The Evening Branch of the Women’s Alliance (EBWA) at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady is an informal organization open to those who identify as women. Since its beginning in the winter of 1981, the EBWA Steering Committee has set up monthly meetings, usually on the last Thursday of the month. More than 300 women have participated in one, some or many of these get togethers.

Programs are held in the dining room at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady on Wendell Ave., unless otherwise indicated. Enter through the rear door of the church; disabled access is available. During the winter months, January and February, the program is available via Zoom. Please reserve prior to the program to receive the correct Zoom link by email.

As we have done the last few years, we plan to fund our speakers’ honoraria through subscriptions by supporters.  If you wish to support our efforts, you may send a check made out to EBWA for $30 to Carol Furman (contact Carol for her mailing address at cfurm13@gmail.com). (We need at least 25 subscriptions to cover our costs for the year.) The charge to subscribers for in-person meetings will be waived, and non-subscribers will be asked to pay $5 to cover the speaker’s honorarium and refreshments for each in-person program.

EBWA Programs are set up by the steering committee and deal with subjects identified in periodic surveys of the group.

EBWA Calendar 2023-2024

Evening Branch of the Women’s Alliance
Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady
1221 Wendell Avenue, Schenectady, NY

All Who Identify as Women are Welcome!

Sept. 28  “Poem Renovation” with Kelly de la Rocha, Poet, writer and creator of poemRENOVATION.com.

Oct. 26  “Banned Books: Not in My Backyard” with Charity Thorne, Executive Director of the Schenectady County Public Library.

Nov. 16  “Phillis Wheatley’s Presence: Getting to Know One of America’s First Black Poets” with Wendy Roberts, Professor of English, University at Albany.

Dec. 14  “Forty Years (…and Counting) of Folk Music on the ‘Hudson River Sampler’ ” with Wanda Fischer, Host of WAMC’s Hudson River Sampler, and the station’s longest-tenured employee.

Jan. 25 “Columbia’s Daughters: The Political Equality Clubs” with Patricia F. Dolton, Librarian at Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls.

Unfortunately the Feb. 29 program, “My Narration Between Two Revolutions in Iran” with Elahe Gol Pari, Multimedia Cross-cultural Documentarian, has had to be cancelled for this year. The hope is to reschedule this program for the 2024-25 year.

Mar. 28 “More Than a Century: The Challenges to Achieve an Equal Rights Amendment” with Andrea Foroughi, Associate Professor and Chair, History Dept., Union College.

Apr. 25 “Advancing Social Justice One House at a Time” with Kathy Fernandez, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity, Schenectady.

May 23 “My Canine Master Teacher: Lessons on the Power of Intention” with Patricia Nugent, author, retired school administrator, Reiki master.

June 13 Tour of Mabee Farm with staff of the Schenectady County Historical Society.

A further word or two —

About the program: the schedule is usually:

6:30 dessert and coffee or tea,
7:00 program,
8:00 networking,
9:00 adjourn

Volunteers provide the dessert and coffee or tea and also clean up following the program. Consider assisting others to make the evening go smoothly.

About Reservations: the fee covers costs — sometimes a bit over, sometimes a bit under. If you plan to attend the meeting, please email Gabrielle at ellegr3@gmail.com by the Tuesday night prior to the meeting. (If you forget, drop in anyway.)

About Transportation: if you need a ride to an EBWA meeting, please ask if anyone from your area is attending when making your reservation.

About Contacting Us: For more information or questions, contact Carol Furman at cfurm13@gmail.com or 518-232-9062.