Zonta Paul
Volume 82 Issue 4
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PEGGY'S MESSAGE
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Ha pp y B ir th da yJudy - October 28th Peggy - October 31st Pat - November 3rd Dorothy - November 21st
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Minnesota Women's Consortium
Neighborhood House
American Association of University Women
Women's Prison Book Project
Minnesota Department of Transportation Aviation Education
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Members are to call Dorothy if they are unable to attend no later than that the Friday
before the monthly meeting date. If you do not call, it will be assumed that you are attending and you will be
billed for those meetings in which the standard meal fee is charged. The meetings have a meal charge,
which is meant to cover the cost of the host's chosen menu and beverages. We hope that, in some cases,
there will be extra money leftover for our service projects.
If you are unable to attend due to last minute circumstances, you will be billed for that meeting.
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BRIGHTEN YOUR STAR - 2008 Zonta To be held on November 9, 2008 at International Market Square. We haven’t received any additional information regarding this event, but expect it will be similar in format to prior years, i.e., starting around 10:30 and ending at 3 p.m. The location is International Market Square, 275 Market Street, Minneapolis. They will have a silent auction and raffle. The proceeds will be going to their service projects.
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Here are some upcoming events in our area that you might be interested in: October 2008 – January 8, 2009 Mysteries of the Great Lakes – showing at the Science Museum of Minnesota - It takes a drop of water nearly 400 years to travel from the headwaters of Lake Superior to the edge of Lake Ontario. Along the way, the water passes by towering cliffs dotted with early Native American pictographs, caribou and moose grazing on the shores, surrounds giant prehistoric sturgeon lurking among thousands of shipwrecks, and past 40 million people who live along the more than 10,000 miles of coastline. It is a dramatic journey through some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. Now, you can witness the Mysteries of the Great Lakes on the only screen large enough to reveal them! The Fall Dayton’s Bluff Vacant Home Tour will be on Sunday, October 26, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Maps with the home information and locations can be picked up at the Dayton’s Bluff Community Council at 798 East 7th Street at the beginning of the tour. The best Christmas Pageant Ever! By Barbara Robinson at Steppingstone Theater December 5-23, 2008
How is it that "The Worst Kids in the History of the World" end up in this year's
Christmas Pageant? That's what the church ladies and Reverend Hopkins would like to know! And, how do
those Herdman children manage to turn what should be the worst show into The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! Saturday, October 25 Halloween Spook-tacular Harriet Alexander Nature Center, 2520 North Dale Street, Roseville, MN. – A fun filled night for kids of all ages - $5 per person (adult attendance required); pre-registration ends October 23; 651.792.7110. The St. Paul Library System has many programs coming in the next few months – sponsored by The Friends of the St. Paul Library The Rose Ensemble Tuesday October 7, 7p.m. at the Hamline Midway Branch Library, 1558 W. Minnehaha Avenue, St. Paul Enjoy an evening of Irish poetry at Central Library, 90 W. Fourth Street; call 651.222.34242 for free registration; Friday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. Discussion Series - St. Anthony Park Branch Library – 2245 Como Avenue; St. Paul; all at 7 p.m. Thursday October 16 - A Second Opinion: Rescuing America’s Health Care Thursday, October 23 As I live and Breath – Notes of a patient-doctor Thursday, October 30th Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity and the War on Terror – Abuse of prisoners at Guantanamo FILM SERIES: Wednesday, October 15, 7 p.m. “Finding Dawn” examines the murders and disappearances of an estimated 500 Aboriginal women who have gone missing or been murdered in Canada over the past 30 years, crimes that remain unresolved to this day. Mary Ellingen, staff attorney in the Women’s Human Rights Program at The Advocates, and Maureen White Eagle, executive director of Partners for Women’s Equality, will host a discussion after the film. At Hayden Heights Branch Library, 1456 White Bear Ave. Wednesday, November 19, 7 p.m. “Iron Ladies of Liberia” at St. Anthony Park Branch Library, 2245 Como Ave. On January 16, 2006, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was inaugurated President of Liberia, the first freely elected female head of state in Africa. Go behind the scenes in “Iron Ladies of Liberia,” as Sirleaf faces the daunting task of lifting her country from debt and devastation. She turns to a remarkable team of women, appointing them in positions such as police chief, finance minister, minister of justice, commerce minister and minister of gender, and the viewer is treated to a joyous, inspirational testimony of the political power of women's leadership and diplomacy. A discussion will follow the film. Tuesday, December 16, 7 p.m. "Maquilapolis: City of Factories" at Riverview Branch Library, 1 East George Street. Carmen works the graveyard shift in one of Tijuana’s maquiladoras, the multinationally-owned factories that came to Mexico for its cheap labor. She and a million other maquiladora workers produce televisions, electrical cables, toys, clothes, and more, they weave the very fabric of life for consumer nations. They also confront labor violations, environmental devastation and urban chaos -- life on the frontier of the global economy. In "Maquilapolis: City of Factories," Carmen and her colleague Lourdes reach beyond the daily struggle for survival to organize for change.
Wednesday, January 14, 7 p.m. “SASA” Sasa is a Kiswahili word that means now. Now is the time to prevent violence against women and HIV infection. The documentary film "SASA!" tells the personal stories of two women and their experiences with violence and HIV/AIDS. It also offers analysis from activists and leaders about the causal factors, cultural dynamics and politics of preventing and responding to these dual pandemics.
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Romelle sent this article for inclusion in the newsletter – and, it should be a reminder to all of us to be sure to vote on November 4th; if you are not going to be in town, be sure to get an absentee ballot. Every vote is important! This is the story of our Grandmothers, and Great-grandmothers, as they lived only 90 years ago. It was not until 1920 that women were granted the right to go to the poles and vote. The women were innocent and defenseless. And by the end of the night, they were barely alive. Forty prison guards wielding clubs and their warden's blessing went on a rampage against the 33 women wrongly convicted of 'obstructing sidewalk traffic.' They beat Lucy Burn, chained her hands to the cell bars above her head and left her hanging for the night, bleeding and gasping for air. They hurled Dora Lewis into a dark cell, smashed her head against an iron bed and knocked her out cold. Her cellmate, Alice Cosu, thought Lewis was dead and suffered a heart attack. Additional affidavits describe the guards grabbing, dragging, beating, choking, slamming, pinching, twisting and kicking the women. Thus unfolded the 'Night of Terror' on Nov. 15, 1917, when the warden at the Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia ordered his guards to teach a lesson to the suffragists imprisoned there because they dared to picket Woodrow Wilson's White House for the right to vote. For weeks, the women's only water came from an open pail. Their food--all of it colorless slop--was infested with worms. When one of the leaders, Alice Paul, embarked on a hunger strike, they tied her to a chair, forced a tube down her throat and poured liquid into her until she vomited. She was tortured like this for weeks until word was smuggled out to the press. So, refresh my memory. Some women won't vote this year because--why, exactly? We have carpool duties? We have to get to work? Our vote doesn't matter? It's raining? Last week, I went to a sparsely attended screening of HBO's new movie 'Iron Jawed Angels.' It is a graphic depiction of the battle these women waged so that I could pull the curtain at the polling booth and have my say. I am ashamed to say I needed the reminder. All these years later, voter registration is still my passion. But the actual act of voting had become less personal for me, more rote. Frankly, voting often felt more like an obligation than a privilege. Sometimes it was inconvenient. My friend Wendy, who is my age and studied women's history, saw the HBO movie, too. When she stopped by my desk to talk about it, she looked angry. She was--with herself. 'One thought kept coming back to me as I watched that movie,' she said. 'What would those women think of the way I use--or don't use--my right to vote? All of us take it for granted now, not just younger women, but those of us who did seek to learn.' The right to vote, she said, had become valuable to her 'all over again.' HBO released the movie on video and DVD. I wish all history; social studies and government teachers would include the movie in their curriculum. I want it shown on Bunco night, too, and anywhere else women gather. I realize this isn't our usual idea of socializing, but we are not voting in the numbers that we should be, and I think a little shock therapy is in order. It is jarring to watch Woodrow Wilson and his cronies try to persuade a psychiatrist to declare Alice Paul insane so that she could be permanently institutionalized. And it is inspiring to watch the doctor refuse. Alice Paul was strong, he said, and brave. That didn't make her crazy. The doctor admonished the men: 'Courage in women is often mistaken for insanity.' Please, if you are so inclined, pass this on to all the women you know. We need to get out and vote and use this right that was fought so hard for by these very courageous women. Whether you vote democratic, republican or independent party - remember to vote. History is being made.
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Orders can be picked up starting November 15th; Shirley will be getting the order forms, etc. to us in the next few weeks. Linder’s has increased their prices, and we have adjusted our pricing accordingly. Pixies - $6.00; Singles - $13.00; Doubles - $22; Candy Canes - $22; Triples - $30.00; Cyclamen - $13.00; Amaryllis Bulb Kits - $13.00; Delivery charges will be $35. Shirley and Carole will be working together on the Poinsettia sales this year. Let’s all work toward making this a great event for funding our service projects.
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I haven’t received an update from Connie, but anticipate that their October meeting will be October 24th, location and program to be announced. I believe they met at the Cherokee Sirloin Room in September, and expect that this location may be selected for October. Call 651-270-9144 Check out their Website for more current information. St. Paul Business and Professional Women Although it doesn't appear to have been updated for awhile.
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As always, please let me know if you have any information to share; I would be happy to include it in our newsletter.
Any and all ideas will be entertained!
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