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JUNE 1, 1990.

LOTTERY FUNDS - FOR CARNEGIE S i x months ago t h e C a r n e g i e Renov a t i o n s Committee ( P a u l T a y l o r , Muggs S i g u r g e i r s o n , Diane MacKenzie, Donald phcPherson, Eunice Mak from S o c i a l P l a n n i n g , Andy Ross from Housing and P r o p e r t i e s , and James B u r t o n , t h e a r c h i t e c t ) a p p l i e d t o GO B.C. f o r a d d i t i o n a l funds f o r Carnegie. IJe a s k e d f o r $325,000 t o accompany t h e $650,000 from t h e C i t y . With t h a t combined amount of n e a r l y a m i l l i o n d o l l a r s , we knew we c o u l d do j u s t a b o u t e v e r y t h i n g on t h e R e n o v a t i o n s Wish L i s t . On May 22nd, Socred MLA Russ F r a s e r a r r i v e d a t C a r n e g i e w i t h a n enormous ( 3 f o o t l o n g , 2 f o o t wide) cheque made o u t t o t h e C a r n e g i e C e n t r e i n ' t h e amount of $325,000. So, f o l k s , we d i d i t ! And, now, we can consider a l l t h e s e l i t t l e e x t r a s - a f i r e p l a c e on t h e f i r s t f l o o r - a new p o o l t a b l e - a d d i t i o n a l w e i g h t room equipment - i n t e r i o r d e c o r a t i n g (new p a i n t ! ) on e v e r y f l o o r

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By DIANE MacKENZIE

The s o c r e d s h a v e n ' t changed much. The L e a r n i n g F r o n t , i n t h e 200-block of Main, s e n t a n a p p l i c a t i o n f o r a s e r v i c e modelled on l i t e r a c y work i n O n t a r i o . T h i s i s t h e Year of L i t e r a c y - t h r o u g h o u t t h e world - b u t i n B.C. t h e s o c r e d s would r a t h e r spend money on r o a d s and p l a y i n g numbers' games w h i l e p e o p l e g e t n o t h i n g . A f u l l r e p o r t w i l l be i n t h e n e x t p a p e r

RESTRICTED MEMBERSHIP This blue sidewalk has residue o f l i v e s l i v e d on t h e s t r e e t : t i s s u e , wrapper, crackerbox, p l a y i n g c a r d s , b u t t s , s t y r o f o a m c u p s , pop, wine, dog p i s s , g l a s s , paper p l a t e s , homeless's grocery c a r t s , b l a n k e t s . Men s t a n d , men s i t , men l a u g h , s l e e p , smoke - and women t o o ; e a t , d r i n k , d i s c u s s , command t h e d o g s , s p r e a d b l a n k e t s , s h a r e l o v e , d r e s s a baby, and a r e b e l w i l l come a l o n g and throw and b r e a k a b o t t l e . Suntanned, t h e y wear e x c l u s i v e o l d c l o t h e s , b r e a k up i n g r o u p s of d i f f e r e n t i n t e r e s t s and s t a y l o n g s t r e t c h e s , and a r e , e n v i a b l y , a s o c i e t y of cohesiveness, loud, c a r i n g , b i t t e r humor, p o l i t e n e s s , r e s t r i c t e d membership a shadow, a b r i l l i a n t r e f l e c t i o n o f what t h e r e s t o f u s a r e d o i n g as we go r a c i n g t h r o u g h time

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Editor, Alderman Jonathan Baker r e c e n t l y wrote a l e t t e r t o t h e e d i t o r wonderi n g why t h e r e h a s been no r e s p o n s e by government t o h a l t t h e s o a r i n g r e n t i n c r e a s e s many of o u r n e i g h b o u r s have been a f f l i c t e d w i t h when t r a d i n g can be h a l t e d on t h e s t o c k market when p r i c e changes become t o o f r e n z i e d . I a g r e e w i t h Alderman Baker t h a t w e need temporary r e n t c o n t r o l s . The S o c i a l C r e d i t c a n d i d a t e s who r u n i n our C i t y i n t h e upcoming e l e c t i o n s a r e going t o have much e x p l a i n i n g t o do. W e need t o have t h e v a r i o u s l e v e l s of government work t o g e t h e r t o ' p r e s e r v e o u r e x i s t i n g s t o c k of a f f o r d a b l e housing and a t t h e same t i m e t o add t o i t . From t h e p e o p l e I t a l k t o a f f o r d a b l e housing i s t h e i r number one p r i o r i t y r i g h t now. Why i s n ' t i t t h e government ' s ? I f t h e Socreds and T o r i e s can p u t forward $86 m i l l i o n f o r t h e 1994 Commonwealth Games i n V i c t o r i a o r i f t h e f e d e r a l government can spend $53.5 m i l l i o n , as t h e y have budgeted t h i s y e a r , f o r a d v e r t i s i n g " t o promote t h e fundamental v a l u e s of a h i g h s c h o o l e d u c a t i o n " government can damn w e l l cough up t h e money needed t o s o l v e our c u r r e n t housing c r i s i s . I f n o t , t h e r e ' s going t o be l o t s of p o l i t i c i a n s a p p l y i n g f o r unemployment i n s u r a n c e t h e day a f t e r t h e n e x t v o t e .

Editor: I f a p e r s o n f i l e d f o r t h e i r income t a x refund t h i s year, it does n o t mean you g e t a n a u t o m a t i c G.S.T. refund t o s t a r t t h i s December (1990), u n l e s s t h e F e d e r a l GST form (on Page 46 of t h e 1989 Tax Guide & Return) w a s f i l l e d i n and s e n t w i t h your Income Tax r e t u r n . To g e t a p r o p e r GST form go t o t h e Revenue Canada o f f i c e a t 1166 W. Pender and f i l l one i n . There i s no p o s t a g e r e q u i r e d i f you hand i t i n there. Also t h e P o s t O f f i c e s h o u l d have t h e '89 Guide. S e c t i o n D and E must b e f i l l e d i n , s i g n e d , d a t e d and your Social Insurance # included. I was unaware - t o g e t t h e c r e d i t i n Dec.'90 - t h a t t h e form w a s r e q u i r e d . The GST r e f u n d form a p p l i e s t o a l l p e o p l e - s i n g l e s , s i n g l e pare n t s and c o u p l e s . James F i s c h e r

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Anger & p a i n f e l t a t l o s s Some p h y s i c i a n s ' c u r e ' p a i n by prescribing drugs without finding o u t why t h e p a i n i s happening. " ~ e t ' skeep h e r i n t h e h o s p i t a l and pump h e r f u l l of d r u g s . . t h e n send h e r home. " To m e t h i s i s wrong, because somet h i n g h a s gone wrong f o r my body t o a c t t h i s way. Some p a i n s / a c h e s are of t h e body. P a i n caused by i n j u s t i c e and i n d i f f e r e n c e cannot be treated w i t h d r u g s My a d r e n a l i n was r u n n i n g h i g h when I heard my c o u s i n d i e d a t t h e hands of t h e law. They were heading o f f somewhere w i t h t h e i r alarm s i l e n t . . j u s t t h e l i g h t s f l a s h i n g . . a n d my cous i n d i d n ' t know t h e y were coming o v e r t h a t h i l l . He w a s s t r u c k and k i l l e d . On t h e news t h e y s a i d t h e y w i l l n o t change t h e p o l i c i e s because o f t h i s one i n c i d e n t . So what g i v e s them t h e r i g h t t o t a k e a husband and b r o t h e r away from h i s f a m i l y because t h e y c a n ' t u s e t h e s i r e n on t h e way t o wherever t h e y were going. I s a y if t h e y a r e m i l e s o r b l o c k s away t h e y should u s e b o t h l i g h t s and t h e s i r e n f o r t h e s a f e t y of i n n o c e n t p e o p l e . J u s t think: i f we k i l l e d o r s t r u c k down a n o f f i c e r we'd be p i c k e d up and t a k e n t o j a i l u n t i l t h e y could make up t h e i r mind on whether o r n o t i t w a s a n a c c i d e n t . But when t h e y do i t t o a c i t i z e n , n e i t h e r of t h e s e t h i n g s happened. Where i s t h e j u s t ice i n this? T h i s k i n d o f p a i n can n o t be f o r gotten. Margaret P r e v o s t

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BC Hydro SerThe ~ ~ r i l / M a1990 y v i c e D i g e s t n o t e s t h a t "Higher p r i c e s w i l l enhance c o n s e r v a t i o n " . Now t h a t t h e B.C. U t i l i t i e s Commiss i o n h a s r u l e d t h a t "Paying h i g h e r r a t e s f o r e l e c t r i c i t y w i l l not get consumers i n t h e mood t o conserve" I was wondering why you and I , t h e t a x p a y e r s , should have t o pay f o r a l l t h e propaganda BC Hydro has produced f o r t h i s rate a p p l i c a t i o n ? I C B C used t o have t h e s l o g a n " f a i r is f a i r " . To be f a i r i n t h i s c a s e , e a c h and e v e r y member of t h e board of d i r e c t o r s of BC Hydro, a l l Socred appointments, should be handed a p e r s o n a l b i l l f o r t h e thousands and thousands of d o l l a r s of s t a f f time and documents produced t o s u p p o r t t h i s h e a r i n g . It was an a b s o l u t e waste of t a x p a y e r ' s money.

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TORA Somehow you've missed t h e mark on t h e Superwood t h i n g . I f someone can t a k e discarded p l a s t i c & j u i c e cart o n s and make a wood-like m a t e r i a l t h a t won't r o t o r mould, they should be applauded. Seems t o me t h a t a house b u i l t o u t of such a m a t e r i a l would l a s t f o r e v e r - p i c n i c t a b l e s & p a r k benches n e v e r needing t o be r e p l a c e d o r r e p a i n t e d . Think of t h e t r e e s s t i l l growing, of t h e chemicals n o t used i n r e p a i n t i n g . Think of a l l t h e o t h e r u s e s f o r such a materi a l . T h i s i s t h e u l t i m a t e i n conserv a t i o n . The c r e a t i o n of a permanent b u i l d i n g m a t e r i a l . . o u t of garbage! David Chase

DAY CARE in B.C. Statement on r e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n of p a r e n t s w i t h c h i l d r e n o v e r t h e a g e o f 6 months r e c e i v i n g G AIN t o "Employable." Based o n b i o l o g i c a l a n d e m o t i o n a l b o n d s , a c h i l d ' s own p a r e n t h a s a n i n t r i n sic i n t e r e s t i n d e v o t i n g t h e b e s t of h e r a b i l i t y t o i t s well-being and s o c i a l a d j u s t m e n t . T h i s i s a s t r u e o f s i n g l e a n d p o o r p a r e n t s as o f t h o s e w e l l o f f . For s o c i e t y t o b e h e a l t h y i t must p r o d u c e c h i l d r e n who w i l l grow i n t o c a r i n g citizens. By f o r c i n g r e l u c t a n t m o t h e r s i n t o w o r k p l a c e g h e t t o s a n d a l l o w i n g t h e i r c h i l d r e n t o b e r a i s e d by l e s s i n t e r e s t e d p e r s o n s f o r t h e l o w e s t p a y w e c a n g e t away w i t h , we create a g e n e r a t i o n o f p s y c h o t i c s t o d e p e n d o n i n o u r o l d a g e , a generation l i k e l y t o repay us i n kind. M. C o l l e e n Burke P r e s c h o o l S u p e r v i s o r , Mother o f Two. A t t h e s t r o k e of a pen Claude Richmond (when M i n i s t e r of S o c i a l S e r v i c e s and Housing) changed t h e GAIN c l a s s i f i c a t i o n of thousands of people from "unemploya b l e " t o "employable". He'd p r e v i o u s l y c u t $50 from t h e incomes of s i n g l e parents. End L e g i s l a t e d Poverty and a f f i l i a t e d groups fought t h e l a t t e r c u t and many had the $50 r e i n s t a t e d . The r e - c l a s s i f i c a t i o n remains h a r d e r t o remove. Under i t , s i n g l e p a r e n t s a u t o m a t i c a l l y become "employable" a s soon a s t h e baby i s 6 months o l d . At the time, ELP and FLAW (Front Line AdvocaLe Workers) d i d much t o expose i t as a p o l i t i c a l manouveur. With 20,000 poor people made poorer s t i l l , Richmond was i n t e n s e l y questioned on t h e b e n e f i t t o s o c i e t y , on t h e r e a l consequences of t h e r e not being 20,000 new j o b s f o r t h e people a f f e c t e d , on t h e f a c t t h a t t h e s o c r e d s have s t e a d i l y c u t t r a i n i n g and job-search supporr s i n c e 1984, t-hat Job Track l o s t $26 m i l l i o n through g r o s s m i s management. Richmond made what seemed t o be an o f f - t h e - c u f f r e p l y : "Part-time and c a s u a l work... b a b y s i t t i n g . . t h i s kind of job i s t h e r e t o enhance re-entry i n t o . . In December ' 8 9 , t h e M i n i s t r y sought t h e s e r v i c e s of a Program Development Consultant t o s e l l community o r g a n i s a t i o n s on becoming involved with t r a i n i n g and s u p p o r t i n g i n f o r m a l c h l l d c a r e . " I n formal" means u n l i c e n s e d ; and u n l i c e n s e d

Family day c a r e was recognized and made formally a c c e p t i b l e f o r t h e f i r s t time i n 1990. Family Day Care i s t h a t provided by a Caregiver i n t h e i r own home. T h i s i n formal, u n l i c e n s e d v e r s i o n has 1 o r 2 c h i l d r e n only, u n r e l a t e d t o t h e c a r e g i v e r being "babysat" i n t h e i r home. T h i s o f f i c i a l r e c o g n i t i o n of u n l i c e n s e d c a r e was t h e government's way around a flaw i n t h e law. S i n g l e p a r e n t s , though t e c h n i c a l l y "employable" a â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x2122;t e r t h e c h i l d reached 6 months of age, could r e f u s e t h e "any work a t any wage" s c e n a r i o i f 110 adequate & a f f o r d a b l e c h i l d c a r e was a v a i l a b l e . T h i s was b e i n g used by more single parents a s the licensed f a c i l i t i e s were r e f u s i n g t o a c c e p t GAIN c l i e n t s . The government was normally 2-3 months behind i n paying t h e s e p l a c e s t h e money owed through s u b s i d i z e d c a r e programs. Ihy Care o p c r a t e s on a t i g h t casll flow and couldn' L mcct f i n a n c l a l ot11ll:at f o t ~ s with protniscs f roni :iocretls. This p r c n s s u r c 1 o fund r l t l t l c:rt i ~ b 1l t i l l i l much rnorc coml~rc~lrer~tilvc I h y C;lrc* 11:lrr IWP:I nlabl w l t 11 I J I~ 1 1 in111 I , I - ~ S ~ I I ) I I : ~ ~ ~ . 1) A I , ; ~ I . C Ivat1 IL c.ot.rc~-~l I I ~NSSII I I I I O pin( lnj; L I N * I r C I I I i d 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 or111~1l I - ~ I I ( I I I I r I I r o tI I I I 114. p o t c w ~laJ cclrc):l vc-r II;II+ ~tr~dc~r):ottc~ U I I ~ kind of t r a 1 n l t r ~ , MSSli can r ~ i r y t I r i * pchrw)tl I I L I : ~ I.OI"Lin t r ; 1~1 1 c d .IIICI 111111 I I f I ~ , I I . i&tt from LhJy 1s ;I Y i L ~ ~ ; l t l o nboth , quasi-Jegi~l and .unaccountai)l c*, whcrcby MSSll nulmld i A V I I urrtrnlncd irnd cvclr unknow~i ltrtl lvidun 1 1 3

t i m e d i n amendments t o t h e GAIN A c t ) f o r $270 s u b s i d y . She g e t s t o keep $100 + 25% of $170 - $142.00. If the f a t h e r of her c h i l d r e n p a y s s u p p o r t t h r o u g h t h e "Family blaintenance" program, $100 w i l l be d e d u c t e d from h e r GAIN cheque. = $42 a month.

The o b v i o u s q u e s t i o n : How c o u l d a s i n g l e mother be "coerced" i n t o working l o n g h o u r s i n i s o l a t i o n f o r such a p i t i f u l r e t u r n ? I g n o r a n c e of r i g h t s i s one f a c t o r ; a n o t h e r i s methods o f p e r s u a s i o n used. A worker c a n p r e s s u r e a n unknowing mother w i t h t h e ' good ' - "you l o v e your c h i l d . . r a i s e h e r showing t h a t you work f o r h e r k e e p . . g e t a They would b e s u b s i d i z e d and p l a c e d i n a n ' s t r o n g e r self-image - and t h e ' b a d ' "enhanced e a r n i n g s " c a t e g o r y where t h e y " i f you r e f u s e work (any work a t any wage) would b e a l l o w e d $100 + 25% o f r e m a i n d e r you c o u l d be c u t o f f . . h a v e your c h i l d a p p r e o f e a r n i n g s , o v e r t h e i r GAIN cheque. They hended b e c a u s e you c o u l d n ' t p r o v i d e f o r h e r would s t i l l b e s u b j e c t t o a l l GAIN p o l i c i e s . . l o s e c u s t o d y o f a l l your k i d s . . . " . and would b e l e s s a b l e t o l e a v e w e l f a r e What MSSI1 seems t o be d o i n g i s t o r e 3 u c e f o r a j o b o u t s i d e t h e home o n c e a c h i l d t h e amount of money i t would have t o pay care program was e s t a b l i s h e d . The subsidytb f o r i n f o r m a l ( u n l i c e n s e d ) c h i l d c a r e would by t h i s i n t e r w e a v i n g of s u b s i d y , b e n e f i t s , "employable" s t a t u s and t h e p r o p e r , l i c e n s e d i n no way p r o v i d e enough money t o o p e r a t e c a r e f a c i l i t i e s t h a t t h e y have a l i e n a t e d i n d e p e n d e n t l y o f GAIN i f t h e c a r e g i v e r is t h r o u g h g r o s s mismanagement of payments o f a l r e a d y on GAIN. MSSH would c o n t i n u e t o GAIN c l i e n t s ' s u b s i d i e s . p r e s s u r e h e r t o become l i c e n s e d , which s h e All l i c n e s e d , i n s p e c t e d Group Day Care may n o t want b u t f e e l s u n a b l e t o d o o t h e r and Family Day Care f a c i l i t i e s c h a r g e more wise. The p o t e n t i a l o f t h i s ( t h e s e ) caret h a n t h e s u b s i d y a l l o t m e n t s t o MSSH c l i e n t s g i v e r s f o r a n y t h i n g e l s e i s o f m i n o r improvide. This puts n double bind on t h e p o r t a n c e t o MSSH. They g r e a t l y r e d u c e t h e c o s t o f s u b s i d i z i n g day c a r e i f t h e c a r e g i v e r i s a l r e a d y on GAIN.

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A m o t h e r on GAIN w i t h a baby o v e r 6 months (and a c h i l d o f 2) g e t s

a p p r o x i m a t e l y $960/month. She c a n e a r n c o l l e c t $100 o v e r t h e GAIN r a t e . Under enhanced e a r n i n g s , s h e g e t s a n o t h e r 25% o f e a r n i n g s up t o a c e i l i n g o f ? - $500. She c a r e s f o r a n o t h e r c h i l d . a 2% y e a r - o l d say, 8-12 h o u r s a day ( t h e " f l e x i b i l i t y " men-

I f they w i l l r e c e i v e only a p i t t a n c e ( l i k e t h e $42 i n t h e above s c e n a r i o ) what can t h e GAIN p a r e n t expect i n t h e way of q u a l i t y ? F u r t h e r , what i n c e n t i v e does t h e co-opted GAIN mother have t o do a n y t h i n g more t h a n p r o v i d e a meal o r two t o t h e e x t r a c h i l d r e n ? I f t h e woman i s c o n t e n t t o be a f u l l - t i m e b a b y s i t t e r , f i n e . I f , a s most a r e , s h e wants more in h e r l i f e and h e r c h i l d ' s l i f e , ;:-if she:.wants t o avoid such a l i m i t e d e x i s t e n c e ; i f s h e i s t o r n between n o t being a b l e t o f i n d work and l o s i n g h e r own s h e may have t o f i n a l l y be children l i t t l e more t h a n a g l o r i f i e d nanny.

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Rather than c l o s e t h i s as b e i n g a n int e r n a l MSSH scam, f o l l o w i n g a r e p o i n t s taken from CHILD CARE FACT SHEET 1998:

I t i s e s t i m a t e d t h a t 300,000 c h i l d r e n i n B.C. r e q u i r e care o f someone o t h e r t h a n t h e i r p a r e n t s , f o r employment o r o t h e r r e a s o n s .

The n e e d f o r C h i l d C a r e s p a c e s i n BC h a s b e e n e s t i m a t e d t o e x c e e d 200,000.

T h e r e a r e p r e s e n t l y 4 2 , 4 3 4 l i c e n s e d s p a c e s i n B.C. T h e r e h a s been a n e t c h a n g e o f a b o u t 1 8 , 0 0 0 s p a c e s s i n c e 1980.

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There i s s t i l l a l a c k of a r a n g e o f s e r v i c e s t o m e e t t h e n e e d s o f t h e f a m i l i e s a n d c h i l d r e n i n B.C. T h e r e r e m a i n s a l a c k o f Governmental s u p p o r t f o r C h i l d Care i n B.C. T h e r e i s a l a c k o f i n f r a s t r u c t u r e f o r s u p p o r t f o r t h e e x i s t i n g C h i l d Care p r o v i d e r s and t h e s i t u a t i o n r e m a i n s u n s t a b l e . The s y s t e m i s f u n d e d s o l e l y on a u s e r - f e e b a s i s .

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$372/mo ($290-$450/mo) n = 58 GROUP DAY CARE ( T o d d l e r ) $533/mo 18 mos - 3 y r s ($475-$630/mo) n = 14 $653/mo GROUP DAY CARE ( I n f a n t ) 6 wks - 18 mos ($645-$750/m0)($515-$700/m0) ($515-$750/mo) n = 2 n = 2 = 4 $300/mo, Note - Of t h e 3-5 y e a r o l d c e n t r e s o n l y 5 were c h a r g i n g a t o rn below ---t h e c u r r e n t MSSH maximum s u b s i d y l e v e l f o r 3-5 y e a r group c a r e . A 1 1 of t h e under 3-year-old c e n t r e s were c h a r g i n g r a t e s h i g h e r t h a n t h e c u r r e n t MSSH s u b s i d y l e v e l s of $415/mo (18m-3yr) and $460/mo (under 18m) FEES

FEES I N LICENSED FAMILY DAY CARE CENTRES I N VANCOUVJ Average WEST EAST CITY - Range ( n = # of C a r e g i v e r s )

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$444/mo $374/mo ($360-$500/mo)($250-$520/mo) n = 34 n = 21 $471/mo $386/mo ($400-$630/mo)($275-$520/mo) n = 24 n = 33 $444/mo $374/mo ($400-$630/m0) ($275-$520/m0) n = 14 n = 13

$401/mo ($250-$520/mo) n = 55 $422/mo ($275-$630/mo) n = 57 $410/mo ($275-$630/m0) n = 27

a f i n a l few p o i n t s on s t a f f i n g i s s u e s i n C h i l d Care f a c i l i t i e s :

Annual incomes f o r C h i l d Care i n B.C.

workers a v e r a g e $16,000.

S t a r t i n g wages a r e o f t e n t h e p r o v i n c i a l minimum wage.

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/ o f t h e S a l i s h Nation I f i r s t met open w a t e r f l o w i n g on t h e ground S p a r k l i n g c l e a r and s a f e t o d r i n k . It t a s t e d b e t t e r / t h a n any t a p w a t e r e v e r c o u l d . I n t h e s e c o a s t mountains

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t h e f e a t h e r e d ones

and a l l o u r r e l a t i v e s .

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For Water - For L i f e THANK YOU!

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Overcoming The Great D i v i d e "Abandon a l l hope Y e who e n t e r h e r e " (The i n s c r i p t i o n on t h e G a t e s o f H e l l ) - Dante I n t h e C a r n e g i e N e w s l e t t e r d a t e d May 15, 1990 appeared T o r a ' s a r t i c l e "The Great ~ i v i d e " . While we found i t i n some r e s p e c t thought-provoking and i n s i g h t f u l , i t h a s a d a n g e r o u s tendency t o r e - e s t a b l i s h c e r t a i n t y p e s of power r e l a t i o n s h i p s and b l a c k and w h i t e s t e r e o t y p e s . A l r e a d y t h e t i t l e s u g g e s t s a dichotomous ~ i t h e r / O r way of t h i n k i n g , Tora b e g i n s w i t h t h e u n w a r r a n t e d c l a i m t h a t " A l l e g i a n c e t o t h e c o l l e c t i v e values of o t h e r s must c e a s e , s o t h a t t h e d i f f i c u l t but r e w a r d i n g s e a r c h f o r o n e ' s own v a l u e s may o c c u r . " Individual o r s u b j e c t i v e values a r e never c r e a t e d ex n i h i l o . There i s no s e l f - k n o w l e d g e o r ~ o r as' "knowledge of t h e h e a r t " w i t h o u t the mediation of o t h e r fellow beings. Even when I t o t a l l y i s o l a t e m y s e l f , I s t i l l s e p a r a t e myself i n r e l a t i o n s h i p o r o p p o s i t i o n t o o t h e r s . Any c o n c e p t u a l s e p a r a t i o n is only imaginary. "One i s always g u i l t y i n t h e e y e s of o t h e r s " l'oral s s e n s i t i v i t y a s t o how t h e Downtown E a d t s i d e R e s i d e n t s a r e b e i n g p e r c e i v e d by t h e "good p e o p l e " p r o v e s t h i s point. Furthermore t h e c l a i m t h a t "a1 i e n a t i o n frun! s o c i e t y i s t h e o n l y way t o s e e i t f o r what i t r e a l l y is", i s f a l s e . The s u g g e s t i o n liere of a c a t e g o r i c a l one-way p a t h t o t r u t h c o n t r a d i c t s h i s c l a i m made e l s e w h e r e i n t h e a r t i c l e t h a t it lier re a r e o t h e r p a t h s t o be t r a v e l l e d . " On t h e c o n t r n r y , i t i s t h e a c t i v e i nvolvemcnt i n e v c r y d a y a f f a i r s which e n a b l e s a n y ~ n d i v i d u a l t o c r i t i c a l l y examine t h e 1 ) r o c e s s e s a n d dynamics of c o n t e m p o r a r y s o c i c t y . I t i s on t h i s b a s i s t h a t o ~ i c can d e c i d e t o d i s s o c i a t e o n e s e l f from certain institutions or associations. True, s o c i e t y "is o n l y a network o f compromised idea:; a d o p t e d . " however, --n o t "only f o r economic convenience". rather it functions a s a necessity.

Without a n agreement o r " s o c i a l c o n t r a c t " we would c o l l a p s e i n t o a s t a t e o f t o t a l l a w l e s s n e s s . Any c i v i l i z e d p e o p l e , , h o w e v e r d e r e l i c t t h e p r e s e n t o r d e r may b e , c o u l d n o t have s u r v i v e d w i t h o u t r u l e s of c o n d u c t , mores and l a w s . I n o t h e r words, c u l t u r e s a r e n o t founded on u n l i m i t e d i n d i v i d u a l freedom, e . g. t h e u n r e s t r a i n ed p u r s u i t of s e l f - i n t e r e s t . T h e r e i s no freedom wittrout c o n s t r a i n t ; cbvcry p ' r s o n ' s frccdom 1s 1 LmLtcd i11itl d(!f 111cd by somebody e l s e ' s f rc.r.dorn. 'l'l~~*r~~forv, f riwdo111 111 i111 i11)taoIu t I t11 ~ I ~ I ( * I1I1 o 1 t s xI t i t . J 1 our Intt-~lL " ~ ) o s : ~ l I1 )l jL l c ! ~ d o I lc. Iii11dc11in t l ~ t s11cv!p*r I > I ~ I - : I O I I ; ~ I Ii~ytqi.ta t)r H I I I ) C O I I : I C iouu k~~owLccI~;c ,11 11:; I I L , t i ~ i t ; ! ; ( : t i ~ t i , 110w C i l l l tllc!uc- f a c ~ l tl l l * ! i I r;llltl I i l l t d I n t o ;lest 11 o f c.rib:~Llvt- : i t s I I ' - I - ( ~ ~ II I X I I ~I c ) I I ' / So LIIL* (11it!t1L 1 t ) l i ! t i i101. t t l l ~ ) w C : I I I I 1 I t 4 1 ) Lntc rnyei: l f from L l ~ c . 0pl11 101111 ;111(1 l 1 1 l 111c n c c of o t l ~ e r u , " wlilct~ 1s l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ c ~ is~snl d. l ) l f u r t h e r perpetuates stercot yprs, a l l r , ~ ~ : l t I o n , lriol:~L1011, nut1 11cut rill lzc.:~t111y u s e f u l s o c i a l c r i t l c i . s n ~ , b u t rat llcr "Where do I draw my i;oalci, l r l t r p l r a t l o t l and i d c n l s from?" W I ~ L );roupH, 11ri;:l111z . l ~ i o n u , e t c . c a n 1 l d c i ~ t l f yw l t h t h a t b e u t prolnote Lheue i d e n s ? "W11:lL i l r c , Iny i d c n s ? " 'I'lic Ldeal oI' 1 lies i ~ i dl v 1du:ll. f r e e from tllc p r c j u t l i c c o r ( i t I ~ ~ ' r eI b, i t s e l f t h e ideology of L i b e r a l i s m and is c e n t u r i e s o l d . This is t h e ideology of d i v i d e - a n d - r u l e which is t h e s t r a t e g y o f the colonizer o r oppressor. C This c o n t r a s t s with t h e i d e a l s of t h e a u t h e n t i c community and c i t i z e n : The I h i g h e s t o b l i g a t i o n o f t h e c i t i z e n is t o 1 promote and p r e s e r v e t h e community; t h e h i g h e s t o b l i g a t i o n o f t h e community i s t o promote and p r e s e r v e t h e c i t i z e n . Another d a n g e r o f T o r a ' s a r t i c l e i s t h e hyperbolic suggestion t h a t one ought t o worship a t t h e s h r i n e of a dangerously p a s s i v e d e f e a t i s m and a n i m a g i n a r y "pers e c u t e d , r e v i l e d " i d e a l . The f a l l a c y o f romanticizing oppression, e.g. t h e n o s t a l - b g i c "we p o o r o u t c a s t s " s t e r e o t y p e and a " r e v i l e d , p e r s e c u t e d " martyrdom i s s i m p l y n o t good enough a s a c r i t i q u e o f propaganda; b e i n g p a s s i v e i n c h a r a c t e r i t i s c e r t a i n l y a n t i t h e t i c a l t o a u t h e n t i c soci a l change. I n a t r u l y q u i x o t i c e f f o r t , one e n d s up b e l i e v i n g t h a t t h i s is r e a l l y what one d e s i r e s . That i s , Tora w a n t s the oppressed t o d e s i r e t h e i r oppression

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and f o r them t o see i t a s a product only of t h e i r i n d i v i d u a l d e s i r e s , i n the same way a s "consumer propaganda" t u r n s indivi d u a l s i n t o f e t i s h i s t s of ~ o ~ w o d i t i e s . Torn concludes h j s a r t Lcle w i t h t h e o l ~ s e r v a t i o nt h a t "society i s t e r r i f i e d by the eccen t r ic , d i s r u p t i v e and ur:c ooperat i v e bellaviour of t h ~ ocltcnsts," A l tliough t h e o u t c a s t ph~nommonmay be uns c t t l i n g t o some, " t e r r o r " seems c l e a r l y t o be a s ~ l f - f l a t t e r i n goverstatement. I t is i n t e r e s t i n g that Tora does not see t h e s e "outcasts" a s bringing any kind of l i b e r a t i o n jn a wider c o n t e x t . I f they a r e t h e b e a r e r s of a subversive wisdom, why i s i t t h a t t h e s e self-appointed outc a s t s r e f u s e t o t r a n s l a t e t h e i r wisdom inLo any e f f e c t i v e a c t i o n , which could break t h e c y c l e of oppression t h a t s o c i e t l imposes on them? As i t i s , they can not provide t h e nucleus f o r a f u t u r e regenera t e order. In the f i n a l a n a l y s i s of Tora's defeati s t world, t h e r e seems t o be no p o s s i b i l i t y of a f i n a l end t o r e p r e s s i o n . Tora's s t a n c e seems t o s t r e s s a r a d i c a l p a s s i v i t ! ..a s i l e n t r e s i g n a t i o n . This notion hp l i e s t h a t we ought t o confirm the e x i s t ing s o c i a l and p o l i t i c a l o r d e r . "To have no voice i s t o have no power" By WADE MONTGOMERY & IAILA BIERCANS

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The b l u e f e n c e s u r r o u n d i n g t h e Bosa development a t Main 6 T e r m i n a l i s unmarked and u n p o s t e r e d . Boards a r e poor p e o p l e ' s media, where we c a n communicate w i t h e a c h o t h e r . Is t h e r e a r e a s o n ? I wonder. S h e i l a Baxter

H i !! I p u t a sign-up s h e e t i n t h e Learn ing Centre f o r those i n t e r e s t e d i n b e i n g t u t o r e d i n S i g n Language. Mike Kramer

SAVE OUR LIVING EKVIRONMENT (S.O.L.E.) - - - Members of Save Our L i v i n g Environment (SOLE) want t o i n i t i a t e and p a r t i c i p a t e i n a campaign t o s e e k c r e a t i v e s o l u t i o n s t o t h e growing problem o f l i t t e r i n Vancouver. We note t h a t non-refundable m e t a l , g l a s s and p l a s t i c b e v e r a g e c o n t a i n e r s c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e problem. A s p a r t of o u r campaign we propose t h a t t h e p r o v i n c i a l L i t t e r Act r e g u l a t i o n s be r e v i s e d t o r e q u i r e t h e payment o f a r e f u n d on a l l s u c h c o n t a i n e r s . We a r e s e e k i n g c o u n c i l ' s i n c a l l i n g on o u r p r o v i n c i a l government t o e n a c t t h i s l e g i s l a t i o n irnmed i a t e l y . Other j u r i s d i c t i o n s a l r e a d y h a v e more comprehensive regul a t i o n s t h a n B r i t i s h Columbia. Some c i t i z e n s supplement t h e i r i n komes by c o l l e c t i n g r e f u n d a b l e beve r a g e c a n s and b o t t l e s . As a result, a l m o s t a l l s u c h l i t t e r i s p i c k e d up. There i s , however, r e l u c t a n c e on t h e p a r t of some m e r c h a n t s t o a c c e p t c o n t a i n e r s , eventhose products s t o c k e d by t h e s t o r e . SOLE p r o p o s e s t h a t , i n a d d i t i o n t o r e f u n d s t o purchasers a t source, a chain of depots be e s t a b l i s h e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e c i t y where c o n t a i n e r s can be t a k e n f o r r e f u n d s . We e n v i s i o n t h e e s t a b l i s h ment of a p i l o t d e p o t on c i t y prope r t y employing G A I N r e c i p i e n t s . Environment ~ a n a d a ' sEnvironmental P a r t n e r s Fund may p r o v i d e f i n a n c i a l support.

By KEN LYOTIER Chairperson/

5) How much d o e s t h e f e d e r a l t r e a s ury l o s e e a c h y e a r because of t h e c o r p o r a t e e n t e r t a i n m e n t expenses? a ) nothing b) $100 m i l l i o n c ) $455 m i l l i o n d ) $1 b i l l i o n

1 7 GST

1) How many p r o f i t a b l e c o r p o r a t i o n s d i d n o t pay any income t a x e s i n 1987? ( L a t e s t y e a r which s t a t i s t i c s are available). a ) 405 b) 5,405 c ) 56,405 d ) 93,405

7) How many t a x i n c r e a s e s h a s Michael Wilson h i t Canadian f a m i l i e s w i t h s i n c e 1984? a) 3 b) 10 c ) 22 d ) 31

2 ) How much more w i l l a f a m i l y of two p a r e n t s w i t h two c h i l d r e n e a r n i n g $24,000 a y e a r pay i n t a x e s a s a r e s u l t of C o n s e r v a t i v e t a x p o l i c i e s s i n c e 1987? a ) 10% more b) 20% more c ) 30% more d ) 60% more

3 ) How much can a c o r p o r a t i o n d e d u c t from i t s t a x b i l l i f i t spends $200,000 f o r an e v e n i n g of e n t e r t a i n ment a t t h e Toronto Skydome complete w i t h a p r i v a t e box and complimentary champagne? a ) nothing b) $10,000 c ) $100,000 d ) $160,000 4) How much can a f a m i l y of f o u r deduct from t h e i r t a x e s by spendi n g $15 on hotdogs and pop a t a hockey game? a ) nothing b) $5 c ) $10 d ) They w i l l pay $1.05 e x t r a i n GST

6) How much w i l l t h e f e d e r a l d e f i c i t d r o p f o r each 1 p o i n t drop i n interest rates? a) nothing b) $10 m i l l i o n c ) $600 m i l l i o n d ) $1.6 b i l l i o n

8 ) Who promised Canadians "The Government of Canada i s n o t l o o k i n g f o r e x t r a revenue from t a x a t i o n , " d u r i n g t h e 1988 f e d e r a l e l e c t i o n ? a ) Ed Broadbent b ) Michael Wilson c ) B r i a n Mulroney BOYCO

9) Who s a i d , "If I t o l d you what I would d o , we'd n e v e r g e t e l e c t e d " ? a ) John C r o s b i e b) B r i a n Mulroney c ) Ronald Reagan 1)d) 2)d) 3)d) 4)a) 5)d) 6)d) 7)d) 8) c ) 9)a)

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What e v e r y o n e knows i s t h a t c a r s , o r r a t h e r o u r i n f a t u a t i o n w i t h "Freedom t o Move" (from a 1910 a d ) makes t h e way we l i v e d a n g e r o u s . The c a r is t h e w o r s t p o l l u t e r . Each p e r s o n a 1 v e h i c l e c o s t s a l l of u s , i n t h e form of t a x e s , a b o u t $2,000 a y e a r f o r r o a d c o n s t r u c t i o n , upkeep, and a l l the t r a f f i c policing, insurance, a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of v e h i c l e r e l a t e d a g e n c i e s , and s o on. A t a m e e t i n g i n C a r n e g i e on Sunday May 2 7 t h , a p a n e l o f t h r e e p e o p l e t a l k e d about t h e d i f f e r e n t a s p e c t s of vehicles. F i r s t , from t h e viewp o i n t of e n g i n e e r i n g , t h e a s s i s t a n t d i r e c t o r of t h e c i t y ' s e n g i n e e r i n g department t a l k e d through a s l i d e show w i t h numbers and d a i l y problems o f moving v a s t numbers of c a r s i n and o u t of Vancouver. 70,000 c a r s come i n e v e r y morning and up t o 250,000 e v e r y day. Some of t h e mostused c o r r i d o r s c o n t a i n i n t e r s e c t i o n s t h a t r a t e highest a s s i t e s f o r acciNext, a s t a f f s e r g e a n t from t h e P o l i c e spoke a b o u t e n f o r c e m e n t of l a w s and t h e ongoing need f o r educat i o n of b o t h d r i v e r s and p e d e s t r i n s . A t Main & H a s t i n g s and a t Columbia & H a s t i n g s , t h e r e a r e a f a i r number o f accidents with pedestrians a t f a u l t

a b o u t 213 o f t h e t i m e . The t h i r d s p e a k e r was from a cons e r v a t i o n group who h a v e compiled m a s s i v e amounts o f d a t a on what t h e automobile does t o t h e p l a n e t . Woven t h r o u g h a l l t h i s t a l k w a s 4 t h e a w a r e n e s s t h a t t h e f u t u r e of movement o f v e h i c l e s i s i n c r e a s i n g w i t h l i t t l e more t h a n f a i t h i n d r i v e r s o n l y u s i n g p r i v a t e c a r s when absolutely necessary. P a s s i n g t h e buck seems t o be t h e normal way f o r p o l i t i c i a n s t o d e a l with t h e t h r e a t of having another 75,000 c a r s d a i l y i n downtown Van. i n a few y e a r s . European c i t i e s have s t a r t e d r e s t r i c t i n g c a r u s e and a r e p u t t i n g much money and e n e r g y i n t o r e a l a l t e r n a t i v e s . Planning here i s narrowed t o w i d e n i n g s t r e e t s , a w a t e r f r o n t freeway, a 3rd c r o s s i n g over t h e Burrard I n l e t . . . a l l t o permit t h e growing u s e of c a r s f r e e r e i n . Many of t h e s e planners & p o l i t i c i a n s d o n ' t l i v e downtown and t h e i r o n l y v i s i o n comes from s c a l e models o f w h a t ' s h e r e now. Funny t h i n g a b o u t models though i s t h a t t h e r e a r e no p e o p l e having t o d e a l w i t h every wonderful s o l u t i o n t o t o o much. By PAULR

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GOD'S CHILDREN ARE HOMELESS I want t o go home, b u t where i s my home, I am homeless. I used t o have f a m i l y and f r i e n d s , b u t where are t h e y a l l gone. I used t o l o v e my c h i l d r e n , b u t where are t h e y now. They s a y i t i s o u r f a u l t f o r b e i n g homeless, b u t i s i t a l s o o u r f a u l t f o r s u f f e r i n g from m e n t a l i l l n e s s and s i c k n e s s . They s i n g God Save The Queen. But what a b o u t t h e homeless. What a b o u t a l l t h e homeless c h i l d r e n of t h e world. Are t h e w a r s t h e i r f a u l t t o o . J u s t because we want t o spend more on w a r machines. What a b o u t t h e c h i l d r e n who a r e s u f f e r i n g everyday a l l o v e r t h e world. God h e l p u s a l l i f w e d e c i d e t o s t o p t h i n k i n g of o u r c h i l d r e n . The c h i l d r e n of t h e world. The c h i l d r e n are s u f f e r i n g . 0 God how a l l t h e homeless c h i l d r e n of t h e world a r e s u f f e r i n g . And w e ' r e s t i l l s i n g i n g , God Save The Queen and God Bless America. But I w i s h God would b l e s s and s a v e a l l h i s homeless c h i l d r e n of t h e world. No m a t t e r what t h e i r a g e o r r a c e , c o l o u r o r c r e e d . ~ e t ' sf o r g e t a b o u t g r e e d and do o u r deed. Because t h e y need u s now n o t tomorrow. Tomorrow may n e v e r come. Tomorrow may n e v e r come. I a m home now honey. I l o v e you. P a u l Burton MacNichol

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A P l a y a b o u t l i f e on t h e E a s t s i d e complete w i t h b e e r , m a r r i a g e , d e a t h s u i c i d e and P r o s t i t u t i o n !

Everything but t r a f f i c a c c i d e n t s (Can a n a c c i d e n t o c c u r t w i c e i n t h e same s p o t i n a n i n t e r s e c t i o n ? )

Boy and G i r l break-up, boy meets g i r l , throw i n a few e t h i c a l d e c i s i o n s a b o u t a c t i n g c a r e e r s and you have i t , t h e l a t e s t p r o d u c t i o n from the old Firehall.

A s t a g e h a s no (T.V.) s c r e e n , and t h u s t h e a c t o r s r e a c h t h r o u g h t h e audience j o i n i n g u s i n t h e seats a t t h e end of t h i s p l a y !

The d i a l o g u e f o l l o w s e v e r y arguement e v e r p r e s e n t e d i n a b a r s c e n e and i s t o p i c a l r e l a t i n g t o t o d a y ' s s o c i a l strata.

See Claude f o r t i c k e t s ! Taum DanYCreag

HOMELESSNESS There a r e a s many e x p e r i e n c e s and ways of coping w i t h n o t h a v i n g a roof o v e r your head as t h e r e a r e p e o p l e i n t h e s i t u a t i o n . The c a u s e s a r e u s u a l l y similar, though: n o t enough money t o pay h i g h r e n t s , no f r i e n d who can s p a r e t h e room f o r a w h i l e , and a l l t h e s o c i a l housing p l a c e s have w a i t i n g l i s t s a m i l e long. Getting lucky, i f t h e r e is such a t h i n g a s l u c k , a l m o s t always means being i n t h e r i g h t p l a c e a t t h e r i g h t time - l i k e r e a d i n g a s t o r y w i t h a happy ending. But t h e s e s t o r i e s a r e r a r e e x c e p t i o n s ; t h e r u l e f o r thousands i s s t a r k r e a l i t y - no room a t t h e Inn. The d e s p e r a t i o n can l e a d t o e x c u s e s f o r extraordinary behaviour - a c t i o n s t h a t a r e b l a t a n t l y c r i m i n a l t o psyc h o t i c . T h i s sounds l i k e a p l o t f o r a movie. I t ' s l i k e back i n 1929 w i t h t h e s t o c k market c r a s h : t h e f o r m e r l y r i c h k i l l e d t h e m s e l v e s . . t h e poor j u s t starved.

I n t h e p r e s e n t day, t h e well-to-do bump t h e people who are a l i t t l e l e s s well-to-do who bump and s o on u n t i l t h e poorest a r e evicted o r forced o u t w i t h r e n t s j u s t . t o o h i g h f o r them t o have a bed and e a t .

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A t t h i s p o i n t , t h e p e o p l e who c a n do something r e a c t w i t h a n a l l t o o human t r a i t - o u t of s i g h t . . o u t of mind. A l l a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y , especi a l l y i n l a r g e c i t i e s where a l l t h e e s s e n t i a l s e r v i c e s a r e , homelessness becomes e q u a t e d w i t h p o v e r t y - somet h i n g t h a t i s r e c o g n i s e d on t h e s u r f a c e as a n embarrassment t o t h e vaunted "system", p e t t y b u r e a u c r a t s and hold-your-nose do-gooders become t h e media's f a v o u r i t e ( o r a t l e a s t r e a d i l y a c c e s s i b l e ) mouthpieces f o r g e t t i n g t h e l a t e s t word on "What Is Being Done," T h e i r Answer: "We have i d e n t i f i e d t h i s a d e f i n i t e Problem." a s s u r a n c e s a r e gushered t h a t uns p e c i f i e d r e p a i r s are t o b e made i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e by unnamed s a i n t s who have a p a l a t a b l e S o l u t i o n ( t o t h e Problem, of c o u r s e ) .

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Time f l i e s when y o u ' r e h a v i n g f u n . When y o u ' r e w i t h o u t a r o o f , when your s e c u r i t y of t e n u r e i s , o r c o u l d b e , up w i t h i n any g i v e n h o u r , time moves l i k e e v e r y minute i s dragged i n t o t h i s universe, arriving with the g r e a t e s t r e l u c t a n c e . Only when you have t o "Be Out" - t h a t day/week/ month - does time become a n u n r u l y monster, p i c k i n g you up and throwing you t o t h e end of t h e l i m i t s e t a t impossible speeds. Melodramatic? S u r e , when you s e e i t on TV o r i t happens t o someone e l s e ; when you c a n ' t even comprehend t h e r e a l i t y of a f a m i l y of f o u r i n a s i n g l e h o t e l room..or s l e e p i n g i n an

abandoned c a r . . o r p u t t i n g up a t e n t o r a cardboard l e a n - t o i n a c i t y p a r k . T h i s i s a l r e a d y happening i n some American c i t i e s and Toronto and Vancouver a r e n e x t . And t h e n t h e r i c h , t h e b o s s e s , t h e well-to-do, w i l l c a l l up t h e i r (ownership i s d e f i n i t e l y implied here) p o l i t i c a l h a c k s and g i v e new o r d e r s : "Get t h o s e goddam squatters/misfits/bums.. OFF MY LAND, OUT OF MY SIGHT, OUT OF MY CITY !" I s n ' t i t funny what a n i m a l s we r e a l l y a r e when i t comes t o t e r r i t o r y . I t ' s h a r d n o t t o g e n e r a l i s e when i t comes t o p o i n t i n g f i n g e r s . There a r e hundreds and thousands of i n t e l l i g e n t p e o p l e i n p o s i t i o n s up and down soci e t y ' s h i e r a r c h y who w i l l do whatever t h e y can t o t r e a t p e o p l e a s t h e y thems e l v e s would demand t o be t r e a t e d . What seems t o h i t from t h e b l i n d s i d e i s t h a t a v e r y s m a l l number of p e o p l e w i l l c o n s c i o u s l y and c o l d - h e a r t e d l y s t o p any s u c h s o c i a l a c t i o n s .

Homelessness i s t h e s u b j e c t of t h i s d i a t r i b e (good word i f i t f i t s ) , b u t going o v e r w h a t ' s been put down s o f a r , we h a v e n ' t l e f t i t f o r s o much a s a comma. Homelessness, p o v e r t y . . . t h e s e d o n ' t j u s t happen w i t h n o t h i n g behind them c a u s i n g more and more people t o f e e l t h e i r g r i p . I t ' s not jargon o r r h e t o r i c t o use phrases l i k e " t h e C o r p o r a t e Agenda" o r " t h e r i c h g e t r i c h e r , t h e poor g e t p o o r e r . " I t ' s a symptom of a human f a i l i n g c a l l e d g r e e d . What w i l l happen n e x t i s n o t anybody's g u e s s ; what comes n e x t i s obvious. A s more i n t e l l i g e n t and s t r o n g p e o p l e a r e f o r c e d i n t o p o v e r t y by r a p a c i o u s weaklings t h e r e w i l l be a g r a s s r o o t s r e v o l u t i o n which w i l l n o t b e cowed. It w i l l show i t s e l f i n small v i c t o r i e s leading t o networks o f p e o p l e l e a d i n g t o having i s s u e s resolved with t h e i n t e r e s t s of humanity as a whole s a t i s f i e d . I n a n o t h e r p l a c e on t h i s p l a n e t , i t ' s j u s t u n d e r s t o o d a s a f a c t of l i f e that i f a child starves o r dies from want i t 's t h e f a u l t and responsi b i l i t y of t h e e n t i r e s o c i e t y f o r n o t f o r e s e e i n g t h e d i f f i c u l t y and changing everything necessary t o give t h a t c h i l d a l i f e worth l i v i n g . S p i r i t u a l i t y i s n u c l e a r t o meaning and purpose. Homelessness must be a s temporary as i t ' s humanly p o s s i b l e t o make i t . . a l w a y s . By PAULR

Wealth and power are two s i d e s of t h e same c o i n . . a n d h a v i n g one means, i n v a r i a b l y , wanting t h e o t h e r . Hence we g e t t h e most p r e v a l e n t m e n t a l d i s e a s e of t h e human r a c e - t u r n i n g money i n t o power and power i n t o money and money i n t o power ad nauseum. And t h e p o o r e r p e o p l e s t r u g g l e and f l o u n d e r and g e t squashed under t h e w e i g h t of t h e i r burden trying to live a s i f l i f e had meaning and purpose.

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The P l i g h t of Homeless Saskatchewan Farmers ! "The market mechanism i s allowed t o o p e r a t e " - words spoken w i t h g l l e f u l rubbing of hands i n a n t i c i p a t i o n o f unleashed p r o f i t e e r i n g by t h e greedy proponents of i n t e r n a t i o n a l gouging. No l e s s t h a n a f i l e d day f o r landl o r d s , c h i s e l e r s , h o a r d e r s and t h e i r i l k of p r i v i l e d g e d c o r p o r a t e p r o f e s s i o n a l tax-evaders, along with p a r t i s a n lobbysits supplicating t h e i r elected f r i e n d s f o r government b e n e f i c i a n c e by way o f e x t r e m e l y l u c r a t i v e c o n t r a c t s i n p e r p e t u a t i o n of p r i v a t e e n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p . My oh my! Another $5 m i l l i o n Canadian handout t o y e t a n o t h e r f o r e i g n c o u n t r y as t h e d r o u g h t - s t r i c k e n f a r m e r s of Saskatchewan wring t h e i r hands i n t o t a l d e s p a i r , u n a b l e t o meet t h e banks' demands f o r payment on t h e i r n o t e s , r e s u l t i n g i n more of ~ a n a d a ' s c i t i z e n s becoming v i c t i m s of t h e S h e r i f f - enforcement & s e i z u r e . Y e t n o t one h i n t of a s s i s t a n c e o r concern i s emana t i n g from t h e f i n a n c i a l c a r t e l s a s t h e numbers game adds m o r e h o n e l e s s Canadians t o i t s vaunted t o t a l . The honourable & j u s t t h i n g t o do would be t o d e c l a r e a moratorium, where t h e f a r m e r s ' bank n o t e s due-dates a r e concerned, as did happen d u r i n g t h e drought of t h e hungry ' 3 0 ' s . I t ' s time a l l e l e c t e d o f f i c i a l s s t a r t e d t h i n k i n g "Canadians f i r s t

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SUE i s steaming. She p u t s t h e phone down and l e a n s h a r d on t h e d e s k , cont r o l l i n g h e r a n g e r . A woman h a s abandoned h e r new born baby a t h o s p i t a l . The h o s p i t a l wants t h e baby moved, because t h e y need t h e bed. Sue H a r r i s , d u t y cover a t one of Hammersmith and Fulham's Area Three s o c i a l s e r v i c e o f f i c e s , i s t r y i n g t o a r r a n g e a n assessment of t h e m o t h e r ' s m e n t a l h e a l t h . She wants t h e GP t o v i s i t t h e mother w i t h a s o c i a l worker. The GP d o e s n ' t want t o know. "The d o c t o r i s going round i n 15 m i n u t e s and does n o t want t o g e t i n volved i n mental h e a l t h problems," Sue t e l l s her colleague Clifford Paris w i t h f r u s t r a t e d f u r y . "The GP i s basi c a l l y saying, "I'm only i n t e r e s t e d i n h e r p h y s i c a l well-being." I have j u s t had h e a t e d words .I1 Above a r e t h e f i r s t two p a r a g r a p h s i n a l e n g t h y s t o r y on i n n e r c i t y s o c i a l work i n London, England. Sue H a r r i s , one of t h e p l a y e r s i n t h i s a c c o u n t , i s t h e same Sue who worked f o r y e a r s i n &he Downtown E a s t s i d e . Sue f i n d s t h e p o l i t i c a l c l i m a t e o v e r t h e r e much t h e same as h e r e . . . r i c h people a l m o s t t o t a l l y d i v o r c e d from t h e r e a l d i f f i c u l t i e s and t r a g e d i e s caused by t h e i r i n d i f f e r e n c e t o r e a l i t y . Underlying what f o l l o w s i n t h e r e s t of t h e a r t i c l e i s t h e a l m o s t spoken a t t i t u d e t h a t t h e r e a l l y needy and poor a r e n o t p e o p l e - o r a t least n o t worth more t h a n a p a s s i n g p i t t a n c e . Sue c o n t i n u e s i n our universal s t r u g g l e t o e l e v a t e t h e d i g n i t y of women and r a i s e t h e c o n s c i o u s n e s s of humanity.

Throughout t h e p a s t c o u p l e of y e a r s t h e k i t c h e n h a s been e n j o y i n g some s t a f f s t a b i l i t y . There i s a c o r e o r workers t h a t h a s endured and i s of c o n s i d e r a b l e b e n e f i t t o e v e r y one i n t h e Centre. That f a c t i s p a r t i c u l a r l y e v i d e n t now, as C a t r i o n a Moore, o u r K i t c h e n Programmer, h a s t a k e n a sudden l e a v e of a b s e n c e and t h e food s e r v i c e i s a b l e t o c o n t i n u e on w i t h o u t major l e a d e r s h i p problems. F o r t u n a t e l y we have a s t r o n g l i n e of s u c c e s s i o n . R e p l a c i n g C a t r i o n a as K i t c h e n Programmer i s J e r r y Sent i n o , who h a s been t h e A s s i s t a n t f o r more t h a n a y e a r now a n d , r e p l a c i n g J e r r y as A s s i s t a n t i s Marty Hunty, who h a s been a 2nd f l o o r worker f o r over a year. Helping them a d j u s t w i l l be Mary Brogan, one of o u r k i t c h e n volunt e e r s who h a s been a t Carnegie l o n g e r t h a n anyone. J a n i c e S a u l , S t e v e Rose and N a t Carter make up o u r c a p a b l e wnd f l o o r a u x i l l a r y team. We a r e a l l t h r i l l e d o v e r t h e p r o s p e c t of having a new k i t c h e n f a c i l i t y a f t e r t h e r e n o v a t i o n s . We have outgrown o u r p r e s e n t k i t c h e n due t o t h e Herculean e f f o r t s of o u r f i n e v o l u n t e e r s . Without them, we would n o t have c r e a t e d such a need f o r a new k i t c h e n . By BRUCE JACKSON (2nd F1. Programmer) EVER BEEN A COMMIE DISHWASHER? Saws 'round a l o t M i l l Work Military Bees, Hornets Breezing on t h e waves t h e o n i o n s bloomed Taum D.

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While s t i l l s u r v i v i n g on a very low income, I must r e f e r t o my previous a r t i c l e i n which I s a i d t h a t i n o r d e r t o pay r e n t , one should have a compatible roommate..and I ' m lucky t h a t I do. Not only i s he reliable, responsible, resourceful and even reasonably t i d y , he i s e n d l e s s l y h e l p f u l t o me no m a t t e r what my endeavour. H e i s i n t e l l i g e n t and he i s a l s o smart ( t h e r e i s a d i s t i n c t i o n ) , funny, w i t t y , kind, has l o v e l y manners, speaks i n comp l e t e s e n t e n c e s and i n every way i s a l i k e a b l e person. He l o s e s p a t i e n c e only on occasion, and almost never l o s e s h i s temper. When he does, I know i t ' s time t o l e a v e him a l o n e . ' t i 1 he s o r t s o u t t h e r e a s o n s behind i t . I have always s t u d i e d how o t h e r people do t h i n g s i n c a s e t h e i r way works b e t t e r t h a n mine, and I r e a l i z e t h a t h i s anger s e r v e s him a s w e l l on t h e s t r e e t a s mine does i n a government o f f i c e . Everyone should understand t h a t though we a r e poor we a r e n o t s o badly o f f as thousands who must r e l y on o n l y one s m a l l income f o r everyt h i n g they need. We are lucky t h a t we can combine o u r s f o r n e c e s s i t i e s l i k e r e n t and food. W e a r e both good w i t h money, and good even w i t h no money, s o i t ' s never poor management t h a t r e n d e r s u s broke t o t h e bone every mid-month. We a r e i n t h e beginning s t a g e s of a r e p o r t about one of t h e p r o v i n c i a l m i n i s t r i e s t h a t h a s s o f a r never been p a r t i c u l a r l y f u n c t i o n a l . I know many ways t o f i x i t but i t needs a r e c o n s t r u c t i o n , n o t a c o s t l y reorganization t h a t often r e s u l t s i n making t h i n g s worse. It needs t o have t h i s done soon, b u t speaking t o people who work i n such a p l a c e i s

an u n r e a l i s t i c approach because they a r e n o t a p t t o t a l k about t h e probOften they t a k e twenty lem t o m e . minutes t o e x p l a i n t o m e i n e n d l e s s c i r c l e s t h a t they have no i n t e n t i o n of t a l k i n g t o me; I wish they could see i t from my s i d e a s t h e black comedy i t r e a l l y i s . I t ' s bureaucrat i c double-speak, t r a n s p a r e n t and l a b o u r i o u s , and I ' m glad I never had t o l e a r n t h e technique. Some peop l e come by i t n a t u r a l l y i t seems.

A much b e t t e r i d e a , and I ' m s u r p r i s e d i t took me a week t o t h i n k of i t , i s t o l i n e up a l l t h e p o l i t i c i a n s r e s p o n s i b l e , a l l t h e people who were involved when I was and much l a t e r , and a s k them t o t a l k - because they It i n v o l v e s a g r e a t can and w i l l . d e a l of diplomacy, s o i t ' s lucky f o r me i t ' s a family t r a i t because you c a n ' t l e a r n i t no m a t t e r how many c o u r s e s you t a k e , I h a v e n ' t had much occasion t o use i t because I u s u a l l y say whatever I t h i n k t o whomever may o r may n o t be l i s t e n i n g . Some of t h e s e people have never m e t me o r i f they have, do n o t remember, and t h e i r views a r e e s s e n t i a l t o t h i s plan. I n order t o d i s p e l any qualms they may have, they must be a s s u r e d t h a t I w i l l n o t misquote them, m i s r e p r e s e n t them, t a k e anything s a i d o u t of c o n t e x t o r i n any way i n t e r f e r e w i t h a r e a s concernI have a knack i n g them p e r s o n a l l y . f o r r e a d i n g nuances of someone's f a c e , voice o r porsture, but i t serves m e only i n t h a t I r e a l i z e what they a r e t e l l i n g m e be f a r from what they a r e t h i n k i n g , and no o n e ' s thoughts can be quoted. This i s where my roommate's h e l p i s worth even more t o m e . He can monitor t h e t a p e r e c o r d e r , n o t e t h e t i m e and t h e flow of c o n v e r s a t i o n t o e n s u r e t h a t w e a l l keep on t h e t r a c k , because a couple of t i m e s I almost g o t l o s t i n a mutually a g r e e a b l e memory shared

w i t h whomever I ' m i n t e r v i e w i n g . These d i s c u s s i o n s have soiifar proven t o be i l l u m i n a t i n g , i n f o r m a t i v e , and j u s t p l a i n fun. H e a l s o h e l p s m e re-organise what has been s a i d i n t o what I can l a t e r i n t e r p r e t from my p e r s p e c t i v e i n t o something more workable t h a n h a s been done y e t . I t ' s a simple m a t t e r of d i s c a r d i n g any i d e a s t h a t h a v e n ' t worked, and would never work no m a t t e r who r a n t h e government. There a r e a few minor snags i n my long-range pro j e c t , l i k e . t h e main problem of running o u t of money a t inopportune times. When I i n v i t e someone f o r c o f f e e , i t ' s up t o me t o pay, reg a r d l e s s of our d i f f e r e n t income l e v e l s , and i n doing s o we o f t e n r u n o u t of b u s f a r e f o r my roommate. W e had considered a number of ingenious ways t o t r a n s p o r t o u r s e l v e s t o each designated s p o t , and b i c y c l e s w e r e t h e choice of t h e day 'ti1 i t s t a r t e d t o pour buckets. W e changed c l o t h e s and ran t o a nearby f r i e n d ' s p l a c e t o cup some change, grabbed a bus and s t i l l managed t o be on t i m e , even minutes t o s p a r e . T h a t ' s t h e way t o do i t be f l e x i b l e . A t t h a t p o i n t w e decided t o change d i r e c t i o n and i n s t e a d of b l u f f i n g , we t o l d everyone t h e t r u t h : We're on a t i g h t budget. Could you meet us somewhere i n our a r e a ? O r t a l k over t h e phone? So f a r , t h i s p l a n i s working beaut i f u l l y , and 1 ' m s u r e P h i l G a g l a r k i would not be askance t o l e a r n I looked l i k e a common garden grub t h e day he phoned. It only makes s e n s e t o me not t o g e t d r e s s e d u n t i l t h e r e i s a reason. And s o f a r , no one has mentioned being inconvenienced, n o r i n any way done a n y t h i n g t o o b s t r u c t t h e Progress of t h i s v e r y involved p r o j e c t . The o n l y q u e s t i o n I have been asked i s , "Who a r e you and what e x a c t l y is i t you a r e doing?"

hat's j u s t t h e way I l i k e t o do t h i n g s , and t h a t ' s how i t should be. Diplomacy and good manners a r e such good t o o l s , and s o much more u s e f u l than hurling i n s u l t s across a l a r g e room, o r u s i n g t h e media t o convey mutual contempt and d i s l i k e . And t h i s i s l a r g e l y what could change t h e m i n i s t r y i n q u e s t i o n i n t o something t h a t c o u l d , f o r once, f u n c t i o n n o t j u s t f o r t h o s e who need i t s s e r v i c e , but a l s o f o r t h o s e who work t h e r e . W e ' l l see. By JONENE BICKETT

LIBRARY The l i b r a r y I want t o w r i t e about i s t h e Carnegie P u b l i c L i b r a r y i n China Town. This o l d b u i l d i n g of c l a s s i c a l a r c h i t e c t u r e i s a landmark of t h e a r e a and t h e l i b r a r y i s s i t u a t e d a t t h e r e a r p a r t of t h e main f l o o r behind a lounge. I n s i d e t h e l i b r a r y , bookshelves with many kinds o f books a r e placed a g a i n s t most of t h e w a l l s and between two r e c t a n g u l a r r e a d i n g t a b l e s . A t t h e l e f t s i d e of t h e l i b r a r y room,, some s h e l v e s a r e f u l l of newspapers and j o u r n a l s f o r t h e convenience of r e a d e r s . On t h e r i g h t s i d e n e a r t h e entry, t h e r e is a l i b r a r i a n s i t t i n g behind a c o u n t e r where one can borrow books. It i s r e a l l y a n i c e p l a c e f o r i t ' s a i r - c o n d i t i o n e d and t h e l i g h t s a r e b r i g h t but s o f t . I o f t e n used t h i s l i b r a r y , and everytime I found some people r e a d i n g e x t e n s i v e l y t h e r e . However, I am q u i t e s u r p r i s e d a t t h e c u l t u r a l atmosphere a s t h e a r e a i s n o t o r i o u s f o r a l c o h o l i c s and drug u s e r s . By SHANG LUNG LIAO

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. BRIAN Brian Mulroney is my sheperd I shall not want. He leadeth me beside still factories and abandoned farms. He restoreth my doubt in the Tory Party. He annointeth my wages with taxes and inflation, so my expenses runneth over my income. Surely poverty and hard living shall follow the Tories, and I shall live in a rented house and work on a rented farm forever and ever. Amen Five thousand years ago, Moses said: "Pick up your shovel, pack your camel, mount your ass, and I will lead you to the promised land." Five thousand years later, Trudeau said: "Lay down your shovel, sit on your ass, and light up a camel; this is the promised land."

This year Brian Mulroney will take your shovel, sell your camel, kick your ass, as you watch him give away our PROMISED LAND. I'm glad that I'm Canadian 1'm glad I'm in the club, But I wish I was a St. Bernard and Brian was a shrub.

Mainly Hastings B KB

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1 Beating 2 Beatings

Killings

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1 Killing

"You Gook " 11 :30 am "That Is for harrassment" 5 :15 pm "The streets below" 1 2 : l O am Get an aspirin. Lotsa drug stores around. Owl Drugs across the street.

Seems somedays there's just no room, so many crowding the steps. Too crowded to get into Carnegie's front door. Death on the doorstep..beatings too. What can you do? Does anyone know what to do? Taum DanYCreag

DOWNTOWN SOUTH: W i l l r e z o n i n g h e l p w i t h t h e s e s o c i a l i s s u e s ?

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Displacement o f low income r e s i d e n t s and l o s s o f low r e n t h o u s i n g C o n c e n t r a t i o n and number of l i c e n s e d premises Hours of o p e r a t i o n

Management problems i n c e r t a i n l i c e n s e d p r e m i s e s - overcrowding; overs e r v i n g ; s e r v i n g t o minors

Nuisances c r e a t e d by p u b l i c drunkenness - p a t r o n b e h a v i o u r on t h e s t r e e t s i n c l u d i n g l a t e n i g h t n o i s e , v a n d a l i s m and o t h e r u n d e s i r a b l e behaviour

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Nonconforming h o t e l s

A-rcades and a d u l t e n t e r t a i n m e n t b u s i n e s s e s a s hangouts f o r drug t r a f f i c k e r s , pimps and o t h e r c r i m i n a l e l e m e n t s

Use of a d u l t f i l m viewing b o o t h s i n a r c a d e s and a d u l t e n t e r t a i n m e n t b u s i n e s s e s f o r d r u g s a n d / o r s e x u a l a c t i v i t i e s , sometimes i n v o l v i n g j u v e n i l e s

Harassment by p r o s t i t u t e s of b u s i n e s s and h o t e l p a t r o n s and r e s i d e n t s

H e a l t h and s a f e t y of s t r e e t k i d s

R e l o c a t i o n of s t r e e t k i d s t o some o t h e r p a r t s of t h e C i t y

P r e s s u r e on s e r v i c e s f o r s t r e e t youth t o r e l o c a t e , e i t h e r i n r e s p o n s e t o t h e r e l o c a t i o n of s t r e e t youth o r as a r e s u l t of e v i c t i o n from t h e i r e x i s t i n g l e a s e d p r e m i s e s t o make way f o r new developments

C o n f l i c t s between s t r e e t y o u t h and t h e v i s i t i n g Granville

Nuisances and i n t i m i d a t i o n o f t h e s t r e e t s c e n e

Drug t r a f f i c k i n g and p o s s e s s i o n

b u s i n e s s and g e n e r a l p u b l i c

Above i s t h e C i t y ' s l i s t of " S o c i a l I s s u e s " f o r someone t o l o o k a t . . o r r e p o r t o n . . o r s a y ' t h e y w i l l be d e a l t w i t h ' . No mention was made of t h e r e s u l t s we've s e e n i n t h e D . E . from t h e 11 c l e a n i n g up" of G r a n v i l l e . The i d e a t i o n of d e v e l o p e r / p o l i t i c i a n s i s t o i.mpose t h e i r v i s i o n of t h e new, l e a n , mean, money-making machine(s) on Vancouver and s o c i a l consequences another department . . . p o l i c e "get t h e h e l l o u t ! "

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By PAULR

TAYLOR

Friendship

On t h e Beach pebbles a r e r u s t coloured: p e t r i f i e d s a l t s deranged by t h e s e a ' s f l u x , t h e h i s s and s u c k of foam s a w t o o t h i n g s a n d . Back and f o r t h , your f o o t p r i n t i s a watermark t h e t i d e soon e r a s e s . You c a n n o t p r o v e you were h e r e . Earth is w a t e r ' s planet and we r a i s e w a l l s w e must constantly r e p a i r , our l o s s always t h e s e a ' s g a i n i n i t s w a i t i n g game. Those w h i t e c a p s are the c l e f s tuning water's p i t c h and t o s s : s e a - t o n e s subsuming t h e i r own and t h e t e s t i m o n y i s i n t h a t man's sodden s h o e submerged i n seaweed, a s i f i t s owner h e a r d t h e rumour l i f e began i n t h e sea, s e t o u t t o meet i t , and t h e s e a o r c h e s t r a t e d him i n t o a c o r a l man with finny f e e t , and c a s t t h e u s e l e s s s h o e s up a s a warning. The g u l l s ' s c r e a m s t e l l you n o t h i n g you d i d n o t a l r e a d y know i n y o u r bones: s e a s c a p e w i t h i n , t h a t h a s shaped what you a r e and what your mother and your m o t h e r ' s mother were: presumptuous s p i r i t s s u f f e r i n g a sea-change t o form f l e s h , o n l y t o r e - l i q u e f y when f l e s h f a i l s . S a l t , water: these a r e t h e r e a l i t y . It i s you who a r e t h e myth. J a n c i s M. Andrews

F r i e n d s h i p i s a good r e l a t i o n s h i p between two o r more p e o p l e . F r i e n d s h i p i s produced and d e v e l o p e d i n d i f f e r e n t ways among d i f f e r e n t people. It can n o t be e s t a b l i s h e d a l l of a sudden and i t t a k e s t i m e . To be w i l l i n g t o h e l p o t h e r s and g e t t i n g p l e a s u r e from d o i n g f a v o u r s f o r p e o p l e a r e t h e main ways and a s p e c t s of e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e f r i e n d s h i p . With f r i e n d s , p e o p l e h e l p e a c h o t h e r , spend more t i m e w i t h o t h e r s a n d , b e s t of a l l , s h a r e h a p p i n e s s . T h e r e f o r e , p e o p l e w i l l have more h a p p i n e s s and more o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o g e t and g i v e h e l p when t h e y have t h e friendship. Although everybody n e e d s f r i e n d s h i p n o t a l l i n d i v i d u a l s can g e t i t . To g e t a l o n g and s t a b l e f r i e n d s h i p you need s i n c e r i t y and a s p i r i t of d e v o t i o n t o a c e r t a i n g r e a t common cause with f r i e n d s . Friendship is a very valuable It makes t h e world relationship. more harmonious and n i c e . L i u Bing Ming