101 M a ~ n \(. V a n c o ~ r \ r r V 6 A 2 17 tel: 665-2289 fx : 606-2730 Fmail: rarnnewc/a \cn.hc.ca

1,ist of Upcoming Kvents for Carnegie's 100th Annivcrsary

- Apri l 13th (tr~Oppen11ein~er Park from 10-3 Chc r r y Rlosson~ Festival

I:eaturing Katari 'l'aiko, I3utoh Ilance workshops with Kokoro I)ance, Sushi-making workshops with Ron Suzuki, Masaki Watanabe J a u Musician. paper blossom making, storytelling , tea ceremonies and 11iucl1 more. fi)r more inli): Sl~aron h)665-22 13

-April 27th - lrom Victory Square l o Main and I lastings and everything it1 between- I leart o f thc ('ity I'arade- ('elchrat ing ( 'arr~egic's 100th Anniversary-

I:eaturing- I'crli)rn~ances by Silk Road. The Rocking (iuys, Sawagi 'l'aiko, ('arncgie Musicians, Katliara Ilance, tllc ( 'ar r~ iv i~ l 13i111d, Solidarity Notes ('hoir, ('arncgic ('hinese ('lioir and Inore perlbrmers. Workshops wi l l include wheeled vehicle decorating (ic. hikes, sctwters, wheelchuirs, ctc.) wi th l3IIS'I' and I Jnitctl We ('an- I lat, Wand, ('rown, ('ostume making, I l ip-l lop, 13irtoh. Salsa I)ancc workshops- Vendors- ('rafts by local Artisans- Vendors- I:ood- 'l'ostadas, 'l'acos, Ihnnock, cotton ('andy, Popcorn. Snowcones a d n I'iincake Iircaktast at Victory I I 'l'lle I'arode begins at noon and opening ('eremonics wi l l lake place at I :00pn1 at <'cntre Stage Main and I lastings ('arnegic ( 'entrc- .li,r more details please call Sharorl at Oh5-22 13 or e-mail at s l ~ a r ~ ~ n ~ ~ l r e ~ r ~ s ~ l ~ ~ ~ ! ~ ~ l . ~ ~ i I.ccnn Workshops / Meetings .lucstjay aliernoolls, planning 1-4. 3'" 11 gallery 'l'llursdays, I'inata making, 1-4, theatre

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M~~~ 25th Spirit ofthe Arts- 5k walk and Fundraiser li)r the I)'l ' l iS <'on~lntrnity .Arts 'l'rust- Start and t:inisll at Oppcnllcrncr I'ark with the Mosaics as the I<outc ti,r more info, contact ( i i l l ian Maxwell at 665- 2774

Don't Quit When t l~ings go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When the funds arc low and the debts arc high, And you want to smile but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a hit, Rest i f you must, but don't you quit. I,ifk is queer with its twists and turns As everyone o f us somctimes learns, And many a t i i lure turns about, When lie might have won had he stuck it out. Don't give up t l io i~gh the pace seems slow. You may succeed with another b l ~ w . Success is h i lure turned inside out. The silver tint o f thc clouds ofdoubt, And you never can tell how close your arc, I t may be ncar whcn i t scorns so lar; So stick to the light whcn you're hardest hit, It's when things seem worse that you must not quit.

CARNEGIE TAKES THE CAKE

ol'('ariadian ('oniniunity ('alleges (A('('('). 'I'Iie arc. At the ('arnegie I xa rn ing ('entre and irr our

('arncgic I xa rn ing ('enlre was cliosen over 140 otlier oirtrcach learning programs. we think the oppoirte

organ i~at ion rncmhers from across ('anada to he We're here to encourage people's potential. It '\

awarded the A('('(' I'rograni o f llxccllcnce Award. great that our dedicated ~oltrnteers and deterrrrir~ed

Although Sarah made the sub~nission and 111ust be learriers are being recogni/ed wi th thi\ auard!"

cornrnendcd ti)r i in excellent job. the actual award was earned by the stall; volunteers, members, and

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students o f ('arnegie I .earning Center programs. Other parties that contributed to the earning ol'tl ie

a ~ v a r d inclirded the Vancouver I'ublic 1,ibrary. ('ity 01' Vancouver. ('apilnno ('allege. ('arncgic ('omriiunity ('cntre and various other ir idivid~rals - too many to name - hut without \vIiose participation we would certainly not have been able to attain s l ~ h prestigious recognition. ('ongratulatio~is to everyone who has tahen a part at the Carncgic I.carning ('cntre. Following are sonic quotes ol'various individuals who were at the party. "This gives us hope to carry on and to strive to w i n

the competition and any other pri/cs i n the tirture. The cake was real g o d too." Al. " We had a good turnout" ROBERT "It was very special" ZOLA "It was crowded, but I l iked it" MlC'tlAEI, "Right on! W e deserve i t ! (iocd!" LEE "We were a l l very proud to be Iionored w i th this award!" I IEBRIE "1 watch how Iiard the ('apilano statl'worh, and I am thri l led li)r this recognition ot'their outstanding commit~ncnt o l 'worh ol'sucli a high qualit) ."

C'OI. I. EEN "C'ongratuiatit,ns! I ~ r i g o~erdue!" R l L l "'l'his i i ua rd encourages us to cor l t inw prornoling literacy i n the co~n~i i im i ty ! " JASON "Sarah ~ i ius t he recogni/ed 1i)r her great prcscritaliori to the A('('('. I'harihs! I1AKOL,I) "'l ' lw rest 01'11.4 i n the building are al l so proud ot' you!" M1IGG.S "'l'lic Icar~ i ing center vol~rritcers. tulors and st;11T niirhc this place so inspiring! ('ongratul;~tio~ls! 'I o all o l ' y w . Y oir'rc ari~a/ing." St1.4 RON "I re;111) cannot tliirik ol'a group ol'pcople Inore descrvirig ol'achno\r IC~~CII~CIII. We I i a w ear~ied this. ('ongratulatioris to ;ill 1 1 1 Iricrids at ('arncyie ;id a11 the I ia rdwork i~ ig le;~rncrs and tutors at IIIC I . c a r n i ~ ~ g (('enter. " .S.4R,4t1 ..' I'lierc are so r i i ; i q systc~iis that 1).1.:. residents firce tliat ~n;ihe jot1 feel i l i ~ i s i h l e or less t l ~ a n j o u

I. Ititio~~crlion: I .vider~cc o l i r ~ r r o v a ~ i o r ~ r r ~ ttie cwatiorl o l a nc\h progrsrli ill rc\1~)11\e to ;t IC;~~I I I I I~ riced riot ; ~dequ ;~ te l~~ 11iet. l ' rogra~m ~ I O I I I I I I ~ ~ ~ C ~ I( )r 1111,

A u a r d are rtot c o ~ i i ~ n o ~ r l j available ill t l r is lorr~rat across the college/iristitutc sy\terir. 2. Porlubilif v : I . a x of t ra~ i i fe r ot prog,r;!rr~ colitent arici/or del i \ c r j riiodc to otllcr inst ~ t u t r o r ~ ~ 3. Sustuinrrhilitl,: I Ilc p r o g r ; ~ ~ ~ ~ I\ ITICC'II I I~ ;I

long term and substarltial rreeii. 4. Eficlivrriess: I ,~ ide i ice t l ~ t the p r o j y a ~ r ~ II~IS-, been ef l ix t ive wi th learner\ 5. Purticipulion: I .viderice tlrat t l ~ c prograrli i~ lvolvcs at least two iristitutior~s I facultq. \ t i ~dc r~ t<~ . \tlpport stall. adririni\tratio11 a r ~ d Ihbard ri~crrrl~cr , J

6. ~ffic.ic~tiq9: I \idcrrcc t11at t11c ~ ~ O ~ , I C I I I I II~I, rcaclied or si~rp;r\\ed i t \ o l~ lcc t r \c \

1 Icnr ye. I Icar ye! 'l'hc <'arnegie 'l'licatrc Workshop. wliich meets evcry Thursday altcrnooti lrom I -4ptll (NI,;W 'I'IMI1) on the third lloor in C'lassrootn 3. is participating with the i t corning I ) r ~ ~ r . t i / o u w I : ' t r .~ l .~ i (k , P . . . ( ' o m m r u i i / v I'lr,? - 100" Ann~vcrsary o f the (';~rncgic ('omlntrnity ('entre building. t l i ro i~gl i the writing 01' Radio Plays. ('arnegic ('om~nunity ('cntre wants to get those

interested in theatre and short-radio drmias to liclp out with the writing. pcr1i)rrningreading and cvctit~tal broadcasts on ('o-op radio 102.71:M ill Vancower. We arc looking liw individuals or groups to get involved in a series of'ratlio shows inspired hy personal storics, tnctnories or histories preferably ahout or liom the 1)owntown Ihstsidc.

We are looking fbr di lkrcnt varied groups or indiv- iduals that are in the D'fI'S or on the periphery o f the ncighhourhtwxi, to give a voice about a number OF srggcstcd Radio Play ideas. Some important ideas that one should keep their eye on : 1 .) Social .lustice; 2.) 'l'h. I tistory of t l ie 1)owntown 1:nstside; 3.) C'ommunity (Racism within political community issues not to he Ignored, etc ...), 4.) Arts Clr Culture. 5 . ) Other: personal stories; short stories; poems or metnories. etc.

I have tilet 1% ith H ntt~iihcr grollps it1 i111d 011t ol'tlie 1)'l'liS. seeing what possibilities tlicrc are fi)r play development and Iiopefillly broadcast. I have visited 1,'irst I!nitcd ('h~trcli. I've met with womcn out oftht ' 0'I'I~;S Women's C'ctitrc. w,ritcrs ;~ttcnding tlie ('arnegie 'l'licntrc Workshop. coordinators from the Stratlicona ('ommt~nity ('cntre, a representative tiotli The Vancouver Asian C'anadiali 'l'tic:~tre. :is well as those at a Native youth recovery group, and First Nations video artists in Vancouver. 'l'hcre is ;i lot of' itltcrcst and cnthi~siastn out there to get 30-10-55 minute plays written and pertbrtiicd. You too can partake in the cxcit ing. morncnt hy nlo~llcnt (jralna tllnl cotlld keep people 011 Ihc etlgc. of'lllcir. lislcnirlg scats by conling to the ('arncgic 'l'hcatrc Workshops on 't'liursdays fro111 1 p n ~ to 4p1n i t 1 lassro roo^^^ #Z

lloor. .loin in o n tlic intensive and cxtcnsivc sessions Involvitig Iiow to put a radio pla!~ together and Iiow to perlimn an original d r a m headed fi,r radio. 'l'licse radio drnlnns need to he perfhrrncd as lead-

ups to tl1e I ~ O l t ' l l l O \ t ~ l l I:'(IsIsI'(/C' ( ' O l l l l l l l l l l ~ l ~ ~ 1'11,l.-

/OO"' Anniversary ol.the ('arnegic ('onitnunity ('cntrc tluilding. 'l'lic artistic work is good practice tI i;~t could lead into helping out with tlic larger project o f thc ('o~iitiiunity Play productioti. which'll he pcrfor~ncd in Novctnber '03. If we coullj broadcast these shows by or hefiwc Scptctnhcr 2003. we would be rolling. I:or l i~r thcr infi,rmntion or tutoriaI/confercnccs, please contact .lay I lamburger, ('nrncgie Theatre Workshop 004-708-5.1.18 or leave a message at the downstairs ('i~rnegie ('cntrc 1i.ont desk ()04-(,(,5-222().

Have your voices and stories heard!!

Vancouver Public Library presents

Ann harte

Thursday, April 3

3:00 - 5:00 PM

Gallery Room, Carnegie Branch 401 Main Street.

In her new book, l'xercises I11 I,ip Pointing. Annhartc uses oral sounds and written signs to probe and prod the reader. to lay bare the contradictions and delights in the serendipitics of her cxpcricnces.

Front Mozurt to Hurtdrk

A mindblowing musical journey with the I3ahyaga String Quartet and clarinetist Johanna Hauser, performing w o r k by

W.A. Morart, J i n ~ n ~ y Heath, Harold Birston and Jimi Hendrix.

Saturday, April 12, at 3 pm <'arnegic 'I'hcatrc, Main & Hastings

I This is rr free conlmunity event. Al l welco~nc!

West End Writers ' Club ONE PACE

Poetry or Prose Contest

wewriters.com

Prizes: $100, $75, $30 Subn~ission riiust be t jped 50-line n~axir r~urr~ fi)r poetry and 500-word n ~ a x i n ~ u m f0 r prose. Your name 3rd addres\ sl~oulti not appxir anywhere OII )our entry. With each entrj . please enclose a q a r a t c sheet

showing tick. author'\ 11ilr11c acltfrc\\. irr~d phor~e nun1 bcr

EN'17RY l4'L1*;-- .- --

$5 for each poem or prose place

I'cng Sliui has become a popular way o f wclcorning ;111d directing good energy, or "chi" into your life. by paying ccref\rl attention to where you live. Many o f us reading this cannot choose where to buy or build a ho~nc, and what we do call "home" is one roorn in a Iiotcl. So, let's do what we can with the principles ol' I:cng Sliiri and our limited options. The shape oft l ie rooin is important. I t is advisable to choose a room w i t l i a horizontal, flat ceiling. Sloping ceilings are inauspicious, also tliose that arc dipping or covered with mould spots.

Water symbolizes wealth anti prosperity, especially if it is lneandering, clear1 and slow. [ l ipping taps arc auspicious. Overllowing toilets arc inauspicious. I I i r ty laundry, wli ich needs clean water, sho~rld he piled in the southeast corner until you are wealthy and prosperous cno~rgli to wash it. I:vcry aspect 01' your l i fe that involves ci~sl i and profit s h o ~ ~ l d he located in the soutlieast corncr ol'thc building. I:cng Shui masters advise using old ('liinese coins as am~rlets, the ones will1 tlic Iloles in t l ic~n, tied ill bunclics of three with red string. Il 'you ci~nnot lir,(l old ('hincse coins with holes in tlicrli. p~r t a twoonic in the ficczer f iv 24 h w r s and wl icr~ you relllove i t , pop out the centre. I've licilrd i t works. Il'yotl (iol,'t even have n twoorlie, pick up a bus tri1llsfi.r O(l.tilo sidewalk to syrnholizc the $2 tlint sornr.body elsc .;pent on i t and tic in with red stririg in t i l e solllllc;lst corner of' your roonl.

'I'lic i'ish is all excellent syrllhol ~ l . ~ ~ l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . p ~ ; ~ ~ ~ opcr~ sardine, tuna fish or cat Ii)od c;lr, nc;lr tllc cr,trnrice of yaw hornc to signiij; ;~tt;linlll~~,t, g:iin ;llltl

prosperity- Anything that syrnbol im gold is ;r\lspicio\ls '(;old Seal" t~rl ia or catliwd with picture of Morr is tile cat hcc;~trsc of his golderi o r n W

t i ~ r . I lowever. i f t hc srnell attracts :I black cat. this car1 hririg l x ~ d luck. cspeciall~ il' i t \\;tII\s uridcr n ladder to get to yoirr door.

A blanket at tlic door w i l l keep cold drafts out. as well as rnulllc the noise ol'thc crnckcriacks t l ow i the hall. Ambient new age riiood riir~sic c;lri he soothirig when playcd lolrdcr tlinn the scrcmning neighbours. Wind cliirncs. x~~loplionc.;. Ilrltcs arid br. . . ' 'ISS rnstr~rmcnts 1iarmonii.c wcll with the sirens.

I'aintings of'bca~rtilirl pillaces and sccriery can cnliancc good Iirck and happiness. Artwork with soft contours and syrnholii.ing blovc" arc atlspiciolrs fi)r channeling g(wd "chi". ( i irI ie patcrs and small I Ienry Moore sculptures are your best bet. Avoid I~nriging abstract art that s t~gcs ts depression, grief or unhappiness, s r ~ h as I'icnsso's weepirig l i~ccs or Munch's S c w c w l . I:or an autIicritic orier~tal accent. buy chalk for hugs in ('liinatown. I leavy objects such as hodders, stones arid stnt~res stirnulate Yang (lnalc cricrgy). 'l'licrcli,re i t is ;idvis;~hlc to gct a 11lan to rnovc any Iicavy houldcrs or stat~res you may have ill Yollr roolii. to guard qyir ist riiisliwt~rrie.

Nothing should impede the t low of'c+lli coming i n thru the main door. If the entrance is dark or narro\\. this can usually be corrected by installing a large mirror on one wall. I lowever. mirrors arc bad c.111 when placed i n the bedroom especirtlly i f o u ' r e 11g1j.. Round sliapes represent ltrck lion1 I leaven. Save a l l your bottle tops and create an ausp ic io~~s ~nandala to increase your chances of ending a good job by sticking thern to your north wal l 11. i th ~rsed clie\s ing gum. The saliva o n the gun1 represents wealth and prospcrlty. I:or those professions that require h ~ n c and popularity. such as theatre or music. kecp the s o ~ ~ t h wa l l brightly l i t at a l l tinics. Red roses or condoms i n red wrappers placed i n

twos in the southwestern sector increase your chances of l inding the right marriage partner. I lowever, if 'your bed is 1101 i n the same corner. you w i l l have to stumble ovcr the dirty laundry. sculpt~rre, and bottle caps that have become 1111-glued to get them in the dark when your partner does appear. Either that, or turn on the light t l i c reh~ destroying the anlbient mood of ' ro~na~icc and possibly alertil ig you or your lover to ~rr is ight l j scars. ernharrassing tattoos or a wooden leg.

N o w you kno\v t hat I.'cng S l i i ~ i is about Iiarncssing vital enerm lines which the ('hincse c o l o u r f i ~ l l j ~ r e k r to as the dragon's cosmic breath". You can niahe this practice as siniplc or as colnples. as o u r own attitudes and your own good se~isc dictate.

Nuevos lihros en Ikpanol cstan a h a en la libreria de ('arncgic. Vcngn y vca si hay un I ~ h r o que re gustaria Iccr. ('ada sclnana aparecen unos pocos lihros c.11 I ~ s p i ~ n o l en el tcrcer. N ive l en la vitrina dc cxibicion tie libros en C'arncgic.

O n Tuesday afternoon, March 35, the Ahorig,irr:rl 7 lkront O(u)r opened u i th a song on the b ig drurrr by the group I t r t l i ~ l t ~ 'littrl,, and an I-ldcr hle\\ i l lg t l l c IW

that have gone hcf0re. the heartbeat\ ot c\crqorle there. and those j e t to conic. I he ccrrtcr u i i s lull. i111d Inore chairs were brought in during tlrc operrirrg songs. Julia Mark said \he has a so r~g that belongs to everyone therc that has bee11 developing over t~lne. b ~ t d ie hadn't brought her druni. and \\ant\ t o \ I I I~ 11

\ \ i t t i the group in the park for the I \t '"tin~e. I here was a ~nurnlurcd agree~ncrlt of'ncxt time!

[.red Arrancc's openi~lg words elicouraged people to Itmk at the issue. 1(wk beyond the dollar signs, I(n)h beyond the politics. \o we can quit havirrg relatibe4 and loved ones die. t l i s voice tooh on an angry edge. and then he Ia~rghcd at h i~nsel f lor "get t~ng earned away". Hut i t is such an cnwtional i\sue, i r ~ that another speaker called it "genocide". 1-red then read the ptwm Isidore had written especially fi)r the opening ot'thc center.

Al ine I atlaninic. t lw I Idcr u l i o Iircilitatcd the Ileal- ing workshops. and the president of'the I ront I)oor then sp'ke. 150th Fred and A line talked about a Vision that started there over 3 year\ ago, which Ilas become a Reality. A Vision that provide\ the answer5 to (he ditticult questions 01'1. irst Nations alcoholisrr~ addiction. ahuse and death. She spoke ahout i1 couple ot ' jcars of'hrird \+ark. 114ing the traditional way'. ro heal. "liveryone is walk ing w i th aches, pains. grief and trauma. as wel l as hundreds 01 years 01 oppre\s- ion as aboriginal people. I low do we get over that'! I l o u do we I n o w l i ruard ' ! After our long hi\tory of alcohol and drug ; ~ b u w . i t ' s not just about heirrg clc-ar~ arid soher. it 's ahout being healthy and Irappj ." It gave her hopc to w e people participa~irrg III the worb- shops. coming into the circle to resolve conf l~ct . a rd feeling welcome i n the centre. "We've made a \tronp circle and from this 14c are hu i ld i r~g an Ahor~p. t r~aI t.r.orit 1)oor." She \ I ~ c \ \ L ~ that u e \balk i r ~ I obc. I lonour. Respect and ( 'onlpassion w i t l l al l tlrirrp.i I r l

creation. tliat we a 4 for giridance frorn the I .Iden. and that we develop a conlident belief in o u r x l b c i

I'I1en she introduced tlic hoard mernhcr~. fir51 I o l r r t I lionias. I le gabe ii nie\wgc 01 I OLC. tur11111g :I\ IIC spoke to Iooh at iind let h i \ uo rd \ fall on c ~ ~ c q o r ~ c

Ncx l was I'liil Whar i r ic~h. whose hope u a \ lor people to cone togetl~er t o r eh i i l d tlrcir l i \e \ \L 1111 t l lc heiil ing circle\. I le i\ i111 ;rrti\t. and \\:III!\ to v,orA \i ill1 pc~)p lc 1rri1ki11~8 I I I~ I \A \ . (11 IIIII\. h l i~~ lhc- t i . r ; ~ t t l c ~ ~

and carving in "a place we can k e l salt.." The next spcakcr was (iinger Jones, who works for

the cldcrs in the I)'I'IIS with Neighhourhood I lelpers' Outreach I'rojcct. She said her niothcr was a generous woman who illways made sure the elders had clothing and l ixd, and taught her to never put a person down, no matter where they were or what they were doing. (iingcr said she, too, had been lost on tlic I3lack Koad, hut was now able to pass on her culture and language. Oliver Munro had everyone laughing at his stories about police and lawyers. At one tinic, he'd been an addict who OD'd ninc times and "then I hecarnc a drunk. You can always change!" I guess hc's not n drunk anyrnorc. either! Then members and a guest spoke. 1)chbic said her

inccntivc was to not be o n the streets, and this place had given her some hope. Virice talked about his traditional upbringing trapping. hunting and fishing in The NWT. I3rian said Icant more in the last two years with the Aboriginal ('aucus than he did in the 3 0 years hc's been down here. I lc said he's been stripped of'his Native identity, but has regained i t with the group. Walking the Red Koad has giver1 him his dignity and strength hack. I>on I,arscn, active our community with the Water 1:or I,ifi. Society arid ('o-op liadio's I ' i g c ~ ) r ~ 14rr.k K C I ' ; ~ , W joked about being a white guy, hut went on to say that n lot ofsliarm. has bccn done to the I)IIIS

community because the Native voice hasn't been listened to in the decision-making process. I le believes I 'hc I-our-Pillar Approach can use sorne iniprovcments. I f Safe Injcctiori Sites are the only option nvailahle. because I k t o x beds arc not acccssihlc. addicts w i l l continue I V drug use, and women w i l l continue to be murder-ed. Alter the prayer we "niingled", smoked. mitnched on snacks and smiled a lot. I felt very honoured and - enipowered to he part of the circle on this special occasion.

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Calling all Aboriginal Peoples When: Apri l 7'h 2003

Where: C'arnegie C'entre 40 1 Ma in Street

l ime: 2 I'M Sharp

'l'his program is a national health benefit propam. 'l'hc provision o f these benefits is ainicd at

responding to health needs, anti i nlproving health status. Your consent is required in order to meet

fetferal, provincial and territorial privacy requirenlcnts. C'onsent provides the N I I I13 program with the ability to better target benefits by sharing

information with prescribers', providers and ~ O U .

I lrugs Medical 'l'ransportation I kn tn l Medical Supplies and I~quiptnent Vision ('risis Intervent ion ('ounsclling I'rovincial tieiilth care premiu~ns. \vtiere applicable

I'lcase keep in ~n i nd that i f you choose not to provide or withdraw your consetit. you have the option ofs : tv i~g l i x eligihlc noti-insured health hcncfits.

This forms takes up 5 to 7 nlinutes o f your time, please hring your status card and medical card

I enjoyed the Ihllowing: Army and Navy (sti l l there), l~'ields,l:edco and the tinlous Woodward's department store, along with Hank o f Montreal, fkni ture stores, news stands and for our seniors the barber shops (and way bebre rny time Pierre Paris & Sons). Unfortunately they are no longer in existence, partly because the real estate skyrtxketed and a lot of busi- nesses got tired oft l ie large amount o f drug activity in front o f their business.

The majority o fdrug dealers and users who've taken over on the 100 Rlcxk E/W Hastings Street do not live in this community. We need safer surroundings tbr all the people l iving in the Downtown Eastside. So it's very sad when our community ot'seniors. mothers and children are being held hostage in their homes - becai~se they are afraid to come out fbr walks, or socializing, because o f the attacks on them. The activity of the Vancouver Police Ikpartment on Apri l 1 ", 2003 w i l l be a welcoming event.

I would like to see more responsibility coming tiom the judges, because their decisions afkct this commu- nity. This is a very simple judgment on their part, to know the number o f times a certain human being appears in their court room. Taking the time to ask individuals who are residents o f the I lowntown khstside if they are wil l ing to get help for their addictions and/or mental disabilities.

I.'inally we have limited resources in our communit~ - - there is a large demand o f more tirnding fi)r treat~nent centres Ibr women and youth: also housing (outside ofthe 1)l:). and Inore access to A & I) counseling. including aboriginal out reach.

C'arnegie I .can~ing ('entrc l'rcscnt s

Reading Films

('ome on over to the . I heatre for movie\.

dcxumentaries, and coftcx.! Atier the show. we w1I1

be having a conversat io~~ to di\cover how the tilrn\

and media literacy relate to you.

Showinp on 'Thursday April I 0 2:00 PM-5:OO PM Carnegie Theat re

Imitation of Life 1050 melodrama addressing uonlen's roles and

Issues of race in mid-century America

creek

ro l l~ng water over pebble\. 4t11nj hard, distinct we return just as hard and separate washed but alone. the hater covers us all

we roll Into our hotel room\ slanim~ng the d w r wc are alone as \hiny and wparale, hard alone washed by llte but corr~pletcly alone

not a w u l In the uor ld to talk to completely alone awa4t1 III t t r ~ \ creek w n glare5 dou n OII so~ncttlrr,g \t1111j

beaut~lul but totall? xparatc. alone Iorcver

it happened today so~nco~ic h i led it wasn't me this is my lilt. i t is irnporlant always this Innti is an isliirld the best in a lnid world awake and drealiiing it was very nearly you all the choices an uphill battle likely impossible a siniple challenge alive with d r a m uncovering the truth f ro l i~ tlie dcptlis cliangcd ~i iake it so

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I l c w l io entered t l ~ c I io ly Icrnples and hickcd over t l ic tables of't l ic money c h i i l l g ~ r ~ . I l c wl io spread tlie word ol'social justice and hindncss. I le who was ridiculcd hy power. I l c wl lo they s i ~ i d wo111tl return. has rclurncd. 1 Ic posscsscs i l dil'fkrcr~t body, but it is I le. I l o w co~ r l d we not Iiavc rccogriiircd I l i n i hy his tlccds'? I l c asks now not for worship, hut to be fi)llo\vetl into the desecrated temples of profit i ~ l i d grcctl. I l c Iias long wei l l away from 1he ancient cross ant1 113s c o ~ n e hack in this age of tcrrihle ripelicss to s i ~vc the trutl i of our polcnl i i i l grace. I lc is Iwre in the Iiost of' Micl i ;~cl Moore.

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Spring Rertewal of the earth

Rebirth f iom winter sting ('ycles endlessly turning

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Or Inmine later i n the year f :ach step f-.ach day

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We have so many sad stories, I thought I'd pass along one >nu may get a chuckle from. Client (C'It.) comes i n Lcith severely deformed feet and has been wearing. ministry paid, custom made orthotics w i th l i R that now cause blisters and pain.

C l t goes to podiatrist - he refers her to shoemaker that makes her new sltocs. Shoemaker bi l ls podia- trist. 'I'\co n~onths later. clt. receives b i l l for $900.00 because podiatrist no longer able to b i l l the ministr) and shoernaker is no longer "contracted" to make shoes for the ministry.

('It. asks worker to request coverage from the niini- stry. Request denied ... no preauthorimtion. No case to appeal ... so ladvocatel took a more creative track. I Ind the client "return" the shoes ... tracked down the

company that has the "contract" to make 41cw and orthotics and had a little "discussion" . . . they did the "assessment" that she required the s h t ~ \ and they put i n the request to the ministry. 1 Ipon receiving the ***prcauthor int ion*** ... t hey subcontracted to ij shoemaker who suspiciously Itad the exact \trot'\ rrq client required. Cost the ministry an additional chargr to pay fin the

"assessment" and one person to ctr)rdinatc i t a l l ..h111 the client got her shoes ... no co\t to her.

II'anyone ever 34Ls \\hy wc r iec~i ;td\ocatt'\ j ~ ~ \ t

fell them someone has to o r g a n i ~ e the dog and [)on\ show.

Soraya. Newton A d v c ~ a c y ( i r o ~ ~ p

A S H O R T COURSE 1N STAPLES T H E O R Y

You like facts'? Ilere's a hct: the IJnited States consumes 10,000 gallons o f oi l per SE('0NI).

They've invaded Iraq, and o f course, Time is ol'the essence.

Treaties? Ask the Algonquins or the Shawnee about treaties.

And then there are covenants, pledges, international laws, bills o f rights, constitutions, et cetera, el cetera. And then compare the profound weight o f al l that ink against 10,000 gallons per St IC'ONI).

Well .... I3y Ken Morrison

Community Spring Fair Saturday April 5th

I Oam - 4pm Oppenheimer Park

bring your ii-iends and Family join us for lots of Good Free Food, Entertainment, Carver's Corner,

Kids Activities & more (org~lnizcd by ( bmmunify Dircctions)

Community Directions invites you and your fiiends and family to jo in us (111 Saturday Apri l 5th in

Oppenhcimer Park f iom IOarn - 4pn1 in our Spring ('ommunity 1:air. Come and enjoy the h e Ibod and

entertainment as our neighhourhood shows oft:

Murray ('oell. Minister 01'1 luman Resources. has staled "we designed our new 'persons with disabilities' designation becatrsc the disabled community asked br it" and "two-thirds ofour fbrmer clients interviewed let1 assistance for employment that paid, on average, three times what they would have recei-ved on income assistance".

I am a person wi th disabilities. I also work and volunteer with people with disabilities. I, for one, do not remember people with disabilities asking that our disability-related expenses no longer be considered in an application fbr increased financial benefits I fail to recall asking to pay, in 2002, $1280 more in formerly-covered medical expenses. Finally, I must have been having a seizure the day I asked Ibr a mass reassessment ofdisability benelits, a process so stressful for me that I chose not to go through it.

1 tell assistance and am not making 3x the amount I did on income assistance. M y income is about one- halt:, my expenses about double. The comrnuriity o f persons with disabilities dtxs not need encourage- nient or motivation to find work. Wc need funding in place for the extensive work we already do, thus 1:dr for free. Ironically, the unpaid work I have found that is flexible enough to acconamodatc my disabili- ties is that created by your new policies, legislation, and procedures, not the least ot'which involved a III~ISS ~C;ISSCSSIII~II~ process which includcd Iiousc- bound. bedridden, dying, and suicidal people. I wi l l be sending my invoice f ix work completed.

In light ofyour stated support ofemployment ti)r persons with disabilities, and in light o f the vast funding available to us li)r employment, I w i l l apprkciate pronipt payment.

l.'or a more sound analysis of the Ministry of'l lunimi Resources' phone survey, not rcniotcly indicating that which M r Cocll claims in terms o f employment results. readers may contact ~ i i c at sA~~rkuJclds,nct

HC COA1,ITION OF PEOPLE WITH I)ISABII,ITIES ~

Dear Community Partner. Over the past few months. our community has

worked hard to do all i t can to help the thousands of people. with disahilities. That have been forced to reapply for their disability benefits.

Many of us have had to meet this challenge with fewer resources because of funding cuts. We have had to rely on our remaining staff and volunteers to pull together and work harder to help people with disabilities get their lhrms in on time.

We arc all tired and deeply saddened by the reapp- lication process and the regressive changes that have been made to disability benefits legislation in HC;. the repealed legislation was a model for Canada. The changes have set our coniniunity beck over 20 years. 'l'hese changes and the resulting process have indeed

been devastating to people with disabilities. but i t is ilnportant to keep in mind what we have accomplish- ed by working together.

The UC ('oalition of People with 1)isabilities is writing to congratulate you for all your hard work and dedication. Know tlint you have made a difference You may have helped people with their forms. referr- ed then1 to other agencies. or spoken up in the com- munity or media about these changes. What eve; your role has been, a person who was frightened. confused and in need of help benefited fioln your actions. h c a u s e of our strong advocacy, we silw 5000 people

with mental health disabilities exempted. We also saw l'he deadline extended for 60 days.

Once again. 'l'hank you fi)r all your hard work for the disability community 'l'hank y o i ~ for your support. Together we made a difference and will continue tilaking a difkrence to people with disabilities.

Sincerely. Margaret llsecutive Director

Special! Special! Special! Volunteer Recognition Week for all our angel Volunteers

Sunday, April 1.3'~ ( iarage Sale+inp ~ i t h Kai

Monday, April 13"' Vancouver Aquarium hit11 Kai

I ueda!,. April 1 5'" UR<' Museum of Anthropology

Wedneday. April I 0'" V o l ~ ~ n t c e r I)inner 3.70

111 Mix C/N c ~ o d > 7- I0

Tliursday, April 17"' Science World OmniMau with C'ollcer~ 2:00 Shackleton's Antarctic Advcnture

I rl&\ Apr11 18"' - Kill and ( olleen I Onni I pm i u\tonier \ e n Ice \ernlnar 3 5pm Volunteer Kecogrilt~on I'art? -Mj\ tery (lame. -i;lle\\ w110\e 1 a11gh' i O l l t ~ \ t

return of I1eter Kol\ton. the \entrl loqu~\t I .arry the I ow14 b l u ~ ~ c ~ r r n 7-IOpm I,ive Hand I h n c e

A Canadian apology

C'ourtesy of Hick Mercer Minutes CNC' Television:

from This Ilour Has 22

On behalf oS('anadians everywhere I'd like to ot'fkr an apology to the United States of A~nerica. We Iiavcn't bcai gelling along very well rcccntly and fiv that, I am truly sorry.

I'm sorry we called (ieorge 13ush a Inoron. I lc is a moron, but i t wasn't nice of us to point i t out. Il'it's ally cor~solation, tlie lhct that lie's a Inoron shouldn't reflect poorly on tllc people ol'Ariicrica. A ltcr all it's not like you actually elected him.

I'm sorry about our softwood lumber. . l ~ ~ s t because we Iiave niore trees tha~ i you doesn't give us the right to sell you lumber that's cheaper and better than your OWII.

I'm sorry we beat you in Olynlpic hockey. In our dcl'cnce I guess our excuse would be that our team was rnuch, rnuch, rnuch, niuch better tlian yours. I'm sorry we burnt dowri your white house during ttie

war ol' 18 12. 1 notice you've rebuilt it! It's very nice. I'm sorry about your bccr. I know we had nothing to

do with your bccr but, we feel your pain. I'm sorry about our wallling on Iraq. I m a n , when

you're going up against a crazed diclator, you wanna Iiavc your lrierids by your side. I realize i t took more than two years bel im you guys pitched in against I tiller, but that was dill'crent. 1:veryone knew tie tiad wcapolls. Anti liniilly on behalf of all ('anadians, I'm sorry Illat

we're constwtly apologizing li)r things in o passive- agress ivc way which is really a thinly veiled criticism.

I sincerely hope that you'rc not upset over this. We've seen wliat you do to coi~ntries you get upset with. 'l'hank you.

'I'HE IJP OF [)OWN

I)cprcssion Iias been seen as a I3ad Thing, wit11 little acknowledgement of the positive experiences that arise out of i t . 'l'he v~ilr~erability ol'dcpression can often create intimacy between survivors, a place of' individual courage and growth. A person sult'ering from such ii condition is li~rccd to develop iI I~cigh- tcncd insig.ht into their own I1;IlIIrc. ;IS tlicir ill~icss

o l h pushes away all else. It creates openness. a human vulnerability and powerful sense ofempathy tiv others.

We have corm up with a list of the benefits (the "ups") of depression:

*You get tlowers if you have lo go to tlie Iiospital * You spend less money because nothing appeals lo

y 011

* You tind out who your fiicnds really are * Misery loves company! It's possible to make new

Srierids with pcople who ke l as shitty as you do. * Y o i ~ develop a macabre sense of humour (watch

those flowers you received liom well-wishers die) * You slow down and notice the beauty of sliiall

simple things (the way shadows pass across your bedroom wall) * ('restive processes [nay be awakened (paint those

shadows or1 your bedroom wall) * You fkel niore spiritually connected to natural

li)rccs, such as developing a deeper relationship with your dead l i m ) * Your pet will appreciate tlie constant attention of

you being home all the time. You slop answering the phone and talk to i t instead. * Your shoes don't wear out as tist. * You save money on soap arid laundry detergent,

because you never get out ol'your pasjarnas. * If i t lasts long enough, you're not in danger ol'

acing stuck in a job you hate.

(;allcry (;achct, at 88 east ('ordova, is ~nandatcd to empower survivors ot'mental illness and traunia. The l lp of Down will open at 7:00 p.m. on k'riday April 4, an exhibition ofartwork by tlircc local artists

I.auric Marsl~all, ('ate ('urtis and I)ianc I'liorn. 'I'lieir work delves into intcrpcrsonal rclatio~iships and personal ohservatio~~s. It unlocks the doors ot'llieir cxpcricr~cc. opening tlie I'andora's 130s ol'nicrital illness to reveal the hidden gilts. the treasured mo~iicnls of inner freedom. clarity and tri~th-telling. 'I'hcy beco~iic a ~ ~ i u l c l s 01'111cn1ol-y lo he Iicld onto ; ~ r l i I

hclic\cd i l l tl;rr-LLY t i i ~ ~ ~ s .

New in the Library

Confronting Empire 7- L

In January, 2003, a huge World Social 1:orul-n tcwk place in Porto Alegre, B ra~ i l . One hundred thousand delegates were there from many di fhent countries. Al l these people believed in a world very difTerent from the neo-li beral, dog-eat-dog world o f (ieorge Bush and his "New World Order." You didn't hear about this inspiring conference in our corporate media because the owners ofthat media support the t3ush version o f corporate globali~ation (imperialism) with its bombs and attack helicopters. I iere is part o f a speech given thcre by Arundhati Roy, a writer and social activist from India

"I've been asked to speak about " t low to confront Empire?" It's a huge question, and I have no easy answers. As the disparity between the rich and poor grows, the fight to corner resources is intensifying. To push throug their sweetheart deals, to corporatize the crops we vow, the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the dreams we dream, corporate globalization needs an international confederation o f loyal, corrupt, authoritarian governments in p<x)rer countries to push through unpopular reforms and quell mutinies. Corp-orate Globalization - or shall we call it by its namc? - Imperialism - needs a press that pretends to be fiee. It needs courts that pretend to dispense justice.

Al l this is 1:mpire - this obscene accumulation o f power, this greatly increased distance between those who make the decisions and those who have to sufkr them. Our tight, our vision o f another world. must be to eliminate that distance.

Many o f us have dark moments ofdespair. While bombs rain down on us and cruise missiles skid across the skies, we know that contracts are being signed, oil pipelines are being laid, natural resources are being plundered, water is being privatized, and George Bush is planning to go to war against Iraq. I t might seem that we are losing (the war against Empire), but there is another way o f looking at it. We have made tmpire drop its mask. We've breed

it into the open. limpire may go to war, but it's out in the open now - too ugly to behold its own reflection. T(K) ugly even to rally its own people. I t won't be long before a majority of Americans become our allies.

Today we know that every argument that is bei~ig used to escalate the war in lraq is a lie, the most ludicrous o f them being the IJ.S gcivernment's com- mitment to bring democracy to Iraq. Kil l ing people to save them tiom dictatorship or ideological corr- uption is an old [J.S. government sport. liere in 1,atin America, you know that better than most. Nobody doubts that Saddam llusscin is a ruthless dictator. 'l'here's no doubt that Iraqis would be better oll'with- out him. Hut, then, the world would be better otT without a certain Mr. I3ush. t ie is I;dr more dangerous than Saddam t lussein.

What can we do? We cari continue to build public opinion until it becomes a deafening roar. We can turn the war on lraq into a fish bowl o f the 1J.S. gov- ernment's excesses. We can expose George LUush and Tony Rlair - and their allies - for the cowardly baby killers, water poisoners, and long distance bombers that they are.

I'he corporate revolution w ~ l l collapse if we refi~se to buy what they are selling - their ideas, their version o f history, their wars, their weapons, and their notion o f inevitability. Remember this. We be niany and they be k w . l hey

need us more than we need them. Anolhct world i s

not only possible, she i s on her way. 0 1 1 il quiet day I cari hear her breathing."

Arundhati Roy (liditcd hy Sandy ('alwron(

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International Solidarity Movement Activist Killed in Gaza by Israeli Forces

by Starhawk

Today a young woman was killed in Gaza. Young women, but more often young men, get killed in Gaza and the West Bank every day, and the world pays no attention. What was d~fferent today is that Rachel Corrie was an American, an activist with the lnternational Solidarity Movement, the group that I'm here with in occupied Palestine. And her death is a particularly horrifying

example of the cold blooded dehumanization that characterizes this occupation. Rachel was trying to stop the demolition of a Palestinian home in Rafah, Gaza According to the other activists who were with her, she was in dialogue with the operator in the spirit of nonviolence that is a guiding principle of the ISM, which provides support for Palestinian civilians and for nonviol- ent efforts to bring about justice for Palestine. She climbed up on the bulldozer, to talk to the soldier in the cockpit. She climbed down. She sat in front of the bulldozer. The soldier in control of the machine drove it deliberately over her.

Rachel was twenty three years old. I am trying to fathom the mind that could pull the levers and gun the motor to crush the life out of her Young body. That choice, that deliberate act of murder that ended her sweet life, seems incom- prehensible. But here in occupied Palestine, that murder seems a logical outgrowth of the system of total dehumanization that controls every aspect of life, that cannot see the human being in the Palestinian, that claims to be fighting terror by institutionalizing it.

Please register your outrage-at Rachel's mur- der, at the home demolitions that she was trying to stop, at the illegal occupation that can only be defended by brutalizing a whole people.

Call or demonstrate or shut down the Israeli Embassy or you local consulate.

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"Terrorism and war have something in common They both involve the killing of innocent people to achieve what the killers believe IS a good end."

---Howard Zinn

"I do not allow myself to be overcome by hopelessness, no matter how tough the situation. I believe that if you just do your l~ttle bit without thinking of the b~gness of what you stand against, if you turn to the enlargement of your own capacities, just that In ~tself creates new potential."

--Vandana Shwa

"Darkness cannot dr~ve out darkness only ltght can do that Hate cannot drwe out hate only love can do that Hate mult~pl~es hate v~olence mult~phes v~olence, and toughness multlplles toughness. In a descend~ng sp~ral of destruct~on The cham react~on of ev~ l must be broken or we shall be plunged mto the dark abyss of annrh~lat~on "

--Or Martm Luther K l n ~ Jr

"I am willing to die for the independence of India, but there is no cause for whlch I am willing to kill "

---Mohandas Gandh~

"If you assume that there's no hope. you guar- antee that there will be no hope If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, that there are opportunities to change things, there's a chance you may contribute to making a better world. That's your cho~ce" -Noam Chomsky

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I I I E NEHSI.EI'1b.H IS A PIIHI.I( 'A'IION O F 1111.; ( AHNE(;Ib: ('OMh~lINl'I\'('EN'II(E ASS04'IA'I'ION

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Submission Deadline for next iss~re: Thursday, April 10

Welfare problerns; Lar~dlord disput t i o i~s ing problems; Unsafe l~ving co

1 PANDORA'S PAJAMAS Doctor I /uxtdblc

OJ P,RJrG R a 8 j

YOU HAVE A FWQON I

Questionnaires: I'o begin learning about \vliat could he presented in the play. C'ommlrnity I ' l q Idea I30ses anti C)ue\tionr~:~ire\ liave been distributed around the comriiunities and some liave been picked up. Ans\\ers some pcoplc p \ e : (1) What do you like best about the DTES? Variety and cultural diversity; Chinatown: friendliness; good fbod; morrntains. parks and sea; hi\toric:~l building\: openness and Iionesty; growing up witli values; peoplc mobilizing. (2) What do you like the least? 'l'he drug scene, prostitution. poverty. garbage o n tlie streets; lack of snft!: police brutalit!; bad datei;: rich hid\ coming to party; gentrification; homclessness; condescending attittrdcs.. (3) What do you want to change about the DTES? Clean up streets; get rid of drugs or provide more recover!. places: affi)rdahle liousiny: more opportunitie\ 101

those in need; more parks and trees; reduce crirnc; get rid of s t c rco tym (4) If you were to send 5 photos of the IITES to someone far away, what would they he? I'igcon f'ark, Main R: I laslings. I'irst United Church. food lines. drug trade and addiction. Iioniclc\\rie\\. Woodwards occupation. ('arnegic Centre, Oppenlieimer Park during the .lapanesc I-cstival, Iiotrsing coop\. cat i l l a wiridow, mosaics. (5) Who Are Your Heroes? I>rug free peoplc: those who help others and aren't ackno\\lcdgcd; street nurses: the \\oriian \ \ I N > rutis State 0 1 Grace; Sir11 Green, bartenders who listen; Constable I)wc Ilickson: Ra!,mur mothers figtitirig f'or ~ l i c o\ erpar\. I3ud Oshorn. community artists; grand~nothcrs and grandl'atllers. (6) What are your favorite stories? I listorical stories about Native villages and the I)'I'I:S; tllc Iiaunting o f Strntlicona prolc>ls 111c or, 1 0

Ottawa Trek in the '30s. the Raycam Moms in the '70s. pcoplc \ \ho hnvc pulled themsclvcs out 0 1 po\ert> i l l 1l1c I>'l'l.~S, Crab I'ark; Stories about how we can s u n ive and get along \\ it11 e;~cll other. Stories tIint slion !ou care.