January 28, 2012, 11:30 AM – reservations deadline Jan. 24
Michaels at Shoreline, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View
Benefiting AAUW’s Educational Opportunities Fund

Award winning journalist Tyche Hendricks will talk about her new book, The Wind Doesn’t Need a Passport: Stories from the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, at the popular Author’s Lunch which will be held at Michael’s Restaurant at Shoreline on Saturday, January 28. The social hour commences at 11:30 and lunch will be served at noon, followed by Hendricks’s presentation.

The lunch is presented by our branch, with part of the proceeds going to support AAUW’s Educational Opportunities Fund. The cost is $35 per person, $5 less than last year.  Checks should be made payable to LAMV AAUW and sent by January 24 to Rory Kaplan, 27000 Appaloosa Way, Los Altos, 94022.  Luncheon Choices are Chicken Portabello, Spinach and Cheese Tortellini al Pesto (vegetarian), or Broiled Salmon.  Beverage and dessert are included.  Please send the name and entree for each person, plus a contact phone number.

Hendricks brings a fresh perspective and understanding to the area dividing the United States and Mexico which she calls the “borderlands.”  There is a distinct and shared culture in that region where people of both countries flow back and forth daily for work, school, to visit family, for medical care and regularly encounter the less savory aspects of life including pollution and drug trafficking.

The renewed political debate about immigration from our southern neighbor makes this a timely and important subject.  Hendricks, an editor at KQED Public Radio and lecturer at Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, traveled through the borderlands and gathered remarkable stories – from emergency rooms and factory floors, farm kitchens and jail cells.  Her book has been described as “intelligent, searching, objective, encompassing” and her vibrant personal stories about the human communities involved in the border disputes bring life and a new perspective to this complex subject.  How we handle immigration is and will be a huge issue for Americans in the coming years so please come to hear this insightful speaker to broaden your understanding of not only the issues but what life is really like for people living between Mexico and the United States.

January 23, 2012, 11:45 AM to 1:30 PM
Celebrating the 39th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

For over 18 years the local Catholic Church in Los Altos has sponsored a Prayer Walk in Los Altos to protest the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

This year the pro-choice majority will once again be present to walk on the opposite side of Main Street as we advocate for a woman’s right to choose.

Speaker:  Liz Figueroa, VP Public Affairs for Planned Parenthood, Mar Monte

Location: Los Altos Youth Center, 1 N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos.

Program begins at 11:45 am.  Walk will depart at 12:15 PM from the Youth Center, cross San Antonio, continue on State St. & return to the Youth Center via Main St.

Registration is $2 at the door.

INFORMATION:  Myra Orta, 650-968-8476, mee-maa@sbcglobal.net