May 15, 1989, carnegie newsletter

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Carnegie People I l i k e t h e c e n t r e and t h e p e o p l e t o o i t ' s s o r t of homey, n e v e r b o r i n ' and h a s a l o t of c h e e r a p l a c e of new b e g i n n i n g s , a home away from d e s p a i r . a r e f u g e from t h o s e mean s t r e e t s t h a t s o o t h e s my s o u l a p l a c e f o r p e o p l e a l o t l i k e me.

I know t h e p e o p l e though n o t by name I see t h e i r faces, it t e l l s t h e i r story good p e o p l e , w o r k i n ' , l o v i n ' , c a r i n ' f o l k r i c h i n s p i r i t & good a t h e a r t a l o t l i k e me

d e t e r m i n e d p e o p l e who've had t o struggle t o get the l i t t l e t h a t they've got when o t h e r s h a v e n o t h i n ' b u t memories, s c a r s 6 achin' h e a r t s I see their stars, the distant glares and know why/ f i g h t i n ' f o r s u r v i v a l i n a "system" t h a t j u s t doesn ' t c a r e yet i n t h e i r h e a r t s is a strength t h a t ' s oh s o s t r o n g n o t h i n ' can b r e a k t h e i r s p i r i t s no m a t t e r how s e v e r e t h e wrong We've come t h i s f a r , we c a n ' t s t o p now a determined people s t r u g g l i n ' t o g e t o u r due I s i n g your p r a i s e s I won't f o r g e t yas Ya a l o t l . i k e m e .

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ANOTHER DISASTER

THANKS TO YOU! There a r e two p e o p l e a t Carnegie, who have been more t h a n generous and v e r y kind. They a r e George & L i l l i a n .

George & L i l l i a n have been sponsori n g t h e once a month e n t e r t a i n m e n t of "Stage 401" which t o o l p l a c e one ,week b e f n r e w e l f a r e day f o r more t h a n 6 months. T h e i r generous c o n t r i b u t i o n of one hundred d o l l a r s and door p r i z e s t o t h e amount of twenty d o l l a r s i s r e a l l y a p p r e c i a t e d by t h e musicians and t h e audience.

To you George and L i l l i a n I s a y thank you f o r keeping S t a g e 401, t h e m t l s i r i a n c : 2 n d rhp ~UII~P~C~, B ~ ~ V P , and v e r y happy.

Henry

Why a r e t h e y l e t t i n g o u r environment t u r n b l a c k ?

What's happening t o o u r government? t h e people who a r e supposed t o be running o u r c o u n t r y ? !

The d i s a s t e r t h a t happened a t Sea should n o t have happened a t a l l . It was t h e s t u p i d i t y o f t h e s k i p p e r i n Valdez; due t o h i s d r i n k i n g . Because of t h a t h e ' s h u r t many walks of l i f e including h i s family But y e t t h e Government j u s t s i t s and w a i t s f o r t h e o i l s p i l l t o come9 j u s t a l i t t l e c l o s e r before they c a l l ic the croops; 5y c h a t t i m e i t ' s t o o l a t e . The wind h a s s h i f t e d and i t ' s more t h a n j u s t a l i t t l e c l o s e r now.

The damage w i l l s t i l l be t h e r e when , t h e skipper g e t s out of jail. H e g e t s t o spend two y e a r s i n j a i l - i f t h a t .

Three s q u a r e meals a day and a roof ' o v e r h i s head, p l u s a $100,000 f i n e , b u t i f you t h i n k about i t , h e ' s g e t t i n g t h e b e t t e r o f t h e d e a l . I t ' s cost i n g t h e government XXXX number of d o l l a r s j u s t t o keep him i n l a c k e d up

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SPRING FEST Editor: I a t t e n d e d t h e A p r i l 1 7 t h GVRD h e a r i n g on r e c y c l i n g and l e f t q u t t e d i s a p p o i n t e d because t h e i r o v e r a l l p l a n o m i t s t h e two most i m p o r t a n t elements of r e c y c l i n g - a commitment t o waste r e d u c t i o n and a p l a n t o u t i l i z e recycled products.

L i t e r a l l y tonnes of unrecycled newspapers l e a v e Vancouver e a c h y e a r because t h e r e i s no market f o r them h e r e . The two c l o s e s t p l a n t s t o Vancouver which can s t r i p t h e i n k from t h e newsprint f o r r e c y c l i n g a r e i n Oregon and O n t a r i o . Both a r e t u r n i n g away newspaper because t h e y a r e overwhelmed w i t h paper and have l i t t l e market.

BC waste paper which was s e l l i n g f o r between $70 t o $100 a tonne l a s t y e a r i s s e l l i n g t h i s s p r i n g f o r between $16 and $45/tonne.

Perhaps t h e GVRD should t a k e a b a s i c economics c o u r s e i n s u p p l y and demand b e f o r e t h e y implement t h e i r scheme.

Of e q u a l importance i s t h e p r i o r i t y of waste r e d u c t i o n over waste recycl i n g . Governments need t o ban c e r t a i n p r o d u c t s and packagings. Minne a p o l i s l a s t month, f o r example, banned p l e s t l c am! 2 c 3 ~f s o d packa g i n g ~such a s egg c a r t o n s and t h e t r a y s w e buy meat i n . A Metro Toronto c o u n c i l r e p o r t noted t h a t 50% of waste volume and 33% of waste weight i n t h e i r C i t y i s from packaging s u r e l y eliminating r a t h e r than j u s t r e c y c l i n g unnecessary waste needs t o be a p r i o r i t y of government.

With garbage t h e r e i s o n l y f o u r burn i t , t h i n g s w e can do w i t h i t bury i t , r e c y c l e i t o r r e d u c e i t . ~ e t ' st r y t h e l a t t e r b e f o r e a n y t h i n g else.

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I t ' s t h a t t i m e of y e a r a g a i n time f o r t h e Annual S p r i n g F e s t t o be h e l d on SATURDAY, 27 MAY, 10 - 4 .

L a s t y e a r , many o r g a n i z a t i o n s j o i n e d f o r a day of fun and fundr a i s i n g . Like most church b a z a a r s t h e r e w i l l be w h i t e e l e p h a n t t a b l e s & home baking, a t e a room, games of v a r i o u s s o r t s and s o on.

This l e t t e r i s t o i n v i t e t h e p u b l i c t o a t t e n d and t o a s k any group o r a s s o c i a t i o n t o be a p a r t of t h e fun. See you a t t h e f e s t !

Geniene E l l i o t Spring F e s t Committee F i r s t United Church.

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A t t h e end of March, w e were approached by t h e S t e r l i n g Community Foundation, a group which does p u b l i c s e r v i c e p r o j e c t s , t o make May 6 h 7 a community work weekend. W e jumped a t t h e o f f e r and s t a r t e d scrambling f o r funds t o pay f o r m a t e r i a l s l i k e water p i p e s , d r a i n a g e t i l e s , g r a v e l , mulch and wood.

Thanks t o Alds. Libby Davies, Bruce E r i c k s e n and Harry Rankin, w e g o t $15,000 from Vancouver C i t y Council.

They fought f o r u s t o g e t t h e money t o h e l p undo t h e damage caused when t h e C i t y f o r c e d u s t o move o f f oneq u a r t e r of t h e land. mI.-e ,---t , , , ,,..la ,....I lllQL lllCQllL LVuIu UCLy a l o t of t h e m a t e r i a l s w e needed. But t h e S t e r l i n g s h a d n ' t j u s t been s i t t i n g around w a i t i n g f o r u s t o f i n d t h e funds. They had whipped a n a p p l i c a t i o n i n t o t h e Van Dusen Foundation and g o t u s a $3,000 g r a n t ; t h y e a l s o g o t u s t h e u s e of a bobcat f o r t h e weekend, a g e n e r a t o r , a cook-stove and equipment, huge t e n t and 45-foot t r a i l e r ( t o s t o r e a l l t h e t o o l s and equipment i n ) . F i f t e e n l a r g e p i n e t r e e s from v a r i o u s n u r s e r i e s were donated t o be p l a n t e d on t h e berm f a c i n g P r i o r S t r e e t . A l l t h e wood f o r t h e w h e e l c h a i r garden beds was s a l v a g e d from a n o l d m i l l , a s w e l l a s t h e edge boards f o r t h e p a t h s .

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TEAMWORK MAKES A GARDEN GROW I f you happened t o p a s s by t h e S t r a t h c o n a Community Gardens on t h e weekend of May 6-7, you would have witnessed a n amazing s i g h t . L i t e r a l l y hundreds of people were working i n c o o p e r a t i o n t o t r a n s f o r m t h e Gardens.

Sweating b o d i e s , pushing wheelbarrows, crews d i g g i n g t r e n c h e s i n unison, sawing, hammering i n s t a k e s , people d i r e c t i n g crews a s soon a s t h e y f i n i s h e d one t a s k i n t o a n o t h e r . Dust, n o i s e and a s e n s e of e x h i l a r a t i o n covered t h e 3 a c r e s of t h e Gardens.

We had been without d r a i n a g e and a n i r r i g a t i o n system a t t h e Gardens s i n c e c o n s t r u c t i o n s t a r t e d i n Februa r y on t h e city-owned p o r t i o n of t h e land. A l l of our p l o t s were moved i n t h e w i n t e r months, i n c l u d i n g s o i l , r o c k s and boards. They were s h o v e l l ed o n t o wheelbarrows and moved over wet, f r o z e n , f l o o d e d o r thawed p a t h s - a backbreaking t a s k . These p a t h s , which w e r e rough t o begin w i t h , t o o k a s e r i o u s b e a t i n g and w e r e v i r t u a l l y impassible.

The night and Day R e s t a u r a n t dona t e d food f o r t h e weekend and prepe r a t i o n t i m e f o r t h e d i n n e r on Sunday: J u i c e , f r u i t , c o f f e e , e t c . was a l l d o n a t e d . What t h e y g o t i n goods and s e r v i c e s was t r u l y amazing.

I c o u l d n ' t even s t a r t t o l i s t it.

On F r i d a y , che dump t r u c k s s t a r t e d a r r i v i n g w i t h t h e g r a v e l . They dumped 25 l o a d s on Hawks S t r e e t n e x t t o t h e Gardens. What a p i l e ! It a l l had t o be l o a d e d on wheelbarrows and moved by hand o n t o t h e s i t e . Some o f u s wondered a l o u n d what we had l e t ourselves i n for.

By S a t u r d a y noon, t h e o p e r a t i o n was i n f u l l swing and humming.

Teams o f e i g h t were s h o v e l l i n g g r a v e l i n t o wheelbarrows w h i l e a n o t h e r team h e l p e d push t h e l o a d s up t h e h i l l i n t o t h e Gardens. A t t h e g a t e someone was d i r e c t i n g e a c h wheelbarrow t o i t s d e s t i n a t i o n on t h e s i t e . Teams were d i g g i n g t r e n c h e s f o r d r a i n a g e and

ers dug o u t t h e o l d s o d on t h e p a t h s and l e v e l l e d t h e bumps and r o c k s t o ready t h e p a t h s f o r g r a v e l .

The p r e p a r a t i o n work r e q u i r e d b e f o r e t h e weekend was t o d i g o v e r 700 f e e t of 18-inch t r e n c h i n g and l a y t h e water piping.

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O t h e r s were s t a k i n g t h e t r e n c h e s , f i l l i n g them w i t h g r a v e l and n a i l i n g C r e w s of p a t h c l e a r on edge b o a r d s .

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A l l t h e d e t a i l s of t h e o p e r a t i o n were thought o u t i n advance. There was even a massive crew on hand t o work o v e r t h e t i r e d muscles of t h e workers. Water and j u i c e came around p e r i o d i c a l l y . With t h e many p e o p l e on s i t e (300 r e g i s t e r e d ) , i t t o o k a m i r a c l e of p l a n n i n g t o keep p e o p l e from t r i p p i n g - o v e r e a c h o t h e r .

One t h i n g we r e a l l y a p p r e c i a t e d w a s t h e concern f o r s a f e t y . There were no a c c i d e n t s , no one was h u r t and none of t h e equipment was damaged.

Bruce E r i c k s o n and Libby D a v i e s , a f t e r t h e d i n n e r on Sunday, made a n o t h e r c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e f u t u r e of t h e Gardens. They donated a male and a f e m a l e K i w i t r e e f o r t h e r e l o c a t e d orchard. T h i s , along w i t h recognit i o n of t h e i r v i c t o r y i n g e t t i n g $15,000 from C i t y Council t o pay p a r t i a l c o s t s , won t h u n d e r o u s a p p l a u s e from everyone.

A f t e r t h e m i r a c l e had been performed, some numbers o f f e r e d t h e m s e l v e s a s p a r t of t h e s t o r y : T h r e e hundred p e o p l e , a v e r a g i n g a b o u t t e n h o u r s e a c h , e q u a l s 3,000 h o u r s of work. It would h a v e t a k e n u s y e a r s , i f e v e r , t o complete t h e j o b o u r s e l v e s .

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Thanks t o t h e S t e r l i n g s and t o t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n and h a r d work of t h e G a r d e n e r s , i n c l u d i n g many Carnegie p e o p l e , we now have a f u l l y functioning s i t e . Probably t h e h i g h e s t compliment we can pay i s t h a t a l l t h e work done i s p r a c t i c a l l y i n v i s i b l e , b u r i e d under t h e p a t h s , b u t working t o make t h e Gardens grow. The Gardeners d i d n ' t l o s e any t i m e t a k i n g a d v a n t a g e of t h e improvements. By Sunday e v e n i n g , many were a l r e a d y busy w a t e r i n g t h e i r p l o t s .

Carnegie members w i l l b e g l a d t o know t h a t t h e Carnegie p l o t is a l r e a d y beginning t o s p r o u t .

I t was q u i t e a n e x p e r i e n c e , working w i t h t h a t l a r g e number of p e o p l e , a l l c h e e r f u l l y j o i n i n g I t shows t h a t teamwork i n one grand p r o j e c t . and c o o p e r a t i o n can move mount whether they b e s o i l o r gravel !

P.S. The Gardens a r e i n t h e 700-block of P r i o r . I f y o u ' r e i n t e r e s t e d i n p a r t i c i p a t i n g , l e a v e a message f q r Muggs a t t h e f r o n t desk of C a r n e g i e C e n t r e . Come on o v e r t o Gardens any t i m e f o r a v i s i t ! ! !

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J u s t because y o u ' r e a c h i l d d o e s n ' t mean you d o n ' t have r i g h t s So i f someone t o u c h s you where you dull' i w a ~ iilr111 i i u , s a y NO Then t e l l someone What he was doing t o h e r was wrong, but he s a i d i t would make h e r f e e l . b e t t e r and t o l d h e r never t o s a y a n y t h i n g t o anyone about what he was doing; s o s h e d i d n ' t Besides he t o l d h e r s h e would g e t i n t o t r o u b l e i f s h e t o l d Granny.. so s h e d i d n ' t

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E x c i t i n g news f o r S e n i o r s i n and around Carnegie: The n e x t t r i p scheduled f o r Carn e g i e S e n i o r s w i l l be a day t r i p TUESDAY, MAY 3 0 t h t o H a r r i s o n . W e ' l l l e a v e Carnegie a t 10:OO a.m. and head t o t h e H a r r i s o n Pool f o r a warm, r e l a x i n g b a t h ( d o n ' t f o r g e t your b a t h i n ' s u i t and t o w e l ! ) .

Following a 1-hour s w i m w e ' l l t r a v e l t o H a r r i s o n Lake f o r t h e a f t e r n o o n , which i n c l u d e s a p i c n i c l u n c h , t h e n i t ' s b a c k t o Carn e g i e . T i c k e t s f o r t h e d a y ' s excurs l o i i a r e 61.33 each and will L e availa b l e from t h e S e n i o r ' s Lounge. This t r i p i s l i m i t e d t o 40 S e n i o r s .

C a w i n g , Camping, Camping T e n t a t i v e p l a n s a t t h i s time are f o r a Camping t r i p t o S e c h e l t on t h e Band r e s e r v e JUNE 12-13th.

This t r i p w i l l be t h e "old-fashioned s t y l e " o f camping i n t e n t s and ' r o u g h i n g i t ' .

I f you're i n t e r e s t e d , please record your name on t h e l i s t i n t h e s e n i o r ' s June w i l l b e a n extremely busy month f o r Carnegie S e n i o r s ! Immedia t e l y f o l l o w i n g t h e t r i p mentioned above, o u r S e n i o r s w i l l p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e a n n u a l "Seniors' S t r u t ' ' from Terry Fox P l a z a t o Robson Square.

Forms a r e a v a i l a b l e from t h e S e n i o r ' s o f f i c e t o c o l l e c t p l e d g e s on. T h i s i s a g r e a t f u n d - r a i s i n g a c t i v i t y . From a l l t h e monies c o l l e c t e d , we g e t t o keep 80% (20% goes t o t h e o r g a n i z i n g committee). A huge cake, t o which w e ' l l c o n t r i b u t e a p o r t i o n , and e n t e r tainment w i l l be enjoyed by a l l a t Robson Square on FBIDAY, JUNE 1 6 t h .

Also i n J u n e , t h e 1st Downtown Easts i d e S e n i o r ' s Neighbourhood Day w i l l t a k e p l a c e on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2 1 s t .

Come p a r t i c i p a t e and h e l p c e l e b r a t e summer. The Neighbourhood Day w i l l i n c l u d e a walk about t h e community s t a r t i n g a t Carnegie, t h e n on t o F i r s t United Church, Jenny P e n t l a n d

P l a c e and S t r a t h c o n e , B i l l Hennesey and f i n a l l y Oppenheimer Park. The wali w i l l b e from 11 AM - 1 PM. I n t h e p a r t a chicken p i c n i c l u n c h w i l l t a k e p l a c e (from noon-2) a s w e l l a s e n t e r tainment and FUN! See Donalda o r Danny Korica f o r more i n f o . riASH! - Our newly e l e c t e d S e c r e t a r y i s Henry Hebert. Welcome aboard!! fc Next S e n i o r s Support Group Meeting TUESDAY, JUNE 6th-2 pm. (Note change) DON'T FORGET TO APPLY FOR YOUR GUARANTEED INCOME SUPPLEMENT I f you a r e g e t t i n g Old Age secur i t y , you a r c probably g e t t i n g a guaranteed income supplement. It comes i n c l u d e d as p a r c of che Cid Age S e c u r i t y cheque.

I n J a n u a r y , you should have a l s o r e c e i v e d a g r e e n form i n t h e m a i l , s e p a r a t e l y from your cheque. T h i s i s c a l l e d t h e GIs form. T h i s g r e e n form g u a r a n t e e s t h a t you w i l l con- i t i n u e t o g e t t h e income supplement.

T h i s form should be f i l l e d o u t and s e n t i n t o Canada Pension P l a n by p March 31st, 1989.

I f you n o t i c e t h a t your Old Age S e c u r i t y cheque i s about 50% l e s s t h a n u s u a l , i t means t h a t you have n o t f i l l e d o u t and mailed i n t h e g r e e n form.

I f t h i s h a s happened t o you, phone Canada Pension P l a n a t 6663040 t o g e t them t o m a i l you t h e green form. I f you a l r e a d y have t h e form and need h e l p f i l l i n g i t o u t , t h e y w i l l h e l p you do i t o v e r t h e phone. 666-3040 You can a l s o go t o 712 TI. H a s t i n g s t o f i l l t h e form i n t h e r e . Ask t h e r e c e p t i o n i s t f o r t h e GIs form o r t h g r e e n form. I f you t h i n k you might need h e l p f i l l i n g i n t h e form a t t k o f f i c e , you must phone f i r s t t o mak a n appointment. Phone 666-6299.

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PIDGEONS AND THE PARK WORDS

Saw a N a t i v e Warrior h i s hands manacled behind h i s back b e i n g a r r e s t e d f o r somethin' o r o t h e r down a t Pidgeon P a r k I

Words a r e l i k e k i t e s dancing a t t h e end of a s t r i n g : one rough j e r k of t h e tongue plunges them t o e a r t h .

Yet, given t o t h e wind, they s o a r , perhaps t o v a n i s h but, i f they a r e yours, t h e y w i l l come back luminous w i t h what t h e y have s e e n .

a h a n d f u l of p e o p l e s t o o d around t h e y d i d n ' t s e e m t o mind t h e r a i n t h e a n g u i s h upon t h a t f a c e i n p a i n , wishing h e c o u l d be somewhere e l s e , f i x i n ' t o d i e pbliceman looked oddly o u t of p l a c e t o o young, t o o c l e a n t h e uniform n o t b e l o n g i n g not an a r e a r e s i d e n t but a n import t o t h e downtown f o r a few h o u r s t o do h i s job t o enforce unpopular, u n j u s t l e g i s l a t i o n a n arrest, a lock-up t o be p u t behind b a r s t h i s i s keeping t h e p e a c e and when i t w a s o v e r t h e wind blew a few p a p e r s around and n o t h i n g was l e f t t o show what w a s going down and t h e r e s t a u r a n t p a t r o n s laughed a t t h e j o k e and t h e pidgeons a t e g r a i n f e d by k i n d f o l k k i n d l y piease u s g i v e back some hope down a t Pidgeon P a r k . . .

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Our e x i s t e n c e r e i n f o r c e s Their middle c l a s s b e l i e f s L i t t l e t h e y know!

A l i f e is a l i f e But why shop h e r e Amongst t h e d e r e l i c t s To make b e l i e v e A l l is well But you can d i e by t h e gun O r be raped a t any time !$he11 t h e i r + _ iis ~?

I They might r i s e t o heaven Oh! But p l e a s e g i v e me a b r e a k By keeping s i l e n t Because i f God Should end t h e world It w i l l be That you've Bored H i m t o d e a t h Please t o give H i m & I a measure of compassion O r a t least w a i t till We;re b o t h o l d enough t o turn stone deaf.

Tom Lewis

Those readers who have been around Carnegie the past few years, and who regularly eat here, have noticed a few changes in the food service. The eating area has moved three times, a cash register and table cloths have been added, but beyond the superficial, t h e patrcns zq have cotfced some other changes as well.

Service has increased considerably with many/more meals and a much broader variety of food served. Meal service is on a regular basis, soup and a good variety of sandwiches are served every day, and there is a vegetarian dinner every Friday night.

The dessert trays are usually full of various pastries and other delights.

The kitchen volunteers and staff are committed to serving the patrons the highest quality food with the best (and sometimes expensive) ingredients available. To keep costs down and quality up, all our food is prepared from scratch.

You are also aware that prices have been stable for the past 24 years.

During that time our costs have been steadily increasing and we have been trying very hard to keep prices down.

We are at a time when we are faced with the prospect of price increases on a few items, but not everything.

This is unsettling, but a reality nonetheless. Regrettably, JUNE 1st these price changes will be in effect (UP .lo) 1. potato salad $.50 2 . hamburgers $1.10 (UP - 2 0 ) 39 POP $.85 (UP -10) 4. bre?kfasts $1.50 (no beverage) There are a few consideratinns to

note while kitchen finances are being discussed.

The Kitchen: - is not financially supported by City Hallexcept for staff salaries; - is responsible for all its foodcosts - is responsible for all its equipment maintenance repairs; - is paying for all of its equipment purchases; - is supplying free vitamins & pure drinking water ; - is absorbing all the costs of the volunteer tickets; - is selling baby food at well below cost ; the above are the main expenses +I.-,-1.a c aUU Up LG a c~?iside-i-able siiiii of money. when you support the kitchen with your patronnage you are in fact supporting yourselves. Any money left over after expenses goes towards new equipment or anything else that better serves the community.

The volunteers and staff take much pride in serving you the best in nutricious, inexpensive food.

There is another way you can help keep food costs down. The new coffee cup system in the concession requires that patrons clean up tables after themselves and return cups to the bus pans provided. Your co-operation meqn that we do not have to hire someone to clean up and there will not be an added expense to the Kithcen.

If you have any suggestions, questions or complaints, please contact Catriona or Bruce. You are the reason we are here.

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f o r years w a s a logger The n a t i v e , we s t o l e t h e i r l a n d The c o r n e r hooker c o u l d be your daughter The l i s t goes on and on

SO WHO ARE WE? The non-workers f o r pay The s i c k and t h e o l d The r e s i s t e r s of Min.Wage The b a t t e r e d and b e a t e n The s k i d row bum The n a t i v e a s l e e p on t h e s t r e e t The c o r n e r hooker BEING JOBLESS CAN HAPPEN TO YOU! Most e l d e r l y and s i c k were once workers t o o The s k i d row bum

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Wind in the willow whispering pines a starry filled night bump and push and other like noises a loon across the lake pine cones dropping low murmurs of a hushed conversation secrets shared by a husband and wife an exchange of life your fingers 'round my throat surviving the cold racing Clear the land of rock plant onions Hay !

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The Downtown Eastside Poets took a four day poetry trip to C.E.E.D.S. on Hope Lake past 100 Mile House.

Dome planted onions, some picked rocks and fed the cows and did other chores.

CEEDS has natural farms with no chemicals or hormones in its meat or, vegetables. The chickens, cows, turkeys and sheep live a natural way (not in tiny cages).

They come apecking and a-mooing at your cabin door. One poet's sock was eaten by a cow and Bob's camera was licked all over when a curious cow found where he had left it.

May Day celebration found neighbours and friends at a big bonfire with poetry, music and party-time!

CEEDS is looking for volupteers to farm and help with their landscaping business, which SuppOrtS%them.

Dave McConnell stayed behind for awhile. He seemkd very happy, When he returns, ask him all about I t .

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May 17, 2pm: VIDEOS:, 'DEPRESSION 1. Beating the Blues 2. Interupted Lives May 23, 2pm: VIDEO: Depression 1. Feeling Good Again - St. John's FIRST AID COURSE *basic life-saving skills; 8 or more women needed to begin. If you're interested-Joanne or Judy

Because women's work is never done and is underpaid or unpaid or boring or repetitious and we're the first to get the sack and what we look like is more important than what we do and if we get raped it's our fault and if we get bashed we must have provoked it and if we raise our voices we're nagging bitches and if we enjoy sex we're nymphos and if we don't we're frigid and if we love women it's because we can't get a "real" man and if we ask our doctor too many questions we're neurocic and/or pusily and if we expect community care for children we're selfish and if we stand up for our rights we're aggressive and "unfeminine" and if we don't we're typical weak females, and if we want to get married we're out to . trap a man and if we don't we're unnatural and because we still can't get an adequate safe contraceptive but men can walk on the moon and if we can't cope or don't want a pregnancy we're made to feel guilty about abortion and.... for lots and lots and lots of other reasons we are part of the women's liberation movement.

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H a s t i n g s Park i s t h e l a n d where t h e PNE c u r r e n t l y s i t s . T h i s was n o t a p l a c e f o r commercial a c t i v i t i e s , p r o f e s s i o n a l s p o r t s and y e a r It w a s round money-making v e n t u r e s . once a park, w i t h a f o r e s t , g r e e n s p a c e , a c r e e k and p i c n i c grounds.

It was p r o v i n c i a l l a n d , g r a n t e d t o t h e C i t y of Vancouver under a l e g a l TRUST as a p u b l i c p a r k f o r t h e "use, r e c r e a t i o n & dnjoyment of t h e , p u b l i c . " H a s t i n g s was meant t o be t h e Stanl e y P a r k o f t h e e a s t e r n h a l f of t h e C i t y . But s p e c i a l i n t e r e s t groups had t h e i r e y e s on t h e l a n d and t h e y had t h e e a r s o f t h e p o l i t i c i a n s .

So i n s t e a d o f p r e s e r v i n g t h e l a n d a s a park, Vancouver's C o u n c i l ' s f i r s t allowed a r a c e t r a c k , t h e n a n exhib i t i o n and t h e n t h e multi-commercial e n t e r p r i s e s w e have today. The t r e e s were chopped down and t h e p i c n i c grounds, g r e e n s p a c e s , g o l f c o u r s e The and c r e e k were black-topped.

TRUST was b e t r a y e d . T h i s was n o t l e g a l , b u t t h e r e were fewer p e o p l e l i v i n g on t h e e a s t s i d e of t h e C i t y .

Poorer, hardworking people, most d i d n o t know of t h e TRUST and were powerless t o s t o p t h e cormnercialisation of t h e i r park by t h e b u s i n e s s i n t e r ests ef +he d a y But times a r e changing. The l e a s e t o t h e PNE e x p i r e s i n 1994. The Attorney-General of B.C. h a s r e a f firmed t h e TRUST on t h e l a n d and t h e C i t y and PNE a r e b o t h aware t h a t t h i s i s , l e g a l l y , PARKLAND. The horse racing industry needs a l a r g e r facility 300-500 a c r e s ; and t h e PNE's many a c t i v i t i e s are t o o l a r g e and t o o f r e q u e n t t o be accommodated comfortably on t h e s i t e .

C i t y Council e s t a b l i s h e d a s p e c i a l "Task Force" t o recommend a p l a n f o r r e d e v e l o p i n g t h e park.

The r e p o r t i s now p u b l i c .

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Such a development would b e a d i s a s ter f o r t h e community and would l e a v e l i t t l e l a n d f o r p u b l i c park.

The r e p o r t a l s o recommends t h e e s t a blishment of a " F e s t i v a l Park" - a p l a c e t o hold t h e PNE Annual F a i r , The Folk F e s t i v a l , t h e J a z z F e s t i v a l , The A s i a - P a c i f i c F e s t i v a l , t h e Childr e n ' s F e s t i v a l , a Winter C a r n i v a l and o t h e r outdoor a c t i v i t i e s , MORE OFTEN, i n a n outdoor s e t t i n g . With e n t r a n c e f e e s t o t h e a c t i v i t i e s and w i t h a l l t h e t r a f f i c and d i s r u p t i o n t h e s e

festivals would bring to our community this would not be a REAL PARK. A REAL PARK - the park we are legally and morally entitled to, which was taken away from us - is a park with trees, green spaces, walking & jogging trails, picnic grounds, children's play areas, gardens and the creek open to enjoy as it used to be. Other features and amenities consistent with a true park should include a year round ice skating facility and a mini-sports stadium for community use.

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We, a group of Hastings-Sunrise residents, urge you to attend the upcoming meetings at which the City will display its plans for the redevelopment of ~astings/~xhibition Park. The first is on Tuesday, May 23rd, at 7:30pm in Franklin School, 250 S, Skeena St.; the second is on Wednesday, May 24th, at 7:30pm in the Hastings Community Centre, 3098 E. Hastings Street.

Eow is our chance to reclaim our heritage. Attend these meetings and speak out, in favour of a REAL PARK.

- HASTINGS PARK "A REAL PARK FOR THE COMMUNITY"

FLESH OF MY FLESH While walking in the garden Adam searched his soul He found something was missing He knew he wasn't whole So, Adam searched the garden But, he just couldn't find A helpmate to stand by his side Another of his kind You loved him Lord Almighty You tried to ease his pain T7?.--

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It is becoming clearer and clearer that the only real option or way to get to Crab Park is by a stair/and plexiglass and steel elevator at Columbia st.

An zt-grade crossing is a danger to unescorted children and blind people. Trains run at 10 mph ih the shunting area, and CPR railway will not accept legal responsibility for an accident between a train and a pedestrian.

The police have described an underpass as an area for muggings and drinking parties. It would need an exhausting zig-zag,ramp system.

Disabled people in the downtown eastsideyare not strong enough in the arms to navigate such a zig-zag ramp.

So we are left with an overpass at Columbia st. The city access committee,which includes the Crab Society, agreed that a crossing of some type is a necessity at Columbia.

This street takes you directly into the middle of the 7 acre waterfront park.

The elevator system will drop you into the park itself. And the elevators will be see-through on 3 sides.

Ocr waterfront park is an all-year, evezj season park and a roof will be required on the overpass.

Surveillance cameras hooked into n-_-LUC L U L L p 0 1 i c c b u i l d i n g v a d d add safety to the system.

We need the overpass built by late June, 1990,when the parks board summer program begins.

If it is not done by this time,then one can only assume that the NPA council is not interested in access to our park for poor,local people or,our communities children,our elderly,and the disabled ...but rather won't open up the park to al1,until the rich yuppies move into the many nearby skyscrapers that will soon invade this longstanding,lowincome area. &I.-

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Willing Avenges On high,

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That's a funny concept, 25 dollars.

Holy heavens, if i could Ever consume more than i Am, i would think ' yes ' i'm Grateful to my mother. Just Me and my aum mau'o'ther

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In less than six seconds We are the feelings of the Most grace-ridden breeze---Worn through; Patched. Never taught better Than the killingest School kids. Were School Patrons. Free-loaders. Fathers Comma, phebe's vats'n', riddles, Minscreis amd cross-bearers.

Flames.

In Air up Here i Can see. Oh, thee You Sparkle.

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Faster. Until my heart Beats Like Yours. Until I've seen Heavenliest, Heaviest Wholly Uncontrolling, the sweetness Of beckoning you: A matronly Lover.

Of all things coeievally Divine and sensuous.

Julia Kent

ART & POETRY "Poetry i n Motion" i s a n a p t way t o d e s c r i b e t h e a c t i v i t i e s of t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e P o e t s .

When t h e f i r s t ' b i r t h d a y ' of t h e l o c a l group o c c u r r e d a c o u p l e of months ago, t h e p o e t s had given r e a d i n g s t o c o f f e e houses and one Neighbourhood House, a l o n g w i t h seve r a l e v e n t s i n t h e Carnegie T h e a t r e .

Since t h e n , t h e y have broadened t h e i r s p h e r e of i n f l u e n c e t o p l a c e s lir tile I u i e ~ i u ~vallcouver , Isiand and t o a n i n c r e d i b l e a r e a known a s t h e C.E.E.D.S.' lands.

Most r e c e n t l y t h e y p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e L e a r n e r ' s Conference h e r e and were p a r t of t h e MayWorks c e l e b r a t i o n entertainment.

A workshop h e l d d u r i n g t h e day b e f o r e t h e l a s t Carnegie e v e n t was a n i n v i t a t i o n t o p o e t s and a r t i s t s from a l l o v e r t o come and s h a r e i d e a s and i n f o r m a t i o n about s e c u r i n g funding and i n c r e a s i n g t h e growth of t h i s r e n a i s s a n c e .

Academics w i l l s c o f f a t t h e l a s t word - " r e n a i s s a n c e " - a s b e i n g t o o l o f t y t o a p p l y t o such raw and e a r t h y l i t e r a t u r e , b u t t h a t i s our p o e t s ' m i l i e u . To c u t through t h e crud of poems w r i t t e n about f i s h b o w l s o r g o l f i n g i n Mexico o r o t h e r such empty ideation...to get right t o the surpris i n g c o r e of i s s u e s and concerns i n a r e a l world...to t e l l i t without degenerating i n t o trite phrases o r t a l l t a l k o r , worse, i n t e l l e c t u a l extratraganza.

P o e t s a r e extremely human i f t h e y speak from t h e i r h e a r t & mind. Bei n g s o l i d i s c r u c i a l amongst t h e p l a y e r s i n any c a s t . r-

ago, t h e above probably c r o s s e d your p a t h . The q u e s t i o n marks a r e t o be s u g g e s t i v e : l o c a l and p l a n e t a r y a r t i s t s a r e b e i n g asked t o u s e any medium, any s t y l e , any s i z e / c o l o u r / i n t e r p r e t a t i o n and g i v e t h e i r unique impression of t h e t h r e e l a r g e s t a i n e d g l a s s windows g r a c i n g C a r n e g i e ' s spiral staircase.

I t ' s l i k e a c o n t e s t , but i f t h a t c o n j u r e s images of crass commerciali s m , c a l l up a n o t h e r image. On May 1 9 t h , a l l c r e a t i o n s u s i n g t h e windows a s t h e theme w i l l be looked a t and t h e most p l e a s i n g ( f o r want of a b e t t e r word) w i l l be s i n g l e d o u t .

There i s a s m a l l s t i p e n d ( p r i z e ) f o r t h e a r t i s t and t h e one s e l e c t e d w i l l be p r e s e n t e d t o t h e people who have r e c e n t l y donated funds t o have t h e s e t r e a s u r e s l i t up and s h i n i n g .

W i l l i s S h a p a r l a , a t r u e p i o n e e r of t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e , h a s brought t h i s new f l a v o u r t o o u r neighbourhood. H e ' s always adamant about n o t o b s c u r i n g our h e r i t a g e . On May 1 8 t h , W i l l i s w i l l be p r e s e n t i n g h i s s l i d e show on t h e 1935 o c c u p a t i o n of Carnegie's t h i r d f l o o r .

candida condescended: "Don't l e t me b o t h e r you."

Pedro spoke o b j e c t i v e l y ; he s a i d , " ~ o u ' r e going t o k i l l yourself Guenivere spoke n e x t ; s h e went ~n and on and on.

A l i c e s a i d , "Be r i g h t back."

Marsha s a i d , "Goodnight. " Dorothy redirected h e r p r e s e n c e , and a f t e r a l l t h i s , I knew I ' d l o s t " i t . " So J walked o u t and burned t h e b r i d g e s t o a l l t h i n g s f a m i l i a r , i n o r d e r t o , a f t e r a time, E r e c t new and b e t t e r ones; This p r o c e s s i s known a s t a k i n g a Welfare Holiday.

So o f f I went t o o t h e r a r e a s on t h e Carnegie Estate: 1. The summer sand c o t t a g e s of l e a n i n g - l o g s a t Crab Park.

2. A s h o r t s t a y a t t h e l i v i n g g a r d e n - f a r m i n Strathcona.

3. And f u r t h e r o u t , S t a n l e y Park, where a l a r g e group of m i l i t a n t p r e s c h o o l e r s , marchin:: two by two, were g l e e f u l l y c h a n t i n g , w i t h f i r m r e p e t i t i o n , "WE Iu'AlJNA RIDE I I J THE CHCO-CHOO TRAIN." 4. Joyously whitewashing Tom Sawyer's f e n c e around t h e l o g house - t a k i n g books a p a r t and p u t t i n g them back t o g e t h e r .

But, o n l y t h r e e days have p a s s e d , and a h o l i d a y should l a s t u n t i l t h e c h a r s have been scrubbed from t h e nervous system, which i s t h e main b e n e f i t t e r from a h o p e l e s s a d d i c t i o n t o t h e sun.

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G e t t i n g What I Want I have walked t h i s end t o t h e o t h e r i n s e a r c h o f something t o f i l l a ' h o l e .

For f i v e y e a r s I looked f o r t h a t one t h i n g t o make my l i f e mean something.

I a m happy t o s a y t h a t I have found i t , w i t h t h e N a t i v e p e o p l e of Canada. You may be a s k i n g y o u r s e l v e s what i t was t h a t I found?

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The f l i g h t t o heaven of a mosquito bouncing i n t h e s e a of winds, l e a r n i n g c u r r e n t s , bouncing h e r body on e a c h wind by a d j u s t i n g h e r wings of intuitive certainty, powered by t h e h e a r t o f t h e s u n r e c r e a t e d i n h e r own h e a r t constantly by a s o u r c e u n l i m i t e d by t i m e ; a c h i e v e d w i t h t h e h e l p of i n e b r i a t i o n of t h e l i g h t n e s s of l i g h t and t h e d i s a p p e a r a n c e of a t h i r s t f o r blood.

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I ' m l i v i n g i n a house of m i r r o r s and e v e r y t h i n g I do i s r e f l e c t e d i n t h e glass.

Everywhere I l o o k a r e m i r r o r s r e f l e c t i n g what I s e e , r e f l e c t i n g me.

Is t h e r e anyone on t h e o t h e r s i d e ? .

I a l o n e ? Can anyone s e e me, r e a l l y ?

I ' m l i v i n g i n a house of m i r r o r s and e v e r y move I make i s s u r e t o be r e c o r d e d by them.

Who can t o u c h t h e p e r s o n i n t h e mirror?

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The G R I N N I N G DRAGON THEATRE COMPANY presents

'Tis Pity She's a Whore ' ~ w e n t y - o n e o f t h e b r i g h t e s t minds i n Vancouver a r e p r e s e n t l y a t work p u t t i n g t o g e t h e r a show a b o u t a brot h e r and a s i s t e r who f a l l i n l o v e . .

The show i s c a l l e d ' T i s P i t y S h e ' s Whore.

It w a s w r i t t e n i n 1-631 by a n Englishman named John Ford., The l a s t 358 y e a r s have done l i t t l e t o e r o d e t h e taboos surrounding i n c e s t . This i s a s t o r y a b o u t l u s t and v i o l e n c e and m o r a l c h o i c e .

Leave t h e k i d s and t h e p e t s a t home.

Brace y o u r s e l f f o r a n e v e n i n g i n t h e m i d s t of a boozy I t a l i a n town where t h e r i c h boys go whore-mongeri n g w i t h t h e i r s e r v a n t s and t h e C a r d i n a l s l e e p s w i t h t h e money-men.

A b r o t h e r and a s i s t e r . Two v i r g i n s .

The p r i e s t c o u l d n ' t s t o p them.

They c o u l d n ' t s t o p themselves. And t h e n t h e l word l e a k e d o u t . ' T h i s r a r e l y performed Jacobean Tragedy i s p l a y i n g a t R . J . C h r i s t i e ' s 315 E.Broadway, from May 19th-June 3.

Tues.-Sat. performances a r e a t 8 pm.

Sunday m a t i n e e i s a t 2 pm. T i c k e t s are $9.00 a t t h e d o o r . .

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The p a i n i s f o r someone t o s a y H e l l o .

They may n o t have good c l o t h e s o r look presentable.

The f e e l i n g i n s i d e makes them f e e l good, I f you t o o k t h e t i m e t o s a y H e l l o .

But you have t o Feed i t Pay i t Make i t Watch t h e c l o c k Those who c l a i m t o be T a r g e t t e d f o r something e l s e Might n o t even Notice t h e i r wings Being a u c t i o n e d o f f - One f e a t h e r a t a time

I f you s t o p and U s t e n t o what t h e y have t o s a y , It makes s e n s e .

Because t h e y ' r e t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e i r environment Not t h e way you s e e them o r t h i n k o f them as bums o r d r u n k s .

T h e y ' r e p e o p l e j u s t l i k e you and me.

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D E R A H A S B E E N S E I t V I N G T l l E DOWNTOWN E A S T S I D E FOR 15 Y E A R S

On Sunday, 14 May, supporters of the Cache Creek area residents and specifically the Bonaparte Band, met in Stanley Park. Cache Creek and the reserve lands are targeted by the GVRD and Wastech to be the site in a few years of the majority of Vancouver's garbage. Real thoughtful, eh?

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le, where cement landscapes toughen your feet and street lebches cling to your bosom where one would need the courage of a machete slashing and hacking away the smelly, doomed images of the maimed, the broken, the lost and the dead.

Heard We live like a mole, scurrying about in soaked back alleys desperately sheltering myself from the main streets vnder my yellow sou'wester against grey rain scanning through undesired items of people's past to make interesting my future.

Heard We bathe in a sewer, as the foul suck from the fouler and the beaten shuffle a moose & a loonie in their welfare torn palm, awaiting lunch as the line frows longer and longer and longer and longer Don't hear We smile like survivors?

Don't hear We help and get helped by others?

Don't hear how We fertilize our culture?

Just keep hearing poems about us sewery moles in a jungle Steve Rose

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