Show YWCA-Getting YWCA Together The YWCA is women doing things together The Y is a place for women to make friends learn new skills and be a member of a national women's organization tion According to Jerri Brown Program Director of the Redwood Redwood Redwood Red Red- wood YWCA Our program at Redwood is providing some traditional classes for women such as yoga and sewing as well as some traditional non-traditional activities activities activities ties like mechanics auto-mechanics for women consciousness raising and self Basically the Redwood YWCA is providing a variety of activities from classes and mid discussion groups to social action We offer a place for women of similar interests to meet and work together A good way for women to meet and share experiences is through Consciousness Raising said Susan Blanck Assistant Director of the Redwood YWCA Consciousness Raising is women women wo wo- women men meeting in a small group to on a personal level their experiences as women Usually at the beginning of a session the CR group members will select a topic for discussion such as How I feel about men or Do I treat my women friends differently than I treat men It is understood that all meetings are areto areto areto to be confidential The YWCA is arranging for CR groups to start throughout the winter Assertiveness training and consciousness raising seem to go in hand Assertive behavior training is a way of learning to say no and not feel guilty how to tobe tobe tobe be in a group how to todeal todeal todeal deal with conflicts effectively and how to give and receive compliments The YWCA is exploring the level of interest in the community for this type of training for women and if interest is sufficient the Y will set up some groups YWCA West Women's Center works cooperatively with Redwood Redwood Redwood Red Red- wood Y in offering a broad variety of classes to meet the needs of area women said Kathy Bryant Director of the Y-West Y Women's Center At Y-West Y there is a Women's Information and Referral Service Service Service Ser Ser- vice operating Thurs Monday day 1 p.m. 7 pm p.m. The Referral Service is available for anyone needing information regarding counseling legal medical child childcare childcare childcare care other women's organizations organizations organizations and more Kathy Bryant commented that the is operated completely by volunteers volunteers volunteers volun volun- and said If we cant can't help you we try hard to find someone who can The service at present needs more volunteers please call if you are interested Both of the centers have worked together to give you the I P e Please se turn turn lo to 0 Page 3 YWCA-Getting YWCA Together Cont Com from Page 1 women of the westside area worthwhile meaningful classes and groups Women's groups that are being organized this winter include discussion group for women on welfare women in transition a discussion group for divorced or separated women women's study group rap group on issues concerning women consciousness raising and assertive assertive assertive asser asser- tive behavior training Classes that are being offered this winter include exercise belly dancing arts and crafts house houseplants houseplants houseplants plants knitting and crocheting and auto mechanics for women Other classes are basic home repair creative dance for the klutz yoga drawing and sketching sketching sketching sketch sketch- ing weaving and natural food cookery Classes and groups will start when there is sufficient interest For further information on the YWCA of classes and groups call callor or stop by Redwood YWCA located at the Redwood Multipurpose Multipurpose Multipurpose Multi Multi- purpose Center South and Redwood Road phone number or YWCA-West YWCA located at South West phone number |