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Programs and Workshops
The following events are scheduled at Cuyahoga Community College: June 4-Single Parent Living workshop. Tina Schlatter, Plain Dealer "Singles'' columnist, will talk about the singles scene: the emotional, social and practical aspects of single parent living with or without custody of children. CCC Western Campus, 8-10 p.m. For reservations, call 845-4000, ext, 5075.
June 6-Economics and Legal Aspects of Divorce, a one-day workshop designed to help participants find their way through complicated divorce legalities, manage finances and plan for the future. Topics include selecting an attorney, property settlement, establishing credit, employment, education, child care and establishing a new social life. CCC Eastern Campus, 25444 Harvard Rd., Warrensville Twp., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. $15. For reservations, call 464-1450, ext. 3080.
June 13-Single Parent Living, a one-day seminar covering single living including law, money management for the single parent family. remarriage and step-parenting, sexuality, children and divorce. Speakers are: Sherelynn Lehman, family and sex therapist; Ken Montlack, attorney; Jacqueline A. Rogers, M.D., private practitioner and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at CWRU; Tina Schlatter, Plain Dealer writer; Jay Seaton, President, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northeastern Ohio; Jackle McLemore Jackson, Dean, CSU; Ellen Shafer and Joan Doyle, Center for Human Services. CCC Eastern Campus, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10. For reservations, call 464-1450, ext. 3080.
The 7th Annual Women's Writing. Workshops will take place July 19-August 2, 1981 at Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York. This is an opportunity for women to live and work in a supportive atmosphere with scrupulous, focused criticism. Guest writer: Marge Piercy; guest editor, Elaine GIL, The Crossing Press.
For information, write Christine Patience, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY 13820
Ahuva Anbary, internationally known teacher and choreographer, will teach the Cleveland Modern Dance Association's annual June Workshop at the Shaker Heights Gym. Ms. Anbary is a former soloist with the Anna Sokolow Dance Company of New York and the Bat Dor and Bat Sheva Companies in Israel. Her extensive dance background includes teaching at the Juilliard School, the Alvin Ailey Dance Center, the Pearl Lang Dance Company, the Toronto Dance the Interlochen Arts Academy, the Centre International in Paris, and presently she serves as Assistant Professor of Dance at Ohio State University. The Workshop is scheduled for June 15-26 with classes for Advanced Beginners (10-11:30 a.m.) and Intermediate and Advanced with repertory (11:45-1:45 p.m.). A class for all levels will be given from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Nothing is scheduled for the weekend. For registration and further information, contact the Cleveland Modern Dance Association, 231-7316.
The 10th IWWG Writing Conference and Retreat will take place July 24-26
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A summer study course focusing on women's equity issues offered by the American Institute for Foreign Study, will be held in London August 8-22, including such topics as the British Women's Equal Opportunity Commission, unionization of women in Britain, women in print and in the media, women and health, and women in government. Participants will visit the Houses of Parliament, the Tower of London, St. Paul's Cathedral and H.M. Holloway Prison for Women. The program fee of $599 includes full board, tuition, lectures and field visits and certain sightseeing activities. Transportation to and from London is not included.
Further information is available through the American Institute for Foreign Study, 102 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, Conn. 06830, or from the local sponsor, WomenSpace, 696-3100.
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 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.
Cleveland Women Working is offering the following workshops to working women seeking skills for job survival:
Financial Planning for Low Income Women
Making Money More Manageable. Explore how you feel about money. Learn how to make the most of a small savings and how credit can work for you. Saturday, June 6, 9-10:30 p.m., CWW office.
Day Care Decisions. Explore day care options. Learn how to budget for child care. Develop a checklist for evaluating what's best for you and your child. Saturday, June 6, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., CWW office.
How to Plan for Retirement and Be Glad You Did. Learn about pension plans and social security. Begin to look at different ways to insure a financially secure retirement. Saturday, June 13, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., CWW office.
Work After 40: Employment Issues Affecting Older Women.
Myths and Realities. Learn how the stereotypes of older women workers are perpetuated, how they affect your employment and what you can do to counteract the myths. Tuesday, June 9, 5:30-7:00 p.m., CWW office.
Strategies for Career Development. Learn how your understanding of the power structure within an organization will enable you to develop a strategy for achieving personal career objectives. Tuesday, June 16, 5:30-7:00 p.m., CWW office.
Warning: Office Work May Be Hazardous to Your Health.
Hazard Identification and Strategies for Change. An Overview of the Dffice Environment. Is your office a healthy and safe place to be for 40 hours each week? Learn how to spot potential hazards with a special Hazard Evaluation Kit. Discussion of workplace health and safety as a growing social issue. Tuesday, July 21, 5:30-7:00 p.m., CWW office. Stress and the Working Woman. Receive individual testing for on-thejob stress. Learn techniques for coping with this serious and wide-spread problem, as well as techniques for eliminating the causes of stress. Tuesday, July 28, 5:30-7:00 p.m., CWW office.
The Automated Office and Your Health. The pros and cons of new technology in the workplace. How are machines affecting the quality of our worklives? What does the future hold? Tuesday, August 11, 5:30-7:00 p.m., CWW office.
Strategies for a Safe and Health Office. The role of government agen,cles in promoting healthy and safe workplaces and an overview of your legal rights. Techniques for organizing on the job to pressure employers for improvements. Tuesday, August 18, 5:30-7:00 p.m., CWW office. Workshop fees: Workshop Serles, $18 non-members, $10 members. Each Workshop, $5 non-members, $3 members. Workshop fees will cover cost of educational materials and refreshments. For further information on schedules and fees, contact CWW, 566-8511.
Services and Resources
If you are a woman with a problem and don't know where to turn, WomenSpace's Help Line, 696-3100, may be able to put you in touch with helpful community resources. The Help Line's hours are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday. Women who call for assistance are provided with information and referrals by a staff of trained women specialists who can assess the caller's needs and refer her to vocational/career resources, social service agencies, physicians, therapists, attorneys and self-help groups. The staff regularly researches and updates a resource bank to insure that current information is available.
The National Directory of Women's Employment Programs: Who They Ars; What They Do includes descriptions of 140 service organizations including their objectives, job services, programs, complete listings. $7.50. Purchase from Women's Work Force of Wider Opportunities for Women, 1649 K St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20006.
The State of Ohio Women's Information Center now has a toll-free number so persons outside the Columbus area can call free of charge for information on women's issues and legislation. Call 800-282-3040 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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