Cleveland Women's

Counsel

Introducing New Programs

Dear Friends,

by Laura Steckler

All of us at C.W.C. feel that our organization needs to extend its scope further into the community. In the past, we have functioned primarily as a women's information and referral service. Our support groups have been our only in vivo contact with Cleveland women.

One way we would like to expand is by offering a community education program for Cleveland women, consisting of various classes and workshops taught by women, and available at nominal costs. I see several ways in which this kind of program can be useful: 1) it will present women as informed knowers and doers -as positive role models, 2) it will provide women with alternative ways of expanding political and self-awareness, 3) it will provide women with skills and information not available elsewhere because of prohibitive cost or lack of feminist perspective, 4) it will provide additional meeting places for Cleveland area women, 5) it will allow area women to use their skills to make money.

Because we don't know how receptive Cleveland women will be to such a program, we are starting with a small scale pilot program, consisting of three classes and one workshop, described below.

CREATIVE WRITING FOR WOMEN-Judy Mandel

7:00-9:00 Tuesdays 5/17 -6/21 $17.00 Limit of 12 3169 Meadowbrook, Cleveland Hts. Bring pen and paper to first class. Will be reading Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own, available in paper. Class focus: exploring and expressing ourselves through writing. Must be willing to share what you write with other women in the class. Judy has an M.A. in English and has taught at C.C.C., C.S.U., and C.W.R.U. She has published two short stories. She now works on the phones at C.W.C.

PLUMBING Rita Coriell

7:30-9:30 Tuesdays 5/17 5/24 $10.00 Limit of 8. First class will be at C.W.C.2420 South Taylor Rd. Second classes may be held at any classmember's home who wishes to have the class work on her plumbing.

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Rita has taught herself the rudiments of plumbing, She will show you how to do simple, basic jobs, such as changing washers, fixing leaks, and unclogging drains.

MOVEMENT AWARENESS FOR WOMEN Vera Steckler

8:00 9:00 Wednesdays 5/18 6/22 $22.00 Cleveland Hts. YWCA on Lee Rd. No movement experience necessary. Wear comfortable clothing such as leotards or jeans. Legs should be covered, feet should be bare,

Vera's goals for the class are: 1) relax, 2) keep it together, 3) know where you're going, and 4) know who's going with you. She has a life-long commitment to and involvement with modern dance. She has studied with the New Dance Group, Karamu, and the Cleveland Modern Dance Association, has taught adults and children, and has designed a movement program for teaching disabled children This class will be neither exercise nor movement technique, but a program designed to help actualize your self-concept as a woman.

THE HEY BABY SYNDROME Laura Steckler. Pat Hoornstra

10:30-4:30 Saturday 5/21 held at WomenSpace's new headquarters -1258 Euclid upstairs Bring your lunch, we'll provide coffee. $16.00. This is a workshop on dealing with sexual harassment.

Come-ons, turn-offs, Making it... or breaking it. We will share our experiences, ideas and hopefully some solutions. Lawyer Janet Biederman will talk to us about the legal implications.

Pat is a feminist counselor. She has worked with a wide variety of groups, and is former training group consultant for Adelphi University National Training Institute. Laura is a phone counselor at C.W.C. She has facilitated a number of groups and workshops, and works in a singles bar where she contends regularly with harassment.

We hope you will find this program as exciting as we do. We are committed to providing our services to all women, regardless of their ability to pay. If you cannot afford the prices listed, let us know. Be-

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cause we're operating on a limited budget, these classes are subject to cancellation if a minimum registration is not met. We also need payment in advance. Please register before Wednesday, 5/11. Send the form in to: Laura Steckler c/o C.W.C. P.O. Box 18472, Cleveland, OH 44118. We welcome your questions or comments. Give us a call at 321-8585. Our hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9:30 2:30 and Tuesday, 12:00 4:30, and 7:00 9:00.

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