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WHAT THEY'RF, SAYING ABOUT US By Muggs Sigurgeirson CCCA President Sometimes you can learn a lot about yourself by listening to what other people say about you. The city Social Planning department has issued a report card for Carnegie Centre and our Association that makes very interesting reading. It shows how far we have come in putting our house in order. Three years ago, Social Planning was very critical of the way Carnegie was running. But its new report

The Social Planning report concludes with the recommendation that Carnegie remain under the auspices of Social Planning, and not be transferred to the Parks Board. This is good news because we don't feel that the Parks Board, with its emphasis on recreation rather than social programs, is the right place for Carnegie

More good news is that Parks Board agreesj trio; and has voted sigriificant improvements at Carncgie unanimously that Carnegie should stay with Social Planning. We have "since the difficulties of 1986 and 1987," a ~ dthat things are proceed- just one more body to convince ing quite smoothly now. Then it city council - and then we should be lists 22 good changes. These include: safe. Does all this mean that we have no Improved programs and services for women. problems at Carnegie? Of course not. * A much stronger Association with The Downtown Eastside is in transition, Carnegie continues to grow and more stability of membership, become more crowded, and we are going A solid working relationship between the staff and the Association. through changes. Those changes can bring stress on a day-to-day basis. Overall activity at the Centre But it's important to stay aware of has increased substantially. Christmas donations were substan- the longer-term trends toward improvetially higher .than in previous years ment, too. Things are definitely improving. with contributions from City of The credit must go to Carnegie patVancouver employees, Royal Bank, rons, Volunteers and staff - the Longshoreman's Union, Uprising - who have been working in community Bread, Safeway, 'Dairyland,Variety a co-operative spirit to make' the Club, Friends of the ~ l d e r iand ~ "fresh start" a reality. Good work, Chateau Granville, ambng others. A computer training program is now being established with five computers donated by IBM. The Vancouver School Board is now funding the adult basic literacy program. A Canada Council grant to the Carnegie Poets. The Association's books are professionally kept and audited, and outstanding debts have been eliminated. n-vr

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LETTERS

-*Dear Editor; Here 'I go, into the fray - If you have a few minutes, 1'11 give you my two bits worth: abortion. Everyone has their own unique view on this as on every other issue. For the sake of simplicity we tend to see two camps: Anti-Abortion and Pro-choice. The most important thing to know about this division is that they are not opposite. The two camps represent a collision of world-views far more than a difference of basic values. Maureen McCullough, in her recent letter, failed to see the very important distinction here. Because as poor and working-class women we are very much at risk, much less supported and more controlled by the decisions of government, medical, and religious institutions, it's vital to know who is on our side. !%k%!!??~: The Anti-Abortion stance comes out of the long, misogynist history of the Roman Catholic Church (& its offshoots), which has been around and of influence longer than almost all, perhaps all, of the national governments in the world today. The old premise was that women were "the root of all evil" (as the Churchmen had it in Malleus Malefecarum, "Hammer of Witches'' 1500). The Church and the governments it supported worked together to decimate the old native cultures of Europe religious and otherwise. Sexism may be world-wide in some respects, but for mainstream Canadian culture its roots are this divide & conquer of the peoples of Europe, to install not only the disorder of the Christian belief system, but the underpinnings of capitalism and the whole "power-over" sickness obedience to faceless authorities. While removing the local governing systems of the communities, the Church focused its dominating force on women, and whipped up a fury of distrust between the sexes and within these yommunities, to forestall a united front against the decimation of the native cultures. If you have any European blood in you at all, it is not too late to be enraged by what happened and continues to happen worldwide: the destroying of native cultures, theft and destruction of the lands, and the installation of a reality which leads to despair, poverty, suicide, and endlcss interpersonal violence. Only the fringes will say today that women are ''the root of all evil". But they do say that in every instance women must be an open door for the potential of life to be made real: love of life, the right to life, is what they claim for every human being. Yet the whole world-view of the Christian and Christian-influenced is based on death; on distrust and dislike for this life and this body. With the hope that through stern obedience to a faceless and much-disputed authority, the next life will be better. The focus is not on the here and now, but some version of a patriarchal afterlife, The impulse to defend life doesn't extend nearly as loudly'into the anti-puclear, environmental, or anti-war/anti-imperialist movements, and yet these death-dealing forces are much more a threat to all present and future generations than is access to abortion. The impulse to promote life doesn't extend nearly as effectively to eliminating imprisonment; supporting the healing of those in pain mentally, spiritually, or even physically; supporting the majority (the poor) and controlling the minority (the rich, the owning-class); sharing food, water and space (land) globally; ending racism; fostering a truly peaceful co-existence at every level and worldwide. That isn't what the antiabortionists are about, so they cannot claim to be "pro-life''. They are simply against the extension to all women of that fundamental civil right: freedom to govern herself, her life. ?!?h-CUCICD: -------The antl-life attitudes that McCullqugh attributes to the feminists are indeed within the culture, but they are not at hte core of feminist belief. I'm also aware that within Christianity there are many who are truly "pro-life" on all levels (but let them speak for themselves). The hnlf-baked feminism displayed in feminist classics like The Female Eunuch (Germaine Greer) where a good deal of loathing is focused on the reality of woman's body, was and is the result of the internalized self-hate fostered in womeh through our lives in a woman-hating culture. Those of us who have grown up with hte feminist movement (I was b. 1960) continue to be exposed to and formed by soft & hard core misogyny. By "soft" I mean that "God", the politicians and the business controllers are all men, and the role models for women have historically been erased from the books, so that we have Joan of Arc and the last Chinese Empress Dowager as the kind of uninviting possibilities to focus or rather, to deflect - our aspirations to greatness. "Hard" misogyny is sexual esploitation, intimidation and control of women's bodies, minds and lives - I'm talking rape, murder, child-theft, pornography, as well as the low-grade brow-beating that many women are subjected to on a daily basis. Remember that this is our whble lives I'm talking about; these things don't start when we turn eighteen. We live and breathe this culture from birth, and through our mothers' bodies from conception. Feminism is, like all levels of life, a dynamic and changing thing. Class and race realities are very slowly, reluctantly, and through active struggle being incorporated into what was for a long time a middle class white woman's game. Feminist mothers are in general too frigging busy raising our kids, and making ends meet, to be loudly vocal and at the forefront of feminist theorizing. But there are millions of us. We do cherish life, as Maureen McCullough has passionately shared. (Whether or not she's a parent, the feeling's the same.)

LETTERS Recreating a world-view that truly demonstrates this cherishing means breaking through the indoctrination of self-loathing, rediscovering a spirituality that affirms and is deeply connected with this body, and this life. It means renovating all of our relationships so that we can be ourselves, whole, n11,I not wasting our time and strength in arguments over our rights, our perceptions and beliefs. At the same time that this inner strengthening takes place, and the strengthening of the connections between like-minded people at the community-level and worldwide, there is the other reality going on the intimidations and rapes, the destruction of cultures and lands, the institutionalized racism, sexism, ageism, class-hatred. Only at the individual level can it be decided: if I have a kid now, I'll beat her or him to the brink of death, like my mother/father/lover beat me; or, given the time and support for healing: if I have a kid now, I can raise him or her to be a freedom-fighter, to cherish this earth and her people, to start from the centre in a balanced way and promote life at every level. Children learn far more from observation than by direct communication: you have to be able to be free and life-affirming at home, even in your worst moments, if you want your kids to act that out on the streets, in future boardrooms (and bedrooms).

A pregnancy can be seen as a knock at the door, where the child might decide at any time not to come through after all (miscarriage, stillbirth, cribdeath). To be pro-choice means that a woman also has the right to choose: a few might lock the door forever (though hysterectomy is not under ~Lebatein the same way); many, many more will say, "I'm sorry, I just can't let you through right now. Things are very bad for me. If you come back in a few years, I think I'll be ready." Or even, ,,m. I lease. Ask somebodv eise." If words & words only changed the world, all would already be well. Saying that men, the world, "must" change is not, sadly enough, entirely effective. We can influence others, but we can only change ourselves, and even that can be a long, long process. The argument that hte fetus is "not human" is a legal argument, and it is the legal system itself which requires such twisti~igof the truth in order that a woman's right to choose can be entrenched in law. Pro-chioce balances the ideal and the real worlds. I wouldn't force anyone to have a kid. Nor would I forbid it. Havin~a child myself, at a point in my life where it is a safe and good choice for both of us, is one oZ the most cherished, dynamic, and "enriching" aspects of my life.

On mp MSSH s t u b a t t h e b e g i n n i n g of February, I r e p o r t e d r e c e i v i n g $59.50 s a l e s tax r e b a t e i n January. When my March cheque came I saw t h a t t h e y had d e d u c t e d t h e whole $59.50. Because I owe them some money I t h o u g h t t h e y must have d e d u c t e d t h e whole amount from what I owe and s o I w a s g o i n g t o l e t i t go. However, S h e i l a B a x t e r of P.O.W. ( P e o p l e On W e l f a r e ) urged me t o c o n t a c t my worke r and t r y t o g e t a t l e a s t $50 o f i t from MSSH. I . d i d s o and I ' m happy t o s a y 1 ' m g e t t i n g t h e whole $59.50! My worker s a i d t h e computer made 'a m i s t a k e . (Computers d o n ' t make m i s t a k e s ;

computer programmers make m i s t a k e s . ) I r a n i n t o someone e l s e who g e t s h i s cheques from t h e Alexander S t r e e t o f f i c e . H i s March cheque was s h o r t by $50 t o o and h i s worker t o l d him fI The computer made a m i s t a k e ." It comes t o my mind t h a t t h e r e might be many o t h e r s t a k e n i n by t h i s "computer mistake". If there were any cheque d e d u c t i o n s you a r e n ' t s u r e a b o u t , I would u r g e you t o s e e y o u r worker. By t h e way, my worker t o l d m e t h a t i n t h e c a s e o f "unearned income" s u c h as t h e F e d e r a l S a l e s Tax r e f u n d , ($70 t h i s y e a r ) you g e t t o keep t h e whole t h i n g . They s h o u l d n ' t d e d u c t any p a r t of i t from your n e x t cheque. E r i c Erickson

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f a l l s on a Sunday am ~ h u r s d a y ' s c h i l d have p r e t t y f a r t o go a n p r e t t y wild.

1 c a n ' t go down t o s e e h e r 'Cause s h e i s h a r d a t work Making l o t s of money And s h e t h i n k s I ' m a j e r k .

But I g o t l o t s of something And I j u s t l o v e t o s h a r e So s t r a n g e r , welcome, howdy And do draw up a c h a i r . Don Hodgson

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I made h e r on a n o t h e r p l a n e From hopes and dreams and when s h e came I wish I could have somehow a c t e d b e t t e r . She asked m e "Do you know t h e time?" But busy w i t h my t h o u g h t s of wine, I wanted t o j u s t t e l l h e r and f o r g e t h e r . But then I looked i n t o h e r f a c e And something i n m e t r i e d t o 1 a c e ; It was hampered by my f e e l i n g of confusion. A woman who was p a s s i n g by nearly halt past tive," Said "It's n e a r l y And s o I blew t h e moment of my choosing.

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A l l a r e on t h e way L i n i n g up f o r . Easy t r a v e l t o new p l a n e s I t r i e d t o explain the reading i s done i n c o n t e x t of h i s own knowledge deducing whatever at will t h e message i f any Is d e l i v e r e d by t h e d e s i r e f o r Self understanding Using words a s a s p r i n g b o a r d t o new p e r s o n a l c o n c e p t s But h i s concept i s open t o empty s p a c e s But h e n e v e r m i s h t e r p r e t s their message H i s mind h a s t h e p u r i t y of a

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Confusion wins, my f l a t e r i n g f e e t Indecisively r e t r e a t , How could beauty l i k e t h i s g r e e t t h e undeserving? S t i l l when i t ' s n e a r l y h a l f p a s t f i v e , Each day a s l o n g a s I ' m a l i v e , I ' l l be s t a n d i n g on t h a t c o r n e r , hope unswerving. E r i c Erickson

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But h i s concept i s t r u e f o r i n t h e spaces between t h e l i n e s Contain t h e t h o u g h t s I a g o n i z e t o convey Should o n l y u n l i n e d paper be used? Tom Lewis

To The Board of D i r e c t o r s :

We, t h e undersigned: Ms. S a l l y Mander, F r e d l ~ aBoxer, B.S. Bidellhop. and Mrs. Joan Maggila-cutty; wish t o p r o t e s t t h e s o r r y s t a t e o f , t h e indign i t y o f , and t h e g e n e r a l l a c k of s u i t a b l e p l a c e s t o r e l i e v e o n e ' s n a t u r a l burden a f t e r consuming t o o much cafo-java. We demand t h a t you immediately cause t h e e r e c t i o n of t e n oak-panelled outhouses t o be placed throughout t h e Carnegie Centre. One w i l l go i n t h e t h i r d f l o o r a r t g a l l e r y t o e n r i c h t h e smokeless a i r . Ano t h e r two w i l l s t a n d on t h e s t a i r w e l l l a n d i n g by t h e s t a i n g l a s s window. One w i l l be l o c a t e d a t t h e end o f a long c a f e t e r i a line-up ( t h i s one w i l l have wheels). The pool room should have one a l s o , i n c a s e Minnesota F a t s comes t o town. Another w i l l be put on t h e t h e a t r e s t a g e f o r shy s i n g e r s and f l a t u l e n t politicians. The o t h e r f i v e w i l l be p l a c e d o u t s i d e , n e x t t o t h e t r e e s , and t h e s e w i l l be coin-operated t o r a i s e funds f o r a war c h e s t t h a t w i l l a i d and a b e t a General S t r i k e by Carnegie V o l m t e e r s vhc? z r e bzir,g ciit back oii ~ " f f e r L I C ' K ~ ~ S , an6 cion't have a p o t t o p i s s i n . L 2

Witnessed t h i s 1 5 t h day of March, 1989, by Woodrow O'lucejaw ( B a r r i s t e r & Tutor.

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On t h e s u b j e c t of t i c k e t s The k i t c h e n funded c o f f e e t i c k e t s i n 1988 t h a t c o s t , i n c a s h revenue, over $28,000. City Hall doesn't recognize t h i s a s an a c c e p t a b l e expense; they j u s t s a y , " D e f i c i t " S t a f f h e r e are w e l l aware t h a t t h e t i c k e t s a r e p a r t of most v o l u n t e e r d ' budgets, and a r e t r y i n g t o t i g h t e n up t h e systems f o r g e t t i n g t i c k e t s . P a r t of t h i s problem i s people who g e t t i c k e t s f o r no work; .% t i c k e t s f o r maybe an h o u r ' s time and s o on. When something new i s t r i e d , it: may n o t work as w e l l a s planned. It happens. What's a l s o happening i s t h e r e s u r r e c t i o n of THEY. "They a r e r u i n i n g t h i s ; They a r e destroyi n g t h a t ; They have a s e c r e t agenda and THEY SHOULD BE...!" I f someone s t a r t s yappin' l i k e t h i s , t a k e a minute t o t h i n k whether i t ' s j u s t a personality t h i n g between them and..

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jIt was i n t h e f a r p a s t t h e d i s t a n t p a s t f o r t h e e t e r n a l now t h a t d o n ' t l a s t i t ' s been s a i d a g a i n and a g a i n 1 t h e f l e x i b i l i t y of t h e r i g i d i t y of s t r u c t u r e t o o s c a t t e r e d when a board d o e s n ' t r e i g n ,

Change from w i t h i n w e a r e a l l l e a r n i n g how i t ' s done L e t t h e meeting f o r b u s i n e s s e x p r e s s o u r concerns and a t t h e same time have some fun! t h a t way we a l l win S t a f f must r e s p e c t t h e Chair t h e e x e c u t i v e and t h e e l e c t t h e s e o f f i c i e l s work hard a t i t t o o r g a n i z e t r i p s and t o select i d e a s and p e t i t i o n s t o put change i n t o e f f e c t . Taum D.

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A t t h e Town H a l l meeting on Sunday, March 1 9 t h a t 7 pm, r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s from t h e Lower Nainland Waste Management C o a l i t i o n and t h e C i t i z e n ' s Action Network w i l l t a l k on t h e GVRD garbage p l a n and how l o c a l governments i n t h e lower mainland want t o send o u t garbage t o Cache Creek instead of recycling i t . A t t h e February Town H a i i meecing, w e h e a r d Carol Cameron from CUPE exp l a i n how t h e c i t y wants t o p u t a Refuse Recovery P l a n t (RRP) j u s t blocks away from Carnegie. Three n i g h t s l a t e r , Vancouver c i t y c o u n c i l voted t o put t h i s p l a n t o u t t o tend e r . They want a p r i v a t e company t o b u i l d i t on c i t y l a n d n e a r Terminal Ave. And t h e y w i l l start by paying t h i s p r i v a t e company $95.00 a t o n f o r t h e garbage i t p r o c e s s e s . w i l l t a k e i n la11 t h e This garbage from b u s i n e s s e s i n t h e c o r e of Vancouver and s o r t i t o u t . Some only 15% w i l l be r e c y c l e d . Most

--__Ic_I__..b 7 w i l l be s e n t t a Bnrns Bog l a n d f i l l . C i t y c o u n c i l a l s o approved a c i t y wide r e s i d e n t i a l r e c y c l i n g program s o people who l i v e i n houses will be expected t o h e l p r e c y c l e t h e i r own garbage by s o r t i n g i t o u t themselves. Businesses and apartments can c o n t i n ue t o dump t h e i r garbage i n t h e same o l d way. I n o t h e r words, they d o n ' t have t o t a k e any r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t h e waste they c r e a t e , A s w e l l , t h o s e of u s who l i v e i n h o t e l s i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e w i l l have no o p p o r t u n i t y t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e r e c y c l i n g program s i n c e garbage from t h e h o t e l s w i l l go t o RRP. ( I n o r d e r t o make money, t h e p l a n t has t o p r o c e s s between 12 and 35 t r u c k s a n hour. These t r u c k s w i l l be going through o r n e a r o u r neighbourhood. A s i f w e needed more t r a f f i c going through t h e s t r e e t s of t h e Downtown Eastside!!! The people a t t e n d i n g t h e Town Hallmeeting passed a r e s o l u t i o n opposing c o n s t r u c t i o n of t h e RRP and a r g u i n g f o r more p u b l i c i n p u t - e s p e c i a l l y from t h e people who w i l l be l i v i n g near t h i s plant - before a f i n a l d e c i s i o n i s made. BUT - t h e Resource ~ e c o v e r yP l a n t i s only a small p a r t of a n even b i g g e r problem. Vancouver i s o n l y -&r,G -dny in 'Llower mainland of B r i t i s h Columbia. TQg e t h e r , a l l t h e towns and c i t i e s from West Vancouver t o Langley and Maple Ridge make up t h e G r e a t e r Vancouver Regional D i s t r i c t (GVRD). ~ a n o u v e r ' s r e c y c l i n g program and t h e RRP on Terminal Ave. a r e p a r t of t h e GVRD'S master p l a n a t o d e a l w i t h garbage. The i n c i n e r a t o r i n Burnaby on t h e F r a s e r River i s a n o t h e r p a r t of t h e p l a n . A garbage dump t h a t was r e c e n t l y b u i l t i n Cache Creek - a t t h e s o u t h end of t h e Cariboo - i s a l s o p a r t of t h e GVRD garbage plan. Most of t h e LllC

Golden Diana a l l t h e way t o cache Creek. This means t h e people i n t h e c i t y g e t t o send t h e i r garbage somewhere e l s e s o w e d o n ' t have t o worry about i t anymore. Right? Nope.

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hazardous waste i n c i n e r a t o r t h a t t h e Socreds had planned f o r t h e town. But i t ' s going t o need a l o t more work t o s t e ? the L E ~ C E T L I = Although Vancouver w i l l n o t b e u s i n g t h e Cache Creek l a n d f i l l f o r about a n o t h e r 15 t o 20 y e a r s , i t has t h e most power on t h e GVRD. A s r e s i d e n t s of Vancouver, w e can t e l l c i t y c o u n c i l t h a t w e d o n ' t want t o send our garbage t o a n o t h e t p l a c e . We need t o d e a l w i t h our own problems o u r s e l v e s , i n s t e a d of g i v i n g them t o o t h e r people. To f i n d o u t what's happening on t h e garbage f r o n t and what we can do about i t , come t o t h e Town H a l l meeting on Sunday, March 1 9 t h a t 7:OOpm i n t h e Carnegie Centre Theatre. By JEFF SOMMERS

f i n d i n g him caught i n s t e e l y t e e t h of s e n s e l e s s p r i d e l e s s ownership, t h e reproduced pose a t r a p t h a t holds her a n 5 m a b n her

h i s possession Joanne Hamen C"

Pro-lifers should target arms costs We read and hear much about abortion these days and no doubt it is a very serious matter. But so is the manufacturing and selling of arms. If abortion is regarded as murder, then the making of weapons is lo be regarded as mass murder. Therefore, pro-lifers would do well to lobby the government to use the funds allotted for military purposes to create security for pregnant women. For isn't financial insecurity the main factor which often forces womerl to have an abortion? If women could have the assurance that they could raise a child without deprivation, there would be fewer abortions. So, pro-lifers, get to work and get to the root of the problem! Demonstrate in Ottawa for better mother and child care. Joe Jachinlow, Enderby

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Our r e a l i t y a g a i n s t t h e i r r e a l i t : r S i l e n t l y , we watch and wait. Daily, w e h e a r of our b r o t h e r s ' L sisters' tragedies. We h e a r i t i n t h e news. Daily, we s e e unspeakable scene:; of our b r o t h e r s ' & s i s t e r s ' s u f f e r i n g We see on t h e d a i l y news We s e e on t h e i d i o t box We s e e & f e e l i t o u r s e l v e s Our b r o t h e r s ' & sisters' s u f f e r i n g . by t h e hundreds, by t h e thousands Sometimes, even Our Mother Earth is t h e apparent cause My B r o t h e r s & S i s t e r s , why i s t h i s ? Have we s u f f e r e d enough?

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No, my b r o t h e r ; no, my sister, You haven't s u f f e r e d enough. Like o u r o t h e r Peoples Here on T u r t l e I s l a n d Since time immemorial W e have l i v e d h e r e With o u r o t h e r Peoples The Fourlegge The P l a n t s The Fishes. My b r o t h e r s , my sisters For t h e Grandfathers have t a u g h t u s t h a t we must use t h e s e g i f t s i n a good way o r t h e y w i l l leave.

My Brothers, my S i s t e r s The I n d i a n Way lives I n each & every one o f us. It's i n our blood, b r o t h e r s , s:Lsters, I n Our Blood. My Brothers, my S i s t e r s , Leave u s n o t sit stunned At t h e s e rezlittes Of which you know. Leave u s n o t t o go hide. But t o accept o u r s e l v e s f o r who we a r e & wbat we a r e W e are n o t l o s t My Brothers, my S i s t e r s The Medicine People Throughout t h e Land Say t h a t we a r e a s l e e p . For I ' v e t r a v e l l e d some f o r long p e r i o d s I have seen, heard and experienced a l o t . And I have found my Brothers & my S i s t e r s throughout t h e Land Are j u s t l i k e us. Kind & generous Even tho1 a hard time, t h e y ' r e having, Suffering s i l e n t l y . More, they are waking up More, they a r e t u r n i n g back t o t h e I n d i a n Ways To what t h e E l d e r s c a l l The Red Road Which, as you know, runs a t r i g h t a n g l e s t o t h e b l a c k road. My Brothers, my S i s t e r s Let u s change our roads before t h e next sunrise o r t h e next sunset. For, as you know, our o t h e r People need us. For, as t h e E l d e r s say, t h e y a r e l o n e l y and going away. And our Great Mother Earth, our Grandmother S u f f e r s t h e most. W e , as you know, a r e h e r e a s guardians of T u r t l e I s l a n d , and of Mother Earth Our Grandmother Who g i v e s u s so much and loves us. W i l l i a m Dominic #214-396 Pokrell St.

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"How do you buy o r s e l l t h e s k y , t h e warmth of t h e l a n d ? The i d e a i s s t r a n g e t o u s . I f we do n o t own t h e f r e s h n e s s of t h e a i r and t h e s p a r k l e of t h e w a t e r how c a n you buy them? Cvery p a r t of t h i s e a r t h is s a c r e d t o my p e o p l e . Every s h i n i n g p i n e n e e d l e , e v e r y sandy s h o r e , e v e r y m i s t i n t h e d a r k woods, e v e r y c l e a r i n g and I~umming i n s e c t is h o l y i n t h e memory and e x p e r i e n c e o f my p e o p l e . The s a p which c o u r s e s t h r o u g h t h e t r e e s c a r r i e s t h e memories o f t h e r e d man. The White Man's dead f o r g e t t h e c o u n t r y of t h e i r b i r t h when t h e y go t o walk among t h e s t a r s . Our dead n e v e r f o r g e t t h i s b e a u t i f u l e a r t h , f o r i t i s t h e M ~ t h e rof t h e r e d man. We a r e p a r t o f t h e e a r t h and i t is p a r t o f u s . The perfumed f l o w e r s a r e o u r sisters; t h e d e e r , t h e h o r s e , t h e g r e a t e a g l e , t h e s e a r e . o u r b r o t h e r s . The rocky c r e s t s , t h e j u i c e i n t h e meadows, t h e body h e a t o f t h e pony and man - a l l b e l o n g t o t h e same f a m i l y . So, when t h e Great C h i e f i n Washington s e n d s word t h a t h e wished t o buy o u r band, h e a s k s much o f Chief s e n d s t h a t he w i l l r e s e r v e u s a p l a c e s o t h a t we c a n l i v e c o m f o r t a b l y t o ouru s . The ' - a t s e l v e s . .ic w i l l b e o u r f a t h e r and we w i l l b e h i s c h i l d r e n . So we w i l l c o n s i d e r y o u r o f f e r t o buy o u r l a n d . But i t w i l l n o t b e e a s y . For t h i s Land is s a c r e d So us. T h i s s h i n i n g w a t e r t h a t moves i n t h e s t r e a m s and r i v e r s i s n o t j u s t w a t e r b u t t h e blood o f o u r a n c e s t o r s . I f we s e l l you o u r Land, You must remember t h a t i t i s s a c r e d . and you must t e s c h y c u r children that ii i s s a c r e d and that e a c h p n - t l y rcflc::i=:. tii ;;tr c i r d r w a y r of t h e l a k e s t e l l s o f e v e n t s and memories i n t h e l i f e o f my p e o p l e . The w a t e r ' s murmur is t h e v o i c e o f my f a t h e r ' s f a t h e r . The r i v e r s of my b r o t h e r , t h e y quench o u r t h i r s t . The r i v e r s c a r r y o u r c a n o e s , and f e e d o u r c h i l d r e n . I f we s e l l you o u r Land, you must remember and t e a c h y o u r c h i l d r e n t h a t t h e r i v e r s a r e o u r b r o t h e r s , and y o u r s , and you must h e n c e f o r t * g i v e t h e r i v e r s t h e k i n d n e s s you would g i v e my b r o t h e r . We know t h a t t h e w h i t e man d o e s n o t u n d e r s t a n d o u r ways. One p o r t i o n o f t h e Land i s t h e same t o him a s t h e n e x t , f o r he is a s t r a n g e r who comes i n t h e n i g h t and t a k e s from t h e Land w h a t e v e r h e n e e d s . The e a r t h i s n g t h i s b r o t h e r , b u t h i s enemy, and when h e h a s c o n q u e r e d i t , h e moves on. He l e a v e s h i s f a t h e r s ' g r a v e s behind and h e d o e s n o t c a r e . H i s f a t h e r ' s g r a v e and h i s c h i l d r e n ' s b i r t h r i g h t a r e f o r g o t t e n . He t r e a t s h i s mother t h e e a r t h and h i s b r o t h e r t h e s k y a s t h i n g s t o b e bought, p l u n d e r e d ; s o l d l i k e s h e e p o r b r i g h t b e a d s . His a p p e t i t e w i l l d e v o u r t h e e a r t h and l e a v e a d e s e r t . I do n o t know. Our ways a r e d i f f e r e n t from y o u r ways. The s i g h t of y o u r c i t i e s p a i n s t h e e y e s o f t h e r e d man. But p e r h a p s i t is b e c a u s e t h e r e d man i s s a v a g e and d o e s n o t u n d e r s t a n d . There is no q u i e t p l a c e i n t h e w h i t e m a n ' s c i t i e s . No p l a c e t o h e a r t h e u n f u r l i n g o f l e a v e s i n t h e S p r i n g , o r t h e r u s t l e o f a n i n s e c t ' s wings. But p e r h a p s i t is b e c a u s e I am a s a v a g e and do n o t unders t a n d . The c l a t t e r o n l y seems t o i n s u l t t h e e a r s . And what is t h e r e t o l i f e i f a man c a n n o t h e a r t h e l o n e l y c r y of t h e w h i p p o o r w i l l o r t h e arguments of t h e f r o g s a r o u n d a pond a t n i g h t ? I am a r e d man and do n o t u n d e r s t a n d . The I n d i a n s p r e f e r t h e s o f t sound of t h e wind d a r t i n g o v e r a pond, and t h e s m e l l o f t h e w i ~ ~i dt s e l f , c l e a n s e d by a mid-day r a i n o r s c e n t e d w i t h t h e p i n o n p i n e . The a i r i s p r e c i o u s t o t h e r e d man, f o r a l l t h i n g s s h a r e t h e same b r e a t h t h e b e a s t , t h e t r e e s , t h e man, t h e y a l l s h a r e t h e same b r e a t h . The w h i t e man d o e s n o t seem t o n o t i c e t h e a i r he b r e a t h s . L i k e a man dyi n g f o r many d a y s , h e is numb t o t h e s t e n c h . But i f we s e l l you o u r Land, you must remember t h a t t h e a i r is p r e c i o u s t o u s ; t h a t t h e a i r s h a r e s i t s s p i r i t w i t h a l l t h e l i f e i t s u p p o r t s . The wind t h a t gave o u r g r a n d f a t h e r h i s f i r s t b r e a t h a l s o r e c e i v e d h i s l a s t s i g h . And i f we s e l l you o u r Land, you must keep i t a p a r t and s a c r e d , a s a p l a c e where e v e n t h e w h i t e man c a n go t o t a s t e t h e wind t h a t is s w e e t e n e d by t h e meadow's f l o w e r s . So we w i l l c o n s i d e r y o u r o f f e r t o buy o u r f a n d . 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t h e w h f t e ' m ~ nmust t r e a t t h e b e a s t s o f t h i s Land a s h i s b r o t h e r s . I am a s a v a g e and do n o t u n d e r s t a n d a n y p t h e r w&y. I have s e e n a t h o u s a n d r o t L i n g b u f f a l o on t h e p r a i r i e , l e f t by t h e w h i t e man who s h o t them from a p a s s i n g t r a i n . I am a s a v a g e and do n o t unders t a n d how t h e smoking i r o n h o r s e c a n be nlore i m p o r t a n t t h a n t h e b u f f a l o t h a t we k i l l o n l y t o s t a y a l i v e . What is man w i t h o u t t h e b e a s t s ? I f a l l t h e b e a s t s were gone, man would d i e from a g r e a t l o n e l i n e s s of s p i r i t . For whatever happens t o t h e b e a s t s happens t o man. A l l t k i n g s a r e c o n n e c t e d . $ You nlust t e a c h y o u r c h i l d r e n t h a t t h e ground b e n e a t h t h e i r f e e t i s t h e a s h e s o f o u r g r a n d f a t h e r s . Land, t e l l y o u r c h i l d r e n what we have t a u g h t o u r c h i l d r e n , t h a t t h e SO t h a t t h e y w i l l r e s p e c t e a r t h is 0i.w Mother. Whatever b e f a l l s I t h e e a r t h b e f a l l s t h e s o n s o f t h e e a r t h . I f men s p i t upon t h e ground, t h e y s p i t upon t h e m s e l v e s . T h i s we know: t h e e a r t h d o e s n o t b e l o n g t o man; man b e l o n g s t o t h e e a r t h . T h i s we know. A l l t h i n g s a r e c o n n e c t e d l i k e t h e b l o o d which u n i t e s o u r f a m i l y . A l l t h i n g s a r e c o n n e c t e d . Whatever b e f a l l s t h e e a r t h b e f a l l s t h e s o n s o f t h e e a r t h . Man d i d n o t weave t h e web o f l i f e ; h e i s m e r e l y a s t r a n d i n i t . Whatever he d o e s t o t h e web, h e d o e s t o h i m s e l f . Even t h e w h i t e man, whose cod w a l k s and t a l k s w i t h him as f r i e n d t o f r i e n d , c a n n o t b e exempt from e s h a l l s e e . One t h i n g we know, which t h e w h i t e t h e common d e s t i n y . We may be b r o t h e r s a f t e r a l l . W man may o n e day d i s c o v e r : o u r God i s t h e same God. You may t h i n k now t h a t you own Him a s you w i s h t o own o u r l a n d . But you c a n n o t . tle i s t h e God sf man, and H i s compassion i s e q u a l f o r t h e r e d man and t h e w h i t e . T h i s e a r t h i s p r e c i o u s t o Him, and t o harm t h e e a r t h i s t o heap contempt on i t s C r e a t o r . The W h i t e s t o o s h a l l p a s s ; p e r h a p s s o o n e r t h a n a l l o t h e r t r i b e s . C o n t a m i n a t e y o u r own bed, and You w i l l o n e n i g h t s u f f o c a t e i n your own waste. But i n y o u r p e r i s h i n g you w i l l s h i n e b r i g h t l y , f i r e d by t h e s t r e n g t h o f t h e God who b r o u g h t you t o t h i s Land and f o r some s p e c i a l p u r p o s e g a v e you dominion o v e r t h i s Land and o v e r t h e r e d man. T h a t d e s t i n y i s a m y s t e r y t o u s , f o r we d o n o t unders t a n d when t h e b u f f a l o a r e a l l s l a u g h t e r e d , t h e w i l d h o r s e s a r e tamed, t h e s e c r e t c o r n e r s o f t h e f o r e s t heavy w i t h . s c e n t o f many men, and t h e v i e w o f t h e r i p e h i l l s b l o t t e d by t a l k i n g w i r e s . Where is t h e t h i c k e t ? Gone. Where i s t h e e a g l e ? Gone. The end o f l i v i n g and t h e b e g i n n i n g o f s u r v i v a l . "

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LOVE.IS DANGEROUS Tom Lewis I understand That when you c a l l e d , you were drunk But when you s a i d I want t o g e t l u c k y I was n o t a b l e t o r e s i s t I n my e x c i t e d s t a t e I f o r g o t t h e condoms The c a b c o s t e i g h t bucks But t h e r e a l e x c i t e m e n t Began when I buzzed The wrong a p a r t m e n t I g o t p i s s e d o f f and A f t e r w a l k i n g around The b l o c k , I came back C l innnri t h n -3 n --rt Went i n Then e s c a l a t e d my s t u p i d i t y By knocking on t h e wrong Door I d o n ' t know who t h a t dude w a s But when h e s a i d t o H i s o l d l a d y o r whoever "Who t h e f u c k i s t h a t ? " I f e l t e x a c t l y t h e same way She s a i d '!I d o h ' t ! know." and h e "Did you i n v i t e someone o v e r h e r e ? " A t t h a t p r e c i s e moment The u r g e t o k i c k down t h e door Presented i t s e l f But s o b r i e t y and t h e F e a r of j a i l p r e v a i l e d I hope t h a t you d o n ' t t h i n k I care J u s t because t h e thought of b e i n g w i t h you Gets me s o screwed up That I can' t do a n y t h i n g r i g h t But t h e n e x t time You g e t horny You come o v e r h e r e That way I won't b r e a k up any homes o r end up i n j a i l I' 11 p r o b a b l y J u s t k i l l myself By f a l l i n g o u t t h e f o u r t h f l o o r window While a n x i o u s l y a w a i t i n g your a r r i v a l . --*-

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between Main and C l a r k ? A c a r e f u l examination of r e c e n t , e v e n t s p o i n t s toward development o f t h a t land. CN i s l o s i n g money on a 1 1 its operations except its r e a l e s t a t e arm. T h i s made a p r o f i t of $14.6 m i l l i o n i n 1988, up from t h e p r e v i o u s y e a r . For example, C N ' s American subs i d i a r y T Grand Trunk - l o s t $11.4 m i l l i o n i n t h e t h i r d q u a r t e r of 1988. CN h a s a l s o s o l d i t s 50% s h a r e i n money-losing CN/CP Telecommunications. It s e e m s l o g i c a l t h a t CN w i l l t r y t o c a s h i n on t h e r e a l e s t a t e boom i n t h e c i t y . A re-zoning of t h e CN l a n d s e a s t of Main S t . t o t h e CD-1 c a t e g o r y would p e r m i t mixed u s e development, similar t o Concord and Marathon. The Grandview c u t , where CN r a i l comes i n t o t h e c i t y from t h e e a s t , i s s l a t e d t o become a highway w i t h i n f i v e y e a r s . The development of a p a s s e n g e r r a i l s e r v i c e between downtown and P o r t Coquitlam, a l o n g t h e CP r a i l l i n e s on B u r r a r d I n l e t , w i l l mean t h a t V I A R a i l can r e l o c a t e t o t h e s u b u r b s a s w e l l . With i t s new y a r d s i n S u r r e y , t h i s b i l l g i v e CN a n e x c u s e t o c l o s e i t s Vancouver y a r d s and t u r n them i n t o a real e s t a t e bonanza. Once a g a i n , t h e b i g developers w i l l reap i n b i g bucks, and t h e p e o p l e o f t h e Down~2;:r, Eactci" - znTlst h e r e s t cf y ~ = couver - w i l l pay f o r t h e i r g r e e d .

With t h e Concord P a c i f i c Develop. ment on t h e n o r h t s h o r e of F a l s e Creek, and Pkrathon R e a l t y ' s (CPR) p r o p o s a l f o r Coal Harbour, you'd t h i n k t h e p e o p l e o f Vancouver and t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e had o u r hands f u l l of mega-projects. But, as anyone walking down t h e w e s t s i d e of Main S t r e e t l a t e l y c a n t e l l you, t h e r e ' s y e t a n o t h e r one i n t h e works. The o l d LaFarge cement works h a s been t o r n down and a d e v e l - , opment p e r m i t a p p l i c a t i o n s i g n h a s been p o s t e d t h e r e . Bosa B r o t h e r s C o n s t r u c t i o n wants t o d e v e l o p 9% a c r e s between Terminal Ave. and Georgia S t . They i n t e n d t o b u i l d a n e n t i r e neighbourhood of l u x u r y condos, h o t e l s and u p s c a l e shopping. Sounds l i k e i t w i l l f i t r i g h t i n t o t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e . Sure. It a l s o seems t h a t t h e r e may s t i l l be a n o t h e r d e v e l o p e r ' s mega-project , i n t h e works a t t h e Canadian N a t i o n a l r a i l w a y s j u s t a c r o s s t h e street from t h e Bosa B r o t h e r s ' p r o j e c t . Cn i s c u r r e n t l y b u i l d i n g a new t e r m i n a l and r a i l y a r d s i n S u r r e y . Once t h e s e a r e completed, t h e r e won't b e a n y t h i n g t o s t o p t h e crown-corporation from p u l l i n g a l l o r most of i t s r a i l o p e r a t i o m o u t of t h e c i t y . The q u e s t i o n t h e n i s what w i l l happen w i t h t h e r a i l y a r d s

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I remember i n Edmonton pcrtrj I'OI*.I1ty A t t h e small r e s t a u r a n t Run by o l d Angelo Lewis I!ow he gave f l o w e r s To t h e l a d i e s A f t e r Sunday brunch But he never gave them To t h e hookers who were p r e s e n t It was h i s old-fashioned way And a compliment t o you But such d i s s e r v i c e To o t h e r humans Some long h e l d Christian ethic I f a l l t h e world's a s t a g e Does God u s e a c a s t i n g couch A - 2

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H e r eyes were dancing w i t h h e r f e e t , t h a t bounced up o f f t h e ground. I reached t o o f a r and missed a b e a t ; t h e song k e p t s p i n n i n g around. W e came a p a r t w i t h s i l e n t speed l i k e b u t t e r f l i e s from l e a v e s . Slow-motion s m i l e s h i d t h e need t h a t only t r u s t r e l i e v e s . The war c l o u d s e n t e r e d slow and s l e e k and wriggled ' c r o s s t h e sky. A whisper wind became a s h r i e k : " t h e e v i l one i s nigh!"

Explcding thunder ki1122 t h e drurns. Deaf s i l e n c e b l i n d l y swelled. The t a s t e of blood f o r t h e poison p l u ~ l e f t l u s t t h a t stayed unquelled. I n t o t h e h e a r t went s p e a r s of h a t e ; t h e poison q u i c k l y spread. The war clouds k e p t a hold of f a t e 'ti1 a l l t h e l o v e was dead.

Back t o s l e e p I l i v e c l o s e by - d o n ' t need a c a r On Thursday I do come i n ; Friday n i g h t I ' m back t o s i n . I do n o t d r i v e & I do n o t s l i n g Gut oh how I wish I could s i n g .

Round about one o ' c l o c k and a n e c l i p s e d moon a dirtied dish i n a s i n k of b l a c k sky, hung, and i ' m i n s l e e p & a s h o r t timid buzzzz someone's a t t h e door & "is i t you again?" & i stumble awake & w a i t f o r t h e buzzer t o go o f f a second & a t h i r d time. i t ' s t o o god-damned e a r l y t o answer t h e phone t o some one p l a y i n g ' tricks. But, l i k e a ghost of a memory t h e intercom does n o t sound a t h i r d nor second time.

I ' m n o t s o young but I ' m n o t o l d There a r e times when I g e t bold This i s t h e bottom of t h e page And we d o n ' t come h e r e t o t a l k of age.

This i s c a l l e d r e c r e a t i o n W e used t o have i t t h r u our n a t i o n Now t h a t t i m e s a r e t u f f a g a i n Shall I drink o r just refrain? A l l t h a t matters is the taxes Vote f o r B i l l o r buy from Max's What you g o t - t a k e m e Jack T h i r t y y e a r s i n a d i r t y shack. This i s n o t a l l t h a t I could s a y But t h i s i s a l l - a l l f o r today. Don Hodgson

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c u r a t o r ' s Note - I n February 1989 t h e t h e n ___------A p r i l 1, 1989 medical s e r v i c e p l a n premium

B r i t i s h Columbia government announced t h a t e f f e c t i v e i n c r e a s e s would t a k e e f f e c t i n t h e Province o f B r i t i s h Columbia. The f o l l o w i n g a r t i c l e by a n unnamed Opposition member documents t h e a r r i v a l and dep a r t u r e of t h e n Premier B i l l Vander Zalm a t t h e s p r i n g 1989 s i t t i n g of t h e B.C. L e g i s l a t u r e . It was f i l e d with t h e C i t y o f Vancouver a r c h i v e s , "with a p o l o g i e s t o Clement C. Moore." "Twas t h e n i g h t b e f o r e A p r i l F o o l ' s Day,'when a l l through t h e House, n o t a c r e a t u r e was s t i r r i n g , except P e t e r Dueck. The Medical S e r v i c e s P l a n premium i n c r e a s e s had j u s t been s i g n e d by t h e M i n i s t e r , i n hopes t h a t Me1 C o u v e l i e r soon would l e a v e him alone. The p a t i e n t s were a l l n e s t l e d i n t h e i r u n d e r - s t a f f e d h o s p i t a l beds w h i l e v i s i o n s of s u g a r plums danced through t h e i r heads. And t h e Members i n t h e i r k e r c h i e f s , and I i n my cap, had j u s t s e t t l e d down f o r a l o n g s p r i n g s i t t i n g . When o u t on t h e lawn t h e r e a r o s e such a c l a t t e r , I sprang from my l e g i s l a t i v e s e a t t o s e e what was t h e m a t t e r . Away t o t h e window I f l e w l i k e a f l a s h , t o r e open t h e s h u t t e r s and threw up t h e sash. The r e f l e c t i o n from t h e n u r s e s ' p i c k e t s i g n s gave t h e l u s t r e o f midday t o o b j e c t s below, when what t o my wondering e y e s should a p p e a r , b u t t h e Premier and e i g h t c a b i n e t m i n i s t e r s , and L i l l i a n . So l i v e l y and quick, I knew i n a mvment i t must be B i l l Vandel; Zalm. More r a p i d t h a n backbenchers h i s c o u r s e r s t h e y came, and he w h i s t l e d and shouted and c a l l e d them by name, "Now Davis! Now Brummet! Now Hanson and Veitch! On Johnston! On Reid! On S t r a c h a n and Smith! To t h e top o f t h e L e g i s l a t u r e ! To t h e t o p o f t h e House1 Now dash away, d a s h sway a l l . " As d r y l e a v e s t h a t b e f o r e t h e w i l d h u r r i c a n e f l y , when they meet w i t h a n o b s t a c l e , mount t o t h e sky. So up t o t h e House t o p t h e m i n i s t e r s t h e y flew, w i t h a s l e i g h f u l l o f h e a l t h c a r e cutbacks and B i l l Vander Zalm too! And t h e n i n a t w i n k l i n g , I heard through t h e boos, t h e a p p r o v a l of b i l l s , c u t t i n g back medical c a r e . As I r o s e t o v o t e nay, and was j u s t g e t t i n g up, down t h e a i s l e B i l l Vnader Zalm came w i t h a bound. He c a r r i e d t h e cutbacks, i n b i l l a f t e r b i l l , frolh no AZT funding t o homemaker s e r v i c e chopping. A bundle of c u t b a c k s he had f l u n g on h i s back, and he looked l i k e a p d e l a r j u s t opening h i s pack. H i s eych how t h e y twinkled, h i s dimples how merry. H i s cheeks were l i k e r o s e s , h i s nose l i k e a c h e r r y . H i s d r o l l l i t t l e mouth was drawn up l i k e a bow, L i l l i a n ' s headband he had even borrowed. And t h e stump of a p i p e he h e l d t i g h t i n h i s t e e t h , and t h e smoke i t e n c i r c l e d h i s head l i k e a wreath. He had a broad f a c e , and a l i t t l e round b e l l y , t h a t shook, when h e laughed, l i k e a bowl f u l l of j e l l y . H e was chubby and plump; a j o l l y r i g h t wing o l d e l f ; and I laughed when I saw him, i n s p i t e of myself. A wink of h i s e y e and a t w i s t of h i a head soon gave me t o know p a t i e n t s had e v e r y t h i n g t o dread. He spoke not a word, but s i g n e d e a c h and e v e r y order-in-council from r e g i o n a l b i l l i n g s t o c l o s i n g of beds t h e n he turned w i t h a j e r k , and l a y i n g h i s f i n g e r a s i d e of h i s nose, and g i v i n g a nod, o u t of t h e chamber d i d he go. He sprang t o h i s s l e i g h , t o h i s c a b i n e t he gave a w h i s t l e , and away they a l l flew, l i k e :he down of a t h i s t l e . But I heard him exclaim, a s he drove o u t o f s i g h t , "User f e e s f o r a l l ! And f o r a l l a cutback!" Submitted by Darren Lowe

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The following presentations are scheduled by the Health Project for the month of March. The address of the Centre is 44 E. Cordova. All that is offered is free of charge and all women are welcome to attend. Join us! Mar. 15 - 2:OOpm - NATIVE CULTURE & SPIRITUALITY; Elder Dorothy Francis. Mar. 20 - 2:OOpm - WOMEN & ALCOHOL; Video, Mar. 22 - Aprr 264 SELF DEFENCE FOR WOMEN; Beginning Wednesday, Mar.22, (lO:30pm-12:30pm) Alice McPherson will teach basic skills which will enable women to defend themselves in the event of a physical attack. Runs for 6 consecutive Wednesdays. Mar. 29 - 2:OOpm - ALANON; a speaker will discuss how to deal with having an alcoholic in your life (parent, child, friend, etc.) For more information, call 681-4786. Joanne Fallow .is the co-ordinator.