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c o n t r o l - of t h e S o c i a l Planning Department, t h e b e s t and only p l a c e s u i t a b l e f o r r e t a i n i n g our uniqueness and v i t a l i t y . The Review Panel went a g a l n s t t h e wlshes o t p r a c t i c a l l y

By PAULR TAYLOR

CARNEGIE COMMUNITY CENTRE h a s had a p e r s i s t e n t worry l a i d t o rest. I n 1987, C i t y Council appointed a p a n e l t o review t h e i n t e r n a l s t r i f e t h a t had l e d t h e C i t y of Vancouver t o suspend i t s working r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h t h e Carnegie Association. The Board of D i r e c t o r s was s p l i t down t h e middle and rumoured d e a t h t h r e a t s f u r t h e r d i r t i e d t h e i d e o l o g i c a l war being waged. The v a s t m a j o r i t y of u s e r s had r a l l i e d and f i n a l l y e x p e l l ed t h e small c l i q u e t h a t was running our C e n t r e ' s nsme i n t o t h e ground. The Review Panel came i n s h o r t l y a f t e r t h e v i c t o r s assumed o f f i c e . Most of t h e community had come t o regard t h e A s s o c i a t i o n a s a bad joke but ohe q u e s t i o n of a u s p i c e s was s t i l l unanswered. Carnegie i s under the auspices - t h a t ' s administrative

i n g t h e e n t i r e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e appara t u s , t h e a u s p i c e s , t o Parks Board. For almost two y e a r s , t h i s q u e s t i o n went unanswered. Parks Board runs a l l community c e n t r e s except o u r s & a l l t h a t stopped t h e t r a n s f e r t o Parks was t h e i s s u e of F e d e r a l CAP funding. BUT: I n a r e p o r t t o Council, t h e D i r e c t o r of S.P., Max Beck, supported h i s department's r e t e n t i o n of Carneg i e and a t a r e c e n t meeting of t h e Parks Board t h e e n t i r e body voted i n favour of our Centre remaining under S o c i a l Planning. I t ' s UNANIMOUS!

I n t h e Public Interest...

F a l s e Creek N e w s from England B e n e f i t s of F r e e Trade Privat i s a t ion Poetry, Letters, Comix & S t o r i e s

Editor, I n your (Feb.1) i s s u e , you asked f o r comments r e g a r d i n g t h e a b o r t i o n i s s u e . I aw an angry and h e a r t s i c k member of t h e f e m i n i s t movement. I n my o p i n i o n , t h e movement has been betrayed by t h o s e people and i n s t i t u t i o n s who advocate "pro-choice" on a b o r t i o n . They a r e l e a d i n g us away from t h e r e a l r e v o l u t i o n , where eve r y human being would have e q u a l o p p o r t u n i t y and be of e q u a l worth. Pro-choicers s t a t e t h a t women must have a b o r t i o n s i n o r d e r t o p r o t e c t t h e i r "mental h e a l t h " - an i n s u l t _ L I I ~ L i n f e r s iilai women a r e rn~nrniincompetents. They s t a t e t h a t , unl e s s a b o r t i o n i s allowed, t h e women t h u s "fojced" t o b e a r a c h i l d w i l l abuse t h a t c h i l d , t h u s i n f e r r i n g t h a t women are v i o l e n t monsters of immaturity. I am s i c k of such ins u l t s . Pro-choicers say no woman has an a b o r t i o n without p r i o r , i n t e n s e soul-searching. That might have been t r u e t e n y e a r s ago but i t is t r u e no l o n g e r . Witness t h e CKW e x e c u t i v e s e c r e t a r y who l a s t year s t a t e d p u b l i c l y h e r a b o r t i o n meant I1 nothing"; w i t n e s s t h e t e e n a g e r s on t h e same program who s t a t e d they d i d n ' t u s e b i r t h c o n t r o l because they could "always have an abortion". Women and c h i l d r e n have always been t h e v i c t i m s of v i o l e n c e . A l l t h e pro-choice movement has done is t o advocate a procedure t h a t i n s t i t u t i o n a l i z e s more of t h e same. Proc h o i c e r s have s o l d o u t t o t h e womanh a t e r s , and given Real Women a s o l i d p l a t f o r m from which t o campaign a g a i n s t f e m i n i s t s . Do you know who funded t h e National Abortion Rights Action League convention on Oct.20, 1979? The Playboy Foundation. The Playboy mansion i n Chicago was loaned f o r t h e event. Male chauvinists have always b e l i t t l e d o r ignored t h e awe-inspiring a b i l i t y of women LL

t o g i v e b i r t h , and now w e have proc h o i c e r s p a r r o t t i n g t h e same, d i s missive philosophy. It i s a l s o s i g n i f i c a n t t h a t t h e pro-choice hero i s a n o t h e r man - D r . Morgantaler - who r e f e r s t o t h e developing human being a s a "collecNewt i o n of c e l l s " o r a "zyglot". speak, 1989! Anyone who u s e s language t h a t dehumanizes t h e human bei n g forming w i t h i n women i s b o t h s e x i s t and dangerous. I have seen and heard D r . Morgantaler; watched, a p p a l l e d , a s he r e v e l l e d i n h i s I

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up t h e a d u l a t i o n o f f e r r e d t o him by t h e pro-choicers i n t h e audience. I s e r i o u s l y b e l i e v e t h e man, who s u f f e r e d t e r r i b l y i n a Nazi c o n c e n t r a t i o n camp, i s a c t u a l l y p r o j e c t i n g i n t o h i s aduithood t h e death-dealing v i o l e n c e t h a t occurred t o him i n h i s I t h i n k h i s h o r r i f y i n g expeyouth. r i e n c e s have made D r . Morgantaler more than a l i t t l e mad - and t h a t h i s p s y c h o l o g i c a l r e a c t i o n i s t o def l e c t d e a t h and v i o l e n c e back o n t o t h e s o c i e t y t h a t d i d n o t q u i c k l y come t o t h e a i d of Jews dying i n t h e Holocaust.

Throughout t h e a g e s , women have accused men of s e x u a l i r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . B r u t a l men have always s a i d , "Get r i d of I T , , c a n l t you?" Now some women a r e r e p e a t i n g t h i s a n c i e n t , m i s o g y n i s t i c l i n e . (Misogynist - one who h a t e s o r d i s t r u s t s women.) Whate v e r happened t o p e r s o n a l responsibi l i t y ? W e know t h a t pregnancy can r e s u l t from sex. L e t ' s be pro-choice BEFORE we g e t i n t o bed, n o t AFTER i t . There a r e p i l l s , and t h e r e a r e condoms; i f t h e p i l l s cause s i c k n e s s t h e n t h e r e a r e c e r v i c a l caps. I a g r e e t h a t r a p e and i n c e s t v i c t i m s should quali f y f o r a n a b o r t i o n , a s being t h e

l e s s e r of two g r e a t e v i l s , b u t i t i s s t i l l a n e v i l . Such v i c t i m s had v i o l e n t s e x f o r c e d upon them; o t h e r women have chosen t o have s e x and should a c c e p t t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t h a t goes w i t h t h a t . The:pro:choice e t h i c is rooted i n 19th century t h i n k i n g , b l i n d l y a c c e p t i n g c r u e l , p a t r i a r c h a l systems and v a l u e s . Abortion i s a q u i c k - f i x s o l u t i o n which does n o t h i n g t o a l t e r t h e soci a l e v i l s t h a t l e d t o i t ; which, i n f a c t , by i t s expedience, d e l a y s muchneeded'reforms. Here, i n a n o t h e r J form, 1s t h e o l d f e a r and contempt f o r t h e f u n c t i o n of women's bodies. The pro-choice e t h i c does n o t honour women f o r t h e i r unique f u n c t i o n ; ins t e a d , i t does i t s b e s t t o change women : n t o men, complete w i t h t h e same detached o u t l o o k f o r which women once s o r i g h t l y condemned t h e male. It i s i r o n i c t h a t i n 1928 a m a l e Supreme Court s a i d women w e r e n o t persons. Now, i n 1989, i t i s pro-choicers who a r e claiming t h a t t h e c h i l d i n a woman's womb i s n o t a person, b u t a Y e t look a t a d e p i c t i o n of "zyglot". a n 8-week f e t u s : i t h a s arms, l e g s , body, head, s e x u a l organs, i t s own h e a r t b e a t . b r a i n , blood and nervous system. It i s a b l e t o r e a c c EO touch and t h u s a b l e t o f e e l pain. (What pregnant woman h a s n o t p r e s s e d h e r b e l l y f o r t h e d e l i g h t of s e e i n g t h e f e t u s move?) Those who i n s i s t t h e f e t u s i s n o t a human being should hurry t o a n o p t i c i a n , because boy, do they need g l a s s e s ! When i t comes t o inhumanity, women can no l o n g e r p o i n t t h e f i n g e r . When women embrace a b o r t i o n , w e can no l o n g e r c l a i m t h a t a world run by women would be a world without v i o l e n c e . It may be e a s i e r t o a b o r t t h a n t o a l t e r s o c i a l i n s t i t u t i o n s . Nevertheless, t h a t i s what w e should dd. I n

t h i s , women must have male s u p p o r t . It i s men who s t i l l , t o a n overwhelmi n g degree, hold and wield power. It was male s e l f i s h n e s s and r e f u s a l t o s h a r e power and wealth, t h u s f o r c i n g women i n t o poverty g h e t t o e s , t h a t brought a b o r t i o n i n t o being i n t h e f i r s t p l a c e . Now, men MUST s h a r e ; they must a c c e p t e q u a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r b i r t h c o n t r o l , support s e n s i b l e and complete s e x e d u c a t i o n , e n s u r e t h a t motherhood i s honoured a s a prof e s s i o n , t h a t s e x u a l abuse i s elimina t e d and t h a t w e have s o c i a l i n s t i t u t i o n s t h a t p r o p e r l y support mothers and c h i l d r e n . Every human being i s unique; t h e r e never has been n o r e v e r w i l l be a g a i n a n o t h e r l i k e him o r her. This i s t h e profound m i r a c l e t h a t a b o r t i o n would vacuum away l i k e s o much rubbish, I f s o c i e t y and i t s i n s t i t u t i o n s do n o t change, t h e r e w i l l be a t e r r i b l e p r i c e t o pay. When women begin t o k i l l t h e i r own c h i l d r e n because soci e t y has refused t o h e l p them, then, I t r u l y b e l i e v e , t h e d e a t h of c i v i l i z a t i o n i s upon u s . Yours very s i n c e r e l y , Maureen McCullough Rape Rape i s n o t a pleasant thing for a girl. Rape i s v e r y s c a r y But men do n o t Think about how The g i r l f e e l s about The and But not

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give-away of the heart of the city to one of the richest men in the world, and the political scandaland blatant abuse of the public interest that has accompanied this sell-out. "The privatization of False Creek is to facilitate a multi-billion dollar proposed development which/ a h utterly to met thesocial needs of Vancouver, and which threatens to seriously harm the city S living environment. "Theprimaty responsibility for this betrayal oj' Vancouver rests wirh the Social Credit government and the internationalcapital it represept.g&nd, ~ecpndari!~ with the Vancouver City Coirricil which hns been an acquiescent partner to the process. " Thesebre the opening words to

a comprehensive report published by the Vancouver & District Labour Council entitled "The Public Interest and the North Shore of False Creek". The paper. prepared for the labour council by the Trade Union Research Bureau, makes it clear that what's at stake in the development of False Creek is the public interest, which has consistently been sacrificed to big capital over the years. From the giveaway to the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1886. to Marathon Realty in the 1970s, to Li Kai Shing in the 1980s - governments have

been more interested in courting iii p i ~ i i ~ t and i ~ gfurthering the public interest in the heart of Vancouver. Over the past decade, but especially during the last three years, Asian capital has acquired a vastly expanded presence in V'rncouver. a fact which has been "grist in the mill" of racists who want to curb non-white immigration to Canada. This campaign of racism has been opposed by both the labour movement and civic reformers. The labour council is not concerned with the "cultural consequences" of Asian investment in B.C., but it has taken dead aim at the result of "speculative investment" which has sent property values "spinning out of control

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at more than double the rate of inflation". The issue of most concern to the trade union movement and civic reformers is the impact of speculation in residential property: it will come as news to no one that the security of homeowners and tenants has been jeopardized "through incrcased rents and taxes" and that for "many thousan-ds of citizens" hous.ing i$ becoming simply unaffordable. The labour council underlines the fact that the main problem in False Creek is not "Hong Kong money", but the failure of the provincial government and Vancouver City Council to defend and promote the interestsof residentsbotn property owners and tenants. It is careful to point out that "Hong Kong capital is not invading B.C. It has beenpught out and invited to B.C. by the provincial government and the City Council and by the province's own financial elite who have sought partnerships with it." It also outlines the role played by Ottawa, which has designed its immigration policies to favour "rich immigrants with money to invest." Rising rents and property taxes have hardly gone unnoticed by Vancouver residents. Not so obvious to the naked eye have been the

changes in the B.C. economy as the focus of government and business has shifted to the Asian Pacific countries. In 1964, the labour council reports, only 24 percent of B.C.'s trade was with the "Pacific Rim". Now it constitutes 42 percent of all our trade greater than trade with the rest of Canada and the United States put together. The flood of capital into the Vancouver real estate market during the last ten years has also directly affected those who work in the construction industry. The labour council reminds us that the north shore of False Creek was used during the EXPO period as '..L-

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experiments of the Social Credit government" which declared the Coal Harbour construction site an economic development project and outlawed the use of nonaffiliation clauses by building trades unions. The government's intervention on behalf of its big business masters "guaranteed that a substantial portion of the site would be built by non-union labour". What has happened in False Creek is nothing short of a scandal with long term consequences for the people of B.C. For the building trades, the immediate question is will construction be carried out b"

unionized contractors paying union wages under union condltions? What precautions will be taken to ensure that constructi~n workers are not exposed to toxic wastes left in the soil by previous owners (CPR and Marathon Realty)? Will construction workers be building neighbourhoods they c,an afford to live in with their famil'es and friends? The labour council is proposing a meeting among unions and concerned citizens groups to hammer out what Frank Kennedy, Secretary-Treasurer, called a "common program" around development of the north shore of False Creek. "We are hoping to organize a ;r.ae:i-g : : !!x (:! .=f Rhrusry cr beginning of March to begin mc 5ilizing around the various iss3:es involved in the sale and redevelopment of False Creek," Kennedy told ON THE LEVEL. "It's imp3rtant that we have something in place to monitor what's going on and to organize appropriate actions in defense of the public' interest." Kennedy said that union members interested in becoming involved should contact their lacal unions to find out what plans are being developed to participate in this broadly-based effort.

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noun WEEK', In Britain, there is only worse to come. In the very near future, under the amended Official Secrets Act, anything at all that the security service does will be absolutely protected against disclosure in IJritain. Thus, if MI5 or MI6 were to murder environmentalists and destroy their

property (as the French secret service did to Greenpeace); o r bum the offices and meeting places of anti-government groups (as the Canadian security services did to Quebec separatists in 1972); bug and burgle the political opposition (as Nixon did in Watergate); or send poison pen letters and hate mail to radicals 'the FBI and Martin Luther King), no one shall be permitted to know.

Too Much Dopamine Sacramental s a c r i l e g e s s o a r i n g somewhere e l s e f i n a l l y f r e e me from grammar's i r o n r u l e s hosannah. Quest ion. Happy loosed words c l i n g i n g t h r e a d l y t o meanings g r i n d i n g o u t t h b h e a x t of language scream out t h e i r redemption. J e s u s ? Thanks, but I a l r e a d y have a f e t i s h o b j e c t . INSERT IDEAL WORLD HERE. Verbs do most t o r i g h t t h e dopamine l e v e l s l a u g h i n g ' through t h i s m a t r i x Stephen-thing who t r i e s t o g i v e up p o e t r y because he c a n ' t t a k e on sex. A s i f t h e r e a r e any connections anymore. Oh b e a u t i f u l randomity s e a r m e t o t h e severance t h a t knows no mayonaise e i t h e r b e f o r e o r a f t e r t h e f a x machine breaks down. Pure chaos reams o u t t h e a n a l f a n t a s i e s t i e d down t o my c o s t l y wanting. Nothing has changed. Context i s e v e r y t h i n g except bread on t h e t a b l e . KITCHEN SINK. Morpheous weds Diana soon: t e c h n i c a l l y c h a s t e union. A l l e l s e i s v a n i t y , s a y e t h t h e pen. And though i t d o e s n ' t s t o p t h e stomach growling i t ' s s t i l l more o r l e s s n i c e t o be back among you a l l a g a i n , I guess, s t u c k a s I am with t h e mind of a 5 0 ' s woman, m u t a t i s mundatis. And b e s i d e s , I s h o t a p e r f e c t I S ' t h e o t h e r day. Where do I p i c k up my reward?

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:4LJSIC AT CARNEGIE I would l i k e t o t a k e t h i s opportu n i t y t o thank Dean Obrol f o r a l l h i s d e d i c a t i o n t o "Music a t Carnegie!' A s many of you know, he i s o f t e n , s e e n carrying a briefcase, rushing t o the Theatre p l a y i n g h i s g u i t a r , s i n g i n g , s e t t i n g up sound equipment and being a master of ceremonies. He has done t h i s w0.k b o t h a s a s t a f f person and a s a v o l u n t e e r , but always o u t of d e d i c a t i o n t o t h e needs of musicians i n our community. W e r e c e n t l y combined a l l t h e programs connected t o music and e n t e r tainmen; t h a t have t r a d i t i o n a l l y happened a t Carnegie under t h e responsib i l i t y of a Music Programmer. The ant i c i p a t i o n i s t h a t t h i s program w i l l grow and develop. A job p o s t i n g was done, i n t e r v i e w s have taken p l a c e , and I ' m p l e a s e d t o announce t h a t EARLE PEACH w i l l be Carnegie's new music programmer. While s a y i n g thankyou t o Dean, I ' m a l s o expending a warm welcome t o E a r l e .

Donalda Viaud , Programmer.

An e x c i t i n g new p l a y , THE WOLF W I T H I N by Alex Brown w i l l open March 1 7 t h (running ti1 A p r i l 9 t h ) a t t h e New Play Centre, 1405 Anderson S t . , Granville Island. "This play i s a powerful and chall e n g i n g drama about p e r s o n a l i n t e g I t ' s an absorbing play about rity. a C a t h o l i c p r i e s t who i s caught between h i s ambitions and h i s s e n s e t h a t e v e r y t h i n g he i s doing, f e e l i n g and l i v i n g f o r i s f a l s e . " Group r a t e s a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r 10 o r more s e a t s . Tues., Wed. & Thurs. evenings.have reduced r a t e s of $6.00 each. Matinees a r e $4.00 and on Sundays t h e matinee i s "pay what you can!' So i f a group of you want t o g e t tog e t h e r a s "Carnegie" f e e l f r e e . Most i m p o r t a n t l y , enjoy y o u r s e l f !

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FROM WE EDIlQR'S DESK THE VALUE OF CONSCIENCE

The New Westminster VALUE VILLAGE employees a r e on s t r i k e f o r b e t t e r working c o n d i t i o n s , job s e c u r i t y & an i n c r e a s e i n wages. Seeing t h e p i c k e t s i g n s o u t s i d e f i r s t brought kind of a n i n d i g n a n t t r a i n of mind i n t o g e s r : 'This i s work f o r a good c h a r i t y , s o what happened t o t h e i r i d e a l i s n? ' Following i s t h e s o r d i d what i s behind yet truthful story t h e p u b l i c image. I. VALUE VILLAGE i s owned by a b i g American c o r p o r a t i o n w i t h s t o r e s i n B.C., A l b e r t a and t h e U.S.A.; i t has about $12 m i l l i o n worth of real e s t a t e i n B.C. a l o n e and 1988 s a l e s n e t t e d o v e r $5 m i l l i o n . V.V. i s c l o s e l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e Mentally Handicapped A s s o c i a t i o n which i s a c h a r i t a b l e o r g a n i s a t i o n . however, V.V. i s a p r o f i t - m o t i v a t e d c o r p o r a t i o n which conveys i t s r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h t h e MHA i n a d e c e p t i v e f a s h i o n , misleading t h e p u b l i c and i t s own employees. When s t a r t i n g a job t h e r e , employees a r e t o l d t h a t t h e minimum wage paid t o them i s t o f a c i l i t a t e g i v i n g t h e MHA 50X of the ,--C-. ~ I V I I L ~ . This i s SO t h e reasoning used t o s t o n e w a l l r a i s e s , complaints and even job s e c u r i t y . Any s t a t e ments by employees about working c o n d i t i o n s o r job s e c u r i t y a r e met with ~ h ~ immediate i r dismissal. Wages paid range from $4.50 t o $5.65,hour with no i n c r e a s e i n s i g h t , y e t only about 10% of t h e p r o f i t s go t o t h e MHA w h i l e t h e rest go i n t o t h e pockets of t h e owners of t h e company. The MHA s o l i c i t s donat i o n s from t h e g e n e r a l p u b l i c f o r a good cause, y e t s e l l s them t o V.V. wkolesate; e. g. a garbage bag f u l l of used c l o t h i n g f e t c h e s $8 f o r MXA and V.V. s e l l s each i t e m r e t a i l -

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i f some generous c i t i z e n t a k e s goods d i r e c t l y t o V.V., then MHA g e t s nothing a t a l l . Employees have become aware of t h e guise that t h i s corporation operates under and how i t u s e s ' ~ Ft o~ V . V . ' s f u l l advantage. V.V. r e f u s e s t o pay i t s employees a decent wage, s t a r t i n g them a t t h e minimum and keeping t h e pay a s c l o s e a s p o s s i b l e t o t h e minimum even a f t e r y e a r s of work. And a s s t a t e d , any employee i s expected t o do good work f o r poor pay and i s " r u t h l e s s l y dismissed" i f t h e company f e e l s t h e i r wishes a r e n o t being comp l e t e l y complied with. This i s t h e same o l d s t o r y : t h e r i c h American c o r p o r a t i o n g e t s r i c h e r w h i l e B.C. and Canadian workers can not a f f o r d t o feed t h e i r families. C h a r i t y should n o t g e t mixed up w i t h t h e e x p l o i t a t i o n of t h e p u b l i c ' s g e n e r o s i t y and t h e e x p l o i t a t i o n of g e n e r a l workers. C h a r i t y i n v o l v e s benevolent good w i l l towards humanity and i n t h i s s i t u a t i o n t h e meaning of t h a t word j u s t does n o t f i t i n .

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WILL THE SOCREDS SELL YOUR HONE? The s o c r e d s have p r i v a t i s e d e v e r y t h i n g from n a t u r a l g a s t o highway m a i n t e n a n c e t o j o b t r a i n i n g f o r p e o p l e on w e l f a r e . It is v e r y l i k e l y t h a t t h e y w i l l s e l l c f f p u b l i c 6 n o n - p r o f i t housing.

WHY DO WE THINK THE SOCREDS ARE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS? a ) We have a copy o f t h e S e p t . 1 9 8 7 S o c i a l S e r v i c e s & Housing t h r e e y e a r p l a n which i n c l u d e s " i n c r e a s e t h e c a p a c i t y f o r s e l f d i r e c t e d p u r c h a s e housing." T h i s means t h a t t h e government p l a n s t o s e l l o f f p u b l i c and n o n - p r o f i t h o u s i n g . b) The s o c r e d s have been s e l l i n g o f f " p i e c e s " of t h e s o c i a l h o u s i n g s y s t e m s i n c e 1987. I n 1987 t h e y p r i v a t i s e d a l l o f t h e c o n t r a c t s f o r b u i l d i n g and m a i n t a i n i n g s o c i a l housing. I n 1987, t h e BCMHC b u i l d i n g o f t h e new s o c i a l h o u s i n g u n i t s was t e n d e r e d t o t h e most c o m p e t i t i v e b i d d e r . It is i m p o r t a n t t o remember t h a t a government can p r i v a t i s e much o f a p u b l i c o p e r a t i o n and s t i l l c a l l i t p a r t of t h e p u b l i c s e c t o r . Margaret M i t c h e l l , p r e s i d e n t o f t h e Vancouver & D i s t r i c t ena ants' Assn., h a s been advocat i n g f o r more r e a l PUBLIC h o u s i n g . The Vancouver & D i s t r i c t ena ants' A s s o c i a t i o n w a n t s t o see 125,000 p u b l i c h o u s i n g u n i t s i n BC, n o t j u s t t h e meager 10,000 t h a t e x i s t now. T h e r e h a s n ' t been any p u b l i c h o u s i n g b u i l t s i n c e 1979, t h e same y e a r t h a t T h a t c h e r s t a r t e d p r i v a t i s i n g ( E n g . ) c ) M i t c h e l l , r e c e i v e d a ) l e t t e r frmn Claude Richmond s t a t i n g : " I f p r i v a t i s i n g s o c i a l h o u s i n g i s t h e most c o s t e f f e c t i v e method of managing s o c i a l h o u s i n g , t h e n we w i l l p u r s u e i t . " (Sept.87) d ) On Feb. 7, Clod Richmond a p p o i n t e d a new chairman f o r BCMHC. P e t e r Thomas h a s t a k e n o v e r t h e helm. P e t e r Thomas h a s w r i t t e n s u c h books a s "The A r t of S e l l i n g " , "The J o y o f S e l l i n g " & "?L S t e p s tc S.u'~~~ssfi;: Se1::iip". iie is cilairman o f c h e board of l : ~ n r l l r y 7 1 Real Es+_?te. 3e is a s s o c i a t e d w i t h Nelson S k a l b a n i a . He b e l i e v e s i n t h e " g o s p e l of salesmanship." He w a n t s t o enc o u r a g e t h e p r i v a t e s e c t o r . He wants t o t r y i n n o v a t i v e a p p r o a c h s t o s o c i a l housing. He was p:ev i o u s l y t h e c h a i r m a n o f t h e BC government's P r i v a t i s a t i o n Review Committee. Does i t l o o k 1i:e the socreds a r e pursuing p r i v a t i s a t i o n ? e ) We kno" t h a t I n t e r g o v e r n m e n t a l R e l a t i o n s M i n i s t e r , S t e p h e n Rogers, went t o England t o s t u l y T h a t c h e r ' s p r i v a t i s a t i o n program and is b e i n g a d v i s e d by b a n k e r s and i n v e s t o r s t h a t were i n s - r u m e n t a l i n Maggie's p r i v a t i s a t i o n scheme. I n 1987, Rogers a t t e n d e d a p r i v a t i s a t i o n c o n f e r e n c e i n Vancouver. He s a i d t h a t BC i s w i l l i n g t o show " l e a d e r s h i p " i n p r i v a t i s a t i o n i n Canada. He sa'id, "Thank f o r T h a t c h e r o r nobody would be d o i n g it." f ) The s o c r e d s a r e p r i v a t i s i n g l a n d i n o t h e r a r e a s . The Expo l a n d s a n d Crown l a n d i n t h e Coqui t l a m a r e a a r e two examples. WHAT WILL BE THEIR SNEAKY STRATEGY TO SELL OFF PUBLIC HOUSING?

S t e p h e n Rogers f a v o r s Madsen P i r i e ' s a p p r o a c h t o p r i v a t i s a t i o n . P i r i e i s f e a t u r e d s p e a k e r a t c o n f e r e n c e s o n p r i v a t i s a t i o n s p o n s o r e d by t h e r i g h t wing N a t i o n a l c i t i z e n s ' C o a l i t i o n . P i r i e i s t h e guy t h a t managed t o s e l l o f f most o f B r i t a i n ' s p u b l i c a s s e t s . These assets t o o k o v e r 100 y e a r s t o a c c u m u l a t e , and less t h a n 10 y e a r s t o g e t r i d o f a l m o s t e n t i r e l y . I n 1978 England hiid t h e most p u b l i c a s s e t s i n t h e w o r l d ; by 1990, h e s a y s t h a t i t w i l l have t h e l e a s t p u b l i c a s s e t s . T h a t ' s h i s m o t t o : GET R I D OF IT. S e l l i t p i e c e by p i e c e , s e l l i t w h o l e s a l e , b u t GET RID OF IT. He s a y s t h a t e a c h c o u n t r y , l i k e Canada, w i l l h a v e i t s own q u i r k s , and i t t a k e s work t o g e t a good s t r a t e g y t h a t p e o p l e w i l l buy. But, a c c o r d i n g t o a r e p o r t o n t h e F r a s e r I n s t i t u t e ' s Concere n c e on p r i v a t i s a t i o n , t h e r e a r e t h r e e g u i d i n g p r i n c i p l e s . H e r e ' s what t h e y a r e , and how t h e s o c r e d s w i l l p r o b a b l y u s e them: 1) MAKE FRIENDS OF YOUR ENEMIES

Buy o f f t h e p u b l i c . Find o u t who t h e p u b l i c i n t e r e s t g r o u p s a r e and make them a d e a l t h a t t h c y c a n ' t r e f u s e . The V&DTA is a l i k e l y t a r g e t . The s o c r e d s might o f f e r t o s e l l t h e p r o p e r t y and h o u s i n g u n i t s t o t h e p r e s e n t t e n a n t s , o r t o o t h e r i n d i v i d u a l members o f t h e p u b l i c . They might o f f e r t o s e l l i t t o you s h a r e by s h a r e , a t a reduced r a t e , s o t h a t you w i l l make a q u i c k i n s t a n t p r o f i t . They w i l l s a y t h a t t h i s i s "your o p p o r t u n i t y t o own y o u r own home.'' They w i l l s a y t h a t t h e y a r e o f f e r i n g you a c h a n c e a t ' ' p r i d e of owncr,hip." They might o f f e r t o s e l l y o u r home t o you a t a p r i c e below market r a t e , and e v e n guaran. " p r e f e r e n t i a l c r e d i t " t o e n s u r e mortgage r a t e s below y o u r p r e s e n t r e n t . Say you 1)O buy a house from SS&H. I n c a s e you h a v e n ' t n o t i c e d , most "happy homeowners'' i n Va c o u v e r who a r e low-middle income, can no l o n g e r a f f o r d t o own t h e i r own homes. They have t o t a k e i n r e n t e r s , n o t o u t of t h e good o f t h e i r h e a r t s , b u t t b c o v e r c o s t s . Many a r e f o r c e d t o s e l l and l e a v e Vancouver, t h e i r home f o r many y e a r s . Who buys t h e i r homes? R e a l t y companies, i n v e s t o r s , NOT a v e r a g e p e o p l e . The o n l y hope you have f o r l o n g t e r m s e c u r i t y is g e t t i n g t h e government t o EXPAND p u b l i c h o u s ~ n g - n o t " g e t r i d of i t . " Once t h e s o c r e d s f i n i s h w i t h s e l l i n g p u b l i c h o u s i n g , i t w i l l b e imposti b l e f o r any f u t u r e government t o buy them back. The " s h a r e s " w i l l b e t o o w i d e l y d i s p e r s e d . P i r i e s a y s : "When t h e o p p o s i t i o n g e t s i n , t h e y w i l l n o t be a b l e t o g e t back t h o s e h o u s e s They a r e g o i n g t o have t o a c c e p t t h e new s t a t u s quo."

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The socreds know that we will resist privatisation. They know that not everybody agrees that the only motive for life is sheer profit. They know that we do not agree that some people should have homes, while others sleep in the streets. They know that if they sell off public housing, they will have succeeded in beginning the dismantling of BC's society. Next to go will be GAIN, health care and education. They know that most decent Canadians don't like this. But if the socreds follow Pirie's strategy, they will be ready for us. If we say: "But what about the people who will go homeless? What about the gap between the rich and the poor?" They will guarantee new homes. They will cite "home ownership" as closing the gap. They will offer us answer that we want. THEY DO NOT HAVE TO FOLLOW THROUGI1 WITH ANY OF THIS; THEY JUST HAVE TO MAKE THE PUBLIC BELIEVE TtlAT TllEY WILL. But a public "high" on quick profits from share and short-term profit is easy to buy. 3)

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This means the government should contract out the implementation of privatisation. That way, the government is not heod accountable. The socreds are already doing this: They have privatised the architects, builders, and to a large extent the management of public housing. Their last step is to do the actual selling of our homes.

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WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN ENGLAND In England, residents were in for a rude surprise after privatisation. ere's some of the things that happened there that could happen here: First, only some of the tenants will be able to afford to buy, no matter what the conditions. You might be given only a couple of weeks to decide if you want to buy. If you don't, the offer will go to an outsider. Those who can't or don't want to buy will either be evicted or have to pay rent to a new "private" landlord. There is no guarantee that these new landlords will keep rents low, maintain repairs, etc. Tenants lost long term security to their homes. Yet, Peter Thomas and his boys will try to make you believe that all you have to gain is longterm security. "A home to pass on to your grandchildren." Those poor who are evicted will have no place to go. In england, entire families are living on the streets, squatting, and staying in dingy hotel rooms. Maggie paints a picture of happy homeowners. She forgets to finish the equation: happy homeowners at the expense of thousands of 'new' homeless. Longterm security is NOT possible in the marketplace or the "private sector.'' The marketplaae is based on wheeling, dealing, and eventually buying the little person out. HOW CAN WE FIGHT TO KEEP PUBLIC HOUSING? 1) Make sure all tenants understand what is happening in Britain, how the privatisers use sneaky words and phrases to get support for their schemes, and how tenants lose in the long term. 2 ) Make the public aware of the longterm implications: Thousands of BC residents will be homeless if they have to depend on market housing. 3) Educate the public to realise that privatisation is not security, but the insecurity of the marketplace in all aspects of our lives. Explain that selling public housing actually increases homelessness and the aap between the rich and Door. Ex~lainthat once the houses are gone. there is nu griiiug iiwm back. Ask peopie: "is chis cite "secure" iurure you wanr for your grandc'niidrerr? 4) We suspect that the socreds are preparing NOW to sell housing. They will probably want to get some of it done before the next election, to bask in the short term "success" of those who are seduced by Peter the Wolf. They will get re-elected and when the long term results come down, they will no longer be accountable. We MUST GET RID OF the socreds. To the socreds, the business of government IS business. Vote for a government with a commitment to longterm security. 5) It is no coincidence that free trade is here. Privatisation is the American Way. 6) Don't fall for any of their ploys. Just remember: Privatisation means some short-term gains for some, long-term disaster for many while rich investors prosper, and the dismantling of our society. 7) Develop a plan of action such as leafletting, board meetings about this issue, support for other groups, maybe lawn signs saying: 'This house is not for sale.' BEWARE OF PHONEY OFFERS FROM PETER THOMAS According to Equity magazine, Peter Thomas "gets $10,000 a day for explaining to others the joys of "hot button selling." Thomas is always selling, and that makes it hard to get a fix on what is going on inside his head. Is he telling you something because he wants to say it or because he thinks you want to hear it? Need I say more?

Quotes from Eladsen Pirie are from a luncheon speech given to the National Citizens' Coalition. Article by Pam Fleming

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be equipped w i t h ? A g r e a t number of people a r e c a r r y i n g knives i n the city. We want t o be c e r t a i n t h a t t h e r e a r e no f a r e i n c r e a s e s i n A p r i l a s t h e c o s t of a bus r i d e i s t o o high a l r e a d y . People on Welfare and low income c i t i z e n s should be issued w i t h f r e e bus p a s s e s a s they a r e l i v i n g f a r below t h e poverty line. Rents a r e extremely high i n Van- . couver and cause people t o be i s o l a t e d w i t h no money f o r t r a n s p o r t ation. Thank you f o r a t t e n d i n g t o t h i s matter. Sincerely, People on Welfare.

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BISQUE DEPRESSION Poetry Diane Macs semantics of v e r s e grey shades of I m i s s you Red V a l e n t i n e of Loving by t h e s i z e of i t t h e audience a p p r e c i a t e s p r o s e t h e r e i s c o f f e e money t o be made i n w r i t i n g those. Geriatric deficit a run on t h e l a r d e r by those who oppose the resistance t o nutrition soup/sandwich a t t h e Mission run of t h e M i l l Church Welfare d i e t Dungeon S w i l l t h e imprisoned run r i o t ti1 t a s t e buds Govern t h e Kitchen I ' d d r i n k too i n f u s e d with i t run Pro Creation a p p r o p r i a t i o n of t h e fund Spending i n London between l e a d & gold i s Mercury sheppard g r a z i n g l a n d Lord Lasr Chance P r e s s

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Garry Gust The Ozone's gone and l e f t a h o l e ; I g o t t h e sunshine blues. Those v i o l e t r a y s a r e e a t i n ' my s k i n ; I got t h e sunshine blues. The Human Race Is e r a s i n g i t s space, There's human waste A l l over t h e p l a c e . I look f o r hope But t h e r e ' s n o t a t r a c e ; I got t h e sunshine b l u e s .

INNOVATIVE ANTI-DRUG SOCIAL CENTRE SEEKS ORGANISERS, SUPPORT Are you happy w i t h Vancouver's a s i t i s - r i f e with nightlife drugs such a s a l c o h o l and tobacco? O r a r e you wary of drugs' e f f e c t s on you, your family, f r i e n d s and s o c i e t y ? Using drugs p u t s you a t some r i s k of s l i p p i n g i n t o h e a v i e r use. I n s p i t e of d e n i a l s , mind and mood drugs ALWAYS have n e g a t i v e consequences: p h y s i c a l , emotional and s o c i a l . However, h e r e i n Canada, you probably c a n ' t even name a s i n g l e person who t r u l y a b s t a i n s from psychoa r r i v e riigs= P P e ~ ~t hb z ~t 12 r t59t category a r e c a f f e i n e , t r a n q u i l i z e r s , solvents, Ritalin, other psychiatric drugs, added s u g a r , s t e r o i d s and i l l e g a l drugs. Maybe 99% of Canadians a r e drug u s e r s . One reason t h a t anti-drug programs d o n ' t do b e t t e r i s t h a t t h e people conducting and sponsoring them u s e drugs. L e t ' s f a c e i t : our world i s drug-drenched, from t o p t o bottom. Many powerful people (knowingly o r n o t ) s t a y i n powerupartly by hypoc r i t i c a l l y e x p l o i t i n g drug u s e r s . Another reason anti-drug campaigns f a l l s h o r t i s t h a t they t r y t o d e t e r people from going t o drug hang-outs but d o n ' t provide v e r y e x c i t i n g a l t e r n a t i v e s , i f any. A l t e r n a t i v e s t o t h e drug scene s h o u l d n ' t be confined t o t h e prim & proper, a t h l e t i c , r e l i g i o u s and highbrow. Our p r o j e c t ? Opening a warm, inv i t i n g c l u b which a t t r a c t s l o t s of people t o our anti-drug l i f e s t y l e . (Action i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e words we hear s o much. ) T h i s w i l l be t h e w o r l d ' s f i r s t anti-drug ballroom and a c t i v i t y centre! A s much a s p o s s i b l e , our premises w i l l be f r e e of t h e temptation t o "use1\ Every o t h e r dance h a l l i n t h e world ( a s f a r a s we know) a l l o w s

o r s e r v e s d r u g s , N e i t h e r w i l l we c o n t r i b u t e t o o t h e r a d d i c t i v e behavi o u r s , such a s gambling o r even eating too fast. W e i n t e n d t o f e a t u r e l i v e stompin' music such a s rock, s o u l , gypsy, h o t j a z z , punk, b l u e s , reggae, honkytonk, m e t a l , e t c . Dance music i s a proven draw. People of a l l ages, inc l u d i n g t h o s e r e c o v e r i n g from drugs, w i l l r e a l l y enjoy " l e t t i n g i t a l l hang out" on our dance f l o o r . What a tremendous boost t o musicians and r h e p r e s e n t c n h e ~ l t h ymEnrc scene! I t ' s been almost impossible f o r a performing rock musician t o avoid a l o t of c i g a r e t t e smoke. W e ' l l provide a sauna, a h o t tub, h e a l t h y food, a c h i l d r e n ' s room, and o t h e r s e r v i c e s . We'll go down i n history ! To g e t o f f t h e ground w e need more workers, funding and o t h e r support. We're g a t h e r i n g t h e l e a s t - a d d i c t e d people w e can f i n d . Regardless of your p r e s e n t l i f e s t y l e , f e e l welcome t o c o n t a c t us. Write Korky Day, #3-420 Hawks Ave., Vancouver, B.C. V6A 3H6; Te. 879-0730.

PACIFIC SOCIETY For NATIVE MUSIC #111-2228 F r a n k l i n S t r e e t V5L 1R9 Vancouver, B. C. 251-4844 o r 255-9543 Dear F r i e n d s ,

The P a c i f i c S o c i e t y f o r Native Music and ~ e b b i eMearns, General Manager of t h e Vancouver I n d i a n Centre, w e r e approached by M r . Heinrich S c i e r s k i , a West German promoter, w i t h a proposed o p p o r t u n i t y f o r 50 Canadian Native people t o a t t e n d a C u l t u r a l F e s t i v a l i n West Germany i n 1990. The f e s t i v a l welcomes a l l f a c e t s of Native a r t such a s : c a r v e r s , p a i n t e r s , musicians, r e c o r d i n g a r t i s t s , e t c . A i r f a r e and accommodations w i l l be provided f o r by t h e West German Govt. I have s e n t a demo t a p e of KINOQ, a

rock ' n r o l l Native group from Calgapy and a demo t a p e from M t . C u r r i e , B.c. t o West Germany. I have n o t a s y e t r e c e i v e d any dmoes o r promos from T r a d i t i o n a l drum groups o r dancers. I i n v i t e a l l Native a r t i s t s t o submit photographs of t h e i r work w i t h a p h t o t of themself and a s h o r t biography. I am a t t h e above a d d r e s s . P l e a s e ; photos of your work only. P l e a s e f e e l f r e e t o c o n t a c t f o r any a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n you r e q u i r e . Miro Vlcek, Executive D i r e c t o r .

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me t h e chance t o m e e t and make many f r i e n & , b u i a l s o provided me w i t h a chance t o upgrade my education. There a r e a few a d d i t i o n a l r e a s o n s why I keep r e t u r n i n g t o t h i s p l a c e . Aside from having enjoyed p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e p i c n i c s , and t h e musical and poe t r y events i n the theatre, I also enjoyed p l a y i n g t h e r o l e of t h e found e r of Carnegie, M r . Andrew Carnegie. Yes, t h e Carnegie Centre has provided me w i t h s o much t o d a t e . I hope i t w i l l c o n t i n u e doing s o i n t h e f u t u r e , which i n c l u d e s t h e t i c k e t s t h a t I c o l l e c t each day. These a r e now a p a r t of my monthly budget. Henry IIebert

I have a new c a r e e r now Smooth s a i l i n g i n t o t h e f u t u r e I t ' s a l l s o c u t and d r i e d T r i e d and t r u e c u t a n d - d r i e d Nobody makes unreasonable demands Not even I c a r e t h a t much.

It you storm back now It would m e s s up my f u t u r e So c u t and d r i e d Re-open o l d wounds Make t h e blood flow Unscar t h e f u t u r e Drowning s t a r s would r i p t h e sky I n s i d e a l l c u t and d r i e d Navigating t h e d e s e r t Scraping t h e h u l l Deeper i n t o wasteland Spread t h e s h e e t s There i s no tomorrow Without you coming back To fuck up my l i f e .

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TELLIER TOWER OFFICIALLY OPENED --------------------.----------On Monday the 27th, the residents of this model for seniors housing took great pride in telling all participants in the gathering about their home. All names aside, there were politicians and architects and builders and representatives from federal, provincial and municipal branches of governments all pleased to have hnnn "LLll

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Jim Green, of the Downtown Eastside Residents Association Housing Society, was master of ceremonies; so glad to stand firmly behind social housing with such an incredible tribute to the concept being the building everyone was in. He asked the gathered to listen to reps from various government departments. Each, of course, spoke of the cooperation necessary to realise such housing as this, with history, heri-. tage and modern quality all rolled into one beautiful project. The audience was content to listen. It was a time for good feelings in our

community; a time to feel satisfied that one more idea had reached fruition in this historic 1ocation.Everything from the basement to the roof has its own story and heritage tale. Small matters like massive developments, land speculation, demolition of up to 15 buildings in the next 3 months/500 people facing homelessness no end in sight to escalating rents/ 100-resident structures being 'removed' to make way for a few luxury condos and land prices going out-ofsight and. How serious, in the face of this other reality, can words like "ltls only the beginning, Jim!" (from Claude Richmond, Minister of Social Services & Housing) be taken when the starkness facing thousands includes having no affordable housing in Vancouver in a few years? How committed to rich rule are the present govercm~nts, when the s n c r d s praise such as Peter Thomas for "having the right idea?" Thomas is talked about in the special section of this issue at the centre'of the newsletter. Make your own decision. We, the people here, are fighters. Even though we win battles, war is still the lowest form of human activity. There is a great difference between being co-operative and being co-opted What seemed to have been said but not spoken was that we are here to STAY. By PAULR TAYLOK