NOW OFFICIAL TO DISCUSS OPPOSITION TO PROP. 209.Byline: Jean Russell Vogel A discussion of ``What's Wrong With Proposition 209?'' sponsored by the Simi Valley branch of the American Association of University Women ''This article or section is being rewritten at The American Association of University Women (AAUW) advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research. is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at the United Methodist Church United Methodist Church, in the United States, religious body formed by the union in 1968 of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church (see Methodism). in Simi Valley. The speaker addressing the issues in the California Civil Rights Initiative, as Prop. 209 is known, will be Jean Morrison of the volunteer speakers bureau for No on CCRT CCRT Core Conflictual Relationship Theme CCRT Conseil Canadien de la Réadaptation et du Travail (Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work) CCRT Cape Cod Rail Trail (Massachusetts, USA) , said Felicia Keeton, AAUW AAUW abbr. American Association of University Women program vice president. Morrison, president of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. chapter of the National Organization for Women, believes an erosion of women's civil rights is likely to follow a passage of Prop. 209. A discussion period will follow the speaker's presentation. Morrison said that if passed, the initiative will amend the state constitution to terminate the state's present affirmative action affirmative action, in the United States, programs to overcome the effects of past societal discrimination by allocating jobs and resources to members of specific groups, such as minorities and women. practices in the interests of women and minorities. For more information about AAUW's informational programs, call Keeton at 526-9797. Members Vice President Carol Ashton, 582-1062, can advise regarding membership requirements. The United Methodist Church is at 2394 Erringer Road. Local author Alexis O'Neill will discuss ``Writing for Children: How to Break In'' with members of the National League of American Pen Women at 8 p.m. Monday. Women working professionally as artists, writers or composers may arrange to attend as guests by calling membership Vice President Diane Reichick for directions. O'Neill began focusing her writing on the children's market about 10 years ago. Her work has been published in Cricket, Cobblestone and Writer's Market. Her current book for preschool children is in the process of being published by Simon and Schuster's Books for Young Readers. O'Neill is a regional adviser for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, serving the Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. counties. She teaches writing in the extension program of University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at Los Angeles and at Learning Tree University. As a child, O'Neill wanted to be a teacher, and then writing became her goal. ``I'm fortunate being able to do both,'' she said. After graduating from Syracuse University in New York, where she met her husband, David Boeshaar, O'Neill wrote educational material for museums and schools, including a commissioned historical volume. Following their marriage of five years ago, the couple moved to Boeshaar's boyhood home, Simi Valley. ``And I love it here,'' she said. |
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