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. Il 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 8issonnet, Houston, Texas 77005.

The National Women's Political 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 Women'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, call 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. I! 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".

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.

Womanpower 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. 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 a week, in every state except Alaska and Hawaii. 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 Womyn'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.

The Women's Growth Cooperative

p.o. box 18087, cleveland heights, ohio 44118, 321-8582

WORKSHOPS:

Assertiveness Saturday: Learn positive ways to express your needs and feelings, to stand up for your rights without being either hostile or submissive. Sat, Jan 23, 10-4pm.

Anger!: Released anger enables us to re-experience warmth and pleasure. In a safe environment, we'll work in practical ways to let our anger out and use it as a tool. Two Sun 1-4pm, Feb 7 and 14. Dream Work: This 3-part series will teach Wilda Tanner's approach to dream work. 3 Tues 8-10pm, beginning Feb 16.

Lesbian Support Group: For lesbians who are in the process of being more open with themselves, family, friends or others, and are trying to establish a sense of "community" with other women. 6 Tues 8-10pm, beginning Jan 19.

Massage Clinic: Learn principles of massage and how to deliver and receive a healing touch, 4 Tues. 8-10pm., beginning Jan 19.

GROUPS:

Personal Growth Group: A safe place to be personal and growthful about your life in a group of women sharing theirs. Each woman is encouraged to use the group to help her identify her strengths, goals, and directions. 6 Wed evenings 9:30-9:30, beginning Mar 24. Divorce Support Group: For women considering, in the process of divorce, or recently divorced. We'll focus on the emotional aspects common in divorce and develop practical steps to independence. 6 Wed 7:30-9:30pm, beginning Jan 13.

Mothers in Lesbian Relationships: A chance to discuss family issues, insights and experiences and create a healthy atmosphere for ourselves and our children. 6 Thurs 7:30-9:30pm, beginning Feb 14.

Wholistic Health (8-part series): Part one "Overview" sessions will be experiential and practical, covering relaxation, meditation and trance work; nutrition and diet; movement and exercise; and emotional and spiritual growth. 4 Sat mornings 10-12, beginning Jan 30. Part II ***Polarity Energy Balancing" sessions will teach ways to sense energy

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flow and imbalances and assist each other in moving energy in our bodies to create harmony and balance. 4 Sat mornings 10-12, beginning Feb 27. (Part I is a prerequisite for Part II.)

COUNSELING:

Getting help can make the difference between using your energy to bottle up feelings or freeing it to help you grow and participate in the way you desire. Our counselors bring a wide range of disciplines and mental health experiences and the common desire to help women heal themselves.

If there is a group or workshop which you cannot take or we are hot offering at this time, we will be glad to place your name on a waiting list until there are enough to make up a group.

To register for a group or workshop, complete and mail the form below to The Women's Growth Cooperative, P.O. Box 18087, Cleve. Hts., OH 44118.

Name

Address

Phone:

Day

I would like to register for:

Enclosed find check for $.

Evening

(Minimum deposit of $5 required.)

Phone: 321-8581. If we are not available, please leave a message. We will return your call.

Location: Unless otherwise arranged, at our office, 2420 S. Taylor, Cleve. Hts.

Fees: Based on a sliding scale depending on income. A nonrefundable min. deposit of $5 required 1 week in advance to secure a place in a group. Fees will be discussed when your registration is confirmed.

Staff members: Iris Bishop, Rita E. Corlell, Pat Hoornstra, Mary Ann Huckabay, Merrily Kaplan, Wegi Louise, Wendy Passov, Mickey Rosenstein.

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