WHAT'S HAPPENING

Volunteers are needed to staff the Pre-Choice Booth at the Cuyahoga County Fair at the Berea Fairgrounds. Twoand three-hour shifts are available, August 6 through 12 from noon to 10:00 p.m. Call Naomi Dan. sker at 671-7150 to sign up.

A course entitled Counseling Giris and Women will be offered at John Carroll University this summer. It includes an examination of the special needs and factors which must be considered in counseling girls and women. Topics to be covered include how counselor attitudes and materials may limit options for females; how the vocational development of males and females differ, and specialized forms of counseling such as rape counseling, pregnancy 'counseling, and counseling the mature woman. Participants will experience specific techniques, such as dealing with role conflict and nonassertiveness. The 3 credit hour course is open to students with senior status and graduate students M-W-F. 6:30 lo 9:00 p.m., for three weeks starting July 23; and on Saturday, August 5 and Saturday, August 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm. For further information contact Carol torillo. Director, Choices for Women, JCU. 491-4341, or Alice Fredman, Counselor, Women Focus, CCC, 241-5966.

With the goal of making the powerful tools of computer technology available to more women, the Feminist Computer Technology Project was launched at the National Women's Studies Association Conference in Lawrence, Kansas in early June. Among the objectives of the Project are preparing a questionnaire to be distributed through selected women's computer technology resources and the potential constituency of the Project; and obtaining funding from various private sources for a first experimental computing center to be sel up in 1980 All women sharing the goals of the Project are invited to join by sending a short description of their backgrounds and interests along with $2 to cover initial mailing costs to: Kolen Eisen-Rotkopf, 4407-C Normandy Trace Drive, SI. Louis, Missouri 63121.

The 4th Michigan Womyn's Music Festival a gathering of mothers and daughters, for womyn of all ages. will be held August 23-26. leaturing performances by Berkeley Women's Music Collective, Teresa Trull and Julie Homi, Holly Near and J.T. Thomas. Reel World String Band. Alix Dobkin, The Harp Band, Diane Zimmerman, Sirani Avedis & Kid Sister, and many others. Ticket prices are based on a sliding scale Under 16 admitted free. Advance ticket orders received after August 10 will be held at the gate Requests for reductions must be made by August 10 For ticket purchasers, send money order or certified check and a self-addressed stamped envelope to We Want the Music Collective, 1501 Lyons Street. Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48658, or call (517) 772-0582. Allow ten days for clearance of personal checks. Absolutely no personal checks will be accepted at the gate. Braille brochures are available upon reques!

Lesbian parents (lesbians in the parenting role) share special problems: custody, creating positive male role models, money, meeting other lesbian parents, coming out (or not) to our kids, their teachers and other parents, the conflict between our social lives and our children's needs We need to share our frustrations and strengths, gel together with our kids, and have a good time If you are interested in forming a lesbian parents support group, call Gail or Barb at 261-5744.

Conditions: Five, the Black women's issue of Conditions, a nationally distributed magazine of writing by women with an emphasis on writing by lesbians, will appear in late August, 1979. Entirely devoted to writing by Black women, Conditions: Five is guest-edited by Lorraine Bethel and Barbara Smith, and will include poetry, fiction, autobiographical prose. journal excerpts, song lyrics, essays and book reviews. Price of a single issue is $3: subscriptions to Conditions (3 issues) are available to individuals for $8 (regular rate) or $6 ('hardship'' rate). All orders should be directed to: Conditions, P. 0. Box 56, Van Brunt Station, Brooklyn, New York 11215.

A video showing of a forum by Fatima Khalil. No to the Veil! For Workers' Revolution to Defeat Islamic Reaction!" will take place on Saturday, July 15, sponsored by the Spartacist League. Drawing on her own experiences coming from a Mustim background. Khalil vividly describes the centuries-old oppression of women which the reactionary Khomeini regime seeks to enforce in Iran today. She stressed the urgent need to draw the lessons of Khomeini's orders to reimpose the veil. massacre of the Kurds, executions of homosexuals, round-up of Fedayeen militants and slaughter ul Arab workers. Those so-called feltists who uncritically hailed the ayatollahs stand today confused, deeply compromised and utterly bankrupt politically, Khalil argued powerfully for the need to smash the reactionary "Islamic Republic" through socialist revolution.

For information on the time and place of the rafly, call 621-5138 between 5 and 7 p.m.

A rally in solidarity with the Nicaraguan people, sponsored by the Ad Hoc Committee for a Free Nicaragua, will be held Sunday, July 15, 1979, at 7.30 p.m. at St. Patrick's Church Catholic Club Center, 3606 Bridge Avenue on the Near West Side. The rally will feature a Nicaraguan speaker, others from Latin America, and a new film on Nicaragua. For further information, call 231-8456.

The FREE CLINIC is offering individual and group counselling for viclims of incest, on Tuesday evenings between 7:00 and 10:00 p.m. To make an apeintment, call 721-4010 and say you want an appointment with Joyce Spencer or Jan Felincson,

THE WOMEN'S WRITER'S CENTER, INC. is beginning its fifth year September 16, 1979. It is a one-year program of up to thirty credits in writing workshops and tutorials, in feminist literary history and aesthetics, and in independent study projects This year's visiling facully include Mary Gordon, Judy Graham, Irena Klepfisz. Maxine Kumin and Grace Paley, who will join the resident lacuity, Rachel deVries. Mary Beth Ross and Rita Speicher For details about curriculum, costs, transfer possibilities and financial aid. write Women's Writer's Center. Inc. Williams Hall, Cazenovia College, Cazonovia, New York 13035

CLEVELAND WOMEN WORKING's Downtown Safety Project, designed to reduce crime and fear of crime among downlown employees, has pro gressed several steps in its initial calendar of activities I has a new name. Target: Safety. Seminars making use of the recently completed slide/tape presentation on safety on the job will begin soon These seminars. leaturing crime prevention and salety tips, will be presented throughout downtown by trained speakers from CWW during the next year.

Downtown Crime Prevention Surveys have been distributed widely and initial results are being tabulated. Over 1000 responses have been received so far. If you are interested in helping by filling out a survey. distributing surveys, having seminars in your office, or nave a general inlerest in salety on the job, call Kathie Fitz Simons at 566-8511

DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS (women who have lost the support they were dependent upon) can get help through the Displaced Homemakers Program at all campuses of Cuyahoga Community College The program offers services to help women become 'job ready" and self-supporting. No fees are charged. To be eligible, a person must have worked without pay as a homemaker for her family, had not been gainfully employed, and be at least 35 years old. Courses include how to find and keep a job, interviewing, community resources, and budgeting. Call the campus nearest you: Metro, 241-5966; Western, 845-4000, Ext. 250; Eastern, 464-1450, Ext. 275.

THE CLEVELAND WOMEN'S CHOIR welcomes new members. The only experience necessary is enjoying singing. Choir rehearsals are on Tues day evenings For more information, call Lisa at 321-0304

FEMINIST ISSUES N.O.W. is a radio program broadcast from 7:30 to 8.00 a.m. every Sunday morning on WMMS and from 12.30 to 1:00a.m. every Friday on WZAK. Barbara Lombardo (Cleveland NOW) is the coor dinator Ideas are welcome. Contact Barb Lombardo al 835-5042 or Julie Patterson at 581-8281 with advertising suggestions

THE OHIO WOMEN IN PRISON PROJECT has received permission to donate books to prison libraries. Needed are fiction, magazines, AM radios, cassettes, records, filmstrips and other material. Most urgently needed is fiction. At this time it is not known whether non-fiction books of a political or feminist nature will be accepted, but novels written from those viewpoints will probably pass inspection. Even if you have only junk novels. please donate what you can to these women in cages with nothing to do. Separate books into fiction and non-fiction and include a list of authors and litles. Call Barbara Louise at 941-6530 for more infor. mation.

SHEPN KOYECH (translated from the Yiddish as "Drawing Strength ́ ́). an anthology of writings by Jewish lesbians, wants submissions written from a Jewish-lesbian-identified perspective. For more information, write Shepn Koyech, P.O. Box 6050, Boston, MA 02209.

The Gestall institute of Cleveland is sponsoring a Wilderness Canoe Trip for Adult Woman for 12 days. August 14-26, 1979, near Quetica Provencial Park in Western Ontario. The cost is $495.00 and the minimum age is 25. For more information, contact Jody Telfair-Richards, 167 Morgan Street, Oberlin, Ohio 44074; tel. (216) 774-5725.

The GEAUGA WOMEN'S CENTER, 11984 Caves Road, Chesterland, Ohio. at the northwest corner of Wilson Mills and Caves Road (Community Church of Chesterland, downstairs), has a Drop-In Center open the se cond and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 8 to 10 p.m. Offered are support groups, self-help/health information and referral service on doctors, lawyers; therapists, social services and divorce, and various speakers. The group needs feedback (good or bad) to expand its referral lists. Come share your experiences. For further information, call Nancy at 729-4887. Carolynn at 286-2081. Sue at 338-8396. or Sally al 423-3871.

AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE sponsors a vigil for sale energy every Friday from noon to 1 00 at CEI. Public Square

WEEKEND FORUM FOR WOMEN, Filty-two half-hour TV shows have been Initiated by Channel 3. WKYC-TV, as Public Alfairs Programming The Forum will be aired each Saturday and Sunday from 6 00 to 6 30 AM

Make your old newspapers, work to support a worthy community agency Give them to the Head Help Paper Drive The container will be parked dai ly at the Geauga Market House on Rt 306 just north of Al. 322

COVENTRY BOOKS is having a continuous multi-media extravaganza about China now that owner Ellen Strong has returned from the People's Republic. Come in and enjoy books, fresh brewed tea and a continuous slide show.

THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON WOMEN IN MUSIC is now in the planning slages A committee has been formed in New York City to plan the Congress presentation of scholarly papers and performances of music by past and contemporary women cornposers The Congress will be held in New York City in October, 1979 For more information, contact Jeannie Pool at PO Box 436 Ansonia Station, New York New York 10023

CHOMO-URI, a women's multi-arts magazine is seeking submissions for its upcoming special issue on Women and the Performing Arts, Graphics photography, poetry, songs, fiction. non fiction, plays, interviews reviews, and essays are welcome in the areas of music. dance and theatre Pays in two complimentary copies. Please send all submissions with a self-addressed stamped return envelope to Cnomo-Ur PO Box 1057, Amherst, MA 01002 Submission deadline is September 15 1979

An International Conference is being called to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the publication of THE SECOND SEX by Simone de Beauvoir, and to honor the book as a vital part of the theoretical tradition which sustains the effort toward women's liberalion. The conference will be held at the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York Univer sity on September 27-29. 1979. The conference has three goals 1) comi inemoraling and re-evaluating the single most seminal work of leminist theory, 2) bringing together individuals from different countries and dillerent fields to discuss the lasks of leminist theory today, and 3) making possible the dialogue, sharing and enthusiasm which can serve as fertile ground for new theoretical leaps. Conference attendance will be by preregistration only Day care will be provided Pre-registration will begin alter April 1, 1979 Pleaso direct all submissions and all requests for preregistration forms and information to Jessica Benjamin, The New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University, 19 University Place, New York, N.Y. 10003, or call (212) 598-2874

NORTH SHORE ALERT (anlı-nuclear lission) meels the 1st Thursday cl each month at Church House. 2230 Euclid Ave. al 7 30pm

WISCONSIN WOMYN'S LAND COOP, Norwalk. Wisconsin. announces summer 1979 retreat facilities for your womyn's group. Available are primitive camping on 80 acres of women's land, exclusive barn use for workshops/encounters, cookhouse and outdoor children's area. Fees are $5.00 per day per womon for a minimum of 5 and maximum of 20 womyn. For booking call (608) 269-5301. WWLC is open to womyn of all ages on the last full weekend of every month and the preceding five days The land is open to boys until their 10th birthday

Anyone who can contribute toward a handbook to be made available to women office and clerical workers on the subject oi confronting sexual harassment on the jou, please write to: Working Women United, 593 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10021.

The WOMEN'S SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE (WSPA) has chosen Regis College in Denver, Colorado for the location of its fourth session, August 9-23, 1979. WSPA was lounded in the belief that both personal and professional growth can be fostered by a fuller integration of our values and identities as women and as professionals WSPA is a per sonally supportive environment which enables women in the fields of ar chitecture, planning, design, landscape architecture, environmental psychology, and other environmental design fields to gather together for an exchange of ideas, and to explore the particular qualities, concerns. and abilities which they as women bring to environmental design. It is the only school of planning and architecture to be entirely conceived. found. ed, financed and run by and ler women.

This year's theme is Transitions: Designing for the Futura as if Women Mattered. Participants may attend the full two-week session. August 9-23, or the four-day weekend session, August 9-12. The weekend ses sion will focus on the future from both a global and a personal perspec tive. Women of all ages and stages of their professional development are encouraged to attend. There are no academic credentials required, only a committed interest in the built environment, and environmental design field, Child care will be provided, and the college is wheelchair accessi bie The cost for the two-week session for room, board and tuition is $400 (based on double occupancy), and $100 for the 4-day weekend session. Enrollment is limited, so early application is suggested. The registration deadline is July 1. For applications and more information. send a self-addressed stamped envelope to WSPA, Box 102 Palomar Arcade. Santa Cruz, CA 95060, or call Sue Artcheson (617) 731-0957

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