Slovenian Women's Union of America NYC

On Sunday, September 18, we met for brunch at Vesna’s place to work out final organizational details relating to Mirjam’s lecture in November. It seems that the end of sleepy summer holiday season has once again given a boost to our branch meeting attendance. In addition to the regular attendees (Vesna, Lynn, Tea, Sonja and Ria), we had a few potential new members Lucia (who came with her daughter), Verena, and Lea, as well as some members who we had not seen for a while, such as Adrienne (who has been very busy with her graduate studies) and Mirjam (who was in town for a short while as a participant in Slovenian Symposium at Columbia University).

It was wonderful to have such a large group together again and since it was a beautiful sunny day, we decided to move our brunch to the rooftop garden/deck of Vesna’s apartment building. This not only gave everyone a chance to enjoy good food (a big favorite was an absolutely delicious strudel made by Ria) but also catch up with old friends and make new ones.

However, the main purpose of the gathering was to finalize the preparations for Mirjam’s lecture in early November titled Life Stories of Immigrant Women: A Slovenian-American Journey. For those of you who could not attend, we now have a final version of the flayer (in PDF format) with information about the lecture. Please distribute printed copies or email it to relevant parties, such as local news organizations, friends that may be interested in hearing the lecture, etc. The crucial factor in success of this event is the attendance so please spend some time getting the word out to those who may be interested.


New York City Branch of Slovenian Women's Union of America