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CLUW takes to airwaves
to raise cancer awareness
WASHINGTON, D.C. (PAI) —
The Coalition of Labor Union Women
(CLUW) is taking to the nation’s air-
waves in its continuing campaign to
raise womens’ awareness of cancer.
Following on the heels of Gynecol-
ogical Cancer Awareness Month, the
coalition will be a “frosted friend” for
an Oct. 12 ABC television special,
“Frosted Pink With A Twist” that will
cover cancers primarily affecting
women. The special will feature this
year’s U.S. women’s Olympic gym-
nasts, musical stars, and other celebri-
ties discussing cancers related mostly
to women — primarily breast cancer
and cervical cancer.
Prevention and treatment of cervi-
cal cancer has been a particular
CLUW cause for years, especially in
raising public awareness of both the
threat and of new methods of treating
it before it spreads.
Besides CLUW, a coalition of other
women’s organizations are spreading
the word about the televised public
health education initiative. CLUW is
promoting the telecast on its Website
and in mailings to its members and
chapters.
“CLUW is proud to become part of
the Frosted Friends network,” said
Marsha Zakowski, the organization’s
president and a top Steelworkers
Union official. “Frosted Pink With A
Twist’s message of education and ad-
vocacy is one that we believe strongly
resonates with our organization. As a
Frosted Friend, we’re committed to
doing all we can to educate and inspire
women in the battle against cancer.”
Proceeds from the television pro-
gram will support the fight against
women’s cancers.
More information on the program
can be found at www.frostedpink.org.
More information on CLUW’s cam-
paigns against cancer can be found at
its Web site: www.cluw.org.
‘Future of Trade’
forum set Oct. 14
A public forum on the Future of
Trade will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Oct. 14, at First Unitarian Church, 1011
SW 12th Ave., Portland.
Displaced workers whose jobs have
been shipped overseas will tell their sto-
ries, along with a panel featuring labor,
environmentalist, and religious leaders.
Candidates for the U.S. Senate in
Oregon also have been invited to attend.
For more information, call the Ore-
gon Fair Trade Campaign at 503-736-
9777
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