Community Resource Directory
COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORY
AGENDA
Ann Arbor's Alternative Newsmonthly
P. O. Box 3624 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106 996-8018
ATTENTION WRITERS: AGENDA needs you! We need more LOCAL investigative articles and feature stories. If you have ideas or would like a reporting assignment, contact an AGENDA editor. We're easy to work with and have been known to help motivated amateur writers produce professional quality copy for publication.
We're also looking for more arts reviewers. We have two books of interest to AGENDA readers ("Muzzled Media: How to Get the News You're Missing" by Gerry L. Dexter and "Neutron Gun" by Gerry Reith) as well as an unpublished collection of short stories "Chimera," by Central American author Agustin Rios that need to be reviewed as well as a just released record album. And we are definitely open to your deas and suggestions.
MEETINGS: At the beginning of each month we meet to evaluate the previous month's paper and plan future editions. Anyone can come, (see 4 Tuesday, CALENDAR),
COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORY (CRD) ORGANIZATIONS: We especially encourage organizations to be included in the September issue of AGENDA. It is generally a good time to gain exposure on campus as the interest level of students runs pretty high in the excitement of the new term. PLEASE SEND ANY RELEVANT GRAPHICS, PHOTOS, LOGOS, OR ARTWORK WITH YOUR NEXT LISTING.
DEADLINES: The deadline for news and feature stories is the 13th of the month, every month. The deadline for CRDs and Calendar items is the 19th of the month, every month. C'mon you guys - you have a whole month to think about getting stuff in. You'll never know the agony it puts us through when things are late. We just don't have the people or resources to deal with untimely arrivals. Don't do it on time; do it before the deadline! And if you have access to a Macintosh computer, give us your work on disc! It saves us from having to type things a second time.
FINANCES: Subscription renewals are still coming in. What a great compliment! Special thanks to all of you who renewed your subscriptions.The fundraising committee is in the process of getting out a donor letter, and grant pre-proposals. We welcome new members and are open to any advice. Call for meeting times and locations.
ATTENTION READERS: IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORY TO BE A FORUM WHERE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS CAN PUBLICIZE THEIR ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES. EACH GROUP SUBMITS ITS OWN COPY: THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE EDITORS OR PUBLISHERS.
COOPERATIVES
People's Food Cooperative (PFC) Education Committee
201 East Liberty #5
Ann Arbor, Ml 48104
769-0095
OBJECTIVES: To work according to the People's Food Cooperative Values Statement, which was approved by the membership in 1986. The Values Statement says: The members and staff of the People's Food Co-op seek to realize a broad array of values and interests through their association with the Co-op. Several of these values are derived from the Rochdale Principies by which all co-ops are guided, and all are representativo of our personal, economic, and social investment in the Co-op. Through the Co-op we serve our long-term interests in a healthier environment and a more just society, while meeting pratical needs for healthy food.
We practice economic cooperation through which we strengthen the position of our Co-op and other co-ops in the local, national, and global economies to build the Cooperative Movement. By becoming co-op members, we promote an alternative economic structure, based on cooperation and members' needs and values, rather than the generation of profit. We patronize cooperative businesses and purchase locally produced products, and imported goods where consistent with our stated values. In doing so, we promote economic justice and cooperation, both at home and abroad.
We believe in non-partisan political action and consumer activism to insure that the concerns of consumers and cooperators are heard on such matters as workers' rights; health maintenance; environmental degradation; national and international food politics; sustainable farming practices; consumer rights to healthy, safe, and effective products; and social justice for all people. Through consumer activism we organize and activate cooperators in achieving the deals and values which we describe here.
The Education Committee also seeks: to inform our community about how food is grown, produced, processed, and distributed; and to work with other organizations dealing with food related issues.
MEETINGS: Our next meeting is Aug. 25. For info., call Rod Hunt at 769-0095. (2400)
Ypsilanti Food Co-op (YFC)
312 N. River St.
Ypsilanti, Ml 48198
483-1520
CURRENT NEWS: YFC will host an Open House this month to attract attention and new members to the co-op. Refreshments will be served. See the CALENDAR, Friday 21 to Sunday 23 for details.
BACKGROUND: The Ypsilanti Food Co-op is a not-for-profit organization. We provide wholesome, nutritious food at the lowest possible prices. You can buy in small quantities or order in bulk. Although the Co-op is set up like a store and open to the public, members and shoppers have input to choose the food items and products that are sold in the store. The Co-op's based on a one-member one vote democratic system for successful management of the store.
MEMBERSHIP: The Ypsilanti Food Co-op serves the entire community. Membership is easily obtainable and entitles members to several benefits. Upon membership, you become part owner of the co-op, enabling you to vote on issues of concern to the co-op, work in the store, and shop at a discount. A newsletter is published monthly to keep the community informed of the happenings of the co-op. New members are always welcome. (1156)
GAY RIGHTS
Gay Liberation
c/o 4117 Michigan Union
Ann Arbor, Ml 48109
INFO: 763-4186
HOTLINE: 662-1977
CURRENT NEWS: Now that the Michigan celebrations of Lesbian-Gay Pride have been successfully completed, we are concentrating our energy on planning for the second National Lesbian-Gay March on Washington. Nearly 500,000 people are expected for the March, scheduled for Sunday, October 11.
The local organizing Committee is meeting every other Tues. (8/11 , 8/25) at 7:30 pm in the Michigan Union, Room 1 209 on the main floor. We hope you will join us to help with transportation (preferably in a bus or van to boost community spirit), publicity, fundraising, etc.
The Michigan Organization for Human Rights is holding monthly planning meetings: please attend the meeting scheduled for Wed., Aug. 19 at 7:30 pm at the MOHR office in Detroit, 17520 Woodward. Cali 763-4816 to pool transportation.
A Fundraiser for the March will be held Fri., Aug. 21 in Detroit at the Eagle Bar, 1501 Holden (873-6969).
Events for the weekend of the March are scheduled as follows: Fri., Oct. 9: hundreds of thousands of lesbians and gay men travel to Washington. Sat., Oct. 10: National Wedding Day for lesbian and gay male couples (for information, see our column in last month's AGENDA). Sun., Oct. 11: The National March. Mon., Oct. 12: National Gay Lobby Day. Tues., Oct. 13: Civil Disobedience Day in Washington, D. C.
Please join us. "For Love & Life - We're Not Going Back!" For information call 763-4816 or 1-869MOHR
PURPOSE: To provide information, counseling and related social services for people concerned about sexual orientation: (1) maintain Hotline for crisis intervention, peer counseling, referral; (2) help provide tactual information to offset prejudice and misinformation about lesbians and gay men; (3) work to obtain human and civil rights for all, regardless of sexual orientation; (4) help lesbian and gay men's groups organize; (5) link to other community groups.
MEETINGS vary according to purpose; we do most of our work in subcommittees: Counseling, Groupwork, Education, Civil Rights. Call for time and place. Our group includes U-M students, staff, and faculty, and people from the larger community. We have a President, Vice-president, Secretary, and Treasurer. At present we have approximately fifty members. We're a registered non-profit organization.
COMMUNITY SERVICES
Hotline: Crisis intervention, peer counseling, referral. Education: Workshops and conferences on lesbian and gay male concerns, with an emphasis on how people in the helping professions and teaching professions can work positively with lesbian and gay male clients, patients, students. Speakers Bureau: Call for information. Human and Civil Rights: Information and referral to help people who are being discriminated against because of their actual or presumed sexual orientation or their presumed "cross-gender" characteristics; lobbying for human and civil rights. Community Organizing: Information and help on organizing groups, setting goals and objectives, addressing conflict, linking to other groups and resources. (3130)
HEALTH ISSUES
Wellness Networks
P.O. Box 3242
Ann Arbor, Ml 48106
662-6134
CURRENT NEWS: Recent developments on the local scene have been heartening. Ann Arbor City Council recently adopted a policy ruling out discrimination against city employees who are seropositive or have ARC or AIDS. The development of the policy was a slow and careful process, drawing on the wide range of health-care and legal expertise available. The city took the opportunity to begin the process of educating its employees by holding a series of workshops.
On other fronts, local PWAs and PWARCs began to link up both with the National PWA Coalition and with Wellness through a newly formed group; call us for information. And U-M announced it will sponsor a Safer Sex Awareness Day this fall (Sept.). The Ann Arbor News greeted the information with an enthusiastic editorial.
On a broader front, however, the last few months have not been encouraging. The "do something" impulse that has been sweeping state legislatures continues to prompt bad laws and policies. A few isolated cases of quarantine show that strong enforcement gestures are not out of the question, as do some recent legal cases associating possible viral contagion with attempted murder charges. Many of the problems posed by HlV-anitbody testing will need to be reconsidered if a convenient test for the virus itself becomes available. Such a test has recently been developed and is being studied. The new virus test would make it possible to monitor the actual extent of viral activity in the blood, a major medical advance. But the resulting civil-rights confusion could be tremendous.
The international dimension of AIDS often gets overlooked or even trivialized. In a recent column Norman Podhoretz said, with regard to modes of transmission, "Africa? Who knows about Africa?" He strongly suggested that no reliable information relevant to the health situation in North America could be expected to emerge from Africa, for "AIDS will kill millions, possibly tens of millions of people in Africa. Whatever our concerns and actions about AIDS in this country, we must prepare to cope with an epidemic in parts of the Third World greater than any in modern times" (Robert Bazell, The New Republic, June 1, 1987). The possible elimination of a large part of its population is an important thing to know about in connection with Africa.
Another flash from the developing world lies behind a recent action to the FCC, which prohibited broadcast of Robert Chesley's play "Jerker." JR, a paraplegic Vietnam veteran, is comforting his phonosex partner, who is distraught over the imminent death of a friend with AIDS. The speech is a variant of the familiar line, "My country gave me a medal for killing a man and took it away for loving one." Here is part of what the FCC objected to: "I was in Vietnam. I don't want to talk about that now, except to say I nearly died there. And for what? What would have been the purpose? Greed, stupidity, that's what I gave ... a part of my life for. And some of the things I saw there, I still see them somethimes when I close my eyes: like they were so terrible, so evil, they burned into my eyes and l'll see them as long as I live. l'm not going to tell you about them. I don't tell anyone. But take my word . I just wanna say: I know, I saw what . . . "immoral" means. And that's why nobody but nobody tells me l'm immoral if I love a man, if I love a hundred men in one night ... all that is good: really, truly basically good. Something in me knows that, knows that it's just the exact opposite of the evil l've seen."
ACTIVITIES: We will be having a training session late summer or early fall; this two-day session is required for those who want to work as buddies, or visiting patients in hospitals, or in any of the other many activites we facilitate. Call for details.
MEETINGS: General meetings are held the second Sunday of every month and are open to all. The next meeting is Aug. 9, 3:30 to 5:30 pm at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center (enter through the Outpatient Entrance). (4090)
HUMAN RIGHTS
Free South Africa Coordinating Committee (FSACC) 8309 Michigan Union Ann Arbor, MI 48109 971-7994 or 769-8549
MEETINGS: Come to FSACC meetings every Monday, 7:30 pm in the CAAS Lounge, Rm. 111 West Engineering Bldg.
The Free South Africa Cooridinating Committee (FSACC) is a multi-racial/ethnic campus-based group committed to opposing the brutal system of apartheid in South Africa and racism in the United States. Formed in the Spring of 1985, FSACC came together partly in response to the escalation of the struggle for freedom in South Africa and the increased repression by the Apartheid regime. We were also inspired by the upsurge in anti-apartheid activities on campuses across the U.S.
Now, two years later, the struggle in South Africa continues: 2500 people have been killed since Dec., 1984 (NYT 5-15-87). Our government has continued the bankrupt policy of constructive engagement, a policy that has done nothing except further legitimize white-minority rule and provide a smoke screen for a more destructivo engagement - providing more and more U.S. military aid to the South African Regime's "freedom fighters." UNITA, led by Jonas Savimbi, serves to destabilize Angola, one of the Front Line States (Angola, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Mozambique), that are already suffering from the historically determined economic dependence on South Africa. As in Central America, our government willingly supports mercenary torces like UNITA. The Reagan and Botha governments view the destabilization of Angola as a crucial element in their war against the peoples of Namibia and South Africa. South African forces continue to overtly and covertly cross the borders of the Front Line States to attack the African National Congress (ANC) and the South West Africa Peoples Organizaron (SWAPO).
FSACC believes it can contribute to the liberation movement in South Africa and Namibia by working with other groups in producing literature and sponsoring events to educate people about the crimes of Apartheid and the ways that the U.S. government, corporations, banks, and institutions of higher education (including U-M), continue to legitimize a regime the United Nations has called, "a crime against humanity." FSACC believes that these institutions can be pressured to sever all economic and cultural ties as part of an international movement to isolate the racist Apartheid regime.
Many of us see the shanties on the Diag but are not clear why they are there and what they represent. The Anti-Apartheid shanties on the U-M Diag are built (and re-built) to remind this campus community of the suffering and injustice in South Africa. The shanties symbolize our solidarity with the people of Southern Africa in their quest for a free society. The shanties are replicas of the dwellings that most Black South African are forced to live in as a result of the Apartheid regime. A large family of 10 to 12 people may be forced to live in a shanty this size. Many of the 23 million Black South Africans have no other alternative but to live in these conditions, as the Apartheid system refuses to recognize their legitÃmate demands for a decent wage and living conditions. In fact, the Apartheid government continually attacks the shanty towns, such as The Crossroads, destroying everything with bulldozers and fire. The people who live in these conditions endure these attacks and reconstruct their homes when the Security Forces have gone. The entire routine is then repeated at the whim of the Security Forces.
In March of 1986, the first shanty was built on campus in conjunction with the construction of shanties on other campuses across the country. At the time FSACC demanded that the University divest its shares in companies doing business with South Africa and that it grant an honorary degree to mprisoned ANC leader, Nelson Mandela. Students staffed the shanty around the clock during the National Two Weeks of Action Against Apartheid. During 1986 neither of the demands were met.
In the Two Weeks of Action in the Spring of 1987, FSACC built the second shanty. This was done to further pressure the University to meet our demands, as well as to educate the campus community that the situation in South Africa has worsened over the past year. On March 19, 1987, the day the United Coalition Against Racism (UCAR) occupied the administration building, the Regents of the University agreed to award an honorary degree to Nelson Mandela. But the University still has not divested the remaining $500,000 in companies supporting the white South African regime. As FSACC has pledged from the beginning, the shanties will be dismantled when the system of apartheid is dismantled. (4770)
November 29th Committee for Palestine (N29)
4203 Michigan Union
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
"Campaign to close down the PLO": Now that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has unified its ranks and clarified its positions regarding a future International Peace Conference, its no surprise that a concerted campaign has begun to silence pro-Palestinian views and to delegitimize the PLO's role in any future talks as the representative of the Palestinian people.
On June 3rd, Congressman Jack Kemp (R-NY) introduced H.R. #2587 in the House of Representatives. He had 15 co-sponsors (as of today the number is up to 29) and the bill was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The new Kemp bill virtually replaces his earlier H. R. #2211 which had little support due to its blatant assault on first Amendment rights and inability to enforce it.
In the Senate, Charles Grassley, with strong support from Robert Dole and among others, Carl Levin, introduced S. #1203 on May 14, 1987, known as the "Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987." This Senate bill is essentially the same thing as H. R. #2587.
The two bills target the Palestine Information Office (Washington, DC) and the Palestine Liberation Organization Office at the United Nations (NY) for closure. However, several clauses in the bills, particularly Section 3, have serious implications for any American citizen who advocates human rights and peace perspectives which are consistent with those of Palestinian leaders.
Under the guise of anti-terrorism rhetoric, these bills could prevent Americans from hearing from the legitimate representatives of the Palestian people and infringe upon our rights of free speech and political association. Actually both PLO offices operate legally within the U. S. and Sec. of State Shultz has recently upheld their right to operate. There have been no acts of Palestinian violence on U. S. soil to warrant such actions. It is also widely known that AlPAC, Israel's lobby in our govemment, and other Zionist lobby groups had a hand in drafting both legislations.
The Senate bill has been referred to Senator John Kerry's (Mass) subcommittee on "Terrorism, Narcotics, and International Communications." You are urged to write Kerry and Levin to request that they oppose the bill and hold hearings.
In the House, the bill has been referred to four subcommittees on Foreign Affairs. The strategy is different. Due to First Amendment issues nvolved, the bill should be referred to a Judiciary Committee. Urge your congressperson, particularty Reps. Conyers and Crockett and Rep. Don Edward (CA), to oppose these bills.
We urge you all to oppose this repressive legislation for the sake of our First Amendment rights and spread the word to others. Today the Palestinians happen to be the brunt of the attack. Tomorrow it could be those defending Blacks in South Africa or the legitimate government of Nicaragua.
MEETINGS: The heat is on. The Palestinian movement, as it gains momentum and its solidarity connections, is now under attack. We need volunteers and committed people from all sectors of today's activists. Please join us. Weekly meetings will start in Sept. and will be advertised. See you there.
BACKGROUND: N29 is an American organizion established to build solidarity with the Palestinian people. We aim to educate fellow Americans about the history and aspirations of the Palestinian people. We seek to politicize the American public by showing them how official U.S. aid to Israel (now about $4 billion yearly) is used. We want to tell Americans that Palestinians are human beings whose human and national rights are being abused by the Israeli government, with the consent and participation of the American govemment. (3750)
United Coalition Against Racism (UCAR)
3909 Michigan Union
Ann Arbor, Ml 48109
769-8549 or 763-3241
OBJECTIVE: The United Coalition Against Racism (UCAR) is a coalition of African-American,
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UCAR (FROM PREVIOUS PAGE)
Asian-American and Latin-American student groups which came together this spring following a series of racist attacks against the University of Michigan's minority communities. By binding together we present a united front to confront both individual and institutional racism. We hold weekly discussions in the Michigan Union on Tuesdays at 6 pm on various topics . We also sponsor biweekly teach-ins to examine and deepen our understanding of societal racism. For more information call Barbara Ransby at 769-8549 or Lannis Hall at 763-3241. (700)
SPARK
3909 Michigan Union Ann Arbor, Ml 48104
BACKGROUND: What kind of future can you expect for yourself? Can it be a comfortable one? If you are of draft age, you stand a good chance of having your studies interrupted by battle formation, as the United States prepares for war in Central America and the Middle East. If you are a woman, you cannot even walk the Street at night without constantly looking over your shoulder.
If you are non-white, not even the hallowed halls of the U of M can protect you from the racism in this society. If you expect a well-paying job - record bank closings and business foreclosures, skyrocketing foreign debt and wildly fluctuating currencies are the forewarnings that the world is on the verge of economic collapse. If you are living and breathing and walking this earth, your life is threatened by a nuclear annihilation which seems more possible every day.
Do you want to change this? We see that the problem is Capitalism itself, a system in which an elite class of people reap their profits from the misery of humanity. Everything in this society tells us that there is no way out; the schools, the media, the churches all tell us that there is nothing we can do to rid ourselves of all these problems. But there is a solution: we need to get rid of the system. The only way out for humanity is a socialist revolution.
WHERE TO FIND US: If you are looking to change things, we want to talk to you. Look for us, and our literatura tables, around campus. Contact us at the address above. Or, come check out our Revolutionary History Series on Tuesdays, 7 to 8 pm, room 2407 Mason Hall. These classes present a history which has been kept from us, the history of the struggles of oppressed peoples; and, it presents this history with a view toward change. This month's topics are: The Cold War (Aug. 4), Attica (Aug. 11), and Nicaragua (Aug. 18). Anyone who is interested in ideas, in history, in changing things is welcome to come. (1982)
PEACE & DISARMAMENT
Michigan SANE
1416 Hill St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
663-3913
BACKGROUND: Michigan SANE is the state affiliate of National SANE. SANE is a citizen's lobby with a membership of 150,000 working through the legislative process to reverse the arms race.
SANE works to challenge the militarization of U.S. foreign policy through direct citizen lobbying. SANE currently is working through Congress on three issues: 1) The elimination of funding for the contras attempting to overthrow the democratically elected Sandinista govemment of Nicaragua; 2) A worldwide ban of all further testing of nuclear warheads; 3) The elimination of funding for further research on Star Wars and weapons in space.
Michigan SANE operates a door-to-door canvass to urge more people to contact their elected representatives in order to pressure them to end to the arms race and seek a more peaceful foreign policy. Opinion polls demonstrate broad popular support for an end to aid to the contras, and an end to the arms race, yet the militaristic policies continue. SANE, by going door-to-door with a clear option for people who are tired of complacent acceptance of the status quo, is attempting to involve these people in becoming a part of the solution.
CURRENT NEWS: Presently, our work revolves around urging an end to the filibuster which has kept the Senate from voting on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty legislation, as well as talking to many people door-to-door of the need to eliminate all funds for the contras.
Michigan SANE participates in the 2nd District Coalition for Arms Control, the soon to be formed 2nd District Coalition for Peace in Central America, and the very newly formed Michigan Peace and Justice Network. This staiewide coalition of peace groups met for the second time in July. They decided to form a speakers bureau, and work to put together a calander of events for the area to avoid scheduling major events on the same days. The group also has formed a committee to explore how organizations can be kept better nformed of activites on short notice. The groups felt a need to be able to respond on much shorter notice to current events such as the Iran Contra hearings. A fourth area the group will be looking for ways to jointly work together, is the 1988 elections which will be so critical for the years ahead.
MEMBERSHIP: Michigan SANE needs your help if you are interested in becoming more involved on these issues. We have regular volunteer activities several evenings each week. (2510)
Washtenaw County Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament, Inc. (WAND)
P.O. Box 1815
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1815
761-1718
PURPOSE: WAND's goals are to educate ourselves and the public about the dangers of continued nuclear arms buildup, to influence our congressional representatives by informed lobbying, and to empower people, especially women, personally and politically.
MEETINGS & MEMBERSHIP: Meetings are held the 2nd Sunday night of the month at the First Baptist Church, 512 E. Huron. Call for Information Hotline at 761-1718 for a message announcing important lobbying information, meeting times, and upcoming events. Our Speaker's Bureau provides trained speakers who will address groups, classes, and public forums and rallies on a variety of issues. Contact Tobi Hanna-Davies at 662-7869.
CURRENT NEWS: Phillips P. Moulton will speak on altenatives to military defense at the August 9 general meeting at the First Baptist Church, 512 E. Huron. Author of the book "Ammunition for Peacemakers: Answers for Activists," Mr. Moulton will explain his deas for a civilian-based defense system. New members are always welcome. Doors open at 7 pm and the meeting begins at 7:30. Kate Warner, current WAND co-chair, went to Nicaragua as part of the second Sister City delegation to Juigalpa. At a later date she will give a talk on her experiences there. WAND members will be participating in the Michigan Peace March and at the gathering that will follow in West Park on Sat., Aug. 1. WAND is now circulating a new petition at the Farmer's Market that protests the current bloated U.S. military budget.
Come see us at our booth at the Art Fair on South U (1670)
SENIOR CITIZENS
Housing Bureau for Seniors, Inc.
1010 Wall St.
Ann Arbor, Ml 48109
763-0970
CURRENT NEWS: Summer in Ann Arbor Housing Bureau means Fair time! The Housing Bureau for Seniors for Seniors, Inc. along with co-sponsors Ann Arbor Board of Realtors, Ann Arbor Apartment Association, Citizens Trust, and Great Lakes Federal we hope will be an annual event, promises to Savings, is holding a Housing Fair for Seniors at have one-stop shopping for senior citizens and Washtenaw Community College, August 14, 1987 their families who wish to explore all housing from 10 am to 4 pm. This event, the first of what options open to them. So far, exhibitors in the areas of architecture, apartments, home health care, and other service organizations have accepted our invitation to set up displays at the Fair. In addition, entertainment is planned, and refreshments will be available. We hope to see many of you there! Although many folks are away on vacation (which includes a lot of our volunteers) calls keep coming in to the Bureau from folks who need help with housing concerns. A problem which seems to be heard with more and more frequency these days is that apartment rents are escalating rapidly, and more and more seniors are finding that they have reached the limit of their shelter budget and need to relocate. Because apartment rents are increasingly out of reach for the person on a fixed income, homesharing is becoming a potential solution for many.
Please join us at the Housing Fair and find out how you can stay in your own home, or homeshare for companionship and economic assistance, or find an apartment which will be affordable and comfortable, or look into mobile homes, or retirement centers. We will also have information about subsidized low income housing, currently in short supply. The phone just rang - another cali about a tenant in her eighties who ahs to be out in a month so the house can be renovated for students - COME TO THE FAIR!
WOMEN'S ISSUES
Women's Crisis Center - WCC
P.O. Box 7413
Ann Arbor, MI 48107
CRISIS LINE: 994-9100
Business line: 761-9475
CURRENT NEWS: We at the Women's Crisis Center have been having a busy summer. In June, we started a door-to door outreach and fundraising drive to tell people about our services and solicit contributions. We have been very successful and wish to thank all of the people who have so generously supported us. Thank you also to all the women who have contributed their Wednesday evenings to help us raise these needed funds. We'll be out for one last time on Aug. 5 from 5 to 9 pm. Join our canvass collective and have fun!
Planning for the Ann Arbor Free Women's Music Festival has been in full swing for several months now. The Festival will be Sun., Aug 9 at West Park from 1pm to dusk. If you are a performer or a woman and would like to share your talents, please call Andrea D. or Karen at 761-9475 before Aug. 5. Groups working for social change who want to set up a table should call by Aug. 5 to reserve space. Spread the word! Childcare will be provided for this event. Join us for a great time!
A general volunteer training will be held on Mon., Aug. 10 from 7 to 10 pm. This training is for women interested in doing community work with the Women's Crisis Center. It will provide an introduction to WCC and give information on how to get involved.
The next peer counselor training is scheduled for Thur, Sept. 10 & 17; Sat, Sept. 12 & 19; and Sun., Sept 13 & 20. There will be another peer counselor training in October. Cali WCC for more information and to sign-up.
PURPOSE: The purpose of the Women's Crisis Center is to help women gain control and dignity in their lives by providing non-judgemental support, information and resources.
WCC volunteers provide free peer counseling and crisis intervention for all women in the Washtenaw County area. We also organizonal education and support groups, workshops, and activities.
WCC is a non-profit, collectively run organization made up of community women concerned with the needs of all women. Our funding is primarily from private donations. We depend on community support to be able to continue providing the services we have been for the past 15 years. We strongly encourage all women who want to work to change society to get involved in active, empowering work with other women.
COMMUNITY SERVICES The Crisis line: 994-9100, operates every day, 10 am to 10 pm, providing free and confidential peer counseling to all women who call.
Referrals: WCC offers over 600 referrals to agencies and individuals in and around Washtenaw County. WCC also sells low-cost, do-it-yourself divorce kits. (2694)