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Vander Zalm for Pope?

Abortion is not morally acceptable OR - abortion is the choice that any woman expecting has a right to make. These -twostatements constitute the views, basically, of both the Riqht to Life and the Pro-choice groups: Each is aware of circurnstarices where abortion is necessary, and r~hilethe first allows that a life-threatening situation to the mother warrants termination, the second justifyably includes pregnancies resulting from rape, incest and unions that have made a fetus horribly deformed Pro-Choice wants more emancipation for women from having to bear and raise a child that would live its life in grinding poverty or in any situation where it will not receive the care required - the food, the love, the multiple needs of any human alive. These all seem to be valid reasons why the term 'unwanted' is used. But enough of this academic reasoning; this isn't the subject of a boardroom debate or a classroom exercise. The Abortion laws of this country have been struck down as unconstitutional. and now the spectre of anti-

its ugly head - with mucky morals and narrow-minded pronouncements by those presently in control to impose their philosophy on the people of this province without giving any credence to the rationale of Pro-choice. Vander Zalm and his minions have just given the game to Right to Life by making t k responsibility of the government sufficiently vague to allow anti-abortionists - and I mean ANPI - to cmtinue to decide whether Cont. pg. 1 2

Claude Richmond Both students and tutors in the Carneyie Learning Centre went through a very emotional meeting on Tuesday, February 9. The two times under discussion were hungry children in our schools and the concept of charging fees for any course or instruction. "Students and tutors of the Learning Centre are concerned about the young learners in our city being unable to learn due to hunger. We feel that whether this occurs because of parental irresponsibility or not is immaterial; the children should not be punished. Idenkif y i n g the children would be humiliating and is unacceptable. Parents with continuous financial problems can be assisted with counselling and other means - like crisis grants, etc." MOTION: THAT THE CCCA (Carnegie Association) SEND A LETTER TO CLAUDE RICHMOND URGING HIM IN THE STRONGEST TERMS TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTIONS TO HELP HUNGRY SCHOOL CHILDREN WITHOUT HARASSING THE PARENTS.

of what life is like to people who do not have the financial means to provide adequate nourishment for themselv or their families..but you persist in trying to convince sane people that the fault for lack of food in poor chi1 drenss bellies is their parents. This is an excuse for failing to see your government's hand in p ~ r p t u a t i n g he lying myth that everyone is enjoying the sgood life'. A sane response - society realizing its culpability and the wealthy m w ing quickly to correct itself - a response already happening, is being denied by you. That children continue to attend classes with their ability to advance diminishing daily is blatantly disgusting, but to you and your government it is irrelevant! If being a public servant means only remaining in office then, and only then, This motion was agreed to at the does your submitting to Vander Zalm's Board meeting on Thursday, the llth, will become a sane, human response. and following is the letter going Punishing young learners for the to the Hon. Claude Richmond: failings of a society far older than Dear Mr. Richmond, they is the act of a non-human. "My physical disorder was caused I urge you in the strongest terms to by starvation. I know what it is to reverse your seemingly personal stand be hungry." and approve the waiting programs to ..c With these words, I opened my short feed our children without harassing response to your government's decision parents. to reduce GAIN support by $7 some time Respectfully submitted, ago. I survived having nothing but PAULR TAnOR uater for 86 days straight and intravenous feeding for a further 18 days, , the first 14 of which I was in a deep coma. For almost two years following 'GRASS' FIRE: Joe Romano's high-tech smoke detector summoned police and ilreilghters to Ns smoke-filled home, this, walking, coordination, manual although he didn't want them Police quoted Romano, 40, of dexterity t balance, vision, speech and Old Bridge, NJ.,as telling ofllcers, "I'm just smoking a little thought were very similar to being marijuana, and it's OK in my own house!' Police disagreed and chWPd him with po-smdngmarijuana. stoned drunk 24 hours a day. Mental

I r e a l l y have changed; r e a l i z i n g everyone has t o mature through t i m e and p a t i e n c e . I never r e a l l y , thought t h a t a l c o h o l could aave such a d e v a s t a t i n g e f f e c t on l i v e s i n a community. Only when I g o t t h e message my uncle was dying and only has a s h o r t time t o l i v e d i d i t h i t me. I t r y t o do t h i n g s but now I f e a r because s i t u a t i o n s a r e s o f a r away i n a n o t h e r c o u n t r y I may n o t see them. Generally, people have immediate family i n t h e country ( o r w i t h i n t r a v e l l i n g d i s t a n c e ) and blank o u t o t h e r s who d o n ' t . I never grew up w i t h grandparents o r o t h e r r e l a t i v e s , except p e r s o n a l f a m i l y , and s t i l l g e t angry when people g e t o p p o r t u n i t i e s s o e a s i l y because t h i s person knows someone e l s e o r h a s a c o u s i n o r an u n c l e t h e o t h e r l o n e r s g e t l e f t on t h e s i d e . 1 t ' s n o t f a i r t o g e t what you want because of you know. I ' v e always had t o work f o r o t h e r s a c c e p t i n g low-scale wages, i n e v i t a b l e s t r u g g l i n g j u s t t o hold o n t o something without much encouragement

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Eventually, you g e t sucked i n t o t h e crowd of people f i g h t i n g back a s b e s t you know how. But t h i s t a k e s away from you t h i n g s t h a t show you a s a genuinely independent p e r s o n a l i t y . Not r e a l l y a f r a i d of b e a t i n g o r c r u s h i n g your p r i d e o r s e l f - c o n f i d e n c e f o r t h e betterment of t h e i r own p o s i t i o n . Then I see people t r y i n g t o b e t t e r themselves i n one way o r a n o t h e r - b e a t i n g drugs, g e t t i n g grade 1 2 equivalency, o r b e i n g s e l f s u f f i c i e n t . There a r e people who h a v e n ' t worked a day i n t h e i r l i f e

f o r t h e i r e d u c a t i o n o r g o a l and s t i l l have g o t t e n e v e r y t h i n g given t o them. I ' m proud t o b e myself because I ' m a b l e t o e x p r e s s my i n n e r l i g h t and s t i l l genuinely care about others. By SANDRA M. VANTOL

I was r e a l l y touched by t h e a r t i c l e w r i t t e n by Tora i n "The Corner Stone.'. Even though I ' v e l i v e d a g r e a t d e a l of my l i f e i n Van., I was never r e a l l y a p a r t of t h e V a s t Side" - even though t h e E a s t s i d e has been a r e a l p a r t of me. U n t i l r e c e n t l y , I began t o view it, really see i t ! I guess perhaps t h e change i n s e l f was t h a t it no l o n g e r t h r e a t e n e d me. I s p e n t most of my l i f e f e e l i n g - i f I f a i l , 1'11 end up on Skid Row. i f . i f . . Then I f i n a l l y r e a l i z e d : I AM i n Skid Row - and it came w i t h t h e r e c e n t newfound acceptance of Who I am - what I am. That n o t h i n g w i l l change i t , ber3-P ~.f%lf I fee^ 1s ...J h n - - + - . only I have power over t h a t . I r e f l e c t e d t h e n t h a t I used t o f e e l a s I rode on a bus..those poor I n d i a n s . . . t h o s e poor s o u l s . . . b u t f o r t h e Grace, t h e r e go I . . . . . . . ( a l l t h e f a v o u r i t e sayings) I began t o =-evaluate my v a l u e s - Why d i d I f e e l t h a t ? Now I walk f r e e from my f e a r . Free from t h e Standards t h a t soci e t y f e l t I should have t o be a c r e d i t t o my r a c e , t o have t o cont i n u e t o be a c l o s e t - a l k y , a hypo c r i t i c a l , s e l f - r i g h t e o u s Indian. These people a r e my people. I walk among them, n o t judgemental,

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n e i t h e r l o o k i n g up o r l o o k i n g down. But I d i d n o t i c e t h a t t h i s i s t h e h e a v i e s t c o n c r n t r a t i o n of I n d i a n s . They a r e s u r v i v o r s . They have over come what N a t i o n a l I n d i a n Conferences have been t r y i n g . There a r e no b a r r i e r s ; t h e y a l l g e t along. P r a i r i e , C o a s t a l , Northern, Southe r n - no p o l i t i c k i n g - r e l i g i o n i n t h e s e c u l a r sense. To be l e f t a l o n e - t o do t h e i r own t h i n g a s i t once w a s , i n t h e beginning. By DINAH SCHOONER + .Dear Nancy Jennings,

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no l o n g e r h a n d l i n g package pickup and q u i t e a few o t h e r s e r v i c e s . They t e l l me t h a t t h e r e i s a r e a l t h r e a t t h a t t h i s post o f f i c e w i l l be c l o s e d down. It would make s e n s e i f a few community groups wrote l e t t e r s of support t o keep i t open. I ' v e had t o walk 6 blocks t o p i c k up a heavy package and now have t o walk a n o t h e r 3 b l o c k s t o p i c k i t up. What about t h e o l d t i m e r s who have t r o u b l e walking? A r e t h e r e o t h e r groups/agencies who could be encouraged t o w r i t e ? I ' m a concerned neighbour. Carol I. 543 Hawks Ave., Van., B.C. -Dear M s Jennings: I am w r i t i n g t o acknowledge rec e i p t of your r e c e n t l e t t e r a d d r e s s -ed t o M r . D.H. Lander, P r e s i d e n t and Chief Executive O f f i c e r , regard i n g t h e new p o l i c y w i t h r e s p e c t t o t h e pickup of p a r c e l s and r e g i s t e r e d mail. Because t h e n a t u r e of t h e s u b j e c t you r a i s e d f a l l s w i t h i n t h e respons i b i l i t y of M r . M. Gormick, Divisi o n a l General Manager of t h e P a c i f i c

D i v i s i o n , I have forwarded a copy of your correspondence t o h i s a t t e n t i o n . Your query w i l l r e c e i v e f u l l c o n s i d e r a t i o n , and you w i l l be h e a r i n g from him i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e Elelen Mrakovics Manager

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I would l i k e t o thank you f o r your r e c e n t correspondence regardi n g Canada Poat Corporation. P l e a s e be a s s u r e d t h a t i f u l l y understand t h e motives t h a t have avery canprompted you t o w r l t e . a d i a n d e s e r v e s a c c e s s t o an e f f i c i e n t and r e l i a b l e p o s t a l s e r v i c e . While Canada P o s t has made encouraging p r o g r e s s i n v a r i o u s asp e c t s of t h e p o s t a l s e r v i c e , I r e a l i z e t h e r e i s s t i l l much work t o be done. I am c o n f i d e n t t h a t t h e Corporation can b u i l d on t h e i n i t i a t i v e s a l r e a d y taken t o restore the service t o a level where i t can once a g a i n be a s o u r c e of p r i d e t o a l l i t s u s e r s . This cannot be done, however, i f our Government does n o t c o n s u l t w i t h people l i k e you. Your experi e n c e i s v a l u a b l e t o our Government and I would encourage you t o s h a r e any f u r t h e r s u g g e s t i o n s you may have r e g a r d i n g Canada P o s t Corporation w i t h t h e M i n i s t e r r e s p o n s i b l e , The Honourable Harvey Andre, o r w i t h your Member of Parliament. I can a s s u r e you t h a t your views w i l l be given every c o n s i d e r a t i o n as d i s c u s s i o n s on , t h i s important a s p e c t of Canadian l i f e continue. Once a g a i n , thank you f o r making m e aware of your concerns. With every good wish, Brian Mulroney.

These three letters seem to be a good example of citizen-government interchange: (1) real concern is brought to someone who may be able to help; (2) the concern is forwarded to the exact person responsible and (3) the Head Man responds.

Gore & Hastings is being closed! This branch is much used by older and senior residents, many of whom speak only Cantonese. Most have no vehicles, many are disabled, yet these special /general things are irrelevant to the decision to make residents walk to the main branch on Pender for parcels and essential postal services. Mulroney uses a lot of words in 'his' reply - as does VanderZalm or Richmond - but what is actually done? Nothing. This is basically a "form letter". Assure anyone that they are important, a good citizen for being concerned, that their concerns & suggestions will have the and then act as highest priority though the ideas never came up, ignore the hardships imposed and just stop the service entirely. n--3 1 nrau l r ~ L r L sYOU $eLL frulil ~ 0 1 1 ticians; be coldly aware that they consciously give such 'quick fixess so you won't feel ignored. The boost to your ego to get a reply from "The Prime Minister Himself" is usually sufficient for him (them) to go ahead with their decision/plans; letting human nature take over the mind of the noise-makers. - "They must have had good reasons" - "They know more than I do. or the greatest blinder: "They are in office and it's their job." From experience, it's a given that any government move that will hurt almost everyone but the rich is well

planned to inclvde responses to those hurt. Send them form "A" or "B" with the minor changes to make it seem personal; promise them the world but give them diddiy-squat. By PAULR TAYLOR

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I lay awake waiting for my body to relax Hy mind pleads for an answer to my worries 1 feel an urgent need to analyze each interaction Should I have done this or would a hug have worked better? I see a parade of young troubled faces HowscanI show them there is a better way? It seems so long ago that I was one of these kids Is the answer there in my past? I try to remember exactly what gave me comfort to see another day through What words did they use to unlock the shell I hid in? From there to this night seemed to take a long time. People who tried to help were important but they never stay very long in my life. I didn't travel alone. Even when I had no i C, Hoii. ' - - - --II FF.-1 ---.-nnma clnea I guess that's my answer, You are there with all the kids so I can go to sleep. J.

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Paper Lovers They linger by the water's edge as dusk envelops their embrace, reluctant to end the consecration each had learned to live without. They drift home as slow as time, heart-sprung, sweetly secret smiles washing over their pasts like waves until the current claims their needs. Steven Belkin

Mobious Strip Seven days from Sundays I wait inside the space, leftover from the emptiness I tried to fill with waiting. It occurs to me that I've seen this place before. Time steals back from me the moments I gave away waiting for my time to come - calling it my future. I am remlnded of a game played with peas and shells. Memory keeps a list for me of the things I've asked it to forget, cross-referenced with index and footnotes. I must remind myself to forget to remember it. You aren't really paranoid until you start censoring the letters you write to yourself - or the poems. Would someone please lift me off the paper now? Steven Belkin

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through two thousand miles of lakes and streams, and every part of me felt dehydrated. Water,---I almost did it that time, or I sure as hell thought so. Nowadays almost everytime I walk by a water tap, I take time to drink, and drink plenty. Never mind India or South America or Africa where there is no water for miles - or poor water unfit to drink because of diseases. That freight ride with no water scared the hell out of me, never mind no water all the time. Do you know what it feels like? Cramps, tightening up..it feels like you're burning up and have used every drop of water in your system! Well, I have to tell you, somewhere in Ontario, I jumped off that damn train (at not a slow speed) and ran like hell for the nearest ditch and damned if I didn't scream because I found life! Even now my body shakes, my head feels like exploding, my eyes burn holes through me ...just thinking about it. t4mrr ,vc;L, I sez a iiiaii, ~ W I I & L I or child without water and in pain, it causes me anger and hate and, above all, fear. Nobody means for it to happen - "no-one goes for days on end without water" - in this day and age, with all our expertise and technology and wealth; but it does, Everyone has a right to be ensured of good drinking water and, with about 2/3 of the earth's surface being covered with it there is no reason whatsoever that those in power should spend their time on other matters when their own people are dying of thirst and disease due to a lack of clean water. l7r.n-.r

It waq a long freight ride, a long thirst, but it opened my eyes. Why don't you open yours? Should we pass legislation - we, the people and say no person can enter pnlitical office until they've had the dehydrated frieght ride? Gkay, I've gone too far..to the point of cruelty, but it's no worse than the total inaction, total unconcern for others...p olitics & wars... I sit here and gaze at a picture - a beautiful lake with people in their boats - with a caption: "Let Only Good Spirits Guide You"

an advertisement for our country. Perhaps we should thank someone named God, that we have good drinking water..so far..still! In the news we read about oil spills, chemicals, dumping of waste in water here and everywhere. ~et's face it, the world seems determined to destroy the good they've received from someone else. Third world countries have polluted, diseased water; many places all over the world have a water sup ply problem, and we, in this country, are too stupid to learn the

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of other countries and avoid them. I don't know if there is a way to turn bad, polluted water into clean drinking water, but there is a way to help keep water clean and to distribute it to everyone. It will only cost minimal bucks compared to what it will eventually cost if people don't stand up and do something now! We have to say No! Nothing in the water but what God put there. That's how it should be..thatrs how it was meant to be. Let1$ a l l do our part to be part of the solution.

8 Dear Carnegie E d i t o r , S t r a n g e t h a t t h e Eastender f o r Jan. 28 s h ~ u l df e a t u r e a f r o n t page p i c t u r e of Robert (Cowboy) E l l i s , saying: "This C e n t r e (Carn e g i e ) has been taken away from t h e o l d e r people of t h i s a r e a . . . I 1 The r e s t of t h e a r t i c l e t a l k s about t h e book Hastings and Main & Carne g i e ' s 8 t h anniversary. But h e r e i s ~ l l i s ' sf a c e g l a r i n g out a t u s , and t h e s t a t e m e n t t h a t Hastings and Main i s "a book of l i f e s t o r i e s by E l l i s and o t h e r i n n o r - , --,-s, trir

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book i s "by E l l i s & o t h e r s " i s n o t only t o t a l l y i n a c c u r a t e , b u t i t i s a terrible insult to t h e people who worked on t h i s p r o j e c t . What i s t h e E d i t o r of t h e Eastender t r y i n g t o do by promoting E l l i s ' s a c c u s u a t i o n t h a t Carnegie h a s been "taken away from o l d e r people" ? ? Carnegie c a n ' t be taken away from any group of people because i t never belonged t o any one group of people and never w i l l .

A community c e n t r e i s a c e n t r e for a l l t h e community: o l d , young, male, female, good, bad, b e a u t i f u l o r whatever - i t belongs t o everyone e q u a l l y - d i s c r i m i n a t i o n on t h e b a s i s of age is i l l e g a l under t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n , & i f any group t h i n k s i t owns o r o p e r a t e s t h i s Centre, and t h a t someone o r something can "take i t away" from them, t h e n t h o s e people are j u s t n o t p l a y i n g w i t h a f u l l deck. Bob E l l i s o f t e n s h o o t s h i s mouth o f f around h e r e , without t h i n k i n g o r caring. about t h e consequences. That i s n o t h i n g new. Bt: fcr t k E d i t z r cf ~ h Ez ~ s t ender t o promote h i s d i s c r i m i n a t o r y s t a t e m e n t s is v e r y c l e a r l y a p o l i t i c a l move. W e should a s k o u r s e l v e s who might have suggested t h i s approach t o t h e e d i t o r of t h e Eastender, s i n c e he himself would obviously have n o t h i n g t o g a i n from such a c t i o n s . . . b u t somebody does, o r e l s e i t wouldn't have happened. s o , who's behind Cowboy E l l i s anyway? TORA Carnegie member & Volunteer

FAST REACTIONS & A NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH: o u t laws A r e not necessarily criminals i n a community of o u t s i d e r s . But t h o s e who weave a t a c t i c a l web of a c c u s a t i o n s F a l s e rumours half-truths... What a r e They? r e a l community c r i m i n a l s ? %ho a r e t h e Who w i l l n o t t a k e up a supporting position within her/hZs community of f r i e n d s ? Who w i l l see " j u n k i e s , pimps & whores" everywhere?

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An Open Letter to all Native Pebple ThesVancouver Indian Centre at one time appeared to recognize the problems of Native people of the Hastings and Main area. The response to these problems has been unsatisfactory. There are many people sliding back into the street scene with its drug and alcohol problems. As there are no programs set up to help them during this difficult time, several concerned Native people have decided to form the Urban Native Support Group. This is our response to an urgent need for programs with which people can constructively occupy their time. It is unfortunate that we must set up an alternative program without cooperation from the Vancouver Indian Centre. We feel it is necessary because of our frustration and disappointment with the lack of focus by the Indian Centre on the needs of Natives in the Hastings & Main area. an ---

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for Thursday, February 11. Native peo<le atteiding will be Dinah Schooner, an experienced speaker on Native concerns and issues; Bill Quinn, who is very familiar with what's happening to our people on the streets; and Allan Thevarge, who is a recreation activist. These people are interested in implementing new programs for Natives in the area mentioned. We would be interested in hearing your comments on our complaint. GA'CIVE SUPPORT GROUP

The R.P.G. Club, also known as the Role Playing Games Club, is nearing the completion of its second year of existence in Carnegie myself being the third president since inception. The road to becoming a club was paved with obstacles, but with time and patience we managed to overcome them. Whether it was outside interference or personalities, still the core of the group endured. Now the membership seems to be fluctuating upwards, but the most important part is that people are enjoying the game at a level of play where their various skills of communication are put to the test. The game is not only about killing Dragons & Ogres, but to learn how to become an actor in a way - all of the games are make-believe situations. I must acknowledge Robert Goudreau for being the original one to introduce D&D in this Centre, and as things grew a second president took over (Robert Ryan) , Ee , in +:m, gave up his position last December. D&D has been active since October, 1985, but became a Club in Apr. 86. will -On -.-- the 6th of March, there--" be a tournament at Heritage Hall and five of our players have banded together to form a team: ROBERT RYAN PALADIN MITCH ANDERSON CLERIC DAN PINCK BARBARIAN TOM CARLISLE THIEF JULIEN LEVESQUE FIGHTER, MAGIC-USER

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Someone much wiser than myself once t o l d me t h a t t h e only way t o c u r e t h e "mid-week blues" was t o wander on over t o t h e C l a s s i c a l J o i n t and t a k e i n t h e "open mike" f o l k n i g h t . Well! It was now Woeful Wednesday; 9 : 2 3 t o be exact. I packed my g u i t a r and made t h e journey from Carnegie Centre over t o t h e b u i l d i n g on Carrall S t r e e t w i t h my f r i e n d Arlo Bendo. I h e n w e got t o our d e s t i n a t i o n , w e e n t e r e d and c l o s e d t h e door behind us. Looking around t h e c a n d l e - l i t room w e saw a f a i r s i z e d group . of people who had come t o hear t h e country/ b l u e g r a s s sounds of t h e Cotton S t r e e t Band which was t h e f e a t u r e a c t of t h e evening. A f t e r w e s t a k e d o u t a t a b l e on a p l a t f o r m by t h e window t h a t a f f o r d e d us an unobstructed view of t h e room, I went t o t h e back, d e p o s i t e d my g u i t a r w i t h t h e o t h e r i n s t r u m e n t s by t h e piano and s i g n e d up t o perform a few songs l a t e r on. I then grabbed a c h e s s game and r e t u r n e d t o o u r t a b l e . A s Arlo and I s e t up o u r p i e c e s on t h e board, t h e w a i t r e s s , whose name was Florence, came over w i t h h e r t r a y on which s h e had h e r o r d e r s and a c o f f e e cup w i t h one and two d o l l a r b i l l s n e a t l y s t a c k e d i n s i d e . It Bon s o i r . Would you l i k e anything t o drink?" s h e asked v e r y c h e e r f u l l y i n h e r French a c c e n t . I f you were f e e l i n g down when you came i n , you weren't now. I f i t was r a i n i n g o u t s i d e , t h e sun was s h i n i n g ' a t your t a b l e . W e ordered two p o t s of orange pekoe t e a w i t h honey and s h e was gone on h e r way back t o t h e kitchen. Our emcee, David Querido got t h i n g s o f f t o a good s t a r t , s i n g i n g some songs about union o r g a n i z i n g on t h e F r a s e r River and mulching gardens. Cont. pg.15

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Lord I come t o You today w i t h a p r a y e r

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Need f o r You t o show me t h e way And guide me, Lord of my n i g h t , Lord of my day -

me home, s o my s o u l w i l l be a t ease and v i o l e n c e , seems Love h a s become a d i s e a s e Anybody who has only &ove i n s i d e Never makes i t ; they d i e b a r e f o o t a l o n g t h e r i v e r s i d e Take Hate -

L e f t o u t , o u t c a s t o r dying a l o n e somewhere Is a high p r i c e t o pay when one c a r r i e s only Love and c a r e Very long ago, a Man d i e d on a c r o s s , because He was Loving I knew t h e road f o r Love would be long, and winding Never gave up my F a i t h , 'cause I knew i n my l o n e l y sky God -

would p r o v i d e , I knew H e wouldn't l e t me d i e

Soon o r l a t e r , I t o o , would s e e and meet Love Today, my Love and m e need t h e h e l p from Above Otherwise, t h e rough t i m e s ahead w i l l be much h a r d e r Nothing i s e a s y t o go through without You, Dear F a t h e r Someday, people w i l l r e a l i z e t h a t without Love, t h e r e ' s no L i f e day i s made from a l i t t l e b i t of joy and s t r i f e And i f y o u ' r e n o t a l o n e t o l i v e i t , y o u ' r e very b l e s s e d Give with Love, l i v e w i t h Love, and y o u ' l l f i n d happiness Unique and s p e c i a l i t w i l l be, ' c a u s e i t comes down from God Love i s t h e only answer and a g a i n s t a l l odds I . f f ~ i z l t h ::srlc! ~ ;;ill LZ oiie ol" Peac:e and ~i_~?rmczy. Each -

Now t h e world needs t o Enough of t h a t h a t r e d , -

change, ' c a u s e i t ' s g e t t i n g q u i t e l a t e where i s your Love anti ~ , ? i t h ? <x \ I t ' s now o r n e v e r , you've g o t t o t u r n on your H e a r t l i b h t i - , , , , , , Let i t s h i n e always, and walk towards t h e Guiding Light. Don't you know t h a t Love i s t h e answer? If you l e t it d i e , w e ' l l never be t o g e t h e r Always be kind t o your neighbour. Must you y e l l and shout a t each o t h e r ? Open up, speak w i t h your h e a r t , and s p r e a d t h e Good Word No m a t t e r who you a r e , i t ' s time f o r Love, make y o u r s e l f heard Don't d e l a y , p l e a s e , 'cause I know w e a l l want a b e t t e r World. -

Louise Delan

From Pg* 1

a woman will die if she has a baby. The question of what constitutes "life-threatening" is purposely being ignored. This will not allow a woman to terminate a fetus even if the birth would have the child in an unwanted situation from the start.

"Governments, if they endure, always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms. No government in history has been known to evade this pattern. And as the aristocracy develops, government tends more and more to act exclusively in the interests of the ruling cidss - whether that ciass be hereditary royalty, oligarchs of financial empires or entrenched bureaucracy *" Taken from Children of Dune by Frank Herbert

POPE of your CHOICE

The present premier of B.C. has increasingly expressed his fanaticism about "the way life should be" as op2osed to life. In the words of Mike Tytherleigh: Premier Bill Vander Zalm's fanatical crusade against abortion may get him a welcome at the Vatican but it smacks of a man who has allowed power to go to his head, losing all sense of reason. By denying abortions.to victims of rape or incest, he shows a hostile attitude toward women that is archaic and deplorable. By being an anti-abortionist and, ironically, anti-contraceptive as well, he's sending out a signal that he's against female emancipation. Despite the smile, this humourless, vindictive and stubborn man might be portrayed as a woman-hater out to control their reproductive rights, keeping them as chattels of men and secondclass citizens." Vander Zalm is displaying his mental distress (to be read disease?) JX

as the policies and legislation OF the Socred government continue in their exposure as totally out of touch with common sense. Bill 20 jams the education system with disgruntled teachers and worried students - no growth allowed; Bill 19 makes the labour movement lose its power of collective bargaining and negotiating at the table as equals with management; welfare rates are frozen for years but rents increase anyway and people must pay out of their food money, then support a l l n m n c e s are redcced Seczdse of "restraint" while thousands and millions of dollars are squandered on subsidizing idiosyncracies of the wealthy - legislated poverty becomes focused on the worm of legislated malnutrition; children go to school every day hungry and this government will not even approve the formation of a non-profit society to handle the million dollars or so that have been raised to eradicate this disgusting blot on society as a whole. They lecture about it being the parent's responsibility to ensure their children adequate food - ignoring the hard fact that the welfare rates are grossly inadequate to feed one Person* "The tail does not cause the horse. " What this caucus of self-righteous blanks is using is an ancient formula of government - and they probably aren't even conscious of doing so. They are right in their own eyes and that's sufficient. The formula?

"A large populace held in check by a 'small but powerful force is quite a common situation in our universe. And we know the major conditions whereis khis large populace may turn upon it, keepers --One: When they find a leader. This

is the most volatile threat to the powerful - they must retain control of leaders." When some one or group challenges the policies or legislation of this government, they are hounded and scandalized by carefully worded and edited media coverage. Witness the "seditious conspiracy" charge against theLabour movement: if these tnctics, laws ijoverning finance can be used - especially against those poor in money terms. Two: When the populace recognizes its chains." Here is the main point reverberating through Vander Zalm's most recent pronouncements no woman has the right to be a first-class citizen and decide on the course of her life. She must remain subservient to men and do their bidding - meaning having their children regardless of her own potential and needs.

"Most lives are a flight from selfhood. Most prefer the truths of the stable. You stick your heads into the stancheons and munch until you die. Others use you for their purposes. Not once do you live outside the stable to lift your head and be your own creature." Privatization is the main thrust of it. Put more and more essential public services in the hands of private corporations and the public voice will have as much influence as a rag waved at a nuclear bomb. Put real control in the hands of the obscenely rich and objecting citizens will have no recourse but to obey. These will be returned to a place of serfdom as the new aristocracy proclaims its manifest destiny - Kings, Barons and Earls. Their word becomes law? Witness Vander Zalm saying that he doesn't listen to experts or consultants or anyone - he gets a ' l g u t - f e e l i n g " and decides!!!

Three: "When the populace perceives a hope of escape from bondage. They must never even believe that escape is possible!" -reuple: - - -,-L A v slry l:--:-r.

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caught in unexpected and unwanted pregnancies, workers in industry, teachers who wish to have a pertinent say in their and their students' futures, children who can be nutritionally cared for without the stigma of being labelled 'poor trashl...all of this and more is being perpetuated by people with deranged minds - deranged in that "they" have theirs and Screw You Jack ! These sidereal scumbumbuckets (or, politely, disturbed individuals) see no problem in keeping the majority of people in this province under control.

Brainstorm theatre-live, unrehearsed. political satire with serious psycho-babble. and spontaneous Downtown Eastside propaganda, activist interviews, poetry, and environmental awareness, community announcements and news to die screaming by-music, local, live in the studio, or otherwise every second Thursday, with extended family and/or friends.

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i v i s i t e d your g r a v e ,

A t H o s p i t a l today t h e y t o l d m e you'd d i e d i n your s l e e p , a f t e r n i n e days of slumbering i n coma. You passed from i n t o o u t , a f t e r n i n e days into the outer - field. your f l e s h , a m o r t a l husk, now only cold. Dead. i v i s i t e d your g r a v e ,

A t t h e Cemetery o f f i c e , s h e d i r e c t e d m e t h e r e , p o i n t i n g t o a map on t h e w a l l . t o a s p o t w i t h no head-stone, t h e r e . Go. i walked t o your g r a v e along a p a t h l i n e d with graves. Nothing marked t h e p l o t t h e y l d . b u r i e d your dead body with-in. cnlp 2 liypilellai-c-.ri f i u ~ b ~cr_ r 2 + l n cf rurrl ---1--A LL II Your p l o t , a n "X" on a s l i p of paper, your p l o t . Your space of slumber, dream, peace. A number f o r a name. A modern exchange. u s u . , r c ~ u

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i v i s i t e d your grave,

i almost c r i e d . i d i d n ' t though. i c o n t r o l l e d t h e flow. The t e a r . i h e l d t h e t i n i e s t one back, b u t , wept i n s i d e , d e a r f r i e n d . Departed s t r o n g Comrade. i d o n ' t know where you may be. may-be some w a n i s l a n d i n t h e middle of a h o t s e a . Somewhere c o l d , Maybe? a f r o z e n world. Way o u t , o u t t h e r e somewhere i n t h e o r b i t of P l u t o ? O r maybe n o t , and then a g a i n maybe t h e p l o t i s a l l you g o t . R e s u r r e c t i o n of t h e dead? Reincarnated s o u l ?

Zapped by a Memory

The Mighty Eagle

S i t t i n g on t h e edge of my bed A s t r a n g e childhood, dream z a p s me between t h e eyes. B i t s and p i e c e s f l i r t w i t h my memory Dancing about on t h e edge of r e a l i t y Looking back i n my o l d playgrounds I can only t r y t o comprehend. There i s a s o o t h i n g Power i n t h e a i r Is i t j u s t my imagination? O r am I now Comfortably Numb? John B e l l

There once was a Flighty Eagle Who could f l y s o very High He even once touched t h e Sky U n t i l one day he soared s o f a s t , and f r e e , He woke up and was s c a t t e r e d among t h e t r e e s . John B e l l

from pg.10 Florence came back w i t h our t e a s , we p a i d f o r them and s h e was gone b e f o r e we r e a l i z e d t h a t s h e had f o r g o t t e n t h e honey. "HONEY" Arlo c a l l e d o u t t o h e r a s s h e headed f o r t h e k i t c h e n . A l l of a sudden, every female i n t h e room looked up a t o u r t a b l e a s Arlo r e a l i z e d what he had s a i d and t r i e d t o h i d e unper t h e t a b l e . Wonder what would have happened i f he had c a l l e d o u t f o r some sugar. Our game of c h e s s was w e l l under way when t h e Cotton S t r e e t Band began p l a y i n g t h e i r tunes. My k n i g h t took A r l o ' s pawn t o t h e t u n e of "Tonight The B o t t l e Let Me Down". L a t e r t h e game took a t u r n f o r t h e worse. Every time I ' d make a move and t h i n k I was s a f e I would n o t i c e A r l o ' s bishop l u r k i n g behind my queen's robes. I a l s o l e a r n e d t h a t h i s k i n g was a b i g a m i s t , when one of . h i s Pawns made i t t o my s i d e of t h e board and queened. The door k e p t opening and c l o s i n g a s people came and went. Throughout t h e evening t h e Carnegie c o n t i n g e n t s t r a g g l e d i n . There w a s Dave McConnell s i t t i n g over i n a c o r n e r , and Mary Brogan was e n j o y i n g h e r s e l f i n c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h E a r l e and Barb. W i l l i was s i t t i n g over by t h e w a l l w i t h a group of people. Lloyd would wander i n h i d i n g behind h i s b l a c k as n i g h t shades and stumble i n t o the table before finding a seat. One musician I r e a l l y enjoyed l a t e r i n t h e evening was Tammy F a s s e r t w i t h h e r Emmylou H a r r i s - l i k e voice. P e t e r Allen sang one of h i s own t u n e s t h a t t o l d of "Suicide On The I n s t a l l m e n t Plan". John Lyon d i d some g r e a t F a t s Waller t u n e s r e p l e t e w i t h v o c a l i m i t a t i o n s of trumpets and trombones. There were a couple of p o e t s . Tora was r e a l l y down on t h e Americans. H e d i d a p i e c e t i t l e d " D i s t i n c t i v e Software". One p i e c e t h a t was r e a l l y h i l a r i o u s was a send-up of "At The Hop" i n which t h e syncopation of t h e words was such t h a t T o r a ' s gasping f o r b r e a t h between l i n e s w a s p o e t i c on i t ' s own. Wendy t o l d a t a l e of a d r e s s s h e found i n a consignment shop on Commercial Drive. I g o t up towards t h e end of t h e evening and d i d a couple of t u n e s by my f a v o r i t e s i n g e r , Gram Parsons. A l l i n a l l i t was a g r e a t evening, and i t appeared t h a t i n t h e words of t h e B e a t l e s "a s p l e n d i d t i m e was had by a l l " . c h i by r h e h r ~ y , a f r e r g e r r i n g bear e b ~ s~i xr rimes by ArLei finaliy managed t o p u t him i n check-mate.

PHIL FOERSTER and SHAWNEE SAWYER

are going t o announce t h e i r engage4, 1988. The Wedding w i l l t a k e p l a c e on August 1, 1988. Time w i l l be t o 3:00, w i t h t h e r e c e p t i o n merit on Friday, March

following t h e ceremony. Both e v e n t s

w i l l occur i n Carnegie c e n t r e .

Sheila B d l ,

The S h e i l a B e l l I know i s a k i n d , She h a s a b i g h e a r t t h a t shows t o everyone. No, s h e i s n ' t p e r f e c t b u t t h e n who i s ? You know, t h e r e are n o t enough people l i k e ~ h e i l a i n t h i s world. I hope I w i l l be l i k e h e r . S h e i l a i s l i k e a mother t o m e , someone who cares what I do. She is had in my someone who I really

warm, l o v i n g woman.

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I love you

simply don't have enough money? Richmond's response is nothing but an attempt to divert attention away from the government's failure to raise the below-poverty assistance rates and provide job creation programs. The ~inister's desire to blame the victims of hunger and his unwillingness to help resolve the major problem brings into question his ability to deliver the mandate he is responsible for," says Shields. The B.C.G.E.'U. represents the 4200 employees of the Ministry of Social Services and Housing.

BURNT TOAST:

I BURNED ONE SIDE OF THE FRIED EGG SANDWlCH BROUGHT IT TO HER BURNT SIDE DOWN SHE SAID: YOU TRIED TO HIDE THE BURNT SIDE TO MAKE IT LOOK BETTER YOU SHOULD SHOW mrrn L ' U

Alcoholics Ananymous held its first meeting at Carnegie on Feb.7, and it was an open meeting - open to any who wished to attend. I was there, even though I could never see a reason why I should go to sach a meeting but, believe me, I was very impressed. The people who were called to walk up and speak - I listened to then. I was so impressed and touched by what they had to say about themselves and about coming to A.A. meetings I learned a lot. The meeting was well organized and 27 people were present. Thanks to Frank R., Glenda B. and Vic R. for making it such a success. These meetings will be held in Classroom 2 every Sunday: 7:00-9:00,

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SO PEOPLE WILL KNOW THE TRUTH SEE, I KNOW SOMETHING WOULD BE WRONG (SHE MEANS "DISHONEST") IF I DIDN'T SEE ANY BURNT TOAST AROUND. TORA

By Bell Mayer

DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE YOUTH ACTIVITIES SOCIETY (D.E.Y.A.S.) Project Coordinator Community Youth Workers

Recreation Worker

TO the Volunteer Support Group

~ ' dlike to take this time to thank all the wonderful Volunteers who helped me this past month. I really enjoyed working with you and hope this good work continues Bell Mayer

John Turvey

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- Didi Nelson - Allan Roscoe Larry Parenteau

Referrals - Counselling - Advocacy for youth in our community & on our streets. I

WILL BE MOVING IN NEAR FUTURE From To

Crabtree Corner - 101 E. Cordova 223 Main St. Phone 685-4488

This i s an update on t h e c o n t i n uous b a t t l e t o have t h e hungry c h i l d r e n f e d i n s c h o o l s . The School Board T r u s t e e s a r e a c t i n g l i k e t h e good guys i n t h e l a t e s t s o a p opera. J u s t remember w e have a c i v i c e l e c t i o n i n November and t h e y would t o get e l e c t e d again. The only one who h a s been sup- . p o r t i v e of u s i s P h i l i p Rankin and he wasn't allowed t o be on t h e Hungry Kids Committee. The rest have bucked u s a t every t u r n u n t i l Now they s t e a l a l l of recently.. our i d e a s and u s e them a s t h e i r own. Something i s r o t t e n and i t i s n ' t i n Denmark. ~ c ~ o n a l d a' sr e p r o f i t i n g from hungry c h i l d r e n . J u s t r e c e n t l y they obtained a f r a n c h i s e t o supply breakfasts f o r a c e r t a i n school i n a n a f f l u e n t neighbourhood. Even though t h e b r e a k f a s t s are p a i d f o r by a businessman, ~ c ~ o n a l d are 's charging two d o l l a r s a meal f o r t h o s e c h i l d r e n who can a f f o r d it. Why i s t h e P r o v i n c i a l government such a tightwad when i t comes t o t h e i s s u e of hungry c h i l d r e n ? These heartless wonders r e f u s e t o match t h e Canada A s s i s t a n c e P l a n money o f f e r e d by t h e f e d e r a l government. They a r e t h e main o b s t a c l e i n o u r b a t t l e t o e l i m i n a t e hunger among t h e s e d e f e n c e l e s s members of o u r society. Ask y o u r s e l f why t h i s p r o v i n c i a l government i s wasting money i n i t s handling of t h e Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en Land C l a i m T r i a l ? I f i n d i t very o f f e n s i v e when I h e a r t h e r i d i c u l o u s q u e s t i o n s t h e government lawyers a s k our Elders. These lawyers a r e p a i d $300/hr. There seems t o be an e n d l e s s supply of funds f o r t h e s e people, y e t

s o c i a l s e r v i c e s are c u t back on a d a i l y basis. T h i s p a r t i c u l a r t r i a l c a u l d have been o v e r i n t h r e e t o f o u r weeks; however i t b e n e f i t s t h e government t o prolong t h e proceedings. The t r i a l h a s gone on f o r t h r e e months and i t w i l l most l i k e l y c o n t i n u e f o r a n o t h e r s i x months. The c a r d s a r e s t a c k e d a g a i n s t t h e Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en people and they w i l l l o s e i n t h i s f i r s t case. Many o f t h e E l d e r s a r e unable t o speak E n g l i s h s o they have an i n t e r p r e t e r t o t r a n s l a t e f o r t h e trans c r i p t s . By t h e t i m e t h e c a s e ends, I w i l l l i k e l y be a b l e t o speak b o t h languages f l u e n t l y . T h i s was a p r e s s r e l e a s e dated February 3 , 1985. B.C. Government Employees Union today accused t h e M i n i s t e r of S o c i a l S e r v i c e s and Housing of being respo n s i b l e when he s t a t e d t h e way t o d e a l w i t h hungry c h i l d r e n i s t o r e q u i r e teachers t o r e p o r t individu a l names t o M i n i s t r y s t a f f . "We a l l know t h a t income assistance r a t e s a r e t o t a l l y inadequate" s a y s S h i e l d s . To suggest t h a t t h e way t o g e t r i d of hunger i s by comp i l i n g l i s t s of names and o f f e r i n g i n s t r u c t i o n i n b u d g e t t i n g i s cyni c a l and c a l l o u s coming from t h e M i n i s t e r who h a s s e t a s s i s t a n c e r a t e s t h a t a r e more t h a n f i f t y p e r c e n t below t h e poverty l e v e l . ' " "It i s hard t o b e l i e v e t h a t t h e M i n i s t e r r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e wellb e i n g of c h i l d r e n and f a m i l i e s i n t h i s p r o v i n c e blames t h e v i c t i m s f o r h i s own government's f a i l u r e t o improve t h e economy and c r e a t jobs." "What b e n e f i t could t h e r e p o s s i b l y be f o r M i n i s t r y s t a f f t o c o u n s e l people on how t o budget when t h e y

I Deganawidah

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-..- Fiva ..--Nations of the Great Peace w e now uproot the 1:atlest pine into the cavity thereby made w e cast all weapons of war. Into the depths of the earth into the deep underneath we cast all weapons of war. We bury them from sight forec and we plant again the tree... Thus shall the Great Peace be established. -"A thn r h i m f e nf tha P,,"

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Iroquois poem The Tree of the Great Peace

The S t r a i g h t Nar I Passagc? A t t h e l a s t moment, I s t e e r e d my v e h i c l e o f f t h e busy winding Expressway Right i n t o S t r a i g h t and Narrow Lane.8\iqi

The Moon & s t a r s shone t h e i r l i g h t t o guide my way i n t o t h e l a t e evening, The road was v e r y l o n e l y , y e t my s p i r i t was l i f t e d . The b i r d s were beginning t o c h i r p i n t h e trees above me.

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Only four weeks after recei" ing d $70,000 grant from Van couver city council, the Downtown Eastside Economic D&elopment Society is in' thEym midst of a jurisdictional muddle. Acocrding to COPE alderman Libby Davies. Dart of a mint' shop operated by DEEDS has moved into the lounge area of the nearby New Hope centre at 217 Dunlevy Street. "There's still an awful lot of confusion about who occupies which premises:' she said Nesday. New Hope director Margaret Chisholm has had some discus, sions with social planning director Max Beck on the mix-up, "but I'm not sure if it got any further than that:' said Davies. "Mrs. Chisholm knows that the sponsoring oganizatioli has moved into part b f her operation:' she added, referring to DEEDS. "I think the citv really rieeds to sort it out once and for all. Otherwise, she'll have nothing left at the end.

BAD TRICK 04~ 1 @?(y ALERT

PROSTITUTZS and OTHER WOMEN f o r EQUiL RIGHTS

i s a n a t i o n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n and a member of t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Prost i t u t e s Network. We a r e p r o s t i t u t e and n o n - p r o s t i t u t e women who a r e f i g h t i n g t o make changes s o c i a l l y , l e g a l l y and economically f o r a l l woman.

ASSAULT/THREATENING/ROBBERY: r'lale, w h i t e , 40ish, 5'8", s t o c k y , wire-rimmed g l a s s e s , phony French a c c e n t , r a t t y c l o t h e s . Male drove a small 4dr Toyota, a r e a l b e a t e r 1 roughshape. Took woman t o Mainland Nelson where he gave h e r a backhand t o h . x mouth, t r i e d t o s t r a n g l e h e r and robbed her. He s a i d t h a t he hated hookers and t h a t i f he saw h e r a g a i n she'd b e dead. ROBBERY~ASSAULT: male, w h i t e , approx. 6'2", about 2001bs., e a r l y 4 0 q s , shoulder l e n g t h graying h a i r , moustache, b l u e eyes. This man asked f o r a b . j . but t o l d woman he d i _ r j n l t h q x r p pnnygh s.1;; q n he t i e d h e r t o a t r e e and l e f t h e r s t a n d i n g i n h e r undergarments. He s t o l e a l l h e r $$.

ASSAULT/KNIFE/ROBBERY/RAPE: male, w h i t e , 3 8 i s h , c l e a n shaven, s h o r t s l i c k e d back h a i r , b l a c k l e a t h e r j a c k e t , b i k e r type. Male o f f e r s $60 f o r a b . j . , s t a r t e d t o d r i v e and r e f u s e d t o t a k e h e r back. Held a switchblade t o h e r neck, raped h e r and f i n a l l y t i e d h e r up, b l i n d f o l d e d her with h e r own j a c k e t and dumped her. Told h e r t h a t i f s h e went t o t h e cops, h e ' d come back and k i l l her. Her empty p u r s e w a s found a few blocks away. This p i g drove an

American-looking c a r ; b l u e , w h i t e ASSAULTIPEDOPHILE: male, w h i t e , s h o r t grey h a i r , g l a s s e s , 50ish, 5'5"or6", 1501bs. This male p i c k s up young ~ i r l s , g e t s them drunk and t a k e s nude pho t o s of them. This s i c k o d r i v e s a VW van; 3-tone brown; BCII MVF 945. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS: male, w h i t e , brown h a i r , 5'611, med. b u i l d , on f o o t . This male took woman t o s i x t h and Brunswick, d i d n o t t e l l woman t h a t he wanted S/M; he t r i e d t o g e t h e r t o submit but when s h e got r e a l l y u p s e t and a f r a i d he l e t h e r go. ASSAULT : male, white, 38 t o 42, 5'10" t o 6 ' , med. b u i l d , d i r t y blondlgreyi n g h a i r , t h i n n i n g and t o mid-neck, mustache, round f a c e not f a t . Male picked woman up BroadwayIPri n c e A l b e r t - he c o u l d n ' t come s o he g o t v i o l e n t . Woman r e c e i v e d f r a c t u r e d jaw, h a s t e e t h missing, and she had t o jump o u t of second f l o o r window t o escape.

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MY YOUNGER YEARS By Wayne Schmidt (12 years)

DO you ever like to talk about things that happened when you were much younger and really had a wild imagination? Well I do, and sometimes I wonder how my mother survived raising me this far. Most of the outstanding events occured during my fourth year. One day Mom registered me for Nursery School which I was to attend the following day. After supper, Mom went and washed the dishes. As soon as she had finished this particnlar chore, Mom looked for me all over the house and found that I had disappeared. Imagine her surprise when she looked out the front window and discovered me walking down the road with my lunch bucket in my hand and the dog running by my side. I wanted Shep to have an education too. Mom ran after me and explained Nursery School only happened in the daytime. She made certain I was sound asleep before she went to bed that night. I thoroughly enjoyed Nursery School where I had many children to play with. The teacher always knew when I was in the washroom because every time I went in there I was yodelling like crazy. Nursery School was a great place for contracting childhood diseases. I managed to catch measles and chicken pox that year. I hated the itching from the chicken pox and Mom kept rubbing lotion on me. The same time I went to Nursery School Uncle Len stayed with us because he was dying from lung cancer. He was a heavy smoker and never weat to a doctor until he became very ill.

Mom took him to our family doctor and he put Uncle Len on morphine because he was in such terrible pain. My mother nursed Uncle Len until he took convulsions and had to call an ambulance to take him to the hospital. This really upset me because I was very close to him and helped Mom wait on him. Uncle Len passed away on Thanksgiving Day. The people at Shaughnessy Hospital were cold and callous when Mom tried to make the funeral arrangements. They wanted her to

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wasn't any room for him in the Field of Honour - even though Uncle Len spent six years fighting overseas. Mom went to the Last Post and they were very supportive. They arranged for Uncle Len to have a full military funeral and the pallbearers were from the Legion at 49th & Fraser. The people at the Last Post were horrified to hear how my mother was treated at Shaughnessy Hospital. They said every veteran is entitled to a full military funeral even if his body is found in a garbage bin. They also said there was plenty of room in the Field of Honour for him. They ordered a beautiful plaque to mark his grave. We place flowers on the grave on April 22 which was Uncle Len's birthday. It is easy to get to Mountain View Cemetery by bus. Uncle Len's favourite hymns were played including "Beyond the Sunset." All of the relatives came back,to our house after the service. I found it very difficult to cope with Uncle Len's death and was afraid to go in a room by myself and had nightmares. It was because of this that Mom started a program

on t e a c h i n g c h i l d r e n how t o cope w i t h d e a t h a t t h e P a r e n t s ' Support Group. I would l i k e t o speak t o some of t h e a d u l t s a t Carnegie. Before you hand o u t abuse t o t h e c h i l d r e n , t r y t o understand what they haGe been through and how d i f f i c u l t i t i s f o r u s t o be growing up i n t h e s e t r y i n g times.

poelry MY SISYPHUS UNENVIED

Not s o l i d you t o r e s i s t . W i t n e s s o n l y , you am d r i f t e d by otherness. Hollowed, you vacuum you t o defend a s b e s t you know, c l i n g i n g t o peace t h a t i s a p i e c e t h a t eroded i d by t i d e w i t h time a witness-too, t o o innocent t o p r o s e c u t e w i t h d i a l e c t i c hope of hope's h o p e f u l hopefulness hoping a g a i n s t hope t o hope f o r hope qua hope. No currency anyway t o t r a d e f o r chance f o r f e a r i s n o t t e n d e r only void where exh i b i t e d . No weapons l e f t i f weapons were e v e r r i g h t . O r was i t warmth l o s t you? No m a t t e r now 4-L,. L

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You s t a y t h e same vacuums have no nows s o do you s t i l l t h e o t h e r n e s s o u t s i d e around. 11P l e a s e s t a y away .I1 To l a t e t o know of a l l but p i e c e s being d r i f t e d of hollowed vacuum-being - a l l vacuum i s t h e same you s o t o c l i n g f a r t o g e t h e r s t i l l , s t i l l . S t i l l , worse you know f o r g e t t i n g i t only can. Everything s o must you s t o p f r o m ' happening i n s i d e . B r i t t l e . Easy t o know f a t a l i s touch of o t h e r ness while clinging f a r together t o sustain. S t a s s i s i s t h e o n l y anchor. S t a s s i s i s t h e only shore. Not s o l i d you t o r e s i s t . Hollowed, you s c r a p e s h r e d s o f f of you o v e r l e f t from hollowing t h a t o t h e r n e s s h a s no hold. 11p l e a s e s t a y away.' No one can be h e r e . There is no here"

Now onward, a u t i s t , w h i l e , ben e a t h t h e t i d e , t h e echoes of thoughts l o s t a r r i v i n g f o l l o w t h e rhythms of a boulder n o t t h e moon. Steven Belkin

Sisyphus i s t h e name of a c h a r a c t e r i n a Greek myth who keeps t r y i n g t o r o l l a huge boulder t o t h e t o p of a mountain, ~ u j tu s t b e f o r e he g e t s t h e r e , i t r o l l s back down, c r u s h i n g him underneath. This s i t u a t i o n , which t h e Greek s t o r y t e l l e r s s a i d happens o v e r and over a g a i n , was given a s a n example of t h e type of It mind t h a t i s s e l f - d e f e a t i n g . r e p r e s e n t s t h e l i f e of someone who i s l i v i n g i n h e l l . Note:

Just as close to home is the idea for anything means thdt much less money for food that montn - of doing of fees - user fees - for any class without more of what you are already course to he offered in Carnegie. Learning Centre people discussed doing without. Remedies like going new learning programs like small to 'your' social worlrer or the head of the thing being charged for means classes and one-to-one tutorin%. essentially begging and humiliation. They expressed strong concern that The Board of Directors of the no fees be charged for Learning Association was asked to and did mom Centre programs or any programs in the Centre as a whole. that: "The Association re-affirm our commitment to programs in all "Just $10" seems to be a statement Carnegie that have NO USER FEES." that doesn't grasp the reality of life on an income 50% below the Nat--' ional Poverty Line. Paying a fee ,

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You know there comes a time such as thiswhen the minutes and the hours of our time get well spent and feel good in the company of those near and dear ones; when the heart feels it is in a right place and the soul can stretch and relax. The appreciation flows freely to all with such a masterful touch of making my time more enjoyable and worthwhile. Oh, beautiful music for my soul!

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