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Sharing, unified feelings evolve from conference By BECKY YOUNG Of the Emerald Feelings of sharing and unity evolved from the first statewide Third-World Women’s Confer ence held last weekend in Salem, a panel of women who attended the conference agreed Tuesday. The women talked as part of the Women/Speak series sponsored by the YWCA. More than 100 women and men attended the three-day conference, which was held at Willamette University. Workshops involved the entire attendence, with topics ranging from multicultural childcare, to the concept of "macho,” to multicul tural care for senior citizens. Carolina Murillo, co-chairer of the planning committee, said every person participated in each work shop because conference or ganizers decided no one should miss anything. The panel said the purpose of the conference was to start some kind of statewide network be cause third-world women have been culturally isolated from each other. Terri Lum said the men and VV 111 I mwwv many of the problems they faced were the same. "Sometimes you get frustrated when you feel you’re the only one who has to deal with these prob lems” she said, “We found out everyone does.” Gretchen Studd said the con ference decided to start a statewide newsletter and set up organizations for multicultural women in key Oregon cities. Vaierie Fong said the confer ence progressed from awareness of the problems to discussion of resources and ways to cope. “People were veiv open and honest when discussing problems they had faced,” she said. “You could tell a lot of people were say ing things for the first time.” Murillo said the conference was completely organized by volun teers. “There was a very good feeling of unity among the volun teers," she said, "and the organi zation wasn’t just half-assed.” She said organizers decided beforehand that the conference would be open to everyone, in cluding non-third-world people, and men. "We were psychologically pre GTFs demonstrate, desire ‘fair’ contract By MIKE HOPKINS Of the Emerald The Graduate Teaching Fel lows Federation (GTFF) began in formational picketing Tuesday at various locations on the University campus and will continue today and Thursday. According to Bill Ratteree, GTFF vice-president, picketers will carry signs and distribute leaf lets describing issues the GTFFs feel are necessary to make a "fair” contract. The GTFF also has scheduled a rally for Wednesday at noon on the EMU terrace. The GTFF has been involved in collective bargaining with the Uni versity administration since Oc tober, 1977. So far negotiators for the two sides have failed to agree on five major issues Ratteree feels are necessary to make a fair contract: • Wages — Ratteree said the University’s wage hike offers are essentially the same raises GTFs would receive without a contract. • Health benefits — a ruling by the Attorney General prohibits GTFs from taking part in the state employee’s health care plan and prevents the University from pay ing into any health plan but the state’s. The GTFF wants the Uni versity to help lobby in the legisla ture to have the law changed, and in the meantime, help GTFs pay for a separate plan. • Child care—The GTFF wants the University to support in creased child care funding in the legislature, to provide extra child care facilities and to subsidize child care for low income GTF parents. Ratteree says the Uni versity has offered nothing on this issue. • Appointments and reap pointments — the GTFF charges that the University refuses to re cognize academic progress anc work performance as criteria for hiring, preferring to leave these matters to the “unilateral and ar bitrary discretion of departments.’ • Discipline and discharge — the University insists on using administrative rules from the State Board of Higher Education to gov ern reprimand and firing of GTFs Ratteree considers these rules restrictive, inappropriate and sub ject to abuse. Carolina Murillo pared for the conference. White people were welcomed and in cluded in the discussions. We did not feel threatened by them.” Thyme Seagull who recorded parts of the conference (to be broadcast on KLCC Sunday from noon to 3 p.m.) said she felt con spicuous as a white woman. “It was educational to be a white woman in the minority but I don’t think I’d go to another confer ence. I’m a radical from way back and it seems as though third-world women should be left to them selves to come to solutions.” Murillo said those who attended the conference didn’t feel that way. “We’re past the state of want ing to isolate. We want to share.” EMU Program Office Presents The Civic Center What’s In It For You? plus Question/Answer Session featuring Dean Baumgartner Development Director, Civic Center Project Wednesday, May 31 EMU Forum Noon CENTER TEST PREPARATION SPECIALISTS SINCE 193* Visit Our Centers And See For Yourself Why We Make The Difference Call Days, Eves & Weekends Classes now forming for the upcoming LSAT, DAT, GMAT, & MCAT. Eugeni 343-2618 Portland 222-5556 &&&&>"' <*► = «*''^V"'' ,«»'”,'“'1 - ^ cyM°^ iVw°s o^° so^ Vh\e^° ^>*>**' ,\oC° ^4° 'rOt \0’
