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The overwhelming success of Carnegie comes from t h e c o n t r i b u t i o n s of i t s v o l u n t e e r s . The v o l u n t e e r program i s t h e foundation, t h e very h e a r t , o f t h e Carnegie Centre. This y e a r we hono u r a l l o u r v o l u n t e e r s and we pay spec i a l t r i b u t e t o t h o s e of long term standing.

Thank you, Carnegie Volunteers!

Diane MacKenzie Director

Muggs S i g u r g e i r s o n P r e s i d e n t , C.C.C.A

People v o l u n t e e r time/energy/ideas every day of t h e y e a r here. Amazement 1; t h e r e x t i c x y h e n ~ y ~visitsrs r or a g e n c i e s s e e Carnegie - both by t o u r ing t h e b u i l d i n g & reading numbers.

When q u e G i o n s a r e asked about how i t ' s p o s s i b l e , i t ' s kind of fun t o rhyme o f f some of t h e following s t a t s :

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Number o f Volunteers---------- 350 Annual Volunteer hours------ 49,591

*Kitchen l a b o u r hours *Vol .Reception S e r v i c e s "Renovations hours "Learning Centre *Pool Room *Newsletter *Patron Reception *Artwork/Graphics *Cabaret/ Jams *Videos *Library *Bingo *Native C u l t u r a l *We i2htroom *Pottery *Ballroom Dance *Plant Care *Hair Cuts *TV Repair *Special Events/Misc.

This was i n 1991. The ' r e n o v a t i o n s hours1 a r e what would have been done i f various p a r t s of t h e building hadn't been c l o s e d o f f . Not bad!

Recognition Week Events 7

Sunday, Apr.19

VOLUNTEERS PARTY 2-4pm on 2nd f l o o r .

CAKE E COFFEE 3pm on 2nd f l o o r (7pm T h e a t r e ) SPECIAL HONOURING OF VOLUNTEERS AT CULTURAL SHARING NIGHT

Monday, Apr.20

Tues. , Apr. 21

RECOGNITION BURGERS Free f o r Volunteers 5 pm, C a f e t e r i a SPECIAL FEATURE CABARET 7 pm Theatre Wed. , Apr. 22 ANNUAL REC . BANQUET 4 pm Theatre Thrus. Apr. 23 VOLUNTEERS PITCH ' n Pun Friday, Apr.24 KERIOKA EVENING Sponsored by S e n i o r s 6:30 pm T h e a t r e Sat., Apr.25 VOLUNTEERS ONLY -Free Pool Tournament -Bowling -Free P i z z a (5pm-Caf. ) I n t roducinn

When D o r i s Rathke moved from T o r o n t o t o Vancouver e i g h t y e a r s a g o , s h e was "looking f o r a b e t t e r l i f e . "

S h e ' s found'Lhat b e t t e r l i f e - and a t t h e same t i n ~ e113s h e l p e d improve t h i n g s Kor a l o t O K o t h e r p e o p l e a r o u n d h e r e Loo. D o r i s i s C a r n e g i e ' s 1992 V o l u n t e e r of t h e Y e a r , t h e d e d i c a t e d , hard-working Down town E a s t s i d e r who g i v e s f r e e h a i r c u t s t w i c e a week on t h e 3 r d f l o o r .

"How many h a i r c u t s h a v e I done?" sajrs D o r i s . " A l l I know i s i t ' s q u i t e a few.

You can t e l l by t h e c a l l u s e s on my f i n g e r s where I h o l d t h e s c i s s o r s . " D o r i s , who t r a i n e d a s a h a i r d r e s s e r a t Simpson-Sears i n T o r o n t o , s a y s " h a i r c u t s a r e an a r t . " "I do h a i r c u t s a t C a r n e g i e t o h e l p s o c i e t y and p e o p l e when t h e y c a n ' t a f f o r d t o go t o o t h e r p l a c e s a n d pay t o g e t t h e i r h a i r c u t , " s h e adds.

Carnegie volunteer co-ordinator Atiba S a u n d e r s e s t i m a t e s D o r i s h a s done 2 , 0 0 0 haircuts i n t h e past four years. " D o r i s i s a w o n d e r f u l example o f t h e v o l u n t e e r s p i r i t of Carnegie," s a y s Atiba.

"She p e r f o r m s a r e a l community s e r v i c e .

She shows up r a i n o r s h i n e a n d s h e ' s a l ways s m i l i n g . " A s e v e r y o n e knows, s a y s A t i b a , C a r n e g i e c o u l d n l t f u n c t , i o n w i t h o u t i t s 300 v o l u n t eers.

As t h i s y e a r ' s w i n n e r , D o r i s w i l l r e p r e e n t C a r n e g i e a t a g a l a b a n q u e t A p r i l 22 at t h e H o t e l Vancouver, s p o n s o r e d by t h e Volunteer Bureau.

D o r i s i s p r o u d o f t h e award b e c a u s e i t shows s h e made t h e r i g h t c h o i c e i n moving t o Vancouver.

'IT L L IeLLb u i i l e ~ r e d i i h e ii's u o i i r r e s p o n s i b l e t o t r y t o change y o u r l i f e and make i t b e t t e r , " s h e s a y s .

D o r i s grew up i n T o r o n t o a n d won s e v e r a l c e r t i f i c a t e s a t Humber C o l l e g i a t e , i n c l u d i n g ones f o r a t h l e t i c s , art & attendence.

B e s i d e s SimpsonflSears, s h e a l s o worked t h e r e i n a c a r p a r t s f a c t o r y a s an upholste r e r and i n a c a f e t e r i a wrapping donuts and making c o f f e e .

She l e f t T o r o n t o b e c a u s e h e r f i n a n c i a l s i t u a t i o n was g e t t i n g u n f a v o u r a b l e S i n c e a r r i v i n g i n Vhncouver, s h e h a s b e e n a n a c t i v e v o l u n t e e r w i t h t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e Women's C e n t r e , t h e o l d 4 4 , t h e S t r a t h c o n a Comm+nity M e n t a l H e a l t h Team and S t . J a m e s Social Services.

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1 f you wanL a Cree h a i r c u t , j u s t d r o p by t h e t h i r d f l o o r on any Thursday o r Sunday from 1 - 3 p.m.

Doris h a s l o t s of s a t i s f i e d customers. " S h e ' s q u i t e good, s h e ' s p l e a s a n t and c h e e r f u l a n d t h e p r i c e i s r i g h t , " s a y s Denn i s , who was g e t t i n g a h a i r c u t s o h e c o u l d

Editor, I t was v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g t o read'Mike H a r c o u r t ' s open l e t t e r E T o r a ' s a r t i c l e "What To Do?'' E t h e " N a t i o n ' s Business" i n t h e same N e w s l e t t e r i s s u e of I A p r i l 1992. I hope t h a t t h e Premier E Tora w i l l m u t u a l l y r e a d each o t h e r ' s articles.

M r . H a r c o u r t promises t o do b e t t e r i n B.C. i n t h e months E y e a r s ahead. To do i t s o , he must s e r i o u s l y c o n s i d e r the ideas expressed i n Tora's a r t i c l e s l i k e : "The NDP government should go t o t h e e l d e r s o f N a t i v e communities E ask bhem how t o manage r e s o u r c e s . " We s h o u l d acknowledge t h e P r e m i e r ' s p e r f e c t p o l i t i c a l s t ~ d t e g yi l l s a y i r ~ g t h a t t h e g o v ' t c a n ' t solve a l l of o u r problems o v e r n i g h t . O f c o u r s e t h e mess i s t o o deep; it can be c l e a n e d o u t onl y gradual l y .

However one t h i n g could E s h o u l d b e done r i g h t now: The government should h e l p t o promote a s much a s p o s s i b l e T o r a ' s w r i t i n g s E c o n s i d e r him a s an o u t s t a n d i n g p h i l o s o p h e r o f modern time The younger g e n e r a t i o n s h o u l d e n d o r s e t h e l i f e s t y l e E philosophy of poverty i n o r d e r t o s u r v i v e i n o u r fundamenta l l y changing world.

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photo of Mayor Gerald G r a t t o n " J e r i m i a h . ~ e s u s blcGeer '~ r e a d i n g "Riot Act" t o t h e s t r l k i n g r e l i e f camp workers, on s t r ' i k e from t h e 20Q/day s l a v e camps r u n by t h e F e d c r a l g o v l t , Dept. o f N a t i o n a l Defence.

P l e a s e n o t e 3 f o r c e s : t h e RCMP (with backs t o p r o v i n c e b u i l d i n g on Cambie S t 1 the Provincial Police ( t o t h e l e f t of t h e IXE.11' a t t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n of H a s t i n g s G Cnmbie) 6 t h e C i t y P o l i c e ( f u r t h e r l e f t ti o u t o f view). Assembled i n 6 o u t o f view a r e npprox. 4000 t o 5000 c i t i z e n s ; t h e l o c a t i o n i s , of couyse, t h e cenotaph a t Victor)' Square on H a s t i n g s i n Van. 'l'hc camp workers had been on a r o u t i n e march t h a t i n c l u d e d t h e Hudson Bay s t o r e , where, in a s c u f f l e w i t h p o l i c e , a window had been smashed. Camp workers had been v o c a l i z i n g t h e s l o g a n "Work 6 Wagesu, "Work 6 Wages" 6 "When Do We Eat?" "When llo \Ye Eat?". A f t e r "Riot Act" McGeer r e a d t h e r i o t a c t we camp workers h e l d a meeting of s h o r t d u r a t i o n , t h e n marched o f f i n our usual organized d i v i s i o n s i n a d i s c i p l i n e d manner, s t i l l hungry.

I t should be noted t h a t s e v e r a l weeks p r i o r t o t h i s , t h e 23rd o f A p r i l , 1935,

"Riot Actw McGeer b a n q u e t t e d , a t t a x p a y e r expense, t h e o f f i c e r s o f t h e 10,000-ton Nazi b a t t l e s h i p K a r l s h r u e , v i s i t i n g Vancouver on a week's "goodwill" t o u r . ( I t ' s now r e s t i n g a t t h e bottom o f t h e North S e a , o f f ,Norway, c o u r t e s y o f t h e Royal Navy.) Some time l a t e r approx. 350 R e l i e f Camp workers â‚Ź, 'On To Ottawa' t r e k k e r s v o l u n t e e r e d t o f i g h t f o r t h e l e g a l 6 demo c r a t i c a l l y e l e c t e d g o v ' t of S p a i n , w i t h t h e MacKenzie-Papineau b a t t a l i o n of t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l b r i g a d e s , h a l f o f whom l a y somewhere i n Spain. Most o f t h e r e s t o f t h e camp workers s e r v e d Canada 6 t h e cause of democracy most e f f e c t i v e l y and w i t h g r e a t honour d u r i n g WWI. The remaind e r worked i n i n d u s t r y 6 h e l p e d t r a n s f o r m , t h e economy from an a g r i c u l t u r a l t o an i n d u s t r i a l base.

I " R i p t Act1' McGeer i s remembered by h i s t - , o r y a s t h e power behind t h e t h r o n e i n t h e I b u i l d i n g o f t h e s t i l l - e x i s t i n g w a t e r faun. t a i n i n Lost Lagoon 6 r e a d i n g t h e r i o t a c t t o hungry 2Ollday r e l i e f camp workers. t who b u i l t 6 f o u g h t f o r Canada.

Yours i n s o l i d a r i t y , WILLIS SMAPARLA

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STAR I1 BINGO ASSOCIATION IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE

WE'RE MOVING TO THE PNE !

GRAND OPENING APR. 17 GOOD FRIDAY THE STAR II BINGO ASSOCIATION & THE BINGO HALL THANK ALL OUR PATRONS. FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS !

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By Muggs S i g u r g e i r s o n The r e a s o n t h a t I m e n t i o n a l l t h i s i s CCCA P r e s i d e n t t h a t p r o c e e d s from b i n g o i s o n e o f t h e main ways we h a v e o f r a i s i n g money f o r t h e CarnS t a r t i n g F r i d a y , A p r i l 17, we a r e g o i n g t o h a v e a n o t h e r r e a s o n t o go o u t t o t h e PNE e g i e Community C e n t r e A s s o c i a t i o n .

T h a t money g o e s f o r e v e r y t h i n g from new grounds.

T h a t ' s t h e day t h e new Garden Bingo o p e n s . equipment f o r t h e P o o l Room and L e a r n i n g Centre t o outings f o r t h e volunteers t o Bingo f a n s w i l l b e p l e a s e d t o know t h a t r k e y d i n n e r s on Boxing Day. t h e Garden Bingo - w i l l o f f e r t h e most UD-to- f r eT?*"e t u4-LA GX-.,-.

---- LU C-..y c a ~ a ,--wc L LLOVC CIL OFdaie s i y i e oi game, s e v e n d a y s a week.

The new h a l l w i l l h a v e a f t e r n o o n d r o p - i n s e r a t i n g a b i n g o a t t h e S t a r I1 h a l l on E a s t H a s t i n g s . T h a t h a l l is now c l o s e d . and r e g u l a r games i n t h e e v e n i n g , a g i a n t The c h a n c e t o move t o t h e PNE was t o o TV s c r e e n , o n - f l o o r c o n c e s s i o n , f r e e parkgood t o m i s s , b e c a u s e i t means we w i l l b e i n g , non-smoking a r e a . . . & a brand-new-harda b l e t o r a i s e more money and o f f e r even wood f l o o r t h a t i s s o g o r g e b u s you c o u l d more programs a t C a r n e g i e . h o l d a f a n c y - d r e s s b a l l on i t .

T w e n t y - t h r e e o t h e r community g r o u p s w i l l T h e b i n g o i s l o c a t e d i n t h e Garden Auditb e moving w i t h u s , i n c l u d i n g many from t h e o r i u m , which is n e a r t h e main e n t r a n c e a t H a s t i n g s & Renfrew. Hours a r e Monday t o F r i E a s t S i d e s u c h a s Ray-Cam & S t r a t h c o n a Community C e n t r e s , DEYAS , DERA, E a s t s i d e Famid a y , 3pm t o m i d n i g h t ; S a t u r d a y & Sunday l y P l a c e , C h i n e s e Community L i b r a r y , MOSAIC noon t o m i d n i g h t .

Kiwassa Neighbourhood House, F i r e h a l l TheaThe 814 H a s t i n g s o r 1 1 6 Renfrew ( 2 9 Ave. t r e , Vancouver E a s t C u l t u r a l C e n t r e & t h e S t a t i o n ) b u s e s w i l l l e a v e you o f f r i g h t a t C h r i s t m a s Bureau. t h e c o r n e r o f H a s t i n g s & Renfrew.

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money So we can g e t a van t o t r a n s p o r t pea- \ p l e t o e v e n t s and o u t i n g s t h i s summer.

So i f y o u ' r e t h i n k i n g of : t r y i n g your l u c k a t a c a s i n o one of t h e s e d a y s , t h e one Apr. , 24 & 2 5 i s a good b e t . NO m a t t e r who w i n s , I Carnegie people w i l l b e n e f i t . '

COME TO THE MANDARIN CASINO 611 MAIN ST. SATURDAY APRIL 24 6 P,M, 2 AM, SUNDAY APRIL 25 6 P.M. - 2 A.M.

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To C a r n e g i e p a t r o n s , v o l u n t e e r s and staff I would l i k e t o a p o l o g i z e f o r my b e h a v i o u r on March 1 2 / 9 2 . The i n c i d e n t t h a t o c c u r r e d was n o t a c c e p t a b l e .

1 have a c c e p t e d my r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t h e i n c i d e n t and have c o n f i d e n c e t h i s s o r t o f t h i n g w i l l n o t happen i n t h e future.

S i g n e d by Bob M o r r i s o n

To t h e People of C a r n e g i e ' s Community This i s my apology t o t h e p u b l i c and p a t r o n s o f t h e Carnegie Community Cent r e . The i n c i d e n t o c c u r r e d on t h e , 1 2 t h of March, 1992. I was u p s e t t i n g t h e p a t r o n s and what I d i d was u n p r o f e s s i o n a l . I was s c u f f l i n g w i t h a n o t h e r s t a f f behind t h e Information Desk!

Also, t h i s was brought t o my s u p e r v i s o r ' s a t t e n t i o n f o r t h e f a i r n e s s of t h e p u b l i c and myself. I was suspended f o r 3 days without pay.

I'm s o r r y t h a t I u p s e t anyone. Any kind o f s c u f f l i n g o r bad behaviour i s not a c c e p t a b l e i n t h e C e n t r e f, I d i d i t .

I promise t h a t t h i s w i l l n e v e r happen a g a i h . Once a g a i n , I am s o r r y .

I am looking forward t o s e r v i n g you a l l i n my b e s t behaviour and t o my b e s t knowledge.

S p e c i a l t h a n k s t o Paul White.

Thank you.

TED CMIANG

CON'I'IU\I"I'ION

Dan Feeney Not t h r o u g h v i s i b l e o p e r a t i o n s , t h e d i s c o m f o r t o f l i g h t ' s s n i d e b r o n z e d i s o r d e r l i s t e n i n g t o o u r towns go s l o w l y loopy, b u t t h r o u g h i n n e r d o n n i v m c e and b u l k b u i l d i n g s a r e s t i l l t h e r e , nameless

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f i l e s i n d i c a t e s what t h e f e d e r a l i'ort Corp. wants t o do with o u r waterfront greenspace. I t s a i d : " I t was J u l y 1 3 t h a t a r a r e meeting w i t h E r i c Tofsrud ( P o r t blmager) t h a t he s a i d t h e park would be ' l t o u r i s h - o r i e n t e d " .

O c t . 2 1 CRAB S o c i e t y r e p l i e d by p l a n t i n g a 35 f o o t s p r u c e t r e e f i r a simple, n a t u r a l , non-commc r c i a l 3-block c e n t r a l p a r k . " Proceeding on i t s hidden agenda t o u s e CRAB Park a s p a r t of a world-class t o u r i s t d e s t i n a t i o n , t h e r i c h P o r t Corporation i s ~ ~ , ~ ~ i $d3 Gi G~ 111iiiion i g over rhe n e x t 3 y e a r s t o upgrade c a r g o t e r m i n a l s . They a r e broke howeve r when i t r c o m e s t o paying f o r even h a l f o f a $1.5 m i l l i o n c o s t f o r d i s a b l e d a c c e s s a t Columbia.

Our community has been advocating f o r almost 5 y e a r s G g o t t e n empty promises.

L l t e l y t h e P o r t has i t s "Port 2010 Plan" i n c l u d i n g t e r m i n a l s for 2 c r u i s e s h i p s going r i g h t bes i d e - t h i s w a t e r f r o n t p a r k . From 2 t o 3 thousand t o u r i s t s w i l l b e g e t t i n g o f f each s h i p 6 camera7 c l i cking r i c h p e o p l e w i l l o b v i o u s l y come t h c short d i s t a n c e t o t h e n e a r e s t green.

'Ihc s a f e t y of e x i s t i n g low-income k i d s ' sunmer programs would b e i n doubt. .p r o s t i t u t i o n G drug s e l l i n g would become an e v e r y - o t h e r - d a y e v e n t a l l summer long i f t h e Port i s g i v e n t h e r i g h t t o p a r k i t s n~;tmmothb o a t s b e s i d e o u r f r a g i l e g r e e n .

The 2 5 - s p e c i e waterfowl a r e a would be tlcstroycd. 'I'he c r u i s e s h i p p i e r would a l t e r water c u r r e n t s , l i k e l y t u r n i n g t h a t p a r t of thc I n l e t i n t o a stagnant cesspool.

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Ships t h i s s i z e usei~low-graded i e s e l f u e l would s p o u t fumes f o r a t l e a s t an hour b e f o r e l e a v i n g t h e i r b e r t h s . CRAB Park'd s m e l l l i k e a barbeque.

There i s no r e a l community s a y i n p l a l s b e i n g worked o u t behind c l o s e d d o o r s by t h e P o r t of Vancouver 6 t h e C i t y . Is t h e park o u r community worked f o r f o r 5 y e a r s t o become a t T t o u r i s t - o r i e n t e d ( t o u r i s t only) parkH..

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"FREE" - when you s e e t h i s i n p r i n t , do you wonder? The "Free1' Trade Agreement is a c l a s s i c example of wondering what t h e h e l l i s going on, when everyone expected a l l k i n d s of good t h i n g s ( t h o s e who suppo r t e d i t ) & a l l k i n d s of bad t h i n g s ( t h o s e who wanted f a i r t r a d e ) , & a l l t h e p r e d i c t i o n s of t h e l a t t e r p e o p l e have come t r u e on e v e r y p o i n t .

Mulroney h a s e a r n e d t h e nickname IrLyin1 Brian1' h o n e s t l y . . h o n e s t l y ! The (low) e s t imate of $54 m i l l i o n from t h e p e t t y cash of h i s t r a n s n a t i o n a l corporate backers b a n k r o l l e d one of t h e most massive propaganda campaigns i n h i s t o r y , p u t t i n g o u t a s l i t t l e t r u t h & a s a s much b u l l s h i t a s p o s s i b l e t o win t h e '88 e l e c t i o n . Who can f o r g e t "Jobs! J o b s ! Jobs!" o r "We'll g e t s e c u r e a c c e s s t o t h e American marketw o r t h e c l a s s i c answers t o t h e 'What abouts?"

- "Social programs w a t e r c u l t u r e are n o t on t h e t a b l e ! " I n t e g r i t y i s n o t a t iss~lr?h p r p , since y o u f d have t o have some t o begin with bef o r e anyone could a s k where i t went.

Okay, now t o w h a t ' s happening n e x t . For a while, maybe 2 y e a r s o f f i c i a l l y b u t 11 y e a r s behind c l o s e d d o o r s , t r a n s n a t i o n a l conglomerates have been working on t h e i r v i s i o n o f " f r e e H t r a d e - f r e e from any government i n t e r f e r e n c e t h a t would p u t n a t i o n a l , s t a t e o r p r o v i n c i a l , o r even l o c a l p r i o r i t i e s ahead o f p r o f i t . The 2 y e a r p e r i o d has s e e n t h e ongoing meetings t o f i n a l i s e a North American "Freet1 Trade Agreement between Canada, t h e United S t a t e s & Mexico..while almost a l l c o u n t r i e s f u r t h e r s o u t h a l l t h e way t o A r g e n t i n a a r e h a s t i l y s e t t i n g up mini-"free" t r a d e p a c t s . The s u b j e c t o f t h i s a r t i c l e i s

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Each meeting between n e g o t i a t o r s from each of t h e 3 n a t i o n s h a s been held i n s e c r e t , with n o t h i n g made p u b l i c except " p r o g r e s s r e p o r t s . " Lo 6 behold t h e i m famous Someone leaked o r f i l c h e d s e c r c t t e x t & t h e s e c r e t i s o u t : Lyinl Brian i s h o n e s t l y working t o keep h i s nickname.

Some examples: 1. A g r i c u l t u r e : Supply Management Gone Trade M i n i s t e r Michael Wilson c l a i m s h e ' s f i g h t i n g hard a t t a l k s i n Europe t o p r e s e r v e marketing boards f o r d a i r y , poul t r y & eggs. D r a f t language t h a t Mulroney 6 c o h o r t s want p u t i n t o t h e NAFTA c l e a r l y i n d i c a t e s t h a t , contrary t o e x p l i c i t promises made t o Canadian f a r m e r s , t J ~ e'I'ory g o v ' t h a s no i n t e n t i o n of p r o t e c t i n g supp l y management e i t h e r i n GATT(Genera1 Agreement on T a r i f f s & Trade) o r i n NAFTA. lvvi o r ~ i yi 4 r:l?e g n v ' t c s t fighting t o

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p r o t e c t it b u t i t h a s proposed s p e c i f i c language o u t l i n i n g how i t i s t o be k i l l e d .

2 . Investment: S u r r e n d e r of P o l i c y 'Tools Canada d i d n ' t g i v e up c e r t a i n performance r e q u i r e m e n t s t h a t - might be a p p l i e d t o f o r e i g n i n v e s t o r s i n t h e FTA. Now both Mexico -5 t h e US want a n y t h i n g t o do with l o c a l ( n a t i o n a l ) c o n t e n t scrapped. Right now i f you w a n t t o s e l l c e r t a i n p r o d u c t s h e r e t h e y have t o be made h e r e . The NAFTA w i l l e l i m i n a t e almost a l l r e q u i r e m e n t s , r u l e s o r regulations f o r foreign investo r s t o f o s t e r n a t i o n a l development.

3 . No Attempt t o P r e s e r v e Generic Drugs In Canada t h e r e i s an i n d u s t r y t h a t makes d r u g s - No Name - t h a t a r e t h e same a s b u t c h e a p e r t h a n t h e name brands. This

p i s s e s o f f t h e t r a n s n a t i o n a l drug c o r p o r a t i o n s . They want i n t e l l e c t u a l p r o p e r t y t o be s a c r e d . . i . e . n o t t o be o f t h e most serv i c e h u t t o make t h e most money. Through t h e US g o v ' t t h e y want s t r i c t c o n t r o l s t h a t o n l y a l l o w t h e s e d r u g s t o b e made " t o remedy an a d j u d i c a t e d v i o l a t i o n o f c o m p e t i t i o n laws" G ''to a d d r e s s , o n l y d u r i n g i t s e x i s t ence, a d e c l a r e d n a t i o n a l emergency. " 4 . A Ilasty Entry A NAFTA w i l l screw working p e o p l e i n b o t h Canada & t h e US 6 i n c r e a s e t h e a l r e a d y abysmal c o n d i t i o n s i n Mexico. In t h e S t a t e s t h e r e i s an e l e c t i o n i n Nov.'92, s o it w i l l n o t be made p u b l i c b e f o r e t h e n . A s soon a s t h e b a l l o t s a r e counted, i t ' l l go t o t h e US Congress f o r " f a s t - t r a c k " r a t i f i c a t i o n & sf gned L v B i u l ~ u r ~ eLefu1.t: y C i i l ~ a tiarl i ' e l ec-i.i o n ( 1 9 9 3 ) . T h i s schedule i s e s s e n t i a l : Bush wants t o g e t r e - e l e c t e d , Mulroney d o e s n ' t g i v e a s h i t , and t h e t r a n s n a t i o n a l c o r p o r a t e owners want t h e i r p i l l a g e l e g a l i s e d with a s l i t t l e P u b l i c P a r t i c i p a t i o n a s possible.

5 . Eroding P r o v i n c i a l J u r i s d i c t i o n i d i i l e Ottawa 6 t h e P r o v i n c e s n e g o t i a t e a b r o a d e r d i v i s i o n o f powers, t h e NAFTA makes si gni f i c a n t i n t r u s i o n i n t o a r e a s of p r o v i n c i a L j u r i s d i c t i o n such a s i n s u r a n c e , t r u c k i n g , health standards, e t c .

An o r g a n i s a t i o n c a l l e d t h e C h r i s t i a n Task Force on C e n t r a l America h e l d a 2-day confe r e n c e a t t h e end of March. The c o r p o r a t e agenda, w i t h t h e h e l p of t h e "Free" Trade Agreement & t h e c u r r e n t NAFTA n e g o t i a t i o n s , works through t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Monetary Fund & t h e World Bank i n C e n t r a l ( 6 South) Arnerica..Africa..the P h i l l i p i n e s The medium f o r t i g h t e n i n g t h e noose on t h e p e o p l e h e r e i s t h e S t r u c t u r a l Adjustment Program (SAP). A n a t i o n borrows money from n o r t h e r n banks - t o b u i l d r o a d s , f a c t o r i e s , b r i d g e s , sewage t r e a t m e n t , t o r e build o r b e t t e r h o s p i t a l s , education, e t c .

The banks & t h e i r t r a n s n a t i o n a l customers c o n t r o l commodity p r i c e s . P r i c e s a r e made t o f a l l , i n d e b t e d n a t i o n s d o n ' t make t h e hard c u r r e n c y t o pay o r even s e r v i c e d e b t , t t h e o n l y way t h e y can g e t money t o pay on t h e d e b t i s t o s t a r t a SAP. Land used t o grow food has t o grow e x p o r t c r o p s ( c a r n a t i o n s , c o f f e e , e t c . ) , l o c a l c u r r e n c y i s devalued so people earn l e s s i n 'terms of purc h a s i n g power, spending on s o c i a l programs i s c u t , more f o r e i g n i n v e s t m e n t i s allowed more ( n a t i o n a l e n t e r p r i s e s a r e p r i v a t i s e d .

The SAP r e s u l t s i n massive amounts o f wealth l e a v i n g a l r e a d y impoverished people f o r pockets i n northern corporations.

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M: We've had s t r u c t u r a l a d j u s t m e n t s i n c e 1982. Bankers c a l l Mexico a "showcase f o r programs s u p p o r t e d by t h e IMF." C : What h a s it meant f o r Mbxican p e o p l e ?

M: A l o t o f h a r d s h i p . Our wages o n l y buy h a l f a s much a s t h e y d i d i n 1982. Famil i e s of 4 headed by minimum wage e a r n e r s can o n l y a f f o r d 28% o f t h e i r b a s i c n e e d s .

More t h a n h a l f t h e people e a r n l e s s than t h e minimum. Unemployment has s o a r e d .

C: But I h e a r d thousands o f j o b s were be-

i n g c r e a t e d i n t h e maquiladoxa e x p o r t p r o c e s s i n g zones producing c a r p a r t s , g a r ments & e l e c t r o n i c goods. ivi; i i . 3 t r u e t l r ~ te i i i p : i j y ~ ~ ~Iiit t h e iiiEiq~;il a d o r a s t r i p l e d beyween 1982 & 1988.

The c h i e f r e a s o n was t h e d e v a l u a t i o n o f o u r peso. The c o s t o f employing a young woman i n a maquiladora f e l l from $1.53 US an hour i n '82 t o j u s t 5 1 c e n t s i n J a n . ' 8 8 .

While employment i n t h e maquiladoras grew by 262,000, t w i c e a s many jobs were l o s t e l s e w h e r e i n Mexico, t h a n k s t o f r e e t r a d e .

C: What do you mean "thanks t o f r e e t r a d e "

I t h o u g h t a North American f r e e t r a d e d e a l s t i l l had t o be n e g o t i a t e d . I'm v e r y s k e p t i c a l about f r e e t r a d e among Canada, t h e US & Mexico, e s p e c i a l l y when I t h i n k a b o u t t h e 280,000 j o b s l o s t i n Canada.

M: A s p a r t o f Mexico's s t r u c t u r a l a d j u s t ment, o u r government u n i l a t e r a l l y , low-

e r e d t a r i f f s 6 q u o t a s b e f o r e it even adrnitted i t wanted a f r e e t r a d e p a c t w i t h t h e US. They gave away most of t h e i r b a r g a i n i n g c h i p s b e f o r e going t o t a l k s .

C : But why would Mexico g i v e away s o much?

M: The government wanted t o q u a l i f y f o r

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M: You've g o t i t . The o f f e r s of new l o a n s o r d e b t r e d u c t i o n have n o t given s u b s t a n t i a l r e l i e f . Meanwhile t h e SAPS c o n t i n u e t o hurt.

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h e r e aiways more t o a s t o r y t h a n a h e a d l i n e . I t ' s t r u e t h a t a few banks agreed t o exchange some o f o u r g o v t ' s d e b t f o r new bonds a t a 3 5 % d i s c o u n t . But we had t o t a k e o u t o t h e r l o a n s t o buy c o l l a t e r a l t o back up t h o s e new bonds. The d e a l was complex. In t h e end it t u r n s o u t t h a t w h i l e Mexico's d e b t t o p r i v a t e banks went down, o u r d e b t t o t h e IMF 6 t h e World Bank went up. T o t a l f o r e i g n d e b t i n c r e a s e d .

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C: And i f Mexico owes more t o t h e IMF and

t h e World Bank, t h e y can demand more s t r u c t u r a l adjustment !

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a i n i n g p o s i t i o n t h a n b e f o r e . Because t h e banks now have c o l l a t e r a l , suspending d e b t payments i s no l o n g e r a t h r e a t . Now we've become t h e l a r g e s t borrower from t h e World Bank.

C : What w i l l ongoing s t r u c t u r a l adjustment

mean f o r Mexico?

M : I t ' s t h e s u c c e s s o r t o t h e Baker Plan.

A s Reagan's S e c r e t a r y t o t h e Treasury,

James Baker s a i d i f d e b t o r c o u n t r i e s under went SAIHs, t h e y ' d g e t new bank l o a n s and grow f a s t enough t o be a b l e t o pay t h e i r d e b t s . I t d i d n ' t work o u t t h a t way. Uncoll e c t a b l e d e b t s continued t o grow. So h i s s u c c e s s o r a s T r e a s u r y S e c r e t a r y , Nicholas Brady, proposed t h a t p r i v a t e banks o f f e r some d e b t r e d u c t i o n t o c o u n t r i e s a d h e r i n g t o SAPs. C : D i d n ' t P r e s . Bush o f f e r something new?

M: I t means t h a t o u r workers E p e a s a n t s w i l l c o n t i n u e t o t o i l t o produce e x p o r t t o e a r n d o l l a r s t o make d e b t payments. Des p i t e t h e b i t of d e b t r e l i e f we g o t under t h e Brady P l a n , t h e r e w i l l s t i l l be s u b s t a n t i a l n e t o u t f l o w s of wealth from Mexico.

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t r a d e w i t h Mexico. They want Mexico t o e x p o r t more s o t h e y ' l l keep making i n t e r e s t payments on t h e remaining d e b t s .

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L: The c h i e f r e a s o n i s t h e high i n t e r e s t r a t e s charged on o u r d e b t s . When o u r took out loans in the mid 70s rates were about 6 . 5 % a y e a r . During t h e 8 0 ' s i n t e r n a t i o n a l r a t e s averaged o v e r 11.5%.

C: Why d i d i n t e r e s t r a t e s r i s e s o h i g h ?

L: Western c o u n t r i e s , e s p e c i a l l y t h e US, d e l i b e r a t e l y jacked up r a t e s . They adopted " m o n t a r i s t " p o l i c i e s t h a t drove i n t e r e s t r a t e s through t h e c e i l i n g .

L: Well o v e r US$100 b i l l i o n . One economist reckons t h a t e x c e s s i v e i n t e r e s t r a t e s a l o n e c o s t u s between $105 6 $110 b i l l i o n between 1976 E '85. He e s t i m a t e s l o s t t r a d e e a r n i n g s a t $25 t o $30 b i l l i o n f o r '81-'85. Others have c a l c u l a t e d t h a t i f i n t e r e s t r a t e s E p r i c e s had remained a t t h e i r h i s t o r i c a l l e v e l s , o u r d e b t payments would've been $103 b i l l i o n l e s s ( ' 7 8 - ' 8 5 ) .

C: So when you s a y "the d e b t h a s a l r e a d y been paid" y o u ' r e r e f e r r i n g t o t h e exc e s s d e b t payments made throughout t h e 1980s due t o high r a t e s E low p r i c e s .

L: Yes, b u t n o t o n l y t h a t . Enormous w e a l t h was a l s o t r a n s f e r r e d o u t o f o u r count-

r i e s through c a p i t a l f l i g h t .

C : What's c a p i t a l f l i g h t ?

L : Rich L a t i n Americans o f t e n d e p o s i t money i n Northern banks, i n s t e a d of i n v e s t i n g a t home. Sometimes SAPS speed u p capi t a l f l i g h t when t h e y d i s m a n t l e exchange c o n t r o l s E c u r r e n c y d e v a l u a t i o n prompts t h e wealthy t o open $ a c c o u n t s abroad.

"We r e j e c t t h e domination being e x e r c i s e d i n o.u-r c o u n t r i e s by t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n of t h e f r e e market system, s i n c e i t i s a r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e law of t h e mighty o v e r t h e weak, @ w e d e c l a r e t h e h e e d t o c r e a t e an a l t e r n a t i v e i n t e r n a t i o n a l economic o r d e r , which h a s a s i t s p r i o r i t y t h e s a t i s f a c t i o n of a l l t h e b a s i c n e e d s of e v e r y

C : How s e r i o u s i s c a p i t a l f l i g h t ?

L: I t ' s d i s a s t r o u s . In 1985 t h e v a l u e o f a l l t h e money s t a s h e d by L a t i n American F, C a r r i b e a n c i t i z e n s i n t h e USA was e s t i m a t e d a t $200 b i l l i o n . T h i s was o n l y s l i g h t l y l e s s t h a n t h e $208 b i l l i o n US banks had l e n t t o t h e same c o u n t r i e s . r' the ~ _ q : t z Lf'lig!:: i; &-;t,4el :iuge d r a i n o f wealth. I s c a p i t a l f l i g h t coun t e d i n t h e numbers you c i t e d e a r l i e r ?

L: Yes. Th6 US$133.5 b i l l i o n n e t o u t f l o w o f wealth from L a t i n America t a k e s a l l t h e f i n a n c i a l :actors i n t o account - h i g h interest rates, capital f l i g h t profits e x t r a c t e d by c o r p o r a t e i n v e s t o r s . We s a y t h e d e b t has a l r e a d y been p a i d because f o r e v e r y d o l l a r L a t i n America r e c e i v e d from 1977 t o 1980, a t l e a s t $6 flowed o u t o v e r 1981-1986.

"Over t h e l a s t foux y e a r s , o u r p e o p l e s have s u f f e r e d whab can no l o n g e r be d e s c r i b e d a s a mere d e t e r i o r a t i o n i n t h e i r environment €, t h e i r l i v e s , b u t a s y s t e m a t i c €, planned d e s t r u c t i o n o f t h e i r h e a l t h , nut r i t i o n , housing, employment, e d u c a t i o n 6 s o c i a l w e l f a r e : a d e s t r u c t i o n which i n a l most e v e r y c o u n t r y i n o u r r e g i o n i s c l o a k ed by demands f o r s o - c a l l e d " s t r u c t u r a l a d j u s t m e n t v , d e s i g r e d 4 imposed by t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Monetary Fund E t h e World Bank.

We r e j e c t t h o s e p o l i c i e s E o r g a n i z a t i o n s .

"Debt repayment i s m o r a l l y condemnable because i t b l i n d l y E b r u t a l l y undermines t h e f u t u r e of humanity i t s e l f by fomenting €, provoking a c a t a s t r o p h e t h a t d e s t r o y s human b e i n g s 6 t h e n a t u r a l environment ...

"Third World d e b t i s t o d a y t h e main l e v e r E mechanism of domination used t o m a i n t a i n the existing.. .unjust order t h a t sustains current imperial doqination..

T h e unpayable d e b t symbolizes t o t a l dependence and enslavement.. .

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Editor's note:

Hopefully w h i l e r e a d i n g t h i s a r t i c l e on t h e corpo r a t e agenda f o r t h e Americas, t h o u g h t s o f w h a t ' s happened i n Canada have come t o mind. I 1 S t r u c t u r a l Adjustment" i s going on h e r e i n e v e r y t h i n g b u t name, b u t Michael, when M i n i s t e r o f Finance, spoke o p e n l y of "adjustments1' needed. The decades o f expe r i e n c e o f p e o p l e throughout t h e world with SAPS g i v e s u s a c h i l l i n g message.

T r a n s n a p i o n a l c o r p o r a t i o n s have made t h e r u l e s , 'have formed t h e IMF & World Bank & Are behind GATT (General Agreement on Tari f f s & T r a d e ) , t h e "Free" Trade Agreement and t h e North American FTA. I t ' s n o t hopel e s s . . f a r from i t . . b u t cosmetic reforms o r ' r e n e g o t i a t i o n ' would b e l i k e g i v i n g someone w i t h AIDS an a s p i r i n i n hope of a c u r e Thefe a r e h a r d t i m e s ' a h e a d & s p i r i t u a l p r a c t i c e i s e s s e n t i a l . I d o n ' t mean prayi n g . . . l e a r n by doing. Knowing something can o r should b e done i s a r m c h a i r r e v o l u t i o n . .doing t h o s e t h i n g s i s involvement & committment. Being s e n t i e n t i s o u r b i r t h right.

A MODEST PROPOSAL FOR COLLECTING THE EUROPEAN DEBT

by Luis Brit10 Garcia

y name is Cuauhdmoc. I am a descendent of the indigenous people who populated the Americas 4,000 years ago, and I have come to meet the people who are celebrating the "Encounter of Two Cultures." I have a modest proposal to present to the descendants of those who came here 500 years ago, a proposal about col" lecting the European debt.

The European banks ask me to pay a debt contracted by Judas who was never authorized by me to sell my riches. The lawyer explains to me that every debt must be paid with interest, even if it means selling human be,ings or entire counmes into slavery. Now I'm discovering who these

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1,too, can demand payment for a debt. I, too, can demand interest. In the Archives of the Indies every page, every receipt, every signature shows that between 1503 and 1660, 185,000memc tons of gold and 16,000,000 metric tons of silver amved at the port of San Lucas de Barrameda in ships from America. was that plunder? I wouldn't like to think so...

That would only give credence to detractors like BartolomCde las Casas who

As we approach the "Quincentenary of the Loan* we should ask ourselves: Have our European brothers made a rational,responsible,oratleast ~roductiveuseof the resources which were so generously loaned to them bv our "Indo-

say no. They have&tsted it in all these centuries. chracterize this "Encoun- mililarl batfles, in spanish Based on this estimate, ter" as "the d e s t f ~ t i o nof h a d a s , ~ h i ~ d ~ and i and ~using hthe European ~ forthe Indies," or other critics other forms of mutual exter- mulaofcom~oundinterest,we who believe that the begin- mindon, and the only Gng want to inform the 'LD~sc~verning of capitalism in Europe was based on the ex- they have to show for their ers of Our Continent" that they labars is the NAT- occupa- only owe us, as a fist payment traction of precious metals tion of Europe Gust like on the debt, 185,000 metric from the Americas. but &ey don't even tons of gold and 16,000,000 N ~these , 8 5 , 0 0 0 ~ ~ Panama, ~ haveacanal!).

After5~~years metric tons of silver, with inric tons of gold and of moratorium they have not lerest compounded at 10%for 16,000,000 memc tons of silver should be considered been able to repay the debt, or theLast300years.Such amass to break their dependence on of gold and silver is very heavy. asthefirstofseveralfgiendly raw materials and cheap en- It would easily Surpass the bans from the h m k a ~ for ergy which the n i r d world weight of the earth. But how thedevelopmentofEurope. To much more costly would it be to them. o t h ~ would i ~ This deplorable pictun if it were measured in blood? crimes com&orates the theory of PresuPPost that TOconclude that E m p e took place* and that Milton Friedman thata subsi- has been unable to generate ma the rightn0t mde- &ed conomy will never be sufficient wealth in 5W years lhe able funcuon,and obligates t0 Pay this modest interest these but their own would be toadmit the absolute us demand-for indemnization for all damages g&the repayment of the fiancial failure and the deincurred. we menfed irratioriality of he predebt and the interest ceptsofcapitalism. Such metaphysical questions do not concern us 1ndn-AmrricEns. We \\ slmply demand hat the Europeans fulfill their obligations through a program of rapid "Privatization" and "Reconversion" of Europeso thatthey areable to deliver to us the first payment on their historic debt The pessimists of the Old World say that their civilization is bankrupt, preventing them from fulfilling their financial and moral commiiments. What do you say? '\

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KNOW YOUR GOVERNMENT

The new NDP government of Michael Harc o u r t h a s l i e d t o t h e p u b l i c & deceived t h e poor. The i n c r e a s e i n w e l f a r e t h a t was announced i n t h e media i s a f r a u d & a d e l iberate slap in t h e face t o recipien;~., The NDP h a s g i v e n t h e announced i n c r e a s e not t o w e l f a r e r e c i p i e n t s b u t t o t h e i r l a n d l o r d s , who a r e c o m p a r a t i v e l y w e a l t h y & do n o t need more money given t o them by government The i n c r e a s e was d e l i b e r a t e l y added t o t h e s h e l t e r alldwance, thus ensuring t h a t kt would go d i r e c t l y i n t o t h e l a n d l o r d ' s pocket. The media announcement of t h e inc r e a s e w a s designed t o g i v e t h e impression t h a t w e l f a r e r e c i p i e n t s would r e c e i v e more money - t h a t ' s what t h e g e n e r a l p u b l i c was Led t o b e l i e v e from TV & newspapers.

The money was t h e n d i v e r t e d t o l a n d l o r d s e x a c t l y t h e way s o c i a l c r e d i t d i d i t i n previous years. Harcourt has d e l i b e r a t e l y , d e f r a u d e d t h e poor & s h o u l d be c o n s i d e r e d a l i a r & a c h e a t by t h e e l e c t o r a t e .

Anyone on w e l f a r e , and p o v e r t y a d v o c a t e o r c i t i z e n who e x p e c t s h o n e s t government and v o t e s NDP from now on i s n o t h i n g b u t a fool.

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Driving t h e s e x t r a d e & n e e d l e - u s e r s o u t of S t r a t h c o n a would seem t c o n t r a d i c t t h e s u p p o r t f o r hookers & f r e e n e e d l e exchange p o l i c y s t h a t d i s p l a y p o l i t i c a l correctness.

The f e a r of p a r e n t s t h a t t h e i r c h i l d r e n might c a t c h AIDS from d i s c a r d e d n e e d l e s & condoms i s u n d e r s t a n d a b l e . No one wants t o s e e innocent k i d s a c c i d e n t a l l y i n f e c t ed with a l i f e - t h r e a t e n i n g d i s e a s e .

In S t r a t h c o n a , a p o t e n t i a l l y dangerous l i t t e r problem h a s been i d e n t i f i e d ; why n o t i n i t i a t e some w e l l - p a i d u n s k i l l e d l o c a l employment by c r e a t i n g a team of n e e d l e & condom ' p i c k e r - u p p e r s ' - we'd

c a l l them " S a n i t a r y Engineers". I t ' d look good on t h e i r resumes G would s a v e u s from t h e i n d i g n i t y o f a mothers' c r u s a d e a g a i n s t johns & a d d i c t s .

Why n o t j u s t d e a l with i t a s a s e r i o u s l i t t e r problem & an o p p o r t u n i t y t o encourage u s e f u l p a i d employment?

I g u e s s i t ' s t h e h i g h drama 6 a d v e n t u r e , t h e heroism & r i s k - t a k i n g t h a t ' s g o t u s suckered i n t o s e l f - c o n t r a d i c t i o n . The simpl e s t , e a s i e s t , most boring work of j u s t p i c k i n g up n e e d l e s & condoms i s what we want t o avoid - b u t hey, t h e r e ' s l o t s of p e o p l e who w o u l d n ' t mind making some e x t r a money c l e a n i n g up t h e s t r e e t s & s a v i n g k i d s from p o t e n t i a l i n f e c t i o n .

The problem o f v i o l e n c e a g a i n s t hookers, a c c o r d i n g t o a f r i e n d o f mine who p u t i n h e r time on t h e s t r e e t , i s n o t a s bad a s t h e problem o f v i o l e n c e a g a i n s t women & c h i l d r e n i n t h e i r own homes, s i n c e domestic v i o l e n c e i s s t a t i s t i c a l l y much h i g h e r t h a n v i o l e n c e i n t h e s e x t r a d e . Blaming a l l o u r problems on men o n l y i s t o o o n e - s i d e d . Fami l y ~g e t involved i n i n t e r n a l p s y c h o l o g i c a l power s t r u g g l e s t h a t everyone t r y s t o blame on t h e o t h e r person. Why n o t t r y t h e s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d h o n e s t approach of s e l f examination? I f t h i n g s have g o t t o t h e p o i n t where we a r e p h y s i c a l l y * p s y c h o l o g i c a l l y abusive t o o u r f r i e n d s 4 neighbours i t ' s time f o r t h e i s o l a t i o n tank.$ t h e l i t t l e h o t e l room, t h e s o l i t a r y s e l f - s e a r c h i n the all-nite joint.

T h i s i s what r e a l heroism i s a h o l ~ t Reel heroism i s n o t t a k i n g p a r t i n p o l i t i c a l l y c o r r e c t crusades - i t ' s facing the alonen e s s n e c e s s a r y t o work on o n e ' s s e l f , & possible t o achieve t h e r e a l i z a t i o n t h a t t h e r e ' s so much more t o l i f e t h a n f a m i l y s , c a r s , hookers 6 n e e d l e s . T h e r e ' s s o much more t o u s t h a n j u s t p o l i t i c s F, cop shows & v i o l e n c e & t h e f e a r of d e a t h .

You d o n ' t know what hands-on work i s until you've t r i e d t o grasp & understand t h e s n a k e p i t o f your own mind. How many endgame p e o p l e have worked through t h e i r own c h i l d hood traumas & t r a n s c e n d e d t h e need t o mess up o t h e r p e o p l e ' s l i v e s ?

How many c o m f o r t a b l e middle c l a s s workah o l i c s h a v e n ' t even made it t o endgame y e t ?

Who's r e a d y f o r h e a r t b r e a k h o t e l ?

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Speak g e n t l y t o your k i n d l y boss, avoiding sudden r a g e s ; I t d o e s n ' t do t o make him c r o s s When seeking h i g h e r wages.

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I f n o t downright u n s t a b l e , But you w i l l o n l y make him worse By thumping on t h e t a b l e .

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He may be s u f f e r i n g from p i l e s , RACISM H i s wife may be a warlock; i s t h e s i c k n e s s o f t h e mind t h a t Racism So win him 'round with t e e t h ' n s m i l e s , makes people blame someone e l s e f o r t h e i r While tugging a t your f o r e l o c k . own f e a r s . .blame them f o r being d i f f e r e n t Show him how well you understand, by s k i n tone, horoscope, t h e way they Regard him a s your neighbour, dress o r think o r believe.

And shake him warmly by t h e hand This s i c k n e s s h a s a b i g v a r i e t y o f branWhen you withdraw your l a b o u r . c h i n g ~i n t h e human mind, i t s r o o t buried Roger Woddis i n human judgement. I t makes one p r o j e c t on o t h e r s every d e f e c t t h a t we won't acce p t a s o u r s . . p r a c t i c i n g as i f t h e ' o t h e r ' has t o be got r i d o f .

The t r u t h i s t h a t what we h a t e t h e most i n o t h e r s i s what we have buried i n our t i p toeing own minds - i t h u r t s t o o much t o d e a l with t h r o u g h cow p a t t y m i n e f i e l d s now.. f o r g e t about it. . h a t e o t h e r s because One f o o t i n , t h e y c o n s t a n t l y remind u s of i t .

One f o o t o u r .

W e have t o forgive ourselves t o find the No more neighbourhood s t r o l l s cause o f each of o u r f e a r s . Without t h i s Now t h e r e f e r e e f o r g i v e n e s s f o r o u r s e l v e s & f o r o t h e r s we o f lies 6 deceit, keep h a t i n g them 6 o u r s e l v e s .

M i n i s t e r s o f doom E gloom The more we h a t e , t h e more we h u r t . EvThe p e o p l e a d v o c a t e s eryone should look a t what we h a t e i n some S t a n d Q i t h one hand o u t one & ask o u r s e l v e s why we h a t e i t . I s it Holding t h e i r b r e a t h s because what t h e 9 do w i l l h u r t u s o r someWaiting f o r t h e i r rewards one c l o s e t o u s , o r i s i t because t h e y $$$$$$$$$$$$ t a k e l i b e r t i e s t h a t we wouldn't d a r e t a k e Silence i s golden o u r s e l v e s ... d r e s s i n g , t a l k i n g , t h i n k i n g , b e l i e v i n g . I f i t ' s t h e second one j u s t U n t i l t h e goose l i v e and l e t l i v e .

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Twenty-nine You came from t h e poverty of t h e houses o f t h e South, from t h e country hardened by earthquake and c o l d , where, a s t h o s e s p i r i t s d i e d , f a l l i n g away i n t o f a c t s , we l e a r n e d t h e hard teaching of s c r a t c h i n g a l i v i n g from c l a y .

You a r e a small, black earthenware horse, a k i s s t a s t i n g o f darkness and e a r t h , a c l a y poppy, loved one; dove of t h e n i g h t f a l l who f l e w t h e course of t h e roads, a c o f f e r t o hold t h e t e a r s of a childhood of need.

Child-woman who always kept f a i t h with your h e a r t ' s d e s t i t u t i o n , you whose poor f e e t had t h e h a b i t of s t o n e s , whose tongue d i d n ' t always t a s t e candy, o r bread: you come from t h e South t h a t nourished my s o u l . In Heaven, your mother i s s t i l l washing c l o t h e s with my mother.

So I have chosen t o t r a v e l with you, companera Seventy- e i g h t I do n o t hold with never. I do n o t hold with always.

The roads o f t h e conquistadors a r e buried i n t h e sand.

I am a poor man who wants t o love h i s b r o t h e r .

S t r a n g e r , I am your f r i e n d . I w i l l n o t g i v e you t h o r n s o r s e l l them t o you..

Maybe I ' l l be remembered: t h a t I fashioned wo-uiiding ci-owils ; ttla"L ist""d *@iiist tra" e s t y ; t h a t t r u t h r o s e l i k e a t i d e i n my h e a r t .

When you gave me v i c i o u s n e s s , I answered them with doves.

I do n o t hold with never, I never have, and I never w i l l . And i n t h e name of t h e flowing c o l o u r s o f love, I s t a n d f o r what i s honourable Death i s o n l y t h e s t o n e of f o r g e t f u l n e s s .

S i s t e r , I love you. The t a s t e of happiness i s on your l i p s .

L e t ' s f i n d wood. L e t ' s b u i l d a f i r e on t h e mountain.

(English v e r s i o n s by 'Andy Alexander)

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A welfare case worker and an alleged accomplice have been charged in Vancouver with fraud and theft involving $60,000.

Searchwarrant documentssay the case worker had stolen 69 welfare cheques worth $41,000 Rom his own clients. An additional $20,000 in cash was also stolen.

Roberto Luis Varona is charged with theft, fraud and breach of trust a f i i o Efren Ernaat Seikr; !S ,charged with then afid Raud.

Welfare fraud charged in the Province That w a s i t !

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B.C. government welfare worker Robert Louis Verona, 4 1 , has been charged with fraud and theft after more than 100 welfare cheques were written on behalf of recipients who'd either left B.C. or been removed from welfare rolls.

Also charged with fraud and theft in connection with the cheques was Vancouver businessman Efron Serion, 44.

T h e r e were a a'sitting in even b e a t i n g the greatest

bunch o f l i a r s t h e i r lair, Munchhausen, o f them a l l .

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I t a k e g r e a t e x c e p t i o n t o t h e headl i n e E s t o r y i n t h e April 3 Province which made it a p p e a r t h a t e v e r y o n e on s o c i a l assistance is a fraud.

D e s p i t e what t h e con a r t i s t s a y s , s o c i a l a s s i s t a n c e i s n o t e a s y t o obt a i n . I am a f r o n t l i n e advocacy worke r on a d a i l y b a s i s G know t h a t most of t h e s t o r y is d i s t o r t e d .

Why a r e n ' t t h e r e more s t o r i e s a b o u t members o f b i g c o r p o r a t i o n s G l a w y e r s who s t e a l ? Low income c i t i z e n s are a1 ways t h e s c a p e g o a t s when t h e economy i s bad. T h i s p o o r b a s h i n g must s t o p immediately.

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I r e n e Schmidt

WRONG-HEADED ABOUT BREASTS: E r i c Ericksen has accused me of being "wrong-headed" about women's b r e a s t s , so I t h i n k I should r e p l y , even though t h e r e a r e o t h e r more important t h i n g s t o d i s c u s s . . .Anyway, someone's s u r e t o g e t a laugh o f f two o l d guys debating whether women should show t h e i r b r e a s t s o r n o t .

I r e c a l l it wasn't t o o long ago t h a t t h e Calgary C i t y Council debated whether o r not t o make "suggestive s t a r i n g " i l l e g a l . When I wrote about t h e judge i n wome n ' s underwear E t h e women's movement t o expose t h i e r b r e a s t s i n a p r e v i o u s i s s u e , I was t r y i n g t o show t h e humour i n t h e s i t u a t i o n . . b u t E r i c i s n ' t laughing he f e e l s t h a t I'm "wrong-headed" t o suggest t h a t exposed b r e a s t s might r e s u l t i n more touchy-feely t y p e s of "sexual harassmentt1 A few months ago i n Carnegie I was accused by a woman I thought was a f r i e n d of touching h e r b r e a s t s even though I d i d n ' t She 6 h e r s i s t e r s h a d n ' t y e t achieved t h e r i g h t t o expose t h e i r b r e a s t s i n p u b l i c , so t h a t wasn;t a f a c t o r . Her b r e a s t s were well-concealed a t t h e time, & even if

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r they h a d n ' t been, I wouldn't have touched them. ~y t h e o r y about h e r a c c u s a t i o n i s t h a t she was mad a t me about something e l s e , but thought t h a t screaming o u t loud on the second f l o o r t h a t I had touched h e r b r e a s t s would g e t me i n t r o u b l e r e a l , f a s t .

1 t almost d i d . The n e x t day she was o u t s i d e my p l a c e s h o u t i n g up a t t h e window t h a t she was going t o l a y a charge of flsexual harassment1' a g a i n s t me f o r t h i s touching of b r e a s t s t h a t never happened. so, E r i c , I know what i t ' s l i k e t o be a v i c t i m , b u t you s a y because I t h i n k exposed n r e a s t s might cause men t o t r y t o touch them, I would be a n t i c i p a t i n g a crime with t h e i n t e n t i o n of blaming t h e v i c t i m ( t h e woman?). I t would seem t h a t I'm p s y c h o l o g i c a l l y t w i s t e d t o t h i n k wome n ' s b r e a s t s a r e i n any way s e x u a l . The wholesome a t t i t u d e o f c o u r s e would be t o consider them simply f u n c t i o n a l f e e d i n g tubes f o r c h i l d r e n .

According t o t h e a u t h o r s o f "The Naked I Ape", a book i n which t h e y compiled a l o t of information on human e v o l u t i o n , t h e =1 f a c t t h a t b r e a s t t i s s u e i s n o t n e c e s s a r y t o n u r s e c h i l d r e n makes it l i k e l y t h a t female b r e a s t s developed a s an inducement t o f a c e t o f a c e c o p u l a t i o n , which, i n I,, t u r n , added a whole new dimension o f equa l i t y 6 s e n s i t i v i t y t o t h e sexual e x p e r i ence. According t o t h e a u t h o r s of t h i s book, female b r e a s t s were s p e c i f i c a l l y designed by n a t u r e t o t u r n men on.

GI' i u u ~ s t :i t ' s j u s i a i i ~ e o r y >' ~ I I Ti r ; 5 a t h e o r y many a n t h r o p o l o g i s t s t a k e s e r i ously, s i n c e it's an observable f a c t t h a t n a t u r e produces shapes, c o l o u r s 6 chemica l s i n a l l forms of l i f e t h a t induce p l a n t & animal t o have sexual c o n t a c t . I can hear t h e f e m i n i s t s p r o t e s t i n g thaG s c i e n t i f i c t h e o r y s about s e x a r e j u s t a n o t h e r product of a p a t r i a r c h a l s o c i e t y . But I t h i n k men a s w e l l a s women should n o t have a tyranny of p o l i t i c a l c o r r e c t n e s s t e l l i n g them what t o t h i n k .

Then, of c o u r s e , t h e news today i s f u l l of sad s t o r y s about u n f o r t u n a t e a t t e m p t s by women t o e n l a r g e t h e i r b r e a s t s with s i l i c o n e implants, b u t t h e s e women a r e not considered s t u p i d & ' o rv a i n by t h e i r s i s t e r s . They p l a c e t h e blame f o r t h i s

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tragedy on men, saying i t ' s because men l i k e womens' b r e a s t s so much t h a t t h e s e poor women were forced o u t of d e s p e r a t i o n t o t r y implants.

A s f a r a s I1m concerned women have t h e r i g h t t o appear i n p u b l i c naked i f t h e y want t o : I wouldn't p r o t e s t Fr I c e r t a i n l y wouldnt t touch them.. . o f course, I might be accused o f "suggestive s t a r i n g " . I t ' s a good t h i n g I d o n ' t l i v e i n Calgary. Here on t h e west c o a s t we have a more e n l i g h t ened a t t i t u d e . Wreck Beach i s t h e p l a c e for it.

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A l o c a l p r o d u c t i o n company - Gold S t a r P r o d u c t i o n s - i s now d e v e l o p i n g p r o d u c t i o n of a m a j o r motion p i c t u r e , e n t i t l e d DREAMVIEW. They a r e n o t a c c epting w r i t t e n submissions.

If you h a v e had any b i z a r r e dreams, f a n t a s i e s o r t r i p s , p l e a s e write them down i n t h e o r d e r o f ' e v e n t s 1 6 s e n d them i n f o r r e v i e w . Also, pl_e,ase k e e p s u b m i s s i o n s t o n o more t h a n 5 w r i t t e n pages. A l l submissions w i l l be reviewed c a r e f u l l y f o r p o s s i b l e scene d e v e l opment G p u l i i s h i n g .

Your name & phone number ( o r a way you can b e r e a c h e d ) i s needed i n t h e event your submission i s s e l e c t e d f o r use i n t h e production.

S u b m i s s i o n s a r e u n l i m i t e d . T h e y can b e m a i l e d o r t a k e n t o Gold S t a r Prod u c t i o n s a t 311 W.Hastings; t h e y c a n a l s o be l e f t at t h e Newsletter o f f i c e u p t o May 15.

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My s t r a w b e r r y i n c e n s e s m e l l s l i k e u r i n e .

So I t a k e - a r ~ a f kup Powell S t r e e t f o r some comic r e l i e f , and f i n d t h e winds o f March a r e blowing i n A p r i l !

I t ' s 6 : 2 0 Empress Evening Time, and t h e t h r e e Magi a r e s i t t i n g f o u r t a b l e s away, s o I p l a y t h e jukebox t o drown o u t t h e i r wisdom, m i r t h , and b e a u t y .

"Hark, i s t h a t a cannon I h e a r " The w a i t r e s s f l i p s o u t when I a s k h e r t o change a f i v e d o l l a r b i l l f o r more q u a r t e r s I g e t a n g r y and t o p l a y t h e jukebox. l e a v e what I came t o e s c a p e .

Down back Powell S t r e e t , I head f o r t h e P a p r i k a C o t t a g e Out-Of-TheWay Cafe, where t h e y know about h o s p i t a l i t y !

I o r d e r a l i g h t b e e r , and l i g h t my p i p e .

Tony, t h e p r o p r i e t o r , s i t s down and we f a l l i n t o a c o n v e r s a t i o n a b o u t h i s homeland, Hong Kong.

Tony, h i s w i f e and son, came t o Vancouver f o u r y e a r s ago, afld f o r o v e r a y e a r t h e y ' v e run t h e P a p r i k a C o t t a g e Out-Of-The-Way Cafe, i n G a o l e r ' s Mews, w i t h an a f f i n i t y t h a t i s s t r i k i n g l y similar t o t h e C a r n e g i e s t a f f ' s r i t u a l o f d o i n g t h e V o l u n t e e r Dinners.

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the Downtown Eastsirle I-Iokl Rooms Bars Restaurants

Anyway, two h o u r s l a t e r , I ' m back a t my d i g s , and t h e s t e r e o i s p l a y i n g "Tuesday Afternoon" by t h e Moody Blues.

So I yawn and s a y goodnight t o t h e s e s c r i b l i n g s Smoke up, and w a i t f o r Wednesday.

Garry Gust

PILEASE Return to the Caqnegie Reading Room

401 Main Street THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP

Dear Neighbour; Does it seem that traffic is incre;uing on your That kids have to be more careful about cars when they're outside playing? That it's ge~ting noisier in your neighborhood arid the air isn't'as clean as it used to be?

It's not just your imagination. Unless something is done about it, the East Side of Vancouver is facing a massive buildup of commuter traffic through our neighborhoods at a rate twice that of other parts of the city. Some local streets will double in traffic in the next ten years - less time than it takes a child to complete school.

City officials' response is to propose and build new high-speed highways bisecting our communities and to expand the local streets to allow ever-more traffic. Local street "improvements" look pretty on paper but invariably mean widenings and more cars.

'Ib feed the C:~ssiar,the engi~lcrrsalso want lo witlen the curve at Nnnaitiio and McGill to spccd 1117 and iocrease the conmuter traffic, arid they are planning a road for co~n~nuters right through the spot reserved for trees wlieri part of the PNE site is redeveloped as park.

Next they want to build an east-west lligliway to feed freeway traffic downtown tllrougli Grandview-Woodl:~~icls, Stratlicona, Mount Pleasant and the Downtown Eastside. The map shows the proposed route: the Grandview Iligl~way,the Grandvicw Railway Cut arid the Malkin 13ypass on one side; the Cassiar Connector and the Port Roadway on the other.

This highway would destroy the Grandview Cut, a precious and unique greenbelt, and cut into neighborhoods with highway interchanges and feeder roads, duniping still more traffic on local streets.

If you build a road, the traffic will increase to fill it, and you will need to build still more roads.

That's been the experience of every large city that has tried to solve its problems by road-building.

There is a vast unilerused transportation resource in Bast Vancouver - the waterfront rail lines. They could be used for moving people ;!nd goods - not cars. Yet there is little effort being made to utilize them. That's the priority. Not morc arid bigger roads.

It's already happening with the Cassiar Connector Freeway. The Cassiar is larger and more intrusive than residents ever imagined. But even before it opened, the engineers were saying that all the connecting highways will have to be widened to

Bast Side neighborhoods don't want to be played off against each other any more. It's rihe to start working together.

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HOWMUCH TRAFFIC CAM YOUR STREET TAKE? Come to the

NEIGHBOURHOOD SURVIVAL CONFERENCE (free) SAT. MAY 2,1992 9:30am-1:30pm Britannia Secondary School Cafeteria 1661 Napier at Commercial Free lunch & childcare provided A strategy session for East-end residents tomeet the threat of growing traffic through our neighbourhoods. fl1

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heritage activist Michael Kluckner, author of 'Paving I'aradise'; Moura Quayle, head of the city's Urban Landscape Task Force and a crusader for greenways and Ann IIillyer, West Coast Hnviron~nental Law Association, on air quality.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY Hastings Cotnmunity Association Gri~ndviewWoodlands Area Council Stratllcona Local Area Planning Committee Carnegie Community Centre Association Downtown Eastside Residents Association For more infortnation - Shirley McGrew 255-2546 or Oliver,Kellhammer 253-2459

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