er-crossing on Sunday, 18 October. People attended from Canada, the US & Mexico t o make a united statement against the North American Free Trade Agreement. Following i s a report that appears i n E L P ' s October Action Line:

Jesse Jackson speaks agains t NAFTA ______________-__--__________________________________----__________________________________--------- The r a i n was pouring down a s brave souls

gathered a t the Hands Across Borders Event a t the Peace Arch on Oct.18th. Union orga- n ize r s , anti-poverty a c t i v i s t s & farm wor-

I kers attended from Canada. Mexico & t h e US t o p r o t e s t the NWI'A. lhey came iu iisteii t o a l i n e of speakers who described the des t ruct ive corporate agenda t h a t is shov- ing f r e e t m d e down the t h r o a t s of working people & t h e poor around t h e world.

Speakers were accompanied by More than a Paycheck & the Rebel Voices. They sang songs, incauding %C1 s Poverty Line song, & celebrated our c o l l e c t i v e s t rugg les with music from~oall th ree countr ies .

The speakers included labour types, env- ironmentalists , Audrey McLaughlin & the very funny Elaine Bernard from Harvard. Miriam Palacios spoke on behalf of the Ac- t i o n Canada Network. She a l s o introduced Jorge Calderon, a PRD (Mexican opposition par ty) human r i g h t s worker who described the Mexican government s t e r r i b l e record i n both human & worker's r i g h t s . He s p ~ k e o f ibh i s s t ruggle i n l i f e & death terms.

Jesse Jackson was the next speaker. The Sun s t a r t e d peaking out from behind the clouds & the chi ldren, sensing excitement, stopped whining & lugging a t t h e i r soggy parents, In a powerful & hyponotic voice, Jesse Jackson t o l d the s t o r y of two r i v e r s - t h e Rio Grande 4 t h e S t . Lawrence - and ta lked about t h e t r ade deal . He described t h e r i c h h i s t o r y of t h e p e o p l e o n a l l side: of t h e r i v e r s & of the degradation of the

r ive r s by corporations who ca re more abodt p r o f i t s than about ch i ld ren dying from leukemia, hunger and di3ease.

He sa id t h a t a t r ade deal would be ok f it was f a i r . Fa i r t r ade would mean t h a t orkers a r e n ' t v io la ted , t h a t environments r e n t t v io la ted , t h a t t h e r e Id be hea l th are , choice 6 e q u a l i t y f o r women. F a i r ould be t h e wealthy paying t h e i r share.

He pleaded with people t o hold f a s t t o h e i r values i n t roubled times. There were , any s t rugg les t h a t came before t h i s one & i LOW, more than ever, "We need t o t u r n to- lard each other . .not on each other ." "Don1 t h a t e Koreans, don1 t have Mexicans, !cc1t hate the Taiwanese. A l l of u s a r e tacing an aggressive a s s a u i t oii rn-; ll=.ir,g standards 4 t h i s a s s a u l t i s ca l l ed f r e e trade," he sa id .

He described the t r a d e agreement as a 'Fast t r a c k downward t o t h e bottom l i n e t t . 4e s a i d it was about de-development & was i a pol icy of depr ivat ion. He explained t h a t f r e e t r ade was p a r t of t h e agenda t o cu t wages, t o p r i v a t i z e gov l t se rv ices and t o , lower s a f e t y & environmental standards. He noted t h a t i n t h e meantime schools were closing & 40 mi l l ion people i n the S t a t e s a r e without medical insurance. He s a i d the b ig in te rna t iona l companies a r e now dism- an t l ing t h e Canadian medicare system.

The t r a d e dea l i s about Mulroney & Bush- g e t t i n g pub l i c r a t i f i c a t i o n f o r p r i v a t e dea l s t h a t only serve t o lower everyone1s standards. Jackson s a i d t h a t Bush i s using tlie %lore jobs" argument. More doesn ' t mean b e t t e r . "Once t h e r e was f u l l employ- ment f o r African American people and t h a t was ca l l ed s l a ~ e r y , ~ ~ he sa id .

When t h e speeches were over parents gathered t h e i r chi ldren & walked with t h e o thers towards the Peace Arch. Our chi ld- ren witnessed people from a l l 3 countr ies singing "So l ida r i ty . V

Reverend Jesse Jackson sa id t o them, "For those weary i n t h e s t rugg le the re is hope. There is a new generation who can work f o r hea l th care & decent jobs. I t is time t o re inves t ij rebui ld . I t i s time t o r a i s e t h e s tandar world, not lower them this .I"

On Tuesday, Oct . 6 t h of t h i s year, Came g i e Centre held a launch f o r a book c a l l e !'The Wind Cannot Read".

It was t h e b iggest th ing 15 t h e Carnegie Centre was proud t o share it with the r e s of the world. I

The poems E s t o r i e s a r e from d i f f e r e n t Cultures E ages. I t took th ree years t o make t h i s book.

A l l t h e wri t ing was from the c i t y E f r o around t h e province of B.C. It is amazing how many people contr ibuted t o t h i s book.

The people who came t o the launching of t h i s book were from CBC radio , King Ed., F i r s t United Church Learners E t h e Women' Centre.

I t g ives me g rea t p leasure t o say thank you t o you a l l f o r coming. We couldn ' t

-Was c e r t a i n the pos i t ion we were t o take was a loof , formal, commendable. We would be capable of g rea t unthinkings, excrucia- t i n g l y exact persona i n our new p o i s e s , f a r beyond c r i t i c i s m from moral o r p o l i t i c a l warrants. Our jobs, you know, a r e etched t ransparencies i n t o which we f i t ourselves our odours, our pr ismat ic b l u r of being.

Lines drawn, t h e f o r t e s gather themselv- e s t o the f r o n t , each individual a l ink i n the chain composed of opposing s ides . The meetiing of r e$ i s t ances always compromises t h e i n t e g r i t y of both s ides , o r r a t h e r t h e i n t e g r i ~ y of both s i d e s is i n t h e s t a s i s of opposit ion i t s e l f i n t h e twinning mutu- a l i t y of d e f i n i t i o n E dependence.

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which the opposing l i n k s t r a v e l i n t h e i r own s o l i p s i s t i c c i r c l e s . I What does it mean t o break the chain?

time l i e s deep i n your s i l ence a coi led , r u s t y chain beneath it i n t h e ground t h e f i n a l whimsy

Which you might have d i f f i c u l t y locat ing crabby a s you a r e with a r t i f a c t personal i - t i e s , d i r t y coinage. The boundaries t h a t a r e your se l f -de f in i t ion , your ' i n t e g r i t y ' a r e f a n t a s i e s of sense (YSafetytt) i n l i f e where "dangeru i s perceived as a chain of poss ible unplanned scenar ios around your / neck. I 1

By Gordon Clark Staff Reporter

The man who turned Vancou- ver's "skid row" into the "down- town eastside" is stepping down.

Jim Green announced his resig- nation yesterday as organizer of the Downtown Eastside Residents Association.

But Green, 49, isn't leaving the neighborhood he's fought for over the past dozen years.

In six weeks he'll take up duties as organizer of a new community- based bank being established by b'tn~non nnnn#rtnr t-:lnn l ' l~r lr . ......A b.. AT..... us... -.-.A u.......

"It's kind of funny for a guy who has trouble balancing his cheque book," said Green, who lost a bid for mayor against Gordon Camp- bell in the last civic election.

Green said he's wanted to leave DERA for about two years because he wanted new challenges.

The new bank will use union, pension, church and government funds to help finance community developments, Green said.

"The basic principle that we'll try to adopt is using ethical invest- ment funds in the community, especially in hn~is in~ initiatives.

"We would hope to bring people from the community together to , set up a board that can present interests of the community."

The bank will also offer chequing and savings accounts and loans for jhe neighborhood's mostly low-in- j come residents whom large banks I have refused to serve.

The bank is modelled after the I

South Shore Bank in Chicago which i helped transform that neighbor- I I hood, he said. I

Green recently visited Chicago , I

with Clark and others to study the bank and its principles. - . !

J i m Green has r e s igned a s t h e Organizer f o r DERA (aowntown East s i d e Res idents ' ~ s s o c i a t i o n ) . He had been i n t h i s job 12 yea r s $:inas s t a t e d a t t h e monthly member- s h i p meeting i n Carnegie, t h i s announce- ment was " l e t ou t of t h e bagu the iday be- f o r e .

J i m w i l l be working with DERA a s a con- s u l t a n t f o r t h e next 4-5 weeks on ongoing housing p r o j e c t s , a s wel l a s he lp ing t o t r a i n & o r i e n t t h e new oaganizer .

Since t h e t r o u b l e w i th in t h e DERA orga- n i s a t i o n i n t h e e a r l y s p r i n g t h i s year , t h e r e have~)been many changes i n both t h e f i n a n c i a l systems used & t h e s t r u c t u r e of board/employee/management r e l a t i o n s h i p s .

No one has been t tappoin tedn a s t h e new organizer . There i s a Personnel Committee which makes job d e s c r i p t i o n s , a Finance Committee t o examine a l l a s p e c t s o f fund- ing & budgets , a Fundrais ing Committee t o perform t h e func t ion i t s name mandates, a Res t ruc tur ing Committee t o propose d i f f - e r e n t / b e t t e r methods o f i n t e r n a l change, a Hi r ing Committee t o pos t p o s i t i o n s & i n t e rv i ew app l i can t s . A t l e a s t 2 committ- e e s a r e involved d i r e c t l y i n h i r i s g a new organizer , beginning wi th Personnel & a job d e s c r i p t i o n , t hen Hir ing it s e l f .

There w i l l b e an i n t e r i m manager f o r a few weeks 6 t h e s t a f f i n t h e o f f i c e E a t a l l DERA-managed b u i l d i n g s w i l l c a r r y on with t h e i r u sua l competence.

An o r g a n i s a t i o n c a l l e d "SAVE THE WORLD- '

FOUNDATION" made a donat ion of $5,000 t o DERA; t h $ y t d had a f u n d r a i s i n g event & go t more than they 'd hoped t o g e t , so gave t h e : ' e x t r a ' t o DERA. Hopeful ly a f u n d r a i s e r j u s t f o r DERA w i l l happen, i f t h e y ag ree t o h e l p . The DERA Housing S o c i e t y & DERA , need t o r a i s e $120,000 t h i s yea r i n o r d e r t o main ta in t h e p r e s e n t l e v e l o f s e r v i c e s .

WOODWWtS & I G A c l o s i n g down ... A t t h i s f i n a l gene ra l meeting wi th J i m

Green a s o rgan ize r , he r a i s e d t h e sudden announcement of t h e c l o s i n g of t h e IGA . Food Floor , l a s t day being Fr iday , Nov 13 and Woodward's i t s e l f on Jan . 31. About 4 yea r s ago, DERA began lobbying g o v t t & a number o f bus ines s o r g a n i z a t i o n s wi th a proposa l o f making t h e b u i l d i n g i n t o a mul t i -use f a c i l i t y : housing, medical 4 h e a l t h c l i n i c , c h i l d c a r e s e r v i c e , r e b a i l s t o r e s , community s e r v i c e s & market. The worst s c e n a r i o would be t o s e e t h e s i t e boarded up f o r yea r s ; t h e 2nd-worst would have it become t h e s i t e f o r more h i g h r i s e 6 h igh ren t condos wi th no community i npu t ( l i k e t h e Baso development on Main).

The l i a rdes t -h i t by t h i s c l o s i n g w i l l be s e n i o r s & r e s i d e n t s who used t h e b u i l d i n g as a da i ly-needs r e l i e v e r .

I t ' s t h e f u t u r e of t h i s f a c i l i t y t h a t DERA & o u r community must d i r e c t .

By PAULR TAYLOR

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By Shelley Browne Special to The Province

PRlNCE RUPERT - War is an option to force Canadians to recog- nize aboriginal self-government, says Miles Richardson of the Coun- cil of Haida Nations.

"I'm not saying it's a realistic option, but it is an option."

Richardson told a panel discus- sion on self-government at the 13th annual assembly of the North Coast Tribal Council that nations around the globe turned to civil war and fighting to settle differ- ences.

He said while natives "are not going out and looking for another Oka," they have been "stomped on for too long," and must assert their sovereignty and nationhood.

"The critical time. . . is now," he said.

"We have the biggest opportu- nity since those sailboats first came to our shores to have native self-government recognized."

Richardson said this aboriginal fight $i< 2 ~ : .&f! fg!nrp d the CharlottRown accorp on Mon- day.

He said the accord "was the ~roduct of our continuing determi-

To make an ' X 1 on a piece of paper, t h e d w = [ s i t back t o wait E s e e what happens - -

To -be disappointed, even outraged when nothing does happen t h a t b e n e f i t s t h e ' X ' A~~~~ TV maker - ThE2ie~amrsigBq ofL , to ta l , po&&t ica l idiocy, pract iced by Canadians, Americans, BbitiSh . . t o name only 3 parl iamentary democracies

Only when t h e vote is backed by a Right of Recall, a s p ro tec t ion from t h e i r own depu t i es /po l i t i c i ans , i s t h e parl iamentary system o f any meaningful value t o us.

With t h i s r i g h t of r e c a l l it would be inherent on people who vote t o have know- ledge of t h e l o g i c a l development of our soc ie ty - usua l ly termed 'progressive1., so correct G f l e x i b l e t a c t i c s could be empe- loyed t o reach goals.

P rac t i ce without theory is bl ind, inept . Theory without p rac t i ce is f u t i l e . . . a

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People s a i d "no." The ma jo r i t y . I t ' s always been p o s s i b l e t o I !

come up w i th a C o n s t i t u t i o n t h a t i s j u s t & f a i r , bu t p o l i t i c i a n s 1 I

a r e so used t o p l ay ing t o ve s t ed i n t e r e s t s . . . no t a l l , b u t most. What's i n c r e d i b l e is t h a t 75% of e l i g i b l e v o t e r s vo t ed . People on 1 both s i d e s found t h e i r Voice. The re ' s going t o be an e l e c t i o n i n 1993. P o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s , w e l l , expect g r e a t p u b l i c agon iz ing over 1 "lessons learned" & "new dea l s " & " l i s t e n i n g . I' Most p o l i t i c i a n s 1 f r o n t f o r t h e i r c o r p o r a t e / c a p i t a l poyers t h a t we neve r s e e . 1

Income is d i s t r i b u t e d unevenly i n Canada. The personal income o f t h e poores t 20% of Canadians i s 4% of t h e n a t i o n f s t o t a l in- come, while t h e r i c h e s t 20% of t h e popula- t i o n g e t 43% of t o t a l earned income. (F. 1)

Wealth can be thought of i n terms'of land, personal p rope r ty , s tock holdings & so on. The wea l th i e s t 20% of Canadians hold 69% of a l l Canada's n e t wealth. The poores t 20% of Canadians havenht any n e t wealth because t h e i r deb t s a r e l a r g e r than t h e i r a s s e t s . (F.2) who Gets

Canada-

Richest 20%

D EIcxt to Richest 20%

Middle 20%

Next tc Poorest 20%

Who Pays Taxes? Poorest 20% A s a r e s u l t o f f e d e r a l Conservat ive gov-

ernment t a x changes s ince 1984, a fami iy of fou r wi th an annual income of $24,000 pays more than 40% more i n t axes , while a wealthy fami ly pays 6% l e s s i n income t ax .

While t h e tax burden i s s e t t l e d on t h e shoulders o f i nd iv idua l taxpayers, p r o f i t - a b l e corpora t ions pay l i t t l e o r no taxes . A l n r g ~ f F, l a r g e r n m n l t n t n f f ede ra l 5 o v f t * - --- revenue is coming from ind iv idua l income t a x i n s t e a d of co rpora t e t ax . (F.3)

Ownership a of Wealth

Eichest 20% Middle 40% B Poorest 40%

Big Business g e t s t a x breaks. In 1987, 118,162 p r o f i t a b l e companies with a t o t a l of $25 b i l l i o n i n p r o f i t s paid no t a x a t a l l . (F.4)

There may not be simple s o l u t i o n s t o a l l of Canada's economic problems, but t h e r e a r e some p o l i c i e s t h a t would c l e a r l y i m - prove t h e l i v e s of most Canadians. These inc lude f a i r income t axes , t axes on weai i i i i nhe r i t ance & c a p i t a l ga ins , c lo s ing corp- o r a t e t a x loopholes & clamping down on corpora te t a x c h e a t e r s - and cance l l i ng t h e "Free" Trade Agreement.

Ontario Coa1 i t ion ; ' f o r Soc ia l J u s t i c e

- - It's pretty scary having to fight for the unity of Canada alongside people you'd just as soon lived somewhere else

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Knothead says. . .

~t seenyi t g mqttex qomehw M we've cho- sen t h i s l i f e o r not , when you consider our ins i s t ence on being somebody, having an i d e n t i t y . ... so who sent us here? Are we trapped i n t h i s l i f e t i m e aga ins t our w i l l ?

E i the r t h e i n t e r r e l a t i o n s h i p of a bunch of chemicals, which is our body, c r e a t e s an i l l u s i o n t h a t somebody's home- o r someu body r e a l l y i s here, taking advantage of t h i s animal space s u i t t o walk around i n & l i v e l i k e t h i s on something c a l l e d a plan- e t , experiencing time, space E personal h i s to ry .

The 20th centruy is hard ground t o t ake root i n . I f we a re chemicals c rea t ing an i l l u s i o n of i d e n t i t y , our exis tence i s nothing more than a s t range drug t r i p - a r o l l of d ice i n the t e s t tube of space de- c ides our f a t e .

Do we have the a b i l i t y t o th ink f o r our- se lves? O r a r e t fourf t thoughts j u s t the buzz we ge t o f f t h e accidenta l combination of th ings we know l i t t l e o r nothing about?

I t seems, t o mat ter what you bel ieve - t h e r e ' s the experience of chemistiy the universe puts toge the r & t akes apar t , and t h e r e ' s the d r i v e r of your own vehic le , f r e e t o d e l i v e r t h i s b io log ica l machine on , any road. Meanwhile the universe says>don1 t

hat nobody - an i l l u s i o n created bv chemicals. THE 5 THE . . . a re we nothing & something a t the same

time? Is t h i s what's ca l l ed a paradox? .(PARA: Beside, p a s t , beyond; DOXA: opinion -"A th ing conf l i c t ing with preconceived notions of what i s possible")

Maybe the universe is an uneven playing I f i e l d of i l l u s i o n beginning from & ending i n obl iv ion (OBLIVIO-ONIS: "To be fo rgo t t - 'en o r dis-used") - a r e we picked up, used,

1 reused & c a s t as ide , f o r a l l e t e r n i t y ? . . .

The referendum dance i s a f ami l i a r dance f o r anyone who has ever watched the even- ing news. . . o r read any paper. . anywhere. Whatever way you vote o r think o r what your p o l i t i c s o r f e e l i n g s are , the dance is always the sape. 'Well f o l k s you've got two ways t o get screwed; which way would v ou p r e f e r ? '

To me it sounds l i k e a carnival barker / I f we are , doesn' t t h a t make our exis tence I t o t a l l y meaningless & unnecessary? / Who is t h e user? How can an i l l u s i o n of i i d e n t i t y be used & f o r what i s it useful? I I ... is the re any r e a l l a s t i n g value t o hum- I an h i s t o r y - a r e a l l these d a i l y soap op- ' eras going anywhere a t a l l ? Are we only the

changing dream of sense surrounded by so l - i d s l eep & obl iv ion, . l ike the shake says: "such s t u f f a s dreams a r e made on". . .?

Some people seem t o be ab le t o do noth- ing r i g h t , & others t o do anything they want t o with appaTent ease. Some claim t o have mental & emotional communications with everything around them 6 others f e e l confined t o t h e i r own thoughts & percept- ions. Tf we could g e t r i d of a l l f a l s e o r i l l u s i o n a r y experience, would we have then d e s t ~ o y e d ourse lves completely? I f t h e

* I ,=..A, nn I v + r r n t h n7rn-i I n h l m t ~ ? 11s i i ilrqinn ---------, don' t we have t o j u s t continue on a s i f it' s t rue?

Why is it t h a t some th ings s t a y the same / no mat ter what you? do t o them whkle o the r s j change the minute you touch them? Has some / th ing (nothing) fo rgo t t en i t s nature t o

t h e point where it be l i eves i t s e l f t o be 1 nothing (something) ? 1 The universe w i l l l e t us see, but it

w i l l not l e t us be. We're given a s e r i e s

, e l l ing about s e l l i n g you 2 b a l l s f o r a luck i n a game t h a t ' s f ixed, and i f you it the t a r g e t (unl ikely) you win a cup :ha t ' s been glued 46 times & w i l l break )efore you get out of the area. . . . .

The adver t iz ing is\ /saying "why f i x it i f ~t a i n l t broken?" and I say, "yeah, i n some ways, i n people ' s h e a r t s it1 s broken m t you don ' t know how t o f i x it so qu i t

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lying t o us." For a long time people have been think-

ing t h e r e ' s a Canada f o r the r i c h (people or provinces), then t h e r e ' s a Canada f o r the poor (people o r provinces). For a l o n g time people have been l i v i n g with t h i s . If v o ~ l want t o s t o p a b i l l from b&ing passed

of s i t u a t i o n s , each one offered then taken away again. The over -a l l p lan seems t o be saying for decades. ''Keep them moving" - never allowing "perm- ~ ~ v l t won1 t lose any power, people won't anencew of i d e n t i t y o r f i n a l selfhood t o gain any power, and sti l l the gov' t does occur. Is time h o s t i l e t o permanence, & must we now give up our addic t ion t o i t ?

TOM King of Road,

J -- you have t o have the resources - people, power & money. I f you endorse a b'ill i t ' s the saluc t>liiig - pccple, pC?"er 6 money. In t h i s referendum thing, governments may ge t a l i t t l e more o r a l i t t l e l e s s , but ordinary people get next t o nothing yet token po l i t eness convinces us we're g e t t - ing more t o say, more power. I know damn well g o v l t doesn' t give anything away, es- p e c i a l l y p o l i t i c a l power. I saw one person (a p o l i t i c i a n I bel ieve) say t h a t t o f i x

I t he economy, t o f i x Canada, you f i r s t have t o f i x t h e e n t i r e system of government.

I ~ e l l , t h a t ' s what most people have been

no t work a s i s . . . People a r e aga in s t uck P with "Well, t h a t ' s a l l we've go t because no we haven ' t go t anyth ing e l s e . . . . . . . 11

f i a t a wonderful thought ! Common questions & 8,

Wetye got something everyone knows does and answers about eh - no t work. We're be ing asked t o be con t en t tnt t o buy a c a r f o r l o t s of money t h a t won't s t a r t 6 w i l l n eve r go anywhere..G keep it Canada Pension Plan AO:

f o r 4 o r 5 y e a r s i n s p i t e o f it n o t work- vh

ing. We do it a l l t h e t ime, every time we and Old Age Security I tr -. a r e lucky enough t o vote . )5

. . 65 years of age. The first cheque arrives a month' after the pensioner's birthday. '

Q:' If a person never worked in Canada, is her or she entitled to OAS?

A: Yes, as long as he or she meets the residency requirements.

Q: What i s the residency requirement?

A: As of July 1, 1977, the federal government introduced requirements applicable to people who were under age 25 on July 1, 1977, and to any- one who was not a resident prior to that date. The rules say that:

a) A full OAS benefit is payable to anyone with 40 years of residence alter age 18;

b) A proportionate amount is payable to those who have at least 1C years of residence, but less than 40 years. For example, someone with 20 years' residence would receive half oi the full benefit.

Programs.

I Prolonged: "a disability is pro-

Q: What is the n ~ ~ x i m u m Pay- longed only if it is determined in pre- ment under the CPP? scribed manner that such a disability is

A: The CPP was introduced by the likely to be long continued and of Federal Government on January 1, indefinite duration or is likelv to result 1966. Anyone who paid the maxi- in death." mum contribution up to December 31, Q: Is there a period of time for 1991, is entitled to $636.11 Per which a person must contribute month. Anyone eligible for the maxi- before being eligible-for disability mum of both CPP and OAS gets benefits? $1,010.18 a month. A: A person must have contributed

Q: What happens if a person for five of the last ten years, or two of or couple have difficulty surviving the last three years. with the pensions and have no Q: What if a person is receiv- other income? ing long term disability or WCB

A: I t is recommended that they benefits? consult with Health and Welfare A: If an individual is receiving LTD Canada (Income Security Programs) or WCB benefits, they can still apply and apply for supplement. They will for disability benefits under CPP. be advised of their entitlement, if any. However, the LTD amount may be

Q: Are disabled workers enti- deducted. tled to anything from CPP? Q: If the disability benefit is

A: There is no clear answer here. denied because of medical evi- Total disability must first be confirmed dence, what is the next step?

Q: If a person is 65 but does by a doctor or specialist and the indi- A: If an individual believes that he not have 40 years of residence in vidual must apply for disability benefits or she is totally disabled, medical evi- Canada, is he or she entitled to under CPP. dence in support of that claim must be any pension? Q: What is the monthlv disabil- ~rovided. Ameals of CPP decisions

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* 1 e deceased person's pension, to a aximum in 1992 of $358,24. Any rphan children under 18 will receive 154.70 a month, which will continue 11

/o age 25 provided they make applica- bon and are not married.

i Q: Any other survivor bene- its?

A: There is a lump-sum death ben- fit to help pay for funeral expenses. he maximum is $3,220.

; 1 1 Q: Can a person who con- 1 ributed but isn't working receive

PP benefits at age 60? i A: Yes, but the monthly pension is

educed. Note also that a person can ! i ork up to age 70 and pay into the I4 tpp.

1 T-Q: What happens if an individ- a1 returns to work while receiv-

CPP benefits?

Kanaarim nerds. I s e e a present d a n m

A - abor iginal - t i t l e G r i g h t s ; t o t h e indepen- dence of our t r a d i t i o n a l t e r r i t o r i e s ; t o our survival a s a d i s t i n c t nat ion t h a t ' s beenllself -governed s ince 1 time immemorial.

A s abor ig inal people, self-government was always with us through our totme poles and songs, dances, t h e handing dvwn of a chief s nape.

Canada's gov' t is playing a c a t G mouse game with t h e Canadian people, but i t boi led down t o "who's going t o win?".

The only people suffer ing mentally a re me 6 you. There i s no ending t o t h e cont- roversy on c o n s t i t u t i o n a l issues..womenfs r i g h t s , hea l th care , people with d i s a b i l i - t i e s 6 abor iginal r i g h t s . The p o l i t i c a l people of ~ a n a d a are-certainl; se l f -de te r -

um Debate mining with t h i s referendum. -- !! Inp hptr of i i11aqgdF~ p p ~ p l p l l -"-- - - - -

II B, What i s a cons t i tu t ion . I t is the funda- your vote. Thank you f o r le t t ing-me share e n t a l law of an i n s t i t u t i o n , In reference my views on t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n a l referendum.

bo Canada it is the law of t h e nation. 1 A referendum i s the submission of a pro-

sed law o r o t h e r i s sue t o a popular vote . .on Oct. 26th it was t h e day f o r us t o r render our nationhood G self-government ey wanted us t o accept an undefined o n s t i t u t i o n of Canadatt f o r our f u t u r e nerations. .our chi ldren 4 grandchildren. Canadian p o l i t i c i a n s a r e not playing t h a f u l l deck of cards 4 a s an aborigi- 1 person I be l i eve the Creator gave hum- kind authority,G leadership t o a l l d i f f -

r en t colonies of t h i s world 'but i n Canada

F 0 t h au thor i ty G leadership a r e i n the

I ands of t h e Prime Minis ter G t h e Premiers

.- Diane MacKenzie, our beloved dix.ector,_ was g r i t t i n g h e r t e e t h when the Ci ty gave h e r the job of g e t t i n g input from res id - e n t s of downtown south about s t a r t i n g a 'mini' -Carnegie the re . The f i r s t snafu* came when the s t o r e f r o n t s i t e f o r t h i s , on Granvil le, d i d n ' t have the proper zoning!

Okay - Diane wound up a t 609 Helmken and has a phone number: 665-2391.

A bare-bones repor t had one old guy amaz ed a t h i s new housing i n t h e Continental Hotel, t e l l i n g Diane t h a t the Ci ty should now loca te a l i q u o r s t o r e r i g h t downstairs s o t h e o ld guys wouldn't have so f a r t o go

On more of a r ep resen ta t ive note, i n f o on what's here a t Carnegie is being c i rcu- l a t e d with t h e question "Is t h i s what we uead i r l ijowniown Sou.chl" --inisV1 includes a l i b r a r y , l ea rn ing centre , gym & weight room, pool t a b l e s , sen io r s lounge, c a f e t - e r i a , musk, a r t E photography, cards and games, newsle t ter , out trips, information about community se rv ices & an alcohol-and- drug-free lace t o hang out.

Do you l i v e i n a h o t e l o r rooming house?

There a r e f r e e copies of t h e STANDARDS OF MAINTENANCE By-law i n t h e Newsletter Office i n Carnegie. I f you a r e having any problems with hea t , sp r ink le r s , windows t h a t don ' t open, doors t h a t won't c lose , plumbing, l i g h t s , cockroaches, e t c . , your l e g a l r i g h t s & standards a r e c l e a r

INFORMATION & REFERRAL V f o r T'IY Users

Information Services Vancouver (ISV) has expanded i t s information & r e f e r r a l serv- i c e s t o accomodate TTY(Te1etypwriter)users.

By c a l l i n g 875-0885, deaf 6 hearing imp- a i r e d c a l l e r s a r e able t o obta in i n f o on &, i f needed, r e f e r r a l t o soc ia l & community se rv ices which a r e ava i l ab le in Greater Vancouver. e.g. home se rv ices , adu l t day- cen t res , hea l th c l i n i c s , t r anspor ta t ion ,

False Creek North/Canucksl Arena Proposal - You a r e inv i t ed t o a t t end a meeting on

t h e proposed rezoning of a 5.4-acre s i t e located between t h e Georgia & Dunsmuir v i a ducts f o r the new Canucks' hockey arena.

Proposed is a 20,000-seat arena with re . t a i l along Abbott S t r e e t & a 19-storeytoh e r containing o f f i c e s , a media centre & a f i t n e s s club.

Please jo in Ci ty s t a f f E the developer' a r c h i t e c t s t o review 6 comment on t h i s p r o posal a t t h i s pub l i c meeting:

UKI'E: Wednesday, Nov. 4th, 1992 TIME :

PLACE :

.6-7 :30 pm (open house) 7 :30-10 pm (publ ic meeting) Chinese Cul tura l Centre

50 E. Pender S t .

I f you would l i k e add i t iona l information please c a l l Bryan DeBou at 873-7043.

We Can Make a Difference"

r-egarding t h e Ci ty Plan f o r t h e Downtown Easts ide a r e a & neighbouring communities, and espec ia l ly i n t h e development of t h e new ca&cksl Hockey Arena proposal. There is no way of h a l t i n g t h i s arena, but we can be p a r t of t h e development process.

This is our community 4 we a r e qua l i f i ed t o give our opinions t o t h e developers.For example: i f people a r e going t o come i n t o events t h e r e with t h e i r c a r s c l u t t e r i n g up our s t r e e t s E pol lu t ing the a i r , i t ' s only f a i r t h a t people l i v i n g here should have p r i o r i t y f o r jobs a t t h i s arena; where a r e a l l these c a r s going t o park?; what wdlp.. happen i f BC Place Stadium E the Arena a r e having events a t t h e same time?

We a r e a 'companyt with many ideas. We need t o voice those ideas a t meetings re- garding developments i n our community.Mp

subsidised housing, l ega l advice c l i n i c s , se l f -he lp groups, r ec rea t ion centres,youth employment & much more. Free Gkonfidential .

'THIS DAKK AND C H I L L I N G W I N D

A dark damp wind Chi l l ing not bones but replacing joy with forboding Stalked s i l e n t a s a c a t and Enshrouded every town and c i t y on e a r t h

Even those who had no wr i t t en word o r radio knew it. Their shaman had no magic For This e v i l And f e a r grew s i l e n t l y

The mothers sensed it and i n s t i n c t was not recognized By the men Who c a l l e d t h e shots Hysteria they sa id And ignored o r locked .bhem up.

Not so many years And t h e sweet smell a f t e r a r a i n was gone The burs t ing joy of l i f e . Folded i n t o i t s e l f And t h e c r i s p clean t a s t e Of winter apples No more.

The meanings of words got l o s t Words l i k e honour t r u t h beauty And o t h e r words replaced them: Preferred shares B Dividend number 11

Once g rea t f o r e s t s Were l e f t g rea t scarred wounds Unable t o heal

Pure waters Lay seethingcesspools of f i l t h And twis ted h o r r i b l e death - Erie

The r a i n s f e l l , Their nourishing E cleansing magi Turned rancid Poisoning lakes , s o i l , Eroding o ther works of humans Michaelangelo

The f u l l smell of t h e a i r In Spring A memory Replaced with f o u l stench Promises of s ickness and Po in t l ess death .

And how t h i s dark E c h i l l i n g wind Was exal ted So tremendous Its power of des t ruc t ion

The need t o ignore t o i n s i s t demand That i t completely engulph And dest roy Each blade of grass Each singing whale Each b i rd , beas t , p lan t And t h e i r babies too

Was so g rea t The f e a r was choked And t h e chi ldren born t o i t Understood computers Knew not t h e courage borne of love The s t reng th of t r u t h So the re was no f i g h t . .

Langstaff

t h e p o i i t i c i a n s need t o take a f u l l b ra in t e s t . They t ake from t h e poor E give t o t h e r i c h , while people walk t h e s t r e e t & s leep i n t h e di tch . What kind of way i s t h i s f o r people t o l i v e , when government is r i c h and re fuses t o give. .

They say they a r e broke and don' t have money, t h i s i s no t t r u e arid not a t a l l damn funny. You see t h e money buying th ings we don' t need, t h i s i s a s u r e f a c t yes indeed. Money is a l s o spent on th ings you never see, c h a r i t y s t a r t s at home t h a t ' s t h e way it should be. We go f u r t h e r i n debt as each day goes by, i t ' s only a mat ter of t ime then we w i l l f r y . Something has t o be done before i t ' s too l a t e , we can ' t l e t p o l i t i c i a n s determine our f a t e . Who a r e they t o c a l l a l l t h e shots, when they sit on t h e i r a sses l i k e a bunch of crackpots. There a r e not enough people running t h e world , now we a r e c a s t i n t o a g ian t hur l .

If we don ' t c lean up t h e world very soon, you can b e t t h a t e v i l d o l l a r t h a t we a r e doom.

- We a l l know i t ' s money behind t h e waste, if it weren't f o r money we wouldn't be i n such a haste. As we chase t h e greenback day a f t e r day, t h i n g s w i l l s l i p away and t h a t ' s t h e way it w i l l s tay . We got t o show a genuine concern f o r t h e r i g h t t o l i v e here o r it won't be long before we're gone I swear. It 's only a matter of time we can ' t go on l i k e t h i s , we w i l l n w r & o w the f u t u r e o r what we w i l l miss.

c We have t o do it f o r t h e childrem of tomorrow, o r t h e r e w i l l be nothing here but a l o t of sorrow.

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Don't th ink i t ' s okay because you had your time, i f you th ink t h i s way bel ieve me i t ' s a crime. There is a f u t u r e somehwere f o r a l l of us , i f we do th ings r i g h t t h i s ' l l g ive you a i l u s . No one has a r i g h t t o des t roy the e a r t h we l i v e on, you're lucky t o be he re were j u s t a pawn. We should be thankful we have such a place t o l i v e , now we should jo in hands and be wi l l ing t o give.

A l l na t ions must come forward t o take a stand, and work hard a t bearing down on t h e master plan. We can' t ge t nothing done by being a.t war, t h i s only confuses th ings t h a t ' s f o r sure. Everyone must speak ou t f o r what they th ink , o r t h i s b e a u t i f u l p lace w i l l forever shrink. People a r e very scared what's happening everywhere, you can ' t h ide from yourself so you have t o care . Show your compassion t o t h e e a r t h and a l l th ings here, make it known t h a t t h i s should be c lea r . Let it out loudly t o t h e people who a r e i n power, soon nothing w i l l grow not even a flower. Stop t h e raping of t h e land and a l l t h e crime, i f we don ' t s t o p now t h e r e w i l l be no time. Help t h e animals survive before man k i l l s them a l l , i f you don ' t we ' l l a l l take t h e f a l l . I f you won't help don ' t be a clown, show some respect f o r yourself and take a s t e p down. We a r e t i r e d of t h e promises p o l i t i c i a n s always make, show us something r e a l s top being fake.

Le t ' s g e t toge ther and f ind a way - t o make a b e t t e r p lace day by day. No one should be hungry everyone should have a home - not l e f t out on t h e s t r e e t t o fo rever roam. A world l i k e t h i s i s too good t o go t o waste - we must clean it up and show b e t t e r t a s t e . I t can only be done by us t h e man - we must jo in toge ther and t ake a stand. I t c a n ' t be l a t e r it has t o be now - we w i l l put our minds together & f i g u r e out how. If we can do t h i s and c lean up t h e place -

,it w i l l then show t h a t we a r e a c t u a l l y a human race .

Martin Lucas

$17 mil l ion invested i n jobs 4 t r a i n i n g f o r people on welfare

On Oct;5 Minister of Social Services Joan Smallwood announced $17 mil l ion i n new money f o r t r a i n i n g E jobs f o r people on welfare.

Welfare r a t e s a r e s t i l l abysmally low, but a t l e a s t these changes put more money i n t o the hands of low-income people. This i s important a t a time when the rea remore people on welfare than everbeforebecause of high unemployment caused by Free Trade cutbacks i n U I 4 a s h i f t towards more ser- v ice s e c t o r jobs. The BC g o v l t a s a whole

New jobs i n tourism E f o r e s t r y Theijobs .............................. i n tourism a r e p ro jec t or iented, paying about $7/hr f o r shor t term l o c a l l y degined p ro jec t s , such a s bui ld ing park t r a i l s i n towns. The jobs i n f o r e s t r y a re s i lv icu l t - u re based, paid f o r by t h e Ministry 6 con- t r a c t e d out by the Ministry of Forests . Most pay between $7 4 $9/hr E have some t r a i n i n g component t o them, l i k e f i r s t a i d

job c rea t ion scheme: he jobs w i l l proba- bly not lead t o fu l l - t ime work & the wage c e i l i n g s a re too low. For example, most f ' s i l v i c u l t u r i s t s t f a r e t r eep lan te r s . One of t h e few benef i t s of t r eep lan t ing i s the po ten t i a l t o make good money i n a shor t time. Wages a t $7/hr downgrades the earn- ing capaci ty of a l l p l a n t e r s . Seasonal work means t h a t people have t o go on UI a f t e r . I f t h e wages a r e low, U I benef i t s w i l l be r e a l l y low. Many people w i l l end up back on welfare because the re is no long

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Ja r tne r sh ip with p r i v a t e employers This ------------ -- ------------------ i s a wage su6siay program t h a t i s suppos- :d t o lead t o f u l l time work. With t h i s lew program, employers have t o pay $5.501 lour 4 the Ministry w i l l pay $3.50/hr f o ~ 3 wage t o t a l l i n g $9/hr. This wage a l s o ay ) l i e s t o young people under 19. With t h e )Id program employers paid l e s s E people :ot lower wages. kAnalysis* The move towards h igher wages md equal wages f o r youth i s encouraging. lowever, wage subsidies shouldnotreplacc Full time work a t decent wages. Wage sub- s id ies maintain low wage c e i l i n g s cos t ;ovl t money. Legis la t ing a h igher minimun dage would make t h e p r i v a t e s e c t o r resp- ~ n s i b l e f o r paying decent wages ins tead >f t h e gnvernm~ni Penpie nn w e i f a r e

would then be ab le t o work a t decent wag e s f u l l time without subsidy 4 taxpayers money could be used f o r more useful th ings , l i k e universa l chi ldcare .

6i%ii-fGdid-thib year under the- Regional. l y I n i t i a t e d Special Employment P ro jec t s (RISE). Most of these jobs pay between $7 E $10/hr. I

Bridging t o jobs

Work t r a n s ~ o r t a t ion c o s t s Single ! )parent EZ-iiZG-fi~~6-G-Ziaii i6iiii $50/month t o meet t r anspor ta t ion expenses t o childcart The money could be used f o r gas, bus and o t h e r t r anspor ta t ion needs. Star t -up c o s t s of up t o $200 when a pe r s -_-_----- ---- on on welzare s t a r t s a new job a r e now avai lable . This i s meant f o r inc iden ta l s l i k e ha i rcu t , sundries E o t h e r job s t a r t

Alcohol & rug Counselling may be funded l - - - - - - - - T - r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

a s a t r a i n i n g preparation se rv ice up t o $500 t o be paid d i r e c t l y t o the person o r t o the organization of he r /h i s choice. Par t time t r a i n i n g may now be approved t o ---------- ----- help accomodate tfie time commitmeGh$ ;of s ing le parents . This is new i n pol icy though many o f f i c e s have been a l lohing it already. I t means parents can a l s o be in- volved i n both earnings enhancement prog- rams & t r a i n i n g programs. Community p a r t i c i p a t i o n To encourage co- ....................... mmunlty p a r t i c i p a t i o n , t h e gov' twii l l pro- v ide a monthly allowance o f $ 1 0 0 t o people on welfare who volunteer i n non-profi t organizat ions t o gain work experience but who a r e not ready-for fu l l - t ime employ- ment o r t r a in ing . There i s no time l i m i t a s t o how long a person can be on t h i s program. There i s - a minimum of 10 hours a month t o be put in . The money is paid once p e r month t o t h e person on welfare. *Analysisx These bridging benef i t s recog- n i z e t h e d ive r se needs of people on welf- a r e & show commitment from t h i s Ministry t o increase f l e x i b i l i t y a t t h e l o c a l lev- e l , pu t t ing more income i n the hands of poor people & s e n s i t i v i t y t o d i f f e r e n t people 's needs. - -

People on welfare i n t e r e s t i n i n any of - ----------- --- these new p e r k o r programs.. ask your Financial Aid Worker about them. I f you don ' t ge t anywhere, t a l k t o an advocate. Advocates For more information about the .,- ------ jo6 programs, contact t h e MSS Regional D i r e c t n r . F ~ T mnre infn nn these nev nnl- r--

i c i e s & programs, c a l l Glen Tasden i n Vic to r i a a t 356-5989. I f loca l MSSoffices a r e being d i f f i c u l t , t e l l him.

By PAM FLEMING l e t t e r t o Norman Stark , President,

Por t of Vancouver Corporation.

r e : Columbia S t . pedest r ian overpass -

We a r e pleased with your commitment t o , access f o r people with d i s a b i l i t i e s t o the c e n t r a l waterfront park.

There have been many s t u d i e s E meetings G c l e a r l y t h e Columbia S t . overpass with s t a i r s / e l e v a t o r s i s the only r e a l option. Thank you f o r your pledge of 50% of costs. a t t h e Oct.22nd meeting. Don Larson

* SUPPORT LETTERS * Tim Agg needs our support. His Review of

Legal Aid Services i n BCrecommends cu t t ing t h e criminal t a r i f f s by 10% i n order t o do more poverty 6 family law. I t a l s o recomm- ends enhancing t h e advocacy 6 information programs. This could mean d i r e c t funds t o advocacy groups !

Criminal lawyers w i l l not approveofhav- ing t h e i r t a r i f f s cut . Theaverageb i l l ings of the top 200 criminal lawyers - $158,849 - the highest b i l l i n g s from one lawyer f o r family cases l a s t year was $321,800. This means t h a t one lawyer made more than 2.5 times t h e e n t i r e l ega l a id budget f o r in f - ormation 6 public e d u c a t i o n s e r ~ i c e s f o r BC!

Send the Attorney General a l e t t e r of support endorsing Agg's recommendations. You can be t the criminal lawye,rs a r e fight- ing these changes. Let t h e AG knowthat the tommunity is behind these changes today.

Write t o : Colin Gableman, A.G. , Room 232, Parliament Buildings, Vic tor ia , B.C. V8V 1x4

You can a l s o wri te t o the Legal Services Board o r Board members, such a s Sue ~gkrs o r Robin Loxton. Phone 660-4699 f o r more in fo about how t o proceed with t h i s p a r t .

*- Perhaps t h e e a r t h i s a zone of to le ran- ;

:e f o r i i f e , & we a r e zones of to lerance €or the unconscious s e l f . I

Perhaps Vancouver i s a zone of to leran- ce f o r people in a province owned & run by fo res t ry companies (& people from out- of-province who brought t h e i r "wealtht1).

Perhaps the Downtown Eastside is a zone of to lerance f o r poverty, & the Carnegie a zone of to lerance f o r gregarious ou t s i - ders & impoverished p o l i t i c a l hackers, & f o r the d i f f i c u l t employed ( s t a f f ) & f o r t h e credulous ( t u t o r s ) .

Perhaps newspapers a r e zones of t o l e r - ance f o r the ca r ica tu res of event, t h e & * -L* L-, 7 --- ---:,. -+-:- n n . , m *+ L I ~ U U ~ I L L - U C ~ L L U V I L L U I I I & L J L.li l y A l v l l - r 4 rv r ,

(which has l i t t l e t o do with WHAT HAPPEN- ED &/or HAPPENS).

Perhaps t e lev i s ion i s a zone of t o l e r - ance f o r the cynical t r i v i a l i z a t i o n of l i f e . (No one l i v e s l i k e t h e people "on TVt, 4 a l l the people Ifon TV" l i v e the same l i v e s . )

Perhaps b e s t s e l l e r s a re zones of t o l e r - ance f o r anal sadism, dreams of suffocat- ing wealth, & a deadly kind of Norman Rockwellish nos ta lg ia f o r a rus t ic ism t h a t never was.

But i f any of t h i s is t rue , these zone! a re re t rospec t ive ly defined & occur as cqnsequences of various Itnot conscious" forces. In ten t i s not necessary. When an attempt i s made t o manufacture a zone of to lerance, t h e process becomes identical*

T-WE TAKE THIS JOKE SERIOUSLY?

Can p o l i t i c s change i t s skin? Can leop- ards re-arrange t h e i r s p ~ t s ? Can the 155ghteous" s top gnawing the bones of the Ifsinners"? Can Canada s top criminalizing the everyday a c t i v i t i e s o f i t s c i t i z e n s ?

Nothing seems t o de l igh t law-abiding !%itizanstl so much as chi ldren turning i n t h e i r parents f o r smoking marijuana,c mot paying taxes, o r something.. . & those sinn- e r s who drink alcohol o r smoke c i g a r e t t e s must be punished with more taxes!

... i s n ' t t h a t r i g h t ? ... i s n ' t t h a t accor- ding t o t h e law? - & a r e n ' t you a criminal i f you oppose t h e law of t h e r ighteous?

Where is the benevolence of t h e e lected leaders? They're i n love with macho postu- riii~g I; ~ i i - c w u iilinking - t h i s i s no mno- cent snake i n t h e grass shezding its skin t o become a b u t t e r f l y . This is hard-sel l p o l i t i c s - a monstrous puppet t h a t plays i t s e l f over 4 over again on t e lev i s ion , s t r i k i n g a l l t h e romantic chords t o prom- ote a marketable version of h is tory , s t a r - r ing P ie r re Berton (mirror mirror on the wall, who's t h e r i c h e s t p a t r i o t of a l l ? ) .

Hooray f o r the United Empire Loyalists! Hooray f o r Anne of Green Gables, t h e Voy- age of Columbus, & t h e sophis t ica ted hero- es & heroines of romantic European immig- ra t ion - The Maple Leaf Forever! Hockey Night i n Canada! The Jays make t h e Series! ... the l o s t c i t y of gold s t a r r i n g Burt Bollooks & Bunny Boobs. ... 6 t h i s is what they want us t o vote for? Well, not exact ly - what they want us to vote f o r is economic policy, law & ord- e r & 'Igood" govh-nment - i $ n t t t h a t ihow it goes? - But some of us were ac tua l ly born

L/N/T;ED W E STAND,--

FLASH: BUSH GETS PRESIDENTIAL PARDON

,Between gypsy moths & new constitutions, we've had our own personal concerns to be worried about. But a few months down the road you can bet there'll be another stupendous, colosal, nauseous News media production that goes on & on ti1 it finally fades away like a dull

It's got to be something BIG, like Ross Perot & Brian Mulroney being chosen by the Transnationals to form a new country called the United States Of Canamerica- exico.

The new nation's flag will be an upside down maple leaf wearing a sombrero and a big gold sheriff's star with 53 points.

Canamericaexico will have a puppet king & queen - Ted Turner & Sinead OtConnor, who will tour the country and interview each other at town meetings.

BC's new name will be San Franhollywood, and its new capital city will be Squamish.

I So there you have it, the future ; or something close enough. Makes ya wanna go live with the Eskimos.

I Garry Gust

& here-I mean, i n Canada [yes i t t s t r u e ) - , some of u s a r e more Canadian than Mulroney

i 4 Clark & K i m Campbell put together . - so why do they keep bombing us with commerci-

t a l s f o r our own country? Why do they keep r l t amanr l - inn +hg+ vf I l h ~ x r i n + n l I j??

F ----------- 0 ----- - - J ----" Xsnrt it because they want us t o th ink

Canada is j u s t another product they can s tack on t h e i r p o l i t i c a l s h e l f & s e l l t o t h e highest bidder? Somehow we're required t o "buy into" our own b i r t h r i g h t - a new vers ion of it t h e United S t a t e s can appr- ove o f ? They want u s on-side?

Why do these p o l i t i c a l people i n s i s t they represent us? Most of u s can ' t even be bothered t o vote anymore. They c a n ' t represent us any more than some adver t i s - ing executive i n New York Ci ty represents us by t ry ing t o s e l l an image of Canada t o a bunch of t o u r i s t s .

These p o l i t i c a l l eaders a r e only money- e lec ted mouthpieces f o r t h e i n d u s t r i a l i z - ing & moralizing, holier-than-thou empire

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of t h e n ight with i ron spiderwebs of busi- ness a s usual s t r e t c h i n g from pole t o pole

On t h i s web, men 6 women i n i ron s u i t s climb up & down dreaming of a cos t -e f fec t - ive f u t u r e . Nothing can s t o p them except t h e i r own minds & those minds have been conveniently mis la id somewhere so the i d i - o t i n s i d e t h e s u i t can go bungee jumping i n t h e b ig i ron playpen with Uncle John Wayne & t h e cap ta ins of indust ry . This i s a p a t h e t i c excuse f o r human exis tence - dumb animals In smart s u i t s - p o l i t i c i a n s who do themselves up every day f o r consum- p t ign by l l cons t i tuen t su .

Money must be put i n Its place . ~ t s purpose is not p r o f i t . Its purpose is not t o c r e a t e investment c a p i t a l . The purpose f o r which money was invented & s t i l l is useful today, is t o symbolize mater ia l value - .nothing more! That ' s a l l it has a r i g h t t o claim...the only honest money to - day i s cos t p r i c e - t o i t s point of cons- umption - t h a t ' s a l l .

A s f a r a s q u a l i t y of human l i f e is con- cerned, every o t h e r use of money i s count- e r productive. The progress we need is ev- o lut ion, not innovation.

But reaA e s t a t e is r e a l l y what keeps the i ron sp ide r s a l i v e - they j u s t love t o buy & s e l l square f e e t . Nobody can run non- p r o f i t because the land-holder o r space merchant sneds h i s number one s l ave around every 30 days t o c o l l e c t t h e r e n t - & i t ' s enormous, you b e t - hundreds, thousands, mi l l ions G b i l l i o n s , turning over every mnnr_h- v a v iln G r +P P:I~EVP$ L?_??_&~=S! - -J -r Dance t o t h i s tune, b ro the r c i t i z e n ! The g r e a t na t ion w i l l suck you dry 6 s p i t you out on t h e s l a g heap of h i s to ry . By then it w i l l have introduced your chi ldren t o t h e same-process & they won't know what h i t them. Economic s l avery t i g h t e n s the screws E laughs i n your face , you believ- e r s i n t h e f a i r , j u s t , decis ion makers of p o l i t i c s ! ... ha ha ha ha ha! . . .what ' s t h a t you say? - troublemaker? - madman? - criminal?

Why yes, of course, I thought you knew. I ' m t h e one you love t o experiment on. You give me a l l your wonder drugs, a l l your f a s t food, a l l your l ineups & taxes - a l l your do 's 6 don' ts . - me E my crazy crimi-

spread r a c i s t garbage o r shout "Theatre" a t a crowded f i r e , ( ! 1 ; and 2 ) t h e provin- c i a l HmKin Rights Act t h a t g e t s more spe- c i f i c i n terms of housing, services . . ..

Individual accounts show t h a t po l i ce

shut up! o f t en use the ind iv idua l ' s i l l i t e r a c y i n

. .well it j u s t wonv t work anymore. l e g a l r i g h t s proper procedure t o pe r f - orm searches, detent ions , e t c . t h a t they have no l e g a l b a s i s t o ca r ry out .

The b a s i c premise is t h a t you have a r i g h t t o enjoy l i f e , & can ' t be hassled

i s something e l s e . Much of t h e question- ing had t o do with someone's personal ex- perience where t h e i r r i g h t s had been vio- l a t ed . A t t he same time, we a l l r e l y on the same po l i ce t o p ro tec t our r i g h t s & s a f e t y from being assaul ted , robbed o r t r i m t h e t r e e s

cheated. Another b a s i c J i m s t a t e d was t h a t anything is l e g a l unless t h e r e is a law making it i l l e g a l . No one's opinion o make it sa fe

o r nearby apartments can make what you choose t o do i l l e g a l on the spur of the moment unless the re is a law i n e f f e c t p roh ib i t ing it. To make it sa fe

Mentioned were 1) t h e Charter of Rights f o r hydro E cable E phone l i n e s and Freedoms, guaranteeing r i g h t s agains t d iscr iminat ion, of freedoms of assembly 4 a t w i l l c a tch t h e fumes associa t ion, of speech & t h e p ress e t c . There a r e a l s o l i m i t a t i o n s t o these i f

Dora Sanders

(Note: D r . David Suzuki wrote t h i s p iece a m Toronto, but Vancouver can e a s i l y be s u b s t i t u t e d f o r r ap id urban expansion)

Working on a f i l m about the Toronto wa- tershed I i n t e ~ v i e w e d a number of people who generated t h i s sense of excitement & hope. They ind ica te t h a t a t a l l l e v e l s of socie ty , t h e r e i s a s h i f t i n our thinking leading t o new ideas t h a t could eventual- l y a f f e c t the way we l i v e & our expectat- ions o f what q u a l i t y i n our l i v e s means.

Ecology is t h e study of organisms and t h e i r environment. The d i s c i p l i n e informs u s t h a t we, l i k e a l l b io log ica l beings, cannot be viewed a s separa te fromour sur- roundings o r the th ings t h a t support us. We humans a r e t o t a l l y dependent on water, a i r , s o i l i j o t h e r l i f e forms f o r survival. Their condit ion determines the q u a l i t y of

1 our l i v e s - everything is interconnected. This understanding undetrlies tihe Veco-

system approacht1 adopted by David Cromb i e (former Mayor of Toronto) i n h i s ana lys i s of the Toronto waterfbont. Seen t h i s way, economics & t h e environment arenAt viewed a s mutually exclus ive o r competing s ince they a r e in te r l inked & interdependent. I t

P P 1 15 & 5 i i ~ d to 5iiggCs"Le iaii uitir alluru a clean environment when t h e economy i s s t rong because t h e two cannot be separa t - ed t h i s way.

The ecosystem approach a l s o d i c t a t e s t h a t Toronto' s flancouverl s ) waterf ront c a n ' t be administered i n b i t s i j pieces within d i f f e r e n t p o l i t i c a l j u r i s d i c t i o n s & bureaucra t ic subdivi$iona. r t has t o be

I t r e a t e d a s a complete e n t i t y wi thin a p e r - spect ive of very long time periods. Crom- b i e t o l d me t h a t when he t a l k s t o people from p o l i t i c s , business, environmental groups & o t h e r a reas , t h e ecosystem appr- ocah i s not questioned. I t 's taken t o s e t t h e b a s i c ground r u l e s . He r e p o r t s a r e a l enthusiasm C, w i l l t o a c t , t h e major conc- e n being how t o implement t h i s approach.

H i s impressions suggest environmentalists have been ab le t o g e t across a widespread understanding 6 acceptance of the bas ic concepts t h a t must d i c t a t e f u t u r e pol icy & ac t ions . The l e v e l s f d iscuss ion must be r a i s e d beyond t h e usual one of paroch- i a l t e r r i t o r i a l i t y & vested i n t e r e s t .

Greater Toronto (Vancouver) i s predic ted t o grow by 50% by the year 2020, but where w i l l t h e people go? A s people move f u r t h e r out t o suburbs, t h e c i t y i t s e l f i n h e r i t s a lower t a x base. Inner c i t y condit ions dec- l i n e while growth a t t h e c i t y ' s periphery c r e a t e s ecological imbalance, low densi ty sprawl across a g r i c u l t u r e land & g r e a t e r dependence upon the c a r consumes r i v e r s E swamps & woods. The challenge i s t o r e v e r s e the flow & a t t r a c t people back t o , t h e city,.-.

There i s a need t o enact demanding l e g i s - l a t i o n t o ensure p ro tec t ion of ecological values around the c i t y . Developers say,tkey can work within such laws a s long a s they a r e c l e a r l y del ineated & applie-4 f a i r l y .

A t t h e same time, q u a l i t i e s m a k i n g c i t i e s such magnets t o people must be enhanced. That means rediscovering a sense of commun- i t y 6 making s t i - ea t s o.f t h e downtown c o ~ e sa fe & a t t r a c t i v e , with l o t s of soc ia l and c u l t u r a l opportunity. Highrise apartments a r e not t h e so lu t ion f o r many reasons. So, ins tead, smal ler houses on smal ler l o t s with 30-35 people p e r ac re would encourage neighbourhoods..also l o c a l shops r a t h e r than shopping malls . Most opposit ion comes from l o c a l p o l i t i c a n s who recognize thepo- t e n t i a l erosion of t h e i r power base.

New thinking includes p r a c t i c a l propos- a l s t o r e t u r n an ecological balance - ex- c i t i n g ideas f o r ecological ly benign homes i n t h e r e v i t a l i z e d downfiown core & methods t o r e h a b i l i t a t e urban waterways. The app- arent receptiveness t o these ideas across a broad spectrum of c i t i z e n s is the most hopeful news I ' ve had i n a long time. I

YELLOW GIVES ME THE BLUES

j , ~ e / s goners man, no v i s i t o r s i he/s i n the next room (womb) i Carnarion Milk, Man!

Young Guernsey Mose/s dismay

e wondered a t dl stcange e rushed towards a

l a r g e ravine; a s t r a i g h t drop of severa l seconds f l i g h t - Strange c rea tu res these! So he c i r c l e d E watched E waited.

Off i n t h e d i s t ance he could s e e clouds o f dust & many two-legged c rea tu res (see- ming t o prey..perhaps t o ea t . . the f i r s t two-legged c rea tu re running from them, a l s o going towards t h e ravine. The eagle could smell t h e r a i n a few seconds , f l ight

Slowly t h e eagle c i r c l e d a s the lone S e l l t o the dnorbell t where the re is War t h e r e 1s t roub ie another loca l f r a y Loud racket f r a c a s WorldPax Romana i f you ge t yours from Eden don/t wast i s L . P . teachers d i s t ~ i b u t t h e school supp l i es a mi l l ion d o l l a r high school devalued by t h e f r e e t r a d e congress cons t i tu t iona l i n s t a b i l i t i e s Like a Culture by decree with Aboriginal consent. t a l k wri te endless r e p e t i t i o n s Call

- creature f e l l nver t h e edge, as the r a i n and thunder s t a r t e d , a s t h e o t h e r c rea t - u r e s f e l l i n t o t h e ravine.

A t t h i s po in t t h e eagle, i n h i s wisdom, decided t o g e t t h e h e l l out of t h e r e . Later t h e eagle wondered what he would understand from t h i s experience. .other than when it r a i n s they chase each o t h e r (heree he shakes h i s f e a t h e r s ) supposedly t o e a t each other , but ins tead of ea t ing they jump o f f c l i f f s . He a l s o f igured t h a t , perhaps, t h e y ' r e not good eat ing.

He a l s o thought , that perhaps t h i s a c t i - v i t y was b e t t e r l e f t t o those more qua l i - f i e d i n t h i s p a r t i c u l a r area .

By DAVE McCONNELL

t t i n g s ick of l i e s ? t o monsters. You don ' t need t o be an exper t t o have

a v a l i d opinion. You don ' t need t o be 19

included i n decis ions a f fec t ing your l i f e Demand answers from your t eachers and

REFUGEES I N THE ' 9 0 ' s Conference:

B i l l C-86 and s t r a n g e r t h i n g s ............................. By Doug Kellam

Thanks t o Amnesty I n t e r n a t i o n a l and t h e Vancouver A s s o c i a t i o n f o r S u r v i v o r s of T o r t u r e (VAST), I was a b l e t o r e p r k s e n t DERA a s a d e l e g a t e a t t h i s c o n f e r e n c e .

D e l e g a t e s r e p r e s e n t i n g p r o f e s s i o n a l s , community & r e f u g e e groups & government a g e n c i e s came from e v e r y c o r n e r of t h i s f a r f l u n g l a n d of o u r s t o a t t e n d t h e 3- day even t which was h e l d a t t h e P l a z a of N a t i o n s on October 14-17.

De lega tes spoke on a wide range of r e f - ugee i s s u e s i n c l u d i n g c o u n s e l l i n g s u r v i v -

' o r s of t o r t u r e , s t r a t e g i e s f o r i n t e g r a t - i n g r e f u g e e s & l e g i s l a t i o n & compliance

, w i t h t h e Uni ted Nat ion C h a r t e r of Human ' R i g h t s . I n o t h e r words, t h e c o n f e r e n c e covered b o t h p r a c t i c a l & p o l i t i c a l - con- cerns.

The h i g h l i g h t of t h e c o n f e r e n c e was Vancouver Refugee lawyer P h i l ank kin's c r i t i q u e o f , t h e new l e g i s l a t i o n concern- i n g r e f u g e e s o u t l i n e d i n B i l l C-86. T h i s B i l l cou ld become law by mid-November.

M r . Rankin p o i n t e d o u t numerous prob- lems w i t h t h e proposed B i l l , n o t t h e

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l e a s t of which is t h e f a c t t h a t t h e au th- o r s of t h e B i l l d i d n ' t c o n s u l t r e f u g e e s , immigrant g roups & t h o s e work ingwi th them d u r i n g t h e c r e a t i o n of i t . T h i s a l o n e i s r e a s o n a b l e grounds on which t o oppose i t .

However, Rankin d i d n ' t s t o p a t t h a t ; he went on t o g i v e a p o i n t by p o i n t c r i t i c - i s m of t h e more n o t o r i o u s p a r t s of t h e l e g i s l a t i o n . U l t i m a t e l y , t h o s e opposed t o t h e b i l l a r g u e t h a t i t w i l l exc lude genu- i n e r e f u g e e s from Canada. T h i s is h a r d l y p r o g r e s s i v e lawmaking. Our b e s t laws a r e based on t h e n o t i o n t h a t i t i s b e t t e r t h a t t h e odd g u i l t y person should go f r e e t h a n t h a t t h e innocen t b e pun ished .

A l l i n d i c a t i o n s a r e t h a t t h e f e d e r a l government h a s i n t r o d u c e d t h i s "get-tough" l e g i s l a t i o n i n response t o i n c r e a s i n g rac i sm & concern over immigrat ion. Con- c e r n s which t h e T o r i e s ' g r e a t e s t wes te rn p o l i t i c a l r i v a l s , t h e Reform P a r t y , a r e c a p i t a l i z i n g on. I n t h i s c o n t e x t t h e B i l l i s n o t reasoned & c o n s i d e r e d l e g i s l a t i o n s o much a s i t ' s p o l i t i c a l "damage c o n t r o l "

Given t h i s I u r g e DERA members t o j o i n t h e i r v o i c e s w i t h The Vancouver Refugee Counc i l & o t h e r l ike-minded groups i n op- p o s i n g t h i s B i l l & c a l l i n g f o r an open & c o n s u l t a t i v e p r o c e s s t o a d d r e s s t h e i s s u e .

$pare Change: "Context" means the bigger p i c t u r e . Community outrage

surged when t h e f i r s t e d i t i o n of t h i s rag campaigned on a DEEDS t r i p - saying it i s our ! f a u l t 1 f o r being poor, t h a t we have t o p u l l ourselves up by our boots t raps & s t a r t our own businesses, don ' t give pan- handlers a dime but t e l l them t o become s t ree t -corner hawkers of $pare Change! Cute l i t t l e c i r c u l a r scam. She i l a Baxter

wrote t o VanCity, which had a fu l l -page ad i n t h e 1st paper. I t remains h e r E the Carnegie Associa t ion 's concern t h a t solu- t i o n s i n the l a r g e r context of soc ia l change were E a r e being ignored/swept un- der the carpet of "market forces" by the e d i t o r of t h i s so-called "Vancouver Civic Affairs S t r e e t Newspaper." The following reply was received:

(Enclosed with t h e above was a copy of a l e t t e r sent t o Michael McCarthy, e d i t o r o f ' $pare Change, dated t h e day a f t e r Shei laS) ,

Dear Michael: A t t h e time t h a t you asked f o r Vancity 's '

involvement with Spare Change, you provid- ed a number of l e t t e r s of supporltl fromi IDERA, DEYAS, AIDS Vancouver 4 many o the r loca l community organizations.

Those indorsat ions appear t o not only have eroded, but t o have reversed G resu l - ted i n some censure.

Our p a r t i c i p a t i o n , by way of adver t i s ing i n the f i r s t two i s sues , was an expression1 of our d e s i r e t o back the community of which we a r e a pa r t . We had not commited f i n a n c i a l l y t o continue beyond two i s s u e s , ' but do f e e i t h a t the re is a need t o r reso- lu t ion. We had intended our p a r t i c i p a t i o n , to be a source of a s s i s t ance E not a b a s i s , fo r continuing c o n f l i c t .

Please advise of your d e s i r e t o be p a r t of any reso lu t ion E on what bas i s .

David Driscol l , Executive Director

One f u r t h e r note - severa l of the ougan- i s a t i o n s E people whose a r t i c l e s were i n the 1st paper wrote severe ly c r i t i c a l l e t - t e r s t o McCarthy. Not one appeared i n t h e 2nd ed i t ion . In t e l ev i sed interviews, Mc- Carthy t r i e d t o d e f l e c t c r i t i c i s m , sgying he 'd purposely put i n h i s 'judgements' t o stir th ings up. Cute. Corporations E r i g h t wing f a n a t i c s must've loved it - ge t poor, homeless E disadvantaged people f igh t ing among themselves . . . g e t t h i s paper t o d r ive a wedge between people i n t h e i r own commu- n i t i e s from the word go! 9unImwfie

Dear MS. Baxter: I am the new Executive Director of the

VanCity Community Foundation 6 am respond- ing t o your l e t t e r of Sept.30 t o R . Allan.

I would be happy t o respond t o your re- quest t o c l a r i f y VanCity funding 6 support , f o r "Spare Change" E I ' d a l s o apprecia te the opportunity t o d iscuss your perspect- ive on t h i s publ ica t ion.

David Driscol l

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c? * TEN POPULAR ECONOMIC MYTHS

Export-based economies a r e fundamentally unstable & t h e most vulnerable t o economic f luc tua t ions . Globalization simply allows loca l companies t o move t h 6 i r production t o t h e cheapest pools 05, ' labour i n search of p r o f i t , while labour has no comparative freedom t o move across na t iona l borders.

*Prout recommends economic s e l f - s u f f i c i - ency a s the key t o economic secur i ty : min- imum export of raw mater ia ls , l o c a l manu- fac tu r ing & agr icu l tu re , services f c r loc- a i consumption G i n t e r n a t i o n a l t r a d e based on. b a r t e r r a t h e r than currency.

MYTH 2:'tSurvival of the f i t t e s t w i s the ............................... key t o economics. ----------------

! Economic Darwinism, the theory of econo- mic winners & lose r s , inev i t ab l ) produces economic decl ine f o r everyone. Although s e l f - i n t e r e s t i n i t i a l l y c r e a t e s some econ- omic dynamism, more & more people g e t l e f t behind i n poverty, eventual ly c rea t ing a huge d i s p a r i t y of wealth. The two fundam- e n t a l causes of depression t h a t q r i s e from t h i s s i t u a t i o n a r e an excess concentrat ion of wealth r e s u l t i n g i n economic s tagnat ion & exp lo i t a t ion , & a decrease i n investment and production.

*Prout recommends cooperative economics with wealth t axes t o reduce the accumula- t i o n of wealth by a few, & guaranteed pur- chasing power f o r everyone.

MYTH' 3: Free e n t e r p r i s e is good f o r sokie- ----------- - ----------------- ----- t y as a whole. -------------

Free e n t e r p r i s e means freedom t o maxim- i z e p r o f i t s , r a t h e r than t h e freedom f o r a l l t o p a r t i c i p a t e on an equal bas i s . Eco- nomic advantage remains f i rmly within t h e wealthy e l i t e who work t o e l iminate compe- t i t i o n through mergers, acqu i s i t ions and monopolies .

tiprout recommends economic democracy i n t h e form of worker-owned business organi- za t ions , regional economic planning & loc- a l u t i l i z a t i o n of l o c a l resources.

WTH 4: Income t a x is f a i r & progressive. ................................ Income is only a small component of

~ e a l t h . Income t a x i s genera l ly u n f a i r t o the unwealthy E i s rou t ine ly evaded by individuals E corporat ions . *Prout recommends replacing income t a x

~ i t h a consumption t ax , i n addi t ion t o placing r e s t r i c t i o n s on t h e accumulation ~f a s s e t s through a wealth tax.

WTH 5: Government na t iona l i za t ion is a ................................ good so lu t ion . -------------

National iza t ion f a i l s because of depend- ency on remote, i n e f f i c i e n t bureaucracy which is r e s i s t e n t t o change. Nationaliza- t ion is another form of monopoly.

"Proui recornmencis che ciecen;ralization of economic a c t i v i t y using worker-owned and managed cooperatives a s t h e primary means of organizationofpraducing/distribating.

MYTH 6: The p r o f i t motive is key t o econo- ---- --I------------------------- mic a c t i v i t y . ------------

Globally, t h e p r o f i t motive leaves a legacy of poverty, s tagnat ion & i n s t a b i l i - t y as ' fewer E fewer ind iv idua l s & na t ions remain economic winners.

*Prout recommends a consumption-based ec- onomy. A sus ta inab le E progress ively in- creasing standard of l i v i n g can be obtain- ed by guaranteeing purchasing power & min- imum n e c e s s i t i e s t o a l l people. Material incent ives would be es tabl ished t o encour- age e f f i c i ency i n production & d i s t r i b u t - ion. I n t e l l e c t u a l and!lspiri tual resources can be more e f f e c t i v e l y developed from a base of physical secur i ty .

MYTH 7: Nationalism i s e s s e n t i a l t o s e l f - ................................. i d e n t i t y . --------

Nationalism is a weans of separa t ing the world's people along geographical l i n e s . Economic exp lo i t a t ion is e a s i e r where peo- p le a r e ' d i v i d e d & subjugated by dogmatic sentiments such a s nationalism, pa t r io t i sm and regionalism. Businesses 6 p o l i t i c i a n s use these sentiments t o maintain power and con t ro l .

"Prout recommends un i t ing people cn t h e b a s i s i f a c innib universa l bond, while encouraging respect f o r a l l cul tures .%%\

MYTH 8 : .The earth has i n f i n i t e resources ................................ f o r human use. -------------

Modern economy r e l i e s on t h e c rea t ion of a r t i f i c i a l needs, over-accumulation & l i f e s t y l e s t h a t a r e eco log ica l ly unsound. Pea- pie off en view themselves a s "Parate from t h e environment & bel ieve t h a t na tu ra l r e - sources & other species a r e unboundedly ava i l ab le f o r exp lo i t a t ion .

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*P'ou~ reconmends t h a t candidates publish p o l i c i e s p r i o r t o e l ec t ions 4 be held leg- a l l y accountable t o these p o l i c i e s . C i t i z - en boards should be es tabl ished t o regul- a t e s o c i a l condit ions current ly run by p o l i t i c i a n s . MYTH 10: People a r e content t o be merely

consumers. --------- The greed-motivated psychology of s a l e s

r a c i e s . ------ Governments a r e unable t o overcome t h e

pressures of the business lobby & def ine t h e i r agendas i n terms agreeable t o corp- o r a t e i n t e r e s t s . Democracy i s held f o r ransom by pa r ty p o l i t i c s which f u r t h e r t h e s e l f - i n t e r e s t s of t h e wealthy a t t h e exp- ense of e t h i c a l leadership .

PROUT s tands f o r Progressive U t i l i s a t i o n Theory. Capitalism & Communism a r e t h e o r i e s too. Prout is a whol is t ic , socio-economic theory t h a t has common sense a s its app l i ca to r & s p i r i t u a l i t y a s i t s foundation. Below a r e t h e f i v e fundamental p r inc ip les . Each has undergone both academic & p r a c t i c a l ana lys i s An i n t e r e s t i n g event happened recen t ly - 3 P r o u t i s t s t r a v e l l e d t o t h e former Soviet Union's eas tern republics a t the i n v i t a t i o n of sen io r gov't o f f i c i a l s . prout was accepted a s t h e b a s i s of t h e i r new s o c i a l order within 3 days. Said ..-- one: . . Y O U a r e ~ h e f i r s t fore igners who didn 'c come nere t o t ake what we have::

1. No individual should be allowed t o accumulate any physical wealth without t h e c l e a r permission o r approval of t h e c o l l e c t i v e body.

(Col lec t ive doesn' t mean a l a r g e gathering of people i n a democratic model)

*Prout views na tu ra l resources 4 other iis not shared by the population a t large . l i v i n g beings as having t h e i r own e s s e n t i - When not bombarded by in tense adver t i s ing , al value, beyond t h e perceived u t i l i t y by people search f o r a v a r i e t y of non-materi-

of a l l c rea tu res & t h e environment.

i human beings. Susta inable development f o r a1 experiences such a s education, c u l t u r e , human beings is connected with t h e welfare music, a r t 6 adventure. Consumerism sugg-

e s t s t h a t people serach f o r happiness i n

*Prout recommends redef in ing progress t o - inc lude i n t e l l e c t u a l and s p i r i t u a l devel- opment. True human values & e t h i c s should be brought t o t h e fo re f ron t i n making pol- i t i c a l & economic decis ions & overcoming t h e mate r i a l exp lo i t a t ion cur ren t ly i n vogue.

By GERRY MOORE & RICK HOBBS

There should be maximum u t i l i s a t i o n & r a t i o n a l d i s t r i b u t i o n of a l l mundane, supramundane & s p i r i t u a l p o t e n t i a l i t i e s of t h e jn ive r se .

There should be maximum u t i l i s a t i o n of a l l physical , metaphysical & s p i r i t - u a l p o t e n t i a l i t i e s of u n i t & c o l l e c t i v e bodies of t h e human soc ie ty .

There should be a proper adjustment amongst these physical , metaphysical, mundane, supramundane & s p i r i t u a l u t i l i s a t i o n s .

The method of u t i l i s a t i o n should vary i n accordance with changes i n time, d a c e & Derson. & these u t i l i s a t i o n s should be of a progressive na tu re . . -

CICa6italism'makeshumans beggars; communism makes the beggar a beas t . 93 P.R. Sarkar

'400 UNITS FOR MEN LLY ILL I am concerned that some of your read- the total to 3,200. As well, 100 new places

ers may think the B.C. government does are being developed for former patients not recognize the great need to address of Riverview Hospital. Along with that goes the homing Concernsof people with men- a tull package of support, everything from tal CHoming wem hi)s men*ly ~mployment counselling to recreation. ill," The Province, Oct. 18).

This year we increased funding to men- Not everyone will get the housing they

:&health services by over $50 million, a need. But this problem Over

28perxent increase, much of it making time. It take time to turn things sure patients moving into the communitv Elizabeth Cull

Police released a composite drawing yesterday of a man sought in an attempted attack on a 17-year-old Courtenay teen two weeks ago. The teenager got away and Nesbitt did not rule out a connection with Shaw's death.

rawi in^- of suspect in recent attempted attack.

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