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Downtown Mall 687 0139 o ^ CL o Z DOUBLE TEE PRESENTS OCT. 22 HULT CENTER SILVA HALL B Av.jii. ■ RESERVED SEATS *15 00 & $16 50 .il .ill Hull Ceuti'i Outlets of cull (>8/ ‘>000 to charge by phone ^ap Into I hr Cold Pesticides examined as hazards to health of Oregon farmworkers FCCKNF (AIM An adviser to California farm labor leader ( osar Chavez will study the ef te( ts ot pestir ides on the health of Oregon farm workers during the next six months Northwest Treeplanlers and Farmworkers t luted, w Ini h represents about J,400 of the esti mated ri(),(MK) farmworkers in the state, plans to draw up a list of the pestir ides being used and to (Iik ument physical problems of workers who work around the i hemii als I suspei t well find the same pest it ides be ing used that we've found in California said l)r Marion Moses who was in the Fugene area on Monday and Tuesday meeting with union ofli i nils and farmworkers Moses was Chavez's physic ian when the la bur leader went on a Mi day fast in I'lHH to protest the use ot peslu ides on table grapes and to dram atize a union boycott started in 1'IH-t Oregon health offit nils and farmers have said pestir ides are applied under safe conditions and that risk to workers is generally minimal Hut those assertions .ire a matter of opinion. Moses said Tuesday noting the state's most re cent pest it ide use estimate is based on informa tion provided by -to pestir ide dealers not by con tar ling those who ar linilly applied the inset t and weird killers Farmworkers have a light to know ill detail the risk factors of the chemicals they work around said Moses a specialist in occupational medic me who has been working \y 11 h the lulled I aim Workers I 'nioii m central California since I‘IH t I aimwnrkers haven 1 yet made the runner tioil between illness and use of pestic ides " she said (then they are lust tedd that the c hemii als are medic ini* for the crops i toll them it's not medicine it's poison.'' Oregon union official l.arrv kleinman said Ins union wants to i reate the safest possible working conditions for Oregon farmworkers "It's in the best interest of the growers to have <t healthy workforce,” he said Moses said environmental protection of workers is weak and generally not enforced in most stales As an example, she noted the re< ent i onfirmation hv California state health authorities of the third i luster since l‘tH-4 of childhood can i it among poor Hispanii farmworkers in a town where the cancer rate is 1J limes the normal rate lor towns the same size Moses said the cases confirm farmworkers contention that the children are vir tims of ( am er causing chemicals spraved on grapes and other i rops kleinman said calls hv the Oregon farmwork ers union to negotiate working conditions in re gard to pest it ide use have been virtually ignored hv growers “We've decided we better know lor certain what we re dealing with before we talk about those conditions.” he said "Once we know what's out there, the membership will deride what needs to he done next " kleinman said the union mav support a con sinner boycott of some Oregon crops or call for bans on some pesticides if doing so appears to be the only was to protei I the health of workers Hut again that would he tier ided once we deter mine what s out there he said I he union plans to have the study completed sometime during the 11)90 harvest season, al though there is no firm timetable kleinman said Don’t miss a great catch. . . Pick up an ODE football program each Friday before home games. CREATING A RAPE-FREE ENVIRONMENT WEEK OCTOBER 2-7,1989 schkih lhoi i vim s Mon "Quit I larassing Mo" a workshop tor students Noon-2 p m . Forum Rixim, EMU 'What Part ot No Don't You Understand? Sox Reconsidered presented by Mark Stevens, I’h D ot lJSC 7-S pm, Carson Hall, ( arid Room Tucs: "Dogs as Running Partners" presented bv Project Safe Run Noon, EMU Courtyard I Know Sho Said NQ, But 1 I hought She Meant Maybe"., presented by Mark Stevens, Ph D, of USC 6- b 30 pm, Ballroom, EMU Wed: "Safety from .the Inside ()ut ASl O Brown Bag Forum presented by Nadia Telsey, a self-defense export Noon, Forum Room, EMU "Sox Crimes and the Judu lal System” a panel ot experts 3-3 p.m., Forum Room, EMU 'Still Killing Us Sottly" a film and discussion 7- 10 pm. Fir Room, EMU I burs: "Sexual Assault 101” a presentation by VOICES of Eugene Noon, Forum Room, EMU "SEX AND POWER The Balancing Act of the 9ON" presented by Andrea Parrot, Ph D. of Cornell University 6-b p.m.. Ballroom, EMU Sat: "Take Back the Night" March and Speak-out presented by the ASUO and Women's Center 6:30 p.m, EMU Courtyard ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Dr. Andrea Parrot of Cornell I niversitv DID A RAPE TAKE PLACE? HOW WOULD YOU HANDLE THIS SITUATION? Dave and Kelly were study partners in their calculus class. One evening alter studying they decided to relax over drinks at a local bar After several rounds ol drinks, Dave suggested they return to his apart ment Kelly agreed feeling fairly drunk and sensing a mutual attraction The next morning Kelly awoke to find herself in Dave’s bed Fear overcame her as she began to piece together events after leaving the bar Dave had given her several more drinks at his place and then began kissing her The next thing Kelly knew , she was in Dave's bed and he was struggling to undress her Kelly resisted but quickly gave in to Dave’s strength Upon return to her dorm room, Kelly decided not to tell anyone what happened and never talked to Dave again IhrM' events *m made possible h>: l nisrrsils o( Oregon Student Affairs Diiisiun, AM O, Office of the President. Mm Against Rape, The Women's Center. OfTkr of Affirmative Action. Office of Business Affairs, Rape Crisis Network. \\omenspace. Panhellenic Council. Inlrrfratrrnitv Council. Office of Student Advorarv. Office of the Vice President fur Administration, Office of Public Safelv. Office of Multicultural Affairs. fniversitv Mousing. Office of thr Prososl. Crime Presention Association of Oregon. Kugene Police Henesolent Association. l-ane Counts Crime Prevention Council, Kugene Commission on the Rights of Women. Springfield Police Officers Association. Project Safe Run. The Athletic Department. Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs and Development, and The Center for the Studs of Women in Soviets.