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4.i NEWSLETTER M ~ Y 15, 1990.

CARS! CARS! CARS! --- travel into the downtown core. The people who are going to pay for the

The signs along the highways pro-, I I freedom to move" on Hastings Street ,claim that British Columblans have are the people who live in the Down- "FREEDOM TO MOVE." Of course it's town Eastside. Almost everyone here brought to us by the Government of knows at least one person who has B.C., the Honourable.Rita Johnston, been hit, if not killed, in a car Minister of Transportation. It seems accident somewhere in this neighbour- like the limit of a slowcred's imag- hood. And let's not forget the in- ination is the hood ornament of their creased pollution, noise and stress automoblie. that increasing volumes of traffic Downtown Eastsiders will soon be bring with them.

getting a taste of that freedom, The We are being overwhelmed by cars Province and the Greater Vancouver and every level of government, from Regional District are planning to the City to the Province, wants to widen Hastings Street and the Bar- send more. The Downtown Eastside is nett Highway by an extra lane on not alone. Strathcona and Grandview

will be zapped by the planned high- This will allow even more cars to way down the Grandview cut, where

the railway tracks are now, and by the so-called Malkin Bypass that will funnel traffic to the Georgia Viaduct . People who live in the inner city

are choking on automobiles and all the planners and politicians are doing is making it easier for cars to get down here. What are we going to do about it? The Carnegie Community Centre As-

sociation will present:

C z a r s ! C z a r 5 ! Car s !

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CARNEGIE THEATRE

At this public meeting we will be discussing the traffic problem in the Downtown Eastside, what it means for us in the future and ways of finding solutions to the problem. We have also invited a four person panel to discuss the issue. Although no speakers are confirmed yet, we have asked reps to come from the CityVs

Engineering Dept., the Police Dept. Traffic Division, and citizen advo- cates on transit and traffic reform. Remember, if you're feeling a littl run down lately, this is not a hope- less cause. Revulsion at the dest- ructive force of the car is growing around the world. And it's easy to see why: Cars and the car industry are perhaps the number one contribu- tor to environmental degradation. Automobile exhaust is a major addi- tion to the hydrocarbons that create global warming and the Greenhouse effect . I In order to do that, automobiles 1

suck up incredible amounts of re- sources. In Western Europe, 44% of all petroleum is used by cars. In the Third World, that amount is al- most 50%. The auto industry uses 20% of all the steel in the U.S. and 213 of all the rubber. Doing something about cars isn't

just a question of improving the quality of life in the Downtown East- , side. 1t's a matter of making the world a better place to live. 1

By JEFF SOMMERS

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ENVIRONMENTAL 3

MOVE The Mount Pleasant Community Cen-

tre Association is sponsoring this forum, happening on Wednesday, May 16 from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. The focus will be on traffic and

alternate, practical ways to be- friending the environment. Beginn- ing at 6:30 several displays will open..Environment Canada, BC Transit and BC Gas, Cycling advocates, lin- ear Parks plans and more. It's becoming more and more ob-

vious that no "magic bullet" will be fired at the ;ast moment to mir- aculously solve the pollution pro- blems and let us wake up tomorrow to a clean, young world.

n BRING A FRIEND fl A 9 year-old in Grade 4 says: -

Gotta get moving, We're doin' the environment

'Friends of the 44' is back! Bingo at the Evelyne Sailer Centre, 320 Alexander, Mondays, 7:30.

(May the Numbers be with You!)

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Dear Homeless,

What lucky, outstanding people you are!

You are the recipients of the highest honour that a maximizing, prof- iteering market economy can bestow on you - exclusion from all property. You are the living (so far) embodiment of the achievement of the ultimate in cutting costs for profiteers. Not only do you not have to be housed, either at leisure or at work, but you do not present any responsibility to at all to the meinent bosses of the marketting community. You embody every- thing the capitalist hopes to attain - freedom from all labour costs. You exemplify the final expulsion of that troublesome, so unreliable factor of production - the "human factor".

So while you wander (homeless, cold, unfed, shivering and ill) about the streets, collecting cigarette butts, tin cans, old bottles, etc., you can be happy in the thought that you are giving supreme satisfaction to every millionaire and every billionaire, and every hustling Yuppy whose hundreds of thousands in profit is reaching out toward the millions.

0 you lucky, lucky homeless! Supreme peer of the maximum profiteering market economy society. Hail!

Or - should it be - HELL!? Bless you. Most sincerely,

Your happy former boss,

Mike Millionaire (Just call me - Big Buck)

Directions " A C H A L L E N G E T O S E T O U R A G E N D A F O R O U R C I T Y "

May 25 - 26,1990 Holiday Inn on Broadway - 711 West Broadway, Vancouver

Many of u s a r e concerned abou t 11 Community D i r e c t i o n s " i s about

t h e d ramat ic changes t a k i n g p l a c e i n s e t t i n g our agenda through a p rocess . our c i t y . We can s e e a c i t y emerging There a r e no p re - se t conc lus ions . t h a t exc ludes more and more peop le There a r e no bor ing p o l i c y papers . from l i v i n g i n Vancouver and p a r t i c - There won't be any e l e c t i o n gimickry. i p a t i n g i n t h e d e c i s i o n s t h a t a f f e c t There w i l l be a t h o u g h t f u l d ia logue our community and d a i l y l i v e s . about our c i t y & where i t ' s headed.

There a r e two b a s i c t r e n d s i n Van. On t h e one hand, neighbourhoods, community o r g a n i z a t i o n s and i n d i v i d - u a l s are working t o g e t h e r l i k e never b e f o r e t o s t o p mega developments from d e s t r o y i n g t h e q u a l i t y o f l i f e and a f f o r d a b i l i t y of l o c a l communities. On t h e o t h e r hand, w e are s tymied a t a lmost every t u r n by powerful devel- opment i n t e r e s t s , a r r o g a n t c i v i c government, and o u r own f e e l i n g s of f u t i l i t y a r i s i n g o u t of s o many l o s t b a t t l e s .

Which of t h e s e t r e n d s i s s t r o n g e s t ? That is up t o u s . It depends on

t h e energy, human r e s o u r c e s and com- mitment t o f i g h t f o r o u r c i t y t h a t we can muster . It depends on t h e s t r e n g t h of our "Community D i r e c t i o n s "

On t h e evening of Fr iday , May 25 and a l l day May 26, "Community D i r - e c t i o n s " is about o u r agenda t h a t w e w i l l begin t o set f o r o u r s e l v e s . It is about look ing a t o u r c i t y from our viewpoint as: 1 ) a whole commun- i t y ; 2 ) as homeowners, t e n a n t s , tax- payers , women, young people , s e n i o r s ,

1 gays, v i s i b l e m i n o r i t i e s , t h e d i s - a b l e d , u n i o n i s t s , low income people . .

On Sa tu rday , May 26th you w i l l have an o p p o r t u n i t y t o d i s c u s s your i d e a s , i s s u e s and concerns about Vancouver i n one of f o u r workshop a r e a s : 1) GROWTH - How Does Our Ci ty Grow?

How Should I t ? 2 ) THE AUTONOMOUS CITY - A Community

That Governs I t s e l f , and Cleaning Up Our Own Yard

3) THE INCLUSIVE CITY - A P l a c e For Everyone

4) THE MUNICIPAL ENVIRONMENT - How Green Is My C i t y ?

The sugges ted r e g i s t r a t i o n f e e i s $10 (employed), $7 (unemployed) o r whatever you can a f f o r d . I t a l s o in- c l u d e s lunch & c o f f e e on Saturday. P r e - r e g i s t r a t i o n is encouraged and - o n - s i t e c h i l d c a r e f o r Saturday can be a r ranged by c a l l i n g 879-1447 ASAP;

For more in format ion on "Community D i r e c t i o n s " p l e a s e c o n t a c t Donalda Viaud, convenor at 879-1447.

Hoping t o s e e you; i t ' s our c i t y .

Yours i n s o l i d a r i t y ,

LIBBY DAVIES

Saskatchewan Federation of Labour, CLC

Family and Fr iends of W i l l i s Shapar la c / o B.C. Federa t ion of Labour 3110 Boundary Road, Burnaby, B . C .

Dear Fr iends :

On behalf of t h e Execut ive Council and a l l members of t h e Saskatchewan Federa t ion of Labour I am w r i t i n g t o e x p r e s s our condolences o v e r t h e pass ing of W i l l i s Shapar la .

W i l l i s i n s p i r e d many of u s w i t h h i s l i f e l o n g commitment t o p r o g r e s s i v e causes and h i s w i l l i n g n e s s t o s t r u g g l e on beha l f of t h e working c l a s s . A product of h i s t imes , he saw t h e oppress ion and s o c i a l empt iness o f c a p i t - a l i s m and worked t o change t h e system. He w i l l be missed.

We would a l s o l i k e t o c e l e b r a t e h i s l i f e w h i l e w e mourn h i s pass ing . We a r e r i c h e r as a s o c i e t y because W i l l i s l i v e d . He and many o t h e r s have r a i s e d t h e consciousness of many Canadians by engaging, i n o rgan ized s t r u g g l e . He fought i n j u s t i c e where he found i t - we need many more W i l l i s Shapar las .

I n S o l i d a r i t y ,

Barbara Byers, P r e s i d e n t .

GENTLE STAR

We walk on d i f f e r e n t p a t h s but s e a r c h f o r t h e same g r e a t mystery of unknown s p i r i t u a l t r e a s u r e s t h a t stir t h e s e n s e s . Like t h e "wind i n t h e willows" t h e q u i e t adven ture of fo l lowing t h e sound of b i r d s s p l a s h i n g i n some d i s t a n t pond, o r t h e n a r c o t i c s m e l l of f r e s h morning a i r , c o u n s e l l i n g t h e f e e t t o move t o a p l a c e where t h e myst ic mystery once reposed i n decades passed, o r t o where i t now d w c i l s i n t h e f u t u r e of a b e t t e r world.

Garry Gust

To A l l of o u r Carnegie Family,

It is w i t h deep r e g r e t t h a t , due t o our work schedu le , w e f i n d t h a t we are unab le t o con t inue o u r d u t i e s a s Board Members a t t h i s t i m e .

But, t o each and e v e r y one o f you, i n c l u d i n g a l l o u r s t a f f a t Carnegie , w e want you t o know we w i l l always have you i n our h e a r t s & thoughts .

Who knows what t h e f u t u r e h o l d s ? Maybe somewhere down t h e p a t h of l i f e w e w i l l once a g a i n be a b l e t o s e r v e you as Board members.

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"HONOURING OUR FOUR DIRECI"I!ONS:

HONESTY, KINDNESS r

SHARING & STRENGTH"

The HELPING SPIRIT LODGE i s a new non-profi t s o c i e t y under t h e aus- p i ce s of a committee of members of t h e a b o r i g i n a l community i n t h e Grea te r Vancouver a r e a . The agency's c u r r e n t mandate i s t o conduct an ur- ban needs assessment. This r e sea rch w i l l determine the needs of aborig- i n a l women, c h i l d r e n and e l d e r s i n t h e East Vancouver a r e a a s they per- t a i n t o family v io l ence i s s u e s .

S p e c i f i c information w i l l be gath- ered t o develop a demographic p r o f i l e of those a f f e c t e d , and t o determine t h e e x t e n t and prevalence of t h e pro- blem. The problem and i t s s o l u t i o n ( s ) a s seen by t h e a b o r i g i n a l community, a s w e l l a s o t h e r concerned ind iv idua l s and agenc ies d e a l i n g wi th t h i s popu- l a t i o n , w i l l be explored.

Aboriginal i n i t i a t i v e s i n o t h e r ur- ban c e n t r e s w i l l p lay a s i g n i f i c a n t r o l e i n t h i s s tudy. S t r eng ths and weaknesses of e x i s t i n g s e r v i c e s w i l l be documented, and b a r r i e r s and i s s u e s

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a f f e c t i n g t h e e f f i c i e n t d e l i v e r y o f s e r v i c e s t o a b o r i g i n a l f a m i l i e s i n t h i s a r e a w i l l be i d e n t i f i e d .

Resu l t s of t h e r e sea rch s tudy w i l l be u t i l i z e d as t h e b a s i s f o r t h e de- s i g n of an a b o r i g i n a l family v io lence t r a n s i t i o n s h e l t e r , app rop r i a t e t o needs of f a m i l i e s i n c r i s i s i n t h e East Vancouver a r e a .

Research ques t i ona i r e s f o r agency workers and another f o r women/family members w i l l be a v a i l a b l e . We are ask ing f o r t h e cooperat ion of a l l in- t e r e s t e d ind iv idua ls /agenc ies i n f i l - l i n g ou t t he se ques t i ona i r e s . Your input is welcome and w i l l be t r e a t e d a s c o n f i d e n t i a l .

For more information regard ing t h e RESEARCH PROJECT, contac t :

Muriel Roberts

Research Coordinator

HELPING SPIRIT LODGE

205-96 East Broadway Ave.

Vancouver,B.C.

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(604)872-6649

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LETTERS TO THE BDXTOR Globe & M a i l Caxnsg&@ N@we&sft@r

Dear Editor :

I read wi th i n t e r e s t Deborah W i l - son ' s a r t i c l e about David S i n c l a i r , A dea th i n t he family, on Saturday, Apr i l 28, 1990.

The s t ronges t remembrance I have of David is how p r i v a t e he w a s about h i s i l l n e s s . Af te r he came ou t of t he h o s p i t a l i n January, he v i s i t e d Carnegie t o t e l l us t h a t a cancer was no longer i n remission but t h a t i t could be t r e a t e d and he'd be back

, t o work. Af t e r t h a t we l o s t touch with David

f o r awhile. H i s phone was disconn- ected and no one knew how t o reach him. Then i n February an a r t i c l e appeared about t he Her i tage House Hotel, and i d e n t i f y i n g David as a person with AIDS. I c a l l e d and l e f t s e v e r a l messages with t h e i n t e n t of asking David how people a t Carnegie could support him. David d i d n ' t an- swer my calls.

When David went back i n t o t h e hos- p i t a l , patrons and s t a f f from Carne- g i e continued t o v i s i t him. And now' t h a t he i s gone, a memmorial s e r v i c e has been organized f o r May 3rd .

I don ' t know why David s a i d t h a t h i s i d e n t i f i c a t i o n a s a person wi th AIDS had sparked a boycott by s t a f f and patrons, and t h a t he w a s indef- i n i t e l y suspended. Tha t ' s simply no t t rue . David remained on t h e a c t i v e s t a f f l i s t u n t i l Apr i l 9 th , t h e day a f t e r h i s death.

The Ci ty of Vancouver has very f i rm and very progress ive gu ide l ines about employees with AIDS. I send along two Ci ty brochures t o i l l u s t r a t e t h e i r theme t h a t "HIV d i s e a s e and AIDS a r e i l l n e s s e s we can no longer ignore a t work. With knowledge, understanding and compassion we can make t h e work- p lace a s a f e and comfortable environ- ment for a l l ."

Furthemre, the Union ( W U ) t o which David Sinclair and the o the r f o r t y s t a f f a t Carnegie belong, simply would not have t o l e r a t e d t h e draconian personnel po l i cy which David a l l eged .

David i s n o t t h e f i r s t f r i e n d Car- negie has l o s t t o AIDS. And he won't be t he l a s t . With t h a t somber know- ledge we have over t h e years run a s t a f f workshop wi th t h e a s s i s t a n c e of AIDS Vancouver, developed ou r own AIDS brochure, and cooperated wi th l o c a l groups t o provide an annual ed- uca t iona l focus on December lst, l r r

I n t e r n a t i o n a l AIDS Day. Obviously t h e need f o r AIDS and H I V

educat ion cont inues -- f o r s t a f f , f o r patrons, f o r people wi th AIDS, f o r newspaper r e p o r t e r s . Perhaps t h e g i f t David gave us i s t h e r ecogn i t i on t h a t t h i s t a s k is not y e t over .

S incere ly yours, Diane MacKenzie

L e t t e r s t o t h e Ed i to r Globe & Mail Carnegie Newsletter

P lease a l low me t o c o r r e c t a m i s - l ead ing re ference i n your Apr i l 28 a r t i c l e on AIDS s u f f e r e r David Sin- c l a i r . (A dea th i n t he fami ly) . You s t a t e t h a t when David's condi t ion be- came known a t Carnegie Community Cen- t r e , it "sparked a boycot t by s t a f f and pa t rons , and he was suspended i n d e f i n i t e l y ."

Nothing of t h e s o r t happened. No one a t Carnegie even knew about avid's condi t ion u n t i l i t was re- ported i n a newspaper. By then, he was too s i c k t o come t o Carnegie. There was no boycot t , no suspeasion.

How would David have been received i f he had come back? Our Assoc ia t ion has long taken p a r t i n campaigns t o r a i s e awareness about AIDS. J u s t a

few weeks before David went i n t o h o s p i t a l , we sponsored a f u l l day educa t iona l program i n cooperat ion wi th t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l AIDS day,

E a r l i e r i n 1989, another of our members was h o s p i t a l i z e d i n t h e l a t e r s t a g e s of AIDS. Whenever he f e l t enough f o r day r e l e a s e , he l e f t h i s h o s p i t a l bed and made a bee-line f o r Carnegie, where he s o c i a l i s e d wi th h i s f r i e n d s and took a f u l l p a r t i n meetings and debates on a l l t h e sub- j e c t s t h a t i n t e r e s t Carnegie pa t rons . When he d ied , h i s memorial s e r v i c e was held i n Carnegie. David w i l l have a memorial s e r v i c e i n Carnegie too - on Thrusday, May 3rd a t 1 pm.

A s f o r t h e Carnegie s t a f f , David enjoyed t h e p r o t e c t i o n of a s t r o n g AIDS po l i cy agreed on by everyone working i n Carnegie, as w e l l a s pro- t e c t i o n of h i s Union c o n t r a c t . There was no way he would be v ic t imized f o r being s i c k ,

AIDS i s a d i f f i c u l t enough sub jec t t o grasp without having t o contend wi th mis inforna t ion and hearsay. Car- negie Centre i s t h e home-away-from- home f o r thousands of people i n Van- couver 's lowest-income neighbourhood, and ou r Associat ion i s t h e i r democra- t i c a l l y e l e c t e d voice . We m i s s David and t h e c o n t r i b u t i o n s he made t o Carnegie. Your c a s u a l mis-statement d id a d i s s e r v i c e t o a community f i g h t i n g f o r i t s se l f - r e spec t and d ign i ty , and has made t h e pa in of our l o s s t h a t much g r e a t e r .

Yours t r u l y , Muggs S igurge i rson P res iden t , CCCA.

Edi tor ,

I ' m confused. Is Finance Minis te r M e 1 ~ o u v e l i e r ' s budget s t a b i l i z a t i o n fund necessary f o r t he economic growth of our Province o r is i t t r u l y a bpss fund, a s t h e NDP and Lib- e r a l s say? Is i t f o r our good o r f o r t h e good of t h e government's re- e l e c t ion?

In s e t t i n g up t h e fund M r . Couvel- ier t o l d t h e ~ e ~ i s l a t d r e on March 24, 1988 t h a t " in yea r s where revenues peak sharp ly , t r a n s f e r s w i l l be made t o t h e fund. I n years of revenue s h o r t f a l l , t r a n s f e r s w i l l be made from the fund. Our o b j e c t i v e s w i l l be t o avoid borrowing o r c u t t i n g back from s o c i a l programmes."

Minutes a f t e r announcing t h e estab- l ishment of t h e fund, M r . Couvelier t r a n s f e r r e d , i n h i s 1988 budget speech, $450 m i l l i o n i n t o the fund and then announced t h a t t h e govern- ment was borrowing $191 m i l l i o n t o balance t h e budget. That c e r t a i n l y doesn ' t meet t h e o b j e c t i v e of avoid- ing borrowing.

In h i s 1989 budget speech M r . Cou- v e l i e r announced t h a t $500 m i l l i o n would be taken f r o m t h e fund and $538 m i l l i o n be put i n t o the fund? In h i s 1990 budget speech M r . Couve- l i e r s a i d t h a t $684 m i l l i o n would be taken from t h e fund and $612 m i l l i o n be put i n t o t h e fund.

A s I s a i d I ' m confused. Can we take 1989 and 1990 t o be good yea r s econ- omical ly because i n t o t a l $1.15 b i l l - i on w a s pu t i n t o t h e fund o r should w e cons ider them bad yea r s economi- c a l l y because $1.184 b i l l i o n was taken from t h e fund?

Seems t o me t h e budget s t a b i l i z a - ' t i o n fund is a b s fund .

Darren Lowe d

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WOMAN'S PLACE IS I N THE HOME

Look homeward, da r l i ng ! But t h e r e w a s no home; The b a i l i f f had j u s t been by And the e v i c t i o n n o t i c e read: "Get out by ....... 11

Look homeward, da r l i ng ! But t h e r e was no home: The b a i l i f f 'd been And now was seen -

P i l e d high - y e t no t so high - What f u r n i t u r e we'd had.

Look homeward, da r l i ng ! But t h e r e w a s no home: The demoli t ion b a l l Of t h e developers (one and a l l ) Had r e c e n t l y t h a t way come.

Look homeward, da r l i ng ! But t h e r e w a s no home: And the vacancy r a t e Was l e s s than one Percent.

Look homeward, da r l i ng ! But t h e r e w a s no home: And, weary, She l a y down In t h e doorway of a s t o r e On a downtown s t r e e t .

Look homeward, da r l i ng ! But t h e r e w a s no home: And s o The f o e t u s s q u a t t e r l e f t The womb of thought, And boarded windows, doors Flew open:"For Rent" s i g n s moved a s i d e , For housed and s h e l t e r e d people!

Look homeward, da r l i ng ! But t h e r e was no home: The corpora te ranchers Had j u s t c lear -cu t - and burned - The anc ien t / r ecen t Rainfores t . There was no home.

~ o o k homeward, d a r l i n g ! But t h e r e was no home: Overhead had flown From t h e opulent no r th America The bombers from t h e USA On homes - i n Guatemala, Vietnam Grenada Panama What homes were l e f t ? And - what can be s a i d of Afghanistan?

of Tienamen Square? of South A f r i c a ' s Apartheid?

Look homeward, d a r l i n g ! But t h e r e was no home: The BOMB had j u s t been dropped On Hiroshima - On Ragasaki. There were no homes!

Look homeward, da r l i ng ! But t h e r e w a s no home.

I n anc i en t t i m e They sacked and burned..

I n modern war They bomb and poison. .

I n f u t u r e war ~ h e y ' l l k i l l u s a l l .

They ' l l l e ave t h e whole world - dead.

w e ' l l have no home

LET'S STOP IT.

BUT THAT' S NOT ALL ! ---------------- We must r e c a l l t h a t a l l of t h i s is not t h e whole s t i n k i n g s t o r y . Back i n t h e T h i r t i e s - I can remember - any month a t a l l from December t o December w e put up t a rpape r shacks and used o l d f l o u r sacks t o sew shee t s f o r bunks b u i l t of torn- a p a r t boxes, l i k e t h e ones f r u i t came i n , t h a t we'd found on junk p i l e s o r i n d i t c h e s ; put up t e n t s and drank "heat" and v a n i l l a ex- t r a c t f o r i n s p i r a t i o n whi le media voices , no t so f r equen t , loud o r

a s c l e a r , p e r s i s t e n t , i n s i s t e n t and everywhere appearing a s now p o n t i f i c a t e d : "Woman's p l ace is i n t h e home!

And s o

Look homeward, Darl ing! But where a r e t he se homes?

For not have t roops and p o l i c e I ? A l l w e l l armed wi th batons, s h i e l d s :? and whips 11 Come i n - so we l l deployed and

W e l l mounted on s t e e d s Trained t o trample?

Well In t h e t h i r t i e s , a s a r e s u l t -; There were no homes I n t he 90 's - t h e r e a r e no homes!

One more war And t h e Ear th w i l l be no more.

. LET'S STOP I T . // END THE ARMS RACE!

FUND HUMAN NEED!

(1990) Bea t r i ce Ferneyhaugh

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1. RECYCLING: PLASTIC - "SUPERLJOOD" i

Before w e g e t too f a r down t h e re- cyc l ing road, w e should cons ider t h e l i m i t a t i o n s of re-cycl ing.

I n Vancouver, t h e l a t e s t b ig re- cyc l ing move i s by Superwood Ontar io Limited - they produce "Superwood" out of waste p l a s t i c & discarded j u i c e car tons . The v ice-pres ident of "~uperwood" is quoted i n a r ecen t Sun a r t i c l e a s say ing "The f i r s t p l an t of i t s kind i n t h e whole world w i l l open by t h e end of May i n M i s s - i s sauga , & t he second w i l l be i n BC by t h e f a l l . " - ~ e ' s t a r g e t i n g Coqu- i t l am, Surrey o r Langley f o r t h i s p l a n t & says i t w i l l employ 32 people & ope ra t e 24 hours a day, 5 dayslwk.

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Re-cycling p l a s t i c s is being ha i l ed a s a g r e a t s t e p forward i n eco log ica l awareness - but cons ider t h i s :

"The process conver t s p l a s t i c s i n t o a wood-like substance t h a t w i l l no t r o t o r mould & is water r e s i s - t a n t . ... it can be used t o b u i l d fence pos t s , lawn c h a i r s , p i cn i c t a b l e s , park benches, decks, docks, & curb-stops f o r parking l o t s . " Now l e t ' s g e t a g r i p on r e a l i t y

he re , & use a l i t t l e l o g i c - i f t h e answer t o non-biodegradable waste i s t o t u r n i t i n t o something t h a t i s even l e s s biodegradable ... t h i s v i r - t u a l l y permanent "~uperwood". . . doesn ' t t h a t mean i t w i l l hang around longer? By t h i s so-cal led "recycl ing" process - a r e n ' t we j u s t i nc reas ing t h e t e r r e s t r i a l ' s h e l f - l i f e ' of plas- t i c ? The "Superwood" p l an t i s only one example.

Environment Canada i s promoting an American p lan t o dump tires i n t h e ocean & bu i ld underwater r e e f s f o r t o u r i s t scuba d i v e r s ou t of them. This is a l s o c a l l e d "recycling", but is obviously j u s t an out-of-sight, out-of-mind dumping of garbage. Real r ecyc l ing of t i r e s has been done i n Ontar io , where t h e t i r e s a r e chipped & mixed wi th a spha l t f o r road re- paving. It makes a s a f e r , more non- sk id su r f ace - e x a c t l y what we need on t h e w e s t coas t - but what a r e w e g e t t i n g i n s t ead? T i r e s permanently dumped i n t h e ocean and p i c n i c t a b l e s t h a t l a s t fo rever .

Anyone who i s sepa ra t i ng p l a s t i c s a t home i n t h e i r blue-boxes should s e r i o u s l y cons ider t h e p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t t h e y ' r e j u s t con t r ibu t ing t o a coverup on t h e environmental c r i s i s i n t h e form of processes t h a t make money o f f p roducts t h a t a c t u a l l y ex- tend t h e p o l l u t i o n p o t e n t i a l of t h e m a t e r i a l s involved.

Recycler Beware! TORA

Crackdown cleans up corner I By ROBERT SARTI been released because police are 4 two-week crackdown on street- having trouble contacting his next-

l e el cocaine trafficking at Main and of-kin in El Salvador. ~ $ t i n g s has managed to drive most' The unknown assailant fled on b&he drug dealers off the corner, foot. cdbmunity, workers and police Before the crackdown, drug agree. = , dealers could be seen handing over ,The dealers who frequented the drugs for cash in broad daylight in

sidewalk in fiont of Carnegie Com- front of Carnegie. munity Centke have gone either up The intersection, considered the the-street or into back lanes. crossroads of the downtown east

"It (publicdrug dealing) has eased side, is just a half block from police for a while, due to heavy police headquarters, and on major bus dorcement and the extra work of routes bringing suburban commut- CB@egie staff, but we've still got to ers into the city.

the extra pressure on or they will come roarink back," Vancouver

a different picture than two weeks ago. While drug dealers continued to pass through the interseclion, they did not linger.

Carnegie security worker Robert Morrison pointed out three drug dealers who had taken up positions further up Hastings.

He said Carnegie patrons appreci- ate the change of the past two weeks.

He said Carnegie security workers have been been keeping a close watch on the action. Anyone identi- fied as a drug dealer iq barred kom

drug squad ~e t . -~ohn Dragani said in an interview Tuesday.

Dragani, 'who said he was speak- ing for drug squad head S. Sgt. Larry Smith, confirmed police have stepped up patpols of the area.

Carnegie security workers say the increased police presence and a r res t s have scared off many dealers.

Dragani also credited Carnegie employees with keeping the pressure on the corner.

The crackdown started following the knife slaying of a 29-year-old man at the corner on April 26.

Police said the victim was a known drug dealer. His identity has not

Too Much Freedom

Turmoil and d e p r e s s i o n I had l i t t l e i n t e r e s t f o r people Animals were my f r i e n d s But c i v i l i z a t i o n had me t h e r e Because I had t o c o n t r o l my animal u r g e s t o keep on l i v i n g TOO much freedom Too much freedom

On ~uesday, the corner presented the building.; w

and few f r i e n d s . . a promise o f a f u t u r e Deep foreboding he ld on to my s o u l - Dorin

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THE NEWSLETTER AND MEETING LIST OF

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS

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REQUIRED : 3 MONTHS TO SUPPORT, 6 MONTHS TO SHARE; FOR CLEARANCE, CONTACT NAME

AND TELEPHONE NUMBER AT RIGHT ALL MEETINGS AT 7 :30 UNLESS STATED

VANCOUVER DETOX Tuesday, 8 :00 P M.

Tracy 874-9604 Paul D. 662-7699 LAKES IDE

Thursday (Women) Wendy 430-6906 MAPLE COTTAGE

Tuesday : Wayne o r Diane Z. 526-2755 Friday : Bi l ly W. 524-6572 / Don 521 -8273

FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC UNIT J i m 524-0078

NEWHAVEN 1 s t & 3 r d Thursdays : Gordon R. ... 5 2 1 -9236

SERVICE , The following i s a l i s t o f service positions and contact phone number's : Treasurer: Janis 275-3874 Act iv i t ies : VACANT Vice Chair : Gordon 682-8048 Secretary: Joy 734-8602 Literature : J e f f 8 .275-3874 Public Information : Mike 325-4750 Area Service Rep : Evelyn 433-1 8 8 2 Regional Service Rep : Wendy 430-6906 Hospitals and Institutions : Paul D. 662-7699 Newsletter : Alexander 327-2082 Spring Clean : Rob 222-1307 re le~hone Comm. Chair Georae 437-69 1 8

COMMITTEE MEETINGS BFH = Burnaby Fellowship Hall,

P.I. :l s t Monday o f April, 7 :30prn BFH Telephone Committee : , 7:30 p.m., BFH

Newsletter : May 2 ,9 :15, a f ter 3 r d Tradition. H&l : 3 r d Wed., 6 :00 a t 4035 Kamloops St.

Spring Clean Committee : Apr i l 25,9 :15 p.m., a f ter THIRD TRADITION, 1 1 4 West Broadway

P.N-W.C.N.A *13 '1 CAN'T - WE CAN' PNWCNA Oct 26-28 Delta River Inn, Richmond

Committee me the 3 r d Monday o f every month (Apri % h), a f ter FREE TO BE,

1 1 4 West Broadway. Call Lo r i : 253-8488

- AREA SERVICE C O M M I T T E E MEETS 2nd MONDAY EVERY MONTH, 7 ~ 3 0 , 3981 M A I N ST -

WORklNG WiTH A SPONSOR A sponsor is someone who can teach me how

to l ive without using drugs, and how to l i ve and cope wi th character defects I cannot seem to accept. A sponsor teaches me to look at good things about myself, not just the bad. My sponsor is my friend. He i s there to support me, but not to baby me when I make a mistake.

My sponsor Peaches me i n ways I understand, whatever those ways may be. My sponsor i s not my keeper or my mom. I need my sponsor to tel l me when I'm o f f t:ack or when I'm doing well. I may not get it the f i r s t time, but I w i l l get it. It's not always rosy, but 1 learn through my mistakes. That's learning how to live.

Sponsorship is sometimes a love-hate relationship, like so many other relationshgips in my life. When I'm learning how to let go o f control, I sometimes feel fo r a while like I hate the person who's helping me. My sponsor, through loving me unconditionally, helps me through that. A sponsor i s something I need. J.B., New Mexico (NA Way, June 1989) YOU NEVER HAVE TO USE AGAIN I recently realized that death i s really an option fo r me, o r for anyone else who suffers f rom the disease o f addiction and chooses not to follow the simple suggestions o f the program o f Narcotics Anonymous. Just as our fellowship i s open to anyone regardless o f age, race, sexual identity, religion, o r lack o f religion, so i s dying f rom the disease o f addiction.

It i s not only for the heroin addict lying i n the gutter with r needle sticking out o f his arm, but also a doctor's wife wi th two small children whose drug o f choice was alcohol. I know, because I just buried such a woman. I kept telling her friends to just le t her go and she would be back when she was ready. It never crossed my mind that she might die f i rs t .

Our l iterature tells us that some must die i n order f o r others to live. I am grateful to the program of Naroctics Anonymous and my Higher Power fo r allowing me to choose l i fe. The message i s simple: you never have to use again. Anonymous (NA Way, Dec 89)

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!CAN'T, YOU CAN 1) Imagine, i f you wil l , how much time wt spent on street corners, by the phone, i r pubs. The getting and using and finding tht ways and means to get more. How m u d money did we spend? How much energy did we expend? How much trouble would we ga to f o r a f i x? Maybe your addiction didn'l bring you to detox or to j a i l yet. Maybe 11 did. Share your experience, strength, and hope at Hospitals and Institutions Meetings.

OR 2) Hey, man! We don't need you. We are doing fine as i t is. Detox and j a i l meetings have been going strong for years, so who needs you? H & I service i s extremely rewarding, so why should we share I t ? Do us a favor and stay home.

OR 3) Please, we beg of you, pleese ! We can't go on. We can't do i t without you. You make the difference! Think of a l l those poor, suffering addicts, just waiting to hear your story! Please support H & I meetings. We (cough, cough) need your he1 p desperate1 y.

OR 4) OK, We'll make you a deal. You wpport jetox meetings and we guarantee you11 never have to use again. At least you won3 forget the results.

TEST SURVEY (choose one) Please forward your answer3 to the

H & I Committee a) I am extreme1 y offended. I wouldn't

wpport H&l i f you paid me. I've never been ~o insulted 1 n my life.

b) Gee,thatguiltstuffreallyworks ror me. Where do I dgn up?

C) I can't be bothered. I ts tw far. Nho cares? Besides, thats hockey night. And dhat about Knots Landlna? Someone else . di l l do It. I can't. uou can.

a) I yu w r i h *3. tspecielly the part where you beg.

d Service w o r k 1s an impor tan t p a r t o f recovery. There are lots o f d i f ferent ways to empty ashtrays. Car ry ing the message through Hospitals and Inst i tu t ions can he1 p us put o u r ta l k In to action and show o u r gratitude. How can we he1 p?

Paul D.. Addict

ALL COMMITTEE WORKSHOP, DINNER. MEETING, & DANCE Saturday, ~ a y ~ l t h , w, 3096 E Hastings 2:00 pm-6:00 pm-All Committee

Workshop 6:00 pm-7: 15pm - Potluck Dinner

7:30 - 9:00 - Meeting 9:00 - l:00 sm - Dance

SPRING CLEAN '90 May 2 5, 2 6, 2 7 on Gambier Island

~dul ts : $55.00 Children: $30.00 Please confirm registration by April 30 Out of Tom tickets Kill be held at dock. Under 18 must be accompained by Adult. Support is available for those on financial assistance who require it. Further Info: Sharon K . 430-6906

Activities: Meetings, campfires. swimming, -hiking, games; and the

-- SATURDAY NIGHT TALENT SHOW!!!

ABOUT TWELVE STEP PEOPLE AND LAUGHTER: "h &qtiy at t%% w t M r M rnvr iK-of c H c ~ o # s ~ ~ s and f#uy 4cHws - m Call t'aks dMd (5?R e+wrkwes -cHtsy f i g r a t i i , se l f lEKyimss, Ms&, and(kAl?rri&. ' Cecil C.

RECOVERY RECOLLECTION: 7 &wed Ibdmy being i / rd~ i81 . "Used w i t h

lrrmtrsion from "Oed grant me the Lau9htrr"fd f

VAI\(CO~, V ER AND AREA NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS

MEETINGS April, 1990

*NON-SMOKING @ Wheelchair Accessible

MONDAY 12:15 NEW ATTITUDES

2851 Heather Street, Class *7 7 :30 K.I.S.S.

6 t h Street and Queens, New Westminster 7 :30 MISSION RECOVERY Dogwood Room, Royal Canadian Legion, Mission 7 :30 LAST DOOR

1281 7 104 th Ave Surrey (Backdoor) 7 :30 SENSE OF WONDER

4 5 5 West 13 th Ave 7 :30 A NEW BEGINNING

1001 1 "5 Road a t Williams, . (Church o f God) Richmond. (1 2 Step Meeting) 7 :30 FREE TO BE

1 1 4 West Broadway 8:OO , , + POCO PIONEERS

Ter ry Fox Library, Por t Coquitlam, Rm 1

TUESDAY 1 2 :30 NO NAME NA GROUP

U.B.C. Hospital, Main Floor, Room "31 1, (Through Lab Medicine)

7 :30 NEW BEG INNINGS Chilliwack United Church Hall,

Main Street Entrance, Downstairs 7 :30 FLAME OF HOPE '

176 East 2nd Street, North Vancouver ! 7 :3O * @ BACK TO BASICS

3981 Main Street 7 :30 WE DO RECOVER

1 2 4 8 Seymour (Gay, a l l welcome) 8 :OO DOPES A NOPE

14600 Nor th B l u f f Road, White Rock. (small white building w i t h blue striper)

8 :OO FREE 'N EASY (Speaker Meeting on 1 s t Tuesday o f every month). One Way Club, 22270 North Avenue,

behind the Mane$ Hetel, Maple Ridge. 9 :00 NEW MEET INO: Bwntby Fellowrhlp Hall r-

WkUNkSUAY

12:15 NEW ATTITUDES 2851 Heather Street, class "7

7 :30 THIRD TR ADlT ION 1 14 West Broadway

7 :30 NORTHERN CONNECT ION 245 Marine Dr., Dreighton Mall, Blaine, WA.

7:30 * WOMEN ON WEDNESDAYS (Closed) 3981 Main St., Upstairs

7 :3O @ CLEAN AND CRAZY (closed) 871 1 Cambie Road, Richmond

8:OO ITS UP TO YOU 6th & Queens Avenue, New Westminster

THURSDAY 1 2 :00 Noon NEVER ALONE Steveston Communitu Centre. 41 1 1 Moncton St

1 020 Nelson Street 8 :OO THE SOLUTION

33324 S Fraser Way @ Borquin, M i l l Plaza Mall 8 SlO ST A IRW AY TO FREEDOM

747 Alderson Way, Coquitlam, Fatima Centre 8 :OO NEW WEST WINNERS

11 11 6 th Avenue, New Westminster 8 SlO SOU AMISH MEET H O

Squamish Alano Club 9 :30 O SHOREW AY TO RECOVERY

176 East 2nd Avenue, North Vancouver

FRl DAY 12:15 NEW ATTITUDES

2851 Heather Street 7 :OO 60 MINUTES

Douglas College Rrn 421 1 7 :30 SURVIVORS

5 9 West Pender Street 7 :30 * Y A GOTTA WANNA

YMCA, 755 Burrard, Barclay Room 7 :45 JUST FOR TODAY (Closed)

445 1 Williams Road, Richmond. 8W L ANGLEY GROUP

Douglas Hall, 20550 Douglas, Langley

SCIL U W U A t

l Z D 0 CORNERSTONE Carnegie Center, Main & Hastings

2 SlO AKA Unity Church, 1630 Edinburgh St, New West.

7 :30 ST ART IN0 OVER 1 155 Thurlow Street

8 DO SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 1 11 1 6th Ave, New West

8 SlO UNKNOWN ADDICTS 231 8 St Johns St, Port Moody

SUNDAY 1 1 :00 * OVER EASY BREAKFAST MEETING

1 125 West 1 2th 12 DO Noon NEVER ALONE Steveston Community Centre, 41 1 1 Moncton St 7 90 SUN0 AY SERENITY

1 1963 Haney Place, Maple Ridge Arena, Maple Ridge

7 :30 t @ STEPS TO RECOVERY (Step/Tradition Meeting, Closed - Addicts only)

14 10 West 12th Avenue 7:30 * 8 NEW FREEDOM

King Edward Campus, Room 3054, 1 155 East Broadway -

7:30 TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS : 433 Carnarvon, New Westminster'

7 :30 LANGLEY MEETING Douglas Ha11 20550 Douglas

8.90 DRIFTWOOD GROUP ?. 15262 Pacific, White Rock

8 :30 HOPE IN HOPE 588 Hope-Princeton Hiway, Hope

CAKES - 1 Year: Tony G., Wednesday, May Znd, at Th i rd Tradition. Want uour cake announced?

Call the ~ews le t t e r PNWCNA $ 1 3 T-SHIRTS T-sh i r t s f o r the Pacific Northwest

Convention o f Narcotics Anonymous * 13 are available fo r $1 3:00 each o r 2 f o r $25.00.

Contact Sharon K. 430-6906 o r other members of the Spring Clean Committee

Debra Thomas Program Coord ina to r U.R.B.A.N.

Dear M s . Thomas:

At o u r r e c e n t Carnegie Community Centre A s s o c i a t i o n board o f d i r e c - t o r s meet ing t h e i s s u e o f your fund- i n g s i t u a t i o n w a s r a i s e d and our board passed a motion o f s u p p o r t f o r your o r g a n i s a t i o n . A s you know, we a t Carnegie a r e q u i t e involved w i t h t h e Urban Nat ive Community. Over t h e l a s t y e a r we have i n c r e a s e d o u r pro- gramming i n t h i s a r e a and now have a s o l i d group of peop le who g e n e r a t e t h e energy f o r c o n t i n u i n g n a t i v e pro- gramming. Two r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s from Carnegie a t t e n d e d your r e c e n t confer- ence "Urban Voices" and found i t q u i t e s t i m u l a t i n g .

A t Carnegie we d e a l w i t h a v a r i e t y of c u l t u r a l groups and are c o n s t a n t l y s e e i n g t h e need f o r b e t t e r communica- t i o n between Abor ig ina l and non-Abor- i g i n a l people . A n o r g a n i s a t i o n such as yours i s a n important element i n t h e mix of groups d e a l i n g w i t h t h e s e i s s u e s . We wish you s u c c e s s i n sec- u r i n g s t a b l e and c o n t i n u i n g funding.

S i n c e r e l y ,

Donald MacPherson Program Coord ina to r Carnegie Cen t re

VOLUNTEERS - - - - - - - - - - S p o r t s Page

TF There i s a popular b e l i e f t h a t bowling i s a bor ing a c t i v i t y , about t h e lowest form of r e c r e a t i o n y e t de- v i s e d . Try and convince Mary Brogan, Pat Kenda l l , Robert Anderson, Larry Loyie, Nelson Sock, Barb Gudmundson, Richard and L e s l i e H i l l . These a r e

I a l l Carnegie Volunteers who know how t o have a r e a l l y good t ime ... bowling!

The o u t i n g took p l a c e a t t h e F r a s e r Bowlaway on Fr iday , May 4 t h , when t h e Volunteers pu t on a s t u n n i n g demon- s t r a t i o n of t h e s k i l l s involved. Once t h e o b j e c t of t h e game was f i g u r e d o u t , bowling b a l l s and p i n s were f l y - i n g and r e s p e c t a b l e s c o r e s were rack- ed up amidst a l l t h e jok ing and laugh- ing . Seeing our l o y a l and hard- working Volunteers g e t t i n g ou t and en joy ing t h e n s e l v e s s o much l e f t everyone wi th a v e r y warm f e e l i n g (and perhaps a n ach ing body).

I f you a r e a Volunteer and d a r e t o have a good t ime too , s t a y tuned f o r upcoming e v e n t s i n which you may be- come involved. How does bowling, swimming, i c e - s k a t i n g and m i n i a t u r e golf sound t o you, s p o r t s f a n s ?

Get involved!

p DOWNTOWN 685-4488 Wed. evening: 5 to 8:30 Dr. AL VENNEMA

Drop in Free Doctors on site y YOUTH

or call 223 Main St. Thur.evening: 5 to 8:30 for an

A ACTIVITIES Dr. COLIN. HORRICKS SOCIETY (confidential) appoint- STD nurses are on site

through the weekdays. men t .

I)ONA'I'IONS s INCE INCEPTION: Yanum Spath -$200 Nancy W.-$300 Willis S.-$110 George B.-$15 Rich P.-$41 Robert 5 .-$70 Jancis A.-$45

t 4 E W S L E T T E E Luis P.-$20 Tom - $4.02 IIIL N L U 5 I E T I k l I S A V U l L l C A T l U N O t 111k

Marg. S.-$20 L.B.T. -$I00 CA~NLCIE C O W I J N I ~ c u r u s Ab>lJ( I ATION Ted B.-$5 Sheila B.-$2

~11lc1.r i.yrc.rul 111. r1.r. u l 111JlvIJu.l Lillian H.-$20 James M.-$50

C U ~ ~ I I I ~ U I ~ I . .UJ nuc 01 our A . . a , r l a I l u & ~ 1.Mac~eod-$200 Kelly -$3 Art by Garry J.East-$1 Nancy 5.-$50

C l t y I n f o e t a f f cau ' t accept

d r ~ n a t l o ~ w for thin N e w e l r t t e r , eo I f you cou Iw lp , f lnd Paul 'I'oy lo r U I I ~ h e ' l l glue you a recel lbr.

Sue H.-$20 Steve R.-$10 Neil M.-$2 B. & B. -$8 Ian -$5 Peter E .-$5.32 CEEDS -$lo Keith C.-$20 Linda F.-$50 Etienne S.-$20 Mendel R.-$15 Wilfrid B.-$7 K'lem G.-$5 Anonymous -$48.73 Terry the Terrible -$lo0 Archie M.-$100 Linda K.-$100 Mniirrrn R - -ST Sandv C.-$40

N E E D H E L P ?

E R A cal l h e l p y o u w l t l r :

* any w e l f a r e p r o h l e e r s * U I C p r o b l e n r a * g e t t l n g l e g a l a s s l s t a r l c

1)EHA IIAS I i l . l < N I N I IIOWN'l'OWN EASTS I DL1 FOR 1 6 Y E A R S

I If you have to use a wheelchair to get around it's frustrating to be blocked by curbs, steps, narrow doors...all kinds of things. It's a hell of a lot worse when you go across the city - you have to book a Handidart

I bus a few days in advance and set everything up. People on a Handicapped Pension, able to use the regular buses, can buy a year's buspass for $36. If you have to use Handidart it costs $50 a month. If you, as a large portion of people in chairs are, get a fixed government pension, you have to pay for transport out of your food money. MSSH (Welfare) will add $25 to a monthly cheque for this service but of course it actually costs $50. - Harry Dawson has had enough of this discrimination against poor people. He has started a petition to bring attention to this and get a fair shake.

To Whom It May Concern

Whereas a monthly B.C. Transit bus pass is not valid for fare payment on Handidart buses and some offices of the Ministry of Social Services and Housing are no longer providing tickets for Handidart transportation, the disabled community is being discriminated against in that they are not provided the same fare concessions allowed to the ablebodied public, especially those who are on low income.

We the undersigned hereby petition B.C. Transit to either provide a yearly pass for Handidart transportation at the same cost as for regular bus system or, preferably, to set up a common bus pass for both'systems.

Look at the front desk of Carnegie, in the DERA offices, and around the Downtown Eastside if you wish to sign this petition.

CARNEGIE COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION

The Annual General Meeting wil1,be held on Sunday, June 3rd at 2:00 pm. On Thursday, May 31st, all candidates in the running for election to the Board of Directors are asked to come, declare their intention, and answer questions from the people. All members who plan to vote at the AGM should at- tend on Thursday. Carnegie is getting national attention; we need to elect people with the best interests of us all at heart. See you there!

WELL, HER E Y E S WERE S P A R K L I N G ,

AN0 YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS!

"...what a powerful co rpo ra t i on can and w i l l do."

I a t tended a meeting, a p u b l i c i n f o ga ther ing last n i g h t , designed t o l e t people i n Vancouver know what is happening and what w i l l happen i n t h e uppermost corner of our province be s i d e Alaska. The s l i d e s , music and some of t h e speakers were h e l p f u l i n showing what a powerful corpora- t i o n can do and w i l l , as t h e people i n B.C. , Alaska and t h e Yukon a r e without t h e a b i l i t y i n a c t i o n t o do otherwise.

The Geddes co rpo ra t i on is planning an open-pit copper mine on t h e magni- tude of a megaproject. The t a i l i n g s pond is a c t u a l l y a man-made l a k e one ki lometre wide and f o u r k i lomet res long, c o n t r o l l e d by a 100-metre h igh dam. The t a i l i n g s and ground rock are tox ic ; about 30% su lphur p l u s d i so lved copper, z i n c and c o b a l t . I n c o n t r a s t , t a i l i n g s from o t h e r B.C. mines a r e about 3% su lphur . The i d e a of dumping t h e t a i l i n g s i n a l a k e is t o prevent t h e su lphur from combining with a i r - and water t o produce sulph- u r i c ac id .

The dra inage from t h i s l a k e of deadly l i q u i d w i l l be up t o 70,000 ga l lons d a i l y ; s a t u r a t e d w i t h sulph- u r i c a c i d and t o x i c d i s so lved meta l s as mentioned .

I could go on wi th t h i s c l i n i c a l explana t ion of a company removing mined o r e on a r a r e l y matched l e v e l of e x p l o i t a t i o n . Such a c t i v i t y ... a r e t h e shareholders going t o use t h e i r money t o b e n e f i t t he Mayans i n Guatemala o r t h e s t a r v i n g i n E th iop ia? W i l l t h e f i n a n c i e r s of t h i s p r o j e c t use t h e i r money ( p r o f i t s a r e no t foreseen by t h e i n d i c a t i o n of copper p r i c e s on t h e world market) t o pay f o r much needed h e a l t h c a r e and edu- c a t i o n i n a l l c o u n t r i e s ? I don ' t t h ink so. It is my experience t h a t those with more money a r e less a b l e t o s e e those i n t r u e need.

It is l i k e l y more t o t h e p o i n t t h a t t h e economics generated by such a scheme w i l l on ly add t o t hose t h a t a l r eady have much more than they need.

Already t h e a r e a of t h e mine i s under s e ige : t h e r e ' s a survey l i n e become a road, four-wheel d r i v e ac- cess...we a l l know what t h a t means f o r g r i z z l y bears , mountain goa t s and a hos t of o t h e r c r e a t u r e s i n t h e v i r g i n ecology of t h e a r e a . There w i l l be p l en ty of hunt ing and f i s h - i n g f o r awhile and then t h e a r e a w i l l no t produce..and w e ' l l know why.

Shareholders of Geddes and o t h e r like-minded companies - can you see, can you hea r? Come t o Hast ings and Main and look upon t h e wonders of a man-made economic scheme. It is a f a l s e economy..peoples' s o u l s a r e being l o s t and i t i s no t l i k e l y t h a t those you look a t he re w i l l be your 'own'.

Unsustainable is no t fo reve r ; t h i s e a r t h is o r was s u s t a i n a b l e bu t wi th such e c o l o g i c a l l y unsound p r o j e c t s as Geddes' we w i l l s u r e l y des t roy he r .

The Tatshenshin i i s an a r e a deser- v ing i t s s u s t a i n a b i l i t y . C a l l WCC a t 683-8220 o r go t o 20 Water S t r e e t and o f f e r your he lp .

By MIKE BOHMERT

(PART 2 OF A SQUATTER'S STORY. PART 1 RAN I N THE LAST NEWSLETTER.)

I had put a double roof on my s q u a t t e r ' s c ab in , with a space be- tween t h e o u t s i d e t a r p and t h e c e i l - ing - which was simple t h i c k p l a s t i c you buy i n r o l l s from t h e hardware s t o r e . This was supposed t o t r a p warm a i r from t h e s tove and he lp keep t h e p lace warm. But i t t rapped b i r d s a s wel l . A l l n igh t I could hear them cheeping, f l u t t e r i n g and banging overhead. Between t h e b i r d s and t h e r a t s i t was hard t o s l eep .

I had learned about t h e pack ra t s e a r l y , while I was s t i l l s l eep ing i n a t e n t , bu i ld ing my cabin. They would s t e a l anything I put down; soap, s t e e l wool, s t r i n g , food. They b i t a ho l e i n t h e t e n t and l a t e r , when I got some of t h e i n d u s t r i a l s t r e n g t h p l a s t i c buckets t h e o t h e r s q u a t t e r s used t o s t o r e food, they b i t through them too. They were vor- ac ious and e l u s i v e , s o I got a c a t .

The high t i d e was washing r i g h t t o t he t op of t h e beach by October, soaking t h e dr i f twood we used f o r t he s tove . And t h e rain-swollen creeks were muddy a good d e a l of t h e time, making dr ink ing water another problem.

But oh t h e d e l i g h t s ! The peace, the l e i s u r e , t h e f r e s h a i r , t h e w i l d l i f e . A t dawn once, my dog s t a r - t ed growling a s we came i n s i g h t of a huge network of l o g s tossed up on the beach. From behind shambled what looked, i n t h e h a l f - l i g h t , l i k e a l i t t l e o l d hunched man, dragging a f i s h n e t . I t was a c t u a l l y a sea- l ion making f o r t h e s u r f .

A t n i g h t t h e r e w e r e t h e s t a r s and I t h e uniquely i n t ima te , s l i g h t l y spec- ' t r a l lamplight i n t h e o t h e r cab ins .

And my neighbours, once I got t o know them, w e r e f u l l of he lp and ad- v ice . They taught m e t o seek ou t

.dr i f twood wi th knots i n i t f o r f i r e -

wood. It d r i e d qu ick ly and burned a long time. To look f o r cedar f o r kin- d l i n g , t o s t r i n g f i s h n e t over t h e s tove t o dry ou t t h e wood; they show- ed m e t h e hidden sites of abandoned cab ins where t h e r e were always b i t s and p ieces of m a t e r i a l s I could use. They t o l d m e where i n t h e cab in t o l o c a t e t h e s tove s o t h a t t h e smoke would mostly blow away from t h e dwel- l i n g , where t o p ick choice o y s t e r mushrooms and s h e l l f i s h .

There was Blue, wi th , wi th t h e bat- t e r e d f a c e of an o ld f i g h t e r who had b u i l t on t h e f a r s i d e of t h e b ig r i v e r and had t o g e t t h e r e , when t h e r i v e r was high, by a cab l e c a r he had b u i l t . There was S t r i d e r f o r whom t h e beach was l i t e r a l l y a l i f e s a v e r - he was an a l c o h o l i c who knew t h e c i t y would k i l l him. And Mike, a dark good looking man, H e spoke s e v e r a l lang- uages and had a huge l i b r a r y . H e hos- t ed t h e beach br idge games which some- t i m e s went on f o r 36 hours.

Lonesome, a neighbour of mine went t o l i v e i n Po r t Renfrew f o r awhile. He found he couldn ' t s l e e p i n t h e bed because i t was t oo s o f t , and he couldn ' t s l e e p on t h e couch because he wasn't used t o t h e humming of t h e r e f r i g e r a t o r .

The most remarkable and respec ted members of t h e beach community - t h e nucleus of i t r e a l l y - were a family. Steve and Barb, t h e i r s i x ch i ld ren , t h e i r goa t s , ducks . . ra i s ing such a l a r g e family on t h e beach without any of t h e u sua l ameni t ies must have been tough, but t h e k i d s were c lean , b r i g h t and hardworking. Great s u r f e r s too.

On Christmas Eve, Blue, h i s f r i e n d Wendy and I went i n t o Por t Renfrew f o r a d r i n k and t o look a t t h e l i t - u p Christmas trees, which w e d i d no t have on our powerless beach. Return- i ng i n t h e evening w e drove slowly a- long t h e s t r e t c h of road h igh above our beach, looking down a t t h e mag-

n i f i c e n t spread of ocean. The sunse t w a s spec t acu la r , a g r e a t crimson swath. h hose are our Christmas l i g h t s , I ' Wendy sa id .

But progress i n t h e p a s t few yea r s had in t ruded on t h e beach. Much of t he f o r e s t behind t h e beach had been c l e a r cu t . Then t h e stumps and d e b r i s had been burned. It was a chopped-up burn- ed corpse of a f o r e s t , a mouldering ash-heap. I t ' h a d been sprayed wi th chemicals.

A woman who had squat ted on t h e beach f o r many years t o l d me how i t used t o be. We would walk down a narrow t r a i l over b e a u t i f u l t i n y creeks. We were l i k e l i t t l e gnomes among those massive t r e e s . On t h e walk something happened, so t h a t by t h e time you got t o t h e bottom you were ready f o r t h e beach. The c i t y w a s washed out of you. I went bare- f o o t win ter and mmmer. We used t o s i t on t h e beach, d r ink peyote t e a , ca t ch f i s h . It was an enchanted place.."

It s t i l l i s , d e s p i t e t h e i n t r u s i o n of f o r e s t companies. It i s j u s t har- de r now t o f ind such p l aces , where you can squat i n peace, with few expenses and a simple l i f e s t y l e . Once when I had t o h i tchhike i n t o town I got a r i d e wi th a woman who had once l i v e d on t h e beach. "everybody should do i t once i n a l i f e t i m e , " she s a i d . "There is a power t o a l i f e l i k e t h a t , a f r e e r l i f e . ."

By AL METTRICK

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The Faceless Ones: The real enemy is close to home

l l ( V r Will set foot 011 a black ice J7oe '1'0 Itrr tt t l o r food in a sea of

1s sllorr>itlg rueor and tear; I1 still luoksfitte. but the holes are - bl[] t l

I 'l'lrcr t tlrc E'ciceless Otles are there.

\\'ltc'tl llre lrllls are bare, tlrcre'll bc IlU .,OIL tlrou

F'ur t vecs to frrslrt~ 011; Jttst plnrtr, bare rock. The bright

/l,oodco~li \C'iIl be cawislied; loxg dead a w f

gorl('. ThertB'll he Ira l i fe tiicrc for tlte

g r i z l !~ bmr; Nettlrer cot iyar nor wolf roil1

prorcl; N o sigtl of f l igh t t h rough t h e

?c~rlotls (lt lrlr~lr t \Vzl 1 signal the hunting otol. Tltcre's blood i n the ooze from the

taw kcr's screws Tlrere's blood i n the cltaitt saw's

feet h; 'I'htre's dread itt the thread of the

steel cat's tretrd The t o m earth screanu hcneath; Tlrt~e's the breath of death i n the

pipelme's path t\ t trl t h P strin rn;?ipys nnm SWP

,\trd the pulp mills sweat a cold porsolt threat

\V/rrle the nziclectr reactors roar.

W e have tumorous sal?tto?t cltld potsotled fish

That we're told are sc?fe to eul Atid, if caught oritside the r ~ r r t t ~

Red Tide They s a y rnztssels s t i l l t a s t e

street; Attd a drop it1 the ocean is jrtst (1

drop Ru t i t s nteaning Itas clta?rgctl

today \\'hen one toric drop has the power

to stop A ~ltigrating wltnle midway. Tlresc are tlre gifts of the Faceless

Otli '~, The ottes wlio will swear, " N o t

I!" ,\s they dej'ewd to the lastcless

etrd Their plight and their right to

1 i nel illood:

Tlrnt your ig?rorc~,lce is plnitr: A n d d l the l i m tliey prodrrcr the

sllltle That the papcrs call Acid Rain.

And they'll tell yozi that Pontius Prlate's dead;

That his days and his ways are go t1 v;

Did he wash his Itands qf tlie Eitr pr re's pla tts

F'or the Cetlars o f tehnnnn? They cut catd sqrraiirleretl tlrc j'or-

ests there And they shipped tile l z tn~ber

honte And the desert sands of the Arab

lnwdr

Are the l egac~ of Rorne.

We nittst stand zip to the Faceless 4

Ones, '

The men zolro control the winds; Tlie w i t h of porcer, the wmds of

For t h e w i n d s of change h a v e Imm lo ranne

Avd they u;oll't be held at bay; They'll scrub the earlk a~rd they'll

scorr v lhe seas "7'11 they purge al l the was tes

a m y ; As Iroroli~lg gales, they uiill strip

the scales F r o m the eyes of the Faceless,

too, And make them see that, like you

f f H d lt10, Tlrcy m u s t l ive o n t h i s planet ,

t no.

A d then roe m a y filzd tha t the Faceless killd

I,ook very ~ ~ t z i c h like you m d me, Tlzouylz they're i l l - d e j i w d , for

there's ?tone so blznd As o w who u~i l l ?lot see; So w l ~ e ~ t the trace of the shadowy

jhcc Y o u ' r e s t r a i n i n g t o see h a s

tures there Are rxry nrucit like your own, For we, oltrselves, are the Faceless

Onps T l ~ o ~ c g h that t r u t h might seem

t i trco~~tk; W c ' w grown too fo~id of a n easy

life \Vlterc there isn't ~ ~ ~ t c c h need for

truth; We'rw grown nccustonted to reach-

i t y out For whatcuer. zcw toant , r i g h t

71011'!

A t ~ d ~ c w s c l d o ~ n think that yotijust cnti't drmk

Fresh m i l k , or~ce you've killed your coto.

DOWNTOWN EASTSIDERS - are you interested in living and working in the country?

You-can stay in one of four farms in B. C.'s scenic Cariboo country (between 1CO Mile Hoiise and Williams Lake) for a short or long period. and help care for animals and grow organic food

No experience, obligation or investment necessary - jnst an interest in being part of a group of people who share their volunteer labour and live a healthy owtdoor life.

The farms are operated by the Cariboo Community Enhancement and Economic Development Society (CEEDS), an independent. non-profit society that is not connected to any religious or political group.

Everybody who lives and works on the farm is an equal partner, and shares in all that the farms have to offer.

WHY NOT FIND OUT MORE?

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MUGGS SIGURGEIRSON AT CARNEGIE COMMUNITY CENTRE -

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THE GREAT D I V I D E

Al leg iance t o t h e c o l l e c t i v e va lues o t h e r s must cease , so t h a t t h e

d i f f i c u l t bu t rewarding sea rch f o r one 's own va lues may occur .

Soc ie ty t a k e s u s f u r t h e r & f u r t h e r away from t h e pa th each one of us , a s i nd iv idua l s , was meant t o t ake - our own. -

The pa th of becoming a unique ind i - v idua l cannot be t r a v e l l e d wearing a s u i t & t i e . Membership i n groups & a compromised a l l e g i a n c e t o c o l l e c t - i v e va lues i s = t h e name of t h e game he re i n t h i s myster ious un iverse .

Soc ie ty begins t o a s k i t s e l f - what can w e do f o r t h e planet-? How can w e honour t h e e x i s t e n c e of our unborn ch i ld ren?

Unless each i n d i v i d u a l i n a s o c i e t y has h i s o r h e r own persona l va lues , t h a t s o c i e t y i s h o l l o w . . . i t s r u l e s a r e no t upheld w i th in t h e h e a r t of each person - they a r e imposed from o u t s i d e - enforced by armed guards. L i f e becomes a p o t e n t i a l Tienamen Square wa i t i ng t o happen, & v a l u e l e s s i nd iv idua l s mimic t h e S t a t e i n t h e i r t a c t i c a l a t t i t u d e s , p l o t t i n g v indic - t i v e a c t s of revenge & manipulat ion aga ins t each o t h e r .

In o rde r t o d i s cove r t h e va lues of t he h e a r t , each person must drop o u t of s o c i e t y - s t and a p a r t from i t - severe ly min imi l ize t h e i r a l l e g i a n c e t o i t , i n o rde r t o examine i t c r i t i - c a l l y . Al iena t ion from s o c i e t y is the only way t o s e e i t f o r what i t r e a l l y is . W e must come t o under- stand- t h a t s o c i e t y i s only a network of compromised i d e a s adopted f o r eco- nomic convenience, and t h a t i n t h i s enormous exper ience c a l l e d human ex- i s t ence , t h e r e a r e many many o t h e r Paths t o t r a v e l .

These o t h e r pa ths o r p o s s i b i l i t i e s l i e hidden i n t h e deeper pe r sona l

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l a y e r s of t h e knowledge of t h e h e a r t - they a r e dormant & deeply uncon- s c i o u s i n most of us .

Real e t h i c a l va lues a r i s e . o r i g i n a l l y from t h e h e a r t s of i n d i v i d u a l s . Real e t h i c s i s no t t he deba t ing game of lawyers & p o l i t i c i a n s , nor is it i n any way connected t o t h e images of consumer propaganda manipulated by businessmen f o r fun & p r o f i t .

I f t h e l e g a l i z e d & i n s t i t u a t i o n a l - i zed a t t i t u d e s of power groups a r e accepted a s a replacement f o r i n d i v i - dua l knowledge & experience, t h e r e can be no r e a l j u s t i c e i n t h e world - except t h a t provided by t h e "acciden- t a l " e f f e c t s of "karma",

: Many people be l i eve t h e un ive r se ' i t s e l f is un jus t & t h a t t h e p r i n c i p l e of "As ye sow - so s h a l l ye reap" (karma, i n Eas te rn philosophy) is j u s t a scam made up by f a l s e Gurus t o take money o u t of t h e pockets of s t u p i d d i s c i p l e s . This i s t h e New Age Yuppy a t t i t u d e i n a s o c i e t y where genuinely e t h i c a l i nd iv idua l s have been discouraged & r ep re s sed .

H i s t o r i c a l l y church & s t a t e have co-operated w i th businessmen t o re- p re s s t h e need of i nd iv idua l s t o pur- sue t h e i r own v i s i o n of d i r e c t t r u t h - t h e va lues of t h e h e a r t a r e danger- ous t o s o c i a l systems.

Soc ie ty is t e r r i f i e d by t h e eccen- t r i c , d i s r u p t i v e & unco-operative beha- v iou r of t hose who t r a v e l t h e i r own pa th & discover t h e t r u t h s t h a t a r e meaningful t o them.

The Downtown Eas t s ide is l a r g e l y a community of e c c e n t r i c i n d i v i d u a l i s t s and t h a t is why i t i s an "outcast" neighbourhood, r e v i l e d , persecuted & c r u c i f i e d by t h e "good" people who l i v e i n a domest icated s o c i a l l y accep- t a b l e manner, wear c l ean fash ionable c l o t h e s & never , never have a unique way of doing t h i n g s they can r e a l l y c a l l t h e i r own.

TORA