Hard Hatted Wemen is a support and information-sharing group for women working in or actively seeking non-traditional blue-collar jobs. Not all these jobs are actually "hard-hatted" or blue collar, but all are nonmanagerial. Group members work in heavy industrial, manual and skilled technical jobs that traditionally have been held by men. Hard Hatted Women meets the fourth Sunday of the month, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Women Space. To receive their bi-monthly newsletter and announcement of special events, please send $3 (more if you can) to Geri Braun, 1636 Victoria, Lakewood, Ohio 44107. For more information, call Amy Schuman at 696-6967.

Home Oriented Maternity Experience (H.O.M.E.) is a national organization to support and assist couples who wish to give birth at home. Our aim is to help couples achieve the optimum experience of a safe home birth. Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m., 1888 South Compton, Cleveland Heights. Any couple who wants to learn more about all the options available in childbirth in home, home-like or hospital settings are welcome to attend. For more information, call 651-5227 or 881-6921.

The Cleveland Infant Formula Action Coalition (INFACT) is stepping up its activities to better inform the public of the boycott against the Nestle Corporation and its subsidiary, Stouffer's. Actions will include picketing. media exposure and the distribution and sale of informational pieces, buttons and bumper stickers. Those wishing to support the boycott by picketing Stouffer's restaurants near where they live or work may call Betsy Miklethun, 687-1900. For more information, call Phyllis Mucha, 771-4815.

LIGHT, the Women's Coordinating Committee of the GEAR Foundation, holds its regular meeting the first Tuesday of each month at the Gay Community Center, 2641 West 14th Street, Cleveland. All women GEAR members and other interested women are invited. LIGHT also coordinates Rap Groups twice a month. The second Thursday meeting is an Open Rap, and the fourth Thursday focuses on a specific topic of interest. For further information on the LIGHT meeting, Raps, to offer suggestions, or to volunteer, call Sarah at 381-8179.

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Cleveland Pre-Choice Action Committee is an ongoing activist organization dedicated to full reproductive freedom for all women. We have monthly meetings where we discuss political issues and plan our ongoing work. We disseminate information about a woman's right to choose, about the dangers of the so-called "Human Life Amendment," forced sterilization, contraceptive rights and other pressing issues. We are involved in defense of the clinics, and supporting other women's causes. For more information as to the address, availability of childcare and other agenda items, call Barbara at 321-6143 or Deborah/Linda at 932-9344.

Propie United Against Repression (PUAR), formed by families of victims of jail hangings, has organized around the issue of police brutality and harassment. The group also addresses related societal issues such as repressive legislation. Those interested can attend PUAR's bi-weekly Saturday meetings at the Murtis H. Taylor Multi-Service Center, 13422 Kinsman, at 12:00 noon. For information or to report police brutality, call PUAR's 24-hour hotline at 851-9842.

Women for Sobriety is an organization that helps women overcome drinkIng problems by sharing feelings and setting goals in a supportive group setting. The Cleveland chapter meets on alternate Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at WomenSpace. For meeting dates and information, call Paulette Zaryczny, 531-4518, or Ruth Schultz, 235-4126, or the WomenSpace Helpline, 695-3100.

Women In Skilled Employment (WISE) is a program at WomenSpace aimed at increasing opportunities for women in non-traditional jobs. If you are interested in exploring any aspect of blue collar work for women, be it applying for a job yourself or helping other women get and keep nontraditional jobs, please call Amy at 696-6967.

Cleveland women's community has the opportunity to explore their sexual, psychological, social and political identites with the Women with Women rap groups that meet at the GEAR Foundation, 1241 West 14th Street, Cleveland. The raps are sponsored by L.1.G.H.T. (Lesbians in GEAR Hanging Together), the women's group of the GEAR Foundation, and are held every second and fourth Thursday of each month at 8:00 p.m. The rap on the second Thursday is an open rap, and that on the fourth Thursday is a topic rap.

Anyone interested in learning how to facilitate or lead a rap group, please contact the Gay Hotline at 321-3380, leave a message for Diana and she will get back with you (please include your phone number or where you can be reached). For more information on topics and general questions, call Sarah at 381-8179.

Services and Resources

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.

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The Cleveland Women's Handbook is a collection of thoughts by women on women and their lives, and a comprehensive listing of services and agencies which serve women. It includes consumer information and questions to help us choose, use and influence those services and agencies. The Handbook is sponsored by Cleveland Women's Counsel, the Rape Crisis Center, Women Together and Women Space. Individual copies are $5 each plus $1 postage and handling. Orders of 5 or more are $4 each, plus postage and handling. The Handbook is available to lowincome women through social service agencies. Call CWC, 321-8587, for information. Also, call CWC if you are interested in distributing the Handbook through your social service agency. Copies can be ordered from Cleveland Women's Counsel, P.O. Box 18472, Cleveland Hts., Ohio 44118.

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Domestic Workers of America, a non-profit organization. can put in"rested persons in touch with workers available for cleaning. home sitting, childcare, party assistance and convalescent care. Special rates are available for senior citizens. DWA is also seeking persons interested in being placed on its job list. Call 361-0373.

The Free Clinic is offering individual and group counseling for victims of incest on Tuesday evenings between 7:00 and 10:00 p.m. To make an appointment, call 721-4010 and say you want an appointment with Cynthia Griggins. There are no fees or eligibility requirements at the Free Clinic, 12201 Euclid Avenue.

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 second 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 729-0481.

Hazard Alert, published by the Council on Hazardous Materials, has published its first issue. If you are interested in receiving this newsletter, contact Marge Grevatt, 1223 West Sixth Street, Cleveland 44113.

The Hiram Women's Handbook is available for residents of northeast -Ohio, and covers social services for women in a 5-county area. It offers information about legal discrimination on the job. harassment, women's organizations. scholarships, and a bibliography. Sponsored by the Hiram Women's Center, the Handbook is available for $3.00 postage paid. Send inquiries to P.O. Box 306. Hiram. Ohio 44234.

Hope for the gay alcoholic. Call the Gay Hotline at 621-3380. Alcoholism Services of Cleveland at 391-2300. or Alcoholics Anonymous. 241-7387.

Horizon Center offers a Family Institute on Alcoholism, which includes lectures and discussions on alcoholism and the family's role in dealing with it. For more information call Peg Huffman, 292-5900.

Experience women's art and literature through the Judy Chicago Word and Image Network (JC/WIN), a mail-order catalogue that lists posters, slides, poetry, books, postcards, casettes, discussion kits, pamphlets and reading lists. Available in the fall of 1981. Reserve a copy by sending a check or money order for $2.50 to JC/WIN, 1728 Bissonnet, Houston, Texas 77005.

The National Women's Peiitical Caucus has released a handy directory of women officials in the Federal government, major political parties, state legislatures and major cities. According to Iris Mitgang, Chair of the bipartisan women's organization, the number of women in political office in the U.S. has tripled since 1974, with women now representing 12 percent of all elected officials. The directory.can.be.obtained free by writing to Jeannine Dowling, Corporate Public Affairs, Philip Morris, Inc., 100 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

The Women's Comprehensive Program at Cleveland State University has created the Re-Entry Wemari's Project to investigate and respond to the special needs and concerns of re-entry women students. If you are presently a returning woman student at CSU, or if you are considering returning to college, cail 687-4676 or 687-4674, or stop in our office in the Corlett Building, 1935 Euclid Avenue, Room 124.

A Registry of Women in Religious Studies (4th edition) has been compiled by Carole Bohn and Lorine Getz and published by Edwin Mellen Press. It is available for $4.95 from Edwin Mellen or from The Boston Theological Institute. 210 Herrick Road. Newton Centre, MA 02159. Please make checks payable to "Women's Caucus: Religious Studies".

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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.

Wemanpower is a free semi-annual newsletter focussing on issues of concern to professional social workers and the women they serve. Available on request from Womanpower, The National Association of Social Workers, 1425 H St. NW, Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20005.

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.

'WomenSpace is starting a computer project to organize and update WomenSpace records, create reference lists and establish resource files to be used for this year's Media Marathon as well as future events. We need typists, proofreaders and women who can update and crossreference names, addresses and phone numbers. Most of the work can be done at home. Please call Sarah Spengler. 696-6967. If you are interested in helping.

The Women Against Pornography slide show and presentation is now available in Cleveland to any interested women's group. For information contact Diana or Judie at 523-1875 or 631-0024.

Women's Career Network Association has lectures, workshops Information and monthly meetings to share goals, experiences, Information. $75 annual membership includes the "Cleveland Business Woman'' newsletter. WCNA, 106 E. Bridge St., Berea, Ohio 44017; 243-3740.

The Women's International Resource Exchange (WIRE) reproduces published and unpublished accounts and analyses by and about women in the Third World, for feminist groups, church-based women's groups, union-affiliated women, women's studies departments, and human rights. Third World support and anti-imperialist solidarity groups. For a bibliography, write WIRE Service, 2700 Broadway, Room 7, New York, NY 10025.

Women's Network in Akron is an Informational clearinghouse for women's interests, referral service, emphasis on career development and personal growth. Annual membership, $15 and up. Contact Ann M. Gargano, Women's Network, 39 E. Market St., Suite 502, Akron, Ohio 44308, or telephone 1-376-7852.

Women Together, Inc., operator of a shelter for battered women that houses approximately 200 women and 400 children per year, has a new volunteer program called "Sponsorship". Volunteer sponsors are assigned women who call the hotline and shelter residents upon their departure. Volunteers accompany clients to groups for abused women and help provide emotional support. If you are interested in training for the sponsorship program, call Fay Grinage, 431-6267.

Women USA was founded in 1979 as a national communications network for women. In additon to operating a hotline, it monitors legislative and executive actions in Washington affecting women, publishes a newsletter and organizes lobbies and other mass activities for women. It is currently conducting a nationwide campaign to collect signatures on a People's Petition for Reproductive Freedom; co-sponsored by women's and civil rights groups. The toll-free hotline number, 800-221-4945, operates 24 hours a day, 7 days week, in every state except Alaska and Hawali. New York State has its own number, 212-344-2531. For more information, call or write Mim Kelber, Women USA, 76 Beaver Street, New York N.Y. 10005.

Women who are blind can now have access to feminist literature through the Wemyn's Braille Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota, WBP has launched a service offering feminist books, periodicals and other information on women's issues, both in Braille and on tape. WBP also produces a quarterly newsletter for women, offered in Braille, in print and on tape. For further information, contact Womyn's Braille Press, Inc., P.O. Box 8475, Minneapolis, MN 55408.

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Non-smoking, vegetarian woman to share room near-West Side apartment. $65/month and 1⁄2 utilities. Debbie: 631-6590.

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Interested in downhill skiing? Call Judy at 381-1182.

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