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scorecards wcrc passed o u t ; i t was c r e a t - i ve , funny, deep, a d i s p l a y of t a l c l l t T, v i t a l i t y , and t h e message was c l e a r . The e l i t e c a p i t a l ism t h a t causes & Iferpetu- a t c s u n f a i r t ~ c s s G i n j u s t i c e is being d r a g ged out from 1)chind i t s s l i c k masks. The very a c t o f waking up t o t h e i l l u s i o n s & c rap t h a t we've been fed f o r c e n t u r i e s i s l i k e a b rea th of f r e s h a i r .

Stay tuned f o r t h e next STEW Revue!

P.S. Pcoplc involved i n blockades t o s t o p logging o f old-growth f o r e s t s on t h e

I s l and t o l d u s of an o l d t a c t i c being used by t h e b i l l i o n - d o l l a r t r a n s n a t i o n a l s - i t i s l awsu i t s a g a i n s t s t uden t s , s t r e e t peop- l e , anyone saying c l e a r - c u t t i n g i s wrong. These co rpo ra t e p i r a t e s hope t o s t i f l e any f u t u r c p r o t e s t with f e a r . B i l l Louis, a long tirnc a c t i v i s t , s a i d t h e sarne t h i n g had been done t o t h e American Indian Move- rncnl. i n t h e S t a t e s . They t r y t o g e t you t o pu t a l l your energy i n t o f i n d i n g motley t o pay lawyers. Ilis advice : de fy i t . Don't g e t t rapped i n t h e i r system p l ay ing by t h e i r r u l e s f o r t h e i r reasons . Empower t h e people !

The t imes , t hey a r e a-cha11gi11' . . . 1 Remember t h e census t h a t happened i n

1991? Seems t h a t t h e numbers a r e used by

th ing . Sue, from a group c a l l e d Watari, var ious "Planning Groups" t o hel l ) . . some- 1

pul led out t h e numbers below taken a s "Demographic charac te r i s t ics / I l ig l~ l igh t~ of t h e Downtown Eas t s ide 6 Stra thcona communities -

* Populat ion: Has grown i n t h e a r eh from 14,797 t o 16,605.

* Youth: The popula t ion has 1,005 males under t h e age of 19 and 875 fem-

a l e s under 19. . .Almost 2,000 youth o r c h i l d r e n l i v e i n t h e community; t h i s i s 11.3% of t h e t o t a l popula t ion .

* Sen io r s : The popula t ion of males over 65 i s 1,930; females - 1,780.

To ta l popula t ion ove r 65 i s 3,710. This is 22% of o u r t o t a l popula t ion .

* Youth & f a m i l i e s : There a r e 2,040 never married sons & daugh-

t e r s l i v i n g a t home under t he age of 25. There a r e 9,775 p r i v a t e households i n t h e a r ea . 7,305 of them a r e s i n g l e households but 2,470 a r e considered fami l - i es /census f a m i l i e s . 25% of a l l house- ]

holds a r e cons idered family households.

A 'f1:NANW ISN'T A IiOME! I r e t a l i a t o r y r e n t h ikes - and BC l o s e s a f f -

13.C. h i t s I)eon without r e n t c o n t r o l s f o r t e n yca r s tlow G t e n a n t s have been paying t h e p r i cc 01' 1 ) r iva t e market re-developnlent and spcc111 ; i t ion.

l h c l a t e s t puhli c i z e d c a s u a l t i e s i n t h i s ons l aught agn i n s t o u r homes a r e t h e t e n a n t s of Carol irlc Colirt i n Vancouver. For 3 yea r s t h e owners have milked t h i s b u i l d i n g f o r a l l i t ' s worth. With t h e c u r r e n t 20-46% inc rcnscs , r e n t s w i l l have r i s e n o v e r 100% i n t h i s i )cr iod.

o rdab le housing. In Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, V i c t o r i a

and Vancouver r e n t s have r i s e n over 30% i n t h e l a s t 3 yea r s , f a r o u t s t r i p p i n g i n f l a - t i o n and o u r ,incomes.

Tenants e l e c t e d t h e NDP on t h e i r promise t o con t ro l excess ive r e n t i nc reases . I t ' s t ime t o l e t t h e P rov inc i a l Government know t h a t t hey must d e l i v e r on t h i s po l i cy .

Show your support f o r r e n t c o n t r o l s by w r i t i n g your l o c a l MLA aind:

'I'lli s could be YOU! Rent co1l t1 .01~ a r e a n e c e s s i t y f o r BC' s

one m i l l i o n t crrnnts. Without r e n t c o n t r o l s

Hon. Moe S iho ta , Min i s t e r o f Labour 6 Consumer Se rv i ce s

Room 109, L e g i s l a t i v e Buildings we have no p ro t ec t ion from r e n t gouging 6 VICTORIA, B . C . V8V 1x4

Tenant Survival Awards lor lenants who have pm up HMh the most

lor the longest. under Canada's wwst landlord-lenant law.

Food Music

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. TENANT SURVIVAL DM! ! ' Celebratq Surviving Renting ,in B.C.

For t o o many y e a r s now, t e n a n t s i n B.C. h a v e had t o put up w i t h t o o much i n r e n t a l hous ing . I n BC, y o u r r e n t may i n c l u d e : * P e s t s : cockroaches , mice r a t s & o t h e r

vermin ( a l s o c a l l e d s h a r e d accomodat ion) * Lack o f S e c u r i t y : you t o o can t r y t o f i n d

an a f f o r d a b l e p l a c e t o l i v e , when y o u r l a n d l o r d g i v e s you an e v i c t i o n n o t i c e because h e l s h e wan t s t o demol i sh o r s e l l your home, wants t o b u i l d a condo, wants you o u t t o r a i s e t h e r e n t . Or Tenant Survival Awards

* No R e p a i r s : n o t o n l y do you have a roof o v e r y o u r h e a d , b u t do you r e a l l y e x p e c t for tenants who have put up with the nlost t o have h e a t , working a p p l i a n c e s , w a t e r for the longest, under Canada's worst and e l e c t r i c i t y t o o ? landlord-tenant h ~ .

1, Charles Street h Commerdd Drive Contact Tenanls' Rights Action Coalition: 255-3099

* Harrassment : your l a n d l o r d e n t e r s y o u r p l a c e when y o u ' r e n o t home, t e l l s you your f r i e n d s c a n ' t v i s i t & y o u c a n 1 t + h a v e o v e r n i g h t g u e s t s , t h r e a t e n s t o k i c k you

Food Music o u t l r a i s e your r e n t l t a k e y o u r s t u f f . . .

* No Rent C o n t r o l s : your l a n d l o r d can h i k e your r e n t a s much as h e / s h e wants t o .

* The Righ t t o Move: if you d o n ' t l i k e any

Kids' stuff o f t h e above you do have t h e r i g h t t o move.

Edi to r ,

A s so many people jump on t h e K i m Camp- b e l l bandwagon I ' v e s toppedGthought about what e x a c t l y i s h e r record . She served a s Minis te r of J u s t i c e f o r almost 3 years.Was h e r t enu re so wonderful t h a t she can now be Canada's s av iou r f o r t h e l a s t yea r s of t h e 20th century? What e x a c t l y d id she accomplish? Here ' s 10 p o i n t s she f a i l e d i n :

She d i d no t ban t h e possess ion o f c h i l d pornography. She d id not lower t h e age-18 cu t -o f f f o r t h e Young Offender ' s Act. She d id not change t h e d e f i n i t i o n o f "ex to r t - ion" i n t h e Criminal Code of Canada t o r e - f l e c t an e x t o r t i o n i n t h e Asian c u l t u r a l context t o b e t t e r f i g h t Asian gqngppobhems She d id no t ban a d u l t s from being a b l e t o a d v e r t i z e f o r t h e sexual "serv ices" o f ,

t eenagers . She d id not hold referenda on t h e d i f f i c u l t i s s u e s of abo r t ion E c a p i t a l punishment. She d i d not invoke t h e notwith- s tanding c l ause of t h e Char t e r of Rights t o exempt Canada from t h e December 1992 r u l i n g of t h e BC Court of Appeal t h a t s t r u c k down a BC law prevent ing convicted

yards , playgrounds 6 p u b l i c parks . She not b r ing i n e f f e c t i v e gay r i g h t s l e g i t i o n . She d i d n o t i n t roduce r egu la t ions with t e e t h t o t h e f e d e r a l Health of Ani a l s Act t o ban t h e c r u e l t rea tment of a mals. She d id not in t roduce an a n t i - s t a ing law t o h e l p p r o t e c t women 6 c h i l d r e She d id no t b r ing i n a n a t i o n a l law t o b t h e s a l e o f body p a r t s t o he lp curb t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l t r a d e i n organs.

What d i d she accomplish? She supported s t ack ing t h e Senate. Twice. She supporte i nc reas ing t h e n a t i o n a l debt t o over $45 b i l l i o n . She supported t h e Meech Lake an Charlot tetown Accords. She supported t h e GST. She' supported s o many t h i n g s t h a t a j u s t t h e oppos i t e of what Canadians want Seems t o me t h a t t h e K i m Campbell bandwa on i s a broken c a r t wi th no record !of s e r v i c e . On Nov. 14, ' 9 2 she s a i d , "We're a l l very e x c i t e d t h a t t h e prime m i n i s t e r (MI- roney) has made it very c l e a r t h a t h e ' l l l e ad u s i n t o t h e next e l ec t ionEeve rybody i s j u s t f e e l i n g very good."

Too bad Canada is h u r t i n g s o much.

sex o f f ende r s from l o i t e r i n g nea r school- Darren Lowe

We the undersigned residents of the Downtown Eastside do not support the "MARCH FOR JESUS," planned for June 12,1993. From our experiences last year we believe the March for Jesus will be very disruptive to the neighbourhood.

The Downtown Eastside has almost no park space. We are very concerned about possible damage to CRAB Park from 8,000 - 10,000 people rallying in the park

We request that the City of Vancouver not approve the permits for this event - at CRABPark

NAME ADDRESS

(Copies of t h i s p e t i t i o n a r e a t t h e f r o n t desk i n Carnegie. If you want more blank copies , c a l l o r come t o t h e Newsletter.:

Absolute Knowledge i s g r e a t f o r t hose who know not t o abuse i t . Absolute t r u t h is not f o r g iv ing away- I must ea rn it a s do everyone. Absolute forg iveness you can g i v e when you have a b s o l u t e l y fo rg iven . Absolute h a t e is no t f o r you t o c r e a t e Absolute love is no joke.

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back i n t h e lonesome p i n e s o f o u r t r a p l i n e . kr 1 wm My Pa d i d say t o me, howld you f i k e t o go t o I town an ' spend t h e eve wi th your sweet Marie? b V &

Face In The Night

And I w i th -a s p a r k l e i n my eye and a g r i n from e a r t o e a r d i d nod wi th much d e l i g h t . We'll have t o s p r i n g our t r a p s he d i d say, and hang them on a limb near t h e t r a i l . I never heard him f i n i s h what he had t o say 'cause I was o f f down t h e t r a i l wi th my dog team ga l loping f u l l steam ahead sp r ing ing my t r a p s a long t h e way. I got t o t h e end o f t h e l i n e and d i d a doughnut sp in , t hen o f f homeward bound aga in . About h a l f way back I d id p a s s my Pa i n a wh i s t l i ng b l a s t l e av ing him i n a cloud of snow. I rounded a co rne r and j u s t ove r a r i s e I saw a f o x caught i n my Pa;s t r a p he f o r g o t . I braked my s l e d and stopped t h e team, grabbed my axe ans gave t h a t mangy f o x one good whack. I f l u shed i t s h ide and threw it i n t h e s l e i g h then o f f f o r home i n t h e s e t t i n g sun. Back a t t h e cabin , t h e f i r e a - roar ing , c o f f e e a-brewing, bannokc a-baking, t h e f u l l moon a-shining ... I d i d wai t . About midnight o r s o a c r a sh and a bang The cabin shook and t h e door f l ew i n . There it stood t h a t god-forsaken s i g h t , a l l covered with snow from head t o t o e .

I A snowman with eyes a s b i g a s f l a s h l i g h t s ,

,Sing sweet ly s t a r s t o n i g h t ' s t a r s e v e r l a s t i h g b r i g h t Sing now t o n i g h t .

How I do yearn f o r t h e e Thou h a s t been good t o me

I 1 yearn t o n i g h t . i Your voice comes whispering low From depths I do not know Deep i n t h e n i g h t .

he was gasping and pant ing , s t u t t e r i n g and stammering.. ,he t o l d such a woeful t a l e . He s a i d he came around a co rne r and j u s t ove r a r i s e ; He saw a bare naked fox caught i n h i s t r a p sh ive r ing i n t h e co ld and b l i n k i n g i t s eyes I t gave him such a f r i g h t he jumped o f f h i s s l e i g h ,and jogged a l l t h e way l eav ing h i s dogs behind, "Can't you hear them a l l t ang led up back t h e r e down a t t h e slough?"

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I s e e you move with grace Moonlight upon your f a c e Face i n t h e n i g h t .

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Shadows i n t h e moonlight move You i n t h e dark I l o s e Lose i n t h e n i g h t .

I c a l l your name s o s o f t Name i n t h e wind now l o s t Lost i n t h e n igh t .

Naught where I saw you s t and Naught i n t h i s empty land Naught he re t o n i g h t .

Sandy Cameron 1

KITOHEN KORNER

Mary Brogan, Mary BRO GAN! A t l a s t , a f t e r a l l t h e s e y e a r s E a l l t hose samages, t h e o l d ba t f i n a l l y cops t h e b i g one: t h a t 1 s t h e VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR award, i n ca se you missed i t .

Even though t h e content ion was deepEany one of many could have been chosen, we a t t h e Korner f e e l t h a t t h e choice was an ex- c e l l e n t one. There was, a s u s u a l , some soul grapes ove r t h e s e l e c t i o n , bu t judging fron t h e warm recep t ion accorded h e r from h e r p e e r s , ( t h e o t h e r vo lun tee r s ) when it was an nounced she had won t h e honour, it was obv- i ous t h a t most everyone f e l t Mary was a de- s e rv ing r e c i p i e n t .

Congra tu la t ions Mary!. .now g e t back i n t h e k i tchen & whip u s up a couple of hundred peanut b u t t e r E jam sammies.

On t h e same b i l l t h e r e was a 3-way t i e f o r Volunteers o f t h e ~ o n t h : Mariah, .George Nicholas E Don Baker were a l l honoured. For those who d i d n ' t g e t picked t h i s t ime, remember t h a t no dne can win more t han once i n two years (and t h e k i t chen s t a f f can b e b r ibed ! ) .

Volunteer Appreciat ion Week went ove r won d e r f u l l y and, wi th a l l t h e f r e e f o o 4 even t s & o t h e r s t u f f , without a h i t c h . I t w a s capp- ed o f f with a bunch o f f r e e p i z z a s on S a t - urday n i g h t . I nc iden t ly , t h o s e p i zzas G a l l t h e p i zzas f o r t h e l a s t few months a r e g e t - t i n g , r a v e reviews E a r e cons t ruc t ed by Gary 6 a c a s t o f s e v e r a l people, i nc lud ing Vick- i e , Brian & even Debbie occas iona l ly . See,

We a r e proud o f t h e f a c t t h a t many of our pa t rons who do o v l u n t e e r work i n t h e k i t - chen can use t h e exper ience t o g e t a toe- hold i n o t h e r jobs. I t makes u s a l l very happy t o have helped i n any small way t o achieve t h i s goa l . Way t o go Tom!

Speaking of exper ience , o u r Kitchen pro- grammer, Cat r iona , i s now on h e r leave of absence (approximately 6 months) a s she i s going t o have a r o t t e n teenager . . I mean a b e a u t i f u l baby!. . ve ry s h o r t l y . We wish h e r t h e b e s t o f luck & w i l l keep you pos ted a s t o t h e b i r t h d a t e . (Bets a r e i t ' s a boy. .)

Not t o f e a r t h o ' , a s o u r o l d f r i e n d and cohor t Robert Begin i s coming over from t h e I s l and t o capably f i l l i n f o r t h e bul - ging Cat r iona . H e ' l l b e working h e r Sunday through Wednesday s h i f t .

While we're a t it t h e 2nd f l o o r has a new s t a f f person. H i s name is J i m Bi icker t , he ' s an e x c e l l e n t cook (E dishwasher) s o p l ea se be kind o r a t l e a s t f a i r l y n i c e & maybe h e ' l l s t a y .

Anyway, ano the r y e a r has passed E i t was m e of t h e b e s t e v e r i n t h e k i tchen , most- l y because of a l l t h e g r e a t h e l p we g e t from o u r many vo lun tee r s . Thanks t o every- m e of you. L e t t s keep it going throughout 1993.

'T i1 nex t t ime ... Happy ea t ing ! ! !

i f you can keep t h e * s t a f f busy on o t h e r r n k dane t h i n g s you'd always have g r e a t s t u f f a v a i l a b l e . . .

Some g r e a t news from t h e k i t chen : f r i e n d & e x c e l l e n t vo lun tee r Tom L e s t e r ( a l i a s Tom my Salami) , has g o t t e n h imsel f a r e a l job E i s now i n charge of t h e b u f f e t t a b l e a t Up- town C h a r l i e ' s on Renfrew ac ros s from t h e Coliseum. I f you g e t a chance drop by & s ay h e l l o , ( o r c a 'd l i k e him back).

Thoughts by t h e F ina l Act a t Waco

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To, with t h e f u l l s t r e t c h o f my lungs Release, then r e p l e n i s h them again wi th burning anger Exhaustion w r e s t l e s my common sense Time and time aga in - innocence, youth; l i f e Humanity's s i nce re , agonizing pursu ip f o r t r u t h through r e l i Cons tan t ly taken hos tage , butchered; fodde r I t has appeared, i t seems, s i n c e t h e beginning of people No tonedaygoesunsca thed ; t heconques t f o r e v e d a s t i n g l i f e Bloodied by t h e conquest, consec ra t i on 6 annointment by dea th Compoundingthencombust ing , the i r fa i thahomelessphoenix

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wish t o r e f r a i n S teve Rose

When i n t imes o f doubt i n t h e turmoi l o f . a r o u t doomed go begging t o t h e God who loves with many a doubt . The love I seek comes not from t h e meek b u t from a l i o n ' s gaze hush your c r i e s t h e wicked l i e s a r e r e e l i n g i n t h e t r o u t . This macaroni i s an e r rony waging war on t r ea son I shbuld know I ' v e doubted you and you a r e doubting me, Code is b lue t h e h o s p i t a l knew and you and me assume t o l i e is b e s t but no t t o r e s t I ' l l d i e l i k e s n i f f i n g g lue . I am n o t be t - t e r than you on ly a minute p a r t o f t h e g l o r y pageant o f ex i s t ence ; I want t o be important t o t h e end a l l and be a l l bu t he loves me sometimes o r n o t a t a l l . I am wr i t i ng about myself I t h i n k I 'm so p e r f & e c t . Nothing i s coming t o me

God i n h i s m a j e s t y l o v e s a l l h i s c r e a t i o n

E l i zabe th Thorpe

This movie i s a documentary based on the imprisonment of American Indian Movement member Leonard P e l t i e r . This video showing w i l l be a b e n e f i t t o r a i s e money f o r OH-TOH-KIN, Publications for /of Native People 's Resistance.

Dear Tutor ,

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A t t h e t ime I met you, I was a l i t t l e apprehensive about t ak ing a t u t o r . 1 was th inking o f a p rev ious exper ience I had, one which f r i g h t e n e d me s o b a d l y 1 cu t off

GOOD NEWS FROM THE READING ROOM

WE GOT I T ! ! ! ! ! - - - - - - - - - Af te r months o f r e p o r t wr i t i ng , d i cke r -

ing , meetings, e t e c e t c . , & being tu rned down a t l o w e r l e v e l s , o u r p l e a f o r $22,000 f o r s t a f f i n g i n o u r l i b r a r y came be fo re Council ' s budget appea l meeting.

Diane MacKenzie, on an ' i n s i d e t i p ' had warned people t h a t we could be t u rned dowr . . so Muggs worked on a speech on behal f o f t h e neighbourhood & o u r L i t e r a r y Lion- e s s (Eleanor Kelly, Carnegie 's l i b r a r i a n ) go t out a l l h e r no t e s , p u t on h e r f u n e r a l d r e s s & took C i t y Ha l l by storm.

Chr i s Warren, o f S o c i a l Planning, p r e s - ented t h e i r r e p o r t , t hen Muggs spoke, She d i d a g r e a t job o f t e l l i n g Council about t h e Downtown Eas t s ide E t h e succes s o f t h e Reading Room E Learning Cent re i n an a r e a with 40% f u n c t i o n a l l i t e r a c y . Then they a l l go t s t wai t & wai t & wai t a s a l l o t h e r appea ls were a l s o heard: I n t h e end i t was unanimous - Carnegie got t h e mon4ey.

What does t h i s mean? It means books w i l l g e t back on t h e she lves sooner a f t e r t hey have been re turned , t h a t we can unpack, s o r t E l a b e l a l l t h e g i f t s we g e t from a l l ove r t h e c i t y E t h a t we can cont inue t o make used E excess paperbacks a v a i l a b l e t o agencies such as t h e Lookout, whose pa t - rons o f t e n cannot g e t ove r t o Carnegie.

Most important o f a l l , i t shows t h a t good co-operat ion between t h e Vancouver Publ ic Library E Soc ia l Plannink can h e l p g e t b e t t e r s e r v i c e s i n t h e Downtown Eastsi.de

To a l l who have t h e i r support ove r t h e l a s t few months. . .Donald, Diane, Muggs and Bob, Joyce Preston (Socia l Planning) P a t t y Harding E Eleanor Kelly (VPL) many thanks.

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our s e s s ion , and d id n o t want t o have anyone a f t e r t h a t .

So, when a f r i e n d suggested you should t u t o r me, I was a l i t t l e l e e r y of you.

We s t a r t e d t a l k i n g about my problems, concerning v e r b s & nouns, and how import- a n t it was f o r me, because of my wr i t i ng c l a s s ; my doubts about t u t o r s were gone.

I was g l ad you made t h i s p o s s i b l e , because I, was always a t e a s e when you were t a lk ing .

Although you i n s t r u c t e d f o r a b r i e f per iod , it was ve ry educa t iona l f o r me. I learned a g r e a t d e a l i n t h a t t ime span.

The way you taught. .how you d i d it was s o i n t e n s e . I went t o my English c l a s s s o conf ident ; I responded t o my i n s t r u c t o r ' s ques t ions on v e r b s & nouns p r e c i s e l y , and without h e s i t a t i o n . I neve r had t h e oppor- t u n i t y of l e a r n i n g a lgeb ra o r geometry i n school . When you s t a r t e d t each ing me how t o do them, my a f t e rnoon s e s s i o n s passed by s o q u i c k l y . t h a t I, couldn ' t wait f o r t h e nex t meeting.

My on ly r e g r e t is, 1 d i d no t cont inue . I was s o r r y t o hea r you were no t s t ay -

ing , bu t t h e t ime you spen t t u t o r i n g me was extremely app rec i a t ed . I t seems l i k e a l l good i n s t r u c t o r s , and t u t o r s who a r e s o e f f e c t i v e i n t each ing a d u l t s , never s t a y .

I would l i k e t o thank you pe r sona l ly , and hope t h e goa l s you a s s i g n yourse l f conclude i n happiness and success .

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"Because economic i n t e g r a t i o n is based e x p l i c i t l y on women's e x p l o i t a t i o n i n the- pa id labour f o r c e , we women of Mexico, t h e US & Canada demand t h a t ou r represent - a t i v e governments guarantee b a s i c r i g h t s t o adequate educa t ion , h e a l t h c a r e , food, n u t r i t i o n , housing, s t a b i l i t y of employment, l i v i n g s a l a r i e s & t r a in ing , vo luntary matern i ty and peace ( t h a t is t h e a b i l i t y t o l i v e f r e e from vio lence) w i th in any t r i - l a t e r a l agreement."

(women's Plan of Act ion , from d i scus s ions a t t h e F i r s t T r i n a t i o n a l Working Women's Conference on Economic I n t e g r a t i o n & F r e e Trade (he ld i n Mexico, February 1993)

WOMEN and POVERTY

THE WOMEN'S AGENDA - An A l t e r n a t i v e Vision f o r Canada

The Women's Agenda is committed t o inc- r ea s ing equa l i t y&democracy i n ou r everyday l i f e .

No woman should have t o l i v e i n poverty i n Canada. A l l women must have t h e r i g h t t o income s e c u r i t y & economic independence. Th i s i nc ludes t hose who choose t o s t a y a t home t o r a i s e c h i l d r e n o r c a r e f o r e l d e r s o r o t h e r dependents.

Women w i l l have c o n t r o l over t h e i r own bodies , t h e i r own reproduct ive c a p a c i t i e s and t h e i r own h e a l t h d e c i s i o n s .

Women have t h e r i g h t t o l i v e f r e e of v io l ence &wi thou t f e a r of abuse. Women of co lou r have t h e r i g h t t o l i v e f r e e of rac ism

Women c o n t r i b u t e a d i s p r o p o r t i o n a t e s h a r e of n a t i o n a l revenue through a l l forms of t a x a t ion & unwaged labour . We ex- pec t t a x monies t o b e a l l o c a t e d t o advance our goa l s f o r e q u a l i t y . We b e l i e v e i n pay e q u i t y , a f f i rmat i v e a c t i o n , inc luding leg- i s l a t e d mandatory employment e q u i t y , rec- ogn i t i on of comparable c r e d e n t i a l s / s k i l l s from o u t s i d e Canada, & a c c e s s i b l e work.

We want t o ensure t h a t Canada's p o l i t i - c a l i n s t i t u t i o n s a r e genuinely p a r t i c i p a - t o r y & d e m o c r a t i c . A l l b a r r i e r s t o t h e gem u i n e & e f f e c t i v e p a r t i c i p a t i o n of women & r a c i a l m i n o r i t i e s i n p u b l i c l i f e must go.

The women's movement is d i v e r s e & s h a r e s g o a l s w i th many o t h e r s o c i a l movements.

Women want t o b e a b l e t o p a r t i c i p a t e f u l l y i n t h e s o c i a l , c u l t u r a l & p o l i t i c a l l i f e of ou r community. This means: - f u l l employment w i th job s e c u r i t y - e q u i t y f o r a l l , i nc lud ing immigrant &

, refugee women, women of colour, l e s b i a n s a b o r i g i a n l women, women wi th d i s a b i l i t - i e s , younger & o l d e r women.

- a n a t i o n a l c h i l d c a r e program - maintenance & enhancement of medicare

a s a u n i v e r s a l s o c i a l program But women's progress toward e q u a l i t y is

undermined by a government agenda which s a c r i f i c e s ou r needs wh i l e i n c r e a s i n g t h e power of t r a n s n a t i o n a l co rpo ra t ions . Th i s is t h e co rpo ra t e agenda. The Canada-USFret Trade Agreement & t h e North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) a r e p a r t o f t h e co rpo ra t e agenda.

JOBS TORIES ABUSE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS

Pushing NAFTA Through 2nd Reading

B i l l C-115, one of t h e most sweeping p ieces of l e g i s l a t i o n i n Canadian h i s t o r y , i s being pushed through Parl iament i n a way t h a t t h r e a t e n s t h e r i g h t s o f ALL members of t h e House o f Commons E people of Canada.

The f e d e r a l Tory gov" has a l l o c a t e d two

days f o r deba te on C-115 - the implementing l e g i s l a t i o n f o r t h e North American Free , Trade Agreement - i n t h e Second Reading 12. s t a g e of t h e l e g i s l a t i v e process . Members of Parl iament a r e being denied t h e r i g h t t o thoroughly review t h i s c r u c i a l b i l l .

According t o P ro fe s so r Robert Jackson, P d l i t i c a l Science, Car le ton Universi ty, , the Mulroney gov ' t ha s a h i s t o r y of l i m i t i n g debate i n t h e liouse of Commons: "Sinae 1988 t h e Conservat ive gov ' t ha s s tooped t o use c l o s u r e 17 t imes ( a s o f February 13, 1993) - i n o t h e r words, a lmost a s many t imes a s i n t h e whole h i s t o r y of Parl iament s i n c e 1913. To t o p it o f f , t hey a l s o employed time a l l o c a t i o n exces s ive ly - namely, 18 t imes - t o c u t o f f deba te . In o t h e r words, t h e Tor ies have t h r o t t l e d debate by one means o r another throughout t h i s e n t i r e Par1 iament . "

NAFTA i s not j u s t ano the r p i ece of l e g i s l a t i o n . I t i s an i n t e r n a t i o n a l t r e a t y t h a t compromises our n a t i o n a l sove re ign ty , our a b i l i t y t o manage E p lan ou r economy, pro- t e c t ou r environment, main ta in our s o c i a l programs G p u b l i c s e r v i c e s . ' I t even over- r i d e s o u r c o n s t i t u t i o n & t h e r i g h t s o f provinces . Canadians, through t h e i r e l e c t - ed Members 'of Parl iament , must have an op- p o r t u n i t y t o ana lyse 6 deba t e t h i s b i l l i n an open, pub l i c forum. This i s what democ- r acy i s a l l about .

The Tory f e d e r a l g o v ' t has no mandate t o c o n t i n u a l l y f o r c e i t s agenda on t h e people o f Canada. I t is i n t e r e s t i n g t o n o t e t h a t t h e content of NAFTA is h igh ly undemocrat- i c , expanding t h e power o f co rpo ra t e e l i t - e s ove r e l e c t e d governments. We a r e g e t t - ing a t a s t e o f t h i s by watching t h e Tor i e s a s t hey ignore Parl iament - l im i t i ng debate on c r u c i a l l e g i s l a t i o n o v e r G o v e r aga in .

The Action Canada Network c a l l s on Memb- e r s of Parl iament 4 t h e media t o p r o t e s t t h i s cynica l abuse of ou r democrat ic s y s t - em of government. Canadians must have t h e r i g h t t o understand & deba te NAFTA.

(Closure, Clause 57 of t h e House of Comm- ons Standing Orders , a l lows t h e g o v ' t t o t e rmina t e debate a t t h e end of t h e s i t t i n g day. Time a l l o c a t i o n , a s i n t h e c a s e of NAFTA B i l l C-115, limits debate t o a ce r - t a i n number of days .)

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Car c r a shes o r high-speed chase scenes a r e u s u a l l y ' s h o t ' dur ing t h e day, bu t have been done from lam t o 5 o r 6am. Also p e c u l i a r t o t h i s t ime frame a r e explos ions E screams.

Okay. Res idents 6 lcommunity o rgan i sa t i on r e p s have brought t h e va r ious i n t e r e s t s i n t h e s e p r a c t i c e s t o t a s k aga in E again . A l i t t l e p rog re s s i s made. A C i t y employee was working a s a t r u e l i a i s o n between t h e f i l m i n d u s t r y E t h e s e r e s i d e n t groups. I t changed - meaning t h e good worker was r e - placed. . Throughout t h i s s cena r io , p o l i c e have played a r o l e , a s t hey a r e on S i t e 6 pa id f o r by t h e product ion company. There was 6 i s a p o l i c e person whose job e n t a i l s l i s t e n i n g t o community concerns.

S ince t h e 'new' c i t y employee has been working, t h e p o l i c e person has never been i n v i t e d t o any o f t h e s e meetings, has no t

I s n ' t t h i s i n t e r e s t i n g . . . There have been meetings, demands 6 ag-

reements ove r t h e p a s t 4 y e a r s on f i lming i n t h e Downtown Eas t s ide . Our community has become a favoured " loca t ion" f o r f i l m ~ r o d u c t i o n s , mostly ( a l l ?) from C a l i f o r n i a o r . t h e S t a t e s . They come a l l t h e way here because c i t i e s i n t h e US have a ,s t range custom o f charging f e e s f o r t h i n g s l i k e blocking off s t r e e t s f o r c a r c rashes , ex- p lo s ions , f ake gunf i r e , o r j u s t making t h e

heard o f any community concerns, - d idn l t know t h a t t h e r e even were any concerns.

He f i n a l l y phoned Barb Daniel a t DERA a f t e r he heard a rumour t h a t Barb had not agreed t o l e t t i n g a f i l m crew c l o s e o f f 2 blocks n e a r Gastown f o r ove r a week. He heard t h i s , o f course, a f t e r t h e meeting where a l l concerned p a r t i e s were supposed t o have been. He E DEW a r e meeting t o s ay h e l l o . . . S t o go ove r 4 yea r s o f f i l m i n o u r neighbourhood. The fun's , j us t begun!

s t r e e t look o l d e r o r g rung ie r . By PAULR TAYLOR Not Vancouver! 'IYou f o l k s j u s t come on

up. I t ' s f r e e ! " Anyway, product ion crews have d isp layed

Economic niodif i c a t i o n s . Taxes pgyable by what persons oan a f f o r d t o pay. Wages s e t by what a company o r co rpo ra t ion can a f f - o rd t o pay employees, (no t j u s t a drop i n t h e bucket of t h e i r p r o f i t s ) . Four t o s i x hour workdays, which w i l l make room f o r more jobs, which w i l l save t h e taxpayer money with l e s s we l f a r e payments. A t a x i n c e n t i v e could be provided t o mot iva te employers t o comply.

We must f a c e t h e f a c t t h a t t h e r e s t o f t h e world i s ca tch ing up with u s ( t h e ind- u s t r i a l i z e d n a t i o n s ) , such a s ~ A s i a by har- ness ing r e l a t i v e l y cheap labour , i s a b l e t o compete more e f f e c t i v e l y on t h e world market.

Our co rpo ra t ions a r e important and hold much promise. I f t h e y can remain competi t - i v e be s e t t i n g up shop i n Mexico i t would l i k e l y be t o ou r advantage i n t h e long run

Here i n Canada, f o r example, we should a s p i r e t o develop inova t ive i n d u s t r i e s such a s high-tech. Why not produce audio- v ideo te lephones & have Can-Tel & BC Tel ( f o r example) merge t o g e t h e r t o i n s t a l l such a f i b r e o p t i c nervous system, which could a l s o be used t o t r a n s f e r computer te rmina l information. Such a f a c u l t y of communication i n f r a s t r u c t u r e i n our system would be conducive t o progress .

Why no t e l e c t r i c c a r s & high- tech urban c e n t r e s made b e a u t i f u l & c lean .

Why no t? The p o t e n t i a l e x i s t s f o r o u r s t anda rd of

l i v i n g t o improve immensely. Guaranteed food, c l o t h i n g & s h e l t e r f o r

deadbea ts too , bu t i n c e n t i v e s provided t o sa lvage them from t h e i r l a x i d&e ways, where t hey have oppor tuni ty t o f i t i n some where a s u se fu l c i t i z e n s i f t hey s o choose

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* A hunger c r i s i s e x i s t s i n Canada. Over one mi l l i on Canadians need food banks i n

o r d e r t o su rv ive . For ty percent of t h e s e people a r e c h i l d r e n under t h e age of 18. Food banks a r e concre te evidence t h a t our p u b l i c s a f e t y n e t has co l lapsed , & b o t h t h e f e d e r a l & prov inc i a l g o v t ' s have cont r ibu- t e d t o t h i s c o l l a p s e with p o l i c i e s t h a t have made people poorer .

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* Soc ia l a s s i s t a n c e b e n e f i t s a t 1/2 t h e pover ty l i n e a r e a major reason why&.

c i t i z e n s a r e forced t o s u f f e r t h e h u m i l i a - t i o n of food banks. Not only has t h e Tory gov ' t i n Ottawa refused t o e n f o r ~ e t h e "adequate a s s i s t ance" c l a u s e of t h e Canada Ass is tance Plan (CAP), it has threa tened CAP i t s e l f i n B i l l C-69 by p lac ing a l i m i t o f 5% p e r yea r on t h e i nc rease of f e d e r a l money f o r s o c i a l s e r v i c e payments t o Onta- r i o , Alber ta & BC. I t has done t h i s a t a t i n e . of c a t a s t r o p h i c unemployment t h a t t h e Tory high i n t e r e s t p o l i c y & t h e Free Trade Agreement helped t o cause.

* Unemployment Insurance (UI) i s an impor- '::.tant-part o f Canada's @kbaic s a f e t y ne t . The Tory gov ' t i n Ottawa has reduced UI b e n e f i t s , has s t i f f e n e d t h e e l i g i b i l i t y requirements & has completely withdrawn f e d e r a l money from t h e UI program. When t h e Tory gov ' t made it more d i f f i c u l t f o r Canadians t o q u a l i f y f o r UI, t h e welfare r o l l s increased , i nc reas ing hunger a s welL

* Since 1984 t h e Tory gov ' t i n Ottawa has s t e a d i l y c u t i t s funding f o r pub l i c hou-

s i n g & housing co-opera t ives . The r e s u l t has been a c r i t i c a l l a ck of a f fo rdab le housing. A s r e n t s have r i s e n f a s t e r than minimum wage o r wel fare payments, c i t i z e n s have been forced t o pay r e n t ou t of money a l l o t e d f o r food.

* Minimum wage has not kept pace with i n f - l a t i o n . In BC, i n 1975, a f u l l - t i m e work-

e r earn ing minimum wage would make 122% of t h e poverty l i n e f o r a s i n g l e person. In 1992, t h i s worker would only make 71% of ,

t h e poverty l i n e . A fami ly of t h r e e with one member working f u l l - t i m e on minimum wage would have an income 58.6% below t h e poverty l i n e . Such pover ty i nc reases t h e chances of fami ly breakdown, ma lnu t r i t i on and s i cknes s .

* TO ~ r o m o t e food banks without s t r i v i n g t o e l imina t e pover ty a t t h e same time is

misguided, f o r t h e g o v ' t p o l i c i e s t h a t h e l p c r e a t e g r e a t pover ty a s well a s g rea t weal th a r e not addressed. F u l l employment, wi th adequate incomes f o r those i n & out of t h e pa id labour f o r c e , must be a t t h e cen- t r e of democratic po l i cy . I t i s j u s t i c e c i t i z e n s want, no t c h a r i t y .

On a summer day I v i s i t e d some town i n southern Ontar io . I happened upon a l o n e l y ,

park 6, r o l l i n g up tobacco a s i f it was my r i g h t , s a t upon a bench. I looked on t h e r i v e r 4 she looked on me. I almost sh ive r - ed. I was smoking! What could I do? I had been warned about t h i s ark it seemed. The geese eyed me s u s p i c i o u s l y but I d id no t qu iver . No, I looked t o my jean j acke t 6 scampered o f f t h e p i c n i c t a b l e . S i t t i n g 01

p i c n i c t a b l e s i s fo rb idden . Forbidden. S q u i r r e l s a r e exempted. Geese w i l l be sho

I once thought I saw t h e ghost o f a goose f l y i n g down t h e back a l l e y o f a Van couver downtown s t r e e t . The goose made , I

n a ry a sound u n t i l it saw i t s mate, o r i t chance a t i t s mate, 6 it f lew out t h e a l l ey liketino geese could f l y i n f l o c k o r i n f l a v o u r of w i t .

The goose made i t s way t o t h e home o f Lord S tan ley , Knowing f u l l wel l t h e c h a l l . enge it faced , t h i s goose, wel l o r n o t , began t o limp. Limping was something a Sau l t S t e . Marie goose would never s toop t o . Not b e l i e v i n g my eyes I t u rned away f o r a minute, screwed them back i n 4 l o ! t h e goose was gone. The goose was gone. 11 t h e S a u l t t h i s would have been impossible

A s a l i t t l e boy being Metis I had no voice because I was i n two worlds, white and Metis. I was l o s t . . I d i d n t t know where t o i~be long . I d i d n o t know hhich god t o be l i eve i n so I went wi th Ind ians god who i s t h e Great S p i r i t .

g r ea t s p i r i t g i v e me many th ings . He g ive t he g i f t c a l l e d l i f e . IEyou, be$ieve i n H i m you w i l l g e t many t h i n g s i n l i f e

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Dear Paul Taylor

I was looking a t t h e l a t e s t i s s u e o f Carnegie news, viewing a r t i c l e a f t e r a r t i - c l e o f r e l e v a n t con t en t .

One can on ly p o s t u l a t e on t h e enormous s a c r i f i c e s g iven by y o u r s e l f .

I s e e many t h i n g s a r e p u t f o r t h i n a genera l s ense 4 I wish people would b e more s p e c i f i c .

.It makes me ques t i on t h e first a r t o c ; e I , wrote; whether I was t r y i n g t o be a propa- gand k ing o r n o t .

I b e l i e v e you a r e i n bondage be fo re your , t ime.

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A UI HANDBOOK PRODUCED FOR WORKERS

BY WORKERS

STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY

Those C a n a d i a n s who a r e announced tha t our wages will be unemployed o r underemployed , frozen for a further two years and today we stand with you. You are our our collective bargaining rights have brothers and sisters, our sons and been removed. We, too, are victims daughters, our fathers and mothers. of 'an uncaring and insensitive go- You a r e o u r family and o u r vernment. community. We a re appalled a t the The attack on public sector workers government's attempts to attack the will not p u t one unemployed

when is Canadian back to work. Freezing our a t record levels' and when food wages will not reduce the need for banks are the only growth industry food b a n k s . At tacking t h e in Canada ' We are outraged that unemployed during a recession is not women, a l r e a d y victims of th is going to b r i n g abou t a recovery. recession, will be forced to remain in Forcing women to endure harassment jobs and face harassment in order to and abuse will not build a feed their families. country, it will help destroy it. We a r e public sector workers who

Today, we stand together with the work in every community across this

victims of Tory policies, programs country. We a r e trying to provide

and promises. In 1993, we will fight services t o C a n a d i a n s despi te

back, on the job, in the streets and at cutbacks and abuse from the Tories i n Ot tawa . T h e Tor ies have jus t

t h e bal lo t box. I n 1993, we will remember.

'Gathering Place' on Seymour proposed JEFF LEE yancouvcr

~)isadvantagecl and low-income rcsi&nts in Vancouver's new Ilown- tow11 South nclghborhood shoulcl have a placc like the I)ownlown ~ a s l s i d c ' s Carncgic .Ccntl.c, clty manager Ken 1)ol)ell said ,\Ionclay.

The neighborhood centre would be built at the cily's new Contlncnt;il Apartments on Seylnour Street, which shoulders iI red llghl tli.slr~ct and is in an area dcsllnctl for sgnlli- cant redevelopment.

The $3.4-million centre would serve the more than 1,800 Lou- ant1 fixed-income residents who livc in nlany of the area's non-rnarkcl housing, special needs residences ancl rooming hotels.

The project is at odds with a pro- posal by the city's engineering clepartment, which wants lo move ils

, parking enforcement division into two iloors ofcol~mcrcial space at the new Contincnlal.

Both Dobell and Coun. Lihby Davics say l h c park ing- t icke l issuers will l~kely hakc to sla) in

lhcir crumpctl 13roarl\vay ol'liccs 11 little longer.

"I'm sorry, buL parking enforcement will havc to go sun~cwherc else," said Dmics. "I know they need a new place. I)ut Iherc is no doubt in my mind that the Contlnen- tal is an absolutely pcrlcct place for the new gathering place in do\vn- town south."

The city doesn't havc a name for the new Carncgic-type facility, so il has simply called it "'the Gathering Place."

It would provide amenilics similar to the citv-funded Carncgie Centre at Main slid Hastings streets, illclucl- ing shower facilities, laundromat, learning cenlre, kitchen, reading room and social areas.

Unlike thc Downtown Eastside, which has more than a dozen places i'or "the lonely wanderer," there are no such facilities in the Downtown South, social planning director Joyce Preston said in a reporl to

council. "lJor the Downto\w South rcsi-

(lent looking for a place to showcr, collect mcssagcs, cat and socialize, the Gnlhering l'lacc may be the only place," she said

Bob Colc, a partner in a Granville Slrcel bookslorc, snit1 the projecl may help solve sonlc of the strcct you111 problems along Granville.

Colc is n membcr of the new Theatre I-low Business Association, wl~icli is concenlctl about the crime ancl slreel problems along the mall strip.

"1 think the centre is a wry posi- livc step. 1 can only spcnk lor m)-sell: but 1 wclco:ne ally inslilulional aid Ibr street kids," he saitl.

The 1,950-square metre I'acilily woultl be located on the first two floors of (.he 110-unit senior citizens apartment complex. A medical clinic is also likely to be built in another part oPthe complex, offcring a "onc- stop shop," Jeff Brooks, a city downtown social planner, saitl.

Too t i r e d t o change my s p o t s No po in t i n a b s o l u t e l y eve ry th ing The Reckoning, wi thout f e e l i n g Substance, p a s t advice o r c h a r i t y Riding wi th t h e Seven deadly s i n s Spectrum a s counterba lance A lucky d e c a p i t a t i o n A s h o r t word would of covered it a l l bu t I am n o t an animal I borrowed s p i t Forever young and cha ined .

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AS t h e y grow o l d e r , many persons fiind they a r e having d i f f i c u l t i e s i n remembering such t h i n g s a s names o r d a t e s o r m i n o r i nc iden t s . Modern p sycho log i s t s t end t o blame phys ica l p roces s , S a y i n g m W n ~ r y l ~ ~ ~

from d e t e r i o r a t i o n of t h e b r a i n . There may be a b e t t e r explanation, t h a t of- f e r s , t h e means t o end such problems.

p sycho log i s t s have not y e t understood t h a t t h e person each one of u s i s , a t any & every moment, con t inues t o e x i s t when t h e moment i s ove r . . bu t t h a t e x i s t e n c e i s on t h e subconscious l e v e l . For i l l u s t r a t i o n , l e t ' s c r e a t e a man named J o e . Joe works i n an o f f i c e , has a wi fe , a fami ly , a c a r & a home. He enjoys a c t i v e s p o r t s & t q i e s t o s t a y hea l t hy . The Joe who works i n t h e o f f i c e is n o t t h e same person who does a l l t h e o t h e r t h i n g s . In t h e o f f i c e h i s t ens ion i s h ighe r , he i s e f f i c i e n t & h e i s e n t i r e l y concerned wi th r e p o r t s , f a c t s , f i l e s & f i g u r e s and b r i s k , p i t h y exchanges wi th co l l eagues . When t h e bus ines s day is over h e ' s g l ad t o f o r g e t h i s work 6 gohome

, A t home, he i s glad, t o spend an hour with h i s family, o f whom h e ' s ve ry fond.

The O f f i c e Joe con t inues t o e x i s t b u t it has withdrawn t o wa i t f o r h i s nex t day a t t h e o f f i c e when it w i l l aga in t a k e over . Family Joe i s on t h e job now, being h i s subconscio ' J o e w i l l

go & bowl with h i s bowling league a s he does every week. Family J o e w i l l be r e t i r e d then- & Bowling ~ o k w i l l be i n command.

A s we wee, Joe l i v e s an o r d e r l y s o r t o f l i f e wi th wel l -def ined & r e g u l a r l y repea- t e d p e r i o d s of exc lu s ive concern. I t is the se . repea ted pe r iods of concen t r a t ed thoughts , f e e l i n g s & a c t i o n s t h a t b u i l d up t hose d i f f e r e n t J o e s on t h e subconscious l e v e l . There i s one of them f o r every one of h i s repea ted a c t i v i t i e s & each one s t o r e s t h e moods, thoughts & f e e l i n g s of t h a t p a r t i c u l a r a c t i v i t y . The a n c i e n t Chinese, who knew a g r e a t d e a l about such t h i n g s , would have c a l l e d t h i s c o l l e c t i o n of subconscious f o r c e s Joe s "Family. " Joe hob-nobs wi th t h i s Family i n dreams, where he s e e s them a s human f i g u r e s .

If Joe q u i t bowlirlg & l e f t t h e league,

"Bowling Joe" on t h e subconscious l e v e l would wai t around f o r awhile t o f i n a l l y withdraw & become a "Well." In a n c i e n t China, when a v i l l a g e was moved t o a new s i t e , t h e well from which t h e v i l l a g e r s had drawn water was l e f t a t t h e o l d . The water wel l d i d n o t l e ave t h e v i l l a g e ; i n - s t e a d , t h e v i l l a g e l e f t t h e wel l . In j u s t t h e same way, "Bowling Joe" d i d not l eave Conscious-Mind Joe . Joe l e f t t h e howling fo r ce he had b u i l t up.

I f Bowling Joe was a weak f o r c e it would soon go dormant & i f Joe saw i t a t a l l i n dreams i t would be a s a human f i g u r e s l e s p ing i n bed. I f it were s t rong , i t might bug him on a subconscious l e v e l t o go back t o bowling.

Because t h e s e "FamilyIt members a r e nou- r i s h e d & b u i l t up by r e p e t i t i o n of a c t i v - i t y , mood, thought & f e e l i n g , t hey a r e i n competi t ion with one another . I f Joe s ta r - t e d s t a y i n g l a t e a t t h e o f f i c e , O f f i c e J o e would become s t r o n g e r a t t h e expense of o t h e r Family members.

Now, suppose one o f J o e ' s c h i l d r e n f e l l ill wi th a l ow-con t inued & l i f e - t h r e a t e r r

h i s wife about t h e c h i l d , o r s i m p l y s i b t i n g worrying about. A new Joe- force , which we w i l l c a l l Child-Concern-Joe, would come i r t t o being & qu ick ly become ve ry s t rong . Even a t t h e o f f i c e , J o e would f i n d h i s mind going worr ied ly t o h i s s i c k c h i l d . O r when he was d r i v i n g , mowing t h e lawn o r bowling ... Thus, Child-Concern-Joe would g e t a f oo tho ld i n every o t h e r subconscious Joe- f o r c e .

A l l o f t h e s e subconscious f o r c e s want t o become t h e on ly one so t h a t t h e y w i l l g e t a l l oii t h e nourishment & ensure t h e i r own con t inua t i on . So t h e Child-Concern-Joe, now with a f o o t i n every o t h e r c a m p w i l l begin t o d i smant le i t s compe t i t i on . . t he o t h e r members of t h e subconsc ious- leve l Family. Joe himself w i l l begin t o n o t i c e t h i s a s gaps i n h i s memory, a s temporary d i f f i c u l - t i e s i n remembering names, t imes , p l a c e s , i nc iden t s . . even appointments.

I was i n Conscious-Mind-Joe's p o s i t i o n i n which a dominant subconscious f o r c e was

dismantl ing l e s s e r members of my subconsc5 ous Family 6 my memory was f a i l i n g , most no t iceably where names of persons & sched- uled events , both a t Carnegie & t h e S t r a t h cova Community Gardens, were concerned. Thc c u l p r i t was t h e major & very complex subconscious fo rce I have b u i l t up i n t h e cour- s e of my r e sea rch i n t o psychology Fr a l l i e d sub jec t s , r e sea rch which, f o r example, en- a b l e s me t o w r i t e t h i s a r t i c l e you ' re r e a d ing. What d id I do? When I understood what was going on, t hen a t t imes when I knew t h e l'Research-Eric'l was i n command, I spoke sha rp ly t o it 6 t o l d it t o s t o p i t s m i s - ch i e f . I t d id . No more f o r g e t t i n g !

This whole process may be t h e cause of Alzheimer's Disease. I f J o e ' s c h i l d made a complete recovery, Joe might l a t e r have a s e r i e s of dreams i n which h e ' d r e - l i v e h i s g r i e f &worry over h i s s i c k c h i l d a s Child- Concern-Joe was i n t e g r a t e d i n t o h i s subcon sc ious &have t o ge t up & go check on he r . But

i f t h e c h i l d d ied , t h e whole t h i n g might be too p a i n f u l t o i n t e g r a t e . This r e j e c t e d , pushed away Child-Concern-Joe (subconscious f o r c e ) would remain a Well. Awake & aware but without i n p u t & n o t h i n g t o G o but s t i l l wi th a foothold i n a l l o t h e r member of t h e Family, it might cont inue i t s work of demolishing t h e i r a b i l i t i e s t o remembe Young people would be proof a g a i n s t Alzh- e imer ' s Disease because t h e i r Fami l ies a r always changing a s t h e i r i n t e r e s t s , a c t i v i t i e s and circumstances change.

Some may ob jec t t o t h i s by saying advan ced ca ses of Alzheimer's show b r a i n damag Treu; bu t maybe such a f o r c e s t r i k e s a t memory i n e x a c t l y t h a t way, by a t t ack ing b ra in c e l l s . I ' v e proven t h a t subconsciou fo rces cause phys i ca l e f f e c t s such a s co l f l u F, a r t h r i t i s . Why shou ldn ' t t hey a l s o be ab l e t o d e s t r o y b r a i n d c e l l s ?

I had a wonky pancreas which, e s p e c i a l 1 a f t e r a cup of well-sugared co f f ee , would dump a b ig load of i n s u l i n i n t o my blood stream. (This i s c a l l e d hyper insu l i sm' 4 . i o f t e n a p recu r so r t o d i a b e t e s . ) I ' d know t h i s had taken p l ace because i t ' d g ive me an a t t a c k of asthma. I took t o sco ld ing a p a r t of my subconscious t h a t c o n t r o l s t h e

Iancreas. "See?If I Id say , tlYoulve done it igain. You're n o t t o dump your whole load )f i n s u l i n i n t o my blood every t ime my ~ l o o d sugar goes up. J u s t l e t a t i n y b i t ) u t , a wee t r i c k l e , no t t h e whole load."

The a t t a c k s got f a r t h e r & f a r t h e r a p a r t & bout 2 yea r s ago they q u i t a l t o g e t h e r .

Subconscious f o r c e s Do c o n t r o l one ' s )hys ica l well being. Probably my r e sea rch las only s c ra t ched t h e s u r f a c e .

By ERIC ERICKSON .. - --

CRAB-WATER FOR LIFE Soc ie ty - AGIl

The annual meeting, ay F i r s t United -\Church on Apr i l 20, was a t tended by over

30 l o c a l people. I f l a s t e d about, 3/4 hour \ w i t h t h e name being changed frorn CRAB t o

CAP ILANO CAMP Today I went f o r a walk with my f r i e n d

Harold. I showed him t h e Cleveland Dam and t h e Giant F i r on those h ik ing t r a i l s - one of t h e b igges t t , rees seen by a two-legged man i n our t ime.

This yea r t h e water i s h ighe r than usua l so we don ' t have t o conserve water l i k e we d id l a s t year . Of course we have t o water t h e lawns with c a r e f u l r a t i o n i n g .

A l , Don & o t h e r s a r e t ak ing i n t h e scene and, f o r a change, t h e sky i s b lue & a few b i r d s a r e ch i rp ing away. Tonight w i l l be o u r l a s t o f 3 n i g h t s here , f o r tomorrow we go back t o t h e l a s t f r o n t i e r , Has t ings & Main.

On t h e f r o n t page of The Province,,dated Apr i l 14, 1 s e e t h e f a t f a c e o f t h e so- c a l l e d "Forest Tzar" Jack Monroe. We a l l know he has t h e NDP under h i s thumb. Har- cou r t 6 h i s c r o n i e s w i l l r u l e f o r ano the r day, bu t l i k e a l l t h e r e s t o f h i s kind they w i l l f a l l f l a t on t h e i r l y i n g a s s e s . Mear's I s l and , Clayoquot ... t h e Natives w i l l be here long a f t e r Monroe & Harcourt have r o t t e d away.

A.Mil i tant

CUB-WATER FOR LIFE Socie ty . I t s mandate "THAT Crab-Water f o r Li fe S o c i e t y ' s purpose i s t h e c r e a t i o n , p r o t e c t i o n 6 enhancement of parks & r e c r e a t i o n & t h e supp- o r t of eco log ica l , Peace & n a t i v e Indian i s sues" was reaf f i rmed unanimously.

A f i n a n c i a l s ta tement was read with i n - f o on t h e Crab "Kids' Xmas Boat Cruise". The Environment Canada g ran t f o r Environ- ment' Week ha.s been cance l led a c r o s s t h e country & an appeal f o r $1200 t o C i ty Cow n c i l t o feed c h i l d r e n wasn ' t succes s fu l .

Quest ions were taken frorn t h e f l oo r , in - c luding comments t h a t ranged from concern about t h e h e l i p o r t nea r t h e park, c lean- ing up Burrard I n J e t , t o x i c chemicals and f u r t h e r i n d u s t r i a l i z a t i o n & bu i ld ing t h e r e

Free bannock, oranges $ c o f f e e were s e r - ved t o t hose p re sen t .

Tora (Richard Pooley), l o c a l a r t i s t , $ Fred Arrance (West Coast Aboriginal Net- work f o r People with D i s a b i l i t i e s ) were thanked f o r t h e i r a c t i v e work over t h e years on behal f of CRAB.

Seven people were acclaimed a s t h e l ~ o a r d of - ~ i r e c t o r s . - i A uon Larson

What has occurred s h a l l never be repea ted When s h a l l t h e t r u t h be known \

4 When i n stormy t imes t h e weather vane t u r n s and s e e s t h e enemy Voters s e e red and s e e t h e i r f r i e n d

L ,Love is now t h e summer of it Hate is now t h e wether of i t

I v Love is i n t h e pans i e s purp le

Hate is f e l t bu t seldom heard \?'+-~ove is bu t a mile away

Li fe i s half-way t h e r e E.T.

"Central Waterfront Planning"

From he re , looking o u t o v e r t h e wa te r from Crab Park g i v e s a p i c t u r e of g r a s s G water 6 t h e n o r t h sho re . 'You're b l i n d ! ' There ' s p o s s i b i l i t i e s here! !

What t h e r e is ( s ee map) i s ano the r p lanning process be ing s t a r t e d t o look a t t h e "shaping of development" o f t h e Cen t r a l wa t e r f ron t a r ea . The C i t y of Vancouver and Po r t s Canada w i l l b e ho ld ing workshops t o g e t community i npu t i n t h i s p lanning . There a r e TWO: Wed., May 5, a t SFU Harbour

Cent re , 555 W.lIastings i n room 1420.

Thurs . , May 6 , a t T e l l i e r Tower, 16 W.Hast$ngs S t r e e t

Both meetings w i l l b e from 7pm-9pm. We need t o say what we want, n o t j u s t

what we don ' t want. -

The Second M i l e Soc i e ty r ece ived a smal l g r a n t through t h e C i t y ' s Ready o r Not program t o o rgan i se d i f f e r e n t i n t e r - - e s t s around t h e concept of developing a l o c a l shopping c e n t r e , f o r t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e & St r a thcona neighbourhoods.

The "Shopping P r o j e c t " w i l l be adminis- t e r e d by t h e Sen io r s ' Se rv i ce s Team and Neighbourhood Helpers program.

The goa l of t h e "Shopping p ro j ec t " is t o s e t up p a r t n e r s h i p s between community, bus ine s s & gov ' t i n o rde r t o f a c i l i t a t e t h e development of a shopping c e n t r e t h a t w i l l s e r v e t h e community. We need your support t o make t h i s p r o j e c t a success .

For more in format ion you can con t ac t t h e p r o j e c t o r g a n i s e r by pager o r by mail .

SHOPPING PROJECT c / o 509 E . Has t ings Vancouver, B .C . V6A 1P9

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Human rights can generdy be defined as those rights inherent to our nature and The denial of human rights and funda-

without w h i i we cannot live as human mental freedoms is not only an individual

beings. Human rights and fundamental What are and personal tragedy but also creates

freedoms allow us to fully develop and conditions of social and political unrest, use our human qualities, our intelligence, whid sow the seeds of violence within

our talents and conscience, satisfying our and between societies and nations AS

spiritual and other needs. They are the first sentence of the Universal

based on humankind's increasing demand for a life in which the inherent respect for human rights and human dig-

dignity and worth of each human being niiy is 'the foundation of freedom, justice, will receive resped and protection. and peace in the world.'

November 25 - December 10, 1992, women's groups i n every p a r t o f t h e world organised even t s & a c t i o n s a s p a r t o f t h e 2nd i n t e r n a t i o n a l campaign o f 16 Vays of Ac- t i v i sm Against Gender Violence. Nov.25 is t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Day Against Violence Against Women, dec l a r ed by t h e f i r s t f e m i n i s t Enceuntro f o r La t in America & t h e ~ a r i b b e a n i n Bogota, Columbia, i n 1981. Dec. 10 c e l e b r a t e s t h e ann ive r sa ry of t h e Universal Dec la ra t i on of Human Rights , proclaimed i n 1948. This pe r iod a l s o inc- l udes Dec. 1, World AIDS Day, & Dec. 6, t h e anniversary of t h e Montreal Massacre when a man gunned down 14 women engineer ing s t u d e n t s f o r being l l f emin i s t s l ' .

One a c t i o n which emerged dur ing t h e 16 Days Campaign i n 1991 was a world-wide p e t i t i o n d r i v e c a l l i n g upon t h e United Nations', a s it o rgan i se s i t s f irst World Conference on Human Rights i n 25 yea r s (Vienna, June 1993), t o comprehensively address women's human r i g h t s and gender v io l ence a s c e n t r a l concerns.

The 1981 Convention on t h e El imina t ion of a l l Forms of Discr imina t ion Against Women (CEDAW) was r a t i f i e d by 102 n a t i o n s a s o f 1990. The CEDAW Committeejn 1992 gave t h e fo l lowing d e f i n i t i o n of "gender1' v io l ence - "Gender-based v io l ence i s a form of d i s c r imina t ion which s e r i o u s l y i n h i b i t s women's a b i l i t y t o enjoy r i g h t s E freedoms on a b a s i s o f e q u a l i t y with men." Gender-based v io l ence is tha t l 'which is d i r e c t e d a g a i n s t a woman because she is a woman o r which a f f e c t s women d i sp ro - p o r t i o n a t e l y . I t i nc ludes a c t s which i n f l i c t phys i ca l , mental o r sexual harm o r s u f f e r i n g , t h r e a t s o f such a c t s , coerc ion & o t h e r d e p r i v a t i o n s of l i b e r t y . "

I n s p i t e of t h e s t a t emen t s i n a r t i c l e s 3 & 5 of t h e Universal Dec1arationof.Human Rights (1948), everywhere women & g i r l s a r e s y s t e m a t i c a l l y sub jec t ed t o v io l ence , t o r t u r e , coercion, sexual abuse, s t a r v a t i o n , E economic d e p r i v a t i o n because t hey a r e female. For example, i n Canada, 62% of female homicides a r e t h e r e s u l t o f women-battering; i n India , , g i r l s aged 2-4 d i e a t twice t h e r a t e of boys because of sys t ema t i c m a l n u t r i t i o n & n e g l e c t ; c u r r e n t l y , 84 m i l l i o n women a round thewor ld have been sub jec t ed ' t o g e n i t a l muti lat ion. : Such v io l ence is a pervas ive form of human r i g h t s abuse, c u t t i n g a c r o s s s o c i a l , e t h n i c & n a t i o n a l boundaries & s t i l l i t is o f t e n excluded from t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l human r i g h t s agenda.

To d a t e , t h e p e t i t i o n has been t r a n s l a t e d i n t o 12 languages & over 100,000 s igna- t u r e s have been ga thered from more than 80 coun t r i e s .

We w i l l cont inue t o g a t h e r s i g n a t u r e s r i g h t up t o June 1993. P lease f e e l f r e e t o make e x t r a cop ie s & c i r c u l a t e widely - so t h a t women's vo i ces & pe r spec t ives may be heard a t t h e 1993 Woeld Conference on Human Rights

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PETITION TO THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS

"Violence Against Women Vio l a t e s Human Rights"

The Universal Dec la ra t i on of Human Rights p r o t e c t s everyone "without d i s t i n c t i o n of any kind such a s r ace , co lour , sex , language ... o r o t h e r s t a t u s " ( a r t . 2 ) Furth- ermore, "everyone has t h e r i g h t t o l i f e , l i b e r t y 4 s e c u r i t y o f person" ( a r t . 3 ) E Ifno one s h a l l be s u b j e c t t o t o r u t r e o r t o c r u e l , inhuman o r degrading t rea tment o r punishment" ( a r t . 5 ) . Therefore, we, t h e undersigned, c a l l upon t h e 1993 UnTted Nahions~~World Confieren~e on Human Rights t o comprehensively address women's human r i g h t s a t every l e v e l o f i t s proceedings. We demand t h a t gender v io l ence , a univ- e r s a l phenomenon which t a k e s many forms a c r o s s c u l t u r e , r a c e and c l a s s , be recog- nized a s a v i o l a t i o n of human r i g h t s r e q u i r i n g immediate ac t i on .

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r 1 TASTE OF THE NATION ' SCALDED

~ t l s become an annual event . Rich people ge t t o g e t h e r once a year , pay $85 a p l a t e , d ine on fancy d i s h e s wi th a p r i v a t e label wine, and e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y w r i t e a cheque t o buy a r e f r i g e r a t e d van t o come to t h e i r events , conferences , e t c . & pick up uneaten sc raps - l e f t o v e r s - t o t a k e to food banks.. t o t h e "needy". I t happened t h i s year a t t h e Hotel Vancouver.

s t r a n g e l y enough, we "ungra te fu l wret- &es" had a r a l l y r i g h t a c r o s s t h e s t r e e t on t h e s t e p s of t h e A r t Gal le ry . I t was organised by End Leg i s l a t ed Poverty. I t was "Hunger Awareness Week".

P ro t e s t i ng a g a i n s t an e n t i r e system of laws, p o l i c i e s , t r a d e d e a l s , t h e corpor- at.e agenda.. .awareness i s t h e f i r s t s t e p .

Check out t h e c o n t r a s t & pick a s i d e : ~ i c h : - show t h e i r awareness of hunger i n +-

schools by t r y i n g t o t u r n hot lunch programs i n t o ' tw ink ie & pop" meals & demanding t h a t poor k i d s b e i d e n t i f i e d ;

- keep minimum wage & welfare r a t e s low s o people w i l l have t o t ake

any work a t any wage i n any cond i t i ons ; - keep demanding c u t s i n s o c i a l

programs (hea l th , educa t ion , UI) s o people w i l l have t o use t h e i r energy t o su rv ive , r a t h e r than p r o t e s t f o r change

( T c K ' - ] ITS OEUCfOUS ! - -;.I Poor: - f a c e t h e fo l lowing r e a l i t i e s . . .

- No jobs - Low minimum wage - Low wel fare r a t e s - The inc reas ing need f o r c h a r i t y - U . 1 , c u t s - North American Free Trade Deal - Federal c u t s t o s o c i a l s e rv i ce s , , hea l th

t and educat ion, c h i l d c a r e , s e n i o r s , e t c - High t axes f o r . 1 0 ~ & middle income p e e

p l e , low t a x e s f o r t h e r i c h - Federal c u t s t o housing - o t h e r man i f e s t a t i ons o f t h e co rpo ra t e

agenda. The r i c h f e e l they 've 'done t h e i r b i t '

by admi t t ing t h e r e a l i t y of hunger 6 depri- va t ion . They r igh t eous ly deny t h a t it i s t h e i r f a u l t .

Sandy Cameron, one-time p rospec to r & an

acknowledged w r i t e r & poe t , f a s t e d f o r t h e e n t i r e week. He spoke a t t h e r a l l y , saying t h a t f o r t h e r i c h t o proclaim "awareness" without doing anything t o change t h e causes j u s t makes what ' s wrong worse. He s a i d he was f i nd ing it more d i f f i c u l t t o focus , t o concent ra te . " I understand now how a c h i l d going t o school hungry w i l l do poorly. I t i s hard t o be a l l you can be when you don't e a t . "

J i m S i n c l a i r t a l k e d about NAFTA, t h e d e a l t h a t w i l l make t h e f i r s t l l f ree" t r a d e dea l seem l i k e a p i cn i c . The r i c h & t h e i r mul- t i n a t i o n a l co rpo ra t ions a r e hoping t o r e - move t h e power of any governments t o pass laws t h a t w i l l r e s t r i c t p r o f i t i n any way. They scream t h a t t a x e s a r e t oo high, even though t h e burden has s h i f t e d i n t h e l a s t 4 decades from being roughly 50 /50 between ind iv idua l s & bus ines s t o being now 89/11. The r i c h demand,.that g o v l t spending be r e - duced, t h a t more c u t s be made, a s though t h e communities, workers & r e sou rces of t h i s country, t h e US & Mexico a r e j u s t s o much c o l l a t e r a l t o be bargained over .

Those p re sen t then picked up some s i g n s and walked once around t h e Hotel Vancouver handing ou t f a c t s h e e t s & an ELP pamphlet e n t i t l e d ' C h a r i t y is a bandaid, no t a so lu t ion . " We go t t o t h e driveway j u s t a s s eve ra l of t h e people a t t end ing t h e 'Tas te of t h e Nation1 a r r i v e d . I t would be n i c e t o imagine t h a t t h e looks on t h e i r f a c e s were g u i l t , bu t mostly it was f e a r ; f e a r t h a t something has gone wrong perhaps ... f e a r t h a t t h e ' tpoortf a r e no longer t h e un- washed, bedraggled masses f i t on ly f o r workhouses o r p r i s o n s ... f e a r t h a t we a r e r i g h t a f t e r a l l (!)

By PAULR TAYLOR

"JUSTICE NOT CHARITY ! I 1

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any wel fare problem information on l e g a l r i g h t s d i sputes w i th landlords unsafe l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s income t a x U I C problems f ind ing housing opening a bank account

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DERA HAS BEEN SERVING THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE FOR 20 YEARS.

WHY I S HEW ILLEGAL?

AS e a r l y a s 1901 & c o n t i n u i n g t o 1937, t h e US Dept. of A g r i c u l t u r a l r e p e a t e d l y p r e d i c t e d t h a t , once machinery c a p a b l e of h a r v e s t i n g , s t r i p p i n g & s e p a r a t i n g t h e f i b r e from t h e pu lp was i n v e n t e d & engin- ee red , hemp would once a g a i n b e America 's number one farm c r o p .

The t echno logy needed t o produce s u c h machines was d e c e l o p e d i n t h e mid-1930s. I n r e s p o n s e t o t h i s , Mechanical Engineer- i n g r a n a n a r t i c l e abou t hemp t i t l e d "The ~ o s t P r o f i t a b l e & D e s i r a b l e Crop t h a t Can Be ~ r o w n " . Popula r Mechanics a l s o r a n an a r t i c l e on t h i s s u b j e c t , t i t l e d "The B i l - l i o n D o l l a r Crop". Here a r e some q u o t e s : " . . . f a rmers a r e promised a new c a s h c r o p w i t h a n a n n u a l v a l u e of s e v e r a l hundred m i l l i o n d o l l a r s , a l l because a machine h a s been inven ted which s o l v e s a problem over 6000 y e a r s o l d .

"Hemp i s t h e s t a n d a r d f i b r e of t h e world . It h a s g r e a t t e n s i l e s t r e n g t h & d u r a b i l - i t y . It is used t o produce more t h a n 5000 t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s , r a n g i n g from r o p e t o f i n e l a c e s , & t h e w ody "urds ' rem- a i n i n g a f t e r t h e f i b r e h a s been removed c o n t a i n more t h a n 77% c e l l u l o s e & c a n b e used t o produce more t h a n 7 5 , 0 0 0 p r o d u c t s r a n g i n g from dynamite t o c e l l o p h a n e ." When mechanical hemp f i b r e s t r i p p i n g

machines f i n a l l y became a v a i l a b l e i n t h e mid-1930s, t h e enormous t i m b e r a c r e a g e & b u s i n e s s e s of t h e Hearst Paper Manufactu-

r i n g D i v i s i o n , Kimberly C l a r k , S t . Regis - & v i r t u a l l y a l l o t h e r t i m b e r , p a p e r and l a r g e newspaper manufac tu r ing companies s t o o d t o l o s e b i l l i o n s o f d o l l a r s & perhaps go bankrup t .

C o i n c i d e n t a l l y , DuPont had j u s t p a t e n t - e d i p r o c e s s e s t o make p l a s t i c s f rom c o a l & o i l , a s w e l l as new s u l p h a t e p r o c e s s e s t o make paper from wood p u l p . I f hemp h a d n ' t been made i l l e g a l , 80% of DuPont 's b u s i n - e s s would have n e v e r come t o b e ; norwwuld t h e g r e a t m a j o r i t y o f t h e p o l l u t i o n which h a s been i n f l i c t e d upon o u ~ r i v e r s & o c e a n s

I n t h e 1920s & 3 0 s , H e a r s t ' s newspaper c h a i n l e d a d e l i b e r a t e campaign of y e l l o w j o u r n a l i s m t o have hemp out lawed. H e a r s t

& o t h e r s e n s a t i o n a l t a b l o i d s r a n h y s t e r i - c a l h e a d l i n e s a t o p s t o r i e s p o r t r a y i n g Blacks & Mexicans a s f r e n z i e d b e a s t s under t h e i n f l u e n c e o f mar i juana .

I n s e c r e t T r e a s u r y Dept. mee t ings cond- u c t e d between 1935 & 1937 p r o h i b i t i v e t a x laws were d r a f t e d & p l o t t e d . Mari juana was n o t banned o u t r i g h t ; i n s t e a d an "Occ- u p a t i o n a l E x c i s e Tax" was p l a c e d upon 1 1

m a r i j uana d e a l e r s . Test 'nony b e f o r e Congress i n 1937, f o r v

t h e purpose of e f f e c t i v e l y ou t l awing hemp th rough ex t remely p r o h i b i t i v e t a x a t i o n , c o n s i s t e d a lmost e n t i r e l y of H e a r s t ' s and o t h e r s e n s a t i o n a l newspaper a r t i c l e s be- i n g r e a d a l o u d by Har ry A n s l i n g e r , d i r e c - t o r of t h e F e d e r a l Bureau o f N a r c o t i c s .

D r .A James Woodward, bo th p h y s i c i a n and a t t o r n e y , t e s t i f i e d on b e h a l f of t h e Amer- i c a n Medical A s s o c i a t i o n . He s a i d , i n e f - f e c t , t h a t t h e whole of t h e f e d e r a l t e s t - imony was t a b l o i d s e n s a t i o n a l i s m . T h i s l a w

could deny t h e world a p o t e n t i a l medicine whose t h e r a p e u t i c va lue was j u s t beginning t o be discovered.

V i r t u a l l y no one o t h e r t han a handfu l of r i c h i n d u s t r i a l i s t s knew t h a t t h e i r ch ief p o t e n t i a l compet i tor - hemp - was outlawed under t h e name mari juana.

That 's r i g h t . Marijuana was most l i k e l y j u s t a p re t ex t f o r hemp p r o h i b i t i o n and economic compression.

I t ' s not too l a t e f o r u s t o r e c t i f y t h i s mistake. We can s t i l l change from a petroleum-based economy t o a renewable & environmental ly sound hemp-based economy. But we must n o t de lay . We must a c t while we can s t i l l make a d i f f e r e n c e .

(This information - SFU LEAD - (SFU League f o r E t h i c a l Action on Drugs)

Mv Name i s Cocaine

My name i s cocaine - c a l l me coke f o r s h o r t . I en t e r ed t h i s count ry without a pas spo r t . Ever s i n c e then I ' v e made l o t s of scum r i c h . Some have been murdered E found i n a d i t c h . I ' v e been more valued than diamonds,

more t r ea su red than gold, Use me j u s t once G you t o o w i l l be so ld . I ' l l make a schoolboy f o r g e t h i s books, I ' l l make a beauty queen f o r g e t h e r looks. I ' l l t ake a renowned speaker 6 make him a bore, I ' l l t a k e your mother 6 make h e r a whore. I ' l l make a s choo l t eache r f o r g e t how t o teach , I ' 11 make a preacher no t want t o preach. I ' l l t ake a l l your r e n t money 6 y o u ' l l be ev i c t ed . I ' l l murder your bab ie s o r t h e y ' l l be born addic ted . I ' l l make y iu rob and s t e a l and k i l l , When you ' re under my power, you have no w i l l . Remember, my f r i e n d , my name i s "Big C , " I f you t r y me one t ime you may never be f r e e . I ' v e destroyed a c t o r s , p o l i t i c i a n s $ many a hero . I ' v e decreased bank accounts from n ~ i l l i o n s t o zero. I make shooting 6 s t abb ing a common a f f a i r . Once I t ake charge, you won't have a prayer . Now t h a t you know me, what w i l l you do? You' l l have t o dec ide , i t ' s a l l up t o you. The day you ag ree t o s i t i n my sadd le The dec i s ion is one t h a t no one can s t r a d d l e . L i s t en t o me and p l e a s e l i s t e n well When you r i d e with coca ine you a r e headed f o r h e l l !

Even when you can't kick the bad

guys where it hurts. you can still

have a real gas trying.

AUhl l lu , TEXAS-I'VE B E N ~ A L ~ \ I N ' 10 A BUNCH 01- THL FUN-LO\'IN'

freedom-fighte~s of Texas latcly and we all agl-ee that there's one thing we need to pass on to all of y'all from the few of us before 1 take a kave from these pages. (I'm takin' a leave of absence on account of I have to wnte a book, and tiine has become both scant and precious.) The thing is th15 leu got to have fun whde you're f lght~n' for frcedom, 'cauw you don't always win.

Joe Rauh, the lawyer who defended so many folks d u r ~ n g the McCarthy Era and the c ~ w l rights movemcnt (note that the rightness of those stands is always easler to see in retrospect) Rauh was sick In the hosp~tal at the tlme and asked a frlend of hls to go down and collect the award for h m HIS fr~encl went to see him in the hos-

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pita1 and said, 'Yoc, what you want me to tell these folks?"

So there \\.as Rmh 1)-in' thcrc sick a5 a dog, thinking back on all those bxl. ugly, angr!. tin~es-the ~1~stroyc.d carccrs, tho wreckctl lives-,lnd Ile said. "Tell 'ern ho\v niuch fun it \va.;. Tell 'em holy niuch fun it u x . "

So keep fightin' for frccdorn and justice. bclv\~c.tls, but clon't you forget to have fun doin' i t . Lord. let your laughtcr ring forth. Be outrapt*ous, ridicule the l'raidy-cats, rcjoicc in all thc oddities that frccdom can product. And \\\\en you get through kickin' ass and cclebratin' thc shccr jo?. of a good fight, bc sure

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