December 1, 2023 Carnegie Newsletter

DECEMBER 1, 2023

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Order of Ca"`da Recipients Sa}' Members of Drug Llsers Compassion (.`lub Des.`rve all

Award, Not Arrest We w'lsh to adcJ i)ur `i'oices to those who are protc.`ling the arrest (tl` two members of thi` I)rug Lrser I ,ibi.ration Front who have been i)peHitiiig a compassiiin club in Vanct7uver since 2()21 We do so as fc)ur [)eople with community experieni`c in thi` tragic impacts of lhc unri`9ulated illc`gal r]rug market actl\'lt,\', particularly in \''{tncouver AiTesting people ``}io a[.e selflessl}' and tirelessl}i workHig to save livi`s tTirough the distribution of drugs that ha\ c been tesled for liTipurities \\ lil h{i` e ti.ogic consi`iiueiices. More |tl`ople

\` i]I dic` Will the 43 members \\iho were getting the tested suppl}' bc aiT`(jng them?

Yes, the drugs ai.e purchasei] l`rom Illegal soiirci.s,just as thosi. \+ho use Illegal drugs miist dct F`>r se\cral years now in sc\ efal pi o`'inces. govemment` liave supported tlrug checking ser\rices as a \`'a}. ot helping people u ho use illegal drugs tT? and protccl tlieliisel`i'es from toxic dr`igs. injiiry and death. Safe sup-

ply is a ver}J `imilar t}Jpe of program, the mLiin differcnce bemg the drugs are purchased and tested in bulk quantities tu .insure people \` ho use drugs arl` n`\iare of lheir ciiiTiposition.

It is ironic to note that a v`.'eck or so aner tbi` arrests the Chii`rciironer.s latL`s( repoit of November 1 c{ills for e`actl}' what DULF \`ias doiiig, b`i( of ccturse with legal substances.

Why theii is sat`e supply being climiiiated \tith DULF in Vaiicouver? IIow tloes climinatiiig i` soi]ri`e of tcsted, saft`r silpply of Illegal drug> si`r\ e those \`ho arc vulliL`i.ablc lo toxic drugs?

Why c]si` \+-ould the Valicouver Police Departmetit staml aside when DULF opened and why else wo`ild Vaiicou\Ii`r Coastal I lealth prctvide some fiinding for Dl,. L+` thiin that they \\i`ri` reflecting a broad consenl sus -the onl.y way to appl cciabl}J impact the illicit dr`]g mfli ket iind its cl`iminal exploltatictn is by providin.R a c;.ife siipply? It is disiiigenuous after two }.ears of tai.it aiid direct supiit)rt t`iir Dt'T.r. `'ali(l{iled by stu(lic` atteLsti]ig to its i`lTecti\reness. tc) nt)\` decide it shoiild not be supportcd`

So wi` ask; Why now iire tlii`se at`rests made? After two }ears? What.s i`hanged? What \+a` the p`irpose ot`this action? This after 13, 000 British CTolumbia])Q have siiccumbed to o\ erdose by illeg.`l drugs sinee the crisis was declared an emergency in 2016. We urge tlie Minister of Meiital Health and Addictioiis to reconsider the decisioli to not accept the Coroncr's I.ecommendatictii thfit there be non-preserjption, safe sur)I)l}'' altermitivcs.

In these tu o \ c`ars I)ULF in effect lia` had tacit perml`sion to demon`trate the inappr`1i)riateli¢ss of.the criliiilial law. £t has tloTie so. We belie` i` I)ULF is u orlhy of an award for its pioneeril`g \`i`)rk in liealtli cit[i. and law refomi iimongst those v` hi) arc most vi.ilnerablc.

For many people \i.'ho use drugs. the. civaildbilit} of`a safe suppl}7 prii\ ides a life line [uid some securit} and support in man<igilig their lives {tnd attflining thi` highest staliilaril c}fliealth and \~ell-being that thi`}J' 1` :i n .

\Vc urge tliat criiiiiml charges not be laid against the two DULF nii`mbers who ha\Je been arrested. 1t does liot serve an_\r piib[ii` inti`ri`sl lt oiily further criminalizes what is fundamentall.+ a public health and safety issue for I)i`ople who ubc tlriigs All levels ol-go`iernment shtt`]ld focus their iittention on the .llec1ive implementution of a safe i`ntl tii`ccc;sjble suppl} uf drugs to counli`r the deadly {]iid poisonous (lrug

market.

Libb} Dil`'ies ( CM)` fonlleT Mi`mbcr of Parliament, romier Ciiiliicillor, Cjt}i. ot` Viilicoii\rcr and t`onncr Downtown [`,zistside Ri`sjdents` Association org,iiiizer aml acti\' ist.

Donald Mat.I'hcrsun (C hT). (`ttrliier City i)f V:iiicouver I)rug Policy Coordinator alid founder, Cdi]adiaii Drug Policy (.`oalition `Jcan Swamt>n (CM), formc`r Councillor, C`it} (if Vanc`iu\ ei.I ft>riiier Do\\.`nto\`'n Eastside Residents. Association oTgiinizcr and acti\/ ist. }`lichael Chguc (CM)g former director orthi. Caniegie Ci>mii``Hilty Centre, I)iiu litti\m E:)sts]ili`

Dreams of Pro|}heey harsh dreams ol` prophec}' they tell an ageless truth to travelers who have seen the scars that mark this holy land

the signs arc all around no need to use the telephone to call some high-connected guru some preacher on the Tadjo the countless so`ils of martyrs

1966 Coventry Engla]id a hole,, deep in ecirlh,

a turret. a laughing turret a nursery. a room full ctf dead babies all attic with devils and witches

St. Benedicts or Reform School? my little rlngers bleed Yes J7ow. I remember

we can play Mozart almost perfectly Bani fills my soul

will descend on city walls

riding whocls of rolling thi.inder that will crack the marble halls

no a Bibi and a Baba

the pain ol` crippled mountains

(no grand parents)

no a Nami and a Nani

will pour down on all that staiids

wash away the u'asteLland rubble built higli by boastful ]iands

the sorrowing steel of cages around the prison and the zoo will melt in jubilant surrender become the linal moming's dew

your fruit will uiither on the vine your thirst won't slake -won'1 ever stop

your end will come -that judgment time that your own right hand has wrc>ught the rising tide of Nature's wrath will slowl}J dim the liglit

that has shone with prccioiis beauty watch it come - that endless night

MikeTropp Writing Contest 3rd place

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Send nee pairs of socks to the Carnegie Community Centre by January 15th, 2024.

401 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 2T7 Contact: nichole.Iockwood@vancouver.ca or 604-665-2213

Socks will be distributed to Downtown Eastside community

members upon request at Carnegie Community Centre and Oppenheimer Park.

Figllling for Vn..flncy Control

By Gilles Cyrcnlic

Last week 50 of us showed up at tlie BC Court ofAppcal to suppoll the city's case for reilistating SRO vacancy control rules that wcrc struck down in August 2022 when two landlords challenged the bylaw initiated b,v Jean S\`'anson and passed by the previous Council.

That bylaw prevented landlords from raisiiig rents by excessive amounts when a tenant moves out of an SRO (single room occupancy) lodging. It tied the relit to the room instead ot`just to the tenaiit. Presently tl]e Province rcg`ilatcs how mi]ch a tenant's rent can be raised in a given year, but the Residential Tcnancy Act (RTA) does i]ot regulate rents on the room when it becomes vacant.

The lawyer for the city, Grant M`irray, argued that though the RTA does not address raising rents between tenancies, it does not prevent the city from doingjust that. The city has the po\`i'er to regulate b`isimesses tlirough its licensiiig bylaws. Lawyers for the landlords argtied that the RTA already regulates rentals so city bylaws covering the same thing would force landlords to ]iavigate two different sets of rules and crcate jurisdictional confusion.

Tlie City respo]ided that the RTA covers tenancies that are already in place, but does not cover vacancies alid that the vacancy control bylaw \fyas intended to fill that gap. IIi response to staten]ents by landlords' lau'}'ers that the Pro\`ince was the best level of goverliment to deal with the housing crisis wliich is a proviiice wide issue` tlie Gty reminded thejudges that Vancouver is the only city that has SRO's and that the local govei.nment democracy is the most appi.opriate and most effei`ti\'c wa} to deal w].th a local isSlle .

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The City's lawyer made what I thought wiis a clever argumclit that could easily be lost in the many hoiirs ot`presentatiom. IIe pointed out that though the Residentifll Tenanc,\ Act does not directly address vacaiic}i cc>ntrol` it docs require that landlords give tenaiits 90 days` notice to raise the rent. If there is no teiiant to notify, raising the rent without giving an}rone z`ny notice v iolatcs that rule.

In addition to all the lcgalitics, advocates t`or tenaiits includilig the DTLS SRO Collaborative Society, the Together Against Poverty Sociel.v B.C., Community Legal Ac;sistaiice Society and the Teni`nt Resource and Ad\'isory Centre broilght the co`irt's attention to the fact that SRO`s were the last stop before home1essness, and that \Jacancy control woiild limit landlords. i`bility to illcgall} ev].ct tenants in order to jack up rents thus creating more home]essness.

Ad\'ocates zilso communicated that vacancy control create(I more security for tenants. protects thelii from landlord liarassment. and keeps their rent somewhat affordable.

Durilig the lulich break wc held a rally outside the courthouse Wendy Pedersen, Executive Director of the SRO Collaborative said that vacanc,v control would pre\i'ont landlosrd from raising the rent beyond allo\`'dble amoi]nts between tenancies and that `.without SRO vacancy coiitrol, here's goiiig to be more and iiiore lioilielessl`ess." She also said that

DTES residents hd\re been pushing for such :i byldw' for almost years.

No\`i' we have to wait for the judges decision. T3ut, whatever they decide, we will keep fighting for better housilig for low-income citizens.

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1)THS Community Land Trust Voted Top Priority for 2024 BC Budget at Carnegie Ilousing Project Town Hall #3

by Devin O`LBary

On November 15th, the Camegic Housing Project hosted its 3rd town hall to disciiss recommendations for the Province's 2024 budget to support ulihouscd people in the DTES. Around 601)TES residents and advocates joined for a lively disciission about the rccommcndations, resultiiig in a vote for tlie top priorities.

The leading choice with 30 votes was for the Province to fund the DTES Community Land Trust to purchase and operate 10 DTES SROs. Kathy Shimi7.u, a community organizer working with the Powell Street Festival and the land trust was present to explain the model. Slie described the unique go\'emalicc structure that puts tenaiits in the driver's seat to make decisions on how the building is managed. The land trust would also own the buildmg for the benefit of the community, keeping the rent as cheflp as possible ai]d investing it directly ilito the operation of`the building rather than tr}ring to maxiinize profit like many

private lalidlords. The land triist owning the building aiid land would iilso remove it from the private market. prc\ientiiig in\Jestor speculation or sale to profit-seckilig developers. The Provincial govemmcnt p`ircliased the Kcefer Rooms jn October to be operated by the DTES Commuiiit}' Land Trust, the first SRO to be run under this model. Kalh}J's explanation sparked resounding applause.

Rounding out the top 5 recommendations \+ere the requests to find sites for the 3 modular housing b\]ildings whose leases have expired, fund enough low-barrier shelter spaces for everyctne who needs them, require and fund all social housing to be 100% shelter rate, and to fund and speed `ip building selfcontained 100% shelter rate housing at the Regent. Balmoral, and Gore and llastings temple sites.

These recommendations will now be shared \` ith groups aroiln(I the DTF.S to give feedback before the,v are bent to the Premier and Housing Minister earl} in December. \Ve expect the Prov-ince will annoiince their budget in ,\'1zirch of next year.

If you would like to siipport these rec`ommendations or ad\ ocate t`or your own, ['remier David Eby has a phone line dedicated to housing concerns. Call him dt 1.236.478.043 I and let him know whzit you want done tct sup|)ort our unhoused neighbours!

Wc will be hosting a 4tli town hall early ill the new year to talk iibout long-tc.rm rccoiT]mendations. IJp-

ilates will be poslcd in the Camcgic Newsletter and posters will be up along Hastings to let folks know when the town hall will take place.

As always, if you have any questions, email us at cami`rii`housjj|gproj

`=iiiail.com, or come to our

Friday housing luncli sessions from nooii-1:30 fit Cdmegie. December I st. ue \` Ill be meeting jn the 3rd floor classroom 11. Deceinber 8th, wc `\i'ill bc meeting in the CTamegie I-heatre.

Mv h{)me -Carne ie Commun it+, Centre

2nd place Esszi}7

I have a hoine. Its name is Carnegie Community Centre. It is not a large place, but there are thrcc floors and a basement. In basement there are a gym room, a Senior.s Lounge, and a billiard ball room; In first floor there are theatre and Library; In second floor there are a kitchen and a dining room; third floor mainly is a Lcaming Centre.

This home is warm and cozy. It almost can meet with community memt)ers' main demands.

Your hair is too long and no shape` you can get free haircut by \-olunteer tw-ice one week at Senior' s Lounge. You have difficulties about how to use your mobile phone and laptop correctly?

IIere there is "I`ech Care.' and UBC Exchange staff will come and help you. Ir you want to practice your body, you can go to gym where there is volunteer assisting and instructing you. You can also play Ping Pong at the Senior.s Lounge, and meet people with a mutual hobby.11` you want to improve your English, there is Surv-ival Englisli class. You like painting. there is art class. You are willing to dance` you can participate in Seniors Line Dancing at theatre. You want gifts, you can take part in BINGO. You intend to express your thoughts, feeliiig and viev\points, you can attend "Writing GToup" and "DTES Writers Collective.`` lf you like playing instruments, there is guitars! You are going to have J`un, there are Movies & Popcom, Docuinentaries for TliinkeTs, and so on.

This h(tine is very human nature.

When you are hungry and thirsty, you can go to kitchen, in which food is the cheapest almost in the whole Canada. It provides breakfast,lunch and diimer. It also provides all kinds of snacks, driliks, fruits, coffee and tea.

You want to watch TV news; you can go to the basement. You intend to read books. magazines and nc`+-spapers, you can go to the library. You have no coniputcr but need it, you can use the ljibrary's and Ijeaming Centre.s computers. Here there is ±`ree wifl. The most important is everywhei.e stal.f`or volunteers will serve you readily and warinly.

Inside this home. staff is full of love, compassion and rcsponsibility . As soon as you enter the home, there are smiling doorkeepers grccting }ou. At the cntraiice )loll first see

a consulting counter - wliatever you ask the consulter can answer. You will feel coml`ortablc and welcomed.

In Carnegie Coinmunit}i Centre. you can lear]i knowledge. practice skills. resolve

problems. make friends and relax body and mind. Here there is smiling, encouraging, supporting and love sincerely just as my home. So almost every day I come here. The home attracts me. I love it.

Jim Wang

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Province Moves Forward with Controversial Minimum Shelter Amendment

by Devin O'Leary BC`s Mii]ister of I lousing Ravi Kahlon announced last week that a Provincial amen(lment which defines reasonable a]teri)ativc shelter requirements that a municipality needs lc> (lemonstrate to legally evict people sheltering in tents will be decided on before the cnd of the mctnth despite controversy. The amendment was inlrodiiced on November 6th by Attorney General Niki Sharma to allow courts to approve a decampment if there is availablc shelter that are meeting these criteria:

(a) the person may sta,v ovemiglit at the shelter,

(b) the person has access to a bathroom {ind shower at or near the stielter,

(c) the person is offered, without charge, one meal a day dt or near the shelter, and (d) the shelter is staffcJ when persons are slielteriiig at the shelter.

The amendment provoked heated criticism, but with two opposing mess:iges. One c€ime from the Union of BC Municipalities who stated that these criteria would make it too difficult for local govemme]its to dismaiitle telit cities because no city hits enough shelters or housi]ig for tlie number c)f uiihouc;ed people.

Jn their cycs, this bill w ill be a major protection for those sheltering outdoors because cities don't believe

they can meet this miniiiium requirement. The Housing Minister stated that the Province has the money to fund these spaces if cities would agree on silitable spaces.

On the other hand, a groiip of 155 la\vyers alid housing advocates sigiied a letter opposiiig the amendment on the grounds that it would make teiit evictioiis easier for local governments. Some pointed out that iinder the Province's definition, a 24-hour Tim Horton.s could qualify as altemativc shcltcr. It also ignores tlie riglits of` people who are unhoiised and failed to engage with those affected to ensure that the altomativc shelter would be appropriate for their needs alid the transition to the space would be dignified.

In reaction tD the undemocratic nature of this decision, The Carnegie Housing Project pdllnered with the DTES F,mergcncy Ri`sponse Hub to check in with folks who have used the shelter system to let them know about thi` amendment and find oilt what they think a reasoliab]e altemative shelter requires. So far, we have received 145 responses from the community outlining the current issues with Vancouver shelters and making it clear thtit the iiiinimum definition set by the Province \\ould put folks in dangerous sitiiations. Many respoiidents stated that it was the imsafe conditions that led them to choose sheltering outside-

The top responses for in injmum shcltcr requirements were:

Longer hours ofopcration and miiximum permitted length of stay Cli`an and bug-free facilities

Storage for belo[]gings

Better security and safety Well-trajncd s(afr \` ith skills in crisis maiiagemcnt, pri`fcrably with lived e,xperienc.e

Housing iidvocacy

More privacy

Good food More locatioiis alid more cc)uplcs spaces

There \``ere another 26 common answers that \`-ere taken from detal]ed accounts of shclti`r experiences, indicating that people's shcltcr and hoi]silig needs are quite extensive .and setting an arbitrdry minimiim, especJ.ally at the abysmal standard defined by the Province, is likely to letid to more violent and dehumaliizing experiences thali what I)eop]e are already subjected to.

It is our recommendation that the Province and City of Vancou\'er not evict people sheltering in tents and instead meet with folks to explore niultiple optioiis for rapidly increasing housing and shelter spaces in tlie DTES that people want. Our govemi]]ent has a responsibility to empower those harmed by the currc`nt housing system to participate in crcaling spaces that ari` sarc and dignified. For a full list of `hc Camcgic Housing Project's immediate housing Tecoiiimelidatio]is, email camegiehousingproject@gmail.com

Since 2014. Smith-Dokkie has embarked on a personal dn'd cTitica] investigation ol`the re-

source extraction industries in northeastern British Columbia (NEBC) and their impalpable impacts on the area's landsi`ape and residents. The exhibition is a physical maiiifestation of research, ideas and themes concerning neo-colonial expansive terraformation and gestures that mark ]ndigenoLis autonomy and presence in the face of continuing settler colonial dispossession.

Ln Tliis Will Be tlie First o.i a Thousand Worltls We Give Life To, wc witr[css a ryow approach to cartography -a counter map, an alternate account of things. Smith-Dolckie's iLn(trthoilox mixed media paintings arc disi`ombc>bultating, disorientating, and almost insurgent. The}-are maps that emerge from

painted remediations overti)p conventional topc>graphic maps, maps whose llesh-like ol.ganic materiality cstablishcs a relational net\\ork of aliveness possessed by the bodies and landscapes they I.epresenl, maips that cannot be unra\e]ed with a legend-maps that make themselves obsciirc in an act of cultural

prcscrv.ation that confounds the colonial imagination and its machinations that aim to stabili;,e its woT]d\/jew al the pTicc or the "(tlher."

Dear Park Board Commissioners, I am resending }`ou an email that I sent you about a month ago and received no response. As a JTiembers of the commun ity who are deeply iirvolved in

pol Icy regarding Oppeiiheimer Park, \tye are dlarmed that our elected representatives are completely ignoring us.

I am writing to you as presidciit of the elected Bc>ard of the Carnegie Community Ceiitre Associdlion. .Tlie Association is elected by members of the Camcgie Centre and advises the Cclitre on issues related to tlie Centre and fundraises for the Ceiitre. The Centre operates the fieldhousc at Op-

pcliheimer Park with programming for I)ownto\iiii Eastsidc residents. Wc are responsible for the fie]dhoiisc and the Park Bciard is responsible for the park At our last Association ineeting we passed a motion to ask the Park Board to do tt`'o things: 1. Carry out a pest colitT.ol program for the park to get rid ot`the rats (there ai.e lots of them); 2. Hire peer workers as a rirst la} er of dcescalatioii before Park Rangers come to tell people who tent in the park to IT]ove.

Cariiegie staff say that the tensions in the park rise \`'hen there arc. tents. The ficldhouse has washrooms which are successfully monitored b}' peer workers frc>m ATIRA and have saved several peo-

Thank }Jou find take care.

Gilles Cyreime, President , Carnegie Comlnuiiity Centre Associatioll

from trie Library I am writing this on a cold, fogg}/' moming.

No\'einber has come to an end and we are entering the final month of the year. I browsed our collection for some end-ofyear ne\+'-jsh books and found these. As always, please come to your nearest VPL branch fctT these and many other new books.

C/fe'///cd` bv Bill Waiser and Jcni`ie llansen, js the story ot` the Laurier gctvemments tliefl of

!noq,1:`ee';a:';[arie"::;I:.::::,ocna:aadsa„[,nu:F[ef[:3r,`y on the gToi-inds that Indigenous balids had too much lancl alid that it \\-ould be t)etti`T used by \thite settlers. This land had been negotiated by'

treaties, but Laurier` s government aggressiv el}.

pursued the s`irrender of 20 percent of indigeiious land over a 15-year period.

In two-time Pulitzcr Prize \`'inner Colson

Whiteliead.s latest novel, Croo* Mri"/rc,.ftJ` the

plc from toxic drugs and help free up stalls when people are taking a long time, etc. Often peers who liave lived i`xperience with homelessncss can

NYPD is in a shooting wdr witli the BlacL Liberation Army and cx-fence Ra}J Cam€}' is livjng on the straight and narro\+ iind running a furniture stc>rc. Tliis all changes \+'hen he needs Jackson 5 tickets for his daughter and contacts

be quite effecti\ie in \+oi.king in dif`ficult situntions

a fixer named Cdmcy. This is a novel dbout

and might make it easicr for the Rangers with less chance of pcop]e getting upset.

Possibl}' this peer progri]m, which is fundcd by Atira I]oiising, coii]d be extended with some help frcim the Piirk Board, tci reduce tensions anJ cnburc the safety of residents in the area, many of \\ihom live in siiigle rooms. for whom this is their only local green space.

Carnegie Comm`imty Centre is the living room ot the Downtown Eastside and Oppcnheimer Park is our backyard.

1970s Harlem3 filled w-ith dark hulnour and

We ha\`e sent this to all the Commissiolicrs because none ol`you is a liason for ()ppenheilncr Park in liopes that the Park Board will do whtlt v` e think is important.

grit.

Finally, 7l/rc Zr€-MH# E/7rcc/ by Brian "Box" Brown is a graphic novel that explains how media coiiipanies and toy manut`acturers joiiied forces lo manipulate the psyches ol` children in the I `)80s. By' \\ieaponifing the material desires of childreli, these companies were able to genCrate obscene we.ilth but at tlie cost of the enviroiiment and the \`ellbi`ing of u-orkers The narrative is combined with an effective, paireddo\`ii, black and \`i.hite aT` style.

Hiipp}i reading,

Daniel

In the states

Writing Contest 3rd place

In the states, where I was born, people saw a silver spooli clenched between my teeth. What they didn't rcalizc was that spoon was actually made of lead. Once the shin,v coating wore off, I was left to be poisoned. I still had a spoon and it still .shined, so no olie batted an eye. My parents. iny government. my coulitry all watched me wither away as the lead took its toH. It wasn`t a quick fall to where I am iiow but it sure was a hard one. Hc>mclcssncss wasn't a threat for mc but iiievitahle.

I'm sick in so many ways: physically, mentally and spiritiii`ll}/ .11 hurts to brealhc cspi`cially when the

people around me think my every breath is a waste. I 'm iiot allowed to lieal, to exist iind take lip space will not a "functioning member or society." I lhoi]ght this was how it w-as because I wasli`t shown anything differeiit. My thoughts of kind]iess, lo\Je and support were miide lip stories in religio`is books. And whilc we read them, I felt like I was the only one \`iho actually processed the words. Others kept them to themsclvcs or twisted them fcir tl]cir own benet-it. Tt filled those words w.ith venom and made even witnessing

them bum my ears.

I wanted to be kind and love my neiglibour but that was considered Socialism. I had to pick myself up b,v the boot straps I didli`t have in the boots that didn't fit lily feet. It i]e\Jer felt right so when I saw the cliance I took off my shoes an(I ran. I.in told Canada is no differeiit but I see it still lias some humility. I am still a person and not a brokeii cog in a warped machine. That's enough for me. I can finally breathe.

And with that breath I plan to scream.

Scream for the people hear that have no voicc and the iiative population thiit \vere given no choice but to assimilate or die. We don't even talk about them in the States. I've waiited to listen but there are so many broken souls fighting to survive in the States that [hey've gotten lost. Tlicir histories are whitewashed in books and their stories are drowned out by soldiers` .`v ictories." The States claim stolen land built on the backs of slaves and ruins it with veiled Facism. I listenecl to the ancestors of those slaves and the people ripped from their hollies to sE.rve a broken country but I ne\ er h{]d the chance to hear the voices of` those that cflme before them, before me. Every voice in pain is called a minorit} , grouped togctlier to silence thi`m but not united. Wc don.t lift each other up because \\ e \`'ere taught to fight for a spot at the table.

Little did wc know` the States nevcr truly had a scat opi`n for us Vv''hat`s the point of screiiming when the

government was t)uilt to be hard of hearing?

People laugh when I say Canada is different. I can understand The suffering still hiirts and the wounds have been left tc) fester. But Canadzi hds heart and a dl.Cam to take care of ever}'-person witliili it's borders.

ITheir healthcare, \while slow, will clean and heal the wounds th€y've created if wc kccp cfllling attention to them. The States iiever even tried to ackliowledge the suffering to begin with.I( reminds me so much of lily brokeli home where an rirob]em acknowledged Th-as a problem made by the person reporting it. Blame is sliifted aroutid but no ctnc is truly cri`aling change

I am tired of tryiiig to find someone to blame. I just want solutions and I will si`redm until the}J're properly given. Cai}ada has the means and the intention but needs niotivation. The States liave the iiieaiis but no jnteJ]tion and that's w-hat made mc` run. I'd rather cut in,v l`cct on the path to a bcttcr l]1'e than v,i'alk in boots that rcfusc to fit me and ham me with every step. Ma}'be that makes me craz}'-, to not accept any pair c)f shoes given to me but I cr.ive acceptance and the States doesn-t offer thiit to people like me.

Avc.ry D'Eufcmia

They used to like to tell me

AI\\Ja} s ruTis deep

They used to like [o I(Ill mc fo \~ritc oli the ljiies Then the}' si]id you have got i(> Read betw'een the lines

That is itliL| 1o keeT`

They used to say go to l`,hurcli And be a good bo}'

Called "The BociL ol` Love"

Bilt I thilck that `)n]v

Tliat \ ou could c.\ic`r think ot`

And vthcli you in.iLe a I)romi5L' And sil`ce ills bar(I lil kno\\JW'hat lii\c ls all ahoiit

SomeoTi.` shoiild riiall}J \\ rite ti bt-iok

That alis\\-erg :Ill `hc` questi(`ns

Got me icitl imniT\ I:d

I used to go to schitol

Patrii`l Foley

To lean my ABC`i To al\\ ii} s say thank you And dt`n't forget to say pleaie You should alu zi}I's tc[l tl`e truth And dt)ii't tell n(> lies

A[u a}'s wipe }rilur feet Alid listen to llii. `\ise

What you lose iri the roti[iihbou[s You \\ ill gain in the suiiii.gs Anil ilon'l der)[`nd on the 1`ick that A 1.al)bit l`oot hriligs And it's trLie ll]i]( soiTie thiligs

Aili.t ever foimcl in booL` And } ou c{in`l tell a dog 01' `1 persoii b~\'-thei.r lc`ilks

Being with Others at Carnegie

You should alwa}'s kL`i`p

Yoiir eyes \\ ide open

I don'1 1iki` to be seen

^ml tti al\\ia`'s ``-a t until

To ha\'e pi`ople look ill me

E\ eryont` i`l;e llas spoL¢n

Aiid inakc their miiid up iit)oiit me

Simieda}r e\ i`ryone \` ill gelt ol(I aiid gre.\i

;\iid remenibcJ`r e\'er}' ilog has hi+ (lay '\Iid remember that llii. good s(ii(I

But \\'hen .+.lil.I let pi`iip]c' look

They gi\`i` }/'ou their .ittention

Goes to tlll` 1)iit{om of (he pctt

Whjcli is a great gi l`t

Alid lemonade for tu o jiist nii`Qlit Rei]1ly hit the spot Aiiii diiii't fi7rget that sa}'ing

If e``c'ry`-iiie has gooii intentit>ns

'l`hen l'm glad to bc seen b}' tliem

'.(_)nlv tiliie \\ ill tell.`.

And I'Iii glad to gi\i.e them niy' gifts too And -soiiiL` folks cri'.ttc Ttleir V`l`I?,I owll lle 11

It's painful to llol(I m}r dreaiiis

1n the fall the C`aiinda geese \\ ill all fly soutli

ln the same haiid that holds m}i fear But 1 dii it for thi`m

And u hell you chi`\` ,\-our t`oiid. reme]iibiir to

close your mouth

And \\ hat goes up

Sadiii`ss is the 5i`cret cif mv sniilc

Miist onii dav come back d(t\+-ii

B\it I\n e is the secret of liiv sadn€55

And it't bell6I. to qmile

Thail to t+ear thii` old fro\\ n Thc\ say that still \`ater

\ I a\ C`ampbe]l

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