Join us for two Easter events specifically for families and kids (but all ages welcomed)! Both events are socially distanced, require creativity, and get you outside. 

EASTER EGG DECORATION CONTEST 

Grab your colors and eggs and get creative! Your imagination is the limit! Decorate your Easter eggs and send us a photo of your winner. Submit your photo by Monday, April 5th to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The winners will be published on the AWCH Facebook and Instagram channels. 

OUTDOOR SCAVENGER HUNT 

Join in the fun of our outdoor spring scavenger hunt with prizes to be won! It’s simple to participate: Download and print the AWCH Spring Scavenger page and go outside in search of the wonders that spring brings! Feel free to color in the items once they've been spotted. Submit a photo of yourself and/or your family holding the completed list by Saturday, April 3rd to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The winners will be published on the AWCH Facebook and Instagram channels. 

Download the scavenger hunt here: https://www.dropbox.com/.../AWCH_Easter_Scavenger_Hunt...

You are invited to join our Webinar! AWCH, together with the Amerikazentrum Hamburg e.V. and the U.S. Consulate General Hamburg, is holding a virtual panel discussion on the occasion of Women's History Month in March, in which we honor the extraordinary achievements of women. As we celebrate the contributions and successes of women, we must bear in mind the unequal burdens that women continue to face, some of which have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Our three panelists, Dr. Marylyn Addo (Professor at UKE), Almut Möller (Hamburg State Secretary), and Laurie Richardson (UN Advocate for FAWCO), are women in leadership roles whose professional and personal experiences qualify them to discuss social, political, and health issues that will be decisive in shaping a more equal future—and in empowering women worldwide. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Merike Blofield, the Director of the GIGA Institute of Latin American Studies and an expert on policies addressing socio-economic, gender, and family inequalities.

The evening will begin with introductory remarks from Darion Akins, U.S. Consul General in Hamburg.

Join us for an exciting and enlightening panel discussion followed by a Q&A.

The event is free but places are limited, so please register early!

To register:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/4416155613469/WN_s2CQhfjHRA28xXH3qlGlDw

You will receive a confirmation email and the webinar link within a few days of registering.

Please join us for an event to celebrate Black History Month, which is commemorated every year during the month of February.

AWCH member Ericka will present a virtual slide show and talk on the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the US. The Higher Education Act of 1965 defines an HBCU as “any historically black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of black Americans”.

To sign up and for more details, go to: https://www.awchamburg.org/activities/activities-calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2021/02/22/1628/243/black-history-month-evening.html

Photo Credit: Spelman College Archives, Graduating Class of 1892

More than 140 attendees, primarily from Hamburg and German but also various other places in Europe and abroad, joined the celebration of Women’s History Month on March 30 organized by the American Women’s Club Hamburg (AWCH) in collaboration with the Amerikazentrum Hamburg e.V. and the U.S. Consulate General Hamburg.

The webinar Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future, featured three distinguished panelists: Prof. Dr. Marylyn Addo, a leading clinical immunologist at Hamburg’s UKE; Almut Möller, Hamburg’s State Secretary for Federal, European, and Foreign Affairs; and Laurie Richardson, the UN Liaison for FAWCO and Chair of the Committee on the Status of Women (CSW) in Vienna. 

The lively panel discussion was moderated by Prof. Merike Blofield, Director of the GIGA Institute for Latin American. Dr. Blofield led the participants in an engaging conversation that ranged from the global collaborative effort to combat the Covid-19 pandemic to the negotiations at the UN’s recently concluded sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women.  All three participants discussed the importance of role models – both female and male – in helping women achieve leadership roles. They touched on the fact that women in public life, such as politicians, often face unrelenting personal attacks and hate speech via social media in an attempt to silence women and hinder them from participating. There was an animated exchange between the moderator and all participants about their dual roles as parents and professionals, and the need for a viable care economy that supports working families, as well as the need to combat pervasive gender stereotypes that persist in hindering women from being both parents and successful leaders in their chosen fields. Almut Möller gave the wonderfully concrete advice to women to take any chance that is offered to them; women must seize opportunities to advance in their careers and leave their comfort zones. Marylyn Addo suggested that women “sit in the front row”, move up, speak up, and act on their own behalf as often as possible. Laurie Richardson pointed out that we need to change the belief held by many boys and men that gender equality is a “zero-sum game”, that women advancing towards equality does not mean that men lose out. 

The discussion was followed by a Q&A period in which participants had a chance to have their questions addressed by the panelists. U.S. Consul General Darion Akins gave an outlook of the discussion before the event ended. Hopefully, the event in March 2022 will once again be held in person.

To celebrate Women's History Month this March, several of our groups will be hosting events that complement our main event "Women in Leadership" on March 30th. We look forward to seeing you at these virtual events!

The SDG Team from FAWCO is asking members to strike the #ChooseToChallenge pose in a call to action to raise awareness of against bias, celebrating women's achievement, and taking action for equality. For more information see our February 28 Newsletter. Deadline for submissions to Julia R-B is March 5.

The film group will be discussing the "On the Basis of Sex," a 2018 legal drama based on the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ginsburg won five landmark cases on gender equality in the US Supreme Court, based on the protections of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.  She was the second female justice to serve on the US Supreme Court.  To register for the film discussion, go to https://www.awchamburg.org/activities/activities-calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2021/03/08/1619/243/awch-film-lounge.html.

Continue your discovery of the impact that Ruth Bader Ginsburg has made on women's equality in a virtual discussion held by the book group after reading their book selection of the month: Notorious RBG.  For more information, see https://www.awchamburg.org/activities/activities-calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2021/03/17/1669/243/book-discussion.html.

The art group will be exploring the works of another female icon, the American painter Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986).  For more details and registration, go to https://www.awchamburg.org/activities/activities-calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2021/03/18/1681/243/let-s-talk-about-art-georgia-o-keeffe.html

To end the month, we will celebrate Women in Leadership in a return to our NHWM panel discussion platforms, in collaboration with the US Consulate General and the Amerikazentrum. The virtual event will take place on March 30, and details will be posted here starting March 8. https://www.awchamburg.org/activities/activities-calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2021/03/30/1678/243/women-in-leadership-achieving-an-equal-future.html

AWCH held its first virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) in its 65-year-old history on Sunday, January 24. Over fifty members participated either on-line or via absentee ballot. Thank you to all who organized, tallied votes, and presented at the meeting. The AGM highlighted the many events held last year—trotz Corona—and our incredible fundraising work.  A special thank you to Julia R., Holly T., Ann G-T, Jess M, Andrea M, and Christine R who have stepped down from board activity after an adventurous year, in which remarkable optimism and creativity was demanded.  And finally, sincere best wishes to the in-coming board of 2021.