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the RCC, stresses that “Women need to see
themselves as being capable of effectively re
sponding to dangerous and violent situations.”
The RCC course will be held from 6-8 p.m.
at the A-CC Police Headquarters, 3035 Lex
ington Rd., Wednesdays, April 10 (tonight),
17 and 23. Participants are encouraged to wear
loose/comfortable clothes. The sessions, which
will build upon skills learned in the preceding
one, are free, but donations of $5 or more from
those who can afford to give will be appreci
ated. (Betsy Weitzman)
Red Clay
Conference Focuses
on Prosperity And
The Environment
Will Georgia 316 turn into another At
lanta Highway, littered with strip malls and
mega-stores? What are the real issues surround
ing rail service in Georgia? Is there a way to
develop land and still remain in harmony with
the environment? And how will our officials
deal with these dilemmas?These questions and
more will be addressed Saturday, April 13, as
the law school’s Environmental Law Associa
tion hosts its annual Red Clay Conference at
the Classic Center.
This year’s conference is entitled “Land
Use Planning for Economic Prosperity.” Alex
Passantino, the E.L.A. President, says that this
focus was chosen because “we feel economic
growth and environmental protection are
compatible goals. By providing a forum for
debate on this issue, we hope to devise strate
gies for ensuring that both goals are met in
Northeast Georgia."
The Conference will consist of addresses
and panel discussions on a number of topics of
interest to environmental activists and con
cerned citizens alike. Panel discussions will
cover legal and economic tools for shaping aiea
growth. Of special interest to area residents
will be discussions regarding growth along
newly-completed Georgia 316 and another on
railroad transportation systems. Informal
QStA sessions will follow. Panelists will in
clude University faculty, many area officials,
and yes, even a few environmentally-con
cerned lawyers.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. Saturday and
the Conference opens at 9 a.m. Admission is
$2 for students, and $5 for the genera! public.
(Mike Cuccaro)
Relive The
Stirring Days
of Yesteryear
Some of the people who helped birth the
civil rights era in the South in the '60s and
before will gather for a conference at the Geor
gia Center Monday and Tuesday, April 15 &.
16: “Civil Rights in Small Places."
The focus is on how the civil rights move- [
ment was carried out in the smaller, less con- j
spicuous places and the conference concen
trates on those who were involved in the
movement — “local activists, teachers, uni
versity administrators, lawyers, musicians, pho
tographers, artists and students."
Topics include the integration of The Uni
versity of Georgia, Freedom Summer in
McComb, Miss., the movement in Americus,
Ga., and the integration of the public schools
in Athens.
Featured speakers include Judge Horace
Ward, the first African-American applicant to
UGA and Pulitizer Prize winner Claude
Sitton, the Covington, Ga., native who cov
ered the civil rights movement for the New
York Times.
The conference costs $15 plus $10 each
for two luncheons. For information or to reg
ister call 542-2134. (PMc)
Land Use And
Zoning Made
Understandable
Have you always never quite understood
land use and zoning but figured by now every
body else already knows all about it, so you
just shut up and don’t ask questions for fear of
not appearing cool at neighborhood meetings?
Here’s help.
The League of Women Voters of Athens
and the State Botanical Garden of Georgia
sponsor a public forum on “Untangling Land
Use and Zoning Terms and Policies” Thurs
day, April 18, at 7 p.m. in the Callaway Build
ing at the Botanical Garden.
They promise that this will be a bare bones,
nuts and bolts, start at the beginning intro
duction to land use and zoning. But, hey, even
if you already know an R-4 from an R2D2,
I come anyway for a refresher course from ex
perts and the opportunity to share your
hardwon knowledge and find allies for the next
battle in your backyard.
It’s free. For more information call Carol
Jones, 353-1923, or Burt Sparer, 353-2855.
(PMc)
Filmmakers
Stage Benefit
To Promote
Their Project
Some local filmmakers are turning to the
music scene, among other avenues, to raise
money for their project. The Comfort Zone is
written and directed by Beth Musgrave with
Danielle Roney as cinematographer and fea
tures a six-woman cast in a story se" in a revo
lutionary time when the characters are women
who must submit to the kind of sexual satis
faction of troops that was suffered by Japanese
women and other prisoners of war during
World War II.
The Atomic Music Hall hosts a benefit
concert Thursday, April 11, beginning, as they
say, at 10 p.m. Admission is $4, and the con
cert includes The Lost Man, Jucifer and
Poolside, a new Athens band made up of
Curtiss Pernice (vocals and guitar), Sam
Mixon (bass), Frank Mac Conell (vocals and
guitar) and Ballard Lesemann (drums). I mean,
is that worth $4, or what?
Spoken word performers Doug Martin and
others will perform between bands. (PMc)
And Don't Forget...
"A Night on the Town," the annual
charity auction fot the Athens Area Home
less Shelter, is Friday, April 12, at Trumps.
The semi-formal evening begins with hors
d'ouevres and music at 6 p.m., and the auc
tion starts at 7:15. This is an important
fundraiser foi the homeless shelter, so drop
by. Admission is only $6 at the door. (PMc)
Come & enjoy Sunday Brunch from &
llam-5pm
WHEN
I used to walk 20 miles
uphill both ways to
OUR Compadres. So you have
-AGE, no excuse for not going!!
Try one of Robin's flavored margaritas!
They're Muy Delicioso!
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Fine Arts Auditorium
8:00 pm
Tickets: $5.00/$3.00 (student/child)
An Evening Featuring:
Dances
Songs
Instrumentals
and Music
from All Over the World!
For tickets, contact Rikke Kasse at 357-0087. Tickets are
also available at International Services and Programs, 210
Memorial Hall and during the International Coffee Hour,
every Friday from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Memorial Hall
Ballroom. For additional information, call 542-1557.
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