August 1, 1988, carnegie newsletter

By PAULR

TAYLOR

Do actions agree with words? This is the measure of realibility If You convince yourself, you can speak utter balderdash in every word and you will be believed until those who suffer from your actions feel their wounds and see their own life's blood.

Witness: Vanderzalm is the man that B.C. can depend on to listen. He will make sure that government is open and honest.. the Socred line.

Witness: Gordon Campbell was the one who nominated Vanderzalm for Mayor in 1984 and campaigned in an all-out effort to get him elected here.

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you have been kicked i n t h e head?

H i s t o r y t e l l s a narrow s t o r y of eve n t s , always t h e h i g h p o i n t s t h a t l e d inexorably t o t h e n e x t s t e p . The v i l l a g e , town, c i t y , province, c o u n t r y & world grows and p r o g r e s s e s and t h e ' o f f i c i a l ' r e c o r d s have a few s e n t ences s a y i n g t h e t h i n g happened. But t h o s e who would r e p e a t t h e p a s t must c o n t r o l t h e t e a c h i n g of h i s t o r y . So, from k i n d e r g a r t e n on, we a r e "helped" t o b e l i e v e t h a t t h e Government has been r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e p r e s e n t s i t uation.

The p r e s e n t s i t u a t i o n i s t h e Socred-sanctioned l e a d e r s h i p of Vanderzalm - and t o g e t back t o t h e q u e s t i o n of being kicked i n t h e head: How d i d t h i s dismal excuse e v e r g e t t o be premier? How could t h e s o - c a l l -ed m a j o r i t y i n t h i s province e l e c t t h i s blank t o t h e h i g h e s t o f f i c e ? The answer might have something t o do w i t h cloaking t h e tyranny of t h e m i n o r i t y i n t h e mask of t h e m a j o r i t y .

Every l e a d e r r e q u i r e s o u t s i d e r s t o p e r p e t u a t e ' h i s ' l e a d e r s h i p , but even with Vanderzalm h i s backers a r e l e a r n i n g t h a t they c a n ' t manipul a t e a m a r i o n e t t e w i t h only one s t r i n g . These people a r e i n i t f o r t h e money and with M r . d e r ~ a l m sayi n g , "Give them s h o v e l s , " he wasn't about t o l i s t e n t o h i s conscience. ' ~ e ' sp a t h o l o g i c a l Fine and dandy. enough t o l e t being c a l l e d " M r . Premier" go t d h i s head, s o we can r e l y on him t o confuse people w h i l e we MAXIMIZE PROFITS.'

p u t t i n g $80M t o JobTrak w h i l e s e l l i n g p u b l i c s e r v i c e s t o themselves & reducing - a s s i s t a n c e by $7 a head & increasing shelter aid f o r landlord's p o c k e t s - and b e i n g p h i l o s o p h i c a l l y opposed t o s o c i a l housing w h i l e f r o t h i n g a t t h e rqouth t o r e l a x i m m i g r a t i o n r u l e s and g e t t h e s u p e r - r i c h from Hong Kong t o move t h e i r financ i a l empires t o B.C. b e f o r e China g e t s Hong Kong i n 1990. Everything i s being done t o widen t h e gap between t h e r i c h and t h e middle and low-income people of t h i s province. ,Witness: Brian Smith r e s i g n s a s A t torney General because t h e i n t e g r i t y of t h e l e g a l branch was s e r i o u s l y i n danger of s u b v e r s i o n through t h e meddling of t h e P r e m i e r ' s o f f i c e .

Vanderzalm s e l f - r i g h t e o u s l y s a y s : s o when a THOU SHALT NOT QUESTION person w i t h t h e whole s t o r y opens h i s mouth, t h e smoke and m i r r o r s a r e whirled o u t of t h e l e g a l department.. e v e r y t h i n g and anything t o keep t h e c a s e ( r e a d t h e Truth) o u t of c o u r t .

The t r u t h should be c o n s i s t e n t w i t h f a c t s and n o t j u s t more p o l i t i c a l l y motivated puke. You can t e l l by t h e s m e l l t h a t a l l ' s n o t w e l l . I t ' s obvious t h a t most of t h e scandalous act i o n s of Vanderzalm and Claude Richmond a r e covered w i t h sickly-sweet c o a t i n g s , b u t no sweeteners can c l o a k some forms of b i t t e r n e s s .

If it t a s t e s b i t t e r , s p i t i t out. hat's what our most a n c i e n t a n c e s t o r s d i d .

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BEL IEVE F.moke & M i r r c r s Unfortunately, e d u c a t i o n i s no subs t i t u t e f o r i n t e l l i g e n c e . The image makers f o r Socred p o l i c i e s know s o much about t h e s u b j e c t t h a t t h e y ' r e t o t a l l y ignorant.

Spending $20 m i l l i o n on TV ads t o promote f a m i l y (anti-abortion) ideas while c u t t i n g $50 o f f s i n g l e mothers' cheques;

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Vanderzalm and t h e Socreds implore u s t o B e l i e v e - l i k e a hunchback who c a n ' t s e e t h e hunch.

It's possible w i t h m i r r o r s , b u t t h e t r a g i c consequence i s t h a t t h e e n t i r e being might be seen. We a r e t h e m i r r o r s - and worst of a l l , t h e i r c h i l d r e n , whose w i l l i n g p a r t i . c i p a t i o n they seek i n t h e i r dream they must s e e t h e i r

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parents with disgust. (You try going to school with another kid who's hungry because your father thinks it's wrong to feed him!)

The First Law of Bureaucracy: Grow to the limits of available energy.

Use the lie that taxes and new programs will solve all problems. Keep doub- alive and you'll Always get one more chance.

The basic belief that is sinking the Socreds is Money=Wealth=Power. When money is everything, not having it makes you nothing - and "nothings" have no more rights than orts in the gutter. Don't get me wrong: money isn't evil - it's the actions of humans to acquire it that would make a corpse puke.

DANGER WARNING:

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not boting

CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH. &

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COPE OPENS VOTER FEGISTRATION OFFICE

By Sue Harris, COPE Organizer

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The temperature may be in the late 801s,but COPE isn't taking a holiday. Instead we've opened a store front office to register voters for the November civic election.

This year the NPA majority council has made a political decision and eliminated the usual door-to-door enumeration. Instead they are relying on the 1986 voter's list and a mail-in registration.

Of 270,000 eligible voters, only 155,000 are on the list. 115,000 (43%), many of whom are seniors, students, Downtown Eastsiders, tenants and new Canadians and low-income Vancouverites are NOT on the list. Now Mayor Campbell's answer to this has been that only those interested in voting will get registered. Such an answer to the thousands unregistered is not only stupid but wrong. Many people do not even know they must register to vote. If you don't know something, how can you do anything about it?

It should come as no surprise that the majority of unregistered voters live in the eastside. Most did not even get the forms - a complicated, wordy, official form.

As a concerned community organization, COPE will do all it can to register voters. To do this, we have: - a storefront, wheelchair accessible office, 1314 Commercial Drive; Tel. 251-2963 - the yellow & black COPEmobile will be located in different neighbourhoods to register voters - actual door-to-door enumeration in communities with low registration.

Other groups have also responded to this very important problem. DERA has a registration campaign for the Downtown Eastside - contact Brain Campbell (682-0931) - and for Grandview/Woodlands call Michelle at 251-4209. The campaign is on. If you can help, drop in to our office on Commercial or call 251-2963. We have until Aug. 20th and our target is to register 30,000 residents.

Even though the heat is on, C.O.P.E. is working for the people of Vancouver. Get on the list! !!

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Vandergoof is selling the B.C. Steamship, the last of B.C. Merchant Marine. He does not care about the men and women who crew these-skLpdWell over two hundred jobs will be lost. They will go on U.I. for a year and what then - Welfare?!

That kind of thinking does not make much sense to me. By the time the old boy is done and everything is in the hands of private business, the Socreds will have no need for the Parliament Buildings. They could sell them to someone to turn into a tourist hotel.

Just think of it! They could put up a sign saying "VANDERZALM Slept Here!" and have the cheapest rates in B.C. - $100 a night.

Dear Friends,

I wonder if the readership knows that there is an Editorial Committee composed of Lillian Harrison, Bill Deacon and Paul Taylor, and that this committee reviews items submitted.

I also wonder if the readership knows that the Newsletter is totally independent of the City of Vancouver and is supported solely by the Carnegie Centre Association, donations and advertising revenue.

It's my understanding that the Editorial Committee would welcome feedback. So if you're wondering why certain items are or are not printed check it out with Lillian, Bill & Paul.

Sincerely, Diane MacKenzie, Director.

IJANES ROAD KNIGHT^ Dancing in the Downtown Eastside It's Welfare Day, when the fairy godmother transforms with temporary gold and Prince and Cinderella reel down East Hastings, etbeir glass coach: a bottle that will spin them far from the five-week month and the mattress under the viaduct into the Palace of Forgetting: Mardi Gras, where footmen bow them into the intoxication of the happy hour no government can dock. where homelessness is banished, and theirs is the kingdom, the power and the glory, and Prince and Cinderella live happily ever after, dancing in glass' sl in the Downtown Eastside.

If wine can flow like water, it will dr the bawling of the midnight hour, the glass slippers will not shatter, the dance not end, its measure dribbling to a slop mopped up

from some bar-room plastic table the music not falter sprawl into a gutter, the coach not warp to paddy wagon, nor the footmen mutate to rats fighting them for sour scrapings from garbage cans behind an East Hastings grocery store.

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RUSH HOUR: TODAY & EVERYDAY

"Themind industry's main business and concern is not to sell i t ~ p r o d u c t ; i t i s t o c s etheexisting ~ order, to perpetuate the prevailing pattern of man's domination by man, no matter who runs the society and no

I see t h e i r faces Behind r u s h h o u r I see t h e i r eyes Determined t o make work Bodys h a v e t o b e showered Armpits d e o d o r i z e d , l e g s shaved Necks perfumed, f i n g e r n a i l s p a i n t e d E a r l o b e s h a v e t o b e hung w i t h e a r r i n g s L i p s t i c k a p p l i e d w i t h a brush Today & Everyday Thousands o f working minds Locked i n on P o w e l l S t r e e t One Way, t h r o u g h Gastown T i e s have t o be t a s t e f u l Shoes h a v e t o b e s h i n e d P a n t s p r e s s e d , h a i r combed Socks h a v e t o b e c l e a n The world w i l l s t o p dead I f t h e y d o n ' t d i g i t up I f they don't turn i t over S e t t h e a l a r m , g e t o u t of bed F i l i n g c a b i n e t s hav,e t o be un11 Video s c r e e n s s w i t c:hed on Telephones h a v e t o b e answered M a i l opened, forms f i l l e d i n High h e e l s h a v e t o c l i c k DOW" p o l i s h e d c o r r i d o r s Today & Every d a y Licenses have t o be r e g i s t e r e d C l a i m s recorded

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Swanson for mayor

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Yorke replies to Campbell Editor, Mayor my recent letter shows that he has no respect for "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth!'

It remains fact that bver 100*000 citizens, yes Over 100,000, will not be on the voters list this November come election day, because Mayor Campbell and his NPA Council have refused to conduct the usual door to door enumeration.

Briefly*On March 22* 19889 thru the initiataive of Alderman Davies, Council had before it

a mail out of registration

Davies and Eriksen opposed.

To date the number of citizens returning the forms thru the is around 1601000p'Ompared the 292p000wh0 were On the 1986cityenumerated door to door list.

Mayor Campbell attemp's justify his civic neglect by saying, "only people interested in voting are likely to register:'

This elitist attitude completely ignores the facts of life that people living in relatively low inare come areas, and all forced by .all kinds o f circumstances to move frequently, and hence have NEVER ,d the mailed out registration forms in the first place. to the self-registering at a polling station on election day, this is a cumbersome process at best, especially if thousands of up, un,gistered voters causing mass confusion and

In a strictly "partisan" wayhe concludes-many more o f my supporters are on the voters list, why should I 20 anything serious to get the others On also.

Citizens should remember that this kind of anti-democmtic attitude is not new to the real Gordon Campbell. In 1984 he was the chief promoter, cam-

~aianer.bag man and what have YOU,for Bill Vander Zalm's unsuccessful attempt to impose his . autocratic presence on us as mavor of Vancouver.

Democratic community groups are now compelled to amduct a door to door enurneration themselves, a civic respon~ibility-that Mayor Campbell a"dfheNPACouncilrefused to d o for purely partisan reasons.

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What is the real political motive behind Nayor Campbell's refusal to conduct a door to door It is easy to see. From the returned mail registrations he knows precisely that the woefully inadequate results are nevertheless RELATIVELY HIGH in the areas of the city that voted for the NPA, and relatively low in COPE areas.

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N o t i c e how t h e s e panes c a s t a l l t h e world i n d a r k n e s s , r e f l e c t from t h i s b a n k ' s h i g h r i s e a thousand b l a c k t r a n s l u c e n t c o f f i n s .

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When p o l i t i c i a n s dance t h e two-step w i t h b a n k e r s , t h e Dow J o n e s i n d e x c a p e r s up and down between h y s t e r i a and hope. Hope i s a g i l t - d e g e d commodity o u t of r e a c h of t h e s e abandoned who w a i t i n t h e s t o c k exchange of l o s t l i v e s f o r dividends from t h e swig of r u b b i n g a l c o h o l .

A t nigk t h e y sl stai the on t h e moon, and even t h e r e , government d i s c a r d e d what i t termed garbage: t h e moon, t o o , i s t r o d d e n , now.

J a n c i s M. Andrews

Strange Closets We a r e t h e s t r a n g e A patchwork of s c a b s from s e l f - i n f l i c t e d wounds s u r r o u n d u s on a l l s i d e s .

We a s k no o n e ' s pardon f o r our t a s t e i n decor.

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We a r e t h e s e l f - c o n t a i n e d a t t h e c r u x of s u b j e c t i v i t y : We p e t S c h r o e d i n g e r ' s c a t A f a m i l i a r worthy of o u r m e t t l e a s o u r c l o s e t s s l o w l y expand t o embrace t h e odd f r i e n d .

We a r e p a t i e n t w i t h a d v i c e .

We d o n ' t want t o h u r t t h e i r f e e l i n g s .

We nod y e s t o t h e i r c o u n c i l because we t a k e p i t y on t h e i r f e a r ; I t would t a k e up t o o much mind t o e x p l a i n we o n l y t h r e a t e n t h e i r complaisence.

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m e n I i n i t i a l l y described the a t t a c k e r l r a p i s t ( a t t h e J u l y 3rd "Writing ~ o m e " P o e t r y Reading) , I s a i d h e w a s 5'101', w h i t e , w i t h a beard.

The f i r s t r e a c t i o n was a v e r y d e f e n s i v e one from a man who f i t t h i s d e s c r i p t i o n ( a l o t o f men l o o k l i k e t h a t ) who s a i d t h a t he d i d n ' t want t h i s t o t u r n i n t o a ManHunt. The r e s p o n s e from a few o f u s was ' ' Y e s i t i s !"

Another r e s p o n s e from a man was 'could I g e t a b e t t e r d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e a t t a c k e r l r a p i s t , o r a l l men w i t h b e a r d s would b e s u s p e c t . ' Well, I would l i k e t o e x p l a i n t o you t h a t i f you a r e a woman w a l k i n g a l o n e a f t e r d a r k , ALL MEN a r e s u s p e c t . From a b l o c k away I s e e a s i l h o u e t t e and wonder who i t i s , and what t h e y could do. When i t ' s a man I d o n ' t r e c o g n i z e , my b r a i n g o e s on a l e r t .

I t ' s n o t a p l e a s u r a b l e s t r o l l on a b e a u t i f u l summer n i g h t - i t ' s w i l l he o r won't h e . . . ? and once h e ' s p a s t I c a n r e l a x , though I u s u a l l y check a g a i n a t t h e c o r n e r t o make s u r e h e h a s n ' t t u r n e d around t o f o l l o w me.

Men d o n ' t f e e l t h i s t h r e a t o f v i o l e n c e on a d a i l y b a s i s t h e way women do. Try t o imagine s e v e r a l people o u t t h e r e , p o s s i b l y armed, who want t o a t t a c k and h u m i l i a t e you, who a r e w a i t i n g and l o o k i n g f o r you.

We f a c e t h a t k i n d o f e n e r g y e v e r y time w e walk o u t o f t h e house.

T h e r e ' s no g u a r a n t e e t h a t w e ' r e s a f e i n o u r h o u s e s , e i t h e r . Men who rape a r e not j u s t t h e lurking-inthe-shadows t y p e s d e s c r i b e d i n t h e media.

I t ' s a myth t h a t i t ' s u s u a l l y a t o t a l s t r a n g e r ; more o f t e n i t ' s f a t h e r s , b r o t h e r s , husbands and f r i e n d s . T h e r e ' s Date Rape - men

a c t i n g o u t what t h e y c o n s i d e r " ~ o r m a l " s e x u a l r e a l t i o n s - men over-powering women - w i t h c o m p l i c i t y on t h e p a r t of any woman who s u p p o s e d l y ' a l l o w e d ' h e r s e l f t o be r a p e d .

So be c a r e f u l who you walk home w i t h , women - i s i t someone you t r u s t o r j u s t someone you;ve s e e n around a few t i m e s ? I t ' s s a f e r and e a s i e r t o g e t a woman t o walk you home: s h e understands without explanations why t h i s i s n e c e s s a r y , and w i l l l e a v e when you t h a n k h e r a t t h e d o o r . How many men e x p e c t t o b e a s k e d i n f o r a v i s i t o r a goodbye k i s s ? No t h a n k s , I d i d n ' t a s k you o v e r , I a s k e d you f o r a s a f e walk home.

I was e x p l a i n i n g " a l l men a r e s u s p e c t " a t a f r i e n d ' s , how when I s e e a man on t h e s t r e e t h a l f a b l o c k away my d e f e n s e s a u t o m a t i c a l l y go up. A man i n t h e room a s k e d , "Even i f you s a w ME? !" Hey guys, you d o n ' t g e t i t do you? Why a r e you b e i n g s o defens i v e ? Why a r e you u s i n g a l l your e n e r g y t o p r o t e s t your i n n o c e n c e ?

"I'm not the rapist!"

OK. But your r e s p o n s i b i l i t y d o e s n ' t end t h e r e .

Show some c o n c e r n f o r me and my sist e r s ; y o u ' r e n o t t h e one g e t t i n g a t tacked.

I f you s a y you l o v e women, t h e n h e l p make t h i s community s a f e f o r women and l e a v e your ego behind.

I f you s e r i o u s l y b e l i e v e i n equali t y f o r a l l t h e n h e l p make t h i s community s a f e f o r a l l and n o t j u s t f o r your i n t i m a t e s and f r i e n d s . No m a t t e r how drunk o r o u t - o f - i t a woman i s , no m a t t e r what h e r j o b , no woman "des e r v e s " t o be r a p e d o r b e a t e n . I t ' s n o t a m a t t e r o f p r o t e c t i n g a woman i f you l i k e h e r ; you s h o u l d p r o t e c t everybody.

Rape i s n o t a woman's problem.

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which men must t a k e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . We always h e a r what women s h o u l d do l o c k your c a r d o o r s , c a r r y your keys i n your f i s t , d o n ' t walk home a l o n e b u t we r a r e l y i f e v e r see t h o s e guidel i n e s f o r men. The r o l e of men i s n o t f o r them t o "avenge t h e honour of I t ' s t o f i g h t t h e soct h e i r women". i a l c o n d i t i o n i n g which r e i n f o r c e s a l l t h e sexism and a g g r e s s i o n t h a t make r a p e and v i o l e n c e a g a i n s t women so common.

I f you see a woman and a man h a v i n g a f i g h t , d o n ' t assume i t ' s h e r boyf r i e n d . I t ' s a s e a s y as s a y i n g "Hey, w h a t ' s g o i n g on?" a s w e l l , you c o u l d a s k ' t h e woman "Is t h e r e a n y t h i n g I can do? Do you need help?" What can I do?" a couple, he o r she o r I f they b o t h of them may y e l l a t you t o l e a v e them a l o n e , t h a t i t ' s none of your business.

So what? So what i f someone y e l l s a t you - you might be savi n g a woman from b e i n g h u r t .

Make i t obvious t o t h e woman on t h e s t r e e t y o u ' r e n o t going t o a t t a c k h e r .

Cross o v e r s o y o u ' r e n o t coming up behind h e r o r where you a r e t h e o n l y two on a n o t h e r w i s e d e s e r t e d b l o c k and you s p o t h e r from a good d i s t a n c e .

T h a t ' s p r o b a b l y t h e same d i s t a n c e s h e w i l l s p o t you from and b e g i n t e n s i n g h e r d e f e n c e mechanisms. I f y o u ' r e a t a bus s t o p , make i t obvious you a r e If it's w a i t i n g f o r t h e bus, n o t her. a woman you know, wave and c a l l h e r name, n o t "Hey, B l o n d i e , C u t i e , Honey etc."

There a r e some p e o p l e who c a l l me nicknames t o my f a c e , b u t on a d a r k s t r e e t from o u t of nowhere, i t s e t s o f f t h e a l a r m . Go o v e r and s e e w h a t ' s happening o r come o u t on your porch i f you h e a r a scream, w h i s t l e o r loud a r g u i n g .

I t ' s been shown t h a t t h e e a r l i e r a woman r e s i s t s h e r a t t a c k e r , e i t h e r v e r b a l l y o r p h y s i c a l l y , t h e more possi b l e i t i s t o g e t away unharmed.

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R a p i s t s are c o u n t i n g on a woman's sile n c e , through t h r e a t s t o harm o r k i l l u s d u r i n g t h e a t t a c k , and through t h r e a t s of harm as w e l l a s o u r " g u i l t " t h a t we won't t e l l a f t e r .

R a p i s t s a r e l o o k i n g f o r an easy mark.

Cowards choose h e l p l e s s v i c t i m s . T h i s one i s w a i t i n g f o r women coming home from t h e b a r s i n t h e e a r l y h o u r s of t h e morning.

I f you a r e d r i n k i n g , g e t someone t o CALL A CAB b e f o r e you go o u t t h e door. The guy may have been w a t c h i n g you i n t h e b a r , and I know i t ' s h a r d r t o spend waiting. money on c a b s when money's s o s c a r c e , and w a l k i n g c o s t s n o t h i n g .

I f you d o n ' t have i t , beg o r borrow, e x p l a i n i n g t h a t i t ' s t o g e t home. I f you can spend money on d r i n k s , you c a n spend i t on y o u r s e l f - i f you want t o b e a b l e t o go o u t a g a i n tomorrow.

I ' m a n g r y t h a t i t ' s ME who h a s t o spend MY money because t h e r e ' s some c r e e p o u t t h e r e . T h a t ' s p a r t of t h e reason I d r i v e a b i c y c l e - s a f e t y and economy.

I f w e a r e w i t h male c h i l d r e n who a r e h a r a s s i n g female c h i l d r e n , we cannot " l e t boys be boys" b u t must p o i n t o u t t h e harm t h e y a r e doing.

Men - i n s i t u a t i o n s where t h e o t h e r guys are making r a p e j o k e s o r t r a s h i n g women, make c l e a r your s e r i o u s f e e l i n g s a b o u t r a p e . I was s a y i n g I ' d l i k e a "Sweetie" t o a male f r i e n d l a s t week. As we were l e a v i n g Carnegie a t 10 p.m. t o head o u r s e p e r a t e ways, h e joked t h a t r I ' d p r o b a b l y be g l a d t o run i n t o a r a p i s t on t h e way home. I s a i d , "That ' s n o t funny. " It i s a male myth t h a t women e n j o y r a p e . Rape i s not sex, i t is violence.

It can s c a r c e l y be d e s c r i b e d as p l e a s u r a b l e .

Rape o r d e - p e r s o n a l i z e d s e x (no s h a r i n g l n o c a r i n g ) i s n o t what I was t a l k i n g about.

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problem ( o t h e r t h a n e m o t i o n a l s t a r * v a t i o n ) g e t t i n g J u s t Sex. You know t h e word I mean.

It's unfortunate but t r u e i n t h i s c a p i t a l i s t , maledominated s o c i e t y : women a r e a commodity - something t o be "won", "conquered" o r a " s e r v i c e . " Community awareness of t h e r e a l i t y of r a p e , t h a t i t i s a n a c t of v i o l e n c e and sexism, i s t h e f i r s t s t e p i n r e d u c i n g t h e numbers of a t t a c k s on women. Neighbours i s o l a t e d from e a c h o t h e r by f e a r and u n f a m i l i a r i t y have l i t t l e power t o e f f e c t n e c e s s a r y changes i n t h e i r own neighbourhoods and i n t h e community a t l a r g e . Neighbours l o o k i n g o u t f o r each o t h e r c a n p r o v i d e more s e c u r i t y t h a n t h e p o l i c e . The p o l i c e a r e o f t e n i n e f f e c t i v e , coming a h a l f hour t o o l a t e i f t h e y come a t a l l , o r t h e woman h a s a worse t i m e with t h e i r questions, o r they're s o nervous t h a t t h e y make j o k e s - "make I heard a n o f f i c e r who'd light". j u s t q u e s t i o n e d a young woman who had been a s s a u l t e d r e f e r t o t h e I' concocted s t o r y . ' I When I s u g g e s t e d t o t h e g i r l t h a t i f t h i s happened a g a i n s h e make a l o t of n o i s e , t h a t someone might h e l p , s h e s a i d , "No one on t h e s t r e e t ever helps you...not i n t h i s We need t o b e d i s neighbourhood c u s s i n g ways of making o u r community s a f e , ways we can do i t o u r s e l v e s .

To p r o v i d e s a f e t y f o r e a c h o t h e r , we can o f f e r r i d e s o r a r r a n g e t o walk e c a n a l s o s e t up home t o g e t h e r . W systems o f c h e c k i n g up on e a c h o t h e r .

Women l i v i n g i n t h e same b u i l d i n g can a r r a n g e s i g n a l s t h a t w i l l b r i n g h e l p q u i c k l y . We can a g r e e a s we s e t o f f on o u r s e p e r a t e ways t o phone when we g e t home t o l e t e a c h o t h e r know w e ' r e OK. Self-defense courses a r e useful f o r building confidence.

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, Break t h e s i l e n c e t o end men's : violence. ~ o n ' ts h r u g o f f u g l y , woman-hating j o k e s , t u r n a deaf e a r t o a s t r a n g e r ' s screams o r "make l i g h t " of t h e very r e a l p a i n of a Most woman who a h a been a s s a u l t e d . women d o n ' t l i k e t a l k i n g a b o u t i t because w e ' r e t o l d i t ' s o u r f a u l t .

We i n t e r n a l i z e t h e blame = maybe I s h o u l d n ' t have been w a l k i n g a l o n e wearing a s k i r t out l a t e a t Is i t a c r i m e f o r a woman night. t o walk a l o n e , wear a s k i r t o r b e o u t l a t e ' a t n i g h t ? When w e ' r e t o o f r i g h t e n e d / p a r a l y z e d w i t h shock t o f i g h t - u s u a l l y t h e f i r s t t i m e when we t h o u g h t a l l a l o n g t h i s would n e v e r happen t o US - we blame ours e l v e s t h a t i t happened b e c a u s e we d i d n ' t f i g h t . The propaganda f o r t h e male supremacy t e l l s u s i t i s women who c a u s e r a p e by b e i n g unc h a s t e o r i n t h e wrong p l a c e a t t h e wrong time.

I n e s s e n c e , by behavi n g as though we were f r e e .

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I n t h e n e x t room a woman c r i e s o v e r t h e r a i n b a t t e r i n g t h e s k y l i g h t .

W a l l s of p a p e r , w a l l s of l e a d .

I c r e a t e d i s t a n c e r e f l e x i v e l y now, I ' v e had t w e l v e y e a r s ' p r a c t i c e .

A f t e r a l l , s h e was o n l y punched once t h i s t i m e b e f o r e h e s t o r m e d o u t .

W a l l s of p a p e r , w a l l s o f l e a d .

S u r e l y , s h e c o u l d g e t away i f s h e d i d n ' t e n j o y f e e l i n g s o r r y f o r h e r s e l f s o much.

Walls of p a p e r , w a l l s of l e a d .

Someone, a n o t h e r woman, knocks on h e r d o o r .

L e c t u r e s h e r ; t e l l s h e r t h i s must s t o p .

The c r y i n g woman's l i f e s t o r y tumbles o u t a l l o v e r my e l a b o r a t e l y wrought d e f e n s e s ; I n o t e t h a t I d o n ' t f e e l a goddamn t h i n g .

W a l l s of p a p e r , w a l l s of l e a d .

The woman l e a v e s ; t h e c r y i n g s t o p s .

1 remind myself t h a t I s h o u l d c a r e , j u s t f o r t h e r e c o r d .

W a l l s of p a p e r , w a l l s of l e a d .

The r a i n s t o p s . No one s e e s t h e rainbow.

By morning I have wiped h e r from my mind a g a i n .

Until the next battering.

Walls of p a p e r , w a l l s of l e a d .

I Wondering of t h e Dawn The s t r e a m s a r e r u s h i n g And God i s l e t t i n g u s l i v e a n o t h e r day Showing l o v e w i t h t h e w a r m glow o f t h e I ' m wondering o f t h e dawn, I s e n s e t h a t t h e r e ' l l be a dawn coming And t h e r e ' l l be b l a c k n e s s and doom Everyone w i l l be t e r r i f i e d Beauty w i l l d i s a p p e a r And t h e c a u s e of t h e a g e s w i l l be l o s t So I ' m wondering a t t h e dawn A s God g i v e s u s a n o t h e r chance And l e t s u s c o n t i n u e on

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Those who get "jobs" & perform paid work for bosses in the capitalist system are enslaved contributors to it. Just as those who wear military uniforms create a world in which torture, death & destruction are the bottom line, working wage slaves help create planetary suicide by corporate greed. Anyone who only wants a paycheque for a nine-to-five slot in life is worthless to the truth, worthless to the evolution of humanity, & ultimately has no place in the harmonics of change. The real work we were born to do is economically unacceptable & every human soul fitted into a paid slot is another small but significant victory for capitalism.

Because people are convinced by their fear of "failure" that they have no alternative, they agree to follow orders & maintain rules that fall short of the truth... & get paid for it, of course. They wouldn't do anything they didn't get paid for, most of them... & most of them go on complaining about "The System" all their lives, and never even see that they are it.

Those who have learned how to defend & promote capitalism are the worst of all... our elected officials, leaders & corporate heads whose bodies, hearts & brains have been signed, sealed & delivered over to the ultimate error of our times - the doctrine of economic salvation...j ust let money get hooked into money run your world...& together we will create a profitable future...we have all the answers, and...wefre doing it all for yo*, they say.

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Well, the fact is, capitalism is eating up the future so fast, we will be lucky to exist on this planet the day after tomorrow... & future generations, our children's children, will be up against cancerous mutations & sophisticated control systems in a dead & dying environment. Everything we are or have ever accomplished as a race of conscious beings on this planet is all over - it's gone - signed, sealed & delivered into capitalist oblivion.

By the time this "resource" planet is used up, capitalist science will have produced a vehicle capable of carrying a new generation of elite controllers to another solar system - another host planet will have been targeted, & the death cult known as "resource management" will produce another "work force" to gobble it up.

If you want to know what Star Wars is all about, consider Darth Vader and the eternally malignant existence of the "Boss''. ..the whole concept of one person's ambitions directing another person's actions is sick. It is an invisible & socially acceptable disease of the heart & mind that continues for as long as we let it continue, & the ultimate result of all its symptons is a series of living environments...one planet after another...reduced to toxic waste.

Those who "get jobs" & perform paid work are angels of death who do not recognize themselves, so...is is every human it all for nothing? lifetime a wasted effort? Well, if

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you c o n s i d e r h i s t o r y a m a t e r i a l e v e n t w i t h no s u r v i v i n g S p i r i t ...y e s . I t ' s a l l gone down t h e t u b e s - & everyone who c o n t r i b u t e d ( i n n o c e n t l y o r ignora n t l y ) t o i t , must b e a r h i s l h e r s h a r e of p e r s o n a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t h e h o r r i b l y l u d i c r o u s f a i l u r e & continui n g p e r v e r s i o n of "economic s a l v a t i o n " i n a m a t e r i a l world.

But - t h i s w o r l d , t h i s c o n s c i o u s exp e r i e n c e of b e i n g h e r e now, i s n o t j u s t a material t h i n g being i d e n t i f i e d a s human s o u l s , we are n o t j u s t l i m i t e d t o t h e t r a g i c w a r f a r e most of u s have made of t h i s e x i s t e n c e . L e t ' s n o t be t o o q u i c k t o heave a s i g h of r e l i e f here, & forgive ourselves, however - o u r e t e r n a l p r e s e n c e on t h e universal scene - our continued e x i s t e n c e beyond d e a t h , i s a mixed b l e s s i n g t o say t h e l e a s t .

I f " J u s t i c e " - t h e p r i n c i p l e of c o r r e c t i n g m i s t a k e s , rewarding h o n e s t y and d i s c a r d i n g l i e s - t h a t we have t r i e d t o a p p l y i n c o u r t r o o m s . . . i f such a t h i n g as t h i s " j u s t i c e " p r e v a i l s & i s a c t i v e i n t h e u n i v e r s e and n o t j u s t a figment of o u r i m a g i n a t i o n a t some p o i n t beyond t h i s abused r e a l i t y , each i n d i v i d u a l being w i l l be c a l l e d t o account.

I must s a y t h a t I ' v e examined t h e evidence f o r such a p o s s i b i l i t y , & I ' m convinced t h a t i t w i l l be s o . . . of c o u r s e , I ' m aware t h a t many o t h e r s do n o t b e l i e v e t h a t , & i n a world of f r e e w i l l , t h e y a r e welcome t o t h e i r view.

S i n c e I am convinced, however, I must a c t on my c o n v i c t i o n , & r e v e a l as much of t h e t e r r i b l e t r u t h a s h a s been r e v e a l e d t o me.

1t's n o t d e a t h t h a t we must f e a r , b u t t o t a l r e v e l a t i o n , because s o many of u s have welcomed t h e s u b t l e c o r r u p t i o n of o u r s o u l s by "economic s a l v a t i o n " .

In t h i s c o n t e x t - t h a t i s , beyond d e a t h t o t a l revelation is inevitable.

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There is no way under i t , o v e r i t , o r around i t - e v e r y t h i n g t h a t i s w i l l be r e v e a l e d t o you a t some p z n t beyond t h i s p r e s e n t r e a l i t y . Your act i o n s up t o t h a t p o i n t w i l l be what you a r e , and what you a r e w i l l have no c h o i c e b u t t o f a c e up t o t h e absolute truth.

When Judgement comes upon t h e s o u l who s u p p o r t e d & j u s t i f i e d i t s e l f by t h e l i e of economic s a l v a t i o n , t h e r e w i l l be a s w i f t & f i n a l r e s o l u t i o n of t h e d e b a t e o v e r r i g h t & wrong. Those few who have n o u r i s h e d & k e p t some p a r t of t h e t r u t h a l i v e i n t h e i r s o u l s w i l l survive b a r e l y . And a l l t h o s e who s u p p o r t e d t h e l i e o f economic salv a t i o n t o t h e p o i n t of e r o d i n g t h e i r t r u e s p i r i t , w i l l c e a s e t o e x i s t now & f o r e v e r , as i f t h e y had n e v e r been.

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EXACTLY one year ago today as this is being written, the President of Ports Canada and the chairperson of th& Vancouver Parks Board were congratulating themselves on making the new Portside Park a reality!

The 'official' opening happened on cheque-issue day, the last Wednesday of the month, so they were sure that their media event wouldn't be marred by' the loud portests of the seniors, mothers with very young children & especially people with disabilities.

These are the residents who have been discriminated against through the conscious design of CPR and the Port Corporation. If you have no idea, go to the foot of Main Street and look at the Main St. Overpass!

On this anniversary of our victory over the developers, a rally/picnic took place in Crab Park (that's Portside spelt backwards).

For the past week events have happened to build awareness of 4hp upqoming date. a fundraising carwash On ~aturday,, was held, First United donated the proceeds of the parking, the Carnegie Pool Room donated, DERA donated and BC Coalition of the Disabled chipped in. The focus of the rally on Friday began with a march from the DERA meeting at Carnegie and over 150 people proceeded to Crab. There reports were given amid music, dancing and playlets.

The case before the Human Rights Commission hasn't been resolved yet but the ideal outcome will be for both the Port aqd CPR being held legally responsible for the disgusting of our rights.

- violation Alderman Philip Owen spoke about a possible solution "weeks" away, but one year ago the majority on City Cauncil promised to ".,.put political

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scorching point that one's physical or mental challenges do not detract from the inner beauty of the person.

In all, we still have a fight. The new Minister of Transport is Jerry St. Germain from a Lower Mainland riding.

He must be constantly reminded of our demand for a truely immediate solution.

We have to extract respect and recognition of our rights from people who smile, are polite, then knife us in the back. The sour thought festering in their minds: POOR PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS DOING THIS TO RICH PEOPLE. Theatre Terrific performed a play It's a hard life, eh? about - - - - - a visitor from outer space wanting

By PAULR TAYLOR a ''perfect human being" to learn fairness, compassion and love from. The players, all withdisabilities, made

pressure on CPR to immediately re-open the atgrade crossing at Columbia Street.''

Owen was all enthused about the hard work of the NPA and the Mayor, yet in the next sentence said that the City of Vancouver got a reply from "a junior law clerk in Montreal" who said that the crossing wouldn't be reopened. Two weeks the Mayor finally got MOTION: THAT D.E.R.A. COMMUNIaround to meeting with a vice-pres.

CATE TO LIBERAL LEADER JOHN of CPR and after a half-hour nothing I~~URNER IT'S SUPPORT OF HIS had changed. (Gordon Campbell worked EFFORTS TO FORCE MULRONEY ' for Marathon Realty, the r6al estate !TO ALLOW THE PEOPLE OF CANarm of CPR, before entering politics.)

ADA TO DECIDE THE FATE OF THE So, like always with this Council, CANADA-U. S FREE TRADE AGREEas little as possible boat-rocking as MENT BY WAY OF A FEDERAL ELEC is publically acceptable. Owen stood in for Mayor Campbell, maybe because - the Mayor didn't want to be embarrass(Atiba & Donalda have all results) STAGE 401 - Saturday Night's "Live" ed by public awareness of the lack of progress.

Surveys are going over well with users of Carnegie. People here have good Alderman Libby Davies spoke about ideas and our suggestions/questions/complaints prompt surveying as the way to the history of the struggle to wrest get the community's opinions.

Crab from developers and the insult of Stage 401 is the Volunteer Support Group's weekly dance & fundraiser; the the only access route being a farce. survey was conducted to ''touch base" with the users and utilize responses to She said that the Port & CPR forced a During the 3% week period, 71 people helped with make beneficial changes. deal on us, saying "We'll give you the humour (wanting bear meat at the concession), criticism (one singer 1s always park only if you concede to an overpass." too loud) and insights on decoration, ventilation, lighting, sound quality Denis Ralston & Harry made quite a and even the tables & chairs. statement: they started up the Respondents asked about more variety in the music - checking preferences in hill yesterday, went as far as they a list of Country, Country Rock, Rock n' Roll, Blues, Rhythym & Blues, Dixiebefore tiring, then pitched camp land, Folk, Labour, Jazz and Other (Salsa, Reggae, Womenst Bands, Bluegrass, and stayed the night on the slopes Swing, Heavy Metal and Originals). Other concerns included food at the concessjust to get Our park under their Own One person says the pizza is great!! ions, more young men and more young steam.

The Volunteers want to thank all who took the time and energy to help.

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SUGGESTIONS FOR LETTERS TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL The Mayor'and C i t y C o u n c i l l o r s ADDRESS C i t y o f Vancouver 453 West 1 2 t h Avenue V5Y 1V4 Vancouver NOTE

I f your l e t t e r i s a d d r e s s e d t o t h e Mayor and Members of C i t y C o u n c i l , t h e City Clerk w i l l d i s t r i b u t e c o p i e s of each t o t h e c o u n c i l l o r s .

A s w e l l a s r e g i s t e r i n g y o u r o p p o s i t i o n t o h a v i n g t h e n o r t h w e s t quadr a n t o f S t r a t h c o n a Community Gardens r e z o n e d f o r r e s i d e n t i a l u s e , i t would be h e l p f u l i f your l e t t e r g a v e C i t y C o u n c i l a s e n s e o f who you a r e and what t h e Garden means t o you.

T h e r e i s no need t o w r i t e l i k e a c i t y p l a n n e r .

Write i n your own v o i c e , s o a l l o u r l e t t e r s t o g e t h e r c a n c r e a t e a p i c t u r e o f tlle G a r d e n ' s r e a l i t y .

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Some o f t h e t h i n g s you c a n m e n t i o n , i f t h e y a p p l y , a r e : t h a t you l i v e i n t h e neighbourhood of t h e g a r d e n (and i f you h a v e l i v e d chere a long time, s a y s o ) . t h a t you a r e r e t i r e d , o r d i s a b l e d , o r unemployed, o r a s i n g l e p a r e n t , o r a new Canadian, o r working f o r a low wage. t h a t you l i v e i n s o c i a l h o u s i n g , o r r e n t a l h o u s i n g , o r any k i n d o f h o u s i n g without garden soace. :9 t h a t you need t h e food you grow i n your g a r d e n . ?; t h a t your own g a r d e n i s i n t h e t h r e a t e n e d a r e a ; how much work o r money you have p u t i n t o i t ; what i t would mean t o you t o l o s e i t . t h a t you u s e and e n j o y t h e common a r e a s o r p r o j e c t s -- you b r i n g y o u r c h i l d r e n t o t h e p l a y a r e a , walk i n t h e m a r s h l a n d , p i c k b l a c k b e r r i e s i n t h e s h e l t e r b e l t , d e l i g h t i n t h e e n t i r e g a r d e n ' s o p e n n e s s t o l i g h t and w e a t h e r whatever i t i s a b o u t t h e g a r d e n t h a t ' s most i m p o r t a n t t o you.

Say what i t would mean t o you t o l o s e t h e common a r e a s of t h e g a r d e n . :

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T f you have any s p e c i a l i n t e r e s t o r e x p e r t i s e ( i f you work w i t h s e n i o r s , o r i l l l a n d s c a p i n g , a r t , m e n t a l h e a l t h , e n v i r o n m e n t a l economics, e t c . ) , mention i t and u s e i t t o b r i n g your own a n g l e t o t h e q u e s t i o n .

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I f you c a n , p l e a s e l e t u s have a copy of your l e t t e r f o r o u r f i l e .

I f you a r e n o t c o n f i d e n t of your a b i l i t y t o w r i t e i n E n g l i s h , o t h e r IiEI,P garden-members w i l l h e l p you.

We w i l l p o s t t h e t i m e s when someone w i l l be a t t h e g a r d e n w i t h a t y p e w r i t e r . We can a l s o s u p p l y s t a t i o n a r y and s t a m p s .

FUICl'HER I N F O R M A T I O N :

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Joanne

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I am w h i t e b u t I know t h a t t w i c e i n my younger d a y s , t h e g e n o c i d a l savagery of t h e w h i t e man touched my life.

I was born i n a t r a p p e r ' s c a b i n i n t h e woods of Northern Saskatchewan.

The c o u n t r y had been newly opened t o homesteading - i n f a c t o u r bush farm l a y a t t h e n o r t h e r n l i m i t o f government-surveyed l a n d . Between t h e n o r t h e r n l i m i t of o u r farm and t h e North P o l e l a y o n l y bush, muskeg, t u n d r a and A r c t i c i c e and smow.

The one-room l o g c a b i n i n which I w a s born s t o o d w i t h i n 100 y a r d s o f t h e Cumberland T r a i l , a f u r - t r a d i n g r o u t e l e a d i n g t o Cumberland House a t r a d i n g p o s t on Cumberland Lake which was e s t a b l i s h e d by e x p l o r e r Alexander Hendry i n 1876.. The c a b i n ' s beams were blackened by d e c a d e s of wood smoke.

There w a s e v i d e n c e t h a t t h i s had once been " I n d i a n c o u n t r y . " One c o u l d f i n d f l i n t arrowheads and o c c a s i o n l y t h e most m a r v e l l o u s l y made n a t i v e s t o n e hammerheads.

There were a l s o leaden-grey b a l l s of what had been 'I pemmican", a m i x t u r e of a n i m a l f a t , meat and b e r r i e s . Although t h a t pemmican had l a i n i n t h e bush f o r deca d e s , one c o u l d s t i l l eat i t .

There was a l l of t h i s e v i d e n c e of n a t i v e occupation of t h e land i n p a s t t i m e s - b u t t h e r e were no n a t i v e s Born i n 1930, I l i v e d t h e r e u n t i l I moved away i n 1946 w i t h my f a m i l y and i n those s i x t e e n years I only s a w n a t i v e " I n d i a n s " once. I n about 1938 a wagon t r a i n went through. i t s p e o p l e had s k i n d a r k e r t h a n t h e Caucasian w h i t e which was a l l t h e s e t t l e r s i n t h e d i s t r i c t had s e e n b e f o r e . My mother - from England - announced t h a t t h e y must be Gypsies. No one would go n e a r them.

Of c o u r s e t h e s e were n a t i v e I n d i a n s p a s s i n g through a vast a r e a of Nor-

t h e r n Saskatchewan where t h e r e a r e no N e t ives.

Why i s t h e r e t h i s b i g h o l e i n t h e a b o r i g i n a l map - t h i s g r e a t expanse of c o u n t r y where no N a t i v e p e o p l e s e x i s t ? I have s i n c e l e a r n e d why t h a t is and i t i s t o t h e e v e r l a s t i n g shame of t h e w h i t e man.

About t h e time t h e CPR w a s d r i v e n through t h e p r a i r i e s t o i t s f i n a l g o a l i n B r i t i s h Columbia, w h i t e f u r t r a d e r s i n Northern Saskatchewan were l o o k i n g ahead.

"This i s going t o be good farming c o u n t r y , " t h e y s a i d . "Farming and I n d i a n s a r e n ' t l i k e l y t o mix s o we g o t t a ' g e t r i d of some of t h e s e f***ing savages."

So t h e y opened t h e g a t e s of t h e i r t r a d i n g p o s t s and handed o u t f r e e b l a n k e t s t o t h e Natives.

I t would have been a n i c e gest u r e e x c e p t t h a t t h e y took t h e blank e t s o f f t h e beds o f a number of smallpox v i c t i m s w i t h i n t h e f o r t .

The w h i t e men had t h e i r way. Smallpox went through t h e n a t i v e p o p u l a t i o n l i k e a s h a r p s c y t h e through a s t a n d of r i p e g r a i n . That i s why t h e r e is a g r e a t sweep of t h e map i n Northern Saskatchewan where t h e r e a r e no N a t i v e s , why t h e once w e l l - t r a v e l l e d Cumberland T r a i l w a s - even when I w a s growing up t h e r e - an abandoned t r a i l t h r o u g h t h e woods.

I n f o l l o w i n g i s s u e s of t h e Newsletter, I expect t o t a k e a look a t o t h e r examples o f t h e w h i t e man's shameful behaviour. Much of t h a t shameful r e c o r d i s n o t t a u g h t i n t h e w h i t e man's s c h o o l s . It i s covered up and whitewashed and swept under t h e rug. How t e r r i b l e i t would be i f t h e plump and well-fed w h i t e c h i l d r e n should l e a r n t h a t t h e y w i l l i n h e r i t t h i s marvellous country thanks t o p o l i c i e s o f r o b b e r y , murder, genocide and o u t r a g e o u s l y l y i n g p o l i c i e s - and t h a t - t h e shadow o f t h o s e p o l i c i e s f a l l s across a l l dealings with the N a t i v e p o p u l a t i o n today.

Now i s t h e t i m e t o s t r i k e t o t h e Heart of t h e m a t t e r ; During my a r c h e o l o g i c a l s e a r c h f o r Sam & t h e ~ u c kI d i d n ' t f i n d e i t h e r , b u t I d i d f i n d a t r u e gem - t h e Socred S e c r e t ! A c t u a l l y i s w a s a smelly modly doucement t i t l e s Fascism S t r i k e s Back - P a r t I1 by Winnie Vander Za,m; a l s o s u b t i t l e d "How I W i l l Run B.C. f o r YOU".

It w a s worse than Armageddon, w i t h Socreds g i v i n g themselves t i t l e s l i k e S i r & and My Lord and Your Worship.. worst of a l l was t h e l a s t page The Socred CONSTITUTION! !! To rep l a c e t h e Canadian one?

L e t ' s make Vancouver a SocredFree Zone. Write your MLA about t h e p a c i f i e r f o r Vanderzalm and d o n ' t f o r g e t t h a t Gordon Campbell was No. 1 behind g e t t i n g him e l e c t e d a s Mayor of Vancouver i n 1984.

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There i s a bottom t o a bowl There i s a bottom t o a w e l l , The e a r t h has l a y e r s of r o c k , w a t e r , o i l and s o on, Everything w e c a n s e e o r measure h a s a s i z e , shape and depth.

But what about t h e d e p t h s of o u r emotions? Does everyone e x p e r i e n c e t h e same amount of joy and sorrow?

Sometimes I f e e l an extreme and int e n s e h a p p i n e s s ; sometimes I am v e r y sad, l o n e l y and down i n t h e dumps.

I o f t e n wonder about o r d i n a r y people The ones who work day i n & day o u t The ones who have c h i l d r e n & l i v e i n t h e suburbs...

Do t h e y e x p e r i e n c e t h e s e g r e a t happinesses & depressions?

I answered my own q u e s t i o n f i n a l l y and concluded t h a t t h e s e people t h a t a r e c o n s t a n t l y on t h e go d o n ' t have time t o t h i n k about t h e s e t h i n g s . a l 1 t h a t much because t h e i r g o a l i n l i f e i s money and most of t h e i r energy i s p u t i n t o g e t t i n g o t t h i n k i n g about money & what microwave o r c a r o r house t h e y are going t o (have t o ) bu Happiness c a n b e having fun t e l l i n g jokes, p a r t y i n g , going t o t h e beach, being i n l o v e . , . i n friends.

There i s g r e a t happiness - and d o i n g - f o r o t h e r s ; h e l p i n g , l i s t e n i n g and s h a r i n g .

Happiness i s knowing you a r e It i s f e e l i n g good, appreciated. l i v e l y and e n e r g e t i c . Looking a t a b i r d i n a t r e e can be g r e a t happiness.

Maybe a cup of c o f f e e a n d . a sandwich i s t h e g r e a t e s t happiness of a l l .

Some people need microwaves and o t h e r s a r e happy w i t h a s m i l e !

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Love, Pearl

A s you w i l l a 11 p r o b a b l y n o t i c e , I d o n ' t have a "cute" l i t t l e opening b l u r b t o s t a r t my column o f f w i t h t h i s month. T h i s i s because my writers q u i t t o go w r i t e s p e e c h e s f o r C a p t a i n Chaos's b i d t o become Mayor. Well, t h a t ' s okay. I h e a r Johnny Carson h a s been w r i t i n g h i s own m a t e r i a l , s o maybe I ' l l w r i t e him a l e t t e r and see i f h e ' d l i k e t o s h a r e some of i t w i t h m e n e x t month.

Okay, now l e t ' s g e t down t o t h e b u s i n e s s a t hand which i s my thumb-nail r e v i e w s of t h e movies f o r t h e month of August. They a r e shown e v e r y F r i d a y evening a t 7:00 pm i n t h e Carnegie T h e a t r e a t 401 Main S t r e e t . A s u s u a l I have used t h e 4 - s t a r r a t i n g system a s f o l l o w s :

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August 5 t h : PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1987)** D i r e c t e d by John C a r p e n t e r S t a r r i n -g Jameson P a r k e r , Donald P l e a s e n c e , L i s a B 1.ount and r o c k s t a r A l i c e Coope A group of c o l l e g e s t u d e n t s , p r o f e s s o r s and a p r i e s t i n v e s t i g a t e a c a n i s t e r conta i n i n g a s t r a n g e g r e e n l i q u i d i n t h e basement of an abandoned Los Angeles church.

The p r i e s t b e l i e v e s t h e s u b s t a n c e t o be none o t h e r t h a n S a t a n h i m s e l f .

August 1 2 t h : JAWS (1975)**** D i r e c t e d by S t e v e n S p i e l b e r g S t a r r i n g Roy S c h e i d e r , Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and L o r r a i n e Gary.

F a s t paced t h r i l l e r a b o u t a New England c o a s t a l town t h a t i s t e r r o r i z e d by shark a t t a c k s . T h i s , t h e o r i g i n a l , i s 100% b e t t e r t h a n any of t h e s e q u e l s . John W i l l i a m s won a n Academy Award f o r h i s now c l a s s i c m u s i c a l s c o r e .

August 1 9 t h : MORONS FROM OUTER SPACE (1985) D i r e c t e d by Mike Hodges S t a r r i n g G r i f f Rhys-Jones, James B. S i k k i n g , Jimmy N a i l and Joanne P e a r c e .

What happens when a s p a c e s h i p f i l l e d w i t h a l i e n s - who j u s t happen t o be b r a i n l e s s t w i t s - c r a s h l a n d s on E a r t h ? Having n o t y e t s e e n t h i s one, t h e answer i s beyond me, b u t I ' m s u r e i t ' l l be o u t a t h i s world.

August 26th: SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (1941)**** D i r e c t e d by P r e s t o n S t u r g e s S t a r r i n g J o e l McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert warwick and W i l l i a m Demarest.

A Hollywood f i l m d i r e c t o r , t i r e d of making f l u f f , d e c i d e s he wants t o make a s e r i o u s p i c t u r e . To r e s e a r c h i t , he s e t s o u t w i t h 1 0 i~n h i s pocket t o experi e n c e l i f e i n t h e r e a l world. T h i s i s a n a g e l e s s c l a s s i c n o t worth m i s s i n g .

COMING I N SEPTEMBER: I r a n i a n bad guys, Chicano s t r e e t gangs, a b l a c k Trans-Am, bleach-blond beach-bums and C l i n t Eastwood. So u n t i l t h e l i g h t s go down a g a i n , t h i s i s t h e Unknown C r i t i c s u g g e s t i n g " t r y a bag o f t h e V o l u n t e e r s ' popcorn."

The o t h e r day I t o o k a walk down t o t h e o l d Expo site. My wanderi n g s l e d me t o The P l a z a o f Nations and t h e r e I found t h e model of P a c i f i c Place.

D e s p i t e a l l t h e w r i t i n g I have done on t h i s proposed development and t h e e f f e c t i t would have on t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e , I l e f t t h e r e i n a s t a t e of mild shock.

The p r e s e n t a t i o n was s l i c k , inc l u d i n g a six-minute v i d e o d i s p l a y ; t h e model i t s e l f w a s b e a u t i f u l , a n example of t h e model maker's c r a f t manship. What r e a l l y grabbed m e was t h i s development i s going t o b e r i g h t on o u r d o o r s t e p .

Up u n t i l now, most of u s thought of P a c i f i c P l a c e as b e i n g b l o c k s removed from us.

That's not so.

Its scope r u n s from Yaletown a t t h e f a r end t o Pender S t . a t t h e extreme n o r t h end.

Did I s a y Pender S t . ? Yes I d i d .

The s o u t h s i d e o f Pender S t . from Shanghai A l l e y r i g h t up t o t h e Sun Tower, a t B e a t t y S t . , i s i n c l u d e d .

What's going t h e r e ? Well would you b e l i e v e ; f a c i n g Pender S t . a r e t a i l m a l l of s o r t s and going back towards Keefer S t . medium-rise a p a r t m e n t s and o f f i c e s - s t r e t c h i n g c l e a r around t o t h e Chinese Gardens on C a r r a l l S t r e e t .

A few q u e s t i o n s p u t t o t h e g e n t l e man who was e x p l a i n i n g t h e development t o u s brought t h e i n f o t h a t c o n s t r u c t i o n i s expected t o b e g i n a t b o t h ends a t once. Yaletown and Pender S t . a t t h e same time. True enough, i t w i l l be a few y e a r s bef o r e we see a n y t h i n g happening b u t consider t h i s : before f i v e years have p a s s e d t h e r e w i l l b e new b u i l d i n g s on Pender S t . between B e a t t y and Carrall S t . It won't be much l o n g e r a f t e r t h a t and w e ' l l s e e new b u i l d i n g s on t h e n o r t h s i d e of Pender. That i s j u s t around t h e c o r n e r from T e l l i e r Tower - a b l o c k s o u t h and two b l o c k s west of t h e Carnegie C e n t r e , one b l o c k away from woodward's and Army & Navy and seve r a l h o t e l s . Pigeon P a r k might become a t o u r i s t a t t r a c t i o n .

B e f o r e t h i s happens, we might s e e c o n s i d e r a b l e change i n t h e D.E. woodward's owns q u i t e a l a r g e chunk o f t h e a r e a and Army 6 Navy almost a s much.

I d o n ' t suppose t h e y a r e about t o l e t t h e g r a s s grow under t h e i r f e e t .

The new h o t e l t h a t i s t o be b u i l t a c r o s s from S e a r s w i l l s t r e t c h t o Pender S t . and even t a k e o v e r some of t h e b u i l d i n g s t h e r e .

The renewal f e v e r w i l l l i k e l y s p r e a d down Pender and H a s t i n g s S t s . ,

c r e e p i n g t o w a r d s t h e D.E. a l l t h e time I f we l o o k a t H a s t i n g s S t . from V i c t o r y S q u a r e down t o C a r r a l l S t . , we c a n a l m o s t v i s u a l i z e what may happen. The b u i l d i n g s d i r e c t l y e a s t of V i c t o r y S q u a r e a r e f o r t h e most p a r t f a i l e d b u s i n e s s e s , s e c o n d hand ' s t o r e s ( a t l e a s t 3 of t h e s e under t h e same o w n e r ) ; t h e m a s s i v e b u i l d i n g a t H a s t i n g s and Cambie w i l l p r o b a b l y r e m a i n , b u t most of t h e o t h e r s a r e expendable t o a developer.

Across t h e s t r e e t i s m o s t l y owned by woodward's, i n c l u d i n g a p o r t i o n of Cordova S t . and e x t e n d i n g r i g h t i n t o Gas town.

The b l o c k between Abbott & C a r r a l l w i l l be most a f f e c t e d as i t i s mostl y s p l i t up i n t o u n i t s now.

Behind most of t h e s e b u i l d i n g s i s a l a r g e p a r k i n g l o t , g o i n g from t h e c o r n e r of Abbott t o C a r r a l l .

L e t ' s review what ' s t h e r e .

1) A c t u a l l y f r o n t i n g on Abbott S t . b u t t a k i n g a l a r g e f r o n t a g e on Hast i n g s S t . i s t h e Abbott Rooms. T h i s b u i l d i n g i s now owned by Korean money.

It w i l l most l i k e l y be r a z e d and a h o t e l c o u l d p o s s i b l y t a k e i t s place.

2 ) The Grand Union H o t e l (maybe merge w i t h t h e money p e o p l e who own t h e Abbott).

3 ) The o l d Wosk s t o r e ; h a r d t o s a y who owns t h e p r o p e r t y now, b u t i t s t a n d s i n t h e way o f development and would go u n d e r t h e w r e c k e r ' s b a l l .

4 ) San F r a n c i s c o Pawnbrokers and t h e b u i l d i n g n e x t t o i t ; o n e i s owned

by Fedco Dept. S t o r e s b u t b o t h b u i l d i n g s a r e o l d and l i k e l y t o be demolished.

5) Then t h e r e is t h e p a r k i n g l o t and n e x t t o i t i s a wedge shaped b u i l d i n g which i s o l d , a l t h o u g h k e p t i n good r e p a i r , and i t w i l l l i k e l y go t h e demolition route.

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6. The Simon's B u i l d i n g , r i g h t on t h e c o r n e r o f C a r r a l l S t . ; a marvelo u s l y w e l l - k e p t b u i l d i n g and w e l l worth saving a s i t s t r e t c h e s almost t o Pender.

T h i s b u i l d i n g would be an i d e a l make-over t o s o c i a l h o u s i n g a n o t h e r j e w e l b e s i d e T e l l i e r and t h e Four S i s t e r s .

T h i n k o f t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e w i t h o u t a l l t h e s e p l a c e s : The Arco H o t e l - Detox - P e n d e r H o t e l - Abbott rooms - The S i l v e r & The Avalon The M e t r o p o l e ( r e n o v a t e d & renamed) The Grand Union - The L o t u s - SaveOn-Meats - Woodward's S t o r e - Funky Winkerbeans - San F r a n c i s c o Pawnb r o k e r s - The L i t t l e Spot - and f i n a l l y Pigeon Park. Previous l o s s e s of f a m i l i a r p l a c e s a r e : Wosk's - White Lunch - Warren H o t e l - A s h e r ' s Men's Wear - Sweet S i x t e e n - The Boot Shop (now l o c a t e d o p p o s i t e T e l l i e r Tower).

What w i l l t a k e p l a c e on t h e s o u t h s i d e o f P e n d e r S t . w i l l a f f e c t a l l of t h e D.E. and u s a s w e l l .

T h i s i s why i t i s i m p o r t a n t t o g e t as many lowincome h o u s i n g p r o j e c t s i n t h e n e x t two o r t h r e e y e a r s as p o s s i b l e .

T h i s i s why y o u r v o t e i s i m p o r t a n t i n t h e upcoming c i v i c e l e c t i o n .

T h i s i s why we must be c e r t a i n t h a t t h e b u d d i e s o f t h e guys who a r e s e l l i n g our province o f f a r e not going t o get a chance t o s e l l o u r c i t y o u t .

I f you h a v e n ' t r e g i s t e r e d t o v o t e yet, get with it! A vote t h a t ' s l o s t is a vote t h a t costs!

Enjoy t h e l u x u r y o f f i r i n g a bunch o f guys you d o n ' t l i k e by v o t i n g

Decent A f f o r d a b l e L i v i n g Accomodations Soon (D.A.L.A.S.) The l a t e M a r t i n L u t h e r King s a i d i n one o f h i s s p e e c h e s , "I h a v e a dream."

Those words of h i s c a u g h t t h e i m a g i n a t i o n o f p e o p l e a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d and a f t e r h i s t r a g i c d e a t h by a n a s s a s i n ' s b u l l e t , "I have a dream" became t h e r a l l y i n g c a l l f o r u n d e r - p r i v i l e d g e d and d e p r i v e d p e o p l e worldwide.

D.E.R.A. h a s had "A Dream" f o r many y e a r s .

F i r s t u n d e r Bruce E r i c k s o n and Libby D a v i e s and now u n d e r J i m Green, t h a t dream h a s been d e c e n t a f f o r d a b l e l i v i n g a c c o m o d a t i o n s f o r a l l - r e g a r d l e s s of race, r e l i g i o n , language o r p o l i t i c a l persuasion.

I r e f e r t o t h i s by t h e acronym D.A.L.A.S. Concord P a c i f i c Developments L t d . , t h e Company u n d e r which t h e F a l s e Creek Expo l a n d s a r e b e i n g d e v e l o p e d , i s s u e s a q u e s t i o n a i r e t o v i s i t o r s a t t h e i r P a c i f i c P l a c e model l o c a t e d n e a r t h e P l a z a o f N a t i o n s on t h e o l d Expo s i t e .

T h i s q u e s t i o n a i r e a s k s 1 2 q u e s t i o n s , one o f which i s , "We a r e e m p h a s i z i n g r e s i d e n t i a l development r a t h e r t h a n c o m e r c i a l development f o r t h e s i t e . Do you agree with t h i s approach?

Of course, I a g r e e wholeheartedly with t h i s concept provided t h a t I could afford t o l i v e there.

But t h e t r u t h i s , n e i t h e r myself n o r anyone e l s e from t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e would be a b l e t o a f f o r d t o l i v e t h e r e i f t h e r e i s t o be no a f f o r d a b l e h o u s i n g on t h e s i t e .

Copies of t h i s q u e s t i o n a i r e are a v a i l a b l e t o you.

They a r e e x a c t l y t h e same a s t h e one i s s u e d a t t h e m o d e l ' s s i t e , o n l y we h a v e removed t h e Co. name.

What i s needed i s t h a t as many p e o p l e a s p o s s i b l e c o m p l e t e one o f t h e s e forms and u n d e r t h e h e a d i n g of a d d i t i o n a l comments, r e g i s t e r t h e i r c o n c e r n about t h e l a c k of a f f o r d a b l e housing.

We w i l l t h e n f o r w a r d a l l t h e completed q u e s t i o n a i r e s as a p e t i t i o n t o Concord P a c i f i c o f f i c e s , d i r e c t e d t o t h e i r Board o f D i r e c t o r s .

T h i s w i l l be a n o p p o r t u n i t y f o r o u t w i s h e s t o be s e e n and o u r v o i c e s h e a r d where i t c o u n t s .

Of c o u r s e we w i l l a l s o have t h e i s s u e b r o u g h t f o r w a r d a t C i t y Council.

If we a l l work t o g e t h e r on t h i s , maybe w e ' l l make a d i f f e r e n c e i n some d e c i s i o n s t h a t w e l l be made i n t h e f u t u r e .

Those of u s who a r e a l r e a d y i n a f f o r d a b l e h o u s i n g s h o u l d remember what i t was l i k e and s t a n d a l o n g s i d e o u r b r o t h e r s and s i s t e r s , n o t o n l y o f t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e b u t a l l o v e r t h e Lower Mainland.

WHAT HAPPENS TO ONE OF US, HAPPENS TO ALL OF US! I f you a r e p r e s e n t l y l i v i n g i n a f f o r d a b l e h o u s i n g and would l i k e t o be a team l e a d e r f o r D.A.L.A.S., p l e a s e c a l l me a t 682-1697 and I w i l l a r r a n g e f o r a Team Response Package t o be d e l i v e r e d t o you.

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SEAFEST Greyhounds and Whip-its The Navy G u d ~ u n n e r ' s dogs Shake f u r i o u s l y a t t h e crowd.

I remember h i s a r m s t a t t o o e d i n b l u e s and g r e e n s and r e d and Gold "We'll c h a l l e n g e t h a t l a s t s c o r e , " he s a i d Minions of Midget Men. Then, I r e a d h e r palms f o r f r e e Af ter , J a n e t asked f o r p o e t r y .

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I l i s t e n e d t o h e r song, b u t Boy was I surprised!

I heard J i m i again done o v e r i n Blue-Grass s t y l e .

And bag P i p e r i n t h e 5 1 s t S t a t e of t h e Union and s t o r y t e l l i n ' f o r the l i t t l e chile. ' b o u t J a c k and H e l l ; and C a n a j i u n t u n e s t c)O. Af r i c a A s t h e Moon S h i n e s I ' m wondering how t o go t o s l e e p w i t h you on my mind, L i f e i s r e a l l y worth i t knowing you You i n s p i r e my e v e r y waking moment, I l e f t you my memory s o you'd dream about my h e a r t a c h e The moon's glow s e t t l e s my mind and I know you won't worry about m e i f I go t o s l e e p You b r i n g me home t o my s o u l and i t was worth knowing you.

And a s t h e moon s h i n e s you a r e my g u a r d i a n a n g e l t o p r o t e c t me d u r i n g t h e n i g h t .

Dorin

The F a l a f e l l ' s s m e l l OH! That deep Hawaiian, Pacif i c a blue.

A f t e r sun-set t h e Moon s e t My s i d e b u r n s d i c t a t e HOME. Though a n o t h e r month h a s come and gone I ' m s t i l l f r e e t o roam.

She s h a k e s t h e brown b l a n k e t a n e x t e n s i o n from a f r i e n d .

I spun around t o t h a n k i t Off t h e b u s , On t h e s t r e e t .

THE END.

By Taum Danberger

I am w r i t i n g a b o u t what i t means t o go back t o s c h o o l f o r someone l i k e myself who went t o g r a d e s c h o o l f o r 1 t e n y e a r s , and o n l y g o t t o g r a d e f i v e .

11 l e f t i n 1946 f e e l i n g d e s p o n d e n t and disgusted.

I d i d n o t know t h e n t h a t I had a m i l d form of d y s l e x i a .

Words were e n t e r i n g my b r a i n t w i s * t e d a r o u n d and t h e y sounded d i f f e r e n t ; i t ' s s t i l l w i t h me t o d a y , b u t t o a l e s s e r degree.

I s t i l l have t r o u b l e w i t h numbers.

Ethan M i n o v i t z , c o v e r i n g t h e o n e d a y c o n f e r e n c e a t Carneg i e , q u o t e d me a s s a y i n g I h a v e a h e a r i n g problem, b u t I c a n h e a r f i n e .

L a s t y e a r , I went on a camping t r i p f o r f o u r d a y s up t o S e c h e l t . I t was I j u s t g r e a t g e t t i n g o u t of t h e c i t y f o r a few d a y s .

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"Oh," s h e s a i d , " y o u ' r e t h e one who w r o t e t h e l e t t e r . " I s a i d y e s and t h a t I ' v e o n l y g o t t o g r a d e f i v e , b u t I t r y . Nancy t h e n asked me i f I had two m i n u t e s t o s p a r e . I s a i d s u r e s o s h e t o o k me t o Tom A t k i n s o n , C a r n e g i e L e a r n i n g Cenhat's how I e n t e r t r e coordinator.

I found o u t ed t h e l e a r n i n g c e n t r e .

I r e a l l y l i k e going t o c l a s s e s . I ' m t a k i n g math and E n g l i s h c o m p o s i t i o n and c r e a t i v e w r i t i n g .

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So I went home and t h o u g h t 'What c a n I w r i t e a b o u t ? ' I s t a r t e d w i t h t h e time I was on t h e i c e on t h e motor v e s s e l Theron. A f t e r t h r e e p a g e s I c o u l d n o t s t o p , and g o t c a r r i e d away, f i n i s h i n g w i t h f i f t e e n p a g e s . Mary Franc e s s a i d , "You must have been w r i t i n g a l o n g t i m e ; " and I s a i d , "No, i t ' s t h e f i r s t I have e v e r done."

She e n c o u r a g e d me s o much.

I start e d w r i t i n g a r t i c l e s f o r t h e Carne g i e N e w s l e t t e r and t h e e d i t o r always I am v e r y s a y s t o keep w r i t i n g . p l e a s e d , and now my g o a l i s t o be s f r e e l a n c e j o u r n a l i s t and a u t h o r .

The L e a r n i n g C e n t r e h a s h e l p e d n o t o n l y me.

T h e r e i s a l a d y w i t h a few c h i l d r e n who c o u l d n o t r e a d o r w r i t e when s h e f i r s t came, b u t now s h e i s a l s o happy t h a t s h e i s l e a r n i n g .

There a r e 250,000 a d u l t s i n B . C . t h a t c a n n o t r e a d o r w r i t e . There a r e a l o t o f p e o p l e o u t t h e r e on a w a i t i n g l i s t w a n t i n g t o g e t i n . Unfort u n a t e l y , t h e r e i s a l a c k of t u t o r s and a l a c k o f f u n d s from t h e p r o v i n c i a l government t o t h e Vancouver S c h o o l Board, which i n t u r n h i n d e r s t h e Carnegie Learning Centre.

I f o n l y t h e S o c r e d s c o u l d s e e down t h e r o a d , p e o p l e l i k e myself w i l l b e working a g a i n , and p a y i n g b i g t a x d o l l a r s back t o V i c t o r i a - which h e l p s pay I%Af s s a l a r i e s and fund many other projects.

By g e t t i n g p e o p l e an e d u c a t i o n and o f f w e l f a r e r o l l s , t h e b e t t e r i t w i l l be f o r a l l .

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"Charged", durn d e durn dum, by t h e R. C.M. f o r c e h e s e z f o r " i n f l u e n c e paddling." and w e ' l l be damned i f o l e ' B i l l w h a t s h i z l a s t name w e r e n ' t c l e a r e d of t h e "charge". and him g r i n n i n g o u t a t u s and s p r e a d i n g t h o s e w e l l gardened hands a t u s o u t of t h e f r o n t page of t h e newspaper Hands t h a t a r e open and oh s o squeeky squeek c l e a n .

But, t h i n k . people. t a k e a second t h o u g h t . t h i n k .

Who t h e h e l l g e t s "charged" and n e v e r ends up i n court?

B i l l w h a t s h i z l a s t name anyway! I n f l u e n c e peddlingracketeering-bribery.

C r i m i n a l t y p e "charges" and no c o u r t d a t e . what t h e h e l l goes on?

C o l l u s i o n w i t h t h e p o l i c e ? Set-up w i t h t h e A . G . ?

One law f o r t h e r i c h and b r u t a l i t y and zoo time f o r t h e poor.

Throw t h e son of a b i t c h i n t h e s l a m and b r i n g him before the court!

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