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The Criminal Misdemeanor: The Story of Abortion in Interwar France
The Criminal Misdemeanor: The Story of Abortion in Interwar France
Tuesday April 26 at 6pm, online lecture by Fiona Casey We are delighted that Fiona Casey, Doctor in Contemporary History at the Ecole Supérieure d’Agricultures in Angers, will be sharing the topic of her doctoral thesis with us. It touches on many themes related to women during our chosen period. These themes include the impact […]
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Walk around the lake in the Bois de Boulogne
Walk around the lake in the Bois de Boulogne
Walk around the lake in the Bois de Boulogne Wednesday, April 27 at 16H00 Approx 4 kilometers, one hour Meet at the entrance to the Piscine d’Auteuil Contact Ami at asalk@wanadoo.fr or 06 07 65 03 16 to let me know you are coming. Thank you!
FULLY BOOKED – Checklist Workshop Series – “Vital Documents” and “Notary”
FULLY BOOKED – Checklist Workshop Series – “Vital Documents” and “Notary”
FULLY BOOKED - Professional Organizer and AAWE member, Robynne Pendariès, invites you to come and experience document organization! The Checklist To Complete LONG Before You Need It is an interactive 4-session virtual experience that takes your life on paper and creates a one-stop-shop experience to have everything you need at your fingertips in case the […]
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Cocktails at the Contrascarpe
Cocktails at the Contrascarpe
Thurs: April 28th, from 5:30pm -7:30pm To all members and potential members, Drop in for cocktails at the Contrascarpe (57 rue Lacepede, 75005, Metro: Place Monge). Just let Lucy Hervier know you're coming at mentoring@aaweparis.org
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WriteAway!
WriteAway!
Do you write? Do you think you might have the bug? Curious about blogging? What is haïku? What is memoir? Or do you simply want to learn the how’s and the why’s and a few prompts and techniques in a fun group? Join us! AAWE’s WriteAway group every other Friday morning for two fun-filled and […]
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AFTERNOON FILM GROUP
AFTERNOON FILM GROUP
1st Tuesday of every month 13:30 - *Exact time to be confirmed closer to the date, depending on the cinema time. - Every month the leaders choose a recent film playing in one of the Montparnasse theaters.. Type of films: "art et essai.' We attend together an early afternoon showing and afterwards we analyse and […]
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PLANT EXCHANGE AND LUNCH
PLANT EXCHANGE AND LUNCH
Chez Deborah Berzon (Western Suburbs) Are you interested in gardening and gardens? Come join us. We’ll be exchanging seedlings or grown plants, extras from our spring garden cleaning. But you’re welcome without bringing anything. We just like to talk about plants and gardens : visits to go on, hints for your balcony, planting for shade/sun/your […]
Walk around the lake in the Bois de Boulogne
Walk around the lake in the Bois de Boulogne
Walk around the lake in the Bois de Boulogne Wednesday, May 4 at 16H00 Approx 4 kilometers, one hour Meet at the entrance to the Piscine d’Auteuil Contact Ami at asalk@wanadoo.fr or 06 07 65 03 16 to let me know you are coming. Thank you!
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Mailing Committee
Mailing Committee
Come join our convivial volunteer group for the next mailing of the AAWE News! Volunteers are welcome to come by the office anytime in the morning and stay as long as they like. If you are interested, please contact Rebecca Park (vp-admin@aaweparis.org) for more details.
Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast and/or Flanner’s Paris Was Yesterday: 1925 – 1939
Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast and/or Flanner’s Paris Was Yesterday: 1925 – 1939
Wednesday May 11 at 6pm, online book discussion Many of us may have read Hemingway’s iconic book and may want to re-read it or… read Janet Flanner’s account of life in the Paris over some of the same period. Here’s what Shakespeare and Company say about Flanner’s book: In 1925 Janet Flanner began writing a […]
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Knitting Group meeting
Knitting Group meeting
Bring whatever yarn, knitting needles, crochet hooks and scissors you need. RSVP and any questions to Ellen at yarn@aaweparis.org or sign up on the spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ Look forward to chatting and exchanging tips
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WriteAway!
WriteAway!
LOVE AND ROMANCE Do you write? Do you think you might have the bug? Curious about blogging? What is haïku? What is memoir? Or do you simply want to learn the how’s and the why’s and a few prompts and techniques in a fun group? Join us! AAWE’s WriteAway group every other Friday morning for […]
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Saturday morning coffee meetup
Saturday morning coffee meetup
Coffee Meetup Saturday, May 14th at 10h30 We’ve set the second Saturday of every month for our social coffee habit. Start off your weekend with AAWE friends, tea, juice or a latte. We welcome members and potential members for a chatty, casual drop in. Little ones welcome. Drop in to the Cafe Livres from 10h-12h30 […]
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Celebrate the Opening of the Red Balloon Children’s Bookstore
Celebrate the Opening of the Red Balloon Children’s Bookstore
Sun May 15, from 14h-17h Open to all. Beloved Paris institution the Red Wheelbarrow invites you to the launch of their new bilingual French-English children's bookstore! Come enjoy some festive fun, meet local authors and pick up some great books. Where: 9 rue de Médicis, 75006 14h - Meet Oliver Gee and Lina Nordin Gee […]
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Mailing Team
Mailing Team
Come join our convivial volunteer group for the next mailing of the AAWE News! Volunteers are welcome to come by the office at 34, avenue de New York anytime in the morning and stay as long as they like. If you are free, please email Rebecca Park (vp-admin@aaweparis.org) to RSVP.
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Walk around the lake in the Bois de Boulogne
Walk around the lake in the Bois de Boulogne
Walk around the lake in the Bois de Boulogne Wednesday, May 18 at 16H00 Approx 4 kilometers, one hour Meet at the entrance to the Piscine d’Auteuil Contact Ami at asalk@wanadoo.fr or 06 07 65 03 16 to let me know you are coming.
Cocktails at Le Vavin
Cocktails at Le Vavin
Cocktails at Le Vavin Wednesday: May 18th, from 5pm-7pm To all members and potential members, Drop in for cocktails at Le Vavin (18 rue Vavin, 75006, (Metro: Vavin or Raspail). Just let Lucy Hervier know you're coming at mentoring@aaweparis.org
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2022 FAWCO Interim Meeting – Part 2
In light of the new Omicron variant, resulting in record infection statistics and cancellations, FAWCO has decided to split the AGM that was set to take place in person in Luxembourg in early March into two parts. Part 1 will be a virtual meeting on Hopin March 4-6, 2022, and Part 2 will be live […]
Training in Combatting LGBTI Discrimination
Training in Combatting LGBTI Discrimination
Thurs May 19, and Wed June 8, 13h30-17h The city of Paris offers free training in French to association volunteers, as part of REPARE (réseau parisien de repérage des discriminations), to fight against discrimination.“LGBTIphobia” training is aimed at volunteers from associations. The training will take place in person, in Paris. To register, email ddct-repare@paris.fr, specifying […]
Welcoming Diversity Workgroup
Welcoming Diversity Workgroup
We will be meeting on the third Thursday of each month on Zoom. Our goal is to educate ourselves on subjects relating to diversity and inclusion. Topics we plan to discuss include police brutality, race in art, the transgender experience, and many others. For our opening meeting in September, we have given ourselves a summer […]
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Exhibit visit to Pionnières: Artistes dans le Paris des Années Folles
Exhibit visit to Pionnières: Artistes dans le Paris des Années Folles
Friday, May 20 at 11am – Please meet at the museum at 10:45 am. Musée du Luxembourg, 19 Rue de Vaugirard, 75006 Paris 14€50 for museum entry – Make your own reservation, and also RSVP below so that we know you will be attending. Through painting, sculpture, photography, film, textiles, and literary works, this exhibit […]
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For the Love of Yarn – Knitting and Crochet Group
For the Love of Yarn – Knitting and Crochet Group
Bring whatever yarn, knitting needles, crochet hooks and scissors you need. RSVP and any questions to Ellen at yarn@aaweparis.org or sign up on the spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ Look forward to chatting and exchanging tips! if you are not already in the AAWE YARN group on WhatsApp, please send a message with your mobile phone number via email […]
Positive Intelligence and You: Why It Matters and How to Build It
Positive Intelligence and You: Why It Matters and How to Build It
Positive Intelligence and You: Why It Matters and How to Build It The more time you spend in positive emotion, the higher you will fly. Research shows that well-being, performance, and relationships are enhanced when we are pulled by the delight of success rather than pushed by the fear of failure. In this interactive AAWE […]
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Cocktails at the Piano Bar of the Closerie des Lilas
Cocktails at the Piano Bar of the Closerie des Lilas
Wednesday, May 25 at 6pm at 171 Boulevard du Montparnasse, 75006 Paris. Please RSVP below that we know that you will be attending. Join AAWE and AWG members in the Closerie’s cozy Bar Hemingway, a favorite spot of many illustrious writers and artists of the 19th and 20th centuries, from Verlaine to Hemingway, from Picasso […]
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PONT DE L’ASCENSION – AAWE OFFICE CLOSED
Pont de l'Ascension: Du jeudi 26 mai et vendredi 27. Office reopens lundi 30 mai
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WriteAway!
WriteAway!
Do you write? Do you think you might have the bug? Curious about blogging? What is haïku? What is memoir? Or do you simply want to learn the how’s and the why’s and a few prompts and techniques in a fun group? Join us! AAWE’s WriteAway group every other Friday morning for two fun-filled and […]
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FAWCO – Inspiring Women Magazine – Deadline May 31: “Women and Youth: Inspiring the Future Generation”
FAWCO News Inspiring Women Magazine – Deadline May 31: “Women and Youth: Inspiring the Future Generation” However we leave this world, it will be the responsibility of our children and grandchildren to pick up the reins and set it on the right course. The next issue of FAWCO’s on-line magazine “Inspiring Womn” (IW) will highlight […]
Walking Tour of Sites of the Film Midnight in Paris
Walking Tour of Sites of the Film Midnight in Paris
Tuesday, May 31 at 10am – please arrive at 9:45 am. Starting location to be provided to participants closer to the date. Go back in time and stroll through Paris in the 1920s! Take the stairs featured in the film Midnight in Paris and walk through the Latin Quarter. We will be walking by spots […]
Exposition Identity Project
Exposition Identity Project
Exposition Identity Project Tues May 31 at 18h Photo exhibition dedicated to LGBT+ identities, by Chris Jepson, member of the Royal Photographic Society “ARPS”. From May 31 to June 26, to mark Pride Month, discover the series of 50 portraits of LGBTQ+ people from all walks of life around the world, challenging stereotypes. By unveiling […]
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SEE YOU AT 6
SEE YOU AT 6
All AAWE members and potential members are cordially invited to this virtual and relaxed meet-up which takes place quarterly. Join us at 6pm, or drop in when you wish. A great way to socially connect with friends and meet new ones. Join us at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85420235052?pwd=MWRFcERoTHBzRGtRaGg5akpXYitvdz09
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Movement for Active Aging
Movement for Active Aging
Thursday, June 2nd at 11am Seniors, join us for a special event geared to help us keep active! In this gentle class, Pilates Instructor Mary Ellen Wessinger will teach us some exercises and strategies to help us remain active throughout our lives. We will do some exercises on the mat, as well as some standing […]
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AAWE to the Rochambelle
Weekend of June 4 Would you like to spend a day in Normandy, participating in a breast cancer solidarity walk? Please consider joining the AAWE FAWCO rep and her team for the 2022 Rochambelle Cancer Victim Solidarity Walk. Learn more about the Rochambelle and to see the projects funded in 2021 at https://larochambelle.fr/levenement/ To join […]
Coffee meet-up in Sèvres (92 – near Boulogne)
Coffee meet-up in Sèvres (92 – near Boulogne)
Join us for a Coffee meet-up in Sèvres (92 - near Boulogne) On June 4th from 10:00am to 11:30am @Le Café Manufacture (facing the parc) https://lamanufacture-sevres.fr 47 BIS GRANDE RUE 92310 SÈVRES, FRANCE Please RSVP to Mel Fayache amelyia@gmail.com
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Family sports day at the Jardin des Tuileries
Family sports day at the Jardin des Tuileries
Please join us for a family sports day at the Jardin des Tuileries on June 5th from 15h! Who: Members of all ages and their families are encouraged to join What: Family sports day (however you define your family). Suggested items to bring, if you have them: blanket, outdoor games, balls, snacks and drinks for […]