Education for Freedom of Choice in Ohio (EFCO) can provide professionals from all areas to speak to your group or organization on the subject of abortion. EFCO also provides research assistance to students and prolessionals on reproductive issues. To arrange a speaker, contact EFCO, 439 The Arcade, Cleveland, Ohio 44114. phone (216) 621-8224.

The next meeting of the Pro-Choice Action Committee will be held on Tuesday, November 11, at 7:30 p.m. Call 321-6143 for further informa-

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A community guide and resource directory is being compiled for Southern Appalachia concerning such things as food growers and distributors, alternative publications, age technology, legal services, homesteading, healing, etc. The primary goal of the publication is better to enable us ail to share our resources and ideas as a collective region. It you wish to be listed, write Southern Appalachian Tribal Council/Direclory, P.O. 8ox 97, Clifton, Ohio 45316. Tell us about yourself, your community or organization. Phone numbers will be listed only at your specific request. All information will be used in a wholesome and cooperative

manner.

Cleveland Woman Take Back the Hight will hold a public meeting to demand a reordering of priorities by RTA to provide adequate security for women on December 10, 1980, Old Stone Church on Public Square, 7:30 p.m. We welcome you to our planning meetings. Call 681-9481, 475-0075 or 621-9351 for more information.

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 Orop-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 729-1199. or call Nancy at 729-4887. Sue at 338-8398 or Sally at 423-3871

Displaced Homemakers (women who have lost the support they were dependent upon) can get help through the Oisplaced 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 woman must have worked without pay as a homemaker for her family, 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, or Eastern. 464-1450. Ext 275

An appeal has gone out from Lucille Provero, President of the Elizabeth Cady Stanton Foundation for donations to save and preserve the Stanton home which has been threatened by a housing development project. The foundation's goal is to raise the necessary funding to purchase the house Irom alph Peters, the Seattle man who bought it last year as an interm preservation move Tax deductible contributions may be sent to the Foundation 32 Washington Street Seneca Falls, NY 13148 Elizabeth Cady Stanton conceived the resolutions included in the First Women's Rights Convention Declaration of Sentiments July 19 1848

The Education for Freedom of Choice in Ohio (EFCO) office. 439 The Ar cade, will now be open from 11 am to 3 p.m. every Saturday so that prochoice people who work during the week can volunteer more easily. Bring your kids with you there's plenty of play space.

11 you are interested in volunteering to help keep abortion safe and legal, contact Suzanne Wall, 621-8224 or 522-0169 during the day, or 561-3776 at night

The Cleveland Pro-Choice Action Committee meets monthly For more information call 321-6143 or 621-8224

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS is planning a special issue on racism and anti-semitism as they affect women and youth within the criminal justice system. You are encouraged to make a contribution to this issue, whether it be a paragraph, a poem, a graphic, an interview, or an article. Il you write us, be sure to add 'ATTN: Coordinating Committee" to the front of the envelope. For further information, call Stephanie al (206) 323-2215. Janice at (206) 325-8031. or Ann al (206) 325-8031. Through the Looking Glass is a collective of 15 women who do jail and prison support work. Their newsletter provides and encourages a radical analysis of different forms of incarceration, and provides space for women and youth inside to communicate with the outside and each other to try to break the isolation of those in prison.

Women in Appointed Office Project is a new program initiated by the Cuyahoga Women's Political Caucus and administered by WomenSpace. Its objective is to draw women into public decision-making through appointive office in Cuyahoga County. A long-term objective is to explore corporate, state and federal appointments for qualified women. Send your resume to be filed in the talent bank. A "Public Service Interest" questionnaire will be sent to you to discover your interests and qualifications. Also, encourage other women to submit resumes and develop their potential for public office. For questionnaire and information, call Connie Kobalka, Project Director, 696-6967.

A group of women loosely representing the feminist organizations in Cleveland have been meeting since June to plan a Conference of Radical Women to be held in the spring of 1981. Ouring this weekend we will ex plore our fantasies, our needs and dreams with the goal of formulating a concrete 5-year-plan for the survival of our community. Take a minute now to jot down your ideas-your fantasy of life in the year 2000. Do you see yourself as a feminist revolutionary overthrowing City Hall? Or idyllicaly sucking on grapes in our very own Eden? Perhaps on the advisory council of the first world peace organization? Maybe head honcho in a corporate enterprise where women control all the stock? Stretch your imagination and send us a copy. All fantasies received will be included in the opening presentation of the conference. There is no limit to the number of words, no restrictions on the type of fantasies Send your ideas to Conlerence, P.0.Box 18175. Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118, by January 1, 1981.

Lesbian Photography Directory No. 1, an attempt to bridge the communication gap between lesbian photographers and publishers of feminist and lesbian books, journals and newspapers, is being assembled and edited by Morgan Gwenwald, a lesbian photographer whose work has appeared in many feminist publications. Womyn-born-womyn lesbian photographers who wish to be listed in the directory should send a SASE to Morgan Gwenwald, 158 Garfield Pl. 3R, Brooklyn, NY 11215, belore March 1, 1981 for more information..

The first annual Woman of Promise Award for previously unpublished women writers is being sponsored by the Feminist Writers' Guild in conjunction with the Guild's New York Chapter The award will be sponsored yearly for differing literary forms and will be administered by dillerent Guild chapters on a rotating basis. The 1980-1981 award will be in poetry and will be administered by the New York Chapler. All Guild members are eligible to become candidates for the award. Candidates must be previously unpublished and must be current members of the Feminis1 Writers' Guild as verified by the Guild administrator. Yearly membership dues are $10 regular/$5 low income and should be sent to the Feminist Writers' Guild. P.O. Box 9396, Berkeley, CA 94709 A candidate may join the Guild in order to qualify for the award

All entries must be typed. Each writer can submit up to three poems of a maximum of six pages. Exceptions to length may be made only in cases when a single poem exceeds six pages Name, address, and ZIP Code should be placed in the upper right corner of the first page of each poem. On succeeding pages of a poem, the title and page number should appear in the upper right corner of the 8 x 11" paper A $2 entry fee must ac company each manuscript

Manuscripts for the 1980-1981 Award in Poetry may be submitted until November 15, 1980. Winners will be selected by January 15, 1981.

The FREE CLINIC is offering individual and group counseling for victims of incest on Tuesday evenings between 7:00 and 10:00 pm. To make an appointment, call 721-4010 and say you want an appointment with Joyce Spencer or Jan Felixson. There are no lees or eligibility requirements at the Free Clinic (12201 Euclid Avenue).

The Women's Coordinating Committee of the GEAR Foundation, Lesbians in GEAR Hanging Together (LIGHT), meets on the second Wednesday of every month at the Gay Community Center, 10121⁄2 Sumner Court. All are welcome. LIGHT has organized two rap groups: Women with Women (a safe place where women can begin to explore their sexual identities), which meets the 3rd Monday of every month, and an open drop-in group! which meets the 1st Monday of every month.

Women volunteers are needed to stall the GEAR hotline. Training sossions are provided.

Do you know a place-store, business, etc.-that would like to distribute High Gear? We are ready to expand our circulation and will also be looking for volunteer drivers in the near future.

For further information on all of the above, call the Hotline, 621-3380.

Women USA, a communications network for women's groups, is circulating copies of A People's Petition for Reproductive Freedom to send to tederal, state and local representatives. Their goal is to collect a million signatures from the grassroots level. The petition informs representatives that signers: (1) support reproductive freedom as a fundamental human right, as basic as freedom of speech, the press or religion; (2) oppose government interference with this right, whether it takes the form of proposed additions to the Constitution to outlaw abortion, or legislative restrictions on abortion funding that punish and endanger the lives of poor women; and (3) believe the right of the individual to make free and informed decisions on childbirth, contraception, sterilization and abortion is part of a constitutionally protected right to privacy that no arbitrary court or legislative act can be allowed to inhibit. If you are interested in circulating copies to friends and/or women's groups. contact Mim Kelber, Women USA, P. O. Box 8214, Washington, DC, 20024.

The National Women's Health Network has published a set of nine health resource guides, covering menopause, hysterectomy. breast cancer childbirth. DES. self-help. birth control abortion and sterilization The guides are $3 each or $20 for a complete sel, and are available from the National Women's Health Network. 224 7th S1. SE. Washington, DC 20003. (202) 223-6886

Feminist Writers Guild meets the second Monday of each month at 7:30 pm at the Cleveland Heights Public ibrary. 2345 Lee Road Or you may contact Pat at 791-0311 (eve) or Jan at 475-0075 (eve)

The Lolita Raclin Rodgers Memorial Feminist Film Conference will be held Friday November 14, through Sunday. November 16. 1980 at the Speech Building. 1906 Sheridan Road. Northwestern University. Evanston illinois Although there have been a number of feminist film festivals, this will be the first conference in the United States devoted to feminist film criticism There is no charge for any of the conference events For lurther information contact Gina Marchetti or Gretchen Bisplingholl c/o The Feminar. Northwestern University Film Division 1905 Sheridan Road, Evanston IL 60201

The Invisible Alcoholics: Women and Alcohol Abuse in America, by Marian Sandmaier. McGraw-Hill. $9.95 Former director of Women's Programs for the National Clearing House for Alcohol Information (HEW) and board member of the National Women's Health Network. Sandmaier reveals why women drink, why treatments designed for men won't work for women and what does work, why women alcoholics experience more depression, polydrug addiction and suicide than men A Women's Guide" section gives up-to-date, practical information on snurces of help for the drinking woman

The Dinner Party will be shown in Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York, October 18 through January 18. sponsored by the Friends of the Dinner Party

NOW Gay Women's Rap Group is an informal rap group meeting the 3rd Sunday of each month at 3:00 pm sharp If you are tired of the bar scene and would like to meet with your sisters in a less destructive man ner, contact Joye al 268-4308 or Kay at 761-8971 after 500 for more in forination The next meeting is October 19

DIGNITY, an organization for Catholic and other Christian gay women and men, welcomes new members Meelings are at Hallinan Center, CWRU the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. beginning with a women's meeting at 7 pm and Mass and a program at 8 pm for more inforina tion, call Patti al 321-9456

WomenSpace is starting a network for women business owners. The pur pose of this network, which developed from a workshop given at the Women Mean Business seminar May 28. is to bring businesswomen logether to share ideas, information and support for more information call Linda Batway at 696-6767

Cleveland Women's Choir. Anyone interested in singing t drop in at 3178 Meadowbrook on Thursday evenings. 7 30 al 932-3326.

! Music. .i! Penny

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