International Women’s Day Planned “Healthy Women. Healthy World” is the theme of this year's Inter national Women’s Day celebration to be held Friday arid Saturday, March 74. TV personality B. J. Harrison will host the Health Fair, a special .feature of the two-day event to be held at Little Rock AME Zion Church. 401 N. McDowell Street. All events are free and open to the public. “Women are the key to good health because we determine the habits of children at an early age,” according to Harrison, 33, whe boats Channel 9’s “Your Money and Your Life." (Sundays at 6:30 p..m.) “People will be stronger and live their lives better If we learn aa much as we can about staying healthy," continued Harrison, who sees her job as finding out everything there is to know about a health issue and reporting it in layman’s language. The International Women’s Day celebration begins Friday, March 7, with an eyewitness account of women’s health in El Salvator. Speaker Janis Zadel of New York recently returned from service aa a nurse midwife among peasants in the countryside. Latin American music will be provided by Clyde Appleton of UNCC, and actress Sandra Gray will perform the life of a Bolivian heroine. Deors open at 7 p.m. On Saturday, March 8, the doors open at noon with Ms. Harrison opening the program at 12:80 p.m. She will host the Heelth Fair which continues throughout the afternoon, featuring health and fitness checks by local agendas. "You can have your blood pres sure checked, your eyes tested for glaucoma, learn to check for breast cancer, take a diabetes or sickle ceO test, and even have your body-fat measured,” according to Health Fair coordinator Cindy Patton. “There will be information on PMS, endometriosis, osteoporosis, nutrition, cancer and smoking." Health reporter Harrison will interview participants about their health concerns for later use in her show. Also on Saturday afternoon workshops will focus on a variety of health topics. From 1-2:80 the work shops will be: "Health Care: A Global Wow,” "Health Concerns of Handicapped Women," “Stress Management,” and “Dangers an the Job and in the Community: Your Right to Know About Toxic Chemicals.” The second session, from 2:45-3:18, will Include workshops on: "Abortion: Stories North add South” (film), "Your Right to bo - Healthy,” “Taking Charge of Your Seaorams Extra Drg ——— ♦ »>6n> Sss&jjasr JLf4g<*rl«4'dmt j«mm m SSumSS* “They say it’s the number one gin in America. They say you can taste the difference. ■ * • They say it’s exceptional with tonic.” "They also say it’s improving your vocabulary ...in body language.” -- Everything they say ..is true. SEAGRAM’S. AMERICAS NUMBER ONE GIN. •1»*» • MMMin ON • KM W/TMt SMNT« • MTftUD mm MW • M WOW • KMMM OKTU0W CO. NIW «MK W TV personality B.J. Harrison will hoot the Health Fair at International Women's Day. Own Health,” and “Today’s Tech nology, Tomorrow’s Headaches: Living with a VDT (Video Display Terming!),” Workshop leaders will include Charlotte Post columnist Ahmad Daniels, UNCC professors Ray Michalowski, JQ] Dubish, Joan TiUotson, and Robert Day, members of Handicapped Organized Women (HOW), the N.C. Occupational Health and Safety Protect (NOOSH) and Fraser Nelson of .1/ < -~b .. • did .V ' ‘ Planned Parenthood. The celebration concludes with the Woman of the Year Award honoring women of our community who have not been previously recognised for their contributions on the Job or in the community, followed by an international buffet. A special child care program will - be provided throughout the two-day event The building is wheel chair accessible. ■JW aiTire 5TS3 "VOOt Of# STOP FAfHIQN SHOP" IEEN SEZEjInc. * . *»■**■« mmmwtMmpmi'mmtMmf • 2403 CENTRAL AVE • 376-0439 Mon.-Sot. 10:00-5:50 ktjxl Boiled Horn , SUmcSmt™" i CHUNK LIGHT Kroger a t i I AOVAHCCDFOfl • AMtetra I