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Thursday, Sep/. /?
Forsyth County Commissioner's Briefing
, Session, 3 p.m., Hall of Justice.
Area Mental Health Board meets at 7:30 p.m.
at Mental Health Clinic,
Soil and Water Conservation, 7:30 p.m.,
Agricultural Building.
Seminar on Women and Sexuality, 7 p.m., a;
the Glade Street YWCA.
"Fiscal Fitness," the YWCA's series on
financial planning begins. Pre-registration is re
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quesiea, iees are charged. Call 722-5138.
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Friday, Sept. 19
A demonstration of "How to Cut a Rose," 4
to 6 p.m., at the Rose Garden at Reynolda
Gardens. . ?
Bishop Frizelle Yelverton of Mt. Calvary Ho-_
ly Church in Durham will be guest speaker at
the Eighth Anniversary of Pastor Harold Ivary
Williams, Mt. Calvary Holy Church, 930 E.
14th Street, at 7:30 p.m.
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Saturday, Sept. 20
YWCA's Family Festival in Grace Park from
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i iu h p.m. rscw non-competitive games, fun
and family will be the focus.
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Pfafftown Jaycettes' 11th Annual AuctionRummage
Sale, West Centural Community
Center on Yadkinville Road, Pfafftown, from
9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
' 1,1 ' -Sunday, Sept. 21
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Fall Rose Garden" Open House, Reynolda
Gardens, 2 to 5 p.m.
Become a better parent by registering now at
the YWCA's "Parenting Workshop" led by
Othella Johnson of the Creative Learning
Center for Very Young Children,- Classes meet <
Wednesday evenings from 7-10 p.m. A fee is
charged.
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Utility Commission meets, 2 p.m., City Hall
Board of Commissioners meet, 7:30 p.m..
Hall of Justice.
School Board Action Session, 7:30 p.m., Administrative
Center.
The series of seminars 44Black Women: Coping"
continues its fall program with 44A Practical
Approach to Problem Solving," 7:30-9
p.m., Glade Street YWCA. Free.
Tuesday, Sept. 23
"Everything You Always Wanted To Know
About Adoption But Were Afraid To Ask,"
7:30 p.m., Glade Street YWCA.
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Adult Slimnastics, 14th Street Recreation
Center, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Free, call
727-2891.
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Kennedy
For Volunteers
vRepresentati ve Annie tember 22, at 7:30 P.M.
Brown Kennedy, presently Ath the time, Representaserving
as a member of the tive Kennedy will report on
North Carolina General As- her campaign plans for the
scmbly, has called a meet- upcoming election,
ing requesting all persons Any person who wants to
who arc willing to help in help her campaign is inhcr
campaign to meet with vited to attend,
hi r at the Glade Street For more information call
pVCA on Monday, Sep- 724-9207.
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Planning Committee M
Committee members for the Black Women Coping work
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auner, Kacnel Jackson, Khalida Griggs, Rhonda Covingtc
Not pictured are Jimmie Sud/er, Florence Corpening and ,
Group Helps ]
Women To C
Black Women coping is year and their success has
the title of a series of fluctuated but according to
workshops being offered to group members, particihelp
black women develop pants have become steadyand
to help let them know from workshop to workthat
other women have shop,
gone through or are going "We haven't had the
through some of the joy, people, the it has been
sorrows and trails and trib- 'successful. Time will help
ulations that belong solely develop participation,
to black women, according Women we have, don't
to its Originators. participate in anything
Last week, the BWC plan- else," Ms. Templeton
ning committee, Dottie said.
Butler, Veronica Temple- Ms. Jackson, who was one
ton, Rhonda Covington, of the first members of the
Khalia Griggs, Rachel group^ said,^'The degree
Jackson, Jimmie Sudler, to which women come to
Florence Corpening and the work^ju*|depends of
Leontyne Middleton discus- how involyjpShey want to
sed the purpose of their be."
group at the Chronicle All of the group members
office. felt that one of the setbacks
"It was originally a way to ; has been that "women
develop self-esteem don't trust each other."
through workshops where "Women are reluctant to
women could discuss pro- talk with other women
blems," Ms. Butler said. about problems and their
Ms. Templeton echoed by personal lives, This is
saying, "the workshops something I hope we can do
give us a re-assessment of away with. We need each
our roles in society and the others support," Ms.
power structure with ffi- Butler said,
ends, lovers, spouses and The group will sponsor
children." sessions once a month at
The group, has been in the Glade Street YWCA on
exhistence a little over a topics of interst to black
NAACP Project Power
Educating Y
"Project Power" (Political placed on those congresOrganization
With Educa- sional districts which have
tion and Registration) is 30 percent or more black
one of the most ambitious population. There are curprojects
. ever under-taken rently 33 such districts
by the NAACP, which has throughout the nation,
as its goal to education and "The largest group of
register over two million un-registered potential
potential young voter be- voters in the country
tween the ages of 18 to 24. today/' Hooks insists, "are
According to NAACP our nation's youth. Our
President Benjamin Hooks, political action program
"black youth in this coun- therefore, will specifially
try. plagued by high uun- focus on registering and
employment and declining educating them and getting
expectations clearly have them to the polls."
the most to gain from The South has the poorest
aggressive participation in voting participation record
the political process." among young blacks than
Project power will be con- any other region in the
ducted in three phases: (1) nation. Approximately 1.8
seek legislation in every million black youth 18 to 24
state legislature authori- years who eligible to vote
zing the deputizing of all live in the south representHigh
School Principals as ing 53 percent of the 3.4
voters registrars, (2) pro- million black youth, 18-24
vide NAACP voter educa- years, nationally who are
tion material to all secon- eligible to vote. However,
dary school and college only 37 percent of the
curriculums to focus on the south's eligible black youth
importance of the youth registered and only 26 pervote,
and (3) provide cent voted in the 1978
financial assistance from Congressional elections.
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me *uicr cuuta- vjcurgia aiaie den. JUIian
tion Department to NAACP Bond, who serves as
Youth Counclis and college National Co-chairman of
chapters which will target the NAACP's High School
certain participation among and College Youth Voter
18 to 24 year olds. Registration Campaign, is
The NAACP is investing traveling throughout the
over $500,000 in its voter southeast region speaking
registration/get-out-the- to high schools, colleges
vote efforts for 1980. Many and adults on the imporof
the 1,7000 local braches tance of the black vote in
have already been funded, this crucial Presidential
Fmphases have been election.
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shops are from left. Dntri*>
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Leontyne Middle ton.
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women primarily, although
all women are welcome to
the meetings. I A
-Topics-such as-inter?I
personal relations and com- I
munication were the best I
received last year. I
New areas for the coming I
year will be Decision I
Making and Problem Solv- I Hfl Vllj
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ness Training; Marriage I
Enrichment; Single I 1
Women; Battered Women I \
and Women and Alchol and I ^B^^ Bi y
Drugs are all slated, how- I
ever, the group members I
agree that they are open to I *-?t
suggestions about other I yOUT SO(
topics. ? I your 8C
"Black women are more I
opinionated than any other abOUt l<
group," Ms. Griggs said. Tak? it
The October Workshop arraOQ?
will deal with Decision
Making and Problem Solving,"
with the focus on
exploring self-knowledge
and self-awarness and
steps to making major decisions
and choices,"
according to its leader
Rhonda Covington.
The group, which is not f Vm J
limited to any age bracket
or background, welcomes ( ^
all black women.
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