December 15, 1991, carnegie newsletter

NEWSLETTER Dear F o l k s , There won't b e a N e w s l e t t e r on J a n u a r y 1st.

Thanks f o r y o u r h e l p . Take c a r e .

PARAGUAYAN HARP BY MIKE ABSALOM 4 : 3 0 t o 6:30pm - Main F l o o r Tuesday, - - - - - - - - - December - - - - - - - - - 17 -_ CARNEGIE CABARET 7:OOpm - T h e a t r e

5:30pm - 2nd F l o o r - $1.25 Thursday, December 1 9 .....................

FILM - RUSSIA HOUSE 7:OOpm - T h e a t r e F r i d a y , December 20

SENIORS-CRRTSTMS-EELEBUTION Featuring a musical extravaganza.

7:OOpm - T h e a t r e Everyone Welcome!

PARAGUAYAN HARP BY MIKE ABSALOM 3:30 t o 5:30 - 2nd F l o o r

Tuesday, . . . . . . . . . . .December . . . . . . . . . 24 CIIRISTMAS EVE CELEBRATION C a b a r e t A 1 1 Night Long Food, Videos and Fun Midnight Snacks Free R r e a k f a s t - 5:OOam IVediiesday, December 25

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5:OOpm - T h e a t r e - $ 3 . 0 0 George H i l l a b y on P i a n o [ t i c k e t s a t i n f o desk) CELTIC HARPIST MIKE ABSALOM 2 :3O t o 4 :3O - Main F l o o r

With a v i s i t from M r . 6 Mrs. C l a u s 3 S i t t i n g s - 4:00, 5:00 6 6:OOpm ( f r e e - t i c k e t s a t i n f o desk) F - -r -i d- a- y- ,- - December - - - - - - - - - 27 -VEGETARIAN FEAST 2nd F l o o r - C o n c e s s i o n - $ 2 . 5 0 S a t u r d a y , December 28

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many ~ o d s ,s o many c r e e d s many p a t h s t h a t wind and wind :n a 1 1 t h i s s a d o l d world needs j u s t . t h e a r t of b e i n g k i n d .

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H e l l o . My name i s Margaret P r e v o s t . I 3 . r e s i d e i n t h e h e a r t of Vancouver, b e t t e r known a s t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e , & have f o r c l o s e t o 3% y e a r s .

A f t e r t h e f i r s t y e a r I began v o l u n t e e r i n g t i m e i n t h e Four S i s t e r s Co-op, c h a i r i n g t h e Maintenance Committee & b e i n g on t h e Membership Committee. Then I b r a n c h e d o u t i n t h e community t o work on v a r i o u s n e e d s c l o s e t o home, l i k e g e t t i n g c o r n e r c u r b s more a c c e s s i b l e f o r w h e e l c h a i r users, others with d i s a b i l i t i e s & seniors.

A number of u s have been working t o g e t b e t t e r a c c e s s t o CRAB P a r k ( P o r t s i d e P a r k ) which i s s t i l l i n t h e works.

I became a Board member a t t h e Co-op a s CHRISTMAS DINNERS ----------------w e l l a s a t C a r n e g i e , c h a i r i n g t h e CommunF r a n c i s c a n S i s t e r s - 385 E.Cordova, Sunday i t y R e l a t i o n s Committee & v o l u n t e e r i n g my t i m e - 1% y e a r s - on t h e C a r n e g i e NewsletDec.15 from noon on. Come e a r l y ; t i c k e t s t e r . I c o n t i n u e t o a t t e n d v a r i o u s committg i v e n o u t on a f i r s t - c o m e b a s i s and 1000 e e meetings a t Carnegie. w i l l b e s e r v e d . meals I came t o t h i s a r e a b e c a u s e t h e r e was C r a b t r e e C o r n e r - 101 E. Cordova, Tuesday, nowhere f o r me t o l i v e . Throughout t h e s e Dec.17. noon t o 5pm; women 6 c h i l d r e n o n l y . y e a r s t h i s i s where I f e l t my e n e r g y was ~ a s t s i d eWomen's C e n t r e - 44 E . needed, n o t b e c a u s e of t h e a r e a b u t beCordova, Tuesday Dec.24 from 12:30 t o 4pm. c a u s e of t h e p e o p l e . A f t e r b e i n g h e r e t h i s Women & c h i l d r e n o n l y . l o n g I ' v e found t h e s e p e o p l e , my f r i e n d s , Harbour L i g h t -- 119 E. Cordova, Wed. Dec . 2 5 , have been n o t h i n g b u t f r i e n d l y , c a r i n g & from l l a m t o 5pn. even l o v i n g . T h e r e a r e a l l k i n d s of good Holy Rosary C a t h e d r a l - 646 ~ i c h a r d s , Wed. p e o p l e h e r e s o s t e r e o t y p e s b o t h e r me.

Dec.25, 2pm. Pick up t i c k e t s mid-December.

We, t h e p e o p l e of t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e , C a r n e g i e C e n t r e - 401 Main, Wed. Dec.25, have been & s t i l l a r e s t e r e o t y p e d a s homef r e e b r e a k f a s t f o r a l l a t 5 am; C h r i s t m a s t h e l i s t g o e s on. What Day d i n n e r a t 5 : 30pm f o r $2.50; Boxing Day l e s s , a l c o h o l i c s i s o b v i o u s - homeless p e o p l e I ' v e l e a r n e d d i n n e r i s f r e e . . 3 s i t t i n g s . . s t a r t s a t 4pm. w e r e n ' t homeless a l l t h e i r l i v e s . I t happened when t h e p l a c e s t h e y were i n became u n a f f o r d a b l e a s r e n t s went up & w e l f a r e r a t e s , p e n s i o n cheques d i d n ' t . . . o r okay h o u s i n g was demolished b y b i g d e v e l o p e r s .

H o t e l rooms became t h e o n l y p l a c e s e v e n h a l f w a y a f f o r d a b l e b u t meant p u t t i n g ub w i t h n o i s e from o t h e r s a s w e l l a s p u t t ' i n g up w i t h c o c k r o a c h e s i n t h e b e d s , on t h e f l o o r & even i n t h e l i t t l e food p e o p l e had. T h e r e i s a l s o v e r y l i t t l e h e a t i n such p l a c e s t o k e e p warm b y . So..why p u t up w i t h a l l t h i s s h i t . S a n i t y can o n l y go s o f a r . So t h e y e x i t . . . o n t o t h e s t r e e t s , u n d e r v i a d u c t s , i n g a r b a g e b i n s o r on p a r k b e n c h e s . . .& t h e l i s t goes on.

T h i s i s n o t a c c e p t a b l e . .& d o n ' t h i d e b e h i n d a smug, even a r r o g a n t o p i n i o n t h a t t h i s i s " j u s t ' s k i d r o a d ' . I t T h i s i s mv n e i g h b o u r h o o d , my community ...my home.

"That a r e a i s r i d d l e d w i t h a l c o h o l i c s , drug d e a l e r s & p r o s t i t u t i o n . P e o p l e g e t murdered down t h e r e . . i t 1 s n o t s a f e ! "

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FROM WHERE I SIT.."A Tribute to Danny" ..Jim Elliot, There it was on the front page of the morning newspaper a tribute to one of our community who had died suddenly and too soon.

Last week the community gathered to say farewell a moving memorial service in the church a glorious wake in the Carnegie centre.

There it was on the radio the next morning a tribute to one bigger than our community the story of how we said good-bye to Danny.

i began to wonder how it is that this 65 year old Croatian cookie maker, kitchen organizer volunteer with seniors this old country gentleman with a craggy face and a warm smile this loving, sometimes cantankerous man often single-minded yet so soft at the core; could bring together our often-divided community could touch the hearts of those who never knew him could be as big a gift in death as he was in life.

Perhaps it has something to do with authentic living with giving all that you have to make the world a little better.

Sometimes people ask me where I find God in the Downtown Eastside.

Editor, Regarding t h e a r t i c l e from Brian liagget - "Once-a-year C h r i s t i a n s " I t was l i k e n k n i f e i n t o my h e a r t t o r e a d t h i s a r t i c l e . I wanted t o s a y a l o t about i t , b u t I w i l l ask t h i s i n stead: 1) How does anyone know i f a C h r i s t i a n i s o n l y a C h r i s t i a n a t Christmas?

In f a c t , c e l e b r a t i n g g i v i n g i s what Christmas i s a b o u t , b u t does t h a t mean t h e y a r e C h r i s t i a n s o n l y once a y e a r ?

Please reread t h i s a r t i c l e l i k e t h i s : 1) from t h e p e r s p e c t i v e o f a C h r i s t i a n ; ) from t h e p e r s p e c t i v e o f C h r i s t i a n haters; ) from t h e p e r s p e c t i v e o f a C h r i s t i a n who d i d p l a n t o g i v e t h i s Christmas; ) from t h e p e r s p e c t i v e o f a r e c e i v e r (who, by t h e way, may be C h r i s t i a n ) .

Victoria Peltz

dear paul t a y l o r , j u s t wanted t o s a y t h a t t h e c a r n e g i e n e w s l e t t e r is t h e only newsletter/zine/ l i t e r a r y p u b l i c a t i o n / w h a t e v e r you want t o c a l l it t h a t i r e a d from c o v e r t o c o v e r a s soon a s i g e t it o r when i can r e l a x t o do s o . and t h a t i n c l u d e s E ' z i n e s t h a t i publish. t h e i n t e r p l a y o f p o e t r y c o l l a g e e s s a y and r a n t s i n the carnegie newsletter reads l i k e l i f e - - u n p r e d i c t a b l e , c h a o t i c and w i t h l o t s of edges t o t h e t r u t h s and l o t s a t r u t h s i n t h e edges. t h a n k s f o r p u t t i n l it a l l together. p j fanmail

A H i s t o r y of K r i s K r i n g l e . .

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Some continuum h a s S t .Nick b o r n a n E a s t e r n Orthodox C a t h o l i c who s a i l e d s l o w l y tc, I t a l y t o do t h e d e e d s t h a t l e a d t o fame i n Europe. He was o n c e r e v e r e d his relics r e s t i n Rockaway, New J e r s e y .

A c e r t a i n man i n N i c k ' s f i r s t p a r i s h , h i s d a u g h t e r s l a c k i n g t h e dowry f o r m a r r i a g e , l e f t h i s i n t e n t i o n & n o t h i s blame t o s e l l h i s o l d e s t t o a l i f e of shame. The goodly p r i e s t h a s t e n e d t o t h e c a l l . . t h e open window i n t o t h e h a l l . . N i c k l e f t a bag of g o l d t o s a v e .her downward f a l l .

A f t e r a s h o r t p a s s a g e of t i m e , t h e s e c ond d a u g h t e r was headed f o r a l i f e of c r i m e . Nick d i d t h e g o l d deed y e t a n o t h e r t i m e . The c r a f t y f a t h e r , s e e k i n g a s o u a c e of t h e g o l d , l i n g e r e d l a t e i n t h e darkened h a l l & saw t h a t t h e donor was t h e y e t - t o be "Saint" Nicholas.

The t h i r d d a u g h t e r ' s f a t e was f o r e s t a l l e d n o t by money l e f t i n t h e h a l l ; t h e c r a f t y K r i n g l e climbed t h e r o o f l y s l a t e s & droppthus t h e ed t h e g o l d down t h e chimney l e g e n d of ' s l e d upon t h e r o o f " . S t a t e d . s i m p l y ' S a n t a ' remained a l o o f (good d e e d s a r e b e s t done i n t h e d a r k ) .

T h e r e i s no e x p l a n a t i o n where h e g o t t h e l o o t , b u t who c a r e s i f t h e dough i s caked w i t h s o o t . T h e s e good d e e d s l e d S a n t a & 3 o t h e r p r i e s t s t o become c a r d i n a l s - e l e c t .

U n f o r t u n a t e l y o n e drowned i n a w e l l . . t h e o t h e r d i e d i n some poisoned h e l l .

The r e d r o b e ' s b r i g h t l y c a r d i n a l - r e d ; snow whiLe h a i r on c h i n & head. A f t e r d e a t h h e was c a n o n i z e d . S a i n t N i c h o l a s , promoted b y . t h e D u t c h . . i n t h a t l a n g u a g e St.Nicholas t r a n s l a t e s a s Santa Klaus.

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HE PHONE call was from an old acquaintance barely seen since high school. klclp me, she said. My children hat e been sexually abused.

The perpetrator was a former common-lav husband, a man with whom I had played cards and drunk beer far into the night. .I salt-of-the-earth goodold-boy, gentle and kind.

None of us knew that when he had too much beer, he sneaked into his daughters' bedroonls and touched them and hinlself fbr sexual pleasure vastly beyond the girls' understanding.

The girls, now in their teens, finally compared memories and told each other their secrets.

Yes, they said, he did that to me. Did he do that to you?

Only then did they tell their rnoni.

The 14-year-oldremembered that. at the age of seven, she asked her mom why daddy held her legs last n~ght.Rut the child lacked the correct words, and the mother dismissid tlieni.

That the man she l o ~ e dwas capable of incest had never entered her mind. Now, she was telling aLMountiethat the man had molested the children he professed to love.

The mom phones past and present girlfriends of the man. A pattern emerges - they all had female children.

The children, some grown, some still young, are asked the auestion: Did he do anything to you?

Yes. they say. Yes. Yes. Yes. Those children join the evergrowing police file. (The man has pleaded guilty to sex-abuse charges and will be sentenced in January.)

As a freelance for CKNW's Bill Good program, I recorded the emotions on audiotape, apologizing to-listeners for the sometimes sordid and unsettling interviews.

1 should not have apologized.

By acting squeamish and prudish, I adopted the state of mind abusers rely on - keep the issue secret and shameful, something good people don't talk about.

Instead of apologizing, I should have screamed my stories into the faces of the public. Listen! This is real! This is happening out there! To your children!

To our children!

And it's not going to stop until we do something about it.

We can't rely on teachers they're already too busy. \Ve can't rely on the cops. We'd need a police oflicer in every kid'q bcdroc~min B.C.

I ~ l ~ t e i t\\c d , Ilrusl encourage kids to talk about t h e r abuse, and !o turn in the abusers to the justice system.

If you know children who have parents too shy, too squeamish or just too plain simple-minded to encourage their kids to talk, then open your doors, and your ears, and do the encouraging for them.

We have Block Watches and Crime Watches. What we need is for each other to watch out for our children.

Until we listen, the cries of abused kids will be mulled by . their pillows, unheard in the night.

Some years ago, writing for this paper, I encouraged residents of the West End to shame the men who buy our children for prostitution by merely standing on the street corners where sex was sold and staring at them.

No violence, just presence.

It worked, in a fashion. People left their apartments and took back their own streets. The government was moved by the sight of actual people actually doing something. New laws were written, and a place where children knew they could go to sell themelves was placed out of bounds.

It's time we did it again. This time, to shame the men who use our children. And to stop the pain.

Rzck Ouston i s a Vancouver broadcclster and writer.

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ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY I S NO J u s t b e c a u s e y o u ' r e a c h i l d d o e s n ' t mean you d o n ' t h a v e rights.

So i f someone t o u c h e s you where you d o n ' t want them t o , S a y NO. Then t e l l someone. !:;hat h e w a s d o i n g t o h e r was wrong, b u t h e s a i d i t would make h e r f e e l b e t t e r and t o l d h e r n e v e r t o s a y a n y t h i n g t o a n y o n e , a b o u t what h e was d o i n g .

So s h e d i d n ' t .

When s h e was a l i t t l e g i r l , Granny was h e r b e s t f r i e n d . S h e was a l w a y s t h e r e when s h e n e e d e d h e r . But s h e c o u l d n ' t t e l l h e r a b o u t t h i s , b e c a u s e s h e f e l t ashamed.

So s h e d i d n ' t .

B e s i d e s h e t o l d h e r i f s h e t o l d a n y o n e s h e would g e t i n t o t r o u b l e , e s p e c i a l l y t o h e r Granny.

So s h e d i d n ' t .

But I w i s h I h a d , b e c a u s e I know now t h a t I w o u l d n ' t h a v e b e e n i n t r o u b l e , h e would h a v e b e e n . n so Margaret

WHAT I S A FRIEND A FRIEND i s someone who c a r e s A FRIEND someone who l e n d s a n e a r o r a s h o u l d e r t o c r y o n .

A FRIEND i s someone w h o ' s t h e r e when you n e e d them

Let i t b e any g i v e n t i m e of day.

I n my eyes t h a t ' s w h a t a t r u e f r i e n d i s .

Margaret

Carnegie Centre Saves Soul

A b o r i e i n a l Men's Domestic ViolenceI Grou~ L ,

R e f e r r a l s a r e being accepted c u r r e n t l y f o r a Phase one group f o r A b o r i g i n a l Men who have p h y s i c a l l y abused t h e i r spouses/ p a r t n e r s . Men may be r e f e r r e d through s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s o r may j o i n a s s e l f referrals.

The group i s f a c i l i t a t e d by 2 ~ o u n s e l l o r s with e x t e n s i v e e x p e r i e n c e 6 t r a i n i n g i n Domestic Violence work G c o n c e r n s p a r t i c u l a r t o N a t i v e Men: * Robert Kiyoshk, BA, f o r m e r l y w i t h Helpi n g S p i r i t Lodge, has worked w i t h Ma b l a w i - c h i - i t a t a C e n t r e i n Winnipeg & h a s produced an A b o r i g i n a l Family Violence r e p o r t e n t i t l e d "Beyond Violence". * Bruce Wood, MA, h a s 1 0 y e a r s e x p e r i e n c e i n working w i t h a b u s i v e men 6 has worK ed w i t h Ma-Mawi-chi-itata c e n t r e i n ~ i n n i : peg, t h e Dene Kwan S e l f - H e l p Council o f Manitoba, t h e S a c r e d c i r c l e program i n Rat P o r t a g e , O n t a r i o , t h e Kamloops T r i b a l Council 6 o t h e r n a t i v e groups.

(Both f a c i l i t a t o r s a r e members o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n o f C o u n s e l l o r s o f Abusive Men.) T h i s group w i l l be a p p r o p r i a t e f o r men who a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n h e l p w i t h ending t h e i r a b u s i v e b e h a v i o u r towards t h e i r s p o u s e s / p a r t n e r s . The format w i l l j o i n a s t a n d a r d psycho-education approach w i t h content d i r e c t l y relevant t o t h e n a t i v e e x p e r i e n c e . There i s a s m a l l f e e charged t o group p a r t i c i p a n t s f o r room c o s t s 6 c o f f e e e t c . , b u t NO ONE WILL BE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS. The group w i l l run on c o n s e c u t i v e Sunday evenings beginning J a n u a r y 1 2 t h , 1992.

Tor f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n o r t o make a r e f e r r a l , contact: ROBERT KIYOSFIK o r BRUCE WOOD Changing Men - C o u n s e l l i n g S e r v i c e 503 - 402 West Pender S t . , Vancouver, B . C .

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T r a v e l program announcer announces: Vancouver h a s n o s o u l !

I believed What I r e a d I believed What I h e a r d Now I lknow b e t t e r .

A grain of s a l t I s a hardy t h i n g So i s p e r s e v e r a n c e .

I've travelled f o r years I've spent countless t e a r s And now h e r e I a m n the centre f the soul f Vancouver!

Veins flowing R e l u c t a n t l y we d r e s s YOU, my s w e e t h i p f a r m b o y I y o u r g y p s y woman Into the rain W e ' l l make o u r own p a r t y Seesawing F u l l -up Satisfied I k e e p you s u s p e n d e d In t h e air SO a s t o c a t c h Your f l o w i n g image f a s t We'll g o home S t a y warm Stay close I n o u r t e n t - l i k e cocoon Tonight We'll d i s c a r d o u r v e n e e r Y e s t e r d a y and tomorrow Don't e x i s t O n l y now Only e a c h o t h e r This f l e e t i n g radiant night.

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Vancouver P o l i c e Department Team I 1 S a r g e a n t Kemp We a r e w r i t i n g you t h i s . l e t t e r i n r e g a r d s t o y o u r comments made d u r i n g a U TV i n t e r view c a l l e d "Vancouver A f t e r Dark ."

During t h e i n t e r v i e w , r e f e r r i n g t o t h e n a t u r e o f t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e , you p r o ceeded t o c a l l t h i s a r e a by i t s d e r o g a t o r y name "Skid Row". F o r many o f u s who work 6 l i v e i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e we f i n d t h i s t i t l e offensive, incorrect & stigmatizing.

For example t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e R e s i d e n t A s s o c i a t i o n (DEW) h a s been working h a r d s i n c e 1973 t o g i v e t h e community a c o l l e c t i v e v o i c e t h r o u g h which improvements can 4 have been made.

B r i e f l y , DEM was p i v o t a l i n g e t t i n g t h e l i q u o r s t o r e a t blain & H a s t i n g s c l o s e d ; l e g i s l a t i o n i n 1987 which banned k n i v e s from b a r s ; t h e d e l i v e r y o f s o c i a l h o u s i n g w i t h s i x b u i l d i n g s , i n c l u d i n g t h e Four S i s t e r s Co-op, 6 one o t h e r coming i n t h e new y e a r ; and t h e c r e a t i o n o f C a r n e g i e C e n t r e , which h a s become v i t a l t o t h e neighbourhood.

To name o u r community "Skid Roww on t h e 6 o ' c l o c k news d o e s n o t h i n g b u t s.cigrnatize t h e Downt.own E a s t s i d e i n t h e e y e s o f t h o s e l i v i n g within it & throughout t h e C i t y a s something s u b s t a n d a r d o r beyond d e c e n c y .

B e s i d e s , t h e t e r m "Skid Rowt' o r i g i n a t e d n o t from some p l a c e o f v i o l e n c e E d e c a y but r a t h e r i s i n h i s t o r i c a l r e f e r e n c e t o t h e t e r m "Skid Road", which a l l u d z d t o l o g s b e i n g s k i d d e d by h o r s e a c r o s s a r o a d made o f wood.

I t ' s o u r o p i n i o n , 6 w e ' r e s u r e you would a g r e e , t h a t we need t o change t h e p u b l i c perception o f what t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e i s a l l a b o u t , b e c a u s e f o r t h o s e o f u s who make t h i s community o u r home i t ' s much more t h a n j u s t a l c o h o l fi t h e Balmoral.

In no way a r e we t r y i n g t o h i d e o r i g n o r e problems o f v i o l e n c e o r substance abuse found i n t h e Downtown E a s t i s d e , i s s u e s you must dea! w i t h a l l t h e t i m e . In f a c t , t h e i n t e n s i t v o f t h e p r o b l e m s i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e a r e s y s t e m i c o f many low-income n e i g h b o u r h o o d s t h r o u g h o u t North America.. when f u n d a m e n t a l p r o b l e m s s u c h a s p o v e r t y t; d c c e n t h o u s i n g a r e i g n o r e d .

We a r e s u r e t h a t you h a v e a l l t h e b e s t i n t e n t i o n s f o r t h e a r e a F t h a t we can con-

t i n u e t o work t o g e t h e r e l i m i n a t i n g o r r e 9. d u c i n g i t s p r o b l e m s . Your power o f i n f l u e n c e i s g r e a t g i v e n y o u r p u b l i c p.cesence; t h i s i s why we t h i n k i t i m p o r t a n t t o b r i n g t o your a t t e n t i o n o u r f e e l i n g s concerningy o u r remards made on t e l e v i s i o n .

Everyone i s t r y i n g t o g e t away w i t h as much a s p o s s i b l e , w i t h o u t p a y i n g f o r i t .

Everyone i s t r y i n g t o g e t away w i t h e v e r y t h i n g , b u t no m a t t e r how one t r i e s t o g e t away w i t h e v e r y t h i n g & n o t pay f o r anyt h i n g , one e n d s up p a y i n g f o r e v e r y t h i n g anyway. Everyone p a y s f o r e v e r y t h i n g , b u t e v e r y o n e t h i n k s t h e y c a n somehow manipula t e t h i n g s s o t h e y d o n ' t pay f o r anything, sometimes e v e n by seeming t o p a y f o r e v e r y t h i n g t h e y do, b u t i n r e a l i t y s t i l l b e l i e v i n g t h a t i f t h e y a c t a s i f t h e y had t o p a y f o r e v e r y t h i n g , c o u l d n o t g e t away with anything without paying f o r i t , they w i l l f i n d i t e a s i e r t o g e t away w i t h somet h i n g e l s e . The something e l s e t h e y t h i n k t h e y might g e t away w i t h p r o v e s , u l t i m a t e l y , t o b e n o t h i n g o t h e r t h a n what t h e y a l ways wanted t o g e t away w i t h . A l l t h e things they a c t a s i f they a r e willing t o p a y f o r t o n o t g e t away w i t h , a r e m e r e l y s u b s t i t u t e s , decoys.

The o n l y t h i n g o n e c a n g e t away w i t h i s sometimes hood-winking o t h e r s a b o u t what one i s most i n t e r e s t e d i n g e t t i n g away w i t h , b u t even t h e n someone i s q u i t e l i k e l y t o s e e through t h e s u b s t i t u t e s & decoys, t o s e e through t h e sham and, w i t h n o d i f f i c u l t y w h a t s o e v e r , make one p a y e x a c t l y : f o r what one most w a n t s t o g e t away w i t h .

In f a c t , t h e a r t o f s e e i n g t h r o u g h t h e mere p r e s e n t a t i o n i s t h e a r e o f making t h e one who p r e s e n t s p a y f o r t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n and f o r what t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n i s meant t o o b s c u r e . The more c a r e f u l t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n . . t h e g r e a t e r t h e a n i m o s i t y it e n g e n d e r s i n t h o s e who z e t h r o u g h i t .

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ACCIDENT CHICKENS COME 1IOP.E TO ICBC ROOST A s s o c i a t i o n f o r V e h i c l e Movement S a f e t y spokesperson S t u a r t Meade p r e d i c t e d t o d a y t h a t t h e motoring p u b l i c w i l l b e alarmed a t a whopping 24% i n c r e a s e i n ICBC r a t e s .

E a r l i e r t h i s week Ken Ilarclie . o f ICBC announced t h e i n c r e a s e proposed f o r a u t o i n s u r a n c e r a t e s f o r 1992. l i a r d i e l a i d blame f o r s p i r a l l i n g r a t e s d i r e c t l y on t h e i n c r ease i n accidents G insurance claims, a l s o making n o t e of i n c r e a s e d f i r e , t h e f t and windshield claims.

T h i s A s s o c i a t i o n , a province-wide a u t o motive s a f e t y group v o c a l i n t h e p a s t i n i t ' s o p p o s i t i o n t o some o f t h e more f r i v o lous & unsubstantiated requirements of the P r i v a t e V e h i c l e I n s p e c t i o n Program, c i t e s t h i s a c c i d e n t / i n s u r a n c e s p i r a l a s an accur a t e example o f what w i l l r e s u l t from irre s p o n s i b l e management of t r a f f i c s a f e t y .

Neade s a i d , "I'm s u r e t h e p u b l i c would be a s t o u n d e d i f t h e y were t o know o f t h e l a c k o f i n f o r m a t i o n & t h e consequent absence o f a c o h e s i v e approach i n o u r g o v t ' s a t t e m p t s t o d e a l w i t h t h e automotive a c c i d e n t r a t e .

"The c h i c k e n s w i l l s u r e l y come home t o r o o s t i n t h e form o f i n c r e a s e d a c c i d e n t s & i n s u r a n c e r a t e s , a s l o n g a s whim & assumpt i o n a r e used t o i d e n t i f y G c o r r e c t t h e problem, I t s a i d Meade.

H i s group has lobbied s t r o n g l y f o r t r a f f i c s a f e t y measures t o be demand d r i v e n . The Association h a s p e t i t i o n e d t h e g o v ' t , held p r o t e s t s & spoken p u b l i c l y on t h e a b s u r d i t y o f mounting u n p r o d u c t i v e 6 c o s t l y a u t o m o t i v e s a f e t y measures w h i l e i g n o r i n g t r a f f i c s a f e t y problems t h a t o b v i o u s l y r e quire attention.

"We spend m i l l i o n s a n n u a l l y f o r t h e r e placement o f c r a c k e d w i n d s h i e l d s i n an a t tempt t o c o r r e c t 4/100,00Oths of t h e a c c i d e n t s o c c u r r i n g i n BC. However o u r a t t e n t i o n t o known s a f e t y h a z a r d s & p r o v i s i o n , o f f u n d i n g f o r c o r r e c t i v e measures h a s been g r o s s l y i n a d e q u a t e . S a f e t y problems a t o u r i n t e r s e c t i o n s f o r example, c o n s t i t u t e 35-40% o f t o t a l a c c i d e n t s . L e f t t u r n l a n e s , advance-green l i g h t s f o r t h o s e t u r n i n g i e f t , c o - o r d i n a t i o n of t r a f f i c l i g h t s & t r a f f i c flow, p o l i c e presence E s t r e e t l i g h t i n g a r e examples o f c o r r e c t i v e , a l b e i t p e r f l a p s e x p e n s i v e measures t h a t r e s u l t i n lower a c c i d e n t r a t e s , " s t a t e d Meade.

Wheh t h e r i c h a s k t h e government t o change t h e system because t h e y need more money t o s u r v i v e , t h e y a r e c a l l e d SMART. When t h e poor, e l d e r l y , s i c k a n d hartdicapped a s k t h e government t o change t h e system because t h e y need more money t o s u r v i v e , t h e y a r e c a l l e d LEECHES. "The Shadow

Award for Portside Park Vancouver residents a r e well-aware of the lush park space at their disposal and now those same parks are becoming famous world-wide for their design and use of urban space.

Portside Park was honored recently by the Washington D.C. Waterfront Centre for its enhancement of the city's waterfront area. The park, located at the north foot of Main Street, was opened in 1987 after it was rehabilitated from a once off-limits industrial zone.

The Waterfront Centre, a non-profit group helping communities improve urban waterfront areas, presented the Vancouver Parks Board with an honor award for its creation of Portside Park. Nancy McLean, manager of park development, was on hand to receive the award.

The park includes a children's playground, natural amphitheatre, bandstand, senior's area and a well-used pier and water playground.

Landscape architects were Guzzi Perry and Associates, along with Larry Diamond and Don Wuori.

From End L e g i s l a t e d P o v e r t y ' s ACTIONLINE:

* ROYAL COFFlISSION ON HEALTH ADOPTS SObIE 01' ELPtS IIECObDIENDATIONS - ELP wanted an end t o p o v e r t y ; t h e Commi s s i o n recommended i n c r e a s e d w e l f a r e r a t e s for families (right direction a t least).

- ELP wanted t h e 5 p r i n c i p l e s o f t h e Canada Health Act ( a c c e s s i b i l i t y , u n i v e r s a l i t y , comprehensiveness, p o r t a b i l i t y 6 publ i c a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ) r e a f f i n n e J h y t h e Commission, and i t d i d .

- ELP wanted an end t o a l c o h o l 6 c i g a r e t t e a d v e r t i s i n g . So d i d t h e Commission.

- ELP wanted f u n d i n g f o r s c h o o l lunch programs 6 s o d i d t h e Commission.

- ELP wanted an end t o i n s u r a n c e premiums and s o d i d t h e Commission.

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- The Action Canada Network Lssued>an:!At.-. e r t B u l l e t i n a b o u t unempl~oyment i n s u r a n o e .

Last J u l y premiums went up 24%. I n J a n u a r y t h e y a r e g o i n g up 7 % a g a i n . That means t h a t a p e r s o n who e a r n s $1500 a month pays $42 f o r UI. T h e i r employer pays $58.80. bleanwhile B i l l C-21 has c u t back on UI b e n e f i t s t h a t unemployed p e o p l e r e c e i v e .

Since 1985 Big b u s i n e s s groups have c a l l e d f o r changes such a s : 1 ) Workers who g e t l a i d o f f a l o t pay h i g h e r premiums; 2) People i n r e g i o n s w i t h l o t s o f l a y o f f s would pay h i g h e r premiums; 3 ) Removing m a t e r n i t y 6 s i c k n e s s b e n e f i t s from UI; 4 ) Replacing o n l y 50% of l o s t wages i n s t e a d o f t h e c u r r e n t 60%.

Wc have t o c a l l f o r r e s t o r e d f e d e r a l money.

* b!ICIII(;AN CUTS PEOPLE OFF WELFARE - J e a n Swanson, (ELP) s p e n t 2 days i n Winds o r , O n t a r i o , a c r o s s t h e b o r d e r from Detr o i t , Michigan, i n e a r l y November.

'The Governor o f Michigan c u t w e l f a r e bene f i t s c o m p l e t e l y o f f f o r about 80,000 soc a l l e d "employablett p e o p l e . These p e o p l e now have no money. They a r e g e t t i n g e v i c t ed because t h e y c a n ' t pay r e n t . They a r e l i v i n g i n t e n t s t; u n d e r t a r p s . I t ' s c o l d i n Michigan..way below f r e e z i n g .

The p a p e r s 6 ?'V a r e f u l l o f s t o r i e s abo u t homeless p e o p l e 6 c h a r i t y . Meanwhile 4 3 % of t h e p u b l i c housing u n i t s i n D e t r o i t a r e vacant !

eaucracy Game When t h e r e i s a problem t h a t i n i t i a t i v e can s o l v e , b u r e a u c r a t s r e f e r it t o committees. Committees make subcommittees. Sub-committees r e f e r it t o c o n s u l t a n t s . C o n s u l t a n t s r e f e r it t o t h e i r report researkhers.

The o r i g i n a l committee assembles a l l t h e r e p o r t s . The d e c i s i o n i s r e s e r v e d , u n t i l t h e h o l i d a y s a r e over.

When t h e h o l i d a y s a r e over t h e y b i c k e r about i r r e l e v a n t s i d e i s s u e s .

A f t e r much d e l i b e r a t i o n t h e y decide t o forward t h e f i n a l r e p o r t t o t h e m i n i s t e r i a l department involved. There the a s s i s t a n t minister receives the r e p o r t from h i s a i d e s . The r e p o r t i s then forwarded by t h e a s s i s t a n t minis t e r t o t h e head m i n i s t e r i a l a i d e . The m i n i s t e r then r e c e i v e s t h e r e p o r t E i t s recommendat i o n s .

A f t e r much r e f l e c t i o n t h e m i n i s t e r d e c i d e s t o bury it o r r e f e r it t o a royal commiss im.

By t h e time a l l t h i s has taken p l a c e t h e b u r e a u c r a t s have c r e a t e d many new problems. The new problems a r e then r e f e r r e d t o new committees. Of course, t h e o r i g i n a l problem o r problems a r e never solved.

What a person cannot understand they tend t o i g n o r e E hope it w i l l go away.

Hatred, apathy G p u b l i c ignorance a r e a bureaucrat's best friends.

By BRIAN WAGGET

The Council of Canadians Le Conseil des C a n a d i m TOWARDS A PEOPLE'S AGENDA The A c t i o n Canada Network (ACN) i s an u m b r e l l a g r o u p o f n a t i o n a l o r g a n i s a t i o n s f, provincial coalitions. It includes labour, f a r m e r s ' , women's, a n t i - p o v e r t y , a b o r i g i n a l , environmental, peace, church, c u l t u r a l & s e n i o r c i t i z e n s ' groups. Together t h e s e g r o u p s waged a v i g o r o u s s t r u g g l e a g a i n s t t h e Canada-U.S F r e e T r a d e Agreement. (FTA) In t h e ' 8 8 e l e c t i o n s 57% o f v o t e r s s a i d no but t h e P r o g r e s s i v e Conservative P a r t y won 6 t h e c o r p o r a t e agenda p r o c e e d e d . The GST was r e j e c t e d by 85% o f C a n a d i a n s b u t t h i s p a r t y p a s s e d i t i n t o law anyway. They u s e it t o g k t back money l o s t b e c a u s e o f t h e FTA & t h e f a c t t h a t o v e r 90,000 c o r p o r a t i o n s i n Canada p a y no income t a x e s . blaude Barlow and Bruce Campbell h a v e j u s t had a book - Take Back t h e N a t i o n p u b l i s h e d . Me1 I l u r t i g ' s The B e t r a y a l o f Canada i s now t h e H 1 b e s t s e l l e r . Both o f t h e s e works d e t a i l what t h e A c t i o n Canada Network s t a t e s : "We b e l i e v e t h e t r a d e d e a l is the centrepiece of a larger strategy which i n v o l v e s r e s t r u c t u r i n g Canada a l o n g c o n t i n e n t a l i s t 6 market-oriented l i n e s . " The ACN h e l d i t s 1 6 t h G e n e r a l Assembly i n Ottawa Nov.29-Dec.1. I a t t e n d e d a s p a r t o f t h e d e l e g a t i o n f r o m A c t i o n Canada BC & a s a r e p f o r End L e g i s l a t e d P o v e r t y .

F r i d a y e v e n i n g opened t h e a s s e m b l y w i t h round t a b l e i n t r o d u c t i o n s & r e g i o n a l r e p o r t s on W t . 2 6 ("ENOUGH i s ENOUGH" - A N a t i o n a l Day o f A c t i o n ) . The r e a l i s t i c app r a i s a l s o f what happened changed my f e e l i n g s a b o u t t h i s whole e n d e a v o r . I ' d g o t t e n t o thinking t h a t nothing helped. . t h a t a l l

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o f t h e energy 6 time p u t i n t o t h i s other a c t i o n s ( l i k e o p p o s i n g t h e FTA 6 t h e GST) were j u s t s o much wasted e f f o r t . Region a f t e r r e g i o n spoke o f t h e i n c r e d i b l e p a r t t h a t happened h e r e i n BC t o o - h u n d r e d s o f g r o u p s 4 i n d i v i d u a l s working v o l u n t a r i l y t o mobilise l i t e r a l l y thousands o f people i n d o z e n s o f c i t i e s 6 towns a c r o s s Canada, t o c a l l on everybody t o j o i n t h i s s t r u g g l e t o f u n d a m e n t a l l y change f r o m t h e c o r p o r a t e d i r e c t i o n . We a l l s u f f e r from s a t u r a t i o n b r a i n w a s h i n g , w i t h g o v ' t propagnnda a l w a y s r u n n i n g t h e l i e t h a t " t h e r e ' s no a l t e r n a t i v e ; " t h a t " g l o b a l i s a t i o n 6 compct i t i o n ' t a r e a l l t h a t count.

S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g ' s s e s s i o ~f o c u s e d on t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n . The T o r i e s ' 28 p r o p o s a l s were s u b j e c t e d t o a n a l y s i s from t h e day t h e y were made p u b l i c . M i l l i o n s o f d o l l a r s have been s p e n t by Mulroney 6 h i s c o r p o r a t e h a n d l e r s t o u s e words, c l a u s e s , s e n t ences 6 format t o g i v e t h e appearance of "good f o r Canada." What i t d o e s i s make t h e most d i f f i c u l t law i n t h e l a n d a new C h a r t e r o f R i g h t s 6 Freedoms f o r t r a n s n a t ional corporations. I t w i l l severely r e s t r i c t o r e l i m i n a t e t h e power o f any f u t u r e g o v ' t ( e i t h e r f e d e r a l , p r o v i n c i a l o r munic i p a l ) t o do a n y t h i n g c o n t r a r y t o t h e i n t e r e s t s o f Big B u s i n e s s ...even i f m i l l i o n s o f Canadians s a y economic c o n t r o l s w i l l b e f o r t h e common good.

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i c o . P a r t o f t h e c o r p o r a t t > agenda s p e c i f i e s g i v i n g t h e m s e l v e s f r e e r e i n t o move-money, f a c i l i t i e s ( f a c t o r i e s E o f f i c e s ) & people anywhere t h a t i s ' b e s t f o r b u s i n e s s ' . T h i s i s n i c e t a l k meaning t h a t t h e l o w e s t common denominator w i l l d e t e r m i n e l o c a t i o n s . Mexican workers e a r n about $ 4 . 5 0 a DAY! A t each meeting on NAFTA, t h e media h a s been excluded. Acrion Canada and comrades Mexico have been p r e s e n t a t t h e i n t h e US s i t e s of each s e c r e t m e e t i n g ; d e m o n s t r a t i n g & holding a l t e r n a t i v e p u b l i c meetings. This has r e a l l y u p s e t Michael Wilson (Canada's r e p ) , C a r l a H i l l (America's r e p ) E t h e r e p f o r t h e Mexican g o v ' t . Media eoverage h a s been g i v e n more t o ACN t h a n g o v ' t propagand a . The n e x t s e c r e t meeting i s supposed t o t a k e p l a c e i n Canada, b u t n e i t h e r where o r when has been announced. George Bush g o t t h e US Congress t o p e r m i t f a s t - t r a c k t a l k s but i s now t r y i n g t o d r a g it o u t s o t h e coming d e v a s t a t i o n o f American j o b s 6 p l a n t c l o s u r e s e t c . w c n ' t b e done u n t i l a f t e r t h e p r e s i d e n t i a l e l e c t i o n i s Over i n NOV. ' 9 2 . ~ n o t h e rf a c t o r i n everybody g e t t i n g more q u i e t 6 slowing t o a crawl a r e t h e GATT n e g o t i a t i o n s i n Geneva. U . S. r e p s , a c t i n g on t h e i r corporate orders, are trying t o g e t European r e p s t o s t o p s u b s i d i z i n g a g r i c u l t u r e . Canadian f a r m e r s a r e s u f f e r i n g , a s t h e P r e s s h a s r e p o r t e d , w i t h t h e US & Europe engaging i n an i n t e r n a t i o n a l p r i c e war. The same p e o p l e who d r e w LIP t h e t e r m s of t h e US-Canada FTA a r e i n Geneva r i g h t now.

ACN 6 m3nber g r o u p s w i l l do e v e r y t h i n g p o s s i b l e t o keep p r e s s u r e on t h e s e NAFTA t a l k s h e r e : we can u s e t h e imposed l i m i t a t i o n s o f no p u b l i c knowledge of even t h e t i m e o r p l a c e o f t h e n e x t round t o o u r adv a n t a g e - "Why S O s e c r e t ? " ; have a n a t i o n a l r e s p o n s e c e n t r e ; each r e g i o n t o m o b i l i s e member groups ft i n d v i d u a l s t o e d u c a t e & i n volvd p e o p l e t o demand p u b l i c a c c e s s ; u s e t e c h n o l o g y (video/computer l i n k s e t c ) t o join across a l l 3 nations we can e x p l o d e t h e myths 6 m i s i n f o r m a t i o n b e i n g p e d d l e d by

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B~ish/hlulrorley/Sali n a s .

The S a t u r d a y s e s s i o n c o n t i n u e d w i t h more on t h e s o l i d a r i t y campaigns ongoing h e r e .

The r e c e n t P u b l i c S e r v i c e s t r i k e & t h e P o s t a l s t r i k e a r e good examples o f what can b e done, w i t h p e o p l e everywhere, knowing t h a t t h e g o v ' t was a s s l e a z y a s p o s s i b l e , making d e c i s i o n s 6 s u p p o r t i n g t h e workers.

O t h e r examples a r e t h e James Bay I 1 i s s u e 6 t h e Lubicon Cree s t r u g g l e i n A l b e r t a .

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And t a l k about ' b r o a d e n i n g your h o r i z o n s ' . . . p e o p l e were p r e s e n t from South A f r i c a , t h e p h i l i p p i n e s 6 Mexico t o s h a r e informaw i t h canadians on b u i l d tion6 i n g c o a l i t i o n s - problems, ways 6 means, 6 successes. sunday morning 6 p a r t of t h e afternoon was spentin a v i b r a n t exchange on "\fiere we no f r ~ m ~ h e r e "i,n r e l a t i o n t o a p a p e r p r e s e n t e d by Duncan Cameron of t h e Canadian C e n t r e f o r P o l i c y A l t e r n a t i v e s . He'd c a l l e d it I ' P r e - ~ l e c t i ~ Sn t r a t e g y f t 8 i t was c l e a r from t h e o u t s e t t h a t n e i t h e r Duncan n o r t h e rest of t h e p e o p l e were g o i n g t o a r g u e o v e r s e m a n t i c s (word u s e ) ; i d e a s , p l a n s , t a c t i c s 6 ,trategyf l e w* S e t t h e agenda by hammering on i s s u e s o f H e a l t h , Medicare, Women, P o v e r t y , Taxes. . * Expose t h e Business Council on N a t i o n a l Issues's t a c t i c of creating hysteria over t h e d e f i c i t for what is.. * I d e n t i f y t h e c o r p o r a t e agenda by name; a s i m p l e pamphlet w i t h t h e corporate plan on one s i d e of a f e n c e & t h e p e o p l e I s agenda on t h e o t h e r . ."Which s i d e a r e you o n u * ~i~~ ongoing 6 strongsupport to Quebec & A b o r i g i n a l Nations. * Make democracy a c e n t r a l i s s u e , e x p o s i n g , backroom deals 6 corporate direction.. * G i v e the c r e d i b l e , p a l a t a b l e 6 necessary

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alternatives t o the corporate choices..

* Encourage a l l regions/groups/individuals t o p u b l i c i s e c r i t i q u e s of T o r i e s , Reform P a r t y & Bloq Quebecois c a n d i d a t e s . * Get p u b l i c s t a t e m e n t s from a l l L i b e r a l c a n d i d a t e s on t h e i r s t a n d on t h e FTA.. * Expose t h e c o n s e r v a t i v e ' s "Newspeakf1 l i k e when t h e y s a y "Cutbacks & p r o s p e r i t y f o r a l l ! " (?)

I t was a dynamic e n d i n g f o r t h e a s s e m b l y and t h e Canadian Labour C o n g r e s s N a t i o n a l Conference "Towards a P e o p l e 1 s Agenda" b e gan a b o u t 5 h o u r s l a t e r !

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~t was a l i t t l e i n t i m i d a t i n g a t f i r s t p r e s i d e n t s of n a t i o n a l u n i o n s , h e a d s of organisations that a r e regularly referred t o i n news s t o r i e s , c h a i r p e r s o n s o f p r o v i n c i a l c o a l i t i o n s & s o o n . . s p e a k e r s on a p l a t f o r m who were a l l g i v e n i m p r e s s i v e i n t r o d u c t i o n s . A r t Kube, who had been head of t h e RC F e d e r a t i o n o f Labour i n ' 8 2 - ' 8 3 & co-founder o f S o l i d a r i t y , had/has a v i s i o n of t h e l a b o u r movement 8 v a r i o u s s o c i a l movements working t o g e t h e r w i t h common c a u s e - t o e x p o s e t h e b e t r a y a l o f Canada by t h e Mulroney g o v ' t E t a k e back t h e n a t i o n from t h e c o r p o r a t e a g e n d a t o w a r d s a p e o p l e ' s agenda. . A r t met u s a t t h e a i r p o r t & h e & Mary Kube e x t e n d e d a l l p o s s i b l e h o s p i t a l i t y t o t h o s e o f u s who s t a y e d a t t h e i r home f o r t h e 5 d a y s . He was a l s o a p p l a u d e d b o t h a t t h e ACN a s s e m b l y & a t t h e CLC c o n f e r e n c e f o r h i s e f f o r t s t o get t h i s crucial networking among l a b o u r & s o c i a l g r o u p s i n gear.

I t would t a k e much more s p a c e t h a n t h i s n e w s l e t t e r h a s t o e v e n h i g h l i g h t what went on d u r i n g t h i s c o n f e r e n c e , s o maybe some " t i t l e s v 6 'fthemesww i l l g i v e an i d e a -

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P l e n a r y S e s s i o n : ( e v e r y b o d y i n one room) * * ECONOMIC RENEWAL (- workshops) - Community & R e g i o n a l Development - P u b l i c S e c t o r & Ecorlomic Renewal - Environmental S u s t a i n a b i l i t y - C u l t u r e and The A r t s * ACHIEVING FAIRNESS - F a i r Taxes - H e a l t h Care - Public Services:Education 8 Training - Income S u p p o r t Programs * PROMOTING PEOPLE'S RIGHTS - A b o r i g i n a l and T r e a t y R i g h t s - . S o c i a l Changes & S o c i a l S o l i d a r i t y - T r a d e Union R i g h t s * BUILDING THE SOCIAL MOVEMENT Throughout a l l m e e t i n g s 8 d i s c u s s i o n s ran the sure knowledge t h a t t h e c o r p o r a t e agenda i s f a s t d e s t r o y i n g Canada as a s o c i e t y . . . t h a t t h e v a l u e s on which most of equate w i t h l i v i n g i n t h i s p a r t of t h e p l a n e t a r e b e i n g s y s t e m a t i c a l l y undermined & r e p l a c e d by b i g b u s i n e s s v a l u e s - p r o f i t i s t h e goal, s o c i a l c o n s i d e r a t i o n s a r e sec o n d a r y . T r a n s n a t i o n a l c o r p o r a t i o n s want a s o c i e t y where t h e y h a v e c o m p l e t e freedom 6 where h a v i n g a s o c i a l c o n s c i e n c e i s cons i d e r e d & . l i a b i l i t y . . a n " i r r i t a n t ."

To s t r u g g l e t o g e t h e r i s an o b v i o u s nece s s i t y - t h e 5 7 % o f v o t e r s who r e j e c t e d Mulroney & t h e C o n s e r v a t i v e s d i v i d e d t h e i r v o i c e s F, t h e T o r i e s won. I n a l l t a l k s , the d i f f i c u l t i e s o f e a c h s e c t o r were sp e c i f i ed

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G t h e pervasive p a t t e r n of the corporate c o n s p i r a c y c a l l e d f o r one c l e a r r e s p o n s e .

A s s t a t e d by Tony C l a r k e , c h a i r p e r s o n of t h e Action Canada Network, "There i s no l o n g e r a middle ground. The t r a n s n a t i o n a l c o r p o r a t i o n s , u s i n g r i g h t d w i n g governments a s t h e i r t o o l , a r e s o wrong t h e y a r e e v i l . On t h e l e f t a r e t h e p e o p l c . We w i l l f i g h t t h e g r e e d - d r i v e n c o r p o r a t e agenda u n t i l o u r agenda, t h c P c o p l c l s Agcnda, i s r e a l i s e d i n t h e l i g h t of day." (*not an e x a c t q u o t e but c l o s e enough!).

A s P.R.Sarkar s a i d , "You w i l l s t r u g g l e through t h e cimmerian d a r k n e s s u n t i l you s e e t h e crimson dawn of t h e g l o r i o u s day."

T h e r e ' s m o r e . . t h e r e l s always more! C a l l s from a n t i - p o v e r t y groups 6 i n d i v i d u a l s f o r a i d & s u p p o r t from t h e l a b o u r movement met with a s t a n d i n g o v a t i o n . Poverty i s t o o c l o s e f o r t o o many p e o p l e who have n e v e r experienced i t b e f o r e . Speaker a f t e r s p e a k e r r e l a t e d how t h e i r job/home/even e n t i r e community had been l o s t because o f governm e n t / c o r p o r a t e p o l i c i e s . The t e s t o f commitment i s h e r e .

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LIBERAL AGENDA; PROFIT, PATRONAGE, AND POVERTY

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Royal Bank profit a sore spot Sources say the Royal Bank had a profit of more than $1-billion for the fiscal year just ended. Sources also say senior management turned apprehensive when the preliminary number came up from the bean counters.

In normal times, any Canadian chief executive would be bursting with pride at reporting a billion-dollar profit. But these are not ordinary times.

With the economy in recession and food banks scrambling to keep up with demand, a billion-dollar bank profit could turn into a public relations problem for the Royal and

its banking brethren.

So, we're told, the bean counter'E were dispatched to. find creative ways of deferring enough of that profit to get the number below $1billion. After a busy week, the result was a reported profit of $984-million.

No comment, said a bank spokeswoman.

These and the many other women p understand its power and thcy are a It takes a great deal of strength and I oney. When you don't I being used by i t we achieve a sm consuming, - controlling element of our lives. At p e n w c t l v a we're no exception. As an or This may be the last time we 1: ganization, we're experiencing serious funding problems so money is foremost in our examines the rela tionship betw minds.We are also a group of women and, individually, we've each struggled with part of p a ~ ~ p e c t i v gproblem. 's money. It can end up dominating our lives.

O u r funding is tied u p in thl That's the most important thing we learned as we put this issue together. Money is about o u r application in June o n the control. It's about power. Simplistically put, those who have money have the power to process it immediately. Wedis1 coatrol those who don't. And it's usually women who don't have money. just beginning to be considerec theDepartment exactly which I Many of the women who told us their stories talked about power. Joyce Shaw, Elsie It was suggested that o u r fund Wuttunee and the women of the Poverty Focus Group argued that money contributes to approval of those subjects. Thi society's power imbalances. A lot of people are on the bottom of the heap, a few are on flatly refused to comply with i the top. For the most part, those on the top are rich men. The majority of women are on We cannot, a t the beginnin] the bottom. p p l ~ ~ ~ e c t i v e mhave u s t the frec A recent report by the Alberta Status of Women Action Committee confirms those Welivein asocietyofrapidcha statements. It points out that 60 per cent of the 25 million Canadians living bclow the o n women often cannot be pr~ poverty line are women. After divorce, a woman's net income drops 30 to 40 per cent agreed to Secretary of State's re whlle a man's rises by as much as 70 per cent. In Alberta, 46 per cent of working women o u r ability to tell women's stori arc the sole supporters of their families.A full-time female worker receives 59 cents for agreeing to censor ourselves & every dollar a man earns.

It is n o coincidence, of cod1 after the furore over the sexuql Those are troubling statistics. Clearly, many women are struggling with poverty. And as concerned about the con trove^ the interviews on the centre pages of this issue indicate, that struggle can be demoralizencourage women to speak ing, frustrat~ngand isolating. sexuality has led to governme / The delay in processing ou That's another significant fact which bccamc clear as we worked on this issue. Poverty will likely not receive the mone often leads to isolation. Many poor women feel it's their fault that they're poor. The our staff person until then, so : treatment they receive from the rich and the middle class, from social services, and We would not expect anyone sometimes even from friends who knew them before they were poor, makes them feel Money is not o u r only pro1 that way. They are ashamed, so they separate themselves horn society. Their strength is very little energy left. T h e con: consumed by the struggle to survive. They have neither the network nor the energy to financial or h u m a n resource: fight the factors which contribute to their poverty. sexuality issue has left the collc and those that remain are gro This is a bleak picture. We have to face that bleakness. Money, and the power issues Unfortunately, this is not which accompany it, are damaging the lives of many women. Until we understand and Most feminist organizations s address the links between money and so many other aspects of our lives, we won't be and attempting to scrape b y or able to effectively change the power imbalances which exist in our society. funding to live from year to y But Neare not without hope. Noneof the women we spoke toarebeatenby their situations. enough to accomplish the \ Those strugglingwith poverty arebanding together toraiseawarenessand work for change. marginalizes us. W e are so bu Andmany of the women weinterviewedareattemptingtomakemoneywork for them.They with what w e have that wed01 are using money todo what thcy want to do, to create new situations and roles for women. and effectivelyon behalf of wo Elsie Wuttunce, for example, has started her own business to increase understanding of situation and w e a r e not sure What does the future hold Native values among the general public. Nancy Grange-Praderas and her husband are muster some energy, w e may breaking down sex-role stereotypes. She is the main breadwinner, enabling him to stay at best shot.

We tried to make a home tocare for thechildren. Alexandria Patiencemanages to makea livingasanactress. She Perhaps that is enough. doesn't have much money but she is creating a stronger voice for women in the theatre.

pmfiled in this issue are struggling with money. They attempting to grapple with it. This is not a n easy task.

I energy. But every time a woman uses money, instead nall victory.

publish m c t i v e . It is ironic that this issue ween women and money bccausemoney isa big 1.

helabyrinth of Secretary of State. We submitted e understanding that Secretary of State would scovered in September that our application was :d. As wcll, in September we were asked to tell 1 subjects we would coverin the upcoming year. ding would be contingent on the Department's lis request had never been made before and we I it. ng of a year, tie ourselves to certain topics. eedom to respond to issues in a timely manner. lange; the issues which will have the most impact mdicttd twelve months in advance. If we had request, we would have seriously compromised ~riesasthey should be told. We would havebeen ;find the women of our community. ~ihse,that we are encountering these difficulties rality issue. Wc know that Secretary of State was ircrsy we stirred up. Isn't it sad that our effort to ,k frankly and thoughtfully about their own nent attempts to silence us? ~urapplicationmeans that, if we arc funded, we ne~untilJanuary. Wedon'thave themeans topay o she is leaving us. We understand this decision. le tostay under these conditions. roblem, however. The m c t i v g collective has mstantstrain of producing a newspaper with few ces has taken its toll. The controversy over the ,Ilective drained. Several members have departed ,rowing tired of the struggle. ot an unusual story in the women's movement. a spend too much time trying to obtain funding on very li ttle money. Most groupsreceive enough 3 year but not enough to be st~ong.

Certainly, not work they really want to do. This situation busy trying to secure funding and living carefully jon't have thestrength tospeakout loudly, clearly women. A t ~ e r s ~ e c t i vweare Q, heartily tired of this Ire that wecan live like this anymore. ,Id? We don't know. If we are funded and we can lay continue to publish. Jf not, well, we gave it our ;e a difference and, for a while, we think we did.

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* 33% o f a l l women employed i n Canada a r e i n c l e r i c a l work. 8% a r e a d m i n i s t r a t o r s .

* The l a r g e s t s i n g l e employer o f women i n Canada i s t h e f e d e r a l p u b l i c s e r v i c e .

In 1986, 7 . 7 % o f e x e c u t i v e l e v e l j o b s were f i l l e d by women. * Only 34% o f working women a r e u n i o n i z e d . * In 1985, o n l y 7% o f m a r r i e d women E 6 . 5 % o f unmarried women had incomes $30,000 G o v e r , compared w i t h 37.4% o f m a r r i e d men 6 1 0 . 9 % of s i n g l e , widowed o r d i v o r c e d men. * 60% o f s i n g l e p a r e n t f a m i l i e s headed by women l i v e below t h e p o v e r t y l i n e a s opposed t o 10% o f s i n g l e - p a r e n t f a m i l i e s headed by men. * The p e r c e n t a g e of women who a r e heads o f poor f a m i l i e s i n c r e a s e d from 12% i n ' 6 1 t o 36.5% i n '85. * 60% o f women o v e r t h e age o f 65 have annual incomes under $8,000. * The p e r c e n t a g e o f women farm workers h a s i n c r e a s e d from 94 i n ' 5 3 t o 43% i n '81.

Two-thirds o f unpaid f a m i l y farm workers a r e women. Women do 60% o f t h e 1 . 3 m i l l i o n h o u r s o f unpaid work on farms each y e a r . * More t h a n 70% o f n a t i v e households l i v e below t h e p o v e r t y l i n e . 39% o f a l l n a t ive families are single-parent families headed by women. * I n 1980, t h e aver;ige annual income o f women o f n a t i v e a n c e s t r y was $6,073, w h i l e n a t i v e men e a r n e d $10,661, E w h i t e men e a r n e d $16,918. Less t h a n 5 % o f a l l n a t i v e women e a r n e d more t h a n $20,000 i n ' 8 0 , compared t o almost 20% o f n a t i v e men. * In 1985, women made up 9 . 8 % o f t h e f e d e r a l p a r l i a m e n t , 10% o f judges, 16% o f u n i o l ~e x e c u t i v e s , & l e s s t h a n 2% o f b u s i ness executives. * A t the current r a t e of increase, i t ' l l be 842 y e a r s b e f o r e women a r e e l e c t e d t o t h e House o f Commons i n e q u a l numbers t o men.

(From Women Against P o v e r t y - A r e p o r t o f A l b e r t ' s S t a t u s o f Women Committee(l991)) >=x7 -==%---;-CCL

What is the truth?

BANKING

US. poised to seize morebanks, S&Ls Washlnpton Post

' World military expenditures from

1960 to 1990 add up to $21,000,000,000,000.

These are not growth-producing expenditures.

Sivard, Ruth Leger.

World Military and Social Expenditures 1991

WASHINGTON Government regulators in the Un~tedStates are poised to begin the biggest round or bank and savings and loan seizures in U.S. history. using new regulatory powers and drawing on the $95 billion US provided by banklng legislation now awaiting President Ceone Bush's signalure.

' The price of one ballistic submawould double rine ($l,453,OOO,OOO) the education budgets of 18 poor countries with 129,110,000to eduP r e d a t o r s g e t hungry; t h a t ' s why cate.

'Between 1969 and 1988,Iraq t h e y ' r e predators. A t o t h e r times t h e y l i k e t o sprawl on t h e i r backs, l a u g h i n g , purchased$61,100,000 billion t r y i n g t o b e a t - u p on sunbeams. worth of arms primarily from CSCE nations.

And " n a t u r e r e d i n t o o t h and claw" is nature's generosity.

PAIN and WASTING S t r e e t II The human s p i r i t h e r e i s c r u s h e d Artichokes a r e t h i s t l e s , asparagus by t h e g r a v i t y of t h e s i t u a t i o n a close relative The way I s e e i t , h e r e i t ' s from o f bamboo. t o o much o r l a c k o f s t i m u l a t i o n .

And what a r e you?

To s u r v i v e h e r e t a k e s t h e b l e s s i n g andy a l e x a n d e r of p a r t i a l v i s i o n . $900,000,000,000arespent yearly For t h e t r u t h i s beyond t h e d e p t h on weapons and warfare. A small of t h e gospel mission. fraction of these dollars could be usedfor public health and planetary The l i v i n g dead, w i t h e r e d i n a survival: d a r k doorway h u d d l e s . $2,000,000,000 would reforest the S l i t h e r i n g i n r a i n , s n o t , blood earth; and vomit p u d d l e s . $5,000,000,000 would provide baWalking t h e s e s t r e e t s e y e s must sic means of access to safe water in be kept high the Third World; S t a l k i n g , d i s c r e e t , a v o i d i n g moans $1 0,000,000 would provideenough and d e a t h bed s i g h s . money for safe cleanup of toxins and other hazardous wastes.

But o n e ' s e y e s a r e f o r c e d down, by a n g e l t e a r s from t h e s k i e s One stealth bomber costs $865,000,000-more than enough To remind one - There b u t f o r t h e Grace o f God go I. to build it of solid gold.

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Child Benefit Most p e o p l e i n Canada c a n s e e now what t h e " f r e e " t r a d e agreement i s c o s t i n g u s .

During t h e ' 8 8 e l e c t i o n campaigns t h e r e were ample w a r n i n g s from s t r a i g h t - t h i n k i n g people b u t t h e P r o g r e s s i v e C o n s e r v a t i v e s ( T o r i e s ) E t h e c o r p o r a t e agenda t h e y r e p r e s e n t knew how t o g e t by common s e n s e t h e y bought p e o p l e en masse.

T h e i r r i c h , c o r p o r a t e b a c k e r s poured money i n t o a campaign s p e c i f i c a l l y d e s i g n ed t o c o n f u s e ( t h a t i s l i e a b o u t ) i s s u e s .

The p r i c e t a g was c o n s e r v a t i v e l y e s t i m a t e d a t $54 m i l l i o n . C i t i z e n s o f Canada won t h e d e b a t e E s e c u r e d 57% o f t h e v o t e , b u t t h e T o r i e s won t h e e l e c t i o n . T h i s was t h e r e s u l t o f making outcomes sound l i k e an i n s t a n t win on a l o t t e r y . The a c t u a l r e s u l t s have b e e n , a s t h e media i s r e l u c t a n t l y coming t o r e p o r t , d e v a s t a t i n g . Numbe r s add up on a l l f r o n t s , w i t h j o b l o s s e s i n t h e hundreds o f thousands 6 t h e s o c i a l .programs l i k e U I & Medicare & E d u c a t i o n & Farms & A i r l i n e s & on & on b e i n g s l a s h e d a l m o s t beyond r e c o g n i t i o n .

H i n d s i g h t i s u s u a l l y 20/20, b u t now t h e T o r i e s a r e u s i n g t h e same t a c t i c s t h a t g o t " f r e e " t r a d e . E l e c t i o n s a r e now c l o s e enough ( l e s s t h a n 2 y e a r s ) f o r them t o s u d d e n l y r e a l i s e t h a t a few m i l l i o n k i d s i n t h i s c o u n t r y a r e l i v i n g i n p o v e r t y . The incredible-sounding plan i s t o pay p a r e n t s u p t o $3,000 a y e a r p e r c h i l d . A t t h e same t i m e t h e r e i s more 6 more money b e i n g p u t b e h i n d p o p u l a r i s i n g t h e Tory v e r s i o n o f a "Guaranteed Annual Income". Because i t ' s backed by t h e T o r i e s i t a u t o m a t i c a l l y h a s

Right now a p a r e n t o r p a r e n t s g e t e x t r a money by way o f : Family. Allowance; r c f u n d a b l e & n o n - r e f u n d a b l e t a x c r e d i t s ; "EqUiv a l e n t t o Married" c r e d i t ; (;ST r e f u n d f o r d e p e n d e n t s and a s i g n i f i c a n t p o r t i o n o f t r a n s f e r payments u n d e r t h e Canada Assista n t Plan (CAP) i s d e s i g n a t e d f o r c h i l d p r o t e c t i o n s . The proposed C h i l d B e n e f i t would n o t b e i n a d d i t i o n t o t h i s . . i t would r e p l a c e l l o f i t . A l s o , once a l l o f t h e s e programs t o a i d p a r e n t s were gone, t h e l e v e l s (amounts) o f t h e B e n e f i t would be a t t h e whim o f w h a t e v e r p a r t y was i n power.

By e l i m i n a t i n g t h e s e a v e n u e s o f a s s i s t a n c e t h e T o r i e s would s a v e o v e r $ 1 b i l l i o n a y e a r . From t h i s humble s t a r t , i f y o u ' r e a Tory, it j u s t g e t s b e t t e r . I f y o u ' r c a n y t h i n g b u t a 'Tory, i t j u s t g e t s worse.

IF you, f r i e n d s & n e i g h b o u r s , b e l i e v e B r z n Mulroney i s God's g i f t t o s a n i t y i n government, t h e n l i s t e n t o what t h i s Rcncf i t 6 Guaranteed Annual Income w i l l do 1. The d - e - f - i - c - i - t w i l l b e reduced by t h e amount saved e v e r y y e a r !

2. The u n i v e r s a l i t y o f a l l s o c i a l programs w i l l be a t h i n g o f t h e p a s t a s s o c i e t y f i n a l l y g e t s back t o "pay-as-you-go"!

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t a k e any job i n any c o n d i t i o n s a t any wage while hard-working owners e a r n o u r j u s t p r o f i t s by paying h a l f t h e minimum wage. '['axes w i l l pay t h e o t h e r h a l f , which i s only f a i r - employees pay t a x e s .

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by making t h i s a d i r e c t , o n e - s o u r c e bene f i t , w i l l also eliminate the so-called " c h i l d p r o t e c t i o n s t t i n i t s c h a r t e r . Most k i d s , a t l e a s t o u r k i d s , d o n ' t need l e g a l p r o t e c t i o n s from l a z y d r u n k s o r drug addi c t s o r whatever. These kind o f p a r e n t s should know b e t t e r t h a n t o have c h i l d r e n they c a n ' t afford!

5 . l h i s Child Benefit w i l l help t h e proper a u t h o r i t i e s d e t e r m i n e who i s n e g l e c t i n g t h e i r k i d s F, p l a c e them i n f o s t e r homes. llrese 5 b e n e f i t s w i l l r e s u l t i n a 6 t h P r o g r e s s i v e C o n s e r v a t i v e s 6 members of t h e Ikform P a r t y F, even members o f t h e Bloc Quebecois w i l l f e e l even b e t t e r about o u r f'uture!

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I f you c o n s i d e r y o u r s e l f a n y t h i n g b u t a P r o g r e s s i v e C o n s e r v a t i v e (Tory), what f o l l ows can shed some l i g h t on t h e seamy 6 s l e a z y r e a l i t i e s of t h i s C h i l d B e n e f i t : 1. Money Itsavedt1 i s money n o t s p e n t on t h e s o c i a l programs t h a t e n s u r e a l l c h i l d r e n

of a chance a t a d i g n i f i e d F, meaningful l i f e . L i f e cannot be reduced t o numbers on a balance sheet. Getting r i c h i n f i n a n c i a l t e r m s i s n o t t h e s o l e g o a l o f human d e s t i n y .

C o r p o r a t i o n s & wezlthy i n d i v i d u a l s paying t h e i r f a i r s h a r e i n t a x e s would e l i m i n a t e the deficit.

2 . The f o u n d a t i o n of s o c i a l programs i s a c c e s s i b i l i t y f o r everyone, r e g a r d l e s s of income. T h i s Child B e n e f i t w i l l a l l o w g o v l t t o r e s t r i c t o r e l i m i n a t e a c c e s s on your a b i l i t y t o pay. The Tory i d e a t i o n i s " I f you c a n ' t pay i t ' s your problem."

3 . S e n i o r C o n s e r v a t i v e s have a l r e a d y s a i d t h a t t h i s Benefit i s f o r t h e kids. I t i s n ' t supposed t o h e l p a f a m i l y s u r v i v e ; p a r e n t s a r e expected t o e x i s t on i n d i v i d u a l minimum wage e a r n i n g s . N e i t h e r t h e Bene f i t n o r t h e minimum wage a r e t i e d t o t h e r a t e of i n f l a t i o n .

4 . CAP t r a n s f e r payments t o O n t a r i o , Albert a & B.C. have a l r e a d y been capped, b u t B i l l C-20, j u s t p a s s e d , e f f e c t i v e l y g u t s t b e mandate t o p r o t e c t c h i l d r e n w i t h i t .

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Itlsalsounlikelygovttwill start massive apprehension o f c h i l d r e n when p a r e n t s f a i l t o provide basic n e c e s s i t i e s .

The f e a r 6 a n x i e t y w i l l do much of t h e T o r i e s G c o r p o r a t i o n s work f o r them t o demand t h a t any work a t any wage i s no longe r o p t i o n a l . The f l i p s i d e h a s t h e C h i l d B e n e f i t going t o whomever becomes t h e c a r e g i v e r , b e it f o s t e r homes o r whatever. Reu n i t i n g f a m i l i e s would depend s o l e l y on t h e p a r e n t s ' economic s t a b i l i t y .

The L i b e r a l P a r t y j u s t had a p o l i c y conf e r e n c e i n Alymer, Quebec. Based on t h e i r h i g h l y - p a i d c o n s u l t a n t s F, r e s e a r c h e r s t recommendations, t h e y a r e buying i n t o t h e c o r p o r a t e agenda. C h r e t i e n ' s s t a t e m e n t on ttrenegotiatil~gllt'freett t r a d e t t i s l i k e sayi n g you p l a n t o f i x a f l a t t i r e on a c a r going o v e r a c l i f f a t 90 m i l e s an hour.

The Canadian Labour Congress h a s p o l i c y on a Guaranteed Annual Income r e q u i r i n g la complete a r r a y o f s o c i a l programs a t t h e same t i m e . The Tory (Reform/ Bloq Qeubecois/ L i b e r a l ( ? ) ) GAIncome i s t h e same a s t h e i r C h i l d B e n e f i t - by i t s e l f , r e p l a c i n g a l l o t h e r s o c i a l programs 6 t h e s a f e t y n e t t h e y form.

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That l i t t l e r e p t i l e i s me g u a r d i n g t h e l a i r c a l l e d Classroom 2 . A c t u a l l y my d r a g on s e l f is u n d e r t h e i l l u s i o n t h a t t h e c l a s s r o o m is e x c l u s i v e l y my t e r r i t o r y , s o l i k e Smaug from t h e H o b b i t , I j e a l o u s l y guard a p i l e o f l e a r n e r s i n t h e i r p u r s u i t of knowledge. A s I j u s t s a i d , i t ' s a n illu s i o n b e - a u s e Classroom 2 i s a m u l t i - p u r p o s e room open t o everybody & a l l t h e o r g a n i s a t i o n s i n Carnegie. That i s one of t h e l e s s o n s I have l e a r n e d h e r e a t C a r n e g i e .

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I s t a r t e d a s a volunteer t u t o r , t o teachi n g a s s i s t a n t & now I ' m a n i n s t r u c t o r . I am n o t t r y i n g t o b e s o p p y , b u t C a r n e g i e i s t h e c l o s e s t i n Vancouver t h a t r e s e m b l e s t h e o l d n e i g h b o u r h o o d where I g r e w up i n t h e w o r k i n g c l a s s s e c t i o n of town. L i k e my f a t h e r , most of t h e d a d s on o u r s t r e e t went t o work c a r r y i n g l u n c h b u c k e t s . When t h e men w e r e w o r k i n g , t i m e s were good. But I a l s o remember t h e s t r i k e y e a r s , when S a n t a c o u l d n ' t a f f o r d t o p u t much u n d e r t h e t r e e & Dad came home w i t h b r u i s e s i n f l i c t e d by t h e p o l i c e & t h e company goons on t h e p i c k e t l i n e .

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Three t e a c h i n g s a r e b u r n t i n t o my mind: Mom - "You b e t t e r s t i c k up f o r y o u r s e l f bec a u s e nobody e l s e i s g o i n g t o . " Baba - "The Pope! How c a n a man b e i n f a l l a b l e , h e ' s j u s t a man; what a bunch of b u l l s h i t Grampa - "YOU know a l l them p o l i t i c i a n s should get a baseball bat f o r e a c h o n e & go i n t o t h e b a s e b a l l diamond. T h e r e t h e y c a n k i l l e a c h o t h e r & leave us alone."

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make e n d s m e e t . Sometimes I f e e l q u i t e b i t t e r t h a t I ' v e n e v e r had t h e l e i s u r e t o s t u d y w i t h o u t w o r r y i n g a b o u t where my r e n t money was coming from. My d e g r e e d i d n o t g u a r a n t e e m e a n i c e , c u s h y j o b . E i t h e r bec a u s e o f my l a c k o f c u l t u r a l c a p i t a l , i n adequate c l o t h i n g , l a c k of s u i t a b l e job experience, I could not get professional work i n t h e m i d d l e 7 0 ' s . So I worked i n f a c t o r i e s , cleaned houses, did anything t o keep body & s o u l t o g e t h e r . When t h e pogey r a n o u t I a l s o d i d some t i m e on w e l f a r e .

I know e x a c t l y what i t ' s l i k e t o s t a n d i n a l i n e t o b e f e d . I n 1980 my b i g b r e a k came when I was o f f e r e d a j o b t o tcncl? i n ! l i g e r i a & Zimbabwe. F o r t31e f 2 r s t t i m e i n my l i f e , I c o u l d dc what I a l w a y s wanted t r a v e l , l e a r n new t h i n g s , hang o u t i n d i f f e r e n t cultures. I f e e l very p r i b i l e g e d t o h a v e been a b l e t o do t h i s .

What I l e a r n e d from e i g h t y e a r s of l i v i n g in rural v i l l a g e s , teaching the children of p e a s a n t f a r m e r s , l e a r n i n g t h e l o c a l l a n g u a g e s & c u l t u r e , was d e e p e r & more s i g n i f i c a n t than anything I learned i n academia.

I f i n a l l y came home t h e b a c k way t h r o u g h Asia & a f t e r s t a y i n g w i t h f r i e n d s f o r a few d a y s , I g o t a room o n C o r d o v ~S t . Bei n g a t LBC, where I ' m d o i n g o t h e r c o u r s e s , i s l i k e b e i n g i n a f o r e i g n c o u n t r y . I am most a t home h e r e , w o r k i n g i n t h e communit y . I h a v e a f i r m b e l i e f t h a t t h e communit y should be involved i n t h e classroom.

So I h a v e t a k e n my c l a s s e s o u t t o e v e n t s l i k e S h e i l a B a x t e r ' s book l a u n c h i n g , S c i e n c e World, & n e x t week w e ' r e g o i n g t o c i t i z e n s h i p c o u r t . Next t e r m w e ' r e g o i n g t o o t h e r community a g e n c i e s . T e n z n t s ' R i g h t s C o a l i t i o n h a s been i n v o l v e d i n my c l a s s & I i n v i t e anyone e l s e t o come i n t o t a l k w i t h u s . The P e o p l e ' s Law S c h o o l w i l l b e r u n n i n g workshops on U I , W e l f a r e & Immi g r a t i o n i n t h e c l a s s e s . Another t h i n g I have worked t o a c h i e v e i s t h e i n t e g r a t i o n of t h e ESL, Upgrading & L i t e r a c y l e a r n e r s .

So i f you s e e t h e f a t l i t t l e r e p t i l e heat i n g up t h e t h i r d f l o o r w i t h my e n e r g y , i t ' s j u s t my h o t U k r a i n i a n b l o o d . I f you buy me a d r a f t a t t h e Empress, t h e n I ' m a s g e n t l e a s a s l e e p i n g f r o g . Merry C h r i s tmas & s e e you n e x t y e a r .

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1 a s k m y s e l f : "lvhat a b o u t Y 0 U?" What's wrong? IVhat'vct I done? I d o n ' t g e t i t .

T h a t ' s j u s t i t . T h a t ' s what I was wondering - what I was t h i n k i n g a b o u t .

Come o f f i t . llow a b o u t t h i n k i n g a b o u t y o u r s e l f ? T h a t ' s a b i g enough problem.

Y o u ' r e r i g h t . Maybe you can h e l p .

What's i t a l l a b o u t ?

What do you t h i n k we can do a b o u t t h i s Wolverine s i t u a t i o n ?

The Copper Tube company? The f a k e r , making s u b - s t a n d a r d c o p p e r t u b i n g ? Here i n B . C . ? The one t h a t t h e CAIMAIV s t r u c k T, p r e v e n t e d from s h i p p i n g d i e s t o t h e US? R i g h t on.

Well, w h a t ' s t h a t g o t t o do w i t h me?

Yes, t h a t ' s j u s t what I was a s k i n g myself..why I t h o u g h t o f you.

Well, w h a t ' s i t g o t t o do w i t h u s ?

We c a n do something a b o u t i t . That was what I was t h i n k i n g . T h a t made me t h i n k o f you - o f u s a l l . What we c o u l d do. What we've g o t t o do t o k e e p j o b s from being t a k e n o u t of o u r country.

Well, we h a v e an NDP government now. Ask Mike l l a r c o u r t . . G Moe S i h o t a t h e Labour Minis'ier..to g e t cracking.

I ' v e a l r e a d y done t h a t . I wrote e a c h o f them a l e t t e r . But more is needed t o get the necessary action.

Like what? I s n ' t it now up t o Mike and Moe? To t h e NDP? Yea, I g u e s s . But t h e y need s t r e n g t h , l o t s o f get-up-and-go push from u s , t h e p e o p l e . Alone t h e y c a n ' t s t a n d up t o t h e moneyed guys who won't f o r g e t t o p u t

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Ever look up a t t h e sky a t n i g h t , on a c o l d , c l e a r n i g h t ? The s t a r s always seem b r i g h t e r on a c o l d n i g h t . Ever wond e r w h a t ' s up t h e r e ? S u r e you do; j u s t about everybody, s i n c e t h e b e g i n n i n g o f time h a s .

I b e l i e v e t h a t t h e u n i v e r s e a s we know it i s j u s t n o t one u n i v e r s e . There a r e more g a l a x i e s t h a n o u r own. Why a r e we s o dumb t o t h i n k we a r e a l o n e , when there are countless galaxies out there?

Why, we have j u s t emerged from t h e S t o n e Age. We have j u s t s c r a t c h e d t h e s u r f a c e i n o u r own c i v i l i z a t i o n .

S t o p and t h i n k f o r a moment. The g a l a x i e s we know o f a r e a few b i l l i o n y e a r s old.

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we can d o i n o u r own i n t e r e s t F, t h e i n t e r e s t o f o u r c o u n t r y G a l l r e a l C a n a d i a n s ( t h a t i s p e o p l e o f no m a t t e r what o r i g i n , b c l i c f o r c o n v i c t i o n o f one k i n d o r a n o t h e r who l o v e Canada a s t h e homeland where t h e y work fr l i v e 4 look t o t h e f u t u r e f o r t h e m s e l v e s and t h e i r c h i l d r e n ) .

I'm w i t h you. L o t s o f o r g a n i s a t i o n s a r e p r o t c s t i n g t h e s e l l - o u t o f Canada by Mulroney G h i s Tory agenda pro-USA p r o f i t e e r s . We s h o u l d g e t t o g e t h e r . . n e t w o r k ?

But on o u r own agenda o f b u i l d i n g Canada. And t h a t b r i n g s u s back t o t h e s e l l o u t by Wolverine. So, I ' v e bec,n t h i n k i n g . . .

But, n o t a g a i n ! ! !

You remember Clagna C a r t a , back i n s c h o o l ?

Magna. . . w h a t ? ? ?

The G r e a t C h a r t e r which t h e b a r o n s back i n t h e 1 3 t h c e n t u r y hxd King .John s i g n ?

Vaguely.

Well, i n t h a t c h a r t e r i t was l a i d down f o r a11 t i m e t h r o u g h t h e h e i r s o f t h e B r i t i s h monarchy t h a t no f r e e man c o u l d be d e p r i v e d o f t h e means o f e a r n i n g a l i v e l i h o o d , F, t h a t n e i t h e r c o u l d any f r e e man b c w i t h o u t s e c u r i t y o f l i f e S l i m t . . o r words t o t h a t c f f e c t . I d m ' t have t h e e x a c t t e x t . Now, i t seems t o me t h a t i n c l o s i n g down t h e Wolverine p l a n t G t r y i n g t o s h i p e s s e n t i a l t o o l i n g o u t o f t h e c o u n t r y , t h a t company i s v i o l a t i n g t h i s fundamcrltal dc.:ocratic r i g h t t h a t i r : h a i l e d arourltl t h e f r e e world a s i n s p i r a t i o n t o a l l s e e k i n g freedom 6 democracy.

So, w e s h o u l d c a l l on t h e NDP h e r e t o uphold o u r w o r k e r s ' r i g h t s t o a c c e s s t o t h e means o f making a l i v c l i h o o d . 1110 p r o d u c t i o n workers 6 14 o f f i c e w o r k e r s . .

I s a y , l e t t h e NDP a c t on p r i n c i p l e s o f Magna C a r t a 6 o u r b e s t clemocratic t r a d i t i o n . L e t t s p u t o u r h e a d s t o g e t h e r & o r g a n i s e a b i g campaign t o s a v e Canadian i n d u s t r y , a w o r k e r ' s r i g h t t o l i v e l i h o o c l , & p r o s p e r i t y t h r o u g h development of o u r home i n d u s t r y .

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Yes o r No Kids! Kids Who a r e on d r u g s Please, p l e a s e t h i n k twice Be a t e a s e Go w i t h t h e f l o w Take my a d v i c e Be n i c e o r e l s e I t w i l l t a k e o v e r your l i f e E v e r y t h i n g you have accomplished W i l l be destroyed In t h e end You w i l l b e i n deep demention Never t o b e mentioned a g a i n J u s t t h a t you were around 'n a b o u t .

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Mother E a r t h y is there destruction? '"Our p e o p l e a r e c r y i n g There i s t o o much p o l l u t i o n In o u r w a t e r s , s t r e a m s and r i v e r s Wherever we wander Destruction i s i n o u r eyes What i s happening t o o u r "Mother Earth"?

Our t r e e s a r e s l o w l y d i s a p p e a r i n g Next o u r a n i m a l s w i l l b e gone Are we g e t t i n g t o a p o i n t o f no h e l p ?

We s h o u l d s t o p and t h i n k Value o u r "Mother E a r t h " with g r e a t r e s p e c t Bonnie S t e v e n s

Midsummer 1370 G I was s i t t i n g i n a p o r c h swing a t a h i p p i e ~ O U ~i nC K i t s i l a n o . I ' d p i c k e d up G was r e a d i n g a comic book l e f t t h e r e by someone. I t d e a l t w i t h e x p l o i t s o f S h c r l o c k Ilolmcs, a d e t e c t i v e . A s t h e comic s t r i p s t o r y went on, t h i s llollnes add r c s s c d t h e f a t man i n t h e s c r i p t a s "Doct o r Watson." -Oh y e s , I t h o u g h t t o m y s e l f , S l ~ c r l o c kIlomcs's f r i e n d was a d o c t o r w a s n ' t he? - Uoctor Watson - y e s .

A moment l a t e r t h c r e was a c l a t t e r i n g o f f e c t on t h c s t a i r s G Me1 b u r s t o u t o n t o t h e p o r c h . l'Somcone was t h i n k i n g a b o u t d o c t o r s o r a d o c t o r , " he was s a y i n g . I a d m i t t e d i t was me, t h a t I ' d been t h i n k i n g a b o u t Doctor Watson, s i d e k i c k o f S h e r l o c k Homes.

Mcl had been u p s t a i r s l y i n g on h i s bed F, engaged i n what he c a l l e d " m e d i t a t i n g " b u t which was a c t u a l l y t e l e p a t h i c a c t i v i t y .

Me1 had l e a r n e d t h e t c c h n i q u e s f o r t h i s a c t i v i t y from a n o t h e r p c r s o n named Kurt G I soon a f t e r l e a r n e d how from Mcl. Interesting t h i n g s happened from t h e r c on.

I.vcrytjme we would mcct o u r f r i e n d s we'd be a b l e t o t e l l thcm i n d e t a i l where t h e y had b e e n , what t h e y had done F, w i t h whom.

I ' m q u i t e c e r t a i n t h a t i f I had f r i e n d s I would o f t e n b e a b l e t o meet them 4 g i v e an a c c o u n t o f w h a t e v e r had happencd t o them a t t h i s t i m c o r on t h a t day.

'J'hose who want t o e x p e r i m e n t might f o l l o w thcse suggcstions: Lie down c o m f o r t a b l y 4 bccomc c o m p l e t e l y r e l a x e d . Whcn one i s c o m p l e t e l y r e l a x e d , t h a t p c r s o n must b e g i n t o p a s s some n o n s e n s e work o v e r E o v e r t h r o u g h t h e i r mind. ' l C l u m d a l c l i t c h l ' i s a word t h a t works. A t t h e same t i m e t h e p e r s o n must f i x a p i c t u r e i n t h e i r mind 4 s t e a d f a s t l y m a i n t a i n i t . I found it worked i f I p i c t u r e d n w h i t e c l o u d

What t h e a s p i r a n t t o t e l e p a t h y w i l l be doi n g w i l l be an a t t e m p t t o s h u t o f f t h e cons c i o u s mind by b o r i n g i t . T e l e p a t h y w i l l happcn - t h e p e r s o n u s i n g t h i s t e c h n i q u e w i l l f i n d t h e y have s u d d e n l y s t e p p e d t h r u i n t o a n o t h e r s c e n e . What t h e y w i l l be s e e i n g i s what t h e i r f r i c n d - p e r h a p s on t h e o t h e r s i d e of t h e c i t y - i s s e e i n g 6 t h e y a r c l i k e l y t o f e e l h i s o r h e r emotions, h e a r what h e o r s h e h e a r s . . a l l b e c a u s e t h e p e r s o n l y i n g down ( n o t t r y i n g b u t a l l o w i n g i t t o happen) h a s l o c k e d minds w i t h t h a t f a r away f r i e n d .

I t seems t h a t o n l y a l c o h o l i c s c a n do t h i s .

A l l persons a r e marvellously t e l e p a t h i c but f o r most i t o n l y o p e r a t e s on a d e e p l y s u b c o n s c i o u s l e v e l , around a b o u t t h e dreaming l e v e l . But f o r a l c o h o l i c s , t e l e p a t h i c power i s r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e . I n f a c t , f o r many a l c o h o l i c s , t e l e p a t h y i s s p o n t a n e o u s G uncont r o l l a b l e . Many f i n d t h e m s e l v e s r e c e i v i n g s t o r m s o f p i c t u r e s E words a s soon a s t h e y l i c down t o s l e e p , b u t t h e y h a v e no u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f what i s h a p p e n i n g 6 p u t i t down. t o being j u s t a n o t h e r phase o f "abnormality' T h i s c e r t a i n l y b r i n g s one t o t h e q u e s t i o n " I s t h a t p e r s o n a b n o r m a l l y t e l e p a t h i c be- , c a u s e h e o r s h e i s an a l c o h o l i c ? O r i s t h e a l c o h o l i s m a r e s u l t o f t h e s t o r m s o f incomi n g t e l e p a t h i c messages b e i n g r e c e i v e d j u s t below t h e l e v e l o f c o n s c i o u s n e s s ? O r d o e s one f e e d on t h e o t h c r ?

Maybe a l c o h o l i c s d r i n k t o q u i e t v o i c e s 6 b a n i s h p i c t u r e s . C e r t a i n l y t h e y d o n ' t happen when d r i n k s h a v e been t a k e n .

U n f o r t u n a t e l y , u n i v e r s i t i e s have chosen t o a c t a s b u l w a r k s a g a i n s t a d v a n c e s i n human knowledge. If it werc n o t s o , t h e y ' d h a v e l o n g s i n c e had programs i n which many w o u l d ' v e r e c o r d e d 6 s u b m i t t e d t h e i r dreams 4 i t w o u l d ' v e l o n g s i n c e become common knowledge t h a t , on any g i v e n nigh:, many p e r s o n s would b e s h a r i n g t h e same dream.

T y p i c a l l y , t h o s e i n whom we h a v e p l a c e d o u r t r u s t h a v e done u s d i r t .

To sum up: A l l human b e i n g s , l i k e a11 animals, p l a n t s , i n s c c t s , e t c . a r e telepathi c . T e l e p a t h y i s most r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e t o a l c o h o l i c s . T e c h n i q u e s f o r making i t happen a r e e a s y and e a s i l y l e a r n e d .

By ERIC ERICKSON

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' o l i t i c i a n s have long ago ) i s c o v e r e d r e t r o g r a d e motion . One s t e p forward. .two back m A r t h u r Murray map t o t h e success of the past. irowth E P l e n t y , followed by want and need. 'est i l e n c e , war and famine, The n a t u r e o f groups p r o t e c t i n g t h e i r own a s parents t h e i r children. rhose born t o be hung deed n o t f e a r t h e w a t e r h a t seems t o be t h e t r o u b l e .

In o u r s t r u g g l e f o r t h e truth, Ye t e n d t o b e l i e v e o u r own l i e s A t b e s t t o a c h i e v e a modicum o f m o r a l i t y , t h e e t h i c of money a t i t s v e r y b e s t .

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Muggers E Buggers I t ' s Weel-Fare Day on a Wednesday!

All r o u t i n e ; C o n t e s t a n t s must p l a y !

A l l t h e vermin a r e o u t l o o k i n g For u n s u s p e c t i n g p r e y , who a r e n ' t l o o k i n g .

Hawkers, Hookers, Muggers E Buggers; Hunters a r e o u t i n f u l l s u i t To r e l i e v e t h e unwary o f t h e i r l o o t .

A s m i l e t h e r e , a wiggle o f a bun, So long s u c k e r ! You won't know where y o u ' r e from.

So b e a l e r t . . and i f you want t o e a t f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e month, Beware t h e Muggers E Buggers. t t I t v e s e e n it a l l "

"Too Badtt The g r e e d o f t h e White Man h a s p u t humanity on t h i s p l a n e t , on which we depend f o r o u r s u r v i v a l , on a d e a t h s e n t e n c e . Our s k i e s , o c e a n s , r i v e r s , l a k e s and s t r e a m s a r e s l o w l y and s u r e l y b e i n g destroyed. I f e e l s o r r y f o r t h e next g e n e r a t i o n o f humans who have t o p u t up w i t h t h e abuse E d e s t r u c t i o n caused by corporations t o l i v e i n t h i s half-dead world. I t seems l i k e t h e White Man won't b e happy u n t i l t h e y have d e s t r o y e d t h e whole world. Too bad, b u t t h a t ' s t h e way it i s .

A Genuine North American

One o f t h e p l e a s u r e s o f working i n t h e C a r n e g i e L e a r n i n g C e n t r e i s t o h e l p membbers of o u r Centre voice t h e i r concerns 6 ask f o r answers. f k c c n t l y I a s s i s t e d one o f o u r p a t r o n s i n p u t t i n g h i s c o n c e r n s down on p a p e r , d i r e c t i n g h i s q u e s t i o n s t o t h o s e who might b e a b l e t o answer them. His s i t u a t i o n 4 conc e r n s a r e n o t h i s a l o n e & [These i s s u e s a f f e c t most o f u$ a b . W T e ' C a m e g i e . . .

To1 Those Who Ilave Been E l e c t e d To R e n r e s e n ~Me: Throughout t h e e l e c t i o n campaign, t h e NDP promised t o t a k e s i g n i f i c a n t s t e p s t o i m prove t h e l i v i n g s t a n d a r d s o f t h o s e people who a r e on f i x e d o r low incomes. They a l s o promised t o t a k e a c t i o n t o a s s i s t t h e more s e n i o r r e s i d e n t s o f BC by p r o v i d i n g adeq u a t e programs & s e r v i c e s t o meet t h e i r unique needs.

I had t h e o p p o r t u n i t y d u r i n g t h e campaign t o t a l k w i t h d i f f e r e n t NDP c a n d i d a t e s and o t h e r p a r t y workers a b o u t t h e s e s p e c i f i c i s s u e s . I was r e a s s u r e d t h a t t h e NDP were t r u l y committed t o t h e s e p r o m i s e s . A s a r e s u l t I became i n v o l v e d i n h e l p i n g them i n t h e i r b i d t o form t h e Government o f BC. Some t i m e h a s p a s s e d & I c a n ' t h e l p b u t wonder what a r e you d o i n g t o improve t h e l i v i n g s t a n d a r d s o f t h e poor, i n f i r m & s e n i o r s o v e r 60 y e a r s o f a g e . Can you det a i l what c h a n g e s t o p o l i c i e s , s e r v i c e s & programs t h a t a r e d i r e c t l y b e n e f i c i a l t o me? Also, w i l l you p r o v i d e me w i t h a c u r r e n t l i s t o f i n t e n d e d c h a n g e s t o them which may improve my l i v i n g s t a n d a r d 6 my a b i l i t y t o s u r v i v e from month t o month?

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To a s s i s t you i n a n s w e r i n g t h i s l e t t e r , I am p r o v i d i n g you w i t h t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n : I am a r e s i d e n t o f Vancouver's Downtown E a s t s i d e , 62 y e a r s o l d & a GAIN r e c i p i e n t .

Under G A I N I ' m c o n s i d e r e d t o b e unemploya b l e b u t do n o t q u a l i f y a s a handicapped person. I have d i f f i c u l t y g e t t i n g around.

I c a n n o t s t a n d f o r v e r y l o n g o r walk f o r any g r e a t l e n g t h . T h i s i s due t o problems i n my l e g s ( I have a d o c t o r ' s l e t t e r t h a t " v e r i f i e s my d i f f i c u l t i e s ) . I b e l i e v e t h a t my l e g p r o b l e m s p r o b a b l y r e s u l t from r a d i ation treatments I've received f o r cancer ( f i r s t t r e a t e d i n 1972).

Under t h e GAIN program, I am e n t i t l e d t o t h e f o l l o w i n g income: S h e l t e r - $275 ( t o a maximum o f $300) S u p p o r t - $250 S p e c i a l - $ 20 ( d i e t r e q u i r e m e n t ) I t s h o u l d b e o b v i o u s , b u t t o b e s u r e you n o t i c e , my income t o t a l s $545 a month. A l though t h i s income i s b e t t e r t h a n t h a t o f some o t h e r s on GAIN, by y o u r own r e s e a r c h i t ' s w e l l below t h e p o v e r t y l i n e . I c a n ' t h e l p b u t wonder how l o n g t h e g o v ' t o f BC i s g o i n g t o l e t me & o t h e r s l i k e me c o n t i nue t o l i v e on an income t h a t l e a v e s me with choices l i k e * Do I buy a p a i r o f s h o e s t h a t I need o r do I e a t t h i s month; * Do I l i v e i n s a f e , c l e a n h o u s i n g o r do ' I l i v e i n an i n f e s t e d , d i n g y room i n o r d e r t o h a v e enough t o buy f o o d ; o r * Do I l i v e on p e a n u t b u t t e r & d a y - o l d b r e a d , o r do I h a v e t o s t a n d i n a soup : l i n e , w a i t i n g on t h e good i n t e n t i o n s & c h a r i t y o f v a r i o u s churches?

I h a v e one l u x u r y l e f t i n my l i f e . I t ' s n o t r e a l l y a luxury. . i t ' s a h a b i t t h a t I e n j o y . I'm t a l k i n g a b o u t smoking. I know i t ' s a h a b i t b u t i t ' s one t h a t t h e g o v ' t , by i t s s u p p o r t i n t h e p a s t t o t h e t o b a c c o i n d u s t r y , s h a r e s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r me e v e r developing it.

When I was young I was t a u g h t t o r e s p e c t my e l d e r s 8 t o t r e a t them i n a d i g n i f i e d manner. I s it t o o much t o a s k , t h a t when I h a v e t o d e a l w i t h g o v ' t employees a t t h e GAIN o f f i c e , t o b e t r e a t e d a s a human b e i n g . . an o l d e r p e r s o n . . a s a p e r s o n who d e s erves t h e i r dignity?

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m e d i a t e DOS p e o p l e who want t o go beyond t h e r e g u l a r " i n t r o d u c t i o n t o DOS" c l a s s l a r l y o f f e r e d e v e r y S a t u r d a y . C l a s s i n c l u d e s c r e a t i n g b a t c h f i l e s , mang s u b - d i r e c t o r i e s , e t c . Basic knowledge i n DOS i s r e q u i r e d . sroom . . . . . . .# . .I.,. .S.a. t.u. .r .d.a.y. s. ,. . .6-7:30; . . . . . . . . .4. .weeks . . . . . . .s.t.a. .r .t .i .n.g. .J.a. n. .. 1. .1. . -. . .S.t.e v e Akins. ring o r P a i n t i n g w i t h Computers , g i n n e r s c l a s s i n computer a r t . No e x p e r i e n c e n e c e s s p r y . "Hands-ofiff! sroom . . . . . . . #1, . . . . .S.a. t.u. .r .d.a.y.s. ,. . 6-7:30; . . . . . . . . . .2. .weeks . . . . . . .s.t.a.r. t. i. n. .g. .Feb.15 . . . . . . . .-. . S. .t .e v e Akins e Programming Level I p e o p l e i n t e r e s t e d i n l e a r n i n g t o c r e a t e d a t a b a s e a p p l i c a t i o n s . Course l v e s c r e a t i n g G u s i n g d a t a b a s e f i l e s & making programs t h a t u s e them. have a working knowledge o f DOS & programming e x p e r i e n c e i s h e l p f u l . sroom . . . . . . . #. .I.,. .S. a. .t u. .r .d.a.y. s. ,. . .6-7:30; . . . . . . . . .6. .weeks . . . . . . .s.t.a. r. t. i. n. .g. .Feb.29 . . . . . . . .-. . .S.t.e v e Akins c C o m ~ u t e rAccountine g i n n e r c l a s s i n a c c o u n t i n g on a computer. I n v o l v e s take-home work. sroom . . . . . . . .ftl, . . . .Sundajis, . . . . . . . . . . loam-lpm; . . . . . . . . . . . .7. .weeks . . . . . . .s.t.a. .r .t .i .n.g. . J. a. .n.. .1.2. . .-. .Dan . . . MacCuish (Advanced r e g i s t r a t i o n w i t h i n s t r u c t o r f o r above c l a s s e s r e q u i r e d . )

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