Page 30 RAIN April/May 1983 WOMEN’S MOVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS In the past few years, there has been a flourishing of networks and alliances for greater self-reliance and selfresponsibility. The women’s movement is no exception. Women are increasingly taking their individual and collective development into their own hands, not ignoring this responsibility by letting designated experts, "the system”, and men decide and do everything. In this era of escalated information exclmnge, women with motivation can educate themselves about a whole spectrum of issues pertaining to their own unique situations. The following are just a sample of the broad spectrum of women’s organizations. A more complete listing of women’s movement organizations, gathered in the process of compiling this issue, is available for $2.00 from RAIN. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Women’s International Resource Exchange Service, 2700 Broadway, Rm. 7, New York, NY 10025. WIRE functions as a clearinghouse and distribution center for evaluation and dissemination about women in the Third World and Third World women in the U.S. They publish a broad range of materials on an equally broad range of topics. Their catalogue is published in both English and Spanish. Women’s World Banking, P.O. Box 1691, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10017. WWB, founded in 1979, is a non-profit financial organization concerned with helping women-run small businesses in developing countries to obtain credit, mainly through posting loan guarantees. WWB also helps to provide technical assistance for these businesses in order to keep them viable. International Women’s 'Tribune Centre, 305 E. 46th St., 6th Floor, New York, NY 10017. The IWTC publishes The Tribune, a women and development quarterly ($5/yr.; free to women in Third World countries) published in English and Spanish. Each issue focuses on a specific topic with an extensive resource section, including groups and publications pertinent to the issue’s topic. IWTC itself dispenses "information and technical assistance related to women-and- development activities.” Besides The Tribune, IWTC publishes issue papers, resource books, and a training manual. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Women and Technology Project, 315 S. 4th E., Missoula, MT 59801. The Project sponsors workshops, conferences, and publications concerning women and technology. The Women and Technology Network arm of the Project maintains a directory of people interested in and involved with this area, including personal skills and resources available for sharing. The Association for Women in Science. AWIS, Suite 1122, 1346 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Bimonthly newsletter. Membership dues on sliding scale. Women in Technological History. Subgroup of the Society for the History of Technology. C/0 Deborah Jean Warner, Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560. Tri-annual newsletter. $5. ECONOMICS AND WORK Women’s Equity Action League, 805 15th St. NW, Ste. 822, Washington, DC 20005. WEAL is a national membership organization dedicated to securing the economic and educational equity for women through legislative monitoring, public education, and litigation. Currently focusing on issues critical to the economic survival of women, they also train interns to provide research and legislative assistance on public policy issues affecting women. 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women, 1224 Huron Rd., Cleveland, OH 44115. 9 to 5 is a membership organization striving for improved working environments, increased rights, and greater respect for working women. 'They publish a bimonthly newsletter, reports, and educational resources of use to working women. Federation of Organizations for Professional Women, 2000 P St. NW, Ste. 403, Washington, DC 20036. The Federation is the umbrella center for professional women’s organizations. They "work to promote public policies that enhance the growth and recognition of professional women” by screening, monitoring, and channeling input on relevant legislation and regulations. The Federation also publishes special reports and holds seminars on topics touching the lives of professional women. SUPPORT FOR EQUITY American Association of University Women, 2401 Virginia Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20037. AAUW is the largest and oldest national organization working for the advancement of women, having been founded over a century ago. AAUW works for greater equity for women, increased influence in public policy for positive social change, the continuing education of its members, and public interest research and projects. The Association offers many publications, including their bimonthly magazine. Graduate Woman. Women’s Action Alliance, Inc., 370 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10017. The Alliance is a network of women and women’s organizations dedicated to full equality for women. They operate a national information service which includes publications such as Women Helping Women: A State-by-State Directory of Services, a compendium of nontradi- tional counseling and shelter services across the country. Among the Alliance’s other programs are the Economic Development Project, which assists women’s organizations in upgrading management skills and undertaking income generation projects, and the Nonsexist Child Development Project, which encourages educators and parents to provide a bias- free environment for young children. New Directions for Young Women, Inc., 738 N. 5th Ave., Tucson, AZ 85'705. New Directions provides support and guidance services to young women between the ages of 12 and 25. 'They facilitate dialogue on sexuality, cultural awareness, juvenile rights, teen pregnancy, and parenting. New Directions’ National Female Advocacy Project seeks to remedy the unequal treatment of young women in the juvenile justice, social service, and educational systems through programs of education, coalition building, public policy action, and resource provision. The Project is using Oregon as a special focus and has an office here (N.F.A.P., P.O. Box 12571, Salem, OR 97309). Women’s Legal Defense Fund, 2000 P St. NW, Ste. 400, Washington, DC 20036. Since 1971, the WLDF has provided assistance to women with legal problems that affect them as women. Support services range from counseling in domestic relations, employment, credit, name change or retention; advocacy, community outreach and education through publications, seminars, and a speakers bureau; and litigation, particularly in discrimination cases. Publishes a quarterly newsletter ($5 to non-members and organizations). INFOCOM and MEDIA National Women’s Mailing List, a project of the Women’s Information Exchange, 1195 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110. A feminist model of the use of computer technology, this is a computer-based mailing list project designed to facilitate communications, outreach, networking, and resource sharing between feminists on a regional and national level. Send a SASE for more information. Women Against Violence in Pornography and Media, P.O. Box 14614, San Francisco, CA 94114. WAVPM is a national non-profit organization which challenges cultural sexism and violence against women and is working to eliminate abusive media images of women and children used for entertainment or profit. They have produced a slide show and a directory of national feminist antimedia violence groups. They publish a monthly newsletter, Newspage, and their media protest packet is a fine example and case-in-point for how to write a protest letter.
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