April 1, 2003, carnegie newsletter

101 M a ~ \(. n V a n c o ~ r \ r r V 6 A 2 17 tel: 665-2289 f x : 606-2730 Fmail: rarnnewc/a \cn.hc.ca

1,ist of Upcoming Kvents f o r Carnegie's 100th Annivcrsary - April 13th (tr~Oppen11ein~er Park from 10-3

C h c r r y Rlosson~Festival I:eaturing Katari 'l'aiko, I3utoh Ilance workshops with Kokoro I)ance, Sushi-making workshops with Ron Suzuki, Masaki Watanabe J a u Musician. paper blossom making, storytelling , tea ceremonies and 11iucl1more. fi)r more inli): Sl~aronh)665-22 13

-April 27th - lrom Victory Square l o Main and Ilastings and everything it1 between- Ileart o f t h c ('ity I'arade- ('elchrat ing ( 'arr~egic's100th AnniversaryI:eaturing- I'crli)rn~ancesby Silk Road. The Rocking (iuys, Sawagi 'l'aiko, ('arncgie Musicians, Katliara Ilance, tllc ( ' a r r ~ i v i ~13i111d, l Solidarity Notes ('hoir, ('arncgic ('hinese ('lioir and Inore perlbrmers.

Workshops w i l l include wheeled vehicle decorating (ic. hikes, sctwters, wheelchuirs, ctc.) with l3IIS'I' and IJnitctl We ('an- Ilat, Wand, ('rown, ('ostume making, I lip-l lop, 13irtoh. Salsa I)ancc workshopsVendors- ('rafts by local Artisans- Vendors- I:ood'l'ostadas, 'l'acos, Ihnnock, cotton ('andy, Popcorn.

Snowcones a d n I'iincake Iircaktast at Victory I I 'l'lle I'arode begins at noon and opening ('eremonics w i l l lake place at I :00pn1 at <'cntre Stage M a i n and Ilastings ('arnegic ( 'entrc- .li,r more details please call Sharorl at Oh5-22 13 or e-mail at s l ~ a r ~ ~ n ~ ~ l r e ~ r I.ccnn ~s~l~~~!~~l.~~i

Workshops / Meetings .lucstjay aliernoolls, planning 1-4. 3'" 11 gallery 'l'llursdays, I'inata making, 1-4, theatre 111 l:ri&ys, I.'lo;lt-tjuildillg, I O m - , 3 11 gallery I c.rcr,/c ( 'utnc,gi~~ '.s,flolrl!!/ / / c 1 4 '

M~~~ 25th Spirit ofthe Arts- 5k walk and Fundraiser li)r the I)'l'liS <'on~lntrnity.Arts 'l'rust- Start and t:inisll at Oppcnllcrncr I'ark with the Mosaics as the I<outc ti,r more info, contact (iillian Maxwell at 6652774

Don't Quit When tl~ingsgo wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When the funds arc low and the debts arc high, And you want to smile but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a hit, Rest i f you must, but don't you quit.

I,ifk is queer with its twists and turns As everyone o f us somctimes learns, And many a tiilure turns about, When lie might have won had he stuck it out.

Don't give up tlioi~ghthe pace seems slow.

You may succeed with another b l ~ w .

Success is h i l u r e turned inside out.

The silver tint o f t h c clouds ofdoubt, And you never can tell how close your arc, It may be ncar whcn i t scorns so lar; So stick to the light whcn you're hardest hit, It's when things seem worse that you must not quit.

CARNEGIE TAKES THE CAKE

ol'('ariadian ('oniniunity ('alleges (A('('('). 'I'Iie ('arncgic I x a r n i n g ('enlre was cliosen over 140 otlier o r g a n i ~ a t i o nrncmhers from across ('anada to he awarded the A('('(' I'rograni o f llxccllcnce Award.

Although Sarah made the sub~nissionand 111ust be cornrnendcd ti)r iin excellent job. the actual award was earned by the stall; volunteers, members, and students o f ('arnegie I.earning Center programs.

Other parties that contributed to the earning ol'tlie a ~ v a r dinclirded the Vancouver I'ublic 1,ibrary. ('ity 01' Vancouver. ('apilnno ('allege. ('arncgic ('omriiunity ('cntre and various other iridivid~rals- too many to name - hut without \vIiose participation we would certainly not have been able to attain s l ~ prestigious h recognition. ('ongratulatio~isto everyone w h o has tahen a part at the Carncgic I.carning ('cntre. Following are sonic quotes ol'various individuals who were at the party.

"This gives us hope to carry on and to strive to w i n the competition and any other pri/cs i n the tirture.

The cake was real g o d too." Al. W e had a good turnout" ROBERT "It was very special" ZOLA "It was crowded, but I liked it" MlC'tlAEI, "Right on! W e deserve it! (iocd!" L E E " W e were a l l very proud to be Iionored w i t h this award!" I I E B R I E "1 watch how Iiard the ('apilano statl'worh, and I am thrilled li)r this recognition ot'their outstanding commit~ncntol'worh ol'sucli a high qualit) ."

C'OI.I.E E N "C'ongratuiatit,ns! I ~ r i o~erdue!" g RlLl "'l'his i i u a r d encourages us to corltinw prornoling literacy i n the c o ~ n ~ i i i m i t y JASON !"

"Sarah ~ i i u s he t recogni/ed 1i)r her great prcscritaliori to the A('('('. I'harihs! I1AKOL,I) "'l'lw rest 01'11.4 i n the building are all so proud ot' you!" M1IGG.S "'l'lic I c a r ~ i i n gcenter vol~rritcers.tulors and st;11T niirhc this place so inspiring! ('ongratul;~tio~ls!'I o all o l ' y w . Y oir'rc ari~a/ing." St1.4RON "I re;111) cannot tliirik ol'a group ol'pcople Inore We I i a w ear~ied descrvirig ol'achno\r IC~~CII~CIII. this. ('ongratulatioris to ;ill 1 1 1 Iricrids at ('arncyie ;ida11 the I i a r d w o r k i ~ i gle;~rncrsand tutors at IIIC I. c a r n i ~ ~(('enter. g .S.4R,4t1 ..'

I'lierc are so r i i ; i q systc~iisthat 1).1.:. residents firce jou tliat ~n;ihejot1 feel i l i ~ i s i h l eor less t l ~ a n

arc. At the ('arnegie I x a r n i n g ('entre and irr our oirtrcach learning programs. we think the oppoirte We're here to encourage people's potential. It'\ great that our dedicated ~oltrnteersand deterrrrir~ed learriers are being recogni/ed with thi\ auard!"

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I. Ititio~~crlion: I.vider~cco l i r ~ r r o v a ~ i rorr ~~ ttie cwatiorl o l a nc\h progrsrli ill rc\1~)11\e to ;t IC;~~IIIII~ ~ )r~ C 1111, ~ riced riot ; ~ d e q u ; ~ t e11iet. l ~ ~ l'rogra~m~ I O I I I I I I ~ I( A u a r d are rtot c o ~ i i ~ n o ~available rlj ill tlris lorr~rat across the college/iristitutc sy\terir.

2. Porlubilif v : I. a x of t r a ~ i i f e rot prog,r;!rr~ colitent arici/or deli\ c r j riiodc to otllcr inst ~ t u t r o r ~ ~ 3. Sustuinrrhilitl,: I Ilc p r o g r ; ~I\~ITICC'IIII~ ~~ ;I long term and substarltial rreeii.

4. Eficlivrriess: I , ~ i d e i i c et l ~ the t p r o j y a ~ II~IS-, r~ been eflixtive with learner\ 5. Purticipulion: I.viderice tlrat t l ~ cprograrli i~lvolvcsat least t w o iristitutior~sI facultq. \ t i ~ d c r ~ t < ~ . \tlpport stall. adririni\tratio11a r ~ dIhbard ri~crrrl~cr ,J 6. ~ffic.ic~tiq9: I \idcrrcc t11at t11c ~ ~ O ~ , I C I I II~I, II rcaclied or si~rp;r\\ed i t \ o l ~ l c c t r \ c \

1 Icnr ye. IIcar ye! 'l'hc <'arnegie 'l'licatrc Workshop. wliich meets evcry Thursday altcrnooti lrom I-4ptll (NI,;W 'I'IMI1) on the third lloor in C'lassrootn 3. is participating with the i t corning I ) r ~ ~ r . t i / o uI :w' t r . ~ l . ~ i ( k , . . . ( ' o m m r u i i / v I'lr,? - 100" Ann~vcrsaryo f the (';~rncgic ('omlntrnity ('entre building. tliroi~glithe writing 01' Radio Plays. ('arnegic ('om~nunity('cntre wants to get those interested in theatre and short-radio drmias to liclp out with the writing. pcr1i)rrningreading and cvctit~tal broadcasts on ('o-op radio 102.71:M ill Vancower.

We arc looking liw individuals or groups to get involved in a series of'ratlio shows inspired hy personal storics, tnctnories or histories preferably ahout or liom the 1)owntown Ihstsidc.

We are looking fbr dilkrcnt varied groups or individuals that are in the D'fI'S or on the periphery o f the ncighhourhtwxi, to give a voice about a number OF srggcstcd Radio Play ideas. Some important ideas that one should keep their eye on : 1 .) Social .lustice; 2.) 'l'h. Itistory oftlie 1)owntown 1:nstside; 3.)

C'ommunity (Racism within political community issues not to he Ignored, etc ...), 4.) Arts Clr Culture. 5 . ) Other: personal stories; short stories; poems or metnories. etc.

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I have tilet 1%ith H ntt~iihcrgrollps it1 i111d011t ol'tlie 1)'l'liS. seeing what possibilities tlicrc are fi)r play development and Iiopefillly broadcast. I have visited 1,'irst I!nitcd ('h~trcli.I've met with womcn out oftht' 0'I'I~;SWomen's C'ctitrc. w,ritcrs ;~ttcndingtlie ('arnegie 'l'licntrc Workshop. coordinators from the Stratlicona ('ommt~nity('cntre, a representative tiotli The Vancouver Asian C'anadiali 'l'tic:~tre. :is well as those at a Native youth recovery group, and First Nations video artists in Vancouver. 'l'hcre is ;i lot of' itltcrcst and cnthi~siastnout there to get 30-10-55 minute plays written and pertbrtiicd. You too can partake in the cxcit ing. morncnt hy nlo~llcnt(jralna tllnl cotlld keep people 011 Ihc etlgc. of'lllcir. lislcnirlg scats by conling to the ('arncgic 'l'hcatrc Workshops on 't'liursdays fro111 1 p n to ~ 4p1n i t 1 lassro roo^^^ #Z lloor. .loin in o n tlic intensive and cxtcnsivc sessions Involvitig Iiow to put a radio pla!~ together and Iiow to perlimn an original d r a m headed fi,r radio. 'l'licse radio drnlnns need to he perfhrrncd as leadll ( ' O l l l l l l l l l l ~ 1'11,l.l~~ ups to tl1e I ~ O l t ' l l l O \ t ~I:'(IsIsI'(/C' /OO"' Anniversary ol.the ('arnegic ('onitnunity ('cntrc tluilding. 'l'lic artistic work is good practice tIi;~t could lead into helping out with tlic larger project o f t h c ('o~iitiiunityPlay productioti. which'll he pcrfor~ncdi n Novctnber '03. If we coullj broadcast these shows by or hefiwc Scptctnhcr 2003. we would be rolling. I:or l i ~ r t h c infi,rmntion r or tutoriaI/confercnccs, please contact .lay Ilamburger, ('nrncgie Theatre Workshop 004-708-5.1.18 or leave a message at the downstairs ('i~rnegie('cntrc 1i.ont desk ()04-(,(,5-222().

Have your voices and stories heard!!

Vancouver Public Library presents

Ann harte

West End Writers ' Club ONE PACE

Poetry or Prose Contest wewriters.com

Thursday, April 3 3:00 - 5:00 PM Gallery Room, Carnegie Branch 401 Main Street.

In her new book, l'xercises I11 I,ip Pointing.

Annhartc uses oral sounds and written signs to probe and prod the reader. to lay bare the contradictions and delights in the serendipitics of her cxpcricnces.

Front Mozurt to Hurtdrk A mindblowing musical journey with the I3ahyaga String Quartet and clarinetist Johanna Hauser, performing w o r k by W.A. Morart, J i n ~ n ~Heath, y Harold Birston and Jimi Hendrix.

Saturday, April 12, at 3 pm <'arnegic 'I'hcatrc, Main & Hastings

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This is rr free conlmunity event. A l l welco~nc!

Prizes: $100, $75, $30 Subn~issionriiust be tjped 50-line n~axirr~urr~ fi)r poetry and 500-word n ~ a x i n ~ ufm0 r prose. Your name 3 r d addres\ sl~oultinot appxir anywhere OII )our entry. With each entrj. please enclose a q a r a t c sheet showing tick. author'\ 11ilr11cacltfrc\\. irr~dphor~e nun1 bcr

EN'17RY l4'L1*;-.-

$5 for each poem or prose place

I'cng Sliui has become a popular way o f wclcorning ;111ddirecting good energy, or "chi" into your life. by paying ccref\rl attention to where you live. Many o f us reading this cannot choose where to buy or build a ho~nc,and what we do call "home" is one roorn in a Iiotcl. So, let's do what we can with the principles ol' I:cng Sliiri and our limited options. The shape oftlie rooin is important. I t is advisable to choose a room w i t l i a horizontal, flat ceiling. Sloping ceilings are inauspicious, also tliose that arc dipping or covered with mould spots.

prosperity- Anything that s y r n b o l i m gold is '(;old Seal" t~rliaor catliwd with ;r\lspicio\ls picture of Morris tile cat hcc;~trscof his golderi o r n W t i ~ r I. lowever. i f t h c srnell attracts :I black cat. this car1 hririg l x ~ dluck. cspeciall~il' i t \\;tII\s uridcr n ladder to get to yoirr door.

A blanket at tlic door w i l l keep cold drafts out. as well as rnulllc the noise ol'thc crnckcriacks t l o w i the hall. Ambient new age riiood riir~sicc;lri he soothirig when playcd lolrdcr tlinn the scrcmning neighbours. Wind cliirncs. x~~loplionc.;.Ilrltcs arid br.'ISS. . rnstr~rmcnts1iarmonii.c wcll with the sirens. '

I'aintings of'bca~rtilirlpillaces and sccriery can cnliancc good Iirck and happiness. Artwork with soft contours and syrnholii.ing blovc" arc atlspiciolrs fi)r channeling g(wd "chi". (iirIie p a t c r s and small IIenry Moore sculptures are your best bet. Avoid I~nrigingabstract art that s t ~ g c s t sdepression, grief or unhappiness, s r ~ as h I'icnsso's weepirig li~ccsor Munch's S c w c w l . I:or an autIicritic orier~talaccent. buy chalk for hugs i n ('liinatown. Ileavy objects such as hodders, stones arid stnt~resstirnulate Yang (lnalc cricrgy). 'l'licrcli,re i t is ;idvis;~hlcto gct a 11lan to rnovc any Iicavy houldcrs or stat~resyou may have ill Yollr roolii. to guard qyirist riiisliwt~rrie.

Water symbolizes wealth anti prosperity, especially

if it is lneandering, clear1 and slow. [lipping taps arc auspicious. Overllowing toilets arc inauspicious.

IIirty laundry, wliich needs clean water, sho~rldhe piled in the southeast corner until you are wealthy and prosperous cno~rglito wash it. I:vcry aspect 01' your life that involves ci~sliand profit s h o ~ ~he ld located in the soutlieast corncr ol'thc building. I:cng Shui masters advise using old ('liinese coins as am~rlets,the ones will1 tlic Iloles i n tlic~n,tied ill bunclics of three with red string. Il'you ci~nnotlir,(l old ('hincse coins with holes i n tlicrli. p ~ r at twoonic in the ficczer f i v 24 h w r s and wlicr~you relllove it, pop out the centre. I've licilrd i t works. Il'yotl (iol,'t even have n twoorlie, pick up a bus tri1llsfi.r O(l.tilo sidewalk to syrnholizc the $2 tlint sornr.body elsc .;pent on it and tic in with red stririg i n t i l e solllllc;lst corner of' your roonl.

'I'lic i'ish is all excellent syrllhol ~ l . ~p ~ ~ l ; ~ ~ ~ ~~ opcr~sardine, tuna fish or cat Ii)od c;lr, nc;lr tllc cr,trnrice of yaw hornc to signiij; ;~tt;linlll~~,t, g:iin ;llltl

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Nothing should impede the tlow of'c+llicoming i n thru the main door. If the entrance is dark or narro\\. this can usually be corrected by installing a large mirror on one wall. Ilowever. mirrors arc bad c.111 when placed i n the bedroom especirtlly i f o u ' r e 11g1j..

Round sliapes represent ltrck lion1 Ileaven. Save a l l your bottle tops and create an a u s p i c i o ~ ~~nandala s to increase your chances of ending a good j o b by sticking thern to your north wall 11.ith ~rsedclie\s ing gum. The saliva o n the gun1 represents wealth and prospcrlty. I:or those professions that require h ~ n c and popularity. such as theatre or music. kecp the s o ~ ~ wt ha l l brightly l i t at all tinics.

Red roses or condoms i n red wrappers placed i n twos i n the southwestern sector increase your chances of linding the right marriage partner.

Ilowever, if'your bed is 1101 i n the same corner. you w i l l have to stumble ovcr the dirty laundry. sculpt~rre,and bottle caps that have become 1111-glued to get them i n the dark when your partner does appear. Either that, or turn on the light t l i c r e h ~ and destroying the anlbient mood of'ro~na~icc possibly alertilig you or your lover to ~rrisightlj scars. ernharrassing tattoos or a wooden leg.

N o w you kno\v t hat I.'cng S l i i ~ is i about Iiarncssing vital e n e r m lines which the ('hincse c o l o u r f i ~ l l j ~ r e k r to as the dragon's cosmic breath". Y o u can niahe this practice as siniplc or as colnples. as o u r own attitudes and your o w n good se~iscdictate.

Nuevos lihros en Ikpanol cstan a h a en la libreria de ('arncgic. Vcngn y vca si hay un I ~ h r que o re gustaria Iccr. ('ada sclnana aparecen unos pocos lihros c.11 I ~ s p i ~ nen o l el tcrcer. N i v e l en la vitrina dc cxibicion tie libros en C'arncgic.

7 O n Tuesday afternoon, March 35, the Ahorig,irr:rl lkront O(u)r opened u ith a song on the b i g drurrr by the group I t r t l i ~ l t'littrl,, ~ and an I-ldcr hle\\illg tllc I W that have gone hcf0re. the heartbeat\ ot c\crqorle there. and those j e t to conic. I he ccrrtcr u i i s lull. i111d Inore chairs were brought i n during tlrc operrirrg songs. Julia M a r k said \he has a s o r ~ gthat belongs to everyone therc that has bee11developing over t~lne. b ~ dti e hadn't brought her druni. and \\ant\ t o \ I I I ~11 \\itti the group i n the park for the I \t'"tin~e. I here was a ~nurnlurcdagree~ncrltof'ncxt time! [.red Arrancc's openi~lgwords elicouraged people to Itmk at the issue. 1(wk beyond the dollar signs, I(n)h beyond the politics. \o we can quit havirrg relatibe4 and loved ones die. t l i s voice tooh on an angry edge. and then he Ia~rghcdat hi~nselflor "gett~ngearned away". Hut i t is such an cnwtional i\sue, i r ~that another speaker called it "genocide". 1-redthen read the ptwm Isidore had written especially fi)r the opening ot'thc center.

Aline I atlaninic. tlw I Idcr u l i o Iircilitatcd the Ilealing workshops. and the president of'the I ront I)oor then sp'ke. 150th Fred and A line talked about a Vision that started there over 3 year\ ago, which Ilas become a Reality. A Vision that provide\ the answer5 to (he ditticult questions 01'1. irst Nations alcoholisrr~ addiction. ahuse and death. She spoke ahout i 1 couple ot'jcars of'hrird \+ark. 114ingthe traditional way'. ro heal. "liveryone is walking w i t h aches, pains. grief and trauma. as well as hundreds 01 years 01 oppre\sion as aboriginal people. Il o w do we get over that'!

Il o u do we I n o w liruard'! After our long hi\tory of alcohol and drug ; ~ b u w .i t ' s not just about heirrg clc-ar~ arid soher. it's ahout being healthy and Irappj ." It gave her hopc to w e people participa~irrgIII the worbshops. coming into the circle to resolve confl~ct.a r d feeling welcome i n the centre. "We've made a \tronp circle and from this 14c are h u i l d i r ~ gan Ahor~p.tr~aI ~ u e \balk i r ~I obc. t.r.orit 1)oor." She \ I ~ c \ \ Lthat I lonour. Respect and ( 'onlpassion w i t l l all tlrirrp.i I r l creation. tliat we a 4 for giridance frorn the I.Iden. and that we develop a conlident belief i n o u r x l b c i I'I1en she introduced tlic hoard mernhcr~.fir51 I o l r r t I lionias. Il e gabe ii nie\wgc 01 I OLC. tur11111g :I\ IIC spoke to Iooh at iind let hi\ u o r d \ fall on c ~ ~ c q o r ~ c N c x l was I'liil Whariric~h.whose hope u a \ lor people to cone togetl~ert o r e h i i l d tlrcir l i \ e \ \L 1111 tllc heiiling circle\. I le i\ i111 ;rrti\t. and \\:III!\ to v,orA \iill1 p c ~ ) p l c 1rri1ki11~8 III~I\A\. (11 IIIII\. h l i ~ ~ l h c -rt ;i .~ t t l c ~ ~

community because the Native voice hasn't been listened to in the decision-making process. Ile believes I ' h c I-our-Pillar Approach can use sorne iniprovcments. I f Safe Injcctiori Sites are the only option nvailahle. because I k t o x beds arc not acccssihlc. addicts w i l l continue I V drug use, and women w i l l continue to be murder-ed. Alter the prayer we "niingled", smoked. mitnched on snacks and smiled a lot. I felt very honoured and enipowered to he part ofthe circle on this special occasion.

- 1)irnic~N . i ~ d

Calling all Aboriginal Peoples When:

April 7'h 2003

Where: C'arnegie C'entre 40 1 M a i n Street

l ime: and carving in "a place we can k e l salt.."

The next spcakcr was (iinger Jones, who works for the cldcrs in the I)'I'IIS with Neighhourhood Ilelpers' Outreach I'rojcct. She said her niothcr was a generous woman who illways made sure the elders had clothing and lixd, and taught her to never put a person down, no matter where they were or what they were doing. (iingcr said she, too, had been lost on tlic I3lack Koad, hut was now able to pass on her culture and language. Oliver Munro had everyone laughing at his stories about police and lawyers. At one tinic, he'd been an addict who O D ' d ninc times and "then I hecarnc a drunk. You can always change!" I guess hc's not n drunk anyrnorc. either!

Then members and a guest spoke. 1)chbic said her inccntivc was to not be o n the streets, and this place had given her some hope. Virice talked about his traditional upbringing trapping. hunting and fishing in The N W T . I3rian said Icant more in the last two years with the Aboriginal ('aucus than he did in the 3 0 years hc's been down here. Il c said he's been stripped of'his Native identity, but has regained i t with the group. Walking the Red Koad has giver1 him his dignity and strength hack. I>on I,arscn, active our community with the Water 1:or I,ifi.

Society arid ('o-op liadio's I ' i g c ~ ) r14rr.k ~ KCI';~,W joked about being a white guy, hut went on to say that n lot ofsliarm. has bccn done to the I)IIIS

2 I'M Sharp

'l'his program is a national health benefit propam. 'l'hc provision o f these benefits is ainicd at responding to health needs, anti inlproving health status. Your consent is required in order to meet fetferal, provincial and territorial privacy requirenlcnts. C'onsent provides the NIII13 program with the ability to better target benefits by sharing information with prescribers', providers and ~ O U .

Ilrugs Medical 'l'ransportation Ikntnl Medical Supplies and I~quiptnent Vision ('risis Intervent ion ('ounsclling I'rovincial tieiilth care premiu~ns.\vtiere applicable I'lcase keep in ~ n i n dthat i f you choose not to provide or withdraw your consetit. you have the option o f s : t v i ~ gl i x eligihlc noti-insured health hcncfits.

This forms takes up 5 to 7 nlinutes o f your time, please hring your status card and medical card

I enjoyed the Ihllowing: Army and Navy (still there), l~'ields,l:edco and the tinlous Woodward's department store, along with Hank o f Montreal, fkniture stores, news stands and for our seniors the barber shops (and way bebre rny time Pierre Paris & Sons).

Unfortunately they are no longer in existence, partly because the real estate skyrtxketed and a lot of businesses got tired oftlie large amount o f drug activity in front o f their business.

The majority o f d r u g dealers and users who've taken over on the 100 Rlcxk E/W Hastings Street do not live in this community. We need safer surroundings tbr all the people living i n the Downtown Eastside.

So it's very sad when our community ot'seniors. mothers and children are being held hostage in their homes - becai~sethey are afraid to come out fbr walks, or socializing, because o f the attacks on them.

The activity of the Vancouver Police Ikpartment on April 1 ", 2003 w i l l be a welcoming event.

C'arnegie I. c a n ~ i n g('entrc l'rcscnt s Reading Films ('ome on over t o the . I heatre for movie\. dcxumentaries, and coftcx.! Atier the show. we w1I1 be having a conversatio~~ to di\cover how the tilrn\ and media literacy relate to you.

I would like to see more responsibility coming tiom the judges, because their decisions afkct this community. This is a very simple judgment on their part, to know the number o f times a certain human being appears in their court room. Taking the time to ask individuals who are residents o f t h e Ilowntown khstside ifthey are willing to get help for their addictions and/or mental disabilities.

I.'inally we have limited resources in our communit~ there is a large demand o f more tirnding fi)r treat~nentcentres Ibr women and youth: also housing (outside ofthe 1)l:). and Inore access to A & I) counseling. including aboriginal out reach.

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Showinp on 'Thursday April I 0 2:00 PM-5:OO PM Carnegie Theat re

Imitation of Life 1050 melodrama addressing uonlen's roles and Issues of race in mid-century America

creek r o l l ~ n gwater over pebble\. 4t11nj hard, distinct we return just as hard and separate washed but alone. the hater covers us all we roll Into our hotel room\ slanim~ngthe d w r wc are alone as \hiny and wparale, hard alone washed by llte but corr~pletclyalone not a w u l In the u o r l d to talk to completely alone awa4t1 III t t r ~ \creek w n glare5 d o u n OII so~ncttlrr,g\t1111j beaut~lulbut totall? xparatc. alone Iorcver

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Il c w l i o entered t l ~ cIioly Icrnples and hickcd over tlic tables of'tlic money c h i i l l g ~ r ~ .

Il c wlio spread tlie word ol'social justice and hindncss.

Ile who was ridiculcd h y power.

Il c wllo they s i ~ i dwo111tlreturn. has rclurncd.

1 Ic posscsscs il dil'fkrcr~tbody, but it is Ile. Il o w c o ~ r l dwe not Iiavc rccogriiircd Il i n i hy his tlccds'?

Il c asks n o w not for worship, hut t o be fi)llo\vetl into the desecrated temples of profit i ~ l i d grcctl.

Il c Iias long weill away from 1he ancient cross ant1 113s c o ~ n ehack i n this age of tcrrihle ripelicss to s i ~ v cthe trutli of our polcnliiil grace.

Il c is Iwre in the Iiost of' Micli;~clMoore.

"PLEASE" I got 1.1). and want a ,oh.

I can wash LPL dry dishes.

My nanlc is IDA-JEAN K A N E I'm 47 and from The Yukon I can't hear hut read lips and can writc. <':dl my hotcl oflice 689-5825 or 688-377 1 or Ieavc s noto for Ida-Jean at #107-166 E.Hastings

CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER DON MORRISON, B.A., M.S.W., M.Sc., L.I,.B. 1)EFENI)ING ALI, CRIMINAI, CIfARGES: Murder, [>rug C'harges. Assaults. Robberies, Arson Supreme Court Jury Trials Youth ('ourt

COMPLAINTS AGAINST POLICE: R.C.M.P. Municipal Transit Police - Sky Train

ASSISTANCE A T HEARINGS: Parole. I h c i p l i n e Prc~eedingsi n Prisons 1-an1i 1y Court 1.abour Relations Roard tluman Rights Complaints

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Refugee Claims Rr Immigration Appeals Professional and Academic Misconduct 1

HACK<; KOZJNI): Called to 13C' I3ar i n 1083 Association o f Defense Counsel a1 the International C'rin~irial.I ribunal Past Police Complaint C'onimissioner for RC' fixperience as Federal Parole Oficer. College Counsellor. I'rosecutor, Forensic Science and Circum~tantial f vidence a Specialty

FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION S l J I T E 301-134 ADBOTT STREET, VANCOZJVER, B. C. V6B 2K4 tel : 604 682 7097 fax: 604 687 3097 c mail: rnorrisonlaw~~shaw.ca We have so many sad stories, I thought I'd pass along one > n u may get a chuckle from. Client (C'It.) comes i n Lcith severely deformed feet and has been wearing. ministry paid, custom made orthotics w i t h l i R that now cause blisters and pain.

C l t goes t o podiatrist - he refers her to shoemaker that makes her new sltocs. Shoemaker bills podiatrist. 'I'\co n~onthslater. clt. receives b i l l for $900.00 because podiatrist no longer able to b i l l the ministr) and shoernaker is no longer "contracted" to make shoes for the ministry. ('It. asks worker t o request coverage from the niinistry. Request denied ...no preauthorimtion. No case t o appeal ...so ladvocatel took a more creative track.

IInd the client "return" the shoes ...tracked down the

company that has the "contract" to make 41cw and orthotics and had a little "discussion" . . .they did the "assessment" that she required the s h t ~ and \ they put i n the request t o the ministry. 1 Ipon receiving the ***prcauthorintion*** ...t hey subcontracted to ij shoemaker w h o suspiciously Itad the exact \trot'\ rrq client required.

Cost the ministry an additional chargr to pay fin the "assessment" and one person t o ctr)rdinatc i t all ..h111 the client got her shoes ... no co\t to her.

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A S H O R T COURSE 1N STAPLES T H E O R Y You like facts'? Ilere's a hct: the IJnited States consumes 10,000 gallons o f oil per SE('0NI).

They've invaded Iraq, and o f course, Time is ol'the essence.

Treaties? Ask the Algonquins or the Shawnee about treaties.

And then there are covenants, pledges, international laws, bills o f rights, constitutions, et cetera, el cetera.

And then compare the profound weight o f all that ink against 10,000 gallons per St IC'ONI).

Well ....

I3y Ken Morrison

Community Spring Fair Saturday April 5th I Oam - 4pm Oppenheimer Park bring your ii-iends and Family join us for lots of Good Free Food, Entertainment, Carver's Corner, Kids Activities & more (org~lnizcdby ( bmmunify Dircctions) Community Directions invites you and your fiiends and family to join us (111 Saturday April 5th in Oppenhcimer Park fiom IOarn - 4pn1 in our Spring ('ommunity 1:air. Come and enjoy the h e Ibod and entertainment as our neighhourhood shows oft:

Murray ('oell. Minister 01'1 luman Resources. has staled "we designed our new 'persons with disabilities' designation becatrsc the disabled community asked b r it" and "two-thirds o f o u r fbrmer clients interviewed let1 assistance for employment that paid, on average, three times what they would have recei-ved on income assistance".

I am a person w i t h disabilities. I also work and volunteer with people with disabilities. I,for one, do not remember people with disabilities asking that our disability-related expenses no longer be considered in an application fbr increased financial benefits I fail to recall asking to pay, i n 2002, $1280 more in formerly-covered medical expenses. Finally, I must have been having a seizure the day I asked Ibr a mass reassessment ofdisability benelits, a process so stressful for me that I chose not to go through it.

1 tell assistance and am not making 3x the amount I did on income assistance. M y income is about onehalt:, my expenses about double. The comrnuriity o f persons with disabilities dtxs not need encouragenient or motivation to find work. Wc need funding i n place for the extensive work we already do, thus 1:dr for free. Ironically, the unpaid work I have found that is flexible enough to acconamodatc my disabilities is that created by your new policies, legislation, and procedures, not the least ot'which involved a II~ISS ~C;ISSCSSIII~II~ process which includcd Iiouscbound. bedridden, dying, and suicidal people.

I w i l l be sending my invoice f i x work completed.

I n light ofyour stated support ofemployment ti)r persons with disabilities, and in light o f the vast funding available to us li)r employment, I w i l l apprkciate pronipt payment.

l.'or a more sound analysis ofthe Ministry of'l lunimi Resources' phone survey, not rcniotcly indicating that which M r Cocll claims i n terms o f employment results. readers may contact ~ i i at c sA~~rkuJclds,nct

HC COA1,ITION OF PEOPLE WITH I)ISABII,ITIES Dear Community Partner.

Over the past few months. our community has worked hard to do all it can to help the thousands of people. with disahilities. That have been forced to reapply for their disability benefits.

Many of us have had to meet this challenge with fewer resources because of funding cuts. We have had to rely on our remaining staff and volunteers to pull together and work harder to help people with disabilities get their lhrms in on time.

We arc all tired and deeply saddened by the reapplication process and the regressive changes that have been made to disability benefits legislation in HC;. the repealed legislation was a model for Canada. The changes have set our coniniunity beck over 20 years. 'l'hese changes and the resulting process have indeed been devastating to people with disabilities. but it is ilnportant to keep in mind what we have accomplished by working together.

The UC ('oalition of People with 1)isabilities is writing to congratulate you for all your hard work and dedication. Know tlint you have made a difference You may have helped people with their forms. referred then1 to other agencies. or spoken up in the community or media about these changes. What eve; your role has been, a person who was frightened. confused and in need of help benefited fioln your actions. h c a u s e of our strong advocacy, we silw 5000 people with mental health disabilities exempted. We also saw l'he deadline extended for 60 days.

Once again. 'l'hank you fi)r all your hard work for the disability community 'l'hank y o i ~for your support. Together we made a difference and will continue tilaking a difkrence to people with disabilities. ~

Sincerely.

Margaret llsecutive Director

Special! Special! Special!

Volunteer Recognition W e e k for all our angel Volunteers Sunday, April 1.3'~

(iarage Sale+inp ~ i t hKai Monday, April 13"'

Vancouver Aquarium hit11Kai

I ueda!,. April 1 5'" UR<' Museum of Anthropology

Wedneday. April I 0'" V o l ~ ~ n t c I)inner er 3.70 111 Mix C / N c ~ o d >7- I0 Tliursday, April 17"' Science World OmniMau with C'ollcer~ 2:00 Shackleton's Antarctic Advcnture

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Apr11 18"' - Kill and ( olleen I Onni I pm i u\tonier \ e n Ice \ernlnar 3 5pm Volunteer Kecogrilt~onI'art?

-Mj\tery (lame.

-i;lle\\ w110\e 1 a11gh' i O l l t ~ \ t return of I1eter Kol\ton. the \entrlloqu~\t I .arry the I ow14 b l u ~ ~ c ~ r r n

7-IOpm I,ive Hand I h n c e

A Canadian apology

C'ourtesy of Hick Mercer from This Ilour Has 22 Minutes CNC' Television: O n behalf oS('anadians everywhere I'd like to ot'fkr

an apology to the United States of A~nerica.We Iiavcn't bcai gelling along very well rcccntly and fiv that, I am truly sorry.

I'm sorry we called (ieorge 13ush a Inoron. I lc is a moron, but it wasn't nice of us to point it out. Il'it's ally cor~solation,tlie lhct that lie's a Inoron shouldn't reflect poorly on tllc people ol'Ariicrica. A ltcr all it's not like you actually elected him.

I'm sorry about our softwood lumber. . l ~ ~because st we Iiave niore trees t h a ~you i doesn't give us the right to sell you lumber that's cheaper and better than your OWII. I'm sorry we beat you in Olynlpic hockey. In our dcl'cnce I guess our excuse would be that our team was rnuch, rnuch, rnuch, niuch better tlian yours.

I'm sorry we burnt dowri your white house during ttie war ol' 18 12. 1 notice you've rebuilt it! It's very nice.

I'm sorry about your bccr. I know we had nothing to do with your bccr but, we feel your pain.

I'm sorry about our wallling on Iraq. I m a n , when you're going up against a crazed diclator, you wanna Iiavc your lrierids by your side. I realize i t took more than two years belim you guys pitched in against I tiller, but that was dill'crent. 1:veryone knew tie tiad wcapolls.

Anti liniilly on behalf of all ('anadians, I'm sorry Illat we're constwtly apologizing li)r things in o passiveagressivc way which is really a thinly veiled criticism.

I sincerely hope that you'rc not upset over this.

We've seen wliat you do to coi~ntriesyou get upset with. 'l'hank you.

'I'HE IJP OF [)OWN

I)cprcssion Iias been seen as a I3ad Thing, wit11 little acknowledgement ofthe positive experiences that ol'dcpression can arise out of it. 'l'he v~ilr~erability often create intimacy between survivors, a place of' individual courage and growth. A person sult'ering from such ii condition is li~rccdto develop iI I~cightcncd insig.ht into their own I1;IlIIrc. ;IS tlicir ill~icss

o l h pushes away all else. It creates openness. a human vulnerability and powerful sense ofempathy tiv others.

We have corm up with a list ofthe benefits (the "ups") of depression: *You get tlowers if you have lo go to tlie Iiospital * You spend less money because nothing appeals lo y 011 * You tind out who your fiicnds really are * Misery loves company! It's possible to make new Srierids with pcople who k e l as shitty as you do. * Y o i ~develop a macabre sense of humour (watch those flowers you received liom well-wishers die) * You slow down and notice the beauty of sliiall simple things (the way shadows pass across your bedroom wall) * ('restive processes [nay be awakened (paint those shadows or1 your bedroom wall) * You fkel niore spiritually connected to natural li)rccs, such as developing a deeper relationship with your dead l i m ) * Your pet will appreciate tlie constant attention of you being home all the time. You slop answering the phone and talk to it instead. * Your shoes don't wear out as tist. * You save money on soap arid laundry detergent, because you never get out ol'your pasjarnas. * If i t lasts long enough, you're not in danger ol' acing stuck in a job you hate.

(;allcry (;achct, at 88 east ('ordova, is ~nandatcdto empower survivors ot'mental illness and traunia.

The l l p of Down will open at 7:00 p.m. on k'riday April 4, an exhibition ofartwork by tlircc local artists I.auric Marsl~all,('ate ('urtis and I)ianc I'liorn.

'I'lieir work delves into intcrpcrsonal rclatio~ishipsand personal ohservatio~~s.

It unlocks the doors ot'llieir cxpcricr~cc.opening tlie I'andora's 130s ol'nicrital illness to reveal the hidden gilts. the treasured mo~iicnlsof inner freedom. clarity and tri~th-telling.

'I'hcy beco~iica ~ ~ i u l c01'111cn1ol-y ls lo he Iicld onto ; ~ r l i I hclic\cd i l l tl;rr-LLY t i i ~ ~ ~ s .

New in the Library

Confronting Empire

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I n January, 2003, a huge World Social 1:orul-n tcwk place in Porto Alegre, B r a ~ i l .One hundred thousand delegates were there from many d i f h e n t countries.

A l l these people believed in a world very difTerent from the neo-li beral, dog-eat-dog world o f (ieorge Bush and his "New World Order." You didn't hear about this inspiring conference in our corporate media because the owners ofthat media support the t3ush version o f corporate globali~ation (imperialism) with its bombs and attack helicopters.

Iiere is part o f a speech given thcre by Arundhati Roy, a writer and social activist from India "I've been asked to speak about " t low to confront Empire?" It's a huge question, and I have no easy answers.

As the disparity between the rich and poor grows, the fight to corner resources is intensifying. To push throug their sweetheart deals, to corporatize the crops we v o w , the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the dreams we dream, corporate globalization needs an international confederation o f loyal, corrupt, authoritarian governments in p<x)rer countries to push through unpopular reforms and quell mutinies. Corp-orate Globalization - or shall we call it by its namc? - Imperialism - needs a press that pretends to be fiee. It needs courts that pretend to dispense justice.

A l l this is 1:mpire - this obscene accumulation o f power, this greatly increased distance between those who make the decisions and those who have to sufkr them. Our tight, our vision o f another world. must be to eliminate that distance.

Many o f us have dark moments ofdespair. While bombs rain down on us and cruise missiles skid across the skies, we know that contracts are being signed, oil pipelines are being laid, natural resources are being plundered, water is being privatized, and George Bush is planning to go to war against Iraq.

It might seem that we are losing (the war against Empire), but there is another way o f looking at it.

We have made tmpire drop its mask. We've breed it into the open. limpire may go to war, but it's out in the open now - too ugly to behold its own reflection.

T(K)ugly even to rally its own people. It won't be long before a majority of Americans become our allies.

Today we know that every argument that is bei~ig used to escalate the war in lraq is a lie, the most ludicrous o f them being the IJ.S gcivernment's commitment to bring democracy to Iraq. Killing people to save them tiom dictatorship or ideological corruption is an old [J.S. government sport. liere in 1,atin America, you know that better than most.

Nobody doubts that Saddam llusscin is a ruthless dictator. 'l'here's no doubt that Iraqis would be better oll'without him. Hut, then, the world would be better otT without a certain Mr. I3ush. tie is I;dr more dangerous than Saddam t lussein.

What can we do? We cari continue to build public opinion until it becomes a deafening roar. We can turn the war on lraq into a fish bowl o f the 1J.S. government's excesses. We can expose George LUush and Tony Rlair - and their allies - for the cowardly baby killers, water poisoners, and long distance bombers that they are.

I'he corporate revolution w ~ lcollapse l if we refi~se to buy what they are selling - their ideas, their version o f history, their wars, their weapons, and their notion o f inevitability.

Remember this. We be niany and they be k w . lhey need us more than we need them. Anolhct world i s not only possible, she i s on her way. 0 1 1 il quiet day I cari hear her breathing."

Arundhati Roy (liditcd hy Sandy ('alwron(

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International Solidarity Movement Activist Killed in Gaza by Israeli Forces

by Starhawk Today a young woman was killed in Gaza.

Young women, but more often young men, get killed in Gaza and the West Bank every day, and the world pays no attention. What was d~fferenttoday is that Rachel Corrie was an American, an activist with the lnternational Solidarity Movement, the group that I'm here with in occupied Palestine.

And her death is a particularly horrifying example of the cold blooded dehumanization that characterizes this occupation. Rachel was trying to stop the demolition of a Palestinian home in Rafah, Gaza According to the other activists who were with her, she was in dialogue with the operator in the spirit of nonviolence that is a guiding principle of the ISM, which provides support for Palestinian civilians and for nonviolent efforts to bring about justice for Palestine.

She climbed up on the bulldozer, to talk to the soldier in the cockpit. She climbed down.

She sat in front of the bulldozer. The soldier in control of the machine drove it deliberately over her.

Rachel was twenty three years old. I am trying to fathom the mind that could pull the levers and gun the motor to crush the life out of her Young body. That choice, that deliberate act of murder that ended her sweet life, seems incomprehensible. But here in occupied Palestine, that murder seems a logical outgrowth of the system of total dehumanization that controls every aspect of life, that cannot see the human being in the Palestinian, that claims to be fighting terror by institutionalizing it.

Please register your outrage-at Rachel's murder, at the home demolitions that she was trying to stop, at the illegal occupation that can only be defended by brutalizing a whole people.

Call or demonstrate or shut down the Israeli Embassy or you local consulate.

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"Terrorism and war have something in common They both involve the killing of innocent people to achieve what the killers believe IS a good end."

---Howard Zinn

"I do not allow myself to be overcome by hopelessness, no matter how tough the situation. I believe that if you just do your l~ttle bit without thinking of the b~gnessof what you stand against, if you turn to the enlargement of your own capacities, just that In ~tselfcreates new potential."

--Vandana Shwa "Darkness cannot dr~veout darkness only ltght can do that Hate cannot drwe out hate only hate v~olence love can do that Hate mult~pl~es mult~phesv~olence,and toughness multlplles toughness. In a descend~ngsp~ralof destruct~on The cham react~onof e v ~must l be broken or we shall be plunged mto the dark abyss of " annrh~lat~on --Or Martm Luther K l n Jr ~ "I am willing to die for the independence of India, but there is no cause for whlch I am willing to kill " ---Mohandas Gandh~ "If you assume that there's no hope. you guarantee that there will be no hope If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, that there are opportunities to change things, there's a chance you may contribute to making a better world. That's your cho~ce" -Noam Chomsky

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I I I E NEHSI.EI'1b.H IS A PIIHI.I( 'A'IION O F 1111.; AHNE(;Ib: ('OMh~lINl'I\'('EN'II(E ASS04'IA'I'ION Arlicle mpmcnt the \iewr u l individual cunlributon and nut of tbc Aswiatiun.

IAitor: I'adH Taylor; ('over art & layout: Iliane W(nd

Submission Deadline for next iss~re: Thursday, April 10

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1 PANDORA'S PAJAMAS

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Questionnaires: I'o begin learning about \vliat could he presented in the play. C'ommlrnity I ' l q Idea I30ses anti C)ue\tionr~:~ire\ liave been distributed around the comriiunities and some liave been picked up. Ans\\ers some pcoplc p \ e : (1) What do you like best about the DTES? Variety and cultural diversity; Chinatown: friendliness; good fbod; morrntains. parks and sea; hi\toric:~lbuilding\: openness and Iionesty; growing up witli values; peoplc mobilizing.

(2) What do you like the least? 'l'he drug scene, prostitution. poverty. garbage o n tlie streets; lack o f snft!: police brutalit!; bad datei;: rich hid\ coming to party; gentrification; homclessness; condescending attittrdcs..

(3) What do you want to change about the DTES? Clean up streets; get rid of drugs or provide more recover!. places: affi)rdahle liousiny: more opportunitie\ 101 those in need; more parks and trees; reduce crirnc; get rid of s t c r c o t y m (4) If you were to send 5 photos of the IITES to someone far away, what would they he?

I'igcon f'ark, Main R: I laslings. I'irst United Church. food lines. drug trade and addiction. Iioniclc\\rie\\.

Woodwards occupation. ('arnegic Centre, Oppenlieimer Park during the .lapanesc I-cstival, Iiotrsing coop\. cat i l l a wiridow, mosaics.

(5) Who Are Your Heroes?

I>rug free peoplc: those who help others and aren't ackno\\lcdgcd; street nurses: the \\oriian \\IN> rutis State 01 Grace; Sir11 Green, bartenders who listen; Constable I)wc Ilickson: Ra!,mur mothers figtitirig f'or ~ l i co\ erpar\.

I3ud Oshorn. community artists; grand~nothcrsand grandl'atllers.

(6) What are your favorite stories?

I listorical stories about Native villages and the I)'I'I:S; tllc Iiaunting o f Strntlicona prolc>ls 111cor, 1 0 Ottawa Trek in the '30s. the Raycam Moms in the '70s. pcoplc \\ho hnvc pulled themsclvcs out 0 1 po\ert> i l l 1l1c I>'l'l.~S,Crab I'ark; Stories about how we can s u n ive and get along \\ it11 e;~cllother. Stories tIint slion !ou care.