P.O. Box 2020 St. Petersburg, Fl 33731 823-3281

give up; we will never give in."

MY 1987

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PINELLAS "SALON" MARCH NOW LESBIAN AGAINST BUSINESS SUPPORT VIOLENCE ... MEETING GROUP'"

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PINELLAS DEADLINE "SALON" WOMEN'S SHOW , NOW FOR JUNE LESBIAN 88.5 FM I PROGRAM ISSUE OF SUPPORT 10 AM - NOON MEETING PINELLAS GROUP'" NOW tEWS 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

GOLDA MEIR WOMEN'S SHOW NOW MEETING'" 88.5 FM 24 10 AM - NOON

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All Pinellas NOW Business and Program meetings are open to the public and are President ...... Linda Stoller held monthly at the Good Samaritan Church, 442-3551 6085 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park promptly at 7:30 pm. FMI or ride sharing, call Vice President ...... Dot White 823-3281. 345-8150

Secretary ...... Cheryl Dejonge MY 8 & 22 - "Salon" Lesbian Support Group 585-7320 meets at 7 pm for a potluck at the Friends Meeting House, 130 19th Ave. SE, St. Treasurer ...... •. Doris Compassi Petersburg; $2 - $3 (sliding scale). On 526-7257 May 8 Salon will include a women's perfor­ mance night and benefit for ASAP Shelter for homeless women. I t wi 11 be i nter­ Comm i ttee Cha i I-S preted for the deaf and hearing impaired. FMI, call 823-5353. Legislative ...... Sue Brewer - 821-6890 MY 9 - March Against Violence, sponsored by the Upper Pinellas Chapter of NOW. 9 Membership ...... Donna Green am, Clearwater. FMI, call 447-4094. 323-1152

MY 20 - Special starting time for Pinellas Newsletter ...... 8ev Jester NOW Program Meeting: 7 pm, Good Samaritan 525-8321 Church. Programs ...... Ruth Whitney MY 25 - Golda Meir NOW Meeting, Golda Meir 821-6890 I· Center, 302 Jupiter Ave., South, Clear­ water. FMI, 461-0222. Publicity ...... Davida Johns 521-3829

LOOKING AI£AD TO JUNE GOY. MRTINEZ AND P1INlRITIES

JlJNE 3 Pinellas NOW Business Meeting, 7:30 pm, Good Samaritan Church. Since taking office, Gov. Bob Martinez has appointed seven white men, one Hispanic man and one His­ panic woman to head 9 of his 10 top departments. The tenth department head, another white male, was re­ tained from former Gov. Graham's admini c;t r ati on.

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"Just once I'd like to see a witty female game show host with ailly, emotional male contestants." APPLAUSE TO: And fI nall y . on Apr i l 22 , Ma r t i n ' s column dea lt wi th the r ealities of teen pregnancy and how the county's * Pinnelas Co unty School Superintendent Juvenile Welfare Board was trying to Scott Rose, who has recommended to the solve the problem. Martin related school boar d that girls' fast-pitch some frightening statistics to her softball be played in the county's readers: public school system. While Florida uni ve r sities with women's softball 5 percent of all live births in teams play fast-pitch ball, Pinellas • Pinellas County are to girls County schools have continued to offer ages 12-17. only slow-pitch ball to girls. This has almost completely eliminated • Two-thirds of all high school Pinellas girls from obtaining related students are sexually active. scholarships. Florida universities offer 96 scholarships for girls' fast­ • The average age at which adoles­ pi tch softball. cent parents first had sexual intercourse was 13.5 years.

APPLAUSE TO: Children who become adolescent • parents are 3-5 years behind in their schooling. St. Petersburg Ti~ Staff Columnist * Janice Martin who is trying to make There are 12 nurses in Pinellas her reader s aware of the inequities of • County schools attending to " the s ystem." In three columns dur ­ 90,000 students. Ing April, Martin addressed women ' s concerns. The Ap r il 8 column dealt with t he Florida legislature's Re a l Proper ty and Family Law Subcommittee, part of the Judiciar y Committee. This subcommi t tee is discussing the concept of surrogate parenting and how Flor ida * The Pinellas County Juvenile Welfare law should address the issue. The Board which, despite intense pressure problem with the committee is that it from the Religious Right's Concerned is made up of men and only men. And Women for America, decided to add sex according to Hamilton Upchurch, D-St. counseling and adolescent health care Augustine and Judiciary Committee t o ] ts l Ist of services. chair, "Women don't like the Judiciary Committee. They don't like the wor k we do, and they don't have the back­ ground t o a pl-l r ec late it."

Martin 's Apr i l 20 c olumn addressed "what is and what is not a woman's ~NYr~~g~ place." If you ' ve had an experience where someone has told you that some­ rJ ff~ Jno. ~ thing you ' ve thought, said, or done is ( Sic,!) ,')?Y/-I62/ .. not character istic of being a woman, -1/)6/) 'D/lIM.! Gf'ue Martin would like you to share your experience with her. Members of NOW d{Ci'e1eM&,~ 9'1. :J87/0 should have much to share with her. .'lJm! (IJr($ tJ g'onf ()Yoodll101.1t£ Martin's address is: PO Box 1121, St. Petersburg, FL 33731. Be sure to include your name, address, and phone number . PINElLAS NCII f£WS Bus. Ph. (813) 321-1212 After Hours: (813) 347-1724

Pinellas NCII News, the off ic ial publication of Pinellas NOW, is TAoAS "TED" VASKELIS Realtor - Associate o published monthly for the members and friends of Pinellas NOW.

The deadline for the June issue is: 6201 Gulfport Blvd. Gulfport. Florida 33707 ttay 21.

Please bring your news items to the chapter program meeting May 20 or send them to:

Pinellas NOW '!)~ ~ ~tIe''''4'''' PO Box 2020 ATIORNEY AT LAW St. Petersburg, FL 33731 699 - 140TH AVENUE EAST MADEIRA BEACH, FLORIDA 33708 or to: (813) 392-4 0129

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PINELLAS NCII CHAPTER ELECTIONS

The chapter's Nominating Committee has announced a slate of candidates to run for chapter office for the 1987-1988 term. The nominees and the office they have been nominated for are: Linda Stoller - presi­ dent; Bev Jester - vice president; Cheryl Dejonge secretary; and Dorothy Hill - treasurer.

The election will be held at the program meeting May 20.

CATDi TI£ SPIRIT - .JOIN US IN 0 CELEBRATING WOt£N"S HISTORY! ! !

The May program meeting promises to be an exciting one~

First, JOin us for a potluck dinner (begins at 7 p.). Then, following our dinner, we will elect officers for the 1987-1988 term, hear a "State of Pinellas NOW" address by our new ly elected president and, to top the evening off, watch a video of National NOW's 20th Anniversary Celebration which was taped last December at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in Los Angeles.

National NOW describes the video as a "star-filled show which celebrates the victories, mourns the defeats, inspires for the future and highlights the great, historic moments in NOW's history."

If you've been out of touch with the chapter lately, what better time to get reaquainted with old friends, make new friends, and catch the spiritl I ~ MAY PROGRAM MEETING

FEATl.IUNG A VIDEO OF TI£ NATIONAl. ORGANIZATION FOR WOPEN'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Starring over 100 nationally known stars such as: Alan AIda. Jane Alexander. Ed Asner, J~mes Brolin, Levar Burton, Diahann Carroll, Joan Collins, Tyne Daly, Patty Duke, Sam Elliott, Morgan Fairchild, James Farentino, Jane Fonda, Gil Gerard, George Hamilton, Helen Reddy, Lynn Redgrave, Cybil Shepard, Ally Sheedy, Jaclyn Smith, Marlo Thomas, Lilly Tomlin, Bill Dee Williams, Paul Winfield ... and lots more!!!!

BEFORE THE VIDEO, JOIN US FOR A POTLUCK DINNER AND A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE P[NELLAS CHAPTER'S NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT

WEDt£SDAY, MY 20, 1987

SPECIAL STARTING TIME - 7:00 PM

GOOD SAMARITAN CHURCH

6085 PARK BOULEVARD, PINELLAS PARK

SPONSORED BY HE PIt£LLAS NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOPEN

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SAFETY HARBOR SPA IS SI TE (F 1987 FLORIDA NOW aN=ERENCE

By the time you receive this newsletter you should have already sent in your Preregis­ tration for the 1987 Florida NOW Conference, scheduled for May 15 thru 17.

But, if you haven't, don't fear~ You can still register at the conference. The registra­ tion fee there is $45.

The theme of this year's conference, which is being held at the Safety Harbor Spa ln Safety Harbor, is "Feminism as a Political Philosophy."

The conference will include workshops, a debate between Sonia Johnson and Molly Yard, a special Sunday breakfast with a guest speaker, and keynote speaker Billie Avery, founder and president of the National Black Women's Health Project.

See you there~ ~ I ~ I ~! ~ ~ ~! ~I! I I

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PLEASE let us know~ I ~ I We want to make sure you don't miss any of the latest news and activities of your Pinellas NOW chapter.

If you've recently moved or al-e planning to move and you haven't yet notified the chapter, please fill out the form below and send it to:

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STATE AND ZIP CODE ______PHONE ______DOtESTIC VII:LENCE TASK FORCE lPDATE TI£ COI'Fl.ETE TEXT OF TI£ EQUAl. RIGHTS AfENDtENT The chapter's Domestic Violence Task Force is neuer another writing and designing a Section 1 brochure urging all police BATTERED departments in Pinellas WOMAn Equality of rights under the law County to adopt a Uniform shall not be denied or abridged by County-wide Preferred the United States on account of Arrest Policy in domestic violence cases. sex.

Anyone wishing to donate money to help defray the brochure's printing expenses, Section 2 should send their check to the Pinellas NOW PO box. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, When the brochure is printed, actions will the provisions of the Article. be planned to educate the public of the advantages of a preferred arrest policy. Section 3

Anyone interested In working to reduce This Amendment shall take effect two spouse abuse is welcome to join the commit­ years after the date of ratifica­ tee. At press time a date had not been set tion. for the Ma y meeting. FMI, call Ruth Whitney, 821 -6890. reli&ion----- ADVERTISING RATES WHY P'IEN SHOlLD NOT BE ORDAINED Pinellas NOW News welcomes your advertisements. We have county-wide circulation and reasonable rates: The Student Christian Movement of Britain and Ireland suggest these reasons why men Business card size ad $5 per should not be ordained: month or $50 per year

1. Because man's place is in the army. Quarter page ad - $10 per month or $100 per year 2. Because no really manly man wants to settle the disputes otherwise than by Half page ad - $15 per month or $150 fighting about them. per year

3. Because women would not respect any Full page ad - $20 per month or $200 man dressed in skirts. per year.

4. Because men are too emotional to be To place an ad, send your name, priests. Their conduct at football address, phone number, size ad games, in the army, and at political desired, check and camera ready copy convetions shows this. And their to: innate tendencies to appeal to force and violence renders them unfit to Pinellas NOW represent Jesus. PO Box 2020 St. Petersburg, FL 33731 s. Because men are so handsome they would distract women worshipers. or to:

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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIO~~ I wish to jOin NOW and commit mvself to take action to bring women into full participation NATIONAL in the mainstream of American society now, excercising full nghts and responsibilities in ~£T partnership with men.

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National dues ..... 25.00 .... Special reduced National dues for State dues ...... 5.00 limited budgets - 11.00-24.00 Chapter dues ...... 5.00 TOTAL $35.00 Chapter Newsletter only - $4~00 MAIL TO: PINELLAS NOW, P. O. BOX 2020, ST. PETERSBURG. FL 33731 ($3 of your National Dues covers your subscription to the National Now Times)

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