niy old kitchen comrade Danny Korica. It's not my usual fare,

hr t how else can I mark the pass- l n C of one of the most infuriating, lovable, insufferable and compas- slonate so-and-so's who ever stalked Main and Hastings?

week in his room on East Hastings

shpped Danny 8100 out of his own pocket a few months ago for one of Ihnny's pet causes, told him, "you

loed the line. To the end, he loudly opposed

one of Carnegie's most politically correct achievements - the food policy of serving only whole grains and maximum veggie dishes.

ATter all, Danny had raised thou. sands of dollars for the street youtl and single moms of the neighbor- hood by selling a nitrite-loaded species of hot dog called a smokey.

"Health food good, but not every day, it clog system," he told one television interviewer as the kit-

army. "'Ne beat Nazis because we all

together," he told me one day while shoving his 10th pizza in a row into the oven.

"same for (Downtown Eastside) community. We got to work together."

1 don't deny Danny had warts. He could be a hard guy to get alon with. More than once, he told me where I could go.

chen staff squirmed. Danny baked cookies by the But the kitchen managkwh0

was the main target of his junk- thousands for community projects. food attacks broke down and Anyone could apprentice with him. sobbed beside the new convection I learned the correct sequence of the cheeses in lasagna on the day oven when she heard the news of before welfare cheques were issue

grieving for months over the bloody splintering of his homeland. Just before he hit the street for the last time, he stepped up on the stage of Carnegie and sang two bal- lads that Croatian lovers croon to their sweethearts under the stars.

"1 can't see point in fighting," he sadly told his audience.

We have two chances Thursday to swap Danny stories. First, at the funeral service at 1 p.m. at First United Church, and then at 2 p.m. at Carnegie at the bang-up going- away party for all of Danny's

friends and fellow-travellers. Yes, there will be whole-wheat,

we're laying on a serving of smo- keys, too, so we can dine in style

I

3 . I t has been o n l y a few s h o r t y e a r s t h a t

I have known Dan A s a f r i e n d t o myself A f r i e n d t o Carnegie Cen t re A f r i e n d t o many

In t h e t h e a t r e where he s o l d Fresh c o f f e e In t h e h a l l where He worked A s a v o l u n t e e r For many y e a r s

He w i l l be missed By many Fr iends Close o r o the rwise H i s memory I s now a p a r t of u s

Good-Bye DAN - a f r i e n d

A Last Mantra

I A l l e v i a t e . A l l e v i a t e . A l l e v i a t e . O b l i t e r a t e .

A B i r t h i s t l e

Danny Korica i s no longer wi th us ; a t l e a s t h e ' s no t i n t h e body he was using. . .

When Carnegie a c t i v i t i e s f i r s t go t my a t t e n t i o n i n '82 o r '83, t h e f i r s t meeting I went t o was t h e Volunteer Committee. Danny was t h e chairman E kept t h e people from shoot ing o f f on something o t h e r than what was being discussed. He always seemed t o know when someone was j u s t running t h e i r mouth E when they had something t o say t h a t mat tered. H i s humour almost always came through.

Over t h e yea r s , Danny was t h e guy who would do hha t few o t h e r s h e r e do - he 'd commit h imself from s t a r t t o f i n i s h o f anything, knowing how t o do t h e job t o g ive q u a l i t y r e s u l t s .

Ile'd go o u t of h i s way t o h e l p i f he be l i eved i n what was being done. I f i t was o rgan iz ing dances, Danny would be t h e person who answered f o r any problems, and would t a k e complaint a f t e r complaint i n s t r i d e , o f t e n mak- ing s e v e r a l o f h i s own. He was never s a t i s f i e d t o l e a v e something i n a bad s t a t e but would t a l k t o everybody who

was even r emote ly connected , always -

t r y i n g t o make t h i n g s s imple enough t h a t t h e y wouldn ' t need f i x i n g t h e n e x t t ime.

To some peop le Danny was t h e c h r o n i c compla iner , and sometimes h i s r e a s o n s f o r compla in ing weren ' t t hough t o u t . Most t i m e s he spoke from deep convic- : t i o n - t h a t he was r i g h t ( l i k e most of u s ) - and had an e t e r n a l s o f t s p o t f o r people who'had l e s s t h a n h e d i d .

Danny's committment t o community was man i fe s t e v e r y day. He'd do a l - most any th ing t o h o n e s t l y r a i s e money and f e e l r e a l l y good t o have h i s e f f - o r t s r ecogn i sed . When l i t t l e k i d s would c a l l him W n c l e Dannyl1 it made h i s day.

Danny had no r e a l d i s l i k e o f anyone u n l e s s t h e y were always d i s r e s p e c t f u l o f o t h e r s . He had no u s e f o r peop le who would l i e o r push t o t h e head o f t h e l i n e o r t a k e more t h a n t h e i r s h a r e o r t r e a t e d s e n i o r s a s l e s s t h a n e q u a l .

He would always make a d e f i n i t e t r y a t be ing f r i e n d l y w i t h anyone. . o r a t t h e v e r y l e a s t c i v i l . . b u t h e ' d harden h i s a t t i t u d e r i g h t away i f he though t t h e o t h e r pe r son was t r e a t i n g h i m . l i k e a f o o l , l i k e he wasn ' t worthy o f r e s - p e c t .

Everyone who knew Danny, even t h o s e who had met him j u s t once, would have a s p e c i a l memory. When h e was t h e r e you'd know t h e d i f f e r e n c e . T h a t ' s where I am now . . . knowing t h e g r e a t d i f f e r e n c e o f him n o t dropping i n a lmost d a i l y , s tomping t h e las t few f e e t b e f o r e g e t t i n g t o t h e o f f i c e door and, snapping t o a t t e n t i o n E s a l u t i n g , be l lowing o u t "GOOD DAY GENERAL SIR. SARGEANT D. K . REPORTING FOR DUTY. . b e t t e r l a t e t h a n never!"

By PAULR TAYLOR

ABORIGINAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WORKSHOPS

Robert Kiyoshk and Bruce Wood d e l i v e r workshops t o abor ig ina l commynities and s o c i a l / f amily se rv i ce providers .

The workshops focus on dea l ing with fam- i l y violence with an emphasis on men's i s s u e s and r e l a t i o n s h i p dunamias. However, t h e information i s r e l evan t t o working with women's groups a s well. The workshops - provide a good framework around which abo- ;

r i g i n a l / f amlly violence programs can be " A

s t ruc tu red . Background ----------

Robert i s of Ojibway ances t ry . He holds - a Bachelor o f A r t s degree i n Native Stud+ ies/Law and J u s t i c e (double major) from Laurentian Universi ty. In June 1991, he obtained a counse l l ing c e r t i f i c a t e a t Counsellor Training I n s t i t u t e i n Vancouver. Robert produced an abor ig ina l family v io- lence r e p o r t c a l l e d "Beyond Violence" f o r t he Helping S p i r i t Lodge Socie ty i n l a t e 1990. Robert 's philosophy i s based upon t r a d i t i o n a l abor ig ina l hea l ing methods Ec!he advocabes involvement i n t h i s way! of l i f e .

Bruce holds a Masters dkgree i n Psychol- ogy from the Univers i ty of Manitoba. He has worked with severa l abo r ig ina l family vio- lence i n i t i a t i v e s including: - Ma mawi-dhi-itata Centre i n Winnipeg - Dene Kwan Se l f Help Council i n LaLoche - Lac La Rouge i n Saskatchewan - Dakota Ojibway Tr iba l Council Manitoba - Sacred C i rc l e Program of t h e Ojibway

Tr iba l Serv ices i n Rat Portage, Ontario.

For f u r t h e r information contac t : ROBERT KIYOSHK o r BRUCE WOOD

Changing Men - Counselling Service 503 - 402 West Pender S t r e e t

Vancouver, B.C. V6B 1T6 (604) 669-5875

I t ' s about time people wake up & r e a l i z e t h a t immigration takes away jobs from Can- adians. The magical word t o obscure the t r u t h i s "racism". I t i s not racism; it i s a f a c t t h a t Canadian employers use i m m i - g rants i n low paying jobs.

The employer comes out with B.S. s t a t e - ments t h a t Canadians do not want the jobs t h a t immigrants w i l l t ake . The t r u t h is the Canadian employer doesn' t want Canadi- ans; he p r e f e r s immigrants who t ake low pay, poor wonklrig condi t ions . :& no. pens3dn.j These phony Canadian employers fo rever h i r e immigrants t o keep unions ou t & low pay in .

Immigrants tend t o h i r e o the r immigrants

5 . when they open new businesses. So you save Asians exp lo i t ing Asians o r Greeks h i r i n g Greeks. Racism is a two-way s t r e e t , but it i s used a s an excuse t o exp lo i t people whether they a r e black, yellow, brown, $ ? r e d o r white.

The Ganadian emplnvers use the excuse t h a t they cannot pay more than the minimum wage. These same employers would pay $2 an hour i f they could ge t away with i t .

I t is only n a t u r a l t h a t a b a r r i e r of hat red would e x i s t between unemployed Can- adians & immigrants when the unemp'nved a r e t o l d they won't take the jobs i m m i - g ran t s w i l l . The t r u t h i s t h a t many emplo- ye r s want immigrants, not Canadians, so they can keep jobs forever locked i n a t t h e minimum wage.

By BRIAN WAGGET

"What's g o t w r i t i n g on i t ? " "The cockroach - s e e : I f you look

COCKROACH TAKEOVER:

Thanks f o r t h e h i s t o r y o f cockroaches i n t h e l a s t i s s u e . I r e c e i v e d a l e s s o n on roaches E t h e i r s t r a n g e e f f e c t on t h e human mind one n i g h t from a f r i e n d of mine who s a i d s h e had one t h a t would come o u t E conduct music w i t h i t s a n t - ennae whenever s h e p layed t h e r a d i o . She swi tched i t on E s u r e enough a long

comes t h i s l i t t l e bug, c l imbs up t h e t a b l e l e g , makes a B- l ine f o r t h e r a d i o E s t o p s about 4 i n c h e s from t h e speaker . We both l eaned forward t o look a t i t . Obviously t h i s l i t t l e c r e a t u r e was

having a l o t o f fun waving i t s long g r a c e f u l an tennae i n t ime t o t h e music . . .My f r i e n d s a i d "Lean down c l o s e r . . . look a t t h a t - i t ' s g o t w r i t i n 2 on i t . "

r e a l l y c l o s e , i t ' s g o t MADE IN JAPAN stamped r i g h t t h e r e under i t s wing!"

Now, I ' m w i l l i n g t o admit a cockraoch can e n j o y conduct ing mozart - but t h e r e a r e l i m i t s t o t h i s s o r t o f t h i n g . The roaches I know could n e v e r be minia- t u r e h i - t e c h n i n j a r o b o t s . My f r i e n d was r i g h t i n t o i t though, E t o t h i s day' s h e ' l l swear on a s t a c k o f b i b l e s o r Bhagavad-Gitas t h a t cockroaches have 'blade i n Japan ' stamped on them. Maybe i t ' s j u s t h e r way o f say ing God

h a s a sense o f humour. Then, on t h e o t h e r hand, some people g e t s e r i o u s l y t i e d up i n such i d e a s E d o n ' t want t o t a k e t h e i r medicat ion.

TORA

A q u i e t thank you -

I f you a r e a musician who u s e s any of t h e equipment i n Carnegie - be it a g u i t a r o r t h e drums o r t h e sound system o r whatever. . . you 've probably <i come a c r o s s broken s t u f f from t ime t o P

t i n e t h a t , a few days l a t e r , has been f ixed up f i n e . A l o t o f t h e r e p a i r s and ' f i x i n g s ' a r e due t o t h e good work of l larold Hyashi.

Harold d o e s n ' t make h i s v o l u n t a r y c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o Carnegie on a sched- u l e d b a s i s ; whenever something comes t o h i s a t t e n t i o n t h a t he can h e l p wi th

i n t h e water and o i l o f swe

t h e ashen thoughts of b u r n t mind have d i s s o l v e d and

e r s i n g e n e r a l - g r a t e f u l f o r a i r t h a t moves me p ick ing f r u i t

There a r e o v e r 400 names under t h e o f u n i v e r s a l l a b o u r heading "Carnegie Volunteers t ' and a t bu t t h e b e r r i e s a r e f r a i l l e a s t 200 o f u s a r e a c t i v e i n any given month. At iba 6 Na than ie l E Donna do t h e i r damnedest t o make v o l u n t e e r - young h e l d sand s l i p s ing h e r e an exper ience i n i t s e l f , and away l i k e t ime t h e r e i s a Volunteer Support Group ( c a l l e d a "committee") t h a t meets once

says c h e e r s b e f o r e d r i n k

a month t o t a l k about t r i p s , s p e c i a l bu t depress ion pervades

e v e n t s and t o g i v e people a p l a c e t o bu t sunbathing i s n o t work

t a l k about problems. A sugges t ion made t h e r e i:; no t ime bu t a t t h e last meeting was t o w r i t e t h i s whztt i s i n mind p i e c e , l e t t i n g a l l Volunteers know of days a r e movement t h e " ~ o m m i t t e e ~ ~ and ask t h a t it be used

t h e sun c a t c h e r s a r e c a l l e d l e a v e s

b u t t h e y a r e s t i l l h e r e

I t h e f a l l i s seasoning us

so now I should t r e a d

an e n d l e s s c y c l e of food t o excrement t o food

b i r d s n e s t soup t a s t e s bad and depr ives b i r d s

of t h e i r homes

I f I was a t r e e I ' d c a l l you a sap f o r c u t t i n g me down - and t h e r e ' d be

egg on your f a c e

t r a i n keeps sounding horn a s i f t o say Canada i s s t i l l t o g e t h e r bu t be c a r e f u l

too thp icks pique i n t e r e s t i n food

t h e c a t s and I ba th ing i n t h e long ago harmless sun - l i g h t through t h e window

playing wi th k i t t e n s i n backyard g r a s s - t h e r e

was no hopelessness f o r them

a r e we doomed t o r e p e a t h i s t o r y whether we remember it o r n o t ?

I f I a t e on ly vege tab le food would you c a l l me a vege tab le? I could unders tand it I f you saw me apparen t ly unconscious. But t h e r e would be no need t o c a l l me s t u p i d - c l e v e r n e s s i s n o t an i n d i c a t i o n of

I t h e y say t o e a t God g i v e s e a t e r e c s t a c y which i s why some people p r e f e r t o e a t sugar

I then t h e y c u t down t h e t r e e o f l i f e and p r i n t e d up money

and t h e commoners possess much common g r e a t achievement. And s i m p l i c i t sense and no d o l l a r s i s n o t contemptable.

I would l i k e my e p i t a p h c o n c e n t r i c c i r c l e s dropped t o say "You might t h i n k so." from t h e eyes of sad

They say " I t ' s a l i v i n g . " ones i n t o t h e c o n c e n t r i c ~ u t t h i s world, i t ' s a-dying eyes of sad c i r c l e s

Sing it Lennon, You know it B U ~ I doubt t h a t anything w i l l be understood a i n ' t easy u n t i l t h e r e i s no more

Sphinx t h e sound of t h e p a s t punishment be it o f f i c i a l o r f u t u r e heard now u n o f f i c i a l

i n s t e r e o ! Crime i s punishment i s crime

Have you seen ou r p o s t e r s ? Tl~ey a r e everywhere ... o r a t l e a s t we would l i k e them everywhere. We a r e a group of f i v e French-speaking vo lun tee r s and wc a r e conducting r e sea rch i n t h e Downtown East s i d e . Alother survey you might t h ink? Well, you a r e r i g h t . But, a s you know, surveys a r e a very good t o o l t o f i n d ou t what people 6 communities want and need.

Our group c a l l s i t s e l f Research Group on t h e Needs of Francophones of t h e Downtown Eas ts ide . That is what. our r e - s ea rch is a l l about; we want t o know what t h e French-speaking community needs t o b e t t e r i t s e l f . Heal th- re la ted s e rv i ce s , l e g a l information and advocacy, a d u l t ed- uca t ion ( a l l i n French) and a p lace t o go t o f o r a s s i s t ance a r e t h e kinds o f t h i n g s we a r e looking a t .

We have been g e t t i n g tremendous support from t h e d i f f e r e n t s e r v i c e s of t h e Down- town Eas ts ide and t h a t ' s t e r y encouraging. DEW is always h e l p f u l ; t h e Carnegie A s s - o c i a t i o n g rac ious ly p r i n t e d t h e French vers ion of "Help i n t h e Downtown Eas ts ide and they have a l s o given u s permission t o have ou r i n t e rv i ewer s meet 'with people a t Carnegiz ( t a b l e ou t s ide Library - 1st f l )

The Evelyne S a l l e r Centre has a l s o g iv - en us p m n i s s i o n t o have ou r i n t e rv i ewer s on t h e i r premises and t o occas iona l ly use t h e c a f e t e r i a f o r meetings.

We w i l l keep you informed o f ou r prog- r e s s ; i n t h e meantime, if you'd l i k e t o know more, g e t some 'of ou r p o s t e r s o r j u s t meet us , g i v e u s a c a l l a t 736-9806 o r drop i n t o t h e Evelyne S a l l e r Centre ( t he ' 4 4 ' ) 6 ask f o r Marcus o r Jaques.

Savez-vous qu i nous sommes? Avez-vous vu nos a f f i c h e s un peu p a r t o u t dans l e Down- town Eas ts ide? Nous sommes un groupe de 5 benevoles q u i menent une enquete. Nous nous appelons l e Groupe d i recherche s u r l e s beso ins des francophones du Downtown Eas ts ide e t c ' e s t justement ce que nous f a i sons . Nous voulons s a v o i r ce que l e s francophones aimeraient c o m e s e r v i c e s en f r a n c a i s dans l e s s e c t e u r s s an t e , educa- t i o n aux adu l t e s , l o i e t defenses des d r o i t s . Ce sondage e s t important pour sav- o i r ce que v o ~ s voulez, vous l e s franco- phones du Downtown Eas t s ide l E t p l u s homb- reux nous sommes, p l u s on peut s ' a i d e r .

Nous avons un l e support de p l u s i e u r s o rgan i sa t i ons dans l a comrnunaute. DEW nous donne un coup de main. Carnegie Asso- c i a t i o n l a genereusement imprime l a ver - s i on f r a n c a i s e du guide des Se rv i ce s dans l e Downtown Eas ts ide e t l e Centre Evelyne S a l l e r nous permet d l u t i l i s e r s a c a f e t e r i a pour des rencont res .

S i vous n 'avez pas encore rempli n o t r e ques t ionna i r e venez-nous vo i r ! Nous avons des i n t e rv i ewer s a Carnegie e t a Evelyne S a l l e r . Pour p l u s d ' information donnez- nous un coup de f i l , au 736-9806 ou au Centre Evelyne S a l l e r ( l e '44 ' ) demander pour Jacques ou Marcus. Votre p a r t i c i p a t - ion e s t t r e s importante; joignez-vous a nous! L 'un i t e f a i t l a fo rce .

- We were f r i e n d s f o r y e a r s - We met on t h e f i r s t day - of t h e school term

We both needed a f r i e n d We were both a lone From t h a t f i r s t day We were always t o g e t h e r We conf ided i n each o t h e r We shared o u r f e a r s , d i s l i k e s , l o v e s and dreams. We l e t no th ing s t a n d between U s and o u r f r i e n d s h i p . We p r o t e c t e d each o t h e r .

Then I moved away. On t h a t l a s t day We held each o t h e r , laughed E c r i e d Now our c l o s e f r i e n d s h i p

has suddenly become long d i s t a n c e l e t t e r s . No r e a l communication We want t o unders tand

What happened t o our r e l a t i o n s h i p Now we must s t a n d . . . alone. -

Vicki Musgrave -

The Set t lement

We have t r a v e l l e d f o r mi les from t h e p o i n t where o:ir two ways ,

diverged. And s t i l l I do dream of t h e miraculous

dawn when you w i l l appear

b e f o r e me w i t h r e f r e s h e d admira t ion , wi th f lowers ,

from t h e Baserreh t r a i l s of your youth .

9.

To t h e E d i t o r o f t h e Newsle t ter

On beha l f o f The Research Group on t h e Needs o f t h e Francophones i n t h e Downtown Eas t s ide , we would l i k e t o thank you f o r your p rec ious t ime and co-operat ion i n p r i n t i n g and p u t t i n g t o g e t h e r t h e pamphlet i n French e n t i - t l e d "Help i n t h e bowntown Eas t s ide . "

Hopefully t h i s a s s o c i a t i o n w i l l con- t i n u e i n t h e f u t u r e . Merci Beaucoup.

Norman Levesque, Brian(Marcus) Roy, Jacques Masse, Claude Noel, Marie Dussault . I - --

I .

To Danny,

I d o n ' t know what t o say. I found Wed. N o v . 1 3 ' ~ i s s u e of t h e Sun on t h e Sky- t r a i n E thought ' g r e a t , a f r e e paper! '' and c a r r i e d it c i t h me a l l over town, not having even looked a t i t . A t 1 pm I s a t down t o do my job^' E t h e f i r s t t h i n g I s e e i s a p i c t u r e of you a t Op- penheimer Park wondered 'what i s t h e son o f a gun up t o now?' . .only t o read on E l e a r n o f your death . I s a t i n awe, shock, and p i s s e d o f f because I h a d n ' t been around Carnegie much. I c a n ' t v i s - i t l i k e I used t o E suddenly you ' re gone. Like t h a t .

To me you've always been a Carnegie T i t a n . . never a f r a i d t o lock horns o r r a i s e s h i t o r express y o u r s e l f . I ' l l a l - ways wear t h e p in you found t h a t sums up

t h e T i t an c h a r a c t e r you w i l l always be: "30 I Look Like a Fucking Bank?"

Steve Rose Though I admit t h e i m p l a u s a b i l i t y of t h i s :

I am, a f t e r a l l , an acknowleged daydreamer; and you "Remember, no one can make you f e e l infer-

of course , i o r without your consent ." have your a l l e r g i e s Eleanor Roosevelt

A B i r t h i s t l e "The a r t o f l i f e i s t o r e a l i s e one's nature perfect ly ."

Oscar Wilde

of t h i s f i n e p l a c e can come in and h e l p P a u l on t h e f i r s t and 1 5 t h of each month. A reminder t h a t i f y o u ' r e go ing t o do t h e l a y o u t , you need

know I ' v e been v o l u n t e e r i n g t o come i n a few days b e f o r e

on t h e n e w s l e t t e r , do ing

Well t ime h a s come f o r me t o s t e p down; s o t o speak . s t o r i e s , poems, l e t t e r s and No I ' m n o t l e a v i n g town, o p i n i o n s . Some o f it made me and no I d o n ' t have a happy w h i l e o t h e r s made me b o y f r i e n d . I t ' s t i m e f o r c r y . I know t h a t e v e r y t h i n g me t o J u s t t a k e l i f e h a s come from t h e h e a r t .

Have a n i c e day Okay!

Your f r i e n d always Margare h

CALL IT THE 'lHurnan1l RACE:

Racisr,, has become a hot i s sue . I t I s a l - ways been around, bu t some funding body has decided t o pu t money i n t o wo::kshops.. of course, they see t h i s a s responding t o a community need, & maybe i t is. Lots of d i f f e r e n t r aces i n h a b i t t h e Down~:own East s i de . H o s t i l i t y & m i s t r u s t a r e o f t e n seen a s racism - r a t h e r than ind iv idua l s no t seeing eye t o eye who j u s t happe~i t o be of d i f f e r e n t e thn i c backgrounds.

If my sk in is white, does t h a t mean I'm always going t o d isagree , o r always going t o agree. with Native people o r nun-white races?. .of course no t . I ' m going t o agree

I o r d i s ag ree with i nd iv idua l s no n a t t e r :what r a c i a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s t hey have, o r : I have. If I'm white 4 d i s ag ree v i t h fi. 4..

someone o f another r ace chances a r e 1'11 be accused o f racism a t some po in t , esp- e c i a l l y i f I'm emotional l? involved. I f I agree wi th t h e person j u s t t o avoid being c a l l e d r a c i s t , t h a t ' s where t h e l i e be- g i n s ... & i f I d i d t h a t t o o o f t en I might wind up be l i ev ing I was a r a c i s t !

Suppose, on t h e o t h e r hand, t h a t I hon- e s t l y agree with a person of another r ace - i f my sk in is white, am I then an exam- p l e o f l.iarmony 6 understanding? Or i f my sk in is brown, would I be an Uncls Tom o r an "apple 1 Indian1'? Not a t a l l . I j u s t ha- ppen t o agree wi th someone whose DNA ca r - r i e s a few phys ica l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s s l i g h t l ! d i f f e r e n t from mine. Docs t h a t prove something? ... no more than agreement

o r disai:reement with someone o f :; imilar r a c i a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s t o my own would

; prove something. I ' v e been t o a workshop 4 a few meet-

i ngs on racism l a t e l y , because t h a t ' s what 's being funded. They seem t o be say- ing don ' t be l i eve i n s t e r eo types - ye t s t i l l cont inue t o use s t e r e o t y p i c a l lang- uage & images i n t h e i r d i s cus s ions . I f we got r i d o f s t e r e o t y p i c a l ways of express- ing th i r ,gs , would we be a b l e t o d i s c u s s racism at a l l ?

When t h e words f labor ig ina l per:;onU a r e used thc,se l i s t e n i n g a r e expected t o have an image i n mind of whatever q u a l i t y s t y p i f y t labor ig ina l" t o them.. . i n a room- f u l of 100 people wi th 100 d i f f e r e n t "ab- o r i g i n a l personw images i n ou r heads, no t one of t hose images a c t u a l l y e x i s t s i n t he r e a l world, which i s what we th ink we're t r y i n g t o d e a l with.

I s t h e r e such a person a s " theff Aborig- i n a l , " thew Latin-American, "thet ' Afro-

". American, "thef ' Or i en t a l , "the" white- - European, Jew?. . . of course n o t -

t h e r e a r e no such people! There ' s only us wild v a r i e t y o f i nd iv idua l s agre2ing o r d i sagree ing k i t h each othbr:.otl:yoints o f h i s t o r y t h a t have been interpreted & r e - i n t e r p r e t e d s o many t imes by s o many d i f - f e r e n t 11eople t h a t most o f u s wind up de- fending t h e vers ion t h a t be s t s u i t s ou r purpose i n t h e p re sen t .

I happen t o d i s ag ree i n t e n s e l y wi th what most non-whites see a s my *'!aeritagef' . . . qu i t e a few i n d i v i d u a l s of ot ' ier r a c e s ( e spec i a l l y t hose who don ' t know me a t a l l ) have t h e i d e a t h a t I ' ve f ' i n l~e r i t ed" a r a c i s t h i s t o r y from my ances tors . I ' d have t o s i t down wi th each of them & t e l l t h e entLre s t o r y o f my l i f e before they could even begin t o understand where I'm coming from 6 , of course, i t ' s i nposs ib l e

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t o do t h a t - so I ' l l j u s t have t o accept t h e f a c t t h a t many ind iv idua l s of o t h e r r aces w i l l cont inue t o suspec t me of being a r a c i s t simply because my sk in i s white (sallow, pink, f r eck l ed o r whatever).

When I say I ' v e r e j e c t e d t h e "whiteman's her i tage" , I mean t o t a l l y & completely r e - j e c t ed it & su f f e r ed & paid my dues f o r r e j e c t i n g i t - I d i s -be l i eve i n t h e whole e t h i c . I d i s -be l i eve i n t h e nuc l ea r family. I t h ink women a r e not what s o c i e t y says t hey a r e & mascul in i ty is. Economics 6 po- l i t i c a l theory a s a white European h e r i t - age, I have no i n t e r e s t i n whatsoever. Be- cause I r e f u s e t o co-operate with Ifmy her - i tage ' ' I ' v e been an ou tcas t & pa r i ah a l l my l i f e . . . Now, a f t e r a l l t h i s , I have t o b i t e t h e b u l l e t & accept t h e f a c t t h a t many non-whites w i l l i d e n t i f y me with t he very t h i n g I ' ve hated most.

There 's on ly one way out of t h i s - & t h a t q s t o throw out a l l t h e s t e r eo types & judge ind iv idua l s o n F o n t h e i r words, ac- t i o n s & a t t i t u d e s i n t h e p re sen t . . .even white-skinned Europeans. In t h i s way we seek t o know each o t h e r a s human beings, r a t h e r than b e a s t s of burden loaded down wi th t h e s i n s of our ances tors .

Then again, t h ings a r e more complex than t h a t , because most non-whites want t o be seen a s r ep re sen ta t i ve of t h e i r he r i t age . They see t h e a c t i o n s of t h e i r ances to r s a s noble & r i g h t , which i n many cases i s t r u e I f they b e l i e v e they r ep re sen t t h e n o b i l i - t y o f t h e i r ances tors , i t ' s only n a t u r a l f o r them t o see white people a s r ep re sen t - in8:-the i g n o b i l i t y of t h e i r s .

Yes - I know.my ances tors were hypocr i t - i c a l r i p - o f f a r t i s t s , but no t a l l o f them. Tn every per iod of h i s t o r y t h e r e have been those who went aga ins t t h e g ra in . Tha t ' s t h e t fhe r i t age f l o r t r a d i t i o n I : ) represent , no ma t t e r what my sk in co lour may say i n t h e language of s te reo types .

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V o l t a i r e

"When we blame a man f o r b e i n g an an imal , we mean n o t t h a t h e d i s p l a y s animal charac- t e r i s t i c s (we a l l do) b"t t h a t h e d i s p l a y s t h e s e , & o n l y t h e s e , on o c c a s i o n s where t h e s p e c i f i c a l l y human was demanded."

C.S. Lewis

"It i s b e t t e r t o unders tand a l i t t l e than t o misunders tand a l o t . "

A . France

"Ret rea t i n t o t h i s l i t t l e p l o t which i s t h y s e l f ."

Marcus A u r e l i u s

" p a t i e n c e i s a minor form of d e s p a i r , d i s g u i s e d a s a v i r t u e . " (Anon. )

"I b e l i e v e t h a t we were pu t h e r e t o do good f o r o t h e r s . I have no i d e a what t h e o t h e r s a r e h e r e fo r . "

T.S. E l l i o t (on t h e purpose of l i f e )

"Let n o t t h e h e a r t s of t h e young o r t h e o l d be s t r a n g e r s t o t e n d e r n e s s & hope."

C l a r e n t s

"Have a h e a r t t h a t n e v e r hardens & a temper t h a t never- t i r e s & a touch t h a t n e v e r h u r t s "

Char les Dickens

"There 's less t o t h i s t h a n meets t h e eye." T a l l u l e h Bankhead

"Let me l i f t my lamp ," s a y s t h e s t a r , "and n e v e r d e b a t e whether it w i l l r e l i e v e t h e darkness . " Tagore

"To unders tand t h e h e a r t & mind of a person l o o k n o t a t what h e h a s a l r e a d y ach ieved , b u t a t what he a s p i r e s t o do."

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(from S i d d h a r t h a ) ". . . f o r t o recognize causes , it seemed t o him, i s t o t h i n k , & th rough thought a l o n e f e e l i n g s become know- l e d g e & a r e n o t l o s t , b u t become r e a l & begin t c mature . " H. Hesse

"It is b e t t e r t o hope than t o despa i r . " Goethe

"The reason why a l l men honour l o v e is be- cause i t l o o k s up & n o t down; a s p i r e s & n o t d e s p a i r s . I ' R.W. Emerson

"Stay p l i a n t l i k e w a t e r , t h a t makes f i r e a f r a i d . I t - from an Armenian poem

"Old f r i e n d s b u m dim, l i k e lamps i n no i - some a i r : l o v e them f o r what t h e y a r e ; n o r l o v e them l e s s . Because t h e y a r e n o t what they were. I'

Co le r idge

"Hope is t h e t h i n g w i t h f e a t h e r s - That p e r c h e s i n t h e s o u l

And s i n g s t h e t u n e wi thou t t h e words And n e v e r s t o p s a t a l l . " Emily Dickinson

"The obscure we s e e e v e n t u a l l y ; The completely a p p a r e n t t a k e s longer. ' '

Murrow

Harvard Law: "Under - t h e most r i g o r o u s l y c o n t r o l l e d . c o n d i t i o n s of p r e s s u r e , temper- a t u r e , volume, humidi ty & o t h e r v a r i a b l e s , t h e organism w i l l do a s i t damn w e l l p l e a s e s . '

M.S. Sussman

"The u n c r e a t i v e mind can spot: wrong answers b u t it t a k e s a c r e a t i v e mind t o s p o t wrong ques t i o n s . "

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Wandering t h e Autumn landscape , We soon a r r i v e d a t where she l i v e d , There runs a road t h a t ' s long and hard ; The icy rains still streaming down;

A winding road where s p i r i t s walk, And with a s i g h i n g wind t h a t c r i e d , There on Chance l lo r Boulevard. Long,spectered shadows danced t h e ground. A narrow road w i t h t w i s t i n g t u r n s , - . - - -

Huge a n c i e n t maples l i n e i t s t r a c k ; A s o l i t a r y l i g h t was glowing, Like ag ing s e n t i n e l s , t h e y s t a n d , I t shone upon one s i n g l e door ; Against a n i g h t t h a t ' s always b lack . J u s t as s h e was about t o l e a v e , I was d r i v i n g through t h e da rkness My keys s l i p p e d down upon t h e f l o o r . Along i t s r o u t e , I had t o p a s s ; Finding them took o n l y seconds, A moaning wind t h r e s h e d through t h e t r e e s , But in the darkness,she was gone; H a r d ~ ~ e l t i n g r a i n s t r e a k e d on t h e g l a s s - To s e e her safe,I felt compelled, From o u t o f nowhere,she appeared, Because t h a t l o n e l y l i g h t s t i l l shone, I caught h e r i n my h e a d l i g h t ' s beam; I g e n t l y knocked,then knocked a g a i n , She was s t a n d i n g by t h e roads ide , On which t h e door swung open wide; A g i r l n o t more t h a n seven teen . A man who s t o o d t h e r e f o r a moment, A b r i g h t whi te d r e s s sp lashed wi th crimson, Then motioned me t o s t e p i n s i d e . Clung. t i g h t a g a i n s t h e r drenched i n r a i n ; Her h a i r f e l l down about a f a c e , A l l h i s f a c e was t r a c e d i n sadness , That h e l d a n x i e t y and p a i n . Deep p o o l s o f g r i e v i n g f i l l e d h i s eyes; W h i l e t h e wind swirled hard around her, Through h i s v o i c e Were mournful whispers ,

A s a n g e l s wept wi th q u i e t s i g h s . There came a q u e s t i o n i n my eyes ; Wondering why s h e was w a i t i n g , I s topped t h e c a r wi th some s u r p r i s e .

Not one thought could she remember, Her mind was f l o a t i n g i n a daze; Thoughts and memories kep t s h i f t i n g , Kept d r i f t i n g through a m i t y haze. b Her v o i c e was b u t an u r g e n t whisper , I n s i d e t h e s t i l l n e s s o f my c a r ; She asked i f I would d r i v e h e r home, She s a i d i t was n o t v e r y f a r .

He s a i d , t h e reason f o r your coming, And why you knocked upon my door ; On t h i s n igh t ,you helped my daughte r , I ' v e seen t h i s many t i m e s b e f o r e .

With a pause ,he t h e n con t inued , A b i t t e r t a l e he would r e l a t e ; Of t h e g i r l who was h i s daughte r , And how she came t o meet h e r f a t e .

Upon t h e s t r e e t s , t h e wind blew hard; She was t o meet a f r i e n d t h a t n i g h t , There on Chancel lor Boulevard.

When she l e f t , she k i s s e d me g e n t l y , Wearing a d r e s s o f gleaming white; Even t h e n , I was t o worry, I t was a wet and windy n i g h t .

F re t t ing through those l o n e l y hours , I thought o f t h i n g s t h a t might have been Thoughts o f worry f o r a daugh te r , A daughter o n l y seventeen.

Twisted screams of t o r t u r e d meta l , Covered t h e ground wi th s h a r d s o f g l a s s ; Random l i t t e r o f t h e wreckage, Where crimson b l o o d s t a i n s smeared t h e g r

Against a t r e e , h e r c a r c o l l i d e d , And i n t h a t c r a s h she s t r u c k s o hard; Upon t h a t road she b rea thed h e r l a s t , There on Chancel lor Boulevard.

Through my l i f e , t h e y e a r s a r e p a s s i n g Chains o f misery bind my h e a r t ; For my daughter , who must wander, Who walks a world she c a n ' t d e p a r t .

Each d a y , I t r y t o unders tand, The reasons why she has t o roam; In my sorrow, I must wonder, Why she keeps t r y i n g t o come home.

Then he thanked me f o r my kindness , And i n a o o i c e where t e a r s r an ha rd ; He s a i d , p e r h a p s w e ' l l meet aga in , There on Chancel lor Boulevard.

Mists o f Time cont inued d r i f t i n g , I s l i p p e d i n t o my t w i l i g h t y e a r s ; Thoughts were dim but I remembered, For t h a t young g i r 1 , I h e l d some t e a r s

One l a t e evening i n October, I was t o d r i v e t h a t winding p l a i n ; I t was t h e r e , t h a t I would s e e them, They were t o g e t h e r once aga in .

i ' o e t r y a t t h e C a r n e ~ i e 1 0- -

Well t h e r e it was Sunday, Nov. 10th and t h e r e we were on ly h a l f -prepared, on ly h a l f t h e hype done, t h e response 1 from o t h e r c e n t r e s poor a s u s u a l b u t , a s t h e l i g h t s o f t h e Capilano Col lege TV crew went up and t h e house l i r h t s

" a r t t t occurred; yes , h e r e i n t h e Car- neg ie Centre , wi th t h e l o c a l people , t h e p r i c e l e s s jewel o f A r t shone with i t s hard rad iance o f t r u t h .

A r t i s much d i scussed and s o l d a t h igh p r i c e s / i n t h e room t h e women come and t a l k i n g o f Michaelangelo. . . / but t h i s gem i s o f t e n produced i n t h e darkness o f pover ty and d a z z l e s from a bed of r a p s .

- Thanks t o a l l who came and read ,

By TOM LEWIS

Where n o t a s i n g l e sound was heard; Out t h e r e upon t h a t winding road, Her f a t h e r was t o keep h i s word.

Two s o f t shadows i n t h e t w i l i g h t , Dusky s i l h o u e t t e s i n t h e mists; There a f a t h e r he ld h i s daugh te r , And from h e r e y e s , h e r t e a r s , h e k i s s e d .

A s t h e darkness s lowly deepened, There came a l o v e t h a t touched h e r f a c e ; For t h e man,who was h e r f a t h e r , A love t h a t Death could n o t e r a s e .

Descending down from Parad i se , There flowed a beam t h a t b r i g h t l y shone,

. Melting through t h e mis ty da rkness , And i n t h a t i n s t a n t , t h e y were gone.

A legend says t h a t i n t h e Autumn, When i c y winds and r a i n s d r i v e hard , There upon t h a t road, t h e y wander, There on Chancel lor Boulevard.

Michael James McLellan

Ottawa.to ask for insanity

PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES

Th4 f e d e r a l government has r e l eased pro- posa ls f o r changes t o t h e Canadim const- i t u t i o n . While much o f t h e d iscuss ion i n t h e media has been about " d i s t i n c t i v e so- c i e ty" s t a t u s f o r Quebec, t h e r e a r e some very negat ive changes being proposed f o r t he econDmy of Canada. This paper w i l l address t h e proposed economic changes.

Summarv

- an economic proposal t h a t does not ad- d r e s s s o c i a l concerns

- $keel t radet1 p r i n c i p l e s would1,ke.:embed- ed ir t h e Canadian c o n s t i t u t i o n

- t h e proposals p r o h i b i t r e s t r i c t i o n s by f e d e r a l o r p rov inc i a l gov ' t s 01: move-

ment of capi ta l / ' serviaes /~abour /goods - no provis ion f o r c o l l e c t i v e r i g h t s i . e .

r i g h t t o bargain, r i g h t t o s t r i k e - entrenchment o f p rope r ty r i g h t s , which

i s not meant t o p r o t e c t t h e workers1 r i g h t t o own a hbme but r a t h e r i t could be used by corpora t ions t o ob jec t t o workers' r i g h t t o s t r i k e & p icke t o r aga ins t t h e app l i ca t ion of environment- a l con t ro l provis ions . I t would put propert:y r igh t s . above t h e law.

- no recogni t ion of s o c i a l r i g h t s i . e . h e a l t h care , educat ion, housing, employ- ment, hea l thy sus t a inab le environment

- inadequate recogni t ion o f t h e r i g h t s o f abo r ig ina l peoples

Review o f Proposals

In o rde r t o allow "f ree t rade" within Canada t h e proposed changes would prohib- it l e g i s l a t i o n , po l i cy , t a r i f f and non- t a r i f f b a r r i e r s & s tandards which r egu l r a t e econ?mic a c t i v i t y , o f t e n i n o rde r t o p r o t e c t communities, provinces 6 regions.

Examples of what would be prohib i ted : - preference f o r l o c a l s u p p l i e r s - h i r i n g p o l i c i e s which favour l o c a l s - d i f f e r e n t h e a l t h & s a f e t y s tandards

between provinces - d i f f e r e n t p rov inc i a l t r a d e s tandards - marketing boards - d i f f e r e n t f i n a n c i a l r e g u l a t i o l x The i n t e n t i o n is " tha t Canada. becomes a

s i n g l e , i n t e g r a t e d i n t e r n a l market from coas t t o coas t .I1

The proposal is t o change Sect ion 121 of t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n "to enhance t h e mobi- l i t y o f persons, c a p i t a l , s e r v i c e s & goods wi th in Canada by p roh ib i t i ng any laws, programs o r p r a c t i c e s of t h e f e d e r a l , pro- v i n c i a l o r municipal g o v v t s t h a t cons t i - t u t e b a r r i e r s o r r e s t r i c t i o n s t o mobil i tyt1 The proposa ls al low friir laws t h a t f tmther

t h e p r i n c i p l e s o f equa l i za t ion & reg ional development but it is unc lea r who would '

decide rr'lether t h e laws a r e al loked. Sect ion 121 llwould empower p r i v a t e p a r t -

i e s ( i nd iv idua l s a s well a s f i rms) t o chal lenge, through t h e cour t s , ac t ions of t h e g o v l t s t h a t a r e i ncons i s t en t with t h e p r i n c i p l e o f f r e e mobi l i ty within t h e in- t e r n a l market ."

In addi t ion , " the f e d e r a l gov ' t i s pro- posing t h e c r e a t i o n of a new con5, t i tut ion- a1 power f o r Parliament t h a t would al low i t t o pas s l e g i s l a t i o n f o r t h e e f f i c i e n t functioning o f t h e Canadian economic union in a reas beyond i t s e x i s t i n g j u r i s d i c t i o n t f The f e d e r a l g o v l t would use t h i s s e c t i o n to s top any p rov inc i a l g o v l t from t r y i n g to d i r e c t economic a c t i v i t y f o r l o c a l purposes.

The proposal provides t h a t provinces could "opt o u t v from these provis ions of the c o n s t i t u t i o n but on ly f o r 3 years .

The Experience t o Date

The c o n s t i t u t i o n proposa ls a r e j u s t i f i e d on t he b a s i s t h a t no r e s t r i c t i o n s would make t h e economy more e f f i c i e n t bu t t h e r ea l i t y i n B.C. i s q u i t e d i f f e r e n t . . . . The western provinces a l ready have a "Me-

morandum o f Agreement on t h e Reduction of 1nt.erprovincial Trade Ba r r i e r s i n Western Canada Government Procurement" which app- l ies t o "cons t ruc t ion cont rac ts" . I f t h i s type of agreement would he lp t h e economy then we should have s t a r t e d t o s e e improve- ments. However, t h e r e s u l t s f o r communitys has been a poorer s tandard o f l i v i n g . The lack of l e g i s l a t i o n F, r egu la t i on have

resul ted i n out-6f-province con t r ac to r s building i n many p a r t s of BC, paying t h e i r out-of-province workers poor wages which often come from l o c a l taxesand, because the workers leave , t h e money is not recyc- led i n t h e community. Often t h e community i s l e f t with a bu i ld ing t h a t c o s t more than t h e o r i g i n a l budget, was no t b u i l t on time and i s o f i n f e r i o r qua l i t y .

Idlo Wants This?

The major o rgan iza t ions r ep re sen t ing t h e corporate i n t e r e s t s i n Canada, l i k e t h e Rusiness Council on National I s sues 6 t h e Canadian Manufacturers Associat ion see con- s t i t u t i o n a l change a s one way o f implement- ing t h e i r agenda. Canadian,Construction A s - sociation i s a l s o pushing hard f o r t h e s e changes s o ' t h a t t h e r e would be a pool of . unemployed workers t r a v e l l i n g back F, f o r t h across t h e country looking f o r work j u s t like in t h e "good o l d days" (Depression).

Poss ib le So lu t ions

There has been d iscuss ion about wr i t i ng a wSocial Charter" a s p a r t o f t h e c o n s t i t u t - ion. Canada's provinces a r e r e l a b i v l y aim- i l m r economically, c u l t u r a l l y , h p s t o r i c a l - l y F, l e g a l l y . They could agree t o wr i t e a s o c i a l c h a r t e r a s p a r t t o t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n t h a t would s e t a purpose & s tandards under which t h i s " f r e e r t r a d e w would t ake place. The i n t e n t i o n of t h e c h a r t e r would be t o br ing everyone up t o t h e h ighes t s tandard t h a t c u r r e n t l y e x i s t s . This i s s i m i l a r t o what is being negot ia ted i n t h e European Community a t t h e p re sen t time. With 4 NDP gov ' t s t h e r e i s an opportuni ty f o r t h e pro- v inces t o p re s s t h e f e d e r a l government f o r a s o c i a l c h a r t e r .

(Ed i to r ' s note: Consider f o r a moment t he * p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t t he whole "pro-

cess" of changing t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n has been planned. S t a r t with a pe r f ec t ly acceptable scenar io of a tour ing committee, made up of reps from a l l p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s , t h a t w i l l ge t much a t t e n t i o n from t h e media (which is owned almost comde te ly by t r ansna t iona l corpora t ions) . I d e a l l y i t w i l l ge t "input" from everybody. Then wait f o r t h e r e a l in- t e n t of t h e Tory proposals t o cause the f i g h t i n g & i n e v i t a b l e d i s in t eg ra t ion of i t . . un l e s s of course t he o the r p a r t i e s make impossible compromises which w i l l give t h e corpora t ions what they want anyway. When t h e des t ruc t ion is f i n i shed & media

have given enough coverage t o t h e l i n e t h a t t h e Tor ies a r e forced t o go with Plan ' B ' , s e t t he next p a r t of t h e r e a l plan i n motion. This time t h e Tor ies w i l l make u p t h e e n t i r e committee.. it "won't matter ' ' i f t h e o the r p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s p a r t i c i p a t e o r no t . .& a f t e r everybody & t h e i r dog runs t h e i r mouth about a l t e r n a t i v e s o r a "be t t e r way" the government can pass everything t h e corpora t ions want, r ewr i t e t h e cons t i t - u t i on , h p a r t i c i p a t o r y democracy can take i t s place again a s an " i n t e r e s t i n g theory" t h a t was t r i e d a few times but j u s t never worked. * The bla:tk i s r'oi e f t h ~ r t h e word "re-

mote" o r " d i s t i n c t " . . .your choice.)

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Five Places

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embedded i n t h e c e i l i n g o f a s e a cav

Sleeping Woman Mountain

sleeping-mountain-woman

Gal lagher ' s Canyon

it was l i k e coming t o a s h r i n e t o climb through t h e d r y g r a s s and ponderosa

t o t h e p l a c e where you look a c r o s s and up t h e can; a t t h e t a l l s t o n e column l i f t i n g up a s i n g l e windswepl - -

and you thought t h e e a r t h i s t o o l o n e l y t Then t h e y s h a t a g o l f course on it. I

Pachena Point 1 i f i climbed a t r e e i could see japan

S t eveston

down a t t h e end o f ra i lway avenue t h e o ld d i sheve led f i s h i n g town

b u i l t of human l i f e and work and l o s s n a t i o n they had brought t h e i r l i v e s t o condoes and bout iques r o l l e d e a bu l ldozer .

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