WOMEN'S GROWTH COOPERATIVE

Fall Offerings.

GROUPS

SEX AND YOU: UNCOVERING THE MYSTIQUE .. 6 Tuesday evenings, beginning October 4. We will create a safe space in which to share with other women our inner feelings and fantasies. We'll talk about pleasing ourselves alone as well as with a lover.

MOTHER KNOT: A GROUP FOR SINGLE MOTHERS. 6 Thursday evenings, beginning October 6. Come and share with other women, and yourself, the fears, anger, and guilt, as well as the joys, of being a single mother. We will also explore together alternatives to traditional "mothering".

BODY IMAGE -1st session, October 22, 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m., then continuing three Tuesday evenings, beginning October 25. What is your body image and how do you feel about it? This group will explore the conflicts between our body images as defined by society and the way we really are and want to be. PERSONAL GROWTH GROUP 1st session, October 23, noon to 6 p.m., then continuing for 6 Monday evenings, beginning October 24. We will share experiences, problems, and the special dimension of womanness; help each woman identify strengths, goals, and do what she wants to do for herself.

OUT OF THE CLOSET: A GROUP FOR LESBIAN WOMEN -6 Thursday evenings, beginning November 3. This group is for lesbian women who are in the process of being more open with themselves, friends, family, or in work situatons about their lesbianism, and/or trying to establish a sense of "community" with other lesbian and feminist women. We will work on creating our own "rites of passage" in making these transitions.

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VALUES, TIME AND MONEY-3 Tuesday evenings, November 15, 22 and 29. This group will assist each woman in identifying her own values, then based on those, sort out priorities for the use of her time and money. The goal is to make clearer, more self defined choices about where our resources and energies are used.

WORKSHOPS

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: A PUSH THROUGH YOUR OWN RESISTANCES October 8, noon to 4 p.m. This workshop will combine: (1) a workout, stretching our physical limits; and (2) discussion, exploring our mental blocks against feeling, seeing, and using our bodies as sources and expressions of power.

ASSERTIVENESS TRAINING -November 5 and 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn positive ways to stand up for yourself and express feelings and needs. We will assess our own behavior in situations at home, at work, and at social gatherings. The focus will be on changes in behavior.

FAT SHOP .. November 13, 11 a.into 4 p.m., with the option to form an ongoing group. This workshop is designed for women who Hterally are fat, not just worried about it as most women are. We will support each other in identifying, sharing, and dealing with messages about fatness that we've accepted and which shape our self-concepts and behavior.

INTERFACE 1:

LESBIAN/STRAIGHT DIALOGUE -November 12 and 13, 10 am to 5 p.m. Let's start working through our issues with each other instead of pretending they don't exist. We will provide a safe environment in which to explore, express, deal with our fears and misunderstandings of each other as well as our larger commonalities

as women.

HOLIDAY BLUES

December 17, 10

a.m. to

5 p.m. Do you dread the holiday season? A goal of this workshop is to trace the roots of the holiday depression syndrome, and learn perspectives to help us transcend it. We will explore the ghosts of holidays past, and our hopes and fears for the upcoming holidays.

p.o. box 18472 cleve. hts., oh. 44118 321-8582

INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING

Ongoing. Call the Growth Coop during office hours for appointments. Office Hours: 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays. Other times, please leave a message on our answering machine: 321-8582.

FEES: Fees for individual counseling, groups and workshops are based on a sliding scale according to your income. A non-refundable, minimum deposit of $5.00 is required one week in advance to secure your place in a group or workshop.

WGC Sliding Scale

Below is the sliding scale we will be using, begin. ning October, 1977, for determining fees for individual counseling, groups, and workshops. We have tried to come up with a scale that takes into account the financial realities of women's lives as well as our need to generate enough income to stay in business. We use a sliding scale because we believe in it. We think it is proper for women with greater resources to share them with women who have fewer: $2 is as much money to a poor woman as $40 is to a wealthier one. Our goal is for all women to have equal access to quality service.

Our income is used to cover our overhead expenses, and pay our staff a living wage. In a future issue of WSW we will print a complete financial statement.

If there are any questions about the scale, please contact us.

Subtract $1,500 from your yearly Income for each dependent you are financially responsible for berlore rising the scale. Round off to nearest thousand

Yearly incorne

(One Samion) (One S-koor)

$1,000 ($83/mo) ··'

$2,000 ($166/mo),

$.75

153,000 (5250/mo)

$1.00

$1,000 ($333/mo)

$5,000 ($417/mo

$6,000 ($500/mo)

$7,000 ($583/mo)

$10.50

$8,000 ($885/mo) $12.00

$9,000 ($750/mo)

19.00..

$10,000 ($833/mo) $15.00

$10.00

$11,000 ($917/mo) $16.50

$11.00

$12,000 ($1,000/mo) $18.00

$12.00

$13,000 ($1,083/mo) '$19.50.

$13.00

$14.00

$13.50

$14,000 ($1,166/mo) $21:00

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$15,000 and up $30.00 and up $20.00 and up $80 and up

Oct. 29 Halloween Party TREGISTER FOR WGC

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9 p.m. 2231 Chestnut Hills D Admission: $3 and $5. All women invited.

To register for a group of workshop, please fill. qut the form below and mail to WGC, Box 19087, Cleveland, OH 44118

Name

Address

Phone

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UCUN 20 or 1.1

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(minimum deposit $5).

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