Congregational Church.

In Los Angeles:The Orange County Peace Coalition is reserviing bus transportation from Santa Ana and Seal Beach to the Saturday, March 20, ANSWER Los Angeles Protest. Bus will leave Santa Ana around 10 am. For reservations call Sharon Tipton at 949 257-8501.

Water for California

Julie Bendzick-sin from the Irvine Ranch Water District present "Where Does Your Water Come From: Using it Wisely" at the general meeting Wednesday, March 24, at 11 am at the Duck Club on Riparian View off Michelson in Irvine.

Water is an important topic for everyone, especially for those of us who live in naturally dry Southern California. Water management is a major political, social and economic as well as environmental factor in California and we need to make sure that water decisions are based on solid information.

Snacks will be provided and the meeting is free and open to the public. Information: 714 590-7804.

Getting At-Risk Kids to College

All are welcome at the Feb. 24, Wednesday, 11 am general meeting of Women For: Orange County to hear a presentation by Lilia Tanakeyowma of GEAR UP on getting underprviledged kids in Orange County to college. Free and open to the public at the Duck Club, Riparian Way, Irvine.

Gather the Women

In celebration of International Women's Day, Gather the Women Southern California will present a day of networking and information Saturday, March 6, 9am-4pm, in the main lounge of Clubhouse 2 in Laguna Woods (Gate 12), 24112 Moulton Parkway. Lunch is included for $25.

Register online at www.gtwsocal.org or send a check to Gather the Women SoCal, P.O. Box 80026, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 (please include your name, address, phone and e-mail.)

Contact: Joy Adams at [email protected] or 949-454-1349

Consider This series

Planned Parenthood will sponsor this series of events to bring together progressive men and women to explore current issues in reproductive health and social justice.

The first will be Thursday, March 4, noon-1:30 pm at the Center Club in Costa Mesa. The topic will be "Medical Ethics and Reproductive Technology" with Judith Daar of UCI Medical School and Whittier School of Law.

Cost of the luncheon is $45 and more information is available at www.ConsiderThisOC.org.

OC Equality Coalition

The organization's first general meeting of 2010 will be Saturday, Feb. 20, 5:30-7:30 pm and will feature a showing of the filem "For My Wife..." There will be refreshments and the event will be at the Irvine Ranch Water District Headquarters, 15600 Sandcanyon, Irvine. All are welcome.

OC for Darfur to meet

Orange County for Darfur continues its efforts to raise awareness of what is happening in Sudan, Congo, Burma, and about issues relevant to preventing future genocides.

We hope those who want to be involved will join us at our next meeting this Tuesday, February 16th at 6:30pm at 2424 SE Bristol, Suite 300, Newport Beach.

We will hear an update on what's going on in Darfur, Congo and Burma as well as discuss local events including Huntington Beach Reads events in February, screening of "Worse than War," and the April OC Walk Against Genocide.

More information: ocfordarfur.org

Tet Parade controversy: LGBT rights

The Vietnamese Gay Alliance, Song That Radio and O-Moi plan to march in the Tet Festival Parade Saturday, Feb. 13, starting at 9:30 am. This will be the first time LGBT groups have marched in the Orange County Tet Parade. Their goal is to demonstrate that there is a thriving Vietnamese LGBT community in California and to promote acceptance of LGBT people in the mainstream Vietnamese community.

A number of groups have protested their paricipation and some have even withdrawn from the parade. Organizers of the LGBT presence fear that there may be protestors on the parade route who will try to intimidate them.

Supporters are urged to come to the parade with signs of support and cheer as LGBT groups march by.

The parade is held on Bolsa Avenue, between Magnolia and Bushard in Westminster.

Stand up for state parks

More than 100 are expected to participate in the 8th annual Park Advocacy Day Monday, March 8, 8:30-5:30 in Sacramento. This event gives park advocates the opportunity to gather together in to stand up for California’s 278 state parks. Participants will spend the day meeting with policymakers to discuss the challenges facing state parks and the need for their action.

The February 19th registration deadline for Park Advocacy Day is quickly approaching! To learn more about Park Advocacy Day or to register, please visit our website or call our Sacramento office at 916-442-2119.

Islamic Society: Women's Rights

Nayereh Tohidi of Cal State Northridge will speak Tuesday, March 9 at 7 pm on Women's Rights in Islamic Society. The event will be at Soka University, in recognition of International Women’s Day. Tohidi has combined her academic career studying women and gender issues with community activism. She has served as a consultant to the United nations and presented at the World Conferences on Women in both 1985 and 1995.

The event is free and open to the public. Location: Soka University, Pauling Hall, Room 216, Aliso Viejo. Information: 714-538-5689.

Clean Elections measure

The board of Women For: OC has endorsed the June 2010 ballot measure which creates a voluntary system for candidates for Secretary of State to qualify for a public campaign grant. Volunteers are needed for the campaign and can sign up at www.caclean.org.

Speaker training will be Saturday, Feb. 13, 1-4 pm by Trent Lange, chair of Californians for Fair Elections near Gilbert and Garden Grove Blvd. in Garden Grove. RSVP www.YesFairElections.org/events for exact location. Volunteer orientation will be at the same location Sunday, Feb. 21, 3-5 pm.

Technology and the Workplace

UC Irvine will present a conference, Networks & Enclaves: Open Access & Work in the 21st Century University, Feb. 11-12, on campus. The event is free and open to the public.

This conference will focus on the ways digital media, and online networks, communities and Web technology continue to change traditional ideas about community, public sphere, and professional and institutional standards.

No RSVP necessary. For more, visit the conference blog: https://blogs.uci.edu/networksenclaves/

state parks support training

A training session for gathering signatures for an iniative to support state parks will be Tuesday, Feb. 9, 7-8:30 pm at the Duck Club, 5 Riparian View Way in Irvine (at the San Joaquin Marsh).

California State Park Foudation, the Sierra Club and Audubon California are working to collect signatures to put an initiative on the November ballot that would protect our state park in perpetuity. The initiative would provide an $18 vehicle licensing fee that would give those with a California vehicle license free day use of all state parks. More information on the initiative is available at www.savestateparks.org.

Please RSVP to [email protected] so there will be enough supplies for the training.

Vagina Monologues

Playwright and V-Day founder Eve Ensler will be a special guest Sunday, Feb. 14, at UC Irvine's production of Ensler's "Vagina Monologues." The event will raise money and awareness in the effort to fight violence against women. It will be held at the Bren Events Center. Cost: $17. Tickets: www.TicketMaster.com.

"Half the Sky" author to speak

Sheryl WuDunn will speak Saturday, Feb. 6, at Planned Parenthood's evening event honoring the 37th ahniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision to allow abortion in the United States. The event will be 6-10 pm at the Fairmont Hotel in Newport Beach. No tickets are available as the event has been sold out. A good sign here in Orange County.

Aid to United Farm Workers

Aid to Farm Workers annual dinner to support United Farm Workers will be Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Carpenters Hall, 1918 W. Chapman in Orange
Social hour and silent auction will begin at 5 pm, the dinner at 6 pm, and speaker at 7pm. The speaker will be Arturo Rodriguez, President of the UFW.
Send checks made out to the UFW to Suzanne Darweesh, 2104 Hilltop Ct, Fullerton, CA 92831, $20 pre-paid, $25 at the door.
Information: 714-738-1785 or email Suzanne at [email protected].

Fair Elections Kick-off

California Fair Elections Act ballot measure kick-off event for the June 8 election campaign will be held Saturday, Jan. 30, at two Orange County locations. Take your choice: 1-3 pm at Walter Ehlers Community Recreation Center Veterans Hall, 8150 Knott Ave., Buena Park; or 4-6 pm Irvine United Congregational Chruch, 4915 Alton Parkway, Irvine.

Human Rights and Immigration

OC Human Rights Association at UCI School of Law will present Human Rights Implications of Immigration Law with speakers Jennifter Chacon and Stephen Lee from the School of Law. It is free and open to the public Wednesday, Jan 27 at 5 pm. Location: 1100 Donald Bren Hall on the UCI campus.

Getting At-Risk Kids to College

Feb. 24, Wednesday, 11 am General meeting will have a presentation by Lilia Tanakeyowma of GEAR UP on getting underprviledged kids in Orange County to college. Free and open to the public at the Duck Club, Riparian Way, Irvine.

Women For: Orange County

Annual Suffrage Day Luncheon!

June Meeting on Wednesday, June 25

May Meeting: Wednesday, May 28

29th Annual Great American Write-In!

March Evening Meeting! The Wall That Binds Us: Immigration in Orange County and Beyond

Wednesday, February 26 Meeting on Fracking at 11:30 a.m.

2014 Membership Meeting: Sunday, January 19, 11 am- 2pm

October 23 Meeting: Health Care Update

September General Meeting - Thursday, September 26

SAVE THE DATE - Monday, November 11, 2013

33rd ANNUAL SUFFRAGE DAY CELEBRATION BRUNCH

June Meeting: Thursday, June 27, 11:00 a.m.

Trip to the UCI Arboretum on Wednesday, May 15!

Thank you to all participants for another successful Great American Write-In!

Announcing the Winner of our New Member Drive, Ms. Ilene Freemond!

GREAT AMERICAN WRITE-IN on Saturday, April 13, at the Delhi Center in Santa Ana!

MARCH EVENING MEETING: Thursday, March 28, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 2:00pm

Fall Holiday Lunch Meeting: Monday, November 12, 2012 (RSVP by November 7 for lunch, or simply join us at 12 noon for the event!)

October 24 General Meeting

Ballot Initiative Meeting!

Wednesday, May 23, 2012: The Not-So-Golden Orange: Homelessness in Orange County

Great American Write-In on Saturday, April 14!

California Universal Healthcare

Beth Krom endorsed

Throw Back Goldman Sachs: May 19

Human Rights in Africa: May 14 and 20

Harvey Milk Celebration: May 21

AIDS Walk Orange County: May 22

Progressive Summit

Genocide Prevention Month events

Stand for Health Care rally

Women in Islam Open House

War in Iraq: Seven Years is Too Many

Water for California

Getting At-Risk Kids to College

Gather the Women

Consider This series

OC Equality Coalition

OC for Darfur to meet

Tet Parade controversy: LGBT rights

Stand up for state parks

Islamic Society: Women's Rights

Clean Elections measure

Technology and the Workplace

state parks support training

Vagina Monologues

"Half the Sky" author to speak

Aid to United Farm Workers

Fair Elections Kick-off

Human Rights and Immigration

Getting At-Risk Kids to College

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