November 1, 1993, carnegie newsletter by Carnegie Newsletter

NEWSLETTER 401 Main St., Vancouver V6A 2T7 (604)665-2289

NOVEMBER 1, 1993.

L e t t s s t a r t with a few l e g a l f a c t s about t h e land a r e a shown on t h e f r o n t page - before they a r e euphemistically c a l l e d ?realms". 1. The land i s owned, lock, stock 6 b a r r e l , by t h e Vancouver Port Carl poration t h i s may s t i l l be p a r t of Ports Canada, a f e d e r a l Crown Corporat i o n , but even i f it is, i t ' s c o n t r o l l e d by p r i v a t e i n t e r e s t s . 2 . The Port Corporation i s not l e g a l l y answerable t o t h e City of Vancouver and i s v i r t u a l l y a law unto i t s e l f . Again, Ports Canada may M i l l be a 'parent bodyt, but t h e r e i s no access o r way t o challenge what they.decide. 3 . The Port i s having what a r e c a l l e d "public information meetings" a gaggle of PR people show up with a

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p i l e of c h a r t s G maps simila; t o t h e f r o n t page one, each showing how t h e c r u c i a l i s s u e s , l i k e Parking..and Bus Staging..and Heliport Access..exciting p o s s i b i l i t i e s of "mixed- income" housing (with t h e downtown h i g h r i s e linkages) next door t o - more "mixed income housing (with community lowrise linkages)..neatly printed words l i k e CRUISESHIP, changing q u i e t l y i n t o Large Vessel Moorage..scads of c u r r e n t policy b l i p s from old reems of City papers and then!!! They w i l l t a l k i n smooth, sometimes b r e a t h l e s s , t i r a d e s of changing t h e whole schmere with our helpGguidanceGinputG dialogue G G G...

This i s a l l f a c t u a l s o f a r . Another l i t t l e f a c t , f o r people whotv.e ever had any contact with t h e Port, i s t h a t

they cannot be t r u s t e d . Crab Park i s there, o f f i c i a l l y c a l l e d P o r t s i d e Park i n a l l t h e maps i n case you're t r y i n g t o f i n d i t , because a l o t of people refused t o t r u s t them. The access a t t h e Overpass i s a good Main S t r e e t example of how much t h e Port l i s t e n s t o our community. An ongoing example is t h e 6 years of meetings, foot-dragging, bureaucratic r e d tape, NPA backroom manipulating with both t h e Port and Marathon Development (CPRts r e a l e s t a t e company) not t o provide proper access u n t i l t h e r e s t of t h e waterf r o n t plan was up t o speed. There w i l l be a meeting here i n t h e Carnegie i n t h e f i r s t week of November f o r t h e public r e l a t i o n s of t h e Port t o l u l l us i n t o thinking it could be okay. . o r a t l e a s t i n t o seeing it a s i n e v i t a b l e and unstoppable. A s a point t o s t a r t from, t h e Port plans t o f i l l i n an a r e a now. covered with water - about 80 ACRES - and it i s t h e l i t t l e b i t enclosed with t h e black l i n e on t o p of P o r t s i d e Park...

Finding t h e p o s i t i v e - t h e C i t y and Port, over 6 years ago, s a i d t h a t when 5 years were up t h e Port Police building would be a v a i l a b l e f o r community

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This could be t h e s i t e of a m u c h needed recr-ation c e n t r e f o r t h e CO~NYIThe h e l i p o r t should be moved t o t h e o t h e r s i d e of Canada Place 6 t h e c r u i s e s h i p p i e r should go t o t h e p l a c e w a i t i n g f o r it on t h e North Shore. Marathon G t h e P o r t have a l r e a d y sewn up t h e i r plans. The ' r e q u e s t ' f o r o u r i n p u t now is window d r e s s i n g . Crab i s n o t going t o have any water

w With l i t t l e t o s t o p them, ' v i s i o n a r y ' t h i n k e r s a t t h e P o r t , CPR, Marathon $ t h e c i t y have planned G p l o t t e d f o r a 10% time. There have been o c c a s i o n a l c r a c k s - mayor Campbell l e t t i n g it o u t t h a t he G t h e NPA want an l t e x e c u t i v e ~ city no poor people need apply, but t h e agenda f o r t h e most p a r t has been stuck to. Our "realmM i n t h e end may v e r y well be something with h i g h w a l l s t o keep u s i n . G o u t of t h i s llexecutivell parad i s e going up on a l l s i d e s .

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By PAULR

TAYLOR

P.S.: When,a man with a s o c i a l conscience d i d t h e view-corridor s t u d y on t h e e f f e c t s of t h e Marathon development of Coal Harbour ( $ 1 . 2 b i l l i o n ) he was app a l l e d . The views of t h e North Shore

City elections coming up Nov. 20th C i t y e l e c t i o n s can be important f o r low income people. C i t y government can fund community groups, d e c i d e p r i c e s f o r s k a t i n g & swimming a t recr e a t i o n c e n t r e s , g e t developers t o pay f o r housing t h a t ' s a f f o r d a b l e t o u s . C i t y government can make l a n d l o r d laws t o make them keep rooming houses s a f e & e n f o r c e l i q u o r laws. C i t y government can s t i c k up f o r low income people when p r o v i n c i a l o r f e d e r a l governments c u t w e l f a r e o r o t h e r programs we u s e . Here is, how you v o t e i n t h e C i t y e l e c t i o n i n Vancouver. I f you voted

i n t h e l a s t p r o v i n c i a l e l e c t i o n , and haven't moved, you a r e probably on t h e v o t e r ' s l i s t . I f n o t , you can regi s t e r t o v o t e on e l e c t i o n day, Novemb e r 20. Here's how. C a l l 873-7681 and f i n d o u t where you v o t e . On e l e c t i o n day, go t o t h i s p l a c e . You don't need I . D . T e l l t h e v o t e r o f f i c i a l s t h a t you want t o v o t e but may n o t be on t h e l i s t . They w i l l a s k you t o s i g n a card s t a t i n g t h a t you a r e a Canadian ~ i t i z e n ~ h a v e l i v e d i n B.C. f o r 6 months & Vancouver f o r 30 days and a r e 18 o r o l d e r . Then you can v o t e .

Hello, i t ' s me. The d a t e i s t h e 26th of October, t h e day a f t e r t h e t i d a l wave swept through Canada.. a t l e a s t t h a t ' s t h e wand out on t h e s t r e e t s . T h e Liberals, t h e BQ & t h e Reformers somehow got i n t o working f o r t h e people a t t h e Parliament b u i l d i n g s i n Ottawa. Many of t h e people who represented u s gpt defeated i n t h e i r r i d i n g s . To me t h i s was a huge & thunderous message from t h e people, who were t i r e d of h e a r ing t h e l i e s & promises from people whq once they got ,in o f f i c e , showed t h a t what they had s a i d was Select'iioneering" Today we have a new government & a*!l b t of rookies. W i l l t h e i r shoe s i z e f i t t h e f e e t needed f o r stomping on government ground. l e t alone a whole new 'wave of fashion' - i n government. This being t h e rookie season, a r e we going t o s e e these young b r i g h t e y e s sitt i n g i n t h e i r c h a i r s with t h e i r arms crossed,. not u t t e r i n g a word o r a r e we going t o s e e i n d i v i d u a l s standing up f o r what s important forpthslpeople?

Are we going t o s e e t h e f a l l of Nati v e Peoples and t h e i r r i $ h t s thrown i n t o a black hole? What about our s e n i o r s disabled, homeless & t h e mentally challenged - a r e t h e y going t o be l e f t out i n t h e cold?...and our c h i l d r e n ' s c h i l d r e n - a r e they going t o have a f u t u r e ? Canadians made a choice. .now i t ' s up t o t h e p o l i t i c i a n s . There i s no one t o blame f o r what has happened - t h i s i s what l i f e ' s a l l about - t h i s i s one of l i f e ' s s e c r e t s . I c a l l it a b i g change - and a l s o a huge challenge. Here's hoping f o r t h e b e s t i n t h e years t o come. Margaret Prevost Well our Margaret Mitchell d i d n ' t win t h i s time around. I t was a good f i g h t . A message t o Margaret THANKS f o r t h e many y e a r s you represente d . u s i n t h e b i g c i t y of OttawaJ Wish you a l l t h e b e s t & hope t o s e e you a t Carnegie f o r a cup of jova. Continued success, Margaret, i n what t h e f u t u r e P.S.:

CONTINENTAL HOTEL The c o l d season is here. People a r e s t i l l homeless Cold & wet Homeless people look f o r s h e l t e r . Bunny looked f o r s h e l t e r ; remember he climbed i n t o a garbage c o n t a i n e r f e l l a s l e e p - and was , , found mangled, dead a t t h e Burnaby i n c i n e r a t o r We asked t h a t garbage c o n t a i n e r s b e checked b e f o r e t h e y a r e dumped e s p e c i a l l y i n an i n t o t h e crusher a r e a where homeless p e o p l e s e e k a shelter. - from S h e i l a Baxter

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S i n g l e rooms w i t h l i g h t housekeeping and e l e v a t o r , f o r p e o p l e 45 y e a r s and older.

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Preference given t o i n d i v i d u a l s r e q u i r i n g housing because o f h i g h r e n t , d e m 6 l i t i o n o r poor s t a n d a r d housing. Applications a r e being taken a t t h e C o n t i n e n t a l S e n i o r s Centre, 1067 Seymour S t r e e t , 3 r d f l o o r , between t h e hours of 9 am and 4 pm, Mon. t o F r i d a y Operated by C i t y of Vancouver.

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VANCOUVER NATIVE HEALTH SOCIETY

M s . C e c i l i e Achiam Plan Checking Technician Development Application Group Land Use and Development Division City of Vancouver Planning Department.

Dear Ms. Achiam, We have received and read t h e " l e t t e r of rationaleI1 from Inner City M i n i s t r i e s Revival Centre f o r a change of use of 92 E.Hastings S t r e e t from a f i n a n c i a l i n s t i t u t i o n t o a church/social s e r v i c e centre. A s you may know, our S o c i e t y ' s main focus i s on t h e t o t a l h e a l t h development of t h e individual and t h e commun i t y , with an emphasis on Native peop l e i n t h e Downtown Eastside/Strathcona area. While we have a Native mandate, our doors a r e open (6 used, a s our c l i n i c ' s s t a t i s t i c s show) t o a l l those we can help. Health i n cludes physical, s p i r i t u a l , s o c i a l , emotional and communal needs.

Simply based on t h e tone and a t t l tude expressed i n t h e Inner C i t y Mini s t r i e s ' l e t t e r , t h i s application should be immediately r e j e c t e d . I t t r u l y amazes us t h a t i n 1993 t h a t such a l e t t e r could even be considered by t h e proponents, l e t alone w r i t t e n f o r p u b l i c s c r u t i n y and presumed approval. The l e t t e r ' s contents r e f l e c t a r e pugnant mindset t h a t c a s t s Native and Aboriginal people i n a stereotyped

r o l e t h a t we do not accept and w i l l not t o l e r a t e any longer. 5. The s o c i a l problems of t h e Downtown Eastside/Strathcona have a well-documented genesis i n poverty, sickness, e x p l o i t a t i o n , neglect, i l l i t e r a c y , lack of self-esteem, substance abuse, sub-standard housing, and discriminat i o n , among many o t h e r f a c t o r s . These a r e common t o a l l groups and c u l t u r e s No wonder, then, t h a t we count a t l e a s t 109 s e r v i c e agencies and prov i d e r s i n t h i s community. Within t h e a r e a proposed t o be served by t h i s church/social s e r v i c e f a c i l i t y , we count a t l e a s t 12 Christian churches of varying s i z e and s e r v i c e s , including f i v e i n t h e major C h r i s t i a n denominations. We d e f i n i t e l y do not need nor do we want y e t ano t h e r tax-evading ministry with some very dubious o b j e c t i v e s based on very specious, perceived "needsw. While t h e proposed use purports t o have a Msocialllcontent, i n our opinion it w i l l be nothing more than an evangelical, fundamentalist f r o n t preying on t h e misfortunes of our community. We a r e sure t h a t , d e s p i t e t h e avowed i n t e n t i o n t o allow comuni t y meetings t o take place i n t h i s space, c e r t a i n groups and t o p i c s pert i n e n t t o our community w i l l not be allowed (eg. HIV/AIDS, abortion, wome n ' s i s s u e s ) . Further, a Mobile Detox resource is about t o s t a r t functioning i n t h e community and i t s function w i l l be t o take people t o t h e appropr i a t e s e r v i c e they r e q u i r e . This a p p l i c a t i o n must go no f u r t h e r and we w i l l do everything we can t o s t o p t h i s preposterous venture. Sincerely, Lou Demerais, Executive Director. Vancouver Native Health Soceity.

Louise started outgrowing her party friends when she got her first good paying job at the Canada Place Convention Centre where she applied the computer skills she had learned at the Carnegie Centre to the satisfaction of her employer. It was at the Carnegie that she met Fred four years earlier when she first came to the DEside to join the Housing And Youth Employment Project. For over nine months she had worked alongside 19 other kids renovating the rooms above the vacant bank for their own occupancy. When the project was completed she moved in and slowly gravitated over to the old stone building across the street that everybody called the Carnegie. At first she would only go into the first floor library where it seemed safe and businesslike, but one day she looked at the spiralling staircase that led to the upper floors and felt an adventurous attraction to climb them. She took a deep breath and made her way up the staircase that seemed to tilt to one side as she bumped into someone who wa's coming down in somewhat of a rush. "Sorry," he said, looking at her with a strange fearful expression as if she wer something sacred. She moved to the centre of the staircase and continued her climb. Garry Gust

G. GUST IT'S BEEN A SLICE, JOE :n the midst of a Canadian nightmare Zame a glimpse of fantastical fun; Che American dream got 'a shot in the arm {hen Joe Carter hit that home run!

END LEGISLATED POVERTY (On Sept.23, two days a f t e r Premier Mike Harcourt made h i s w e l f a r e 'cheats & d e a d b e a t s ' s t a t e m e n t s , End L e g i s l a t e d P o v e r t y & t h e BC C o a l i t i o n of Peop l e w i t h D i s a b i l i t i e s met w i t h Joy MacPhail, t h e new M i n i s t e r of S o c i a l S e r v i c e s . The f o l l o w i n g was r e a d o u t by i t s a u t h o r . ) J o y , I want you t o meet a p e r s o n from your r i d i n g who h a s v o t e d f o r you & i s on w e l f a r e . I am s o angry by M r . H a r c o u r t ' s o u t r a g e o u s way of speak i n g about w e l f a r e " c h e a t s & deadb e a t s " . Remarks such a s t h i s a r e oppressive & discriminate against a l l t h e 323,000 of u s on w e l f a r e i n t h i s p r o v i n c e . No m i n i s t e r i n t h e NDP i s c a l l i n g Mr.Harcourt on h i s remarks. Does Mr.Harcourt speak f o r you? J o y , I ' m s i c k & t i r e d of being c h e e t e d o u t of f u l l employment w i t h bene-

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and when t h e present tenant moves, .we plan t o renovate t h i s I n t o a t r u l y a f f o r d a b l e . mmi-compact s u i t e . . .

f i t s . I f you g e t b e n e f i t s i n your j o b you must know t h e importance of them i n your l i f e . A l l workers must have b e n e f i t s . I n t h e e a r l y 1980's I earned l e s s t h a n $5 a n h o u r , i n t h e mid8 0 ' s I earned $ 6 a n h o u r , i n 1991 i t r o s e t o $7.50 a n hour. None of t h i s work was f u l l - t i m e . None has had b e n e f i t s . I s t a r t work n e x t month p a r t -

t i m e with ~ h d Legislated Poverty a g a i n w i t h no b e n e f i t s . We a r e on w e l f a r e because t h e r e a r e no d e c e n t j o b s . When t h e r e a r e j o b s , t h e wages a r e t o o low t o l i v e on. Working t o g e t w e l f a r e a s Mr.Harcourt t a l k s about i s working a g a i n w i t h exp l o i t a t i v e wages. I have worked hard t o g e t a n NDP government e l e c t e d & t h a t i n c l u d e s you, J o y . I ' v e gone t o my economicall y disadvantaged B C e r s i n t h e food bank l i n e u p s t o s i g n them up; t h e v o t e s you g e t from poor p e o p l e h e l p a l l o w you a good s t a n d a r d of l i v i n g . You must speak up & s a y bashing peopl e on w e l f a r e i s wrong. I f you d o n ' t u n d e r s t a n d about c l a s s i s m & about t h e h u r t Mr.Harcourt i s c a u s i n g p e o p l e on w e l f a r e , t h e n l e t ' s g e t t o g e t h e r & we w i l l t a l k about i t . I f you do unders t a n d , t h e n p l e a s e demand Mr.Harcourt makes a p u b l i c apology. I am s o angry. I have had j o b t r a i n i n g & a t my expense I t o o k a s t u d e n t l o a n , It t o o k me y e a r s t o pay back. A f t e r I f i n i s h e d t h e Community Colle g e l e v e l c o u r s e s i n Para-Professiona 1 s o c i a l work, j o b s have been c u t back contnuously & almost o n l y p e o p l e w i t h d e g r e e s g e t t h e s e j o b s now. I ' v e been on w e l f a r e 4 months, and it i s i m p o s s i b l e t o l i v e on $474.25 a month t h a t I am e l i g i b l e f o r . Mr.Harcourt i s g i v i n g p e o p l e i n BC t h e message t h a t i t ' s OK t o p i c k on & blame p e o p l e f o r t h e i r p o v e r t y . The p o v e r t y i n BC t h a t f o r c e s s o many of u s o n t o w e l f a r e i s p o l i t i c a l l y caused. I am now going t o work e q u a l l y hard t o have people i n t h i s p r o v i n c e and government u n d e r s t a n d t h e d i s c r iminat i o n t h a t i s ~ r a c t i s e da g a i n s t p e o p l e who a r e economically oppressed.

By ROSE BROWX

An e l e c t i o n p o o l , operated e n t i r e l y o u t s i d e t h e law, asked peop1.e t o pay : bucks f o r t h e dubioub of p r e d i c t i n g t h e number of s e a t s t o b e won by t h e 4 f r o n t running p a r t i e s & a f i f t h column of ' o t h e r ' . A t o t a l l y i r r e l e v e n t f a e t o i d person s i n i t i a l s (-running t h e whole shebang) backwards a r e OM... Honourable Mentions Fear of Crypto-Fascism Award T e r r y & E r i c p r e d i c t e d 98 Reform s e a t s . J a n i s p r e d i c t e d 33 NDP Undying F a i t h on t h e P a t h t o P a r l i a m e n t a r y S o c i a l i s m Award T r i s h p r e d i c t e d 70 BQ s e a t s . Bloq Head Award Kathleen S r . gave 102 s e a t s t o t h e L i b e r a l s . I t a l i a n Parliament Award The P o l l s Are A l l Wrong Award Dave a s s i g n e d a l l 295 s e a t s t o ' o t h e r ' .

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In t h e wake of stiff sentences handed out t o Clayoquot Sound P r o t e s t o r s , Harcourt (Premier Michael) s t a t e d p u b l i c l y t h a t t h e l e g a l system i s not p a r t of t h e government. I Regardless of t h e f a c t t h a t judgesf salarys::& t h e s a l a r y s of a l l courtroom . personnel a r e paid by t h e g o v f t , we a r e required t o accept, from no l e s s a personnage than t h e premier of our province (a lawyer himself) t h a t , although t h e government passes i n t h e l e g i s l a t u r e a l l t h e laws enforced by p o l i c e & i n t e r p r e . t t e d by judges, t h i s i n no way-

connects t h e s e s e p a r a t e e n t i t i e s . The u n i v e r s a l recognition of p u b l i c s e r v a n t s such a s prosecuting a t t o r n e y s , p o l i c e o f f i c e r s s & magistrates, a s e x t e n s i o n s of l e g i s l a t i v e d e c i s i o n s made by an assembly'of democratically-elected l1Representativesl1, has no bearing on t h i s issue. C e r t a i n l y , one would not wish t o accuse t h e premier of deceiving t h e c i t i zens of B r i t i s h Columbia. This, i n its e l f , would be a crime worthy of cover-up. TOM

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...c an we t r u s t t h e l e a v e s on t h e t r e e s ? They could b e ' c l e v e r l y constructed r e p l i c a s Transmitters 6 r e c e i v e r s concealed i n innocent l i t t l e branches.

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Flowers could b e new s y n t h e t i c s developed i n f o r e i g n f a c t o r i e s impoeted from Taiwan, Mogadishu o r M a ~ s .

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Sunset could be courtesy of McDonalds The s u n r i s e an opportunity t o s e l l us l i f e insurance. Love could be a p o l i t i c a l promise t o vote f o r t h e p a r t y t h a t c a r e s about k i t t e n s & but The belongings of each personal world a r e bought & s o l d before our bery eyes Eyes t h a t might purchase t h e r i g h t s e t of frames from a f r i e n d l y optometrist o r s i g n a l s a t i s f a c t i o n with t h e s e l l i n g of new c a r s What have we done t o t h e n a t u r a l world?

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I t ' s a complete t r i v i a l i z a t i o n of o u r time here on t h e p l a n e t A pervasive s y n t h e t i c - makeover 6 f r e a l i t y An image war t h a t f a l s i g y s e x i s t e n c e . only thirigs forbidden by t h e system eem t o hold t h e f a s c i n a t i o n o f t r u t h . l o s e r t o u s than t r e e s & t i d e l i n e s r e pain, d i s e a s e , death, scandal, c o r r u p t i o e ignore what system u s e s t o deceive us embrace a s t r u t h what system t r y s t o hide Love is not t o be t r u s t e d . They employ it every day t o hook o u r minds Beautiful smiles of happy c h i l d r e n Appear t e n times t h e i r normal s i z e On bus & b u i l d i n g t o deceive us

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Who is Preston Manning?

From the Folks who brought you Brian Mulroney... I n 1984 Brian Mulroney rode onto t h e ~ a n a d i a np o l i t i c a l scene a s t h e squeakyclean f a c e f o r p o l i t i c a l ren.ewa1. The media f a i l e d t o l e t Canadians know abeut h i s p a s t E where h i s support was coming from. Today t h e media a r e f a i l i n g i n e x a c t l y t h e same way with Preston Manning. While t h e r e i s c r i t i c i s m over s p e c i f i c Reform p d d i c i e s t h e r e i s absolutel y no s c r u t i n y of t h e man himself, t h e i s t h e Reform Party. man whb Why has t h e n a t i o n a l media not r a i s e d questions aboup Preston Manning's t i e s t o t h e 'united S t a t e s ?

resto on Manning and the U.S. Military-

Industrial Complex* Between October 1967 G March 1968, a 25 year-old Preston Manning worked a t a high-tech f a c i l i t y i n C a l i f o r n i a owned by TRW Systems Inc., one of t h e l a r g e s t m i l i t a r k f i r m s i n t h e U.S. During t h e Vietnam War, TRW was a major defence c o n t r a c t o r E was responsi n l e f o r t h e b a s i c system design of t h e 1 Minuteman M i s s i l e . The company a l s o worked on t h e Pershing, P o l a r i s E Bomarc m i s s i l e s and on C I A spy s a t e l l i t e s I n f a c t , t h e TRW f a c i l i t y a t which Manm ing worked i n 1968 was t h e same one used by t h e C I A t o decipher d a t a from spy s a t e l l i t e s . The spy scandal d e p i c t ed i n t h e novel E moYie The ~ a l c o n - a n d t h e Snowman took p l a c e a t t h e same centre

TRW confirmed t h a t Manning worked 11 t h e r e , but has no copy of h i s work on f i l e . Reform Party Public Relations o f f : i c e r Ron Wood s a i d t h e work "might be c o n f i d e n t i a l t 1 and t h a t i t would be "imp o s s i b l e t o g e t a copy.I1 According t o Frank Booth of TRW, I t i t seems l i k e l y t h a t M r . Manning worked f o r one of t h e government agenciesw which r e g u l a r l y used t h e research f a c i l i t i e s , r a t h e r than d i r e c t l y f o r TRW. What was Preston Manning doing a t TRW i n 1967-68? Did he work f o r TRW o r f o r a U.S. gov't agency? I f he worked f o r a U. S. agency, which one?

Manning's "fact-finding'' in Southeast Asia at the height of the ~ietnarnWar The same year Manning worked a t TRW, he 4 h i s wife made, i n Manning's words, a l l f a c t - f i n d i n g t t t r i p t o Southeast Asia A t t h e height of t h e war most t r a v e l l q e r s from t h e U.S. i n t h a t region were e i t h e r working f o r t h e U,S. m i l i z a r y o r f o r t h e CIA. When queried r e c e n t l y by a s t u d e n t r e p o r t e r about t h e Southeast Asia t r i p , t h e Reform Party head o f f i c e denied t h a t M r . Manning had e v e r been t h e r e , even though he himself admitted s o i n a MacLeants magazine interview. What was Preston Manning doing i n South-East Asia a t t h e height of t h e Vietnam War? For whom was he working? Was he owrking f o r t h e CIA? I f so, i s he s t i l l working f o r t h e CIA? Manning refused t o answer j o i l f n a l i s t Murray Dobbin's questions about h i s TRW work 6 t h e connection, if anb, t o h i s Southeast Asian t r i p . I t ' s time f o r t h e n a t i o n a l media t o look deeper i n t o t h e p a s t of Canada's newest p o l i t i c a l "white knight"

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CECIL I had thought t h a t I had had about enough o f death and dying I s a i d I wasnl t going t o w r i t e about t h i s any more -

But I was wrong! I had thought t h a t I could purge a l l t h o s e words l i k e grief sorrow and suffering from my h e a r t ' s vocabulary -

People l i k e C e c i l b u i l t t h i s country gave u s a l l t h a t we have today

But I was wrong!

s o c i e t y has rewarded them with a legacy of l o n e l i n e s s .

When death comes we w i l l b e forever s i l e n t u n t i l then we must speak s i n g , shout i f necessary t o each o t h e r about death and about 1i f e

Because t o n o t honour death is t o dishonour l i f e . A couple of y e a r s ago

I was walking up Main S t r e e t when I r a n i n t o C e c i l i n f r o n t of t h e Savoy And he s a i d "Hey miss a t i b e come and have a b e e r with an o l d man I could s e e h e l d a l r e a d y had q u i t e a few but t h e r e was something indescribable i n h i s eyes So I s a i d Sure C e c i l !

Half way t h r u t h a t b e e r he looked me s t r a i g h t i n t h e eye and s a i d

V a n I ask you something?" I j u s t shrugged and nodded yes. !'HOW come you dpn ' t have a boyfriend a husband o r something?I1 He shocked me I j u s t laughed "How do you know I don'tn was my r e p l y

~f I was-troubled frustrated angry He would s l i d e up t o me l i k e a shadow p r e s s a candy

i n my hand, I and smile; with a twinkle i n h i s eyes t h a t I knew had broken a few h e a r t s i n i t s time.

I can s e e it i n your eyes. I t r i e d it over t h e years I t never worked out I guess I j u s t f e e l l i k e nothing is f o r e v e r so why bother..

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He smiled s a d l y from a f a r o f f p l a c e and s a i d "So now you're b i t t e r -!? Be c a r e f u l you d o n ' t end up l i k e me old and alone. I f i n i s h e d Ohat b e e r and a s I l e f t I turned and saw him s i t t i n g there nursing h i s b e e r hunched over lost i n h i s despair. I d i d n ' t want t o leave him but I did!

So many C e c i l s out t h e r e who t h i n k who know t h a t no one r e a l l y c a r e s anymore. C e c i l 1s passing reminds me One day t o o I s h a l l be o l d , and maybe alone W i l l some busy person

s t o p and share a beer with a l o n e l y old lady I hope so.

Enjoy your youth! The sands of time run s w i f t l y and s u r e l y towards eternity. Take t h e time t o s t o p and s h a r e a smile a kind word a warm touch with t h e l o n e l y

I haven't f o r g o t t e n and won ' t h i s words t o me t h a t day

Remember Cecil t r y t o carry a few p i e c e s of candy i n your pocket,

Cecil and I had an unspoken c a r i n g f o r each o t h e r after that

w i t h i n each p l a s t i c wrapper

He had a s p e c i a l way of seeing t h r u me

a precious g i f t of love. Atiba

The f i e l d of domestic vtolence work has witnessed considerable progress s i n c e t h e women's movement began t o address t h e i s s u e s i n t h e e a r l y 1970s. S h e l t e r s f o r abused women were e s t a b l i s h e d nationwide. The l e g a l system has made many long awaited l e g i s l a t i v e reforms & t h e work continues. Programs d e a l i n g with both therapy & t r a i n i n g have been i n i t i a t e d i n a r e a s of sexual abuse, wife a s s a u l t , c h i l d abuse and e l d e r abuse. However t h e r e remains much work t o be done. For many years t h e f i e l d has addressed t h e needs of s u r v i v o r s of abuse. More r e c e n t l y t h e n e c e s s i t y of

addressing t h e needs of t h e p e r p e t r a t o r s of abuse has been acknowledged. In April 1992, t h e Squamish Nation i n North Vancouver i n i t i a t e d a s i x month t r a i n i n g- -program called the Change of Seasons. This p r o j e c t was unded by Canadian J o b s - S t r a t e g y , and allowed f o r t r a i n i n g s i x men t o l e a r n t o f a c i l i t a t e family v i o l e n c e therapy groups f o r a b o r i g i n a l men. Four men graduated from t h e program a t a men's i s s u e s conference i n September 1992. Within two months t h e graduates r e c e i ved funding t o conduct abusive men's groups, and t h e work continues today.

Change of Seasons

Domestic Violence Confmce This Conference w i l l provide information programs enabZig& i n d i v i d u z l s toi * understand t h e i r r i g h t s and o b l i g a t i o n s * know when and how t o seek l e g a l advice o r a s s i s t a n c e , and * avoid o r solve t h e i r l e g a l problems. The goal of t h i s Conference i s t o provide p u b l i c l e g a l information a s it r e l a t e s t o t h e p e r p e t r a t o r of domestic violence: * What t h e l e g a l charges and procedures a r e i n r e l a t i o n t o domestic violence. * What your l e g a l r i g h t s and o p t i o n s a r e i f you have been charged with assault * To p r e s e n t information on sexual abuse and t h e law. .* To p r e s e n t information on t h e C i v i l Limitations Act. * To p r e s e n t what t h e l e g a l procedures a r e t h a t t h e Crown and P o l i c e must follow when laying and/or i n v e s t i g a t i n g charges of domestic violence. * What c r i t e r i a i s used when applying f o r l e g a l a i d and what your r i g h t s a r e with r e s p e c t t o l e g a l a i d . * What a r e t h e l e g a l i m p l i c a t i o n s impacting t h e i n d i v i d u a l when charged with a s s a u l t o r sexual abuse?

This information w i l l be u s e f u l t o f r o n t - l i n e domestic v i o l e w e workers, l e g a l system personnel, Band s o c i a l workers, A/D workers, s t u d e n t s and p m f e s ; i o n a l s P a r t i c i p a n t s & s t a f f of men's domestic violence programs a r e e n c o u r a g e d t o c o m ~

Where

When November 3-45, 1993 9:OO to 4:30

The Capilano Reserve Longhouse in North Varicouver

Who to contact

Or fax your Registration Form to 985-3037.

For an agenda, call 986-9015 and it will be faxed or mailed to you.

To register, call 986-9015

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Films on Poverty and Desperation

On t h e evening of October 14, 1993, two films were shown a t t h e P a c i f i c Cinematheque a s p a r t of t h e Vancouver I n t e r n a t i o n a l Film F e s t i v a l . Both were documentaries about people who l i v e d i n poverty, b u t t h e y were d i f f e r e n t kinds of f i l m s . The f i r s t f i l m was c a l l e d "In The Gutter And Other Good Placest1, d i r e c t ed by C h r i s t i n e Richey. I t was a documentary about t h e l i v e s of h a l f a dozen middle aged o r o l d e r men who picked b o t t l e s and cans out of garbage b i n s . Most of them used t h e money t o buy wine a s t h e y were a l c o h o l i c s . This was a b e a u t i f u l l y c r a f t e d f i l m on t h e tragedy of broken l i v e s . The squalor i n which t h e men l i v e d was

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c o n t r a s t e d with t h e i r e a r l i e r l i v e s by t h e use of photographs, and t h e implic a t i o n was t h a t some flaw i n t h e men o r i n t h e i r family h i s t o r y had caused t h e i r downfall. The f i l m took an i n d i i v i d u a l p b i n t of view t h a t was sympathetic and r e s p e c t f u l , but it d i d n ' t d e a l a t a l l 'with t h e army of men and women, o l d and young, who picked through garbage because they d i d n ' t have enough money t o buy food. The f i l m was a p o l i t i c a l - but n o t q u i t e . Without intending t o it contained t h e p o t e n t i a l t o r e i n f o r ce t h e o l d myth t h a t t h e poor (and homeless) were a l c o h o l i c men who had no one t o blame but themselves. The second f i l m was c a l l e d "Them T h a t ' s Nott1. I t was a National F i l m

Board production, and p a r t of t h e f e m i n i z a t i o n of poverty s e r i e s . The d i r e c t o r was C h r i s t i n e Brown. This f i l m i s a hard h i t t i n g document a r y about women who l i v e i n p o v e r t y from one end of Canada t o t h e o t h e r . These women, however, a r e not going t o a c c e p t t h e r o l e of v i c t i m and t h e y f i g h t back with courage and d i g n i t y . They know, whether t h e y l i v e i n t h e Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario, t h e p r a i r i e s of B r i t i s h Columbia, t h a t government p o l i c i e s keep people i n poverty, and t h e y organize t o g e t h e r f o r thems e l v e s and t h e i r c h i l d r e n . The p a r t of t h e f i l m taken i n B r i t -

i s h Columbia has a sympathetic sequenc e on t h e Downtwon E a s t s i d e Women's Centre, and some focused and s t i r r i n g words by Pam Fleming o f ELP on t h e need t o f i g h t s o c i a l i n j u s t i c e . The c l o s i n g s h o t of t h e f i l m was t h e ELP banner, End L e g i s l a t e d Poverty, h e l d high a t an ELP r a l l y p a o t e s t i n g corpo r a t e greed. P e r s o n a l l y , I l i k e d t h e second f i l m b e t t e r than t h e f i r s t because it showed human beings f i g h t i n g t o t a k e c o n t r o l o f t h e i r l i v e s . The men i n t h e f i r s t f i l m d i d n ' t seem t o have l i v e s only d e s t i n i e s . BY SANDY CAMERON

A roomful of s n o r e r s

I suddenly awake I t ' s a s e n i o r s t r i p f o r goodness sake A nightcap of j u i c e Another g l a s s I t a k e Glows of embers i n t h e campfire A number f i v e how arcane Who would have guessed? I t ' s j u s t a game When g u n f i r e shouts from somewhere a f a r Disturb t h e night creatures Guidance from a s t a r Was i t t o f r i g h t e n t h e d e e r , t h a t sawhorse moved O r was it t h e execution of some n e f a r i o u s deed? A t 5 i n t h e morning a kind of storm warning I t o l d Norman t h e b r e a k f a s t cook I t ' s t o o e a r l y i n t h e morning The wind was a-blowin1 To God we pray Although t h e breeze was soothing We want t o know t h e day The f i r e p l a c e backed up without a warning The warden was p l e a s e d Smoke soon f i l l e d t h e h a l l He must be c a l l e d , h i s dog s a i d Gassing u s a l l teary-eyed on our f e e t We were a l l l e a v i n g i n t h e morning And t h o s e l y i n g t h e r e f a s t a s l e e p (Andy) wo you're a l l l e a v i n g tomorrow" I checked t o s e e them b r e a t h i n g "Don't feed him cheese, it u p s e t s A s t o t h e windows I was l e a p i n g h i s stomach." Fresh a i r from a c r o s s breeze I turned about with t h e f i r e out Fresh a i r from t h e cedar t r e e s And went t o t r y m y luck out Fresh a i r f o r t h e bunk beds, p l e a s e . on bingo. Fresh a i r f o r a n c i e n t lungs pumping my h e a r t Tam

October Evenine .Confusion someone makes an e r r o r , e i t h e r by i n t e n t i o n , ignorance, o r by accident, then a t some l e v e l t h e y w i l l e i t h e r b e judged o r b e t r e a t e d with j u s t i c e . Judgement i s simply t h e a p p l i c a t i o n of rumes t o decide punishment. These r u l e s can b e s e t by s o c i e t y , personal d e c i s i o n of by h a b i t . Judgement only acknowledges t h a t t h e r u l e s were broken. Judgement then t a k e s r e t r i b u t i o n , r e g a r d l e s s of t h e v e r y human f a c t o r s involved. J u s t i c e , on t h e o t h e r hand, recognizes t h a t something went wrong. J u s t i c e w i l l weigh a l l t h e f a c t o r s involved. The c i r cumstances. The explanations. The r u l e s . The humanizing f e e l i n g s and emotions involved. J u s t i c e w i l l t a k e a l l t h i s i n a balance and c a r e f u l l y consider what i f any punishment i s due. J u s t i c e does not follow r u l e s but! r a t h e r follows t h e i m p e r f e c t b u t human h e a r t t h a t b e a t s i n each of us,/ Judgement has no forgiveness. Judgement i s inhuman and o f t e n renders a dec i s i o n r e g a r d l e s s of cause o r e f f e c t . Judgement w i l l o f t e n h u r t and punish r a t h e r than guide, c o r r e c t and eddcate. Judgement b e l i e v e s t h a t an eye f o r an eye i s not only iaalid but d e s i r a b l e . Judgement i s something t h a t can only work when used o r applied a g a i n s t unthinking and unfeeling animals. J u s t i c e , on t h e o t h e r hand, w i l l a l s o , if a l l t h i n g s d i c t a t e . e x t r a c t an eye i f o r an eye. - ~ u s t i c e ,however, l i s t e k t o ~f

t h e h e a r t of t h e matter, t o t h e cause, t h e e f f e c t and any m i t i g a t i n g circumstances. J u s t i c e eme embers t h e r e a l emot i o n s t h a t make u s human and not j u s t another animal bent on personal s u r v i v a l J u s t i c e i s what I seek, yes, even demand from my fellow man. Not judgement, f o r I ' m t r u l y human and a s imperfect a s any o t h e r human. I w i l l always make m i s takes. But a mistake, no matter how committed, i s a mistake. I t should b e somet h i n g l i k e an accident, a t r a n s i e n t i n c i d e n t , and f i n d forgiveness and j u s t i c e . Remember some mistakes were not r e a l l y mistakes, but a lack of knowledge o r communication. I know t h a t t o l i v e my h e a r t should b e more s u b j e c t t o j u s t i c e than judgement. J u s t i c e allows f o r l i f e t o be l i v e d t o i t s f u l l e s t with both e r r o r and c o r r e c t ness held a s equal p a r t n e r s . Judgement c r e a t e s confusion and o f t e n k i l l s t h a t f o r which it i s spposed t o protject I have always acted from my h e a r t . This'may s c a r e most people but it i s honest and s t r a i g h t forward. To ask me t o a c t o t h e r than t h e way I f e e l , i n my h e a r t , o s t o f o r c e me t o use and t o be subject t o judgement r a t h e r than j u s t i c e . Judge me not, f o r I am not you. Give me t h e j u s t i c e of my existence and recognize t h a t although I seem t o b e l i k e you. I hear a d i f f e r e n t drummer and walk

An Allegory f o r t h e Wiccan Year,

Beginning 1st Nov, 1993.

HOW

Flesh Lost Divinity:

A long time ago, i n another world,

t h e Great Mother leaned down from t h e sky i n t h e form of a g i a n t s e r p e n t f i l l e d with s t a r s . She entered i n t o a s i s t e r h o o d of l i k e - s p i r i t s , assembled on a high h i l l , & g i f t e d t h e women t h e r e with ways of giving b i r t h . Not only d i d she give t o them t h e power of growing human seed i n t o f l e s h & form, but t h i s form came t o be a l i v e with dreams, thoughts & d e s t i n y s of i t s own. To t h e male c h i l d , t h e Great Mother e n t r u s t e d t h e p r o t e c t i o n from d e s t r u c t i o n of a l l t h a t would be c r e a t e d . . it was n o t t h e f e s t r u c t i o n i n death t h a t he should guard a g a i n s t , s i n c e physica l death only nourished t h e r o o t s of r e b i r t h . I t was t h e s p i r i t of beauty, t r u t h , goodness G i n t e l l i g e n c e t h a t he must n o t allow t o d i e , f o r t h e Great Mother had placed t h e s e a l of h e r generous wish upon t h e s e t h i n g s . With t h e female c h i l d , t h e Great Mother entered i n t o a s i s t e r h o o d of i n i t i a t i o n , she became experienced i n t h e mystery of b i r t h i n a l l i t s forms fi conceived t h a t those mysteries t a k ing place within t h e woman's body would a l s o t a k e place within t h e man's body, but i n a d i f f e r e n t way, s o t h a t a new path would open up o t h e r worlds t o him. It was h e r love f o r him t h a t gave h e r such knowledge. A marriage, conception & pregnancy would t a k e place i n h i s h e a r t G mind. He would continue t o give b i r t h t o himself i n a more p e r f e c t form, h e thought, & t h u s s u s t a i n h i s power t o p r o t e c t beauty, t r u t h f u l n e s s , goodness & i n t e l l i g e n c e from harm. This was h e r plan.. b u t , it came t o pass through countl e s s r e v o l u t i o n s of t h e e x t e r n a l s t a r s t h a t t h e birth-forms of i n t e l l i g e n c e

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f a r exceeded t h e r e s t . The male s p i r i t , confused by t h i s imbalance, p r o t e c t e d only i d e a s , & neglected o r subjugated those t h i n g s t h a t were t h e i r equals. F i n a l l y he became entangled i n an i m age of himself, which he c a l l e d " i n t e l l e c t . ' I & t e s t e d & measured a l l t h i n g s by it. Here & t h e r e t h e l i g h t of t h e remembrance of s p i r i t u a l r e b i r t h twinkled i n t h e v a s t darkness of % n t e l l e ~ t . ~ ~ The Great Mother came again a s a s e r p ent f i l l e d with s t a r s , c a l l i n g o u t t o him - s t r e t c h i n g f o r t h h e r arms i n many farms from t h e banks of a r i v e r of darkness which c a r r i e d him s w i f t l y towards d i s a s t e r . He, i n h i s b l i n d d e s i r e t o complete t h e t a s k assigned t o him, t i e d himself t o t h e mast & plugged h i s e a r s with wax, s o t h a t h e r s i r e n songs could never reach him. Thus, determined t o p r o t e c t h i s f a l s e l o g i c from t h e chaos of t r u t h , he plunged himself & a l l t h e g i f t s of

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She, forseeing d e s t r u c t i o n , withdrew h e r s e l f i n t o t h e r o o t of l i g h t , f i t h e r e remained u n t i l t h e e t e r n a l r e v o l u t i o n s of t h e s t a r s should once again s e t i n p l a c e t h e conditions necessary f o r another experiment i n time & space. t h u s ended t h e age i n which t h e a l chemist, l o s t i n thought, discovered t h e s e c r e t of t u r n i n g gold i n t o lead.

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M i n i s t e r s have been seenucasting f o r t h r a y s of l i g h t from t h e i r eyes while preaching, j o l t i n g people i n t h e i r s e a t s with t h e i r s h a r p message, I ' v e had t h e experience of my own eyes f l a s h i n g , but ' n o t t o express r e l i g i o u s b e l i e f s . During one of my s e c r e t a r i a l upgrading s e s s i o n s ( t o l e a r n new machines) I was reminded of t h e r u l e t h a t s t a f f and employers shouldn't socialize outside the work environment. Apparently bosses had a new s l a n t on. t h e r u l e and i t s ramific a tions.

S h o r t l y a f t e r being h i r e d a s s e c r e t a r y t o M r . John Doe, he decided he must d r i v e me t o t h e bus s t o p two blocks away, "up t h a t awful h i l l , a f t e r I do a few things." The f i r s t couple of times I s a i d , ''No thanks, I have t o go. My famil y ' s waiting f o r t h e i r dinner." The next time he offered he added, "I i n s i s t I b e allowed t o d r i v e you t o t h e bus. While waiting you can t a k e s h o r t hand and type a l e t t e r u n t i l I ' m ready t o leave." So I stayed, took d i c t a t i o n , typed l e t t e r s and got t h e promis6d r i d e . A f t e r I had received s e v e r a l r i d e s , a f e l l o w employee began t o c a s t barbs about my morals. Again I p r o t e s t e d t h e r i d e s but t h e y continued. My employer began t o d r i v e me s t r a i g h t home, but t h a t was a f t e r I worked two hours overtime. Nothing happened between us, but t h e s i l l y man a t t h e next desk was hosti l e towards me. A few months l a t e r I r e a l i z e d my p e r s i s t e n t employer knew

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t h e man's opinion and was encouraging h i s a t t i t u d e with s l y smiles. I s t r o n g l y resented M r . Doe, t h e unpaid overtime and t h e l a t e family dinners. One day, a f t e r devasting remarks from t h e man a t t h e next desk I looked up a t my boss standing nearby, undisturbed by t h e comments. Suddenly my eyes f l a s h e d two s t r a i g h t , b r i g h t f l a s h e s of l i g h t i n t o h i s eyes. He bounced back. The man a t t h e next desk couldn't h e l p but s e e t h e f l a s h e s . I was numb, not understanding where t h e power f o r those b o l t s had come from and I s t i l l d o n ' t know how they happened. O f course I was f i r e d . I t was a game M r . Doe and h i s employee apparently l i k e d t o play and my f l a s h i n g eyes ended it. I never d i d f i g u r e out how my eyes d i d t h a t , even a f t e r t h e second b l i n d i n g experience. A t one time my family and I l i v e d i n Alberta. We moved back t o Vancouver and i n with my mother, b r o t h e r , s i s t e r - i n law, two n i e c e s , a nephew and an uncle, while I house-hunted. One niece, t h e same age a s my daughter, was not happy about t h e s i t u a t i o n . She fought f o r everything she wanted and u s u a l l y got it, s o she resented sharing with my two, and s a i d so. A f t e r moving i n t o our own house we v i s i t e d my mother q u i t e o f t e n . My uncle and nephew married and moved away. My n a s t y n i e c e married and h e r meek husband moved i n with t h e family. My own two married and moved away. Soon a f t e r my mother passed away I was h i t by a c a r and my l e g was broken..so I was very g r a t e f u l when t h e n a s t y n i e c e o f f e r e d t o h e l p me with emergencies and t h i n g s . A f t e r I received my s e t t l e m e n t my n i e c e i n s i s t e d she be paid f o r h e r s e r v i c e s , so, r e l u c t a n t l y , I l e t h e r use my new, second-hand camper van. According t o t h e r u l e s t h e insurance had t o b e i n t h e d r i v e r ' s name. I obliged, paying

my n i e c e ' s insurance on it. That made it l e g a l l y ' h e r camper van. ' She took t h a t s e r i o u s l y , and d r o v e . i t r e c k l e s s l y , damaging it before r e t u r n i n g it t o me. I complained but she refused t o pay f o r damages. Annoyed, I stopped v i s i t i n g t h e family u n t i l my b r o t h e r kicked my n i e c e and h e r timid husband out of h i s house. I was pleased, but f o r years I would only s t o p a t t h e family home when I was s u r e my n i e c e was not v i s i t i n g . One day, a s I was about t o c r o s s a I n busy road, my n i e c e drove up and stopped a t t h e crosswalk. Our eyes met and sudde n l y t h e r e were b r i g h t blinding l i g h ~ s , ;

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Vancouver Corporation. F u r t h e r , we r e q u i r e a s o c i a l impact s t u d y t h a t i s a l s o independent. Loss o f s a f e u s e o f Crab Park f o r l o SAVING CRAB PARK FOR LOCAL KIDS c a l , r e c r e a t i o n a l programs 6 p o t e n t i a l C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s on your e l e c t i o n t o l o s s o f e x i s t i n g low-income housing P a r l i a m e n t . We hope t h a t we w i l l b e a s n e a r by (because of t h e P o r t megaprojw e l l r e p r e s e n t e d by you as we were by e c t aimed a t t o u r i s t s ) cannot b e socialMP's l i k e Margaret M i t c h e l l . l y a c c e p t a b l e t o any government. The l a c k of p r o p e r s t u d i e s Gplanning Mixed-income housing i s t h e d i r e c t i o n should n o t go unchallenged by t h e new t h e c e n t r a l w a t e r f r o n t should b e moving government r e g a r d i n g t h e c e n t r a l water- i n . We need s o c i a l , "core-needyM housfront Port project i n g b u i l t o n - s i t e , b e s i d e Crab Park, We need an i n - d e p t h s t u d y of t h e f o r l o c a l , low-income people. We need F u l l e r t o n F i l l , North Vancouver s i t e , a f a m i l y A b o r i g i n a l Native c e n t r e run as a a l t e r n a t i v e l o c a t i o n f o r t h e t e n by t h e people..we r e q u i r e a expansion thousand person Convention c e n t r e G t h e o f Crab park by a few a c r e s i n t h e t h r e e thousand p e r s o n c r u i s e s h i p p i e r . birdmarsh a r e a a s a b u f f e r . The proposA s a f e community G a s a f e Crab water- ed w a t e r f r o n t walkway should NOT l i n k f r o n t park cannot e x i s t w i t h t h i s mega- up w i t h t h e e x i s t i n g Crab Park. p r o j e c t b e s i d e it. Save Crab Park f o r l o c a l , low-income We need an independent environmental c h i l d r e n . Don Larson assessment, n o t one by t h e P o r t of

i n both my eyes. When I could s e e again my n i e c e had turned h e r f a c e away and was s i t t i n g open-mouthed, s t a r i n g a t nothing. Her husband was a l s o looking away from me. I crossed t h e road and heard honking behind me but d i d n ' t look back. S h o r t l y afterward, my upset s i s t e r - i n law complained. I had given my n i e c e a shock, a bad headache, made h e r temporar i l y t o o ill t o d r i v e and l e f t h e r i n f e a r of me. I ' m s u r e such a g i f t would make a g r e a t self-defence weapon, b u t I d o n ' t know how t h e power surge happened s o I c a n ' t switch it on.

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Class, poverty and health: what's the connection? T h i s i s from a l e t t e r w r i t t e n by Joanne Shaw of ELP t o P a u l Ramsey, M i n i s t e r of H e a l t h . C l a s s i s m i s a major b a r r i e r f o r p e o p l e i n p o v e r t y a c c e s s i n g Canada's h e a l t h c a r e system. P o v e r t y of c o u r s e c a u s e s ill h e a l t h and p r e v e n t s p e o p l e from g e t t i n g a d e q u a t e h e a l t h c a r e . Classism must a l s o b e a d d r e s s e d . A g e n e r a l d e f i n i t i o n of c l a s s i s m i s : d i s c r i m i n a t i o n o r h a t r e d toward some one because of l a c k of c l a s s s t a t u s a n d / o r l a c k of money. Some obvious examples a r e i n s u l t s o r p h y s i c a l a t t a c k s t o someone bec a u s e t h e y a r e poor, o r r e f u s i n g t o rent t o o r h i r e welfare recipients. Examples t h a t a r e more s u b t l e , b u t a s s e r i o u s a r e p a t r o n i z i n g , condescending a t t i t u d e s , blaming t h e poor f o r p o v e r t y , and d i s c o u n t i n g t h e r e a h i t y of someone's p o v e r t y . People may encounter t h e s e from h e a l t h p r o f e s s i o n a l s o r while t r y i n g t o influence health policy. Someone may have t h e h i g h e s t r e s p e c t f o r w e l f a r e r e c i p i e n t s a s human b e i n g s , b u t s t i l l a c t o u t of c l a s s i s m Sometimes i t i s unknowing and u n i n t e n t i o n a l , b u t t h e outcome i s s t i l l harmful. T h i s i s t h e t y p e of c l a s s i s m t h a t can b e prevented w i t h e d u c a t i o n and w i l l i n g n e s s . Some examples a r e : P e r p e t u a t i n g myths about poor p p l ; * Excluding t h e e x p e r i e n c e of t h o s e i n poverty; * An i n t o l e r a n c e of c u l t u r a l d i f f e r e n c e s between economic c l a s s e s ; * Excluding poor p e o p l e from p u b l i c events and/or s e r v i c e s , e i t h e r through f e e s o r i n t i m i d a t i o n ; . Causing someone t o be more v u l n e r a b l e t o a t t a c k a n d / o r harassment; * I g n o r i n g i s s u e s and e x p e r i e n c e of importance t o poor people i n p o l i c : t h a t ' s supposed t o b e f o r t h e p u b l i c

Devaluing t h e c o n t r i b u t i o n s of some one because t h e y a r e p o o r . These consequences a r e harmful t o poor p e o p l e (and harmful t o a l l p e o p l e i n d i r e c t l y ) . The harm o c c u r s whether i n t e n t i o n a l o r n o t and whether knowing l y or not. It i s i m p e r a t i v e t h a t p e o p l e i n powe r p o s i t i o n s t h a t a f f e c t poor p e o p l e b e aware of and r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e i r a c t i o n s t h a t may b e c l a s s i s t . C l a s s i s t a t t i t u d e s and p o l i c y t r i c k l e s down from h i e r a r c h i c a l systems s u c h as government m i n i s t r i e s , as does r e s p e c t f u l , c l a s s i n c l u s i v e a t t i t u d e s and p o l i c y . Since poverty is t h e g r e a t e s t determinant of pooe h e a l t h and c l a s s i s m i s a major b a r r i e r t o h e a l t h s e r v i c e s f o r poor p e o p l e , we recommend t h a t , as M i n i s t e r of H e a l t h , you pay t h e commun i t y t o e d u c a t e your m i n i s t r y s t a f f on i s s u e s around c l a s s , t o improve t h e h e a l t h and w e l l being of consumers. Poor people have t h e r e l e v a n t e x p e r i ence. Low income p e o p l e should b e paid f o r t h i s work because much anti-povert y work i s o f t e n done by poor p e o p l e w i t h o u t pay, and t h e n undervalued.

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