Volunteering is Carnegie. Anything else said can only explain this. At practically every other centre the majority of the work is done by paid staff; volunteers help fill in the gaps. At Carnegie, with over 2,000 different people a day (on average) volunteers are the lifeblood of al- most every activity. If the volun- teer(~) don't show, the activity don't go. We make it happen. Paid staff persons here do a hell

of a job just to maintain the crucial

tion, planning, teachingllearning, funding and finance. This is the bare skeleton. Staff are the first , to admit that volunteers are the flesh and blood. During the week of April 22-28 both the Carnegie Assoc- iation and the staff have collabor- ated to host a string of events and I activities - Volunteer Recognition Week..a tribute to Volunteers. t

Beginning on Sunday, April 22nd, the Art Gallery on the 3rd floor will! have a display of photographs of hundreds of volunteers, taken of us 4 when we're (usually) at our best - doing volunteer work. There will be a Party from 2 - 4

for Volunteers..2nd floor concession! On Monday night there will be a

free Bingo in the Theatre at 6:30pm. Tuesday, April 24, at 5:OOpm there

will be the Recognition and Awards dinner, followed by ~uesday's Cabaret with special features. Free chili for volunteers will be

provided on Wednesday. Friday night the Seniors will host

a dance with the "Western Riders'' and door prizes. Saturday night is a special dance with door prizes and good music (source to be announced!). In addition to all this, snacks &

coffee will happen free during the

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2 week. concession, run the pool room, open Following is a list of programs the weight room, keep track of cards

and activities that happen every week and board games, monitor the info- in April. Most of these are possible desk on the 2nd floor (for gym stuff) .because Volunteers make food for the and on and on and on. Just doing 1 it!

M O N D A Y

LEARNING CENTRE, lOam t o 8pn, 3 rd f i r . , Classroom # 1. SHIATSU (MASSAGE) CLINIC, 1 t o 2pm, 3 r d f l r . , i t ' s f r e e . POTTERY: DROP-IN, 6:30 t o 9:30pn, i n P o t t e r y Room, i t ' s f r e e . PASTA NIGHT, 5:30pm, i n t h e Concession, c o s t : o f food. ART CLASS - PORTRAITS, 7 t o 9:30prn, Classroom # 2, c o s t : $4.00. CREATIVE WRITING CLASS, 3 t o spin, Classroom # 2. ENGLISH G ~ R / C O M P O S I T I O N , 12:30 t o 2:30pm, 3 r d f l r . , i t ' s f r e e . NATIVE CULTURAL SHARING, 7 t o l lpm, i n t h e Theat re , i t ' s f r e e . ADULT RECREATION PROGRAM, 6 t o l lpm, i n t h e Gym, i t ' s f r e e . BEADING CLASS, 5 t o 7pm, i n the Theatre. YOUTH RECREATION PROGRAM, 3:30 t o 5:30pm, i n t h e Gym, i t ' s f r e e . WE16HTROOM INSTRUCTION, 6 t o 9p3, i n t h e Weightroom. WOMEN'S WEIGHTLIFTING, 10 t o 12noon, i n t h e Weightroom.

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LEARNING CENTRE, lOam t o 8pm, 3 r d f l r . , Classroom # 1. MUSIC JAM, 1 t o 4pm, i n t h e Thea t re , i t ' s f r e e . CABARET COFFEE HOUSE, 6:30 t o 10:30pm, i n t h e Theat re , i t ' s f r e e . OPEN POllERY SHOP, 6130 t o 9:30pm, i n P o t t e r y Room, i t ' s f r e e . (EAGLE FEATHER) A.A. GROUP, 7 :30 t o 9:30pm, i n Classroom # 2. DINNER, 5:30 t o 6:30pm, i n Concession, c o s t : $2.50. BILINGUAL ESL, 10 t o 12noon and 1 t o 3pm, Classroom # 2. YOUTH RECREATION PROGRAM, 3:30 t o 5:30pm, i n t h e Gym, i t ' s f r e e . G.E.D. CLASS, 3 t o 7pm, i n Classroom # 2, i t ' s f r e e . CHILDREN'S STORY TIME, 1:30pm, i n t h e L i b r a r y , i t ' s f r e e .

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1 LEARNING CENTRE, loam t o 8pm, 3 r d f l r . , c lass room 81. BINGO, 6:30 t o lOpm, i n Thea t re , $1.00 admiss ion, 5O#/card. MUSIC JAM, 1 t o 4pm, i n t h e Thea t re , i t ' s f ree . DRAWING CLASS - WITH MODEL, 7 t o 9:45pm, Classroom # 2, i t ' s f r e e . CHILI DINNER, 5:30 t o 6:30pm, i n t h e concess ion, c o s t : 61.25. BEGINNERS ESL, 10 t o 12noon, Classroom # 2. CRWTIVE WRITING, 3 t o 5pm, Classroom 11 2. ENGLISH GRAltMER/COMPOSITION, 12:30 t o 2:30pm, Classroom # 2. ADULT RECREATION PROGRAM, 6 t o l l p m , i n t h e Gym, i t ' s f r e e . WEIGHTLIFTING INSTRUCTION, 6 t o 9pm, i n t h e Weightroom, f r e e . WOMEN'S WEIGHTLIFTING ( C r a b t r e e ) 10 t o 12noon, i n t h e weightroom. YOUTH RECREATION PROGRAM, 3:30 t o 5:30pm, i n t h e Gym, i t ' s f r e e . SHIATSU (MASSAGE) CLINIC, 4 t o 5pm, on t h e 3 r d f 1 r . , i t ' s f r e e . SPANISH SPEAKING GROUP, 7 t o 9:30pm, i n Classroom #2, 3 r d f l r .

,.7 LEARNING CENTRE, lOam t o 6pm, 3 r d f l r., classroom #1. DEMO TAPING ( 4 t h Thurs./month), 2 t o 4pm, i n Theatre. FAMILY DROP IN, lOam t o Zpm, i n the Theatre, i t ' s f r e e . ( F a m i l y Drop I n does n o t happen on the l a s t Thursday o f month) G.E.D., 3 t o 5pm, Classroom # 2, i t ' s f r e e . THURSDAY FILMS, 7:00pm, i n t h e Theatre, i t ' s f r e e . PLEASE NOTE: Due t o Board Mtgs. on the 1 s t Thurs. o f each ~ o n t h f i l m s w i l l be shown i n c lassroom k 2 . YOUTH RECREATION PROGRAM, 3:30 t o 5:30cn. i n the Gym, i t ' s f r e e . BILINGUAL ESL (2 c l a s s e s ) , 10 t o 12no2n & 1 t o 3pm, Classroom = 2 HAIRCUTTING, (Must have c l e a n h a i r ) 1-4 pn, 3rd f l o o r , i t ' s f r e e .

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LEARNING CENTRE, loam t o 6pm, 3 r d f l r . , Classroom # 1. SENIORS DANCE, 7 t o l lp rn , i n t h e T h e a t r e , i t ' s f r e e . ADULT RECREATION PROGRAM, 6 t o l l p m , i n t h e Gym, i t ' s f r e e . YOUTH RECREATION PROGRAM, 3:30 t o 5:30pm, i n t h e Gym, i t ' s f r e e . POETRY READING, 7 t o 9:45pm, i n t h e L e a r n i n g C e n t r e . WEIGHTLIFTING INSTRUCTION, 6 t o 9pm i n t h e we ight room, f r e e . CARNEGIE DINNER, 5:30pm, i n Concess ion , c o s t : $2 .50.

Every Tuesday morning (for the past 3% years) Pat can be found in the Carnegie kitchen, lovingly preparing about six dozen hamburger patties which she will cook herself and then serve later in the day in the coffee shop. It's estimated that dur- ing these years, Pat has made and served over 13,000 burgers. When Pat was asked how she en- dured this and whether she even liked hamburgers, her eyes twinkle and she says: "Well, not really, but I do eat one once in awhile; everyone else likes them, that's what's important." We are ex- tremely proud of Pat and feel privileged to proclaim her one of Carnegie's finest.

S A T U R D A Y

SATURDAY MORNING BREAKFAST, 10:00arn, i n Corcession, c o s t : $1.50. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS, 12 t o lpm, i n C lass roo r = 2 , i t ' s f r e e .

S U N D A Y

SUNDAY BREAKFAST, 10:00am, i n Concess!:?, ccs;: 51.5;. BALLROOM DANCING INSTRUCTION, 1 t o 2pn. i n :,-E Theat re . i t ' s f r e e . BALROOM DANCING, 2 t o 5pm, i n t h e Theat re . ' z ' s f r e e . CARNEGIE DINNER, 5:30 t o 7pm, i n Concession, c c s t : $2.50 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, 7:30 t o 9:30pm, i n Classroom k 2, i t ' s f r e e . HAIR CUTTING, 1 t o 4pm, 3 r d f l r . , MUST HAVE CLEAN H A I R , i t ' s f r e e . TAI CHI GROUP, 10 t o 12noon, i n t h e Theat re , i t ' s f r e e . ADULT RECREATION PROGRAM, 6 t o l l p m , i n t h e Gym, i t ' s f r e e . VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION, 2 t o 4pm, 3 r d f l r . , Vo l . Coord. O f f i c e . BEADING GROUP, 5 t o 7pm, i n t h e L e a r n i n g Centre. SIGN LANGUAGE COURSE, 7:OOpm i n t h e Lea rn ing Centre, 3 r d f l r . WEIGHTLIFTING INSTRUCTION, 12 t o 3pm, i n t h e wei g h t r o m , f r e e .

[YOU c a n l o o k b u t you c a n n o t f i n d t h e l i g h t t h a t never d i d s h i n e

You can s h o u t Where no one can h e a r you But you w i l l be answered i f you a r e s i n c e r e

YOU can c a u s e p a i n I by j u s t a compla in t b u t he w i l l befame

I who b e l i e v e s i n h i s name. I 1 TO^ Gaudet

.I SHOPPING DOWN SMI'CHRITE BOULEVARD

Shopping down S m i t h r i t e Boulevard is where a l l t h e d e a l s a r e !

1 A c t u a l l y , S m i t h r i t e Boulevard

i~ ?.e'.c,ded w i t h c u l t u r a l , e t h i c a l and s o c i a l good ies o f o u r g r e a t , v a s t , p rosperous w e a l t h .

I mean, I ' v e found Beethoven. Bos.ton PODS. 7 . , C h r i s t i a n Dior and t h e Red Cross i n S m i t h r i t e Blvd. 1

G u i d e l i n e s f o r t h e I n n o v a t i v e C r e d i t Manager, Lambourghinis, b e a u t i f u l women, Club Med v a c a t i o n s , Mas te rca rd r e c e i p t s , t h e Yellow Pages , Ceasa r s a l a d s , whole wheat b i s q u i t s , t e l e p h o n e a c c e s s o r i e s , g l a s s l e n s e s , t h e p e n c i l w i t h which I w r i t e t h i s poem!

A l l t h e s e and much more I ' v e found i n S m i t h r i t e Boulevard 1

7 One c a n u n d e r s t a n d , of c o u r s e , why t h e y do l a c k some S m i t h r i t e s : , Development p l a n s and c o p i e s o f monthly Royal Bank l o a n p o l i c i e s , pure v i r g i n wool sweaters, s u i t c a s e s , c a r p e t s , t eddy b e a r s , t h e Vancouver Sun, P rov ince , t h e F i n a n c i a l P o s t . Environment B . C . . computer mags, f i n d d i n i n g r e s t a u r a n t menus and t h e a n n u a l Farmer ' s Almanac, C h a i s e s , v a s e s , music f o r p iano , Remo drumheads, The H o t e l Vancouver Luxury Condos, Elichael Wilson and t h e Blessed V i r g i n Mary.

1 ' v e s t a r v e d w h i l e g r a s p i n g w i t h my h e a l t h y n o s t r i l s t h e p l e a s a n t aroma o f raw scrambled e g g s , t o a s t and g r a p e f r u i t . O r dreamed t h e a s p i r a t i o n of be ing a b i g music s t a r when f i n d i n g p romot iona l p o s t e r s of t h e new T r a j i c a l l y Hip album. So you a l l shou ld shop down S m i t h r i t e Boulevard

I t ' s where a l l t h e d e a l s a r e i t ' s where we a r e

J u s t d o n ' t be s u r p r i s e d i f they s t o p & wonder

1 why t h e y d o n ' t s t o p themselves!

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( I o l l u w i n g is an e d i t e d v e r s i o n of a rnuch longer l e t t e r . )

E d i t o r :

I wuuld l i k e Lo e x p r e s s my s u p p o r t f o r t l ~ e d e c i s i o n of t h e review cornm- i i t e e i n c e n s o r i n g o r a l t e r i n g M s . Fleming's p o e t r y .

. . . I n a n o t h e r p l a c e , a p p a r e n t l y s h e t r i e d t o p o r t r a y women a s v i c t i m s ; the review board was qu ick t o recog- n i z e t h e s u b v e r s i v e n a t u r e of Ms. Fleming's work, 6 a l t e r e d t h e pass- age wi thou t h e r knowledge.

. . . 'l'llc review board h a s done a wonder-

f u l job - & I s u g g e s t they cou ld t a k e i t a s t e p f u r t h e r & s imply ban a l l poe t ry from t h e N e w s l e t t e r .

. . . ' l 'l~ank you f o r such an i n t e r e s t i n g

& w e l l c o n t r o l l e d n e w s l e t t e r . Don' t worry - I won't send i n any p o e t r y .

I f you choose n o t t o send i n any poe t ry t h a t i s o u r l o s s . Time and t inie a g a i n your p o e t r y and w r i t i n g and i n c r e d i b l e a r t w o r k have made t h i s n e w s l e t t e r s h i n e . Your c r i t i c a l a n a l y s i s of i s s u e s h a s o f t e n gone tlirough t h e smoke and m i r r o r s of narrow, b l i n d e r e d o p i n i o n . Nice is not t h e name of t h e game... hones ty j u s t I~edps . C o w e l l .

PAUI,IZ 'I'AY LOR

DAVID SINCLAIK, r e c e n t l y a s t a f f pe r son , passed away i n S t . p a u l V s . DAVID WOODALL w a s s t r u c k by a c a r and is i n h o s p i t a l . G e t w e l l ! !!

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o v e r t h e h i l l on t o p of t h e c r e s t o r even s t i l l on your way down than t o never have been o v e r And t o be under t h e ground

But r e a l l y make s u r e t h a t you cover t h a t s t r e t c h because i t ' s never t o o l a t e t o be a t your b e s t And when you r e a c h t h e r e I

Brea the i n some f i n e a i r 1 I

Before you descend t h o s e f i n a l l a s t s t a i r s

Tom Gaudet

We a p o l o g i s e f o r n o t making e v e r y e f - f o r t t o n o t i f y you abou t changes we r e c e n t l y made i n your poems b e f o r e they were p r i n t e d . From now on w e w i l l a lways check w i t h t h e p o e t be- f o r e any changes a r e made t o a work.

Over t h e p a s t 3% y e a r s , we have s t a r - , t e d t o deve lop a n e d i t o r i a l p o l i c y which, s imply p u t , s a y s we p r i n t any- t h i n g of i n t e r e s t t o t h e peop le i n o u r community. We do no t p r i n t per- s o n a l a t t a c k s , m a t e r i a l t h a t ' s l i b e l - l o u s , s e x i s t , r a c i s t , o r condones b r u t a l i t y .

We encourage submiss ions from every- one. The m a t e r i a l we rev iew, inc lud- i n g comments on our p o l i c y , h e l p u s and t h e whole col~ununit y become more aware.

S i n c e r e l y , B i l l Ikacon , L i l l i a n H a r r i s o n , Barbara Morr ison, P a u l T a y l o r .

E d i t o r ,

1 tgs g r e a t t o be back. I ' v e been j u s t down t h e s t r e e t a t t h e Learn ing Front s i n c e '88, workin' ha rd , teach- i n g and t a k i n g c l a s s e s . The F r o n t ' s i n limbo r i g h t now, w a i t i n g f o r t h e word on new funding. So, h e r e I am back a t Carnegie Learning C e n t r e . . g e t t i n g re -acqua in ted w i t h o l d f r i e n d s and meet ing dozens o f new people.

Everybody's been g r e a t , made me f e e l welcome and helped t o r e - o r i e n t me. I want t o say a h e a r t f u l Thank You t o s t a f f , and e s p e c i a l l y t o a dynamite group of l e a r n i n g t u t o r s & v o l u n t e e r s . Without you peop le , t h e r e would be no Learning Cent re , j u s t a s wi thou t v o l u n t e e r s t h e r e would be no Carnegie .

1 ' v e never s e e n t h e 3 rd f l o o r hum- ming w i t h more energy and a c t i v i t i e s than now. T h e r e ' s o u t r e a c h , s m a l l groups , one-on-one, advocacy, packed GED and ESL c l a s s e s , c r e a t i v e w r i t - i n g and, as I w r i t e , t h e L e a r n e r s ' Conference i s t h e day a f t e r tomorrow. There were 17 s t u d e n t s and t u t o r s who took t h e t i m e and made t h e e f f o r t t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n las t n i g h t ' s reg- u l a r Tuesday n i g h t meet ing .

The L.C. s t a f f were i n Kamloops l a s t week a t t h e A.B.E.(Adult B a s i c Educat ion) Conference, where t h e y conducted a workshop on community- based p,rograms .

The Radio Access program a t Co-op Radio i s going s t r o n g , w i t h r e g u l a r workshops and a s p e c i a l hour y e s t e r - day when a number of u s performed l i v e w i t h p o e t r y and music.

The Computer Room i s i n c o n s t a n t use , and new p a r t i c i p a n t s f o r t h e v a r i o u s programs and c l a s s e s drop i n every hour .

T h e r e ' s on ly one s o u r n o t e i n a l l t h i s . It seems t h a t t h e Learn ing C e n t r e ' s fund ing is t h r e a t e n e d , and w i t h i t o u r a b i l i t y t o expand t o

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meet the i n c r e a s i n g demand, n o t to mention m a i n t a i n i n g c u r r e n t s t and- a r d s . I f t h e pending V.S.B. (Van- couver School Board) referendum goes down t o d e f e a t , t h e h e a r t of o u r program may go down w i t h i t .

Some ways i n which Carnegie pat - rons can h e l p inc lude : 1) make i t known t h a t t h e Learning Centre has made a d i f f e r e n c e i n your l i f e . 2 ) encourage your f r i e n d s t o v o t e i n t h e referendum - a few v o t e s can make a b i g d i f f e r e n c e . 3) when you u s e t h e Learning Cent re s i g n t h e U s e r ' s L i s t - t h e V.S .B . wants s t a t i s t i c s and numbers. 4 ) keep r e a d i n g t h e Newsle t t e r t o keep informed on wha t ' s happening and , s h a r e t h e i n f o w i t h f r i e n d s .

I t ' s going t o be a c h a l l e n g i n g y e a r a t Carnegie . We have t o work togeth- er and make s a c r i f i c e s d u r i n g t h e r e n o v a t i o n s . The housing c r i s i s w i l l become i n c r e a s i n g l y d e s p e r a t e . There are b a t t l e s looming on many f r o n t s . W i l l i s ha par la's p o r t r a i t i s s m i l i n g down on m e and I know t h a t h i s f i g h t - i n g s p i r i t l i v e s on here . W e need t o s t a n d f o r what is r i g h t , and we need t o s t a n d t o g e t h e r . Thanks a g a i n t o everyone f o r your h e l p and i n s p i r a t i o n .

Mike Kramer

E d i t o r :

Why i s n ' t t h e Mayor and c o u n c i l g i v i n g u s o l d e r peop le decen t p o l i c e p r o t e c t i o n by having P o l i c e men and women walking t h e b e a t s i n t h e Down- town E a s t s i d e ?

Cowboy E l l i s

a ODE TO A LADY

I need you l i k e p i z z a needs cheese . I want you l i k e f l o w e r s want bees . I l o v e you more t h a n a good s n e e z e ; T h a t ' s why I must have you!

I must have you, i f I cou ld . I must have you, i f you would Smile t h a t s m i l e t h a t makes me f e e l good , And s t e a l a k i s s away.

S t e a l a k i s s away some n i g h t , And sharpen up your a p p e t i t e , W e ' l l d i n e t h e f e a s t o f f i n e d e l i g h t , And whatever w i l l be , w i l l be.

Whatever w i l l be , w i l l be , maybe U n t i l i t does come t r u e . FA SO LA TE oh,DO RE M I ; hat's why I must have you.

Garry Gust

A drunken S a i l o r i n t h e n i g h t dances w i t h a r ed mai lbox i n t h e h a l o of ye l low s t r e e t l i g h t . Then o f f he goes a s though, b rush ing h i s shou lde r t o a n i n v i s i b l e w a l l , somehow h i s t i l t i n g e q u i l i b r i u m r e s i s t s a f a l l .

DO YOU KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE CANADIAN MENTAL

I n Riverview H o s p i t a l a lmost 80% of t h e c l i e n t s a r e t h e r e i n v o l u n t a r - i l y . Of t h e s e , h a l f a r e t h e r e il- l e g a l l y . To be l e g a l l y d e t a i n e d a number of t h i n g s have t o happen; a number of documents must be f i l l e d o u t showing t h a t you have been given f a i r t r e a t m e n t . Th i s a r t i c l e beg ins a s e r i e s on t h e r i g h t s , op- t i o n s and t r e a t m e n t s t h a t we a l l should be aware o f . The Canadian Mental Act h a s no t undergone any major r e v i s i o n s s i n c e 1964 and a t t h e p r e s e n t t ime 2 lawyers a r e sup- posed t o r e p r e s e n t and e n s u r e f a i r t r e a t m e n t t o every menta l p a t i e n t i n B .C . Th i s needs t o be changed.

I n Toronto, one of t h e l awyers now working a t Riverview had 8 co-workers and a c c e s s t o 150 o t h e r lawyers . I n Riverview t h e r e ' s j u s t two.

A I n v o l u n t a r y ? -

P o l i c e , s a t i s f i e d from t h e i r own o b s e r v a t i o n o r from in fo rmat ion t h a t a person is a c t i n g i n a manner l i k e - l y t o endanger h i s / h e r own s a f e t y o r t h a t of o t h e r s ...

A Judge needs t o "appear t o have good reason t o b e l i e v e " t h a t you a r e a menta l ly d i s o r d e r e d pe r son ; and /o r you a r e dangerous t o be a t l a r g e ; and /o r t h a t t h e u s u a l procedure w i l l c ause dangerous d e l a y s . ..

A Doctor examines you and d e t e r - mines t h a t you ' r e a m e n t a l l y d i s o r - dered person; t h a t you r e q u i r e medi- c a l t r e a t m e n t i n a P r o v i n c i a l menta l h e a l t h f a c i l i t y ; t h a t you r e q u i r e c a r e , s u p e r v i s i o n and c o n t r o l i n a P r o v i n c i a l menta l h e a l t h f a c i l i t y ; t h a t t h e s e r e s t r a i n t s a r e f o r your own p r o t e c t i o n or t h e p r o t e c t i o n of o t h e r s . . . a d o c t o r i s supposed t o admit you a s " Invo lun ta ry" o n l y i f you cannot be a p p r o p r i a t e l y admi t t ed a s an in fo rmal p a t i e n t .

There a r e supposed t o be 2 d o c t o r s who a g r e e t o t h e s t u f f above. They have t o w r i t e r e a s o n s on t h e form. What's been happening is t h a t a few words l i k e " b i z a r r e behaviour" o r 11 a g g r e s s i v e d i s o r d e r " a r e found a s

v a l i d r easons f o r p u t t i n g you i n n p s y c h i a t r i c ward.

S h e i l a Carson, a f t e r complet ing n 7-week s t i n t a s a s t u d e n t a t River- view, w r i t e s : "I am l e f t t o wonder a s t o what e x t e n t i n v o l u n t a r y in - mates know t h e i r r i g h t s . " * Were you informed of your r i g h t s

upon admiss ion? 9; Did you c l e a r l y unders tand your

r i g h t s ? * Were you t o l d t h a t you could ap-

p e a l your admiss ion on t h e 1 s t day? * I f you were handed a breakdown of

t h e Mental Hea l th Act , were you al lowed t o keep i t ?

9~ Did you know where t h e Mental Hea l th Act was posted on your ward? * Were you t o l d t h e r e was a P a t i e n t

+-L , a ) d y o ~ a t e / ~ a w y e r on s i t e ? * Was t h e P a t i e n t Advocate 's number

pos ted o r d i d you have t o a s k ? * Did you f e a r r e p r i s a l i f you en-

qu i red about o r pursued your r i g h t s ?

I n t h e nex t i s s u e , B i l l T r o t t , a P a t i e n t Advocate a t Riverview, w i l l t a l k about t h e Mental Heal th Act and our l e g a l r i g h t s . Also t o come w i l l be our r i g h t s about medicat ions and l e a v i n g a mental h e a l t h f a c i l i t y .

What w i l l be h e l p f u l is f o r anyone read ing t h i s , who has survived be ing conf ined i n such a mental i n s t i t u t i o n o r knows someone who has , t o w r i t e i n o r c a l l t h e News le t t e r . A l l i n f o and s t o r i e s w i l l h e l p i n updat ing t h e Mental Hea l th Act and ensur ing f a i r t r e a t m e n t . Your name w i l l no t be used.

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HEALTH SEKVICES

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O'l'liEl: SEI(V1CES

A number of people have c a l l e d t o g ive b e t t e r in fo rmat ion , t o change phone numbers..even t o o f f e r a more complete d e s c r i p t i o n o f s e r v i c e s . SO FAR: * Alcohol & Drug Detoxes a r e under

t h e M i n i s t r y of Labour & Consumer S e r v i c e s . C a l l 660-6536 f o r i n f o .

* Weekly Breast-Feeding Support & I n f o - 949 W.49thY 254-4685 (24 h r )

Free f o r i n t e r e s t e d women; Tuesdays 9:30-noon. Ask f o r Marilyn Hogan on a m o i n t m e n t b a s i s f o r c o n s u l t a t i o n s . . . * T h r i f t S t o r e 411 Dunsmuir. Tues -

Fr iday 10-2. Low p r i c e s ; q u a l i t y .

SENIORS * Downtown E a s t s i d e S e n i o r s Cen t re

509 E.Hast ings , 254-2194: Many serv- i c e s f o r S e n i o r s . . s o c i a l , advocacy, I

r e f e r r a l s , housing h e l p . The Neigh- bourhood Helpers P r o j e c t is sponsored by t h e D.E. S e n i o r s . C a l l 254-6207. * S.U.C. C.E .S. S. 449 E.Hastings ,

253-5561: Chinese-Canadians. * Japanese Drop I n 378 Powell ,

681-2172, * Chinese S o c i a l Development S o c i e t y I

499 E.Pender, 255-3311. I

* St ra thcona Adult Daycare S e r v i c e #105-400 Campbell, 254-6411 / 251-5045.1 * Stnathcona Community Cen t re 601

Keefer , 254-9496: O f f e r s a wide range ' - of s o c i a l and r e c r e a t i o n a l a c t i v i t i e s . ,

Open t o people of a l l a g e s .

( f e e d i n g t ime) a t the Zoo

What gorgon-headed God of day is t h i s ? I thought I could surmise , i n l i t t l e pink eyes ! t h e mouse's chagr in of being t rapped between a s e r p e n t , g l a s s & h o r r i f i e d b l u e eyes look ing i n .

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DEYAS downtown eastside youth

activities society 2 2 3 MAIN ST., VANCOUVER, B.C. V6A-2S7

telephone

Dear Carnegie N e w s l e t t e r ,

Enclosed i n t h e f o l l o w i n g i s a "menu" of DEYAS s e r v i c e s t h a t we would l i k e t o pu t f o r t h t o members of t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e Community.

- John Turvey

DEYAS Needle Exchange - 221 Main S t r e e t - open 11 t o 5 every day, and midaf ternoon on Sunday; a l s o t h e Needle Van goes o u t i n t o t h e downtown c o r e every even- i n g w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n of Sunday.

685-6561 Sexua l ly Transmi t t ed D i s e a s e s (STD) n u r s e s , on s i t e a t DEYAS - 223 Main - Monday t o Fr iday ; n u r s e s a r e i n Needle Van i n t h e evenings . A l l t e s t s a r e - c o n f i d e n t i a l ! ! Doctors a r e a t DEYAS ~ u e s / W e d / ~ h u r s even ings from around 5:30 t o 8:OO. They w i l l do pregnancy tests, minor s u r g e r y , e t c .

685-4488 Canada Employment worker, Laverne Edwards, t o d e a l w i t h employment concerns of Na t ive p e r s o n s ; eve ry Wednesdat a f t e r n o o n - 1:00 t o 4:30. Contact t h e Youth Workers a t DEYAS f o r a n appointment . (223 Main S t r e e t )

685-4488 Drug & Alcohol c o u n s e l l o r , June Humpchitt, i s a t DEYAS (223 Main) Tuesday & Thursday even ings . Her o f f i c e pager i s 669-6500; h e r o f f i c e i s 660-5216. . -

685-4488 AIDS Counse l lo r , P a t Tucker, p r e / p o s t AIDS t e s t concerns , o r i f you have c o u n s e l l i n g needs she i s a t DEYAS (223 Main) ~ e d / ~ h u r s / ~ r i d a y . 669-2205

685-4488 Youth Workers a r e a t DEYAS (223 Main) Monday t o Sa tu rday , and a r e o u t on t h e s t r e e t s of t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e every evening. Help w i t h ALL k inds of s e r v i c e i s s u e s and concerns t h a t a f f e c t bo th youth and a d u l t s i n t h e D . E .

............................... - Round Lake Group (AA/NA) every Monday evening a t 223 Main. P l e a s e c o n t a c t

s Sonny Paren teau a t t h e Exchange ... 685-6561. - SAD1 ( S i s t e r s Are Doing I t ) "Trannies" group, eve ry Wednesday evening a t

223 Main. Contact P a t Tucker f o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n .

Thank God there are no free schools or printing; . . . for learning has brought disobedience and heresy Into the world, and printing has divulged them. . . . God keep us from both.

SIR WILLIAM BERKELEY Governor of Virginia. d. 1677

A GREAT LEARNER'S CONFERENCE

Last F r iday , A p r i l 6 , more than 100 people p a r t i c i p a t e d i n a n even t t h a t r e f l e c t e d t h e t r u e s p i r i t of Carnegie . There were no h igh pro- f i l e speakers , no p o l i t i c i a n s , no T.V. s t a r s . There were, however, e i g h t working s e s s i o n s l e d by t h e people who use t h e Learning Cen t re on a d a i l y b a s i s . The r e l a x e d atmo- sphere permeat ing t h e Conference enabled l e a r n e r s t o p a r t i c i p a t e open- l y i n s e s s i o n s they des igned . P a r t i - c i p a n t s w i l l g i v e t h e i r p e r s o n a l r e f l e c t i o n s about t h e s e s s i o n s i n t h e nex t i s s u e of t h e Newsle t tee . We have included a s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e s e s s i o n s f o r t h o s e who missed t h e Conference.

Poetry and C r e a t i v e Wr i t ing - approaches t o w r i t i n g p o e t r y were d i s c u s s e d and put i n t o p r a c t i c e .

Computer Room Changes - examined t h e amazing s u c c e s s of t h e computer program a t Carnegie .

Home o f t h e Brave - a n e x c e l l e n t v ideo about Nat ive a c t i v i s t move- ments i n South, C e n t r a l and North America examining common problems and s t r a t e g i e s .

G.S.T. - an i n f o r m a t i o n s e s s i o n -- about t h e Goods and S e r v i c e s Tax.

Learners S t o r i e s - l e a r n e r s used t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y t o t a l k t o each o t h e r about t h e b locks t o l e a r n i n g and t h e s u c c e s s e s they have e x p e r i - enced.

What Makes a Good Tutor - p a r t i c i - p a n t s t r i e d t o i d e n t i f y key charac- t e r i s t i c s o f good t u t o r s .

Welfare R i g h t s - a v e r y l i v e l y 1 s e s s i o n r e a f f i r m i n g t h e r i g h t s of - / p e o p l e on s o c i a l a s s i s t a n c e .

100 Chi ld ren Wai t ing f o r a T r a i n - a n o t h e r e x c e l l e n t v i d e o which exam- ined t e a c h i n g s t r a t e g i e s i n a p o l i t - i c a l c o n t e x t .

A l l o f t h e s e s s i o n s l i s t e d were w e l l a t t e n d e d and sparked l i v e l y d i s c u s s i o n and d e b a t e .

Everyone a g r e e s t h a t t h e 1990 L e a r n e r ' s Conference was a g r e a t success . We want t o thank a l l of t h e people who worked s o d i l i g e n t l y t o make t h i s s u c c e s s p o s s i b l e . Dozens of v o l u n t e e r s worked behind t h e s c e n e s and o t h e r s overcame t h e i r f e a r s t o speak t o t h e l a r g e aud ience and l e a d s e s s i o n s . Thanks t o a l l .

CANADA

ILLITERACY

hls. Margaret Mitchell (Vancouver East): Mr. Speaker, today the International Book Voyage sponsored by the movement for Canadian literacy is being launched. Representing D.C. is La'rry Loyie, a native Canadian who attended lileracy programs at Camegie Centre in Van- couver Easl.

Ilvo years ago Lany was functionally illitcrate. Now, due to his persis(encc, he is a creative wriler who is helping others. Illis moruing the minister said o w four million Canadians are Iur~ctionally illiterate. n ~ i s wasted poler~lial has serious personal, social and economic consequences. Yet literacy programs in Vancouver, and I expect elsewhere, accommodate only 2 per cent of illiterate persons. Language and literacy needs of many immigrants are being ignored.

I call on the minister to ensure ongoing funding for literacy programs so that the International Year of Litcrocy will not have been in vay, and so that Canada will benefit from the expanded potential of our people.

Dear Carnegie , 1 AE'I''I'~ --

About "Some F a c t s on our Foamcups and t h e Environment: The foam cups we u s e a r e env i ronmenta l ly f r i e n d l y , no CFC'S ( c h l o r o f l u o r o c a r b o n s ) a r e used i n t h e manufactur ing p r o c e s s . " . . i n t h e l a s t N e w s l e t t e r ,

You a r e p u t t i n g o u t t h e message i n d u s t r y wants you t o put o u t . Th i s message i g n o r e s t h e t o x i c waste pro- duced and energy used i n t h e manu- f a c t u r e of t h e s e cups . Th i s message i g n o r e s t h e wast of energy and r e - s o u r c e s when t h e s e cups a r e dumped i n Burns Bog o r Cache Creek and t h e t o x i c p o l l u t i o n c r e a t e d by burning them i n t h e Burnaby i n c i n e r a t o r .

I n d u s t r y wants t o c o n t i n u e t o make money producing t h i n g s we use a few t imes and throw away o r r e c y c l e . These foam cups a r e not env i ronmenta l ly f r i e n d l y .

Pau la Rubinson

Dear Pau la ,

The i d e a l i s obvious: t o t a l comm- i tment by a l l of u s a s i n d i v i d u a l s t o l i v i n g i n harmony w i t h o u r world s o i t ' l l be a b e t t e r p l a c e f o r o u r c h i l d r e n ' s c h i l d r e n ' s c h i l d r e n .

A t Carnegie , s t a r t i n g o v e r 2 y e a r s ago, k i t c h e n s c r a p s began t o be taken t o t h e community ga rdens t o be composted. J u i c e t i n s were wash- ed and f l a t t e n e d , b o t t l e s saved, paper s o r t e d and s t a c k e d . A s aware- n e s s grew about environmental conse- quences, p l a s t i c c u t l e r y and "throw- away" d i s h e s were phased o u t from d a i l y u s e . The most d i f f i c u l t i t e m t o do away w i t h has been s t y r o cups .

A t t h e p r e s e n t t ime t h e k i t c h e n a l lows t h e i r use on ly when no ce ra - mic cups a r e ready f o r use . Carnegie has been u s i n g ceramic cups f o r months f o r beverages , excep t a t a S e n i o r ' s c o f f e e t a b l e . "Permanent" cups r e q u i r e washing and r e t u r n .

Your b roader f a c t s on i n d u s t r y a r e t r u e ; i t was a mis take t o g i v e t h e narrow, band-aid message of ' f r i e n d l i n e s s ' . I t ' s l i k e e a t i n g health-promoting food whi le s t i l l smoking a pack-a-day. Honesty.

Carnegie m a i n t a i n s t h i s community r e c y c l i n g f o r months, showing by ex- ample what p u b l i c p l a c e s can do, then g e t s a l e t t e r from t h e Mayor a s k i n g us i f we could s t a r t r e c y c l i n g and use ceramic cups! We show him and he a s k s u s t o s t a r t ! !

Ed.

A Long "P . S . " : I I Environmental awareness i s open;

ecology i s t h e unders tand ing of con- sequences . I f we do something, t h e e f f o r t i s u s e l e s s i f we then go on about o u r business-as-usual , immersed i n v a r i o u s every day forms (word, sound, power, h a b i t ...) of p o l l u t i o n . We a r e en tang led i n c o n t r a d i c t i o n s between what we say and what we do - and t h a t ' s i n s a n i t y . Our goa l i s t o become a c t i v i s t s . We must r e l y more on o u r own a c t i o n s than on words. I f any human s e e s a c l e a r cho ice between l i f e and d e a t h and chooses d e a t h , we c a l l t h a t i n s a n e . Why do we accept i t when i t happens on a world s c a l e ?

No i n d i v i d u a l should want t o des- t r o y t h e r e s t of u s s o i t may b o i l down t o g e t t i n g each i n d i v i d u a l t o a c c e p t themself - t o a c c e p t a l l the hungers , t h e s e x u a l i t y , appearance, t h e though t s which a r i s e unbidden i n consc iousness - a c c e p t i t a l l .

A s a f r i e n d once s a i d : "If you can a c c e p t y o u r s e l f , you can a c c e p t any- one." He was on ly h a l f jok ing .

There ' s no r e a l paradox i n our prob- lem. I n d i v i d u a l s can d e s t r o y us . '1'0 s u r v i v e , we must do i t t o g e t h e r . "

(From Do n o t Fold, Sp ind le o r ~ u t i l a t e " by Frank Herber t .

H i s f i n a l q u e s t i o n : What a r e you doing?

A SPECIAL LETTER TO THE CHINESE SENIORS, by T e d C h i a n g , C a r n e g i e s taf f .

NO JOBS AT CARNEGIE

( ? > E d i t o r :

Our c u r r e n t Board i n i t ' s wisdom h a s c r e a t e d a r u l e r e s t r i c t i n g bus i - n e s s t r a n s a c t i o n s i n t h e b u i l d i n g . Apparently s o l i c i t i n g f o r c a s u a l l a b o u r i s inc luded i n t h i s r u l e . So d o n ' t look f o r work on t h e b u l l e t i n boards any more, i t ' s a g a i n s t t h e r u l e s . P r o s p e c t i v e employers t a k e n o t e - Carnegie i s o u t of bounds as a labour p o o l . . i f y o u ' r e caught s o l - i c i t i n g h e l p you t a k e t h e chance o f be ing b a r r e d from t h e b u i l d i n g .

David Chase

David : Your assumptions a r e i n c o r r e c t . Any

employer may a d v e r t i s e f o r h e l p o r p o s t a job on t h e " ~ o b s " b u l l e t i n board on t h e 1st f l o o r , bu t c a n ' t use t h e b u i l d i n g t o conduct t h e i r bus iness .

I n t h e f i r s t p l a c e , Carnegie i s f r e e community space. The p o l i c y r e f l e c t s a C i t y of Vancouver exper- i e n c e : When anyone r u n s a b u s i n e s s i n a p u b l i c space , o t h e r people i n t h e same b u s i n e s s complain loud and l o n g about why t h e C i t y i s paying a l l t h e overhead c o s t s - l i g h t , h e a t , f r e e ' r e n t ' f o r an i n d i v i d u a l o r company t o run t h e i r b u s i n e s s .

I n an e q u a l l y f i r s t p l a c e , Carne- g i e i s h e r e f o r s o c i a l , c u l t u r a l and r e c r e a t i o n a l use of a l l o f u s . Our spaces , a c t i v i t i e s , programs, equip- ment and f a c i l i t i e s c a n ' t be used f o r p r i v a t e , p e r s o n a l money-making.

I f someone f e e l s t h e i r i d e a i s a n excep t ion t o t h i s , they should c l e a r i t w i t h t h e d i r e c t o r o r t h e head o f s e c u r i t y .

The bottom l i n e i s you c a n ' t come i n h e r e and " s e t up shop".

Ed.

* The A s s o c i a t i o n has vo ted f o r seed money t o set up a b i k i n g

c lub . P a r t i c i p a n t s w i l l t a k e one- day t r i p s t o v a r i o u s pa rks , a l o n g s c e n i c roads and b i k i n g t r a i l s . The money w i l l go f o r lunches and f o r minor r e p a i r s . I f you a r e i n t e r e s - t e d , l e a v e your name a t t h e i n f o desk t o t h e a t t e n t i o n of B i l l Quinn.

* SUSAN EVERALL i s Carneg ie ' s new L i b r a r i a n ! She h a s worked i n commu- n i t y c e n t r e s b e f o r e b u t won't l e t i t s t o p h e r ! Diane, o u r MacKenzie, w a s involved i n t h e h i r i n g and r e p o r t e d be ing impressed w i t h Susan 's homour, exper ience and g r e a t i d e a s f o r se rv - i n g ~ a r n e g i e ' s p a t r o n s . (Susan, i f y o u ' r e l a s t name i s s p e l t wrong i t ' s n o t my f a u l t ! )

* A number of Downtown E a s t s i d e Poe t s a r e i n t h e Queen C h a r l o t t e s a s t h i s i s be ing w r i t t e n . On A p r i l 4 they l e f t Carnegie t o s tart a n i n e day t r i p t o P r i n c e Ruper t , Kispiosk and o t h e r p o i n t s , doing r e a d i n g s and conduct ing workshops.

A t last r e p o r t they a r e a l l r e q l l y t i r e d w i t h a t l e a s t one performance every day. The i r s m a l l e s t audience was 20 people and some p l a c e s 40 o r more have come t o l i s t e n and s h a r e .

More i n t h e nex t i s s u e !

. Movies for the mth of APRIL 1990 Shown on Thursday evenings.

April 6 The Abyss 12 Rainman 20 License to Kill 27 Ghost Busters

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i l l h o t e l s o r a p a r t m e n t s * d i s p u t e s with l a i k d l o r d s * Lllcome t a x

i s l o c a t e d a t 9 E a s t H a s t i n g s o r p h o n e 6 8 2 - 0 9 3 1 .

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F O R 1 6 Y E A R S

COMMUNITY WRITING EXCHANGE AND FESTIVAL

Writers and w r i t i n g groups i n t e r - e s t e d i n l ea rn ing how t o o b t a i n fun- ding, publ i sh t h e i r own works and organize readings and t o u r s a r e in- v i t e d t o t h e second annual Community Wri t ing Exchange and F e s t i v a l t o be held Saturday, Apr i l 21, a t Carnegie Centre, 401 Main.

The f r e e event i s p a r t of t h e Nat ional Book F e s t i v a l , and w i l l in- c lude an evening reading on t h e theme of Poetry f o r Peace t o mark Vancouver's annual Peace March he ld t h e same day. The read ing w i l l fea- t u r e poe t /nove l i s t Helen Potrebenko and t h e Downtown Eas t s ide Poe ts .

Resource people from t h e Federa- t i o n of B.C. Writers, t h e Normal A r t s Society, t h e Carnegie Centre programming s t a f f and t h e Downtown Eas t s ide Poets w i l l conduct a series of 'how-to' workshops and information exchanges i n t h e a f te rnoon on t h e fol lowing top i c s : * How t o secure funding from found-

a t i o n s , govt. agenc ies and o t h e r sources.

* How t o produce books, pamphlets, l e a f l e t s and o t h e r media a t low cos t .

* How t o organize a community-based w r i t i n g group, conduct read ings and t o u r s and perform i n pub l i c .

The Exchange and F e s t i v a l i s being organized by t h e Carnegie Community Centre Associat ion and t h e Downtown Eas t s ide Poets , wi th t h e a s s i s t a n c e of the Canada Council. The Downtown Eas t s ide Poets a r e no t p ro fe s s iona l o r academic poe ts , but a group of l o c a l r e s i d e n t s who w r i t e about l i f e and experience i n Vancouver's lowest- income community.

Last y e a r ' s Community Exchange and F e s t i v a l drew w r i t e r s from t h e Lower Mainland, Vancouver I s l and and the Fraser Valley.

The workshops w i l l be he ld from 2 pm t o 6 pm. The read ing w i l l be- g i n a t 7:30 pm. A l l events a r e f r e e and open t o t h e pub l i c .

For a d d i t i o n a l information, p l ea se 1 contac t S h e i l a Baxter a t 324-5801 o r c a l l Carnegie a t 665-2220.

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3di tor :

I never knew a deck of ca rds could lave t h r e e jokers u n t i l I s t a r t e d t o review the deck c a l l e d "housing".

The f e d e r a l joker i n t h e housing leck is the government's cutbacks t o 20-operative housing i n B r i t i s h Col- ~mbia . For example, i n 1987, 723 m i t s were funded; i n 1988, 441 were funded; and i n 1990, Michael Wilson reduced funding by 15% more.

The p r o v i n c i a l joker has t o be t h e B.C. Renter ' s Tax Reduction, t h e peach-coloured form i n our income t ax package. A s i n g l e person wi th no dependents who is r e n t i n g can claim a $1 t a x r e b a t e i f they ea rn $16,666 o r l e s s . ( I f you a r e on a gixed income, l i k e wel fa re o r a han- dicapped o r o l d age pension, you don ' t g e t a dime.) I f you earn , based on a 40 hour week, $8.68 an hour you ' re earn ing too much f o r even a $1 r eba t e .

L a s t l y , t h e l o c a l joker has t o be VLC P r o p e r t i e s , a government body organized by t h e Ci ty l a s t year which promised t o bu i ld 2,000 a f fo rdab le r e n t a l u n i t s i n 1990. They have now reduced t h a t commitment of 2,000 u n i t s down t o 52.

With so many people being h u r t i n t h e housing c r i s i s i t ' s a shame t h e var ious governments won't make a r e a l commitment t o maintain our e x i s t i n g a f fo rdab le housing s tock and t o a l s o r ep l en i sh i t . We a l l deserve a b e t t e r s h u f f l e i n t h e housing deck of cards .

Darren Lowe

Dear ~ir/Madam:

The future of your Post Office is in jeopardy. Again, Canada Post is planning on closing down Postal Sta- tion 'B' (295 E.Hastings) by the end of June, 1990. This is the second time Canada Post

has attempted to close down Station B In the Spring of 1988, Canada Post tried to permanently shut Sta- tion 'B'. It was through the effort of the surrounding community that Station 'B' managed to stay open. We need your help again. We have

to ensure that Station 'B' stays open. We don't want the services currently offered at Station 'B' to be sold to a franchise at fire-sale prices. We are the Canadian Union of Postal

Workers and we are concerned that any closure/franchising of Station 'B' will result in a deterioration of your postal services. Currently Station 'B' serves a

wide variety of customers. Many of these people require a more person- alizud typr of postal service. Our union is worried that a franchise- for-profit postal service will be either unable or unwilling to give customers this type of service. We are also worried that the clo-

sure and subsequent franchising of Station 'B' may result in a less accessible Post Office. In order to make a profit, a franchised Post Office will need relatively low ovdrhead. This means the franchise m y have to move to an area that is

Our experience is that the quallty of postal services deteriorates with franchising. We regularly get com- plaints regarding the problems of privately run post offices. There is no guarantee that the

entire range of services presently offered at Station 'B' will remain if Station 'B' is franchised. The area around Station 'B' is

rapidly changing. The disappearance of the Post Office, an institution which has served the neighbourhod ,for over 40 years, should not be part of this change. It was the determination of the

residents of the Downtown ~astside/ Strathcona neighbourhoods that for- ced Canada. Post to continue to pro-

vide you postal service in 1988. We need that support and determination again. We are asking for your help to

save Station 'B' again. Please do one or more of the following: 1) Write to Harvey Andre, Minister

in Charge of the Post Office, at the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Ontario and tell him that you want to keep Station 'B' open and direct- ly operatd by Canada Post. 2) Write letters to the editors of

various newspapers like this. 3) Invite a speaker from our union

to your next meeting. Our phone number is 685-6581. 4) Print all or part of this letter

in your newsletter. 5) Phone Mr. Mike Gormick, Division-

al Manager of Canada Post, at 682-1375 and tell him you want Station 'B' to stay open.

Marion Pollack Vice-president.

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WHY DID LAST YEAR'S PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT IN CHINA FAIL?

(BING MING LAU was in Beijing when the massacre happened. He is now a student in Carnegie's Learning Ctr.)

The reasons why last year's pro- democracy movement in China failed were very complex. However, the main reason was obvious: the democratic force in China was too weak and the conservatives were much stronger. This was reflected not only in the numbers of conservatives in the army and the government but also in the realm of people's thoughts. Due to a lack of well-organized groups, poli- tical parties to lead and theoretical foundation the great movement that shook the entire world was finally mercilessly crushed. Although a 6-day hunger strike by

more than 3,000 university students shocked the whole world, and especi- ally Beijing citizens, most people in other provinces did not know the real situation in Beijing because the gov- ernment cheated them with false pro- paganda due to a strictly government- controlled mass media. As a result the inhabitants of other provinces were unable to support Beijing's stu- dents effectively. Besides, Beijing students made a serious mistake: when the movement started they were not successfully uniting workers and ord- inary citizens but refused to let the workers enter Tianaman Square and parade in support of them. Consequent- ly, the workers and ordinary citizens could only stand by and support the students in their just struggle. Af- ter the brutal massacre the student leaders sighed with emotion: "We shall never do such a foolish thing again." But it was too late. In fact, many university students looked down upon workers. The university students in China were called "the sons of the heaven. "

- force in this movement but many did not dare to involve their colleagues in their cause. These young workers came from different factories, even from other provinces. From this it follows - they were very dispersed, making the same mistake as other sup- porters in the government (policemen, soldiers, intellectuals and business-

men); most of them acted independent- ly. In parades most people did not know who was who. Evidently, the demonstrations were not effectively organized from the very beginning. Even at the last moment, when martial law was declared, the students and citizens were facing 300,000 soldiers equipped with advanced machine guns, flamethrowers and aircraft. In spite of the alarming situation most of the students, workers and citizens were still able to act independently. Sad- ly, they could not react collectively. The fact that a temporary strategic retreat could not be enforced led to the loss of many more lives. A look at the conservatives in China

was revealing. Although they were far fewer in number than those backing the democratic force, they firmly held all the important positions in the govern- ment, police force, and army. In add- ition, they controlled all the means of propaganda. Most of the high-rank- ing officials in the government, army and police force had already been corrupted and had lost all humanity. The conservatives instinctively and subconsciously realized that if the democratic force in China were to succeed, they would lose all their priviledges - they automatically sup- ported the communist party. The com- munists governmentalized all their powers and cheating methods to fool the soldiers, most of whom came from remote mountain areas and, the coun- tryside. - . -> -I , r .

These semi-educated peop le had received l i t t l e e d u c a t i o n i n hu- mani ty and were t a u g h t t o f o l l o w and obey t h e communist p a r t y ' s command. *en t h e s e s o l d i e r s used machine guns and t a n k s and f lamethrowers t o k i l l t h e i r f e l l o w countrymen, b r o t h e r s and s i s t e r s , they s e r i o u s l y b e l i e v e d they were k i l l i n g t h e coun te r - revo lu t ion- a r y r e b e l s and de fend ing t h e r i g h t s of working peop le . Th i s was r e a l l y a human t ragedy .

I n f a c t many m i s t a k e s and f a i l u r e s have been caused by China ' s p o l i t i c a l system. Why cou ld n o t t h e people be o rgan ized e f f e c t i v e l y by d i s s i d e n t s ? Why could t h e s t u d e n t s n o t c a l l on t h e v a s t m a j o r i t y of p e a s a n t s and o t h e r f o r c e s t o s u p p o r t them? Why d i d most Chinese peop le n o t d a r e t o . -

co-operate w i t h t h e i r c o l l e a g u e s i n t h e f i g h t ? The reason is t h a t h t e Communist P a r t y h a s been i n power f o r more t h a n 40 y e a r s i n China, and i t is n o t s u r p r i s i n g t h a t many Chinese

had become i n d o c t r i n a t e d . No one d i d d a r e t o open ly c h a l l e n g e t h e communist p a r t y i n China. Any pe rson o r group who d i d d a r e t o c r i t i z e t h e p a r t y cou ld have r i s k e d t h a t they and t h e i r r e l a t i v e s could have been l a b e l l e d a s c o u n t e r - r e v o l u t i o n a r i e s and m e r c i l e s s l y p e r s e c u t e d . Th i s nightmare h a s been en t renched v e r y deep ly i n one b i l l i o n s o u l s , i n c l u - d i n g a l l s o l d i e r s and government o f f i c i a l s .

Another d i s a d v a n t a g e was t h a t , i n 1989, t h e l a t e n t democra t i c f o r c e s i n E a s t e r n Europe and t h e USSR had n e i t h e r c r y s t a l l i z e d n o r been conso- l i d a t e d t o produce a s t r o n g example which could encourage t h e Chinese people i n t h e i r s t r u g g l e f o r p o l i t - i c a l reform.

The f a t a l weakness was t h a t a n adequate t h e o r e t i c a l founda t ion had not been l a i d . How could t h e Chinese people have a p p l i e d t h e p r i n c i p l e s

o f democracy and freedom more e f f e c - t i v e l y ? How cou ld they have i n t r o - duced Ghandiism f o r example - t h e d o c t r i n e of p a s s i v e r e s i s t a n c e - i n t o China? These i s s u e s r e p r e s e n t e d t h e v e r y s e r i o u s p h i l o s o p h i c a l and p o l i t i c a l q u e s t i o n s which should have been so lved f i r s t . U n f o r t u n a t e l y , t h e I I s o l u t i o n " of t h e s t u d e n t s d i d not have t h e s e c r i t i c a l p r e c e p t s as a base .

Given t h e s e f e a t u r e s t h e g r e a t move- ment was bound t o f a i l i n 1989. I sugges t t h a t , once t h e s e t h e o r e t i c a l problems have been so lved and t h e Chinese people have formed a s t r o n g e r f o r c e a l o n g w i t h e f f e c t i v e a c t i o n , a s a consequence, t h e g r e a t cause of de- mocracy and freedom w i l l be r e a l i z e d i n China. Le t u s welcome t h i s g r e a t dav !

Once a g a i n t h i s y e a r t h e Vancouver Regional T r a n s i t Commission i s hold- i n g a p u b l i c h e a r i n g on t h e i r proposed 1990/1 budget and p o s s i b l e bus f a r e i n c r e a s e s . Once a g a i n t h i s y e a r they a r e having t h e h e a r i n g a t 1 O : O O a.m. on a Monday morning and once a g a i n they have g iven t h e p u b l i c j u s t t h r e e days warning i n newspaper ads .

The peop le who u s e t h e buses each day t o g e t t o work o r schoo l c a n ' t p o s s i b l y a t t e n d a p u b l i c h e a r i n g a t 10:OO a.m. on a Monday morning. A coup le of y e a r s ago t h e Supreme Court r u l e d t h a t T r a n s i t must have a p u b l i c h e a r i n g b e f o r e any f a r e i n c r e a s e . I t 's t o o bad t h e Court d i d n ' t r u l e t h a t t h e h e a r i n g had t o be a t a t ime when t h e people who a r e s t u c k w a i t i n g a n e x t r a minutes on Broadway f o r a bus o r a r e l e f t a t t h e i r s t a t i o n be- cause of a f u l l S k y t r a i n can have i n - put i n t o why t h e l a s t t h i n g we need i s a n o t h e r bus f a r e i n c r e a s e .

(Some peop le c a n ' t even g e t t o the h e a r i n ? . . t-tic-, t l n n ' t h a v c h l ~ r f a r r . . )

Sout Supe

Alexander S t . Off i c e .

a t l ~ o u g l ~ t Iias j u s t o c c u r r e d t o me a s one i s wont t o d o . . .

where you c o u l d s a v e some t i m e and mone w i t l ~ o u t t o o much a d i e u

you c l a s s i f y u s who a r e t h e poo r w i t h so many demeaning names

wl~y n o t j u s t c a l l u s w a i t e r s

, because h e r e - i n w e ' r e a l l t h e same I w e w a i t i n a l l your l i n e - u p s

I and w a i t t o p l a y your games w e w a i t t o s c e o u r worke r s W I I O n t v c r know o u r names

wcl w a i t t o w a i t f o r plione c a l l s and w a i t t o w a i t f o r you

we w a i t t o w a i t f o r j u s t a n y t h i n g bec, luse we w a i t f o r you

o u r worke r s make u s w a i t t o w a i t and t h e n i f w e f e e l s l i g h t e d . . .

t l w Ombudsman r e d i r e c t s o u r w a i t a ~ ~ d we w a i t ' c a u s e y o u ' r e s h o r t - s i g h t e d

we w a i t on i n f o r m a t i o n w l ~ i c l ~ i s n ' t r e a l l y t h e r e

wcJ wai L on a d m i n i s t r a t i o n and tiley a r e n ' t even t l ~ e r e

w e wai L o u r l iours p a t i e n t l y t hen a r e t o l d t o w a i t a day

wllen we w a i t t h a t day and a l l t h e n e x t w e ' r e t o l d t o w a i t a week

wl~y no t j u s t p u t u s i n a boaL and pu t us o u t t o s e a

w l ~ e r e w e c a n w a i t on some f a r s h o r e i n c a s e some one s l ~ o u l d s e e

you t11 ink t h a t you a r e over-worked because you make u s w a i t

w e I i k e t l i t t ime t o l o o k f o r work b u t I am meant t o w a i t .

W.C. Perguson I

To t h e C a r n e g i e V o l u n t e e r s . . . Wake and rest 1 Peace w i t h you

a l l t h e b e s t ! ! Hmrn, no words t o d e s c r i b e you , t o d e s c r i b e my f e e l i n g s toward you.

1 much o b l i g e d .

W i t 1 1 G r a t i t u d e , Miki

PS: May t h e q u i e t b e a u t y o f t h i s l o v e l y s e a s o n o f S p r i n g b r i n g you deep j o y and w a r m memories t o c h e r i s h t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r . I t ' s been a p l e a s u r e work ing f o r you , working w i t h you and I r e a l l y apprec ia te y o u r p r e s e n c e and s u p p o r t . %at ' s C a r n e g i e w i t h o u t V o l u n t e e r s ?

AN APOLOGY FROM THE ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATE

SOCIETY OF UBC

On PIarch 14 , 1990 t h e Eng ineer ing Undergraduate S o c i e t y (EUS) d i s t r i b u t e d i t s weekly nEUSle t t r e which h a s s i n c e been c r i t i z e d as b e i n g r a c i s t , homophobic and s e x i s t . The EUS wishes t o ex tend i t s s i n c e r e a p o l o g i e s t o a l l groups and i n d i v i d u a l s who have been o f fended and h u r t by t h i s i s s u e .

The members of t h e EUS b e l i e v e t h a t UBC shou ld b e a p o s i t i v e environment f o r a l l s t u d e n t s r e g a r d l e s s of gender , e t h n i c o r i g i n , o r s e x u a l o r i e n t a t i o n . The EUS f u l l y s u p p o r t s U B C ' s g o a l o f a ha rassment - f ree environment . To t h i s end, t h e EUS s t r o n g l y s u p p o r t s t h e i n c l u s i o n of human r i g h t s i s s u e s w i t h i n t h e c o r e c u r r i c u l u m of a l l f a c u l t i e s . I n a d d i t i o n , t h e EUS s u p p o r t s t h e a n t i - d i s c r i m - i n a t i o n p o l i c i e s and campaigns o f t h e AMS.

The response of t h e p u b l i c toward t h e n E U S l e t t r e h a s reminded u s o f o u r r e sp- o n s i b i l i t i e s a s members o f s o c i e t y and h a s i n i t i a t e d much d i s c u s s i o n and d i a - logue among e n g i n e e r i n g s t u d e n t s . T h i s d i a l o g u e has been a n i m p o r t a n t educa- t i o n a l p r o c e s s and h a s f o r c e d many o f u s t o examine o u r s t a n d a r d s of what i s a c c e p t a b l e i n o u r s o c i e t y . We b e l i e v e t h a t t h e c o n t i n u a t i o n of t h e s e d i s c u s - s i o n s w i l l l e a d t o more t o l e r a n c e and u n d e r s t a n d i n g .

The EUS would l i k e t o j o i n o t h e r groups i n l e a d i n g t h e e n t i r e UBC campus to- wards t h e e l i m i n a t i o n of p r e j u d i c e i n any form. To demons t ra te o u r commit- ment t o t h i s g o a l we have t aken t h e f o l l o w i n g f i r s t s t e p s :

* A P o t l a c h w i l l be o r g a n i z e d w i t h t h e gu idance o f t h e Na t ive community t h i s November.

* The EUS w i l l o r g a n i z e and conduct a c o n f e r e n c e t o a d d r e s s t h e i s s u e s of r ac i sm, sex i sm, homophobia, and a l l o t h e r forms of d i s c r i m i n a t i o n .

* An e f f e c t i v e e d i t o r i a l r ev iew p o l i c y w i l l be e s t a b l i s h e d . * More mean ingfu l l i n e s of communication w i t h a l l campus groups w i l l

be e s t a b l i s h e d .

: ~ r o f f e r t h i s apology s i n c e r e l y and hope i t w i l l be a c c e p t e d by a l l .

DAREN SANDERS P r e s i d e n t , EUS.

6:30 Wed.

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S Y N A P S E A C T I V I T Y 1 0 A P E R F E C T L Y N O R M A L

W H A T I S A Y , A N D R E P E A T I T R A T E . . . . . '

T O T H E B R A I N T H R E E T I M E S A D A Y A F O R A W E E K :

I D , Y O U T A K E T H E M O R N I N G ; Y O U D O T H E W E ' V E G O T - T O M A K E T H I S G U Y S T O P

A F T E R N O O N . E G O ; A N D I ' L L T A K E T H E D R I N K I N G S O M U C H C O F F E E A L L

(A copy of this was sent to Peter Dueck, Grace McCarthy, Joan Small- wood and Mike Harcourt, the three COPE Aldermen, as wee1 as to most of the advocates I know.)

This is Poverty

By JONENE BICKET

Having worked at the Ministry of Social Services and Housing for nine years until 1975, I am well aware of the opposing attitudes be- tween the Social Credit and N.D.P. governments. These days, I'm in receipt of a handicapped pension from that same place, and grateful for it. As well, I'm an advocate working with DERA, End Legislated Poverty, First United Church and B.C. Coalition of the Disabled. My income is more ($190 nore) than those on basic income assistance of $468 per month. These people are classified as employable and are ex- pected to seek work actively and continuously. The contradiction is that many are not employable at all. Many are unskilled or inexperienced. Many look for months and years and give up after finding nothing. Many are too old. So the basic rate may be a long-term income for them, and this way of life destroys many. Even with a higher rate and a bus-

pass I still have trouble stretching the money, particularly during a five-week month between cheques (of which there have been 3 so far this year). This government doesn't seem to understand much about pov- erGy, and I believe most of them don't care. The $468 rate is div- ided into $275 for rent (which never covers it and everyone knows that, unless one is lucky enough to find a compatible roommate), and $193 for everything else. Often most of it must go for rent. In order to main-

tam a decent and healthy standard of living, dozens of items besides bread and butter are essential. 1've compiled a list, and the public is welcome to add to it. I must emphasize that though this

most concerns people on welfare, and it's the government 1'm angry at, the same disgraceful state exists for the working poor and the middle classes who are sliding down an eco- nomic scale at a rapid rate. Things like "hobby items" and "flowers for the table" have become luxuries for anyone who is not at least financi- ally comfortable. I am talking about poor people; I am talking about poverty.

1. laundry money. Clothes pile up to the ceiling, and it costs at

least $10 by Ehe time cheques come. It would be much worse for families. 2. shoe laces. Good running shoes

for those of us who run. My shoes are 3 years old and wearing them is bad for the joints. You can not buy them second-hand, and the ones you need cost $100. 3. fitness activities. We're told to

keep fit and healthy but many peo- ple can't afford it, except to walk in old, worn-out shoes. The Ministry gives passes for swimming and skating but many people can't do either. 4. various cleansers. It's not nice

to have no soap. 5. kitchen products. Kitchen anything. 6 . condiments for most meals. You can

not buy everything on cheque day because the money won't cover it and you can't carry it. 7. perishable foods. You can't stock

up on them, and apartment freezers are usually very small. 8. pet food (or can you train a cat

to eat stale bread?) 9. seeds for vegetables ... if you have

space for them.

10. entertainment..like having friends to dinner, or a movie, even a

rented video. 11. flowers for the table. I'm not

talking about a bouquet; I mean any flower or a small bunch for $2.

23. bathroom items, other than toilet paper, like deodorant, toothpaste

& cosmetics. Until the past year, no one knew what I really looked like. 24. newspapers. 25. to phone 2 favourite aunt long-

Would Grace McCarthy consider reduced rates for the poor? 12. dinner at any restaurant (even

Mc~onald's.) 13. vitamins. 14. small treats that most people take

for granted, like coffee or an ice cream cone when out for a walk. 15. clothing. People looring for work

need to look good. Often even thrift stores are out of a client's reach, or too far away to go to with- out busfare. Requests to the Ministry are often refused. 16. haircuts. 17. transportation. Buspasses are iss-

ued only to those with a handicap pension. People on welfare can't shop in cheaper areas because they can't afford to go there. Since the Ministry would not likely consider repairs or parts for someone's very old car, it would be easier and bureaucratically less cumbersome to issue buspasses to anyone who is poor. Contrary to the popular myth, I have never known any- one on welfare who owned a Cadillac. 18. tools to fix things you won that

break. Most small appliances do this at the same time, about 20 years after you bought them. I have never known a recycling engineer who could locate functional appliances in the dumpsters. 19. bicycle tires and parts. One of

my tires burst. A new one costs $8 20. thread, fabric and such. 21. hobby items..like a deck of cards,

wool if you knit, ... 22. albums or tapes for those of us

who think we can't live without

distance. To phone Peter Dueck in Victoria. The Socreds do not accept any collect calls, but the NDP does. 26. cablevision. Most buildings no

longer pay for it, and TV is oft- en the only pleasure left for people on welfare. 27. utilities. Not including heat,

lights and cable cost about $50 a month. 28. sheets, towels and other linens.

You wouldn't want them 2nd-hand, and all are expensive new. 29. drycleaning, if you need some-

thing good for, say, a job inter- view. 30. medical coverage. This is a big

problem for anyone on basic wel- fare. Dental care (other than an emergency) is out of the question. People are expected to go for job 1 interviews with missing or rotten teeth. 31. stamps, pens, notepads, all paper

I really need these things, and luckily I can usually get them from other advocates. 32. anything to make your apartment --------

look nice or function properly. My previous place looked like house beautiful, and I was compulsive about keeping it perfect. My current place is semi-squalid, with two lockers jammed with my stuff, but I've lost interest in making it homey. For me, this is a nasty part of poverty. 33. insurance - of any kind. 34. over-the-counter medications..

for colds, sickness, headaches.

music. I would, of course, try to find what I wanted second-hand, but that's not alwavs possible.

bat I'd

innumerable household items. You can think of dozens. Lightbulbs, teries, candles for emergencies. give a lot for a battery charger

to go with the batteries that would go into a walkman so I could go run- ning with Mozart of Pink Floyd. 36. gifts for others..even cards. 37. trips beyond BC Transit bounds. 38. things for children. I have none

so I haven't listed anything for them, but all mothers will think of dozens of things, right now, that they need or would even like for their kids.

have heard workers tediously patron- ize clients who have gone in to ask for a grocery voucher, or clothing, or busfare, or a bed. I have heard workers pompously lecture clients on proper budget management. That's off- ensive to anyone on this side of the desk. It app~.llsme now to admit that prior to the N.D.P. in 1972, I was sometimes less than gracious to my clients, because that was the prevail- ing attitude. But my clients.also knew that they could trust me to try. There are appeal forms in all off-

ices, and if you think you need help, call me or one of the advocacy groups

It could go on forever, depending I noted earlier. Don't accept less on what you liked to do before you than good treatment, and don't allow were so poor. It's tragic that the vourself to be bullied.

and especially people on welfare, as undeserving layabouts, malingerers, bums and all those names we've heard. Emery Barnes (NDP-MLA) lived on wel- fare for three months, but to feel the full impact of poverty it must be beyond six months, or into the second year. That's when you start running out of so many of the things I've listed, and you start to feel helpless and very frightened. I'd like Mr. Dueck and other Socreds, or any politician who may agree with them, to realize that the current sys- tem is so bad it's making people sick, driving them crazy and eventually kil- ling them a lot faster than if they had money to live. The Ministry is a human mill. If a client is lucky enough to find a worker who cares, s/he may be transferred to another office within weeks, and the client has to start from scratch with some- one new. I want people on welfare to learn

their rights and to appeal any decis- ion that seems unfair. I have dealt with huge numbers of cases where the clients were refused basic needs. I

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O N THE BLOCK I S A FULL-TIME JOB I N CAKNEGIE LEARNING CENTRE. ON THE BLOCK IS THE SCHOOL LUNCH PROGWl THAT PEOPLE MADE THE SCHOOL BOARD SET UP TO FEED HUNGRY KIDS. ON THE BLOCK ARE LITERACY PROGRAMS TO TEACH PEOPLE TO READ.

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