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AAUW is California’s most active and diverse organization
for women seeking to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.
AAUW values and seeks a diverse membership.

AAUW is rated 4 Star Status
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Proposed Slate of 2025-2026 Elected Officers can be found HERE

Nomination form for the 2025 Connie Inskeep Leadership Award can be found HERE
Information about the Connie Inskeep Leadership Award can be found HERE

UPCOMING AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION WEBINAR: DEI in the Balance–Strategies for Moving Forward in Uncertain Times, Thursday, March 20, 2025 10am-11am Pacific.
REGISTER HERE

Saturday, April 5, 2025
Monthly Branch Meeting & Program
Guests are Welcome
Long Beach City College Foundation Building 0-2
4901 E. Carson Street
Business Meeting: 10:00 a.m.
Program: 11:00 a.m.
Book Banning
Speaker: Leslie Criswell

Please join us for an engaging and timely discussion with Leslie Criswell on book banning—a growing issue that affects education, intellectual freedom, and democracy. Across the country, schools and libraries are facing increasing challenges as books, particularly those centering on race, gender, and diverse perspectives, are being removed from shelves.
Our discussion will explore:
*The history and resurgence of book banning in the U.S.
*How censorship disproportionately impacts marginalized communities
*The role of educators, parents, and advocates in defending the right to read
* Action steps to protect free expression and inclusive learning spaces
Whether you’re a lifelong reader, an educator, or a concerned community member, this meeting will provide valuable insights into how we can stand up for the freedom to read.

Leslie Criswell is a retired trial attorney who spent 35 years trying civil jury cases, volunteered as an L.A. Superior Court mediator and Small Claims Court judge for several years, and is an active member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. After retiring from her law practice, Leslie taught Law as an elective
at Narbonne High School for seven years and was able to weave mock trial experiences into the curriculum. She is an active coach and judge in competitive high school, college, and law school mock trial programs here in Southern California. Leslie is a member of the Palos Verdes and Beach Cities AAUW branches and has been a dorm mom at several Tech Trek summer camps in the last few years. Her adult children live near her, and she became the proud grandmother of a beautiful baby girl in January.

MORE ABOUT AAUW

AAUW has been empowering women since 1881.  The mission of AAUW is advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy. For more than 130 years, AAUW has worked as a national grassroots organization to improve the lives of millions of women and their families. And now that we’ve won the fight to give women equal access to education, we’re taking on one of the most defining issues of our time: gender equity.As a local branch of AAUW, our focus is in meeting the vision and mission of AAUW in the greater Long Beach area by providing programs, education, and resources.

We are non-partisan. We have been around since 1920, support opportunities for activism and have monthly program meetings that promote education and equity. not just for women and girls, but also for the City of Long Beach. We strongly value and encourage a diverse membership.  We also have multiple interests groups.

You’ve come to the right place if you,

• have an Associate Degree or higher (or Equivalent), or are a college or University student
•  believe in Pay Equity, Voting Rights, a woman’s choice to make health decisions about her own body, and equal rights for girls and boys, men and women.

The Long Beach branch is dynamic and engaged in the community.  We look forward to 2024-2025 as a year of change and growth. We want to continue the theme of reengaging with members, and expanding our membership by recruiting younger, diverse members who represent Long Beach!

If you are interested in joining, we welcome you to attend our monthly meetings and to contact our Membership Vice Presidents Faye Alperin and Mary Ann Takemoto at aauwlongbeach.membership@gmail.com.

Watch this short Video to learn how AAUW is Changing the Climate for Women and Girls.

Please check out our Website.  We would love to have you join us!