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T H E C A R N E G I E NEWSLETTER I S ONE YEAR OLD TODAY! !

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THE FUTURE I S NOW

Carnegie Review Panel Report.

Weke going a lot farther !

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SHIILA - point of character 1. Forgiveness.

2 . Magnanimity of mind.

3 . Perpetual r e s t r a i n t of behaviour and temper.

4. Readiness t o s a c r i f i c e everything of individual l i f e f o r t h e ideology.

5. All-round s e l f r e s t r a i n t .

6. Moral courage.

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11. Due t o carelessness, i f one makes a mistake consciously o r unknowingly, one must admit it im-

The Provincial Government i s c l o sing down i t s Detox service a t 59' The Carnegie Newsletter is one W. Pender. This was a 22-bed centre year old! On August 1 5 , 1986, a 1 2 and i t s absence w i l l leave t h e downpage paper i n 60 copies was l e f t on town area with one c i t y - r u n detox tables and A l Mettrick held h i s u n i t a t 412 E. Cordova, and the Salbreath. Would people l i k e it, o r vation Army Detox which does not use it f o r emptying ashtrays in? "If o f f e r f u l l medical treatment. there's no audience, there j u s t a i n ' t B.ca r l Stroh, a Provincial Health no show."

Ministry employee, and David Gilbert, They were a l l taken i n an hour! A head of the B.C. Drug G Alcohol pros t a r t t h a t hasn't stopped as over 300 gram, made t h e decision t o close it. a-re snatched within an hour of appearGilbert s t a t e d t h a t Pender detox ing and another 300 go i n two days. c l i e n t s would be referred t o a detox As A l s a i d i n h i s farewell e d i t o r i a l , a t 37 7 E. 2nd Ave . (Great Northern Way) .

"We have more t a l e n t r i g h t here i n When asked i f additional beds would t h i s building than any t e n journalism be provided there, he r e f e r r e d reporclasses i n town. Downtown Eastside t e r s t o Dr. Stroh..who was "unavailpeople - people without jobs - tough, able f o r comment" (Van. Sun, Rug. 10) . talented people have put t h i s paper Margeret Floren, Pender Detox Adout and put t h e i r stamp on it." ministrator, s a i d she had been taking Comments i n t h e l a s t year have been p a r t i n discussions on relocation, good t o great t o excellent t o ' a gem' but she hadn't expected them t o r e t o ' a jewel of the downtown e a s t s i d e ' s u l t i n the closing of the centre, t o "the best paper i n Vancouver She says the s t a f f , including 6 Perhaps one of the hardest lessons nurses and 10 health c a r e workers, t o learn i s t o see both s i d e s and a r e "incredibly unhappy" with t h i s . s t i l l maintain your i n t e g r i t y , your The case load of Great Northern moral i n t e g r i t y . I t ' s not a problem Way detox is about 1,000 c l i e n t s a t o be solved - i t ' s a r e a l i t y t o be month. No reasonable a l t e r n a t i v e isexper j enced b e i n g o f f e r e d - f o r t h e 120-125 people' PAUL TAYLOR cared f o r by Pender Detox. mediately and ask f o r punishment.

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M e future is now

By Muggs Sigurgeirson CCCA President

After three months of hearings and study, the Carnegie Centre Review Panel has finally made its report on what it thinks the future of Carnegie Centre and the Carnegie Community Centre Association should be. As you remember, the Panel was appointed by City Hall to investigate all the furor in Carnegie over the past couple of years.

a mixed bag As with all committee efforts, the Panel's recommendations are a mixed bag. The report seems like a thoughtful and sincere attempt to deal with some of our problems. Many of the recommendations appear sound and reasonable. For instance, the Panel says it is essential that a democratically-elected Association continue to function as the "voice" of Carnegie patrons.

This is a position that the Association put forward very forcefully at the hearings. The Panel says the Association should advise the Director on programming. This is also something we recommended.

The Panel also downplayed all the allegations of past illegalities, either because it couldn't substantiate them or because it felt they weren't worth pursuing. This is clear-

ly in .keeping with the desire of the membership for a "fresh start ."

Some of the other good ideas put forward by the Panel: * Carnegie stay open until midnight, and it serve as an after-hours crisis centre for people with problems. * More staffing, including additional security. * A quiet space for women, and expanded library services. * Renovations proceed as soon as possible. l'he City provide a bookkeeper to handle the finances of the Association.

Some of the other recommendations by the Panel are sure to cause controversy, however.

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must b e s t u d i e d c l o s e l y i s t h a t the Centre d i r e c t o r s e t e d i t o r i a l policy for a l l publications published and/or d i s t r i b u t e d i n t h e C e n t r e , and t h a t such publ i c a t i o n s , such a s t h e ~ a r h e g i e N e w s l e t t e r , be s u b j e c t t o r e v i e w by t h e d i r e c t o r .

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Doesn't Hold Water An a g r e e d upon s e t o f e d i t o r i a l p r i n c i p l e s may b e a good i d e a , b u t we must e n s u r e we m a i n t a i n a v i g o r o u s , independent and r e s p o n s i b l e v o i c e f o r t h e membership t h r o u g h i t s own N e w s l e t t e r .

The P a n e l a l s o s u g g e s t s t h a t ... t h e s i x n o n - e l e c t e d members o f t h e CCCA Board - t h o s e a p p o i n t e d by t h e P a r k s Board a n d o t h e r a g e n c i e s - be allowed t o v o t e , t h e same a s t h e e l e c t e d members.

T h i s seems q u e s t i o n a b l e , e s p e c i a l l y s i n c e t h e a p p o i n t e d memb e r s h a v e r a r e l y shown up f o r meetings i n t h e p a s t .

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I ' l l j u s t mention one o t h e r recommendat ion.'

The P a n e l f e e l s that the Association s h o u l d do f u n d r a i s i n g , b u t t h a t a d m i n i s t e r i n g and h a n d l i n g of a l l money s h o u l d b e u n d e r t h e control of the Director. In s u c h a s i t u a t i o n , we would want t o make s u r e t h e A s s o c i a t i o n w i l l s t i l l d e c i d e how t o s p e n d o u r own money - t h e money we raise.

I'licrc, , l r c rnany o t h c l r i ~ l c , ~ ' , and s u g g e s t i o n s i n t h c I'arlcl ' , report.

You c a n y,et n copy : ~ t t h e i n f o d e s k o r i n t h e L i h r ; 1 ~ - 1.

It's not over yet The R e p o r t r e p r e s e n t s iI f i r ~ t s t e p - i t ' s not the l a s t w(~rc1 by a n y means.

S o c i a l P1,innin: and P a r k s Board w i l l p r e p n r c . I joint report l a t e r t h i s ~nonth, and b o t h r e p o r t s w i l l go t o C i t y Council i n September f o r considerat ion.

The Assoc i ~ ioil t w i l l be p r e s e n t i n g t h e views of Carnegie u s e r s a t t h a t time.

We n e e d t o h a v e y o u r i n p u t .

Some o f t h e s u g g e s t i o n s would r e q u i r e c h a n g e s i n t h e CCCA Constitution, so i t s s t r i c t l y up t o t h e members t o d e c i d e .

What do you t h i n k o f t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s ? Do you h a v e any other ideas?

Here's What You Should Do The C C C A w i l l h o l d a Communi t y Forum on Sunday, August 3 0 , a t 7 p.m. i n t h e T h e a t r e t o examine t h e r e p o r t .

P l e a s e 1)c there.

We n e e d t o know what you t h i n k , s o we c a n t a k e y o u r views t o C i t y H a l l .

Remember, i f we d o n ' t makc t h e d e c i s i o n s o u r s e l v e s , somconc e l s e w i l l make them f o r u s .

"The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it's the same problem you had last year." ,m

c"ommunit y gardens open house I:rom a ways o f f , t h e four acres of land looks l i k e a vacant l o t . .

I H I ~ the 'weeds a r e s u r e t a l l over tllere. What a r e those people doiilg? Why, t h a t ' s gardens over thar!

Strathcona comunity gardens Iwld i t s "Gardens Open Ilouse" on Sunday, August 9th, and many l o c a l people were on hand t o begin t h e activities.

I t was such a b e a u t i f u l day and . the sun made shade a needed thing, Iwt unt i 1 four o'clock t h e r e were no t r c c s . No, a group of t r e e s t]idlltt a r r i v e i n a convertible; (or i n a I , r l s ) , hut nine 12-foot t r e e s [rr~oiultnin ash) were planted t o get slla(ly arcas f o r sure by next year.

A t Stralhcona School, a f i 1111 coeipany was shooting a f e s t i v a l and a f t e r finishing donated several wa t cr111c1 ons Tor everyone. As one cxpcr i e r u x l person s a i d , "For t h e I'irst tiroe, wc're not going t o run out! " I t sure h e 1 9 keep a11 of (is cool as an oven was going i n onc s p o t , I t ' d been b u i l t r i g h t tllerc t o P i r c glazed plant pottery so~rlco f wli i ch had bcen fashioned i 11 (:a rncg i c P Pottery I?oonl.

i The o t h e r place t o keep cool was on t h e west s i d e of t h e Gardens, where musicians played f o r hours i n t h e sun.

One extremely excited person, Ms. Chor IHon Wong, has been i n t e r e s t i n g members o f t h e Cantonese-speaking community i n taking p l o t s and working along with o t h e r s . A video crew was on hand t o f i l m t h e place and people a l l day, and t h i s w i l l be shown on t h e Chinese s t a t i o n .

Nervousness couldn't stand up t o Ms. Wongts smile, though, and she bubbled with enthusiasm.

Present f o r most of t h e day were several Master Gardeners from t h e VanI)usen Gardens a t 33rd E Oak. 'Mastert i s an earned honour, a s t h e p l o t s and p l a n t s under t h e i r c a r e a r e t r u l y exceptional. They had come t o answer any questions t h a t l o c a l gardeners had about problems o r prospects f o r t h e f u t u r e on t h e l o c a l land. A r e a l l y n i c e r e ward f o r everyone's work t o make t h i s a s p e c i a l day was t h e f i v e new p l o t s t h a t v i s i t o r s agreed t o make t h e i r own!

By PAIJL TAYLOR

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I t ' s a BOY!!!

On August 7 , a m i r a c l e h a p pened a t Grace H o s p i t a l .

A b a b y was b o r n . The p a r e n t s o f Nelson J u n i o r Williams a r e N e l s o n Sock and A l b e r t a W i l l i ams. N e l s o n J u n i o r w e i g h e d i n a t 6 l b s . 8 ounces, h e and h i s t i r e d mot ing well.

From e v e r Carnegie - from t h e ment t o t h e f i f t h f l CONGRATULATIONS! ! !

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After spending some months in a l o c a l h o s p i t a l , Sheila Bdl is back and smiling! Everyone who has ever had t o spend time i n a sickbed sure sympathized and wished her a speedy recovery, but Roy ivent up there a l nlost every day and t r i e d h i s damnede s t t o break t h e cycle of boredom.

One & f i n i t e benefactor was t h i s Newsletter. s h e i l a submitted some great s t u f f while she was away, and i t s publication was automatic.

- - - - Mayer has a l s o returned t o Bell Carnegie a f t e r major surgery on her back. See "me ~ o b o t "i n t h i s issue.

With both of these "Bells1' ---back, the expression "Hell's Bells" j u s t s k i t t e r e d across t h e wall. From both of these lovely l a d i e s being away t o them both returning, t h e r e may have been t h e proverbial ' l u l l ' before t h e storm but i n Carneg i e l s case, the storm is one of good feelings and joy.

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To t h e Volunteers and S t a f f , J u s t a f r i e n d l y Hi.! .. t o a l l of you and a thank you t o those of you who v i s i t e d me while I was i n t h e hospital.

Eelieve me, i t ' s so good t o be back home even i f I'm s t i l l convalescing.

Some day soon, I ' 11 be bac.k on my f e e t again.

A special thanks goes t o Pat K., Muggs and Rob, and Marie K., f o r t h e v i s i t s i n hospital and a t horne..and f o r the flowers, f r u i t and cards.

Last but not l e a s t , a very special thank you t o Danny Korica, who was a t my bedside every day. Without him, my s p i r i t s would have been low.

You have done so much f o r me t h a t words alone cannot express ...

Thanks again Danny; you're j u s t so kind and thoughtful.

I hope t o see you a l l soon, but I have s t r i c t orders from the Doctor t o s t a y i n bed. meROBOT (Bell blaycr)

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ary labour pools, fought hunger in Mission soup kitchens, and tried to s l e e p i n r a t h o l e rooming houses when he could a f f o r d it and under t r e e s when he could n o t , Mettrick was e s s e n t i a l l y a volunt e e r i n t h e l o s t b a t t a l i o n s of Canada's reserve army of t h e unemplayed. From h i s frequentlyharsh eqerjences, he has produced a book f u l l of anger, f e a r , humour, hope, keen i n s i g h t s and profound sympathy f o r t h e men and women abandoned by Canadian Caprtalism.

In Alan M e t t r i c k ' s own words: "I was on t h e road, with few breaks, from t h e e a r l y summer of 1980 mtil t h e beginning of 1983. The geography through which I t r a v e l l e d was i n the West because t h a t Ts where t r a n s i e n t s head, i n t h e i r thousands, t o escape t h e prospects o f freezing winters. ."But Last i n Line i s a national s t o r y . The jobless, homel e s s men and women I t r a v e l l e d w i t ] ] were from a l l p a r t s of t h e country. , Asserting t h a t , "Most of t h e peopie I w r i t e about a r e not tramps and bums but men whose s k i l l s w e think we no longer need." Mettrick s t a t e s he wrote h i s book, because 1 believe t h i s displacement of peopie, t h i s upheaval i n s o c i e t y , is t h e biggest s t o r y i n North America. I t

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t r a n s i e n t with no particu1:lr s k i l l ? and no money, (procuring) a n psi.;tence i n whatever way I c o ~ ~ l t l . " bgettrick often nlakcs c l c a r thc connect ion between prof i t ant1 t llc al~useof labour. Of h i s work in :I non-union chemical p 1ant i n k g i na , he w r i t e s , "I was shocked 1y t h i s i n i t i a l exposure t o the sllal)liy i n d u s t r i a l world hehind the m h c r 5 on t h e big boards of Wall S t r c c t I , Bay S t r e e t . Was t h i s wher-c thc share p r i c e came from - :I hlllld1.~d thousand shoddy, death- t r a p 5ul)s i (1 i a r i e s l i k e t h i s one?"

Mettrick a l s o c l e a r l y 5howcd t h t the t r a n s i e n t workcr's r c s i .;t:tncc 10 such constant abuse p r o d ~ ~ c ca\ work e t h i c o T p r a c t i c a l survivn 1. IIc rcl a t e s t h i s a f t e r observing a n i n c i dent a t a labour pool o f f i c c i~ 1981 when no one would accept n low-paying job and l o s e t h e i r labour pool sen i o r i t y . They refused not hecause o f the i n s u l t i n g l y low hourly r a t c , 11111 because t h e r e weren't enough hours of work. " I t i s i n t h e manner of A r i s t o t l e and flerodotus t h a t these men regard money ...They work one day t o provide money f o r two days of l e i s u r e . By t h i s archaic value r e l a t i o n s h i p , ccven hours work a t four d o l l a r s a n , hour i s insuff i c ient . . . ."

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131it r e f ~ ~ s ~such n g jobs i s a 1 l ~ m r y t h a t belongs t o 1981, The author o1)serves t h a t "A very s h o r t time l a t e r , a s t h e recession spawns more and more i t i n e r a n t job-seekers t h e conteni1)t f o r c e r t a i n work w i l l a l l I w l t vanish, of course, These labour pools w i l l become trenches i n which Ilrcu wait t o h u r l themselves on any hind of job, thousands of men a l l over North America, m i l l i n g f o r a jot, 1 ike blind k i t t e n s f o r a t e a t ."

A 1 1 i s n ' t grim with Mettrick howcvcr. Ilc orten employs impressive il~~agery, such a s llis d e s c r i p t i o n of f i g l i t i r ~ gl b r e s t f i r e s : "We moved ;I 1 ong In-om, gouged firebreak roads 1 i k c a I~wichof g u e r i l l a s . Trees had I,umed r i g h t down t o t h e ground and then some. . . .Occasionally, Sour o r f-ive trunks, s t i l l standing s t r a i g h t but blackened, r o s e together i n a r-cgula r a1 i p m e n t amid t h e greenery, l i k e some abandoned. overgrown I b r i c slun."

P,l Iwgan t h e Carncgi e Newsletter.

'Ihc first one was a year ago on Aug~rst15th. 111 ~ovemberhe l e f t t o w t ' i t ~ another book on t h e Ibwntown 141stsidc. I t ' s finished and hopcStilly w i l l be a v a i l a b l e soon. fle is now working i n northern B.C. i n Il;~zclton, e d i t i n g a small local p e r . 'Ihanks f o r your h ~ m a n i t y I I r i n , A . 'Ihis paper is t h e Iwst i n Vancollvcr - ha r none!

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' h i s morning a s t h e sun r o s e bright And I was on my way, I came by Social Services And men were waiting t h e r e .

The wonders of cheque day Oh how it s t i m u l a t e s one, I t loosens up t h e people Until t h e cheque is ddne.

Oh then t o work and make a buck IIow would you go about i t ?

But cash must flow Or we'll go t o h e l l without i t .

Canada cheers volunteers And I would i f I could, Get me when I 'm bankrupt 1'11 do anything

Don I-Iodgson

GARDENS A t Stratllcona Community Gardens, Eric Erickson harvested a Broccoli 1 2 inches i n diameter on August 1st.

I t weighed 650 grams, o r abour one and a h a l f pounds!

Erickson is t h e gardener who claims t o have two-way communication with h i s plants.

"They t e l l m e what they need o r want and I supply it ," he says.

"Right now, I ' v e got my cabbage heads wrapped i n paper towels. Why, I d o n ' t know, but t h e cabbages asked for i t . . s o I did i t ! "

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plums As I looked out my f r o n t window, I saw The Iand Lord t r y i n g t o t a l k the kids away from t h e plum t r e e .

He was saying, "If you climb the t r e e , you might f a l l and hurt yours e l f ; i f you jump f o r a plum you might break a branch of the t r e e and you r e a l l y shouldn't because t h e plums a r e n ' t grown o r r i p e yet And one c h i l d calmly s a i d back (with a gleam of s t e e l in h i s eye), 'We a r e n ' t s t e a l i n g because we asked, and t h e old landlord would always give us plums."

The new landlord kept a calm face and s a K "I 'd p r e f e r i f you d i d n ' t , but you must answer f o r your own conscience," and one of t h e kids quickly r e p l i e d , "I don't know what t h a t word conscience means, but i t ' s probably sleeping anyway." The kids proceeded t o s t e a l t h e plums.

I asked t h e landlord how long h i s b a t t l e had been going on and he sadly, and with anger, shook h i s head and s a i d : "For twenty years.. d i f f e r e n t children each year..but the same plum t r e e and t h e same me."

And I thought t o myself, ' t h i s l i f e is d e f i n i t e l y not easy. '

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Volunteers and Seniors a r e cofunding a camping t r i p t o a gorgeous s i t e near Sechelt.

Danny Korica, George Nicholas and Norman Mark have been working very hard t o make t h e biggest outing of the year a success. Quiet but indispensible a r e Pat Kendall, Bell Mayer and (not- so-quiet) Butch TLaRue. Preparations have involved the r e n t a l of two vans, finding equipment and supplies a t low cost o r f r e e , shopping and making sure t h a t those lucky people going bring some of t h e i r own s t u f f . Posters on walls i n Carnegie mentioned bedding, but the 'grapevine' h i n t s t h a t there may be a building o r two o n - s i t e . A few hardy souls brought t e n t s anyway.

A b e a u t i f u l p a r t of t h i s t r i p i s getting out of the c i t y f o r four days - away from the s t r a i n - and f i s h jng , walking and relaxing. You don't even have t o watch f o r sloppy pigeons !

A s I'm typing t h i s , the l a s t miniite loading and remembering oP things t h a t "have t o be done" is going on r i g h t outside t h e door. 'fie f e e l i n g of a n t i c i p a t i o n and excitement is great ! Bori Voyage, mes amis ! !

Hope alive The Human R i g h t s Act makes it illegal t o discriminate a g a i n s t a n y o n e on t h e b a s i c o f physical d i s a b i l i t i e s . This i s t h e l a w , and h a s l e d t o J o a n Meister taking an e x c i t i n g M s . M e i s t e r embarassed 'step'.

C i t y C o u n c i l when s h e t r i e d t o g e t t o a microphone i n C i t y H a l l . The i r o n y was t h a t many people, a t g r e a t inconvenience and t r o u b l e , had come t o a g a i n s a y t h a t t h e Main S t r e e t O v e r p a s s t o CRAB P a r k was b l a t a n t l y u n s a f e and i n a c c e s s i b l e , and c o u l d n ' t g e t t o a mike t o s p e a k b e c a u s e i t was i n a c c e s s i b l e .

A s ~ o a n s a i d ,"When y o u ' r e a b l e - b o d i e d , problems f o r wheelc h a i r u s e r s d o n ' t even r e g i s t e r .

I t ' s s o e a s y t o make a c c e s s f o r us, but no-one has ever asked a c a r p e n t e r t o come h e r e , c u t a r e c e s s i n t h e wood o f t h e t a b l e , and t h e p r o b l e m i s g o n e . " The s t e p t h a t s h e i s t a k i n g i s t o formally f i l e a complaint w i t h t h e B . C . Branch o f t h e C a n a d i a n Human R i g h t s Commission " I t ' s s i m p l e , " J o a n s a y s . "CRAB P a r k must b e a c c e s s i b l e t o a l l I d o n ' t want t o and e a s i l y . have t o c a l l a t a x i , o r wheel down a n a l l e y i n Gastown t o get t o a private building's elev a t o r , t h e n a c r o s s a ramp t o a p l a t f o r m and j u s t l o o k a t t h e park.

I j u s t want t o go i n u n d e r my own s t e a m and l e a v e when I want t o - i t ' s s o s i m p l e ! "

A t a meeting w i t h t h e P o r t of Vancouver C o r p . , e n g i n e e r s a n d P.R. p e o p l e b e g a n t o waver f r o m t h e h a r d l i n e o f " o n l y m i n o r and l o w - c o s t m o d i f i c a t i o n s t ' t o Main ,(Mount CRAB) a n d i n s t e a d w i l l s t u d y what n- e- e- d- s- d o i n g . F o r some r e a s o n , t h e y d o n ' t want a n y p u b l i c i t y b u t i f t h e y approve an overpass a t C a r r a l l S t . , t h e r e w i l l be a g r e a t o u t c r y . What most p e o p l e want i s a r e o p e n i n g o f t h e u n d e r p a s s a t Columbia S t .

Ms. Meister sees the objecti v e s of t h e complaint a s twofold; t o g e t e a s y a c c e s s t o CRAB P a r k , G t o p u b l i c i z e t h e need f o r a c c e s s a t a l l p u b l i c used f a c i l i t i e s nationwide.

By PAUL TAYLOR

I had t h e op o r t u n i t y t o t a k e p a r t i n t h e elevent annual Prison J u s t i c e Day a c t i v i t i e s with C l a i r e Culhane and eleven o t h e r peop l e .

Ille day r e a l l y began with a speci a l s e r v i c e f o r prisoners a t Canadian Memorial Church a t 16th 6 Burrarcl.

After Reverend Ken Witherspoon completed t h e sermon, we met on t h e Church parking l o t t o begin our t o u r of Lower Ma inland p r i sons.

Our cavalcade held a v i g i l a t nine prisons. The f i r s t one we c a l l e d a t was t h e Pre-Trial Centre i n downtown Vancouver. We walked with placards i n f r o n t of t h e c e n t r e and prisoners y e l l e d t h e i r appreciation of support while a guard viewed u s with binocul a r s . One of our banners read: "Rig Brother is S t a r i n g a t YOIJ." Next on our agenda was a v i s i t a t t h e Deer Lake Resort (Okalla). We paraded i q and down i n f r o n t of t h e fence. This antagonized t h e guard, who imiediately herded t h e inmates back i n s i d e l i k e c a t t l e . Tbe p a r d remarked t o us, "See what you have done! Because o f you, they have t o go i n s i d e h a l f an hour e a r l i e r ."

Despite t h i s , t h e p r i s o n e r s appr e c i a t e d our support and d i d not l o s e t h e i r sense of humour. One s a i d , "Throw t h e c l i p p e r s over.

We then went on t o t h e Twin Maples i n Maple Ridge, which is a minimum s e c u r i t y p r i s o n f o r women. I t is i n a farm-like s e t t i n g and women a r e allowed t o keep t h e i r babies with them. Like chickens, t h e women a r e only locked up f o r t h e n i g h t .

Security was extremely t i g h t a t t h e next two p r i s o n s , which a r e back-to-back i n t h e wilderness near Agassiz. Even though t h e prisoners were not allowed t o s e e u s we s t i l l held t h e v i g i l i n f r o n t of t h e. gates. .

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Ihc I n s t prison or1 our t o u r \GI:; t h c Ikgion:~l 1'sychi;ltric (:cntr-c i r l Matsqui Ifliilewcl~cldo~~rvi~~il in f r o n t of t h c g : l t e ~ , :In at~il~r l ;~ncc. drove in complete with T i rcns t o take one of t h e prisoners t o tlic hosp i t a l . \\re had pcr fect t i m i ng a t t lic'l'w i 11 h k p l e s prison. We arrived j u s t i 11 tinlc t o l e a f l e t t h e v i s i t o r s w11o were leaving.

Clni r c Culllane is going t o cor~t-I on September l o t h , and tuitlcr t hc "Charter of Rights" i s going t o 01) t a i n an order so she is allowed 1 o v i s i t Brit is11 Columhia p r i ~ o n .s She i s not forbidden t o v i s i t prisons anywhere e l s e in Canada. lzlc 1 1 c r~ through t h e 'grapevine ' that t11c Govt. would l i k e t h i s nrattcr s e t t l c d out of c o u r t .

C l a i r e i s represent i ng llersclf i n court and her opinion of lawyers i s cxtrenwly low. She thinks that t h e r i ~ should be a s p e c i a l place i n IJell f o r 97% of t h e lawyers i n our country.

We c:ime home exhausted b11t well s a t i s f i e d with our day. There was :I b e a u t i f u l sunset a s we drove down t h e highway t o Vancouver. r.

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'I'licir- only claini t o coiaiiunity w i l l li,~vc~ 1)een s o l d out by do- gootl o r g ; ~ r ri zat ions who 11;lvc I)ccorrre p a r t o f t hc 111acl1 i nc they chose t o oppose.

'I'hc only answer f o r t h e poor i s t o I,ecoillc p a r t 01 a1 1 t h e coimriuni t i c s . c>ach and every borough. 'Illell ; ~ i i t l only t h e n w i l l they be t r u l y 1111not~ c c ; ~ l ) I c . .

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NOBODY'S FRIEND My name i s gossip. I have no respect f o r j u s t i c e .

I maim without k i l l i n g . I break h e a r t s and r u i n l i v e s .

I am cunning and malicious and gain strength with age.

A Distant Destiny The more I am quoted t h e more I am believed.

By Claudius Ivan Planidin I f l o u r i s h a t every l e v e l of HCIW lovely a r e the faces society. of t h e blue Alps t h i s time of year.

My victims a r e helpless. They cannot protect themselves against War i s war, me because I have no face and no orders a r e orders, name.

Germany is Germany, To track me down is impossible. destiny i s destiny, The more you try, t h e more elusive t h e Commander of the Camp I become. r e c i t e s often but he c a n ' t look I am nobody's friend. a t eyes marching slowly t o Once I t a r n i s h a reputation, it ovens marching slowly i n dreams. i s never t h e same.

I topple governments and r u i n But how lovely a r e t h e faces marriages. of t h e blue Alps t h i s time of year.

I r u i n careers and cause sleepl e s s nights, heartache and i n d i gest ion.

I spawn suspicion and generate ' % f o r t hand Survival" grief.

When "Past"is attacked and destroyed, I make innocent people c r y i n . I t f e e l s hurt and humiliated, but l i v e s . t h e i r pil.lows .

For t h e Past l i v e s on i n memory Even my name hisses. I am c a l l Of i t s vestige possessions. ed Gossip. Office gossip. Shop gossip. Party gossip. Telephone When "Present" is attacked and destroyed, gossip. I make headlines and I t f e e l s t h e l o s s of i t s worth, but l i v e s . headaches. Before you repeat a For t h e Present lives. story ask yourself, is it t r u e ? with t h e t o o l s of the Past, I s it f a i r ? Is it necessary?

To capture t h e dreams of the Future.

I f not - SHUT UP. When "Future" i s at.tacked and destroyed, I t f e e l s i n abyss and ceases t o l i v e .

For a Future void of the vestige Long Throw Possessions of t h e Past loses

By Claudius Ivan Planidin The t o o l s of t h e Present t o survive.

I t h i t me hard today

By Anton Luthwig Kaufman crossing t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n - t h e b a l l of flame l i g h t i n g us i s many millions of miles away.

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s e t you f r e e , t o be, no respect, reject.

I'm sending you t h i s poem so r e a l , Read it carefully so you can f e e l , All. t h e h u r t I'm throwing away, I don't l i k e the games we played.

With you I had no s e l f esteem, I t was not r i g h t ; it f e l t unclean, Irle d i d not grow, j u s t c o - e x i s t , Need I go on .. complete a l i s t ?

Oh yes my dear E s p e c i a l f r i e n d , Our love has passed, it w i l l not mend

The p i n w i l l fade and go away, Not a l l a t once but day by day.

I think of us and f e e l so bad, Why did our love t u r n out so bad?

The games we thought we played so well, Turned out t o be l i v i n g h e l l .

The c h i l d in me kept hanging on, But t h e adult. knows - i t ' s wrong, So I must write t h i s poem of woe, I know I had t o l e t you go.

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I won't be sad and I won't cry, I gave my a l l , I r e a l l y t r i e d , What's gone i s gone, w h a t "s done i s done, We have t o face a r i s i n g sun.

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POVERTY AND VICE I N RAIMENTS OF SOFT MOON HUES REFLECTING FTERNAL MADNESS.

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August i s q u i e t t h e i n t h e L e a r n i n g Cent r e .

T11e c o o r d i n a t o r s a r e o f f p r e p a r i n g m a t e r i a l t o r t h e f a l l and most of t h e o t h e r p e o p l e a r e wandering f a r from H a s t i n g s and Main. A dozen o r s o a r e s t i l l a t work i n t h e L e a r n i n g C e n t r e , b u t n e x t month t h e y w i l l be j o i n c d by a n o t h e r 60 t o 70 p e o p l e when t h e iiiornings s t a r t t o g e t f r e s h and Lhere i s a s m e l l of autumn i n t h e air.

I n tile n ~ c a n t i ~ n ed, r o p by i f you want a q u i e t p l a c e t o r e a d o r ~ h i n ko r do c r o s s w o r d p u z z l e s .

There w i l l be a v o l u n t e e r t h e r e Monday t n r o u g h Thursday i n t h e aL t e r u o o n s t o answer q u e s t i o n s , Lend books, and h e l p you g e t Learning a g a i n , i f you want.

C e n t r e we t r y t o k e e p l e a r n i n g It h e l p s a l l interesting, a r o u n d when we know what you a r e interested in.

The s e c o n d q u e s t i o n is, "What are y o u r s t r o n g p o i n t s ? " Everybody i s good a t s o m e t h i n g . What do you f e e l you are good a t ?

N e e d l e p o i n t , c a r p e n t r y ? Maybe you r a i s e d a f a m i l y , o r worked on a farm once. Do you r e a d books?

When you l e a r n i n t h e L e a r n i n g C e n t r e , you s t a r t w i t h what you a l r e a d y know and u s e t h a t t o l e a r n what you want t o l e a r n .

a second chance How do you j o i n t h e L e a r n i n g C c ~ i t r e ? I t ' s e a s y : walk i n and t a l k L O allyone t h e r e . You're welcome.

S t o p by a n y t i m e and s t a y a s l o n g a s you l i k e .

AL t h e L e a r n i n g C e n t r e e a c h p e r s o n g e t s t o p i c k what t o l e a r n and when. T h i s i s n o t l i k e s c l i o o l where a t e a c h e r p i c k s what you learn.

The L e a r n i n g C e n t r e h e l p s you p i c k what you want t o l e a r n b y g e t t i n g you t o answer t h r e e clues t i o ~ i sf o r y o u r s e l f The i i r s t q u e s t i o n i s , "What a r e you i n t e r e s t e d i n ? " Cooking, c a r s ? Ilow Vancouver looked 100 y : I !

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The t h i r d q u e s t i o n i s , "What would you l i k e t o work on?" L e a r n i n s Centre people decided l a s t y e a r t h a t we were t h e r e t o h e l p p e o p l e g e t where t h e y wanted t o b e t h r o u g h l e a r n i n g . What i n t h e n e x t s t e p f o r you? What w i l l i t g e t you when you take t h a t step?

The L e a r n i n g C e n t r e c a n h e l p you when you want t o s t a r t l e a r n i n g i n a new way.

Come up and p u t u s t o work f o r you.

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Do t h e y wear on t h e i r f o r e h e a d s a s i g n s o t h a t t h e y may be t o l d , s h u n n e d 4 condemned n s c r i m i n a l s ? - n o . On thc. contrary, they a r e the respectable ones.

They c a l l t h e m s e l v e s , and a r e c a l l e d g e n t 1 ernen.

'I'hese men make t h e w o u n d s .

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