UT Martin’s Civil Rights Conference

The 2021 Civil Rights Conference is going virtual and the line up is outstanding. We want to make everyone aware of the Keynote Speakers that are featured and let you begin to sign up. Registration links for each event are provided below.

Jarrod Benjamin – Tuesday, February 16th at 7:00pm

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/change-agent-leaders-from-oppressed-to-success-jarrod-benjamin-tickets-138285199755

Van Jones – Thursday, February 18th at 7:00pm

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rebuild-the-dream-the-next-american-economy-van-jones-tickets-138287051293

Michael Eric Dyson and Robin DiAngelo – Tuesday, February 23rd at 7:00pm

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/long-time-coming-reckoning-with-race-in-america-white-fragility-tickets-138289107443

 

 

Betty Friedan’s 100th Birthday: Moving the Legacy Forward (FREE Webinar)

February 4, 2021
6:00-7:15 p.m. CST / 7:00-8:15 p.m. EST

As you know, Betty Friedan wrote The Feminine Mystique (1963) and co-founded the National Organization for Women (1966). She was born on February 4, 1921, and died on February 4, 2006. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of her birth, VFA has gathered some powerful voices to reflect on how Friedan and the Second Wave women’s movement changed the world – and what the future holds for feminists.

Speakers include:

  • U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren
  • U.S. Senator Charles Schumer
  • Gloria Steinem, founder of Ms. Magazine
  • Jacqui Ceballos, Founder of Veteran Feminists of America
  • Gail Collins, author/journalist
  • Christian Nunes, NOW president
  • Jonathan Friedan, son
  • Emily Friedan, daughter
  • Heather Booth, activist
  • Eleanor Pam, VFA president
  • Muriel Fox, NOW co-founder and VFA chair

Click Here to Register

Holiday Party Cancelled – “Welcome 2021” Event TBD

The annual AAUW Murfreesboro Branch Holiday Party scheduled on December 10th, 2020, has been CANCELLED due to the pandemic. There will be a “Welcome 2021” event after the new year begins.

We will forward a “Save the Date” soon so please mark your calendar to join us to celebrate and reconnect with each other.

Happy and safe holidays for you and your family!

Ms. Barbara Scales and Ms. Nancy James
AAUW Murfreesboro Branch Co-Presidents