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"respectable" restaurants & bars, t own your own home rather than alway paying someone else to provide you with housing, To get specific: children from "Senior Citizen Suffers Assault"; poor families not doing well in "Woman Charges Husband(Bo~frie& school - this is attributed to genbrother-in-law/~octor/~inister/ ) etic inferiority, to coming from a With Sexual Assault"; "Robbery Vichome/environment that precludes adtim 1njured" ; "Youth Gangs Terrorize vancement or success because the and on and on and on. Neighbourhood" "father is a shiftless bastardlfather These, or similar headlines, appear is nowhere to be found/mother does every day in the papers. The police all not set a 'good' example are usually investigating and somethis screams BLAME THE VICTIM. times they even make arrests. But Blame the kid becacse he caz't ~9::.1 1 .rlapperis aii r h r r i m e , r;n ptlr i r centrate due to lack of food in his out of your mind - the 'System' is stomach because the government dealing with it, it's assu*ed. legislates poverty; h h a e the parBut what af the things that don't ents because they. cn~,:l",c, make ends amke headlines like, perhaps ; "POVmeet for two,*weeks on their monchly erg Caused by Lack of Money"; "Baby -cheque; blame workers for not being Caused by Sex --.- Act'?; - "Yoor/~ungry Bosc so exceptional that they won't Undprachieve*.~ Statistics Agree".. ----. -. -- --.---. their jobs due'to adtonation; blame T b e tj tle of ~ . h l sarticle tells the an aging person foS being in a underlying pkilcsophy of the ones place at a-time that wasn't safe for holding the pursestrings. The "Zero them; biame a wamap for not convincQuestion" ("k-hat. was Pearl Harbour ing an attaclier that she wasn't indoing in the Pacific?" - Zero Mostel) terested in beipg raped - blame the posed by these people always implies poor for being poor! that it is somehow the victim's This is done all the time, either fault that they were in the place, consciously or subconsciously. - I n situation, circumstance that led to the Downtown Eastside there is a the crime against them in the first multi-million dollar industry that place. deals with "social problems"; with -"Why would an older person be in a welfare recipients, with pensioners, bar on 'Skid Row' at night?" with people physically and mentally -"What was that person doing walking disabled. It is essential, to ensure home at midnight?" the continuation and protection of -"The woman's history of reporting this investment, for the government sexual assault makes her a whiner and vested interests to issue an onand probably not innocent in progoing hue & cry about "doing everyvoking the attack to begin with." thing possible", starting a new pro-"The welfare bums cause their own gram,spending millions here and milmisery by not working (like us)." lions there to deal with this-that. To mgst of the well-to-do members Thus-so, all not statistically 'norof any society there is no excuse 51% +) are abmal' (that's in the for not having the wherewithal to herently exceptional, problems to be put food on the table, the kids solved, situations to be dealt with! through school, to eat and drink in

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And when it becomes blatantly obvious that the current scam of pouring money into politically friendly pockets is crumbling, why - LOWER THE RATES , CLOSE THE DETOXES PUT THE SCREWS TO SINGLE MOTHERS - pound the pulpit with the ever popular FRAUDS & CHEATERS tape; and once again, the Victims of economic oppression are to blame. By PAULR TAYLOR

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SYMPOSIm ON INCOME ASSISTANCE -FOR PERSONS WITH DISABIL&T;LES "Disabled persons in ~ritish~'co1umbia, as in the rest of Canada, form a segment of our community that in general experience poverty and high levels of un- and under-employment. Therefore, dependence on government services and exclusion from mainstream activities is common. Although there have been advances, in many areas - transportation, building codes, housing they have often arrived in an uncoordinated fashion and have not delivered the anticipated breakthroughs. We are committed to the goal of empowering disabled individu live independent and product5 ' lives and belleve this goal also underlie social policy tish Columbia. This concept is already embodied in Principle l of the Ministry of Health's Philosophy Statement on Services to the Handicapped : "Individuals with a handicap have the right to determine their own personal goals, the right to access ts 20iiX~diift~ services, iile right to privacy, the right to appropriate health care, and all other rights enjoyed by other people. " (cant.

Editor, 1 see the Mayor of Vancouver can collect money for the kids next door (the children in Africa), collect money for entertainment (the symphony orchestra), but when it comes to kids in our schooIs, he doesn't

seem to want to collect money for them. The old saying is: "clean up your own back yard before you start on somebody else's back yard? Robert (Cowboy) ~ l l i ; East Cordova Street

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To succeed, this principle should animate every decision concerning the level of service delivered to disabled people and how the service will be delivered." Above is the introduction presented by the B.C. Coalition of the Disabled at a publiclmedia forum, held at Jenny Pentland Place. To impress the reality of conditions suffered by the vast majority of disabled persons, eight speakers all disabled themselves - told those gathered of the perpetual difficulties they face, Chipâ&#x201A;Ź and continuous was the lack of financial resources to enable "living", as opposed to "existing/surviving.11 Underlying all testimony was the matter of dignity. The Handicapped person' s Income Allowance (HPIA) is just not adequate to alloc any other kind of life except existence, yet the actual, dismal reality of this stipend leaves virtually no choice. The human impact gave strength to the changes in the B.C. social services system necessary immediately.

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for support is insufficient when most of the disabled require modified housing. The extra must be taken from the food money. Recommended was an increase to $600 support and $350 minimum for shelter to bring individuals to the poverty line and allow independent dignity. '2. Transportation & Housing: Each is a problem, and the incomes of disabled persons make access to higher standard service virtually impossible. Being disabled is not a crime. l ~t's not a scam or a c v n . IL b d circumstance. It is morally unacceptable*for most activity "provided" for disabled persons to be of the nature of sympathy-jobs. It is ethically unacceptable for ablebodied people/employers to treat the disabled as second-class or, worse, as an avoidable problem. It is totally unacceptabl5 for the philosophy of Blaming the Victim to be called upon in perpetuity whenever disabl26 individuals demand their rights. r.

By PAULR TAYLOR

To all thepeople in the D.E and Carnegie who encouraged me to write my book, and to all the women who I interviewed - a real big thankyou. The book is out and is called: No Way To Live Poor Women Speak Out Carnegie and the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre provide support and friendship (and you don't need money). I think in rich Community Centres I could never have found quality friends like I have in this community. Keep Fighting to Raise Welfare Rates. Love, Sheila Baxter

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The Daughters of t h e Stream

A Haida S t o r y

The Daughters of t h e Stream have gone away, b u t t h e people remember. Once t h e s e S p i r i t Women l i v e d near t h e s o u r c e of every r i v e r a l o n g t h i s c o a s t . The salmon r e t u r n e d every y e a r t o s e e them. When you came upon a w a t e r f a l l high up i n t h e f o r e s t you would s e e them. They could speak w i t h animals & p l a n t s . The s p i r i t s were s t r o n g i n t h e i r bodies. They were a l l daught e r s of one Chief. I Sometimes, when t h e moon passed a d e r t a i n p l a c e i n t h e sky, you would s e e t h e s e women c i r c l e d round a f i r e on some d i s t a n t c l i f f . They would dance w i t h s p i r i t s . Even i n t h o s e days i t was r a r e t o s e e them. The o l d people s a y they have a l l been t a k e n t o l i v e w i t h t h e S p i r i t Wasgo, who once was i n men, & gave t h e i r h e a r t s medicine. Now h e i s dead & t h e s e women a r e a l l sisters, l i v i n g a l o n e i n t h e woods. TI.... UUL

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1. Ever seen an o l d c a b i n on a Northern l a k e Its w a l l s a l l t w i s t e d and i t s l o g s a l l bent Ever l a i n i n a bunk h a l f a l i v e , h a l f awake And dreamed of t h e days m i s l a i d , misspent Man! I f you haven't I t ' s never too l a t e . . . No, Never too l a t e . . . Ever stood i n a door of a b a t t e r e d o l d shack And looked a t t h e s i n t h e dark of t h O r heard t h e wolves a t t h e Northern L i g h t s And thought of a L i f e s o simple i n f a c t Ever h e a r t h e f r o g s croak a t t h e c r a c k of Dawn And seen t h e sun r i s e i n t h e e a r l y Morn -Man! I f you ha\lenlt , - & I -- - * L L b llUL

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3 . Got a s e c r e t t o t e l l you You "Johnny-Come-Late" Got a tumble-down c a s h --on Elbow Lake Now a l l t h e l o g s a r e e t r a i g h t and t h e f i r e ' s a'glow T h e r e ' s a s t e w on t h e s t o v e and a brew on t h e 'go! So you b e t t e r n o t w a i t 01' "Johnny-Come-Lake" It ' S. now o r never and i t ' s n o t t o o l a t e . . . No, Never too l a t e . . .

4. Are you listenin' to me you "~ohnny-Come-La te" Come here to the quiet of this Northern lake While the loons are a'dancin' in the middle of the uay And the moose are a'swimmin' across the bay Are you listenin' to me 01' "~ohnny-Come-Late" Better hurry up now or you'll be too late Before the Geese fly south by flocks at night Aud t k k i i Z is elf zovsre? in frozen white Hurry up now You "Johnny-Come-Late" Hurry up now Or you'll be too late... Too late... Too late... Roger Tinew

A Few Notes about ROGER THEW I met Roger Thew, the author of this poem, at his canoe outfitting ' store in Atikoman, Ontario. Roger, although in his seventies, is a very active man who was among the first to fly into the Arctic prospecting in the Thirties. He now resides in Nova Scotia most of the year, but runs his Ontario concern about three months a year. Besides writing poems Roger is an oil painter of no mean ability and is' still active in prospecting. He is the kind of person a book should (and probably will) he written about, and an inspiration to young fellows like myself. By TOM LEWIS --

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I hate cowboy cops, Teachers who never learne how to learn, The Catholic Church except Mother Teresa & Sister Francis, creeps, goofs rip-off politicians VanderSlam is a goof! Vote NDP - a class vote X - for Greenpeace too NEW'S FLASH!!! Last nite the Slam Slammed out NDP was in a ridin' Socred since conception. Now here's a plan for Vanderslam Let's slam him out - SHOUT IT OUT!! Let's SLAM.him again downfall for this creep, Mikie Harcourt will lead the Slam's defeat.. So it's 1,2,3 what are we waiting for Let's slam this creep Next Election out the door. So let's all register to vote next time We'll laugh & laugh & Slam will decline Out the door to the laughter - Big Score 0 - for him + - for us The End Beverly-Jeanne Whitney

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CHANGING FACES FUTURE SHOCK E . the close of the previous article I said I would speculate on how rising property values would affect the Downtown Eastside. To do this, let's take a walk along Main Street, starting at the Skytrain, looking towards the mountains. We see on our left the remainder of the park that faced the expo entrance where, before expo, 'ieva~opsi--~- - d-

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some other site. Greyhound will be offered an alternative site. Sunny Rooms and the Cobalt Hotel will be razed (a further loss of dozens of rooms). (When the Main Hotel and the Georgia Rooms were torn down, they were replaced by commercial properties.) A couble loss to the D.E. This whole strip of land could very easily become a commercial site and non-residential buildings be the result. (The Main St. Mall?)

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suggestion of buying a hotel lock, stock and barrel and converting it to a proper residency in the style of Tellier Towers, as well as operating the beer parlour.

storey hotel including a great Blue Horizon style beer parlour. Further along, on the same side of the street and past the cement factory, we find the Sunny Rooms and tho THE BLACKFRIAR ROOMS and adjacent sleazy (John Crosble's ward) Cobalt buildings - mostly un-remarkable and hotel. ,have suffered a series of vacancies On our right are Thornton Park, in the last few years; prime candithe Ivanhoe Hotel and a group of dates for some entrepreneur to raze almost nondescript buildings, among and rebuild. (More rooms lost.) which the Blackfriars Rooms is sand-' . wiched. At the end of the block THE AMERICAN HOTEL & 'MIE TRIAGE stands the American Hotel and the There i s a scrapyard between them old Bank of Montreal building where facing the back street. The hotel the Triage is located. owner will probably try for a renoJust for the whimsy of it, let's 'vation, but developers have a habit look at what might happen to this of-trying to get completeblocks small portion of the D.E. for re-development. So this is what will most likely happen.(Rooms lost) THE PARK AREA - It's not likely a hotel would be built overlooking the The problems that DERA faces in Skytrain. What is more possible is this small area, and throughout the A) Upgrading of the site to make it downtown eastside, are not insurmore compatible with Thornton'Park; mountable. They are problems they B) Downgrading to a parking lot (the have faced before and come out the way a lot of space is going these winner. days) ; or C) Commercial development. Walk with me up Hastings St., past 7 Tellier Tower and thesD.E.R.A. office and on up the street to the Sears , COBALT HOTEL As it affects both tower. Across the street is a very Main St. and Quebec St. as well as large and substantial building, a the Greyhound Garage adjacent to it, former bank, now closed (for two it will be dismantled and moved to

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y e a r s o r s o ) . O n x h e f a c e of t h i s b u i l d i n g , you w i l l s e e a d e v e l o p e r ' s permit t o b u i l d a h i g h r i s e h o t e l , (A 30-storey Hoorayday I n n , no doubt). This b u i l d i n g w i l l commence soqn, & w i l l be r i g h t smack i n t h e middle of t h e D.E. I t ' s presence w i l l c r e a t e t h e domino e f f e c t t h a t I spoke of i n a previous a r t i c l e . Nearby b u i l d i n g s w i l l rise i n value, p r o p e r t y w i l l be f l i p p e d r i g h t and l e f t , l a n d v a l u e s w i l l e s c a l a t e t o an alarming degree and, t o complic a t e m a t t e r s , Simon F r a s e r i s going t o open a downtown campus and l o c a l r e s i d e n t s w i l l have t o compete w i t h U n i v e r s i t y s t u d e n t s f o r l i v i n g space. You know who w i l l win t h i s b a t t l e ? The l a n d l o r d s . Once a g a i n w e w i l l see e v i c t i o n s and people scrambling f o r a p l a c e t o live. WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? - Remember the a r t i c l e Ballots a s Bullets? I n a hat's what w e can previous i s s u e ? do. C i v i c e l e c t i o n s are coming up. W e can e n s u r e t h a t o u r v o t e s a r e used t o a purpose, and t h a t purpose should be t o guarantee o u r s e l v e s a v o i c e i n o u r own f u t u r e . A v o t e t h a t .?ill d ~ f e s rcan&?Fch dispensicg nr--ai c who d o n ' t know t h e i r heads from a h a t r a c k , b u t l e t everyone know about i t nonetheless. The next time you go home, l o o k around you. Do you have a washroom? Do you have your own k i t c h e n ? Ins t e a d of a h o t p l a t e , do you HAVE a h o t p l a t e ? I f your answer i s NO t o t h e s e q u e s t i o n s , then you know how t o g e t a YES answer. Think about i t . LOOKING AHEAD - S i n g l e Room Occupancy a s a f a d i n g symbol of t h e D.E. By JACK CHALMERS

The f i r s t i n a series of f o l k conc e r t s aimed a t r a i s i n g t h e p r o f i l e of Vancouver f o l k musicians w i l l be h e l d a t t h e Anza Club, 3 - W.8th Av i n Vancouver on June 25th a t 8 pm. The c o n c e r t , sponsored Acoustic Connection, a c of Van, f o l k musicians, fe$tures: Under The Moss N a t u r a l Elements and John McLaughlin T i c k e t s a r e $6.00 o r $5.00 f o r Rogue Folk Club members and a r e ava i l a b l e a t Black Swan, H i g h l i f e , Breeze, and Track Records. The Acoustic Connection i s dedic a t e d t o i n c r e a s i n g awareness of Vancouver's wealth of folk. music, f i n d i ~ z gmore and v a r i e d venues f o r l o c a l f o l k a r t i s t s , organizing spec i a l e v e n t s u t i l i z i n g loca? f o l k t a l e n t , o f f e r i n g e d u c a t i o n a l servi c e s t o young and a s p i r i n g musicians and expanding t h e v i s i b i l i t y of l o c a l a r t i s t s throughout t h e provinkeL a c r o s s Canada and i n t h e U.S. For more i n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a c t : The Acoustic ConnectionP a t Smith - 874-8076 254-4212 Alex Chisholm

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WANT TO READ ABOUT THE LEARNING CENTRE?

FIRST NATIONS CULTURAL CELEBBATION/ B C .PLACE STADIUM Native People Dance & make speeches In & out of Tribal tradition

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But the old people are here & there Leaning on their canes watching the young girls' feet move with the same good energy of happy dancing that re-creates The patterns of the people Dancing long ago the beauty of it is They don't even know what they're doing ~ e e p i nthe ~ joyful perfect Unpremeditated movements of magic alive. TORA &

A study of the Carnegie Learning . I Centre has just been done. It tells i the story of how the Learning Centre I has grown and become so successful 1, over the last few years. People are learning that they can learn and current students bring new students in. Students and tutors work on what the student wants to learn - up to 75 pairs1 , The study also talks about some'issues that are important for the Learning Pnn+rn nnw ..-... Whn ....- -I.-.--chniild m ...---a b ~what ..--- &cisions about the place? How can tutors be trained and supported to do their best work? What kind of students , should the Learning Centre aim to work with? And, of course, how can the Learning Centre get ehough money to do everything it needs to? If you want to read the study, you can borrow a copy in the Learning Centre. Read it and discuss the issues. In meetings every Tuesday night and in math, writing and GED classes, people get together to decide about their own education and to talk about what's important in their lives.

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I would l i k e t o thank I-Med Oxygen Ltd., D.E.R.A. and t h e many people who helped me f i g h t M.S.S.H. on June 7 , 1988. My daughter, who i s on a h e a r t ' monitor, needed t o have some e l e c t r o d e s which a t t a c h t o h e r c h e s t s o t h a t h e r h e a r t and b r e a t h i n g a r e monitored. The f i r s t run-in I had w i t h my o f f i c e , t h e d u t y f i n a n c i a l worker had l o s t my f i l e and then, when i t was found, t h e information about t h e c o s t of t h e monitor l e a d s 'and e l e c t r o d e s had disappeared. They wanted me t o redo a l l t h e work I had done t h e day s h e came o u t of t h e h o s p i t a l . Three hours later (I had been t h e r e a t 11:30 a.m.) t h e authorization f o r the electrodes was given. A t 5:30 p.m. s h e w a s f i n a l l y p u t on h e r monitor. During t h i s time s h e was o f f h e r monitor w i t h a sitter. On June 7, t h e n e x t run-in, I went i n w i t h a f r i e n d of mine as s h e needed t o s e e h e r worker. When I went up t o t h e f r o n t desk, t h e same worke r s a i d t h a t my f i n a n c i a l worker w a s i n a meeting and booked a l l day. I could e i t h e r c a l l h e r on June 9 o r --I.--= ac appolntiiiat z f t z r A c z 15 ino r d e r t o g e t t h e e l e c t r o d e s . I walked o u t of t h e o f f i c e a t t h a t p o i n t and went t o DERA.

The woman who helped me c a l l e d my f i n a n c i a l worker and explained+o (Again, t h i s h e r what I needed. s t a r t e d a t 11:30 a.m.). A t 2:$5, 1 f i n a l l y received t h e a u t h o r i z a t i o n f o r t h e e l e c t r o d e s . A t 4:30 she f i n a l l y g o t put on h e r monitor. ' A t I-Med, I t a l k e d w i t h two women who worked t h e r e . They c a l l e d my superv i s o r and g o t a u t h o r i z a t i o n f o r a one month supply of e-. l e c t r o d e s an? they a r e .going-t~ be d e l i v e r e d . L J - ~ ' ' J ' < ; - With t h e system being revamped from what i t was, i t has caused more problems f o r me and my daughter. Bef o r e a l l I had t o do was c a l l t h e s o c i a l worker and h e would c a l l t h e f i n a n c i a l worker and I would g e t what I need. Now, I e i t h e r have t o t a l k d i r e c t l y with t h e f i n a n c i ~ k worker o r c a l l t h e s o c i a l work& . t h e n he t a l k s t o t h e s u p e r v i s o ~ ~ then t h a t s u p e r v i s o r c a l l s theS'"fina n c i a l s u p e r v i s o r , then t h a t superv i s o r t a l k s t o t h e f i n a n c i a l worker t o g e t whatever i t i s a u t h o r i z e d . I would l i k e Claude Richmond t o have t o have d e a l w i t h t h e kind of stress t o d e a l with. you may have Thank you, a g a i n

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Okay, why? The whole d e a l i s designed t o s t r i p Canada of i t ' s independence and make Canadian law s u b j e c t t o t h e d i c t a t e s of t h e marketplace l o c k , s t o c k and b a r r e l . The f o c u s of e s t a b l i s h e d ( i . e . r i c h ) people i s t o become r i c h e r , more powerful, t o widen t h e gap between themselves and t h e v a s t m a j o r i t y , u s . F r e e Trade i s t h e way t o f i n i s h t h e p r o c e s s - s e t i n motion decades ago.

HE TRADE DEAL TAKES; AWAY mazy of the powers that nEr gnvetnmants have now to make economic decisions in the interests of all citizens. Here are a few examples: Canadian governments will not be allowed to Buy ~ a n a d i a kto create jobs. U.S. companies will have the right to bid on government contracts and services, and we'll have to treat them as if they were Canadian. This means Canadian tax doilars will be spent to create U.S. jobs. * The deal surrenders Canadian control over our energy supplies and prices. The trade deal commits us to a continental energy policy. In times of shortages, we will have to continue to sell our energy to t4e U.S., whether or not Canadian needs are being mkt. It takes away Canada's right to control American takeovers. Statistics show that Canadian companies have a much better record of creating jobs in Canada than do the U.S. companies operating here. This deal opens ~ a n a d i a nsocial anh regional development programs to attack as "unfair subsidies." It will also undermine existing programs to support agriculture and farming in Canada. Our Canadian culture is at risk. The'trade deal will limit our ability to support our own cultural industries. If our governments support Canadian culture, the U.S. can say that's unfair to the U.S. entertainment industry - and then put new taxes against other Canadian goods or services, such as ' . forest or agricultural products. In clause after clause, this deal calls for Canadian laws and standards to be made identical to those in the U.S. This deal leads to economic integration and will make Canada a country in name alone.

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peace and cultural o%anizations to fight "free" trade. . The Coalition includes 35 organizations: Alliance for Car.adian Ciema, Television and Radio Artists B.C. Provinaa! Council of Carpenters B.C Teachus' . Federation Canadian Association of Industrial, Mechanical and Allied Workers ' Canadian Association of Smelter and Allied Workers Canadian Auto Workers Local 2171 Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Transport and General Workers Local 400 Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Vancouver Local Camegie Centre Community Assodation Carpenters Union Local 452 Catholics Against Free . Trade-~Coimmunity Business and Professional Association of Canada Confederation of Canadian Unions Council of Canadians Downtown Eastside Residents Association Ecumenical Committee for Social Responsibility End Legislated Poverty Grandview-Woodland Area Council independent Canadian Transit . Union National Farmers Union Pacific Group for Policy Alternatives Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada Trade Union Peace Committee Unemployed Teachers' Action Centre . United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union United Native Nations Valhalla Wilderness Society 0 Vancouver and District Labour Council Vancouver and District Public Housing Tenants' Association Vancouver Industrial Writers' Union 0 Van&wer Status of WornVan- ' couver Unemployed Action Centre 0 Western Cahada Wilderness Committee Women's Economic Agenda Writers' Union of Canada

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The people i n t h e Boundary-Similkameen r e g i o n have f i n a l l y woken up. Emery Barnes and Mike H a r c o u r t were i n Carnegie on Thursday l a s t ; t h e n i g h t a f t e r t h e most s o l i d Socr e d r i d i n g voted overwhelmingly t o throw o u t t h e Socred and e l e c c a n NDP c a n d i d a t e . They made t h i s about f a c e because t h e y w i l l b e h i t murderously by F r e e Trade. Under t h i s d e a l , t h e r e w i l l no l o n g e r b e any k i n d o f - g o v e r n m e n t a l a i d f o r t h e i r s m a l l grape growing i n d u s t r y . Like U I C and even m e d i c a l coverage, i t w i l l b e "unfair" unfair t o the p r o f i t e e r who can s e l l l i f e & d e a t h . F r e e Trade w i l l make e v e r y t h i n g h e r e i n Canada conform t o t h e U.S. way of b u s i n e s s ; f i r s t , l a s t always.

This i s the ;allying cry t h a t is being shouted by hundreds of thousands of people a c r o s s Canada. The ' media; TV, r a d i o and many ' newspapers c a r r y a few seconds o r a few paragraphs covering t h e opposing . views, b u t t h e owners of t h e s e media A s t r a t e g y of I a r e i n favour. say a 'benign neglect i s i n force few words b u t keep i t low-key.

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When t h i n g s go wrong as t h e y sometimes w i l l ; When t h e r o a d you are t r u d g i n g s e e m s a l l u p - h i l i When t h e f u n d s are low and t h e d e b t s are h i g h ; A-rl w n r r r.rnnt t n s m i l e h ~ v nt-rr ahve t- c - i ah J - --- When c a r e i s p r e s s i n g you down a b i t ? R e s t i f you must b u t don't you q u i t .

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ccess i s f a i l u r e turned i n s i d e out: e s i l v e r t i n t of t h e c l o u d s of doubt; d you can n e v e r t e l l how c l o s e you are may b e n e a r when i t seems s o far. s t i c k t o t h e f i g h t when y o u ' r e h a r d e s t f i t ; when t h i n g s seem w o r s t YOU MUST NOT QUIT. c Raymond Rees

P a u l Taylor is one o f t h e s e people e welcome him & honour h i s now. W OPEN LETTER TO THE d e d i c a t i o n , & t r u s t t h a t t h e shadows CARNEGIF. NEWSLETTER C ~ G ~ ~ / Nc aI s; t' by p e r s o n a l d i f f e r e n c e s w i l l g r a d u a l l y be d i s p e l l e d . W e w i l l have more days l i k e t h e Honour t h e E a r t h t h e Earth" The Crab Park "Honour f e s t i v a l was a w e l l organized & suc- '\ f e s t i v a l s & we w i l l g e t - o u r l e v e l ' c c r o s s i n g e n t r a n c e a t Columbia, bec e s s f u l community g a t h e r i n g from because w e d e s e r v e i t . There i s no ginning t o end. It seemed t o m e t h a t way t h e c i v i c & f e d e r a l governments n o t a s i n g l e problem marred t h e it having admftted t h e i r can avoid event. Even t h e unnecessary p o l i c e m i s t a k e s p u b l i c l y a s a matter of s u r v e i l l a n c e could n o t provoke us. r e c o r d - t h e y a r e now i n a p o s i t i o n W e were a s o l i d & f r i e n d l y group where even t h e CPR can n o t deny a l l day l o n g & cleaned up a f t e r w a r d s . them t h e p r e s s i n g need t o correct c--c sLl AaLL. it vas siich a good day. t h i s g l a r i n g ( & i l l e g a l ) mistake. organized a s u s u a l by Don Larson w i t h generous & e n t h u s i a s t i c h e l p from h i s TORA f r i e n d s , t h a t I was s u r p r i s e d t o see n e g a t i v e comments i n t h e Newsletter Extra. Unfortunately, I must s a y , having been p r e s e n t & involved from beginni n g t o end, t h a t t h e s t a t e m e n t "many a t t e n d i n g were u p s e t by t h e t o n e of t h e speaker" i s simply n o t t r u e . Neither do I f e e l t h a t "the former p r e s i d e n t of CRAB" i s "put o u t a t n o t having a l l t h e glory" - nor t h a t "in, t e r n e c i n e bickering" can o r is, being ' c a r r i e d on "by one person". The writer i s Paul Taylor, who i s a good & e n e r g e t i c community worker, but who was not p r e s e n t d u r i n g t h e long & d i f f i c u l t 5 y e a r s of s t r u g g l e t h a t produced t h e park. The "one person" r e f e r r e d t o i s Don Larson, a f r i e n d of t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e f o r many y e a r s , & a r e a l working c l a s s hero, d e s e r v i n g of c r e d i t . The r e c e n t p o l i t i c a l disagreements & p e r s o n a l m i s t r u s t t h a t have r e s u l t ed i n p u b l i c embarassment never should have happened, & no doubt w i l l pass. A l l of t h e s e people a r e my f r i e n d s . They are a l l w e l l motivated & work hard, y e a r by y e a r , under d i f f i c u l t circumstances t o b e n e f i t our community.

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Thanks t o t h o s e who worked on t h e 'Honour t h e ~ a r t h 'F e s t i v a l on June 5th. There were 469 people a t Crab Beach a t t h e f o o t of Main around s i x o'clock. Arrows t o Freedom Native drums, Count on Country, Nervous F e l l a s and The Tools played. C h i l i f o r 300 people by P a u l Wright , p l u s c o f f e e , j u i c e , ice cream, bread and peanut b u t t e r . E l i y s a Olsen from t h e Burns Bog Committee spoke on t h e need t o prot e c t b e a r s , c o y o t e s , d e e r , t h e rare s a n d b i l l c r a n e and f i f t y s p e c i e s o f w i l d l i f e a t t h e Delta site. Plans a r e - t o d e s t r o y o v e r 10,000 a c r e s of bog a r e a . Two Native middens a - e on the site. Crab was i d e n t i f i e d a s a n independ e n t group made up of Native and , w h i t e people from e a s t h a s t i n g s . Crab i s Create a Real A v a i l a b l e . Beach committee, and i s n o t C r a b t r e e , Corner, Carnegie o r Dera. I was t h e co-founder of Crab i n August, 1982. I have been t h e Crab Park o r g a n i z e r and 1 organized t h e 'Honor t h e E a r t h ' f r e e , l o c a l f e s t . Crab n a s pianned a Kids "uy w i i i ~ RayCam i n J u l y . I n J u l y and August, c h i l d r e n s programs and some s e n i o r s programs w i l l be held. Three l o c a l s t a f f a r e bei n g h i r e d . Cecile Henry and Zico F l e t t have a l r e a d y been h i r e d f o r Crab Park t h i s summer. Crab had p l a n n i n g i n p u t i n t o t h e minipark b e s i d e t h e Rankin B u i l d i n g a t Main and Alexander, a t t h e ent a n c e t o t h e Main S t . overpass. However t h e view by t h e n o r t h railing t h e b r i c k sidewalk needs wideni n g t o a l l o w wheelchair a c c e s s . The minipark i s p a r t o f t h e v i c t o r y of Crab Park.

Crab hopes t o do a"Water f o r Life1 f e s t i v a l i n l a t e August. W e have been one of t h e few groups i n t h e Water f o r L i f e a r e a t o do f e s t i v a l s f e s t i v a l h a s gone on f o r f i v e y e a r s . Thanks f o r t h o s e who came o u t t o 'Honor t h e Eath" and we need t o work onward, t o make s u r e t h e Columbia S t . l e v e l - c r o s s i n g happens. Columbia S t . is t h e s a f e s t and cheapest way t o g e t d i s a b l e d people, t h e e l d e r l y and young moms w i t h double s t r o l l e r s i n t o t h e w a t e r f r o n t park. Crab a h s worked w i t h t h e B.C. C o a l i t i o n , o f t h e D i s abled and Margaret B u r r e l l (organizer3 f o r a y e a r and a h a l f . Columbia S t . h a s been used as a s a f e c r o s s i n g f o r 75 y e a r s , even when t r u c k s , r a i l c a r s and p e d e s t r i a n s mixed. \ A s a f e t y g a t e , s a f e t y l i g h t s and a a t t e n d a n t a r e necessary. C.P.R. must n o t be allowed t o add two more t r a c k s at Columbia S t r e e t . Watch f o r improvement o t t h e Cedar bandstand t o o - a t Crab p a r k Crab g r a n t 2 3-foot totem c a r v i n g s by E r i c Grey and Native f l o o r d e s i g n p a i n t i n g by Tora. Don Larson #0100

A Second Look

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CRAB s t a n d s f o r Create a Real Ava i l a b l e Beach. Most people h e r e know t h a t . Most people know a l s o t h a b i t ' s taken y e a r s of s t r u g g l e t o make t h i s p a r t of t h e E a r t h Mother r e a l : t h e f i g h t f o r access goes on. I n a Newsletter E x t r a , I r e p o r t e d on i n f o r m a t i o n g i v e n t o m e by people a t t e n d i n g t h e r e c e n t Honour t h e A l l .were t r u l y enEarth Festival. joying t h e f r e e c h i l i , music, icecream amd Native drummers. The person from Burns Bog woke them up t o

t h e l a t e s t a t t e m p t s t o gouge more of t h e n a t u r a l h e r i t a g e d f r o m t h e Lower Mainland. But t h e o n l y s o u r n o t e was loud and g r a t i n g . The f o r mer p r e s i d e n t of CRAB s t a r t e d w i t h very good words; of welcome, of t h e s t r u g g l e t h a t i s s t i l l t o be had then snapped back i n t o t h e o l d , d i e hard r h e t o r i c of himself and h i s thunder n o t supposed t o go t o DERA, Carnegie, o r even C r a b t r e e Corner. Then, I guess s a t i s f i e d t h a t no one was going t o r u i n a good day with t h i s petfy b i c k e r i n g , t h e rest of t h e many people t h e r e t o t r u l y

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onward t o keep s p i r i t s high. My only q u e s t i o n i s , why? What was t h e purpose o t h e r than t o t a k e a cheap s h o t w i t h "cheap p o l i t i c s ? "

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Crab Park S e r v i c e t o t h e Disabled

The following c o n t a i n s e x t r a c t s from a D r a f t proposal prepared by P h i l Chapman, S o c i a l Planning Analyst who m e t w i t h l o c a l people t o do t h e b e s t p o s s i b l e under t h e circumstances and P h i l i s t h e f i r s t t o s t a t e t h a t i t i s , a t b e s t , a temporary s o l u t i o n t o t h e i n a c c e s s i b i l i t y of t h e d i s a b l e d t o (Crab) park. "Free t a x i s e r v i c e t o C ~ A ~ / P o r t s i d e Park f o r r e s i d e n t s of t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e unable t o g e t over t h e Main S t r e e t overpass because of a p h y s i c a l

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by Vancouver Taxi f o r t h e months of ' JULY and AUGUST, 1988. This s e r v i c e i s being o f f e r e d 7 days a week, genera l l y between 12:OO noon and 9:00 pm, s u b j e c t t o t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y of cabs n o t otherwise engaged i n c a r r y i n g paying customers. Some d e l a y s e r v i c e can be expected d u r i n g peak p e r i o d s (3:30 6:30 p.m.). The e l i g i b i l i t y of t h e d i s a b l e d r i d e r i s t o be determined by t h e s t a f f a t t h e d e s i g n a t e d pick-up p o i n t s . M o b i l i t y impairment i n c l u d e s t h o s e w i t h p h y s i c a l d i s a b i l i t i e s , s e n i o r s i n poor h e a l t h o r even mothers w i t h t o d d l e r s . This f r e e s e r v i c e i s only a v a i l a b l e on a l i m i t e d b a s i s . Taxis w i l l n o t be d i s p a t c h e d t o i n d i v i d u a l a d d r e s s e s b u t o n l y t o f o u r d e s i g n a t e d pick-up p o i n t s i n t h e community: 1) F i r s t United Church 2) Carnegie Centre 3) Alex Centre 4) t o be determined Disabled u s e r s w i l l n o t b e a b l e t o f l a g p a s s i n g cabs and r e q u e s t t h i s s e r v i c e . I' Both t h e B.C. C o a l i t i o n of t h e D i s a b l e d and t h e r e p s who worked t h i s o u t a r e f i r m i n saying t h a t i t i s NOT t h e permanent s o l u t i o n .

By Garry Gust Looking down on t h e bomb s i t e knbwn a s Pigeon Park, you s e e an antique streetlamp with n i n e globes t o i l l u m i n a t e t h e t r e e s of Pigeon Park, which is a small plaza on t h e corner of C a r r a l l and Hastings s t r e e t s . Not many t o u r i s t s l i n g e r i n t h e plaza because gangs of pigeons w i l l beg i n c e s s a n t l y f o r a handout and, i f none i s o f f e r e d , t h e s i t u a t i o n can get messy.

on t h e b u i l d i n g a t 337 C a r r a l l S t r e e t i s a Plaque t h a t s t a t e s Pigeon park Plaza is a h i s t o r i c a l s i t e because a hundred years ago two Dudes from C.P.R. stood on t h e very ground t h a t i s now Pigeon Park and exclaimed, "By George, t h i s could be a f i n e c i t y someday, perhaps t h e f i n e s c i n Canada; we s h a l l c a l l i t Vancouver." On t h e same b u i l d i n g , not f a r from t h i s plaque i n Pigeon Park Plaza, is a yellow door t h a t l e a d s t o a narroG s 2 i r a l l i n g s t a i r c a s e which ii? t u r n l e a d s t o t h e f l o o r s t h a t house CO-OP Radio where a body of over 300 people a r e expending a g r e a t d e a l of energy t o make s u r e Vancouver i s a f i n e c i t y f o r those whose "voice" i s not a c c e p t a b l e t o t h e commerciai r a d i o s t a t i o n s . A t Co-op Radio t h e r e a r e almost 80 d i f f e r e n t programs produced each week. Every s i n g l e program has a crew of v o l u n t e e r s t h a t w i l l m i t c s c r i p t s , read and record s c r i p t s , sweep t h e f l o o r s , e t c , The magic i s t h a t no one, fro^: t h e announcer t o t h e floor-sweeper, is g e t t i n g paid. They a r e Volunteers, and Co-op Radio could n o t e x i s t without them.

Nor could t h e v o l u n t e e r s e x i s t a t Co-op without t h e niemberohip of t h e s t a t i o n ' s l i s t e n e r s , whose y e a r l y dues a r e $20 i f unemployed, $25 if employed. The C n s t nf rltrmirrg 5 r d t n s t a t i o n i s "expensive." The dues-paying nem= b e r s pay f o r t h e Power Output Tubes t h a t break down and c o s t $3,000 K O replace. They pay f o r t h e Microphones; t h e Copying'machine when i t needs i t .

They pay o u t of g r a t i t u d e from t h e i r meagre fortunes. They pay o u t of duty from t h e i r wealth of t r u s t . Co-op Radio h a s been r e c e i v i n g a government g r a n t , but t h e heavy end of t h e f i n a n c i a l burden i s c a r r i e d by t h e membership. There a r e f o u r f u l l - t i m e and one part-time s t a f f , who r e c e i v e a s a l a r y a t Co-op. I n exchange f o r t h e i r wages they supply a t i g h t co-ordination a t t h e s t a t i o n and they seem t o s i n c e r e l y c a r e about t h e v o l u n t e e r s a s individuals. So i f you e v e r make i t down t o Pigeon Park, have a look a t t h e Plaque s o y o u ' l l know I wasn't j u s t making a l l t h i s up.

The Thinning Line

I always tried to play it safe. I never wanted to take a chance. Now I find myself on a thinning line with only words left to fall in love with.

Status Quo

Stephen Belkin

In the water a woman stands, holding high a flame. On the land a woman stands, holding high a sword. One is called Liberty; the other's name is Mother. And on the earth, where they both live, the bald eagle and the polar bear are at peace with each other, as they have been since before the dawn of boundaries our species still seems to need. Stephen Belkin

Fantasy Gardens of the Mind

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When the truth gets too close, somehow, we go to where we're always welcome. The sun is always shining brightly there and all are eager to drink our words. We carefully tend then blissfully gaze Upon the illusions we desperately ~lave, when the truth gets too close, somehow, to the Fantasy Gardens of the mind. But the truth is the weed that does not die. Stephen Belkin

BIRTHDAY ON CRAB BEACH

Jancis M. Andrews

Dana, night-swimming, is a silver fish confiding to the moonlit ocean a sort of homesickness.

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The Learners' Conference, held at the Carnegie C.C. on Sunday, June 12 was a day of discovery. Discovee ~ a m ewith all of the wonderful work&opsheld on a variety of subjects including: poverty, music, skits, ~nglishand mathematics. Some of the guest speakers were Emery Barnes MLA, Sheila Baxter, Dinah Schooner, Ann Dussault and Margaret McDougall - just to name a few. The only fault after the day was over was that it was not long enough. My thanks and gratitude to all the planners and participants. Dan Billings

Well, it finally happened: Discovery '88, the Carnegie Learning Centre's Learner's Conference, on Self-Esteem & Self-confidence. The beautiful sunny Sunday on thz 12th cf J.LXICssv c:zr 3~ pcc-,:=-from the Carnegie and other local Learning Centres enter and sign up for the Conference, after months of hard work by, especially, Barb Morrison,Lillian Harrison, Geraldine Hutchings, and Curt Eckert - all either students or tutors in our Learning Centre. This past March these people put together a proposal for a grant from the Ministry of Advanced Education and the Secretary of State .and got it! !!

While the children of the participants were cared for by professional daycare workers, the day got off to a late start. After opening remarks by Muggs Sigurgeirson and Diane MacKenzie, Peg Mercer serenaded us with her voice and guitar. Then the learning continued with sessions on the topic of "Self-confidence and Self-esteem", led by k n Dussault , a national sales trainerand motivational speaker. Meanwhile, Mo Townsley and Mary Frances Smith had their workshops.going on : "Study Skills" (Mo) , and "English1' (Mary Frances). Mary Frances also led an afternoon workshop and the work of her students was on display. Margaret McDougall gave an inspirational lecture/discussion on' sculpting with slate. Other sessions included mathernatics with Nick Kocken and Computer Sciences with James McGowan. Just before lunch, Tom Atkinson gave all the first time visitors a tour of the Carnegie Centre with the assis-

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were digesting the lunch provided, the Carnegie Centre Players gave everyone a little something more to digest. A short drama written by Sheila Baxter, and performed by Sheila, Bill Deacon, Lillian Harrison, Geraldine Hutchings, Julien ~eves~ue, ~ i l l iMunro , Rose Nielson and James Ward stirred the audience to participation in discussing their views on poverty and destructive childhood experiences in the educational system. This led into an open and emotionally honest Question & Answer period with Sheila.

The t o p i c of Self-confidence, l i f e - r e a l l y the theme of t h e whole day - was s p e c i f i c a l l y t a l k e d about by Dinah Schooner i n t h e a f t e r n o o n . T h i s was folldwed by a n o t h e r open and h e a r t - f e l t d i s c u s s i o n with t h e N.D.P. MLA, Emery Barnes. A f i l l i n g d i n n e r , cooked and served by k i t c h e n s t a f f and v o l u n t e e r s was t h e l a s t event of t h e day b e f o r e t h e "Count on Country" Dance i n t h e T h e a t r e , which i s hard t o d e s c r i b e since i t hasn't s t a r t e d yet a s w e write this little article. Ecpe i t ' E fun and a good c l o s e t o a day of l e a r n i n g , growing, s h a r i n g and discovery. . A s p e c i a l thanks goes o u t t o a l l those who helped o r g a n i z i n g , s e t t i n g up, c l o s i n g up and e v e r y t h i n g i n between. Ask a t t h e Learning Centre f o r v i d e o s of t h e Conference, taped by Learning Centre v o l u n t e e r s . A l e a r n i n g good-time was had by a l l . and t h e l e a r n i n g p r o c e s s

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