Symposium draws feminists By BRENDA TABOR Of the Emerald Workshops, panels and speak ers of national and Northwest ac claim have been confirmed for the first Women's Symposium held at the University. A core group of about 50 women have worked for the past two months contacting participants and finding support for the week long event scheduled for April 4 through 9. Heading the list of speakers is M.F. Beale, a feminist and novelist who teaches at Fresno State Uni versity. Beale wrote "Amazon Women," the winner of last year's Atlantic Award. She has also had a feminist monograph published by Northwest Matrix. Beale will speak of writing about women and violence. Charlotte Mills from Northwest Matrix, a feminist press, will head a workshop covering the entire publishing network and problems of women getting their work into print. Mills is asking participants to bring their manuscripts to the workshop. A printer, publisher, distributor, bookstore operator and women's press reviewer will appear on the panel representing the publishing network. The symposium has also tap ped local women for appear ances. Randi Douglass, producer of the Eugene Theater Co. will de liver an evening of interpretative reading from women poets. Doug lass played Joan of Arc in an Ash land production last summer and recently starred as "Molly Bloom” in Eugene. She also produced "Slow Dance on the Killing Ground."’ Members of the two-year old Newport Women's Center plan a presentation on battered wives. The groups will make its second annual presentation on the topic a week before the symposium and repeat it for symposium particip ants. The panel on women and prison includes representatives from “Hands Against the Wall,” an or ganization of women who have been imprisoned, Skipworth Juvenile Detention Center as well as a speaker on women s rights in prison. Linda Gordon, author of a book on the history of birth control, will speak on the history of working women in the U S. uble hammock x of 100% cotton, handmade in the yucatan. $36 AT THE 11 ex| x-nses paid limes are tough But we can hel/■ THE CLASSIFIEDS I ind i • . I'i.v ei !1 ll'.ew...<■ > i > • And I i nl w'l k*<-w>:' 'ii Oregon Daily Emerald The Oregon Daily Emerald ts published Monday through Friday ex cepf during exam weeks and vacations, by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Co . Inc , at the University of Oregon, Eugene. 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Possible alternatives noted by Simeral include a process called "work sharing" where, instead of laying off a certain number of workers, all employes agree to take a cut in the amount of time to ease the crunch on those who stand to lose more. Neither practice is widespread While most workers sympathize with layoff victims, these practices require sacrifices few are willing to make Simeral agrees. "The obstacles are enormous. But we can't just stop at that in ways it s a brutal system — people are insecure; they’re scared The main priority of most people is economic sec urity. I think economists often ig nore that Simeral is discouraged by the lack of progress of women in the labor force. "There's really no in stitution or program to deal with it, and the reaction against anti discrimination laws has become so divisive, it's saddening." She concludes, "I’m so pes simistic right now, it’s difficult to say anything positive I |ust don t see why men and women can't work together for what are really common interests ' Editor sets appearance Margaret Sloan, a founding editor of Ms. magazine and foun der of the National Black Feminist Organization, will speak on Ra cism and Sexism in America ’ Thursday at 2 p.m. in 167 EMU Sloan's civil rights activities began at age 14 when she worked with Chicago s Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) organizing ten ant unions and rent strikes, and campaigning against lead poison ing of children on Chicago's West Side In high school Sloan founded the Junior Catholic Interracial Council, a group in inner city and suburban students working to gether against racism Sloan participated in the Open Housing Marches with Martin Luther King in 1966 and coordi nated the Hunger Task Force Team of Operation Breadbasket Sloan has lectured extensively with Gloria Steinem throughout the United States. Canada and Europe on sexism and racism She is currently completing a book on black feminism, and she has had numerous articles published in newspapers, magazines, and the Civil Rights Digest. Sloan has appeared on radio and television programs including the David Frost Show MEETINGS Psi Center staffers and volunteers will meet at 5 p m today n the EMU room to be posted All persons mte ested m program coordinating for spring term are also invited to afl end The Incidental Fee Commute© will meet with Off Campus Housing internationat Education Center and Computer Science Graduate Students Association at 6 30 tonight tor budget hearings Ail interested students are invited to attend Room to be announced The Women s Sports Council will meet ai 6 30 tonight m the Forum Room. EMU A bnef business session will be followed by a talk from Lyme Win bigler Olympic discus thrower Interested students and faculty members are invited to attend LECTURES Diana Pien a University assistant professor will speak on children s inter pretation and under stand mg ol guesliorci at a psychology proseminar today at 3 30 p m n Room 1 r>6 Straub Cholticha Tantakosol a University linguistics graduate student will speak on Linguistic Stralrfi cationm Thailand at 3 30pm today m Room 1S9 Straub MISCELLANEOUS By Of and For Women a non-den om national worship serv*''~ 2w~**otmg International Women s Day is scheo »ed for 6 30 tonight at the Wesley Center 1236 Knod St Women from a teminsm and theotogy class nave organized this non traditional service