Opening Day, Monday, September 14, 2020

AAUW MINNEAPOLIS

ENJOY THE DAY!

9:30 – 10:30                                                        LITERATURE                                                on Zoom

Be Who You Are and Love Who You Are
Speaker: Maria Nhambu
Author, Educator Nhambu presents her life journey of struggle, survival, and success in an authentic, powerful, and intensely personal way. Her story of resilience, faith, and hope is the roadmap and inspiration for courageously being who you are and loving who you are. Her Dancing Soul Trilogy: Africa’s Child, America’s Daughter, and Drum Beats, Heart Beats,reveal the poignant story of a woman with roots in East Africa. She came to the United Stares as a teen and now shares her gifts with us and the world.

   11:-12:00                                                                                                                                   on Zoom

                    Welcome to Minneapolis AAUW 2020-2021   

President Diane Boruff will welcome us to a year of exciting and interesting programs. We will honor outgoing President Carol Sheldon and honor 50-year members and Past Presidents. Program Vice President Karen Ringsrud will present an overview of our topics for the year.

1:15 – 2:15                                             SPECIAL PROGRAM                                                        on Zoom
Walking Nearly 5,000 Miles in 12 Months

Speaker: Alison Young

Blissful (and extreme) Hiker, former Classical Music Host and Producer for MPR and American Public Media

Young has always used her feet to find peace, strength, and solace. However, upon returning from a hike across New Zealand, everything in her life changed. To achieve solace again, she did what she always does—she hiked—this time 2,640 miles from Canada to Mexico on the Pacific Crest Trail. You will be thrilled by her photos, stories, and humor.