Lobbying for Women

Port Townsend AAUW members join members of other AAUW branches from throughout the state to participate in an annual Lobby Day in Olympia. Members are briefed about pending bills so that they may be effective advocates as they meet with their elected representatives. Members interested in public policy issues can receive regular updates from AAUW on legislation affecting education and the general welfare of women and girls.

Political Forums

In election seasons, Port Townsend AAUW hosts community candidate forums and issues forums to help voters obtain the information they need to make informed choices.

AAUW Centipede

For the last three years, AAUW has entered the only “Centipede” in the anual Rhody Run.  Fashionably attired in red AAUW t-shirts with black pants, carrying a teal canopy and AAUW banner, our Centipede team finishes the 7.5 mile course in less than 2 hours, an amazing feat considering the complications related to potty stops, the singing of AAUW fight songs, and the struggle to keep the banner aloft in the breeze.  The envy of other walkers is obvious:  Dozens ask permission to duck under the AAUW canopy in case of rain, and at least one entrant was heard to declare: “My goal next year is to beat the Centipede!”