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DO YOU WANT TO RUN FOR THE CARNEGIE BOARD?? Our AGM (Annual General Meeting) is June 3 and every year we elect a new Board of Directors to the Carnegie Community Centre Association (CCCA). There are a total of 15 positions avai lable with a required minimum of 12 to be fill ed. In order to run for the Board you have to be nominated at the Board Meeting on Thursday, May 6th at 5:30pm. To nominate someone, you must have a CCCA membership card with a date of April 22/10 or earlier. To run for the Board, you must have a CCCA membership card with a date no later than March 6/10 and you must be present at this meeting. Don' t forget to bring your current membershi p card with you. What does a Board Member do? We go to lots of meetings. You must attend the monthly Board meeting as wel l as 2 committee meetings. These are the committees: Volunteer, Program, Library/Education Senior~', Community Relations, Oppenheimer Park: Publicallons and Finance. There is one meeting a month for each committee. Please check to see that you will be able to attend these meetings if you wish to be nominated. Also, there are additional meetings occasionally: such as the Board orientation workshop and the budget workshop, etc. Five of the Directors will be elected to serve as Executive Officers, which are: President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Correspondi ng Secretary and Member-atlarge. These positions will be filled at the first Board meeting after the AGM. If you want to become a Board Member and take on a chall.enge, come on out to the May 6th meeting and get nom mated . Carnegie needs people like you!
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Homeless will start Tent City to Demand Shelter Home less representatives from the Aboriginal Central She lter on Central Street announced thei r intention to start a tent city if their 100-bed shelter closes April 20. "We'll try to stay here; otherwise we're going to the parks," says Stuart Fraser, a resident of the Central Shelter. "People with poor mental health should not be living on the street. The cost of decent housing is ridiculous. It's just wrong. " "We did our share, we worked, our relatives here in BC worked too and put their share in. We should not be put
as ide because we're 45-50 years old and have trouble getting work," sa id Kari Koivu, a resident of the Central Shelter. "They put so much into the Olympics. We should at least have support to live at the poverty line." Members of the public are being asked to sponsor 100 red tents <http://www.redtents.org/> to go to Central shelter residents fo rced to li ve o n C ity streets and Parks as a result of the shelter closure. More than 600 people face living on the street if planned HEAT shelter closures proceed. A coalition of housing organizations is calling on government to keep the shelters open. "Rich Coleman needs to stop trying to force the City to pay the bill, and go a ft er the federal government," said Rider Cooey, of the Citywide Housing Coalit ion <http://citywidehousingcoalition.org/> . "The City has no money, and it's the federal government's withdrawal of funding for social housing that's created this situation." "By funding the shelters, the province could prove that they were not set up solely to hide the homeless for the Olympics," said Wendy Pederson of the Carnegie Community Action Project <http://ccapvancouver.wordpress.com/> . "It's hideous to fight for shelters but unfortunately, these shelters are needed until incomes are raised and real social housing is built. " "The provincial government knows that people will be forced to live on the street and in parks if these shelters close," said John Richardson, of Pivot Legal Society <http://www.pivotlcgal.org>. "If the decis ion is to have homeless people living outs ide, we arc asking the public to defend their right to shelter by sponsoring a red tent or a red tarp." Under a Dec. 09 BC Court of Appeal decision, homeless individuals have a constitutional right to erect a tent on public land if shelters are full. It is the first appeal court decision to find that the "right to life" under section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms incl udes the right to she lter. More than 70 homeless people were given permanent housing as a condition of closing the last tent city, during the Olympic Games. For more informat ion, contact: Aborig ina l Central Shelter 604-720-9761 Wendy Pederson, CCA P (604) 839-0379 Rider Cooey, CHC (604) 872-1382 John Richardson, Pivot Legal Society (604) 417-6074
It came to me in t he pool Remembering an hallucination If you don't li ke my peaches Don't shake my tree. 0 Holy One The Ann iversary approacheth The second one n'est-ce pas? Also the Winter Christmas and all that other, older stu fT. Cometh the New year, Auld Lang Sync It's a new dawn, It's a new day, but... (it's already April.. ) Yeah, change is hard. The magi knew All that flux stu ff and the old dispensation sti ll real Now my new ski n - sensi ti ve, yet The old one there on the sand st ill calls to me Pale and paler in the heat of the noonday sun. The sand is warm through my skin And I sense the Pyramid in the far distance Shimmering as in a mirage -Wilhelmina
Editor, All are aware that 600 people currently living in temporary c ity shelters wil l be out o n the st reet again at the end of April.
. . : :~~~~ Speaking w ith an Olympic Tent City organizer recently, I discovered that these displaced people may be directed to create a tent city in C rab Park at Portsidc. All support solutions to the homeless situation. But directing people to this specific public park would result in the disruption or displacement of the annual six week long children's summer program . Three years ago there was a tent city in Crab Park at the north end of Main Street. There were definite negative impacts on the safety and security of participants in the children's program: issues regarding drugs, alcohol , health and violence. This sole waterfront public park was created by the dedicated hard work of Crab-Water For Life Society to provide essential green space for those who lack a front or backyard in the Downtown Eastside. As SLimmer approaches all would like to see Crab Park continue to remain a safe and secure space, especially for the young children in the community. Don Larson
Thursdays Writin g Collective The Thursdays Writing Collective, run by Elec Kralj ii Gardiner, has begun its spring course. Join us every Thursday afternoon from 2-4pm until June 3 on the third floor of Carnegie for writing prompts and discussion. We are participating in the StoryBox project to generate stories and collaborate w ith other Lower Mainland writing groups. We have also just founded the T hursdays Editing Collective, a group o f s ix profess ional writers and editors who will work with writing class members one-on-one to give editing feedback on creative writing. If you are interested in working with an ed itor, please attend class.
BASKETBALL LOVE Louis Hurd - Basketball Coordinator This is just starting and it's open to everyone! -giveaway of clothes & running shoes -TOURNAMENTS!! -Good for exercise and a Great Time! !!
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News From the Library Just who were the Oppenheimer brothers and why is there a park named after them? What role did they play in the history of the Downtown Eastside? To find out. check out Namely Vancou ver: A Hidden H istory of Vancouver Place Nam es, Tom nyders' entertaining and informative exploration of the origins of the names of Vancouver's neighbourhoods. streets, buildings and more. Ill ustrated with black and '' hite photos, the book Warning! Tlrree Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to takes the reader on a journey through a Vancouver his- Promote Peace ... Once S clrool at a Time just might inspire you. It is the true story of a mountaineer named tory that is rich with stories and tri\'ia. Greg Mortenson, who was so moved by the kindness of the people he met in a Pakistan village in the Karakoram mountains. he promised to return and build a school. lie kept his promise. and in fact went far beyond it. building fifty-five schools for girls, changing both the world and himself in the process. Emily. your librarian
Drifting Life July Tire Globalization ofAddiction: A Study in P01•er~v of lire Spirit rethinks the nature of add iction. moving the comersation away from indi vidual addicts and focusing instead on the influence oftoday's globalising freemarket society on the prevalence of addiction. Vancouver author Bruce K. Alexander argues that the best way to respond to the increasing levels of addiction throughout the world should focus on social and poli tical solutions that would reshape society so that people are truly satisfied with their lives. and have no need to fill their inner voids with destructive pursuits. In Creative Community Organizing: A Guide for Rabble-Rousers, Activifts and Quiet Lovers of Justice, Si Kahn shares the stories of his li fe as an activist for progressi,·e social change. II is book offers plenty of insight into the culture of organizing that he has gained throughout his forty-five years of community activ ism, and his \-Hiting comes ali ve on the page thanks to his unique blend of poetry, songs, stories and analysis.
Whorls of whiteness marshal selves in the sky a pine tree points up without ever asking'' hy birdsong on powered wires accompanies sweet eyes of myriad invisible cats Transit less traffic pounds awa) on east hastings street as people gaily litter mcdonald's junk food debris of past empires ghost swiftly through as produce palace on other side gungy lane seduces massage parlour right beside it I lave babies in all forms Becoming crass politicians SFU ga7es down from the hill Regal in all her Ivory Towerness yet almost quasi-accessible Summerl leat punctuates all with cool breeze about right for stirring heady aromas of mutating alleyway garbage John Alan Douglas
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Ouh huh ? Long as life itself are the eternal mysteries that surround us plagued by questions answers are few and far between the mystery of what makes one person so easy to love and another so hard to like why is one repulsive whiloe the other is adorable is beyond me the answer is outside of this small mind that struggles thru the magic maze of everyday existence one big question mark and no easy explanation Lee Loon
Mother Earth awakens and feels the pain As electromagnetism and major pollution fall upon her like rain With her protective ozone layer depleting she cries She watches her innocent children wither and die. Animals are dying off - many becoming extinct Their habitats destroyed .. no food or fresh water to drink Rivers drying up 'n polluted oceans becoming dead zones Ice caps are melting - there's nowhere polar bears can hunt or roam ass destruction, high rises, cellphones, computers 'n killer machines Gas guzzling vehicles, jumbo jets, power boatscan'ttum back this nightmarish dream Vegetation, forests and contaminated soil scream Help! Can you hear them say Mother Earth and the collapse of mankind is here today. Warmongers, power struggles, each man for himself.. Let's fight! Over-population, can't feed all, it's too late to make this right. Drugs, alcohol, starvation and homelessness; what a tragic end Man himself is at fault-Stop! Let's not be foolish, let's not pretend. Boldless fools, ignorant imps: awaken, for the end is near Spirits wander, stars fade, animals disappear Mother Earth shall rebel 'n take a toll for what it's worth She'll stand tall, though wretched is her bleeding heart, reaching for a new birth With pleading rhythms of a war drum beat she still sings 'n dances She is our Mother Earth. Let's Save Mother Earth now! All my relations, William Arnold Combes
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Subject: Article "FACE T O FACE", April 09, 2010 My initial reaction to the quote from Andy Radia. "Ca mpbell is a t th e t op of the list"
"we cared enough to send the very best" (thank you Couns-l lallmark ...) What a pity that basic human needs arc denied to human beings - that is what we all
---:-:>"-.,...--=~=-------- are ...think about it as the 3 levels of Government ignore or deny funding to services to the homeless, disadvantaged and compromised in our city. I was the Sheriff Court Services Nurse for 28yrs in the Provincial Court Holding Cells @ 222 Main St.. a 5 day week with stats and weekends off, until retiring in 1999. Ask me about Vancouver Pre-trial Services Centre on Cordova St. and the VPD Holding Cells @ 312 Main St.; the$$$$$$$ WASTED by ALL levels of Government between 1985 and 2004 is unbelievable ... this is not gossip- it was "seen with my own eyes", blatant philandering of our tax dollars! I walked across Main to Downtown Eastside Youth Activit ies Society(DEY AS) 3 days after my retirement in 1999 and began working the "nasty hours" of 2:30p to 1:30am as the fu ll -time Nurse on the DEY /\S l lealth Outreach Van. Addiction, homelessness. mentally disadvantaged. dual diagnosis marginalized, "working girls and guys" isNOT a M-F, 9-5 with w/e and slats off... It is 24/7. My driver, an addict in recovery for 8+ years at the ~-----.::::~~a..J...--;==:.. time, and we worked many New Years, Christmases and even famil y birthdays to provide an ear, intervention, healthcare to many clients who trusted us. He is indeed at the top of my ... "Midden List"! A true We gave hugs when req and the odd verbal boot in the Scot knows what a midden is and for those who don't, ass to encourage a life-saving choice. it is defined clearly in the Oxford Dictionary of Current English. Third Edition. I would love to share a little history with you. I was there, I saw, I smelled, I walked, I fe lt, hugged, cried and laughed in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver... the homeless, marginalized, dual diagnosed and forgotten seniors who watched for the DEY AS Health Van to make its regular stops tach night and felt safe coming out for a friendly visit. We provided many blankets, sleeping bags, warm clothing, g loves and dry socks that were donated for the homeless. We tapped many a bundle in a doorway, checked many dumpsters along with under the Georgia Viaduct, Burrard St. bridge and the very dark centre of Oppenheimer Park... people rolled in the blankets. They were exposed to extreme weather conditions and dangers- we could only checked them for health problems, refer for EHS or Detox, provided whatever we could for warmth and comfort. Most importantly, we wanted to know that they were alive and that
We fought for funding and advocated for youth and the disadvantaged. DEY AS was denied funding in Spring, 2009 after 29yrs. of service. Rest in Peace, John Turvey, a recovered addict himself and founder of DEY AS developed through his dedication to Downtown Youth Activi-ties Services and the DTES. He recieved the B.C. LT. Governor General A ward in the 1990s' and was named to the Order Of Canada, posthumously, in 2004. A II 3 levels of Government put blinders on to the problems simmering for years and ignored pleas from DTES services who. for over 8 years, begged for action on the evergrowing list of missing women. Do you know how it feels to identify an unknown body in the morgue at St. Pauls Hospital; to comfort parents and other family members who are grieving the loss or missing? We know- we hugged and cried too. There is a need to share the truth; to give a reality check to everyone v.ho chooses to take their head out of the sand and learn that the "problems" are in every city, town and country. It is not in a 4 block radius and the drugs are deadly, destructive and available in Schools, Correctional Centres- all Societal levels; the pain is devastatingly obvious in skid row area. Why didn't anybody ask or listen to all of us who knew and gave our all to the lost, hurt and lonely? Do you know what it feels like to be asked to identify a street person who lands in the Morgue at St. Pauls' or to look at a sheet ofwomens' pictures with no names under them and provide an identity for 90% of them for Police Team; to be w ith parents who were looking for their child and finding out their child had over-dosed and died? I was "Mom" and "Grandma" to many behind Gaol bars and on the street...many for 20yrs or more. Government efforts, or lack thereof, will be remembered long after Jan/ Feb 2010 and the misinformation regarding the l iST (llarmony Services Tax). It is a "BST" to cloud the reality behind taxation. I make no bones about expressing where I stand. I'll panel face to face with anyone who disputes what I've said. I address all levels of Government and close this letter with a "whaaateeeveeer" from our youth, "raspberries" from DTServices and a "liar, liar, pants on fire" from the many voters you have deceived. Submitted factually and honestly, Bonnie Fournier Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Retired
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Recognition Party and Awards Celebration Friday, April 16, 4pm in the T heatre. We've planned this celebration so you don't have to! Every year the Carnegie Association (along with the peer nomination process) selects an outstanding volunteer as Volu nteer of the Yea r. This person has met a high standard of performance consistently and throughout the year. It's always a tough decision as there are so many volunteers deserving recogn ition. LIVE DANCE BAND directly fo llowing the party. THE ROCKINGGUYS good ol' fashioned rock ' n roll dance ~an?. The cance is from 7-IOpm. Lock up your granmes cause Everyone is Welcome!
Carnegie Community Centre Association Board and Committee Meetings Seniors Committee Community Relations Committee
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Dilettantes, debutantes, prima donnas, the upper crust: them and those you sure can't trust. You hardl) ever see them .. not a lot (especially so) in these parts. Not friend, not foe,; ''hat are they really like you may ask? We will probabl) never, quite no oh tabloid stalv.arts, l-----------:::::----:-~:----::;,------- 1 these decadent denizens of cafe society- where are CCCA Board & Thursday, May 6 their haunts. the "filthy rich'' who refuse to brush off Nomination Meeting 5:30p.m., Theatre even one iota of pompous propriety .. who could care 1 . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - · l l e s s , come to think of it. However, I don't give a damn; not even a linle bit. They pay no taxes, in my most discerning point of vie'' and, as fa r as I can see, we are all owed millions from these elitists. With money to burn they go here and there with oodles of time on their manicured hands.. and that just don't seem fair. You've read the stories, you've seen the garish pictures, what shallow personalities these gossipy gluttons appear to lead as I peruse the scandal sheets. Count your "Blessings or Thank God for very That is wherfe if it bleeds it leads! I ry desperately not to notice them as I steal a guilty glance at the sad sagas small merc•es here in the Land of the Misbegotten about this and that and every trivial thing under the sun Thank you for free food - stale donuts, muffins and -crashing bores with their bottomless & filthy ill-gotten sandwiches (check the best-before dates)... gains- when all we crave is for someone to love us and Thank you for the Security & Safety in the Lineups of express a real concern- '·are you all alone too? not a Violence .. condescension, patronisation, persecution.. friend to share with, not one in the whole wide world?" Face-to-face, point blank. and knO\\ that if you have no Thanksyou for the empty churches, Refugee campsone to hug what a cold crue l place this wayward planet sanctuary from the cold and wetness of winter in the can be but never give up hope things will get better for Northwest you fo r sure and with your eyes wide open sec that it's never ever gonna be so bad that your life is hopeless. Thanks a bunch honey (guy) for those wee bottles of "Life goes sideways, never gets like before, but the sun shampoo and such- even toothbrushes! keeps on rising. every day like 'clockwork' and what a Thank you for the Pork (isn't that what Pork Barrel beautiful sight, likely the best vision you'll ever see. politics brings) and bullet-hard beans ... You don't have to change entirely; just be yourself and be in control. PS: Oh, I forgot, 0 Great and Wholly Clueless Brothers and sisters come get it together 'ruling class'; mucho gratitudo pour the cast-off designer duds and we 'downtrodden' have no need for fighting or arguing excellent twice worn hi end sandals undt das boots! for craz} reasons, and not ever for all-out war. That kinda behaviour just ain't gonna Oy no more. The best be talkin' to ya ROBYN LIVINGSTONE In Solidarity Protest the Rule of the Luminator thoug,ht is " I am pure."
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Coming Events- Free Workshops Story through Puppetry- w/ Varrick Grimes & Cathy Stubington & team Tues. April 27, Russian Hall, 7-9 pm. All are welcome An introduction to the nature of puppetry and on exploration of how to tell a story with and by puppets. Memorials- w/ Cathy Stubington Wed. April 28, Carnegie Centre 3rd floor Gallery, 2-5 pm (drop-in) Wed. April 28, Russian Hall, 7-9 pm. (drop-in) All are welcome. Create on easy and beautiful print or poem to commemorate a friend, a loved one, who has gone into the labyrinth. These prints will be displayed on a memorial wall as part of the DTES Labyrinth Project event. Youths and Maidens Puppet Making Workshop- w/ Cathy Stubington Thursday April 29, Russian Hall, 2-5 pm (drop-in). All are welcome Make a simple yet distinct puppet from common materials. Puppet Athletics Workshop- w/ Varrick Grimes, Tom Jones, Sarah Redmond Thursday April 29, Russian Hall, 7-8:30pm. All are welcome Help devise a unique puppet & East End style Olympic event. Promenade Performance Workshop - w Varrick Grimes Saturday May 1, Russian Hall 2-4 pm -All are welcome
Explore a way of making and staging theatre where audience and actor share the performance space. Learn simple ways to keep the spectator on their toes and in the action . Registration not required for these workshops. Just show up! Arrive a few minutes early to get ready for start time. Strathcona Commumty Centre, 601 Keefer Street; Ca rnegie, 401 Ma1n Street; Russ1an Hall, 600 Campbell Street
Workshop Facilitators Peter Hall - Stage and film
actor, director, puppeteer, t eacher and writer, Peter's career
spans 35 years. He's a popular instructor in mask and other disciplines of theatre for Theatre B.C., B.C. High School Drama Festival, Sen /Kiiip Native Theatre, Caravan Farm Theatre, Playhouse Theatre School. Cathy Stubington - Artistic Director of Enderby's Runaway Moon Theatre (the group who inspired creation of the DTES Community Play), Cathy designs puppets and has produced theatre with puppets, actors and people from all walks of life in usual settings for 30 years. Varrick Grimes- Newfoundland-bred and Toronto based Varrick is a director and performer who has directed collaborative community plays in Toronto, England and Enderby, BC. Sarah Redmond and Sarah May Redmond- Sarah and Tom are veterans of several Runaway Moon Theatre productions. Tom has appeared as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit (Carousel Theatre) and in The Number 14. Sarah performed in Quasimodo (Boca del Lupo), A Christmas Carol {Playhouse Theatre), Midsummer Night's Dream {Bard on the Beach) and Unity (Touchstone). For more information Contact Terry Hunter at 628-5672 or vancouvermovingtheatre@shaw.ca or leave a message at the Carnegie Community Centre front desk.
AN APOLOGY FOR THE CONFUSION AROUND DATES FOR THE DTES LABYRINTH PROJECT
I would like to apologize to everyone for the confusion around workshop and performance dates for the Downtown Eastside Labyrinth Project. I was working too quickly, under too much pressure, and did not properly check the dates. The dates in today's issue are the correct dates. Please let your friends know about these changes. I am really sorry for the confusion- it's been a learning experience. Savannah Walling, Artistic Director, Vancouver Moving Theatre
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Performances
Saturday May 8, 8 pm Sunday May 9, 2 pm & 8 pm Russian Hall, 600 Campbell Suggestion Donation $10. Downtown Eastside residents: Pay as you Can Join East End residents and professional artists for a magical and fun event- a workshop presentation of The Downtown Eastside Labyri nth Project. Runaway Moon and Vancouver Moving Theatre ensembles are collaboratively creating a 45-60 minute puppet-based theatrical event- an original adaptation (with an Eastside feel) of the old story ofTheseus and the Minotaur- from the angle of the minotaur trapped in the labyrinth. We're approaching the story as a journey through life's labyrinth to face our fears and cha llenges. The event wi ll have lots of puppets, masks, music, storytelling, lightingand takes place in the Russian Hall around and amongst the audience. Project Artistic Director Savannah Walling is joined by Varrick Grimes (director), Cathy Stubington (designer), Beverly Dobrinsky (musical director), Joseph Pepe Danza (percussion), ltai Erdal (lighting), actors Sarah Redmond and Tom Jones, an ensemble of nine Downtown Eastside-involved performers and other guests. For further info contact Terry Hunter at 628-5672, vancouvermovingtheatre@shaw.ca or leave a message at the Carnegie Front Desk. Produced by Vancouver Moving Theatre in association with Runaway Moon theatre and support from Canada Council, BC Arts Council, Government of BC, City of Vancouver, Hamber Foundation, BC Government Employees Union, UBC, SFU, Carnegie and Strathcona Community Centres
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Volunteer opportunity Vancouver Moving Theatre would like to make it possible for as many people as would like to join in the DTES Labyrinth Project. If you have the time to commit to~ the below times and days, and if you would like to become part of an event where audience are caught up inside the action, now is your opportunity.
• Sat. May 1, 2-6 pm • Wed. May 5, 7-10 pm • Fri. May 7, 7-10 pm • Saturday May 8, 8 pm • Sunday May 9, 2 pm and 8 pm All activity takes place at the Russian Hall, 600 Campbell Street
Please contact Terry Hunter at vancouvermovingtheatre@shaw.ca, 628-5672, or leave a message with your contact information at the Carnegie front desk.
Produced by Vancouver Moving Theatre in association with Runaway Moon theatre and support from Canada Council, BC Arts Council, Government of BC, City of Vancouver, Hamber Foundation, BC Government Employees Union, UBC, SFU, Carnegie and Strathcona Community Centres
INCIDENT Like every gala parade trickling down your street, now how many galas in a gallon this cop ironica lly says "You got me beat," no you're the beater your wife justifies her co-existence by cheat ing on the cheat, the kids a mere forma lity if there is such a thing souls are the real casualty .. how many galas in a gallows your bitterhalrs future retreat, 'cause you can' t find that loose end in channels of waves. Obituaries fo r the brave, no one I know being saved; TV calls you a mo nster & a creep but what does anyone know you' re better off to eat*retreat*sleep & get paid; just ano ther INC IDENT bro right along emotional defeat street, INC IDENT 'n /\ isle 9! Minimumwage Man: Get your mop stuff & wipe up the bloodstains!! About Time they say surely you went to school and learned to fea r, obey & always look the other way, no crossing yourself b ut yes cu rsing sounds like teenage nursing is worse, worsening sounds to another INCIDENT in the works like tearing clocks apart only to find the word Bi rk 's; now dance this nightmare away think abo ut we all work for the enemy in our own way. The teenage driver over a thousand cars he has seized, cops don' t kick doors in anymore with any luck it will be theirs, the politicians whose I" priority is memorize then terrorize (it's all there in Promises 10 1). The teacher teacher who has sex with that special everyone, they' re friends to the end then go deep diving 1 off the 6 " fl oor but that pavement wasn' t what s he was looking for; we all work for the enemy but some don't even know it while others do and have self-a ffl icted tattoos to prove it, j ust another INCID ENT by the way are there vending machines in Hell ? I was j ust signing off w hen consciousness kicked back: it seems some guy's head was also kicking in he was inj ured but out o f bo unds do I sound crazy or is this as insane as it sounds? Now he's a lot more injured & the pigs on tape will scream they heard shouts of rape, no sadness & I go back down time big time as the clocks unwind I wonder why there's such a Colossal need for so much hate, also why Help gets no reply with neighbours o n stand-by with this commod ity hesitation
always arriving too late as peace talks coll apse again beaten by a clock you ain't seennuthin' baby this world's about to get rocked, from death to Awake from the outside looking great DAMN! Just remembered something we can all hate like an eleven million $ contract then they fi nd guns in his locker, with a ll that cash you are now a Dorian Grey wannabee & live if not forever at least a little longer now if only those spent cartridges cou ld speak & crawl, nothing more than an updated Cartr idge Family who will shoot your name into the ground or a s hopping mall!!! Now who wants one .. Metrotown & Lonsdale and others know a long weekend is in store & stores know news good o r bad is always good news your impenetrable bus awaits the Cartridge Family - never late and throw their spent ones in the crowd 'cause it only takes one to take everybody down CII EQUE!!! Please li ke now wait and hide for panic attitudes to subside and anxiety begins to slow down its slide I CIDENT memory loss has been applied Good? Bye! By ROBERT McdG ILLI VRA Y
Doorway O n these streets you get mean become j aded about what you sec the harsh bite of reality you become cold, not easy to move all om defences are up a ll the ti me saw the couple in the doorway asleep in the early drizzle contents of a purse strewn about condoms and rigs, blue water, pipe the dirty clothes and matted hair she wakes up as I walk by reaches for the rig and fi xes si nks back as it hits home curls up and nods off and I walk by unmoved by the tragedy I' d j ust witnessed to me it was just another hohum day /\ I
Bullying
- Modern and Old-fashioned By Rolf Auer
Invasion of privacy: it's a form of bullying. In today's society. where nearly everything travels via electronic mediums, eavesdropping happens so casually and so easil). I hear stories alithe time about how expert hackers need only I0 seconds or less to hack into any computer that's plugged into the Internet and is running a standard browser. If that doesn't get your hean
racing, try this: anyone with the right equipment can. within a radius of a couple of blocks, pick up the signals from your computer as you are operating it. Wireless phones can easily be tapped. Cell phones can act like GPS trackers on individuals carrying them without their knowledge. I once heard of a de' ice whereby someone phones your house, and, whether you answer or not, from that point on du ring the day, they can monitor conversations etc. within your home. Surveillance techniques have gone through the roof, and any ··cheap dime-store hood" (to quote the hero at the climax of the movie Stand By Me) can gain access to some of it quite easily. It allows one to watch people from a distance, record their actions. etc. Some of the equipment, I' ve heard, can even sec through walls. I know of one laser-based type which, when focused on a window from a distance, allows one to monitor any conversations within the abode. But that type of invasion of privacy bullying isn't really the issue here. What concerns me more is the kind that goes on all the time in the so-called ·'social networks." I don't have to name them. We all know what these arc.
The type of invasion of privacy that t) pically goes on here ere individuals who take on false identities to mask their real ones. This allows them to anonymously post comments on blogs, for example, or infiltrate groups of people by masquerading as somebody they can trust (called "moles'"). There's something to be said for not wanting one's real name circulating in cyberspace: identity theft. for one thing. But my argument is, if that's your fear.'' hy comment at all. if you can't be honest about it?
But all of this is still not quite central to my main story. What actually concerns me is the suicide of ISyear-old Phoebe Prince due to bullying. Ms. Prince emigrated from Ireland, and was Ji, ing and going to school in idyllic South Hadley, MassachusetlS. Opens one story from the New York Time Press Service: "On one point, e\eryone here [South I Iadley] agrees: The high school students who taunted and threatened Phoebe Prince for three months, until she hanged herself, deserve to be punished." Charged with various felonies were nine students, male and female, six 16 and older, and three juveniles. Charges include stalking, harassment, and statutory rape. Ms. Prince's apparent "crime·· was briefly dating a popular senior. This affixed to her the epithet "Irish slut."' And the bullying just proceeded onwards in all forms from there. ller Facebook page was filled with insults. She received harassing text messages. I ter email was filled with insults too. (modern: cyberbullying) She was physically and mentally abused. Day in
and day out. (old-fashioned: bullying) On the last day, Ms. Prince was seen crying in the nurse's office. One of the perpetrators stands accused of throwing an empty " Monster Drink" can at Ms. Prince from a moving car. call ing her a 路'whore" and laughing. A witness told police Ms. Prince cried as she \\alked home. Later that day, she killed herself by hangi ng her..elf in a closet. Her 12-year-old sister discovered the body. The district auomey of South Hadley, Elizabeth cheibel. was quoted as saying the group had made Ms. Prince's last day " torturous." ( I read the accounts of what happened preceding this: these ran a close second, if not even worse.) Worse than that, Ms. Scheibel said the bullying had been common knowledge. '路Prior to Phoebe's death, her mother spoke \\ith at least two school staff members about the harassment," she said. But in the days after her death, the leaders of the school administration professed to know nothing of what had gone on (since October 2009!). This despite a number of attempts by Ms. Prince to communicate her distress to members of school staff. (An April 3, 2010 letter to the editor of The Globe and Mail by Rachel Evans makes this point: " It is de rigueur to hold schools accountable for all of young people 's social problems, but at some point parents must assume some of the blame. A significant portion of harassment takes the form ofcyberbullying. Given that parents generally foot the bill for this technology, their responsibility in ensuring its appropriate use is vital.'') So on that last day, January 14, 20 I 0 , Phoebe Prince hanged herself. One of the perpetrators posted the
message "ACCOM PLISH ED!"' as their Facebook status and then announced this mattcr-of-factly on Ms. Prince's Facebook memorial page. When I told Wendy Pedersen, coordinato r of the Carnegie Community Action Project. this, she exclaimed, "Unbelievable!'' Do a search in the online version of the Boston Herald for Phoebe Prince and you' ll soon fin d out some of the names of the perpetrators of these hideous acts. I understand that because of that they are receiving death threats, so I'm not. as I had originally planned, going to name any of them in this article. Speaking as one who has been bullied also, I'm j ust going to give my visceral reaction to the \ ile, despicable, disgusting "ACCOMPLI SHED!'' posting: I hope that person burns in !Jell. forever. Forgive me. I'm sorry. Pertinent is this quote from an April 8, 20 10 article in the Boston Herald: "Bullying expert Barbara Coloroso, who has twice conducted seminars in South Hadley, called on parents and the schools to steer kids away from vengeance. 'Other-
wise.' she said, 'we become what we deplore.,., That goes for adults (like me, for example) too. A good blog to follow about this story is h tt p://st ma rysmcad. wo rd press.com/. April 14, 20 10 is Anti-Bullying Day. You can show your solidarity by wearing a pink shirt on that day. A good website to visit is http://www.pinkshirtday.ca/. The case of Phoebe Prince is not an isolated incident Bullying and its unfortunate accompanying affects is starting to become epidemic in our societies. If we each do a little to stop it, we all can make a big difference.
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the festival wasn't made until 2008. The documentary was appropriately called "Soul Power." The documentary film, "When We Were Kings", shows us groups of African people coming to talk with Muhammad Ali afler the fight. He greets them respectfully, and they talk about the future of Africa, the importance of Africa to black Americans, and the importance of keeping African culture alive in the face of American imperialism. In this dialogue, the wisdom M uhamm ad Ali kn ows that pain must point and caring of Muhammad Ali, who had just won an beyond itself important fight in boxing history, was very moving. Muhammad Ali suffers from a brain injury called Park- Yes, his body would grow weaker over time, but his inson Syndrome which he got from boxing. When he soul would grow stronger. Soul power. was young he lived in the South of the United States, George Foreman was devastated by his loss to Ali. He and his name was Cassius Clay. lie was angered by the continued to fi ght, however, and retired from boxing in 1977. He became an ordained minister, and devoted violent racism in the South, and decided to become a boxer in order to help his people. He said, "I saw Nehimself to family and community. In 1987 he announcgroes being put out of white restaurants, I saw Negroes ed a comeback. He said that he wanted to raise money for a youth centre he had started, and he wanted to being hung, a boy named Emmett Till, castrated and burned up. I said I'm gonna be a boxer and I'm gonna show that age was not a barrier to people who had a goal. In 1994. at the age of 45. he fought for the World get famous so I can help my people." (I) Muhammad Ali did become famous. l ie became the Heavyweight Title in Las Vegas, Nevada. He wore the World l leavyweight Boxing Champion. He lost that same red trunks he had worn in his fight with Muhamtitle when he refused to fight in the Vietnam War. lie mad Ali twenty years earlier. Foreman won the fight. saw it as a racist, imperial war, and said, "I ain't got no and regained the title. Over the years, Foreman and Ali quarrel with them Viet Cong... They never called me became friends. When the documentary, "When We nigger." Throughout his boxing career, Ali was a pow- Were Kings", won an Oscar, Ali, because of Parkinerful fighter for the human rights of African Amerison's, had trouble walking up the stairs to be part of the cans. The cost to his health was high, and he developed group receiving the award. George Foreman was the Parkinson Syndrome. lie doesn't feel sorry for himself, person who reached out to help him. Soul power. however. He has absolutely no regrets. He knows that We know about soul power in the Downtown Eastside. the pain he experienced in the ring, and the pain of illMany of us have lived through hard times, and surness, is not senseless pain. It is pain that points beyond vived. We know about pain, and in our pain, inspite of itself. It is pain with a purpose, and for Muhammad Ali our pain, we reach out to each other, and help each that purpose is the well-being of his people. other. That's soul. They say bodies are attracted by Consider the Ali/Foreman fight that took place in Za- pleasure, but souls are at1racted by pain. We are strong ire on October 30, 1974. Zaire is now called the Defrom the struggles we have endured. We have learned to respect each other. and not to be judgemental. We mocratic Republic of the Congo. The fight was called "the Rumble in the Jungle". and the film taken at that have learned to work together to make things better. time wasn't made into a documentary until 1996. The The Downtown Eastside is the sou l of Vancouver. Mudocumentary was called "When We Were Kings". Al- hammad Ali wou ld say we are going in the right directhough just about everyone picked Foreman to win the tion, and he encouraged all of us when he said. "Float fight, Ali knocked him out in the 8th round, and won like a butterfly; sting like a bee," back his title of World Champion. By Sandy Cameron A music festival lasting three nights took place befor the fight. Many famous artists performed there, includ (I) from "Ali: Still Magic," by Peter Tauber, New York ing James Brown, Celia Cruz, B.B. King, and Miriam Times Magazine, July 17, 1988. Quoted in "The CulMakeba. The event was filmed, but a documentary of ture of Pain", by David Morris, page 266.
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