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June 1, 1996, Vol. 3, No. 1
Headlines:
- Sisters: A Special Women’s Issue
- Farewell Tribute to Marion Sue Fischer. Wind-Tossed and other new poems
- Down to Skin. My Life as a Stripper & Why I Left
- Thawing Out. Getting on With Life
- Chicken George. A Vendor Finds Her Courage
- Women's Progress in Jeopardy
- Mean Season Coming. Refugee Women's Alliance
Cover photo by Ron Campbell, Black on Black Productions. Design by Timothy Harris
Table of Contents:
The Jeopardy in Women’s Progress by Linda Weedman, Page 3
Vendor of the Month: Brad Gierlich, Vendor 129, Page 3
Mailbag: Pages 3, 4
- Jeannine Hooker | Edmonds
- Erika Eidsmoe | Bothell
- Alle C. Hall | Seattle
- Monica Persson, Clinic Administrator, Feminist Women’s Health Center
Sid Wants You…to buy a Real Change T-Shirt, Page 4
| Be Silent / Consume / Die
- Picture: Real Change Staffer ozula sioux sporting a cat and a fetching T-Shire, available only from us.
WHEEL: Mean Season. Shelter Closure Endangers Women, Page 4
Sisterhood Is Still Powerful. Homeless Women Celebrate Each Other. By Julie Eagleton, Page 5
- Picture: Rev. Jean Kim, Choir Director Francyl Gawayn, and a church member kick out the M-Day Jams.
- Photo by Julie Eagleton
To Welcome a Stranger. Refugee Women’s Alliance Smooths the Way. By Jean Tarbox, Page 6
- Picture: ReWa student Vang Her and her daughter in traditional Hmong dress. 1994 International Women's Day.
- Photo by Dean Wong, International Examiner
There Still is Hope. A Story of Faith, Amtrak, and Homelessness .By Jessica King, Page 7
Down to Skin. My Life as a Stripper and Why I Got Out. By Rainee Maurer, Vendor 1251, Page 8
Poetry, Pages 9, 18
- The Mission by Janette L. Moening
- Emotions by Madeline Lewis
- The Sun Slants by Sheryl Barlia
- Mother Escapes by Anitra Freeman
- Spindle by Melanie Webb
- in public by Stan Burriss
Roundtable: Thawing Out. Getting On With It After Homelessness. Participants are: Madeline Lewis, Andrea Temple, Anitra Freeman, Mary Ann, and Candy. Pages 10, 11
- Picture: Mary Ann at Safe Haven opening night.
- Photo by Flo Beaumon
- Picture: Madeline Lewis at the Homeless Women's Forum.
- Photo by Julie Eagleton
Adventures in Poetry: A Muse-ment By Dr. Wes Browning, Page 12
New on the Net, Page 13
- Housing Block Grants Debated [RE: Henry Cisneros, HUD Secretary]
- Deep Cuts in Homeless Programs
- An Incentive to Become Able-bodied? [RE: Wisconsin's "W-2" program]
- An Incentive to Stay Alive. [RE: District of Columbia dead not eligble for burial plot assistance]
- Eliminating Poverty by Eliminating Services for the Needy [RE: Hartford, Connecticut bans new leases for club houses, community centers, and mental and health service facilities]
- More Women, Children Need Homeless Services. [RE: Rev. Stephen E. Burger, Executive Director of the UGM
Obituary: Janice Hibbert 8/28/42 – 4/5/1996. By Michele Marchand, Page 13
- Picture: Janice Hibbert
- Photo by Flo Beaumon
Chicken George Finds Her Courage. A Vendor Looks Inside for Real Change. By Vendor 1791, Page 14
Obituary: Farewell Tribute to Marion Sue Fischer, Page 15
Marion, Farewell
Poetry by Marion Sue Fischer
- Red Sky: A Fragment
- The Night of Jan. 23-24, 1996
- Wind-Tossed
- The Even-Handed Love of God
- Picture: Marion Sue Fischer
- Photo by Ron Campbell, Black on Black Productions
Advocacy: Citizen’s Participation Project, Page 18
Advocacy: Before the Deluge. Massive SSI Benefit Cut-off Demands Action Now. By Denise Read, Page 19
Our Seattle Heritage: Edward Moore. The Pauper Who Won’t Go Away. By Christopher French, Page 19
Calendar, Page 20. Special Thanks to Jean Buskin
How’re We Doin’? A Real Change Reader Feedback Survey, Page 20