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Here at the Chicago Women’s Liberation Union we back up our ideology with action. If you are interested in becoming a member you can simply attend a meeting or function, call the office at 555-2011, or email us at cwlu1973@gmail.com with your contact information and the branch of the organization in which you would like to be involved and we will provide you with further information.

Get involved and join CWLU members in any of our following programs:

LIBERATION SCHOOL FOR WOMEN The Liberation School for Women holds three sessions each year to help us learn, develop skills, and work together. For information, call the CWLU office 555-2011 or Sarah 555-9138 or Barbara 555-9628.

WOMANKIND The CWLU puts out a monthly newspaper, Womankind, that spreads the ideas of women’s liberation, talks about CWLU activities, and has a variety of other articles. Subscriptions are $4 a year.

HEALTH CARE The CWLU health project tries to meet some of the problems women face in health care. Part of this project includes pregnancy testing, and an abortion counseling service. The phone number for the counseling service is 555-3844; leave your name and phone number and you will be called back within two to four days. Call the CWLU office 555-2011l for the locations and times of pregnancy testing.

LEGAL PROGRAM Because of our second class status, women face many special legal problems. To combat these problems, the CWLU has a free Women’s Legal Clinic, open every Wednesday night from 7 to 9 p.m. at the CWLU office.

RAPE PROJECT The Rape Project at the Sister Center, 1545 W. Morse in Rogers Park, has a crisis line where women who have been raped can call for someone to talk to, someone to go to the hospital with them, and if they want, someone to go to the police with them. The crisis line phone number is 555-1920. It is open from (6 pm to midnite, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday). .

JOB DISCRIMINATION We believe women must demand equal pay AND equal work (and we won’t let them get away with lowering men’s wages), the right to jobs in all classifications, the right to maternity and retraining if a woman decides to raise a family. Toward this end, the CWLU formed Women DARE (Direct Action for Rights in Employment). For information, call Jenny or Allyne 555-2089.

COMMUNITY CENTERS At present three community centers provide pregnancy testing, tot lots, and other activities in local areas. The centers are in Hyde Park at 5500 5. Woodlawn in the Augustana Lutheran Church 947-8b20; in Rogers Park (The Sister Center) at 1545 W, Morse 555-2720; and in Evanston at 2214 Ridge 555-4480.

WOMEN’S ART AND MUSIC The Women’s Graphics Collective is a group of women who design art work dealing with women’s lives. The Chicago Women’s Liberation Rock Band is a group of women musicians who perform music by and about women, and who have made an album, Mountain Moving Day. Call the CWLU office for information.

SPREADING THE WORD To tell people more about our organization, about women’s liberation, abortion, children, and many other subjects, we have a speaker’s bureau. We will come to schools, workplaces, and homes to talk with people who are interested. Call or email the CWLU office for information.

CHAPTERS Some women in the CWLU are also in chapters – groups of women who come together to talk or study and to give each other help and support.

Come Bloom With Us!

from the December ’72 issue of “Womankind”

For those members lucky enough to be in a position of financial strength, please support the CWLU through donation or purchase a feminist poster or two made by the talented women of the Graphics Collective.


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