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Like Debbie, many women
who seek help do return to the
abusive situation. A recent
study by social researcher Jean
Giles-Sims indicated that 58
percent of the women in her
sample who had sought refuge
at a shelter had returned to the
man within six months of leav
ing him.
Also, among women who left
and did not return. 44 percent
reported at least one violent in
cident with the man within the
following six months.
"Twenty percent of the peo
ple who come to the shelter
each month go back," Turner
said. "Lots of women need to
leave repeatedly before they
recognize that the man isn't go
ing to change. We try not to
judge and support the woman
in any decision (she makes). So
we feel good when a woman
later returns to the shelter. It
means that the seeds we’ve
planted have come to fruition.”
However, more women still
need to be reached. Turner said.
“In a given year, it’s
estimated that 16,000 women
locally experience some form of
abuse," she said. "We sheltered
253 women and 325 children in
1986. So that means there’s a
large population still out there.
They can't come in or choose
not to. One way we are trying to
reach more people is through
community support groups."
Womenspace also handles
thousands of calls and provides
information and referral ser
vices, she said.
Other people also may make
it difficult for a woman to leave
or not offer much support if she
does. Turner said.
“Neighbors, friends and
family members often don4t see
that there's a problem," she
said. "There’s not much sup
port for women who leave their
partners. As women, we are
socialized to feel we are respon
sible for the success of a rela
tionship. So when one fails, we
see it as our fault. Other people
may also believe that."
Giles-Sims’ book concurs and
tells of one woman whose fami
ly doctor responded thus after
he had patched her up:
"You took a vow when you
got married to love and cherish
for better or worse 'til death do
you part. Now go home with
him. You are never going to
change him. This the way he
shows his love."
Neighbors also may be insen
sitive or reluctant to intervene.
Nancy Kilgore, who wrote a
book about her ordeal, describes
this experience vividly:
"1 thought I would be safer
outside in the neighborhood.
When I stepped out of the
screen door. I felt like I was the
next person in line for a painful
vaccination: My neighbors had
gathered outside to watch the
fight. I found that old feeling of
humiliation had come back, but
this time my private space was
really being violated. I had
cherished my privacy but now
we were entertainment for the
entire neighborhood. The
neighborhood looked on and
(iraphi< hv l.orruinr K.illi
did not intervene w hen I yelled
out. 'Please help me!' "
In some cases, even calling
the police may not help.
"When the cops drove into
the yard. Hob went back and
talked to them." Debbie said.
"When he car hack, he said.
‘On, one of them was my
friend.’ Therefore, they did not
Claymation to be topic of presentation
Claymation artist Joan Gratz
will speak on Claymation
techniques an d present
numerous works of Will Vinton
Productions tonight in 180 PLC
at 8. The event, sponsored by
the EMU Cultural Forum, is
free.
Gratz, a University alumnus,
will lecture on the Claymation
process, a copyrighted techni
que that uses clay figures that
are molded from frame to frame.
Unlike traditional stop motion
animation techniques, which
use articulated dolls, Clayma
tion allows the animator to
reshape the figures to create a
greater range of expressive
possibilities.
Will Vinton Productions, for
whom Gratz works, has recently
become one of the most visible
animation companies. Based in
Portland, the comapny began
with the Oscar winning short
‘‘Closed Mondays,’’ a
humorous film where an in
ebriated transient stumbles into
an art museum and watches the
artworks take on a life of their
own. Other short features
followed, including the Oscar
nominated films “Rip Van
Winkle,” “The Creation.” and
“The Great Cognito.”
More recently, Will Vinton
Productions created the special
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feature film, "The Adventures
Of Mark Twain.”
The company’s most visible
works, however, number
among ad campaigns running
on television. Domino’s Pizza,
Kentucky Fried Chicken. Nike
and California Raisins are a few
of its clients.
Gratz herself is a key member
of the studio’s animation staff.
The Oscar nominated “The
Creation” was designed and
animated by Gratz using a
technique known as claypain
ting, a method of fingerpainting
with a specially formulated
clay, which she also pioneered
and developed. She was the
principal set designer for “The
Adventures of Mark Twain,”
animated the Nome King in the
ledge sequence of “Return To
Oz“ and designed the sets and
animated the pigs in John
Fogerty’s music video “Vanz
Kant Danz.”
Gratz earned an art degree
from UCLA and bachelor of ar
chitecture from the University
of Oregon before going on to the
Vinton studios, where she has
nine-year
since become a
veteran.
Gratz will present an array of
work from Will Vinton Produc
tions followed by questions and
answers from the audience.
Films she will show include the
Oscar winning "Closed Mon
days." "Dinosaurs," Oscar
nominated films "The Crea
tion" and "The Great Cognito,"
John Fogerty’s rock video
"Vanz Kant Danz,” commer
cials for California Raisins,
Domino’s Pizza, Twizzlers and
The California Kgg Board and
the short feature "The Diary."
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come up and ask me how i was.
They did not ask me if I wanted
any help. They just talked to
Hob and left.”
Clearly, physical abuse is a
serious problem and one that
society can no longer afford to
ignore or discount. As Turner
sums it up:
' ‘Amnesty International
recently compiled a list on tor
ture and its signs. These symp
toms such as sleep deprivation,
emotional neglect and constant
stress, also describe the ex
periences of abused women.
Chronic physical abuse is a
form of torture!"
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