December 15, 2023 Carnegie Newsletter

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The struggle to end homelessness continues . . .

Last niontli, over 1700 delegates descended on I lalifax for a li.itional convention on hoiiielessness. We w-ere welcomed to Kjipuktuk by Mi.kmaq people. The Canadian Alliance to End Honiclessness does the

gathering every yeiir in a differeiit C.anadiaii city.

Topics ranged from Realizing the Right to llousiiig for Geiider Diverse Peoples, or the Role ot` Data in Measuring Progress and Adapting Solutions. Something for everyone, it seemed.

Wl`eli I got back to Vanco`iver after getting a scholarship for the trip, my cashier at No Frills asked, "So they (a]ked about homelessness,like about whal's going on at Tlastings Street, right?" Well, no.

They talked about service providers buriiing out, but t`eeling better after lhc conference. They lislelied to people who are Ilo loiiger homeless Tlie}r j list forgot to listen to people \+iho are homeless in Halifax.

These people \tyere told by7 a service provider that tliey could tell their stories to the conference goers, but tliey weren`t allowed to prcseiit.

There was talk about encampments. One municipality gave mini fire extinguishers to tenters. In another area,I,ower Sackville, people got together ai`d iiiade a welcoming space on a baseball diamond that was fenced iJ` on three sides. Tey got together to supply food and other necessities to those who iieeded it.

The Office of the Federal I lousing Advocate is getting ready to release a final report on encampmenls at the end of January 2024, and the}-made a presentation on Ending the Criminalization of Homelcssness. Ot` all the submissioiis they received natiomlly about tent cities. the most. 146, came from B.C. Several other places,includingtheYukon,onlyhadone.Victoriasubmittedjustover100andCrabPark`s20-minute submission were lielpful.

Nicole Luongo3 a D rES col"iiunily member and drug activist, \tyas also part of the decriiiiinalization seninar. Nicollc outl ined the drug use sitiiation across Canada, iiicludilig Naiiaimo. There.1egitimatization has led to people feeling fore unsafe and a backlash.

Aiiother semil`ar wiis about how libraries havi` become dc facto da}1ime shelters. Tli€ Public Library in Halifax allows the coini]uter lab to be used for ID ai]d lets it address bc pectple.s mailing address for the forms. It's especially handy since it is downtown, while Access Nova Scotia is a 17-minute dri`'c a\`'a}`.

A librarian t`rom West Vancou\`er presented and they have gotten fundillg for a drop-in for hollselcss folks to come in twice a w-eek for refreshments. There is a foot care clinic, gear rcpair. painting, and a cliance to meet anonymously with your navigator. Wish I had known about it when I was homeless. although I did hang out at the Calgary Library with friciids when I was there.

Next year3s conference is in Ottawa. An A1`ricaii No\Ja Scoti{in Sciiator. Wanda rl homas Bemitrd. told attendces tliat there has never been a march on Parliament Ilill aboilt homelessncss. I`m thiliking maybe wc should try one for next year`s conference.

By PI]OENIX WINTER

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Torturi` Pantoum

2nd Plat`t:: I'oelry

I €un pleased tty his guilt

\llicn lie sees the welts on my back Hc counsi`ls me to ne\ier again miikc him aiigr}r Installs me as the author o l`m.y o\\-n vvliipT)ing 11 vote less blcssurcs sur luon iios

linows he nc'eds rind pcai`e \+ith his Saviour M'iristal]e coinme ai.itcur de rna proprc flagellatioli I Tis powL`T to ask my pardon stolen by absol\ ing priests

He Lnows hc nei`ds ]`ind peai`e w ith liis Saviour I am here to obey, to work, not much sc:en niyr heard Soil poiivoir de d€maiidi`r mon pardttn: vole par e[erge I am here to ser\'e at his tortured go(l`s altar Je suis ici pour i]beir; trzivai]1er. pas beaucoup vu His entendu

Sit days a \\/eck -work -Sunday: Church` Mass, .Te suis ici le Dimanche. enf`aiit d-choenr a l`auti`l du torture Not coiivinced to revcrL. glory c)f gory lium€in s.icrifice Six jouTs par semaiiie - le tra`.aille -Dimanc`he: 1-Fglise,1a Messe My father. a pillar o1`the commimit}', model patriarch, Programmi`d ti) re`ierc the glory of gor}' human criiciJi`ion Mtin dos eii saiig guerit. mais Ill t)1i`sstiri` i`i`ste

Mitn pere. pilfer de la communautL`3 patriai`che im)delc

Counsels lne to ncvcr again make him angr.v M}-bkiodied bac`L heals but the wound remail]s (`a ml. plEiit qu.il se sent coup{iblc

Gille`s C}'rennc

I wonder about the dodo bird I wonder about the dodo bird. What it would have bccn like to hold one ct+`these t`unny, geiitle, i|uirky little animals. I picture d British bdstard hiinting il for sport, his checks blistering with delight as he loads his Wiiichester and fires a bullet right into the head of one of these defenceless animiils. We arc lhc ugliest cl`eatures in the world because w.e are evil eiiough to destroy our planet and all the animals in it and

go about our lives eating Macdonald hamburgers and leaving a huge carboii footpriiit not thinking aii}'thing of il.

Are we craay'?

Patti Smith, tlie punk poetess, wrote a poem about the dodo. The clodo has also inspired other writers and poets. I think it is prcciscly because the dodo \+ias so silly and loveable that it stirred up an evil intent deep within the British who hunted it into oblivion. As a species we love to kill. We are doing this to tlle bumble bee alld the Monarch butterfl,v. We are doing it the the orcas and dolphill. We are doing it to many. many species and fraiikly,I don't want to live on ii planet \`Jithout aniil]als and creel)ing crawly things.

So all I can do is colitiliue oil with my fellow eli`Jiroiimentalists to add in,v voice to the thousands of others who are stdnding up for the pri`scrvation of an]mal lit`e aiid natural habitats. If people had fought agajiist tlie killilig of the dodo bird for sport, I believe \\Je may still have had this animal around to cuddle lip \`'ith like }'our favoiiritc Chcsliirc Cat. But we are not.

Alid that is a tragedy. .T.T. Sandhu aka ruby diamond

UNAFFORDABLE RENT/HOUSING and WEALTH INEQUALITY Dear brothers z`nd bibters, we have `o get rid ol`thc poverty that has screwed our societ}' lip b} changing social and legal s}istems. '1 he greed of the rich has corriipted c)ur socicty and has exploited iiiarginalized

groups of people.

CurTenl s,vsti`ms were debigncd lo bcncfit and protect the small iiumber of the rich. The descend:mls of the rich will benefit from generational wealth, VI-hilc the dcsccndai`tq of the poor will continile to be oppressed. 1`heir offspring will be on top of the poor and exccutc mcrc].less financial cruelty oil us and our children. lil solidai.ity, let's identify the roof causes of the crisis of inequality \iv-c I-ace. Lct's rebuild aiid strengthen our power to take back what's oLirs.

'1`o dchieve oiir goals, we, the people belonging lo the lo\`ier income class, should be organi7jed and edu-

ccited. 'l`hen we can change the ciuTent iinfair system by protesting without stopping until our goals are

met. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Frecdoms will be our foundation for why wc arc fighting.

Chong, Su Chol

From the Library

Lars Jonsson, explores 40 ot` Swedeii's I)est-

()ii Tliursday, December 21 st from 6pm to 8pm in the Theatre, join the li.brary for the contiiiuation o±` our monthly NFB fllm screenings. We.ll be screening Modern Goose and Sovereign Soil, which ask the

lo\;ecl v,'inter bil-ds. Each bird is illustrated in classic Jollsson style, with text on its idcntification, cu]tul-a] history, and tlie author's own personal observations.

question: "What do Canadian geese and t`armers in sub -arctic Dawson City have in common?" Able to navi-

gate by re{iding the Earth's magnetic rield, at hc)mc on land, air and water, geese straddle the territor}' between ancient jiistincts aiid the coiitemporaly world.

C`ombining beauty, humour alid profound cmpathy, director Karsten Wall Modern Geese's exquisitely observed film cssa}i-cinbcds in the daily life of these iconic animals to reveal a dccpcr message ot` continui-

ty and connection. Set in the northern wilds surrounding tlie tiny sub-Arctic town of Dawson llty, Yukc>n, David Curtis' Sovereigii Soil is all ode to the beaiity of this ferocious. remote land and the wisdom of those who`ve chose'n to call it honie.

Tn anticipation of the film screeiiilig, I looked through our cataloguing. ``/'ith a simple searcli of "winter birds`" to rind the following: "Bz.7.d,.I.# M/I.n-

Winter solstice is a significant time of yet]r for many. Not olily marking the longest day of the yeiir, it is also invites the Sun:s return. Durii]g

the last C`ommiini|v Mc`morial Ser\Jice of the

year. we talked aboiit looking for light in trylng and hard tiincs, ii` darkiiess we're blanketed with these ddys, cspccial]y as \`ie might feel the heaviness of those \\'e have loved and lost, alollg with those u'e witness in thcjr suffering and loss. Thank you all for coming togcthcr, being still, hospitable, and warm \\Jith one another.s vu]nerabilitics. I am incredibly griiteful.

Danielle LaFrance

ter: Siirviving the Most Chullenging Season ty Roger Pasquier is the first bctok devoted to the ecology and beliavior of birds during this most challengilig season.

Birds remaining ill regions with cold weather must cope with much sliorter da}Js to find food and shelter even ds the}` need lo avoid predators alld stay warm throiigh the long nights` while migrants to the tropics must fit into ver}/ different ecos}Jstcms and communities of resident birds. Ii`illed with elegant line drawings

Sayl.ng Gooddye Last night, standing at the foot

by' flrtist aiid illustrator Margai.et La I`arge, B/-rc/b' /.#

of your bed,

W'7.77/err dcscribcs how winter influences tlle lives of birds from the poles to the eqiiz`tor..` I picked this one because I was caught oil the phrase .`challenging seiison" and w-as instantly-considering how this time of Year -1hc \`'ilitcr -is ubiquitous with challenge. I

I did the hardest thing l've ever done.

leant from a colleagiie, who just so happens to be a birder, that there is a temi for thdt rirst encoimti`r with

wa.iting for your feet tc) peak out,

My life will never be the same,

I said goodbye to you -my mom.

Life isn't meant to be lived in solitude.

I stand at the foot c)f your empty bed,

prctof that you are alive and well.

a bird, a gateway bird if you will. A '..spark bird." Do

Every morning I walt for you,

you havi` a spark bird ill your re|)ertoire? The wiliter months offer the perfect opporlimit,v for us to become better acqilainted with our fa\'orite birds. As they forage in gardens for seeds and berries. we are gifted with

while knctwing it will never come.

lhc chance to watch from the comfoil of our homes, iind lean more about their behavior al]d special char-

is the hardest thing l've ever done.

acteristics. Check out Wi.Jlr€r BJ./f/,`` by Ldr Jonsson in this stunning book, oiic. of the world's finest bird arists,

lctnging to feel the buzz in my pocket,

Each moment I think of you,

reminds me, that I.lving without you

In Memory of my Mom -Pat Pope

Feb 1950 - Dec 2009

P.S.

I wasn't over you I was only pretending.

I wasn't done fighting with you yet.

I still had things that I nccdc.d to say

alld now lcTy

with my face in my hands filled to tlie brim with regret.

IIow could I have said that to yc)u?

That I ]ioped to never see you again.

I may as well said That I wish you were

Now I jiLst wish that wine back in our tent.

Fucking in the pourjiig rain,

Waiting for the cops to come Screaming Give me a reason! ! ! ! !

into the universe And the reason will come ...

I miss }'ou so much I caii't stand it.

Bomie Buchart

Kindness, Kindness.

Kindness. kind]icss.

Remember to respond with kindiiess.

No matter llie condition of the cloths, or the styling of the hair, or, a different kind of`hiiiT`

or, the colour of the skin, kindness, kindness, remember to res|ioTid with kindness.

Ii`inancially rich, spiritually poor,

or maybe llle other way around, whatcvcr the situation seems to be, kindness, kindness, remember to respond with kindncss.

No matter what the eyes are seeing, no matter what the ezirs aLre hearing. kindness, kindness, remember, alwaLys respond with kindness.

You may have a dozcn dcgrccst all the way up your sleeves, but what good is all this, if you don't respoiid with kiiidress.

You have a choice, you have a chance, to make changes in your world, if you I'emember, if you remember, to always respond with kindness.

To always respond with kindness.

"Pat"

Letter to Provincial Minister of Housing from the Carnegie Housing Project Dear Minister, I'm \+-riting froni the Carnegie Housing Project. I`undcd by a SPARC gI.ant from your government

(thank }'ou) to ask you to ensure that the upcoming provincial budget includes funds I`or 8 urgent recommendations to reduce homelessness in Vancouver. As we wrote in our last email with ur-

gent recommendations for the upcoming winter, oiir project ]ias bccii Talking to and listening to interviews with about 90 DTES residents who are ]iousclcss or precariously housed;

Doing rescarcli on goverrment programs designed to help l`olks who are unhoused: Meeting separately with around 200 people in 11 DIES groups (PACE Society, Overdose Prevention Society, Western Aboriginal Harm Reductioii, Vancouver Area Nct\\/'ork ol` Drug Users, Camegic Association Board, Watari, IIeart Tattoo Society, Aboriginal Front Door, Our Homes Can't Wait` Potluck, CRAB park resideiits): Holding three well-attended DTES Town Hall meetings This cmail ineludcs eiglit urgent recommendations that need furids from the provincial budget to get implenientcd and which could have a great impact on reducing homelcssness ill the DTES and/oT making it more bearable :

Fund the DTES Community Land Trust to buy and reiiovate at least 10 SRO hotels and opeTatc thein theirhall tenant-led organizing model. nlb r`/?/.s /.iJc.t)#?/77e/it7(i/;r)7? /7c7d //7g #?tjj`/ -.;;Iiic;Tt i" using our frown in Ngve'wifrer R_esTd`f pcnyapl_yr`b,I:oke into:h?el-i.n§_ :in.d.?!:

•';l`:;t~se> ;`;i;; it was explained tg.the.in.. `Fprndir:g the PT,ES Communily_ I_a.:: Ir.I:.t^ :,I.31,Ild

ilelp .stop the loN of ;xisting affoi-dable ht)u.sing and .`howcase a successjlil management in()del ft-]r 1)TES SR()s.

F`ind -I;L:.;i sitesA:Sj+P. for housing VIeuare modules hou`ing froni a hurd Larwill, time understanding Little Mountain, Pow and owl.`Tackson g(Iver`nmenl.I and Pov.icll cap letand gt)od J3154hoilsing peopl:ure thatoh people th:e wait rike.list {o for livesu|)par(ive in be boar?ed h()u.sjlng u.p dl.Irt:1rg in Vancouver. ac hornele#:n_e:.sn:r.i.Sl.S..

I,I:? 700 :ff \r`' S]l!I{}-p;rti\r`; iiLonts|ng units |}|anned i;N. Way;;oilver ()ver the nexl len years will be mlllified if

Wuncou`;er lose.I these mochilar supportive units Find sites fur, and fund enough shelter spaccs for all liouseless people. I/?I.,s` it.w.` o#.J o/ ozzr earlier r;commendalions-fior win[eri]nd is still crucial There ai_.e ab?ul I()00,fro,r`e hciLi.seless I)eopJe in l''ancoi[ver lhan there are s.helter bed.s: r'tJe hTe.f rd you ?n C,B(` saying that triere. i.s money for .ihelters bu_t _cities don :i wa.nl them. TJJe`wan[ [he>.m`!

Require that all social housing bc accessible to very low income people on social assistance and pension, -i;;u:eless p6ople and provide .lhut we'\`e enough luriked J`unds to have to make a hill.d this possible. time Lln4ers`tap`dirg.Iha,i '/'Ae /o+t' I;?c'tj;77€ m^o:I:sr:Jc,ial w77c7

housing a:ctu:lly exch,Ides lhem becau:ie the rei!ls are lo(I high.. ()nly in the DTES doe,A one [h`I;d ()f social hou`ing h(ive tc) be iil .social_aNi.s[arce sheller`r.ate

Rent the parking lot next t`) CRAB Park from the Port and set lip and fund a tiny home vil1age for the CRAB community. This is what the folks living at CRAB want. LS`/-„..e /foere

i.s no housing or shelter s|)ace for them. {h.is vA'ould be a good interim ineasure until we

get enough housing.

Fund aTid speed up building 100 percent shelter/pension rate sc:]l`-i`c}ntained I]ousing al Regent, Balmoral and Gore and Hastings temple sites. 777e'`e' /7z//./c/zHg,}' /7c/+.e bc'e7? e777/7/};/)r

over () years and the buildings and/{)r .sile` are despel.alel! needed for shelter I-ate hollsing. Unlike othel-building sites. these coitld be de`.eloped without displacing any nroi.e low inc()me pet)plc.

Fund the ljifeliiie program for the most isolated and alienated among the street homclcss with portable funding of $30.000 to $50,000 to support a plan for housing and other e]ements tl]at v+`ill coiitribute to stabilit}7 for an individual. Tliis is inteiided to bc a ]ioiising first

progrun+ t{nd corr+:I)hetely `oharltry. This is a prclgram lhul hu.I a ltil t].i .suppt]rl in fhe ctjyl'Iiiiunil}i {ind ri(in prof`il gr()ups. incliiding tin [niligent)ur nan pl.ofii{. al.e rt7cidy To imf)lemcnt ll-

Raise social assistance rates to $2300 fl moiitli (CERB plus inflation til 2023) and tie to inflatior\. Poverty is so (lire, cindfolk;s (In {lis{ihilily and soc'ial assistant.a literally have [o live in s()cial hou.Ming in ()rder 1{) survive hut the waiting list has thousands on it. So sucilll as`i.slance has lo be incre(Isecl to help preverlt homelessness. The CERB urn()unl ().f $2()()0

a inonth was a recognition that people need [ha[ much I(i survive

Wc have rcccivcd lots of other siiggestions about homelessness and poverty including: •

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Phasiiig ill the social assistance incrcasc over, say, 5 years;

. [ncrcasing the social assistance earning exemption; Having a shcltcr space specifically for elders.

Wc'd love tc) meet with you to explain our recommendations in more detail and provide suggestions for how they could be implemented. Sitme DTF,S groups woLild bc williiig to help with implementation. We have a quote from Pallet Shelters3 for example, that could be used for tiny houses al CRAB Park. W'c could have a small mccting and, if you like, include people who have experienced homelessness and group representati\-es who would be willing tit help implement solutions.

I hanks for your tilnc reading this. You do have a hard job. We're looking forward to a iT]eeting with

you and to the implementation of our esseiitial eight budget recommendations.

1'akc care.

Deviii O'Lear}' and Jean Swanson. Carnegie IIousing Project

I Rcccntly thcrc was a motion at City Council tc) change the approach ol`the City to the Downtown Eastside. People frc)in the neighbourhottd spoke to get our take on the idea of allowing more condo de\Jelopmenl when most residents can barely afford an SRO. Following is the address ol`T)e\rin l`rom the Carnegie Housing Project.}

Ilello Mayor and Couni`il, My name is Devin O'Lcary and 1 work in the DTES with the Camc-

gie Housing Project, where I mcct with iieighbourhood residents and organizations to come up with actions needed to end houselessness here. T've lived in the DTES for almost 2 years aTid I have taken care to develop a deep appreciation for my neighbours dnd leam the shared history aiid spirit of this neiglibouThood.

I will say there are some good things included in tliis ]Tiotion that folks in the iieighbourhoi)d

]ia\;e been asking for. like the recognitioii that \ve desperately need inore housing tliat`s affordablc for people on welfare a]idpensions.

C`ouncil]or Bligh seems sinccrc about her motivation to support the neighbourhood, h(]weveT, I think we arejustificd in our skepticism about whether decision-makers ill govemmcnt will really have this community's best interest in mind. The track record ol`the city's actions ill the neigliboi]rhood leans hea\Ji]y toward violence and away from compassion. so I believe it is incumbent on council and staff to do the work to repair lliese relationships.

T`ni sure you arc aware of the history ol`battles for safety andjustice that have been rooted in tliis neighbourhood for decades. This place has long been a bastion of solidarity' for those marginalized by an oppressive socicty. I was recently sh{)wn a definition of the term "Ghctto`' that said it's is a p]acc where people who ]iave been excluded from other aTcas build a communit}' That.s wtiat wc have in tile DTES. So my ask is that you serioLisly connect with tliis communit} . \l'Te need } our help and you have an opportunity lo demonstrate your good will currentl}' b}i heariiig our calls and opening up en()ugh warming spaces and public washrooms that will keep people ali\'e in the winter months.

We also ask that you continiie to keep the neighbourhood frec froin condos as a good ecoiioinic I)i)licy that will kccp land values al`roTdable for social housing projects. as well as a way of understanding the history of weiillh and how it dominates margimilizcd communities. If this commuiiity is disrupted, there ism.t a replacement.

I also want to note how recent and hard fought the 60/40 zoning for tlie DE()D was and bring to light that in only 10 years there are actually 8 projects with 350 shelter rate units beiiig built in the DEOD on top of the 1\\/o complctcd oiies. I think the I.act that these were able to work in spite itl` the pandemic is a testament to the feasibility {)f these projects, especially when there is gov-

crmncnt support for tliem.

I ui-ant to end with a quote from the late Sandy C`an]eron who dcdicatcd his life to this community and left a legacy of its soul in his words: "It's the pcoplc who inakc o`]r community beautiful, and people make our community be.iutiful

because they ha\Je soul. The DTES is thc soul of vancouver. You know about soul food and soul music. Well` I`m talking about soul community. Many of us have lived througli hard times -.and survived. \Ve know pain. and in our pain, in spite of our pain. we I-each out to cach other and help each other. That's soul."

Please respect this soul in the work that follows this motion. Thank you for your time.

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Lies told :ind co\`ered with smoke.

But we breatlie it in. it becomes us.

Spoon-f`ed dreams of fame and riches While m}' struggliiig siblings end up in ditches I.ike the 'l`itanic, my coiintry is a pretty lie.

A dressed up vessel that lea`res people to die.

Heading for disaster but closiiig their eyes, Guiishots not icebergs, cold hearts, eliipty words The rich can flee but the poor miisln-t be heard

Screaming into the void, no oiie is listening Drowning in the po\iert}r, cxpccted to keep swimming Rez`ching out for help, Ilo one sees me Olily given hands greased with oil Bctats made of sliame anct tin foil

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This cc)`mtry gives me me hope.

A lit match in a dark room. a break from lhc cold A smile on a stranger's face, a hand to hold Vellt m}J sorrows, thi`y will listen \vithout regret A comlllunity, a kindreil home that does llot fc>rget

This country gleams with potential But .1 push is needed, Iionc too geiitle Souls have siiffered, bloo(I spilled But we're united, ballots filled Together we scieam Lmtil they start listening Like my tears, my hope is glisteniiig I am loved, I am seen. I have purpose. I have me:ining.

A place to find t.aiTlil}r alid a liew start.

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