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Can Philosophy Kill Emotion?

As this issue of the Carnegie Newsleller goes to the printer. public hearings continue at City llall oYer the .. , listoric Area !Ieight Review." The results and what's corning will be reported on in the May I" edition.

The tactics of the property owners, those whose interest is to mal..e as much money as possible as q uick!y as possible with height restrictions lifted and condo-development permitled to go ahead full-steam ... are le<!rned from experience.

Anyone living in the Ch inatown areas of the Downtown Eastside are being spoken for by these same land & property owners. Speaking as individuals, expressing an) split opinion (meaning not agreeing w ith the owners) has been made into a social disgrace; the threat of be ing ostracised, of being shunned by other people trying to make the portrayal of everyone wanting high-end development exclusively the sole picture being shown is seen as on ly right by those wanting no sp lit.

Apparently dissent ling with the wealthy on any matter, whether what they want is go ing to be bad, or very bad. is a s ign of mental disorder/disease.

Those who stand to make multiple millions have the philosophical temerity to make anyone not doing as they say social and economic targets. The only way to avoid such condemnation is to ignore what you feel , to speak against your heart or not speak at all .

The fo llowing was wrinen in October 20 I 0, and is directly relevant to the philosoph ical maelstrom Chinese-speaking residents & patro ns o f the China -town areas find themselves in this public action.

Can Philosophy Cure Emotion?

As an academic exercise, the response must be geared towards over-reaction I over-indulgence... emotiona l elusions unnamed in their complexity and hence relegated to the churning urn of burning moods.

A rounded philosophy can counsel to be unextreme and unindulgent, and ho ld any reactive momenta generated by an extreme or irrational emotion as a

symptom of disease (or rather illness).

[The concept of a rational emotion may bring an inner sneer to the most astute philosophers. but those who choose to indulge in intellectual extravaganza, secretly (or somettmes not so secretly, to the frustration of their ignoble followers) hoping to be recognised as the h igher beings/he believes her or himself to be, warm the cockles of the ir !locks' hearts when, as unstoppable as the motion of the earth around the sun, their philosophica l parlance degenerates almost immed iately into tall talk.) !::.motions are integral to our existence as human beings. Such cannot be cured or dishonoured with the harshness of logic. Part and parcel of molding oneself and changing the world is the successful integration of all emotion / mood into each day and each experience during any day. Current socioeconomic factors and the d isp lacement fo isted onto the psychic planes of individuals are producing mammoth mental and mood disorders throughout the connected world. Identification or diagnosis of symptoms have led to tinkering with pharmaceutical boogies, each new o ne more specific than its predecessor, each more special ised and. ultimately. just another way to a llow the consuming public to block out parts of themselves.

Equating emotions with mood disorders seems to place all of them under a microscope in a vain attempt to find an ultimate something to correct them.

The fact that the concept of correct is highly subjective is a bane to philosophies, which by definition would lead to an enlightened populace if only everyone subscribed to the best (a multi-chotomy if ever there was one).

The positive must balance the negative; for all li fe it 's a question of balance. Emotion and mood can be adeptly massaged to enhance psychic pursuits and spiritual practice. The simplest yet most profound philosophy holds one truth to be self-evident: Love is all there is. If love is seen as just or only an emotio n, the enlightenment wi ll be only a shadow, a crimson dawn with the sun still unseen. If.. when love is realised as the essence of everything, all else is ensconced in relative harmony.

T his is the simp le teaching of spirituality. Emotion cannot be divorced from human existence ; it cannot be cured by philosophy but can be accepted as one of the legs of humanity, along with the physical, the psychic and the spiritua l, each blend ing softly into the whole.

Respectfully submitted , PauiR Taylor

We Are the People Musical Revue

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I saw this wonderful musical showcase on Sunday afternoon and was totally wowed by it. I knew just about every performer in the show and want to shower lots of praise on each and every one of them.

Their c lear, honest voices broug ht me to the point of tears at times. The k ids choir from StJames had me just about bawling when they sang "Sakura," a Japanese folk song about Cherry Blossoms. How appropriate for me, since my birthday falls every year when the cherry trees bloom.

This 2 and a half hour show takes you through the ups and downs of our neighbo urhood's history.

From the Paddle Song which was written when the Squamish tribe padd led across Burrard Inlet to help the vict ims of the Great Fire, to The Hastings Street Shuffle, 25 songs tell the story of the downtown eastside's 125 year history. !loved each and every number. Gena and Robyn really impressed me with their comedic skills. Robyn slinks and bobs around the stage with great aplomb. Gena's cop had me roaring with laughter.

I didn't quite get " Hansel's lament"- where it actually fit in with the story- but that's about my only criticism. Also, the first hour and a half before intermission seemed quite long for someone not good at sitting for long periods oftime on un.comfortable chairs. But it was well worth the shght discomfort to see this amazing show.

When Candace and Tom delighted us with their rousing rend ition of"Aint Nobody Here but Us Chickens" the audience came to life. They sure know how to entertain with their versions of the songs originally sang in the much lamented Hogan's Alley, the only real black neighbourhood Vancouver ever had. It was destroyed to build a viaduct in the 70s. All we have left is Jimi Hendrix's grandmother's cafe left, which is now a shrine to Jimi at Main and Union. Damn shame!

I never realized just how talented our singers, actors and music ians are in the DTES. Priscillia, our brave warrior woman, made me so proud when she spoke and sang with such confidence. Michelle has the voice of an angel.

Dalannah's gutsy blues voice just swims with emotion. The group numbers were insp~r~ng too, telling us the stories of the unemployed durin~ the depression. The audience sang right along wtth Solidarity Forever with real feeling.

I guess I could go on forever here, but alii can say

is I'm so happy I got to see this great showcase and want to thank Terry and Savannah and everybody involved with" We Are The People" fo r an amazing afternoon o f downtown eastside entertainment.

I can't say enough about how great you all are!

Adrienne, Corresponding Secretary, Carnegie Community Centre Association Board of Directors

Comments on We Are The People It was with great anticipation I attended Vancouver Moving Theatre's production of We Are The People. Walking there I fig ured they had raised the bar pretty high with their previous productions, and I had my doubts that they could come up with anything that would beat what they a lready have produced. After all we have a lot of great talent here in the Downtown East Side (DTES) and they do a great job of putting it out there.

The music was fantast ic, the singers out of this world, and the joy the performers brought to the performance was unbel ievable. You could te ll they all enjoyed giving their talent to the audience.

My only comp laint of the evening is I could not hear the first few words MC, Jay Hamberger said as he attempted to move the evening along because the applause was just so overwhelming. Had he waited for it to subside we would have had a much longer evening.

The show was stolen with the singing of the St. James music Academy Choir. Beautiful voices of the bright eyed smiling children blew the audience away. The whole evening was an unbelievable profile of the people and history of our great neighbourhood.

The program should be noted here. I have never come across one so filled with so much ' keepable' material. I'm sure it will be kept by many for years to come just for the amount of great DTES history it has to offer as well as great profiles of our talented friends and neighbours.

Should they have an award for the best celebration of this city's I 25th I' ve no doubt We Are The People will be getting it. It is truly a pity that this show is not being put on throughout the city, after all Vancouverites have a right to their history. What a way to Celebrate the C ity's 125'h and showcase the ample talent in the DTES.

By Colleen Carroll

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Contents, in the form of articles, writing, poetry, locally-produced art and some graphic input, cover all manner o f life and living in Canada' s poorest postal code. Issues include poverty, housing, homelessness, the drug trade, sex trade, ·' free" trade, safe injection sites, health and lifestyles possible on welfare, women - murdered. missing, vio lence against. children - drug mules or forced prostitution, playgrounds and possibilities in our community, gentrification, treatment re a lcoholism, addiction, despair, the deinsti tutionalization of mental health consumers and much more.

At the Carnegie Newsletter website www.carnnews.org there is a link to a resource guide called H elp in the Do•vnto11m Eastside. It is free in hardcopy, available in Engli sh, French & Spanish, and li sts organisations/ agencies/drop-ins/services in our neighbourhood and some that peop le here need to access from time to time, like hosp,itals and where to get identification. It also makes ava ilable a bit of info about each and is a good place to ·fi nd opportunities to volunteer. The names, addresses and phone numbers are there; if you want to know more, call them!

SEX WORKERS' RIGHT TO CHALLENGE LAWS : LEAVE TO APPEAL GRANTED= The Supreme Court of Canada announced today that it will hear the federal government's appeal of a decision allowing sex workers to c hallenge Canada's criminal laws relating to adult prostitution.

The Supreme Court of Canada announced that it will hear the federal government' s appeal in the case of _ SWUAV & Kiselbach v. AG Canada._ The issue on appeal is whether Sheryl Kiselbach, a former sex worker, and the Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence Society (SWUAV) have the right to challenge Canada's criminal laws relating to adult prostitution.

"This appeal is yet another attempt by the federal government to block sex workers from having their day in court," said Katrina Pacey, litigation d irector for Pivot Legal Society, and counsel for SWUAV and Kiselbach. "The S WUA V/Kiselbach case is a sad example of how governments use their immense resources and tactics to sidetrack impo rtant public interest cases."

The case began in 2007, when SWUAV, a non-profit organization composed of street-based sex workers and Kiselbach, a former sex worker with 30 years of experience in the sex industry, filed a constitu- oil~~ tional challenge to th criminal laws relating to adult prostitution. Before the case was ab le to get to trial, the federal government brought a motion to have the case struck o ut of court. The B.C. Supreme Court ruled that the plaintiffs did not have the legal right to initiate such a challenge and that on ly an ind ividual active sex worker or a sex worker currently facing charges could bring forward such a case. In October 20 I 0, the Court of Appeal reversed that decision, granting SWUA V and Kiselbach pub lic interest standing.

In September, 20 10, a similar case bro ug ht by three O ntario sex wo rkers {Terri--Jean Bedford, Valerie Scott and Amy Lebovitch), was decided by the O ntario Superior Court, which he ld that the laws that prohibit communicating for the purpose of prostitution, bawdy houses and living on the avails are unconstitutio nal. At this time, the Ontario decision is only bind ing in that province and so the B.C. plaintiffs are trying to create sim ilar legal reforms. " I can' t believe that the government is trying, yet again, to stop us fro m bringing th is case to court," sa id Sheri Kiselbach. " I' m d isgusted that the federa l government, which has do ne nothing to protect sex

workers' rights a nd safety, are now using tax payers' do llars to limit access to justice for this vulnerable and si lenced group."

SWUAV and Kiselbach are represented by Katrina Pacey and Joseph Arvay, QC. The hearing of the appeal will take place at th Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa at a date that is to be determined by the Court.

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Mother Earth is getting restless Due to lack of care People are destroying her every day: ,Blasting away her mounta ins, -I路 building on her habitat... the animals arc losing their ho mes.

So, do you blame them, coming down from the wilderness?

Greed is such a s in against our Mother.

Someday we will a ll pay for this Please people - wake up. Wake up!

All my relations, Bo nnie E Stevens

Libby Davies is one of a very small number of people who give lie to the old adage that "all politicians are crooks" or "hacks for corporate interests". Libby is the hardest working and most principled member of any legislative body I have ever known. She is a godsend to the Downtown Eastside and those struggling for social justice.

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Literacy, Learning, Training and Education Services in the DTES Quick Reference Guide

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literacy, Learning, Training and Education Services in the DTES ABORIGINAL Aboriginal Child & Family Support Services (Vancouver Native Health Society) 309 - 877 E. Hastings St .

604-602-7558 Aboriginal Front Door Society 604-697-5666 384 M ain St .

Aboriginal Wellness Program (Vancouver Coastal Health) 604-875-6601 255 E. 12th Ave. -2nd Floor ACCESS: Aboriginal Community Career & Education Services Society 110- 1607 E. Hastings St. 604-251-7955 ACE: Aboriginal Connections to Employment 390 M ain St .

604-687-7480 BladeRunners 390 Main St. 604-688-9116 Cree language Learning at Aboriginal Front Door 384 Main St. 604-697-5666 Cultural Sharing Group at Carnegie 401 Main St .

604-665-3005 Eagle's Nest Preschool & Aboriginal Head Start Program 604-253-3354 618 E. Hastings St. First Nations Employment & Entreprise Centre (First Nations Employment Society) 604-605-8901 395 Railway St. First Nations Journeys Class at Carnegie learning Centre 604-665-3013 401 Main St .

Helping Spirit Lodge Society 604-872-6649 3965 Dumfries St. Native Courtworker & Counselling Association of British Columbia 604-687-0281 50 Powell St .

Native Education College 604-873-3772 285 E. 5th Ave. Redwire Native Youth Media info@redwiremag.com http://www .redw iremag.com Sne'waylh: Co-op Radio Aboriginal Language-learning Program Tues. 1-2pm CFRO 102. 7FM Street S!sters Project 604-313-0208 http://www .street sisters.ca/

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USC First Nations languages Program 604-822-2512 Buchanan E256, 1866 Main Mall, UBC UNYA: Urban Native Youth Association 1618 E. Hastings St. 604-254-7732 Urban Aboriginal Community Kitchen & Garden (Vancouver Native Health Society & USC Farm) 6182 South Campus Rd. 604-254-9949 Urban Aboriginal HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters)- Phil Bouvier Family Centre- Vancouver Native Health Society 717 Princess Ave. (ext. 325): 604-602-7558 Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre 604-251-4844 110 - 1607 E. Hastings St. Vancouver Native Health Society 604-254-9949 449 E. Hastings St. Vancouver Native Housing Society 604-320-3312 1726 E. Hastings St. WISH Aboriginal Health & Safety Program 515- 119 W. Pender St 604-669-9474 WOMEN Atira Women's Resource Society 101 E. Cordova St. 604-331-1407 Battered Women's Support Services Info Line 604-687-1868 Crisis line 604-687-1867 Crabtree Corner 604-689-2808 533 E. Hastings St. DEWC: Downtown Eastside Women's Centre 604-681-8480 302 Columbia St. DTES POW: Power of Women Group (DEWC) 302 Columbia St. (ext. 234): 604-681-8480 Helping Spirit lodge Society 3965 Dumfries St. 604-872-6649 Kalayaan Centre & Philippine Women Centre of B.C. 451 Powell St. 604-215-1103 LEAP: leadership, Empowerment & Action Program (Vancouver Status of Women) 2652 E. Hastings St. 604-255-6554 newSTART 1691 E. Pender St. 604-215-4344 Sheway 533 E. Hastings St. 604-216-1699

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Street Sisters Project http://www .streetsisters.ca/ Vancouver Women's Health Collective 29 W. Hastings St. The Vivian Transitional Housing Program for Women on Cordova St. (RainCity Housing & Support Society) 191 Alexander St. WISH Drop-In Centre 515- 119 W. Pender St Women's Workshop (Tradeworks Training Society Custom Products) 876 Cordova Divers.

604-313-0208 604-736-5262

604-662-7023 604-669-947 4 604-253-9366

SENIORS 411 Seniors Centre 411 Dunsmu ir St. VSMS: Vancouver Second Mile Society & DTES Seniors Centre 509 E. Hastings St. Watari Youth, Family & Community Services 303 - 877 E. Hastings St.

604-684-8171 604-254-2194 604-254-6995

SURVIVAL SEX WORKERS Dusk To Dawn: Directions Youth Services Centre 1134 Burrard St. PACE: Prostitution Alternative Counselling & Education Society 49 W. Cordova St PEERS Vancouver: Prostitutes Empowerment Education Resource Society 427- 119 W. Pender St. WISH Drop-In Centre 515- 119 W. Pender St The Vivian Transitional Housing Program for Women on Cordova St. (RainCity Housing & Support Society) 191 Alexander St.

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YOUTH Bantleman Court Housing Society 102-600 Vernon Dr. BladeRunners 390 Main St. Britannia Community Services Centre 1661 Napier St. Broadway Youth Resource Centre 691 E. Broadway

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Check Your Head 605- 207 W. Hastings St. Downtown East Education Centre 101 Powell St .

Dusk To Dawn: Directions Youth Services Centre 1134 Burrard St. First Nations Employment Society 395 Railway St. Gastown Vocational Services (Vancouver Community Mental Health Services) 250- 220 Cambie St .

Gathering Place Community Centre 609 Helmcken St. Hastings Education Centre (VSB Adult Ed) 1661 Napier St. Kiwassa Neighbourhood House 2425 Oxford St. Main Street Education Centre (VSB Adult Ed) 400- 333 Ter minal Ave. MOSAIC- English Language Services for Adults (ELSA) 301 - 2730 Commercial Dr. Native Education College 285 E. 5th Ave. Purple Thistle Centre for Youth Arts & Activism 260 - 975 Vernon Dr. Ray-Cam Co-Op Centre 920 E. Hasti ngs St. Redwire Native Youth Media http://www .redwiremag.com UBC Humanities 101 Community Programme Buchanan C378, 1866 Main M all, USC UNYA: Urban Native Youth Association 1618 E. Hastings St. Watari Youth, Family & Community Services 303 - 877 E. Hastings St. YouthCo AIDS Society 205- 568 Seymour St. Youth Spot Employment Centre 15 Victoria Dr.

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604- 685-6631 604-713-5760 604-633-1472 604-605-8901

604-683-6047 604-665-2391 604-713-5740 604-254-5401 604-713-5732 604-684-8825 604-873-3772 604-255-2838 604-257-6949 info@redwiremag.com 604-822-0028 604-254-7732 604-254-6995 604-688-1441 604-253-9675

BASIC ADULT EDUCATION, GED & HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION Britannia Community Services Centre 604-718-5800 1661 Napier St. Carnegie l earning Centre with Capilano University 604-665-3013 401 Main St. DEEC: Downtown East Education Centre (VSB Adult Ed) 604-713-5760 101 Powell St. DEWC: Downtown Eastside Women's Centre 604-681-8480 302 Columbia St. First United Church learning Centre with VCC 604 681-8365 320 E. Hastings St. Gathering Place Community Centre: Education Centre 604-665-2391 609 Helmcken St. Harbour Light learning Centre with VCC 119 E. Cordova St .

604-646-6800 Hastings Education Centre (VSB Adult Ed) 604-713-5735 1661 Napier St. Hope learning Centre at Union Gospel Mission 604-253-3323 616 E. Cordova St. Kiwassa Neighbourhood House, VSB Adult Basic Education Program 604-254-5401 2425 Oxford St. Main Street Education Centre (VSB Adult Ed) 400- 333 Termina l Ave. 604-713-4473 Native Education College 604-873-3772 285 E. 5th Ave. newSTART 604-215-4344 1691 E. Pender St. Oppenheimer Park with Capilano University 604-253-8830 488 Powell St. Ray-Cam Co-Op Centre 604-257-6949 920 E. Hastings St. Strathcona Community Centre 604-713-1838 601 Keefer St. Vancouver Community College {VCC) Basic Education Department 250 W. Pender St . & 1155 East Broadway 604-871-7369 Vancouver Community College Adult learning Centre at VPL Central Branch (Level 3) 350 W. Georgia St. 604-331-3739 WISH Learning Centre with Capilano University 604-669-9474 515 - 119 W. Pender St 6

LITERACY, liFELONG lEARNING & EDUCATION Carnegie Branch, Vancouver Public library (VPl) 401 Mai n St. Documentary Evenings, Carnegie Centre Theatre {Hum 101) 401 M ain St. Native Education College 285 E. 5th Ave. Beyond Words Book Club at PACE: Prostitution Alternative Counselling & Education Society 49 W. Cordova St School of Chalk 593 E. Georgia St. SFU Community Education Program 515 W. Hastings St. Spartacus Books 684 E. Hastings St. Strathcona School literacy classes for parents 592 E. Pender St. UBC Humanities 101 Community Programme Buchanan C378, 1866 Main Mall, UBC UBC learning Exchange 612 Main St. UBC Science 101 science101@science.ubc.ca UNYA: Urban Native Youth Association 1618 E. Hastings St. Vancouver Community College 250 W. Pender St. & 1155 East Broadway Vancouver Public library: Central library 350 W . Georgia St.

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778-782-5201 604-688-6138 604-713-4630 604-822-0028 604-408-5164 604-345-0348 604-254-7732 604-443-8300 604-331-3603

LIFE SKillS Battered Women's Support Services Info Line 604-687-1868 Crisis Line 604-687-1867 BOB: Building Opportunities with Business 163 E. Pender St. 778-328-7678 Downtown Community Court 604-660-9722 211 Gore Ave. EMBERS: Eastside Movement for Business & Economic Renewal Society 209- 124 E. Pender St. 604-692-0781

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lifeSkills Centre 412 E. Cordova St. livingRoom Drop-In Activity Centre (Lookout Emergency Aid Society) 528 Powell St. Native Court Workers and Counselling Association of BC 50 Powell St. newSTART 1691 E. Pender St. Personal Growth/ life Skills Courses (Family Services of Greater Vancouver) 200- 1638 E. Broadway Vancouver Native Housing Society 1726 E. Hastings St. Watari Youth, Family & Community Services 303 - 877 E. Hastings St.

604-678-8278 604-255-7026 604-687-0281 604-215-4344 604-638-3390 604-320-3312 604-254-6995

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL/ELSA) Britannia Community Services Centre 1661 Napier St. Carnegie learning Centre 401 Main St. DEEC: Downtown East Education Centre (VSB Adult Ed) 101 Powell St. ESL Homefront Learning (VCC ESL Outreach) 1155 E. Broadway Immigrant Services Society (ELSA Program) 501- 333 Terminal Ave. MOSAIC English Language Services for Adults (ELSA Program) 301 - 2730 Commercial Dr. Ray-Cam Co-Op Centre 920 E. Hastings St. Storefront Orientation Services (S.O.S.) 360 Jackson Ave. SUCCESS 28 W. Pender St. UBC Learning Exchange 612 Main St. Vancouver Community College ESL Learning Centres @ VPL Branches: Central & Britannia Vancouver Public library: Central library 350 W. Georgia St. 8

604-718-5800 604-665-3013 604-713-5760 604-871-7277 604-684-2561 604-684-8825 604-257-6949 604-255-1881 604-684-1628 604-408-5164 604-871-7277 604-331-3603

IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE SERVICES HIPPY Britannia: Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters 1661 Napier St. Immigrant Services Society 501- 333 Terminal Ave. Immigrants in Trades, MTI Community College, Gastown Campus 290- 220 Cambie St. La Boussole 612 E. Broadway LifeSkills- African Support Group 412 E. Cordova St. MOSAIC 301- 2730 Commercial Dr. Neighbourhood Care International 142- 757 W. Hastings St. No One Is Illegal http://noii-van.resist.ca/ Skilled Immigrant lnfoCentre (VPL Central Library, Level4) 350 W . Georgia St. Storefront Orientation Services (S.O.S.) 360 Jackson Ave. SUCCESS 28 W. Pender St. Watari - Latin American Program 303- 877 E. Hastings St.

604-718-5817 604-684-2561 604-682-6020 604-683-7337 604-678-8278 604-684-8825 604-349-2420 noii-van@ resist.ca 604-331-3624 604-255-1881 604-684-1628 604-254-6995

COMPUTERS & INTERNET: ACCESS & TRAINING Britannia Community Services Centre: access & training 1661 Napier St. Carnegie Branch, Vancouver Public Library: access 401 Main St. Carnegie Learning Centre: access & training 401 Ma in St. DTES CAP: Community Access Program : access 121 Main St. DEEC: Downtown East Education Centre: training 101 Powell St. DEWC: Downtown Eastside Women's Centre: access 302 Columbia St.

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604-718-5800 604-665-3010 604-665-3013 604-408-5179 604-713-5760 604-681-8480

First Nations Employment Society: access (job search related use only) 395 Railway St. Free Geek : training 1820 Pandora St. Gathering Place Community Centre: access & training 609 Helmcken St. Hope learning Centre at Union Gospel Mission: access 616 E. Cordova St. Kiwassa Neighbourhood House: access 2425 Oxford St. lifeSkills Centre: training 412 E. Cordova St. newCHAPTER2: access (job search related use only) 835 E. Hastings St. Pathways Information Centre: access (job search related use only) 390 Main St. Ray-Cam Co-Op Centre: access & training 920 E. Hastings St. Reboot Vancouver: training 879 E. Hastings St. Strathcona Branch, Vancouver Public library: access 592 E. Pender St. UBC learning Exchange: access & training 612 Main St. UNYA: Urban Native Youth Association: access 1618 E. Hastings St. Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre: access 110- 1607 E. Hastings St. Vancouver Community College, Downtown Campus: training 250 W. Pender St. Vancouver Native Health Society: access & training 449 E. Hastings St. Vancouver Public library: Central library: access & training 350 W. Georgia St. Youth Spot Employment Centre: access (job search related use only) 15 Victoria Dr. JOB SEARCH RESOURCES, SERVICES & TRAINING ACCESS: Aboriginal Community Career & Education Services Society 110- 1607 E. Hastings St.

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604-605-8901 604-879-4335 604-665-2391 604-253-3323 604-254-5401 604-678-8278 604-215-2295 604-682-7353 604-257-6949 604-687-2777 604-665-3967 604-408-5164 604-254-7732 604-251-4844 604-443-8300 604-254-9949 604-331-3603 604-253-9675

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ACE: Aboriginal Connections to Employment 390 Main St. 604-687-7480 Battered Women's Support Services PO Box 21503, 1424 Commercial Dr. 604-687-1868 BladeRunners 390 Main St. 604-688-9116 BOB: Building Opportunities with Business 778-328-7678 163 E. Pender St. Britannia Community Services Centre 604-718-5800 1661 Napier St .

Carnegie Branch, Vancouver Public Library 604-665-3010 401 Main St. EMBERS: Eastside Movement for Business & Economic Renewal Society 209 - 124 E. Pender St. 604-692-0781 Employment Services Class (Hope Learning Centre, UGM) 616 E. Cordova St. 604-253-3323 First Nations Employment & Entreprise Centre (First Nations Employment Society) 395 Railway St. 604-605 -8901 Gastown Vocational Services (Vancouver Community Mental Health Services) 250 - 220 Cambie St. 604-683-6047 H.A.V.E. Cafe 374 Powell St. 604-696-9026 Immigrant Services Society 501 - 333 Terminal Ave. 604-684-2561 Immigrants in Trades, MTI Community College, Gastown Campus 290 - 220 Ca mbie St. 604-682-6020 Kiwassa Neighbourhood House 2425 Oxford St. 604-254-5401 MOSAIC 301 - 2730 Commercial Dr. 604-684-8825 newCHAPTER2 835 E. Hastings St. 604-215-2295 newSTART 1691 E. Pender St. 604-215-4344 PACT Employment Services (Coast Mental Health) 604-877-0033 293 E. 11th Ave. Pathways Information Centre 390 Main St. 604-682-7353 PEERS Vancouver: Prostitutes Empowerment Education Resource Society 427- 119 W. Pender St. 604-681-3044 11

Potluck Cafe 30 W. Hastings St. SUCCESS 28 W . Pender St. Tradeworks Training Society 87 E. Pender St. UNYA: Urban Native Youth Association 1618 E. Hastings St. Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre 110- 1607 E. Hastings St. Vancouver Public library: Central library 350 W. Georgia St. Youth Spot Employment Centre 15 Victoria Dr.

(ext . 279): 604-683-0073 604-684-1628 604-253-9355 604-254-7732 604-25 1-4844 604-3 31-3603 604-253-9675

WORK, VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TRAINING Co-op Radio {Vancouver Co-operative Radio, 102.7FM) 604-684-8494 110- 360 Columbia St. DTES Neighbourhood Council http :/ /dnch ome.wordpress.com DTES Neighbourhood House Volunteers' Connections Program 604-215-2030 501 E. Hastings St. DEWC: Downtown Eastside Women's Centre 302 Columbia St. 604-681-8480 Helping Spirit Lodge Society 3965 Dumfries St. 604-872-6649 Kalayaan Centre & Philippine Women Centre of B.C. 604-215-1103 451 Pow ell St. Literacy Lives: HIV/AIDS Peer Outreach Training {SFU Community Education Program) 2300-515 W. Hastings St. 778-782-5201 Native Education College 285 E. 5th Ave. 604-873-3772 Neighbourhood Helpers (Seniors Outreach Program, Vancouver Second Mile Society) 604-254-2194 509 E. Hastings St. newCHAPTER2 835 E. Hastings St. 604-215-2295 newSTART 604-215-4344 1691 E. Pender St. Potluck Cafe (ext. 279): 604-683-0073 30 W. Hastings St. 12

Ray-Cam Co-Op Centre 920 E. Hastings St. 604-257-6949 UBC learning Exchange 612 Main St. 604-408-5164 United We Can 39 E. Hastings St. 604-681-0001 Vancouver Native Health Society 449 E. Hastings St. 604-254-9949 LEAP: leadership, Empowerment & Action Program (Vancouver Status of Women) 2652 E. Hastings St. 604-255-6554 The Vivian Transitional Housing Program for Women on Cordova St. (RainCity Housing & Support Society) 191 Alexander St. 604-662-7023 WISH Drop-In Centre 515- 119 W. Pender St 604-669-9474 CHILDREN AND FAMILY LITERACY Aboriginal Child & Family Support Services (Vancouver Native Health Society) 309- 877 E. Hastings St. Britannia Community Services Centre 1661 Napier St. Crabtree Corner (YWCA) 533 E. Hastings St. DEEC: Downtown East Education Centre (adult ed for parents of elementary school children) 101 Powell St. (Outreach locations) DTES Neighbourhood House 501 E. Hastings St. Eagle's Nest Preschool & Aboriginal Head Start Program 618 E. Hastings St. Elizabeth Fry Society Summer Day Camp 394 Powell St. Hastings Street Early learn_ing and Enrichment Centre 881 E. Hastings St. Immigrant Services Society 501- 333 Terminal Ave. Kiwassa Neighbourhood House 2425 Oxford St. MOSAIC English language Services for Adults (ELSA Program, daycare provided) 301 - 2730 Commercial Dr.

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Parent-Child Mother Goose Program Multiple DTES locations 604-331-3657 Phil Bouvier Centre deposit collection of Aboriginal books for Nobody's Perfect Parenting Program, Building Blocks & family drop-ins 717 Princess Ave. 604-602-7558 Ray-Cam Co-Op Centre 920 E. Hastings St. 604-257-6949 Sheway 533 E. Hastings St. 604-216-1699 Strathcona Elementary School 592 E. Pender St. 604-713-4630 Strathcona Community Centre 604-713-1838 601 Keefer St. Union Gospel Mission 604-253-3323 616 E. Cordova St. Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre 110- 1607 E. Hastings St. 604-251-4844 Vancouver Public Library: Central Library 350 W. Georgia St. 604-331-3603 CREATIVE LITERACY, STORYTELLING & MEDIA PRODUCTION Atira Women's Resource Society 604-331-1407 101 E. Cordova St. Basic Inquiry: The Vancouver Life Drawing Society 604-681-2855 1011 Main St. Carnegie Community Centre: Thursdays Writing Collective, SHIRE Project (Seniors Housing and Isolation Response Experience) Digital Storytelling 401 Main St. 604-665-2220 Carnegie Newsletter 401 Main St. http://carnegie.vcn.bc.ca/newsletter 604-665-2289 Co-op Radio (Vancouver Co-operative Radio, 102.7FM) 110- 360 Columbia St. 604-684-8494 DEWC: Downtown Eastside Women's Centre Taiko Group 302 Columbia St. 604-681-8480 Downtown Eastside Women's Writing Workshop at urban ink with Rose Georgeson 220- 111 W. Hastings St. 604-692-0885 Downtown Eastside Writers' Jamboree (VPL, Carnegie Branch & SFU Writers' Studio 401 Main St. 604-665-3559 DTES Community Arts Network including Fearless Media & Fearless TV 778-895-1939 Chinatown PO Box 88023 V6A 4A4 14

DTES Centre for the Arts Chinatow n PO Box 88544 V6A 4A7 778-317-9493 EWMA: Enterprising Women Making Art (Atira Women's Resource Society) 54 E. Cordova St. 604-685-8043 Gallery Gachet Writing Circle 604-687-2468 88 E. Cordova St. Great Beginnings Project 604-873-7262 http://vancouver .ca/greatbeginnings Headlines Theatre 323 - 350 E. 2nd Ave. 604-871-0508 Heart of the City Festival (Vancouver Moving Theatre) Chinatown PO Box 88270 V6A 4A4 604-628-5672 Hope In Shadows 103- 119 W. Pender St. 604-255-9701 Interurban Gallery 1 E. Hastings St. 604-771-7458 lifeSkills Centre Creative Writing Group 604-678-8278 412 E. Cordova St. Megaphone 7 E. Hastings St. 604-678-2800 Pandora's Collective http://www.pandorascollective.com blnish_pandoras@yahoo.ca Purple Thistle Centre for Youth Arts & Activism 260- 975 Vernon Dr. 604-255-2838 Redwire Native Youth Media http://www.redwiremag.com info@redwiremag.com Street Sisters Project http://www.streetsisters.ca/ 604-313-0208 Sunshine Choir (Chinese Seniors learning English through singing at Oppenheimer Park) 400 Powell St. 604-665-2220 Theatre in the Raw 3521 Marshall St. 604-708-5448 UNYA: Urban Native Youth Association 1618 E. Hastings St. 604-254-7732 Vancouver Storyscapes (Gastown & Chinatown) 604-992-7151 http:/ /www.storyscapes.ca W2 Community Media Arts 604-689-9896 250-111 W. Hastings St. WISH Drop-In Centre 515 - 119 W. Pender St. 604-669-9474 15

FOOD TRAINING AND COMMUNITY KITCHENS Carnegie Community Centre 604-665-2220 401 Main St. DTES Neighbourhood House 604-215-2030 501 E. Hasti ngs St. H.A.V.E. Cafe 604-696-9026 374 Powell St. Phil Bouvier Centre 604-602-7558 717 Princess Ave. Potluck Cate 30 W. Hastings St. (ext. 279): 604-683-0073 Ray-Cam Co-Op Centre 604-25 7-6949 920 E. Ha stings St. Strathcona Community Centre 604-713-1838 601 Keefer St. SOLEFood Farm 604-837-1601 399 Hawks Ave. Urban Aboriginal Community Kitchen & Garden (Vancouver Native Health Society & UBC Farm) 604-254-9949 6182 South Campus Rd .

Vancouver Native Housing Society 604-320-3312 1726 E. Hastings St.

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News From -the LibrarY New Books

Loud in the House of Myself: Memoir ofa Strange Girl (92 1 PER) fo llow Stacy Pe rshall, a small-town Arkansas g irl, as she navigates her way through depression. becoming a self-proclaimed "Jesus freak" , anorex ia and bulimia, and the eventual diagnosis of bipo lar disorder and manic persona lity disorder.

Torn Hayden c laims that 25,000 young people have died in America's gang wars s ince 1980. Drawing on 10 years as an activist and public official working to understand and prevent gang violence in LA, Street Wars (364.36) is Hayden's indictment of the neoconservative politics of law & order that dominates US po licy a nd suffocates inner city youth. His message is that gang vio lence is preventab le thru a comprehensive series o f programs a imed at recognizing the strengths of inner c ity youth and encouraging them to look beyond gang membersh ip at other opportun ities.

In 1965, Hank Molt, a young cheese salesman from Philadelphia, reinvented h imself as a "specia list dealer in rare fauna", travelling the world to collect reptiles for zoos and museums. Stolen World: A

Tale of Reptiles, Smugglers and Skulduggery (364.13), by Je nnie Erin Smith, tells the story of Molt and Tommy Crutch fi eld, a Florida carpet salesman who also got into the reptile smuggling business. It's an incred ib le tale o f backroom dealing, international smuggling, and persona l ru in.

The Great White Bear: A Natural & Unnatural llistory of tile Polar Bear, is Kieran Mu lvaney's loving and detailed portrait o f an endangered species. Through a blend of history, both natural and human, through myth a nd observations, Mulvaney give us the life o f the polar bear, and infuses his work throughout with the dead ly threat that the steady removal of sea ice poses to the life of this majestic animal.

Beth, your librarian

Friends - Dealing With Hoarding Last Wednesday ofthe m onth

First United Church, upstairs April271h, 6:30p.m.

HUM 101 DOCUMENTARIES APRIL 2011 , CARNEGI E HALL SATURDAY NIGHTS 6:00PM April 16'h Waging Peace, Canada in Afg(lanistan, Now Libya and Global Wanning Emerging Science and Under standing. One hour.

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Deletes Children Crushed Under Foot, Untouchab les and O utcasts. and War Child, Children Soldiers and Victims of Assau lt.

Contemplating the Nature of Evil T he nature o f ev il Observing the sloth: three-toed, other-toed Observing the indolence id le late afternoon The scraping of a chair Inertial pregnant in the a ir Heavy as water vapour Scratching, lazy bump & g rind of mealtimes, Teatimes, suppertime.

Everyday, everyway scuflling and shuffiing off to Buffalo and parts unknown Parts too familiar And the constant bump & crack of broom + pan Sweeping a nd mopping Nothing outrageous, j ust ordinary Just mindless taste less si lence Mediocre sterility Coyote has been napping and Jesus is still on his cross.

Wilhelmina

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La Traviata Verdi The first 7 5 people will receive free tickets to t he final dress rehearsal of the opera.

Wednesday, April 27, 7pm Carnegie Centre Theatre Presented by Vancouver Opera's UBC Learning Exchange in collaboration with the Carnegie Centre.

www.britanniacentre.org From Garbage Day to Eternity 1

1'' Verse :When every day was garbage day some say we ' re Just that no matter what you say sti II those were the best of days, walk endless miles on concrete feet no time for trying and no money to eat you had to be there to ful ly appreciate those days; abandoned structures became our throne burn it down and call the next one home soon cops would come another bedtime story shot to he ll , time to find another place as I w1ped the earth off my face it could have been worse locked in Officer Down 's private cell. ..

Chorus Whenever every day is garbage day pest, present and a future as bright as dirt, when eternity said sound in body sound in mind was there ever a moment you ever thought parts of yourself cou ld reach up to the highest level o f hurt, no one said you need uni~ersity degrees to go fro m garbage day to etern1ty, mno particu lar direction was the way we went spending our tomorrows but as usual nothing left for rent ccme one come a ll and watch the o ld man fall he learnt it all fro m me...

2''" Verse Now how when every day was truly a d ifferent day the anatomy of risk-taking was more than just mere art, we made nice targets I w ill confess while trying to remam unblemished by progress is when it a ll began fa lling apart, people and buildings we used to love got weighed down with sadness from beneath behind and of course above now somewhe re a horse is looking for its shopping cart, reproduc ing without sex what true evil ish fo rm w ill hell take next if it

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can't be stopped can we one millennium or one day can we restart? ...

Chorus: hasn 'I changed Final Verse Like a Jehovah witness protection plan back then I was the immortal man but that sound in body is killing my vacant mind, when happiness can be sold I'll be too sick & tired & too damn old this entire world has gone and left me behind, like leading the fo llower make sure you have your g lobal positioning collar l 'd like to scream vociferously vulgar slanguage but the daylight is running out. All my garbage days are gone this future drags me along now more than ever I realise my future was always or never in doubt

Last Chorus When every day is garbage day pest, present and a future as bright as dirt, j ust c halk out! ine around me as fo r my soul that too is burnt.

By ROBERT McGlLLIVRA Y "Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the sou l."

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The proposed by-law would severe ly impact Civil Liberties, freedom of speech, a nd artistic expression in public areas.

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"Much like the by-laws that were first introduced for the Olympics, this by-law clearly goes too far and must be reworked ."

Woodsworth stressed that under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms we are guara111eed free speech at all times, but setting up what amoums to free speech zones effectively restricts freedom of expression. The bylaw wou ld restrict the ty pes, length. and area of many protests. By banning all protest structures in residential areas, the bylaw also seems to bar activities outside most diplo matic offices.

"Some of the most important examples of protest in our city's history that have sparked public debate and po litical change would be banned under this bylaw," said Woodsworth . "For a c ity that just celebrated our I 25th birthday to now be considering someth ing that is an affront to a strong history of peaceful social change is very disappointing."

Woodsworth a lso questioned why such a farreaching and potentia lly stifl ing by-law was introduced with only a 2-day notice to Counci llors and w itho ut any public consultation. "Yet again we're seeing a critical piece of policy being introd uced w ith little lead time, and with no public consultation."

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Have you been around?

I've been out of town Sorry for the sadness When I cannot be found.

To party out, to act out, no bounds I've got no doubt, this ain 't about fairness Routine, I say, yet not so damn profound In a lonely place, where our woes compound I low en lightening and experimental That this could possibly be What a turn of events .. like a flip of a coin Splitting the heart's cours ing veins Crashing conflicts, arguments, mostly losses Let you win, I didn ' t care; it's not about me (a in ' t that fair) Forget I said that what's the use?

I am a spent o ut force. Don ' t know about that o ne In point of fact ' mine eyes have seen the glory ..

See the horror, shanered dreams. misspent youth flickering in now falterin g fla shbacks and flippin g asides of daunting o bstacles Unatta inable for the masses, these carnalistic extravaganzas, which lead to absolutely nothing.

Nirvana, no way. Do it righteously, virtuously, with a purity beyond words, and certainly above contemptability: virtuous to all, yes, that's the way to be, but you gotta try hard, you've gotta pay the price; you gona sacrifice. you betcha kemosabe!

Corning down !Tom a chemically-induced, psychotrance.. ain ' t so bad after the c rash, With your feet planted firmly back on level ground Earth ling, with snake and ladders disappearing Right before your very eyes, with a soul-searing consistency of a benevo lent yet extreme rapture ... .. prev iously unknown. unrealised, unobtainable..

Tha t you put the boots to a nd rejected outright.

When you only know the truth, the reasons for the pain, the suffering and the sacrifice, you shouldn' t wouldn ' t kiss and te ll, wou ld you!??

Be at peace, be nice, come home, think twice, be sure, be right, you've got the power now, be brave, no fr ight, rock on been so long since you've played house.. it was fun while it lasted with memo ries still waiting to be casted Come back, please do, got lotsa love & kisses- especially for you.

ROBYN LIVINGSTONE