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March 1985
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Self-awareness
workshop
by Angela R. Hubbard
February 26th, 1985 was “Self-
Awareness Day” and on this
date, a workshop on self-
awaFeness was conducted. The
workshop was hosted by the
Black Women’s Health Project
and its consultant, Ms. Lillie
Allan M.P.H., who was the guest
speaker.
The Black Women’s Health
Project was initiated in 1980, has
held many conferences in
cluding one here at Spelman in
1983, and is an intergral part of
the National Women’s Health
Network (NWHN). The Black
Women's Health Project's, pur
pose is to show Black women
their control over their physical
and mental health.
It also focuses on their control
over their diet and lifestyle and
their approaches to problem
solving. According to the Pro
ject, many Black women view
health only in the context of the
family, rather than as individual
problems. Too many relegate
their own health needs to the
category of things that can be
attended to later. The Black
Women’s Health Project is trying
to provent that.
They are preventing this by
encouraging Black women to
actively seek available health
resources. They are encouraged
to incorporate effective self-help
approaches by establishing and
maintaining dialogue with the
healthcare providers.
Consequently, as a part of the
workshop, in the workshop, Ms.
Allan discussed the effects of
classism, sexism, racism and
homophobia on Black
relationships, especially Black
female relationships. She feels
that we, as black people, are
“oppressed people perpetuating
our own recism.”
Ms. Allan also added in an
interview that “We spend most
of our time surfacing, and not
taking responsibility for our
internal oppression — but we are
responsible for our knowledge
of each other."
Ms. Allan plans to try and
alleviate some of the effects of
classism and racism by conduc
ting an open forum. She plans to
set the environment for the
participants to communicate to
each other in a different way.
According to Ms. Allan, Blacks
should “learn how to unlearn”
society’s oppressive norms "so
that we can find out exactly who
we are."
"If we are going to come
together as Black people, we are
going to have to communicate
with each other.” Ms. Allan
posed the question "Who are we
as Black Women?" as the basis
for her workshop discussion.
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Tornado season underway
By Kelly J. Edwards
Students at Atlanta University
may not give much thought to
tornadoes, but according to the
National Weather Service, "tor
nado season” has officially arriv
ed in Georgia and will continue
until mid-May.
The university’s Department
of Safety Services urges students,
faculty and staff to be aware of
the following safety guidelines
and to know the difference
between a tornado watch and a
warning.
A tornado watch means
weather conditions are such that
severe thunderstorms or tor
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tornado has passed.
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Management for Atlanta and
Fulton County.
Survey reveals economical
attitudes of young Atlantans
By Kelly J. Edwards
Young Atlantans are
pessimistic about the city’s
economy, but they aren’t com
plaining when they reach for
their pocketbooks.
This is one of the conclusions
drawn from Metro Atlanta Pulse,
a survey commissioned by
Bowes/Hanlon Advertising Inc.
The survey polled 500
households in the 15-county
Metropolitan Atlanta area
through mail-in questionaires.
Two-thirds of the total popula
tion surveyed said the city’s
economy haS iitiproved over the
past year. One half said they have
bank accounts to prove it. And 60
percent said they will likely
group to say the city’s economy
has improved over the last year.
In fact, 60 percent said the
economy is worse, or at best, the
same.
Nonetheless, 20 percent of
those surveyed under the age of
30 said they plan to invest in
stocks or bonds this year. Twenty
percent said they plan to
purchase a new car, and another
20 percent said they will
purchase a home computer in
1985.
The study suggested that 7
percent of young adults felt their
family finances had suffered over
the past year. More than one-
fourth reported their personal
budgets at a standstill, and 67
percent said family finances are
better this year than last.
The 15-county area surveyed
included these counties: Fulton,
DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett,
Clayton, Douglas, Paulding,
Carroll, Cherokee, Rockdale,
Newton, Spalding, Fayette, For
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