FREE - d o n a t i o n s n c c e p l e d .

N E W S L E T T E R MARCH 15, 1990.

U ELP

FREE OR LOW COST GOODS - f r e e food, i n e x p e n s i v e m e a l s and

f o o r , f o r e x - p s y c h i a t r i c c l i e n t s , f r e e c l o t h i n g , c h e a p c l o t h i n g , f u r n i t u r e , h o u s e h o l d goods

HOUSING - emergency s h e l t e r , h o u s i n g soc ie -

t ies, f o r e x - p s y c h i a t r i c c l i e n t s , c r i s i s s h e l t e r s f o r women & k i d s

HEALTH SERVICES - emergency, h o s p i t a l s , c l i n i c s ,

COUNSELLING, SUPPORT, INFORP,ATION - p s y c h i a t r i c , women, n a t i v e peop le ,

s e n i o r s , d r u g & a l c o h o l LEGAL / ADVOCACY

- l e g a l a i d , w e l f a r e a p p e a l s SOCIAL, DROP-IN, RECREATION

- Community C e n t r e s , neighbourhood houses , f a m i l y c e n t r e s

OTHER SERVICES - D.E.R.A., Tenants ' R igh t s C o a l i t i o n ,

f r e e o r low c o s t m e d i c a l & d e n t a l , End ~ e ~ i s l a t e d Pover ty , Downtown f r e e de- lousing, s h o w e r s , l aundry Deposi t P r o j e c t , SHIP-Shape ...

THIS I S A POCKET-SIZED BOOKLET WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE ABOUT MARCH 22nd!

LIFE I N THE CITY

When moving t o t h e b i g C i t y , Think of where you ' re moving t o Where your money's coming from and where i t ' s going.

Think about i t ; when y o u ' r e a t home, you d o n ' t have t o worry abou t r e n t , hydro o r phone b i l l s because your fami ly p rov ides e v e r y t h i n g f o r you.

I n t h e b i g C i t y t h i n g s a r e a t a much f a s t e r pace than what y o u ' r e used t o ; a l s o we have t h e s lowes t bureaucracy, should you e v e r need a s s i s t a n c e .

Living c o n d i t i o n s a r e v e r y d i f f e r e n t from what y o u ' r e used t o .

When I f i r s t moved t o t h e Downtown a r e a , I was t o l d i t was a b i g mis take because, l i n many peop le ' s eyes , "Skid Row'' was f o r drunks , d rug d e a l e r s . . . t h e l i s t goes on. But what I found was t h a t people d i d n ' t ( d o n ' t ) have homes t o go t o . . t h e i r home is t h e S t r e e t . C i t i e s d o n ' t have housing t o house people from o u t o f town s o they end up on t h e s t r e e t s w i t h no where t o go and no money.

Most S t r e e t people end up dying a l o n e because t h e on ly means of comfort is t h e b o t t l e , d rugs o r p r o s t i t u t i o n . Sometimes t h e y g e t s o f a r down deep where no one can reach them o r i t ' s j u s t t o o l a t e .

"Why?", you a s k ; w e l l some people have l e f t home wi thou t t h e i r e d u c a t i o n o r means of income, s o they end up having n o t h i n g and d i e w i t h no th ing .

So s u r v i v a l i s what you make of i t . We can a l l make a d i f f e r e n c e i f we h e l p o u r s e l v e s o r h e l p t h e n e x t person.

We need t o s e t our g o a l s b e f o r e we l e a v e home..we have a much b e t t e r chance of s u r v i v a l .

What is t h e meaning of Ph.D. To a f r i e n d of mine, Ph.D. is two bod ies , one of which i s t h e P h y s i c a l body, and t h e o t h e r is t h e S p i r i t u a l body..

Anyway, t h e meaning of Ph.D. is being P h y s i c a l l y d e t a i n e d . i . e . t h a t is when t h e S p i r i t u a l body wants t o be f r e e d from t h e P h y s i c a l body.

From t i m e t o t ime w e a l l feel t h i s way.

THE INNER SELF. Miki

Margaret P revos t

WORDS OF WISDOM

* I f you do n o t e x e r c i s e your r i g h t t o p r a i s e , t h e n you have no r i g h t t o f i n d f a u l t .

* Do n o t s e l l anyone s h o r t f o r they may be t h i n k i n g w e l l of you.

* Know y o u r s e l f b e f o r e you a t t e m p t t o know anyone else. That way you w i l l know a n hones t pe rson and a l s o recognize a f o o l .

THE NAKED POEM

A p o r t r a i t is but a s i l h o u e t t e Dangling i n t h e wind; I These people t h a t I have met

B All committed s i n - : I don' t t h ink much of t he f aces

That belonged t o them; Drawings a r e a l l meaningless But not t h e naked poem.

People say t h e r e ' s no g r e a t e r joy Than when they l i e and dream; But t hese a r e v i s i o n s of Blue Boy

/ Hanging i n a t r e e - Dreams have frequent breaks They don ' t make any sense; The sou l t h a t Lord Jesus makes ' Lies i n a naked poem.

Gallant knights abroad And red c h a r i o t s from Elysium; Are as. f a r away from God As t h e men who burned them - Fic t ion and non-f ict ion a r e as good A s a ho le i n a pen; The cosmos is t h e hood In the naked poem.

A l l t h e knowledge - t h a t i s man Is the k n i f e a t t h e t h r o a t ; Whether i t be on sea o r land This is H i s Almighty S c r o l l - But peace, love and even t h e sword Beat t he a c t i o n s of men;

, Pla to never g e t s bored I With words i n t h e naked poem. I % Joe Ringer

I t ' s an i n c r e d i b l e coincidence t h a t my b i r thday and t h e b i r thday of a man whom I had - and w i l l always have - t h e deepest respec t f o r a r e the same day: March 15th.

WILLIS SHAPARLA would have been 73.

Steve Rose

Challenging ouy flaws Against t h e hope of decency Rest ing i n t h e dungeons Near t h e ~ a d y ' s hea r t , Each of us s e e s something Glowing i n t he dark; i t ' s our c o l l e c t i v e mind Expressing wisdom's W i l l .

Garry Gust

4 ENGLISH ONLY S'IL VOUS PLAIT? l i s h immigrants. This was done t o

I sometimes wonder how much the patrons of Carnegie f e e l and under- s tand t h e b i z a r r e language i s s u e i n our country today. Since I ' v e been in Vancouver, I ' v e met s e v e r a l French Canadians who have come, s tayed and gone i n t he Downtown Eas ts ide . I myself am a French Canadian. My an- c e s t r y can be t r aced back t o t h e 1st s e t t l e r s of Quebec i n t he 1600's.

A heck of a l o t of t h ings have happened s i n c e t h e 1600's. And i n order t o understand t h e French Can- adian p l i g h t , you must a l s o under- s tand t h e h i s t o r y of Canada a s a colony of t he B r i t i s h Empire. I say colony because these French Canadians who a r e s t a t i n g they are a " d i s t i n c t society" came t o Canada ( o r r a t h e r New France) from France. The f i r s t people a f f e c t e d by the French "explo- r e r s " w e r e t h e Natives. They i m e d - i a t e l y had everything taken from them without too much of a say. The f i r s t s e t t l e r s t o a feudal sys- tem where they laboured and brought prosper i ty t o t he land only t o pay

make the French Canadian a minority and t o impose English soc i e ty on the French Canadian. J u s t a s t h i s erased much of Native c u l t u r e , so it d id with t h e c u l t u r e of t h e French Can- adian.

Rebel l ion aga ins t England, t he I

r u l i n g c l a s s , occurred a t l e a s t 3 times. French Canadians have fought t o keep t h e i r c u l t u r e from being 1 drowned out by English inf luence t o I

t h e east, no r th , west and south ever I

dear ly t o Seigneurs. These Seigneurs e n@'SOUuzen_s _I 11

represented the French bourgoisie , 1 I who claimed t o own the land . For we l l over 100 years t h e French kept ship- s i n c e then. The s t o r y r i n g s t h e same

ping cr imina ls , p r o s t i t u t e s , impover- b e l l t o the Native, Chinese, I t a l i a n ,

ished f ami l i e s and 'undes i rab les ' of East Indian and o the r c u l t u r e s which

French soc i e ty t o New France. have been inf luenced by the domineer-

I n 1760 B r i t i s h i n t e r e s t i n New ing English. Modern day proof of

France grew t o such l e v e l s t h a t t h a t is A.P.E.C. The Al l iance f o r

blood was shed i n war on t h e P l a i n s the Preserva t ion of English i n Canada

of Abraham, where the French were is an organiza t ion represent ing Eng-

defeated and t h e B r i t i s h were the l i s h Canadians who, f o r some reason,

v i c t o r s . This meant t h a t t h e people fear the the English lan- who were a l ready exp lo i t ed under t he guage! After hearing Russ Martin, French were a conquered people under represented A*P.E*C* on C B C ' s FORUM

B r i t i s h r u l e . Native f a t e a l s o ( t o be t e l ev i sed March 17th a t 9 pm) r e s t ed on t h e B r i t i s h r u l e of thumb. I came t o t h e conclusion t h a t APEC has AS time went on, the Br i t i sh flooded a t t i t u d e s resembling opinions of t h e Lower Canada (Quebec) and Upper can- white a d o - s a x o n KKK i n ~ m e r i c a t h e ada (Ontario) with thousands of eng- b e a u t i f u l .

I f o n l y E n g l i s h Canada cou ld s e e t h a t French Canada wants a c c e p t a n c e and r e s p e c t f o r h e r c u l t u r e . The en- t i r e language c r i s i s shadowing Canada, t o me, shou ld be blamed on t h e F e d e r a l and P r o v i n c i a l governments. They have f a i l e d i n t e a c h i n g o u r g e n e r a t i o n s t h e t r u t h of o u r h i s t o r y . The hleech Lake accord i s n o t t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n a l a l t - e r n a t i v e a l l Canadians need. I t 's s o u n f o r t u n a t e t h a t Quebec's f u t u r e i n Canada r e l i e s on t h e a c c e p t a n c e o f >leech Lake. Quebecers would j u s t f e e l t h e same r e j e c t i o n from t h e rest of Canada t h a t t h e y ' v e l e a r n e d t o l i v e w i t h f o r 3 c e n t u r i e s . I n my o p i n i o n some Quebecers h a t e t h e E n g l i s h ; e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e who c o u l d n ' t be both- e r e d a c c e p t i n g French c u l t u r e . The same peop le who f i g h t f o r Na t ive ac- c e p t a n c e shou ld a l s o f i g h t f o r t h e ac- c e p t a n c e o f a French Canada t o g e t h e r w i t h E n g l i s h Canada. I t ' s i r o n i c be- cause t h e French sett lers were h e r e b e f o r e most E n g l i s h , j u s t as t h e N a t - i v e s were h e r e w e l l b e f o r e t h e French. The h i s t o r y o f Quebec i s i n some ways t h e h i s t o r y o f Canada.

Awareness f o r E n g l i s h Canadians could come th rough s e e k i n g t h e t r u t h i n Canada's h i s t o r y : t h e t r u t h t h a t Canada was brought up t o be a c a p i t a l - ist hog l i k e England. .only f o r E n g l i s h i n t e r e s t and inves tment . The p r e s e n t American dominat ion of o u r c u l t u r e is s i m i l a r t o t h e problems Quebecers have l i v e d w i t h f o r 300 y e a r s .

There are s o many c u l t u r e s i n Canada t o r e p r e s e n t t h e f a b r i c of a n a t i o n being a b l e t o weave a q u i l t of m u l t i - c u l t u r a l i s m and e t h n i c s t r e n g t h . I guess i t would be t o o much of a dream t o s e e Canadians l i v e harmoniously w i t h 2 o r 3 o r 4 c u l t u r e s i n s t e a d o f one. Ah m a i s c ' e s t l a v i e dans nos monds eh!

BY STEVE ROSE

E d i t o r :

Lf BC Hydro g e t s i t s way A p r i l F o o l ' s Day 1990 w i l l r e s u l t i n ano- t h e r 3% i n c r e a s e on o u r Hydor b i l l . The l o g i c d i s p l a y e d by Hydro a t t h e U t i l i t i e s Commission h e a r i n g which h a s been going on s i n c e February b a f f l e s me. I t ' s absurd t o t h i n k t h a t c h a r g i n g h i g h e r e l e c t r i c i t y r a t e s w i l l r e s u l t i n peop le t u r n i n g t h e l i g h t s o f f more o f t e n .

What BC Hydro shou ld be ashamed of i s t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n between u s e by s e c t o r and money b i l l e d . Residences use up 30% of Hydro's domest ic l o a d y e t c o n t r i b u t e 38% of Hydro's reven- ue . Large i n d u s t r i e s , on t h e o t h e r hand, u s e up 37% of Hydro's l o a d b u t c o n t r i b u t e o n l y 25% of t h e revenue.

The Ut i l i t i e s Commission A p r i l F o o l ' s Day g i f t t o t h e peop le of BC shou ld b e a f i r m r e j e c t i o n of Hydro's proposed rate i n c r e a s e and t h e prov- i n c i a l government shou ld f i r e a few of Hydro 's e x e c u t i v e s f o r t h e abso- l u t e was te of t a x p a y e r ' s money i n p r e p a r i n g t h i s p r o p o s a l .

Darren Lowe

M r . Lowe:

Agreed. To add t o t h i s p i c t u r e of Hydro's g reed , t h e y have boas ted t h a t they have assets of $10 b i l l i o n . A t t h e same t ime t h e y have demolished a lmos t 100 u n i t s o f a f f o r d a b l e hous- i n g i n o u r community. The l a t e s t smashing took p l a c e when they ex- p l o i t e d a l o o p h o l e i n a by-law re- q u i r i n g a development pe rmi t b e f o r e a d e m o l i t i o n permi t could be i s s u e d . They t o r e down a h o t e l , d i s p l a c e d 50 r e s i d e n t s , c l o s e d a pa rk ing l o t made when a n o t h e r h o t e l w a s t o r n down i n 1986 ( b o t h p l a c e s were i n good shape) j u s t t o make way f o r a new b u i l d i n g i n 3 o r 4 y e a r s . They i g n o r e t h e housing c r i s i s , r e f u s e t o t a l k t o

any housing s o c i e t y , d i s r u p t and de- s t r o y l o c a l i n i t i a t i v e s , t h e n want t o charge more j u s t t o make money.

The GST, which t h e y w i l l g e t back through c r e d i t s , w i l l add a n o t h e r 7 % . And r e n t s w i l l go up a g a i n !

I he foam cups we use are environmentally friendly, no CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) are used in the manufacturing process.

VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION WEEK

Volunteer T - s h i r t s ------------------ A p r i l 22-28 i s Volun tee r Recogni-

t i o n week a t Carnegie Cen t re . P a r t of t h e week's a c t i v i t i e s w i l l be t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n of v o l u n t e e r t - s h i r t s t o a l l o u r Carnegie v o l u n t e e r s .

A s t h i s is C a r n e g i e ' s 1 0 t h ann iver - s a r y we need a d e s i g n f o r t h e t - s h i r t t h a t r e f l e c t s t h e un iqueness of Car- n e g i e . I f you've g o t an i d e a o r de- si-gn about what you'd l i k e t o s e e on our 1 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y t - s h i r t , o r i f you need more i n f o r m a t i o n about sub- m i s s i o n s , t r a c k down P e t e r G r e e ~ l w e l l b e f o r e March 3 1 s t .

Poet-Tree - The B i r t h o f a P o e t ' s Poem Which is a s e e d o f imagina t ion Of deep thought ... o f f e e l i n g s Of L i f e ... of l i f e . . .of t h e h e a r t It grows as t h e p o e t ' s poems p r o g r e s s It becomes a t r e e . . . a Poet-Tree It branches i n t o many i d e a s , thoughts , e x p r e s s i o n s Words w r i t t e n i n P o e t r y grow w i t h t h e e lements of mankind, mankind's c r e a t i o n s , of t h e e a r t h , and t h e u n i v e r s e It can b e s imple o r complex It is a p o e t - t r e e .

Miki

Beyond Measure

Time i s Too slow f o r t h o s e who w a i t , Too s w i f t f o r t h o s e who f e a r , Too l o n g f o r t h o s e who g r i e v e , Too s h o r t f o r t h o s e who r e j o i c e , But f o r t h o s e who l o v e Time is E t e r n i t y . Hours f l y , Flowers d i e , New days , New ways, p a s s by.

Love s t a y s .

Submitted by Joseph Boucher

THE LOOKOUT - Por t i n a Storm

Having a mental problem is p a r t of t h e s t r u g g l e of many, many people i n B.C. E r r a t i c behaviour l e a d s t o non-acceptance l e a d s t o e v i c t i o n s l e a d s t o moving cont inous ly ... l e a d s t o being homeless.

I n t h e e a r l y 70's t h e r e were a few government programs t h a t would fund l o c a l s e r v i c e s . I n Vancouver some people i d e n t i f i e d a smal l popu- l a t i o n of s i n g l e males, over 45 y r s .

I old , who had nowhere t o l i v e . The P a t r i c i a Hotel became t h e f i r s t p lace where a room w a s ren ted t o t ake one o r two of t hese men, found i n a l l e y s o r huddled under t r e e s . A t f i r s t i t was t h e alcoholism t h a t w a s t h e common f a c t o r bu t t h e l i n k be- tween mental i l l n e s s and t h e ongoing

. r e t u r n t o a l i f e of escaping back t o t h e alleyways made such a band-aid s o l u t i o n of a "place f o r - a n ight" no t enough.

Mentally ill people are i n v i s i b l e when i t comes t o government funding. Recently t h e Socreds announced t h a t they were pumping $20 m i l l i o n i n t o

providing b e t t e r support s e r v i c e s . Sounds good, but according t o s t a f f at t h e Lookout, t h i s amount w a s cru- c i a l f i v e years ago j u s t t o maintain what w a s a l r eady working. P u t t i n g i t i n now l eaves them $80 m i l l i o n behind where they should be by now.

The Lookout, i n t h e 300=block of Alexander S t r e e t , provides 42 emerg- ency beds and 39 long term r e s i d e n t s l i v e t h e r e . With t h e i r mandate t o house people whom no one e l s e w i l l , they a r e s t i l l tu rn ing away up t o 70 people a month. A t a r ecen t pub l i c meeting a t Carnegie, Karen ~ ' ~ h a n n o c - e ry , t h e d i r e c t o r , spoke of t h e c r i s i s of housing i n our c i t y being f e l t much more by t h e people coming t o t h e Look- ou t . Mental i l l n e s s makes even t h e most c a l l o u s l and lo rds & managers f r e e z e up when looking t o r e n t rooms.

When t h e Lookout opened i n 1981 most of t h e people t h e r e came from the downtown e a s t s i d e a r e a , but now over ha l f come from a l l over t h e Lower Mainland. They come he re because "we1' a r e more fo rg iv ing of e r r a t i c a c t i o n s ; we're a l l people wi th pas t mistakes and more r e a d i l y accept off-the-wall behaviour as having known causes.

The Lookout is a po r t i n a storm.

By PAULR TAYLOR

GLOBE '90 March 19-22

People from ove r ,60 coun t r i e s a r e coming t o Vancouver t o confer about t h e g loba l environment. Also i n a t tendence w i l l be s co res of people from environmental bus iness companies, t r y i n g t o s e l l t h e i r systems of dea l ing wi th d i f f e r e n t kinds of p o l l u t i o n . Brian Mulroney i s coming too. Check l o c a l papers o r c a l l r ad io s t a t i o n s f o r d e t a i l s .

EXPRES PLEASE DON'T.

TELL ME TO RELAX-

IT'S ONLY MY T E N S I O N - -

THAT'S .HOLDlhJG ME TOGETHER.

WHAT ARE SENIORS WORTH? O r i g i n a l Author Unknown

What a r e S e n i o r s worth? ... We a r e worth a f o r t u n e ! Remember, o l d f o l k s a r e worth a f o r t u n e - w i t h s i l v e r i n t h e i r h a i r , g o l d i n t h e i r t e e t h , s t o n e s i n t h e i r k idneys , l e a d i n t h e i r f e e t and g a s i n t h e i r stomachs! I have become a l i t t l e o l d e r s i n c e I s a w you l a s t and a few changes have cone i n t o my l i f e --- Frank ly , I have become a f r i v o l o u s o l d g a l .

I am s e e i n g f i v e gentlemen every day. A s soon as I wake up, W i l l Power h e l p s me o u t o f bed. Then I go t o see John. Next, C h a r l i e Horse comes a l o n g , and when he i s h e r e he t a k e s a l o t o f my time and a t t e n t i o n . When he l e a v e s , A r t h u r R i t i s shows up and s t a y s t h e rest of t h e day, H e d o e s n ' t l i k e t o s t a y i n one p l a c e v e r y long, s o he t a k e s m e from j o i n t t o j o i n t . A f t e r zuch a busy day I ' m r e a l l y t i r e d and g l a d t o g o t o bed w i t h Ben Gay. What a l i f e ! Oh y e s , I ' m a l s o f l i r t i n g wi th A 1 Z y m e r .

P.S. The p r e a c h e r came t o ca l l t h e o t h e r day. He

s a i d t h a t a t my a g e I s h o u l d be t h i n k i n g a l o t a b o u t t h e h e r e a f t e r . I t o l d him: "Oh, I do, a l l L\e time. N o m a t t e r where I am, i n t h e p a r l o u r , u p s t a i r s , i n t h e k i t c h e n or down i n t h e basement, I ask myse l f , ... now what a m I h e r e a f t e r ? ! "

... t h e more th ings change, t he more th ings

The good book has no prophecy For an ape racked e r e c t Of a slow dance th ru e t e r n i t y To "The Greenhouse Effect ' ' No n o t i c e of man's i n d u s t r i a l bequeath The Ear th ' s passing - a doddering o ld f a r t minus t e e t h --- All th ings a l i v e must come t o an end But we have a cho ice . . . i f we don' t pretend - Of gasping and wheezing i n an i n d u s t r i a l gaseous mire O r an i n s t a n t b l aze - r e l i g i o u s po r t en t of nuc lear f i r e

- -- To do o r not t o 'do That is t h e ques t ion O r complete abs t en t ion another suggest ion But a s t h e au thor of t h i s t r i t e invent ion I suggest t h e r e is no choice j u s t i n t e n t i o n .

Tom Lewis

SAVE OUR LIVING ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY 407-118 Alexander S t . , Vancouver, B.C.

Chairman and Commissioners Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation

Dear Commissioners: (Re: Fishing a t Crab Park)

We were encouraged r ecen t ly by t h e cons t ruc t ion of t he new f i s h i n g p i e r i n our park. However, because of information i n t h e media c i t i n g Environment Canada f ind ings pe r t a in ing t o t he l e s i o n s and tumours on f i s h - i n t he harbour, we would apprec i a t e assurance t h a t f i s h caught o f f t h e park a r e s a f e t o e a t . The sen io r medical h e a l t h o f f i c e r f o r t h e c i t y has advised t h a t , i f requested, he would r epor t h i s assessment of any h e a l t h r i s k s t h a t may be involved.

We ask t h a t t h e board reques t such a r epo r t from t h e h e a l t h department and inform t h e pub l i c a s t o t h e s a f e t y of seafood taken from t h i s p a r t of Burrard I n l e t .

Thank you f o r your a t t e n t i o n . Yours t r u l y ,

Ken Lyo t i e r , c h a i r .

t h e " h i d d e n " e c o n o m i s t s t a l k a l o t a b o u t t h e " h i d d e n "

k economy. By t h i s t h e y mean w o r k t h a t i s i l l e g a l o r ?. h u n p a i d ; l i k e p r o s t i t u t i o n , v o l u n t e e r w o r k , h o u s e w o r k ,

c h i l d c a r e . A l o t o f t h i s " h i d d e n " w o r k i s d o n e by women. I t i s " h i d d e n " b e c a u s e i t s e r v e s t h e p u r p o s e s o f c a p i t a l i s m t o k e e p i t t h a t way . I t i s t h e " h i d d e n "

9 ,h economy t h a t i s k e e p i n g t h e mega -economy a f l o a t .

L t h e h i d d e n economy i s t h e p i e p l a t e u n d e r t h e c o r p o r a t e p i e l J u s t who I S h o l d i n g u p t h i s p i e i n t h e s k y ?

t h i s economy d o e s n o t w e a r w h i t e d i n n e r g l o v e s s h e i s n o t a w e l c o m e d i n n e r g u e s t s h e d o e s n o t e v e n v a n t t o s i t a t t h e t a b l e s h e w a n t s t o c u t t h e t a b l e ' s l e g s o f f

h i d d e n ? o r " i m m o r a l " ? t h i s economy d o e s n o t w e a r o r t h o p e d i c s h o e s s h e i s n o t a n i c e c h u r c h l a d y s h e d o e s n o t e v e n s i t i n t h e pews she is not allowed by those s i n g i n g p r a i s e s she is t h e bag l ady o f t h e i r sou l .

h i d d e n ? o r u n n e c e s s a r y ? t h i s economy d o e s n o t w e a r a c o l l a r n o t b l u e , n o t w h i t e , n o t e v e n r e v e r s e d s h e i r o n s t h e s h i r t s t h a t t h e c o l l a r s w e a r s h e d o e s n o t w a n t t h e c o l l a r s h e w a n t s t o b e f r e e o f i t .

h i d d e n ? o r i n v i s i b l e ? t h i s economy d o e s n o t w e a r b u s i n e s s s u i t s s h e i s i n t h e p r o p e r , p l a c e f o r a l a d y s h e b a k e s t h e c a k e s t h a t t h e s u i t s e a t s h e d o e s n o t w a n t t h e c a k e s h e w a n t s t h e w h o l e f r i g g i n ' b a k e r y

h i d d e n ? o r c l a s s l e s s ? t h i s economy i s n o t a g o o d c o c k t a i l p a r t y g u e s t s h e s e r v e s t h e c o c k t a i l s t o t h e g o o d g u e s t s s h e d o e s n o t w a n t t o d r i n k t h e c o c k t a i l s s h e m i g h t p r e f e r t o t h r o w t h e m

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a I WHY OUR OWN CULTURE?

o POOR PEOPLE ARE LITERALLY LEFT OUT OF CULTURAL EVENTS. WE CAN'T AFFORD THE T I C K E T P R I C E S . EVERYTHING FROM THE OPERA TO ROCK CONCERTS COSTS A LOT O F MONEY. WE HAVE TO ASK: WHO I S T H I S 'CULTURE' B E N E F I T T I N G ? NOT U S . SOME- BODY MAKES A LOT O F P R O F I T ON T H I S S T U F F . I F T H I S I S MY CULTURE, HOW COME

a I ' M EXCLUDED FROM I T ?

OUT OF NECESSITY WE 'MAKE' OUR OWN CULTURE. WE LEARN HOW TO SEW CLOTHES FOR THE K I D S . WE LEARN HOW TO Q U I L T TO K E E P WARM. WE I M P R O V I S E CREATIVELY AND

() JUGGLE OUR SCANT RESOURCES. WE USE ODDS ' N SODS TO DECORATE OUR L I V I N G SPACES. WE W R I T E DOWN OUR THOUGHTS. WE TEACH OURSELVES HOW TO PLAY MUSIC. I N OTHER WORDS, WE SURROUND OURSELVES WITH CULTURE O F OUR OWN MAKING.

YET IT NEVER GETS RECOGNISED AS 'CULTURE . WHY? BECAUSE IT DOESN' T HANG IN ART G A L L E R I E S OR BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY A LOT O F MONEY T O S E E I T .

- @ MOST O F THE WORKS I N THE F I G H T I N G POVERTY CULTURAL D I S P L A Y & EVENING ARE FROM P E O P L E WHO HAVE NEVER OR RARELY SHARED T H E I R WORK PUBLICLY BEFORE. T H I S I S

' THE F I R S T P U B L I C CULTURAL D I S P L A Y MADE FOR AND BY PEOPLE WHO ARE LOW INCOME ' THAT WE KNOW O F .

0 A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY "OH, MY STUFFIS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR DISPLAY OR STAGE." THAT COMES FROM OUR F E E L I N G L E F T OUT O F CULTURE. NEXT T I M E , MAYBE YOU'LL BRING SOMETHING AND THE EVENT W I L L GET BIGGER.

CULTURE FROM A SHARED B A S I S B U I L D S UNITY & IMPETUS TO STRUGGLE ON. GOVERN- MENTS TAKE CULTURE SERIOUSLY. I N SOME COUNTRIES THEY J A I L P O E T S , FOR EXAMPLE.

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a IT'S T I M E WE TOOK OURSELVES SERIOUSLY.

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. Appearing at the Association of B.C. Professional Foresters annual convention, Arnold encouraged the founding of an institute modelled on his own Centre for the Defence of Free Enterprise. Such an insti- tute, he said, would "create along-

It is disturbing t h a t t h e industry t h a t built th is province, and which h a s s u c h a long and proud history, would listen to someone like Ron Arnold. .His arguments create hateful divisions and breed unreasonable fears 9 term unfinishable agenda and train interns td carry the multiple use philosophy into every corner of Canadian society."

He said the insti tute must .influence the media to shift the intellectual climate in favor of thq

. fores t industry and againsC'

During the same month in which Arnold delivered his message to B.C.'s foresters, the B.C. Environ- mental information Institute was founded by Gerry Furney, mayor of the logging town of Port MacNeill.

Furney's institute,'which is try- ing to raise $1 million for an educa- tional campaign, has sent a brief to all MLAs and B.C. MPs, informing them: "There is a well-organized movement out there . . . against orderly and rational development of any kind [that] creates instabil- ity in resource communities which are the backbone of our provincial economy."

P ARTON'S view* a r e so admired by Furney that a collec- tion of her resource columns was mailed out by the institute to help raise funds.

It is uhderstandable that B.C.'s logging industry would try to learn from the resource conflict in the U.S. The issue there is the same - how much old growth timber should be logged; hoy much pro- tected?

What c a n one pe r son do . . .

1. A Carnegie s tar , Danny Korica , te l ls t h e f o l l o w i n g t r u e s t o r y :

He had t o t r a v e l 35-40 blocks when t h e buses were on s t r i k e . He s t u c k o u t h i s thumb, hoping t o g e t a r i d e . A man p u l l e d over and Danny asked i f he could r i d e w i t h him. The man, who was d r i v i n g a new c a r , s a i d , "No way. I d o n ' t g i v e r i d e s . . t o s t r a n g e r s . " The man then walked o v e r t o a paper box, pu t i n c o i n s and took - a l l of t h e papers back t o h i s c a r . Danny f l agged down a cop and t o l d him t h a t t h i s guy had j u s t s t o l e n a l l t h e papers whi le paying f o r on ly one.

The cop d i d h i s j o b , charged t h e guy w i t h p e t t y t h e f t and took t h e papers as evidence. He asked Danny i f he would t e s t i f y i n c o u r t and Danny s a i d , "You j u s t l e t me know when and I' 11 be t h e r e ."

The protagonists are the same too - environmentalists on one side, pro-idustry groups on the other.

But i t is disturbing that the industry that built this .province, and which has such a long and proud history, would listen to someone like Ron Arnold. His arguments create hatehl divisions and breed unreasonable fears.

Not long ago a senior spokesman with MacMillan Bloedel called me to provide some "off the record" information on environmentalists.

B.C.'s environmental movement, he said, is funded by "Communists and neo-Nazi groups from South Afiica."

He asked why the media had never exposed that link.

A search of financial records by The Vancouver Sun shows the West- ern Canada Wilderness Society, the Sierra Club, and the Valhalla Society get their money in mem- bership fees, from public dona- tions, and by selling books and calendars. 0

f o r h i s paper b u t was i n a h u r r y and may have t aken more t h a n one, bu t t h e judge s a i d , "Taking 1 7 papers i n s t e a d of one i s n o t a mis take . G u i l t y as charged. $500 f i n e o r 30 days ."

He pa id t h e f i n e b u t asked Danny why. Danny s a i d , "I asked you pol- i i t e l y f o r a r i d e because I c a n ' t walk and had no money f o r a t a x i . You have a b i g c a r b u t s teal from poore r people . You won't r e a d t h o s e p a p e r s bu t s e l l them t o o t h e r poor peop le . And you a s k why!"

Danny s a y s t h e guy ' s lawyer , who was t h e r e , j u s t laughed. The cop thanked him and s a i d , " I f peop le would j u s t be hones t we'd need abou t h a l f as many p o l i c e as we have now."

A Simple Ta le about Hard Lives

"Ya Got t o Know Who Your Enemy is" -DOA-

While w e f i g h t over who g e t s what penny crumb t r i c k l e

The Guys t h a t own t h e whole Bank Bakery Supply

Are c l ean ing o u t t h e T i l l Cupboards Surplus

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Ins tead of t h e Guys t h a t own t h e whole Bank Bakery Supply

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To t h e Real Enemy-the Guys t h a t own t h e Bank Bakery Supply

WE'D be c l ean ing ou t t h e T i l l Cupboards Surplus

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'Cuz we're always f i g h t i n g over every penny crumb t r i c k l e

I f we pretend t h a t t h e Guys who own t h e Bank Bakery Supply

Don't d i r e c t l y a f f e c t t h e q u a l i t y of our l i v e s r e l a t i o n s h i p s r e a l i t y

We a r e q u i t e simply buying t h e i r package b u l l s h i t s t r a t e g y

So w e j u s t HAVE t o ge t r i d of t h e Guys t h a t own t h e Bank

And t o do t h a t , w e dea r ly need you me n ' x ,y ,zee .

It r e a l l y i s a very simple t a l e , but I never s a i d i t was easy.

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,

To whose drum does Vancouver march? The Concord Pac i f ic -Fa lse Creek(expo) lands development may be l ead ing us t o an execut ive c i t y . This execut ive c i t y w i l l have a diminished l i f e - q u a l i t y t o i t un le s s growth is capped.

Yes, high dens i ty w i l l mean more c a r s and po l lu t ion . Within twenty years we w i l l have p o l l u t i o n l i k e Los Angeles. 75,000 more c a r s w i l l d r i v e i n t o Vancouver w i th in f i v e y e a r s and p rov inc i a l s t u d i e s s t a t e t h a t t h e r e w i l l b e a 40% inc rease i n c a r s from the Lower Mainland i n t o ou r c i t y .

Not only a r e t h e megaprojects i n t h e urban core ' making u s i n t o a "meg- a lopo l i s " t h a t sucks t h e l i f e ou t of t he h in t e r l and , but a l s o o f f i c e growth does too . We a r e a t twenty- two m i l l i o n square f e e t of o f f i c e space, heading towards f i f t y m i l l i o n , with c i t y engineers say ing t h a t a t t h i r t y - f i v e m i l l i o n square f e e t we w i l l need freeways.

Regional planning is no t occuring, but is e s s e n t i a l . Would s k y t r a i n ex tens ions t o Surrey-Whalley l e a d t o a "second c i t y cen t r e " o r another reg iona l c e n t r e ? O r do we need more min i - c i t i e s of about one-quarter m i l - l i o n populat ion?

Fast f e r r i e s on Burrard I n l e t would al low some people t o l eave t h e i r c a r a t home.

But t h e megaprojects a r e on f a s t t r acks . We have what people c a l l a "Poison Park" being designed f o r f u t u r e genera t ions of k ids . Numer- ous tox ic chemicals a r e known t o e x i s t i n t h e s o i l of p a r c e l n ine . Are we going t o have 35 s t o r e y skyscrapers on l a n d f i l l , then g e t r i d of t h e f i r e b o a t i n ca se of emergency..such as a n ear thquake?

And do you l i k e ghe t toes? Well, so ,

f a r , Concord P a c i f i c is a r i c h ghe t to wi th i t s f i r s t phase - " I n t e r n a t i o n a l Vil lage" - con ta in ing no low-income and l i k e l y no middle-class people. When is a g h e t t o no t a ghetto..when i b is f o r t h e r i c h ? Promises of 20% "core-needy l1 o r s o c i a l , low-income housing have no t ma te r i a l i zed bu t some crumbs must f a l l o f f t h e t a b l e a s e l e c t i o n s approach.

But who dec ides who is " l ~ w - i n c o m e ~ ~ and what is t h e system f o r choosing who is "most-in-need"? Rapid growth w i l l l e a d t o one thousand low-income r e s i d e n t s on Granv i l l e S t r e e t be ing pushed ou t towards t h e s t r e e t .

And t h e r e another n i n e thousand low-income, long t e r m r e s i d e n t s i n t h e downtown e a s t s i d e nea r t h e Con- cord P a c i f i c s i t e .

Demolition f r e e z e s on loow-income bu i ld ings i n t h e s e areas are crit ical t o s u r v i v a l . Yet, such motions have

The Hulschanski r e p o r t from t h e UBC Human Set t lements group showed t h a t e v i c t i n g people is very expen- sive, n o t only i n human terms but a l s o towards t h e taxpayer. Soc ia l s e r v i c e s a l r eady e x i s t where t h e poor a r e ; i n f a c t t h e poor have been he re f o r a long t ime. . the downtown e a s t s i d e is t h e second o l d e s t commun- i t y i n Vancouver.

Violence w i l l i nc rease and become more random..the downtown s t r e e t s w i l l become unsafe a t n igh t i f homeless- ness i s allowed by governments t o increase .

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It i s cheaper , e a s i e r and k i n d e r t o p r o v i d e new s o c i a l housing and p r o t e c t e x i s t i n g d w e l l i n g s . I f t h i s d i r e c t i o n is n o t t a k e n we w i l l p rov ide a "dog e a t dog, r a t e a t r a t , s h a r k e a t sha rk" s o c i e t y f o r t h e 2 1 s t c e n t u r y c h i l d r e n . I

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An i n t e r e s t i n g f o o t n o t e : bo th Con- cord P a c i f i c and r e p s of s o c i a l hou- s i n g i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e s h a r e d a room a t U B C ' s Open House on t h e weekend. Concord had a n e n t i r e scale-model o f i t ' s ' v i s i o n ' and planned development of t h e Expo s i te , t a k i n g up abou t 213 o f t h e room. Be- s i d e t h i s were two women w i t h s l i d e s of h o t e l s , a l l e y s and p i c t u r e s o f s u c c e s s f u l s o c i a l hous ing p r o j e c t s .

Concord b o a s t e d t h a t 20% of t h e i r p l a n s were d e s i g n a t e d " s o c i a l housing" and peop le came t o ' o u r ' t a b l e t o a s k i f t h i s wasn ' t Concord 's s o c i a l c o n s c i e n c e on d i s p l a y . T e l l i n g t h e t r u t h s topped everyone a s k i n g : we have t o buy back t h i s "des igna ted" l a n d , g e t a d e v e l o p e r t o do t h e con- s t r u c t i o n and g e t a l l t h e fund ing i n p l a c e b e f o r e e i t h e r of t h e s e s t e p s cou ld be t a k e n . I n t h e meantime t h i s "des igna ted" l a n d would be used as green s p a c e f o r t h e l u x u r y h i g h r i s e s and o n l y th rough c o n f r o n t a t i o n and f i g h t i n g w i t h t h e r i c h r e s i d e n t s could i t be w r e s t e d from them.

It 's a s u p e r b example of a con job .

COALITION AGAINST "FREEw TRADE

Dear E d i t o r ,

Here are some a l t e r n a t i v e s t o t h e GST recommended by t h e POP Canada Net- work, a n a t i v e network of l a b o u r , com- munity, women, Na t ive , a n t i - p o v e r t y , church and o t h e r groups: 1. A n e t w e a l t h t a x : An annua l wea l th

of between 1-2% on a s s e t s o v e r $75, 000 t o $100,000 could r a i s e between $4 and $8 B i l l i o n . The t a x c o u l d b e s t r u c t u r e d s o t h a t homes, f a m i l y farm and o t h e r p e r s o n a l p o s s e s s i o n s of 80 t o 90% o f Canadians a r e exempt. Many European C o u n t r i e s i n c l u d i n g West Ger- many, A u s t r i a , Norway, Sweden and Den- mark have w e a l t h t a x e s . 2. R e s t o r i n g c o r p o r a t e t a x e s t o t h e

l e v e l s t h e r e were i n 1984 could y i e l d $1-2 B i l l i o n i n p u b l i c revenue. 3 . Ending c o r p o r a t e t a x b r e a k s such a s

d e p r e c i a t i o n a l lowances f o r r e a l e s t a t e d e v e l o p e r s , d e d u c t i o n s f o r mon- ey borrowed f o r c o r p o r a t e mergers , l o o p h o l e s t h a t a l l o w c o r p o r a t i o n s t o d e c l a r e p r o f i t s i n t a x haven c o u n t r i e s i n s t e a d of Canada. These cou ld b r i n g i n a s much as $2 B i l l i o n . 4 . Ending t h e b u s i n e s s e n t e r t a i n m e n t

d e d u c t i o n would b r i n g up t o $1 B i l . 5. Charging i n t e r e s t on d e f e r r e d cor -

p o r a t e t a x e s could y i e l d $4-6 B i l . 6. Making t h e p e r s o n a l income t a x sys-

tem p r o g r e s s i v e (based on a b i l i t y t o pay) by t a x i n g c a p i t a l g a i n s a t t h e saxe r a t e a s wages and s a l a r i e s ($500M) r e s t o r i n g t h e p r o g r e s s i v e r a t e s t r u c - t u r e t o t h e income t a x sys tem ($2-4 B) and r e s t o r i n g t h e t a x on i n h e r i t a n c e ( $ 1 B ) would y i e l d s e v e r a l b i l l i o n . 7. The f e d e r a l government could a l s o

s a v e p u b l i c revenue by (a ) Requ i r ing companies t o pay f o r

t h e i r own job t r a i n i n g programs ($3B). (b ) Reducing unemplovment t o 4 7 ( $ 4 E ) .

CULTURAL T E A C H I N G

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(c) Reducing i n t e r e s t r a t e s by 4% o v e r a f o u r y e a r p e r i o d ($6B).

(d ) Reducing t h e m i l i t a r y budget t o t h e l e v e l i t w a s i n 1984 ($3.3B).

A l l o f t h e s e measures would h e l p w i t 1 1 t h e d e f i c i t wi thou t a t t a c k i n g womens' c e n t r e s , Nat ive programs, ~ w o p l e on w e l f a r e , e d u c a t i o n o r l l e a l t i ~ programs.

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SMILE

A smile can unlock ! and open a l o t of doors A simple s m i l e can say h e l l o

/ A s m i l e can say I c a r e A smile can say 'how a r e you?' A smile can say 'be happy' A smile can br igh ten a person 's day, A smile don ' t c o s t anything. So go around c o l l e c t i n g , A s m i l e don ' t need t r a n s l a t i o n , A smile is understood by a l l r aces , So when you read t h i s s m i l e - Make everybody's day!

Pe t e r Eastman

his has t o be an o ld song; look how o ld t h e paper i s . . l o o k how o ld t h e w r i t e r is...

ii AN OLD SONG

This i s an o ld , o l d song My Granma sang t o m e About t h e Renfew Valley Where she was born a century ago I never knew j u s t where it was I th ink , Ontar io , When I w a s s i x she s a i d she 'd pay a dime i f I could p lay it on my f i d d l e .

W e l l I earned t h a t dime But i t ' s been a long t i m e And you never see a f i d d l e .

Who wants t o hear a song s o o ld Who'd eve r t r y ? Who'd be s o bold?

~ e t ' s have a ho t t i m e he re & now Le t ' s d r ink and dance - no f i g h t s !

no t here . . This is t h e p l ace t o d r i n k your beer . The Marr Hotel s i n c e 1889. (The only t i m e i t burned down .)

Don Hodgson

Ode t o Mother Nature

C s t r o l l e d t h ru t h e woods one day, L seen a b e a u t i f u l b lue jay looking down a t me, rhen I seen a deer running f r e e 411 t h i s b e a u t i f u l w i l d l i f e is b e a u t i f u l t o see .

3ur Creator must have had a g r e a t nind t o make th ings so s tunning and g lor ious f o r a l l t o see. Even t h e l eaves on the trees yearn t o be f r e e .

Then comes along progress t o p o l l u t e and des t roy a l l these th ings of beauty our g r e a t grandchi ldren w i l l never see .

Oh Mother Nature you were sweet t o me, when you c rea ted t h ings f o r m e t o see.

P e t e r Eastman

Wind Song Valley

A l o t of people d r i f t o f f i n t o h i s l h e r own space A p lace so peaceful and beaut i f u l A v a l l e y i n t h e mountains of Canada There is a wind, a wind song which is c a r r i e d through t h e v a l l e y I n t h i s v a l l e y w e s e e people t h a t w e m i s s Old boyfr iends, o l d g i r l f r i e n d s , Oh how w e wish t o be t he re again, and again, and again Wind song v a l l e y , a p l ace wi th in t h e h e a r t It is a p lace of g r e a t love and happiness - It i s hope, f a i t h & most important . . . love.

Miki

WELL, I SUPPOSE YOU SHOULD J U S T FORGET HER, YOU N O N S E N S E . I T ' S V I T A L THAT

CAN'T GET BLOOD FROM I F SHE WANTED ME TOO,

THE A F F A I R WOULD P R O B A B L Y BE OVER I N

A MONTH, AND T H E N I W O U L D N ' T HAVE

PEACE

She r a n t s and y e l l s

The abuse pouring out of h e r mouth i n an end le s s

s t ream I chose no t t o

respond To respond would v a l i d a t e

t h e abuse.

I tune i n t o my Inner Peace

which i s louder

than t h e n o i s e I ' m hear ing.

The many f aces of abuse

t h a t I have seen and heard

Become a s one.

A l l unrevelant a s I s u r e l y know

not mine.

A recovering Adult c h i l d

of an ALCOHOLIC.

I She i l a Baxter ,

on ' t Quit I'

When th ings go wrong a s they sometimes w i l l , When t h e Road you ' re t rudging seems a l l up -h i l l , When funds a r e low and t h e deb t s a r e high, And you want t o s m i l e but you have t o s igh , When c a r e i s p re s s ing you down a b i t , R e s t i f you must, but don ' t you q u i t .

L i f e is queer w i th i t s t w i s t s and t u r n s , A s everyone of us sometimes l e a r n s , And many a f a i l u r e t u r n s about , When you might have won but s t uck i t ou t , ~ o n ' t g ive up, though t h e pace seems slow - You may succeed wi th another blow.

Often t h e goal is nea re r than It seems t o a f a i n t and f a l t e r i n g man, Often t h e s t r u g g l e r has given up, When he might have captured t h e v i c t o r ' s cup, And learned too late, when the n igh t s l i pped down, How c l o s e you were t o t h e golden crown.

Success is f a i l u r e turned i n s i d e ou t - The s i l v e r t i n t of t h e clouds of doubt , And you can never t e l l how c l o s e you a r e , It may be near when i t seems a f a r ; So s t i c k t o t h e f i g h t when you ' re hardes t h i t - It 's when th ings seem worst t h a t you musn't q u i t .

Submitted by B i l l Taylor

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