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Taking center stage for V-Day V-Day Chicago will feature the talents of more than 40 Chicago area women.
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I am no actor. I told that to Mary Morten when she called. But she
insisted I could do it. No acting would be required.
Turns out, acting is required. But it is the German accent, not
the emotion, that seems difficult.
The emotion is easy when you're playing a part in "The Vagina
Monologues," the moving collection of stories about women and their
experiences with violence, sexuality and social mores.
"The Vagina Monologues" were written by Eve Ensler. The talented
playwrig...
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Taking center stage for V-Day V-Day Chicago will feature the talents of more than 40 Chicago area women.
Chicago Sun-Times
; I am no actor. I told that to Mary Morten when she called. But she insisted I could do it. No acting would be required. Turns out, acting is required. But it is the German accent, not the emotion, that seems difficult. The emotion is easy when you're playing a part in "The Vagina Monologues," the
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Group gives battered women hope When a woman seeks services at Southwest Women, the group wraps her in a continuum of care
Chicago Sun-Times
; Shelley Hughley grew up watching her father beat her mother. She vowed it would never happen to her. But it did. She and her date were headed to her mother's house in New York City the first time he hit her. She got off the train and ran through Times Square. "I ran out of my shoes and no one
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Doctor says ex-employer still lists him on staff
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
; A Fayette County gynecologist claims his former employer has continued to advertise that he works with Southwest Women's Healthcare, although he opened his own practice in 2001, according to a lawsuit. Dr. Daniel Nahhas filed the lawsuit Monday against Dr. Raj Popat of Southwest Women's Healthcare,
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Women's Festival Promotes Spiritual Revival
Albuquerque Journal
; * Several area churches will play prominent roles in event What do women from nearly 150 churches and four states, representing a variety of ages and denominations have in common? Organizers of the Southwest Women's Festival hope after this weekend the answer is a lot. The fifth annual event is
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IL chapter of ASID honored for service.(INDUSTRY UPDATE: Noteworthy developments impacting the kitchen and bath market)
Kitchen & Bath Design News
; Chicago -- The American Society of Interior Designers-Illinois Chapter has been awarded the first National Community Service Award by ASID. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in design, while honoring excellent community work. The 1,600-member chapter devoted some 500 hours of pro bono
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Comorbidity in American Indians.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
Family Practice News
; American Indians have high levels of alcohol abuse and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substantial comorbidity is prevalent in this population as well, reported Janette Beals, Ph.D., and her associates at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora. Using a random,
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Ex-offenders wanted: register to vote
Chicago Defender
; An effort is under way to debunk the myth that ex-offenders can't vote in the upcoming presidential election. The "You've Paid Your Debt to Society Now Collect on Your Right to Vote" campaign seeks ex-offenders to not only register, but to exercise their franchise by casting a ballot in November.
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The Fourteenth Annual Pacific Southwest Women's Studies Association.(Conferences and Calls for Papers)
Feminist Studies
; The Fourteenth Annual Pacific Southwest Women's Studies Association solicits proposals for workshops, panels, papers, presentations, and information tables from women and men who are students, teachers, staff, or friends of women's studies. Proposals may include topical workshops, roundtable
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Phyllis Kinnerk: 1935 - 2006: Women's group co-founderTireless community organizer on Chicago's Southwest Side raised money and provided services for organizations that aided mothers, children and families.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
; ... Marian Drive, Homer Glen. rgrossman@tribune.com Copyright (c) 2006, Chicago Tribune Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write ...
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Ladies, start your power tools: Construction skills 1 of many services offered by agency.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
; ... everything we need to know. tmaxwell@tribune.com Copyright (c) 2006, Chicago Tribune Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write ...
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