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Membership

2008-09 Scholarship

The Denver Digest
The deadline to submit news, announcements and information for publication in the monthly Denver Digest is on the 20th of each month. E-mail all submittals to Digest Editor Roxanne Hernandez, or call her at 303.903.6811.

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Colorado Programs

Publications/Resources:

Legislative Updates: An informative update on Colorado legislative issues, compiled by the Lobby Corps. Three updates are published per legislative session. To receive updates by mail, send $3.00 check payable to Colorado AAUW to: Suzanne Goodwin, 9446 West Iowa Ave., Lakewood, CO 80232.
To receive via e-mail, contact Elaine Gardner at begard@ecentral.com.

Action Alert: AAUW's monthly newsletter with up-to-date information on AAUW's priority issues in Congress. Send $20.00 per year ($25.00 for non-members) to Action Alert, P.O. Box 96793, Washington, DC 20090.

Get the Facts Alerts: One page fax and e-mail alerts on congressional issues that affect women and families. For information call: 1-800-608-5286.

Colorado Voter Education and Public Policy Directors:
Judy Sanderson, 719-630-8140, sandersonjudy@aol.com
Betty Flaten, 303-423-9435, bflaten@jeffco.k12.co.us
Diane Fuchs, 303-674-9639, fuchsdiane@aol.com

Public Policy Information, AAUW Public Policy

The public policy program underscores AAUW's mission of promoting equity and education for all women and girls. The work of AAUW is accomplished through responsible public participation at the local, state, national and international levels. For more than a century, AAUW has influenced legislative debate on critical issues such as education, sex discrimination, civil rights, reproductive choice, Title IX, affirmative action, welfare reform pay equity, family and medical leave and health care

AAUW supports a strengthened United Nations and its affiliated agencies. We advocate implementation of the Platform for Action from the 4th World Conference on Women. We affirm our commitment to the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

2005-2006 Public Policy Program

Rights of the Individual

  • Individual Choice in the Determination of One's Reproductive Life
  • Right to Privacy
  • Freedom from Violence, Abuse, and Sexual Harassment in Home, Schools, Workplace and Communities
  • Protection of Victim's Rights
  • Support for Intellectual and Academic Freedom and the Right of Individuals to Self-Determination
  • Access to Quality and Affordable Health Services for all Women and Their Dependents

Education

  • Educational Equity for Women and Girls
  • Comprehensive Family-Life and Health Education Programs from Pre-School Through Grade 12
  • Opposition to the Use of Public Funds for Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Education
  • Programs for Student Readiness
  • Equitable Funding for Quality Education at All Levels of Public Education, Including Programs and Services for Students of all Ages, Cultures, Races, Ethnicity, Gender Orientation, Special Needs and Talents
  • Support for Standards Based Education for all Students Through Grade 12

Women's Economic Self Sufficiency

  • Pay Equity
  • Access to Quality and Affordable Dependent Care
  • Welfare Reform That:
    • Provides Adequate Education and Job Training Opportunities
    • Ensures That Safe, Affordable Quality Child Care Is Available to Participants in Education and Job Training Programs, and
    • Does Not Contain Any Child Exclusion Provisions