Portland AAUW plans and holds all-member meetings with programs related to the mission. Meetings vary in date, time and format in an effort to accommodate the varying schedules of our members and of the speakers.
2024-2025 MONTHLY PROGRAMS
This year’s program theme is “Civic Engagement”
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1 p.m., Portland Plaza Community Room; Ice Cream Social. Speaker Melanie Billings-Yun, LWV, Ranked choice voting.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2024, 10 AM. Tour: Pioneer Courthouse, 700 SW 6th Avenue
NOVEMBER 2024, Happy Hour Social & PCC Endowment fundraiser
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2024, Holiday Lunch: Speaker Lisa Schroeder, Owner of Mother’s Bistro, Curbing fentanyl use.
JANUARY 18, 2025, Panel on Homelessness Resources.
FEBRUARY 2025, Zoom Event: Literary Salon.
MARCH 15, 2025, Branch Annual Meeting, Speaker Wynne Furth, LWV, City government structure.
APRIL 2025, Featured Event: Concert at the Old Church
MAY 2025, Portland Branch 120th Anniversary Celebration, Speaker Patricia Schechter, History Professor, PSU.
JUNE 2025, Happy Hour Social.
PAST MONTHLY PROGRAMS
The 2023-2024 program theme, “Celebrate the Arts”, was adopted in response to the effects of the pandemic on the arts. Many small theaters and galleries have closed or are struggling, leaving playwrights and artists searching for both venue and audience. We wanted to promote live events, people, and ideas that may have caught your eye or affected your emotions. It was time to enjoy each other’s company and to enjoy our city as well.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023, 10:15 a.m., Mirabella, Park View Room; Speaker Anne Tillinghast, musician.
OCTOBER 12, 2023, 11 a.m., Tour: Oregon Jewish Museum & Holocaust Education
NOVEMBER 2023, Featured Event: Portland Book Festival
DECEMBER 6, 2023, 2-4 p.m., Holiday Tea; Speaker Jessica Bobillot-Kroeze, costume designer.
JANUARY 13, 2024, 11 a.m., Zoom Event: Literary Salon.
FEBRUARY 10, 2024, 2 p.m., Featured Event: PCC’s African Film Festival
MARCH 16, 2024, 10 a.m., Annual Meeting, Portland Plaza Community Room; Speaker Kathleen Worley, BA, MFA.
MAY 18, 2024, 11 a.m., Honors & Celebration Luncheon, McMenamin’s Kennedy School; Speaker Matthew Miller, playwright.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022, PCC Cascade Campus Learning Garden, 10 a.m., Speaker: Jolie Ann Donohue, BA, C-QMHA.
OCTOBER 12, 2022, ”From an Idea to Market: How Drugs Become Approved by Clinical Research”, Speaker: Dr. Benjamin Ehst, M.D., Ph.D., Oregon Medical Reserarch Center, 6:30 p.m., Tualatin Community Library and by Zoom.
NOVEMBER 10, 2022, Neighbors for Clean Air (NCA). Speaker: Mary Peveto, Executive Director, 10:30 a.m., Northwest Multnomah County Library and by Zoom
JANUARY 21, 2023, “Planning the Future for Portland Branch” ,10 a.m.-12 p.m., University Park Condos Meeting Room, 1500 SW Park Avenue.
MARCH 18, 2023, Annual Meeting, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Portland Plaza Condos Community Room, 1500 SW 5th Avenue
JUNE 11, 2023, Welcome Summer Potluck Picnic, 4-7 p.m., Portland Plaza Condos Patio, 1500 SW 5th Avenue