Join us for our monthly chapter meeting!
AU Orange County Chapter invites you to join us for our monthly chapter meeting. We meet on the first Saturday of every month at Irvine Water District Headquarters at 15600 Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine, CA 92618-3102. Our meeting starts at 1:30 PM and social starts at 1 PM. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Americans United for Separation of Church & State
Protecting Your Right to Believe... Or Not
Volunteer Opportunities
The AU Orange County Chapter is dedicated to community volunteers. The two most important activities are to understand our community and to reach out to the community with information and assistance. AU-OC members will train you and work with you on these critically important activism opportunities!
Saturday August 13th, 2011
OC Pride
Help staff our table at OC Pride on August 13th. If you are interested in taking a 2 hour time slot members will receive a free entry ticket (valued at $10) and your choice of one of our DVDs or mugs (valued at $10). Contact us at orangecountyau@yahoo.com or sign up at the next meeting.
Saturday September 10th, 2011
Progressive Summit
Help staff our table at the Orange County Progressive Summit on September 10th at the Delhi Center in Santa Ana. Contact us at orangecountyau@yahoo.com for details.
Monitor School Board and City Council Meetings
Do you know what your local City Council and School Board are doing? Are after school activities being fairly administered? Does your elected official disparage members of minority religious faiths or try to impose their vision of morality outside secular law? You can be part of the solution by getting involved with your local City Council and School Board meetings. A list of the times, places, and websites for Orange County meetings can be found below:
City Council Meetings
School Board Meetings
Attend a local meeting and see what is happening in your community. You may be surprised. AU-OC has created training materials to help you get started.
Learn more about the Brown Act and proper conduct and ethical behavior of elected officials in meetings.
What's Up in Congress?
Get connected with your Senator Boxer, Senator Feinstein, and your Congressman (just enter your zip code at this link). Get on their mailing list, even if you didn't vote for them. They represent your district and are your voice in Congress. Let them know what you think. What are they up to? Get on their mailing list and find out.
What's Up in the Legislature?
Do you know what your Assemblyman or State Senator is up to? They probably have more influence over your life than anyone in Washington DC. Pay attention to your government, and make your opinions known. Sign up for their e-mails and newsletters. To get a link that will map out your State Senate or Assembly District go to the OC Registrar of Voters website.
Comprehensive information is available about how bills are moving through the California Legislature and who sits on which committees in the State Senate and State Assembly. A quick tutorial on how to access information about the legislature can be found here.
Media Task Force
Monitor your local papers and respond to any anti-separation of church and state editorials and articles.
Publicize any issues arising from the school board and city council monitoring
Learn to deal with press interviews and get our message out.
Monitor Stealth Candidates
Monitor and evaluate local candidates based on their views on separation of church and state. Publicize information on these candidates through the Media Task Force.
Monitor and Report Pulpit Electioneering
Monitor churches, focusing on those reportedly doing pulpit electioneering in the 2004 election.
Speakers’ Bureau
Participate in a Speakers’ Bureau to speak to organizations of all kinds about the need for maintaining the separation of church and state.