WHAT'S HAPPENING

Hotlines & Support Groups

The Gay Hotline in Lake County is now under new management with new telephone numbers. 257-9503 (24 hours) and 257-7488 (after 6.00 pm) Please call any time for information. referrals. support and counseling-all cats are confidential' We are a referral service, not a service We will have lawyers, doctors. AA, Parents of Gays, men. tal Ith and chemical abuse people at your disposal If you wish to apply for membership in the Lake County League of Gays (LOG). receive · our newsletter and/or be placed on our mailing list, just call the Hotline for information There will be an open Board Meeting on September 11, 1982 to discuss what has happened so far. Please call the Hotline for location. Our AA group has been filed with the Cleveland AA organization. and will be closed-in other words, gays only, male and female. Our leaders are both alcoholics and working very hard to help other gay alcoholics. We have counselors and sponsors. Congratulations to all who have acknowledged and helped Lake County's LOG Foundation Our address is P O. Box 843. Painesville, Ohio 44077.

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

Literary & Other Opportunities

Out from Under: Sober Dykes and Our Friends is a new anthology of the stories and dreams of those of us involved with recovery from alcoholism or drug addiction. The editor has announced a call for material from women who are making clean and sober lives in lesbian communities as well as in the communities of our birth cultures and classes. It is a call for material from any woman who has become a clean or sober dyke; or who loves clean and sober dykes; or who wants to live in a community where there is strength and joy and the beginning of an end to victimization in lesbian lives. Articles or artwork in almost any style will be welcome. Send SASE for more details. Deadline: January 1, 1983. Send to 11 Broderick, No. 5. San Francisco, California 94117.

The first issue of a new journal, The Celibate Woman, A Journal for Women Who Are Colbate or Considering this Liberating Way of Relating to Others, is out. The journal is published irregularly and is available for $4.00 (for a single issue) or $8.00 for a subscription (2 issues) from 3306 Ross Place, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008. The editor, Martha Allen, welcomes articles, artwork, letters, experiences, ideas and theory.

Freehand, a learning community of women writers and photographers in Provincetown. Mass.. invites you to a seven-month residence of apprenticeship-by-the-sea. We offer excellence in poetry, prose, feminist and political theory, photography, bookmaking, visual composition, freehand drawing, quilting, massage, sonic, silent and dance meditation, music improvisation (we play piano, vibes, alto saxophone, percussion, guitar), and small business management. The residency runs from Octoper through April. For information, write The Wild Goose Press, P.O. Box 10, Cazenovia, New York 13035, or call (315) 655-3788 through mid-September.

The Feminist Study Action Guide Project (FSAG), based in Berkeley. California, is currently looking for material to be published in an anthology of women's work. "I'm Not a Women's Libber, But...." With members across the country, FSAG is particularly interested in hearing from women who don't ordinarily consider themselves feminists. For more information about how to submit material, write Paula Ross, Editor/Coordinator, c/o Box WS, 1312 Addison St., Berkeley, CA 94702, or call (415) 848-4850.

The Center for Women's Studies; the Office of Women's Services, and The Ohio State University are pleased to be hosting the Fifth Annual Convention of the National Women's Studies Association on June 26-30, 1983 at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Proposals are being

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The West Side Women's Fair will be held Saturday: September 11, 1982, at 3800 Bridge Avenue.

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The N.O.W. Fles Market Fundraiser will be held Saturday, September 18, 1982. Call 921-88T1 for time and place.

Women Speak Out For Peace and Justice warmly invites you to a S.T.A.R. Benefit Banquet and Concert on Sunday, October 2, 1902 at the Workmen's Circle, 1980 S. Green Ad., So. Euclid, Ohio. A Sherry Reception begins this pleasant evening at 5:30 p.m. followed by a five-course meal at 6:30 which will include a choice of the main course: Chicken Paprika or Vegetarian Tofu Stroganoff. The Concert Program beginning at 8:00 p.m. will feature Diane Mather and Keiko Furiyoshi from the Cleveland Orchestra and Margaret Baxtresser from Kent State University. Tickets are $15.00 per person. For information and tickets, write to STAR Benefit, P.O. Box 18138, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118.

Cleveland's first major cultural event in support of the growing movement against the nuclear weapons race will take place on October 17 at Severance Hall. Musicians Against Nuclear Arms (MANA) will perform in concert at 7:00 p.m.; Yoel Levi will conduct. Contralto Maureen Forrester, a frequent guest artist with major orchestras across the country, has agreed to perform with the ensemble, which includes more than 80 members of The Cleveland Orchestra who have volunteered their ser. vices. Proceeds will support the educational and outreach activities of

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People United Against Repression (PUAR) operates a Hotline to receive complaints of police brutality The Hotline operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week if you have a complaint, dial 851-9842 and leave your name and telephone number. Your call will be returned within 24 hours and an appointment for follow-up-will be made at that time. The identity of callers to the Hotline is completely confidential.

For advice on how to prevent crime (how to secure yourself and your property or how to do community organizing on the issue), call the SelfHelp Anti-Crime Hotline toll-free at 1-800-368-5664 from 9:00 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. The hotline is a program of the privately-funded Eisenhower. Foundation for the Prevention of Violence.

Weman for Sebriety is an organization that helps woman 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, 696-3100.

solicited for presentation at the Conference: To submit a proposal, please prepare a two-page (minimum) abstract describing the nature of the presentation, the topic, the general areas to be covered and, it appropriate, the thesis or methodology of the research to be presented. All abstracts should be accompanied by the cover sheet provided, and information on this sheet must be completed in full for your proposal to be presented. Deadline for submission is October 1, 1982. Proposals and any inquiries about the Convention Program should be addressed to Marlene Longenecker/Elaine Pugh, Conference Coordinators, Center for Women's Studies, The Ohio State University, 207 Dulles Hall, 230 West 17th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, or call (614) 422-1021. Include two selfaddressed, stamped postcards for notifications of receipt of the proposal and final acceptance or rejection.

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A Reel Professional Women's Theatre Company of Portland, Oregon is soliciting plays and other original materials for their upcoming theatrical season: Submit your work to: A Real Professional Women's Theatre Company, c/o Nancy S. Vanderburgh, 555 N.E. Fargo No. 1, Porfiand, Oregon 97212. Please include information on royalties, etc.

both Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Cleveland Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign. For more information, call the Benefit Concert Office at 231-7221, or write Benefit Concert Office, 11424 Bellflower Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.

Sports

Celebrate women's participation in sports at the second annual Run, Jana, Row, the nation's only Women In Sports Weekend, September 23-26, 1982 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The week-end benefits the Fort Wayne Women's Bureau, which provides counseling, rape crists advocacy, job counseling and placement, and other women's services to Central Indiana. Sports events will include a women's softball tournament with four ASA or USSA divisions, a women's volleyball tournament, a S-kilometer run, and a golf tournament. Entry deadline for teams is *September 15, 1982. The feature attraction will be an exhibition game played by the Ft. Wayne Daisies, who played professional baseball from 1946-55. The Deicies were part of a national women's baseball league -that provided sports thrills during World War II. Of course, as soon as the boys came home from the war, the Daisies followed Rosie the Riveter into obscurity. For further information, call Amy Schuman in Cleveland at 696-6967 from 9:00 to 5:00 and we can get some teams together and rent a bus.

Appeals

The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center needs volunteers. Starting on Tuesday: September 7, the RCC will be holding a four-week workshop for interested yolunteers. Meetings will be on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Anyone wanting more information or to register should call the Center at 391-3914 and ask for the volunteer coordinator.

Become a member of ACTION for Battered Women in Ohio, a coalition of concerned individuals and domestic violence programs and workers. ACTION provides legislative alerts and information to keep people.up to date on potential and actual legislation that might have an impact on shelters and their residents, provides numerous in-services on a state and district fevel, and holds an annual conference. For more information, write to ACTION for Battered Women in Ohio, P.O. Box. 15673. Columbus, Ohio 43215.

Twelve women were jailed in Illinois in June, tor thaining themselves in front of the 'Illinois Governor's office in their fight for the ERA. Two have been sentenced to 30 days, the remaining 10 to four days in jail as well as $3,000 In fines, Together with the $4,500 in bonds imposed for this action after the Illinois Senate voted down the ERA on June 25, there is now $7,500 that the State of filinols has already extracted for the acts of conscience of these women: Nine women of the group still face felony charges with prospects of still heavier fines, legal defense costs, and prison. sentences. These women need our support. Please give generously to the Grass Roots Group of Second Glass Citizens Legal Defense Fund, P.O.. Box 2096, Station A, Champaign, Illinois 61820.

Freeze & Scream, initiated by the Red Balloon Collective and friends, has begun the enormous effort of organizing a nationwide moratorium.on business as usual, to begin on October 13, 1982 with 'direct actions planned for one day to strike at the heart of the war machine all across the country. This will be followed by two days of direct actions on November 12-13, three days in December, four days in January, and so on until the production and dissemination of nuclear weapons is reversed. For information; write to P.0, Box 366, E. Setauket, New York 11733 or call Sandra Sarmiento at (212) 449-0037: Begin planning for October 13 with your local group. Build affinity groups and collectives as part of "Freeze and Scream" dedicated to making the direct actions happen.

Lesbian Incest Survivors are wanted to fill out a questionnaire on their experiences for a book. All responses are confidential. For information or a questionnaire, write: Susan Marie, P.O: Box 304, Oakland, CA 94668.

The Free Medical Clinic of Greater Claveland is looking for physicians, nurse practitioners, physicians' assistants, or midwives to volunteer one evening (3 hours) per week to assist us in serving our female patient population. Professionals are needed to provide physical exams for women wishing to obtam birth control methods..pregnancy testing, or testing and treatment of vaginal infections and sexually transmitted diseases. All patients' are served in a confidential, relaxed, caring at: mosphere. For details, contact Sally Willis, at 721-4010.

The Womyn's Braille Press, Inc. is interested in locating qualified Braillé transcribers around the country. Womyn who would like to volunteer time to transcribe booklets, pamphlets, and other information on womyn's issues should contact the Womyn's Braifle Press; Inc., P.O. Box 84.75, Minneapolis, MN 55408.

The Volunteer Projects component of Women Together, Inc. is conducting an on-going volunteer recruitment campaign to better serve battered women. Women Together needs volunteers in the areas of childcare, crisis-line phone service, support group facilitation, direct service counseling, and public speaking. Requirements are that volunteers be sensitive to the needs of women, particularly battered 'women. Experience is helpful, but not mandatory. We offer training in each area of service. Interested volunteers may call Fay Grinage at Women, Together, 431-6267. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADS & BARTER

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I'd like to get together with other feminist photographers to form a feminist photo colfective. Call Louise at 371-2492.

Lesbian/feminist grad student wishes to share Cleveland Hts. apartment. $1,75 plus 2 utilities: Call Diana, 321-8554,

Moving? Van and driver/helper available. Reasonable rates. Experienced. Call Lisa or Gayle, 371-0483.

Restaurant. Help Wanted. Experienced,. fulltime line cook, waitreses and waiters, over 21 busboys and night dishwasher. Apply daytime, Tues.-Fri., The Inn on Coventry, Coventryard Mall.