Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, March 05, 1992, Page 6, Image 6

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    Eugene to celebrate
women’s concerns
By Hope Neaison
It started in l'»l 1 .1-. .1 llaS to
remember tl»n women\ labor
v t r t k i* in I tit; IMhOs and evolved
Into tin International das to f el
• •brute wunmn and 11j«• ir i •• u• ■ ••
liit rn.ition.it Wonurn I >aV
will In' (I'liilir.itni hi'tr in l.ii
i;i in on Saturday with a i raft
ami aft lair, live mosii speak
its. massage. loot!, uni) an an-.i
tor i hSlilr.-n
t ioorrliriator Uoberta I’uplllii
•..ml l! s a lias to Cl'lrhr .It i'
women's Ilia ration, with inn
tin tin' of tin1 I'ViTit tm• iri' 'ittlt
Vr.its nf Km si stain i Through
W i Tii’ n's I.si •,
"it s a i olehfation of w here
wi’H' Ihtti anil s\ In n; sm Tr
going." 1‘uptllie sanl It ’, also
pulling out tin' message that svr
still hast1 a lot farther to go
Tin; worldwide event, ofll
Mails on Mai i ll H. will take
plain in Isugene on Saturday
from to a in to 5 p in in the
Wheeler I'avillon at tin1 lain'
(.ounty Fairgrounds
Memliers ol the National ()r
gum/ulion lor Women and the
Sexual Assault Support Sir
s u es are sponsoring the event,
with SI at the door donations
going lo SASS
I nn Collier, volunteer i nur
dinator ol SASS. said the group
dei idl’d to help sponsor the
event because mans ol the ide
ah. ol International Women's
Day (all in line w ith the SASS's
ideals
(oilier '.aid tin (•roup's
(luals Ilk. those Inti mation
al Wi linen s | lav all- ill pill
nuili' social change .nul lo he
representative of different cul
lulls
i’up, I:, - .1 SOW n. fiiii* ;
s.iid ilu- women's issues of mu
|ur i anci'in i«< N’tJW mi l-.ide
lllHHI
n,i--. year is Hu fu. i! pom
fell, r t,- , of 111. rudtl wsr,)
I IJ i . ,
Human Klgbts Iu.mmlssion
number Ain i.i flays s.u ! lie
sides helping the sponsors fi
unite: in 11 v III'", will present un
award lu two women who have
hern mvolvi i in women's is
sues in the nimiminiH
lor nighttime ui luities, a
d im e vs li! he held from H lo
1 1 10 p m ill (lie wheeler I'.e
Villon, which will feature the
hand' Moig.ii: and i'helan and
\ : mis l.nvy A sliding siuile id
Ml lo slll will he charged to
help pay (or ihe hands and
raisi lands for SASS
( loser lo home, the 1 niver
sily lias dCtivilins r idehruling
International Women s I Jay
()n Thursday, Ihe movie
.Seriso iJ.mg/llers will la- shown
in Room 150 Columbia Ihe
him portrays the Irealrnenl of
women hy ille Japanese mile
I.i r \
I riduy from h lo 0 |) III . a
pollull. Will he held ill the
h iiima (Miller wilh Iwn women
speakets horn India and Kenya
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Members ol Seattle s outrageous feminist band. Venus Fnvy. will perform at the Lane County
f .ur grounds March 7 Doors open at 7 30 p m and tickets are $8 to StO.
Venus Envy to play fairgrounds
By Rene DeCaif
I h c s t: OU I <i be I- n-ud's
ivmsi nightmare!
1 hi y if Wnus L-.tiv v .1 self
i|i-m tibi’iJ "frminist, funky, out
rugi-ous. silly, original, fun lov
111H. fi'imili* loursomu
Tin- Si-.itllr hiisi-t! band will
pirfonn Saturday, M.irt:h 7. ul
llin Lunti < ounlv fairgrounds .is
part of .11 tiv 1 lies for Inturna
lion.if Worn oil's i)u\
llif group distinguishes li
st'll by Us rewritten, pro worn
tin Iyru s to classic songs
U f 'r f if i- fin 11 ul v s jiot
lighting (lungs from .1 woman's
point of view,'' Mini bund mern
bvi I.Is.1 hoi tl ■■(Wove muill!
i h.ingfs) ivhurt’ we ihought the
words were just too slupid Tint
101.11s ,ir>- n illv pens 1 rfuI
\\ '■ like to 1 .ill oursrh i s
o u t r age mi s f 11m i 111 st folk
funk
Out- of llif group's rewrites
includes Aretha Franklin's
"( ihain of Fools, v\ fin h aim
nu nis on Americ .i s "Kepubli
i nn ruled government
She’s Not There," .1 re
write from .1 different .irlist,
I.ilks iiliout ii housewife who
leaves tier domestic world
and goes on a rampage of
sorts
The hand's biggest hit, per
haps, is called "Heaver Cleav
er I ever" and sends audi
ences into tils witfi the lyrics,
Some ol you dig brother
Wall) Some gel oil on good
old Ward Hut 1 get hot when I
see mama June posing hv her
ironing board
11u- four members, Laura
Love. Linda Noel Sc hlermali.
Linda Severt and Koch, all
vs rite 1 vru s and play one or
more instruments, Kck Ii said
Defore getting together two
years ,igo. they a!I performed
solo
Love performed m Seattle
venues with her rock .hand.
Hoorn Boom II 1 . before join
ing Venus l.nvy Her latest Cl)
is called 7.'lltenij>\ Schler
man played street fairs and
Hike Place Market with her a
i appella duo. Raw Sugar
Koch is an actor and musi
i al performer who has record
ed a children's album titled
Shukin' Loose with Mother
(.'nose and has acted in Seattle
theaters Sevort, the band's
drummer, is a professional
juggler and actress who also is
a member ol the trio Modern
Fabrics
Venus Liny plays college
gigs and local bars and lias
one holiday cassette out
called I'll he ,i Homo for
Turn to VENUS. Pag a 8
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