OWL-SF Meeting March 23, 2024: STRENGTHEN & STRETCH

IMPROVE YOUR BALANCE,
STRENGTH & FLEXIBILITY

Saturday, March 23, 11 AM to 12:15
Zoom video and call-in meeting

  • Gentle exercises done sitting or standing
  • Exercises and stretches for daily and at home use
  • No special equipment or abilities needed
  • Fun and easy to do

Coach Kyra returns to OWL to help our members increase balance, build strength, and improve flexibility for mobility and safety at home and out of doors.

For more information:
Call (415) 712-1695, or email
 info@owlsf.org

OWL-SF Info Alert: CARA Event to Repeal Unjust Utility Tax

A fixed-rate utility tax protects utility profits,
not California consumers.

This unjust tax will hurt seniors. OWLs can learn more about this tax and how to repeal it by attending CARA’s Feb. 23 Forum

CARA’s Fabulous Friday Forum

Click HERE to read California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) article about the history and current status of the utility tax.

Click HERE to register to attend the event.

OWL-SF Meeting February 24: WOMEN AND HEART DISEASE

Women and Heart Disease
Zoom meeting
Saturday, February 24, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW
  • Common myths about heart disease
  • Risks and Prevention of heart disease
  • How to tell if you’re having a heart attack
  • What to do if you think you are having a heart attack

Speaker:

Arete Nicholas, R.N. returns to OWL by popular demand after her informative and popular talk on Stroke in October, 2023. Ms Nicholas is a registered nurse with over 25 years of experience in clinical care management, consulting, health education and staff training in both long term care and acute care settings with a specialty in geriatric care management.               

Zoom link to follow
For more information:
Call (415) 712-1695, or email info@owlsf.org

SF Public Library Free Will Writing

 

 

 

Ready to turn the page? Begin with peace of mind.

 

2024 promises new beginnings and cherished continuations at Friends of the San Francisco Public Library. With the turn of the page to this new year, we’re reminded of the importance of preserving the narratives that mean the most to us. Crafting your estate plan is a profound way to protect your personal story for future generations.

In partnership with FreeWill, we’re delighted to offer you a straightforward way to create a will, at no cost to you. This accessible online tool guides you in communicating your wishes, safeguarding your loved ones, and bringing you peace of mind as you write the future chapters of your life.

CLICK HERE TO WRITE YOUR STORY

We encourage you to turn the page and articulate your legacy. Your life’s story is unique, and having a will ensures that your personal script is followed, chapter by chapter, line by line. Thank you for being an essential part of our book-loving community!

Warm wishes for a year of joyful storytelling! And if you’ve already crafted your will and included a chapter on Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, please let us know so we can thank you!

OWL-SF Meeting (in person) January 27: PREPARE FOR MARCH ELECTIONS

Be Ready to vote on important local matters a
t the Upcoming Presidential Primary Election in March!

In person meeting!

When: Saturday, January 27, 11 AM to 1 PM
Where: SF Main Library, Hispanic Room (lower level)
100 Larkin St., Civic Center, San Francisco CA

“For and Against” Speakers on
Selected S.F. Ballot Measures:

 

Measure BPolice Officer Staffing Levels and Amending Tax Funding (Charter Amendment)

Measure E: Police Department Policies and Procedures (Ordinance)

Measure F: Illegal Substance Dependence Screening and Treatment for Recipients of City Public Assistance (Ordinance)

Coffee and Refreshments!

The Public and Guests Welcome!

For more information:
Call: 415-712-1695, or email: info@owlsf.org

SF League of Women Voters Online Event: SAN FRANCISCO REPARATIONS IN CONVERSATION

OWL-SF is proud to announce the upcoming free, online event hosted by the San Francisco League of Women Voters on January 10 at 6 p.m.: 

                  San Francisco Reparations in Conversation

Want to know what’s next in the plan for reparations in San Francisco? Come to the free online event, Reparations in conversation, to hear from African American Reparations Advisory Committee Chair Eric McDonnell about the plan to support thriving Black communities across the city. The committee has made recommendations for addressing the discrimination that Black residents have historically faced and continue to experience.

 

The event is hosted by the League of Women Voters of San Francisco with partners including the SF African American Chamber of Commerce; the SF Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated; GLIDE; the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, SF Branch; and the National Council of Negro Women, Northern California Region.

 

Suggested Message to U.S. House Reps Re: H.R. 82

I am writing to ask for your help in cosponsoring H.R. 82 (Graves-LA and Spanberger-VA) since you were one of the cosponsors of this bill in the 117th Congress. This bipartisan bill will repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), penalties that financially harm millions of retirees across our nation.
 
The WEP and GPO cut or eliminate Social Security benefits that retirees have paid for. The WEP cuts the earned benefits of public service workers that they paid for during their time working in the private sector. The GPO eliminates the Social Security survivor benefit, even for those with a modest pension. Retired educators can be forced into poverty when their spouse dies, even though their survivor benefit had been paid for by their spouse.
 
Now is the time to take action to repeal these two unjust penalties. The nation has been seeing an exodus of teachers who are either leaving the profession or retiring earlier than planned. The repeal of these two offsets is an important step to help to turn the tide in favor of teachers remaining in the classroom.
 
Please cosponsor the bipartisan bill H.R. 82 (Graves – LA and Spanberger – VA) and move this issue to the forefront.

OWL ANNOUNCEMENT: WE NEED YOUR 2023 NOMINATIONS FOR OWL BOARD MEMBERS

OWL ANNOUNCEMENT :

IT’S TIME TO NOMINATE BOARD MEMBERS FOR 2023

Serving on the OWL Board is a great way to meet new people and get involved with meaningful activities. We urge you to contribute to OWL’s future by nominating candidates to serve on the OWL Board.

RESPONSIBILITIES FOR INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS:

  • Attend monthly Board meetings either in person or via Zoom.
  • Identify important issues for OWL ALERTS for one month of each year.
  • Propose topics for monthly membership meeting.
  • Help organize at least one meeting of your choice.
  • Contribute ideas and (if willing) write articles to the OWL Newsletter.

NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR BOARD MEMBERSHIP:

  • Ask prospective candidates if they are willing to be nominated. New OWL members or anyone interest in OWL’s mission can be nominated
  • Email your nominee to Betty Traynor: btraynor@att.net.  Nominees can be submitted by calling OWL and leaving a message at  (415) 712-1695, or by emailing OWL at info@owlsf.org
  • Please note that members are welcome to nominate themselves

DEADLINE for Nominations is the January Planning meeting on January 28, 2023. Nominations from the floor can be made at that time.

The list of nominees with brief bios will be sent by email or mailed to members who are not online.

ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS will be held at the beginning of the February 25 Membership Meeting. Up to 8 people may be elected.

LEGACY FILM FESTIVAL ON AGING 2023

Sheila Malkind, the Founder & Director, as well as her Board of Directors and reviewers, selected 40 long and short films, almost entirely documentaries–some whimsical, others serious—covering diverse themes on Friendship, Vitality, Later Life, Love, Creativity, Caregiving, and, inevitably, Death—and more.

Also included in the upcoming festival, are recorded interviews with several of the filmmakers–their chosen subjects, their challenges, and the messages their films impart. Director Norman Jewison explains his film adaptation of Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen, while Director Barbara Schock talks about her 2000 Academy Award as Director for Best Short Film (Live Action), My Mother Dreams The Satan’s Disciples in New York.

CLICK HERE FOR TIME AND PRICE DETAILS

The Legacy Film Festival on Aging celebrates the aging process as profound and meaningful, often challenging, and always courageous. Malkind: “Our films portray some of the many facets of this unique, ever-changing experience, honestly and artfully, and always with compassion and love for the subjects.”

Sheila Malkind, MA, MPH,

LEGACY FILM FESTIVAL ON AGING

(415) 515-2708

info@legacyfilmfestivalonaging.org

legacyfilmfestivalonaging.org

JANUARY 22: OWLSF ANNUAL PLANNING MEETING

Join OWL-SF for our

2022 Planning Meeting

The Future of OWL-SF
Saturday, January 22nd
11:00 am to 12:30 pm

Call (415) 712-1695 or email info@owlsf.org for Zoom info

We need people to step up and help lead us into the future,
to keep our mission relevant,
and continue to make our organization one that uniquely serves
midlife and older women.

*Join us to plan for 2022 and beyond
*Share your thinking and commitment to our work
for midlife and older women

VIRTUAL Legacy Film Festival on Aging MAY 24-31 2021

The 10th Legacy Film Festival on Aging, May 24-31, 2021 – the only international screen event exploring life in the world of new aging – will take viewers from Australia to Sweden, from Hungary to Cuba and across the US with over 25 feature-length and short indie films. The festival will screen online, reaching audiences across the nation and the globe.

See legacyfilmfestivalonaging.org for details.

CARA Presents: FABULOUS FRIDAY FORUMS at NOON

February 5th February 19th March 5th

CARA is planning a series of FORUMS on Fridays, beginning on Feb. 5th at NOON PST to engage our members and friends on the key issues we will be working on over the next year. Some of these FORUMS will be policy focused, some more performance oriented, and some skills-building. All of these forums will be held at NOON PST and will be held via ZOOM and Teleconference. All events will have an organizing focus and share opportunities to TAKE ACTION. And each one will have some element of fun and surprise.

You must register in advance for these events. You can register for one, two, or all of them. You will be sent a link for the Forum upon registration. We are proud to announce the first 3 Fabulous Forums. Register here https://californiaalliance.org/3473-2/

Evolve & OWL Support PROP 15

OWL SF can join Evolve on August 20th at 5 pm to phone bank for Prop.15 – Schools and Communities First.
The phone bank on August 20th is going to be from 5:00 – 7:30 pm. We will send out the Zoom link that day so be ready to click that link at 5 pm. Volunteers will first be trained and then they will start calling voters in the Bay Area.

You will need your phone, computer, and access to a Chrome browser for this phonebank. Along with that, you can quickly share your story about why you support Prop. 15 using this link https://www.evolve-ca.org/share-your-story.

WAGING CHANGE MAY 22-31

Women Make Movies Virtual Film Festival

May 2020 | WAGING CHANGE 
Waging Change screening in Women Make Movies Virtual Film Festival May 22-May 31

Register Here

Women Make Movies is hosting an encore of Waging Change in their Virtual Film Festival from May 22-May 31, due to popular demand.

Waging Change, completed before the coronavirus hit, shines a light on the difficulties faced by restaurant servers and bartenders forced to live off their tips in many states which set the tipped minimum wage at $2.13 an hour.   As hundreds of thousands of restaurant workers are laid off in the face of the pandemic, Waging Change, provides a behind the scenes look at what needs to change so that restaurant workers can receive One Fair Wage, which was already mandated by the House of Representatives in July, 2019.

Secretary Hillary Clinton was part of a powerful discussion with Saru Jayaraman, President of One Fair Wage and Nikki Cole, National Policy Director of One Fair Wage about the need to end the tipped minimum wage.  The event was hosted by The Riveter and a link to the event is here

“We have to deal with the immediate emergency but that’s not enough—we have to take advantage of the terrible crisis to do better… This vestige of slavery needs to be eliminated once and for all.”
-Secretary @HillaryClinton on fair wages for tipped workers @onefairwage
Watch Trailer Above, or Click Here
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