Conference turris::womannotes-v2

	Women's Health Recovering Ourselves and Our Communities

The following lecture series is co-sponsored by the Women's Theological Center
and the Feminist Liberation Theology and Ministry Program at the Episcopal
Divinity School.  Acording to the WTC newsletter, "It will explore political
and spiritual issues related to women's health, focusing specifically on the
AIDS Epidemic, Reporductive Cancer, and Violence Against Women.  All events
will be held at the Episcopal Divinity School, 99 Brattle St., Cambridge, at
7:00 PM.

For more information, contact the WTC, 400 The Fenway, Boston, 02115


	Women's Health Recovering Ourselves and Our Communities

October 24 - Women's Health: Politics and Spirituality
November 11-13 - A Garden Party: Exlorations in Feminist Theology
December 5 - What Is Health?
January 9 - AIDS Epidemic: Issues of Survival and Hope
February 6 - Information as Power: Facing Cancer
March 6 - Violence the Disease, Justice the Cure
April 12 - Recovering Ourselves and Our Communities

		Explorations in Feminist/Womanist Theology

From the newsletter of the Women's Theological Center, 400 The Fenway, Boston,
MA 02115, describing a weekend program:

"The fall program is a conference in which participants will be invited to join
in a discussion of what women from different racial and cultural backgrounds
are saying about the way their faith and action is rooted in the heritage of
their monthers....

November 11 - 13 - A Garden Party: Explorations in Feminist Theology
         The conference will include presentations by authors, responses by
	other noted womanist/feminist theologians, workshops, a "Garden Party"
	with book signing and festivities, a Womanspirit Ritual, and an
	exploration of issues in feminist pedagogy with women from the Women's
	Theological Center."              

For more information, contact the WTC, 400 The Fenway, Boston, 02115

    Women At Work:  Are There Male-Female Differences In The Workplace?
    Barbara J. Risman, PhD; Asst Prof Soc & Anthro, North Carolina State
    
    2nd November 1988, 10-noon, Hall of White Mist (across from caf) in HLO1
                                                                   
    only open to members of LowEnd Systems (LES) and Small-Systems Mfg
    (SSM).
    
    REGISTRATION LIMITED!  Contact Jody HANDY:: Carpenter to book a
    place.
    
    						=maggie

The Mass. Coalition for Choice is organizing a demonstration on
Beacon St. in Boston on Oct. 29th from 9-11.  This demonstration
is in protest of the harrasment (to put it mildly) of those wishing to 
enter abortion clinics.

Is that Saturday morning or evening? I assume morning, but want
to be sure.
Thanks.

    
    it's a.m.
    
    am

    hey!  this is great!  i haven't heard about too much protest against
    what i consider to be harassment!  i'll definitely do my best to
    be there!
    
    ..................................................jonathan

 
    The demonstration will be located on Beacon St. (Boston/Brookline)
    between Kenmore Sq. and Cleveland Circle. Block captains have been
    assigned in each area to coordinate the demo, pass out signs. etc.  
    
    This is a non-violent demonstration and both pro-choice and pro-life
    organizers have been communicating with the police department to outline
    the nature of the protest.
    
    am

    Please see 325.* for info on a Washington DC pro-choice march in
    March '89.

    
    MARCH 25		Woman in Business Seminar
    			Sheraton-Sturbridge
    			8:30 to 5:00
    
    COST		$50 for the day including ($35 each for groups
    			lunch and refreshments        of 10 or more)
                                                                    
    TOPIC		Women helping Women
    			
    
    Come and see and participate with our own Jane Bullock Critticto in
    self defense training.                                   
    

WICTH '89 information has been moved to note 457.
	Mez

	New Words Bookstore
	15th Anniversary Events

	186 Hampshire St, Inman Square
	Cambridge MA 02139
	617-876-5310


Julia Penelope &	Revisit old goddesses and discover new ones in
Morgan Grey		_Found_Goddesses_, a lexicon of feminist wit
Sunday March 12		and lesbian lore. Join the authors for a 
3-5 pm			celebratory and humorous reading.


Ines Reider &		_Aids:_The_Women_ touches the heart of the
Marea Murray		issues concerning women and AIDS. Join Ines
Sunday March 19		and Marea for a reading and discussion.
3-5 pm


Casselberry-		Help us celebrate our 15 years; help support
Dupree			international feminism: the proceeds from this
Toshi Reagon &		concert will go to Stree Lekha, a women's
Annette Aguilar		bookstore and resource center in Incia.
IN CONCERT
March 25, 7:30 pm


Hattie Gossett		_Presenting_Sister_No_Blues_. Presenting an
Sunday March 26		afternoon of the highly spiced writings of
3-5 pm			Black poet and writer, Hattie Gossett.


Robin Becker &		Join Nora in celebrating her new book, 
Nora Mitchell		_Your_Skin_Is_A_Country_ and welcome award-
Sunday May 7		winning long-time favorite Robin Becker for
3-5 pm			an afternoon of poetry.


Elizabeth McKim &	Elizabeth and Judith have been reading poetry
Judith Steinbergh	together for years. Don't miss the opportunity
Sunday May 14		to hear this dynamic duo celebrating their new
3-5 pm			books, _Boat_of_the_Dream_ and _A_Living_Anytime_.


Jan Clausen		Celebrate _The_Prosperine_Papers_, a new novel
Sunday May 21		from one of the best lesbian fiction writers 
3-5 pm			on our shelves.


Adrienne Rich		A new book of poetry, _Time's_Power:_Poems_
Sunday June 4		_1985-1988_, brings Adrienne to the east coast,
4:30-6:00 pm		and to New Words for a book signing!


	New Words, A Women's Bookstore

	All readings are free and open to all. 
	Light refreshments served.
	Please come and bring a friend.

		Well Kids guess what time it is????

		It's Greater Lowell Walk for Hunger time.


		The Greater Lowell Walk for Hunger raises
		money for hunger programs (OXFAM, SHARING,INC.,
		and four Lowell Hunger Programs) each year.

		The Walk takes place on Good Friday, 24 March
		and starts at 9:00 a.m. at St. Mark's Chruch
		in Westford, MA (the walk also ends at St. Mark's).
		The route is a very nice walk of 13 miles through
		the back roads of Westford and West Chelmsford.

		Anyone who wants more information can send me
		mail at METOO::LEEDBERG or call the House of Hope
		in Lowell at 458-2870.  I will be walking and am
		looking for sponsors as well as people to walk.

	_peggy

 
    This was sent to me in mail
    
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From:	HYEND::MLETENDRE "07-Mar-1989 1120"  7-MAR-1989 11:32
To:	@HPSMSTAFF.DIS,@LVESTAFF.DIS,@PERSONNEL.DIS,MLETENDRE   
Subj:	INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MONTH
 
******************************************************************
 
	PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE THROUGH YOUR ORGANIZATIONS
 
******************************************************************
 
In celebration of International Women's Month, the HPSM Women's Forum
is sponsoring a presentation by Rosalyn Taylor-O'Neale regarding
Valuing Differences and Productivity.  Rosalyn is a dynamic, well 
renowned speaker both inside and outside of Digital.  She has appeared
on various forums including "People are Talking".  Time spent with
Rosalyn is sure to be an enlightening experience.  
 
 
		YOU ARE INVITED.....
 
		DATE:  March 17, 1989
 
		TIME:  9:30 - 11:30
 
		PLACE:  MRO4 Amphitheatre
 
		SPEAKER:  Rosalyn Taylor-O'Neale
			  Valuing Differences and Productivity
 
     ALL EMPLOYEES ARE INVITED TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MONTH
 
 

AMETHYST WOMEN is an organization of women that sponsors drug and alcohol 
free events for alcoholic lesbians and their women friends.

On April 1, 1989, AMETHYST WOMEN is holding a Square Dance at the Cambridge 
Y at 7 Temple Street.

Live music will be provided by the POODLES (an old-timey fiddle band) and 
Cindy Green will be the caller for the Square Dance.

The doors open at 8 p.m. and the dancing starts at 8:30 and goes until 
11:30.  All levels welcome; no partners necessary.

Cost: $5.00 (more or less)

The event is wheelchair accessible.

AMETHYST WOMEN welcome and encourage all women who enjoy a drug and alcohol 
free space.

    I'm wondering how many people reading this know someone with epilepsy; 
    maybe a friend or relative?  Or, maybe even a coworker.  What about 
    yourself?  Do you have epilepsy?  You would be surprised to learn just 
    how many people do.

    A couple of questions to ask yourself:

    1. If I saw someone having an epileptic seizure, would I know...

    	 (a)  ... what to do for them?
    	 (b)  ... what NOT to do?
    
    2. Would I recognize an epileptic seizure if I saw one?

    The answer to question number 2 is:  it is very possible you may not.  
    There are a number of forms of epilepsy, some very mild and some much 
    more severe than others.

    On Wednesday, May 17, in cooperation with Health Services of the Spit 
    Brook Road facility, I will be hosting a seminar on epilepsy awareness 
    and first aid.  This seminar will be held in the Babbage Auditorium, 
    ZK1-3, beginning at 12:30.  Along with those present from Health 
    Services, our guest speaker will be a Neurologist.  Time has been 
    allotted for answering questions anyone may have.  

    I hope you will make the time to come.  You never know when someone
    with epilepsy might need your help.

    See you there,
    Beckie  

    

          WOMEN & SELF-ESTEEM: SURVIVING THE SUCCESS SYNDROME

                          APRIL 14, 1989
             
                           8:30 - 5:00
 
             SHERATON TARA HOTEL, NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE


            SPONSOR: ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL       COST: $85
                      
                    

Space is limited. Speakers include Norma Swenson and Judy Norsigian, co-authors 
of Our Bodies, Ourselves; Lynne T Sanford, author of Women & Self-Esteem;
Barbara Risman, author of Gender in Intimate Relationships; and others.

For more information, call Amy Guthrie, RN, MS, Coordinator of Community
Health Education at St Joseph's in Nashua -- 603-595-3168.

                   WOMEN OUTDOORS Tenth Annual GATHERING

                          June 15 - June 18, 1989

    The WO Gathering is an event where approximately 200 women from the 
    Northeast and other parts of the country come together for a weekend of
    workshops, activities, entertainment and fun.  It will be held at the
    W. Alton Jones Campus, Environmental Education Center, University of
    Rhode Island, West Greenwich, RI.  

    Examples of workshops from past years include bike maintenance,
    canoeing, kayaking, planning a long backpacking trip, handling a chain
    saw, ethical investment and finances, journal-writing, basic electrical
    repair, mushroom identification, beach ecology, massage, yoga, 
    birdwatching.  I haven't seen this year's list, but you could expect to 
    see about the same variety.  Activities may include things like hikes, 
    canoe trips, biking on Block Island, wildflower walks, or whatever. 
    Entertainment this year will include a contra dance and an adventure
    slide show presentation.

    Fees vary according to whether you want to stay in a cabin, platform
    tent, or your own tent, whether you want to stay 2 nights (Fri - Sun) or
    3 (Thurs - Sun).  For example, a member staying 2 nights in her own
    tent would pay $60 for the weekend ($75 for non-members).  A member
    staying 3 nights in a cabin would pay $100 ($115 for non-members). 
    non-member fees include 1 yr membership.  These fees include meals, and
    registration for most workshops, entertainment, etc.  Some workshops
    which require extra supplies or paid leaders (ex: ferry to Block
    island, ropes course leaders) may require additional fees.  

    If you're interested in registering, send mail to NATASH::MOORE.  I'll
    send you a registration form.  Upon registering, you'll receive
    confirmation and info about preregistering for workshops and
    activities, travel directions, etc.

    See note 11.47 for more information about Women Outdoors.
    
    Susan					

    

    re the Women Outdoors Gathering (see note 10.37 for more info)
    
    I've just seen a preliminary list of the workshops to be offered at the
    WO Gathering this year.  Since a number of people from =wn= have requested 
    info on registration, I though I'd put this info in here as a follow-up.
    
    Some of the workshops/activities being planned for the Gathering (6/15
    - 6/18 in southern RI) include: 
    
    	basic bike repair	 		 intuitive massage 
    	swimming				 hikes
    	planning backpacking trips		 herbs for natural healing 
    	tennis					 canoe trip (flat water)
    	101 ways to support the environment	 compact car camping
    	dream interpretation workshop		 Block Island bike trip
    	ecofeminism				 map & compass video
    	12 step program meetings		 
    	forum on enjoying the outdoors - lesbian and straight together 
    	ritual - tool for personal growth, healing, and building community
    	sketching, drawing upside down, and other games for head and hand
    	
    There will be more; this is a partial list.  Some of the possibles, tho
    not definite, include rock-climbing, wilderness photography, first aid,
    and a slide show of a trip to Nepal.
    
    If you'd like more info about the Gathering, or about WO, send mail
    (with your home address) to NATASH::MOORE.
    
    Susan

    From a flyer I received:
    
    The Boston Women's Fund, in conjuction with Radcliffe College Alumnae
    	Association Radcliffe Dean's Office Radcliffe Career Services
    
    present the Third Annual Conference on
    
    	WOMEN, MONEY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
	------ ----- --- ------ --------------    
    	May 13, 1989, 9:00 to 5:00 
    	Cronkhite Graduate Center, Radcliffe College
    	6 Ash Street, Cambridge MA
    	
    
    Meeting the Challenge: Taking Care of Others, Taking Care of Ourselves
    Featured Speaker: Gloria Steinem
    
    Welcome Address by Carol Gilligan
    Open Reception with Gloria Steinem 5:30 to 6:30 pm
    
    Workshops Include:
    	Basic and Intermediate Investing	Retirement
    	Socially Responsible Investing		Taxes
    	Love and Money: Do they Mix?		Divorce and Separation
    	Long Term Health Care			Funding Strategies
    	Trusts and Dis-Trusts			Investing in Peace
    	Stereotypes of Wealthy Women		Money and Children
    		... and more
    
    
    For more information, call 542-5955 or write to:
    	The Boston Women's Fund
    	31 St. James Ave.
    	Suite 902
    	Boston, MA 02116
    
    
    "The Boston Women's Fund is New England's only foundation designed
    specifically to address the growing inequities confronting women
    and children. We provide grants of up to $2,500, and technical training
    in fund-raising and project development to grassroots women's
    organizations that are working to improve women's lives. 
    
    "The Fund is a non-profit public foundation which is supported by
    individual contributors and volunteers."
    

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Note 556.0             Eleanor Smeal in Fitchburg 4/25/89                1 reply
CADSE::GLIDEWELL "Wow! It's The Abyss!"              17 lines  21-APR-1989 14:26
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From the Montachusett Review, April 19th, 1989
Public Invited

Eleanor Smeal, women's rights advocate, will speak:

  April 25th, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 
  Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
  in the Richard Kent Recital Hall

Directions: Follow Route 2 West and once you enter Fitchburg,
road signs guide you from Route 2 to the college.

You can also call the college for directions 508-345-2151.
Best to ask security for directions; the switchboard gets pretty
busy.

  Meigs

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Note 556.0                   Alice Walker in Boston                   No replies
DABBLE::MEAGHER                                      11 lines  21-APR-1989 19:53
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Alice Walker, author of "The Color Purple," is making several appearances in
Boston two weeks from now.

At least one of those appearances is free. She's featured in the WordsWorth
Bookstore Writers' Series, and will talk (or read--not sure which) at some
hotel in Cambridge on the evening of Thursday, May 4.

Call the bookstore at 617-354-5201 if you want to reserve tickets. They'll hold
the tickets for you for a week.

Vicki Meagher

                        AMETHYST WOMEN


AMETHYST WOMEN is sponsoring a dance on May 6, 1989 from 8:30 to midnight 
at the Old Cambridge Baptist Church (1151 Mass. Ave.).  Unlike the last AW 
event (which was a Square Dance with live music) the dance on May 6 is a 
regular dance, music provided by a DJ.

The cost of this event is $5 more or less.

Amethyst Women sponsor drug and alcohol free events for alcoholic lesbians 
and their women friends.  They welcome and encourage all women who enjoy a 
drug and alcohol free space.

    Certainly not to be outdone by my buddy, Catherine T. :-) I will use
    this note to announce New Hampshire's Second Gay Pride Day.  Since the
    political climate in NH is slightly different than that in MA, we have a
    different format.  The NH Gay Pride Committee felt that it is still
    not safe for us to have a march, so instead we are doing a rally at
    the state house in Concord on Friday night (6/16) (our very first!)
    and a Celebration day on Saturday (6/17).
    
    The rally on Friday night consists of a speech by Reverend Kim Harvey
    of the Provincetown Unitarian Church, as well as speeches from some of
    our committee members and some local politicians (none of them have 
    accepted our offer yet--keep your fingers and toes crossed).  The
    entertainment will be provided by Heather Bishop (I get to help with
    the sound--YIIPPPEEEE!).
    
    On Saturday we will take over Pat's Peak Ski resort in Henniker, NH
    for an all-day extravaganza.  Our own Rosalyn Taylor-O'Neale will be
    a featured speaker, and entertainment will be provided by Kate
    Clinton, Romanovsky and Phillips, and Lucie Blue Tremblay!! (Yes,
    you read that correctly). The day starts at 10 am and will end that 
    evening with a dance.
    
    Anyone needing more info can contact me.  Please,please join us.

	Mass Choice is organizing " THE DAY AFTER" rally - a rally on the
day after the announcement of the supreme court case on Webster vs.
Reproductive Health Services. The rally will take place in front of the
state house. The prediction is that most likely the supreme court will allow 
state legislatures to impose greater restrictions on abortion. Therefore the 
rally will be a message sent to the Mass state legistators to put no further
restrictions on abortions in Mass. 

	For those who might be interested in the rally, please send me 
your pole number so I can send you the flyer from Mass Choice. The date of 
announcement of the supreme court decision is unknown, but it's expected
to be sometime in June. Since the date for the rally is unknown (becuase
the date of the supreme court announcement is unknown), Mass Choice would
like those who are interested to put their phone numbers in the flyer,
so that they can be contacted right after the announcement of the supreme
court decision.

	I also have a petition in a letter form that will address directly
to the legislators. For those who are interested in signing the petition,
please send me your pole number.

	Please specify whether you're interested in the rally or the petition
or both.
       

-ml

    I will start by saying that this event expects to lose money - but
    as little as possible - and is mildly controversial.  The moderator
    is welcomed to do with it as she will as I am admittedly bending
    the rules.
    	The play "CHOICES" will be presented at the Arlington Street
    Church in Boston on Thurs, Fri & Sat from 1 Jun through 24 Jun.
    Geralyn Horton's play centers on a Family Planning clinic and was
    written at the request of a counselor at the model clinic.
    
    previews      June 1-3, donations requested at door
    performances  June 8-24, Thurs $7   8 PM
    		  	     Fri   $10  8:30 PM
    			     Sat   $10  6, 9 PM

    The April  9th Coalition for Choice will meet at 7pm, Tuesday June
    13th at Framingham Unitarian Church 24 Vernon St.

	7-8 pm - Business meeting
	8 pm   - Pro-choice film, including march on Washington

    Please attend. Much to be done.

    That's all  I  know  about  this,  I  got  a  postcard  with  that
    information  yesterday.  Perhaps  CarolAnn Gillard could give more
    details.

--David

   ** NOTER'S PARTY ALERT ** NOTER'S PARTY ALERT ** NOTER'S PARTY ALERT **



This is the official alert!  There will be a party at my house on Sunday July
18, 1989!  My house is in Leominster, MA.  Just to give you a little bit of
incentive to come, there is an in ground swimming pool with a diving board.
For those of you who aren't into swimming, you should still bring your 
bathing suits.  WHY???  Well, there's a hot tub downstairs that you also might
enjoy!!  So, come and have a great time!  


This will be a pot luck party.  I will supply the hot dogs and hamburgers. 
Bring your favorite dishes for everyone to enjoy.  Or if you don't have a 
favorite dish, or just CAN'T cook, donations would be gladly accepted toword 
paper goods, hamburgers, hot dogs, etc.  Also, if someone would like to bring 
soda, it would be greatly appreciated.  Also, BYOB.  

So, mark your calanders.  Sunday July 18th.  If it does rain, the party will
still go on down in the basement.  Hot tub is inside, so we can still enjoy
that.  

Please respond to this note, or send mail to REFINE::TAYLOR no later than
July 14th.  Tell me what you will bringing and how many people you will bring.

Hope to see everyone there!

Holly




    

    Since July 18 is a Tuesday, I presume the party's really on the 16th?
    
    			Steve

    Yes, you're right.  I was looking at a June calander instead of
    a July one.  The party will be on the 16th, not the 18th.  
    
    Holly
    

    I'd love to make it, but isn't Ann Broomhead throwing a party on
    Saturday the 15th at her home in Wayland, MA?

    The party at Ann's is on Saturday the 15th.  Holly's party is
    Sunday the 16th.  No conflict, but that's a lot of partying!
    
    		Steve (who may not be able to attend either one - sigh)

    
    Author May Sarton will be at New Words, Cambridge, Ma., on July
    16th at 3:30-5.
    
    am

    May Sarton is one of the best speakers I have ever heard.
    I'm not crazy about her writing (I don't think it reflects her
    intelligence well enough), but as a speaker she is phenomenal!
    
    Eileen
    

For anyone interested, the Boston NOW is having an open house TONIGHT
(5-July-1989) at 7:00, at 971 Commonwealth Ave in Boston (outbound on
the Green Line near the MacDonalds).  There will be many new people, and 
projects to sign up for.

    
    I'd like to announce that I will be resigning from the co-mod squad
    at the end of this week. The file is requiring time that I no longer
    have at my disposal.
    
    I appreciate the opportunity to have served in this capacity
    and I am grateful for the friends I have met!
    
    Ann Marie    

	Pepsi and Pizza Hut are sponsoring "Hoop-It-Up" Boston, a 3-on-3
	street basketball festival benefiting the Bay State Games. 

	The bball competition will take place at City Hall Plaza on 
	Saturday, September 23 and Sunday, September 24.

	I'm going to be working special events for most the weekend, and am 
	not positive how this will conflict with game schedules...but
	very little arm-twisting would be required to get me to play if a
	team from =wn= needed one more person :-).  I'll be finding out soon
	if the games conflict. I could play either guard or forward (at 5'5")
	and I am *not* a ringer ;-).

	< From the brochure >

	4 spirited players are needed for a team.  Three play, with one 
	substitute.  Players must be 12 years of age or older. 

	Teams are flighted in divisions based upon basketball experience, 
	height and age.  Your team will be placed in a division with other
	teams of similar ability by a computer pairing system.  

	     o  recruit team balance (i.e. try for a combo of speed and size)

	     o  no ringers (if you have 3 friends and a ringer, your team will
	        be put in a flight with people who all play like the ringer)

	Entry fee is $15 per person.  Hoop-It-Up Boston is "takin it to the 
	streets" to keep kids off the streets, and has established a fund 
	to underwrite team entry fees for kids.

	Whether you're in the "High Hoops" or the "Older Than Dirt" flight, 
	there is a division for you.  

	Pizza Hut/Pepsi Hoop-It-UP is a double-elimination tournament.
	All teams are guaranteed a minimum of three games.  Games are played
	to a final score of 16 points, scored by ones, with two points awarded
	for the long range shots beyond 20 feet.

	To sign up, stop by any Pizza-Hut and get an application, or send me 
	mail if a Pizza-Hut is not convenient to you.

	Title sponsors are Pizza Hut and Pepsi.
	Presenting sponsor is The Boston Globe.
	Associate sponsors are AmericanAirlines, Nike, Kiss 108FM, and
	                       Charles P. Young Company, New England.
	All-Star sponsor is Rawlings.

							nancy b.

    Thanks to .62 for posting the announcement about the seminar
    series. Disappointing, though, to see that the seminar series is
    limited only to LES and LESM.
    
    --Lynn
    

          Received in the mail yesterday - from CitySports magazine -

                                  "Women on a Roll"
                     Boston - Sept 17 * New York - September 24
                     A benefit for the Women's Sports Foundation

                             A 33-mile women's bike tour
                    Easy-going, sociable, non-competitive cycling
          (At a moderate pace of 10 miles an hour, the 33-mile route will
          take about 3 hours to ride.  You may decide to follow the 12-mile
          alternative route after the ride has begun.)

                        Sunday, Sept. 17, 1989, 9:00 am start
                            DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA

          * A beautiful ride on a thrilling route through the rolling hills
          and historic villages of Lincoln, Sudbury, and Concord, starting
          from and returning to the magnificent estate of the DeCordova
          Museum in Lincoln.

          * Free giant post-ride Cyclists' Exposition with a lively band on
          state, a choreographed Cyclists' Fashion Demonstration, and
          exhibitors displaying the latest bikes, clothes, and accessories.

          * Free pre-ride Breakfast

          * Free Lunch provide by Weight Watchers Frozen Foods.

          * Free drinks along the route.

          * Free all-cotton Lubriderm Women On A Roll T-shirt

          * Free super cyclist's fanny pak from Lubriderm Lotion, stuffed
          with Good Things.

          * Nationally prominent women cyclists to guide small groups.

          * Corporately-sponsored women's cycling teams to ride with and
          learn from.

          * Sag wagon for the weary and accompanying tech support by TREK
          for on-route repairs.

          * Route managed for cyclists' maximum pleasure and safety by
          Benchmark Communications Inc.

          * Participation limited, so register NOW.

          $20 if post marked before September 12.
          $25 to register morning of the event.
          $10 for exposition and lunch only.

          Sponsors on the flyer : CitySports Magazine, Lubriderm, Weight
          Watchers Frozen Foods, Evian, Ocean Spray, Post Grape Nuts,
          JanSport, Bellwether, Cannondale, Pearl Izumi, Bell, Peugeot
          Cycles.

          -----------------------------------------------------------


          I travel frequently on the roads of the tour, and it definitely
          looks like it will be a scenic tour!

          This also sounds like a well-organized event with a very
          reasonable registration fee...I think I'm going to give it a try
          if I can get my bike fixed by the end of the week (though I've
          hardly done any serious biking at all, let alone 33 miles!)

          If you're interested, contact me for a copy of the application
          form (which must be postmarked by Sept 12 for $20 application
          fee; else application fee = $25).
                                                       nancy b.

	First meeting of the Greater Lowell Chapter of the
	National Organization for Women (NOW) will be held
	Thursday, 14 September 1989 at 8:00 p.m. at the
	Unitarian Universalist Church, 225 Steadman Street
	#32, Lowell, Massachusetts. Both NOW members and
	non-members are welcome.

	For more information contact Peggy DELNI::P_LEEDBERG,
	I have names and phone numbers but do not want to 
	post them here.

	_peggy

        From:	NAME: THOMAS COUMING                
	FUNC: SRCOF                   
	TEL: 223-7616             <COUMING.THOMAS AT A1 at WITNES at PKO>
To:	See Below
Subj:	ELDERCARE CONF.


From:	NAME: Bruce Wright  @MSO            
	FUNC: SRCOF COMP/BENEFITS     
	TEL: 223-2148             <WRIGHT.BRUCE AT A1 AT WITNES AT PKO>
Date:	12-Sep-1989
Posted-date: 12-Sep-1989
Precedence: 1
Subject: Eldercare Teleconference
To:	See Below


    I've attached information on the National Eldercare Teleconference 
    "Workplace Responses To Eldercare" that Digital is supporting in 
    conjunction with the the National Council on the Aging.  Phyllis Bailey 
    has done a tremendous job managing Digitals involvement with this 
    effort on the external front.  Internally she has been able to get the 
    teleconference available over the entire DVN network at no cost for our 
    employees.
    
    I feel this gives a great opportunity to inform our personnel employees 
    of the impact on the workplace of this growing issue.  Please consider 
    this for your own benefit and for those that work with you.

To Distribution List:  [all .dis lists have been deleted]

From:	NAME: Phyllis Bailey @VRO           
	FUNC: Personnel               
	TEL: 273-5485             <BAILEY.PHYLLIS AT A08 AT RELIEF AT VRO>
Date:	11-Sep-1989
Posted-date: 11-Sep-1989
Precedence: 1
Subject: Eldercare teleconference
To:	See Below

Attached you will find an announcement for the Eldercare Teleconference
being broadcast across our DVN system on September 22.  The announcement
explains how to access the broadcast - please feel free disseminate this to
others who may want to take advantage of this.

Regards,
Phyllis 

Author:	Phyllis Bailey @VRO           
Date:	08-Sep-1989
Posted-date: 08-Sep-1989
Precedence: 1

________________________________________________________________________________
	 THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FROM CORPORATE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  DVN BROADCAST:  TAKING THE LEAD - WORKPLACE RESPONSES TO ELDERCARE

On September 22, in conjunction with  the National Council on Aging,
Digital is proud to participate in the national teleconference 
"Taking the Lead: Workplace Responses to Eldercare".    National Council on 
Aging received support for this teleconference from Corporate Contributions 
and Digital Information Service (DIS). Digital will be hosting 
the conference for external participants at the 4 sites-- Dallas (DLO), 
Spitbrook (ZKO), Colorado Springs (CXO), and Greenville (GSO).  

We are pleased to announce that arrangements have been made to concurrently 
broadcast the conference across DVN to the remaining 72 DVN sites.

This teleconference provides an opportunity for you to receive state of the 
art information about this emerging workforce issue from leaders of eldercare 
initiatives.  Says Erline Belton, Manager, Corporate Employee Relations, "We 
realize that increasing numbers of our employees will be responsible for some 
care to their aging parents and we are endeavoring to formulate an eldercare 
strategy as part of Digital's broader Work/Life Balance initiatives".   

Digital employees can go for free to any of the 72 DVN locations which are not 
serving as a host site. (That is any site except Spitbrook, Dallas, Greenville 
and Colorado Springs).  Just contact the Site DVN manager to make sure a 
viewing room is reserved. The 2 national segments you will receive are from
11:00 to 12:30 and 3:30 to 5:00 Eastern Standard Time.  You will also receive
information on ordering resource materials NCOA has developed on Eldercare.

Note:

The general public is invited to attend any of the official NCOA "host sites", 
(Digital Dallas, Spitbrook, Greenville, and Colorado Springs as well as 8 
locations provided by other companies).  Digital employees may register 
directly with the National Council on Aging if they wish to attend at a 
national host site, a $95 registration fee is required.   Attendees at the 
national host sites will view the same national broadcast listed above, plus a 
live panel discussion at each site scheduled between the 2 national segments 
plus receive a resource book.  To register with NCOA call 1-800-424-9046, 
ext.355.  Due to limited seating, all participants at the national host 
sites must pre-register.

We encourage you to take advantage of the NO cost, access to this 
teleconference via our existing DVN sites.  For the name of the DVN site 
nearest you, consult LIVEWIRE or call the DVN program office at 249-4461. 
A complete list of DVN sites is also available on VTX EDSERV.  For any 
other questions about the teleconference, call Phyllis Bailey, 
Eldercare Conference Manager, DTN 273-5485.

               1.4 miles (that's roughly 100 lengths in a 25 yd pool)

            Begins at Provincetown Harbor.  Swim from Long Point Light
            to the Boatslip.  Pledge race to raise money for
            Provincetown Positive PWS (People with AIDS) Coalition.

            Contact:
                         Provincetown Harbor Swim for Life
                                    P.O. Box 819
                              Provincetown, MA  02657
                                   (508)487-1930

            Does anyone know the temperature of the water in this area?

                                                         nancy b.

Panasonic VHSC presents

WOMEN'S SPORTS FESTIVAL '89
Golden Gate Park, Saturday and Sunday October 21 & 22, 1989

For the first time on the Pacific Coast, we're putting 
together a festival of sports and fun just for women!

5K Run/Walk, Sunday; TAC certified and sanctioned, starting at Marx Meadows
in Golden Gate Park through the west end of the park.  Start time, 8am.
Computerized race results; awards for top finishers in all divisions.  Prizes
will be randomly awarded to both runners and walkers.

15K Cycling Fun Ride, Saturday; at a relaxed pace starting at Marx Meadows
in Golden Gate Park continuing through the entire park, out through the Great
Highway, finishing back at Marx Meadows.  Fun ride, not a race!  Start time,
8-8:30am (staggered start).  Helmets strongly recommended; helmets will be
available for trial use with ID.  Prizes will be randomly awarded to the
Cycling Fun Ride participants.

Plus four other sports; Golf, Tennis, Softball and Volleyball.

Don't forget your friends and family: after your event, have your friends and
family join you at the Women's Sports Festival Big Tent Expo in Marx Meadows
for fun activities throughout the entire weekend.

- Exclusive 1989 Women's Sports Festival T-shirt to all participants
- Childcare services (registration limited, sign up early)
- Refreshments of all kinds
- Music and entertainment
- Special seminars on health/fitness/nutrition
- Shuttle bus services
- Big Tent Exposition area with exhibitors and sampling

Benefitting: Children's Council of San Francisco and 
             the Women's Sports Foundation

Volunteers Welcome!  Women and men are encouraged to participate in the
Women's Sports Festival as a pre-event or day-of-event volunteer.

Registration: Registration for these two sports (Run/Walk, Cycling Fun Ride)
is as follows; $15 for each sport or $25 for both if postmarked by Oct 14.
$18 for each sport the day of the event.  Complete form, sign waiver and
send check payable to WOMEN'S SPORTS FESTIVAL with self-addressed, stamped
envelope (4"x10") to:

Women's Sports Festival
c/o Athlon Sports Management Group
650 5th Street, Suite 514
San Francisco, CA  94107

Sponsors- 

Panasonic VHSC 
Golden Grain
Center for Sports Medicine (Saint Francis Memorial Hospital)

More information: 415-896-1542

[from The Northern California Schedule magazine Volume VII #2, September 89.
 I will duplicate and send a copy of the page with the entry form to anyone
 requesting it; send me mail at skylrk::olson.]

Cross-posted to

 MOSAIC::Womannotes-V2  (topic 10)
 WCSM::Silicon_Valley  (topic 11)
 THEBAY::San_Francisco  (topic 61)

    Sunday October 1
    3:00 pm.
    New Words Bookstore in Cambridge
    
    Janine Canan and others reading from
    "she rises like the sun:invocation of the Goddess"
    
    New Words is at 186 Hampshire Street
    
    

    Poetry at the media lab at MIT....
    
    The schedule for this year is exciting.  Here are the readings for
    the fall semester:
    
    9/21  Mary Oliver - winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize
    10/19 David Slavitt - prolific writer of poetry, plays, novels,
    	  etc.
    11/9  Barbara Greenberg - MIT professor:  "The Never-Not Sonnets"
    12/7  Pamela Alexander - winner of the Yale Younger Poets Prize
    
    All readings are held at the Bartos theatre of the MIT Meda Laboratory
    at 7:30 p.m.  The Media Lab is located at 20 Ames Street, Cambridge,
    and a contact number is 617-253-7368.
    
    

I posted this in THEATRE as well. Since the main character is a woman, and
since I have a vested interest, I figured it could go here.

Sophocles' Antigone is being performed at The Performance Place (Elizabeth
Peabody House; 277 Broadway; Sommerville). It opens this weekend (Thurs-Sat)
and runs for 3 weekends. It's set in the Middle East. I know the director, and
his productions are always entertaining, and almost always as
thought-provoking. 
	Mez

	TITLE:		"The Balancing Act!"

	SPEAKER:	DR. GAYLE CARSON
			CareerTrack

	DATE:		Wednesday, October 25, 1989

	TIME:		8:30 AM - 4:00 PM  

	PLACE:		Pacific Room, DLB12

	HOST:		Jude Partridge
			Program Manager
			AITC Presentation Series
	

	         This seminar will NOT be videotaped.		        

	***+-----------------------------------------------+
           |  REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for this offering,  |
	   |        as enrollment is limited               |
	   +-----------------------------------------------+

	Sometimes, the combined demands of work and personal life 
	require	a 25-hour day for both men and women.  How do you 
	meet these responsibilities?  

	And how do you do it without guilt, frustration	or exhaustion???

	This class is designed for EVERYONE who wishes to maximize 
	their individual potential in both their personal and pro-
	fessional life.

	Balance all the aspects of your life to achieve the goals 
	you've decided are most important.  Establish personal goals 
	and priorities, discovering time wasters.  Create a schedule
	to meet YOUR needs.   

	Handle conflict with strength.  Learn to say "no", and mean
	it.  Cope with negative feelings, and say exactly what you
	mean.  Learn to organize, delegate and manage your life so 
	you make sense of everything about you.
	
	Recognize the symptoms of stress in yourself and others.
	Develop immediate and useful techniques to reduce and combat
	stress at your job and in everyday life. Learn how to make 
	each moment count for the best in your life!






	"The Balancing Act!"	
	October 25, 1989
	Page Two




	About the Presenter:
	-------------------

	Dr. Gayle Carson is one of the top speakers for CareerTrack
	- the nation's leading seminar company.  She is also president
	of her own firm, which specializes in planning conventions and
	seminars for businesses nationwide.

	She writes monthly columns and feature articles for several
	community newspapers and trade publications.  She has also
	published her first book, Winning Ways:  How to Get to The Top
        And Stay There.           ------------------------------------
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     ***TO ENROLL:  Contact JoAnn Hunt, AIPERS::HUNT, with the following:
	           
               	    o NAME, BADGE #, NODE, DTN:

                      ------------------------------------------------

                    o List one specific you would like to know as a 
                      result of this seminar.

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	=================================================================
	NOTE:  There is NO CHARGE to your Cost Center to register.

	        However, if your plans change, and you find you will
                NOT be able to attend, please, LET US KNOW.
	=================================================================

	NRO EAP & Health Services are offering a three hour seminar at
	NRO on October 19.  Their seminar's focus will be job vs. family.

	The CareerTrack seminar listed in this offering is for EVERYONE
	who wishes to achieve a proper balance among work, family and
	leisure interests.

    Just a reminder...  It's *this* Thursday evening!!
    
    You heard her at the April 9 rally!  You've heard her news clips! 
    Now you can see her in person!
    
    Molly Yard, president of NOW, will be coming to Boston!  She will be
    speaking on NOW's national strategy and, I'm sure, various and sundry
    other topics.  She's a really dynamic speaker and should be very
    entertaining to listen to.  She'll be talking about the need for a
    National abortion rights strategy.
    
    Date:  Thursday, October 12
    Time:  8:00 pm
    Where: Morse Auditorium, Boston University
           On the corner of Commonwealth Ave and Blanford, near the
           Nickelodeon theatre.  I'm told its on stop past Kenmore on the
           "B" green line, but I'd check a map if I were you.

    The MetroWest Satellite of the Boston Section will hold a technical
    tour and  social at the Massachusetts Microelectronics Center in
    Westboro, MA.   The  MMC is a university-industry-state partnership in
    technology education conceived to improve the microelectronices
    education in the state.  The Center is comprised of a VLSI CAD Center,
    Integrated Circuit Fabrication  Facility and Classroom building.  Come,
    join us in the WEST for a relaxed  social of finger food, a guided tour
    of the VLSI Instructional lab with demos  and our newly constructed
    state-of-art fabrication facility and learn more  about the MetroWest
    Satellite of the Society of Women Engineers, Boston Section.

    Date:  		Wednesday, November 1, 1989

    Time:		6:00 - 7:15 pm Social with Finger Food

    		        7:15 - 8:30 pm Tour

    Location:	        Massachusetts Microelectronics Center
		        75 North Drive, Westboro, MA
		        (On Rt 135 near the intersection of Rt 9 and 
                        minutes from I-495 and the Mass Pike)

    Cost:		$12.00 (cash bar)

    RSVP by Friday October 27, 1989 to

		Cathy Barnum		or   Pat Shaw (CIMNET::)
		(508)870-0312 Work	     DTN 291-7664
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From:	SALEM::LUPACCHINO   "Ann Marie, TMP Admissions, 285-3721"
To:	MEZ

From:	GERBIL::IRLBACHER    "MARILYN DTN:264-4738" 20-OCT-1989 10:35
To:	SALEM::LUPACCHINO
Subj:	*

On Oct. 26 there will be a special program at the Nashua Public
Library at 7:00 PM which will have family members, a Hospice
worker, a former drug addict and a clergy person to share
experiences of living with AIDS.

Co-sponsoring this are the American Red Cross, the New Hampshire
AIDS Foundation, the Greater Nashua AIDS Task Force, and Home
Health and Hospice Care.

I don't know where I can get this info out to the general public,
but thought you might want to put it in some notesfile.

It is okay to use my name.  The title of the discussion
is "Living with AIDS: How Peoples Lives Have Been Touched".
I also suggest that they call the Nashua Public Library
at 603-883-4141 for any other information.

	Join Lorna St. Hilaire, Joyce LaMotte, and me at Amory's 
	in Maynard across from the Mill _today_ (Thursday) 
 	after work to get the latest scoop on (among other things)
	ways to meet "others" :-).

						nancy b.

Wow!  Diana (D!) Carroll, Ms. Axtell, or Charles Haynes, where
were you last night when we needed you?

One of you would have done fine as the moderator of our discussion
on our _favorite topic_ (right Joyce? - heh heh)!

In one corner      :   Lorna, Joyce, & me
In the other corner:   Bob Barber, Bob Holt, Steve "Eagles" Thompson
Referee            :   Steve Mallett

(and Charles, Bob Holt made it all the way from California from his
 cabin near the fissure in the mountains _just for this dinner_, so 
 that's no excuse!)

						nancy b.

>Wow!  Diana (D!) Carroll, Ms. Axtell, or Charles Haynes, where
>were you last night when we needed you?

Well *geez* if someone had told me the conversation would be so exciting,
I would have been there!

Lessee, what's my excuse...er...Amory's has bad memories for me?  Well, not
bad, just ones I don't want to be reminded of.  Pick somewhere else next
time, and I'll try to make it!  :-)

So - what was the issue?  :-)

D!

    Do you think you folks could do a rerun of the discussion next week?
    Seem I'm going to in the GMA for training.
    
    -maureen
    

re: .84 (D!)

> Well *geez* if someone had told me the conversation would be so exciting,
> I would have been there!

	Hey, you shoulda known :-) !

> Lessee, what's my excuse...er...Amory's has bad memories for me?  
> Well, not bad, just ones I don't want to be reminded of.  

	All the more reason for you to let us create good ones for you there.

> So - what was the issue?  :-)

	Funny, D!, *very* funny ;-).


re: .85 (Maureen Axtell)

>    Do you think you folks could do a rerun of the discussion next week?

	hmmm... How does that saying go - 
	" Beware of what you ask for - you just might get it ! "
    
re: .86 (had to have been an eagle)

>    -< Was_Last_Night_Just_a_Dress_Rehersal_Then_? >-

Oh please, say it wasn't :-0 !

>    she'd know our discussions always seem like re-runs of a
>    previous noter-party or a notes topic ... 

Speak for yourself, Mr. Eagle.  I've never talked about S&M,
Catholic school, Women's Day magazine, Colorado, suicide,
or contraceptives at an noters-party.  :-P

>    Or is submissive like indecisive when three males
>    couldn't decide to help Lorna on with her coat - and then it
>    took half an hour to decide who would drive her back to her
>    car ...  

Now that would've been fun to see.  Sorry I missed it.

						nancy b.

    Re .86, Eagle, you mean you talk about Chinese feminist poetry,
    cameos, and South American train travel with all the female noters?!!
    :-)  (Nancy, we had exhausted our knowledge (?) of S&M, and had to find
    something else to discuss!)  :-)
    
    Hey, yeah, you guys didn't help me on with my coat! :-)  
    
    Lorna
    
    
    

    re .86
   I don't know if I like being a feeble excuse!
    
   

>>Speak for yourself, Mr. Eagle.  I've never talked about S&M,
>>Catholic school, Women's Day magazine, Colorado, suicide,
>>or contraceptives at an noters-party.  :-P
    
    
    Nancy, you LIE!!!
    
    Recall in your memory, a certain conversation....

    She probably means she hasn't talked about Women's Day magazine
    before.
    

    re .90, 'Ren-
    
    If women were running things,
    
    >                               -< Padded WHAT? >-
     
    but I thought camo was 'in', at least among models.
    
    DougO

> Costumes optional!

Be careful what you ask for... :-) Is this anything like "swimsuits optional"?
If so the East has become more progressive than I thought...

Naww... You folks should come out HERE for our Palo Alto Haloween party. It's
definitely the biggest holiday of the year around here. Last year I won a
"Lifetime achievent award" in the costume category "Most Outrageous". It's
going to be hard to top (ahem) this year.

	-- Charles

    re: .93
    
    Hissssssssssssssssssssss!

    Frightfully bad, Ann. . .good show! 
        
    Leonard Pinth-Garnell

                          <** Moderator Response **>

    um, these could maybe move to the party note, huh?
    
    						=maggie

    or =maggie..
    
    maybe we could offer them their own note for the conversation..
    
    I've been thinking that  this charming conversation deserved it's
    own home but was afraid if it were moved it would die..
    
    sigh
    
    Bonnie

    The Brattle Theater in Cambridge, Mass. is devoting 6 Tuesday
    nights in November and December to international feminist films.

    The Brattle is located at 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Square, 
    Cambridge.  Tel.: 876-6838 for more info.

    -----------

    Tues Nov 14
    Feature: Seven Women -- Seven Sins 7:45, 9:45
    1987, Compilation film from Bette Gordon, Chantal Akerman, Ulrike 
    Ottinger, Valie Export, Laurence Gavron, Helke Sander, Maxi Cohen.
    Shown with short: C'mon Babe (Danke Schoen, USA, 1989), directed 
    by Sharon Sandusky.

    Tues Nov 21 
    Benefit: "To a Safer Place" 6:30
    Directed by Beverly Shaffer, written by Shirley Turcotte
    Premier: "Surname: Viet, Given Name: Nam" 8:00, 10:00
    Directed by Trinh T. Minh-Ha

    Tues Nov 28
    Feature: "News From Home" 4:30, 7:45
    (Belgium, 1976)  Directed by Chantal Akerman
    Premiere: "Out of Our Time" 6:15, 9:30
    (USA 1988) Directed by Casi Pacilio and L.M. Keys

    Tues Dec 5
    "Marianne and Juliane", 4:00, 7:50
    (West Germany, 1982) Directed by Margarethe von Trotta
    "Second Awakening of Christa Klages" 6:00, 9:50
    (West Germany, 1978) Directed by Margarethe von Trotta

    Tues Dec 12
    "Vagabond" 4:15, 8:00
    (France, 1985) Directed by Agnes Varda
    "Kung Fu Master" 6:15, 10:00
    (France, 1989) Directed by Agnes Varda

    Tues Dec 19
    Premiere: "Unfnished Diary" 5:35, 8:00
    (Chile, 1983) Directed by Marilu Mallet
    "A Man When He is a Man" 4:15, 6:40, 9:10
    (Chile, 1982) Directed by Valeria Sarmiento

		Candlelight Service in Support of the

			MARCH FOR WOMEN'S LIVES

		      Saturday, November 11, 1989	

  		     7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of 

		      The First Unitarian Society

			     66 Elm Street

			Gardner, Massachusetts


		A non-sectarian service in voice and song 

		for additional information   508-632-0222

Does anybody know more about the content of the filems in .99?
	Mez

[This is probably the wrong place, but since my previous long note here
got eaten by the conference compacter, I thought I'd satisfy the curiosity
of all the people [both of them] who asked about my costume.]

I went as Harry Tuttle. 

Harry Tuttle is the air conditioner repair man from the movie "Brazil". "Wait!"
I hear you cry, "how can Charles 'Outrageous' Haynes have gone as an
*air conditioner repairman*?!". Well, he's no ordinary repairman. Rather than
go into *all* of the details of the movie, let me just say that he fights
against a massive bureacracy, and fixes air conditioners without the proper
paperwork. My kinda guy. He also tends to rapell off of tall buildings after
he finishes. *Really* my kind of guy.

So I rapelled off of the roof of UCO into the middle of the DEC Palo Alto
Halloween party. Four stories. Dressed as an airconditioner repairman.

I walked away with "most outrageous" again... :-)

	-- Charles

    re: .101, Mez
    
    I haven't seen any of these movies, but here's a little more about 
    them.  I got the info off the Brattle's Nov-Dec calendar.

    Seven Women -- Seven Sins

        Seven internationally renowned feminist filmmakers reinterpret the 
        seven deadly sins.  A compilation film from Bette Gordon (USA), 
        Chantal Akerman (Belgium), Ulrike Ottinger (Germany), Valie Export
        (Austria), Laurence Gavron (France), Helke Sander (Germany), and 
        Maxie Cohen (USA).

    C'Mon Babe (Danke Schoen) 

        Sharon Sandusky's look at the ritualistic suicide of lemmings and
        romantic obsession.

    To A Safer Place

        A benefit for the committee to end the sexual abuse of children and
        the Virginia Lalonde fund.

        Directed by Beverly Shaffer, written by Shirley Turcotte

        Sexually abused by her father from infancy through early 
        adolescence, Shirley Turcotte is now in her thirties and has 
        succeeded in building a rich and full life.  In this award-winning 
        film, she retraces her family nightmare with the help of her 
        mother, sister, and two brothers, all victims of sexual and 
        physical abuse.  The message is one of hope, struggling, 
        encouraging survivors to speak out and break the silence with 
        dignity.  $10.00 donation suggested.  For more info call the Boston
        Area Rape Crisis Center: (617) 492-7273

    Surname: Viet, Given name: Nam
    Directed by Trinh T. Minh-ha
        
        Vietnamese born Trinh T. Minh-ha's profoundly personal documentary
        explores the role of Vietnamese women, historically and in 
        contemporary society.

    News from Home
    Directed by Chantal Akerman

        Akerman returns to the personal avant-garde essay to evoke a 
        ghost-town Manhattan.  The news from home comes through "love 
        letters" to the filmmaker in New York from her mother in Belgium.

    Out of Our Time
    Directed by Casi Pacilio and L.M. Keys

        The story of two groups of women who are linked through history.
        Valeria, an aspiring poet, finds a box of letters belonging to her 
        grandmother, whose world was 1930s European salon society.  Through
        a clever narrative form, the film examines choices and struggles, 
        and the links and differences among friendship, feminism, and 
        personal fulfillment in these two eras.

    Marianne and Juliane
    Directed by Margarethe von Trotte with Jutta Lampe, Barbara Sukowa

        A landmark political feminist film about the relationship between 
        two sisters: Juliane, who works within the system as a feminist 
        editor, and Marianne, who is a radical political terrorist.

    Second Awakening of Christa Klages
    Directed by Margarethe von Trotta

        Written and directed by von Trotte, this film established her as 
        the leading spokeswoman of the New German Cinema and has been an 
        inspiration to international feminist filmmmaking.  The story 
        centers on a young woman who robs a bank in order to finance her 
        daycare center.

    Vagabond
    Directed by Agnes Varda with Sandrine Bonnaire, Macha Meril

        A simple story of a young drifter.  Varda gives us a powerful and 
        superbly directed film with a strong female character at its center
        who challenges conventional lifestyle.

    (As I remember it, the "strong female character" "gets what she 
    deserves" in the end. I'm not sure I'd call this feminist filmmaking.)

    Kung Fu Master
    Directed by Agnes Varda with Jane Birkin, Mathieu Demy

        Due to its deceiving title and lack of critical support, this newly
        released film from the leading female director of France has been
        disappointingly overlooked.  The story of a mother who begins a 
        love affair with a classmate of her 15-year-old daughter and the
        difficulties she experiences both emotionally and culturally.

    Unfinished Diary
    Directed by Marilu Mallet

        Chilean emigre Mallet, living in french speaking Canada, explores 
        the profound cultural silences she experiences as a woman artist in
        exile in her semi-autobiographical docu-drama.  As she struggles to
        make a film about this experience she interviews other Chilean 
        exiles, including Isabel Allende, daughter of the assassinated 
        Chilean leader.  A profound film about language, gender, exile and 
        immigration.

    A Man When He is a Man
    Directed by Valeria Sarmiento

        A stylistically imaginative and chilling documentary on the 
        destructive repercussions of machismo.

Thanx a million for all that typing Christine! When I get a chance to read it,
I hope I'm able to chose. The first one sounds a little too depressing
(lemmings, suicide, and romance?)
	Mez

	Joe White (DECWET::JWHITE) will be visiting the Maynard
	area at the end of the month, which provides us with
	a _great_ excuse to have another get-together at Amory's
	{so we can discuss all those things we can't in =wn=!
         wink wink nudge nudge :-) }

		when:   Thursday, Nov 30, @ 5:30pm  
		where:  Amory's  (that yuppy fern bar across from 
                        the Mill in Maynard)

	Reserve this on your calendar _now_ and send me mail if
	you're fairly sure you can make it!

						nancy b.

	p.s.  Despite what D! said about unpleasant memories of 
	      Amory's in an earlier note...it only took 1 minute
	      of verbal coercion for her to committ to this.
              (too late to back out now, D! - yea, I know, 
               coercion is not consent, but hey... :-] )

>	p.s.  Despite what D! said about unpleasant memories of 
>	      Amory's in an earlier note...it only took 1 minute
>	      of verbal coercion for her to committ to this.
>              (too late to back out now, D! - yea, I know, 
>               coercion is not consent, but hey... :-] )

Hmph, coercion is right!  Let's be honest, here - she told me
if I didn't agree "voluntarily" she would arrange for a group of
fire-breathing =wn=ers to come up here and drag me down by my
toenails!  I mean, who could refuse and offer like that?

Does this *really* mean I am committed? Should I be?  :-)

D!

re: .109 (D!)

>   -< Talk about nonconsensual relationships! >-

	yea, let's!

>  Hmph, coercion is right!  Let's be honest, here - she told me
>  if I didn't agree "voluntarily" she would arrange for a group of
>  fire-breathing =wn=ers to come up here and drag me down by my
>  toenails!  I mean, who could refuse and offer like that?

	Oh D!, you can't possibly expect people to believe *I* would
	say that!   [with halo over my head as I write]

> Does this *really* mean I am committed? Should I be?  :-)

	2*(Absolutely).   

							nancy b.

p.s.  D!, it was *fingernails*, not toenails!

    The December seminar in the continuing LESM/LES "Women at Work"
    series is entitled "Give Yourself Credit:  Personal Financial
    Planning".  
    
    The following seminar description is reprinted with permission 
    from the brochure, "Women at Work: Risk, empowerment & self-esteem".
    If anyone would like a copy of the brochure which describes the other 
    seminars being offered this year, please contact me.  Registration 
    information is provided below.  
    
    	********************************************************
    
    Give Yourself Credit:  Personal Financial Planning.  Anne L. Greenwood,
    Second Vice President, Smith Barney; Wed., December 6, 1989 10:00 -
    12:00; Sheridan Hinchcliff conference room; MLO5-4 (Across from caf.)
    
    Meeting personal objectives is the core financial planning.  Each 
    person has his or her particular needs which change at different 
    phases of one's life, e.g. home, family, education, self-employment,
    retirement, etc.  Included in this workshop are discussions of assess-
    ment of financial situations, planning for changing income patterns,
    and relating risk to return from different investments.  The objectives
    are to personalize and demystify the concepts of financial planning,
    and to draw a clear relationship between personal goals and investment
    decision making.
    
    	********************************************************
    
    "Women at Work: Risk, Empowerment & Self-esteem" is a seminar series
    sponsored by Digital Equipment Corporation's Low End Systems
    Manufacturing and Low End Systems and organized to reflect the needs of
    LESM/LES employees.  The areas of focus are valuing differences,
    personal empowerment, professional skills, personal development, and
    management skills.
    
    This series is presented by Hamlin�Fox Associates, Inc., Marblehead,
    MA (617)631-5428, in cooperation with the LESM/LES W.O.M.E.N.'S
    Development Research Group.  
    
    The series is available to LESM and LES employees only.  To
    pre-register, send: Name, Node, DTN and LESM/LES affiliation to
    FRAGLE::Seminars.  If you do not have access to electronic mail,
    call Donna Venuto at DTN 226-2198 or Arlene Gibson at DTN 223-4212.
    Space is limited; register early!

    Qualified employees may sign up for seminars on either an individual 
    or group basis.  That is, you may request registration at a single 
    seminar, a selected group of seminars, or all seminars.  Simply 
    specify (by title and date) which seminar(s) you want to register for.  
    You may register for several/all seminars with one request or you may 
    make individual requests for particular seminars over the course of 
    the coming months.  Most people sign up on an individual seminar basis, 
    so "register early" is meant to indicate that it helps to register a 
    few weeks prior to any particular presentation.  A schedule of the 
    seminar dates is provided below.  In the coming months, I'll post the 
    seminar descriptions several weeks in advance of the events.
    
    Future seminars include:
    
    January 17, 1990	"Managing Anger and Learning to Have Fun: For
    			workaholics and overachievers"  Phyllis Chesler,
    			PhD, pyschologist, and author of "Women and Madness"
    
    February 14, 1990	"Understanding Multi-Cultural And Gender
    			Differences in the Workplace"  Nancy R. Hamlin,
    			President of Hamlin�Fox Associates, Inc., Rachel
    			Bishop Cook, MEd, organizational consultant with
    			Hamlin�Fox, Edward Regnier, PhD, Associate Director
    			of Community Programs (Dorchester Campus) Dr.
    			Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center, Boston.
    
    March 7, 1990	"Conflict Resolution"  Freada Klein, PhD, former 
    			Director of Organizational Development for Lotus
    			Development Corp, currently President of Klein 
    			Associates, Inc.
    
    March 14, 1990	"Rich is Better: Bridging the gap between wanting 
    			and having it all"  Tessa Albert Warschaw, PhD,
    			psychologist, and author of "Winning by Negotiation"
    			anb "Rich is Better".
    
    May 16, 1990	"Our Bodies, Ourselves: Update on women's health"
    			Norma Swenson and Judy Norsigian, authors of "The
    			New Our Bodies, Ourselves" and "Ourselves, Growing
    			Older".
    
    June 13, 1990	"Successful Communication Means Business Success"
    			Sonya Hamlin, Emmy Award winning television host
    			and author of "How to Talk So People Listen: The
    			Real Key To Job Success"
    
    

    Judy Small and Ronnie Gilbert will be performing at Payne Hall (at
    Harvard  University)  Saturday  night,  2  Dec.  Judy  Small is an
    Australian  folk  singer  who  has written a variety of songs from
    "The Family Maiden Aunt" about the joys of other people's childen,
    to  "The IPD", a wonderfully funny song about contraception, and a
    suggestion  for a new method. Ronnie Gilbert had been singing folk
    songs  since  the  late  40's, recently with Holly Near and Odetta
    among others.

    This is  the  last  in Revolutionary Acts' series os "Women Making
    Music". There are two shows, at 5:30 and 9 pm, tickets are $15.50.
    Revolutionary Acts phone number is (617) 661-1252.

    I have a pair of tickets to the early show, which I'd like to sell
    for face value. We bought them as soon as tickets went on sale, so
    they're    probably    quite    good    seats.    Send   me   mail
    (ULTRA::WITTENBERG) or phone me at DTN 293-5071.

--David

RE: .112 (Judy Small and Ronnie Gilbert concert)

    The pair  of  tickets  I  had are sold. I believe that tickets are
    still available from Revolutionary Acts.

--David

re: 10.108

I'll be there, with some t-shirts that people have already ordered and paid
for. I'll also bring some extras, if folks are interested in 'impulse
shopping'.
	Mez

    
    re:.114
    how marvellous! i'm very much looking forward to meeting y'all!
    

               The following people are attending the dinner in honor of
          Joe White (DECWET::JWHITE) visiting from Seattle.  It will be
          held this Thursday, November 30, at 5:30pm at Amory's in Maynard.

               I have reserved space for 3 additional people in case there
          are any last minute signups.  Please let me know via email if you
          are a maybe or are planning on attending but haven't signed up.


                                         me
                                    Jody Bobbitt
                                   Amos Hamburger
                                    Mark Levesque
                                    Sherry Litasi
                                    Steve Mallett
                                     Barbi Miner
                                    Bonnie Reinke
                                   Lorna StHilaire
                                   =maggie Tarbet
          (Took what you said at Union Station as a firm committment, =m!)
                                      Joe White
                                         Mez
                      (I bet you hate alphabetical listings :-)

    hey!  you want nametags?  put'm in nametag format, gyn.

Geez, Nancy, all that threath of =wn= vigilantes and finger nail pulling,
and now I don't even get a seat?  I thought the general consensus was that
i was committed...does this mean I don't have to come?  :-)

D!

    Gee Mez,  it's  really  bad when you end up at the end of the list
    when they alphabetize by first names!

    no, no, David...the NAMETAGS are by first names, Nancy (being a
    hardwaredweeb) sorted by surname so that the list'd be useless.

re: .117 (=maggie)

>   hey!  you want nametags?      put'm in nametag format, gyn.

    Hey!  Yea, I want nametags!!  picky, picky, picky.  

re: .118 (D!)

>   -< Will I still get dragged by my fingernails? >-

    Absolutely.  

>   Geez, Nancy, all that threath of =wn= vigilantes and finger nail pulling,
>   and now I don't even get a seat?  I thought the general consensus was that
>   i was committed...does this mean I don't have to come?  :-)

    Oops!  Not so fast, D!.  Just a momentary slip on my part (a lot's
    happened since when we exchanged those notes back a few!).  Voila.
    You now have a seat and nametag.

re: .110 (David Wittenberg)

>    Gee Mez,  it's  really  bad when you end up at the end of the list
>    when they alphabetize by first names!

     David, I don't know which alphabetizing scheme you're looking at
     but I was alphabetizing by last names!  Hey, if Mez has complained
     I would've reverse-alphabetized the list so she could be first.
     Her school days have obviously left her so immune to being last
     alphabetically that she cares not :-).

re: .120 (=maggie)

>    no, no, David...the NAMETAGS are by first names, Nancy (being a
>    hardwaredweeb) sorted by surname so that the list'd be useless.

     Oh, you're just pissed that I ignored your little = symbol in
     my alphabetizing scheme :-P . 


            Below is the updated guest list for regular humans:


  
				   Liz Augustine
                                         me
                                    Jody Bobbitt
				   Diana Carroll
                                   Amos Hamburger
                                      Dale Hall
				   John Heffernan
                                      Beth Keltz
                                    Mark Levesque
                                    Sherry Litasi
                                      Jim Mackin
                                  Steve/Thak Mallett
                                     Barbi Miner
                                    Bonnie Reinke
                                   Lorna StHilaire
                                   =maggie Tarbet
                                      Joe White
                                         Mez


    And next is the updated guest for people like =maggie:
    (Please send any corrections on how you want your nametag to
    appear to me ASAP.)



Liz
MEWVAX::AUGUSTINE

nancy b.
SYSENG::BITTLE

Jody
LYRIC::BOBBITT

D!
TLE::D_CARROLL

Dale
DECSIM::HALL

Amos
MPGS::HAMBURGER

John
VIA::HEFFERNAN

Beth
CLUSTA::KELTZ

Mark
WAHOO::LEVESQUE

Sherry
NCCODE::LITASI

Jim
HACKIN::MACKIN

Steve/Thak
HANDY::MALLETT

Barbi
ASDG::Miner

Bonnie
WMOIS::REINKE

Lorna
DZIGN::STHILAIRE

=maggie
MOSAIC::TARBET

Joe
DECWET::JWHITE

Mez
ULTRA::ZURKO

    No, that  list  is  how  the  list  should look for people who use
    WYSIWYG editors.  =maggie wants a different format:

NM%MEWVAX::AUGUSTINE	! Liz
	.
	.
	.

    At least she doesn't want you to send her a teco macro.

--David

    heheheheheh...actually, David, this time she *pre-processed* the list
    (compulsive techie ;')...I can just feed it to the nametag program.
    

re: .122 (David Wittenberg)

>    No, that  list  is  how  the  list  should look for people who use
>    WYSIWYG editors.  =maggie wants a different format:

>    NM%MEWVAX::AUGUSTINE	! Liz

     No, David.  To be certain of the format she wanted, I looked 
     up how she put everyone's name in the attendees list for the 
     Nov 12 Pro-Choice Rally in DC.  

>    At least she doesn't want you to send her a teco macro.

     teco?  What's teco?  Rhymes with pico?  A new measurement unit perhaps?

     So she wanted a very small macro from me?  

     
re: .123 (=maggie)

>    heheheheheh...actually, David, this time she *pre-processed* the list
>    (compulsive techie ;')...I can just feed it to the nametag program.
 
     Glad to see that, =m, cuz if I had followed _your_ example list
     and you really wanted something _else_,... well, let's just say I'm
     glad that didn't happen.  And since you made the list like that
     to before that makes you just as compulsive as I :-P.  

     Happy feeding :-).
						nancy b.
							

Actually, I like being last Nancy. Goes along with my avowed preference for
labels not popular with the 'unwashed masses' (with apologies to D! for the
stolen phrase).


And my mom always quoted the Bible "And the last shall be first".
	Mez

    Ye gads,  Human preprocessors! What will they think of next? If we
    can get the speed up, we can replace computers.

    Nancy, teco  (yes,  it  rhymes  with pico) stands for Text Editing
    (and)  Correcting Online, and is the only *real* editor. There has
    been  a version of Teco for every DEC machine since the PDP-6 (and
    possibly  earlier).  It's  a  wonderful  hackers language, and was
    later used as an implementation language for other editors.

    Gee, Mez, I always found it amusing when Miss Zehner (my 4th grade
    teacher) used reverse alphabetical order.

--David

    Put me down as a "definite maybe". It depends on if I manage to
    get to bed early enough to get sufficient sleep.
    
    --- jerry

    Re .121, etc., =Maggie, now that this has become so formal with
    nametags and all, I really hope you aren't going to go around the
    table and make us introduce ourselves as though we were at a work
    related seminar (or a FWO party!)  instead of a casual social
    gathering, because frankly I'm just not in the mood for dealing with 
    that kind of sh*t this week.  :-)
    
    I expect to be paid for doing something I hate that much or at least
    get a free meal and drinks. :-)  (If anybody has any desire to know
    anything about me they can take the time to ask me individually.
     I have nothing to say publicly to the group as a whole.)
    
    Lorna
    

    hehehehehehe....Lorna, you're rotten!  ;')
    
    anyway, it's Nancy who's organising it, SHE'll be the one to make
    everyone introduce themselves.   right, Nancy? ;')

Wrong Maggie.
	Mez

re: .130 (=maggie)
    
>    anyway, it's Nancy who's organising it, SHE'll be the one to make
>    everyone introduce themselves.   right, Nancy? ;')

     Wrong, Maggie (except for MEZ, that is :-).

re: .129 (Lorna)

     Lorna, look at it this way - nametags do add a bit of formality
     but without them we'd have to all introduce ourselves everytime
     someone walked in!

							nancy b.

        o  This gathering takes place _tomorrow_, Thursday, Nov 30.

        o  Official start time is 5:30pm (as in, I will definitely
           be there at 5:30) _but_ being late is no reason to worry
           or think people won't be there (I seem to recall a similar
           affair in September that had people there till 10pm :-)

        o  I've appended directions to Amory's from points north.  

            Below is the ever-changing guest list for regular humans:



	   Liz Augustine
           Nancy Bittle
           Jody Bobbitt
	   John Bottoms
	   Jerry Boyajian
	   Diana Carroll  (minus her fingernails)
           'Ren Foster    (if we're lucky :-)
           Amos Hamburger (who promised he will not mention the g-word)
           Dale Hall
           John Heffernan (who will describe what kind of _ he's wearing :-)
           Brian Hetrick  (I don't believe it!)
           Doug Gordon
           Beth Keltz
           Mark Levesque 
           Sherry Litasi (visiting from Colorado/Minnesota)
           Jim Mackin
           Steve Mallett (minus Thak)
           Joe Marconis  (friend of Mez)
           Barbi Miner
           Bonnie Reinke
           Lorna StHilaire (will not be wearing her nametag)
           =maggie Tarbet  (will teach us how to chew glass)
           Sharon Walker   (maybe)
           Joe White       (honored guest from afar)
           Mez             (will gleefully introduce everyone to everyone else)

           [plus 4 persons who are going but don't know that I _know_ they 
            are planning on going; heh, heh]


    And next is the updated guest list for people like =maggie:
    (Please send any corrections on how you want your nametag to
    appear to me ASAP.)



Liz
MEWVAX::AUGUSTINE

nancy b.
SYSENG::BITTLE

Jody
LYRIC::BOBBITT

John
CSS::BOTTOMS

Jerry 
RUBY::BOYAJIAN

D!
TLE::D_CARROLL

Dale
DECSIM::HALL

Amos
MPGS::HAMBURGER

John
VIA::HEFFERNAN

Brian
SIETTG::HETRICK

Doug
WAYLAY::GORDON

Beth
CLUSTA::KELTZ

Mark
WAHOO::LEVESQUE

Sherry
NCCODE::LITASI

Jim
HACKIN::MACKIN

Steve
HANDY::MALLETT

Joe
VMSDEV::MARCONIS

Barbi
ASDG::MINER

Bonnie
WMOIS::REINKE

Lorna
DZIGN::STHILAIRE

=maggie
MOSAIC::TARBET

Sharon
COBWEB::SWALKER

Joe
DECWET::JWHITE

Mez
ULTRA::ZURKO


 
        [ Directions to Amory's from points north]

	Basically: 3 South to 495 South to 117 East;
                   
	Stay on 117 East for about 17 minutes; You'll pass the inter-
	section of 62 and 117; then they merge and you'll be riding
        on 62/117 for another 5 minutes or so.  You'll pass a shopping
	center on your left, a Baybanks ATM on your right as you approach
	downtown Maynard.  You will come to a Y shaped intersection where
	a gas station is on your left and a red brick building is on your
	right.  Take a left here - this is Main Street. 
	Amory's and the post office will be on the left and the Mill 
        will be on the right.  Park on the street or else in the Mill yard.

Tuesday, December 5, 1989, 4:00 pm

A lecture by A. Birgitta Holm, Fulbright Hildeman Scholar, Uppsala
University (Sweden):

The Power of Imagination: Sweden's Selma Lagerl�f as a Study in
Female Imagination.

Boylston Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge MA.  Reception after the
lecture.

Martin.

>    Gee, Mez, I always found it amusing when Miss Zehner (my 4th grade
>    teacher) used reverse alphabetical order.

 Yeah, and that did absolutely nothing for those of us cursed with names betwixt
the ends. :-)

 The Doctah

    This will definitely be an "intimate" experience tonight - 
    the manager of Amory's says we've hit the maximum for the
    no-smoking section!!
    
    {actually, we're slightly beyond the max, but she said 
     the max number is a conservative figure, and I said everyone
     might not be there at the same time anyway :-}
    
    Yo - Joe White!  Are you here in Massachusetts somewhere?  
    Haven't been able to reach you.  Hope you remember tonight is
    your dinner.   If not, I'm sure we'll have a good time anyway, 
    but I'll be upset if you forgot!!!
    						nancy b.

  	o  Interesting watching the expression on the face of the 
	   host when I explained that we were expecting about 33 
	   people for Joe White's dinner but we had no idea what
	   Joe White looked like."Well, we know him electronically."

	o  Negatives of the photo capturing Peggy Leedburg with knife
           in mid-air traveling towards the Doctah's throat will be
	   on sale to the highest bidder at the Dec 9 =wn= party.
           [Hey, wasn't _she_ the one who started the "Harmony not
            Conflict" topic ???]

	o  Negatives of the PG-13 rated photos taken after everyone
	   else had left except for an esteemed moderator and Brian
	   Hetrick will not be on sale at the Dec 9 party :-).

	o  D! still had her fingernails at the end of the night, Lorna
	   _did_ wear her nametag, 'Ren made a guest appearance for all 
	   of 5 minutes, Mez did not make introductions but did deliver
	   the nametags, and I think Joe White was a little overwhelmed
	   by the summation of all sensory input received during the night :-].

        Appended is the list of people who attended:

           nancy b.		SYSENG::BITTLE
           Jody Bobbitt		LYRIC::BOBBITT
	   John Bottoms		CSS::BOTTOMS
	   Jerry Boyajian	RUBY::BOYAJIAN
	   Diana Carroll  	TLE::D_CARROLL
           'Ren Foster    	JURAN::FOSTER
           Sue Gleeson		ROOK::GLEESON
           Amos Hamburger 	MPGS::HAMBURGER
           John Heffernan 	VIA::HEFFERNAN
           Brian Hetrick  	SIETTG::HETRICK
           Doug Gordon		WAYLAY::GORDON
           Beth Keltz		CLUSTA::KELTZ
           Ed Keltz		(husband of ^)
           Peggy Leedburg	DELNI::P_LEEDBURG
           Mark Levesque 	WAHOO::LEVESQUE
           Sherry Litasi 	ANGLIN::LITASI
           Lee Tatistcheff	AVATOR::TATISTCHEFF
           Jim Mackin		HACKIN::MACKIN
           Steve Mallett 	HANDY::MALLETT
           Joe Marconis  	VMSDEV::MARCONIS
           Barbi Miner		ASDB::MINER
           Martin Minow		BOLT::MINOW
           Sue Nale		RUSTIE::NALE
           Eric Osman		HANNAH::OSMAN
           Bonnie Reinke	WMOIS::B_REINKE
           Lorna StHilaire 	DZIGN::STHILAIRE
           Steve Thompson	AERIE::THOMPSON
           Sharon Walker	COBWEB::SWALKER
           Joe White       	DECWET::JWHITE
           Pat White       	FOOZLE::PWHITE
           Mez             	ULTRA::ZURKO

Thanks to Nancy for organizing this wonderful party.  It was so nice
to see so many old friends and make a few new ones.  What a wonderful
and supportive network that has grown from this conference!

I was listening to Pete Seeger's We Shall Overcome CD recently.  The
full concert was at Carnegie hall was just reissued as a 2 CD set.
This album brings back a lot of memories for me as my parents used to
listen to it as I was growing up.  Hearing Pete and the audience
singing We Shall Overcome with such force and conviction brought tears
to my eyes.

I am reminded of the struggle that many of us are still working for -
the equality and respect of all beings - especially men and women -
freedom to be who we are regardless of our gender - and a safe and
supportive environment for all people.  To this wonderful community
who has done so much and who is living this dream - have faith.

We Shall Overcome some day!

	Just a nit-  The name is LEEDBERG otherwise I don't get my
	e-mail (DELNI::P_LEEDBERG or DELNI::POETIC::PEGGY)
	
	BTW - it was a butter knife/spreader aimed at the chest.

	_peggy

    re .137, Nancy, you forgot Joyce!  (you, me & her were only the
    first 3 there!) :-)
    
    Lorna
    

	re: .139 (Peggy LeedbErg)  and .140 (Lorna St.Hilaire)

	Name mispellings and leaving one off the official guest list 
	are unfortunate occurrences which result when those in question
	do not give advance notice or their intentions to show ;-) [true
	in both cases :-]!!

	Peggy, I always have a tough time with names that end in -berg/-burg.
	Once I messed up David Witt's name in this conference too (but he 
	didn't notice :-).

						nancy b.

    
    please accept my fondest gratitude for the marvellous time last
    thursday! i am still, as nancy remarked, quite overwhelmed by the
    whole thing. i am very lucky indeed to be able to count you all
    as friends.
    

    
Womanquest - Embracing the sacred - expanding the circle

1990 Unitarian Universalist Women's Convocation
April 20-25, 1990
Friday evening - Wednesday noon
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Featuring:

Starhawk:  writer, teacher, counselor, political activist, nonviolence
trainer, witch, peace activist, and leader in the feminist spirituality
movement in the US and Europe.

Rosemary Bray McNatt:  Unitarian Universalist - community church of NY,
editor - NY Times book review, feminist theology award selection committee.

Holly Near:  recording artist, lecturer, 14 albums and over 15 years of
live performances world wide.  known for hersoaring vocals, charismatic
stage presence, uncompromising candor, artistic excellence.

Evening performances:  Shelley Jackson Denham, Carole Etzler and Bren
Chambers

The 1990 Womanquest Convocation will be a continent-wide gathering of UU
Women to plan, by consensus, an agenda for the 21st century.  In addition,
there will be nightly concerts, lots of workshops, worship services, and an
opportunity for each person to concentrate on a spiritual discipline during
the conference.

WHEN:  April 20-25, 1990.  (Friday evening to Wednesday Noon).  Plese plan
to be with us for the entire time in order not to miss any of the program
or performances.

WHERE:  WOMANQUEST will be held on the Outdoor Education Campus of George
Williams College in Williams Bay, Wisconsin.  Easily accessible from
airports in both Chicago and Milwaukee, George Williams College is a
rustic, wooded camp on the shores of lovely Lake Geneva.  Hike in the
woods, watch the sunset on the lake, come experience the arrival of spring
in Wisconsin!

Registration:  $150

Room and Board:  $135 Dorm style housing - shared bath
		 $169 Triple with private bath (limited #)
		 $195 Double with private bath (limited #)

Childcare:  Because of the length and intensity of the programming, the
cost of housing, and the stress of travel, mothers are encouraged to seek
childcare in their own communities.  Local churches and Women's groups are
being asked to help locate creative and supportive childcare arrangements
so women can attend.  If you need help with childcare options, write to
Womanquest, c/o Diane Banta, 1301 Barclay Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015 (312)
948-1340.  In addition, on-site childcare will be provided on a cooperative
basis for participating mothers.

WOMANQUEST will offer two key elements in addition to Workshops, Music, and
Theme Speakers.  There will be an opportunity for each participant to focus
on a Spiritual Discipline or Journey for indepth study; and an opportunity
for women to work together by consensus to develop an agenda for Unitarian
Universalist Women for the 21st century.

Spiritual Disciplines/Journeys:  Everyone will be able to choose a
spiritual discipline or journey to follow throughout the conference.  The
same group of women will be together for a sesion each day to develop
understanding and bonding within the group as we journey together.  To
assist the planning committee, please indicate below your interests or
suggest additional topics.

Consensus process:  We envision a process whereby UU Women of diverse age,
geography, and organizational affiliation will join to address several
areas of concern for future women in our movement and the world.  Achieving
consensus statements in small groups which will feed into a modified
parliamentary assembly, we hope to forge a document which will inspire and
gather UU women, including the previously unaffiliated, to work together
towrd common goals in the coming years.  We envision an opportunity for
concerted effort and focus on the Unitarian Universalist feminist agenda.

For further information:
Holly Horn (415) 525-0302
Tracy Robsinson-Harris (212) 683-4988
Denise Tracy (312) 383-4344


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			*****  Come to the Dance!  *****

	Contras and Squares with Dan Pearl and the Unstrung Heroes

      Fundraiser Dance for Families in Need - New England Folk Dancing

		Tickets $12 in Advance / $15 at the Door
 

		WHEN:	Friday, January 26th
		 	   8:00 - 11:00 

		WHERE: 	Weston Town Hall
			Town House Road
			Weston, MA

		WHAT:  	Dancing to a Live Band!

		FOOD:	Light food and beverages available at additional cost


      	    +++++  All Levels welcome  +++++  Lessons Provided   +++++  
	   	+++++  Wear comfy clothes and soft sole shoes  +++++

	All proceeds will go to:
		Sojourner House - a shelter and assistance program 
		for homeless families.
		Waltham Battered Women's Support Committee - a help
		resource for battered women and their children.

  Please make checks payable to either Sojourner House, Inc. or WBWSC.
  Your tickets can be held at the door or by contacting me I can send them 
  along.

  Last year everyone had such a good time that I am often asked when the 
  next dance is.  Don't miss a great time!  Look forward to seeing you 
  at the Dance!	- Sandy

From:	WECARE::CRSMAINT "TRAINING * CINDY * 381-1213  04-Jan-1990 1004"  4-JAN-1990 10:24:05.50
To:	@SEC.DIS
CC:	
Subj:	Please forward to your group.  Thanx, Cindy.


This session is undersubscribed and I will be opening it up to non-
ZKO residents.  If you are interested and have not yet registered,
please do so immediately.


*********************************************************************

ARE THERE MALE-FEMALE DIFFERENCES IN THE WORKPLACE?

January 18, 1990, 10 a.m. - 12 noon, Cauchy Conference Room, ZK3-1

Maybe the debate over whether there are gender differences in the workplace
sidesteps a larger issue. Perhaps neither men nor women feel they get equal
return for what they contribute. This workshop will include an overview 
of the biology, sociology, and psychology of sex differences. It will address 
why men and women are rewarded differently and how to change inequitable 
outcomes. There will be a presentation of Sumru Erkut's research in the field 
of workplace gender differences, case presentations, as well as group and 
individual exercises. 

Sumru Erkut, PhD, is a visiting research scholar at Wellesley College
Center for Research on Women and co-editor of a book on daughters and 
mothers. She maintains a private practice in Cambridge.

RE: Note 10.144  - Come to the Contra Dance!
    
    Hi Gang,
    
    Tickets are still available.  This is a great way to meet new folks
    and lots of fun.  Singles are especially welcome.
    
    Send mail if you want tickets sent to you right away.
                                              
    Hope to see you there!
    
    Sandy

    		
    		  **********BENEFIT FOLK CONCERT**********
    
    		Enjoy an evening of fine contemporary folk music
    		while supporting a non-profit, women founded
    		Environmental Newsletter known as One Person's
    		Impact. This publication is dedicated to helping
    		educate people on the value of individual
    		environmental responsibility by providing 
    		practical actions for conscious living.  	
    
    		Featured Artists included: Jan Luby, Kathy Phipps, 
    		Vance Gilbert and Kristin Cunhart
    
    		    FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1990 at 8PM
    
             At the old Vienna Kaffeehaus, downtown Westboro MA.
    
    	  TICKETS $10 call 508-898-2231 for reservations/directions
                
                      **FREE SPECIAL GIFTS DRAWING**  
    
              For Newsletter information contact OPI (508)478-3716
    		
                                                                   

	This has already been mentioned in 3 replies in 2 different
	topics, but this seems like an appropriate place to share 
	some details from what I've learned about the march this Sunday.

	I spoke on the phone with Jackson Katz, the founder of the 
	group called "Real Men" that Linda mentioned in the "But 
	there's hope yet" topic for about an hour this morning. 
	
	The walk sponsored by "Real Men" is called a 
	"Walk to End Violence against Women".  Both women and men
	are welcome.

	Here are the details:

	The march begins at Watertown Square this Sunday at noon.
	It is a 12km walk finishing at Park St. T-station.
	At approx. 3pm, there will be speakers and a ceremony
	to honor female victims of male-violence.  I can't remember
	exactly, but I think he said something about a documentary
	or slide show or something...

	There will be speakers from the Mass Coalition of Battered Women
	and a woman whose husband psychologically abused her and murdered 
	their daughter.

	Trying to explain to him how I heard about him and his group was
	fun.  "Well, it's called Womannotes, and it's a place where women
	and men can talk about topics of interest to women.  It's really
	cool - we talked about everything from "S&M" to "Taking Action for
	Choice" to "lingerie" to guns to gynecologists in Real Time
	online discussions...  I invited him to the next =wn= party
	(David, is that OK? - I'm not sure that I'm going yet!!).  D!,
	are you going to be there :-)?  He seemed quite knowledgeable 
	about how S&M has been received by the feminist community.

	I'm surprised and encouraged that people (men!) care that much
	about the violence and threat of violence women face.

							nancy b.

On Saturday, 17 February, Ibraheim's World Beat will be playing at
Jonny D's in Somerville, MA at Davis Square.  I had a chance to see
this band at the Somerville Arts Festival this summer.  They are
really fun!  The band consists of women and men from around the world.
The intent is to actually live the dream of brotherhood and
sisterhood of all peoples through their music.  The band has a great,
positive energy.  When I saw them, they brought all the kids in the
audience up to the stage to dance.  Their style is African based rock
and roll and it is almost impossible *not* to dance to.  I would guess
that they start around 9:00 PM or so.

Anyways, I'll be going.  I thought I would also try and organize a
grazing before the show at Rudis (Mexican Food) in Ball Square.  If
anyone's interested, send me mail and I mail directions and a time out
later this week.  So, if you are looking for something to do, come on
down.

john

    
    A friend told me that there is a call for women to wear red arm bands
    this Wednesday (Valentine's Day) to remember all those women who
    have died from male violence.  If someone has more complete
    information, could you post it here?
    
    Justine

    I read something in the paper, but was so sure that other, more
    "with-it" noters would have details, that I didn't save the article.
    From memory, the red arm-bands signify:
    
    (1) that women and children who are victims of domestic violence do not
        have/celebrate Valentine's Day
    (2) protesting lack of relevant law enforcement and/or lack of
        sufficient funds for helping the victims
    
    If I haven't got the details straight, at least the essence is right.
    
    Nancy 

PBS is repeating the Frontline program on family violence next Tuesday (9pm).
A good deal of this program focuses on Pamela Gunther, a woman who used all
the "proper" channels to get away from her husband, but ended up dead anyway.

It had a really strong effect on me the last time I saw it, I'm planning to 
watch it again.

Lisa

Wondering what Readiness is all about? Here is a seminar for you!


           THE CYCLES OF DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOOL READINESS

                  A presentation by Nancy Richard

                        Tuesday, April 24th
                7:30 pm Saint John Neumann Catholic Church
                        Rte 101A, Merrimack, NH
             (Near Alexander's and Scandinavian Design)

                 Sponsored by the church Mothers' Group

                 Donation: $4.00

As children grow, they pass through developmental stages that are both very
observable and very predictable. Some of these stages are smooth and produce
rather calm and satisfactory behavior. Others are very turbulent, and create
behavior that is disturbing and puzzling to even the most understanding of
parents and teachers. The developmental stages from age two to sixteen will be
explored with special emphasis given to the pre-school years.

Children develop at different rates. Neither chronological age nor IQ is a
guarantee that a child is ready to start school. Rather, it is developmental
level which is the main factor in *overall* school success. By paying attention
to this factor when children are entering school, we can not only help insure a
successful school experience, but dramatically cut remedial ranks.

Nancy Richard's personal background:

Present Position: National Lecture Staff, Gesell Institute of Human Development
	Conducts School Readiness and Developmental Observation Workshops which
	include administration and interpretation of Gesell assessments.
	Educational Consultant and Lecturer - child development, school
	readiness, and early childhood education.

Formerly: Assistant Director, NH School Readiness Project

Publications: One Piece of the Puzzle, A School Readiness Manual

MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN WHO WENT THROUGH ALL THE STAGES, AND A GRANDMOTHER OF
ONE WHO'S JUST BEGINNING THEM.

                                      REAL MEN

                                  invites you to an

                                Introductory Meeting



                            Monday, March 5, 1990, 7:30pm
              Berkeley Residence, Boston YWCA, 40 Berkeley St., Boston

          (located at corner of Berkeley St. and Appleton St., about 4
          blocks from Copley Square.  The closest 'T' stops are Arlington
          St. on the Green Line and Back Bay Station on the Orange Line)

                          --------------------------------

          REAL MEN is a group of people who are attempting to contribute to
          a new understanding of what it means to be a man, and of men's
          relationship to feminism.

          We are a group committed to political change through public
          activism and personal development.  One of our principal goals is
          to encourage men to take responsibility for ending sexism and
          male violence.  To this end, we organize speakers, distribute
          information and media packets, and promote our views on radio and
          television.

          We would like to thank all those who participated in our _Walk to
          End Violence Against Women, which raised nearly $2000 for the
          Mass. Coalition of Battered Women's Service Groups.  Please send
          any remaining pledge money or other donations to:

          Real Men, P.O. Box 1769, Brookline, MA  02146

                          ---------------------------------

                         For more information, please call:
             Jackson Katz  (617)782-7838  or  David Levy  (617)787-4819

    
    		
    			ALL-STAR GAME and 
    				fundraiser for Rosie's Place
    
The Digital Women's Basketball League (DWBL) is proud to announce the second
annual ALL-STAR game to raise money for Rosie's Place. Last year, the league
raised  over $6,000.00 for the shelter. This year, we hope to do better. The
game will be held at the Nashoba Regional High School in Bolton, MA on April
19th  at  6  pm.  There will also be men's and women's 3-point contest and a
money-raising  shoot-out competition. The 3-point contests will be emceed by
Steve  Nazzaro,  the official scorer for the Celtics. The ALL-STAR game will
have the all-star players from the 10 teams from DWBL. The contests are open
to  all  DEC employees and members of DWBL. Those wishing to know more about
Rosie's  Place,  please  contact  Dee  Anderson,  (DELNI::D_ANDERSON). Those
wishing  to  compete  in the contests, contact Vicky Triolo (TARKIN::TRIOLO)
for more information.

All events are at Stanford University, and are free and open to the public
unless noted.  For more information, call (415) 723-0545.

Thursday March 1
4-5:30pm   Community Tea at the upstairs lounge, Tresidder ``Activism at
	   Stanford - A History of Women Speaking Out!''

9pm	   Latin American folk music by and about women performed by
	   Stanford students Julie Padilla and Anita DeLucio will be
	   performing at the Coffee House.

Friday March 2
	   Open House at the women's center.  Free food!  members of campus
	   community centers will contribute to the program.

Monday March 5
4:15pm	   ``Women, work and discrimination: a campus perspective'',
	   Cubberley Education rm 133.  A panel discussion with Stanford
	   History Professor Estelle Freedman, Tresidder Laborer Linda
	   Crouse, and DSA Youth Section organizer Dinah Leventhal.
	   Sponsored by Stanford Democratic Socialists of America.

8pm	   ``Taking back the night of women's spirituality'', a
	   Mother-Peace Tarot slide show by Pat Fabiano, Cowell Student
	   Health Center Health Promotion Director, at the Ricker
	   Performance Center, Governor's Corner.  Sponsored by Robinson
	   House, the Gender Studies Focus House.

Tuesday March 6
8pm	   Sarah Schulman, lesbian novelist, will read from her latest book
	   at the Coffee House.
9pm	   Marga Gomez, Coffee House Comedy night.

Wednesday March 7
8pm	   The Dance Brigade, all-women dance troupe.  Free with SU ID,
	   $5-$10 sliding scale otherwise.  Dinkelspiel Auditorium.

Thursday March 8
noon	   ``Breaking the Silence -- Speaking Out about Sexual Violence''
	   a speakout in White Plaza, sponsored by Women Defending
	   Ourselves Collective (call Kate at 327-1003 if you would like to
	   speak).
	
7:30pm	   Keynote Address by Gloria Anzaldu'a, author of Borderlands/La
	   Frontera and co-editor of ``This Bridge Called My Back'' will
	   speak on ``Auto-Historia: Women of Color Finding Their Voices''.
	   at Kresge Auditorium.

9pm	   Donner House showing of ``Not a Love Story''.

Friday March 9
6pm	   Special Shabbat dinner, place to be announced.

Saturday March 10
9pm-2am	   Women's Dance at Elliott Program Center, Governor's Corner.
	   Sponsored by the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Community Center.


Women's herstory week is sponsored by the Stanford Women's Center, Feminist
Studies, ASSU program board, Dance Division, El Centro Chicano, Gamma Phi
Beta Sorority, Stanford Democratic Socialists of America, the Richard and
Carmella Ho Fund, Hillel, Robinson House, Tresidder Programs, Donner House
and the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Community Center.

    The 1990 March of Dimes Walk in the Fitchburg/Leominster/Lunenburg
    area, will be held on Sunday, April 29, 1990.  The walk starts at
    Whalom Park and is 20 kilometers (12.3 miles).  Walkers recruit
    sponsors who either make a donation or can pledge an amount for each
    kilometer completed on WalkAmerica Day.  The funds that are raised
    support programs to prevent birth defects in our community and
    nationwide.  In addition to the good feeling you'll get from walking
    and helping others, you can also earn some great prizes!  So if you
    would like to get involved in the walk, or volunteer some of your time
    on that day, please contact me.  You can send mail to RONALD::SHAW for
    more information.  Any way that you can help will be greatly
    appreciated.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Kris

    Well it's that time of year again for Woman in Business to hold
    there annual seminar.  This year it is on "Major Changes and
    Adjustments in Your Life"  
    
    Speakers- Mary Jane Lapham - Recruiter
    	"Positive Attitude"
    
    	      Jackie Guthier - Psychotherapist
    	"Adjustments to grief and loss of a Job or Relationship"
    
    	      Myla Clark M.ed, M,C.C.Career Counselor in Practice	
        "How to go about making a Job Change"
    
    	      Nancy L Jonielunas - Dept. of Employment and Training
    	"The Training and services available through D.E.T
                                                                   
    
    Saturday, March 24, 1990 - 11:30 - 3:00 PM
    Public House, Sturbridge MA
    Fee $8.00 (lunch included)
    
    If you know of anyone who could use this information in or out of
    DEC, let them know.  
    
    Call me at DTN 296-5221
    
    +pat+	    

    
                  Sunday, May 6, 1990 -- 21st annual walk!
    
               Registration from 7-9:00 am, Boston Common near			
                Charles Street across from the Public Garden.
    
    PROJECT BREAD is a yearly walk for hunger in Boston, held on the first
    Sunday in May.  It's a *20* mile walk and the ranges of people you meet
    are truly inspiring.  It's a huge event; streets are closed to allow
    the human flood to pass through.  This will be my fourth time.
    
    They are very well-organized and provide water, portable toilets, and
    first aid at each checkpoint.  They provide free drinks and light
    refreshments at a snack spot halfway.  If you prefer not to walk, they
    need volunteers to help from behind the scenes.
    
    From the brochure:  "Funds go to 250 local Boston agencies that provide
    food for the hungry.  These agencies include food pantries, soup
    kitchens, and shelters for the homeless, as well as urban gardens and
    advocacy programs.  Also, up to 10% of the funds will be distributed to
    hunger relief programs abroad."
    
    Registration Card and Sponsor Sheets available from Project Bread,
    617-723-5000. 
    
    Pam

    WUMB (UMass/Boston public radio at 91.9MHz) will host a "From The
    Source" on the subject of rape this morning at 10.30, i.e., in about 25
    minutes.  They will have the head of the Boston Rape Crisis Center to
    answer phone-in questions.  The caller does NOT have to go on the
    air...they're having producers answer the phones offline so that
    questions can be asked anonymously if desired.
    
    						=maggie

The Granite State Ballet of Nashua will present its spring program 
Friday and Saturday, March 23-24, at 8:00 p.m. in the Elm Street Auditorium.

The program features _Sleeping_Beauty_  [with Kat Schutzman as one of the 
fairy attendants, but that doesn't have anything to do with why I'm entering
this :) :)] and a jazz piece (also featuring Kat Schutzman).

Tickets are $10 from the studio (603)889-8408 or 882-8586.

Come on out and support local culture -- they aren't quite the Boston 
ballet yet, but this is a full professional performance, not a recital.

--bonnie

Big Apple Circus - Boston - April 12 -> May 6

617-720-3434

This is a not-for-profit circus that is very intimate and wonderful
(and non-sexist too).  It's a real treat (and they have good
jugglers too).

john

    
    At the Omega Institute:
    
    (For more info on this or other offerings from the Omega Institute,
    call 914-338-6030 before May 17 and 914-266-4301 after May 20, or write
        
        Omega Institute
        PO Box 5001
        Rhinebeck, NY 12572-9903)
    
    Walking the Rainbow Trail: A Wilderness Rite of Passage for Women
    Nancy Goddard and Colleen Kelley
    
    July 8-14                    
    Course # 1820 $390
    
    Birth, menses, marriage, divorce, midlife, menopause, death--these are
    a woman's rites of passage, times of outer changes and inner shifts
    during which the need for clarity and guidance are strong.  But where
    are we to find guidance during these times, when our culture has
    provided us neither the tools nor the support for conscious change?  A
    wilderness encounter in loving community with other women can provide
    the setting for profound personal growth and rebirth.
    
    This journey is a rite of passage for women in the stunning mountainous
    beauty of the Pecos Wilderness in New Mexico.  The Southwest is a place
    of great power and cultural richness, where native peoples have
    continued unbroken their sacred traditions, ceremonies and rituals. 
    Here, amid the silence of the wilderness, women explore their deep
    connection to each other and to Mother Earth, and find the support the
    "real world" has not provided.
    
    We backpack for three days, set up a base camp, learn essential
    backcountry skills, establish a supportive community and enjoy
    ceremonial time together.  Campwork, singing, drumming and sacred
    teachings from Native American and Buddhist traditions help us discover
    our individual and collective voices, and prepare us for an optional
    48-hour ceremonial solo experience.
    
    Nancy Giddar, counselor, singer and pilgrimage staff member with the
    Ojai Foundation, has worked with medicine people and led wilderness
    journeys for eight years.  Colleen Kelley, artist, writer, ritual
    leader and counselor, has a black belt in aikido and has co-led many
    wilderness journeys and pilgrimages.
    
    No previous experience is required; however, women need to be in good
    physical condition as backpacking is at altitudes of 6,500 and 10,500
    feet, sometimes over rugged terrain.  Trip begins in Santa Fe.  Fee
    does not include airfare or personal equipment.  Limited to 14 women.    

	The 8th annual Greater Lowell Walk for Hunger (that is to raise
	money to help feed the hungry) is on 13 April 1990 (that is Good
	Friday).  The walk is 13 miles and starts at 9:00 a.m.

	If you would like more information contact Peggy Leedberg, 
	DTN: 226-5413, DELNI::P_LEEDBERG or the House of Hope in Lowell,
	MA, (508)458-2870.

	"CORPORATE EXCELLENCE FOR THE 90'S: CAPITALIZING ON DIVERSITY"
	--------------------------------------------------------------

		WHEN:  TUESDAY, MARCH 27 1990
		TIME:  3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
		WHERE: TAYLOR 2 CAFETERIA- 

		153 Taylor Street Littleton, MA 01460.
		For more information, please contact:

		   Gene Sullivan - DTN 227-3613
		or  Thao Posner	 -     227-3508

PRODUCED BY THE CSE_SYMPHONY PROJECT
------------------------------------


			"UNLEASHING THE POTENTIAL"
				By Donna A. Taylor
				Corporate MEM AA/Valuing Differences Mgr.

EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DEC'S VALUING DIFFERENCES PROGRAM,
BUT WERE TOO BUSY TO ASK!

*Valuing differences at Digital is much more than merely acknowledging that
 each of us "brings something unique to the table".

*Digital's Valuing Differences Program is designed to "unleash" the vast po-
 tentional of added excellence contained within our diverse workforce.

*Majority contributors, minority contributors, women, foreign nationals, dif-
 ferences of race and age; all fuel the many creative engines that make this
 corporation go. The challenge for the 90's is to harness these diverse engines 
 and use their power to drive corporate excellence.

*How does Valuing Differences differ from Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO)
 or Affirmative Action Programs (AAP)? Significantly: learning to accept and
 tolerate differences was the theme of the 60's and 70's; but learning to cap-
 italize on diversity is the name of the game in the 90's.

*Digital Equipment Corporation through its global integration and diverse
 workforce is excellently positioned to "Have It Now".
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Donna Taylor:

Donna Allen Taylor was born and raised in Dallas, Texas.  She holds an
undergraduate degree in Art History and a Master's Degree in Counselling
Psychology.

Donna joined Digital Equipment Corporation in 1984 as the Senior Valuing
Differences Consultant at Corporate Personnel.  In November 1985
Dick Farrahar brought her over to be the Engineering AA/Valuing Differences
Manager and in 1988 expanded her role to Manufacturing, Engineering and
Marketing AA/Valuing Differences Manager.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Agenda:


3:00 - 3:30................CSE_SYMPHONY PROGRESS REPORT.........Gene Sullivan

3:30 - 4:30.................UNLEASHING THE POTENTIAL.............Donna Taylor

4:30 - 5:00...................QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS...........................

    
    gee, i didn't know cse *had* a symphony.
    do they need a conductor?
    

    Joe, 
    
    are you intending to apply?
    
    Bonnie

 
Forwarded message follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: CVG::RUTLND::BUTLER "Just anOtha tRiCkY day!  22-Mar-1990 1445"	Date: 22-Mar-90 04:05 PM
To: @[.DIS]APO.DIS,@[.DIS]NIO.DIS
Subject: WOMAN IN MATH, SCIENCE & ENG. 3/23. 12-1:00
 
 
 
       Title             WOMAN IN MATH, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
       Date              March 23 
       Time              12:00 - 1:00 
       Location          APO1 Lithium Conf. Rm.
       Sponsor           The APO Valuing Differences Committee
 
       Description       
       This panel discussion will provide us with a glimpse at 
       some of the educational experiences that influence women's 
       interest in math, science and engineering. The panel will 
       discuss some of the realities of the past and improvements 
       of today: programs that are in designed to spark, encourage 
       and support the interest of tomorrow's woman scientists 
       and engineers.
 
       
       JILL SCHOOF        One of Clarkson University's first
          	          graduating woman engineers, currently an 
                          Assistant Professor at University of New
                          Hampshire.  She is also President of Shoof
                          Associates Engineering Consulting Firm and
                          Editor of the Society of Women Engineers' 
                          Newsletter.
 
 
      MARY ELLEN MEGA     Director of Marlboro Girl's Club SMART program.  
                          The SMART program is an afterschool program 
                          designed to encourage elementary school girls in 
                          the sciences.
 
      DR. NANCY ROBERTS   Director of Lesley College Center for
                          Math and Science College Education.
 
 

    
    my dear bonnie,
    only if the have a strong 'cello section.
    
    

Women's Film Festival!
---------------------

The 3rd Annual Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival (a not-for-
women-only event) will be held at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts
Center, 6-7.April 1990.

This festival brings women producers and women-oriented films to
celebrate and promote women in the arts.  This year, there are 7
documentaries, 3 short animated films, and guest speakers.  The
keynote speaker is Alexandra Rose, producer of "Norma Rae".

Tickets are $15 per day or $25 for both days.

For more information, such as times and the exact schedule, call 
the Fine Arts Center at 634.5583.

    At the Brattle Theater, 40 Brattle St., Harvard Sq., Cambridge MA
    (USA, Earth).  Telephone: (617) 876-6837.
    
    Wordsworth Readings presents Fay Weldon, Tues. evening 4/3 @ 5:30.
    
    I assume there's an admission charge but the paper didn't say anything
    about it.  The recording wasn't helpful, either.  To talk to a person,
    you can call 876-6838.  (And if you find out anything more, post it
    here!)

Wordsworth readings are free; but you need a ticket (from the Bookstore).
Try calling the number, or if that's unhelpful, try the store itself.

Wordsworth is in Harvard (actually, Brattle) Square.

The Harvard Bookstore (on Mass Ave, just East of Harvard Square, with
another branch on Newbury St) also sponsors author readings.

Martin.

From "The Network News", published by the National Women's Health Network:

"The Sexual Victimization of Children, Youth & Adults" is the theme of the
Fifth Annual Conference sponsored by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape.
Keynote speakers will be Byllye Avery, Executive Director of the National Black
Women's Health Project, and Attorney Arlene Violet, former Attorney General of
Rhode Island and author of "Convictions: My Journey from the Convent to the
Courtroom." A series of workshops will be conducted dealing specifically with
the treatment, prevention and legal aspects of sexual violence. The conference
will be held at the Sheraton East Hotel in Harrisbug, PA on April 26-27, 1990.
For additional information or to order registration materials, contact PCAR at
1-800-692-7445 (in PA) or 717/232-6745 (outside PA).

[many forward removed]

From:	DELNI::MBREEN "MARYANN BREEN, DSM, 226-5640, LKG1-2/HO6  02-Apr-1990 
To:	@LKGSECS.MAR90
CC:	D_ANDERSON,MBREEN
Subj:	Please forward to your groups - clothing collection at LKG



                CLOTHING COLLECTION FOR ROSIE'S PLACE.....

Boxes will be available at the 3 LKG entrances from April 9th through
April 19th for the collection of women and children's clothing (babies
as well) for women being assisted by Rosie's Place.  

Please see attached message for more information about Rosie's and a
Digital sponsored fund raising event.

Thanks for your anticipated support.

Maryann Breen
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From:	DELNI::D_ANDERSON   "DEE .. INTERNATIONAL ENG. CONSULTING .. 226-5743" 
To:	DELNI::FORTIER
Subj:	Women helping women, a great opportunity. Please distribute....

 
Please distribute as widely as possible.....March is Women's Month, good timing!


The Digital Women's Basketball League is sponsoring our 2nd All Star Game for 
Charity on April 19th. The charity is ROSIE'S PLACE, a shelter for homeless 
women. We felt this was our opportunity as women to help other women. What 
follows is a little information on what Rosie's is and why we are proud to 
sponsor them. For more information on the game or Rosie's Place, contact 
Dee Anderson, Delni::D_Anderson. The game will be held at the Nashoba Regional 
High School, Rte 117 in Bolton. Contests at 6:00, Game begins at 7:30.

The following are excerpts from Rosie's newsletters. 

Rosie's Place is a community seeking to empower, enable and enhance the lives 
of poor and homeless women. Recognizing that for many women, providing for 
their children is also a basic need, Rosie's Place extends services to women 
with children where possible. It is not funded by city, state or federal 
government. Through contributions from folks like us they "continue to be 
there for those who have no one there for them" for the last 16 years, the 
first women's shelter in the COUNTRY!
 
Homelessness can be taken lightly only by those who have never carried all they
possess - often castoffs salvaged from other people's trash - in paper bags. 
For those consigned by mental illness or poverty to sleep on the streets 
regardless of the weather, homelessness is a bitter reality. Their needs are 
not only not being addressed, They are being denied. Who are they:

            1)Poor women who simply cannot find an affordable place to live
            2)De-institutionalized women released from mental health systems 
              with little more than Rosie's address in their pocket.
            3)Women and children who are now homeless
            4)More and more elderly homeless
            5)Minority women who are homeless, drug addicted and/or have AIDS

For years Rosie's has been providing meals, overnight shelter and clothing to 
homeless women and children. Rosie's has begun a process by which women who 
want something more than a bed in a shelter can have access to house or 
apartment locations, jobs, education, medical care, psychiatric care or 
whatever they want for 30 to 60 days or more, if necessary. It is their feeling 
that if they can help 100 or 200 or 300 women out of the poverty cycle, it is 
better than being part of a shelter system that merely beds and feeds them!!!!!
Rosie's is going to concentrate on getting women off of the streets permanently 
and settled into a life THEY, the women, want.

***  WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP OTHER WOMEN HELP THEMSELVES ***

Clothing donations:
   - We will have boxes available at the game for clothes both women and 
     children (babies as well)
   - We can pick them up at your facility the day before the game,  April 18th.

Money contributions: 
   - All money from DEC employees is matched by DEC matching funds program. 
     We take care of it for you! Your $15.00 = $30.00 to Rosie's.
   - You can write a check payable to Digital Women's Basketball League, In 
     Trust for Rosie's Place. Include badge number so we can match funds.
   - You can sponsor a shooter in one of our contests, so much per basket. 
   - You can come to the game, buy raffle tickets for a weekend package in
     New Hampshire, dinner certificates, haircuts, as well as enjoy 
     refreshments. Prizes have been donated,all contributions go to Rosie's.

Time contributions:
   - Come to the game and cheer us on, moral support is always welcomed.
   - Most importantly, volunteer at Rosie's. There will be a representative 
     from Rosie's at the game as well as their director. They need in-service
     training or tutoring (share your special skills or interest), and 
     volunteers to drive and help women move their belongings into apartment 
     buildings, as well as prepare and serve lunch and dinner. 

Thank You for your support!

On 3 consecutive days in April, the 27-29, Colorado Springs will see an 
unprecedented and long overdue event:  stars coming to Earth.  Literally, 
Hollywood will be sending some of its brightest and best to the First US
Environmental Film Festival.

This is more than just a screening and discussion of films/documentaries 
about environmental issues.  Other events scheduled include a 10K Run For 
The Earth, a 2-day Environmental Resource and Information Fair, a multi-
media music concert, two premieres and galas, and a Sunday awards brunch 
at the Broadmoor.

Costs and information about tickets are available through offices at:

The U.S. Environmental Film Festival
1026 West Colorado Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80904

Or call 719.520.1952.

Carla

    This event is the brainchild, by the way, of Richard Skorman, former
    operator of the now defunct Poor Richard's Cinema, and author of the
    book "Off-Hollywood Movies:  A Film Lover's Guide".  Some of the
    members of the honorary board of directors of the U.S. Environmental
    Film Festival include Cesar Chavez, Ted Danson, Mike Farrel, Jack
    Lemmon, Lynn Redgrave, and Dennis Weaver, various executives within the
    Entertainment industry, several prominent Colorado politicians,
    Colorado Springs business executives, and others.

    Although there are several similar events in Europe, this is being
    touted as the first environmental film festival in the U.S.  My
    understanding is that they do intend to make this an annual event.
    
    -- Mike

    I'm not a regulare participant here, but this may be of interest to the
    readership:
    
    The National Council for Research on Women in collaboration with the
    Sisters in Crime invite you to
    
    Spend an Evening with Womem of Mystery
    
    featuring the First Annual NCRW Writer of Distinction Award honoring
    Amanada Cross (nom de plume of Carolyn Heilburn)
    
    a conversation with writers Mary Higgins Clar, Marilyn French,
    Charlotte MaxLeod, Sharyn McCrumb...
    
    Friday April 27, 1990
    7:30pm - 11pm
    
    Saint Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
    Park Ave and East 51st Street
    New York City
    
    tickets $75 in advance, $90 at the door
    
    write NCRW
    The Sara Delano Roosevelt Memorial House
    47 East 65th Street
    New York NY 10021
                                            

    
    The Best of the Festival of Animation
    (the 2nd annual best of the fest)
    Friday the 13th of April to April 29
    
    at
    
    The Somerville Theatre (yes, they're open again!)
    55 Davis Square, off the red line T  625-5700
    
    Admission $5.50 in advance, $6.50 the day of the show
    
    16 animated films, from Betty Boop to Will Vinton's Claymation
    from Canadian works to Czechoslovakian works