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s c o r e c a r d s wcrc passed o u t ; i t was c r e a t i v e , funny, deep, a d i s p l a y of t a l c l l t T, v i t a l i t y , and t h e message was c l e a r . The e l i t e c a p i t a l ism t h a t c a u s e s & Iferpetua t c s u n f a i r t ~ c s s G i n j u s t i c e i s being d r a g ged out from 1)chind i t s s l i c k masks. The v e r y a c t o f waking up t o t h e i l l u s i o n s & c r a p t h a t we've been f e d f o r c e n t u r i e s i s l i k e a b r e a t h of f r e s h a i r .

S t a y tuned f o r t h e n e x t STEW Revue!

P.S. Pcoplc involved i n b l o c k a d e s t o s t o p logging o f old-growth f o r e s t s on t h e I s l a n d t o l d u s of an o l d t a c t i c b e i n g used by t h e b i l l i o n - d o l l a r t r a n s n a t i o n a l s - i t i s l a w s u i t s a g a i n s t s t u d e n t s , s t r e e t peopl e , anyone s a y i n g c l e a r - c u t t i n g i s wrong.

These c o r p o r a t e p i r a t e s hope t o s t i f l e any f u t u r c p r o t e s t with f e a r . B i l l Louis, a long tirnc a c t i v i s t , s a i d t h e sarne t h i n g had been done t o t h e American I n d i a n Moverncnl. i n t h e S t a t e s . They t r y t o g e t you t o p u t a l l your energy i n t o f i n d i n g motley t o pay lawyers. Ilis a d v i c e : d e f y i t . Don't g e t t r a p p e d i n t h e i r system p l a y i n g by t h e i r r u l e s f o r t h e i r r e a s o n s . Empower t h e people !

A 'f1:NANW ISN'T A IiOME! 13.C. h i t s I)eon without r e n t c o n t r o l s f o r t e n y c a r s tlow G t e n a n t s have been p a y i n g t h e p r i cc 01' 1 ) r i v a t e market r e - d e v e l o p n l e n t and spcc111; i t ion. l h c l a t e s t puhli c i z e d c a s u a l t i e s i n t h i s ons l aught a g n i n s t o u r homes a r e t h e t e n a n t s o f Carol irlc Colirt i n Vancouver. F o r 3 y e a r s t h e owners have milked t h i s b u i l d i n g f o r a l l i t ' s worth. With t h e c u r r e n t 20-46% i n c r c n s c s , r e n t s w i l l have r i s e n o v e r 100% i n t h i s i)criod.

'I'lli s c o u l d be YOU! Rent c o 1 l t 1 . 0 1 ~a r e a n e c e s s i t y f o r BC' s one m i l l i o n t crrnnts. Without r e n t c o n t r o l s we have no p r o t e c t i o n from r e n t g o u g i n g 6

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* P o p u l a t i o n : Has grown i n t h e a r e h from 14,797 t o 16,605.

* Youth: The p o p u l a t i o n h a s 1,005 males under t h e age of 19 and 875 fema l e s u n d e r 19. .Almost 2,000 youth o r c h i l d r e n l i v e i n t h e community; t h i s i s 11.3% of t h e t o t a l p o p u l a t i o n .

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* S e n i o r s : The p o p u l a t i o n o f males o v e r 65 i s 1,930; f e m a l e s - 1,780.

T o t a l p o p u l a t i o n o v e r 65 i s 3,710. This is 22% o f o u r t o t a l p o p u l a t i o n .

* Youth & f a m i l i e s : There a r e 2,040 n e v e r m a r r i e d sons & daught e r s l i v i n g a t home u n d e r t h e age of 25.

There a r e 9,775 p r i v a t e households i n t h e a r e a . 7,305 o f them a r e s i n g l e hous e h o l d s b u t 2,470 a r e c o n s i d e r e d f a m i l i e s / c e n s u s f a m i l i e s . 25% of a l l househ o l d s a r e c o n s i d e r e d f a m i l y households.

- and BC l o s e s a f f o r d a b l e housing.

I n Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, V i c t o r i a and Vancouver r e n t s have r i s e n o v e r 30% i n t h e l a s t 3 years, f a r outstripping inflat i o n and o u r ,incomes.

Tenants e l e c t e d t h e NDP on t h e i r promise t o control excessive r e n t increases. I t ' s time t o l e t t h e P r o v i n c i a l Government know t h a t t h e y must d e l i v e r on t h i s p o l i c y .

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Or No R e p a i r s : n o t o n l y d o you h a v e a r o o f o v e r y o u r h e a d , b u t do you r e a l l y e x p e c t for tenants who have put up with the nlost for the longest, under Canada's worst t o have h e a t , working a p p l i a n c e s , w a t e r and e l e c t r i c i t y t o o ? landlord-tenant h ~ .

Harrassment: your l a n d l o r d e n t e r s your p l a c e when y o u ' r e n o t home, t e l l s you your f r i e n d s c a n ' t v i s i t & y o u c a n 1 t + h a v e o v e r n i g h t g u e s t s , t h r e a t e n s t o k i c k you o u t l r a i s e your r e n t l t a k e your s t u f f . . . * No Rent C o n t r o l s : y o u r l a n d l o r d c a n h i k e y o u r r e n t a s much a s h e / s h e w a n t s t o .

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She d i d n o t ban t h e p o s s e s s i o n o f c h i l d What d i d s h e accomplish? She supported pornography. She d i d not lower t h e age-18 s t a c k i n g t h e Senate. Twice. She supporte c u t - o f f f o r t h e Young O f f e n d e r ' s Act. She i n c r e a s i n g t h e n a t i o n a l d e b t t o over $45 d i d not change t h e d e f i n i t i o n o f " e x t o r t b i l l i o n . She supported t h e Meech Lake an ion" i n t h e Criminal Code of Canada t o r e Charlottetown Accords. She supported t h e f l e c t an e x t o r t i o n i n t h e Asian c u l t u r a l GST. She' supported s o many t h i n g s t h a t a c o n t e x t t o b e t t e r f i g h t Asian gqngppobhems j u s t t h e o p p o s i t e of what Canadians want She d i d n o t ban a d u l t s from being a b l e t o Seems t o me t h a t t h e K i m Campbell bandwa a d v e r t i z e f o r t h e sexual " s e r v i c e s " o f , on i s a broken c a r t w i t h no r e c o r d !of s e r t e e n a g e r s . She d i d n o t hold r e f e r e n d a on v i c e . On Nov. 14, ' 9 2 s h e s a i d , "We're a l l t h e d i f f i c u l t i s s u e s of a b o r t i o n E c a p i t a l v e r y e x c i t e d t h a t t h e prime m i n i s t e r (MIpunishment. She d i d n o t invoke t h e notwith- roney) h a s made it v e r y c l e a r t h a t h e ' l l s t a n d i n g c l a u s e of t h e C h a r t e r of Rights l e a d u s i n t o t h e next e l e c t i o n E e v e r y b o d y t o exempt Canada from t h e December 1992 i s j u s t f e e l i n g v e r y good." r u l i n g of t h e BC Court of Appeal t h a t Too bad Canada i s h u r t i n g s o much. s t r u c k down a BC law p r e v e n t i n g convicted s e x o f f e n d e r s from l o i t e r i n g n e a r schoolDarren Lowe

Editor,

We the undersigned residents of the Downtown Eastside do not support the "MARCH FOR JESUS," planned for June 12,1993.

From our experiences last year we believe the March for Jesus will be very disruptive to the neighbourhood.

The Downtown Eastside has almost no park space. We are very concerned about possible damage to CRAB Park from 8,000 10,000 people rallying in the park We request that the City of Vancouver not approve the permits for this event - at CRABPark

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My Pa d i d say t o me, howld you f i k e t o go t o town an' spend t h e eve w i t h your sweet Marie? b V & And I w i t h - a s p a r k l e i n my eye and a g r i n from e a r t o e a r d i d nod w i t h much d e l i g h t .

We'll have t o s p r i n g o u r t r a p s h e d i d say, and hang them on a limb n e a r t h e t r a i l .

I never heard him f i n i s h what he had t o s a y 'cause I was o f f down t h e t r a i l w i t h my dog team g a l l o p i n g f u l l steam ahead s p r i n g i n g my t r a p s a l o n g t h e way.

I g o t t o t h e end o f t h e l i n e and d i d a doughnut s p i n , t h e n o f f homeward bound a g a i n .

About h a l f way back I d i d p a s s my Pa i n a w h i s t l i n g b l a s t l e a v i n g him i n a cloud o f snow.

I rounded a c o r n e r and j u s t o v e r a r i s e I saw a f o x caught i n my Pa;s t r a p he f o r g o t .

I braked my s l e d and stopped t h e team, grabbed my axe a n s gave t h a t mangy f o x one good whack.

I f l u s h e d i t s h i d e and threw it i n t h e s l e i g h t h e n o f f f o r home i n t h e s e t t i n g sun.

Back a t t h e c a b i n , t h e f i r e a - r o a r i n g , c o f f e e a-brewing, bannokc a-baking, t h e f u l l moon I d i d wait. a-shining About midnight o r s o a c r a s h and a bang The cabin shook and t h e door f l e w i n .

There i t stood t h a t god-forsaken s i g h t , a l l covered with snow from head t o t o e .

A snowman with eyes a s b i g a s f l a s h l i g h t s , he was gasping and p a n t i n g , s t u t t e r i n g and stammering..,he t o l d such a woeful t a l e .

He s a i d he came around a c o r n e r and j u s t I over a r i s e ; I He saw a b a r e naked f o x caught i n h i s t r a p a s h i v e r i n g i n t h e c o l d and b l i n k i n g i t s eyes I t gave him such a f r i g h t he jumped o f f h i s s l e i g h ! ,and jogged a l l t h e way l e a v i n g h i s dogs behind, "Can't you h e a r them a l l t a n g l e d up back t h e r e down a t t h e slough?"

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KITOHEN KORNER Mary Brogan, Mary BRO GAN! A t last, a f t e r a l l t h e s e y e a r s E a l l t h o s e samages, t h e o l d b a t f i n a l l y cops t h e b i g one: t h a t 1 s t h e VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR award, i n c a s e you missed i t .

Even though t h e c o n t e n t i o n was d e e p E a n y one o f many could have been chosen, we a t t h e Korner f e e l t h a t t h e c h o i c e was an exc e l l e n t one. There was, a s u s u a l , some soul g r a p e s o v e r t h e s e l e c t i o n , b u t judging fron t h e warm r e c e p t i o n accorded h e r from h e r p e e r s , ( t h e o t h e r v o l u n t e e r s ) when it was an nounced she had won t h e honour, it was obvi o u s t h a t most everyone f e l t Mary was a deserving recipient.

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s Mary!. .now g e t back i n t h e k i t c h e n & whip u s up a couple of hundred peanut b u t t e r E jam sammies.

On t h e same b i l l t h e r e was a 3-way t i e f o r Volunteers o f t h e ~ o n t h :Mariah, .George Nicholas E Don Baker were a l l honoured. For t h o s e who d i d n ' t g e t picked t h i s time, remember t h a t no dne can win more t h a n once i n two y e a r s (and t h e k i t c h e n s t a f f can b e bribed!).

Volunteer Appreciation Week went o v e r won d e r f u l l y and, w i t h a l l t h e f r e e f o o 4 e v e n t s & o t h e r s t u f f , without a h i t c h . I t w a s capped o f f with a bunch o f f r e e p i z z a s on S a t urday n i g h t . I n c i d e n t l y , t h o s e p i z z a s G a l l t h e p i z z a s f o r t h e l a s t few months a r e g e t t i n g , r a v e reviews E a r e c o n s t r u c t e d by Gary 6 a c a s t o f s e v e r a l people, i n c l u d i n g Vicki e , Brian & even Debbie o c c a s i o n a l l y . See, i f you can keep t h e * s t a f f busy on o t h e r r n k dane t h i n g s you'd always have g r e a t s t u f f available..

Some g r e a t news from t h e k i t c h e n : f r i e n d & e x c e l l e n t v o l u n t e e r Tom L e s t e r ( a l i a s Tom my Salami), h a s g o t t e n h i m s e l f a r e a l job E i s now i n charge o f t h e b u f f e t t a b l e a t Uptown C h a r l i e ' s on Renfrew a c r o s s from t h e Coliseum. I f you g e t a chance drop by & s a y hello, (or ca 'd l i k e him back).

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We a r e proud o f t h e f a c t t h a t many o f o u r p a t r o n s who do o v l u n t e e r work i n t h e k i t chen can u s e t h e e x p e r i e n c e t o g e t a t o e hold i n o t h e r jobs. I t makes u s a l l v e r y happy t o have helped i n any small way t o a c h i e v e t h i s g o a l . Way t o go Tom! Speaking of e x p e r i e n c e , o u r Kitchen programmer, C a t r i o n a , i s now on h e r l e a v e o f absence (approximately 6 months) a s she i s going t o have a r o t t e n t e e n a g e r . . I mean a b e a u t i f u l baby!. . v e r y s h o r t l y . We wish h e r t h e b e s t o f l u c k & w i l l keep you p o s t e d a s t o t h e b i r t h d a t e . (Bets a r e i t ' s a boy. .)

Not t o f e a r t h o ' , a s o u r o l d f r i e n d and c o h o r t Robert Begin i s coming o v e r from t h e Island t o capably f i l l i n f o r t h e bulging C a t r i o n a . H e ' l l b e working h e r Sunday through Wednesday s h i f t .

While we're a t it t h e 2nd f l o o r has a new s t a f f person. H i s name is J i m B i i c k e r t , h e ' s an e x c e l l e n t cook (E dishwasher) s o p l e a s e be kind o r a t l e a s t f a i r l y n i c e & maybe h e ' l l s t a y .

Anyway, a n o t h e r y e a r h a s passed E i t was m e of t h e b e s t e v e r i n t h e k i t c h e n , mostl y because of a l l t h e g r e a t h e l p we g e t from o u r many v o l u n t e e r s . Thanks t o everym e o f you. L e t t s keep it going throughout 1993.

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When i n t i m e s o f doubt i n t h e t u r m o i l o f doomed go begging t o t h e God who l o v e s with many a doubt. The love I seek comes n o t from t h e meek b u t from a l i o n ' s gaze hush your c r i e s t h e wicked l i e s a r e r e e l i n g i n t h e t r o u t . T h i s macaroni i s an e r r o n y waging war on t r e a s o n I shbuld know I ' v e doubted you and you a r e doubting me, Code is b l u e t h e h o s p i t a l knew and you and me assume t o l i e is b e s t but n o t t o r e s t I ' l l d i e l i k e s n i f f i n g g l u e . I am n o t b e t t e r t h a n you o n l y a minute p a r t o f t h e g l o r y pageant o f e x i s t e n c e ; I want t o be important t o t h e end a l l and b e a l l b u t he l o v e s me sometimes o r n o t a t a l l . I am w r i t i n g about myself I t h i n k I'm s o p e r f & e c t . Nothing i s coming t o me

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A f t e r months o f r e p o r t w r i t i n g , d i c k e r i n g , meetings, e t e c e t c . , & b e i n g t u r n e d down a t l o w e r l e v e l s , o u r p l e a f o r $22,000 f o r s t a f f i n g i n o u r l i b r a r y came b e f o r e Council' s budget a p p e a l meeting.

Diane MacKenzie, on an ' i n s i d e t i p ' had warned people t h a t we could b e t u r n e d dowr . s o Muggs worked on a speech on b e h a l f o f t h e neighbourhood & o u r L i t e r a r y Lione s s (Eleanor Kelly, Carnegie 's l i b r a r i a n ) g o t out a l l h e r n o t e s , p u t on h e r f u n e r a l d r e s s & took C i t y H a l l by storm.

C h r i s Warren, o f S o c i a l Planning, p r e s ented t h e i r r e p o r t , t h e n Muggs spoke, She d i d a g r e a t job o f t e l l i n g Council about t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e E t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e Reading Room E Learning C e n t r e i n an a r e a with 40% f u n c t i o n a l l i t e r a c y . Then t h e y a l l got st wait & wait & wait a s a l l o t h e r a p p e a l s were a l s o heard: I n t h e end i t was unanimous - Carnegie got t h e mon4ey.

What does t h i s mean? It means books w i l l g e t back on t h e s h e l v e s s o o n e r a f t e r t h e y have been r e t u r n e d , t h a t we can unpack, s o r t E l a b e l a l l t h e g i f t s we g e t from a l l o v e r t h e c i t y E t h a t we can c o n t i n u e t o make used E e x c e s s paperbacks a v a i l a b l e t o a g e n c i e s such as t h e Lookout, whose p a t rons o f t e n cannot g e t o v e r t o Carnegie.

Most important o f a l l , i t shows t h a t good co-operation between t h e Vancouver P u b l i c L i b r a r y E S o c i a l Plannink can h e l p g e t b e t t e r s e r v i c e s i n t h e Downtown Eastsi.de To a l l who have t h e i r support o v e r t h e l a s t few months. .Donald, Diane, Muggs and Bob, Joyce Preston ( S o c i a l Planning) P a t t y Harding E Eleanor Kelly (VPL) many thanks.

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The way you taught..how you d i d i t was s o i n t e n s e . I went t o my English c l a s s s o c o n f i d e n t ; I responded t o my i n s t r u c t o r ' s q u e s t i o n s on v e r b s & nouns p r e c i s e l y , and without h e s i t a t i o n . I n e v e r had t h e opport u n i t y o f l e a r n i n g a l g e b r a o r geometry i n school. When you s t a r t e d t e a c h i n g me how t o do them, my a f t e r n o o n s e s s i o n s passed by s o q u i c k l y . t h a t I, couldn' t wait f o r t h e n e x t meeting.

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THE WOMEN'S AGENDA An A l t e r n a t i v e V i s i o n f o r Canada

"Because economic i n t e g r a t i o n is based e x p l i c i t l y on women's e x p l o i t a t i o n i n t h e p a i d l a b o u r f o r c e , we women of Mexico, t h e US & Canada demand t h a t o u r r e p r e s e n t a t i v e governments g u a r a n t e e b a s i c r i g h t s t o a d e q u a t e e d u c a t i o n , h e a l t h c a r e , food, n u t r i t i o n , h o u s i n g , s t a b i l i t y of employment, l i v i n g s a l a r i e s & t r a i n i n g , v o l u n t a r y m a t e r n i t y and peace ( t h a t is t h e a b i l i t y t o l i v e f r e e from v i o l e n c e ) w i t h i n any t r i - l a t e r a l agreement." (women's P l a n of A c t i o n , from d i s c u s s i o n s a t t h e F i r s t T r i n a t i o n a l Working Women's Conference on Economic I n t e g r a t i o n & F r e e Trade ( h e l d i n Mexico, February 1993) WOMEN and POVERTY

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The Women's Agenda is committed t o i n c r e a s i n g e q u a l i t y & d e m o c r a c y i n o u r everyday l i f e .

No woman s h o u l d have t o l i v e i n p o v e r t y i n Canada. A l l women must have t h e r i g h t t o income s e c u r i t y & economic independence.

T h i s i n c l u d e s t h o s e who choose t o s t a y a t home t o r a i s e c h i l d r e n o r c a r e f o r e l d e r s o r o t h e r dependents.

Women w i l l have c o n t r o l o v e r t h e i r own b o d i e s , t h e i r own r e p r o d u c t i v e c a p a c i t i e s and t h e i r own h e a l t h d e c i s i o n s .

Women have t h e r i g h t t o l i v e f r e e of v i o l e n c e & w i t h o u t f e a r of abuse. Women of c o l o u r have t h e r i g h t t o l i v e f r e e of r a c i s m Women c o n t r i b u t e a d i s p r o p o r t i o n a t e s h a r e o f n a t i o n a l revenue through a l l forms of t a x a t i o n & unwaged l a b o u r . We exp e c t t a x monies t o b e a l l o c a t e d t o advance o u r g o a l s f o r e q u a l i t y . We b e l i e v e i n pay equity, af f irmat i v e a c tion, including legi s l a t e d mandatory employment e q u i t y , reco g n i t i o n of comparable c r e d e n t i a l s / s k i l l s from o u t s i d e Canada, & a c c e s s i b l e work.

We want t o e n s u r e t h a t Canada's p o l i t i c a l i n s t i t u t i o n s a r e genuinely p a r t i c i p a t o r y & d e m o c r a t i c . A l l b a r r i e r s t o t h e gem u i n e & e f f e c t i v e p a r t i c i p a t i o n of women & r a c i a l m i n o r i t i e s i n p u b l i c l i f e must go.

The women's movement is d i v e r s e & s h a r e s g o a l s w i t h many o t h e r s o c i a l movements.

Women want t o b e a b l e t o p a r t i c i p a t e fully i n the social, cultural & political l i f e of o u r community. T h i s means: - f u l l employment w i t h j o b s e c u r i t y - e q u i t y f o r a l l , i n c l u d i n g immigrant & , r e f u g e e women, women o f colour, l e s b i a n s a b o r i g i a n l women, women w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s , younger & o l d e r women.

- a n a t i o n a l c h i l d c a r e program - maintenance & enhancement o f m e d i c a r e a s a u n i v e r s a l s o c i a l program But women's p r o g r e s s toward e q u a l i t y i s undermined by a government agenda which s a c r i f i c e s our needs while i n c r e a s i n g t h e power of t r a n s n a t i o n a l c o r p o r a t i o n s . T h i s i s t h e c o r p o r a t e agenda. The Canada-USFret Trade Agreement & t h e North American F r e e Trade Agreement (NAFTA) a r e p a r t o f t h e c o r p o r a t e agenda.

JOBS TORIES ABUSE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS Pushing NAFTA Through 2nd Reading B i l l C-115, one o f t h e most sweeping p i e c e s of l e g i s l a t i o n i n Canadian h i s t o r y , i s b e i n g pushed through P a r l i a m e n t i n a way t h a t t h r e a t e n s t h e r i g h t s o f ALL members of t h e House o f Commons E p e o p l e o f Canada.

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days f o r d e b a t e on C-115 - t h e implementing l e g i s l a t i o n f o r t h e North American F r e e , Trade Agreement - i n t h e Second Reading s t a g e of t h e l e g i s l a t i v e p r o c e s s . Members of Parliament a r e being denied t h e r i g h t t o t h o r o u g h l y review t h i s c r u c i a l b i l l .

According t o P r o f e s s o r Robert Jackson, P d l i t i c a l Science, Carleton University,,the Mulroney g o v ' t h a s a h i s t o r y o f l i m i t i n g d e b a t e i n t h e liouse o f Commons: "Sinae 1988 t h e Conservative gov't has stooped t o use c l o s u r e 17 t i m e s ( a s o f February 13, 1993) - i n o t h e r words, a l m o s t a s many t i m e s a s i n t h e whole h i s t o r y o f P a r l i a m e n t s i n c e 1913. To t o p it o f f , t h e y a l s o employed time a l l o c a t i o n e x c e s s i v e l y - namely, 18 t i m e s - t o c u t o f f d e b a t e . In o t h e r words, t h e T o r i e s have t h r o t t l e d d e b a t e by one means o r a n o t h e r throughout t h i s e n t i r e Par1 iament " NAFTA i s n o t j u s t a n o t h e r p i e c e of l e g i s l a t i o n . I t i s an i n t e r n a t i o n a l t r e a t y t h a t compromises o u r n a t i o n a l s o v e r e i g n t y , o u r a b i l i t y t o manage E p l a n o u r economy, prot e c t o u r environment, m a i n t a i n o u r s o c i a l programs G p u b l i c s e r v i c e s . ' I t even o v e r r i d e s our constitution & t h e r i g h t s of p r o v i n c e s . Canadians, through t h e i r e l e c t ed Members 'of P a r l i a m e n t , must have an opportunity t o analyse 6 debate t h i s b i l l i n an open, p u b l i c forum. T h i s i s what democracy i s a l l about.

The Tory f e d e r a l g o v ' t h a s no mandate t o c o n t i n u a l l y f o r c e i t s agenda on t h e p e o p l e o f Canada. I t is i n t e r e s t i n g t o n o t e t h a t t h e c o n t e n t o f NAFTA i s h i g h l y undemocrati c , expanding t h e power o f c o r p o r a t e e l i t e s o v e r e l e c t e d governments. We a r e g e t t i n g a t a s t e o f t h i s by watching t h e T o r i e s a s they ignore Parliament -limiting debate on c r u c i a l l e g i s l a t i o n o v e r G o v e r a g a i n .

The Action Canada Network c a l l s on Membe r s of P a r l i a m e n t 4 t h e media t o p r o t e s t t h i s c y n i c a l a b u s e of o u r d e m o c r a t i c s y s t em of government. Canadians must have t h e r i g h t t o u n d e r s t a n d & d e b a t e NAFTA.

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There have been meetings, demands 6 agreements o v e r t h e p a s t 4 y e a r s on f i l m i n g i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e . Our community h a s become a favoured " l o c a t i o n " f o r f i l m ~ r o d u c t i o n s , mostly ( a l l ?) from C a l i f o r n i a o r . t h e S t a t e s . They come a l l t h e way h e r e because c i t i e s i n t h e US have a ,strange custom o f charging f e e s f o r t h i n g s l i k e blocking off s t r e e t s f o r c a r c r a s h e s , exp l o s i o n s , f a k e g u n f i r e , o r j u s t making t h e s t r e e t look o l d e r o r g r u n g i e r .

Not Vancouver! 'IYou f o l k s j u s t come on up. I t ' s f r e e ! " Anyway, p r o d u c t i o n crews have d i s p l a y e d

some p r e t t y loathsomb h a b i t s , l i k e having t a b l e s p i l e d w i t h food f o r t h e s t a f f o u t on t h e street. .a week before cheque-day i n a 5-week month, o r whenever. . n e v e r even c o n s i d e r i n g- t h a t 95% o f t h e r e s i d e n t s i n t h e a r e a have t o s u r v i v e on incomes 50% below t h e p o v e r t y l i n e 6 many o f t h e pede s t r i a n s may b e on t h e k r way t o o r from a soup l i n e . . They have used v a r i o u s s i t e s t o ' s h o o t ' s c e n e s which, from time t o time seem t o r e q u i r e huge amounts o f garbage a s p a r t o f t h e s e t ; t h e n j u s t l e a v e - leaving t h e garbage strewn everywhere.

Car c r a s h e s o r high-speed chase s c e n e s a r e u s u a l l y ' s h o t ' d u r i n g t h e day, b u t have been done from lam t o 5 o r 6am. Also p e c u l i a r t o t h i s time frame a r e e x p l o s i o n s E screams.

Okay. R e s i d e n t s 6 lcommunity o r g a n i s a t i o n r e p s have brought t h e v a r i o u s i n t e r e s t s i n these p r a c t i c e s t o t a s k again E again. A l i t t l e p r o g r e s s i s made. A C i t y employee was working a s a t r u e l i a i s o n between t h e f i l m i n d u s t r y E t h e s e r e s i d e n t groups. I t changed - meaning t h e good worker was r e placed.. Throughout t h i s s c e n a r i o , p o l i c e have played a r o l e , a s t h e y a r e on S i t e 6 p a i d f o r by t h e p r o d u c t i o n company. There was 6 i s a p o l i c e person whose job e n t a i l s l i s t e n i n g t o community concerns.

S i n c e t h e 'new' c i t y employee has been working, t h e p o l i c e person h a s n e v e r been i n v i t e d t o any o f t h e s e meetings, has n o t heard o f any community concerns, - d i d n l t know t h a t t h e r e even were any concerns.

He f i n a l l y phoned Barb Daniel a t DERA a f t e r he heard a rumour t h a t Barb had n o t agreed t o l e t t i n g a f i l m crew c l o s e o f f 2 blocks n e a r Gastown f o r o v e r a week. He heard t h i s , o f course, a f t e r t h e meeting where a l l concerned p a r t i e s were supposed t o have been. He E DEW a r e meeting t o s a y h e l l o . . . S t o go o v e r 4 y e a r s o f f i l m i n o u r neighbourhood. The fun's , j u s t begun!

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Economic niodif i c a t i o n s . Taxes pgyable by what p e r s o n s oan a f f o r d t o pay. Wages s e t by what a company o r c o r p o r a t i o n can a f f o r d t o pay employees, ( n o t j u s t a d r o p i n t h e bucket of t h e i r p r o f i t s ) . Four t o s i x hour workdays, which w i l l make room f o r more jobs, which w i l l save t h e t a x p a y e r money with l e s s w e l f a r e payments. A t a x i n c e n t i v e could b e provided t o m o t i v a t e employers t o comply.

We must f a c e t h e f a c t t h a t t h e r e s t o f t h e world i s c a t c h i n g up with u s ( t h e indu s t r i a l i z e d n a t i o n s ) , such a s ~ A s i aby harn e s s i n g r e l a t i v e l y cheap l a b o u r , i s a b l e t o compete more e f f e c t i v e l y on t h e world market.

Our c o r p o r a t i o n s a r e important and hold much promise. I f t h e y can remain competiti v e b e s e t t i n g up shop i n Mexico i t would l i k e l y b e t o o u r advantage i n t h e long run Here i n Canada, f o r example, we should a s p i r e t o develop i n o v a t i v e i n d u s t r i e s such a s high-tech. Why n o t produce audiov i d e o t e l e p h o n e s & have Can-Tel & BC T e l ( f o r example) merge t o g e t h e r t o i n s t a l l such a f i b r e o p t i c nervous system, which could a l s o b e used t o t r a n s f e r computer t e r m i n a l information. Such a f a c u l t y o f communication i n f r a s t r u c t u r e i n o u r system would b e conducive t o p r o g r e s s .

Why n o t e l e c t r i c c a r s & h i g h - t e c h urban c e n t r e s made b e a u t i f u l & c l e a n .

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The p o t e n t i a l e x i s t s f o r o u r s t a n d a r d o f l i v i n g t o improve immensely.

Guaranteed food, c l o t h i n g & s h e l t e r f o r d e a d b e a t s t o o , b u t i n c e n t i v e s provided t o s a l v a g e them from t h e i r l a x i d & e ways, where t h e y have o p p o r t u n i t y t o f i t i n some where a s u s e f u l c i t i z e n s i f t h e y s o choose - - unsigned -Government Pol i c y C r e a t e s Ilunger

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A hunger c r i s i s e x i s t s i n Canada. Over one m i l l i o n Canadians need food banks i n o r d e r t o s u r v i v e . F o r t y p e r c e n t of t h e s e people a r e c h i l d r e n under t h e age of 18.

Food banks a r e c o n c r e t e evidence t h a t o u r public s a f e t y net has collapsed, & b o t h the f e d e r a l & p r o v i n c i a l g o v t ' s have c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h i s c o l l a p s e with p o l i c i e s t h a t have made people poorer.

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p o v e r t y l i n e a r e a major reason why&. c i t i z e n s a r e forced t o s u f f e r t h e humiliat i o n o f food banks. Not o n l y h a s t h e Tory g o v ' t i n Ottawa r e f u s e d t o e n f o r ~ et h e "adequate a s s i s t a n c e " c l a u s e of t h e Canada A s s i s t a n c e Plan (CAP), it h a s t h r e a t e n e d CAP i t s e l f i n B i l l C-69 by p l a c i n g a l i m i t o f 5 % p e r y e a r on t h e i n c r e a s e o f f e d e r a l money f o r s o c i a l s e r v i c e payments t o Ontar i o , A l b e r t a & BC. I t h a s done t h i s a t a t i n e . of c a t a s t r o p h i c unemployment t h a t t h e Tory high i n t e r e s t p o l i c y & t h e Free Trade Agreement helped t o cause.

* Unemployment Insurance (UI) i s an impor'::.tant-part o f Canada's @ k b a i c s a f e t y n e t .

The Tory g o v ' t i n Ottawa has reduced UI benefits, has s t i f f e n e d t h e e l i g i b i l i t y requirements & h a s completely withdrawn f e d e r a l money from t h e UI program. When t h e Tory g o v ' t made it more d i f f i c u l t f o r Canadians t o q u a l i f y f o r UI, t h e welfare r o l l s i n c r e a s e d , i n c r e a s i n g hunger a s welL

* Since 1984 t h e Tory g o v ' t i n Ottawa has s t e a d i l y c u t i t s funding f o r p u b l i c hous i n g & housing c o - o p e r a t i v e s . The r e s u l t has been a c r i t i c a l l a c k o f a f f o r d a b l e housing. A s r e n t s have r i s e n f a s t e r than minimum wage o r w e l f a r e payments, c i t i z e n s have been f o r c e d t o pay r e n t o u t of money a l l o t e d f o r food.

* Minimum wage has n o t kept pace with i n f l a t i o n . I n BC, i n 1975, a f u l l - t i m e worke r e a r n i n g minimum wage would make 122% of t h e poverty l i n e f o r a s i n g l e person. In 1992, t h i s worker would o n l y make 71% of , t h e poverty l i n e . A f a m i l y of t h r e e with one member working f u l l - t i m e on minimum wage would have an income 58.6% below t h e poverty l i n e . Such p o v e r t y i n c r e a s e s t h e chances o f f a m i l y breakdown, m a l n u t r i t i o n and s i c k n e s s .

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TO ~ r o m o t efood banks without s t r i v i n g t o e l i m i n a t e p o v e r t y a t t h e same time i s misguided, f o r t h e g o v ' t p o l i c i e s t h a t h e l p c r e a t e g r e a t p o v e r t y a s well a s g r e a t wealth a r e not addressed. F u l l employment, w i t h adequate incomes f o r t h o s e i n & out of t h e p a i d l a b o u r f o r c e , must be a t t h e cent r e of democratic p o l i c y . I t i s j u s t i c e c i t i z e n s want, n o t c h a r i t y .

QUIPS 6 QUOTES On a summer day I v i s i t e d some town i n s o u t h e r n O n t a r i o . I happened upon a l o n e l y park 6, r o l l i n g up tobacco a s i f i t was my r i g h t , s a t upon a bench. I looked on t h e r i v e r 4 s h e looked on me. I almost s h i v e r ed. I was smoking! What c o u l d I do? I had been warned about t h i s ark i t seemed. The geese eyed me s u s p i c i o u s l y b u t I d i d n o t q u i v e r . No, I looked t o my j e a n j a c k e t 6 scampered o f f t h e p i c n i c t a b l e . S i t t i n g 01 p i c n i c t a b l e s i s f o r b i d d e n . Forbidden.

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- W e do not know what t h e f u t u r e years f o r work o r r e t r a i n i n g . I t seems i r o n i c Nations Confederacy 1 t h a t t h e S i s t e r does not r e a l i z e how prov-,I First Flin Flon/Creighton Crisis w i l l bring, but we do want t o f u l f i l l i God's purpose & t o serve t h e Church. May liding good q u a l i t y & affordabae daycare is Centre Inc.: $195,000 I F l i n Flon Indian and Metis we ask you t o please pray with us f o r t h a t empowersTpoor 1 anem iofl i e- tshr et o elements Friendship these i n t e n t i o n s . break t h e cycle- of poverty.

Thank you again f o r your l e t t e r E may erhaps most importantly, t h e d a y c a r e ' s ~ ~ ~ oving s t a f f & g e n t l e , p o s i t i v e philosophy SeICManagement project: God continue t o b l e s s you. $19.000 al s o o f f e r s a l l c h i l d r e n , p a r t i c u l a r l y Sincerely i n t h e Atonement, t hose from disadvantaged b&kgrounds, t h e .

Gdian i and Metis Friendship i n d of a t t e n t i o n m i = w i l l pay dividends Centre of Winnipeg S i s t e r Mary Harper, S.A. I InternationalCouncil for o r t h e r e s t of t h e i r l i v e s .

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Canadian Studies H a l f of t h e c h i l d r e n who a t t e n d do n o t John Howard Society: $41,800 Sarah Parry, mentioned i n S a r t i ' s piece, i v e i n t h e immediate neighbourhood.. Their ~ ~ b i l i ~ i ~ ~ wrote t h e following l e t t e r t o Adam Exner, a r e n t s , however, work nearby. The c h i l d r e n Association ~of iManitoba t h e Archbishop of Vancouver.

I Lynn Lake FriendshipCentre meffrnm;a mix of economic & c u l t u r a l ackgrounds & t h e mix i s a harmonious one. I ManitobaAnti-Povert~ Your Most ever end' Archbishop : s p a r e n t s we a r e a l l concerned with prov- O I Manitoba r g a " ~Association a ~ 0 ~ of $~~fi~~~ In l a t e February t h e Vancouver convent ding t h e b e s t p o s s i b l e experience f o r ourp"ndpals of t h e Franciscan S i s t e r s oftheAtdnement h i l d r e n . We r e s p e c t f u l l y ask you t o i n t e r q Manitoba Association of School announced t h e i r decision t o c l o s e t h e i r ede on t h e i r b e h a l f .

Business Officials daycare permanently as of Aug. 6, 1993.

I Manitoba Association of School The parents of c h i l d r e n who a t t e n d t h i s No response o r r e p l y has come from t h e daycare immediately launched a p e t i t i o n & i s h o p . Sarah & a l l p a P 2 n t ~ / p e o p l e wantingi Manitoba ~ssocialionof School l e t t e r - w r i t i n g campaign h o p i n g t o convince h i s davcare need our s u m o r t . S i s t e r MarvSuoerintendents S i s t e r Mary Harper, Superior General, t o .s i n Nkw York City; ~ a n i k v e ri s not New' I ~ a n i t o b a ~ h i l d ~ a r e 'ork North ! I f you have any connection t o Ass0ciati0n:$453000 I Manitoba Drama Educators reverse h e r decision. We f e e l we cannot .he Catholic church o r S t . James, p l e a s e doAssociation a f f o r d t o l o s e t h i s exceptional daycare.

Not only i s affordableEgood q u a l i t y day- rhat you can. c o n t a c t who you know. ImagCouncil: .ne i f ' t h e y ' decided t o c l o s e Carnegle & $50,000 care hard t o come by, but we f e e l t h a t t h i s daycare i's a paxticularly.'important converted i t t o a huge, one-stop soupline ~ ~ a n i t o bFoster a Family resource i n a neighbourhood t h a t o f f e r s o r something. No n i c e words would r e 1 ieve Association: $300,000 us or convince us i t was t t f o r t h e best weI Mamtoba intercultural Council: few s a f e & nurturing environments f ~ young x $220.000 children. can do"! , I Manitoba Keewatinowi Others responded t o our p l e a f o r a s s i s t Write and c o n t a c t : Okimakanak: $78,000 Most Reverend Adam Exner D.M. I. ance with a l a c r i t y . The daycare i s a wellI Manitoba League of the Archbishop of Vancouver known & respected p a r t of our community.

'Physically Handicapped: $25,000 ,I Mental Health Research 150 Robson S t r e e t , Organisations such a s Carnegie Centre, Foundation DEW, t h e Downtown Eastside : Women1$ Cenhxe, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 2A7 I Manitoba Teachers Society t h e Chinatown Lion's Club, & C r a b t r e e Cor- Also look f o r p o s t e r s & n o t i c e i n t h i s I National Public Health ner ( t h e YWCA' s emergency daycare) respon- n e w s l e t t e r on upcoming meetings on t h i : Inspectors Conference ded with l e t t e r s t o S i s t e r Harper. IndivI Pembina Valley Development i d u a l s such a s Mayor Gordon Campbell, Cop. I Portage School Division's multiCouncillor Libby Davies, Member of P a r l i sensory programs ament Margaret Mitchell, City of VancouvI Royal Life Saving Society e r Childcare Co-ordinator Penny Coates & I Girl Guides of Canada: $4,500 Children's Advocate D r . Penny Parry a l s o WBoy Scouts of Canada sent l e t t e r s . Everyone from Grade 4 study - I Society for Self Help e n t s t o co-op r a d i o programmers t o p u b l i c I Southeast Resource h e a l t h nurses I&-many o t h e r s ) joined i n .

Development Council 8 Universityof Manitoba Each had a personal connection with t h e Continuing Education daycare. Needless t o say, a l l t h ' e p a r e n t s I U of M Wild Rice Research sent l e t t e r s a s d i d o n e o f t h e d a y c a r e . , s t a f • ’ Winnipeg International Nonetheless, S i s t e r Harper has remained Children's Festival: $2,500 r e s o l u t e in her decision t o c l o s e it, st*

I Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs: $325,000 ,I Association Canadienne D'Education Langue Frana.is "Dear y ,I Association for Community Thank you f o r your l e t t e r regarding t h e Living: $100,000 closing of our Day Care i n Vancouver.

I Associated Manitoba Festivals We a r e very g r a t i f i e d t o know how much , I Brandon FriendshipCentre Canadian Bureau for you appreciate t h e wonderful program t h a t InternationalEducation has been o f f e r e d over t h e years & we do I ,I Canadian Council on Ecological t understand your concern. i t i n g t h a t t h e d e c i s i o n i s i n k e e ~ i n ew -i ,h Areas Naturally, we a r e s o r r y t o have t o c l o s e the-congregat i o n ' s m i s s i o n p s t a t ehen;: "We .Camminee on Unplarm& t h e Day Care & t h e d e c i s i o n has not been serve t h e poor a s we s t r i v e t o empower Pregnancy made l i g h t l y . A t t h i s time, however, we t h o s e who a r e neglected o r oppressed. ~ p .Cultural Operating Grants, f i n d ourselves focusing our resources on p a r e n t l y she i s unaware t h a t about h a l f of Canadian Conferenceof the A* t h e c h i l d r e n who a t t e n d t h e daycare a r e mCulturalOperatingGrants* Native Communications t h e poor i n t h e a r e a i n o r d e r t o c a r r y

dozens of l e t t e r s , went t o S i s t e r Mary Harper i n New York. The following r e p l y was received by a l l :

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Below i s a s t r u g g l e t o keep one of 1F YA GQT SOMETHM' t h e b e s t s e r v i c e s i n t h e community. rrS CAUSE YOU* GOOD The S i s t e r s Day Care i s b e i n g c l o s e d by o r d e r of someone i n New York.

A UI HANDBOOK PRODUCED FOR WORKERS

BY WORKERS

STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY Those Canadians who are unemployed o r underemployed, today we stand with you. You are our brothers a n d sisters, o u r sons a n d daughters, our fathers and mothers.

You a r e o u r f a m i l y a n d o u r community. We a r e appalled a t the government's attempts t o attack the when

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banks are the only growth industry in C a n a d a ' We are outraged that women, a l r e a d y victims of t h i s recession, will be forced to remain in jobs and face harassment in order to feed their families.

We a r e public sector workers who work in every community across this country. We a r e trying to provide services to Canadians despite cutbacks and abuse from the Tories i n Ottawa. T h e Tories have just

announced t h a t o u r wages will b e frozen for a further two years a n d our collective bargaining rights have been removed. We, too, are victims of 'an uncaring a n d insensitive government.

The attack on public sector workers will n o t p u t one unemployed Canadian back to work. Freezing our wages will not reduce the need f o r food banks.

Attacking t h e unemployed during a recession is not going to b r i n g a b o u t a recovery.

Forcing women to endure harassment build a a n d abuse will n o t country, it will help destroy it.

Today, we stand together with the victims of Tory policies, programs and promises. In 1993, we will fight back, on the job, in the streets and at t h e b a l l o t box. I n 1 9 9 3 , we will remember.

'Gathering Place' on Seymour proposed JEFF LEE yancouvcr

~)isadvantagecland low-income rcsi&nts in Vancouver's new Ilowntow11 South nclghborhood shoulcl have a placc like the I)ownlown ~ a s l s i d c ' sCarncgic .Ccntl.c, clty manager Ken 1)ol)ell said ,\Ionclay.

The neighborhood centre would be built at the cily's new Contlncnt;il Apartments on Seylnour Street, which shoulders iI red llghl tli.slr~ct and is in an area dcsllnctl for sgnllicant redevelopment.

The $3.4-million centre would serve the more than 1,800 Lou- ant1 fixed-income residents who livc in nlany of the area's non-rnarkcl housing, special needs residences ancl rooming hotels.

The project is at odds with a proposal by the city's engineering clepartment, which wants lo move ils , parking enforcement division into two iloors ofcol~mcrcialspace at the new Contincnlal.

Both Dobell and Coun. Lihby Davics say l h c p a r k i n g - t i c k e l issuers will l~kelyhakc to sla) in

lhcir crumpctl 13roarl\vay ol'liccs 11 little longer.

"I'm sorry, buL parking enforcement will havc to go sun~cwherc else," said Dmics. "I know they need a new place. I)ut Iherc is no doubt in my mind that the Contlnental is an absolutely pcrlcct place for the new gathering place in do\vntown south."

The city doesn't havc a name for the new Carncgic-type facility, so il has simply called it "'the Gathering Place."

It would provide amenilics similar to the citv-funded Carncgie Centre at Main slid Hastings streets, illclucling shower facilities, laundromat, learning cenlre, kitchen, reading room and social areas.

Unlike thc Downtown Eastside, which has more than a dozen places i'or "the lonely wanderer," there are no such facilities in the Downtown South, social planning director Joyce Preston said in a reporl to

Too t i r e d t o change my s p o t s No p o i n t i n a b s o l u t e l y e v e r y t h i n g The Reckoning, w i t h o u t f e e l i n g Substance, p a s t a d v i c e o r c h a r i t y Riding w i t h t h e Seven d e a d l y s i n s Spectrum a s c o u n t e r b a l a n c e A lucky d e c a p i t a t i o n A s h o r t word would o f covered it a l l b u t I am n o t an animal I borrowed s p i t Forever young and c h a i n e d . wjt

council. "lJor the Downto\w South rcsi(lent looking for a place to showcr, collect mcssagcs, cat and socialize, the Gnlhering l'lacc may be the only place," she said Bob Colc, a partner in a Granville Slrcel bookslorc, snit1 the projecl may help solve sonlc of the strcct you111 problems along Granville.

Colc is n membcr of t h e new Theatre I-low Business Association, wl~icliis concenlctl about the crime ancl slreel problems along the mall strip.

"1 think the centre is a wry posilivc step. 1can only spcnk lor m)-sell: but 1 wclco:ne ally inslilulional aid Ibr street kids," he saitl.

The 1,950-square metre I'acilily woultl be located on the first two floors of (.he 110-unit senior citizens apartment complex. A medical clinic is also likely to be built in another part oPthe complex, offcring a "oncstop shop," Jeff Brooks, a city downtown social planner, saitl.

"Bowling Joe" on t h e s u b c o n s c i o u s l e v e l would w a i t around f o r a w h i l e t o f i n a l l y t h e y grow o l d e r , many p e r s o n s fiind t h e y a r e having d i f f i c u l t i e s i n rememberwithdraw & become a "Well." In a n c i e n t i n g such t h i n g s a s names o r d a t e s o r m i n o r China, when a v i l l a g e was moved t o a new i n c i d e n t s . Modern p s y c h o l o g i s t s t e n d t o s i t e , t h e w e l l from which t h e v i l l a g e r s blame p h y s i c a l p r o c e s s , S a y i n g m W n ~ r y l ~ ~had ~ drawn w a t e r was l e f t a t t h e o l d . The from d e t e r i o r a t i o n of t h e b r a i n . water well did not leave t h e v i l l a g e ; inThere may b e a b e t t e r explanation, t h a t ofs t e a d , t h e v i l l a g e l e f t t h e well. In j u s t f e r s , t h e means t o end such problems. t h e same way, "Bowling J o e " d i d n o t l e a v e p s y c h o l o g i s t s have not y e t u n d e r s t o o d Conscious-Mind J o e . J o e l e f t t h e howling t h a t t h e person each one o f u s i s , a t any & f o r c e he had b u i l t up.

I f Bowling J o e was a weak f o r c e it would e v e r y moment, c o n t i n u e s t o e x i s t when t h e moment i s o v e r . . b u t t h a t e x i s t e n c e i s on soon go dormant & i f J o e saw i t a t a l l i n t h e subconscious l e v e l . For i l l u s t r a t i o n , dreams i t would b e a s a human f i g u r e s l e s l e t ' s c r e a t e a man named J o e . J o e works p i n g i n bed. I f it were s t r o n g , i t might i n an o f f i c e , h a s a w i f e , a f a m i l y , a c a r bug him on a s u b c o n s c i o u s l e v e l t o go & a home. He e n j o y s a c t i v e s p o r t s & t q i e s back t o bowling. t o s t a y h e a l t h y . The J o e who works i n t h e Because t h e s e "FamilyIt members a r e nouo f f i c e i s n o t t h e same p e r s o n who d o e s r i s h e d & b u i l t up by r e p e t i t i o n of a c t i v a l l t h e o t h e r t h i n g s . In t h e o f f i c e h i s i t y , mood, t h o u g h t & f e e l i n g , t h e y a r e i n t e n s i o n i s h i g h e r , he i s e f f i c i e n t & h e i s c o m p e t i t i o n w i t h one a n o t h e r . I f J o e s t a r e n t i r e l y concerned w i t h r e p o r t s , f a c t s , ted staying l a t e a t the office,OfficeJoe f i l e s & f i g u r e s and b r i s k , p i t h y exchanges would become s t r o n g e r a t t h e expense of w i t h c o l l e a g u e s . When t h e b u s i n e s s day i s o t h e r Family members. o v e r h e ' s g l a d t o f o r g e t h i s work 6 gohome Now, suppose one o f J o e ' s c h i l d r e n f e l l , A t home, he i s g l a d , t o spend an h o u r w i t h ill w i t h a l o w - c o n t i n u e d & l i f e - t h r e a t e r r h i s f a m i l y , o f whom h e ' s v e r y fond.

The O f f i c e J o e c o n t i n u e s t o e x i s t b u t it h a s withdrawn t o w a i t f o r h i s n e x t day a t t h e o f f i c e when it w i l l a g a i n t a k e o v e r .

Family J o e i s on t h e j o b now, b e i n g h i s h i s w i f e about t h e c h i l d , o r s i m p l y s i b t i n g subconscio ' Joe w i l l worrying about. A new J o e - f o r c e , which we w i l l c a l l Child-Concern-Joe, would come i r t t o b e i n g & q u i c k l y become v e r y s t r o n g . Even go & bowl w i t h h i s bowling l e a g u e a s he d o e s a t t h e o f f i c e , J o e would f i n d h i s mind goe v e r y week. Family J o e w i l l b e r e t i r e d i n g w o r r i e d l y t o h i s s i c k c h i l d . O r when then- & Bowling ~ o kw i l l b e i n command. he was d r i v i n g , mowing t h e lawn o r bowling A s we wee, Joe l i v e s an o r d e r l y s o r t o f ... Thus, Child-Concern-Joe would g e t a l i f e with well-defined & r e g u l a r l y repeafoothold i n every o t h e r subconscious Joet e d p e r i o d s of e x c l u s i v e concern. I t i s force. t h e s e . r e p e a t e d p e r i o d s of c o n c e n t r a t e d A l l o f t h e s e s u b c o n s c i o u s f o r c e s want t o thoughts, f e e l i n g s & a c t i o n s t h a t build become t h e o n l y one s o t h a t t h e y w i l l g e t up t h o s e d i f f e r e n t J o e s on t h e s u b c o n s c i a l l oii t h e nourishment & e n s u r e t h e i r own o u s l e v e l . T h e r e i s one of them f o r e v e r y c o n t i n u a t i o n . So t h e Child-Concern-Joe, now one o f h i s r e p e a t e d a c t i v i t i e s & each one w i t h a f o o t i n e v e r y o t h e r c a m p w i l l begin s t o r e s t h e moods, t h o u g h t s & f e e l i n g s o f t o dismantle i t s competition..the o t h e r t h a t p a r t i c u l a r a c t i v i t y . The a n c i e n t members o f t h e s u b c o n s c i o u s - l e v e l Family.

Chinese, who knew a g r e a t d e a l about such Joe himself w i l l begin t o n o t i c e t h i s a s t h i n g s , would have c a l l e d t h i s c o l l e c t i o n g a p s i n h i s memory, a s temporary d i f f i c u l of s u b c o n s c i o u s f o r c e s J o e s "Family. " t i e s i n remembering names, t i m e s , p l a c e s , J o e hob-nobs w i t h t h i s Family i n dreams, i n c i d e n t s . . e v e n appointments. where he s e e s them a s human f i g u r e s .

I was i n Conscious-Mind-Joe's p o s i t i o n If J o e q u i t bowlirlg & l e f t t h e l e a g u e , i n which a dominant s u b c o n s c i o u s f o r c e was AS

d i s m a n t l i n g l e s s e r members o f my subconsc5 ous Family 6 my memory was f a i l i n g , most n o t i c e a b l y where names of p e r s o n s & schedu l e d e v e n t s , both a t Carnegie & t h e S t r a t h cova Community Gardens, were concerned. Thc c u l p r i t was t h e major & v e r y complex subc o n s c i o u s f o r c e I have b u i l t up i n t h e cours e of my r e s e a r c h i n t o psychology Fr a l l i e d s u b j e c t s , r e s e a r c h which, f o r example, ena b l e s me t o w r i t e t h i s a r t i c l e y o u ' r e r e a d i n g . What d i d I do? When I u n d e r s t o o d what was going on, t h e n a t t i m e s when I knew t h e l'Research-Eric'l was i n command, I spoke s h a r p l y t o it 6 t o l d it t o s t o p i t s m i s c h i e f . I t d i d . No more f o r g e t t i n g !

T h i s whole p r o c e s s may be t h e c a u s e of Alzheimer's D i s e a s e . I f J o e ' s c h i l d made a complete r e c o v e r y , J o e might l a t e r have a s e r i e s o f dreams i n which h e ' d r e - l i v e h i s g r i e f & w o r r y o v e r h i s s i c k c h i l d a s ChildConcern-Joe was i n t e g r a t e d i n t o h i s subcon s c i o u s &have t o g e t up & go check on h e r . But

i f t h e c h i l d d i e d , t h e whole t h i n g might be too p a i n f u l t o i n t e g r a t e . This r e j e c t e d , pushed away Child-Concern-Joe (subconscious f o r c e ) would remain a Well. Awake & aware b u t without i n p u t & n o t h i n g t o G o b u t s t i l l w i t h a f o o t h o l d i n a l l o t h e r member of t h e Family, i t might c o n t i n u e i t s work o f demolishing t h e i r a b i l i t i e s t o remembe Young p e o p l e would b e proof a g a i n s t Alzhe i m e r ' s Disease because t h e i r F a m i l i e s a r always changing a s t h e i r i n t e r e s t s , a c t i v i t i e s and c i r c u m s t a n c e s change.

Some may o b j e c t t o t h i s by s a y i n g advan ced c a s e s of Alzheimer's show b r a i n damag Treu; b u t maybe such a f o r c e s t r i k e s a t memory i n e x a c t l y t h a t way, by a t t a c k i n g b r a i n c e l l s . I ' v e proven t h a t subconsciou f o r c e s cause p h y s i c a l e f f e c t s such a s c o l f l u F, a r t h r i t i s . Why s h o u l d n ' t t h e y a l s o be a b l e t o d e s t r o y b r a i n d c e l l s ?

I had a wonky p a n c r e a s which, e s p e c i a l 1 a f t e r a cup of well-sugared c o f f e e , would dump a b i g l o a d o f i n s u l i n i n t o my blood stream. (This i s c a l l e d h y p e r i n s u l i s m ' 4 . i o f t e n a p r e c u r s o r t o d i a b e t e s . ) I ' d know t h i s had t a k e n p l a c e because i t ' d g i v e me an a t t a c k o f asthma. I t o o k t o s c o l d i n g a p a r t of my subconscious t h a t c o n t r o l s t h e

Iancreas. "See?If I Id s a y , tlYoulvedone it i g a i n . You're n o t t o dump your whole l o a d ) f i n s u l i n i n t o my blood e v e r y t i m e my ~ l o o ds u g a r goes up. J u s t l e t a t i n y b i t ) u t , a wee t r i c k l e , n o t t h e whole load."

The a t t a c k s g o t f a r t h e r & f a r t h e r a p a r t & bout 2 y e a r s ago t h e y q u i t a l t o g e t h e r .

Subconscious f o r c e s Do c o n t r o l o n e ' s ) h y s i c a l w e l l b e i n g . Probably my r e s e a r c h las o n l y s c r a t c h e d t h e s u r f a c e . ..

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respectfor human rights and human digniiy is 'the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world.'

November 25 - December 10, 1992, women's groups i n every p a r t o f t h e world organised e v e n t s & a c t i o n s a s p a r t o f t h e 2nd i n t e r n a t i o n a l campaign o f 16 Vays of Act i v i s m Against Gender Violence. Nov.25 i s t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Day Against Violence Against Women, d e c l a r e d by t h e f i r s t f e m i n i s t Enceuntro f o r L a t i n America & t h e ~ a r i b b e a ni n Bogota, Columbia, i n 1981. Dec. 10 c e l e b r a t e s t h e a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e Universal D e c l a r a t i o n of Human Rights, proclaimed i n 1948. T h i s p e r i o d a l s o i n c l u d e s Dec. 1, World AIDS Day, & Dec. 6, t h e a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e Montreal Massacre when a man gunned down 14 women e n g i n e e r i n g s t u d e n t s f o r being l l f e m i n i s t s l ' .

One a c t i o n which emerged d u r i n g t h e 16 Days Campaign i n 1991 was a world-wide p e t i t i o n d r i v e c a l l i n g upon t h e United Nations', a s it o r g a n i s e s i t s f i r s t World Conference on Human Rights i n 25 y e a r s (Vienna, June 1993), t o comprehensively a d d r e s s women's human r i g h t s and gender v i o l e n c e a s c e n t r a l concerns.

The 1981 Convention on t h e E l i m i n a t i o n o f a l l Forms o f D i s c r i m i n a t i o n Against Women (CEDAW) was r a t i f i e d by 102 n a t i o n s a s o f 1990. The CEDAW Committeejn 1992 gave t h e f o l l o w i n g d e f i n i t i o n o f "gender1' v i o l e n c e "Gender-based v i o l e n c e i s a form o f d i s c r i m i n a t i o n which s e r i o u s l y i n h i b i t s women's a b i l i t y t o enjoy r i g h t s E freedoms on a b a s i s o f e q u a l i t y with men." Gender-based v i o l e n c e i s t h a t l ' w h i c h i s d i r e c t e d a g a i n s t a woman because s h e is a woman o r which a f f e c t s women d i s p r o p o r t i o n a t e l y . I t i n c l u d e s a c t s which i n f l i c t p h y s i c a l , mental o r s e x u a l harm o r s u f f e r i n g , t h r e a t s o f such a c t s , c o e r c i o n & o t h e r d e p r i v a t i o n s o f l i b e r t y . "

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I n s p i t e of t h e s t a t e m e n t s i n a r t i c l e s 3 & 5 of t h e Universal Dec1arationof.Human Rights (1948), everywhere women & g i r l s a r e s y s t e m a t i c a l l y s u b j e c t e d t o v i o l e n c e , t o r t u r e , coercion, sexual abuse, s t a r v a t i o n , E economic d e p r i v a t i o n because t h e y a r e female. For example, i n Canada, 62% o f female homicides a r e t h e r e s u l t o f women-battering; i n I n d i a , , g i r l s aged 2-4 d i e a t t w i c e t h e r a t e o f boys because of s y s t e m a t i c m a l n u t r i t i o n & n e g l e c t ; c u r r e n t l y , 84 m i l l i o n women a r o u n d t h e w o r l d have been s u b j e c t e d ' t o g e n i t a l mutilation.: Such v i o l e n c e i s a p e r v a s i v e form of human r i g h t s abuse, c u t t i n g a c r o s s s o c i a l , e t h n i c & n a t i o n a l boundaries & s t i l l i t i s o f t e n excluded from t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l human r i g h t s agenda.

To d a t e , t h e p e t i t i o n h a s been t r a n s l a t e d i n t o 12 languages & over 100,000 s i g n a t u r e s have been g a t h e r e d from more t h a n 80 c o u n t r i e s .

We w i l l c o n t i n u e t o g a t h e r s i g n a t u r e s r i g h t up t o June 1993. P l e a s e f e e l f r e e t o make e x t r a c o p i e s & c i r c u l a t e widely - s o t h a t women's v o i c e s & p e r s p e c t i v e s may be heard a t t h e 1993 Woeld Conference on Human Rights For more i n f o r m a t i o n :

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PETITION TO THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS "Violence Against Women V i o l a t e s Human Rights" The Universal D e c l a r a t i o n of Human Rights p r o t e c t s everyone "without d i s t i n c t i o n o r o t h e r s t a t u s " ( a r t . 2 ) Furthof any kind such a s r a c e , c o l o u r , s e x , language ermore, "everyone h a s t h e r i g h t t o l i f e , l i b e r t y 4 s e c u r i t y o f person" ( a r t . 3 ) E Ifno one s h a l l be s u b j e c t t o t o r u t r e o r t o c r u e l , inhuman o r degrading t r e a t m e n t o r punishment" ( a r t . 5 ) . Therefore, we, t h e undersigned, c a l l upon t h e 1993 UnTted Nahions~~World Confieren~eon Human Rights t o comprehensively a d d r e s s women's human r i g h t s a t every l e v e l o f i t s proceedings. We demand t h a t gender v i o l e n c e , a unive r s a l phenomenon which t a k e s many forms a c r o s s c u l t u r e , r a c e and c l a s s , be recognized a s a v i o l a t i o n o f human r i g h t s r e q u i r i n g immediate a c t i o n .

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~ t l become s an annual e v e n t . Rich people g e t t o g e t h e r once a y e a r , pay $85 a p l a t e , d i n e on fancy d i s h e s w i t h a p r i v a t e label wine, and e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y w r i t e a cheque t o buy a r e f r i g e r a t e d van t o come to t h e i r e v e n t s , c o n f e r e n c e s , e t c . & p i c k up uneaten s c r a p s - l e f t o v e r s - t o t a k e to food banks.. t o t h e "needy". I t happened t h i s y e a r a t t h e Hotel Vancouver. s t r a n g e l y enough, we " u n g r a t e f u l wret&es" had a r a l l y r i g h t a c r o s s t h e s t r e e t on t h e s t e p s of t h e A r t G a l l e r y . I t was organised by End L e g i s l a t e d Poverty. I t was "Hunger Awareness Week".

P r o t e s t i n g a g a i n s t an e n t i r e system of laws, p o l i c i e s , t r a d e d e a l s , t h e corporat.e agenda.. .awareness i s t h e f i r s t s t e p .

Check o u t t h e c o n t r a s t & pick a s i d e : ~ i c h :- show t h e i r awareness of hunger i n +s c h o o l s by t r y i n g t o t u r n hot lunch programs i n t o ' t w i n k i e & pop" meals & demanding t h a t poor k i d s b e i d e n t i f i e d ; - keep minimum wage & w e l f a r e r a t e s low s o people w i l l have t o t a k e any work a t any wage i n any c o n d i t i o n s ; - keep demanding c u t s i n s o c i a l programs ( h e a l t h , e d u c a t i o n , UI) s o people w i l l have t o u s e t h e i r energy t o s u r v i v e , r a t h e r t h a n p r o t e s t f o r change

acknowledged w r i t e r & p o e t , f a s t e d f o r t h e e n t i r e week. He spoke a t t h e r a l l y , saying t h a t f o r t h e r i c h t o proclaim "awareness" without doing anything t o change t h e causes j u s t makes w h a t ' s wrong worse. He s a i d he was f i n d i n g i t more d i f f i c u l t t o f o c u s , t o c o n c e n t r a t e . " I understand now how a c h i l d going t o school hungry w i l l do poorly. I t i s hard t o be a l l you can be when you don't eat."

J i m S i n c l a i r t a l k e d about NAFTA, t h e d e a l t h a t w i l l make t h e f i r s t l l f r e e " t r a d e d e a l seem l i k e a p i c n i c . The r i c h & t h e i r mult i n a t i o n a l c o r p o r a t i o n s a r e hoping t o r e move t h e power o f any governments t o p a s s laws t h a t w i l l r e s t r i c t p r o f i t i n any way.

They scream t h a t t a x e s a r e t o o high, even though t h e burden h a s s h i f t e d i n t h e l a s t 4 decades from being roughly 5 0 / 5 0 between i n d i v i d u a l s & b u s i n e s s t o being now 89/11.

The r i c h demand,.that g o v l t spending be r e ITS OEUCfOUS ! duced, t h a t more c u t s b e made, a s though I.;t h e communities, workers & r e s o u r c e s of Poor: - f a c e t h e f o l l o w i n g r e a l i t i e s . . . t h i s country, t h e US & Mexico a r e j u s t s o - No j o b s much c o l l a t e r a l t o b e bargained over.

- Low minimum wage Those p r e s e n t t h e n picked up some s i g n s Low w e l f a r e r a t e s and walked once around t h e Hotel Vancouver - The i n c r e a s i n g need f o r c h a r i t y handing o u t f a c t s h e e t s & an ELP pamphlet - U.1, c u t s e n t i t l e d ' C h a r i t y is a bandaid, n o t a - North American Free Trade Deal s - Federal c u t s t o s o c i a l s e r v i c e s , , h e a l t h o l u t i o n . " We g o t t o t h e driveway j u s t a s and education, c h i l d c a r e , s e n i o r s , e t c s e v e r a l o f t h e people a t t e n d i n g t h e ' T a s t e - High t a x e s f o r . 1 0 ~& middle income p e e of t h e Nation1 a r r i v e d . I t would be n i c e t o imagine t h a t t h e l o o k s on t h e i r f a c e s p l e , low t a x e s f o r t h e r i c h were g u i l t , b u t mostly it was f e a r ; f e a r - Federal c u t s t o housing - o t h e r m a n i f e s t a t i o n s o f t h e c o r p o r a t e t h a t something has gone wrong perhaps ... f e a r t h a t t h e 'tpoortf a r e no l o n g e r t h e unagenda. washed, bedraggled masses f i t o n l y f o r The r i c h f e e l t h e y ' v e 'done t h e i r b i t ' workhouses o r prisons f e a r t h a t we a r e by a d m i t t i n g t h e r e a l i t y o f hunger 6 depri(!) r i g h t a f t e r a l l v a t i o n . They r i g h t e o u s l y deny t h a t it i s

By PAULR TAYLOR their fault.

Sandy Cameron, one-time p r o s p e c t o r & an "JUSTICE NOT CHARITY ! I 1

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WHY I S HEW ILLEGAL?

AS e a r l y a s 1901 & c o n t i n u i n g t o 1937, t h e US Dept. of A g r i c u l t u r a l r e p e a t e d l y p r e d i c t e d t h a t , once machinery c a p a b l e of harvesting, stripping & separating t h e f i b r e from t h e p u l p was i n v e n t e d & e n g i n e e r e d , hemp would o n c e a g a i n b e A m e r i c a ' s number one f a r m c r o p .

The t e c h n o l o g y n e e d e d t o p r o d u c e s u c h machines was d e c e l o p e d i n t h e mid-1930s.

I n response t o t h i s , Mechanical Engineeri n g r a n a n a r t i c l e a b o u t hemp t i t l e d "The ~ o s P t r o f i t a b l e & D e s i r a b l e Crop t h a t Can Be ~ r o w n " . P o p u l a r Mechanics a l s o r a n a n a r t i c l e on t h i s s u b j e c t , t i t l e d "The B i l l i o n D o l l a r Crop". Here a r e some q u o t e s : " . . . f a r m e r s a r e promised a new c a s h c r o p w i t h a n a n n u a l v a l u e of s e v e r a l hundred m i l l i o n d o l l a r s , a l l b e c a u s e a machine h a s been i n v e n t e d which s o l v e s a problem o v e r 6000 y e a r s o l d .

& other sensational tabloids ran hysteric a l headlines atop s t o r i e s portraying B l a c k s & Mexicans a s f r e n z i e d b e a s t s under t h e i n f l u e n c e o f m a r i j u a n a .

I n s e c r e t T r e a s u r y Dept. m e e t i n g s condu c t e d between 1935 & 1937 p r o h i b i t i v e t a x l a w s were d r a f t e d & p l o t t e d . M a r i j u a n a was n o t banned o u t r i g h t ; i n s t e a d an "Occu p a t i o n a l E x c i s e Tax" was p l a c e d upon m a r i j uana d e a l e r s .

Test'nony b e f o r e C o n g r e s s i n 1937, f o r 1 1

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"Hemp i s t h e s t a n d a r d f i b r e o f t h e w o r l d .

It h a s g r e a t t e n s i l e s t r e n g t h & d u r a b i l i t y . It i s u s e d t o p r o d u c e more t h a n 5000 t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s , r a n g i n g from r o p e remt o f i n e l a c e s , & t h e w ody "urds' a i n i n g a f t e r t h e f i b r e h a s been removed c o n t a i n more t h a n 77% c e l l u l o s e & c a n b e u s e d t o p r o d u c e more t h a n 7 5 , 0 0 0 p r o d u c t s r a n g i n g from d y n a m i t e t o c e l l o p h a n e

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When m e c h a n i c a l hemp f i b r e s t r i p p i n g machines f i n a l l y became a v a i l a b l e i n t h e mid-1930s, t h e enormous t i m b e r a c r e a g e & b u s i n e s s e s o f t h e Hearst P a p e r Manufactur i n g D i v i s i o n , Kimberly C l a r k , S t . R e g i s

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& v i r t u a l l y a l l o t h e r t i m b e r , p a p e r and

l a r g e newspaper m a n u f a c t u r i n g companies stood t o l o s e b i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s & perhaps go bankrupt.

C o i n c i d e n t a l l y , DuPont h a d j u s t p a t e n t e d i p r o c e s s e s t o make p l a s t i c s f r o m c o a l & o i l , a s w e l l as new s u l p h a t e p r o c e s s e s t o make p a p e r from wood p u l p . I f hemp h a d n ' t been made i l l e g a l , 80% o f DuPont's b u s i n e s s would h a v e n e v e r come t o b e ; norwwuld t h e g r e a t m a j o r i t y o f t h e p o l l u t i o n which h a s been i n f l i c t e d upon o u r ~i v e r s & o c e a n s I n t h e 1920s & 3 0 s , H e a r s t ' s newspaper c h a i n l e d a d e l i b e r a t e campaign of y e l l o w j o u r n a l i s m t o h a v e hemp o u t l a w e d . H e a r s t

t h e p u r p o s e o f e f f e c t i v e l y o u t l a w i n g hemp through extremely p r o h i b i t i v e t a x a t i o n , c o n s i s t e d a l m o s t e n t i r e l y o f H e a r s t ' s and o t h e r s e n s a t i o n a l newspaper a r t i c l e s bei n g r e a d a l o u d by H a r r y A n s l i n g e r , d i r e c t o r o f t h e F e d e r a l Bureau o f N a r c o t i c s .

D r .A James Woodward, b o t h p h y s i c i a n and a t t o r n e y , t e s t i f i e d on b e h a l f of t h e Ameri c a n Medical A s s o c i a t i o n . He s a i d , i n e f f e c t , t h a t t h e whole o f t h e f e d e r a l t e s t imony was t a b l o i d s e n s a t i o n a l i s m . T h i s l a w

could deny t h e world a p o t e n t i a l medicine whose t h e r a p e u t i c v a l u e was j u s t beginni n g t o be d i s c o v e r e d .

V i r t u a l l y no one o t h e r t h a n a h a n d f u l of r i c h i n d u s t r i a l i s t s knew t h a t t h e i r c h i e f p o t e n t i a l c o m p e t i t o r - hemp - was outlawed under t h e name m a r i j u a n a .

That ' s r i g h t . Marijuana was most l i k e l y j u s t a p r e t e x t f o r hemp p r o h i b i t i o n and economic compression.

I t ' s not too l a t e f o r us t o r e c t i f y t h i s m i s t a k e . We can s t i l l change from a petroleum-based economy t o a renewable & e n v i r o n m e n t a l l y sound hemp-based economy.

But we must n o t d e l a y . We must a c t w h i l e we can s t i l l make a d i f f e r e n c e .

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guys where it hurts. you can still have a real gas trying.

TEXAS-I'VE B E N ~ A L ~ \ I N10 ' A BUNCH 01- THL FUN-LO\'IN' freedom-fighte~sof Texas latcly and we all agl-ee that there's one thing we need to pass on to all of y'all from the few of us before 1 take a kave from these pages. (I'm takin' a leave of absence on account of I have to wnte a book, and tiine has become both scant and precious.) The thing is th15 leu got to have fun whde you're flght~n'for frcedom, 'cauw you don't always win.

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