Time and energy maintain Saferide
By Edward Klopfen stein
(>#tfor! EmeraHI
Look into the eyes of the four
women who manage Safe rule
and you'll l>e sure to see the fac e
of exhaustion.
Sa fori do transports nearly 50
women per night, forming one
of the most active defenses
against rape on campus.
But the toll in time and energy
to provide the service has its
price.
"I could spend 40 hours n
week here and still not get ev
erything done." said Angharad
Freeman-Jones, volunteer coor
dinator since Juno.
The other women — Shaley
Howard, administrative assis
tant; Jennifer Reed, co-directo-;
and (fori Brewster, co-director
— all agreed with that state
ment.
The operation, started in
1985. runs a three-vehicle fleet
that transports women around
the campus, as well as a few
blocks into the surrounding
community. The one van and
two four-door Ford Escorts take
women everywhere from the
dormitories to the University
Inn to l'ttli Avenue and Alder
Street and to every place in be
tween.
The group used to have two
vans until one broke down, forc -
ing it to turn away many last
minute* riders that didn't reserve
space beforehand. Reed said
because there is only one van.
some women have to ride the
entire 30-minute route to get
home.
"We're working on getting
another van in the future." Reed
said, "but we don't want to go to
the Inc idental Fee Committee
again."
Reed said the group didn't
want to take from the needs of
otJier student groups by again
requesting money from the IFC
for its additional van.
The IFC allocated money for
the purchase of the two new curs
in spring 1992 after a public
vote. Because of red tape,
though, the cars didn't arrive
until last June.
Saferide instead will ask civ
ic groups around Eugene lor
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After overcoming some red tape. Sateride got two new Ford Escorts
In June. It plans to ask Ford Motor Co. to donate a van
donations in the hop*1 of coming
up with the $18,000 needed for
a new Ford Astro Van, Freeman -
Jones said. Saferide also plans to
ask Ford Motor Co. for a van as a
direct donation, she said
The group needs more than
Just vehicles, the women said
They need volunteers.
Currently. A7 people volun
teer for Saferide as drivers, pre
dispatchers or dispatchers Pre
dispatchers organize incoming
reservations and make sun1 eat h
person has a seat
But 57 volunteers isn't
enough, thus said. The group
needs more alternates to support
the permanent volunteers vs hen
tInis need time off.
Students can get one credit for
working at least two hours per
week per term through FSC.APF
and the Women's Center Other
departments oiler credit for
work with Saferide, but students
should first contact their depart
ment for approval.
Men also are welcome to vol
unteer us dispatchers or pre
dispatchers, a point all four of
the women emphasized because
so few men apply.
Men typically shy away be
cause Saferide is a service of
women drivers catering only to
women drivers, a point of con
tuntion by somr moil I hi’ group
defended its right to have only
femnlo drivers twice in student
goviirnimmt court.
Saferide won both of its cast's
and still exr ludt's unw from dri
ving. citing safety and i redi
bilitv concerns for the organiza
tion.
Allowing men to drive would
open private phone and address
tiles to them, causing credibility
problems with Saferlde s i lients.
Howard said.
I'm sure anyone volunteering
for Saferide is going to be all
right, but we just i ant take the
chant c," Reed said
I’oln ies like this, S,deride of
ficials said, reflect how big the
problem of violent e against
women really is
"That’s for sure." Howard
said. Violence against women
"assures inequality in education
because women are afraid to go
to the library or to a night class
I mean, they are handicapped
out of fear," she saitl
before the group started, the
University Office of Public Safe
tv handled rides around cam
pus, according to Saferide.
Saferide is located in the
Women's Center office, I MU
Suite t
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