..... ~ ._. ..._ _. • Parish Prison, which houses males Discrimination against women in local comn:utmeota exclusively, receives its fair shore of pvbHcay but l;ttle H onyth;ng ;, em heard of the Women's House of De ten- TV coverage is being protested by o group of women in New Orleans. Their action is prompted by the fact that license re- lion located on the ninth floor of a high newals for fV stations will come up on The local chapter of the Notional rise building across from Parish Prison. June I, 1973. Stations must file for a Crgoni.z:otion for Women has prepared a Approximately 45 women ore kept renewal with the Federal Communications petition to the delegates to the louisi- there on various charges ond o wide Commiss ion (FCC) three months before that, ana State Constitutional Convention range of sentences. There ore no and any petitions to deny a station renewal, asking them to include o provision in recreational or rehabilitation services any complaints of discrim ination or unequal the new constitution which will prohibit available to the women, and conditions time must be filed with the FCC by April discrimination hosed on ~ex in for them ore often as bod if not worse 1973. louisiana. This would be o stole Equal than their Parish PrisOn counterparts. The following list of suggestions for Righh Article to protect and enforce oct ion has been compiled but women hove in all situations, not just those involving In the post few months, Concept, Inc. been slow to volunteer help. If you are federal jurisdiction. It is in no way which is on inmate-run organization interested in any area below, call Sue intended to preclude efforts to hove to deal with prisoners inside Parish Westbrook evenings at 486-3527 . louisiana ratify o federal Equal Rights Prison OS well as help them upon their I) Organize o massive letter writing Amendment /twenty-two states hove release, has attempted to set up classes campaign to the station, with copies sent already ratified the ERA; thirty-eight and a simi lor program in the Women's to FCC files in Wash ington. (These letters votes ore needed before it con become House of Detention. Approval and red ore reviewed by the Comm ission in deter- low.) tape have slowed things dawn, but the mining whether the protest against the The provision called for by the group has finally been given permission stat ion should be investigated or not.) proposed petition to the State Constitu- to go ahead. Mary Jo Condon is in ""J 2) Request in writing from the station tional Convention reads os follows: charge of the program and can be their original application for a license . "Equality of rights under the low reached at the Concept office 821-8894 Use this as a base in prov ing whether or shall not be denied or abridged by weekdays 9-5. Women ore needed to not they have occompl ished what they or in the State of louisiana on serve as sponsors for inmates and to staff promised to do in giving the issue of account of sex . • . " the classes now being planned. women's rights equal time with other On Sot., Jon. 6, the Baton Rouge and Another project to help women prisoners current issues. New Crleons chapters of N .0. W. met is started by National Organization for 3) Contact other groups in the city who with representatives from vorio::~us women's Women. They are participating in a half- hove gripes about the station: consider the groups ond discussed alternatives and way house project set up for women who possibility of sharing support with them plans at coalition action. So that more have been inprison and are now in a work 4) Carefully document what percentage groups con be contacted and invited release program. Their activities include of station time is given to local programs to participate and more extensive taking the women on various types of and how much of the local programming consideration con be given to the outings and to rap groups and meetings, deals with women's issues. proposal, o second meeting has b~en furnishing reterra! and resource services 5) Set up o schedule whereby various scheduled for Sot., Jon. 20, 1:3Up.m., such as employment and medical and child women watch the station at different time! ~ ot the Human Relations Institute, core. For information call N.O.W. throughout the day and monitor cases of 6323 St. Charles Avenue 1. Loyola president, Annabelle Walker 866-2501 discrimination. University) . All groups. ore encouraged 6) Prepare ideas and program material to send representatives to this meeting. for a women's TV program if the station Information is available by writing offer$ to give women equal time. N.O. W •. P.O. Sox 13604, New 7) Document the current employment Orleans, lo., 70125, or by calling The Women's Cen1er of New Orleans situation ot the station; how many women N .0. W. President, Annabelle Walker moved from its former location at 1024 have been hired as compared to national I 866-2501 or Cloy latimer 897-0769. Jackson Avenue in November. In lieu of guidelines for hiring. File complaints fhe State Constitutional Convention necessary funds to rent another office, the with the Office of Equal Employment begins its purpose of rewriting the center is operating temporarily from the Opportunities if federal law is being I constitution this month and will con- Women's Collective at 1821 Robert. A violated. tinue meeting throughout the year. library of feminist literature is set up The new constitution must be submitted there in the basement and is available to for ratification by the voters by 1975. local women evenings. One hundred SISTERS HELPING SISTERS A free abort ion counseling . N.O. W. meetings ore held every dollars received from o liquor raffle at collective is willing to . iourth Tuesday at 7:30p.m. on the Christmas is being used to set up o switch- help you . Call for more 2nd floor of the Red Cross Bldg ; the board number at the collective. 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