JUNE 1, 1990.

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LOTTERY FUNDS - FOR CARNEGIE

S ix months ago t h e Carnegie Reno- v a t i o n s Committee (Paul Tay lo r , Muggs S igurge i r son , Diane MacKenzie, Donald phcPherson, Eunice Mak from S o c i a l Planning, Andy Ross from Housing and P r o p e r t i e s , and James Burton, t h e a r c h i t e c t ) a p p l i e d t o GO B.C. f o r a d d i t i o n a l funds f o r Carnegie .

IJe asked f o r $325,000 t o accompany t h e $650,000 from t h e C i t y . With t h a t combined amount of n e a r l y a m i l l i o n d o l l a r s , we knew we could do j u s t about e v e r y t h i n g on t h e Renovations Wish L i s t .

On May 22nd, Socred MLA Russ F r a s e r a r r i v e d a t Carnegie w i t h an enormous ( 3 f o o t long, 2 f o o t wide) cheque made o u t t o t h e Carnegie Cen t re i n

' t h e amount of $325,000. So, f o l k s , we d i d it! And, now, we

can cons ide r a l l t h e s e l i t t l e e x t r a s - a f i r e p l a c e on t h e f i r s t f l o o r - a new pool t a b l e - a d d i t i o n a l weight room equipment - i n t e r i o r d e c o r a t i n g (new p a i n t ! )

on every f l o o r

- upgrading t h e l i b r a r y - s e a l i n g t h e gym f l o o r and des ign-

i n g a moveable two s to rey-h igh d i v i d e r

- blackboards , desks , c h a i r s h t a b l e s a l l t h e r e a l f u r n i s h i n g s t h e Learning Cen t re & Classnn.2 need

- f i r s t r a t e equipment t o b r i n g t h e k i t c h e n t o i n d u s t r i a l l e v e l

- a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g i f we want i t - improved l i g h t i n g throughout t h e

b u i l d i n g Renovations w i l l begin i n J u l y and

t h e Centre w i l l l i k e l y be c h a o t i c f o r s e v e r a l months. But by Chr is tmas , we should be f u l l y o p e r a t i o n a l , b e a u t i - f u l throughout , and ready f o r t h e k inky o l d guy w i t h t h e r e i n d e e r .

~ o n ' t t h i n k t h a t f u n d r a i s i n g e f f - o r t s a t Carnegie have ended. No soon- e r d i d t h e Cabinet M i n i s t e r p r e s e n t u s wi th t h e GO B.C. cheque when Danny Korica h i t up bo th Russ F r a s e r and h i s e x e c u t i v e a s s i s t a n t f o r $10 (cash) each towards t h e S e n i o r s ' S t r u t . Oh, Danny, you d e v i l , you!

By DIANE MacKENZIE

VO1,UN'I'EER OUTINGS --

Okay, Carnegie Volun tee r s , i t ' s time t o put your most a c t i v e f o o t f i rward . A f t e r o u r most r e c e n t bowling o u t i n g we promised you more a c t i v i t i e s and h e r e they a r e . ~ G a c e on t h e s e o u t i n g s i s l i m i t e d , s o a e e P e t e r o r Bruce t o r e s e r v e a s p o t . J U N E 8: P i t c h and P u t t 1 : 00-4 J U N E 15: Bowling 1 : 00-4 J U N E 20: Van. Canadians Baseba l l

I JULY 6 : P i t c h and P u t t

JULY 13: Swimming JULY 20: Swimming

( A l l a c t i v i t i e s a r e f r e e !

The s o c r e d s haven ' t changed much. The Learning Fron t , i n t h e 200-block of Main, s e n t an a p p l i c a t i o n f o r a s e r v i c e modelled on l i t e r a c y work i n Onta r io . Th i s is t h e Year of L i t e r - acy - throughout t h e world - but i n ' B.C. t h e s o c r e d s would r a t h e r spend money on r o a d s and p l a y i n g numbers' games whi le people g e t no th ing . A f u l l r e p o r t w i l l be i n t h e n e x t paper

RESTRICTED MEMBERSHIP

This b l u e s idewalk has r e s i d u e of l i v e s l i v e d on t h e s t r e e t : t i s s u e , wrapper, c rackerbox , p l a y i n g c a r d s , b u t t s , s tyrofoam c u p s , pop, wine, dog p i s s , g l a s s , paper p l a t e s , homeless ' s g roce ry c a r t s , b l a n k e t s . Men s t a n d , men s i t , men laugh, s l e e p , smoke - and women t o o ; e a t , d r i n k , d i s c u s s , command t h e dogs, sp read b l a n k e t s , s h a r e l o v e , d r e s s a baby, and a r e b e l w i l l come a l o n g and throw and b reak a b o t t l e . Suntanned, they wear e x c l u s i v e o l d c l o t h e s , b reak up i n groups of d i f f e r e n t i n t e r e s t s and s t a y long s t r e t c h e s , and a r e , e n v i a b l y , a s o c i e t y of cohes iveness , loud, c a r i n g , b i t t e r humor, p o l i t e n e s s , r e s t r i c t e d membership a shadow, a b r i l l i a n t r e f l e c t i o n of what t h e r e s t of u s a r e doing as we go r a c i n g through t ime . J a n i c e King

(Taken from The Tender lo in Times, t h e paper of San F r a n c i s c o ' s 'Downtown E a s t s i d e ' . )

Corporate Canada: Group P o r t r a l t

E d i t o r ,

Alderman Jonathan Baker r e c e n t l y wrote a let ter t o t h e e d i t o r wonder- ing why t h e r e has been no response by government t o h a l t t h e s o a r i n g r e n t i n c r e a s e s many of our neighbours have been a f f l i c t e d w i t h when t r a d i n g can be h a l t e d on t h e s t o c k market when p r i c e changes become t o o f r e n z i e d .

I agree wi th Alderman Baker t h a t w e need temporary r e n t c o n t r o l s . The Soc ia l Cred i t cand ida tes who run i n our Ci ty i n t h e upcoming e l e c t i o n s a r e going t o have much e x p l a i n i n g t o do. W e need t o have t h e v a r i o u s l ev- e l s of government work t o g e t h e r t o

' prese rve our e x i s t i n g s t o c k of a f f o r - dab le housing and a t t h e same t i m e t o add t o i t . From t h e people I t a l k t o a f f o r d a b l e housing is t h e i r number one p r i o r i t y r i g h t now. Why i s n ' t i t t h e government ' s ?

I f t h e Socreds and T o r i e s can pu t forward $86 m i l l i o n f o r t h e 1994 Com- monwealth Games i n V i c t o r i a o r i f t h e f e d e r a l government can spend $53.5 m i l l i o n , as they have budgeted t h i s year , f o r a d v e r t i s i n g " to promote t h e fundamental v a l u e s of a h igh school educat ion" government can damn w e l l cough up t h e money needed t o s o l v e our c u r r e n t housing c r i s i s . I f n o t , t h e r e ' s going t o be l o t s of p o l i t i - c i a n s app ly ing f o r unemployment in- surance t h e day a f t e r t h e n e x t v o t e .

Darren Lowe

0 CANADA

0 Canada We l i v e f o r companies The c o n s t i t u t i o n Is no t f o r our d a m i l i e s We d o n ' t g e t a say I n h i s t o r y today

E d i t o r :

I f a person f i l e d f o r t h e i r income t a x refund t h i s y e a r , i t does n o t mean you g e t an au tomat ic G.S.T. re- fund t o s tart t h i s December (1990), u n l e s s t h e Federa l GST form (on Page 46 of t h e 1989 Tax Guide & Return) w a s f i l l e d i n and s e n t w i t h your In- come Tax r e t u r n .

To g e t a p roper GST form go t o t h e Revenue Canada o f f i c e a t 1166 W. Pender and f i l l one i n . There i s no postage r e q u i r e d i f you hand i t i n t h e r e .

Also t h e Pos t O f f i c e should have t h e '89 Guide. S e c t i o n D and E must be f i l l e d i n , s igned , d a t e d and your S o c i a l Insurance # inc luded .

I was unaware - t o g e t t h e c r e d i t i n Dec.'90 - t h a t t h e form w a s r e - qu i red . The GST refund form a p p l i e s '

t o a l l people - s i n g l e s , s i n g l e par- e n t s and coup les .

James F i s c h e r

0 Canada And t h e House is f u l l of f o o l s Qu-est c e que t u veiit f a i r e Pour nos Canada C ' e s t n e c e s s a i r e pour t r a v a i l l e r ensemble 0 Canada C'est n e c e s s a i r e ... ensemble.

The l eadeks make a l l t h e r u l e s The Senate sucks

S teve Rose

Anger & p a i n f e l t a t l o s s

Some p h y s i c i a n s ' c u r e ' pa in by p r e s c r i b i n g d rugs wi thou t f i n d i n g o u t why t h e p a i n i s happening. " ~ e t ' s keep h e r i n t h e h o s p i t a l and pump h e r f u l l of drugs . . then send h e r home. "

To m e t h i s i s wrong, because some- t h i n g has gone wrong f o r my body t o a c t t h i s way. Some pa ins /aches are of t h e body. Pain caused by i n j u s t - i c e and i n d i f f e r e n c e cannot be treat- ed wi th d rugs ...

My a d r e n a l i n was running h i g h when I heard my cous in d i e d a t t h e hands of t h e law. They were heading o f f somewhere w i t h t h e i r alarm s i l e n t . . j u s t t h e l i g h t s f l a sh ing . . and my cou- s i n d i d n ' t know they were coming over t h a t h i l l . He w a s s t r u c k and k i l l e d .

On t h e news they s a i d they w i l l n o t change t h e p o l i c i e s because o f t h i s one i n c i d e n t . So what g i v e s them t h e r i g h t t o t a k e a husband and b r o t h e r away from h i s fami ly because they c a n ' t use t h e s i r e n on t h e way t o wherever they were going. I say if they a r e m i l e s o r b locks away they should u s e bo th l i g h t s and t h e s i r e n f o r t h e s a f e t y of innocent people .

J u s t th ink : i f we k i l l e d o r s t r u c k down an o f f i c e r we'd be picked up and taken t o j a i l u n t i l they could make up t h e i r mind on whether o r n o t i t w a s an a c c i d e n t . But when they do it t o a c i t i z e n , n e i t h e r of t h e s e t h i n g s happened. Where i s t h e j u s t - i c e i n t h i s ?

This k ind o f p a i n can n o t be f o r - g o t t e n .

Margaret P revos t

E d i t o r ,

The ~ ~ r i l / M a y 1990 BC Hydro Ser- v i c e Digest n o t e s t h a t "Higher p r i c e s w i l l enhance conservat ion" . Now t h a t t h e B.C. U t i l i t i e s Commis- s i o n has r u l e d t h a t "Paying h i g h e r r a t e s f o r e l e c t r i c i t y w i l l n o t g e t consumers i n t h e mood t o conserve" I was wondering why you and I, t h e t axpayers , should have t o pay f o r a l l t h e propaganda BC Hydro has pro- duced f o r t h i s rate a p p l i c a t i o n ? ICBC used t o have t h e s logan " f a i r is f a i r " . To be f a i r i n t h i s c a s e , each and every member of t h e board of d i r e c t o r s of BC Hydro, a l l Socred appointments, should be handed a persona l b i l l f o r t h e thousands and thousands of d o l l a r s of s t a f f t ime and documents produced t o support t h i s h e a r i n g . It was an a b s o l u t e waste of t a x p a y e r ' s money.

Darren Lone

TORA Somehow you've missed t h e mark on

t h e Superwood th ing . I f someone can t a k e d i sca rded p l a s t i c & j u i c e car- tons and make a wood-like m a t e r i a l t h a t won't r o t o r mould, they should be applauded. Seems t o me t h a t a house b u i l t o u t of such a m a t e r i a l would last f o r e v e r - p i c n i c t a b l e s & park benches never needing t o be rep laced o r r e p a i n t e d . Think of t h e t r e e s s t i l l growing, of t h e chemicals no t used i n r e p a i n t i n g . Think of a l l t h e o t h e r uses f o r such a mater- i a l . This i s t h e u l t i m a t e i n conser- v a t i o n . The c r e a t i o n of a permanent b u i l d i n g m a t e r i a l . . o u t of garbage!

David Chase

DAY CARE in B.C. Sta t emen t on r e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f p a r e n t s w i t h c h i l d r e n o v e r t h e a g e

o f 6 months r e c e i v i n g GAIN t o "Employable."

Based on b i o l o g i c a l and e m o t i o n a l bonds, a c h i l d ' s own p a r e n t h a s a n i n t r i n - s ic i n t e r e s t i n d e v o t i n g t h e b e s t of h e r a b i l i t y t o i t s wel l -be ing and s o c i a l ad jus tmen t . T h i s is a s t r u e o f s i n g l e and poor p a r e n t s as o f t h o s e w e l l o f f .

For s o c i e t y t o be h e a l t h y i t must produce c h i l d r e n who w i l l grow i n t o c a r i n g c i t i z e n s .

By f o r c i n g r e l u c t a n t mo the r s i n t o workplace g h e t t o s and a l l o w i n g t h e i r c h i l d - r e n t o be r a i s e d by l e s s i n t e r e s t e d p e r s o n s f o r t h e l o w e s t pay w e c a n g e t away w i t h , we create a g e n e r a t i o n o f p s y c h o t i c s t o depend on i n o u r o l d a g e , a g e n e r a t i o n l i k e l y t o r epay u s i n k i n d .

M. C o l l e e n Burke P r e s c h o o l S u p e r v i s o r , Mother of Two.

A t t he s t r o k e of a pen Claude Richmond (when Minis te r of Socia l Serv ices and Housing) changed the GAIN c l a s s i f i c a t i o n of thousands of people from "unemploy- able" t o "employable". He'd previously cut $50 from the incomes of s i n g l e par- e n t s .

End Legis la ted Poverty and a f f i l i a t e d groups fought t h e l a t t e r c u t and many had the $50 r e ins t a t ed . The r e - c l a s s i f i - ca t ion remains harder t o remove. Under i t , s ing le parents au tomat ica l ly become "employable" a s soon a s t he baby is 6 months old.

At the time, ELP and FLAW (Front Line AdvocaLe Workers) d id much t o expose i t as a p o l i t i c a l manouveur. With 20,000 poor people made poorer s t i l l , Richmond was in tense ly questioned on the bene f i t t o soc i e ty , on the r e a l consequences of t he re not being 20,000 new jobs f o r the people a f f e c t e d , on the f a c t t h a t the socreds have s t e a d i l y cu t t r a i n i n g and job-search supporr s ince 1984, t-hat Job Track l o s t $26 mi l l i on through gross m i s - management. Richmond made what seemed t o be an off- the-cuff reply: "Part-time and casual work... babys i t t i ng . . t h i s kind of job i s t h e r e to enhance re-entry in to . . ."

In December '89 , the Ministry sought the se rv i ces of a Program Development Consultant t o s e l l community organisa- t i o n s on becoming involved with t r a i n i n g and support ing informal ch l ldca re . " In - formal" means unlicensed; and unlicensed

Family day c a r e was recognized and made formally a c c e p t i b l e f o r t h e f i r s t time i n 1990.

Family Day Care i s t h a t provided by a Caregiver i n t h e i r own home. This in- formal, unl icensed ve r s ion has 1 o r 2 ch i ld ren only, unre la ted t o t h e ca reg ive r being "babysat" i n t h e i r home.

This o f f i c i a l recogni t ion of unlicensed ca re was the government's way around a flaw i n the law. S ingle parents , though t echn ica l ly "employable" a • ’ t e r the c h i l d reached 6 months of age, could r e fuse the "any work a t any wage" scena r io i f 110 adequate & a f fo rdab le c h i l d c a r e was ava i l ab le . This was being used by more s i n g l e pa ren t s a s the l icensed f a c i l i t i e s were r e fus ing t o accept GAIN c l i e n t s . The government was normally 2-3 months behind i n paying these p l aces t h e money owed through subsidized c a r e programs. Ihy Care opcra tes on a t i g h t casll flow and couldn' L mcct f i nanc la l ot11ll:at f o t ~ s with protniscs f roni :iocretls.

This p r c n s s u r c 1 o fund r l t l t l c:rt i ~ b l 1 t i l l i l

much rnorc coml~rc~lrer~tilvc I h y C;lrc* 11:lrr IWP:I nlabl w l t 1 1 I J ~ I 1 1 in111 I , I - ~ S ~ I I ) I I : ~ ~ ~ .

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kind of t r a 1 n l t r ~ , MSSli can r ~ i r y t I r i * pchrw)tl in t r ; ~ 1 1 1 c d . I I I C I 111111 I I f I ~ , I I . i&tt I I L I : ~ I.OI"L-

from LhJy 1s ;I Y i L ~ ~ ; l t l o n , both quasi-Jegi~l and .unaccountai)l c*, whcrcby MSSll nulmld i A V I I

urrtrnlncd irnd cvclr unknow~i ltrtl lvidun 1 1 3

They would be s u b s i d i z e d and p laced i n a n ' "enhanced e a r n i n g s " c a t e g o r y where t h e y would be a l lowed $100 + 25% o f remainder of e a r n i n g s , o v e r t h e i r GAIN cheque. They would s t i l l b e s u b j e c t t o a l l GAIN p o l i c i e s and would be l e s s a b l e t o l e a v e w e l f a r e f o r a j o b o u t s i d e t h e home once a c h i l d care program was e s t a b l i s h e d . The subsidytb f o r i n f o r m a l ( u n l i c e n s e d ) c h i l d c a r e would i n no way p r o v i d e enough money t o o p e r a t e independen t ly o f GAIN i f t h e c a r e g i v e r is a l r e a d y on GAIN. MSSH would c o n t i n u e t o p r e s s u r e h e r t o become l i c e n s e d , which s h e may n o t want bu t f e e l s unab le t o do o t h e r -

I wise. The p o t e n t i a l o f t h i s ( t h e s e ) care- g i v e r s f o r a n y t h i n g e l s e is o f minor im- p o r t a n c e t o MSSH. They g r e a t l y reduce t h e 1 c o s t of s u b s i d i z i n g day c a r e i f t h e c a r e - g i v e r is a l r e a d y on GAIN.

EWlPLE: A mother on GAIN w i t h a baby o v e r 6 months (and a c h i l d o f 2) g e t s

approx imate ly $960/month. She c a n e a r n c o l l e c t $100 o v e r t h e GAIN r a t e . Under en- hanced e a r n i n g s , s h e g e t s a n o t h e r 25% o f e a r n i n g s up t o a c e i l i n g o f ? - $500. She c a r e s f o r a n o t h e r c h i l d . a 2% year-old say, 8-12 h o u r s a day ( t h e " f l e x i b i l i t y " men-

i t i m e d i n amendments t o t h e GAIN Act) f o r $270 s u b s i d y . She g e t s t o keep $100 + 25% of $170 - $142.00. I f t h e f a t h e r o f h e r c h i l d r e n pays s u p p o r t through t h e "Family blaintenance" program, $100 w i l l be deduc ted from h e r GAIN cheque. = $42 a month.

The obv ious q u e s t i o n : How could a s i n g l e mother be "coerced" i n t o working long h o u r s i n i s o l a t i o n f o r such a p i t i f u l r e t u r n ? Ignorance of r i g h t s is one f a c t o r ; a n o t h e r is methods of p e r s u a s i o n used. A worker can p r e s s u r e a n unknowing mother w i t h t h e ' good ' - "you l o v e your ch i l d . . r a i s e h e r showing t h a t you work f o r h e r keep . .ge t a s t r o n g e r se l f - image ..." - and t h e 'bad ' - " i f you r e f u s e work (any work a t any wage) you cou ld be c u t o f f . . h a v e your c h i l d appre- hended because you c o u l d n ' t p rov ide f o r h e r . . l o s e cus tody of a l l your k ids . . . " .

What MSSI1 seems t o be do ing i s t o re3uce t h e amount of money i t would have t o pay by t h i s i n t e r w e a v i n g of s u b s i d y , b e n e f i t s , "employable" s t a t u s and t h e p r o p e r , l i c e n s e d c a r e f a c i l i t i e s t h a t t h e y have a l i e n a t e d th rough g r o s s mismanagement of payments o f GAIN c l i e n t s ' s u b s i d i e s .

All l i c n e s e d , i n s p e c t e d Group Day Care and Family Day Care f a c i l i t i e s charge more than t h e s u b s i d y a l l o t m e n t s t o MSSH c l i e n t s p rov ide . T h i s p u t s n double b i n d on t h e

I f they w i l l r e ce ive only a p i t t a n c e ( l i k e the $42 i n t h e above scenar io) what can the GAIN parent expect i n t he way of q u a l i t y ? Fur ther , what incent ive does the co-opted GAIN mother have t o do anything more than provide a meal o r two t o the e x t r a ch i ld ren? I f t h e woman is content t o be a fu l l - t ime b a b y s i t t e r , f i n e . I f , a s most a r e , she wants more in her l i f e and her c h i l d ' s l i f e , ;:-if she:.wants t o avoid such a l imi t ed exis- tence; i f she i s to rn between not being a b l e t o f i n d work and lo s ing he r own ch i ld ren ... she may have t o f i n a l l y be l i t t l e more than a g l o r i f i e d nanny.

Rather than c l o s e t h i s as being an in- t e r n a l MSSH scam, fol lowing a r e po in t s taken from CHILD CARE FACT SHEET 1998:

It is e s t i m a t e d t h a t 300,000 c h i l d r e n i n B.C. r e q u i r e care o f someone o t h e r t h a n t h e i r p a r e n t s , f o r employment o r o t h e r r e a s o n s .

* The need f o r C h i l d Care s p a c e s i n BC h a s been e s t i m a t e d t o exceed 200,000.

;t There a r e p r e s e n t l y 42,434 l i c e n s e d s p a c e s i n B.C.

There h a s been a n e t change of a b o u t 18,000 s p a c e s s i n c e 1980.

* There i s s t i l l a l a c k o f a r a n g e o f s e r v i c e s t o m e e t t h e n e e d s o f t h e f a m i l i e s and c h i l d r e n i n B.C.

A There remains a l a c k o f Governmental s u p p o r t f o r C h i l d Care i n B.C. The re is a l a c k o f i n f r a s t r u c t u r e f o r s u p p o r t f o r t h e e x i s t i n g C h i l d Care p r o v i d e r s and t h e s i t u a t i o n remains u n s t a b l e .

* The sys t em is funded s o l e l y on a u s e r - f e e b a s i s .

FEES I N GROUP DAY CARE CENTRES I N THE CITY OF VANCOUVER FEES - Average WEST EAST CITY

- Range (n=# of Cen t res ) (of Main) (of Main)

GROUP DAY CARE $391/mo $372/mo $372/mo 3-5 y r s ($340-$440/mo) ($290/$450/mo) ($290-$450/mo)

n = 30 r, = 28 n = 58 GROUP DAY CARE (Toddler) $542/mo $522/mo $533/mo

18 mos - 3 y r s ($480-$630/mo) ($475-$600/mo) ($475-$630/mo) n = 8 n = 6 n = 14

GROUP DAY CARE ( I n f a n t ) $698/mo $608/mo $653/mo 6 wks - 18 mos ($645-$750/m0)($515-$700/m0) ($515-$750/mo)

n = 2 n = 2 n = 4 Note - Of t h e 3-5 y e a r o l d c e n t r e s on ly 5 were charg ing a t o r below $300/mo, ---- t h e c u r r e n t MSSH maximum subs idy l e v e l f o r 3-5 y e a r group c a r e . A 1 1 of t h e under 3-year-old c e n t r e s were charg ing r a t e s h i g h e r than t h e c u r r e n t MSSH subs idy l e v e l s of $415/mo (18m-3yr) and $460/mo (under 18m)

FEES I N LICENSED FAMILY DAY CARE CENTRES I N VANCOUVJ FEES - Average WEST EAST CITY -

- Range (n=# of Careg ive r s )

FAMILY DAY CARE $444/mo $374/mo $401/mo 3-5 y r s ($360-$500/mo)($250-$520/mo) ($250-$520/mo)

n = 21 n = 34 n = 55 " FAMILY DAY CARE $471/mo $386/mo $422/mo

19mos-3yrs ($400-$630/mo)($275-$520/mo) ($275-$630/mo) n = 24 n = 33 n = 57

' GROUP DAY CARE $444/mo $374/mo $410/mo 0 - 18mos ($400-$630/m0) ($275-$520/m0) ($275-$630/m0)

I n = 14 n = 13 n = 27

... and a f i n a l few p o i n t s on s t a f f i n g i s s u e s i n Chi ld Care f a c i l i t i e s :

i * Annual incomes f o r Chi ld Care i n B.C. workers average $16,000.

* S t a r t i n g wages a r e o f t e n t h e p r o v i n c i a l minimum wage.

* A l a c k of t r a i n e d Chi ld Care workers has been ignored a s no new t r a i n i n g programs have been funded t o a d d r e s s t h e problem.

* Child Care h a s been desc r ibed by some workers a s a " c a r e e r i n Pover ty . " * 50% of Childhood Ed. g r a d u a t e s l e a v e t h e f i e l d w i t h i n 3 y r s .

Mondop Wph. 9- HP

Free

The i s l a n d I come from is nowhere more t h a n seven ty mi les from t h e s e a .

The S a l t w a t e r i s i n my blood Our people s a i l e d t h e seven Seas Voyaging on ly w i t h Wind and Water A few s imple ins t ruments f o r Hand and Eye.

I came by s h i p once a c r o s s an ocean To t h i s - much v a s t e r - T u r t l e I s l a n d

In t h e s e c o a s t mountains / of t h e S a l i s h Nation I f i r s t met open wate r f lowing on t h e ground Spark l ing c l e a r and s a f e t o d r i n k . It t a s t e d b e t t e r / t h a n any t a p wate r e v e r could .

Where was t h e Source o f t h i s Living Water? It was i n t h e Sea - I l e a r n e d - To which i t r e t u r n e d t o r i s e a g a i n And f a l l a s r a i n and f low once more.

A Cycle / of pure renewal --- And t h e oceans - I l e a r n e d - were being poisoned. Unclean v e s s e l s w i t h Unholy e n e r g i e s Concealed i n t h e i r meta l bowels S a i l e d t h e salt seas; s a i l e d r i g h t h e r e , i n t o Van

And so we p r o t e s t e d / w i t h our smal l b o a t s And w e w i l l go on p r o t e s t i n g U n t i l they come h e r e no more. Such t h i n g s as they a r e 1 should n o t be .

We must unmake them very c a r e f u l l y And very p r a y e r f u l l y t o t h e Great Mother That we may undo t h i s awful t h i n g That should n o t have been done.

WATER CAN DO WITHOUT PEOPLE BETTER THAN PEOPLE CAN DO WITHOUT WATER!

I f w e poison t h e w a t e r s The w a t e r s w i l l poison u s and we / w i l l a l l d i e . Though t h e g r e a t waters would c l e a n s e themselves We / should a l l be gone --- And wi th us / t h e four legged - t h e f e a t h e r e d ones

I send t o my f r i e n d s on t h e Yalakom River Handpicking knapweed So t h e F o r e s t S e r v i c e w i l l no t s p r a y TORDON Which would go s t r a i g h t i n t o t h e i r wa te r supply I send them Greet ings! and my thanks!

To A l l who Care and A l l who Act - For Water - For from my h e a r t I s a y THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

WATER FOR LIFE

i n t ime

- and a l l our r e l a t i v e s . \$, *

L i f e David Bouvier

Overcoming The Great D i v i d e

"Abandon a l l hope Y e who e n t e r h e r e " (The i n s c r i p t i o n on t h e Ga tes of H e l l )

- Dante

I n t h e Carnegie Newsle t t e r d a t e d May 15, 1990 appeared T o r a ' s a r t i c l e "The Grea t ~ i v i d e " .

While we found i t i n some r e s p e c t thought-provoking and i n s i g h t f u l , i t has a dangerous tendency t o r e - e s t a b l i s h c e r - t a i n types of power r e l a t i o n s h i p s and b lack and w h i t e s t e r e o t y p e s . Already t h e t i t l e s u g g e s t s a dichotomous ~ i t h e r / O r way of t h i n k i n g ,

Tora b e g i n s w i t h t h e unwarranted c l a i m t h a t "Al leg iance t o t h e c o l l e c t i v e val- ues of o t h e r s must c e a s e , s o t h a t t h e d i f f i c u l t but rewarding s e a r c h f o r o n e ' s own v a l u e s may occur ." I n d i v i d u a l o r s u b j e c t i v e v a l u e s a r e n e v e r c r e a t e d ex n i h i l o . There i s no sel f -knowledge o r ~ o r a ' s "knowledge of t h e h e a r t " wi thou t t h e media t ion o f o t h e r f e l l o w b e i n g s . Even when I t o t a l l y i s o l a t e m y s e l f , I s t i l l s e p a r a t e myself i n r e l a t i o n s h i p o r o p p o s i t i o n t o o t h e r s . Any c o n c e p t u a l s e p a r a t i o n is o n l y imaginary. "One i s always g u i l t y i n t h e e y e s of o t h e r s " - l 'oral s s e n s i t i v i t y a s t o how t h e Down- town Ead ts ide R e s i d e n t s a r e b e i n g per- ce ived by t h e "good people" p roves t h i s p o i n t .

Furthermore t h e c l a i m t h a t "a1 i e n a t i o n frun! s o c i e t y is t h e o n l y way t o s e e i t f o r what i t r e a l l y is", i s f a l s e . The s u g g e s t i o n l iere of a c a t e g o r i c a l one-way p a t h t o t r u t h c o n t r a d i c t s h i s c l a i m made e l sewhere i n t h e a r t i c l e t h a t it lier re a r e o t h e r p a t h s t o be t r a v e l l e d . " On t h e cont r n r y , i t is t h e a c t i v e i nvolvemcnt i n evcryday a f f a i r s which e n a b l e s any ~ n d i v i d u a l t o c r i t i c a l l y examine t h e 1)rocesses a n d dynamics of contemporary s o c i c t y . It is on t h i s b a s i s t h a t o ~ i c can d e c i d e t o d i s s o c i a t e o n e s e l f from c e r t a i n i n s t i t u t i o n s o r a s s o c i a t i o n s .

True, s o c i e t y "is on ly a network of compromised idea:; adop ted . " however, no t "only f o r economic convenience". . -- r a t h e r i t f u n c t i o n s a s a n e c e s s i t y .

Without an agreement o r " s o c i a l c o n t r a c t " we would c o l l a p s e i n t o a s t a t e of t o t a l l a w l e s s n e s s . Any c i v i l i z e d people , ,how- e v e r d e r e l i c t t h e p r e s e n t o r d e r may be , could n o t have s u r v i v e d w i t h o u t r u l e s of conduct , mores and laws. I n o t h e r words, c u l t u r e s a r e n o t founded on u n l i m i t e d i n d i v i d u a l freedom, e . g. t h e u n r e s t r a i n - ed p u r s u i t of s e l f - i n t e r e s t . There i s no freedom wittrout c o n s t r a i n t ; cbvcry p ' r - s o n ' s frccdom 1s 1 LmLtcd i11itl d(!f 111cd by somebody e l s e ' s f rc.r.dorn. ' l ' l ~ ~ * r ~ ~ f o r v , f riwdo111 111 i111 i11)taoI u t I t11 ~ I ~ I ( * I I 11o1 tsx I t i t . .

J 1 our Intt-~lL " ~ ) o s : ~ l I ) j 1 l L l c ! ~ d o I lc. Iii11dc11 in t l~ts 11cv!p*r I > I ~ I - : I O I I ; ~ I Ii~ytqi.ta t)r HIII )COII : IC iouu k~~owLccI~;c , 1 1 11:; I I L , t i ~ i t ; ! ; ( : t i ~ t i ,

110w C i l l l tllc!uc- f a c ~ l l t l l * ! i I r;llltl I i l l t d

I n t o ;lest 11 o f c.rib:~Ll vt- : i t s I I ' - I - ( ~ ~ I I I X I I ~ I c ) I I ' / So LIIL* (11it!t1L 1 t ) l i ! t i i101. t t l l ~ ) w C : I I I I 1 I t41) -

Lntc rnyei: l f from L l ~ c . 0pl11 101111 ;111(1 l 1 1 l 111-

cncc of o t l ~ e r u , " wlilct~ 1s l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ c ~ s s l . l ) l ~ ! i ~ n d f u r t h e r p e r p e t u a t e s stercot y p r s , a l l r , ~ ~ : l -

t Ion, lr iol:~L 1011, nut1 11cut rill lzc.:~ t111y u s e f u l s o c i a l c r i t l c i . s n ~ , but rat llcr "Where do I draw my i;oalci, l r l t rp l ra t lo t l and i d c n l s from?" W I ~ L );roupH, 11ri;:l111- z . l ~ i o n u , e t c . can 1 l d c i ~ t l f y w l t h t h a t . beu t prolnote Lheue i d e n s ? "W11:lL i l r c , Iny idcns?" 'I'lic Ldeal oI' 1 lies i ~ i d lv 1du:ll. f r e e from tllc p r c j u t l i c c o r ( i t I ~ ~ ' r e , I b

i t s e l f t h e i d e o l o g y o f L i b e r a l i s m and is c e n t u r i e s o l d . T h i s is t h e ideo logy o f divide-and-rule which is t h e s t r a t e g y o f 1 t h e c o l o n i z e r o r o p p r e s s o r .

C T h i s c o n t r a s t s w i t h t h e i d e a l s o f t h e , a u t h e n t i c community and c i t i z e n : The I

h i g h e s t o b l i g a t i o n o f t h e c i t i z e n is t o 1 promote and p r e s e r v e t h e community; t h e h i g h e s t o b l i g a t i o n o f t h e community is t o promote and p r e s e r v e t h e c i t i z e n .

Another danger of Tora ' s a r t i c l e is t h e h y p e r b o l i c s u g g e s t i o n t h a t one ought t o worship a t t h e s h r i n e o f a dangerous ly p a s s i v e d e f e a t i s m and a n imaginary "per- s e c u t e d , r e v i l e d " i d e a l . The f a l l a c y o f r o m a n t i c i z i n g o p p r e s s i o n , e .g . t h e n o s t a l - b g i c "we poor o u t c a s t s " s t e r e o t y p e and a " r e v i l e d , pe r secu ted" martyrdom is s imply n o t good enough a s a c r i t i q u e of propa- ganda; be ing p a s s i v e i n c h a r a c t e r i t is c e r t a i n l y a n t i t h e t i c a l t o a u t h e n t i c soc- i a l change. I n a t r u l y q u i x o t i c e f f o r t , one ends up b e l i e v i n g t h a t t h i s is r e a l l y what one d e s i r e s . That i s , Tora wants t h e oppressed t o d e s i r e t h e i r o p p r e s s i o n

and f o r them t o see i t a s a product only of t h e i r individual des i res , i n the same way a s "consumer propaganda" turns indiv- iduals in to f e t i s h i s t s of ~ o ~ w o d i t i e s .

Torn concludes h j s a r t Lcle w i t h the o l~servat ion tha t "society i s t e r r i f i e d by the eccen t r ic , disrupt ive and ur:c oopera- t i v e bellaviour of t h ~ ocltcnsts," A l - tliough the outcas t ph~nommon may be un- s c t t l i n g to some, " ter ror" seems c l e a r l y to be a s ~ l f - f l a t t e r i n g overstatement.

I t is i n t e r e s t i n g that Tora does not see these "outcasts" a s bringing any kind of l i b e r a t i o n jn a wider context . I f they a r e the bearers of a subversive wisdom, why is i t t h a t these self-appointed out- cas t s refuse to t r a n s l a t e t h e i r wisdom inLo any e f f e c t i v e ac t ion, which could break the cycle of oppression tha t societ l imposes on them? As i t i s , they can not provide the nucleus f o r a fu tu re regener- a t e order.

In the f i n a l ana lys i s of Tora's defeat- i s t world, there seems t o be no poss ibi l - i t y of a f i n a l end to repression. Tora's

. stance seems t o s t r e s s a r ad ica l passivit! ..a s i l e n t res ignat ion. This notion h-

. p l i e s tha t we ought t o confirm the e x i s t -

. ing s o c i a l and p o l i t i c a l order.

"To have no voice i s to have no power"

By WADE MONTGOMERY & IAILA BIERCANS

HEY ! - The b l u e f e n c e su r round ing t h e

Bosa development a t Main 6 Terminal i s unmarked and unpos te red . Boards a r e poor p e o p l e ' s media, where we can communicate w i t h each o t h e r .

Is t h e r e a r eason? I wonder.

S h e i l a Baxter

H i !!

I pu t a sign-up s h e e t i n t h e Learn i n g Centre f o r those i n t e r e s t e d i n be ing t u t o r e d i n Sign Language.

Mike Kramer

13 SAVE OUR LIVING EKVIRONMENT

(S.O.L.E.) - - - - Members of Save Our Living Envir-

onment (SOLE) want t o i n i t i a t e and p a r t i c i p a t e i n a campaign t o seek c r e a t i v e s o l u t i o n s t o t h e growing problem of l i t t e r i n Vancouver. We no te t h a t non-refundable m e t a l , g l a s s and p l a s t i c beverage con ta in - e r s c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e problem.

A s p a r t of o u r campaign we pro- pose t h a t t h e p r o v i n c i a l L i t t e r Act r e g u l a t i o n s be r e v i s e d t o r e q u i r e t h e payment o f a refund on a l l such c o n t a i n e r s . We a r e seek ing c o u n c i l ' s i n c a l l i n g on o u r p r o v i n c i a l govern- ment t o e n a c t t h i s l e g i s l a t i o n irnme- d i a t e l y . Other j u r i s d i c t i o n s a l - ready have more comprehensive regu- l a t i o n s than B r i t i s h Columbia.

Some c i t i z e n s supplement t h e i r in- komes by c o l l e c t i n g re fundab le bev- e r a g e cans and b o t t l e s . A s a r e s u l t , almost a l l such l i t t e r i s picked up. There i s , however, r e l u c t a n c e on t h e p a r t of some merchants t o accep t c o n t a i n e r s , eventhose products s tocked by t h e s t o r e . SOLE proposes t h a t , i n a d d i t i o n t o r e funds t o pur- c h a s e r s a t source , a cha in of depo t s be e s t a b l i s h e d throughout t h e c i t y where c o n t a i n e r s can be taken f o r r e funds . We e n v i s i o n t h e e s t a b l i s h - ment of a p i l o t depot on c i t y prop- e r t y employing G A I N r e c i p i e n t s . Environment ~ a n a d a ' s Environmental P a r t n e r s Fund may provide f i n a n c i a l suppor t .

By KEN LYOTIER Chairperson/ ,

1) How many p r o f i t a b l e c o r p o r a t i o n s d i d no t pay any income t a x e s i n

1987? (La tes t year which s t a t i s t i c s a r e a v a i l a b l e ) .

a ) 405 b) 5,405 c ) 56,405 d ) 93,405

2 ) How much more w i l l a f ami ly of two p a r e n t s wi th two c h i l d r e n

ea rn ing $24,000 a y e a r pay i n t a x e s a s a r e s u l t of Conservat ive t a x p o l i c i e s s i n c e 1987?

a ) 10% more b) 20% more c ) 30% more d) 60% more

3 ) How much can a c o r p o r a t i o n deduct from i t s t a x b i l l i f i t spends

$200,000 f o r an evening of e n t e r t a i n - ment a t t h e Toronto Skydome complete wi th a p r i v a t e box and complimentary champagne?

a ) no th ing b) $10,000 c ) $100,000 d) $160,000

4) How much can a family of f o u r deduct from t h e i r t a x e s by spend-

i n g $15 on hotdogs and pop a t a hockey game?

a ) no th ing b) $5 c ) $10 d ) They w i l l pay $1.05 e x t r a i n

GST .

BOYCO

17 GST

5) How much does t h e f e d e r a l t r e a s - ury l o s e each y e a r because of t h e

c o r p o r a t e e n t e r t a i n m e n t expenses? a ) no th ing b) $100 m i l l i o n c ) $455 m i l l i o n d ) $1 b i l l i o n

6) How much w i l l t h e f e d e r a l d e f i c i t drop f o r each 1 p o i n t drop i n

i n t e r e s t r a t e s ? a ) n o t h i n g b) $10 m i l l i o n c ) $600 m i l l i o n d ) $1.6 b i l l i o n

7) How many t a x i n c r e a s e s has Michael Wilson h i t Canadian f a m i l i e s w i t h

s i n c e 1984? a) 3 b) 10 c ) 22 d ) 31

8) Who promised Canadians "The Govern- ment of Canada i s n o t looking f o r

e x t r a revenue from t a x a t i o n , " dur ing t h e 1988 f e d e r a l e l e c t i o n ?

a ) Ed Broadbent b) Michael Wilson c ) Br ian Mulroney

9) Who s a i d , "If I t o l d you what I would do, we'd never g e t e lec ted"?

a ) John Crosbie b) Br ian Mulroney c ) Ronald Reagan

1)d) 93,405 ( S t a t i s t i c s Canada) 2)d) 60% (Nat iona l Council on Welfare) 3 )d) $160,000 (Income Tax Act) 4 ) a ) and d)(I .T.A. & G.S.T. l e g i s l a t n ) 5 )d) $1 b i l l i o n (Finance Department) 6 )d) $1.6 b i l l i o n (Finance Dept.) 7)d) 31 ( P u b l i c record) 8) c ) Br ian Mulroney (Global TV) 9 ) a ) John Crosbie (Macleans, 12/7/82)

2 . Bui ld w a t e r f r o n t freeway from E x h i b i t i o n Park t o Main a t Alexander. 3 . Trans-Canada f e e d s on to Grandview Hwy t o Malkin bypass t o Georgia Viaduct . 4 . 3rd c r o s s i n g w i t h sou the rn end a t Main & Alexander /wa te r f ron t freeway.

(Hel lo Los Angeles)

CARS! CARS! CARS!

What everyone knows i s t h a t c a r s , o r r a t h e r o u r i n f a t u a t i o n w i t h "Free- dom t o Move" (from a 1910 ad) makes t h e way we l i v e dangerous. The c a r i s - t h e wors t p o l l u t e r . Each person- a 1 v e h i c l e c o s t s a l l of u s , i n t h e form of t a x e s , about $2,000 a y e a r f o r road c o n s t r u c t i o n , upkeep, and a l l t h e t r a f f i c p o l i c i n g , i n s u r a n c e , a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of v e h i c l e r e l a t e d agenc ies , and s o on.

A t a meeting i n Carnegie on Sunday May 27th , a pane l of t h r e e peop le t a l k e d about t h e d i f f e r e n t a s p e c t s o f v e h i c l e s . F i r s t , from t h e view- p o i n t of eng inee r ing , t h e a s s i s t a n t d i r e c t o r of t h e c i t y ' s e n g i n e e r i n g department t a l k e d through a s l i d e - show w i t h numbers and d a i l y problems of moving v a s t numbers of c a r s i n and o u t of Vancouver. 70,000 c a r s come i n every morning and up t o 250,000 every day. Some of t h e most- used c o r r i d o r s c o n t a i n i n t e r s e c t i o n s t h a t r a t e h i g h e s t a s s i t e s f o r a c c i -

Next, a s t a f f s e r g e a n t from t h e P o l i c e spoke about enforcement of l a w s and t h e ongoing need f o r educa- t i o n of both d r i v e r s and p e d e s t r i n s . A t Main & Has t ings and a t Columbia & Has t ings , t h e r e a r e a f a i r number of a c c i d e n t s wi th p e d e s t r i a n s a t f a u l t

about 213 of t h e t ime. The t h i r d speaker was from a con-

s e r v a t i o n group who have compiled massive amounts of d a t a on what t h e automobi le does t o t h e p l a n e t .

Woven through a l l t h i s t a l k w a s t h e awareness t h a t t h e f u t u r e of

4 '

movement of v e h i c l e s i s i n c r e a s i n g w i t h l i t t l e more than f a i t h i n d r i - v e r s on ly u s i n g p r i v a t e c a r s when a b s o l u t e l y necessa ry .

Pass ing t h e buck seems t o be t h e normal way f o r p o l i t i c i a n s t o d e a l w i t h t h e t h r e a t of having a n o t h e r

8 75,000 c a r s d a i l y i n downtown Van. i n a few y e a r s . European c i t i e s have s t a r t e d r e s t r i c t i n g c a r u s e and a r e p u t t i n g much money and energy i n t o r e a l a l t e r n a t i v e s . P lann ing h e r e i s narrowed t o widening s t r e e t s , a water- f r o n t freeway, a 3rd c r o s s i n g over t h e Burrard I n l e t . . . a l l t o permit t h e growing u s e of c a r s f r e e r e i n . Many of t h e s e p l a n n e r s & p o l i t i c i a n s d o n ' t l i v e downtown and t h e i r o n l y v i s i o n comes from s c a l e models of wha t ' s he re now. Funny t h i n g about models though i s t h a t t h e r e a r e no people having t o d e a l w i t h every wonderful s o l u t i o n t o t o o much.

By PAULR TAYLOR

GOD'S CHILDREN ARE HOMELESS

I want t o go home, bu t where is my home, I am homeless. I used t o have family and f r i e n d s , but where are they a l l gone. I used t o l o v e my c h i l d r e n , but where are they now. They say i t is our f a u l t f o r be ing homeless, b u t i s i t a l s o our f a u l t f o r s u f f e r i n g from mental i l l n e s s and s i c k n e s s . They s i n g God Save The Queen. But what about t h e homeless. What about a l l t h e homeless c h i l d r e n of t h e world. Are t h e w a r s t h e i r f a u l t too . J u s t because we want t o spend more on w a r machines. What about t h e c h i l d r e n who a r e s u f f e r i n g everyday a l l over t h e world. God h e l p u s a l l i f w e d e c i d e t o s t o p t h i n k i n g of our c h i l d r e n . The c h i l d r e n of t h e world. The c h i l d r e n are s u f f e r i n g . 0 God how a l l t h e homeless c h i l d r e n of t h e world a r e s u f f e r i n g . And we ' re s t i l l s i n g i n g , God Save The Queen and God Bless America. But I wish God would b l e s s and save a l l h i s homeless c h i l d r e n of t h e world. No m a t t e r what t h e i r age o r r a c e , c o l o u r o r c reed . ~ e t ' s f o r g e t about greed and do o u r deed. Because t h e y need u s now n o t tomorrow. Tomorrow may never come. Tomorrow may never come. I a m home now honey. I l o v e you.

Pau l Burton MacNichol - -

EVERYTHING BUT ACCIDENTS - A P lay about l i f e on t h e E a s t s i d e complete w i t h b e e r , marr iage, d e a t h s u i c i d e and P r o s t i t u t i o n !

Boy and G i r l break-up, boy meets g i r l , throw i n a few e t h i c a l d e c i s - i o n s about a c t i n g c a r e e r s and you have i t , t h e l a t e s t p roduc t ion from t h e o l d F i r e h a l l .

The d i a l o g u e fo l lows every argue- ment e v e r p resen ted i n a b a r scene and i s t o p i c a l r e l a t i n g t o t o d a y ' s s o c i a l strata.

Everything but t r a f f i c a c c i d e n t s (Can a n a c c i d e n t occur twice i n t h e same s p o t i n an i n t e r s e c t i o n ? )

A s t a g e h a s no (T.V.) s c r e e n , and t h u s t h e a c t o r s reach through t h e audience j o i n i n g u s i n t h e seats a t t h e end of t h i s p lay!

See Claude f o r t i c k e t s !

Taum DanYCreag

HOMELE SSNESS

There a r e a s many exper iences and ways of coping w i t h n o t having a roof over your head as t h e r e a r e people i n t h e s i t u a t i o n . The causes a r e u s u a l l y similar, though: n o t enough money t o pay high r e n t s , no f r i e n d who can s p a r e t h e room f o r a w h i l e , and a l l t h e s o c i a l housing p l a c e s have wai t - i n g l i s t s a mi le long.

G e t t i n g lucky, i f t h e r e is such a t h i n g a s l u c k , a lmost always means being i n t h e r i g h t p l a c e a t t h e r i g h t t ime - l i k e read ing a s t o r y w i t h a happy ending. But t h e s e s t o r i e s a r e r a r e excep t ions ; t h e r u l e f o r thous- ands i s s t a r k r e a l i t y - no room a t t h e Inn.

The d e s p e r a t i o n can l e a d t o excuses f o r e x t r a o r d i n a r y behaviour - a c t i o n s t h a t a r e b l a t a n t l y c r i m i n a l t o psy- c h o t i c . This sounds l i k e a p l o t f o r a movie. I t ' s l i k e back i n 1929 w i t h t h e s t o c k market c r a s h : t h e formerly r i c h k i l l e d themse lves . . the poor j u s t s t a r v e d .

I n t h e p r e s e n t day, t h e well-to-do bump t h e people who are a l i t t l e l e s s well-to-do who bump ... and so on u n t i l t h e poores t a r e e v i c t e d o r fo rced o u t wi th r e n t s j u s t . t o o high f o r them t o have a bed and e a t .

A t t h i s p o i n t , t h e people who can do something r e a c t w i t h an a l l t o o human t ra i t - o u t of s i g h t . . o u t of mind. A l l a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y , espec- i a l l y i n l a r g e c i t i e s where a l l t h e e s s e n t i a l s e r v i c e s a r e , homelessness becomes equated w i t h pover ty - some- t h i n g t h a t i s recognised on t h e su r - f a c e as an embarrassment t o t h e vaunted "system", p e t t y b u r e a u c r a t s and hold-your-nose do-gooders become t h e media ' s f a v o u r i t e ( o r a t l e a s t r e a d i l y a c c e s s i b l e ) mouthpieces f o r g e t t i n g t h e l a t e s t word on "What Is Being Done," The i r Answer: "We have i d e n t i f i e d t h i s a d e f i n i t e Problem." ... a s s u r a n c e s a r e gushered t h a t un- s p e c i f i e d r e p a i r s are t o be made i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e by unnamed s a i n t s who have a p a l a t a b l e S o l u t i o n ( t o t h e Problem, of c o u r s e ) .

Time f l i e s when you ' re having fun. When you ' re wi thou t a r o o f , when your s e c u r i t y of t e n u r e i s , o r could be , up w i t h i n any given hour , t ime moves l i k e every minute is dragged i n t o t h i s u n i v e r s e , a r r i v i n g w i t h t h e g r e a t e s t r e l u c t a n c e . Only when you have t o "Be Out" - t h a t day/week/ month - does t ime become an unru ly monster, p i c k i n g you up and throwing you t o t h e end of t h e l i m i t s e t a t impossible speeds .

Melodramatic? Sure , when you s e e i t on TV o r i t happens t o someone e l s e ; when you c a n ' t even comprehend t h e r e a l i t y of a family of f o u r i n a s i n g l e h o t e l room..or s l e e p i n g i n an

abandoned c a r . . o r p u t t i n g up a t e n t o r a cardboard l ean- to i n a c i t y park. This i s a l r e a d y happening i n some American c i t i e s and Toronto and Vancouver a r e n e x t . And then t h e r i c h , t h e bosses , t h e well-to-do, w i l l c a l l up t h e i r (ownership is d e f i n i t e l y impl ied h e r e ) p o l i t i c a l hacks and g i v e new o r d e r s : "Get t h o s e goddam squatters/misfits/bums.. OFF MY LAND, OUT OF MY SIGHT, OUT OF MY CITY !" -

I s n ' t i t funny what an imals we r e a l l y a r e when it comes t o t e r r i t o r y .

It 's hard n o t t o g e n e r a l i s e when i t comes t o p o i n t i n g f i n g e r s . There a r e hundreds and thousands of i n t e l l i g e n t people i n p o s i t i o n s up and down soc- i e t y ' s h i e r a r c h y who w i l l do whatever they can t o t r e a t peop le a s they them- s e l v e s would demand t o be t r e a t e d . What seems t o h i t from t h e b l i n d s i d e is t h a t a v e r y s m a l l number of people w i l l consc ious ly and co ld -hear ted ly s t o p any such s o c i a l a c t i o n s .

Wealth and power are two s i d e s of t h e same coin . .and having one means, i n v a r i a b l y , wanting t h e o t h e r . Hence we g e t t h e most p r e v a l e n t mental d i s - e a s e of t h e human r a c e - t u r n i n g money i n t o power and power i n t o money and money i n t o power ad nauseum. And t h e poore r people s t r u g g l e and f l o u n d e r and g e t squashed under t h e weight of t h e i r burden - t r y i n g t o l i v e a s i f l i f e had meaning and purpose.

Homelessness i s t h e s u b j e c t of t h i s d i a t r i b e (good word i f i t f i t s ) , bu t going over what ' s been put down s o f a r , we haven ' t l e f t i t f o r s o much a s a comma. Homelessness, pover ty . . . t h e s e d o n ' t j u s t happen wi th no th ing behind them causing more and more people t o f e e l t h e i r g r i p . I t ' s n o t j a rgon o r r h e t o r i c t o use phrases l i k e " the Corporate Agenda" o r " the r i c h g e t r i c h e r , t h e poor g e t poorer ." I t ' s a symptom of a human f a i l i n g c a l l e d greed. What w i l l happen nex t i s n o t anybody's guess ; what comes n e x t i s obvious. A s more i n t e l l i g e n t and s t r o n g people a r e fo rced i n t o pover ty by rapac ious weaklings t h e r e w i l l be a g r a s s r o o t s r e v o l u t i o n which w i l l n o t be cowed. It w i l l show it- s e l f i n smal l v i c t o r i e s l e a d i n g t o networks o f peop le l e a d i n g t o having i s s u e s reso lved w i t h t h e i n t e r e s t s o f humanity as a whole s a t i s f i e d .

I n a n o t h e r p l a c e on t h i s p l a n e t , i t ' s j u s t unders tood a s a f a c t of l i f e t h a t i f a c h i l d s t a r v e s o r d i e s from want it 's t h e f a u l t and respons- i b i l i t y of t h e e n t i r e s o c i e t y f o r n o t f o r e s e e i n g t h e d i f f i c u l t y and chang- i n g e v e r y t h i n g necessa ry t o g i v e t h a t c h i l d a l i f e worth l i v i n g .

S p i r i t u a l i t y is n u c l e a r t o meaning and purpose. Homelessness must be a s temporary as i t ' s humanly p o s s i b l e t o make i t . . a l w a y s .

By PAULR TAYLOR

The P l i g h t of Homeless Saskatchewan Farmers !

"The market mechanism i s allowed t o opera te" - words spoken w i t h g l l e f u l rubbing of hands i n a n t i c i p a t i o n o f unleashed p r o f i t e e r i n g by t h e greedy proponents of i n t e r n a t i o n a l gouging.

No l e s s than a f i l e d day f o r land- l o r d s , c h i s e l e r s , h o a r d e r s and t h e i r i l k of p r i v i l e d g e d c o r p o r a t e p rofess - i o n a l tax-evaders , a long w i t h p a r t i s a n l o b b y s i t s s u p p l i c a t i n g t h e i r e l e c t e d f r i e n d s f o r government b e n e f i c i a n c e by way of extremely l u c r a t i v e c o n t r a c t s i n p e r p e t u a t i o n of p r i v a t e e n t r e p r e - neursh ip . My oh my! Another $5 m i l l i o n Canadian handout t o y e t a n o t h e r f o r - e i g n country as t h e d rought - s t r i cken farmers of Saskatchewan wring t h e i r hands i n t o t a l d e s p a i r , unab le t o meet t h e banks' demands f o r payment on t h e i r n o t e s , r e s u l t i n g i n more of ~ a n a d a ' s c i t i z e n s becoming v i c t i m s of t h e S h e r i f f - enforcement & s e i z u r e . Y e t n o t one h i n t of a s s i s t a n c e o r concern is eman- a t i n g from t h e f i n a n c i a l c a r t e l s a s t h e numbers game adds morehone less Canadians t o i ts vaunted t o t a l . The honourable & j u s t t h i n g t o do would be t o d e c l a r e a moratorium, where t h e fa rmers ' bank n o t e s due-dates a r e concerned, as did happen dur ing t h e drought of t h e hungry ' 3 0 ' s .

It 's t ime a l l e l e c t e d o f f i c i a l s s t a r t e d t h i n k i n g "Canadians f i r s t ."

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J u s t drop i n a t 9 E. Has t ings and w e w i l l h e l p you f i l e f o r t h e s e re - b a t e s . There i s no p e n a l t y f o r f i l - i n g l a t e i f Revenue Canada owes you money.

Spr ing

"Spring" i s a very n i c e p i c t u r e . The background of t h e scene i s a dense f o r e s t w i t h c o u n t l e s s f lowers and deep green c o l o u r s . On t h e whole p i c t u r e b r i g h t and abundant s u n l i g h t l i k e a l a y e r of s i l v e r i s s h i n i n g upon t h e t r e e s and t h e ground. A myriad of b e a u t i f u l f l o w e r s blossom i n t h e t r e e s and on t h e ground - i t seems a s though t h e Milky Way is f a l l i n g down from t h e heavens.

I n f r o n t of t h e background a t h i c k t r u n k s t a n d s w i t h two boughs spread- i n g a p a r t . Behind and on t h e r i g h t s i d e of t h i s b i g t r e e i s a t r e e w i t h many branches and innumerable flow- e r s on i t . On t h e l e f t s i d e of t h e b i g t r e e and a l i t t l e behind an o l d couple a r e walking toward t h e deep s i d e of t h e f o r e s t .

On t h e l e f t of t h e s e two t r e e s t h e r e a r e some gro tesque rocks which make t h e scene look l i k e a Chinese landscape p a i n t i n g , f u l l of s e n t i - ments of romant ic poe t ry .

Th is p i c t u r e r e v e a l s t h e charming scenery and l i f e of s e n i o r s i n Canada. I en joy i t very much.

Liu Bing Ming

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down and l e a n s ha rd on t h e desk, con- t r o l l i n g h e r anger . A woman has aban- doned h e r new born baby a t h o s p i t a l . The h o s p i t a l wants t h e baby moved, because they need t h e bed. Sue H a r r i s , du ty cover a t one of Hammersmith and Fulham's Area Three s o c i a l s e r v i c e o f f i c e s , is t r y i n g t o a r r a n g e a n ass- essment of t h e mother ' s mental h e a l t h . She wants t h e GP t o v i s i t t h e mother w i t h a s o c i a l worker. The GP d o e s n ' t want t o know.

"The doc tor is going round i n 15 minutes and does n o t want t o g e t in- volved i n mental h e a l t h problems," Sue t e l l s h e r c o l l e a g u e C l i f f o r d P a r i s w i t h f r u s t r a t e d f u r y . "The GP i s bas- i c a l l y say ing , " I ' m on ly i n t e r e s t e d i n h e r p h y s i c a l well-being." I have j u s t had heated words .I1

Above a r e t h e f i r s t two paragraphs i n a l eng thy s t o r y on i n n e r c i t y s o c i a l work i n London, England. Sue H a r r i s , one of t h e p l a y e r s i n t h i s account , is t h e same Sue who worked f o r y e a r s i n &he Downtown E a s t s i d e .

Sue f i n d s t h e p o l i t i c a l c l i m a t e over t h e r e much t h e same as h e r e . . . r i c h people a lmost t o t a l l y d ivorced from t h e r e a l d i f f i c u l t i e s and t r a g - e d i e s caused by t h e i r i n d i f f e r e n c e t o r e a l i t y . Underlying what fo l lows i n t h e r e s t of t h e a r t i c l e is t h e a lmost spoken a t t i t u d e t h a t t h e r e a l l y needy and poor a r e n o t people - o r a t least n o t worth more t h a n

a pass ing p i t t a n c e . Sue c o n t i n u e s i n our u n i v e r s a l s t r u g g l e t o e l e v a t e t h e d i g n i t y of women and r a i s e t h e consciousness of humanity.

KITCHEN UP-DATE

Throughout t h e p a s t couple of y e a r s t h e k i t c h e n has been en joy ing some s t a f f s t a b i l i t y . There is a c o r e o r workers t h a t has endured and is of c o n s i d e r a b l e b e n e f i t t o every one i n t h e Centre. That f a c t i s p a r t i c u l a r l y e v i d e n t now, as Ca t r iona Moore, o u r Ki tchen Programmer, has taken a sudden l e a v e of absence and t h e food s e r v i c e is a b l e t o con t inue on wi thou t major l e a d e r s h i p problems.

F o r t u n a t e l y we have a s t r o n g l i n e of success ion . Replacing Ca t r iona as Kitchen Programmer i s J e r r y Sen- t i n o , who has been t h e A s s i s t a n t f o r more t h a n a y e a r now a n d , r e p l a c i n g J e r r y as A s s i s t a n t i s Marty Hunty, who h a s been a 2nd f l o o r worker f o r over a year .

Helping them a d j u s t w i l l be Mary Brogan, one of o u r k i t c h e n volun- t e e r s who has been a t Carnegie l o n g e r than anyone.

J a n i c e Sau l , S teve Rose and N a t Carter make up o u r capab le wnd f l o o r a u x i l l a r y team.

We a r e a l l t h r i l l e d o v e r t h e p rospec t of having a new k i t c h e n f a c i l i t y a f t e r t h e renova t ions . We have outgrown o u r p r e s e n t k i t c h e n due t o t h e Herculean e f f o r t s of o u r f i n e v o l u n t e e r s . Without them, we would n o t have c r e a t e d such a need f o r a new k i t c h e n .

By BRUCE JACKSON (2nd F1. Programmer)

EVER BEEN A COMMIE DISHWASHER?

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low income, I must r e f e r t o my pre- vious a r t i c l e i n which I s a i d t h a t i n o rde r t o pay r e n t , one should have a compatible roommate..and I ' m lucky t h a t I do. Not only i s he r e l i a b l e , respons ib le , r e sou rce fu l and even reasonably t i d y , he i s endless ly h e l p f u l t o me no mat te r what my endeavour. H e is i n t e l l i g e n t and he i s a l s o smart ( t h e r e is a d i s t i n c t i o n ) , funny, w i t t y , kind, has l ove ly manners, speaks i n com- p l e t e sentences and i n every way i s a l i k e a b l e person. He l o s e s pa t ience only on occasion, and almost never l o s e s h i s temper. When he does, I know i t ' s time t o leave him a lone

. ' ti1 he s o r t s ou t t h e reasons behind i t . I have always s tud ied how o t h e r people do th ings i n case t h e i r way works b e t t e r than mine, and I r ea l - i z e t h a t h i s anger s e rves him a s wel l on t he s t r e e t a s mine does i n a government o f f i c e .

Everyone should understand t h a t though we a r e poor we a r e no t so badly o f f as thousands who must r e l y on only one s m a l l income f o r every- th ing they need. We are lucky t h a t we can combine ours f o r n e c e s s i t i e s l i k e r e n t and food. W e a r e both good wi th money, and good even wi th no money, so i t ' s never poor manage- ment t h a t renders u s broke t o t h e bone every mid-month.

We a r e i n t h e beginning s t a g e s of a r epo r t about one of t h e p rov inc i a l m i n i s t r i e s t h a t has so f a r never been p a r t i c u l a r l y func t iona l . I know many ways t o f i x i t but i t needs a recons t ruc t ion , no t a c o s t l y re- o rganiza t ion t h a t o f t e n r e s u l t s i n making th ings worse. It needs t o have t h i s done soon, but speaking t o people who work i n such a p lace is

an u n r e a l i s t i c approach because they a r e no t a p t t o t a l k about the prob- lem t o m e . Often they take twenty minutes t o exp la in t o m e i n endless c i r c l e s t h a t they have no i n t e n t i o n of t a l k i n g t o me; I wish they could see i t from my s i d e a s t he black comedy i t r e a l l y is . It 's bureaucra- t i c double-speak, t ransparen t and labour ious , and I ' m glad I never had t o l e a r n t h e technique. Some peo- p l e come by i t n a t u r a l l y i t seems.

A much b e t t e r idea , and I ' m sur- p r i s ed i t took me a week t o t h ink of i t , i s t o l i n e up a l l t h e p o l i t i c i a n s respons ib le , a l l t h e people who were involved when I was and much l a t e r , and ask them t o t a l k - because they can and w i l l . It involves a g r e a t dea l of diplomacy, so i t ' s lucky f o r me i t ' s a family t r a i t because you can ' t l e a r n i t no matter how many courses you take , I haven ' t had much occasion t o use i t because I usua l ly say whatever I th ink t o whomever may o r may no t be l i s t e n i n g . Some of t he se people have never m e t me o r i f they have, do no t remember, and t h e i r views a r e e s s e n t i a l t o t h i s plan. I n order t o d i s p e l any qualms they may have, they must be assured t h a t I w i l l no t misquote them, misrepresent them, t ake anything s a i d ou t of context o r i n any way i n t e r f e r e with a r e a s concern- ing them personal ly . I have a knack f o r reading nuances of someone's face , vo i ce o r po r s tu re , but i t se rves m e only i n t h a t I r e a l i z e what they a r e t e l l i n g m e be f a r from what they a r e th ink ing , and no one 's thoughts can be quoted.

This is where my roommate's he lp i s worth even more t o m e . He can monitor t h e t ape recorder , note t he t i m e and t h e flow of conversat ion t o ensure t h a t w e a l l keep on t h e t r ack , because a couple of t i m e s I almost got l o s t i n a mutually agreeable memory shared

with whomever I ' m interviewing. These d i scuss ions have soiifar proven t o be i l lumina t ing , informative, and j u s t p l a i n fun. H e a l s o he lps m e re-organ- ise what has been s a i d i n t o what I can l a t e r i n t e r p r e t from my pe r spec t ive i n t o something more workable than has been done y e t . I t 's a simple mat te r of d i scard ing any ideas t h a t haven ' t worked, and would never work no m a t - t e r who ran t h e government.

There a r e a few minor snags i n my long-range pro j e c t , l i k e . t h e main pro- blem of running ou t of money a t inop- portune t imes. When I i n v i t e someone f o r coffee, i t ' s up t o me t o pay, re- gard less of our d i f f e r e n t income l e v e l s , and i n doing so we o f t e n run out of busfare f o r my roommate. W e had considered a number of ingenious ways t o t r anspo r t ourse lves t o each designated spot , and b i cyc l e s w e r e t h e choice of t h e day 'ti1 i t s t a r t e d t o pour buckets. W e changed c l o t h e s and ran t o a nearby f r i e n d ' s p l ace t o cup some change, grabbed a bus and s t i l l managed t o be on t i m e , even minutes t o spare . Tha t ' s t h e way t o do i t - be f l e x i b l e . A t t h a t p o i n t w e decided t o change d i r e c t i o n and in s t ead of b lu f f ing , we t o l d everyone t h e t r u t h : We're on a t i g h t budget. Could you meet us somewhere i n our a r e a ? O r t a l k over t h e phone?

So f a r , t h i s plan i s working beau- t i f u l l y , and 1 ' m s u r e P h i l Gaglarki would not be askance t o l e a r n I looked l i k e a common garden grub the day he phoned. It only makes sense t o me not t o ge t dressed u n t i l t h e r e i s a reason. And s o f a r , no one has mentioned being inconvenienced, nor i n any way done anything t o o b s t r u c t the Progress of t h i s very involved p ro j ec t . The only ques t ion I have been asked is , "Who a r e you and what exac t ly is it you a r e doing?"

hat's j u s t t h e way I l i k e t o do th ings , and t h a t ' s how it should be. Diplomacy and good manners a r e such good t o o l s , and s o much more u s e f u l than hu r l i ng i n s u l t s ac ros s a l a r g e room, o r us ing the media t o convey mutual contempt and d i s l i k e . And t h i s is l a r g e l y what could change t h e min is t ry i n quest ion i n t o something t h a t could, f o r once, func t ion n o t j u s t f o r those who need i t s se rv i ce , but a l s o f o r those who work the re . W e ' l l s ee .

By JONENE BICKETT

LIBRARY

The l i b r a r y I want t o w r i t e about is t h e Carnegie Publ ic Library i n China Town. This o ld bu i ld ing of c l a s s i c a l a r c h i t e c t u r e i s a landmark of t h e a r e a and t h e l i b r a r y i s s i t u - a t e d a t t h e r e a r p a r t of t he main f l o o r behind a lounge.

In s ide t he l i b r a r y , bookshelves with many kinds of books a r e placed aga ins t most of t h e wal l s and between two rec tangular reading t a b l e s . A t the l e f t s i d e of t h e l i b r a r y room,, some she lves a r e f u l l of newspapers and journa ls f o r t he convenience of readers . On t h e r i g h t s i d e near t he en t ry , t h e r e is a l i b r a r i a n s i t t i n g behind a counter where one can borrow books. It is r e a l l y a n i c e place f o r i t ' s air-condi t ioned and the l i g h t s a r e b r igh t but s o f t .

I o f t en used t h i s l i b r a r y , and everytime I found some people reading ex tens ive ly there . However, I am q u i t e surpr i sed a t the c u l t u r a l atmo- sphere a s t h e a r ea i s notor ious f o r a l coho l i c s and drug use r s .

By SHANG LUNG LIAO

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. BRIAN

Brian Mulroney is my sheperd I shall not want.

He leadeth me beside still factories and abandoned farms.

He restoreth my doubt in the Tory Party. He annointeth my wages with taxes

and inflation, so my expenses runneth over my income.

Surely poverty and hard living shall follow the Tories,

and I shall live in a rented house and work on a rented farm forever and ever.

Amen Five thousand years ago, Moses said:

"Pick up your shovel, pack your camel, mount your ass, and I will lead you to the promised land."

Five thousand years later, Trudeau said: "Lay down your shovel, sit on your ass,

and light up a camel; this is the promised land."

This year Brian Mulroney will take your shovel, sell your camel,

kick your ass, as you watch him give away our

I PROMISED LAND.

I'm glad that I'm Canadian 1'm glad I'm in the club,

Mainly Hast ings But I wish I was a St. Bernard and Brian was a shrub.

B KB BB 1 Beating --------- (the little people of ~anada)

2 Beatings & Killings * BK 1 Killing

"You Gook . " 11 : 30 am "That Is for harrassment" 5 : 15 pm "The streets below" 1 2 : l O am

Get an aspirin. Lotsa drug stores around. Owl Drugs across the street.

Seems somedays there's just no room, so many crowding the steps. Too crowded to get into Carnegie's front door. Death on the doorstep..beatings too. What can you do?

I Does anyone know what to do?

Taum DanYCreag d

DOWNTOWN SOUTH: W i l l r ezon ing h e l p w i t h t h e s e s o c i a l i s s u e s ?

* Displacement o f low income r e s i d e n t s and l o s s o f low r e n t housing

* Concentra t ion and number of l i c e n s e d premises

* Hours of o p e r a t i o n

* Management problems i n c e r t a i n l i c e n s e d premises - overcrowding; over- s e r v i n g ; s e r v i n g t o minors

* Nuisances c r e a t e d by p u b l i c drunkenness - p a t r o n behaviour on t h e s t r e e t s i n c l u d i n g la te n i g h t n o i s e , vandal ism and o t h e r u n d e s i r a b l e behaviour

-I; Nonconforming h o t e l s

9: A-rcades and a d u l t en te r ta inment b u s i n e s s e s a s hangouts f o r drug t r a f f i c k e r s , pimps and o t h e r c r i m i n a l e lements

* Use of a d u l t f i l m viewing booths i n a r c a d e s and a d u l t en te r ta inment busi - n e s s e s f o r d rugs and /or s e x u a l a c t i v i t i e s , sometimes i n v o l v i n g j u v e n i l e s

* Harassment by p r o s t i t u t e s of b u s i n e s s and h o t e l p a t r o n s and r e s i d e n t s

A Heal th and s a f e t y of s t r e e t k i d s

* Relocat ion of s t r e e t k i d s t o some o t h e r p a r t s of t h e C i t y

9; P r e s s u r e on s e r v i c e s f o r s t r e e t youth t o r e l o c a t e , e i t h e r i n response t o t h e r e l o c a t i o n of s t r e e t youth o r as a r e s u l t of e v i c t i o n from t h e i r e x i s t i n g l e a s e d premises t o make way f o r new developments

;\ C o n f l i c t s between s t r e e t youth and t h e b u s i n e s s and g e n e r a l p u b l i c v i s i t i n g G r a n v i l l e

;+ Nuisances and i n t i m i d a t i o n o f t h e s t r e e t scene

ik Drug t r a f f i c k i n g and possess ion

Above i s t h e C i t y ' s l i s t of "Soc ia l I s s u e s " f o r someone t o look a t . . o r r e p o r t on. . o r say ' t h e y w i l l be d e a l t w i t h ' . No mention was made of t h e r e s u l t s we've seen i n t h e D.E . from t h e 11 c l e a n i n g up" of G r a n v i l l e . The i d e a t i o n of d e v e l o p e r / p o l i t i c i a n s i s t o i.mpose t h e i r v i s i o n of t h e new, l e a n , mean, money-making machine(s) on Vancouver and s o c i a l consequences ... a n o t h e r department . . . p o l i c e ... "get t h e h e l l ou t ! "

By PAULR TAYLOR

On t h e Beach

pebbles a r e r u s t coloured: p e t r i f i e d s a l t s deranged by t h e s e a ' s f l u x , t h e h i s s and suck of foam sawtoothing sand. Back and f o r t h , your f o o t p r i n t i s a watermark t h e t i d e soon e r a s e s . You cannot prove you were h e r e .

Ear th is w a t e r ' s p l a n e t and we r a i s e w a l l s w e must c o n s t a n t l y r e p a i r , our l o s s always t h e s e a ' s g a i n i n i t s w a i t i n g game. Those whi tecaps a r e t h e c l e f s tun ing w a t e r ' s p i t c h and t o s s : sea - tones subsuming t h e i r own and t h e tes t imony is i n t h a t man's sodden shoe submerged i n seaweed, a s i f i t s owner heard t h e rumour l i f e began i n t h e sea, s e t o u t t o meet i t , and t h e s e a o r c h e s t r a t e d him i n t o a c o r a l man wi th f i n n y f e e t , and c a s t t h e u s e l e s s shoes up a s a warning. The g u l l s ' screams t e l l you no th ing you d i d n o t a l r e a d y know i n your bones: seascape w i t h i n , t h a t h a s shaped what you a r e and what your mother and your mother ' s mother were: presumptuous s p i r i t s s u f f e r i n g a sea-change t o form f l e s h , on ly t o r e - l i q u e f y when f l e s h f a i l s .

S a l t , wa te r : t h e s e a r e t h e r e a l i t y . It i s you who a r e t h e myth.

J a n c i s M. Andrews

Fr iendsh ip

F r i e n d s h i p is a good r e l a t i o n s h i p between two o r more people . Friend- s h i p i s produced and developed i n d i f f e r e n t ways among d i f f e r e n t peo- p l e . It can no t be e s t a b l i s h e d a l l of a sudden and i t t a k e s t ime. To be w i l l i n g t o h e l p o t h e r s and g e t t i n g p l e a s u r e from doing favours f o r people a r e t h e main ways and a s p e c t s of e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e f r i e n d s h i p .

With f r i e n d s , people h e l p each o t h e r , spend more t ime w i t h o t h e r s and, b e s t of a l l , s h a r e happ iness . There fo re , peop le w i l l have more happ iness and more o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o g e t and g i v e h e l p when they have t h e f r i e n d s h i p .

Although everybody needs f r i e n d - s h i p n o t a l l i n d i v i d u a l s can g e t i t . To g e t a l o n g and s t a b l e f r i e n d s h i p you need s i n c e r i t y and a s p i r i t of devo t ion t o a c e r t a i n g r e a t common cause w i t h f r i e n d s .

F r i endsh ip i s a v e r y v a l u a b l e r e l a t i o n s h i p . It makes t h e world more harmonious and n i c e .

Liu Bing Ming