AAUW Green Valley Programs Schedule 2025-2026

Sept 16, 2025	Youth On Their Own Speaker: Rashel Olalde This presentation will introduce Youth On Their Own (YOTO), a local nonprofit dedicated to helping high school students experiencing homelessness in Pima County. Attendees will learn how YOTO empowers youth to stay in school and graduate through financial assistance, basic needs support, and personalized guidance—and how members of the community can get involved to make a difference.
Oct 21, 2025	ACLU of Arizona Speakers: Katlyn Contreras and Victoria Lopez The speakers will address ongoing and emerging threats to civil rights and civil liberties in the state. Due process, bodily autonomy, freedom of speech, mass deportation and the importance of continued legal advocacy, public engagement, and community action will be highlighted.
Nov 18, 2025	Immigrants and the Economy: A Vicious or Virtuous Cycle? Speaker: Dr. Lisa M. Sanchez This talk will discuss the important relationship between immigrants and the economy. While current rhetoric suggests that immigrants are harmful to the economy, they have historically been a generator for growth and development. Together we will delve into the historic underpinnings and discuss the current consequences associated with their unprecedented removal from our economy through deportation.
Dec 16, 2025	Speaker: State Senator Rosanna Gabaldon Senator Gabaldón will discuss the critical issues surrounding water in Arizona with a focus on Southern Arizona.  She will explain where our water comes from, including the Colorado River, groundwater, and reclaimed sources, and how cities, farms, and industry use it.  Senator Gabaldón will highlight current challenges such as drought, groundwater depletion, and growth pressures, and share recent bipartisan legislation and policy efforts to ensure a sustainable water supply.  We can learn how Arizona is adapting its water management for the future and what we can do as a community to support our state’s secure and resilient water future
Jan 20, 2026	Beef, Wheat & Chiltepín: Sonora’s Culinary Heritage Speaker: Alex La Pierre of Borderlandia Find out how the confluence of geography, environments, cultures, economics and religion shaped the culinary culture of the Sonoran Desert in this seminar with historian Alex La Pierre. If you ever wondered what makes Sonoran cuisine unique and what sets it apart in Mexican gastronomy, this program is for you