The group recently sponsored a town meeting about the situation.

By 1993 the group had 300 members, met yearly and sponsored a conference on the history of women every three years.

The group has been sponsoring the tours for 30 years.

The poll was taken before and after a recent debate among candidates that the group sponsored in Florida.

Next year, the group will sponsor the first national conference on first-ring issues.

The 10-year old group, with 650 members, also sponsors programs that include music, dance, art, cinema, writing and poetry.

Grass-roots groups are sponsoring most of the more than 50 festival events.

The group also sponsored a poll to measure public support for their efforts to curb reproduction.

In 1985, the group sponsored the city's first successful break-dancing contest.