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Mad Pride Mission: . -To promote positive image s of mental health . -To counteract discrimination and prejudice towards peop le who have experienced mental distress. -To educate the public in mental health issues -To campaign for better mental health provisions -To campaign for less oppressive and more enabling legis lation and practice guidelines. -To promote economic, socia l, environmental and cultura l integration of users/survivors into mainstream society and our active participation and integration into community life. Gallery Gachet is Canada's on ly artist-run cen tre operated by and for menta l health consu mers and is located near Gastown at 88 E. Cordova St. For more information call 604-687-2468; www .gachet.org.
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MAD PRIDE CABARET Brings Together Mental Health Survivors Gallery Gachet, 88 E. Cordo va, is hosting a Mad Pride Cabaret on Saturday, July 16, 7-lOpm, an informal cultural evening bringing together mental health survivors and friends to share an open mie, music, spoken word, speakers, and video . Everyone is welcome to come and share their hopes and experiences. Refreshments will be served, and admission is by donation. Mad Pride is about working together to end discrimination against psychiatric patients , promoting survivor equality and celebrating 'Mad' culture. July is Mad Pride month, recognized internationally for over two decades as a day for psychiatric patients to speak out about human rights . Mad Pride is being celebrated in Vancouver by a coalition of organisations: Gallery Gachet, Vancouvcr/Richmond Mental Health Network, Mental Health Action Research & Advocacy (ARA), the Richmond Mental Health Consumers & Friends Society , CSX (Consumers Survivors Ex-Patient) Society, and MindFreedom Support Coa lition International.
"I came here looking/or something / couldn't find anywhere else Hey. I'm not trying to be nobodv Just want a chance to be myself" - "Streets of Bakersfield"
DEADLINE: July 23+24, 12-6pm Bakersfield lies on Route 66 in the U.S. and has developed a mythical reputation as a sort of Gotham City destination for the depraved, down and out, lost souls, and accidental tourists. We're looking for artwork that's outlandish and cu ltish in nature and explores some of the darker spots in the human psyc he. Artwork can also cover themes of alienation and the empowerment that can come from it at times . The show will also retain a Buddhist flavor of being able to work through sorrows and will highl ight a veryhillbi llyish lfolkish/freakish atmosphere.
Aug ust 5 - 28, 2005 If you wish to have your work exhibited, please bring your original piece to Callery Cachet, 88 E. Cordova , on Ju ly 23 or 24 between 12 and 6pm. Work shou ld be framed or bordered in black. For more informa tion , contact cura tor Calvin Bradburv at 604-255- 1705. -
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other hand, believed that the chief enemy was the 3 media because the media demonized the "Nation" (the Latin Kings) , and ignored all the positive things that the gang did in the community. The media was also seen to work in collusion with the police . Tom Hayden wrote, "To oversimplify, the Kings were locked into a masculinity struggle that required confrontation , while the Queens were seeking better public understanding." (3) But the police force with its paramilit ary, macho culture also leans toward confrontation, as does the aggressive in-your-face culture of the prisons, the guards and the gangs . These violent tendencies don't help in the building of a peaceful society. Yet the strange thing is that most (but not all) of the guys i~ prison , the guards , the gang members , and the pohce officers whom I have met face-to-face have turned out to be human beings just like me.' Most of them want to live a respectful , decent life, at peace with their neighbours. However , the structures and cultures of which they're a part aren't peaceful. There are gang members who work desperately for peace on the streets . Often it is the senseless killing ' of friends , or maybe the birth of a child , that causes them to turn away from the violent life. But this breaking away from the cycle of violence happens to police officers, too. Officer Gil Puder of the Vancouver Police Department, who died of cancer in 1999, got tired of the killing. A fellow police officer, and close friend, was killed on duty in an incident involving drugs, and Officer Puder was forced to shoot an armed drug addict in self-defence during a failed bank robbery . It was at that point that Officer Puder realized the war on drugs couldn't work. He became a knowledgeable advocate for harm reduction policies that saved lives, and he spoke out for intelligent approaches to drug control even when his less-informed superiors told him to stop. Those who tum from violence to respect for life, and who understand that there can be no peace without justice, deserve our support . As the man said, "Blessed are the peacemakers." By SANDY CAMERON (I) "Street Wars - Gangs And The Future Of Violence,"
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O NE BOOK ON E VANCOUVER One Book, On e Vancouver is a book club for the entire city that creates a c ulture of reading and disc ussion by bringing peo ple together around one great book . Th is year you are invited to partic ipate by readi ng Joy Kogawa's highly acclai med novel, Obasan . Obassan is a powerful , passionate and moving story of Japa nese Canadians duri ng the Second World War told through the eyes of a child. Naomi is a sheltered and beloved fiveyear-old when the attack on Pearl Harbour changes her life. Separated from her mother, she watches bewi ldered as she and her fam ily become enemy aliens, persecuted and desp ised in their own land. Surro unded by hardship and pain, Naomi is protected by the resolut e endurance of her aunt, Ob asan, and the silence of those around her. Only after Naomi grows up does she return to quest ion that haunting silence. Until Septembe r, a wide range of events will be held to help bring the book alive and to explore its many themes . The program me aims to increase our sense of commu nity by creating a common topic of co nversation. For upcoming event details, please contact your VPL branch, visit W W lV . vpr ca or ca ll 604-33 1-3615 .
Ce lebrating co ntemporary Jap an ese Ca nadian culture with co lourful costu mes and displays, eclec tic enterta inmen t, demonstrat ions of sk ill and strength, savoury food - sushi.., tempura... salmon teriyaki - and friendl y people. T hese are the main ingredi ents of the an nua l midsu mmer celebratio n of As ian Canadian arts, history and culture in Vancouver. The Festiva l features dan ce, music, theatre, exh ibits , sumo matches, martial arts, crafts and food .
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News from the Library New books for July:
Why did it happen to me? by Carla Frenchy.(428 .6 FRE). A moving story by a young woman whose baby develops problems. For people who are learning to read.
Salmon Wars: The Battlefor the West Coast S Salmon Fishery by Dennis Brown. (338 .37 BRO). What 's happening with wild salmon on the West Coast? Dennis Brown, who worked as a fisherman and sat on the Pacific Salmon Treaty negotiating committee, traces the history and controversy of pacific salmon fishing. Suffering from arthritis? The library has just received lots of wonderful books from the Arthritis Foundation, including The Arthritis Foundation 's Guide to Alternative Therapies, The Essential Arthritis Cookbook, and The Arthritis Foundation 's Tips for Good Living with Arthritis. We 've also got some new cookbooks in the library. If you' re short of time or dishes, try 365 Easy OneDish Meals, by Natalie Haughton (641.82 HAU).
The Dysphagia Cookhook: Great Tasting and Nutritious Recipes for People with Swallowing Difficulties, by Elaine Achilles (641 ACH), will show you that you don 't have to miss out on different flavours and textures just because you have problems chewing or swallowing food .
A very had poem I'm the new librarian, my name is Beth, and I'd like to say hello. I'm very happy to be here ' n I'd like to get to know All of you who want to read a book or find something out online Or ask a question or do the crossword or check out some True Crime. So next time you 're in the Centre, with nothing much to do , Pop into the library, I'd really like to meet you.
Vancouver Police Board Dear Board Members: Re: Appointment of Assistant to Secure Long Term Funding for COP Model Thank you for approving the funding from the Vancouver Agreement that has allowed us to contract the services of a Civilian Liaison Coordinator until the end of 2005. This letter is also to follow up on the request for assistance in seeking longer term funding for the Community Outreac h Policing (COP) model in the downtown eastside communi ty of Vancouver. It is the intention of the community that we would be able to continue the funding contra ct at a minimum of 12 additiona l mont hs for the whole of2005, with a view of identifying a permanent funding strategy. We have copied this letter to Isobel Donovan, Vancouver Agreemen t, identifying this need for further funding and seeking her assistance in making such an application for continued funding for 2006 .
We are now embarking on community participation in the development of the process to develop the COP model, followed by the community-driven implementation of the COP model in the Downtown Easts ide. We see a potential that once the model is deve loped, it co uld be adapted and implemen ted by all the community police offices in Vancouver. The short term funding for Dave Dickson to continue his work in the community as a consultant and liaison is helpful; however, the Neighbourhood Safety Office and its community partners are committed to implementing this model permanently. We are, therefore, forma lly requesting that the Vancouver Police Board and Vancouver Police Department appoint and fund person to assist us in this endeavour. This person, ideally, wou ld not only be experienced in soliciting long term funding, but . wou ld be familiar with the safety challenges of this community. " Sincerely, Lyn Cutshall, Interim Coordinator On behalf of the Board of Direc tors, Downtown Eastsi de Safety Society Cc: Mayor Larry Campbell, Chair, Police Board Chief Jamie Graham, Vancouver Police Department Isobel Donovan, Vancouver Agreement Vancouver City Council
MEETING OF THE ARTS COMMUNITY July 18th 2006 An Invitati on To Vancouver's Arts Community to Get Involved in The Wo rld Peace Forum 2006 From June 23 through June 28, 2006 the World Peace Forum will take place in Vancouver. Under the theme of " Cities and Communities Working Together to End War and Build a Peaceful , Just and Sustainable Wor ld", thousands of activists from around the worl d will come to Vancouver to discuss, share and plan how to advance their work in support of the above goal. We are expecting from 5,000 to 10,000 people to participate in the event. The Peace Forum 2006 is sponsored by the Wor ld Peace Forum Society and the City of Vancouver Peace and Justice Commi ttee. Details about the Forum are at www .worldpeaceforum.ca Canst . Dave Dickson
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I July 2005 The overreaction, or media-sustained malcontent, is troubling in the matter of Vancouver's City Council deciding overwhelmingly to prohibit Wal-Mart at the desired location on Southeast Marine Drive. I fully support this decision for the real , practical reasons presented by many residents. WalMart's record of contempt for local needs , democratic dec ision -making, the rights of workers in foreign countries to be paid decent wages and have de.cent working conditions, has been reinforced again and again. The effects on loca l businesses and neighbourhoods of this ' monolithic monster' are well-documented, yet the corporate-owned media presents such in baby terms, often only alluding to what's good for profit-driven corporate interests. This line of thinking is being presented more and more as the dominant one throughout the U.S. and Canada. The truth , that it's unacceptable to the vast majority of people, that social and environmental and justice matters deserve at least equal weight in all government decisions, is the norm for almost all people. Please stop trying to convince readers otherwise. It's hypocritical and malignant. Editor,
Respectfully submitted, PaulR Taylor, volunteer editor, Carnegie Newsletter.
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PATHWAYS I was doing a shift in the Learning Centre as the reception ist last Wednesday. There was a man standing at a table talking to some of the regulars. One of them asked another person who was walking by if he wanted to deliver flyers ; the person just laughed and kept walking away. As the man looking for help was leaving, he walked by the desk. I asked him what he needed. He said he was looking for some people to go around to some of the loeal agencies and deliver some posters about some upcoming workshops at PATHWAYS, the job finding place at the corner of Hastings and Main. I asked him how long it would take and he said about five hours . I had recently taken a young lady on a tour of the Downtown Eastside and I had realized that I don 't really know too much about the agencies down here. I told him that I would be willing to take part if he wanted me. His name was Ray and he said to show up the next morning at around 10. I went to Pathways at around lOAM and met a few others that he had recruited. A fellow named James took us to a private area and gave us the " Spiel." I
thought I can so this and decided to show up the next day to do the job. We met at around 10 and went thru the agencies where we were to go and we spl it them up, 5 each . One of the places i chose was the Indian Friendship Centre because I knew of a couple of places nearby which might benefit from know ing about these workshops and also the Job Fair next week. Well as I write this there is a workshop going on and by the time this Newsletter gets out there will be another one past. But you're in luck because there are still 2 workshops to go to. Attending the 2 workshops next week and the job fair in between can fill up your week. Tuesday the 19t h from lOAm til Noon: " Stress, Wellness and Work and Home Balance." workshop Wednesday the 20 t h is a Job Fair (that's where people come in looking for people to work for them or to help people find employment or training , as least that's what I think it is) from IIAm to 3PM . Thursday the 21"t is the last in the series of workshops . It's called " Assertiveness Control, Understanding of Others and Team Co-operation." It also runs from lOAM to Noon. All the workshops are stand alone , which means that you don 't have to attend them all unless you want to. If you need more info on any of these I suggest that you call 604-682-7353. Along this path, I learnt a little more about the neighbourhood and I had a fun time doing it Hal Just for you, my friend! It is time to reminisce about the one I missed. It is never too late to say thank you for just being who you are. When at times I'm feeling blue and untrue your smile and words , though it may seem like nothing, mean to me far more than words can say or express. You, as a friend , didn 't know I' d j ust lost my brother; he died of an overdose... I had no one to talk to.. Ijust didn 't care .. I felt lost as the feeling of despair overwhelmed me. I had to walk. Then as I walked I ran into you. This is just for you my friend . Thank you. Sometimes just a smile lasts awhile ... Your friend, Elmer Azak
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The next Downtown Eastside Poetry Night at the Carnegie is on A ugust 6, when the world celebrates Hiroshima Day. This day commemorates the dropp ing of the ato mic bom b on Hiroshima in 1945. Sadako Sasaki , a young Japanese girl, on the threshold of adole scence, developed leukemia in 1955, from the effects of radiation caused by the bombing of Hiroshima. While hosp italized, her closest friend reminded her of the Japanese legend that if she folded a thousand paper cranes, the gods might grant her wish to be well aga in. With hope and determ inatio n, Sadako began folding. . Folding a paper crane is like making peace -some of the steps are awk ward. At first it may seem impossible. There is defin itely more than one route. Patience and consultation are helpful. And the resu lt, big or small, is a thing of beauty. To send a thousand cranes to the Children's Monument in Hiros hima's Peace Park, string them on garlands of 100 cran es each, and mail them to: Office of the Mayor, City of Hiroshima, 6-34 Kokutaiji-Machi, 1 Chome Naka- ku, Hiroshima 730 Japan. To string the cranes, attac h a string to a long needle, push it through the hole in the bottom of each crane, and bring it out throug h the point in the center of the crane's back . Be sure to tie a knot at the end of the string. To separate the crane s on the string, add a 1/4" piece of a plastic straw or coffee stirrer between each crane.
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WOTS stands for the Word On The Street is an annual one day festival , held at the Central Library and on the streets bordering it on Sunday, September 25. It ce lebrates reading and writing with free exhibits, performances, readings and hands-on activities. Last year Vancouver's WOTS attracted an estimated 40,000 visitors, with hundreds of particip ating exh ibitors, authors and performers. WOTS invites poets to read their work at The Poet's Comer. Poets will be given a 7-minut e spot to perform in, between 12 and 5 pm.. Submiss ions sho uld include a SASE if you wish yo ur material to be returned. Art ists are strong ly enco urage d to send an audio tape or CD of their performance. Sorry , no e-ma il submissions! The deadli ne for entry is August 19, 2005. Please send sub mission s to : The Word On The Street C/o Poet ' s Co me r 1924 Grant Street Vanco uver BC V5L 2Y9
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READING F ESTIVAL 20 Literary groups including the Carnegie Writers * 2 Bands * Song Slam * Poetry Contest * Info tables * Saturday July 23 II :00 am - 9:30 pm USC Robson Square (just outside the Vancouver Art Gallery, 800 Robson Street)
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A Poem to You, My Daughter, On Your Birthday So, you' re right. I get upset when talking about our family relations. You must wonder why I insist on trying to pass on whatever lessons I' ve learned . Isn't it true that all the living matter must heal spontaneously, if it isn't meant to perish? I know already that everything 's fine with you (as if you had a choice). Going back into the past, howeverwhenever we do-e-seems upsetting to you, but how? None of us will rejoice I am afraid, until we both acknowledge the presence of a condition once passed on through blood. The discomfort ought to be realised , if the treatment of healing is to begin at all. You' re the youngest of the wives of life, and as such, you choose to trust in the promise of Earthly perfection. You choose not to look at the unhappiness of others , not sure about what to defend under the relentless attack of thought which is peculiar, slanted toward youth. I assure you. All of us are growing up trusting in our guardians ' know-how, having no hope of escaping that fear-ridd en dependenc y. Nobody else would fulfil our early needs.
That 's why we were loving-from the depths of our hearts , blinded to all sights of impending trouble . We are not meant to know whom they were-always one generation too young to read into the selfish games of the other and the greed of the hearts which is only human . We trust in the higher meaning of continui ty unable to free oursel ves into being ; grateful for the early memory of picking up crumbs from a table ofjoy after a feast that never was; forever skilled in looking for crumbs because they taste home-sweet and bitter-sweet like home. We weren ' t given much guidance so as to know without having to go through trial and errorwhat an offering to seek of the world , or what to avoid while saving time. That 's why it is not for us to succeed without waste and unnecessary effort . We are, to disco ver alone the simplest things that count: what is to become of us and whom to remain . This poem cannot stand for more but an intimate landmark in the passage of time . What you don 't know remai ns hidden from view for your peace of mind, and surel y, the future is not for us to sec. At your age, I had yet to discover that it wasn't for me to be swimming through time in the loving embrace with fish or be flying with the human flies. Wise as I could be, I was unable to breathe underwater, nor could I suspend myself in the air above the garden of Eden whose sight of I never lost. And you will not either. We are meant to remain searching and not unlike children-for the next opportunity to resume the treatment of healing . First, by allowing the past to be acknowledged as ours like a true meal that isn' t shared with anyone. We have to allow ourselves to have ita birthday feast, in the name of our love of life. Richard Tylman
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A Poem to You, My Daughter, On Your Birthday So, you're right. I get upset when talking about our family relations . You must wonder why I insist on trying to pass on whatever lessons I' ve learned . Isn't it true that all the living matter must heal spontaneously, if it isn 't meant to perish? I know already that everything ?s fine with you (as if you had a choice). Going back into the past, howeverwhenever we do-e-seems upsetting to you, but how? None of us will rej oice I am afraid, until we both acknowledge the presence of a condition once passed on through blood. The discomfort ought to be realised, if the treatment of healing is to begin at all. You' re the youngest of the wives of life, and as such, you choose to trust in the promise of Earthly perfection. You choose not to look at the unhappiness of others, not sure about what to defend under the relentless attack of thought which is peculiar, slanted toward youth. I assure you. All of us are growing up trusting in our guardians ' know-how, having no hope of escap ing that fear-ridden dependenc y. Nobody else would fulfil our early needs.
That 's why we were loving-from the depths of our hearts , blinded to all sights of impending trouble . We are not meant to know whom they werealways one generation too young to read into the selfish games of the other and the greed of the hearts which is only human . We trust in the higher meaning of continuity unable to free ourselves into being ; grateful for the early memory of picking up crumbs from a table ofjoy after a feast that never was; forever skilled in looking for crumbs because they taste home-sweet and bitter-sweet like home. We weren 't given much guidance so as to know without having to go through trial and errorwhat an offering to seek of the world, or what to avoid while saving time. That 's why it is not for us to succeed without waste and unnecessary effort . We are, to discover alone the simplest things that count: what is to become of us and whom to remain . This poem cannot stand for more but an intimate landmark in the passage of time . What you don 't know remains hidden from view for your peace of mind, and surely, the future is not for us to see. At your age, I had yet to disco ver that it wasn 't for me to be swimming through time in the loving embrace with fish or be flying with the human flies. Wise as I could be, I was unable to breathe underwater, nor could I suspend myself in the air above the garden of Eden whose sight of I never lost. And you will not either . We are meant to remain searching and not unlike children-for the next opportunity to resume the treatment of healing . First, by allowing the past to be acknowledged as ours like a true meal that isn't shared with anyone. We have to allow ourselves to have ita birthday feast , in the name of our love of life. Richard Tylman
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Wednesday August 10th 7:00 pm
PRISON JUSTIC'E DI...V MEMORIAL RALbY ClaireCulhane Memorial Bench, Trout Lake, East Vancouver. Featuring ex-prisoners, prisoners' rights activists and performers. Rain or Shine.
Monday August 8th 7:00 pm
RADIO-9.0CU路MENTAR-Y: 30 楼EARS :OF. P-RISON JUSTICE DAY Co-op Radio, 102.7 FM . www.coopradio.org Also available for download at www.prisonjustice.ca - --" August IOthis a day set aside each year when pris-
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THE SHADOWS PROJECT Hi everyone, Vancouver Moving Theatre is working in partnership with the Carnegie Community Centre to create a shadow play (with images andpuppets, storytelling and music) for the whole family and the Downtown Eastside about addiction. We needyour help. We are writing the play with a large team ofDTES writers. Some of the writers are in different stages ofthe process ofaddiction. Thefollowing is a questionnaire about addiction that will help us build this play. Please help us write our play by answering these questions. We consider addiction can involve everythingfrom sugar, coffee, nicotine, alcohol and other drugs, to : behavioral addictions like workaholics, shopaholics, ands TV, video, nickel slot machine-aholics Thank you , Rosemary Georgeson, James Fagan Tait, Savannah Walling (Lead Writers) Age Range : 0-15 __ 15-30 __ 30-45 _ _ 45 +
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1. How does addiction affect your life?
2. What are some of the most powerful images you 've seen or dreamt regarding addiction and/or recovery?
3) How is your world affected by addiction?
4) What kinds of images come to mind when you imagine a person - or a community - going through the process of recovery?
5) If there were no addictions, what would the world and/or the DTES look like?
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7) If you painted a picture of addiction, what would your picture contain ? ;
9) Do you have a story you 'd like to share with us about addiction? (Humo rous, touching, sad, inspiring?)
10) What do you want our children and our elders to understand about addiction?
THANK YOU ! PLEASE DROP THIS QUESTIONNAIRE AT THE CARNEGIE COMMUNITY CENTRE FRONT DESK FOR THE SHAD OWS PROJ ECT [604-254-6911] or MAIL TO Savannah Walling, Vancouver Moving Theatre Chinatown Postal Outlet Box 88270 , Vancouver, B.C. V6A 4A4
Friday July 22nd 7:30 pm Video In Studios 1965 Mai n Street Vancouver. By donation Eyes in the Back of Your Head 33 minutes CDN 2003 doc Director: Clarke Mackey Armed w ith disposable cameras, fo rme r prisoners return to the now-closed Prison for Women (P4W) in Kingston, Ontario, to ref lect on their experiences and the city known as the pri son capital of Canada. Featuring ex-pr isoner Ann Hansen, as well as Dr. Julia Sudbury of Critical Resistance , who exam ines the role of the Prison Industrial Complex in Canada and around the world.
Released: Five Short Videos About Women & Prison 28 minutes U.S. 2001 doc RELEASED features former po litical prisoner Angela Davis, filmmaker Cheryl Dun ye and Duran Ruiz's deconst ruct ion of 20120's representation of Ruiz's life as prisoner, prostitute and junkie. RELEASED bold ly styles an innovati ve statement about women, prison, artistic collaboration and documentary. Film s foll owed by speakers and discussion
Joint Effort â&#x20AC;˘ Strength In Sisterhood Coast Salish Welcome: Cease Wyss Prison Justice Day - August 10th w as started by prisoners in 1975 as a day to remember all t he men and women who have died from unnatural causes inside of Canadian prisons. This event is co-sp onsored by the Prison Justice Day Committee and Video In Studios. All proceeds go to benefit prisoner supp ort groups inside and outside of prison.
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The flowers of life
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Flowers are like life Love like flowering life To those who believe in love Look at all the colors of love She is like those flowers Full of colors and kindness .
Les fleurs sont comme la vie L'amour comme la vie fleurie A ceux qui croit en l'amour. Regarde toute les couleurs de l'amour Elle est comme ces fleurs Pleine de couleur et de douceur
You remind me of all those flowers Love and all its kindness As flowers do live The love you give makes me rejoice The life that flourished in me Cannot survi ve without you.
Tu me rappelles toutes ces fleurs L'amour et toutes ces douceurs Car comme les fleurs ont de la vie L'amour que tu me donnas me rejou it La vie qui fleurit en moi Ne peut pas se passer de toi
Today I write those words As you are the flower That blooms and grows Without causing me sorrow And that moves me As for me you are the flower among flowers.
Aujourd'hui j'ecris ces mots Car pour moi tu es la fleur Qui fleurit et qui grandit Sans me causer de maux Et qui peut m'attendrir Car pour moi tu es la fleur parmi les fleurs
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Solitudes
Solitude
Seul avec moi et en moi, Je pense et je m'ennui . Je me demande si c'est moi, Qui suis etrange dans rna solitude, Car je broix du noir et je m'ennui , De me voir dans cette solitude.
Alone with myself and in myself I think and I'm bored I wonder whether it is me Who feels strange in my sol itude As I feel depressed and I'm bored To see myself in this solitude.
Sans solution, sans emot ion, Prit comme dans un tourbillion, Entre mes reves , et la solution . De me voir un jour, A nouveau en amour, Etj'espere pour toujours.
Without a way out, without any emotion Caught as if in a swirl Between my dreams and the solution . To see myself one day In love again And I keep hoping.
Revivre, et renaitre de rna solitude, Pour pouvoir dire que c'est beau l'amour Et de voir la beaute de mon entourage Car il me faudra tout mon courage Pour dire que c'est beau l'amour Et pouvoir abolir rna solitude.
To live again , to be re-born from my solitude In order to be able to say that love is beautiful And to be able to see beauty in my surroundings As it will require all my courage To say that love is beautiful And to be able to put an end to my solitude.
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Through Homeless Eyes
They won't give you da welfare cheque just shrug your shoulders what the heck don't worry make money You got no money got no place to stay dealer sell on credit day by day don't worry make money
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But look at me I don't sell da dope even though I voted COPE don't worry make money Da cop gonna make your head ache confiscate your ball of eighth don't worry make money Please to believe me don't think twice do not mess with port moody vice don't worry make money Police in Surrey give you free place to stay can't make it in Vancouver anyway don't worry make money sell da drug inna downtown east side Police take you to da park for a ride don't worry make money Ya hear da narc come dey gonna pounce go pigeon park and sell your ounce don't worry make money Police take your dope not so great you might need to liquidate don't worry make money Get off da crack gonna go straight Injection site make you forget that freight don't worry make money Got no food got no clothes unsocial welfare just thumb their nose don't worry make money By cap tain vantropolis captainvan/ropolis@hotmai. com
I'm camping these nights .. oh no, I'm homeless.. whichever - both, I guess . To them I'm a middleaged homeless guy; to me I'm a young hitchhiker planting my sleeping bag when the night takes over the day and finds me wherever 1am. Tired, for sure, of moving all day; the restless all day ramble of the wandering man. If it ain 't a long, impossible highway, it's a long impossible day.. both wea ve tiredness and hunger, pushing you ever on to this oasis - be it gas station or soup line . You grab your bag and shuffle off down the road . Years ago, in another century literally, clusters of children would roam , sleeping bags tied on some how, from the sands of English Bay, over the bridge to Kits Beach, bongos banging in the cluster of trees near the street, Toda y our sojourns are more solitary The once footloose and fancy-free boy of 20 has matured into ghostlike apparitions of the dusty , graying " street person" (what ever the hell that means ) carrying, as always , too much baggage to be comfortable. 30 years later I find myself shuffling along, looking for the same cigarette butts I looked for in the ' 70s. The acid is all gone .. 4 th Avenue doesn 't even resemble itself. Gone are the last few strips of hip-dom ; even the yup -dom has been replaced with tanning salons and almost chic clothing stores - unrecognizable at night, 4th Ave seems to reflect the enormous change that's happened during my lifetime . All the ideas , ideals of the ' 70s have been so totally washed away, not even the tiniest traces are there to remind us. It's as if that hopeful era never even happened. The idea of communal living is laugh able these days. No, the comm ercialism of the new century reigns now on streets like 4th Avenue. Only the homeless man who at 4am drifts thru the impossibly quiet streets has any notion of the ideas that used to run their young world . As always history has rewritten itself, serving the pragmatic and punishing the poetic . I walk at night down Broadway remembering long lost cafes like the Aristocrat. It was at Broadway & Granville, with booths , marvelous roosts from which to watch people and traffic . Coffee wasn 't yet a fashion statem ent ana for a dollar you could wile away the morning reading the proferred paper.
Snapping back to reality this comer also is no more itself than some other comer snatched from anywhere else - L.A., Toronto - the facelessness of the modem world. One look at Yaletown is enough to convince anyone we live in a totally new world . The clean lines of fresh concrete and glass have transform ed dumpy old Yaletown into just another piece of Manhattan or Anytown USA. It's an interchangeable hi-rise heaven where people are in miniature , set against the towering, monolithic edifices. The park seems to have been ' installed' as fast as the concrete dried . To this new " neighbourhood" have flooded the nearly affiuent, the new uppermiddle class , the urban gentry. Even " skid row" has changed but, remarkably, the least of all the neighbourhoods. It's gotten worse in a way but in its ' worseness' it's still the same . It has always been decaying and to this credo the neighbourhood has kept pretty much true . It always was the meanest part of town. It's always been the last stop for many who end up here. It's still the collecting pot of the poor. The losers in the game of capitalism end their days in the DTES. To say it's any sadder now isn't true. For many society has no further use for it is the square mile of isolation and poverty neatly tucked away behind the rising towers encroaching along Main and the edge of Chinatown. The DTES will be walled in soon by the new century . When Woodward's gets "developed" the walls of the Downtown Eastside will shrink yet another block. The not-so-subtle push to limit , to gentrify will claim another vital block of territory. Across the street from Woodward's is another block yet to fall to the developer's ball, completing the corral on the western edge of the DTES . In another decade what will we see as we wander thru our city ? Packed in like sardines, the denizens of the Strip will get more miserable, more addicted, more desperate. Both physically and mentally the walls are closing in. In a world where it's illegal to sleep outdoors ; Where we are warehoused in shit hotels like so many rats ; Where our choices and resources are fewer and fewer ... What dlo you suppose we'll see in the next 30 years? Am I the only one who worries about what the future will bring? Do you wonder? R. Loewen
Is there not more to life than getting stuff? And then getting more of it, Bigger of it, Faster of it, and then stuffing what you can 't use now somewhere so you can use it later . If this is so what a sad routine. How really very very sad. On the other hand , know for sure that you are rich, when your hunt for alternatives becomes sincere.
Richard Stin e
Strathcona Sizzling Saturday at
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July 23rd , llam - 2pm Highlights: -Beat the Heat: Police vs Youth Soccer -Van East Idol Talent Contest -Premier Sports Soccer Camp -3 on 3 Basketball Challenge -Skate Board Clinic -Circus of Dreams Cake Walk -Tiny Tot activity area -Strathcona Chinese Dance Company -Fire trucks and demonstrations -Var lous Community Service Displays GOODY BAGS FOR ALL THE KIDS!
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Is the NAOMI Project full yet? The phone lines for The NAOMI Project opened on February 10, 2005 and will be open at regular times every week for the next 6 to 8 months. The recruitment phase for the project will be slow and steady so don't be alarmed if you don't get through on the first try. Keep trying. There are rumours that NAOMI is already full. These rumours are not true..
Am I eligib le for this clinical trial? Read the poster carefully. It lists the basic criteria to get into this Clinical Trial. To be in the study, you have to have been addicted to opiates for at least five years, and have been using injection for the past year. You must be over 25 years of age, and have lived in the downtown community for an extended period of time. You must have tried methadone programs more than once in the past. Does a Criminal Record exclude you? A Criminal Record does not exclude you from the trial. In fact, the study is looking at the effects of treatment on illegal activity. Why is this a clinical trial rather than a program? A clinica l trial is an experiment that exists for a limited time to see if a particular treatment is effective. It is not a permanent service or program . NAOMI is one year of treatment and research and another year of research follow up. What are the steps involved in screening? Screening will take about 3 to 4 weeks and you will be expected to come back to the research office at least 4 times. You will need to be able to verify where you live, where you had treatment, if you have any legal issues affecting your future , and you will have a doctor's exam.
What happens if I am eligible? First of all you must give your consent to participate â&#x20AC;˘ this will be explained fully to you by the research staff. Then you will be randomi zed into one of two groups .- an injection HeroinlDilaudid group or an oral Methadone group - this is done by computer and none of the study staff have control over this. The research team will refer you to the clinic and you will enter into the treatment program. What happens at the clinic? Members of the HeroinIDilaudid group will attend the clinic, where they will inject themselves with pharm aceutical-grade Heroin or Dilaudid from a sterile syringe up to three times a day. They will then be observed for 30 minutes until attending medical personnel determine that it is safe for them to leave. That's about one hour per visit up to three times per day. The dosage of the medication will be determ ined by the Study Doctors who will see you regularly throughout the study. Members of the Methadone group will attend the clinic once a day for an oral dose of methadone. During this time , the research team will also see each participant regularly, where you will answer questionnaires on a regular bas is during the trial period and for the following year. You will also talk about your life situations with our social worker and alcohol and drug councilor to provide data for a more aecurate picture of the daily lives of people with addiction . Throughout the study period , social workers and counselors will be assigned to both groups to help them with reaching other addiction services and community resources such as housing and job training services. At any time, participants may choose to advance to a better state , eg.by trans tioning to drug-free programs, or to detox programs. Will I get more addicted? The study involves a lot of safety checks and you will be required to stay at the clinic for about 50 minutes every time youreceive an injection . If you are nodding too heavil y your dose may be cut back. It is important for everyone to be safe and we are working on maintaining doses that make you able to live your life comfortably. You will consult with your physician to find a comfortabl e dose for you.
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and games this summer... all to say that if any gen tle reader has a story or article to share with the rest of us, please do. On a hopefully lighter note, the website of the Carnegie Newsletter has been stat ic since January!"! Excuses are just that ; depression and procrastination going hand-in-hand, but the good news is that it will be current before August. The site , for those with access to a computer, is www.camnews.org *Here IS . a response from the Mayor on last issue 's letter to him and his exeeutive assistants:
Is this a free heroin program? No. This is a clinic trial with 3 study drugs . Methadone, Heroin and Dilaudid arc all possible treatments that you ~lay be randomized to. All study drugs arc supplied free of charge in every trial. Naomi info : 604-685-6642;
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Dear Mr. Taylor: I have received your letter describing the inlitter and drug market activity on the Sidewalk surrounding the Carnegie Centre and at the front entrance under the portico. This development is of great importance to us and it is helpful to have community feedback on the current situation . Inspector Bob Rolls has been informed of the problem and is working to find a solution. As you are n~ doubt aware , this is a complicated Issue and It takes some time to resolve each time the problem recurs . We wish to work with community to find a solution and we appreciate relevant information such as that included in your letter. I can assure you that we have become aware of the shift in the drug market activity back to the Carnegie location; you should begin to see a difference in the next couple of weeks as our Police Department focuses more attention on that area. This will hopefully address some of the safety concerns you have outlined in your letter. We wi." be happy to hear from you at any time regarding an update on the issue and how it is progressing . Yours truly, Larry W . Campbell MAYOR c~eased
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It's been a while since writing appeared under this title. Not that nothing has been going on .. . far from it. . . but personal physical and mental dis-case has made for an intellectual holiday, hiatus , whatever. "It'd be nice to have an update, a report of actual construction, even a declared ' final' design to crow about - for the Woodward's building. Nothing has happened besides meetings, I guess, since the contract was awarded to a firm or group or bunch of people who were generally in touch with the local community. It's not clear what the process is or where things arc at right now , but the cynic in me says that some level of deterioration, degradation, and/or decay is waiting to be reached before anything visible is done. The most cynical critic suggests that it's the value and ownership of surrounding property that is a key factor in deciding when a moment ous day of " turning the dirt " or some such ceremon y occurs. Just do something intelligent. .. *nlere arc lots of anecdotal tidbits, comments about housing , street problems or initiatives, religionists, the mounting bleakness of income ass istance , fun
Which is all well and good, but a third of the first letter asked that a simple, practical solution to the litter be enacted right away. It comes to the City contracting with a local company (like United We Can) to come 3 or 4 times a day and just pick up all the crap lying on the sidewalks and at the curbs of the north and southwest corners of Main & Hastings I think those guys already have an understanding with the City employees union allowing non-union workers hired from local residents to clean litter from our streets and alleys. Carnegie sees more than 2500 different people every day, making this comer and surrounding lanes real busy 2417. And the money can 't come out of Carnegie's budget! It's a public space and everywhere else gets seemingly good treatment. Just be fair. PRT
Rebel Mouse Productions & The Carnegie Community Centre & DTES Community Arts Initiative present a FREE, ALL路AGES, KID-FRIENDLY CONCERT featuring... ANNE FEENEY with special guest JOEY ONLY
SUNDAY mLY 24 - 7PM Carnegie Community Centre Hellraiser Anne Feeney In Concert with local singer Joey Only Pittsburgh-based agitator Anne Feeney performs music that she says is designed to "comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." Not many women have chosen to walk the path of Woody Guthrie, but Feeney's made a career of it for the past 35 years . She has lived her life on the frontIines performing at thousands of rallies, picket lines and demonstrations over the years , including the anti G8 demonstrations at Kananaskis , Alberta in 2002, and at the occupation of the old Woodward's building in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside the same year . While Feeney may prefer the excitement of performances at rallies and demonstrations, she knows that many of her fans prefer pepper-spray free environments to listen to the songs and stories that make up her sometimes caustic , sometimes hilarious , always inspiring show.
COLLAGE CLASS A 7 Week course from July 18 - August 29Mondays 1-3 pm on the 3'd floor Free - materials provided During the course of a day, we're bombarded with information, ideas and images from all sides. This can be both stimulating and overwhelming. In an effort to make some sense of chaos , we've learned to quickly sort through and discard what doesn 't interest us and keep what does. Making a collage is way of seeing and incorporating "garbage" and a steady stream of words into a creative art form , Anyone can make a collage - a word which comes from the French word colle which means "glue". It gives those of us who love to collect things an outlet for our obsesssive tendencies. Collage is a bridge between art and craft for those of us who think we aren't "Real Artists " as well as those who are. It's an extremely personal art form; images, words, and objects that hold meaning for an individual can be connected to express anger, joy, humour or sorrow. I will guide a group of20 participants through a seven week course based on the seven directions of the Medicine Wheel, with the end result being a show of our work on the third floor gallery in September. Sign up with Diane Wood in the Learning Centre.
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National Conference on Residential Schools "A fair and jus t res olution of the Residential Schools Legacy" National Chief Phil Fontaine invites you to partic ipate in an information and interactive conference on Residential Schoo ls
July 19, 20 &21, 2005 Westin Bayshore, 1601 Bayshore Drive, Vancouver, BC This Conference is free for s urvi vors (for mer s tudents) and Elders . Call or jus t go on the 19 th ; pre- registrati on was s upposed to be done by July 13, but if yo u wan t to go and didn't know abo ut it, it will likel y be okay. For Conference Inquiries, please contact: Shannon or Tracy at (613) 241-6789 ext. 332
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CAMP KOOKS (Cultus Lake: June 13 - 17, 2005) If laughing were loonies, all who attended 'Camp Kooks' would be very rich indeed... We laughed from Monda y clear through to Friday. At what? I can't remember. All I can remember is that everything seemed hilariously funny at the time . For those who liked wet and wild adventures, we challenged ourcIves at the huge water-slide park ; for the more senile folk like John Dunnings (Joanne), they took a leisurely hobbl e around Minter Gardens. And when it was time to dry off, there was plenty to do on terra firma: hiking , walking, swimming, canoeing , bingo for tobacco , camp fires , talent night( !) ...ahem, you should have seen And y and Austin as glamorous sisters. You would have to have been there to belie ve it. There is lots I wish I could tell you about, but you know how it is, what happens at Cultus Lake, stays at Cultu s Lake . Oh okay, I will give you one little hint, it was after a dinner of beans right in the middle of the talent contest. For those of you who arc history buffs , long before its recreational use by Chilliwack's European settlers, Cultus Lake served for centuries as a popular spot for spirit quests by the local Sto :lo First Nation. So popular in fact, that by the 18th century, the lake's spiritual powers had diminished such that the Chinook word Cultus, kul, meaning bad or worthless, was ascribed to it. Cultus Lake Park was founded in 1924, with about 200 summer cottages being built on leased land along the western lakeshore by 1930. Until the 1950s, the increased traffic was handl ed by a one-lane road . When Cultus Lake became a provincial park, the road developed into the present-day Columbia Valle y Highway. All of you who participated in Camp Kooks were such a fantastic crew; it was a pleasure, thank you. A huge thank you also to those left behind for taking care of the fort while we were away. You know we couldn 't have done it without you. Thought for the day : If you can't be a good example then you'll just have to be horrible warning. (Smil e) Stay strong.
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TIle solemn instructor; she teaches as indicated as she takes a brief pause (oh quite so dedicated) Her necessary classes so full 'tis somewhat close to move around Yet this learning is so sacred, all is hushed, not a sound She is so easy going, so relaxed and carefree, With many pleading for help, it's her nature to be Hardly ever at home, where does she find the time? -to lie down for awhile, just to recline, or be sublime Computer touched ever so slightly, with restful hands, The glow of the screen checks out, as is planned And where does she vanish when midday arrives? After this time passes, she becomes - remains alive. What to do when problems arise, to fall upon her Evolving questions and queries gently answered She never shies away from your personal woes and tough decisions She will instruct and advise you in ways with not a hint of derision . You will remember her soft nature, of this I am sure, I wonder where she disappears to; a land so obscure Does she let her honey hair down when day is done I wish, when she finally lays her head on her pillow, in twilight, that she shuts out some of the sadness, and discovers some well-deserved fun! Robyn Livingstone
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