Evening Branch of the Women’s Alliance (EBWA)
Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady
1221 Wendell Avenue, Schenectady, NY
All Who Identify as Women are Welcome!

The Evening Branch of the Women’s Alliance (EBWA) at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady is an informal organization open to all interested women.

EBWA Calendar 2025-2026

Sept. 25  “Activism Made Easy” with Tina Lee, A member of the leadership team of Progressive Schenectady.  

Oct. 30  “Vampires” with Kristin Bidoshi, Professor of Russian, Director of Russian and East European Studies, Union College.

Nov. 20  “Communication for Connection” with Wendy Miller, mediator and conflict coach, retired RN.  

Dec. 4   Joint Holiday Lunch with Women’s Alliance, 11:45 am-2:00 pm.  Holiday Stocking Stuffer event and luncheon, with a speaker from the Regional Food Bank. 

Jan. 29  “Women of the Saratoga Campaign” with Anne Clothier, Assistant to the Saratoga County Historian (on Zoom).   

Feb. 26  “The NYS Abortion Landscape Since the Dobbs Decision” with Cassandra Klewicki, Reproductive Justice Advocate (on Zoom).  

Mar. 26  “Beyond the Campfire: How the Adirondack Wilderness Lured More Than Just the Sportsmen,” lunch meeting with the Daytime Alliance, 11:45-2:00, with Laura Baker, Licensed Adirondack Guide.     

Apr. 23  “Ukrainian Pysanky Eggs: A Visual Prayer” with Susan Malinchak Schmitt.

May 28  “Zentangle: The Art of Meditative Line and Pattern Drawing” with Linda Fasano, Certified Zentangle Teacher.  

June 11  “Field Trip to the Albany Underground Railroad Education Center.”  

This year we plan to meet in-person at the church most months (offering coffee and dessert), but we will use Zoom for our meetings in January and February.  While our evening programs will begin promptly at 7 pm (and end no later than 9), for the in-person meetings, we will gather at 6:30 pm for coffee and dessert.  If you plan to attend the in-person meetings, please let Gabrielle Reals know by emailing her at ellegr3@gmail.com by Tuesday evening before each meeting.  

Again this year there will be two luncheon meetings at the church.  We will join the Women’s Alliance on December 4 for a Holiday Luncheon, and EBWA will host a lunch meeting on March 26 and invite Daytime Alliance members to join us.  These meetings will take place from 11:45 am to 2:00 pm. – Details about ALL programs will appear in the UUSS weekly newsletter, Circuits, at the beginning of each month: https://uuschenectady.org/blog/newsletter/ and on the UUSS Facebook page a week before each meeting: https://www.facebook.com/UUSSchenectady/. 

As we have done the last few years, we plan to fund our speakers’ honoraria through subscriptions by supporters.  Subscribers will not be charged for our evening programs; there will be a cost for the two luncheon programs. 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. Non-subscribers will be asked to pay $5 for each in-person evening program to cover the speaker’s honorarium and refreshments. 

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.