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An e l e c t i o n i s going t o happen i n BC ("lack of money" t o fund lunch programs) on October 17. By t h e t ime t h i s paper is a r e seeds- Look amund t o s e e what t hey p r in t ed t h e deadl ine f o r r e g i s t e r i n g t o grow i n t o . vo te w i l l have ~ a s s e d . You c a n ' t do t h i s P r i n c i p l e s of j u s t i c e & f a i r p l a y must on Elec t ion Day any more..a new socred r u l e t o i nc rease t h e i r chances. I f you f i n d o u t you ' re no t on t h e p rov inc i a l v o t e r ' s l i s t on t h e 17th , t o o bad.

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Dear Mayor Campbell: 11 September 1991

Recently t h e i s s u e o f geographic boundar ies o f S t ra thcona and Downtown Eas t s ide had emerged i n t h e ongoing d i s c u s s i o n s on t h e l o c a t i o n o f t h e Tr iage

A t t h e municipal l e v e l t h e r e a r e c l e a r l y d e l i n e a t e d boundar ies between both a r e a s . However, a s t h e s e a r e cont iguous a r e a s , developments o r i s s u e s i n one a r e a do impact on t h e o t h e r a rea .

I t should be noted t h a t o u r t h r e e elementary schools , namely Admiral Seymour, S t . F ranc i s Xavier and Lord S t ra thcona a r e l o c a t e d sou th o f t h e Hastings S t . d i v i d i n g l i n e . The catchment a r e a of o u r t h r e e schoo ls ex tends i n t o t h e Downtown Eas t s ide a r e a with s t u d e n t s from Powell Place , Four S i s t e r s and Crab t ree Corner. Ind iv idua l p a r e n t s & c h i l d r e n r e s i d e n o r t h o f Hast ings .

Between our t h r e e schoo ls t h e r e a r e approximately 1,100 e lementary s t u - d e n t s (from pre-kindergar ten t o Grade 7 ) i n a t t endence .

Parents i n our schools have expressed alarm about t h e inc reased number of mental ly u n s t a b l e persons i n t h e e n t i r e downtown a rea .

We b e l i e v e t h a t t h i s i s s u e r e q u i r e s a comprehensive review o f t h e s p e c i - a l i s e d s e r v i c e s (both l i c e n s e d un l icensed) t h a t a r e provided i n both t h e S t ra thcona 6 Downtown E a s t s i d e a r e a s . We a l s o b e l i e v e t h a t t h e impact such s e r v i c e s ( o r t h e lack t h e r e o f ) i s having on v a r i o u s community ,groups, o rgan i - s a t i o n s E i n s t i t u t i o n s should be c a r e f u l l y assessed .

Yours t r u l y ,

Noel Herron Fa ther Lou P a t t i Lefkos P a r i s h P r i e s t E P r i n c i p a l

Lord S t ra thcona School Manager Admiral Seymour 592 E. Pender S t . F r a n c i s Xavier 1130 Keefer

CC: M r . Dave Rudberg, Deputy C i t y Manager Ms. Joyce Pres ton, D i r e c t o r o f Soc ia l Planning M r . A l a s t a i r F rase r , Area Super in tenden t , Sunr i se Area M r . J i m Green, Downtown E a s t s i d e Residents Assoc ia t ion M r . J i m E l l i o t , F i r s t United Church M s . Bet ty McPhee, Manager, Crab t ree Corner Ms. Diane MacKenzie, D i r e c t o r , Carnegie Centre M s . Donna Wilson, Co-ordinator , Powell Place . Colonel Clyde Moore, D i v i s i o n a l Commander, S a l v a t i o n Army Ms. Barbara Daniel , P r e s i d e n t , Four S i s t e r s Co-op M r . Brian Taylor , Admin is t ra to r , S t . James Soc ia l S e r v i c e s Ms. Nora Kelly, Chairperson, S t ra thcona C i t i z e n s Planning Committee --_- ,

F I R S T STEP 5 . t h a t t h e agencies represented would concr i -

BACKGROUND ---------- bute f i n a n c i a l l y & i n o t h e r ways t o open a c e n t r e t o be l oca t ed i n t h e downtown e a s t -

In e a r l y June o f 1991 a concern was s i d e f o r a c t i v i t i e s , named F i r s t Step. grought t o t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e D i r ec to r of t h e United Native Nations about t h e OBJECTIVES way s e r v i c e s a r e provided t o r e s i d e n t s of t h e downtown e a s t s i d e , p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e Aboriginal populat ion. And, on June 18, a meeting was convened wi th a number o f s o c i a l s e r v i c e agencies , inc luding:

- United Native Nations - Carnegie Cent re - DEYAS - Independent Representa t ive - Mamele Soc ie ty - Hey-Wayv-Noqu' - S t o r e f r o n t P ro j ec t - Vancouver Aboriginal Centre - Urban Soc ie ty

. Among t h e ma t t e r s d i scussed were, t h a t a l though t h e r e a r e agencies who work i n t h e downtown co re t h e r e a r e people who a r e s t i l l f a l l i n g through t h e gaps i n s e r - v ice . For i n s t ance , s e r v i c e s a t Carnegie inc lude funding f o r Asians, La t inos & Ab- o r i g i n a l s bu t it is perce ived t h a t prog- rams & a c t i v i t i e s f o r t h e Aboriginal peo- p l e seem t o be f a l l i n g s h o r t on t h e l is t of p r i o r i t i e s , d e s p i t e t h e f a c t t h a t Ab- o r i g i n a l people seem t o make up t h e maj- o r i t y . But, i t i s a l s o recognised t h a t t h e Spanish-speaking group seemed t o be i nc reas ing i n popula t ion a t a more r a p i d r a t e . Tension between t h e groups is i n - c reas ing & i f t h i n g s a r e allowed t o pro- ceed without some i n t e r v e n t i o n , aggress- ion w i l l e s c a l a t e & w i l l i n e v i t a b l y end i n v io lence .

Another a r e a o f concern was t h e f a c t t h a t many o f t h e Aboriginal s e r v i c e s a r e n o t l oca t ed wi th in t h e v i c i n i t y & a r e i n - a c c e s s i b l e t o t h e r e s i d e n t s o f t h e co re a rea . I t was suggested t h a t , when it comes t o planning & s e t t i n g o f p r i o r i t i e s

f o r s o c i a l s e r v i c e s , t h e r e s l d e ~ l t s of tile downtown e a s t s i d e a r e never considered. Another r e a l i t y f o r t h e r e s i d e n t s i s t h e d i sc r imina t ion they must dea l wi th on a d a i l y b a s i s . This becomes extremely d i f f i - c u l t when coping s k i l l s a r e basic/minimal.

In subsequent meetings i t was decided

The o b j e c t i v e s of t h e F i r s t S t ep a r e : - f o r s o c i a l s e r v i c e agencies t o provide

out reach s e r v i c e s on a r o t a t i n g b a s i s , ou t of t h e premises o f F i r s t S tep ;

- provide a p l a c e of s a f e t y t o r e s i d e n t s of t h e downtown e a s t s i d e ;

- mgke s o c i a l s e r v i c e s a c c e s s i b l e t o r e - s i d e n t s o f t h e downtown e a s t s i d e ;

- provide a p l ace f o r a c t i v i t i e s f o r r e - s i d e n t s o f t h e downtown e a s t s i d e ;

- improve t h e r e l a t i o n s between a l l o f t h e e t h n i c groups i n t h e a rea ;

- se rve a s a r e f e r r a l c e n t r e t o s o c i a l s e r v i c e agencies;

- t r a i n a group o f vo lun tee r s t o a s s i s t i n program development.

PHILOSOPHY ---------- The F i r s t S t ep i s a p l ace of s a f e t y f o r

t h e r e s i d e n t s of t h e ownt town Eas ts ide . The F i r s t S t ep provides a range of a c t i v i - t i e s i n t h e a f te rnoon & evening. I t i s in - formal , uns t ruc tu red & i s intended t o i n - volve t h e community & t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s i n so lv ing t h e i r own problems & by making both s e r v i c e s & resources acces s ib l e . Primary c l i e n t e l e w i l l be Aboriginal people but it w i l l endeavour t o s e rve t h e mul t i -e thnic popula t ion represented i n t h e a rea . F i r s t S t ep w i l l s e rve a s a meeting ground t o i m - prove r e l a t i o n s & network with o t h e r s t o provide s e r v i c e s t o r e s i d e n t s .

The F i r s t S t ep w i l l ope ra t e on tile prem- i s e of mutual c l i e n t a i d & pee r group a s s - i s t a n c e . The environment w i l l be suppor t ive & encourage a subs tance- f ree l i f e s t y l e through s e l f - h e l p groups.

The F i r s t S tep is founded on t h e premise t h a t r e spec t f o r t h e person is paramount & we b e l i e v e t h a t we must t r e a t t h e whole person, i nc lud ing mental, phys i ca l , emo- t i o n a l & s p i r i t u a l a s p e c t s of being. We w i l l s t r i v e t o minimize t h e fragmentat ion t h a t f r e q u e n t l y occurs when s e r v i c e s a r e t oo h igh ly s p e c i a l i s e d & i s o l a t e d by pro- v id ing simple, concurrent , co-operat ive

se rv i ce with o t h e r s o c i a l s e r v i c e agencies. an eye Out the band

In order t o be e f f e c t i v e & r e l evan t t o t h e to a r r ive from the in Coquitlam. unique needs o f t h e r e s i d e n t s of t h e down- This important s t r i p w i l l be placed a l l

town e a s t s i d e , s e r v i c e de l ive ry must be ar0und4fhe in the former

based on a mult i - d i s c i p l i n a r y approach. Seniors ' Lounge. Once t h a t 's i n p l ace , t he con t r ac to r s can g e t t o work on t h e new gyp rock c e i l i n g at t h e lane l e v e l .

1. Patrons l i k e l y a l ready know t h a t t h e ' - spec i a l f l o o r i n g ordered from back e a s t

(Toronto) was delayed due t o a f a c t o r y du- r i n g August. Vic expects t h e t i l e s t o a r r - i v e a t t h e end o f September f o r i n s t a l l a - t i o n i n October.

During the summer you may have not iced f o l k s i n s u i t s v i s i t i n g from C i t y Hall . Muggs F, Diane gave t o u r s t o t h e C i ty Mana- ger , t h e Mayor, everyone they could e n t i c e t o come down. A r e p o r t has been w r i t t e n f o r counc i l ' s cons idera t ion , asking t h a t $124,000 be provided t o f i n i s h a l l t h e odds G ends on t h e l ane l e v e l , 1st 6 2nd f l o o r s . These p r o j e c t s include:

- b u i l t - i n f u r n i t u r e i n t h e ca rd playing a r e a s o f t h e lane l e v e l ;

1 . - wainscot t ing/panel l ing t o windowsill

he ight t o p r o t e c t t h e wal l s downstairs - a v e s t i b u l e & double doors a t t h e

f r o n t entrance;

A Renos Update - acous t i c t i les / soundproof ing i n t h e t h e a t r e & gym;

It 's hard t o t o p t h a t h e l i c o p t e r a c t but - extension of t h e new v e n t i l a t i o n sys- o t h e r p a r t s o f t h e renovations a r e p r e t t y tern t o t h e t h e a t r e ; e x c i t i n g now too. - rearrangement of t h e food s t o r a g e G

Take t h e s t a i r c a s e , f o r example! Ci rcul - dj.ning a r e a - i n t h e 2nd f l coricession. a r concre te s t a i r s a r e considered "the The Renovations committee is hoeeful t h a t chal lenge" f o r form work. The curve makes funds can be provided in this year for the t h e labour d i f f i c u l t 6 only a l i t t l e p iece above items. However, unless council is can be cons t ruc ted a t a t ime- The Process r e a l l y f e e l i n g f lu sh , we ' l l l i k e l y need t o i s complicated because of t h e d i f f e r e n t apply again next year f o r t h e $250,000 r e - s t r e s s e s involved, E brac ing is r e a l l y qui red t o c a r r y ou t t h e hoped-for changes c r i t i c a l . , t o t h e 3 r d f l o o r .

To match t h e he r i t age sandstone, t h e So, brea the deeply (oh, f r e s h a i r ! ) and s t a i r s w i l l be composed of coloured Con- keep your fingers crossed for more c i t y Crete, & even a s t h i s sentence is wr i t t en ;money to f i n i s h up t h e job. ~ ~ t h i ~ ~ ~ ~ too t h e a r c h i t e c t 6 con t r ac to r a r e o u t check-

' goodfo r -the Carnegie-~ f o l k s , ye say! ing colour samples.

Af t e r t h e concre te is poured, t h e s t a i r s w i l l be covered f o r 2 weeks. The concre te needs t o s e t before using & t h e t r e a d s must g e t r e a l l y hard. The s t a i r s , as a pro- j e c t a r e g iv ing Vic, t h e foreman, a head- * ache & he w i s t f u l l y says, "Gee, I wish they were f i n i s h e d 1''

7.

Six weeks ago the general contractors (H, K & M) put the curbs on the roof; the roofers d i d t h e i r th ing around the curbs, & then holes were punched through from the c e i l i n g of the 3rd f l o o r . Along came Joe from York Sheet Metal t o connect the duct worl from within the building up through the roof i n t o the curbs. Next B&B Plumbing ran up one gas & two water l ines . Bemister E l e c t r i c ca r r i ed up power cables & AES Controls i n s t a l l e d t h e s t o p / s t a r t u n i t s f o r opening & clos ing the h l c t s .

Everyone, no exceptions sa id the Minis- t r y o f Transport, everyone, had t o ge t out of the building f o r half an hour on the 2nd-last Sunday of September.

Ousted Carnegie patrons 6 s t a f f stood on t h e f o u r corners craning t h e i r necks, peering skyward. Hands up & blowing whis- t l e s , Vancouver Police hal ted a l l t r a f f i c a t in te r sec t ions from t h e overpass t o Pender S t r e e t . And then, approaching from the north, t h e r e came the f i r s t of th ree whirring he l i cop te r s bringing t o our Cen- t r e the p r i c e l e s s cargo of FRESH A I R .

Well, t he hovering b i rds d i d n ' t exact ly ca r ry oxygen tanks. But they did t r ans - por t precious a i r handling u n i t s which, once i n s t a l l e d , w i l l suck ou t the smoke & cold germs, replacing s t a l e s t u f f with i

whatever sea breezes f l o a t above 401 Main. I t a l l looked so easy. By 10:30am a l l 3

loads s a t on the roof & patrons returned t o t h e i r breakfas ts on t h e 2nd f loor .

But don' t be fooled. Our cheerful reno- va t ions foreman, Vic from Hodgson King & Marble, says a tremendous amount of ning & advance work went i n t o making t h e Sunday event a s smooth a s it looked.

A l l t he above followed the major duct i n s t a l l a t i o n of pas t months i n which the gym was to rn asunder, p a r t of t h e 3rd f l . r e b u i l t , & big chunks of the renovations budget gobbled up by the immensity of the p ro jec t .

So on Sunday the 23rd a l l systems were go, up the re on the roof. Vic from HK&M, J i m & John from B&B Plumbing, & Joe from York Sheet Metal stood on the rooftop, waiting f o r t h e ac t ion t o begin. E a r l i e r t h a t morning a f l a t deck truck had taken t h e a i rhandl ing u n i t s down t o the hel ipad by Canada Place. To l igh ten up t h e a i r - b o n e loads, t h e d r ive motors & other p a r t s were removed from the a i rhandl ing, un i t s . Then the crew placed he l i cop te r ho i s t ing s l i n g s around the u n i t s E the e x t r a p a r t s were placed i n the cargo nets .

The he l i cop te r picked up the f i r s t u n i t a t loam. The a i r c r a f t flew south, an e l - ec t ron ic r e lease hook holding our cargo a t the end of a 100 f o o t ' s t e e l cable a s t h e big b i rd hovered above 401 Main. Vic, who held the radio , c a l l e d o f f heights (20 f e e t above the roof, 10 f e e t , 5.. .) . The rooftop crew grabbed the sti l l sus- pended load & moved it t o where they w a n - t ed it placed. Then the he l i cop te r gent ly & slowly dropped the cargo down. Two more t r i p s & it was a l l over. "The he l i cop te r was r e a l l y steady," s a i d Vic. "Gosh those guys a r e good!"

So, Carnegie f o l k s , i t looked p r e t t y easy. And, if the p ro jec t is completed "; a s smoothly a s the he l i cop te r runs, then I you may even be breathing f r e s h a i r a s you read t h i s .

By DIANE MacK. , '

- - --- was born i n ~ 1 - e r t Bay. I spent

3 months i n t h e h o s p i t a l . I was t aken o u t o f t h e h o s p i t a l by a l ady who worked up around our r e s e r v e f o r t h r e e years . I was brought down t o Vancouver f o r open h e a r t su rgery . I was supposed t o go back home but MHR thought i t ' d be b e t t e r i f I went i n t o long-term c a r e because o f my h e a r t , c o n d i t i o n E o t h e r t h i n g s . So I was taken i n t o a f o s t e r home i n Por t Hardy, Por t McNeil and Vancouver. Everything was going g r e a t u n t i l I was about 14-15 y e a r s o l d . Then I was a ' t roub le -maker ' , s e n t t o group homes.

Then, when I was 19 y e a r s old, ' I had a baby boy. He was i n t h e h o s p i t a l f o r about 3 weeks a f t e r he was born be cause he had wate r i n h i s lungs . Then he came home and suddenly I came down with a s t r o k e . A t t h e age of 19..my d o c t o r s a i d it was s t r a n g e f o r a 19- year -o ld t o have a s t r o k e . And s t i l l a f t e r 5 y e a r s I ' m s t i l l s u f f e r i n g from it; my r i g h t hand i s n o t back t h e way it was and my r i g h t l e g s t i l l d r a g s a l i t t l e b i t .

But anyways t h e Native Workers a r e s t i l l t r y i n g t o t a k e my l i t t l e boy away because t h e r e were s o many a c c i - d e n t s t h a t happened t o him. They're t r y i n g t o t a k e him i n t o permanent cus- tody o r long term c a r e .

But I ' m t e l l i n g you a l l I w i l l n o t g i v e up t h i s f i g h t . I ' l l f i g h t t o t h e

A s you r e a d e r s know, i n August t h e Supreme Court o f Canada s t r u c k down t h e "rape s h i e l d law" which prevented a rape v i c t i m ' s p a s t sexua l h i s t o r y from being e n t e r e d i n t o Court . Media has focused on t h e h i s t o r y o f a v i c t i m b e f o r e t h e rape becoming evidence. What about t h e h i s t o r y of t h e v i c t i m ,

a f t e r t h e rape? Many c h i l d r e n who a r e abused end up wi th v a r i o u s sexua l d i f - f i c u l t i e s which t h e y might n o t wish made p u b l i c . Why should t h a t be made p u b l i c t o b r i n g a c r i m i n a l p o s s i b l y t o j u s t i c e ? Would t h e t r agedy of t h e M t . Cashel orphanage have been made p u b l i c i n t h e s e c i rcumstances?

The Court has asked J u s t i c e M i n i s t e r K i m Campbell t o d r a f t new l e g i s l a t i o n . I u rge h e r t o move qu ick ly .

e l d e r s " when they make mis leading s ta tements 6 ac-t a s i f t h e y know t h i n g s t h e y d o n ' t .

I suppose t h e e l d e r l y gentleman from China who commented on a poem by W.H. Auden i n t h e l a s t i s s u e , meant no harm when he r e f e r r e d t o Auden's "Unknown Ci t izen ' ' a s someone who should be "apprecia ted E respec ted by us".

I guess nobody t o l d him t h a t t h e poet was p r e s e n t i n g t h i s a s a s a t i r e . . he might no t even know what t h e word means.

In t h i s poem, Auden i s saying t h a t m q u e s t i o n i n g obedience t o t h e system

I i s t h e o n l y t h i n g t h e S t a t e would e r e c t a monument t o .

The comment a t t h e t o p o f t h e page from a Learning C e n t r e s t u d e n t i s s o f a r o f f t h e mark it makes me wonder what i s b e i n g l e a r n e d on t h e 3 r d f l o o r o f Ca rneg ie ... Way back i n t h e 5 0 ' s when I was i n h i g h s c h o o l , t h i s poem was p a r t o f o u r c o u r s e i n E n g l i s h L i t . Even t h e n , t h e t e a c h e r (who w a s c e r - t a i n l y no r a d i c a l ) t a u g h t t h a t it was a s a t i r e on u n t h i n k i n g obed iance t o t h e S t a t e .

, C l e a r l y , Auden d e s p i s e d t h e k i n d o f pe r son h e d e s c r i b e d i n t h i s poem, y e t t o d a y we f i n d h i s name be ing used i n t h e N e w s l e t t e r by a 77 y e a r - o l d immi- g r a n t from China, t o promote t h e v e r y t h i n g he d e t e s t e d .

I showed t h i s s t r a n g e n e s s t o sone peop le a round t h e c e n t r e E it d i d n ' t s een t o b o t h e r them a t a l l ... am I t h e

o n l y p e r s o n t h i s s o r t o f t h i n g o f f e n d s / A l l my l i f e I ' v e been c o n s i d e r e d

weird because I r e a c t t h i s way. Most peop le w i l l n e v e r u n d e r s t a n d how d i f f i - c u l t your l i f e becomes when you a c t u - a l l y c a r e abou t i d e a s . Learning does n o t come e a s i l y ... t h a t might be some- t h i n g t h e Chinese gentleman shou ld t h i n k a b o u t .

She i l a Baxter has wr i t t en a book on '.'\I homelessness c a l l e d Under The Viaduct t h a t desc r ibes a soc i e ty i n which the ac- - - - - . . -

cumulation of wealth has taken t h e place of compassion. Some of u s a r e homeless because those with enormous homes a r e pendent on our homelessness f o r t h e i r homes, G some o f u s a r e homeless we have l o s t "the g r e a t sh in ing world 's inwardness" a s t h e Hasidic t r a d i - 7 : t i o n pu t s i t . What have we forgot ten? d ii 1 ,:

~ i f f e r e n t t r a d i t i o n s have d i f f e r e n t s t o r i e s about homelessness & homecoming. And i s not t h e Carnegie Centre a p lace where we dwell a s neighbours, not antag- o n i s t s - a p lace where we belong? Here i s a s t o r y from one t r a d i t i o n ....

Long ago t h e ancient Hebrews l i ved a s s l a v e s i n Egypt f o r more than 400 years . They knew what it was l i k e t o be homeless & t o ' b e used f o r t he p r o f i t of o the r s .

Under t h e l eade r sh ip of Moses they f l e d Egypt & wandered i n t h e wilderness f o r 40 years . They longed f o r home, a land t o which they could belong, a . l a n d overflow-

. ing with milk & honey. A land was given t o them by t h e Creator

but with t h i s g i f t came r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s . The people agreed t o a covenant o r con- t r a c t concerning t h e i r behaviour i n t h i s p r ~ c i o u s land.

Every 7 th day was a Sabbath day, a day o f r e s t f o r t h e people, t h e i r animals f, t h e land. On t h i s day t h e people remem- bered t h e i r covenant with r e j o i c i n g , & remembered a l s o t h e Giver o f t h e g i f t .

Every 7 t h yea r was a Sabbath year . In t h i s year deb t s among t h e people were forg iven , 6 those o f t h e people whofhad become s l aves because of debt were' r e l e a - sed from t h e i r s lavery . In t h i s way t h e people reminded themselves t h a t t h e e t h i - c a l foundat ion of t h e i r community was

profound than the - ked about home & homelessness, bu t t h a t 1 s

About 350 yea r s went by between t h e time people en tered t h e promised land u n t i l t hey s e t up t h e i r f i r s t king. Many of those years were good years but gradual ly wealth F, power began t o concent ra te i n fewer hands 6 , some say , an urban e l i t e with m i l i t a r y backing turned a g r i c u l t u r e from v i l l a g e subs i s t ence t o one of crop e x p l o i t a t i o n f o r expor t . This caused subs i s t ence farmers t o become day l aboure r s on l a r g e e s t a t e s .

Whatever t h e reasons , t h e covenant was fo rgo t t en & t h e prophets a r r i ved . They t a l -

economics must be r e g u 1 a t e d . b ~ e t h i c s . o ry f o r another time. Every 50th yea r was t h e Year o f J u b i l e e

& i n t h i s year a l l land was re turned , without repurchase, t o t h e o r i g i n a l owner. Let me expla in . When t h e people came , to t h e promised land each family, except f o r t he t r i b e o f Levi which had s p e c i a l duty, was given land equal ly . This was t h e i n - h e r i t a n c e o f t h a t family. I t was a g i f t . The fami ly d i d n o t t h ink of themselves a s owners of t h e land, bu t as stewards. This was p a r t o f t h e covenant.

In each genera t ion commerce took p lace & some f a m i l i e s l o s t land. This would be r e t u n e d dur ing t h e Year of J u b l i e e . In t h i s way t h e people a l s o reminded them- s e l v e s of t h e i r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o f u t u r e genera t ions . They remembered what t hey had been to1.d by t h e Crea tor : "For t h e land belongs t o me, and you a r e only s t - rangers 6 g u e s t s o f mine." (Lev. 25:23)

In those days t h e people d i d n ' t t h ink much of one 'person t r y i n g t o t a k e another person's land , * remembered what has been c a l l e d t h e 11 th commandment: "Thou s h a l t no t remove thy n e i g h b o u r ; ~ landmark," (Deut. 19: 14) In o t h e r words, it was wron t o t ake away another pe r son ' s means of making a l i v i n g . If my home depends on your liomelessness, then my home is b u i l t on quicksand. .

l l le SabbathIJubi lee model of s o c i e t y w based on compassion & j u s t i c e , & implied t h a t a model o f s o c i e t y based on p r o f i t l o s s was unacceptable because i t not on1 denied j u s t i c e t o t h e poor bu t fo rgo t t h wealth was a g i f t & t h a t we a r e c a l l e d t be s tewards, no t owners, o f t h e land.

No. 5 i n t h e p a s t , mostly due t o t h e n o i s e & i d i o t i c behaviour of pa t rons . It is t o t a l l y unacceptable t h a t t h i s person can use a b a s e b a l l b a t on Natiive people whenever & wherever he chooses & j u s t ge t away wi th i t . The p o l i c e response is al.so

by No. 5 Orange. H i s name is unknown, bu t unacceptable . Car r ied t o an extreme, i f he was d r i v i n g a sma l l , wh i t e Mazda pick- t h e Nat ive man had gone i n t o a coma o r up t r u c k & wearing a No. 5 . ' s t h f f ' ) s h i r t . s u f f e r e d b r a i n damage, would t h e a t t a c k e r

The i n c i d e n t occur red where Alexander, no t even be charged because t h e v i c t im didn ' t (couldn ' t ) p r e s s one?

Team 3 o r t h e P o l i c e In spec to r t h a t t h e p o l i c e were, i n f a c t , powerless .

ing cons ide rab l e fo r ce . The man of 3. We want an i n v e s t i g a t i o n of t h e indiv- was knocked o f f h i s f e e t .

walk c a f e / r e s t a u r a n t . . a l l saw t h e a s s a u l and, y e l l i n g & running t o t h e Native's.1 Board of D i r e c t o r s , a i d , confronted t h e No. 5 s t a f f person. Four S i s t e r s Housing Co-op He s tood w i th t h e b a t r a i s e d , appa ren t ly ready t o s t r i k e anyone a t t emp t ing t o t a k him i n t o custody. He then quick ly got back i n t h e t r u c k & drove away.

The Native man was helped t o h i s f e e t two eyewitnesses c a l l e d t h e p o l i c e , bu t t h e Native man s a i d he was "okay" & l e f t When t h e p o l i c e a r r i v e d they were t d l d t h e f a c t s of t h i s i nc iden t by s e v e r a l wi tnesses . When they d iscovered t h a t t h Nat ive couple had l e f t , they s a i d t h a t t h e r e was no th ing they could do!

The w i tne s se s were & a r e outraged.

dent of t h i s board was one of t h e eye- wi tnesses . Barbara Daniel was having din- n e r a t t h e s idewalk c a f e / r e s t a u r a n t w i th h e r fami ly , f o u r daughters , & they a l l saw t h i s b r u t a l a t t a c k . The p o l i c e s a i d without a v i c t i m making a complaint they were powerless . MS. Dane1 s a i d t h a t she & have to be prepared

for shorter careers

t h e l o c a l people who go on us ing t h e parks day a f t e r day. Chi ld ren , a d u l t s s e n i o r s , p e t s and wi ld b i r d s a r e a l l a t r i s k from t h e poison l e f t i n t h e g r a s s .

Last summer t h e Parks Board sprayed ROUNDUP on t h e shrubbry around F i r e - h a l l Number 1, j u s t west o f t h e S t r a t h cona Community Gardens. Now, t h e y want t o pu t two dangerous h e r b i c i d e s on S t ra thcona Park j u s t e a s t o f t h e Gar- dens.

In l a t e August, some members o f t h e Gardens went t o t h e Parks Board meetin t o p r o t e s t t h e sp ray ing o f t h e ROUNDUP and a c c i d e n t l y found o u t t h a t S t r a t h - cona Park was on t h e l is t f o r sp ray ing

DERA has jo ined wi th t h e Gardens and o t h e r community members t o say NO t o more chemicals i n o u r community. I f you a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n he lp ing , c a l l P a t r i c i a a t DERA, 682-0931. The Parks Board schedule f o r sp ray ing i s Oct. 7 t o Oct. 11.

The Parks Board wants t o spary S t r a - thcona Park wi th DICAMBA and MCPA, two very s e r i o u s h e r b i c i d e s . This i s t o k i l l any weeds i n t h e soccer f i e l d s , a s t h e soccer leagues have been com- p l a i n i n g t h a t on wet days t h e weeds a r t o o s l i p p e r y . These teams a r e from o u t s i d e t h e neighbourhood, bu t it i s

my agenda was o u t o f o rder . Inasmuch t h a t I could never under-

s t and whether I was t o be r e s u r r e c t e d f i r s t and then walk on water , consequ- e n t l y I need t o p r a c t i c e u n t i l I g e t i t r i g h t .

The t e r r i b l e a f f l i c t i o n t h a t d i d me in was a t e r r i b l y s t a l e sandwich i n a f a r o f f food l i n e . I promise t o g e t i t r i g h t nex t t ime.

Thanks t o a l l f o r t h e i r concern. S i n c e r e l y ,

Did you know t h a t t h e Vancouver Engin- ee r ing Dept. is planning t o b u i l d an ex- pressway from t h e Freeway t o Downtown Vancouver? Did you know t h a t t h i s expres- sway i s going t o become an i s s u e f o r t h e East End o f Vanocuver i n the nea r f u t u r e ?

The proposed expressway w i l l connect t h e Freeway wi th downtown by going th ru the.Grandview Cut r a i l l i n e , a c ros s Clark Drive, t h r u t h e ra i lway f l a t s between Clark & Main & hook up wi th F r i o r near t h e Georgia Viaduct. (SEE THE MAP)

There w i l l be a d i s cus s ion i n S t ra thco- na & t h e Downtown Eas t s ide abont t h e 1 s t phase of t h i s expressway over t h e next week. The C i ty wants people i n both n e i - ghbourhoods t o approve t h e Malkin Bypass, t h e p a r t t h a t goes from Clark D r . a c ros s t h e ra i lway f l a t s t o P r i o r 6 t h e Georgia Viaduct. I t w i l l p a s s r i g h t by S t ra thcona Park & t h e S t r a thcona Community Gardens.

Discussions w i l l be he ld :

Open House on Traffic

TUESDAY, October 1,1991 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Strathcona Community Centre Adult Lounge

601 Keefer

t h e i r neighbourhood & b u i l d a freeway through it 20 y e a r s ago. Since then , gov- ernment o f f i c i a l s have moved g inge r ly wheneger t h e t o p i c o f bu i ld ing a freeway i n t o t h e do.wntown a r e a has come up.

There a r e 3 p a r t s t o t h e scheme t o bu i ld an expressway. F i r s t , t h e c ros s ing a t Boundary Ave. needs t o be graded s o t h a t t r a f f i c going down t h e expressway won't have t o s o t p a t t h e l i g h t s . Second, t h e highway down t h e Grandview Cut i t s e l f has t o be b u i l t . Third, t h e Malkin Bypass looks a s i f it w i l l be t h e f i r s t p a r t t h a t i s a c t u a l l y b u i l t .

C i t y o f f i c i a l s have t o l d r e s i d e n t s of t h e neighbourhoods a f f e c t e d by t h e expres- sway t h a t i t w i l l t ake commuter 6 t r uck t r a f f i c o f f t h e i r s t r e e t s . The experience of v i r t u a l l y a l l o t h e r North American c i t - i e s shows t h a t t h i s is wrong. More high- ways only br ing more c a r s everywhere.

In f a c t , S t ra thcona r e s i d e n t s were r eca e n t l y t o l d t h a t t h e Malkin Bypass would I

immediately reduce t r a f f i c on P r i o r S t r e e t by 50%. Too bad t h a t i n f i v e yea r s , t h e volume o f t r a f f i c w i l l r e t u r n t o t h e same l e v e l i t is today!!! So much f o r t r a f f i c reduct ion .

Before t h e Cass i a r Connector was b u i l t , Hast ings-Sunrise r e s i d e n t s were t o l d t h a t t h e y would ha rd ly know it was t h e r e . Now

hfalkin -- By-pass Open Ro:rse t h a t cons t ruc t ion has been underway f o r months & peop le ' s l i v e s have been d i s r u p t -

'TUESDAY, October 8,1991 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. First United Churc!~

Gymnasium 320 East tiaslings Street

BOTH THESE GREEN SPACES IN OUR AREA I WILL THEN BE SANDWICHED BETWEEN TWO

EXPRESSWAYS - PRIOR.ST. ON ONE SIDE & THE MALKIN BYPASS ON THE OTHER!!! I t ' s important t o be t h e r e 6 c a l l t h e

C i t y on t h i s p l an t o make it even e a s i e r f o r more & rhore c a r s t o g e t t o o u r a rea .

I f you haven ' t heard about t h e planned ex.pressway, don ' t be su rp r i s ed . I t ' s no t e x a c t l y a s e c r e t , bu t i t ' s no t being ad- v e r t i s e d e i t h e r . S t ra thcona r e s i d e n t s soundly defea ted t h e at tempt t o bul ldoze

- - ed by t h i s mammoth p r o j e c t , i t appears ' ,

t h a t i t ' s many t imes l a r g e r than anyone expected. And t o t o p i t o f f , p a r t o f New Brighton Park w i l l be chopped o f f f o r a ramp from t h e C a s s i a r Connector t o t h e p o r t - t h e f i r s t phase of a new water f ront highway, perhaps? A s wel l , Slocan Park has been t o t a l l y des t royed by t h e cons t ruc t ion & t h e r e is no money anywhere t o r ep l ace i t .

The l e s s o n s of t h e Cass i a r Connector show t h a t o f f i c i a l s who p l an & b u i l d such expressways cannot be t r u s t e d . T r a f f i c i n t h e Downtown Eas t s ide i s bad enough now. Don't l e t it g e t any worse. Make.sure t h e C i t y g e t s t h e r i g h t message when they ask about bu i ld ing t h e Malkin Bypass - t h e 1st phase of t h e new expressway.

, \ MAKE SURE YOU JUST SAY NO TO MORE FREEWAYS

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By JEFF SOMMERS

res idents l i v i n g i n the a rea served by the DERA South o f f i c e a t 1067 Granville. 2. The contes t is not open t o DERA o r DERA

Housing employees on the d i r e c t pay- r o l l o r members of t h e i r families. Volun- t e e r s a t / f o r DERA can a l s o compete. 3. Your en t ry must be between 300 & SO0

words. Typewritten e n t r i e s a r e prefer- red; handwritten e n t r i e s must be c l e a r l y wri t ten o r w i l l be d isqual i f ied . Your top- i c can include a l l you know (or, .donl.t. know) about AIDS, opinions, any questions & ans- wers you may have, and solion ... Beautiful language is not required. 4. The c los ing da te f o r e n t r i e s i s Oct.4,

1991 a t 4:OOpm a t the DERA o f f i ces , 9 E.Hastings S t r e e t . Judging of e n t r i e s w i l l end on Oct.11 a t 12 noon. The names of the winners of the f i v e equal $100 p r i zes w i l l be published i n the DERA Newsletter a t the end of October.

* NAME- * ADDRESS * AGE . .-- * FEMALE o r MALE * DATE OF ENTRY

6. Pr izes w i l l be given i n Cash o r i n Kind Winners who a r e on income ass is tance

w i l l not have t h e i r income jeopardised as we w i l l make the appropriate arrangements f o r them t o receive t h e i r p r i ze i n the amount allowable per month. 7. In Kind winners can make t h e i r purch-

ases only a t ALICE, 33 W. Cordova St . 8. The judging panel w i l l be composed of

representa t ives from DEW, the AIDS- support community 4 o ther community reps from the Downtown Eastside. 9. The decisions of the judges are final. 10 A l l e n t r i e s a r e the property of DEM

SHIP SHAPE 4 a cond i t io~ l of entry i s t h a t the en t ry can be published.

FREE MEDICAL CLINIC - blon, Wed, Fr iday, 5 : 3 0 - 7 : 30 EASTSIDE N E i D L i EXCHANGE - 221 Main; eve ry day 9am - Spm.

'OUT' Needle exchange van - on t h e s t r e e t mon-Sat evenings . N.A. meets every Monday n i g h t a t 223 Main S t r e e t .

S•‹C1"y Narcot ics Anonymous (NA) meets a t Dugout, 59 Powell, 7:30 F r i .

vendel R. -$ I5 Marilyn S. -$36 Heather M. -$I5 Darren L. -$SO lferman L.-$10 Fores t Lawn -$20 Keith C.-$30 Et ienne S. -$20 Sandy C.-$35 Nancy W. -$75 Terry T. -$200 Alber t H . -$ lo Brenda -$ I5 Vishva A. -$ I5 Jane t B . -$20 E l l en -$5 L i l l i a n H.-$20 Sue H . -$SO Colleen E. -$25 Donald M. - $ l o Dave - $ l o B i l l T.-$20 Nancy J . -$10 Annette R.-$30 William B.-$20 Rhinos -$3.03 . Laughing Bear -$200 A r t VL -$5 S a l v a t i o n Army Chi l l iwack -$30

N e i l M.-$3 I.lllili - I I~II I I I I~IIS. I I C C O ~ I I O I ~ .

11 October

Legal S e r v i c e s Nb:lcI) I 1 1x1' ?

F i r s t United Downtown E a s t s i d e Residents ' Assoc ia t ion Anonymous -$38 can h e l p you wi th:

* any we l fa re problems

* informat ion on l e g a l r i g h t s

* d i s p u t e s wi th l a n d l o r d s

* unsafe l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s

* income t a x

* UIC problems

* f i n d i n g housing

* opening a bank account

Come i n t o t h e DERA Off ice a t 9 East Has t ings o r 1067 G r a n v i l l e , o r phone u s a t 682-0931.

DERA HAS BEEN SERVING THE A

opened in May, 1987. Four Sisters has both

., The housing co-op has 153 apartments. More than 300 people

Province photo by Arlen Redek( lthe Four Sisters is one ) ! if the best housing projects in the world. It is in a contest Mi th

1 housing projects all i over the world.

languages- Four Sisters co-op is a good place to live. Jim Green works for

D E W . Jim says the ey can. They people at Four Sisters know that their rent get along even though I won't go up hundreds they are all different.

This surprises all the ' Four Sisters h2s eve people who said the helped people get job? housing project was not While people were a good idea. Powerful working at the co-op, people tried to stop the thev learned a new ski,

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par l iament Bu i ld ings , r but a l s o on o t h e r i s s u e s . Each month

V a i c t o r i a , B. C. we g e t t o g e t h e r t o d i s c u s s problems we have.

Dear M r . S t rachan: A major problem t h a t we have a l l ob-

I am w r i t i n g on beha l f of F r o n t l i n e served i s t h a t low income people do . , . r r -1 .- I V T I T , \ r , - --- - n o t have medical coverage and the re -

I AdVocaEe WorKers ( r L n w ) . w e a r e a

group of people who advocate on be

the t a p e s t r y o f f l i e s sprawls chickenpocked on t h e i c y ground

I sun s e t t i n g red faced boy f a c e s a laugh and I o f womans h e l d watch myself watching myself f i rmly l i k e a b lack l a q u e r pour ing jug the c o n t e n t s r easonab ly f a b l e d v i b r a t i n g w i t h joy n o t r e l e a s e d j r e l e a s i r

fore do no t seek t r ea tment when they ieed i t / FLAW'S passed a r e s o l u t i o n t o rite t o you u rg ing your government t o ~ b o l i s h medical premiums l i k e most of :he o t h e r provinces a l r e a d y have.

We a l s o want t h e government t o g ive ip t h e i d e a of new medical u s e r f e e s md t o end t h e h e a l t h u s e r f e e s we lave now. User f e e s a r e t a x e s based on s ickness o r i n j u r y . The s i c k e r you a r e , :he more you pay. We t h i n k h e a l t h c a r e jhould be pa id f o r through t a x a t i o n lased on a b i l i t y t o pay.

We would a p p r e c i a t e a c l e a r response :o o u r r e q u e s t s b e f o r e t h e e l e c t i o n . Chank you v e r y much.

t h r e e t o n g u e s - w r i t l n g f o r th t . damn

the sun till it h a s r e a l l y f a l l e n f o r t h e black, i c y n i g h t hidden, b u r i e d by t h e t a p e s t r y o f f l i e s I s i n g t h e young song o f b l u e sky and r e d l i f e l i g h t r e f l e c t i n g I s i t f o o l i s h l y remembering myself a s t h e unbloomed f l o w e r before s p r i n g ye t o u t s i d e my f o o l ' s memory s p r i n g has n o t y e t a r i s e n but t h e sun s e t s

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Th is booklet h a s been p r i n t e d 5 t imes ; updates , r e v i s i o n s 6 d i s t r i b u t i o n by v o l u n t e e r s at t h e Carnegie Newslet ter .

A language s e r v i c e c a l l e d MOSAIC, 1720 Grant S t . , seems t o have f ree11

t r a n s l a t e d t h e 4 t h e d i t i o n . (We d o n ' t know t h e p a r t i c u l a r s ; we j u s t g o t a copy of t h e Spanish v e r s i o n ! )

Over 15,000 c o p i e s o f t h e Engl ish one a r e o u t , E t h e Carnegie Newslet ter hac no reason n o t t o g e t t h e Spanish' one p r i n t e d f o r d i s t r i b u t i o n - 1400 copie: f o r Oppenheimer, t h e Evelyne S a l l e r

MOM 6 DAD NEED YOUR VOTE:

Images a r e p e r s u a s i v e i l l u s i o n s . Everything t h a t ho lds power i n t h e s o c i a l system runs on them. Take, f o r example, t h e e l e c t i o n : Th is t ime , i n Imageland, i t ' s Mom v e r s u s Dad. R i t a

accupys p e o p l e ' s thoughts wi th t h i n g s l i k e , "I wonder what ' s t h e r e a l s t o r y behind t h e scenes". . ."who is t h e r e a l R i t a Johnston? ... who i s t h e r e a l Mike Harcourt ?'I

Imageworld ( t e l l i n g n i c e l i e s ) makes a s e a r c h f o r t h e hidden t r u t h much more i n t e n s e than it would be i f we j u s t a l - ways t o l d t h e t r u t h . ... i n f a c t , t h i s image f r o n t has c r e a t e d a whole i n d u s t - r y o f " i n v e s t i g a t i v e journalism" t r y i n g t o uncover t h e cover-ups.

Out o f t h e honest cynicism t h a t r e - s u l t s from wi tness ing l i e s , d i s t o r t i o n s s p e c i a l e f f e c t s & choreographed even t s , a whole "otherT1 world of spying, ques t - ion ing , i n v e s t i g a t i o n & s u r v e i l l a n c e i s born t h a t p u t s u s s q u a r e l y a t odds wi th o u r s o c i e t y , c u l t u r e , na t ion . .wha tever you c a l l it. How it r e a l l y i s never shows except a s a scam o r scandal ... Imageworld d o e s n ' t q u i t e c o n t r o l t h e whole show.

But when it comes t o "democrat ical ly" e l e c t i n g o u r government, r a t h e r than d e a l i n g wi th a l l t h e bor ing & compli- c a t e d in format ion necessa ry t o examine what ' s happening i n r e a l i t y , we j u s t run t h e 4-year snap e l e c t i o n on an i m - age l e v e l & be done with it.

bumbllng bu t ded ica ted s c h o o l t e a c 6 t h e Zalm - t h a t wheel ing-deal ing, smi l ing , hand-shaking supersalesman we have come t o know s o wel l .

C o l l e c t i v e pe rcep t ion (how a l o t o f people t end t o r e l a t e t o a person, t h i n g o r event emot ion8l ly) has f a r more c l o u t i n t h e c o r r i d o r s o f power than anything e l s e . This , o f course ,

So it looks l i k e Dad's gonna t a k e i t t h i s t ime ... no more "Mikey l i k e s itv ay? I

J. - t h e a u t h o r i t a r i a n mother f i g u r e - Afte r being hung in t h e c l o s e t for so - & Harcour t , t h e know-i t -a l l Dad. long, t a k i n g a backseat t o Momma &

"Father Knows Best" comes t o mind, Momma's boy, t h e baldheaded guy wi th t h e but r e a l l y !'Throw Momma From The Train" mustache & serious g l a s s e s is up n e x t . . may t u r n o u t t o be t h e most influential Michael Harcourt . . no t e x a c t l y a working Imagespeak t h i s t ime around. c l a s s he ro - but enough o f a gambler t o

The l a s t e l e c t i o n was completely d i f - know i t f s now o r never. f e r e n t : S k e l l y (remember him?) - t h e TORA - - - n r n k - , - ,

ded i n t i e i n g

The f u r of a beaver The claws of a badge To d i g my way o u t of t h i s economic zoo. . .

I d d i sappear "n t h e wings of a haw 2 6 n o t come around

Si lence i s golden so t h e say ing goes, Si lence i s a l s o a s i g n o f weakness i n some peop le ' s eyes , when a l l a long, t h e y ' r e showing t h e i r aggress iveness on you.

Unt i l you d i s c o v e r t h a t s i l e n c e i s your s t r e n g t h , they w i l l push and p u l l you, t r y t h e i r da rndes t t o b r i n g you down t o t h e i r l e v e l . Don't l e t them because s i l e n c e i s s t r o n g .

My s i l e n c e i s my weapon. Everyone env ies what I c h e r i s h most, my b e l i e f s , my sense of what ' s r i g h t and wrong.

Someone wants a p i e c e of my s i l e n c e , but my s i l e n c e i s n o t f o r s a l e or given t o s a t i s f y someone's greed. My s i l e n c e i s mine t o keep and mine a lone.

B i l l Ca rd ina l Memorial would have won the r i d i n g with 70% of the vote, the socreds would have received 23%

i s extremely emotional g a t h e r i t h e Liberals 6% and the Green Party 1%. The NDP have held t h i s s e a t f o r the

pas t 18 years; Mike Harcourt has been NDP r r y Loyie opened t h e ceremony by representa t ive s ince the '86 e lec t ion . In ing u s t h a t he went t o t h e same the pas t 20 years only one Downtown East-

s i d e MLA, Gary Lauk, has served a s a cab- f u l exper ience it was. i n e t minis ter . He was Minister of Energy

a few br ief in 1975- e r f u l memories o f B i l l . He was a History has been made twice i n our r i d -

ing. In 1956 Tory candidate Doug Jung be- came the f i r s t Chinese-Canadian t o seek provincia l o r f edera l o f f i c e i n Canadian

am very much l i k e B i l l a s I f i n d h i s t o r y when he ran f o r t h e l e g i s l a t u r e uch e a s i e r t o w r i t e than speak. i n a byeledtion. Although M r . Jung was

defeated i n '56, one year l a t e r he was e lec ted Vancouver Centre ' s Member of Par-

s t r y o f t h e Indian Chief & h o r s e liament i n the general e l ec t ion . A s well i n 1972 Emery Barnes made h i s t o r y when he (along with Rosemary Brown l in Ki ts i lano)

i c e . Bi l l ' s s p i r i t w i l l always became the f i r s t black Canadian t o be e l - i n each o f us. ected t o the BC Legislature.

Some of the prominent Vancouver c i t i - zens t o have been defeated i n our r id ing i n the pas t include J u s t i c e Minister K i m Campbell (Social Credit , 1983), Alderman P h i l l i p Owen (Social Credi t , 1983), auth- o r William Deverall (NDP, 1969), former Judge Thomas Berger (CCF, 1960), E former Expo '86 Commissioner Pat r ick Reid (Pro- g ress ive Conservative, 1960).

I challenge a l l Carnegie Newsletter readers t o make h i s t o r y again on October 17, 1991. F i r s t l y , l e t ' s have a 100% vot e r turnout. I t ' s too important a dec i s ion t o l e t your neighbour decide who i s going

t o speak up f o r you i n Victor ia on Issues l i k e providing decent af fordable housing & b e t t e r heal th care & soc ia l services . Secondly, don' t vote f o r the par ty . Vote f o r the person i n your r id ing, regardless of par ty , who you bel ieve has contributed the most t o your neighbourhood, who bes t understands loca l concerns and who i s n ' t a f r a i d t o r u f f l e f ea the r s when speaking UP f o r your community. Jus t th ink how much of

and Emery Barnes l a s t time has been cut a s t ronger government we would have i n Victor ia if we have 75 women men who

Eastside p a r t is now ca l l ed Vancouver stood up f o r what's r i g h t r a t h e r than auto. Mount Pleasant. mat ica l ly rubberstamped whatever the par ty

A i n the l a s t provincia l e l ec t ion , the NDP Darren Lowe

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Then of course t h e r e is t h e disconn- e c t i o n o f t h e non-elected premier - Johnston - from any t a i n t o f "ZALMOID- ISM" which, t o say t h e l e a s t , i s a f e e b l e i f no t laughable minisemblance of v i r t u o u s p o l i t i c a l d i s a f f e c t i o n from y e t one more S o c i a l C r e d i t ou t - c a s t being faced wi th most s e r i o u s c r imina l charges . . .one of which has

@ t o do wi th no l e s s than $20,000 US. J u s t what can K i n s e l l a do b u t keep

whispering sweet dreams of a n t i c i p a t e d S o c i a l C r e d i t power i n t h e a t t e n t i v e G obedient e a r s of a campaigning, non- e lec ted-premier f i l l - i n ?

Put t h a t i n your ' m o r a l i s t ' p i p e dreams smoke it, a s you r i d e m e r r i l y a long i n t h e comfort G a f f l u e n c e of your socred g r a v y - t o u r - t r a i n of s e l f - d e l u s i o n and grand f antasmia.

HooHoo

. There i s a galaxy of g l o r i o u s gazoo-

nees t h a t parade pompously through t h e publ ic domain t h a t i s B r i t i s h Columbia loudly procla iming t h e i r p o l i t i c a l v i r i l i t y a s f a i t h f u l devotees o f soc- i a l C r e d i t v i r t u e / t o t a l i n f a l l i b i l i t y 0 X - c lean G i n d i s p u t a b l e c e r t a i n i t i e s . P r e c i s i o n

Hence t h e l1ZALM-ABILITY" f a c t o r s en- t e r i n t o i n t o t h e d i s p u t e a s e n v i s a g e d o ~ i f e i s s i m i l a r t o photography: by t h e New Democrats' " ro l l ed-up 0 I•’ l i g h t touches on a c e r t a i n sleeves" f i g h t i n g p o s i t i o n s . To whi t :O area, and it captivates you, - a l i t a n y of scanda l s f o r c i n g many t h e n i t moves, r e s i g n a t i o n s , t endered e v e r so humbly 0 you must chase after that light ( i f you p l e a s e ) by those caught wi th immediately. p i l f e r i n g hands i n t h e p u b l i c t rough. 0 You must follow the light.

Their s o l e de fense i s l a y i n g c la im (With s i m i l a r i n t e n s i t y . ) t o t h e d e f i n i t e non-exis tence o f even 0 It is inadvisable to wait for the l i g h t

, the l a s t p a r t i c l e o f any wrong-doing 0 t o come back t o you: I or of t h e mere pe rcep t ion t h e r e o f . i t may w e l l be r e s t o r e d t o you,

MY OH MY! 0 t o such 6 such a p r e c i s e T ' i s indeed a sad t ime, fo l lowing a n g l e , & be seen

the upon c O m ~ l e t i O n a 0 through a l t o g e t h e r i d e n t i c a l f a c e t s ; very thorough i n v e s t i g a t i o n p rocess , OYOU can c a p t u r e it t h i s t i m e

, that a l l i s n o t well and cover-ups a r e b u t i t w i l l never seem brought t o t h e l i g h t o f day e n t a i l i n g (3 the same. ' prosecutions E t h e l a y i n g o f charges .

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Vancouver Islarid and Lower must proceed with caution. Mainland school board trustees "We do have a taxpayer to '

made the charge after families answer to and there are a lot of minister Carol Gran called for programs already under way that further study of the problem. support families," she said.

"At the lime we were very excited because we had pilot programs going and we were prepared lo expand it in the _ -

redirect $160.000 from other

Vancouver going hungry through the dav." said Denike.

"I tt&k probably four more schools are in just as much need a the ones in the program."

In schools with lunch programs, teachers report noticeable ~mprovement in student attendance, behavior, health and learning ability.

"Kids are blossoming because they have increased learning and attentiveness," McBain said.

She fears they will not be able tc continue lunch programs without provincial government support.

"But our funding has been cut and we have no idea where we will get the money next year," McBain said.

There's little argument that feeding hungry children is a provincial responsibility.

"It's a social-welfare problem," said Denike. "It should not be left to the school boards."

Said Grm: "As a society we all have a res~onsibilihr to make surf

One Canadian but NOT Pro

With a l l t he people who a r e out o r looking for work, you term, not a carved-in-stone r e a l i t y .

Big Unions going on s t r i k e . DEW has been instrumental i n forc ing The one major problem slumlords to simply Obey the law, as

that they want more mane well a s e s t ab l i sh ing in t e rna t iona l ex- ur i ty . . . l i k e i n the amples of housing. Four S i s t e r s Co-op with CUPW and PSAC. i s one of t he f i v e f i n a l i s t s f o r World

The government s a id no more money (United Nations) Habitat Award. I t may this year and 3% next year. Meanwhile even be o f f i c i a l l y recognised a s t he the government t akes an 11% pay hike f i n e s t example of housing on ea r th , but plus a spending bonus an strum1ed through the same m n t a l mala-

I f t he government puts a f r eeze on dy t h a t seems t o i n f e c t Ms. Baxter when

a l l pay r a i s e s t h a t mean everybody, people on Ci ty Council t r i e d t o k i l l i t with no exceptions. every chance they got . The reasoning:

We need a government t !IA housing just wont t work on the people, not one t h a t "Skid Road1'. The establishment of Car- do not l i v e i n Cuba o r I n%ie was the end result of years Of

in Canada. s t rugg le t o s top the o ld l i b r a r y from becoming a parking l o t . Now s o c i a l

- planners from around t h e world want de- t a i l e d plans t o hopeful ly s t a r t "Cane- g i e l s" +n t h e i r count r ies .

Had M s . Baxter taken the time t o ask around, her amazement a t t he scope of

-A se rv i ces & agencies might even have (as a Le t te r - to- the- overridden he r pre judices . CRAB Park,

Editor, Downtown Easts ide Youth A c t i v i t i e s Soc- i e t y , Downtown Easts ide Seniors, Down- ! Jaimie Barter , a s a w r i t e r on the town Easts ide Women's Centre, Downtown

1 cornmunit i e s i n Vancouver, has s t a r t e d ~ a s t s i d e Handicapped Association, Crab- I off by degrading the East side. t r e e Corner, Evelyne S a l l e r Centre. . .

She r e f e r s t o OUT neighbourhood repeat- o t h e r a reas i n Vancouver have crime, edly a s "skid Road". That ' s not unique; drugs & alcohol i n abundance but people many people f e e l q u i t e smug & j u s t i f i e d come t o "Skid Road", a c t l i k e animals, in c a l l i n g t h i s community t h a t , 6 des- and t h e media screams "Skid Road" again c r ib ing it only i n negat ive, derogatory I f Baxter and o the r s of h e r arrogant terms. i l k l ldonl t ever want t o come heret1,

Ms. Baxter wrote about t h i s neighbour- don ' t l i k e having a depressed a rea i n hood a s seen through the eyes of two Vancouver, then work with us t o make o r pol ice o f f i c e r s , n e i t h e r of whom l i v e even fo rce change t h a t i s p o s i t i v e and here. They expressed t h e i r opinions t o progressive. I f t h a t sounds l i k e too her & she passed them on, re inforc ing much t roub le then have the courtesy t o such a s provided a b a s i s f o r t h e next shut your t r a p . use of l1Skid Road". PAULR TAYLOR,

The Downtown Easts ide has t he most Editor, Carnegie Newsletter successful community cent re i n Canada Member of t h e Board of Directors , (Carnegie); t h e Residents1 Association Carnegie Association E (DEW) has worked f o r over 18 years Four S i s t e r s Housing Co-operative.

Don let it happen I t i s e l e c t i o n time i n B r i t i s h Columbia

but what does R i t a Johnston 's government intend t o do f o r the handicapped i f they a r e re-elected?

Such squalor a s t he poor l i v e in i n BC cannot be excused on the grounds t h a t l i t t l e can be done about it.

In f a c t t he re is p len ty t h a t can be done t o end poverty in the East End, esp- e c i a l l y t o end d isab led poverty.

Programs such a s t h e "employment incen- t i ve" type, where people a r e paid $50 a month, have two f a t a l flaws. One flaw i s t h a t these programs only l a s t one year i n three . .no t long enough t o g ive t h e emplo- yee r e a l work experience. The o the r flaw is t h a t these employment incent ive prog- rams c r e a t e a category of s l aves s i m i l a r t o the e a r l y s laves of t he American south where blacks were not paid arid l i v e d i n squalor l i k e the d isab led i n BC do.

Handicapped people a r e the new '"niggers" of the world, expected t o work 40 hours f o r $50 a month.

This r a t e of pay breaks down t o l e s s than $2 an hour.

Handicapped pressure groups such a s the BC Coal i t ion of People with D i s a b i l i t i e s E the Canadian Mental Health Association should u n i t e t o br ing pressure on t h e BC govt. t o bring i n l e g i s l a t i o n t o e s t a b l - i s h a d i s a b i l i t y pension based on the min- imum wage, a t l e a s t .

Welfare (GAIN) is not s e t up t o work with the Downtown Easts ide r e n t a l system.

Now t h a t t he re i s an e l e c t i o n , however, we cJ t Jzens of t he East End have an oppor- t u n i t y t o fo rce change i n t h i s a rea .

Ask your candidates i n t h i s a r ea i f they approve of t h i s d i s a b i l i t y pension (based on the minimum wage) E l e t u s vote f o r the one who supports i t .

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* high qua l i t y dry goods

* da i ry products

:$ cleaning suppl ies

* bulk gra ins

* much, much more!

Excellent s e rv i ce a t t he bes t l i t t l e s t o r e i n town!

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UPDATES.. . . . * Jaimie Baxter, t h e w r i t e r f o r

t h t Vancouver Sun who ca l l ed our neighbourhood "Skid Road" 5 o r 6 t imes i n a recent s t o r y , got so many l e t t e r s & phone c a l l s t h a t she a c t u a l l y v i s i t e d t h e commun- i t y . Stephen Learey of DERA spent a few hours taking he r around. It sounded l i k e she woke up.. . w e ' l l see.

* The Oversight Board a t F i r s t Church is sure t h a t time w i l l bury the f a c t s of t h e i r abrupt des t ruc t ion of t h e team of comm- uni ty workers. Maybe Hil lson should get an " 1 ' m Innocent" T- s h i r t t o serve the same purpose a s h i s "I Support Native Land Claims" one. FUC/Elliot i s an asymmetrical convolution devoid of synergy f o r the D.E.'s needs. Need I say more?

A message fim

urge all Native Peoples ta participate in the upcoming I

Provincial Election.

Start by gztting on the Vo tm ' List. Ifyou are not on the list, you won't able to vole.. .and each vote counu.

"I personally endorse Mike Harcourt

& the New Democrats.

On election day make sure your vote counts."

o check to see ifyou are on the Voters' List, call Mike Harcourt's T

office at 253-7905. 7?ze next government of R.C. will make decisions on many issues that affect Aboriginal Peoples:

Aboriginal Rights & SevGovernment be Health Care, Education & Hozlsing

A Stop to Another Meech Lake

0 ne voice can muhe a difference. One person can make a diflerence.

I speak fiom e-qerience.

I n V a n c o u v e r - M o u n t P l e a s a n t v o t e :

SUBMASS HYSTERIA By Garry Gust