July 1, 1987, carnegie newsletter

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In planning, preparing for the worst possible, talking to everyone and covering everything (you hope), the Force throws the one unexpected event in the middle ...winning the election of the Carnenie Community Centre Association by acclamation!

The order of the meeting was smooth and p bCLuI1. olm.

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The Board of Directors and Executive: President-Muggs Sigurgeirson (Gardens, Fundraising, incumbent) Vicepresident - Bill Deacon (Learning Centre tutor) Treasurer - Paul Taylor (Editor of NL. Pres. of Poolroom, Bingo, inc) - - ,.

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President's report and the meeting was opened to nominations..l8 names were entered..one was absent without a letter of acceptance..one declined..and 16 people accepted. (Two were unable to attend but letters of acceptance of nomination were entered into the minutes. ) Then something totally ------ unexpected as the one person who had been in the Centre for six months stood and amiably said that the fifteen seemed fine to him and he voluntarily withdrew!

Anton Kofhan will be first should any director choose to resign.

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Director-at-Large - David Todd (Volun.) (inc.)

Jim Bahen - c o m i t y Lawyer Sheila Baxter - Advocate Cora Case - Women's Centre Danny Korica - President of Volunteers Norm Mark - Seniors Volunteer Bell Mayer - Volunteer Lillian Nossey - Learning Centre tutor Irene Schmidt - Cub Leader, Native and childrens' rights Peter Sherstobitoff - Volunteer Sam Snobelen - Director for 3 years, Co-op board, Residents

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uation because the sistem just won't work for (or with] you, .nuclear castrophe .and on. .and on. .and on.

To be conscious and a woman and/or non-caucasian and/or poor and/or simply aware - to be conscious - is t o be i n a constant s t a t e of rage.

But l i f e is so good and so worth living. Things w i l l never be just the way we want them to be 'cause that's l i f e too.

I think a l l any of us can do i s t o fight against injustice while fighting for spiritual progress and social change. As the song goes: ..." Y c?: ."?.?:STh2Ve z cod~, that you can l i v e by."

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Often the only outlet i s against ourselves - with abuse of alcohol, drugs, ne ighbours and even friends O r petitions, lobbying politicians, trying t o get people together on issues that are affecting us daily or i n the future.

B i l l s , no job(s) , City Hall decisions, threats of mistakes/bad .policies/bad moves/evil people making l i f e or death decisions,.

R i l l s 1 9 6 20; Meares I s l a d ; ?!ztive rights and the children; wildl i f e and wilderness preservation; level of education and experience being judged solely by the papers in your hand-or in your bankbooE; pollution and waste; pornagraphy Ff rampant mental disease; living a t 50%below National poverty levels t-

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City info staff can't accept -Newsletter donations, as' t h i s paper is a hot l i t t l e item of discussion with the Carnegie Review Panel. I f . ' , you can help with spare change (! ) !find Paul Taylor, and he111 give you a receipt= Thanks everybody.

A recent a r t i c l e i n the Vancouver Sun highlighted the d i f f i c u l t i e s that

CRAB w i l l be having a day-long celebration with l i v e music, games for handicapped individuals have i n gettkids, food and a general victory romp, ing t o CRAB Beach. The next day, the even though the impetus of Parks and work crew had increased fourfold. The the Port i s t o have a half-hour cerePark is t o be officially opened on mony and c a l l it quits. ?Pi'& hadchapgck July 29th, a t 1 2 : O O noon. Great! t o have about 200 people the neighbourhood and that "s a l l . Low- key . .but. always but, , and quiet on the local scene, but with Create a Real Available Beach is a sympathetic media cover coalition of community people who great guys they are f o r fought for years t o get our park. The recreational and t o u r i s t haven..

Port of Vancouver wants to name it CRAB w i l l have speakers too: from "The Portside Park . I 1 . . . They had plannDEW, Jim Green; MLAs Mike Harcourt ed t o have a stage s e t up for the open- and Fmery Barnes; a representative of ing, have three of their staff make the BC Coalition of the Disabled; short speeches, give away some lemonpossibly Pat Carney, ;p. ade, and say g o ~ d ~ b y e And . then.

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:The interview you are about t o read is true. The woman who consented t o do the interview wishes t o remain ! RE: Carl McDonald1s l e t t e r .

I anonymous. ) In answer t o the l e t t e r , on the date g ( 2 . How old were you when your father : f i r s t made you watch him "perform June 1, 1987, I f e e l compelled t o s t a t e , f i r s t of a l l , t h a t I am outrag- 5 ;ext1 on an animal?

A. 2% ed a t the treatment t h a t i s being giv2 .

H o w old were you when your father en t o the female members of Carnegie. E ( Furthermore, in reference t o the r e - 5 s t a r t e d showing you hard core pornyi-4 mark t h a t was made about "BRA BURN- $ (~graphy- b e a s t i a l i t y ?

ING HOMOPHONE HYPOCRITS", I would l i k e g (2. How old were you the f i r s t time t o know what gives you the r i g h t t o 8 t h i s man made you give him o r a l put down another person's way of l i f e !;ex?

A. 5% o r preferences? The l a s t thing I (2. How many children i n your family? heard was, t h a t CANADA is a FREE coun4. Four boys and f i v e g i r l s . t r y . I , myself, have no varying sexA = (2 . How old were you when t h i s man was ual tendencies. However, I have the I utmost disrespect f o r someone o r any- $ f i r s t physically abusive? A. 2% one who puts down another member of 2. What did he do? the human race (in reference t o you, ,A. I was crawling up t o him f o r a hug I use the term "humanf1 loosely) beg and he was smoking h i s pipe; so I cause anyone i n the habit of harassIpulled myself up by his pant leg f o r ingwomen, menor c h i l d r e n a s a r e support and he said, "Beat it. Beat i t , s u l t of what they want, what they l i k e I'm busy." Then he h i t me hard enough or what they prefer CANNOT be a very t o send me flying up against the piano humane person. i n the corner where the wheels are.

As my s i s t e r has been a frequent recipient of sexual harassment, I f e e l 3 'Q. What did you do? t h a t it is my duty as a concerned c i t - A. I never cried as a child; I was fiot izen, as well a s a concerned brother, $ about t o give t h a t Bastard the pleasure of seeing me cry. When my brother t o do everything i n my power t o prec2zc hcze frzn? schnnl, T l i d and said vent any furiiler sexial hzxissmcr;t t : : t h a t I ' d f a l l e n off my swing. He took ALL w o m e n w n i n the community. $m Furthermore, I demand a written r e t r - I e t o the hospital and I got 9 s t i t c h e s above my l e f t eye. action of the above mentioned l e t t e r .

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If someone You t r u s t (Grandfather, Children a r e supposed t o be happy, brother..) bribes you t o touch you, but sometimes adults take advantage say, "No. I f you love me and you're of them. Believe me kids, i f t h i s happens t o you, t e l l someone. Tell sick, then get help." your teacher o r minister o r someone Please kids, be careful. This world you t r u s t - someone who w i l l believe is f u l l of maniacs that abuse kids. you. Here a r e some pointers:

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But to be fearless in facing them.

Let me not beg for the stiliing of my pain But for the heart to conquer it.

Let me not look for allies in life's battlefield, But to my own strength.

Let me not crave in anxious fear to be saved, But hope for the patience to win my freedom.

Grant me that I may not be a coward feeling your mercy in my success alone; ~ u t me grasp your hands in my failure.

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Etarm~bQy You can approach a child with trust But approach a man with caution In lifersroad there is much sadness and danger Regardless of this we shall have a few Hours of happiness As we grow older we realize this sad existence All we'll remember is our old friends who went home before us with fondness For we know we'll see them soon As we pass on and a generation goes by The only known existence is a name on a granite stone, That will be ours, As years go by, even that will fade into eternity For We are just a flash of light. in eternity.

Joseph Johnson

Beyond Help they want me to get my teeth fixed 6 buy a new suit my image holds me back they say meanwhile I've established a listening post on the void 6 overhear the angels assessing my condition I camp inside the rim of a volcano of unknown proportions G subterranean rivers of myself appear E disappear below me t I I am beyond recognition beyond help memory banks inaccessab energies unemployable 6 , my welfare worker understands my case having seen so many strange creatures pass this way before TORA

I t began when I was eight years 01 irrhbours had a son who was mv ba-b i t t e r and he physically abusdd me ' ifor two years. I t o l d my parents but they couldn't believe t h a t such a ?'nice boy" would do such a thing. The 'neighbours were t o l d t h a t I ' d cry beLause I didn't l i k e being alone.

When I was ten, I began t o ' bud' p d matured e a r l i e r than other g i r l s . use, when I was ten, my father began o touch and suggest things t o me. By he time I was t h i r t e e n , he decided t I wasn't a l i t t l e g i r l anymore sexually abused me. He is a chemc a l analyst f o r a large mining coni n Saskatchewan, and living i n nton meant t h a t he would be home r periods a l l day and then away f o r eks a t a time. we always had f o s t e r cniidren stay/ingwith us, and he abused the g i r l s regularly. When one of them got voca l about, they wouldn't be living with ~s again. , The sexual abuse continued u n t i l I pas sixteen, and my emotional anxiety ver not being believed when I t r i e d o get help prompted me t o run away. lived on t h e s t r e e t s f o r about three ths, u n t i l a police o f f i c e r stoppme one day and asked me it I wanted coffee. He s a i d t h a t I looked l i k e hadn't eaten f o r days (he was r i g h t ) d ?that he'd observed my reactions -

I t turned out t h a t he spec&d in child abuse cases and my horror with incest gradually came but.

He followed procedure, and took the matter t o family court. Their decision had t o predicate any criminal char -ges. The judge was associated with my f a t h e r I think, or he didn't want t o ruin h i s career o r something; he ordered a court-appointed psychiatrist t o t a l k t o me and put me back i n my parents house.

I t r i e d t o wake my mother up t o what had been happening. I said t o her, point blank, "I don't want t o l i v e here because your husband has been raping me f o r years." She just could not deal with t h a t . The implications were a broken home, being ostracized socially, whatever..I guess these .&L;,-, ..-------L L l l l l l g 3 W G l G 111"l G LI,,,UI L d I L L U 11e1 t:liill my sanity. She had the rules f o r my stay i n her house tightened - i f I so much a s squeaked, I would be i n a youth detention home u n t i l I was 18.

Well, when I f i n a l l y did turn 18, I packed my bag and l e f t . Left a father who had emotionally scarred me, l e f t a mother who was so freaked about her position i n society t h a t I was unimportant i n comparison, l e f t a brother who had threatened t o k i l l me i f I said anything about h i s sexual abuse.

I 've been i n Vancouver about three .years now, but the nightmare s t a r t e d here almost as soon as I had unpacked.

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personnel assaulted me. Then going t o the police about it l e t them get my f i l e , and they saw the "under psychia t r i c care" thing as evidence t h a t I was nuts.

I finally got through to the detective investigating the incident that I hadn't "imagined" anything and he recommended the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre as a place t o find support.

Since walking in there, the r e l i e f I've experienced is almost beyond words.

I ' m not a freaked out broad; I ' m not subconw ioixly g i ~ i n _ 9e2 g 2 CCEEon; I ' m not a whore or a s l u t o r a hooker or anything else. Sexual harassment and abuse are as common as cigarette butts on a sidewalk. For too long women have shrunk from reporting harassment or attacks - not out of fear of the perp - because of the present justice system and police handling of such cases is like, It's so frustrating to have some pervert or rapist get on the stand i n court and l i e through their teeth and get off.

Or get a slap on the wrist and "community service work" for a few hours a week.

I've been coming into Carnegie more often i n the l a s t few months, and socalled respectable men, and seniors, and three members of the l a s t board that got thrown out in April have sexually harassed me. One man, aboutu45, came up t o me when I had my niece and quietly said, I I I h going t o rape your daughter." She's TWO YEARS OLD!!!

Wake up people, 'cause it hap~ens everyday, a l l around you. I f some man is bad mouthing women in general, or a younger woman or child i n particular, then watch him. Bad thoughts and words get translated into bad action ~ e a l fast. Thanks for listening.

LETTERS I manage a hotel-in-the eastend and have seen and experienced a number of happenings around the place.

The oddest one was about four months ago - with a tenant who was into cooking wine.

He came home one night quite plastered and brought a bottle with him.

He passed the desk and went t o his room ( I thought).

About fifteen minutes l a t e r , I found him in the h a l l outside his door passed out. He had the key on a shoelace, t i e d t o h i s b e l t , and .=y~w-b4- +LA 1--1u-U1.. L,rL A V L ~ . 3 . 5 piillis were undone and he'd urinated himself but he had the cooking wine clutched i n his hand.

I went back to my room, got my camera, and took his picture. Then I dragged him into his room, threw a blanket over him, put a pillow under his head, and l e f t .

A week l a t e r I gave him an enlarged picture (9"xll").

He was angry and said t h a t he was going t o thump me (but he d i d .' t ) The point is, I have not seen him drunk even once a f t e r that.

I passed him today and he was cold sober. He started t o smile but held it back. I don't feel bad because I may have found a cure f o r someone else. I honestly hope so.

By D.W. TODD Nancy J, , I wish t o thank you and Val K. f o r the flower you gave me on Father1s Day. It was a beautiful thought.

Since you gave the m e n a flower on Mother's Day, I 'm so glad that both of you believe i n equal rights, ' Yours t o share, David W, Todd

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On Fishermen This'll gill you: - What's life like under the sea? Is it a dogfish -eat-dogfishworld? Is everybody united for a common porpoise, or do they split off into special groupers? One tragic story indicates that it's pretty bad down there.

There was once a brilliant sturgeon on the staff of the Community Health Fishility. He was, in fact, one of it's flounders. Wiser than Salmon, a fin fellow who would never shrimp from his responsibilities, he was happy and successful; he always whistled a happy tuna.

O k - day, one of his patients [a mere whipper snapper), told the sturgeon that his medical theories were full of abalone, and started trouting around telling everybody that the sturgeon's treatment had made him more eel than he had been. then actually conched him with a malpractice suit!

Well, the sturgeon was in a real pickerel. The board demanded his oyster and chased him off the staff.

But the case smelt to high heaven, - - rr* -- n u u r l c ; u LIE p a u ~ i l rs~ . clam, The board tried to hire the sturgeon back, but by then he had hit the bottlenose pretty hard.

And the end of our shad tale is that the sturgeon had ended up on squid roe.

Buoy! Isn't that a fine cuttle of you-know-what!

A. Nonymous

Cocaracha In the days of the Inca In the days of the Sun King - the impoverished of the village paid what was commonly known as a lice tax; assuring a clean living environment and active participation by all community members.

So, in keeping with ordinances of antiquity, I would like to propose a cockroach tax. Eastside residents could in fact distribute the cockroaches at vsrious public health institutions.

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Happy Birthday to Val g l k Her birthdays may be creeping up on her, but her beauty is a match for her energy!

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-- gr&he5 rr,e arcl;n,2 zy slender neck I could not shout nor scream, He carried me into his room Where we could not be seen; He tore away my flimsy wrap And gazed upon my form I was so cold and damp While he was wet and warm.

His feverish mouth he pressed to mine I let him have his way He drained me of my very self, I could not say him nay.

He made me what I am - alas !

That ' s why you find me here A broken vessel - broken glass That once held bottled beer.

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Where b e l f r y ' d tower s t r a i n s upward t o t h e sky, O r lighted neon cross offends t h e eye; Where p r a i r i e t e n t with paid revival groans, O r mashing mower moves o ' e r mouldering bones, There, blessed i n divers ' c l o t h s - of divers ' creeds '!'he l J y e ~ h ~E yQ I I ~- i t ) 11i;IjfiY g ~ dmzy' ~ s needs.

If he be Christian, d i f f i c u l t h i s chore-Equating Prince of Peace with wilful war.

I* showTng naive children Christian path, ffe must teach f e a r of jealcus God of Wrath.

To mystify the mystery more, h e ' l l boast O f Father, Son - and Blessed Holy Ghost: fIow can, i n t r u t h , i f educated, he Wax eloquent about such t r i n i t y , fIis sleeve worn f a i t h - i n c o n f l i c t with h i s sense, Bids Preacher ask, "Lord, wherein my offense? flow can T reason with Thy g i f t - my brain If t r u t h deny I must - blind f a i t h retain?"

'Illus Preacher begs, but s t i l l no answers hear: Ile begs f o r money too. I t c o s t s him dear 'To know t h a t hard earned monies w i l l be spent On new church roof - o r proofing canvas t e n t .

In h i s own parish many c a n ' t afford To r e n t a home - o r even bed and board.

So Preacher, t o r n 'tween t r u t h and Holy See; Contemplates belated 'postacy.

1,ike Moses (without benefit of schools, Who brought from mountain h i s archaic r u l e s ; ) To shame the Devil - Preacher's vowed i n t e n t

Summer Leisure Wistful daydreams a l i g n me t o the torpid day The park suspends me in a sweet, dreamy timelessness.

I wallow i n t h a t large indifference, face up t o the sun, teased by sleep-caresses and the occasional raucous bird, laughing woman o r fragi1.e breeze, d r i f t i n g ever further from the knowledge t h a t I ' m older than my dreams.

The walk home gathers my portion of sadness from the waning day Steven Belkin

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By PAUL OGRESKO A decade has passed since Parliament officially abolished the death penalty in 1976. The last exqcution in Canada took place in 1962. But all that may change this fall wben a free vote on capital punishment takes place in the House of Commons. While the right has played upon ignorance and media sensationalism to demand "their pound of flesh" the actual statistics behind the noose remain conveniently hidden.

The abolition of capital punishment in Canada has not coiticided with an increase in the murder rate. In fact Canada's murder rate has decreased since its abolishment. In 1975 there were 3.09 homicides per 100,000. By 1986 . that number was down to 2.19 per 100,000. The other favorite hue and cry of the right, the so-called leniency of the parole board sending convicted murderers onto our street& also flies in the face of reality.

Accordingto figures released by the SolicitorGeneral's Ofice, betw x n !??! 2nd !9E4 m!;~23 ~f 3R2 murder'parolees were ever sent back to prison. In the whole history of the criminal justice system p d a only four paroled murderers have ever repeated their crime.

But there is an even uglier side to the whole capital punishment debate. The links between racism and the use of the death penalty have been brushed aside by those calling for a return to law and or! der. Recent studies have revealed 1 how strong those bonds are. / A study released by Prof. Kenneth Avio, of the Univ. of Victoria, disclosed the true face of capital punishment in Canada.

Using computers to take Into account hundreds of variable circumstances, Avio's study took into consideration every capital murder case in Canada from 1926 to 1957 - a total of 440 cases.

Avio spent five years poring over files in the National Archives in Ottawa. What his research revealed is startling. Uncovered were memos from the then Ministry of Indian Affairs recommending that Native offenders be executed because Native people "require special deterrence."

Avio's study also uncovered statistics showing that after Native~,Ukrainian immigrants and those of Eastern European background stood the next best chance of being executed. According to the computer data there was a 21 per cent chance ofexecution for an English Canadian facing the death penalty. For a Native inmate the likelihood of executionjumped to % per cent.

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On April 21-22 the Supreme Court of the U.S., by a 3-4 margin, dismissed the last legal challenges to the death penalty and gave the go-ahead for executions across the country. The most significant challenge to the U.S. law on capital punishment was the McClesky appeal.

McClesky was convicted for the murder of a policeman in Atlanta, Georgia during a hold-up. But what distinguished the McClesky sentence from 14 other cases of police murder in Atlanta was that McClesky was Black while the policeman killed was white.

~ c ~ l e s k lawyers ~ ; s argued that the death sentence McClesky received violated both the 14th amendment of the United States constitution guaranteeing equal protection and the 8th amendment prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment.

McClesky's appeal had volumes of evidence to back it up. A study by Prof. David Baldus of the Univ. of Iowa found evidence of racism within the justice system of the U.S. remarkably similar to the Avio study in Canada.

Using ,data from 2,484 cases Baldus revealed that 11 per cent of those accused of killing whites were executed compared with one per ,cent of those found guilty of killing Blacks. The statistics (went on to'disclose that Blacks were twice as likely to be sent to their death than white inmates on death row. As well Hispanic and American Indians made up a disproportionate percentage of inmates receiving the death sentence.

In spite of pages of documented evidence backing up the McClesky case the Supreme Court uf iilc ii.5. ruieci rhwr McClesky's sentence did not signify any violation of the constitution or of human rights. The recent appointments of neo-right judges by the Reagan administration to the Supreme Court was instrumental in swinging the balance in favor of the death penalty. The right in the United States applauded the victory and called for an even more committed retum to "law and order".

Given the attempts by the procapital punishment forces in Canada to stir up public hysteria we should remind ourselves that cold winds do not always come from the North.

y-There has never been an Indian with ks much courage and media coverage as Chief Sataiacum. If Lyn Crompton (Chief Sataiacum's lawyer) stood up f o r three weeks, she could not portray the amount of persecution t h a t was involved in t h i s case.

The witnesses who t e s t i f i e d on the Chief's behalf gave a great deal of testimony t o verify t h i s t e r r i b l e injust ice. Ramona Bennett , Kitty Spar-:' row, Elders and a fomer prosecutor also gave valuable evidence.

Kitty Sparrow has a wealth of information concerning Indian and U. S law.

She has the Indian Child Welfare Act which came into being in 1976 and i s sending me a copy of t h i s .

Chief Sataiacum belongs t o the Pullayup nation near Tacoma, Wash. He f l e d the U.S. in November, 1982 and was apprehended i n North Battleford, Sask., eleven months l a t e r . This happens t o be my home town.

The Crown Prosecutor took the position as Advocate f o r the Government of the U.S. This i s not r i g h t , as we a r e conducting an inquiry. She said t h a t Chief Sataiacum's allegations were vague and unclear. According t o the Medicine Creek Treaty and the Congressional Act of 1871, one of the r i g h t s of Indians i s tax exemption. Misinformation by M r . Wilson resulted i n two criminal convictions f o r the Chief.

The prosecutor never answered the jurisdictional problems. In order t o make Indians citizens of the United States, the constitution must be a l t ered. The granting of r i g h t s a r e from the Illdims t o the s e t t l e r s . The legal obligation i s t o keep the promises contained in those Treaties.

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The common belief i s t h a t Indians are not civilized. Even when they buy back land which was stolen from them, the White Man has used h i s laws t o terminate the survival of a people.

Chief Sataiacum has spent 3% years i n a 9x12 c e l l a t the instructions of the U.S. Government. Kitty Sparrow is the fourth generation t o f i g h t f o r the rights of the Indian people. The Treaty contract i s not eroded with the passage of time.

The t r u t h and non-Indian law are not the same. The obligation t o protect Chief Sataiacum's people brought the Rico Act against him. Hereditary obligation t o help h i s people survive brought the I.R.S., embezzlement and Rico charges against t h i s man.

The prosecutor questions the credib i l i t y of our witnesses and Chief Sataiacum. They f a i l e d t o realize that each t r i b e i s a separate nation.

Chief Sataiacum suffered t h i r t y seven years of persecution fighting f o r fishing r i g h t s and land claims. He was framed because they want him out of the way. There were many attacks as the t r i b e fished along the r i v e r which ran through t h e i r reservation.

One time, 550 Tacoma police came charging a t them.

Chairman Chazbers closed the hearing with the following remarks: "The Board's jurisdiction is limited.

I t does not give us the r i g h t t o a c t on compassionate and humane grounds."

Thank you t o Lyn Crompton and everyone who supported Chief Sataiacum. 1 f e e l as i f we were a l l one big family.

The Chief's closing remarks were very emotional and brought many t e a r s .

This is only a brief outline of the persucation of Chief Sataiacum and h i s t r i b e . They went through eight lawyers on h i s case.

Following i s the speech of Chief Sataiacum t h a t ended the hearing. I t was very emotional and he broke down half way through it.

"Since you are discussing my l i f e , family a d t r i b e , I must C ~ O St h~i s hearing with my feelings. I must thank the Appeal Board for t h e i r patience.

I have never been able t o present information l i k e t h i s . I am very grateful. The Hollywood producers are interested i n my story. A l o t of people are standing by t o write about my situation.

I t is the history of why and how it happened. A l o t of things have been said by my friends. As I was going through l i f e and growing up I was told never t o apologize as it is a sign of weakness.

My friend the Prosecutor mentioned something about fear. I have read something about people who have l i v ed i n fear. Until the day she is shot a t o r h i t by a 2x4, she does not qualify as a volunteer.

M r . Wilson has said some very bad things about me. I f e e l t h a t he i s a very e v i l man. Mr. Wilson t e s t i f i e s t h a t he graduated from South Carolina.

I don't know if you are aware of the history of the deep south. Perhaps then you would know M r . Wilson comes from an e v i l background.

I t was mentioned t h a t our problems, the Treaties and t h e i r s t a t u t e s , were subjected t o courts that were sympathetic t o special i n t e r e s t groups.

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The Vice-chairman of the t r i b e and I went t o d i ~ x u s sthe problems concerning land disputes.

I t gave us the opportunity t o have a special order by the President of the United States t o s e t t l e our disputes. What it boils down t o is Survival - Survival of Dignity. Because I was locked up, everything has come t o a s t a n d s t i l l . I am asking you as representatives of Canada t o l e t your conscience be your guide.

Someone from the Ukraine was found guilty i n two courts, yet he was a l lowed t o stay. Let your conscience be your guide. Time has gone by f o r 3% years i n Okalla. There have been a l o t of changes i n my physical and mental well-being.

The news media have kept on top of me. I have had t o walk the s t r a i g h t and narrow path. I ask you on behalf of my Morn t o do the best possillle."

TheMinister of International Trade, Pat Carney, is meeting with Chief Sataiacum and Lyn Crompton tomorrow morning a t 1 0 : O O a.m. H i s case also goes before the head o f f i c e of The Human Rights Branch of the United Nat ions i n Geneva, Switzerland around September. We are hoping justice w i l l f i n a l l y prevail.

By IRENE SCHMIDT

Mitchell pushes for Criminal Code amendment Every week in the crime reports, you will see references to the use of knives in violent crime.

In the past few years, knives have been used with increasing frequency in robberies, assaults, rapes and murders. According to the Vancoyver police department, between 1981 and 1985, there was an 80 percent increase in the use of knives.

So far this year, six of 12 hon~iciriebi l l 'vhr~ouvzihav.i iiivolved knives. The Vancouver police respond to about 90 kniferelated calls every month.

Clearly, knives pose a serious threat to average citizens.

Despite the alarming growth in the use of knives-not just in Vancouver, but across the country-politicians have been slow to respond. At the federal level, my New Democrat colleagures and I have for years urged the federal government to amend the Criminal Code to restrict the car-

rfing of knives in public.

At the provincial level, New Democrat MLA Emery Barnes has urged the government to prohibit the carrying of knibes in licensed drinking establishments.

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Because the issue is potentially tricky, it will take a lot of pressure to g d the government to respond. Legislation would have to be carefully worded so that workers who use knives on the job OF people who carry ceremonial knives are not unfairly restricted.

I believe that, by working with the community, the government can develop legislation that would protect average citizens from the criminal use of knives. '

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There's new music happening a t Carnegie. Starting July 6th, a l l music programs are changing. We want t o welcome everyone who has any i n t e r e s t i n music t o participate i n a l l our new programs: Tuesdays 6:30 - 9:30 Open stage - everyone welcome t o sigg 6--entertain. Run by Alex Chisholm.

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MUSIC LOVERS1 JAM: Tuesdays 12-6 Everyone welcome. Run

by Alex Chisholm. Guitars, drums, f l u t e , saxaphone, accordian, bongos piano and more instruments available.

DFMO TRPING:

It is of particular importance to unsure that knives and alcohol.. are kept separate.

If people are not carrying knives during emotionally charged or violent moments, lives will be saved.

You can obtain a copy of DERA's petition on knives by calling Sue Harris at 682-0931.

For more information on efforts to amend the Criminal Code, p!ease ::.rite $3 m - p s t l g e free-at Margaret Mitchell, MP, House of Commons, Ottawa, KIA 0A6.

-Margaret Mitchell, M P Vancouver East

Thursdays 2-6

Bring your own quality tape. Run by ~ o k n nC. j and Dean 0 .

MUSIC LOVERS1 MEETINGS: F i r s t meeting Saturday, July 11 a t 2p.m. i n the Theatre. Here" a chance t o get involved i n suggesting music programs, planning concerts, organising workshops o r classes o r just t o come and l i s t e n . Everyone welcome. Chaired by Red Robin.

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had known of and approved the spraying. (The chemical is technically known as Manceta Round-Up and has caused genetic mutat'ons i n the offspring of birds and k a l s A mora- . torium had been declared on i t s use

by Parks, but the time period passed and they simply started using the same stuff. .again. . a l l over. ) Such swzft action shows t h e i r disl i k e for hearing rational arguments.

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By PAUL TAYLOR (from pg.2) . .--.-The beach is . f a r from satisfactory as improvements on access and safety are s t i l l i n limbo. .the bridge is unusable for handicaps, many seniors $ families with very young children.. maybe a wait of two years while the City and Port 'decide1 t o reopen the old underpass a t Columbia. .dangerous chemicals are being trucked in and out of the area..the heliport is v i r tually on top of the park These are not responsive t o need.

The l a s t indication of Port/Parks ' concern for peoples voices around here happened when a local resident saw two small, homemade, cardboard s i p s dated 23/6/87 (Tues. ) saying: "NOTICE: in the next few days, t h i s area w i l l be sprayed with the herbicide Round-Up . Cedarcrest Lands.

When approached on Friday morning(26) a worker responded t o the question 'when1 with "It's already done, on Wednesday (24th!). Parks was contacted and informed the caller that they

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To: CCCA - A t t . B i l l Deacon Dear M r . Deacon As per your request of June 8, 1987, t h i s l e t t e r i s t o confirm t h a t the Annual General Meeting ad f o r the CCCA scheduled f o r publication in the Vancouver Sun on June 4 , 1987, did not run a s scheduled.

This was due t o an outstanding account from January 1984, incurred by The Carnegie Theatre Guild. The b i l l ing information on t h i s account, c/o Carnegie Centre, 401 blain, and the telephone number was the same as on your ad. The computer rejected yours.

We thank you f o r your cheque f o r $34.72 t o clear up t h i s matter.

Also, please accept our apologies f o r any inconvenience caused by the non-publication of the ad which necessitated the rescheduling of your Annual General bleet ing .

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They blindfolded him and drove l i k e h e l l a l l night and delivered him t o a c i r c l e of super shamans on Meares Island.

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I dreamed they pushed VanDer Zalm into the centre of a c i r c l e of elder shamans and made him s i t there f o r seven days and seven nights.

They talked t o him, even i n the middle of the night - f o r 7 nights.

On the l a s t night , R O helicopt e r s hovered overhead.

VanDer Zalm's mind snapped. By the time those old Haida shamans led him t o the edge of Frank Bevan's logging operation, the guy could hardly t a l k .

He wandered around i n the stumps 6 slash f o r a long time before the police helicopter picked him up. /I-11 the old Haida shamans and ihcir youthful apprentices gave themselves up and got put i n j a i l . The next day, VanDer Zalm appeared on TV. He looked l i k e he'd seen a ghost. lie s a i d he was changing the name of the Queen Charlottes t o Haida Islands 6 it would be North America's f i r s t independent Indian Nation 6 nobody was allowed t o mine or log there ever again. .

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I-Ie l e t a l l the Haida out of j a i l .

Nobody could believe it.

When the papers came through, the Haida held a potlatch l i k e never before. People broke down and cried.

Dreams took over my mind l a s t night.

They &ten do.

And then, t h e r e ' s always the r e a l i t y . . d i f f e r e n t from the dream.

Wish I was the Fellow As I was walking down a crowded

City s t r e e t , j u s t the other day I overheard a- l i t t l e fellow t o h i s comrade turn and say: "Say Chimney, l e t me t e l l youse I ' d be happy as a clam I f I was de f e l l e r Me Mudder t ' inks I am She t l i n k s I ' m a wonder 'Cause she knows her l i t t l e lad Wouldn't mix w i t ' n u t t i n ' Dat was ugly mean o r bad Of'en I s i t and wonder - Gee whiz I wish I was de f e l l e r Me Mudder t ' inks I is . I 1 Whether your l i f e be one of t o i l O r undiluted joy Many a wholesGme lesson can be learned From t h a t small, untutored boy Don't aim t o be an earthly s a i n t With your eyes fixed on a s t a r J u s t t r y t o be the fellow That your mother thinks you a r e .

This was given t o the WART by h i s paternal grandmother on her eightyeighth birthday.

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You make me sick!

I t o l d you, you d o l t , t o t e l l e v l r mind is on ybody t h a t "Sam slZ?i?Ersrs' vacation but h i s mouth is working overtime." But no, you had t o go and p r i n t some other slimy s t u f f t h a t I didnl t say o r write.

I f you don't smarten up, you're going t o be writing the damn' sleaze column b ours elf. Yrs. truly, Sam Slanders

Amiable verbal salad pervades the sanitary scene of synthetic flowers and styrofoam cups as herds of cars and t h e move interminably slow l i k e a classroom clock

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To: Slanders From: Taylor Dear Meathead, .. i r -r r r a t & murfl %en:t c ~ t -r r-c-l -i -; ~-any i c e wzth me. When you were born, the doctor t r i e d t o put you back.

You were so ugly, he spanked you i n the face - corrective surgery!

You're mumbling about the few hone s t words t h a t have managed t o s l i d e between your usual puke. I ' d buy you a tape recorder, but you'd probably t r y t o e a t it or smash it a f t e r hearing your incoherent babble once.

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questing : * The Director of Carnegie be r e quested t o hold a meeting of the patrons t o discuss and explain proposed program changes. * The Association be assured of input and become a part of the process involving the renovations t h a t a r e about t o happen i n t h i s building.

The current impasse has l e f t the patrons of Carnegie without a voice and no mechanisms t o work with City s t a f f on programs or events i n t h e i r own community. As you are aware, a group of people l e f t voiceless for too long w i l l find avenues t o express themselves. With the new Board i n place, the potential for a construct i v e and optimistic atmosphere i s enhanced, but t o achieve t h i s , the community must have a voice.

We anticipate your prompt attention t o t h i s matter. Please contact mys e l f or the Vice-president, B i l l Deacon.

Beck, Director of Social Planning

Dear Max, Last night, Thursday, June 25, 1987, the Carnegie Community Centre & S O C ~ ation held its 1987 Annual General Meeting. The Board of Directors was voted i n by acclamation a t a meeting that was orderly, calm and constructive.

The attached sheet lists the new Board of Directors f o r 1987-88. As you can see, there is a strong element of continuity with the previous Board that was elected on April 22 a t the Special Membership Meeting.

We view the r e s u l t s of the AGM as evidence that the Carnegie membership and users have restored confidence i n t h e i r association and Board, and t h a t the Association i s t h e i r authentic voice. Unfortunately, some recent developments a t Carnegie are causing concern. Apparently, there a r e t o be certain changes i n the programming a t the Centre t h i s summer. This informat i o n has come t o the users of Carnegie Muggs Sigurgeirson: 253-4718 through the worst possible channels, 665-2220 namely rumours. This can only lead t o B i l l Deacon: 665-3013 negative reaction in the building. The ~ ~ e m h e r s h h2-s l p ?xen left w i t h n i ~ t -*--*-,t,,c-,*-,c,,r,,.i~~in~inhi~ninntrc,iocI~~&&~.1:~~ 'Jt". .&..&..&,&.. ..& u p 4.. I'F1 "'"q.4 *a" "p Y" input intb these changes.

The freeze on communication and co-,$ SCHOOL DAYS operation between City s t a f f and the % The Sun had j u s t woke me up, so I Association has been i n e f f e c t f o r almost three months. The Panel inve-+said t o my-self t h i s has got t o stop. stigating the situation a t Carnegie +,+ So I pulled the covers over my head is already behind i n t h e i r timetable,+r and did my best t o stay in bed. For i n and it does not appear t h a t there i s ++our house it was the rule, that none going t o be a quick outcome i n t h e i r #of us got t o miss school. investigation. We know t h a t even af--3 Mom shakes me gentally, I pretend t o t e r the Panel has concluded, it w i l l *groan, Mom I ' m sick and I have t o stay take further time f o r t h e i r recommen- +home. Mom f e e l s my head and say's dations t o make way through the City +your not sick get out of bed. I'am a s t a f f and aldermanic levels. qti'ool because t h a t I quit school.

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She didn't want t o use l i f e , just be a part of it, she'd Say, And a f t e r there a r e no mirrors: But her good intentions Were l o s t and glasshas lost its magic, as everyone used her up. ponds t h e i r depth, eyes t h e i r mystery a myth w i l l grow up among us She came i n on a sunn;,er t r a i n of a way we used t o see... laughter i n her heart, But somehow something went wrong Steven Belkin it seemed everyone wanted too much.

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-~ETI~ 2E~he-Pist Fy-scn Hl\JIlC H ~ c l l l l looking f o r wh6 she is and was. When you've liked someone, But you know she's gone, A t one time everyone would hang around her When you f e e l regrets.. because she made people smile, But the damage i s done.

But now she just stands on the corner' and no -onevknows what she needs.

When you clearly hear The grandfather clock, Desperado, what's your name And the only Voice haven't I seen you somewhere before?

Becomes your own.

Desperado, what's your name? arenvt you - - - a friend of mine!

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