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several minutes, men in hard-hats and Grey skies hung heavy with a threat of a florescent safety jackets attaching and downpour Saturday. Yet they held off, drilling the pole to its base. The rain still almost as if the weather gods, if there is held off. Then, the pole moved. It tilted such a thing, knew the importance of what by only a couple degrees, but it signified was happening at a little park on the the start of the raising ceremony. Pigeon Downtown Eastside. Park roared. A Haida totem pole was wheeled out of a One of the workers hand-cranked the carving studio on West Cordovajust before stabilization screws into the wood and noon. It was covered with blankets and lay their work was done. Their truck moved on its back with hands pressed against it as away and indigenous people moved to it was wheeled up the street, through the the pole and celebrated the first two lines celebratory crowd at Main and Hastings, in the poem engraved into the concrete then down Hastings to Pigeon Park. base: "Sing your song, friend. Tell Hundreds of people joined those who your story ..." drummed, sang and cheered as the 27-footAudrey Siegl walked around the pole long pole carved out of a nearly 1,000 yearwith its carvings of a thunderbird, raven, old red cedar from Haida Gwaii arrived at bear and whale. its final home at the park. Siegl, a board member of the Sacred All were invited to the raising ceremony Circle Society and Musqueam activist, of the Survivors Pole representing all culspoke of the importance of the Survivors tures and anyone who has suffered from Pole. Her voice broke and somebody's racial and social injustice. It's a symbol of arm reached out and touched her back hope, according to its creators. offeririg comfort and strength. "I feel Haida and Coast Salish Nations artist & victorious," she said. "I heard the DTES resident Bernie Williams carved the community singing, chanting. I heard pole with her group of apprentices. them crying out... injoy and triumph Williams, who also goes by her Haida when the pole started to be lifted. When name Skundaal, is the only female the crane started hoisting it, you could apprentice of acclaimed Haida artist Bill feel the pain but you could also feel Reid, who created more than 1,500 works healing-moving in. I think - I knowin his life. The Survivors Pole is an this was necessary medicine for this initiative started by the Downtown Eastside community and it was done the right Sacred Circle Society with endorsement "way. It makes that medicine even from the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil. stronger.'" Waututh nations. Ja anese, Chinese and South Asian survivors of racism, members Rebecca Blissett of the LGBTQ community and DTES Vancouver Courier advocates were also part of the 3-year art project. The Vancouver Park Board approved $50,000 in funds towards its installation while the Sacred Circle Society raised $19,000 through a Kickstarter campaign. Kudos to Ms Blissett for her writing The City of Vancouver, Potluck Cafe, & photos. This was lifted from the Portland Hotel Society and Vancouver Courier's website. The image of the entire totem pole is from the CBe Moving Theatre/DTES Heart of the City Festival were also involved. • The crowd only quieted as workers secured the totem to its hoists. It took
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A Huge THANK YOU to Everyone Involved in the 13 annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival! This year's festival featured hundreds of local residents and artists sharing the stories, hopes, dreams and issues of living on shared territory. It is an honour and privilege to work with all of you. Thanks to artists, participants, audience members, community partners, funding partners, supporters, staff, volunteers, work teams and friends for your participation in another extraordinary festival. The Festival is strong because of the relationships,
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Next year, the 14 Annual DTESHeart of the City Festival will run Wed Oct 25 to Sun Nov 5,2017. If you have a project or a program idea to contribute or suggest for next year's ,. festival, give us a call, 604-628-5672, or talk with Rika 604-665-3003. www.heartofthecityfestival.com
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Let's put our ideas together for a '" holiday pageant '" Performance on Christmas Eve
Saturday December 24 Creative sessions/rehearsals
Fridays Ipm - 4pm Nov 18, 25 Dec 2, 9, 16, 23 Carnegie Theatre Free, everyone welcome! For more info: Teresa 604-255-940 I thirteenofhearts@hotmail.com
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The Housing people had a format to get 'concerns information, suggestions" (the realities of tenants must be unreal to people with no experience of this shit). 4 corners of the theatre, 4 groups of people with one city-staff to kind of facilitate. "What are the problems? -management(mgt.) is all about fear & threats -no recourse (protection) if mgt acts illegally -on-site either not qualified or not permitted to act -rnust-sign documents invalid or not copied to ten. -lease conditions absolve mgt. from responsibility -bldg mtnc kept at absolute minimum with repairs . done by mgt hires, not professionals -there is dysfunction in Inspection process, either with prior warnings to owners or no follow-up One guy offered to take the city-person on an immediate, impromptu tour of the Brandiz, to see the conditions he & his partner have to live in as part of new tenants being couples only - because the Bandiz can then charge double for a single room. -rats, mice, roaches, bedbugs, lice, filth, elevators not working, heat off, no hot water, toilets don't work, danger with used rigs, assaults, garbage not emptied,
Cynicism and hope are odd combined, but one is born of experience while the other is a core principle (meaning that things can get better than they are because they can't get much worse). This was what charged the air in the room as a group of City of Vancouver people hosted what they billed as an SRO Workshop in Camegie. Monica (Co V) opened with a PowerPoint presentation (thankfully short) to say there was a l O-year Housing Plan and it's at the 5-year medium. Almost There was a break! More coffee immediately this brought contention with deceptively The next part was for each participant to come up simple questions of "What plan? Why is there nocopy with an action: • of this plan for us to see? What in the hell have you -enforcement of bylaws with set, timed steps for recbeen doing for 5 years!?!" tification & consequences of fines & jail time; There were over 30 people in attendance, most of -tailor buildings for different types of tenants; whom lived in an SRO, all with personal stories of -a "Wall of Shame" website exposing bad owners; current conditions in their buildings. Several people -block/neighbourhood coordination of efforts to deal spoke of having lived on the street and then getting a with pest infestations; room - only to find that the conditions are intolerable -tenant help to take owners/landlords to court with vermin, equip ent malfunctioning daily, wash-City & BC Housing need to follow own rules; rooms dangerous and filthy, staff either threatening or -rnake staff training mandatory to make immediate exploitative, rents ridiculous and no recourse for comaction an unavoidable responsibility plaints of almost any kind. -rnet control with rents being tied to the unit, not the The owners and their managers are uniformly de~ tenants with ceilings on rates; scribed as aggressively disinterested: whatever is; -licensed contractors to do work, not cheap mgt hires wrong is not their fault, doesn't get fixed, won't get And this was just from the group I was in. The city dealt with ... in short, the guiding principle is to avoid staff said all the sheets from all groups would be typed responsibility. The basic principle voiced by tenants in' . up and posted online - their website I guess - with a the form of a 'wishlist' remains having written standreport going to their supervisors and eventually City ards that owners are held accountable to with real Council. It was an exercise in venting, with the idea rules, real steps for resolution and real consequences, that 'something needs to be done' giving a slim wedge including set fines and even jail time. to the idea that something might actually get done. And this was all in the first 15-20 minutes! By PAULR TAYLOR
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INFO SESSION COME LEARN ABOUT THE COMMITTEE'S DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS ON: ADVOCACY EFFORTS, INCREASING INCOME GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES, AND BETTER INVOLVING THE DTES COMMUNITY IN DECISION MAKING OF MAJOR PR'OJECTS & PROGRAMS.
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HUMANITIES 101 - FREEING UP UNIVERSITY Humanities 101 Community Programme (Hum) offers four free university-level courses for people who live on low incomes in and around the Downtown Eastside and Downtown South. The courses are for people who have encountered financial and other barriers to university education and who wish to expand their intellectual horizons in an accessible, challenging and respectful environment. Applicants need basic literacy skills, a willingness to attend classes at the UBC point Grey campus, complete assignments and participate in group discussions. Applications for these non-credit courses are accepted not on the basis of past academic history, but on the applicant's desire and ability to be part of the Hum Programme. In November, we are looking for people who would like to participate in our twelve-week hands on Writing courses (Writing 101, and Writing 201- which is only available to graduates of Writing 101) that start in early January 2017. Each week a new genre and style of writing will be taught with a different teacher. The classes include short stories, memoirs, screenwriting, poetry, manifestos.'journaling, creative non-fiction and more. Participants receive school supplies, UBC student cards, bus tickets to get to and from class, meals, and childcare if needed. Visit the Hum website for additional information: humanities 10 l.arts.ubc.ca. Or email us at h.u.m0)ubc.ca with any questions.
To apply for the Writing courses, please attend an upcoming information/application The Gathering Place, 609 Helmcken St. Saturday November 19th at 10.30 a.m Carnegie Centre, Main and Hastings St. Saturday November 19th at 3.30 p.m Vancouver Recovery Club, 2775 Sophia St. Monday November 21st at 11.00 a.m Crabtree Corner, 533 East Hastings St. (third floor) Monday November 21 st at 2.00 p.m Downtown Eastside Women's Centre, 302 Columbia St. Wednesday November 23rd at 2 p.m
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*Honourable Mention in Memoir
She is now in the spirit world with her family As a child, traumas at the LeJac Residential School, abuse and threats did not take her Native tongue away. She knew the oral history of the Wet'suwet'en territory Married young to a former Gitxsan but more Wet'suwet'en man Her hands worked to the bone Cannery in Prince Rupert, bead work and moccasins and knitting Alcohol took a toll on her life but that did not take her Native tongue, oral traditions, and artistic skills away She was a strong yet humourous Wet'suwet'en woman I was her bay, her Mays - I used to measure my little hands with hers She was a daughter, niece, cousin, mother, aunt, & finally my Grandma I used to swing hand on hand with her and my late Grandfather While walking to a potlatch ceremony She was more than my guardian - she was my Grandmother with A smiling heart & caring spirit with laughter on the side You see, humour is part of healing ." That is what i got from her and many more Priscillia Tait
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So maybe take a breath and chill a little. I'm not going to take them away. I'm just going to stay Growing up is a lot of work. My mentality is focused on what was lost. To easy to screw it all up I won't though, promised myself that. The old me is out of order. The new me is a reincarnated self of whom 1really am. Member Jackie back in the day? Well I sure do, Not everything is my fault. Stop blaming Start being positive. You will have a clearer picture of the true reality. Man, take a stand and be a man, Speak your voice and not of others. You and me are not so different. That is the truth.
'STORMY NIGHTS *Winner in Poetry
When days go by like summer flies, I look at the sky of heavens surprise. Not noticing my stormy adventures, Becoming more a mystery than ever The fear of the unknown, starts taking me over. Realising this may be my last adventure Is it wrong to think these ways? More than ever, I just want you to stay. Looking back on what was what. Missing them is not my surprise Just a realisation of what was lost. Make this nigpt what was right. Demons disguises in messed up ways. More than ever to persuade. The addict of it all, could reoccur any moment. Of these stormy nights to continue on.
So the angels fly down to help guide me through, those stormy evenings without you Sometimes I cry, laugh or smile. Yet Sometimes I yell with suppressed emotions of hell. Don't keep de-lowering me because I am different That is what makes m~, me and you, you. We in the end are very equal. All humans on the plains of mother earth.
We once were lost, but not no more. At least my worries are riot facing death row at its finest, due to my addiction problems. I have faith on what to be for my future with my family. I am in no rush to have it all back. As I a~ ~till getting on track. Like a night train rushes through, The barn owls making their Whodos You can not rush life yet only to be alarmed of what is still yet to come. Having faith from my spirit guides Dream world is my secret life. Mastering another fable, of what is pushing me through my Stormy nights without you. Demons are always there, slithering in despair. Wanting to take you over. Not no more is what I tell them. '] have my angel guiding me through the Hellish cycle. To make right choices on what is coming my way. So stop trying to take me away. I will win in the end. Good vs Evil. My stormy nights without you. Jacqueline Sine
On Honouring the Earth at CRAB Park , Far above, on the south side of the railway tracks Raven silently observes Otter stealthily climb towards CRAB Park through the port's broken wire fencing ever curious yet cautious, she follows the steep winding overpass in the safety of the sky, the young orphan encircles her mentor soars downward straightens out settles atop a Yokohama magnolia bemusedly watches some vignettes: picnickers race to retrieve a badminton birdie from a Jack Russell puppy a port officer chastises a kite flier for his closeness to a flight zone youngsters and elders enjoy a multicultural Earth Day feast and concert Raven winces at the harbour's pungent bitterness notices the freshly repaired dock beckoning fishers I swoops down on an eagle feather makes course for the mysticism of the beam-and-stone gateway makes her offering gains admittance seeks direction finds solitude Totem greets her hesitantly lands on the grassy slope near the newly built cedar altar within viewing and hearing distance of Otter, but not quite within touching range Far below, on the north side of the railway tracks Otter patiently waits for the inquisitive Raven [everrespecfful, he requests-and receives--approval from aboriginal elders to design a painting for the altar's concrete floor] ~ consults his illustrated poetry chapbook for inspiration muses on some watercolours of the small, lush harbourside park: woven red dogwood "Horse with Canoe" in the canopied marsh pond an art installation recreating an aviary for nesting birds giant maples, gingko trees, multi-hued perennial bed pathways Otter' pulls out a tiny, knitted pouch of tobacco makes his offering gains admittance seeks enlightenment finds solitude Totem greets him from his weather-beaten canvas knapsack, Otter carefully unwraps some tools: old cloths, favourite bushes, and new tubes of acrylic paints with a pencil tightly clenched in his mouth, he sketches a design on the floor pauses a moment and then uncaps various pigments: black, indigo, crimson, yellow his strong, sure strokes gradually become smaller, lighter, purer he meticulously paints a sky blue circle around his masterpiece stands back and critically examines his native motif design "Raven - Killer Whale - Crab" Satisfied, he begins to put away his equipment Raven--the air spirit--slowly descends the hill and wordlessly moves to her water companion's side together, at last, they bow their heads and honour the Earth Barbara Morison *Honourable Mention in Poetry
-Don't Pick Up Today Don't pick up today The craving will go away Don't pick up today Listen to the words I say Don't pick up today For surely you'll go insane . Don't pick up today Tired of being a slave Don't pick Liptoday It's only a four minute crave Don't pick up today A life you're trying to save
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Don't pick up today I Go on and climb out of your cave Don't pick up today Do not worry or be afraid Don't pick up today Use the advice that I gave Don't pick up today Determined to ride out this wave, Don't pick up today I pray I pray I pray Colin Pearson
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A VERY VERY SHORT HISTORY OF US ... in this material age of ours, the serious scientific workers are the only profoundly religious people. *Honourable Mention in Essay' Albert Einstein For the first time in our long evolution we apes with big brains are able to see and experience a cosmic vista that begins 13.82 billion years ago and extends to now. From this experience, we learn who we are and we can derive meaning not rooted in questionable revelations, authority or traditions. We observe this vast material cosmos entirely through either direct observation or through extensions of our senses, microscopes that let us see down to atoms, and telescopes that help us explore galaxies millions of light years in diameter billions of light years away. Observation alone is not enough. Understanding requires a story that connects what we see. lsaac Newton's equations prove that a falling apple follows the same gravitational rules that govern motions of planets, suns, moons and stars. Einstein refined and enhanced our view of gravity, matter, and energy. Neo-Darwinism with evidence from fossils, anatomy, embryology, genetics, ecology, and the distribution • interdependence of all life. It is patterns of plants and animals conclusively demonstrates the relatedness and possibly the greatest story ever told and shows that we all have a common ancestor and that we are cousins to algae and bacteria. Whales, lions, chimpanzees, and bonobos are our brothers and sisters. Beyond our bond with all life we are the stuff stars are made of. Carbon, the life molecule, is forged in the heat of battle between a fusion explosion and gravity when a star in its death throes goes super-nova and for a brief period illuminates the heavens with the light of a million suns. Carbon and the other elements form a dust cloud light years in diameter that eventually evolves into new stars, new planets, and new life. We are star dust that breathes. 'Spirit' comes from the latin word 'to breathe'. Air is matter, however thin. The sense of wonder I experience from my intimate connection with the vast material cosmos, an immensity of light years, and the vision I have of life that evolves naturally, to me qualifies as a spiritual experience. Knowing that we are all products of the same force, that energy which propels a bud into becoming a bloom, connects all life. Without a breathing body spirituality cannot exist. Out of matter brain is born, creates mind, soul, and many other stories in order to explain reality to itself and to create meaning. Now we know. We are atoms and molecules born in immense cosmic events, kin to all of life, grounded in physical reality, a polluted reality whose biosphere needs serious cleaning up if we are to survive. Our work is to escape from dangerous myths that possibly some god or some one technology will save us, to eschew dogma, and to create our own meaning with ways we love and live our lives. A spirituality that realizes breath without biosphere is impossible might help. Possibly working to clean up our planet and striving to create a more equitable world gives meaning enough. By GILLES CYRENNE Work Quoted: 'Religion and Science', by Albert Einstein published in, 'The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing', editor Richard Dawkins: Oxford University Press, New York, 2008.
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-rality, Birdie operated with impunity, although I suspect her establishment was the subject of more than a few outraged sermons from the good Reverend Turner, proximity breeding contempt and all that. But the real story that's been largely swept under the rug of history is that Birdie Stewart was pretty much single-handedly responsible for the initial growth and success of the city of Vancouver. How's that? Well, it turns out that the city had very little cash money, a sitBirdie Stewart, First Madam of Vancouver uation that prevented the city fathers (the mothers had In 1873, at the corner of Water and Abbott Streets, . to stay home back then) from paying for the survey Birdie Stewart opened the very first brothel in the setthat could assess existing businesses and determine tlement that would become Vancouver. She had arwhat rate of tax they should pay, leaving the fledgling rived by ship from San Francisco, an astute businesscity in very dire financial straits. How could they genwoman smelling opportunity, and opened shop just erate enough revenue to pay for the survey? And then down the street from Simmons Saloon, and one door somebody came up with an idea: why not create cashremoved from Reverend lames Turner's Methodist flow by arresting and fining Birdie and her Ladies? Church. This had a nice symmetry to it: one could They eagerly calculated that if fines could be levelled tank up at the Saloon, mosey along to Birdie's and once a week or so, the city would have enough operathave ajolly time with some very friendly Ladies, and ing capital to become a growing concern. then drop in on the Reverend for absolution on the For those under the impression political corruption is way home. But Birdie did much more than provide a a modem invention practised by "other" governments, valuable service for all those lonely men; her estabearly shenanigans by our first city council paved the lishment single-handedly kept the infant city from way for the bullshit that currently carries on, and literbankruptcy. ally made the founding of Vancouver possible. InterBack then Vancouver was known as Hastings Mill; esting how the moral position of city council operated it would soon become Granville, and finally in 1886 on such a convenient sliding scale; it was only after the city of Vancouver and terminus of the CPR. But in the city had grown enough to commission the survey 1873 it was a muddy wallow of hastily built housing, and tax everybody that they remembered to be indigcheap hotels and rooming houses, sparse yet enterprisnant and morally outraged by the "Jezebels" operating ing businesses and warehouses, saloons and sawmills in their midst and pushed the red light district further and ships chandlers, populated by mill workers and south onto Dupont (later East Pender) Street. merchants, lumberjacks, ships captains & crew, trapHowever, it didn't take Birdie and her Ladies long to pers and fishermen, traders, all eager to make their recognize that the weekly parade to the Courthouse to fortune. Life wa a little rough in the infant city; even pay their fines was great for business. Dressed in their getting here was an arduous ocean voyage that could finest, twirling parasols against the inevitable rain, take four to six months. No Panama Canal meant flaunting their availability, the parade of Ladies drew touching the bottom of the world, all the way down all eyes as they sauntered the few short blocks to City and around the tip of South America and back up Hall, boldly blowing kisses and flirting shamelessly again. In this furthest outpost of British Empire condiwith any boy over the age of 12. By the time Birdie tions were pretty rustic. DId growth forest pressed and her Ladies returned home from their weekly stroll, close, and the smell of burning slag was constant, an there was a line out front of her establishment that untidy by-product that results when trees are hurriedly , stretched down the block and around the corner. harvested for construction, for ships spars, and of With a constant stream of easy and effortless revenue course to feed the many sawmills. Lumber was algained by weekly fining the Ladies, the city prospered ready the primary industry. " By the turn of the century the red light district offered When Birdie opened shop the ratio of men to women the lonely a choice of over 150 Ladies working 41 was 3011 which meant she and her Ladies were very . bawdy houses. Business was obviously very good, and popular. In direct contrast to modem hypocritical moall concerned relatively content with this arrangement. I
It was no Disney movie, but it worked. There's a sharp lesson here for our current city council. Anyone paying attention to how things work here in the Downtown Eastside understands there are two levels to the local economy, each dependent on the other for survival, just like the city needed Birdie. Without the money generated by the underground economy, by the street vendors, binners, dispensaries and bottle coJlectors, sex workers and drug dealers that in turn spend their profits here in the DTES and thereby make a critical, significant contribution to our local economy. AJI of them have a place here in the DTES because without their earnings today's "legitimate" businesses would not survive, something those hypocrites in city haJl are unwilling to acknowledge, and something for the rest of us to keep in mind when the Developers try to move us along. By DEBRA McNAUGHT
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Another big thank-you to our patrons as we became "mini-library" during our week of ceiling repairs. It was a tight squeeze, but worth the wait to get the space looking good. In other news, I've been temporarily moved to the Hastings branch and Jennifer Lee is covering me for the next two weeks. Please introduce yourself to her. Since the days are becoming shorter, I pulled a random selection of titles featuring light and illumination! Enjoy.
By Candlelight: Rites for celebration, blessing and (2004) by Janina Renee. "The simple act of bringing light id darkness is a meaningful way to ereate sacred space, celebrate joyous occasions, and find
Your life mayor may not chaJlge,but"we cannot live 'solace in times of loss." A wise and warm book. li~e in fear; live instead with hope that change is and I . Celtic illumination: the Irish school (1998) by Courwill be possible. tenay Davis. The art of illuminating manuscripts frorr
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the 7th to the 12th Century, combined with stories de scribing Viking raids, and monks risking their lives te save precious books, makes this a fascinating read. Light & shadow: the art of landscape photography (2010) by Fran Halsall. A beautiful gallery of landscape photographs and clear instruction explaining how to create balance with light, form and time. Louise Nevelson: Light and shadow (2016) by Lauri Wilson. Known for her impressive black and white 3¡ D sculptures, Nevelson reveals her artistic, spiritual and even physical transformation from single mother to arts icon. Paper illuminated (2001) by Helen H iebert. Create unique "luminaria," lanterns, screens, lamp shades, and glowing window treatments with paper, and tech niques like crayon batik. Your librarian, Natalie
tre and a landmark in musical theatre brought to Vancouver audiences this Fall at Strathcona's The Russian Hall (600 Campbell Ave.), Show Dates: Wed, Nov 16th - Pay-What-You-Can Community Preview 7:30 pm Doors; 8:00 pm Curtain Nov 17th - 20th, 7:30 pm Doors; 8:00 pm Curtain Wed, Nov 23rd - 2-for-1 Admission 7:30 pm Doors; 8:00 pm Curtain Nov 24th - 26th 7:30 pm Doors; 8:00 pm Curtain Sun, Nov 27th - Matinee - 1 pm Doors; 2 pm Curtain Tickets: Adults $251 Students $20 at Door.
J i m G r e e n Night Before the Opera 4pm Thursday, November 17Carnegie Theatre
This fall, Theatre In the Raw is performing the Bertolt Brecht & KurtWeill 1928 classic work THE THREEPENNY OPERA, based on John Gay's The Beggar's Opera under the direction of Jay Hamburger & music director Earle Peach! Brecht and Weill turned to John Gay's 18th-century The Beggar's Opera to fashion this savage, biting commentary on bourgeois capitalism and modern morality. Set in an alternative Victorian London, the bitter tale is told of the predatory outlaw known as Mack the Knife. Through rousing and intricate song, THREEPENNY OPERA portrays a society turned upon its head with biting critique, and mysterious characters, and the "Raw edge" from Jay Hamburgers colourful production; a classic work of early 20th century thea-
The first 50 people will receive free tickets To the final dress rehearsal of the opera.
An Accidental Jazz Band A spectacular evening of Big Band Swingl Bossa Nova and Funk •••••
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West Vancouver Concert Band Conducted by Tak Maeda
Thursday, November 17, 7:15 - 8:15 PM Carnegie Centre Theatre Join this community band for a holiday musical evening with a selection of marches, well-known melodies and other popular music!
REGENT HOTEL CLASS ACTION UPDATE BULLETIN #2 This is an update on the progress of the Proposed ClassAction between Jerald Jack Gates & the Sahotas and the City of Vancouver. The Notice of Civil Claim on behalf of the proposed representative plaintiff, Jerald Jack Gates, was filed August 29, 2016. The Sahota Defendants filed a Response to Civil Claim on September 28, 2016. The City of Vancouver filed its Response to Civil Claim on September 19, 2016. The Honourable Madam Justice MacNaughton is presiding as Case Management Judge. A Case Management Conference has been scheduled for December 1, 2016. Preliminary applications will likely be scheduled on that date. On September 24, 2016, the Plaintiff demanded that the Sahotas install the heat and hot water boilers, repair the building facade, repair the fire escape and bring the elevator maintenance up to date on or before November 24, 2016. If these repairs are not completed before November 24, 2016, and if the City of Vancouver refuses to exercise its powers under its Standards of Maintenance Bylaw, then the Plaintiff will apply for an injunction to authorize the Plaintiff to conduct the repairs and to require the Sahotas to pay enough funds into Court to cover the cost of the repairs. The Plaintiff intends to schedule an application to certify the class action as soon .as pqssible. Legal counsel for the proposed representative plaintiff is Jason Gratl, with an address at: Gratl & Company, 601-510 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1L8
This is a poem that my late partner, Sandy Cameron, . wrote in memory of Bruce Eriksen who fought tooth & nail for the DTES low-income community, to get more housing, get sprinklers in the hotels, stop over-serving in the beer parlours and to get Camegie opened as a •. community centre. . Now-I'd like to re-dedicate this poem to Jack Gates, Regent Hotel tenant who has fought for the last year, •. risking several evictions and lots of other stuff, for the improvement of conditions in that hotel and others:
Being True to Ourselves By Sandy Cameron
I and he went to Victoria for a few days. Then he returned to Vancouver, and announced to the media that he would continue his work in spite of the threat. He said that if he were killed, he hoped that his death would help the people in the Downtown Eastside build a better community.
in his attempts to clean up the downtown Eastside. By the end of 1973, four beer parlous had been closed, . two others were on probation, a dance hall license . had been cancelled, and the hours of two cafes had been restricted.
Bruce Eriksen helped to start the Downtown Eastside Residents' Association in the early 1970s. He pushed the City of Vancouver to enforce its bylaws on safety and health in hotels, it was about that time and he tried to stop the beer parlours. that the Vancouver police from over-serving beer : told Eriksen that someone to their customers. had put out a $500 Eriksen, the charismatic crusader, contract on his life. made enemies They advised him to leave town, _..
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Eriksen was not playing the role of martyr. He simply knew himself well enough to know what he was prepared to die for. It was Gandhi who said that we can only be true to ourselves, and true to others when we are able to commit ourselves, on selected occasions, to the death.
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