Branch Program – November 19, 2018

Monday, November 19, 2018

9:30 – 10:30 Presidents’ Hall

EQUITY, EQUALITY, AND JUSTICE

We Are All Criminals

Speaker: Ingrid Nuttall, Former Board President, We Are All Criminals Foundation

One in four people in Minnesota has a criminal record; however, this local organization posits that four in four have a criminal history. That is–we’ve all violated the law, but only a portion of us are labeled criminal. Nuttall will speak about crime, punishment, privilege, and mercy as she shares her perspective on how decades of drug wars, private prisons, tough-on-crime policies, and concentrated policing in minority communities have created massive problems for the incarcerated people and their families.

10:45 – 11:45 Presidents’ Hall

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Personal Genome Exploration

Speaker: David Matthes, Professor, University of Minnesota

During the last ten years it has become possible for anyone to obtain his or her own genome sequence which will reveal an unique combination of molecular quirks. This presentation will illustrate some of the discoveries that you may make if you set out on this voyage to the center of your being.

11:45 – Noon ANNOUNCEMENTS

12:00 – 1:15 LUNCHEON

1:15 – 2:15 Presidents’ Hall

AAUW ISSUES AND CONCERNS

Estate Planning

Speaker: Mary Frances Price, Partner in a Women Owned Law Firm, Long, Reher, Hanson & Price

You won’t want to miss this opportunity to hear Price as she provides an update and clarity on IRA distributions as they stand today. She focuses her practice on effective estate planning or the need to revise an existing estate plan, especially during times of transition as we age and meet new challenges.