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JANUARY 15, 1990.

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You're Invited

Come j o i n t h e Board, s t a f f and p a t r o n s o f t h e C a r n e g i e Community C e n t r e a s we c e l e b r a t e o u r ILoth a n n i v e r s a r y on S a t u r d a y , J a n u a r y 20, 1:00 - 4:00.

DIRTY BUSINESS I N VANCOUVER - ( C e n t r e )

AMERICA - the world's best horse trader..and her Canadian trade partner (puppet)

Dear Folks,

A lot has happened in ten years in our community. Carnegie itself first opened its doors as a community centre on January 20, 1980 and, as Tora says in his immortal poem, it "didn't just happen along like a girl in a bar, smiling and selling teddy-bears." Every spark of an idea to improve our neighbourhood has been fanned into a flame with years of hard work. Since that ancient day a few (and by no mclns all) of the successes include: - CARNFGIE - DERA HOUSING SOCIETY - FIRST UNITED CHURCH HOUSING - D.E.Y.A.S. - FOUR SISTERS CO-OP - CO-OP RADIO - CRAB PARK - TELLIER TOWER - D.E. WOMEN'S CENTRE - EVELYNE SALLER CENTRE (Alexl44) - END LEGISLATED POVERTY - F.L.A.W. - LEARNING FRONT - CRABTREE CORNER Politics often seems like a boring waste, a lost cause leaving little but the residue of fatalistic cynicism that only gets worse. As the Downtown Eastside Duck once remarked: "Why can't they ever get it right?" As the above short list may indicate, if all the ideas and dreams were &eft to those gray "them", the Downtown Eastside might have ended up as a giant parking lot. You're invited on Saturday the 20th to celebrate Carnegie. "May we always have our livingroom in the Downtown l as tside "

By PAULR

TAYLOR

Of course there are many Canadians who want to come under the American government...seems they neither trust but nor respect their own people this type of rationalism isn't too popular anymore. The whole world should have International Law that all agree on, but even between two countries like the USA and Canada they can't agree to an arrangement that is mutually beneficial. The Free Trade deal advocates that Canada should trust America too much..that we should work for the convenience of the other side. It's nice of Canadians to tolerate any inconvenience for the sake of being the 'good neighbour', but even the best neighbour will stop when all the giving is one-way. Any sort of trade involves the profit of one party or the other; it is rare that both parties to trade will profit. In many cases, when one party profits, the other party loses. The profit-motivated usually try to lie, cheat and steal as long as they can get away with it. As soon as one party to any trade agreement breaks any part of the arrangement even though both may try to remain honest - thr trust is gone and the resulting dishonesty grows like a malignant cancer. It is not easy to be honest because there are too many who try to exploit the honest. To be honest is to be willing to be alone. If a person wants to be honest, he or she will have to be very careful not to be tricked into being a victim of exploitation. Share and be generous with courage..to share is beautiful.. but be aware of those who are happy to share only yours.

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BY ARCHIE MIASHITA

Dear E d i t o r :

To t h e E d i t o r :

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I was r e c e n t l y i n T o r o n t o . One evening, r e a d i n g a l o c a l Toronto d a i l y , I was s t r u c k by a n a r t i c l e on h o u s i n g problems i n t h a t c i t y . I c o u l d have been r e a d i n g any l o c a l Vancouver p a p e r . The d i s t r e s s , t h e problems, t h e a s s a u l t on a f f o r d a b l e housing, c i t i z e n s c r y i n g o u t i n outr a g e a g a i n s t d e m o l i t i o n s of p e r f e c t l y good homes... S u r e l y I w a s r e a d i n g a Vancouver p a p e r ? But no, i t w a s TO. The p o i n t becomes c l e a r . T h i s i s a n a t i o n a l problem: It i s t h e a s s a u l t o f b i g b u s i n e s s p r o f i t e e r i n g and s p e c u l a t i o n on r e a l e s t a t e a t t h e expense o f d w e l l i n g p l a c e s f o r what a r e c a l l e d " t h e poor", b u t who a r e i n f a c t t h e v i c t i m s o f a n economic system o f e x t o r t i o n o f t h e r i g h t s o f ordinary people t o s e c u r i t y , s h e l t e r and s a n e l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s . To me i t c a l l s f o r e x p a n d i n g u n i t y among a l l community o r g a n i z a t i o n s , p a r t i c u l a r l y t h o s e o f a c t i v e , productive labour..the t r a d e unions.. and a l l who r e s p e c t human b e i n g s and cherish a decent l i f e s t y l e f o r a l l Canadians.

R e c e n t l y I was r e a d i n g t h e book E a s t o f Main, which i s a n a n t h o l o g y o f poems from E a s t Vancouver. I r e a l l y e n j o y e d r e a d i n g t h e poems and l i k e t h e i d e a o f p o e t s l i v i n g i n E a s t Vancouver g e t t i n g published. My problem w i t h t h i s book l i e s i n t h e back p a g e s , where t h e p o e t s h a v e a c h a n c e t o t a l k a b o u t t h e i r work A s a resident of and t h e m s e l v e s . t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e f o r f o u r y e a r s , I t o o k g r e a t o f f e n s e t o t h e comments made a b o u t my neighbourhood.."one o f t h e l a s t s k i d rows i n North America" and "one o f t h e l a s t t r a d i t i o n a l s k i d row areas". Two o f t h e p o e t s s t a t e d t h i s as t h e i r r e a s o n f o r l i v i n g here. Many p e o p l e and o r g a n i z a t i o n s + h a t make t h i s neighbourhood t h e i r home have f o u g h t l o n g and h a r d t o r i d t h e neighbourhood o f t h e image o f "Skid It makes me f u r i o u s when I Road." s e e people glamorizing t h e poverty and t h e s o c i a l problems t h a t a r e a p a r t o f o u r d a i l y l i v e s . The Downtown E a s t s i d e h a s enough b a t t l e s t o f i g h t ; we do n o t need p e o p l e c h o o s i n g t o l i v e i n "Skid Road" f i g h t i n g t o keep t h e poverty, t h e sub-standard l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s and t h e p a i n a l i v e . We need p e o p l e who c a r e a b o u t t h e q u a l i t y o f l i f e , p e o p l e who w i l l f i g h t t o make a b e t t e r q u a l i t y o f l i f e a c c e s s i b l e t o everyone. The Downtown E a s t s i d e i s a s t r o n g neighbourhood and we do n o t need p e o p l e who want t o l i v e on "Skid ~ o a d . " I do n o t t h i n k t h a t anyone would choose t o l i v e i n p o v e r t y and i n sub-standard l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s . P o v e r t y i s n o t a c h o i c e ! It i s p e o p l e who p e r p e t u a t e t h e i d e a t h a t p o v e r t y i s a c h o i c e t h a t keeps p e o p l e i n poverty. Stop glamorizing poverty.. i t i s n o t f u n t o b e poor. By SHELLY SCHNEE

To s t a f f & p e o p l e o f C a r n e g i e : T h i s i s a small n o t e t o s a y thankyou f o r l e t t i n g me h e l p o u t d u r i n g t h e f e s t 2 - v e s e a s o n f o r t h e y e a r 1989. I had made p l a n s t o go away b u t a t t h e l a s t , ~ i n u t eI had a change o f mind. You s e e I would n o t have had a s much fun somewhere e l s e as I d i d h e r e bec a u s e I seemed t o make p e o p l e s m i l e w h i l e p u t t i n g up a l l t h e , d e c o r a t i o n s and t h e t r e e s . Thanks t o a l l t h e f e l l o w s who h e l p e d me i n a c c o m p l i s h i n g t h e t a s k . I had l o t s of good d a y s t h i s l a s t f e s t i v e s e a s o n . Thanks t o John and Harold f o r l e t t i n g m e h e l p p r e p a r e Christmas d i n n e r . That n i g h t was a r i o t i n t h e k i t c h e n ; some o f you peop l e s h o u l d have been t h e r e . I cannot remember when my l a s t Christmas was s o f u l l f o r m e . It made my f i f t y - f i v e y e a r s o f l i f e a l l w o r t h i t . My one r e s o l u t i o n f o r 1990 i s t h a t a l l t h e people a t Carnegie p u l l t o g e t h e r and make 1990 t h e b e s t y e a r f o r t h e community as a whole and n o t f i g h t w i t h e a c h o t h e r . We have t o l o v e one a n o t h e r and n o t h a t e f o r any reason. I send everybody my l o v e and hope t h i s New Year b r i n g s t o a l l t h e r i c h o f t h e H e a r t and S o u l .

L i t e r a c y i s something t o occupy t h e mind from m e n t a l b u g b e a r s t h a t w r e s t l e w i t h worrisome mysteries:

Reading i s t h e a c q u i r e d S k i l l t o view t h e c o l l e c t i v e s u b j e c t i v e mind of human t h o u g h t ; W r i t i n g i s t h e p o t e n t i a l power t o a f f e c t t h e c o l l e c t i v e mind o f human t h o u g h t . A p e r s o n who d o e s n ' t p o s s e s s such l i t e r a c y s k i l l s L i v e s a l i f e of s e c r e c y , b u t a t some p o i n t h e o r s h e must t r u s t someone t o r e a d o r w r i t e a l e t t e r , document, e t c . , f o r them.

I f you know s u c h a p e r s o n , you probably sense t h e i r f r u s t r a t i o n and w i s h you c o u l d do s o m e t h i n g f o r them. Well, you can! The C a r n e g i e L e a r n i n g C e n t r e h a s a program t o t e a c h b a s i c r e a d i n g and w r i t i n g s k i l l s by v o l u n t e e r tutors. P l e a s e c o n t a c t Lex o r Claude a t 665-3013 f o r more i n f o r m a t i o n .

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A f t e r 5 o r 6 l e t t e r s from DERA S u p p o r t e r s c r i t i c i z i n g me f o r my s t a n d on t h e s t a n d a r d s o f maintena n c e by-laws, I was a b o u t r e a d y t o give i t a r e s t - then Paul Taylor d e c i d e d t o e d i t o r i a l i z e &, I g u e s s , s l i p i n t h e l a s t word ( s o m e t h i n g edHe s a y s : i t o r s a r e notorious for) "To b l a m e DERA f o r g i v i n g l a n d l o r d s an excuse t o r a i s e r e n t s , e v i c t , s h u t down a n d / o r s e l l o u t i s p u e r i l e & short-sighted." I looked "puerile" up i n t h e d i c t i o n a r y , & i t means "childish" w e l l , nobody's p e r f e c t , j u s t a s no o r g a n i z a t i o n i s p e r f e c t , e x c e p t DERA - a t l e a s t i n t h e minds of i t s s u p p o r t e r s . ( I w a s o n c e 100% a DERA s u p p o r t e r m y s e l f , s o I know what i t ' s l i k e . ) B u t , i n E a s t e r n Europe, s o c i a l i s t organizations a r e applying the philosophy of " G l a s n o s t & P e r e s t r o i k a " t o t h e i r a c t i o n s - t h i s means "OpenI f you a p p l y ness & Restructuring" a l i t t l e openness & r e s t r u c t u r i n g t o a s o c i a l i s t a g e n c y h e r e , however, you seem t o g e t n o t h i n g b u t d e f e n s i v e r e actions, denials, & accusations. I find it interesting, t o say the l e a s t , t h a t democratic s o c i a l i s m (which I t e n d t o s u p p o r t , b u t w i l l not f a i l t o c r i t i c i z e i f necessary) i s l e s s open t o c h a n g e i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e t h a n i n t h e s o - c a l l e d a u t h o r i t a r i a n systems of Soviet Russia. Restructuring (perestroika) is not a bad i d e a . ..& t h a t ' s a l l I ' m s u g g e s t ing: a r e s t r u c t u r i n g of s t a n d a r d s of m a i n t e n a n c e by-laws s o t h a t t h e y c a n ' t be u s e d t o j u s t i f y r e n t i n c r e a s e s . . w h a t ' s wrong w i t h t h a t ?

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t r a y e d t h e p e o p l e who work f u l l - t i m c , a t t h e Downtowm E a s t s i d e R e s i d e n t s ' A s s o c i a t i o n (DERA) a s b e i n g almosc solely responsible f o r a landlord-SC~IUI t h a t ' s gone on a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d f o r c e n t u r i e s ; t h e same p e o p l e responded i n k i n d s a y i n g you were o f f - t h e - w a l l . The 2nd l e t t e r s a i d much t h e s m ~ c < I . > t h e 1 s t . .DERA was t o blame. Nrlb~)tl\ d i s p u t e s t h a t i t ' s a n i m p e r f e c t w o ~ l -d b u t i f you wanted t o s a y t h a t sLa11da r d s ' by-laws needed r e v i s i n g , t h a ~ ' . , a beginning p o i n t . O t l ~ e r so f l i h t , mind w i l l j o i n r i g h t i n and work o n i L b u t y o u r l e t t e r s r e a d l i k e you used t h e by-law t h i n g a s a way t o a t t a c h and d e g r a d e community w o r k e r s . As " l a s t word", maybe f i l t e r i n g t h e p o t s h o t s o f t h e p e r s o n who s h o o t s w i t 1 1 a s c a t t e r gun o v e r h i s s h o u l d e r w l l i l i a d m i r i n g h i m s e l f i n h i s ' a i m i n g f mirr o r . . .maybe a l i t t l e more t h o u g h t would make y o u r common s e n s e show you what y o u ' r e s a y i n g . L~

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( t h e a b o v e l e t t e r w a s handed i n t h e day a f t e r c o u n c i l c l o s e d t h e Veil1.e Hotel f o r its d e c r e p i t conditions, f i l e d c h a r g e s a g a i n s t t h e owner, 6 g a v e t h e Columbia and o n e o t h e r c o c k r o a c h h o t e l 60 d a y s t o comply w i t h m a i n t e n a n c e s t a n d a r d s by-laws. The huge r e n t i n c r e a s e s a t t h e Columbia w e r e d i s a l l o w e d and t h e owner t o l d t h a t they could serve n o t i c e of a f u t u r e r e n t i n c r e a s e only a f t e r t h e r e q u i r e d m a i n t e n a n c e was d o n e . )

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tion with the Ministry of Social S e r v i c e s & Housing, i n v i t e you t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n a t r a i n i n g workshop f o r t h o s e i n t e r e s t e d i n becoming i n v o l v e d i n t h e T r i b u n a l p r o c e s s . We a r e c u r r e n t l y s e e k i n g t o expand o u r numbers of " e x p e r i e n c e d " r e s o u r c e s , and b e l i e v e t h a t t h e s e two workshops w i l l g i v e you t h e w o r k i n g knowledge vou need t o c o m f o r t a b l e p a r t i c i p a t e as P l i n i s t r y o r a p p e l l a n t nominee o r chairperson. A s s i s t a n c e f o r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n and c h i l d c a r e c o s t s a r e a v a i l a b l e given prior notification. Advance r e g i s t r a t i o n i s r e q u e s t e d hv February 1 s t t o g i v e u s a s e n s e of t h e number of p a r t i c i p a n t s . Vor r e g i s t r a t i o n , c h i l d c a r e and t r a n s p o r t a t i o n c o s t s o r any f u r t h e r cl~ics t i o n s , p l e a s e c o n t a c t Karen Howe a t F i r s t U n i t e d Church: 681-8365. W e are grateful t o the People's 1,nw School who h a v e d o n a t e d t h e u s e of t h e i r f a c i l i t i e s f o r t h i s e v e n t .

it's a n i s s u e t h a t c o n c e r n s u s a l l . i s a r e f o r e s t a t i o n company, wl~osc. r e p dropped o f f t h i s n o t i c e and i ~ s k c d t h a t i t b e c i r c u l a t e d . Companies i~lvolvedi n mining, o i l e x p l o a r t i o n & 11iml1er a r e r e q u i r e d t o r e p l a c e o r r e S L O L - ~Canadian s o i l t o i t s o r i g i n a l slate. 'The n o t i c e i m p l i e s t h a t t a x e s p.1\' f o r i t . Also c o n t a i n e d i n t h e I I O ~i r e i s a c a l l f o r p e o p l e i n t e r e s t e d i l l working w i t h N . G . R . t o c o n t a c c them . I ( : ((403) 462-7738. (403) i s A l b e r t a . N.(:. I < .

FREE LEGAL ADVICE The Law S t u d e n t s ' L e g a l Advice Program (LSLAP) o f f e r s f r e e l e g a l a d v i c e t o p e o p l e who c a n n o t a f f o r d a l a w y e r . S t u d e n t s , working u n d e r t h e s u p e r v i s i o n of a lawyer, can g i v e advice on a r a n g e of l e g a l i s s u e s i n c l u d i n g areas s u c h a s s m a l l c l a i m s , l a n d l o r d / t e n a n t d i s p u t e s , f a m i l y l a w and employer/employee r e l a t i o n s . Students can a l s o a s s i s t i n t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of w i l l s and c a n h a n d l e u n c o n t e s t e d d i v o r c e s . Where we a r e u n a b l e t o be o f a s s i s t a n c e , we p r o v i d e r e f e r r a l s t o the appropriate l e g a l o r s o c i a l service. The Law S t u d e n t s i n v i t e anyone w i t h a l e g a l problem o r q u e s t i o n t o drop o u r c l i n i c . LSLAP c l i n i c s w i l l be h e l d e v e r y o t h e r Tuesday e v e n i n g on t h e 3 r d f l o o r of C a r n e g i e s t a r t i n g J a n . 9; t h e n J a n . 23, Feb. 6 , Feb. 20 and Mar. 6 . . . f r o m 7:00 t o 8 : 3 0 . Clients may s i m p l y d r o p by t h e c l i n i c - n o appointments needed. For f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n and o t h e r c l i n i c l o c a t i o n s , phone LSLAP a t 228-5791. DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE WOMEN'S CENTRE We need a D r o p - I n / ~ o l u n t e e r Co-ordi n a t o r t o b e g i n F e b r u a r y 21, 1990. The s u c c e s s f u l a p p l i c a n t w i l l have e x p e r i e n c e w o r k i n g w i t h women, knowl e d g e o f t h e Downtown e a s t s i d e and a f e m i n i s t p e r s p e c t i v e . Valuable s k i l l s i n c l u d e advocacy & s e l f - h e l p background, program p l a n n i n g , c r i s i s i n tervention & cross c u l t u r a l experie n c e . The i d e a l p e r s o n w i l l be s e l f motivated, f l e x i b l e , eager t o tackle new e x p e r i e n c e s & a b l e t o r e l a t e t o a n e l e c t e d b o a r d . The s a l a r y i s $1650 p e r month + b e n e f i t s . ~pplications: Downtown E a s t s i d e women ' s Cent r e 44 E . Cordova S t . , Vancouver, B. C . V6A 1K2 (by J a n u a r y 22, 1990.)

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TheUSEFUL and The USELESS CANADA'S USELESS - (Part One) Horrendously expensive archaic political patronage welfal-L bums living in luxury off the backs of Canada's workers. Should be abolished completely and put on old age pensio~~ just like war veterans. Semi-parasitical group of money-grubbers thr'ving on the LAWYERS ------rniscr.7 o f otlwrs and self-glor f ying ~mn;potents i l ~ ~ c iI , t1.e rube n i mental superiority. Professionals so-called skilled in the expertise of PSYCHOLOGISTS ------------complicating common horse sense. PSYCHIATRISTS Masters of quackery and dangerous to the feeble and ------------mentally disabled. ECONOMISTS Experts at juggling statistics yet which no two of them ---------ever arrive at any sort of conclusive similarity. POLITICAL SCIENTISTS (so-called) ................................. Can anyone prove to me where in hell does actual science fit into the picture here? Bah! POLITICS 75% half-truths 25% damn lies. ------SENATE ------

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CANADA'S USEFUL - (Part Two)

MEDICAL PROFESSION: Top priority in toto.

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS:

3. POLICE SERVICEMEN

They build - do not destroy.

WOMEN:

They protect us all.

4. FARMERS: The most useful non-professionals on the face of this earth without whom no one can survive. 5.

TEACHERS: Dedicated to inculcation of basics paramount to the pursuit of healthy happy productive life.

6. TRADESMEN 6 WOMEN: 7.

Carpenters, Plumbers, Electricians, Barbers, etc.

50% of Federal, Provincial and Municipal bureaucracy for what it's worth. By Guess Whoooo?

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It seems too easy to find fault with an entire profession on the basis of individual experiences. Additions, subtractions, comments... )

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RULERS OF THE PEN Come a l l you r u l e r s o f t h e pen And h e a r my f r i g h t e n i n g sound; The words t h a t you t e a c h are as c r o o k e d As t h e D e v i l below t h e ground You s a y I ' m a r a t ' c a u s e I ' m h o n e s t You b r a n d me y e l l o w and s a y I h i d e ; Even Lord J e s u s would n e v e r f o r g i v e y e For a l l t h o s e s u i c i d e s . You s i t b e h i n d y o u r e t i q u e t t e d e s k s Smug i n t h e b o t t o m s o f y o u r s e a t s ; Wearing m i l l i o n d o l l a r v e s t s Even though you know you c h e a t You p u l l i n f i f t y g r a n d f o r dough To p r e a c h ' b o u t H i t l e r ' s word; A s you s t a n d d e e p i n d e a t h row A l o n g s i d e t h a t vermin d i r t . You r u l e r s o f t h e pen d e c e i v e So much t h a t i t makes me s i c k ; I ' d r a t h e r s h o o t myself t h a n b e l i e v e The s h a r p words t h a t you p i c k You're a s morbid a s a s n a k e A l o n g s i d e an i n k w e l l ; You're j u s t a band of f a k e s May you a l l r o t i n h e l l . J o e Ringer

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P r i m e v a l s c r e a m s t a k e me back h u n d r e d s of y e a r s beyond modern s o c i e t y Where a woman had t h e magic o f h e r m i d w i f e t o t r a v e l b e s i d e h e r w i t h d i g n i t y and w i t h j o y I n h e r e n v i r o n m e n t s a f e from t h e k n i v e s o f t h e f u t u r e Where h a v e a l l t h e midwives gone Gone i n t o h i d i n g 11.

The C o n f l i c t o f Love

A f t e r 31 h o u r s my baby t a k e n from me A f t e r t h e head crowns and t h e baby i s pushed o u t After b i r t h A f t e r t h e e m o t i o n o f r e a l i z i n g , "I had a baby," p o u r s o u t t o f i l l t h e room A f t e r b e i n g t o l d I c a n n o t h o l d my baby A f t e r 24 h o u r s i n an i n c u b a t o r Compel1e d I)r i v e n go 'To s e e Fly baby

Af t e r F i n a l l y t o t a k e my baby home Love, o o z i n g o u t Soft skin, toothless smile The most b e a u t i f u l baby i n t h e world Discovering f e e l i n g s That o n l y p a r e n t s know E x c r u c i a t i n g p a i n f o r g o t t e n f o r t h e moment Emotions h i g h , bonds developing I want my body back and t o s l e e p through t h e n I m i s s work, l a c k of p r i v a c y C o n f l i c t , t h e c l a s h , and how t h e y f i t t o g e t h e r The c o n f l i c t of l o v e 111.

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Not employed Working a t home Raise t h e baby S t r u g g l e between t h e joy And t h e l o n g i n g Trying t o b e l i e v e t h a t o t h e r people r e s p e c t t h e work t h a t mothers do Trying t o convince myself t h a t I r e s p e c t t h e work t h a t mothers do I was a b l e t o make t h e c h o i c e Looking a t my baby knowing I made t h e r i g h t c h o i c e Consider, t h e l o n e l i n e s s of motherhood i s n o t my f a u l t Isolate Divide and conquer The r e a l i s m of g i v i n g b i r t h Into Capitalism The p o l i t i c s of motherhood

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nances conducted in April 1989. Kevin Bishop, survey statistician, nit! StatCan. said the trend be-, tween 1967 &d 1988 is m e significant than the annual changes. He noted the percentage has increased "quite sigdicantly" in the past 20 years. Because this is a sample survey rather than a census, it is considered to have a 95% confidence level. But Bishop warned the data could be subject to sampling error. Younger women have a better chance than their mothers to have salaries close to those of male counterparts. The female-to-male earnings ratio ranged from 83.7% in the 15-to-19 age group to 59.4% in the CC

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THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY. FOR THEY KNOW SHE'S NOT LAZY, DOWNTRODDEN I N HER LATER YEARS, NEVER THINKING OF HER PEERS. THE CLOTHES SHE WEARS SHOW NOTHING OF DESPAIR; HER BAG SHE DOES NOT DRAG. THE ROUGE ON HER FACE INSINUATES NO DISGRACE. LOST I N TIME, THIS LOVE OF MINE, THE INSPIRATION OF HER DESTINATION NO DIFFERENT THAN YOURS OR MINE. I LOVE HER FOR THE THE THE I T DOES HER LOVE

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DON'T GIVE US THAT GARBAGE -150,000 TONS OF IT IN YOUR BACKYARD -The mayor and the majority of aldermen on City Council are proceeding with plans to put a garbage processing plant in the railway flats between Main Street and Clarke Drive, the Mount Pleasant Slope and Strathcona.

If this plant goes ahead, u 60,000 residents living in t e West End, Downtown Eastside, South False Creek/Fairview Slopes and arts of Mount Pleasant will e excluded from participating in the city's

curbside blue box recycling programme. The plant will be located within walking distance of four residential neighbourhoods -Grandview, Starthcona, Mount Pleasant and Downtown Eastside -- as well as parks and public schools in those neighbourhoods.

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Neighbourhood Grandview, Strat cona, in Mount Pleasant, the Downtown

Eastside and the West End have all ex ressed concern about t e arbage plant's location an%the process through which civic politicians decided to approve a garbage plant, rather than implement an at source recycling programme in the urban core.

Environmental and recycling groups, as well as unions, are also very concerned about this garbage plant, and the impact it will have on the way Vancouver rocesses its garbage in t e future.

Political supporters of this plant claim it is a temporary solution to the garbage crisis. However, they can't explain why a private business would spend upwards of $5 million to construct a temporary plant, especially when markets for recycled materials are weak at this time? The city's own Engineerin Department recommende delaying the decision on this plant until the curbside recycling rogramme is fully in place. ?hey want to see what lessons can be learned from this that can be applied to recycling in the urban core.

The only way this plant makes sense is if the Cit (that 'means you and I) subsi izes it or if the operator is in it for the long haul -- or both. CN Rail has asked City Council to consider swapping the original site for the plant (near Main Street) for a larger site (700 block Evans Ave.) that is only 600 feet from Strathcona Park and 1300 hundred feet from residences in Grandview Woodlands. Although neighbourhood groups asked City Council for an open public debate on this arba e plant, it looks as Lou& what we are etting is a simple question an answer information session with someone from the City Engineering Department.

That means its up to us to ask the im ortant questions and to let t e politicians know if we're not satisfied with the answers. Here are some things to remember when you o to the public meeting on anuary 24th:

* The arba e plant will take all gar age rom apartment offices, and businesses in the

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area north of 16th Ave. Residents who live in multiple unit buildings, or workers and employers in this area do not even have the choice to participate in the atsource recycling programme.

* The system of waste collection in the downtown core alread has many problems. This plant will lock the downtown into this system for a good many years to come.

* The garbage lant will

process 150.00 tonnes of garbage per year, but only a portion of that will be recycled. City estimates of the amount of garba e that can actually be recyc ed through

the plant range from 15% to 40%. * To reach that 40% maximum, the plant will be re uired to manufacture Re use Derived Fuel (RDF). This is a potentially toxic mix of garbage that must be incinerated to be of any use. The Burnaby incinerator has alreadv moved to be a dange&s and costly boondoggle.

* Political supporters of this garbage plant claim it is necessary to reduce the flow of waste to the Burns Bog landfill. But even at the plant's maximum recovery rate of 40%, the plant will reduce the overall flow of garbage to Burns Bog by only 6%.

* The garbage going to this plant will not be separated. Wet and dry garbage will be mixed to ether. This kind of garbage ecays rapidly and smells badly.

* Resource recovery plants use heav machinery and are not note for their quiet operation.

* Up to 35 garbage trucks er hour will be required to fi 1

this plant with enough garbage to keep it profitable.

* This means 35 trucks per hour travelling through or near residential neighbourhoods. They will bring with them added dust and noise.

* Resource Recovery Plants are proven failures in Ontario and the United States. Why do we need one here?

WHAT CAN WE D O ABOUT THIS GARBAGE PLANT? CALL MAYOR GORDON CAMPBELL, AT 873-7621 OR 873-7622, OR THE ALDERMEN, AT 873-7273

* TELL THEM YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THIS GARBAGE PLANT O N YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD AND THE FUTURE OF RECYCLING I N THE URBAN CORE * MAKE SURE THAT YOU WILL BE INCLUDED I N THE CITY'S BLUE-BOX RECYCLING PROGRAMME ATTEND THE PUBLIC MEETING O N WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24TH, 7PM AT BRITANNIA CENTRE, COMMERCIAL DRIVE AND NAPIER STREET. LET THE POLITICIANS KNOW THAT YOU CARE ABOUT WHAT THE CITY DOES WITH OUR GARBAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:

* THE GRANDIVEW WOODLANDS AREA COUNCIL: 251-1491

* I N STRATHCONAIDOWNTOWN EASTSIDE1 WEST END -JEFF SOMMERS: 665-2220

* I N MOUNT PLEASANT - DALE EDWARDS: 876-3371

* IN FALSE CREEKIFAIRVIEW SLOPES - BERYL WILSON: 734-33.69 * THE CITIZENS ACTION NETWORK - 732-6952

Offiac of the Mayor

CITY OF VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA

WHEREAS

Evelyne S a l l e r has d e d i c a t e d . m o r e than two decades of h e r l i f e t o s e r v i n g t h e downtown c o r e community;

AND WHEREAS

She h a s managed, w i t h competence, humour and compassion, t h e o l d "44", t h e n t h e Alex Centre;

AND WHEREAS

H e r s t r e n g t h and kindness have s o f t e n e d p e o p l e ' s poverty and p a i n ;

AND WHEREAS

She has sought n e i t h e r a t t e n t i o n n o r rewards f o r h e r significant contributions;

AND WHEREAS

Everyone whose l i f e s h e has touched w i l l m i s s h e r a s much a s they respect h e r ;

AND WHEREAS

The Vancouver C i t y Council a p p r e c i a t e s ~ v e l y n e ' ss e r v i c e t o t h e management of t h e Alex Centre:

NOW, THEREFORE, I , Gordon Campbell, Mayor of t h e C i t y of Vancouver, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM on Wednesday, November 29th, 1989 t h a t t h e Alex Centre w i l l h e r e a f t e r be named

"THE EVELYNE SALLER CENTRE" i n r e c o g n i t i o n of h e r o u t s t a n d i n g s e r v i c e t o t h e people o f Vancouver. Gordon Campbell, MAYOR

To t h e Mayor & Members of Council: Radio news r e p o r t e d t h i s morning

( 5 January 1990) t h a t V i c t o r i a C i t y Council has imposed a six-month moratorium on d e m o l i t i o n s i n t h e i r m u n i c i p a l i t y . The r e a s o n i n g was v i r t u a l l y i d e n t i c a l t o t h a t of North Vancouver's" t o s t o p t h e demolition of a f f o r d a b l e housing and i t s r e placement w i t h l u x u r y condominiums. The r e a s o n i n g p r e s e n t e d by Mayor Campbell and t h e o t h e r NPA members of Vancouver C i t y Council a g a i n s t imposing such a moratorium i n o u r c i t y i s a sad excuse. By l e a v i n g low-cost and a f f o r d a b l e r e n t a l housing u n p r o t e c t e d , thousands of c i t i zens, many of whom have l i v e d most of t h e i r l i v e s i n Vancouver, a r e being f o r c e d o u t of t h e i r homes. There i s nowhere t o go f o r housing 3s t h e vacancy r a t e s become s m a l l e r and t h e accomodations sought d i s appear i n p i l e s of r u b b l e . When hundreds of Vancouver's c i t i zens came t o C i t y H a l l on December 1 9 t h t o show t h e i r concern w i t h t h i s same m a j o r i t y ' s i n d i f f e r e n c e and demanded s o l u t i o n s - i n c l u d i n g a moratorium on d e m o l i t i o n s and a neighbourhood p r o t e c t i o n program t h e response was vague and consciousl y d i r e c t e d t o d i v e r t a t t e n t i o n from y o u r l a c k of p o l i t i c a l w i l l t o s o l v e t h i s c r i s i s t o t h e s a t i s f a c t i o n of the thousands o f people whom t h e huii,.'reds i n a t tendence a t Council Chaabers on t h e 19th r e p r e s e n t e d .

Mayor Campbell, t o c i t e t h e megap r o j e c t s as t h e C i t y ' s answer t o t h e p r e s s i n g need f o r a f f o r d a b l e housing is a chimera. V i r t u a l l y none of t h o s e demanding an immediate p l a n of a c t i o n w i l l be a b l e t o a f f o r d even t h e l e a s t expensive s u i t e i n t h e s e megaprojects i f they were t o open tomorrow. With t h e p r o j e c t e d f i r s t day being a t l e a s t two y e a r s i n t h e f u t u r e t h e s e p e o p l e s ' chances s h r i n k t o v i r t u a l l y zero. The p l a n seems t o be t o f o r c e a v a s t m a j o r i t y of Vancouver's p r e s e n t c i t i z e n s o u t of t h e i r c i t y ; t o make way f o r only well-to-do people migrat i n g h e r e from elsewhere. This i s reprehensible. Vancouver's C i t y Council members must s e e t h e w r i t i n g on t h e w a l l and d e c l a r e a moratorium on any f u r t h e r d e m o l i t i o n s immediatel y and s p a r e u s any more of your s t u p i d r h e t o r i c . Anger h a s d i s t u r b i n g consequences. PAULR

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THE GST

HAKING THE POOR POORER WHAT I S THE GST? --------------S t a r t i n g I n 1991, t h e T o r i e s want a Goods and S e r v i c e s Tax on a l l goods and s e r v i c e s . They h a v e n ' t d e c i d e d y e t if t h e t a x w i l l be 9% o f 7 % . Basic g r o c e r i e s , p r e s c r i p t i o n d r u g s , medical d e v i c e s , r e s i d e n t i a l r e n t s , most h e a l t h and d e n t a l s e r v i c e s and c h i l d c a r e won't be t a x e d . But n e a r l y e v e r y t h i n g e l s e w i l l be taxed: h a i r c u t s , stamps, s a n i t a r y n a p k i n s , c h i l d r e n ' s and a d u l t s ' c L o t h e s , s o a p , t h e phone b i l l , c a b l e TV and Hydro, a cup o f c o f f e e o r a meal i n a r e s t a u r a n t . . t o name a few. EXAMPLE:

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The GST i s r e l a t e d t o t h e f r e e be t r a d e d e a l . H e r e ' s how: ex When t h e t r a d e d e a l p a s s e d , t h e government l o s t a b o u t $2 B i l l i o n a y e a r i n t a x e s t h a t p e o p l e pay when they b r i n g t h i n g s a c r o s s t h e border. The GST h e l p s make up f o r t h e s e t a x e s , A l s o , t h e GST w i l l h e l p make Canad a ' s t a x s y s t e m more l i k e t h e t a x s y s tem i n t h e U.S. The r i c h and c o r p o r a t i o n s w i l l pay less and m i d d l e and low income p e o p l e w i l l pay more.

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Economists s a y t h a t t e n s o f t h o u s a n d s (of men and women w i l l l o s e t h e i r j o b s /because o f t h e GST. These p i c t u r e s , @ p l a i n how :

The government s a y s i t w i l l h e l p some low income p e o p l e pay t h e s a l e s t a x . They s a y i t w i l l g i v e u s a s a l e s tax credit l i k e the sales tax credit we g e t now--only more. But we d o n ' t know f o r s u r e how much more. W e DO know t h a t t h e c r e d i t i s n o t t i e d t o t h e c o s t o f l i v i n g . So e v e r y y e a r t h e c r e d i t w i l l be worth l e s s b less. It w i l l b e l i k e a n u m b r e l l a that shrinks i n the rain. C o r p o r a t i o n s , on t h e o t h e r hand, g e t a f u l l t a x c r e d i t s o they don't have t o pay a n y e x t r a . WHO SHOULD P A Y ? --------------

The government c o u l d t a x p e o p l e who c a n a f f o r d more. Canada c o u l d have a w e a l t h t a x l i k e West Germany, A u s t r i a and Norway. C o r p o r a t i o n s c o u l d pay t h e i r s h a r e . R i c h p e o p l e c o u l d pay h i g h e r income t a x e s . The government c o u l d c r e a t e d e c e n t j o b s and r e d u c e i n t e r e s t r a t e s . You p r o b a b l y have some good i d e a s y o u r s e l f . WHAT CAN Y O U DO? ---------------

1. Show t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n t o a f r i e n d and t a l k t o them a b o u t i t . 2 . W r i t e t o y o u r MP and t o B r i a n Mulroney, P a r l i a m e n t B u i l d i n g s , O t t a w a , O n t a r i o K1A 0A6 (no stamp needed). T e l l them t o s t o p t h e G S T and t a x p e o p l e who c a n a f f o r d t o pay.

Get g r o u p s t h a t you b e l o n g t o t o h o l d a m e e t i n g o r a workshop on t h e GST. C a l l End L e g i s l a t e d P o v e r t y a t 321-1202 if you want h e l p .

G e t more l e a f l e t s from End Legis l a t e d P o v e r t y ( c a l l 321-1202) and hand them o u t t o y o u r f r i e n d s .

5 . Don't f o r g e t t o v o t e a g a i n s t t h e GST i n A p r i l . Watch f o r more i n f o on t h e GST r e f e r e n d u m i n t h e n e x t w h i l e .

COUNCILLOR LIBBY DAVIES EXPLAINS ................................ COPE POSITION O N CONCORD P A C I F I C NORTH SHORE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

Notes 1. T o t a l number o f s u b m i s s i o n s a t t h e p u b l i c i n q u i r y = 69. Those opposed = 34 Those i n f a v o u r = 32 Those who had some o b j e c t i o n s = 3 2 . The p u b l i c i n q u i r y e x t e n d e d o v e r t h r e e e v e n i n g s from 7 pm t o midn i g h t each evening. 3. The f i n a l v o t e w a s 7 t o 3 i n f a v o u r of t h e p r o p o s a l w i t h o n l y t h e t h r e e COPE C o u n c i l l o r s o p p o s i n g .

C o u n c i l l o r Davies emphasized t h a t i t was u n f o r t u n a t e t h a t t h e v o t e t o n i g h t was " p r e d i c t a b . l e t t i n s p i t e o f t h e f a c t t h a t a m a j o r i t y o f t h e subm i s s i o n s had been opposed t o t h e ~ ~ r o p o s a l .Davies r e f e r r e d t o many o f t h e p h r a s e s which s h e had h e a r d i n t h e b r i e f s opposed t o t h e p r o j e c t - 'lexecutive c i t y " , "sense of d e s p a i r " " w a r f a r e on t h e environment", "conc r e t e j u n g l e " , "two s o l i t u d e s - t h e r i c h and t h e p o o r t t , w i t h r e f e r e n c e t o d e n s i t y , "a w a l l o f b u i l d i n g s " , ci~ldt o v i e w s , " t h e v i e w s from t h e s o u t h s h o r e a r e unique" f o r example. She emphasized t h a t t h e t h r e e COPE c>ouncillors recognize t h e need f o r development and f a v o u r development o 1 1 t h e n o r t h s h o r e s i t e . Emphasizing t l l a t i t i s a phony i s s u e f o r t h e NPA c o u n c i l l o r s t o t r y t o p i n t h e negat i v e l a b e l on COPE and d e p l o r i n g t h e ~ w l a r i z a t i o nwhich h a s o c c u r e d , C o u n c i l l o r Davies r e f e r r e d t o t h e 1wo main i s s u e s .

Form o f t h e Development 1 7 a s c o n c e r n e d a b o u t d e n s i t y up t o t h e t i m e of t h e p u b l i c h e a r i n g . Now I am n o t c o n c e r n e d , b u t I do have g r a v e r e s e r v a t i o n s a b o u t what t h e p r o j e c t w i l l l o o k l i k e w i t h 42 t o w e r s o v e r 12 s t o r i e s h i g h and h i g h rises up t o 34 s t o r i e s . I a m c e r t a i n t h a t f u t u r e c i t i z e n s w i l l wonder, w i l l q u e s t i o n , p e r h a p s even condemn us f o r approving t h i s proposal," Councillor Davies s t a t e d . It

Housing "I c a n ' t b e l i e v e t h a t t h i s w i l l b e a b a l a n c e d neighbourhood when 80% o f t h e u n i t s w i l l be a v a i l a b l e only t o h i g h income o r n e a r h i g h income residents. The commitment f o r 20% s o c i a l h o u s i n g i s o n l y on p a p e r a s t h e r e h a s been no r e s p o n s e from e i ther the provincial o r the federal governments. You a r e s i m p l y dumping a f u t u r e c o u n c i l w i t h a huge problem. Because t h e r e i s no a l l o c a t i o n f o r r e n t a l h o u s i n g o r f o r m o d e r a t e income r e s i d e n t s , how w i l l t h i s e a s e o u r d e s p e r a t e housing shortage?"

Two O t h e r Concerns Libby D a v i e s s t a t e d t h a t t h e r e s h o u l d have been i n t e g r a t i o n o f t h e h o u s i n g p r o j e c t s on b o t h t h e s o u t h and n o r t h s h o r e s o f F a l s e Creek i n 0rde.r t o p r e s e r v e f o r s o u t h s h o r e r e s i d e n t s unimpeded views o f t h e mountains. C o u n c i l l o r Davies questioned t h e process. Even though t h e r e had been 150 t o 200 m e e t i n g s , might n o t t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f a C i t i z e n s Advisory

i t t e e have e n s u r e d t h e emergence a "round t a b l e c o n s e n s u s " , r a t h e r than t h e c u r r e n t p o l a r i z a t i o n .

Conclusion C o u n c i l l o r D a v i e s posed t h e r h e t o r i c a l q u e s t i o n , "Is t h i s t h e b e s t t h a t I Vancouver c a n g e t ? " S t a t i n g t h a t i t is a C i t y Council I d u t y t o o b t a i n what V a n c o u v e r i t e s d e s i r e and n e e d , D a v i e s added t h a t f i v e f a c t o r s i n the e x i s t i n g proposal 1 d i d n o t meet t h e c r i t e r i a o f t h e b e s t f o r Vancouver. These a r e : ' ( a ) 80% o f h o u s i n g u n i t s a v a i l a b l e o n l y f o r t h e well-to-do o r t h e 1 n e a r l y well-to-do. ( b ) 42 h i g h r i s e t o w e r s . (c) NO g u a r a n t e e o f s o c i a l h o u s i n g being provided. (d) A flawed p u b l i c p r o c e s s . ( e ) P a r k s p a c e p r o v i d e d , b u t no I g u a r a n t e e t h a t t h e p u b l i c would be a l l o w e d t o u t i l i z e t h e f a c i l i t i e s . I

c a c h was d e f e a t e d by a 7 t o 3 ~nd_jori t\ vote. 2 . C o u n c i l l o r Davies spoke e l o q u e ~ l t l \ ~ and f o r c e f u l l y i n summarizing tlie (:ol'i_ p o s i t i o n s on t h e Concord P a c i f i c Nortll Shore Development p r o p o s a l . COPE r e g r e t s t h a t t h e m a i n s t r e a m media i g n o r e d c o m p l e t e l y t h e reasonc~tl p o s i t i o n p u t f o r w a r d by Libby D a v i e s .

Amendments C o u n c i l l o r D a v i e s proposed s i x amendments. ' ( a ) t h a t 50% o f t h e 7650 h o u s i n g u n i t s be s e t a s i d e f o r family 1 housing. I (b) t h a t 33% be set a s i d e f o r s o c i a l housing. ( c ) t h a t 33% b e s e t a s i d e f o r modera t e income r e s i d e n t s . (d) t h a t 25% b e r e n t a l h o u s i n g . ( e ) t h a t t h e o f f i c i a l development p l a n n o t proceed u n t i l such t i m e as s o c i a l h o u s i n g i s p r o v i d e d . ( f ) t h a t Concord P a c i f i c p r o v i d e t h e l a n d f o r s o c i a l h o u s i n g a t no cost

Further n o t e s 1. I n s p i t e o f t h e f a c t t h a t t h e t h r e e COPE C o u n c i l l o r s made i t abu n d a n t l y c l e a r t h a t t h e y would s u p p o r t the developer's a p p l i c a t i o n provided t h a t t h e NPA m a j o r i t y C o u n c i l would (approve t h e f o r e g o i n g s i x amendments,

Dear F r i e n d s , B i l l Vanderzalm and t h e S o c r e d s a r e s e l l i n g t h e i r government a s o n e t h a t ' s b r o u g h t economic p r o s p e r i t y t o B C . Uut the g l i t z y ads c a n ' t hide the f a c t that t h e good l i f e d o e s n o t y e t e x i s t f o r a l l B r i t i s h Columbians - t h e r e a r e r e a l s o c i a l and l e g i s l a t i v e b a r r i e r s t o a d e c e n t q u a l i t y o f l i f e f o r many o f u s . The f a c t i s t h e n e e d s of t o d a y ' s f a m i l i e s , and p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e i n t e r e s t s o f c h i l d r e n , a r e a low p r i o r i t y f o r S o c i a l C r e d i t . A t t h e same t i m e w e ' r e s e e i n g more t a x c u t s f o r b i g b u s i n e s s . The s o c r e d s s i m p l u c a n ' t be t r u s t e d t o p r o v i d e government t h a t is f a i r t o a l l B r i t i s h Columbians. What must b e e n s u r e d i s a d e c e n t q u a l i t y o f l i f e f o r s e n i o r s , women a t home and i n h t e w o r k p l a c e , and h a n d i capped and d i s a b l e d c i t i z e n s . No p r o v i n c e i s p r o s p e r o u s when housi n g i s o u t o f r e a c h o f working p e o p l e , when o u r s e n i o r s a r e h i t w i t h u n f a i r t a x e s and h e a l t h c a r e f e e s , o r when c h i l d r e n are a l l o w e d t o go t o s c h o o l hungry. J o a n Smallwood, MLA

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d i s c u s s i o n o f renovat i o n p l a n s , w i t h l a r g e c o l o u r drawings a n d a s l i d e show o f what d i f f e r e n t c i r ~ a sl o o k l i k e now and what t h e y ' l l become a f t e r c o n s t r u c t i o n f i n i s h e s . Flcmbers o f t h e S t e e r i n g Committee Andy Ross ( c i v i c B u i l d i n g s ) , Diane MacKenzie ( C a r n e g i e D i r e c t o r ) , E u n i c e Mak ( S o c i a l P l a n n i n g ) , Muggs S i g u r g e i r s o n ( A s s o c i a t i o n P r e s i d e n t ) , Donald MacI'lierson (Programmer S u p e r v i s o r ) , James Burton ( A r c h i t e c t ) and P a u l T a y l o r ( ) i n v i t e everybody! February 1 1 t h - Homelessness i s a f a c t -------------

f o r growing numbers o f p e o p l e . P a r k s , warehouses and abandoned b u i l d i n g s a r e o n l y some o f t h e 13-laces u s e d t o s p r e a d b l a n k e t s o r j u s t Iwddle i n t i 1 morning. A i r y o u r i d e a s on f i g h t i n g f o r s o l u t i o n s - b o t h immcd i a t c and l o n g t e r m .

CCCA Board January 29th

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council ignored the c a l l f o r a moratorium on t h e p r i v a t i z a t i o n c ~ fw a s t e management, b u t a g r e e d t o h o l d public meetings. T h i s one i s i t ( t h a t is r i g h t - t h i s ONE m e e t i n g i s i t ) . T L ' s s c h e d u l e d t o b e g i n a t 7:00<t the B r i t a n n i a Community C e n t r e ' s Secondary School Auditorium. CONFERENCE ON POVERTY .January 25th & 26th -------------------

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January 30th

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o r g a n i s e d by End 1 , c g i s l a t e d P o v e r t y and w i l l s t a r t i n t l ~ ce v e n i n g on F r i d a y and a g a i n i n t h e n i o r n ing on S a t u r d a y . C a l l 321-1202 f o r more i n f o r m a t i o n .

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