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t o t h e meeting & l e t t h e NPA, f a m i l y & Concord P a c i f i c t h a t we're t i r e d of having Vancouvers & powerful e l i t e impose whatever it on t h i s neighbourhood. you g e t t o t h e meeting y o u ' l l h e a r c i t y 6 corporate bureaucrats s a y another hockey arena i s j u s t what needs. They' 11 say t h a t t h i s new have l i t t l e o r no e f f e c t on I%: . @ - a nn - 2 2 &.lL;r L L L ~ ~ L ~~W I ~ ~ ~ ~ bt:~ ~011sti . 'the e "vwntwwn ~ Easiside. 'i"11e main probiems ructed next t o BC p l a c e , between t h e Duns- w i l l be t e c h n i c a l ones l i k e t r a f f i c GparkL 1 muir & Georgia v i a d u c t s . I t ' s now i n t h e ing, which can be worked out with a l i t t l e s o - c a l l e d f a s t t r a c k planning process, a t n e g o t i a t i o n . D o n ~ t b e l K e v e t h e m f o r a m i n u t e The stadium i s p a r t of a l a r g e r r e s t r u c 1 p u b l i c expense. A s p a r t o f t h i s process t u r i n g of t h e downtown a r e a t h a t i s d e s i g n t h e c i t y has organised a ed t o make Vancouver a c i t y f o r t h e e l i t e s "Public Disinformation Meeting" 6 t o g e t r i d of t h o s e i f us with moderate L on December 1 0 a t 7p.m. o r low incomes. I t ' l l e v e n t u a l l y overtake in the t h e e n t i r e Downtown Eastside i f nothing i s Chinese C u l t u r a l Centre done t o s t o p it. a t 50 East Pender S t .

One t h i n g about . t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e i s A s u s u a l , t h e c i t y wants very few people t h a t t h e people here never take things 'yto attend these meetings. why they ing down. When i t ' s time f o r a f i g h t w e h e always ready. a r e r a r e l y a d v e r t i s e d enough t o draw a NEXT: Megaprojects & r e s i d e n t i a l develmajor crowd. opment i n t h e Downtown Eastside.

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A l a i n Mansoor d i e d i n a h i k i n g a c c i d e n t a few weeks a g o . H e l d b e e n m i s s i n g f o r some t i m e & p e o p l e were s t a r t i n g t o worry. He was w e l l known & l i k e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e Carne g i e Community C e n t r e w h e r e h e v o l u n t e e r e d as a t u t o r i n t h e L e a r n i n g C e n t r e , and H a s t i n g s B i l l i a r d s and Video C e n t r e where h e worked.

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u s e d t o hatre many good-natured arguments a v o u t r e l i g i o n , l i t e r a t u r e , freedom o f ,speech&many o t h e r v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g topics. He vigorously wished t o l e a r n about d i f f e r e n t c u l t u r e s & l a n g u a g e s . . t h e most r e cent being Japanese.

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When I saw t h c o f f i n my pain broke wide o t h man I touched i s i n t h a t box I heaved with sobs ti1 I f e l t I would b u r s t pushed t h p a i n away by g e t t i n r i g i d & angry so I t e l l s t o r i e s mining 4 answers why'd he do i t ? t a k e c o n t r o l with answer make it mine he d i d n ' t b e l i e v e he was loved God'll luv ya when U g e t 2 heaven t h e r e w i i k l B no f i r e excape &niHell God-Th-Father f i r e & brimstone d r i p p i n d e i t y on a c r o s s d r y a s d u s t j u s t words i n h i s mouth why d i d he c r e a t e an i n v i s i b l e wall? & g i v e h i s power over 2 somethin e l s e ? ' g i v e h i s power over 2 an un-gentle drum? el+---n R el , r i , n ~ ~ t i ~ i r wh~p i i n b z ~ ahe:^ gnna " '*rr". w ---..-..

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When autumn l e a v e s t u r n f i e r y r e d and sunny yellow a pumpkin orange, chocolate brown, cinnamon and r u s t Then i t ' s time again f o r t h e y e a r l y t r a n s i t i o n *en a l l l e a v e s r e t u r n t o n a t u r e ' s dust.

The l e a v e s always cQme prepared f o r f a l l And it makes no d i f f e r e n c e t h e i r s i z e a s t h e s e p r e t t y multi-shapes and colours always f l u t t e r around t o b r i g h t e n d u l l s k i e s .

Whenever mother n a t u r e keeps c a l l i n g The l e a v e s j u s t keep f a l l i n g and t h e y form l o v e l y patch-work designs t o c a r p e t many m i l e s of grgund.

Soge leaves renlain half green w i l e o t h e r s crumble t o b i t s ~ u t th e r e ' l l always be new shoots Which a r e l i n k e d t o l i f e r s deepened r o o t s . .

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WANTED PIANO FOR RESIDENTS OF THE PORTLAND HOTEL, A DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE RESIDENTS' ASSOCI HOUSING PROJECT.

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T h e r e w e r e n ' t many weeks go by t h i s p a s t y e a r when someone from C a r n e g i e was n o t h e l p i n g o u t h e r e on t h e farm.

Carnegie & Ceeds have a u n i q u e r e l a t i o n s h i p . We a r e f o r g i n g a l i n k between town & c o u n t r y by s u p p o r t i n g e a c h o t h e r . Carne g i e s u p p o r t s u s i n many ways: t h r o u g h the newsletter with a r t i c l e s & pictures, displaying our posters and we r e a l l y a p p r e c i a t e t h e i n t e r e s t shown by C a r n e g i e p e o p l e a t o u r f i l m p r e s e n t a t i 0 n s . U ~farme r s f e e l a t home whenever we v i s i t Carneg i e . The food we've s e n t down s o a r e h a s been on a s m a l l s c a l e . We s h o u l d g e t t o -

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g e t h e r & f i g u r e o u t a way f o r u s t o send more food t o t h e C a r n e g i e k i t c h e n . It p l e a s e s u s t o know t h a t o u r good food i s r e a c h i n g t h e r i g h t p e o p l e . Could t h e k i t chen s t a f f l e t u s know how many pounds of p o t a t o e s t h e y go t h r o u g h i n a y e a r ? !

P e o p l e a s k what s e c u r i t y we have l i v i n g on t h e commune. When t a l k i n g about s e c u r i t y , maybe we s h o u l d s t a r t w i t h t h e basi c s - f o o d , s h e l t e r & f u e l . J e r r y Belange r of C o u n t r y s i d e magazine s a i d he f e l t a l o t more s e c u r e p u t t i n g a s a c k o f p o t a t o e s i n t h e r o o t c e l l a r than he everdidmaking a c a s h d e p o s i t i n t h e bank. We know what h e means. During o u r f i r s t y e a r s a t t h e Borland Meadows, we'd o f t e n t a l k a b o u t t h e good f e e l i n g we'd g e t when e v e r y t h i n g on o u r d i n n e r p l a t e was homegrown. .now we somewhat t a k e i t f o r g r a n t e d , p e r h a p s n o t s u c h a good t h i n g .

A l o t of o u r w i n t e r ' s food i s now s t o r e d i n o u r r o o t c e l l a r - t h a t ' s o u r foodbank.

Our deep f r e e z e r s a r e a n o t h e r foodbank; t h e y s t o r e o u r meat. We'vegot f r e e a c c e s s t o firewood. We sometimes u s e o u r h o r s e s t o p u l l t h e d r y t r e e s o u t of t h e b u ~ h .We a l l have a d e q u a t e s h e l t e r & more s h e l t e r

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can b e a r r a n g e d i f needed. The b a s i c nece s s i t i e s of s u s t a i n i n g o n e ' s l i f e a r e p r e t t y w e l l t a k e n c a r e of f o r u s . T h i s i s a p a r t of o u r s e c u r i t y .

Our a n i m a l s a r e p a r t of o u r s e c u r i t y . . n o t j u s t f o r meat, b u t i t g i v e s u s an opportunity t o l i v e with & share the land w i t h them. T h i s i n c l u d e s .the w i l d a n i m a l s a s w e l l . We need e a c h o t h e r ; t h e b e a v e r t o c o n t r o l o u r w a t e r , t h e badger t o c o n t r o l t h e groundhog, t h e c o y o t e t o t a k e c a r e o f t h e g o p h e r s . They need u s t o a c t i v e l y come t o t h e i r d e f e n s e . We're b e g i n n i n g t o f r e e o u r s e l v e s from t h e s y s t e m , & w e ' r e t a k i n g our domestic animals with u s .

Another p a r t o f o u r s e c u r i t y ii b a s e d on o u r t r u s t of n a t u r e & t r u s t of o u r comrades i n t h e commune.

We have always m a i n t a i n e d t h a t s e l f s u f f i c i e n t , r u r a l a g r i c u l t u r a l communes a r e t h e a l t e r n a t i v e t o p r e s e n t - d a y metho d s of a g r i c u l t u r e . The pot-growers i n B C have proven t h a t s e l f - s u f f i c i e n c y can b e a c h i e v e d . Twenty-five y e a r s ago t h e o n l y pot a v a i l a b l e was from Mexico. Then, a number of y e a r s l a t e r , Columbian came on t h e s c e n e . When i s t h e l a s t t i m e y o u ' v e s e e n any Columbian p o t ? I t ' s a l l BC-homegrown now. The s l o g a n "This b u d ' s f o r you" r e a l l y h a s a l o t of meaning t o d a y . I f i t can b e done f o r p o t , s u r e l y i t can b e done f o r meat & p o t a t o e s .

W e l l , w i n t e r is underway. We have some snow on t h e ground & a s always a l o t o f t h i n g s t o do y e t , s u c h a s c u t t i n g firewood and g e t t i n g t h e a n i m a l s i n p l a c e f o r t h e w i n t e r s e a s o n . A t t h e b e g i n n i n g of Decemb e r w e ' r e making a t r i p t o Carnegie w i t h some p o t a t o e s , c a r r o t s & cabbage. A t r i p down means a r i d e b a c k . Anyone i n t e r e s t e d p l e a s e g e t i n t o u c h w i t h Bob o r Muggs.

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Recently, with t h e purchase of s e v e r a l i e c e s of equipment, t h e on-again-offgain photography program has found i t e l f on again. ~ h i r p ~ o g r aomf f e r s b e n e f i t s t o t h e s e r s o f Carnegie & can ( i f p a r t i c i p a n t s i s h ) develop i n t o a money-making adven.ure by advancing t h e s k i l l s you l e a r n .

The program o f f e r s t h e following .) You w i l l gain access t o o u r darkroom; ') You w i l l l e a r n t o t a k e & develop 35mm black & white p i c t u r e s ; ;) You w i l l be a b l e t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e photography showing i n the Art Gallery; ) The time you use l e a r n i n g 35mm photography w i l l enable you t o meet new f r i e n d s & share time with o l d ones; ) Field t r i p s a r e offered t o participa n t s . a chance t o g e t away from t h e downtown a r e a f o r awhile.

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CITYPLAN i s a program which h a s b e e n d e v i s e d b y t h e C i t y o f Vancouver P l a n n i n g Dept. t o o b t a i n i d e a s about t h e p e o p l e of t h e c i t y want t o s e e Vancouver d e v e l o p .

Everyone h a s h e a r d by now t h a t Vancouver is t h e d e s t i n a t i o n o f c h o i c e f o r p e o p l e moving w i t h i n Canada, & a l s o f o r t h o s e who a r e i m m i g r a t i n g t o Canada from o t h e r c o u n t r i e s . Our c i t y w i l l b e growing by l e a p s & bounds i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e & i f w e a r e s m a r t w e ' l l t r y t o c h a n n e l t h e expect e d growth s o o u r c i t y remains l i v e a b l e .

Unfortunately t h e r e ' s another s i d e t o t h i s s t o r y . Many l o c a l neighbourhood r e s i d e n t s & a g e n c i e s ( i n c l u d i n g DERA) have been a s k i n g t h e P l a n n i n g Dept. f o r a Downtown E a s t s i d e L o c a l Area P l a n f o r a numbe r of y e a r s . T h i s h a s been c o n s i s t e n t l y d e n i e d t o t h e neighbourhood.

Many o t h e r a r e a s o f Vancouver have f e l t t h e b e n e f i c i e n t , a t t e n t i o n of C i t y H a l l & r e c e i v e d t h e i r own p l a n n e r , p a i d f o r by t h e C i t y , t o s i t down & c o n s u l t w i t h n e i ghbourhoods a b o u t f u t u r e developments.

Shaughnessy, when t u r n e d down f o r a Local Area P l a n , d e l v e d i n t o t h e i r own brimming p o c k e t s t o h i r e t h e i r own p l a n n e r . The r e s u l t i n g p l a n was forwarded t o C i t y H a l l & h a s formed t h e b a s i s f o r t h e development by-law changes f o r t h e benef i t of r e s i d e n t s of., t h a t neighbourhood.

U n f o r t u n a t e l y t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e ds not s o well-heeled o r p r i v i l e g e d , & h a s n o t been a b l e t o a f f o r d t o buy a v o i c e i n t h e f u t u r e of t h e neighbourhood.

U n t i l now we've been f o r c e d t o s i t . s n a r l i n g on t h e s i d e l i n e s w h i l e Mega Capi t a l h a s f o r a g e d on t h e edges of t h e a r e a

w a i t i n g f o r t h e o p p o r t u p i t y t o f e e d on t h e l e f t o v e r s of Concord . P a c i f i c , Bosa Bros. & Marathon R e a l t y f i n a n c i a l engorgement.

On Thursday, December 3 a t 2 pm a t Carn e g i e t h e r e w i l l b e a ' p r e s e n t a t i o n by r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of t h e Vancouver P l a n n i n g Dept. T h i s w i l l b e a golden o p p o r t u n i t y t o l e t them know j u s t how i m p o r t a n t t h e p e o p l e i n t h i s community f e e l a b o u t a L o c a l Area P l a n n i n g p r o c e s s & o u r l a c k of access.

We need t o know how CITYPLAN w i l l g i v e us access t o t h e planning process, & t o voice concerns about t h e f u t u r e ' o f t h i s neighbourhood. I t ' s now t i m e t h a t t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e h a d a c h o i c e i n d i r e c t i n g i t s f u t u r e , & DERA u r g e s a l l members o f . t h e community t o come o u t & d i s c u s s t h e i s s u e s .& t o h a v e o u r c o n c e r n s h e a r d a t City Hall.

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Has the NDP made a difference to people on welfare?

The NDP government h a s been i n power f o r about a y e a r now. What h a s been t h e r e s u l t f o r p e o p l e on w e l f a r e ? I n g e n e r a l t h e b i g changes t h a t p e o p l e on w e l f a r e need h a v e n ' t been made. Unemployment i s s t i l l h i g h . Minimum wages a r e s t i l l way t o o low. And w e l f a r e r a t e s a r e s t i l l a t o n l y about h a l f t h e p o v e r t y l i n e .

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Unemployment i n BC i s o v e r 11%.Thi: means t h a t p e o p l e who want j o b s h a v e a h a r d t i m e f i n d i n g them. There a r e n ' t enough j o b s f o r a l l who want them. The g o v ' t h a s n ' t done a n y t h i n g n o t i c e a b l e t o c r e a t e jobs.

MIN1MUMWAGE* The NDP r a i s e d t h i s from $I an hour t o $5.50. Moe S i h o t a , t h e M i n i s t e l i n c h a r g e of minimum wage t o l d End L e g i s l a t e d P o v e r t y (ELP) t h a t h e ' d l i k e t o r a i s e i t t o 125% o f t h e p o v e r t y l i n e w i t h i n 4 y e a r s . T h a t would b e o v e r $ 9 an hour. But i f h e wants t o r a i s e i t t h a t h i g h , we n e e d a n o t h e r i n c r e a s e of a t l e a s t 50 c e n t s now! !

RATES' The i n c r e a s e l a s t J a n u a r y was t e r r i b l e . S i n g l e p e o p l e a c t u a l l y f e l l behind i n f l a t i o n s i n c e t h e i r i n c r e a s e was o n l y 4.2%.

On some smaller t h i n g s , t h e NDP h a s been q u i t e good.

A P r o v i n c e newspaper arti c l e r e p o r t e d t h a t p o l i c e were u p s e t abo u t p e o p l e on w e l f a r e . The p o l i c e s a i d t h a t p e o p l e on w e l f a r e were c a s h i n g t h e i r cheques, r e p o r t i n g t h e money l o s t o r s t o l e n & g e t t i n g w e l f a r e t o r e p l a c e t h e money. T h e r e was n o real e v i d e n c e i n t h e a r t i c l e t h a t p e o p l e on w e l f a r e were chea-

t i n g . The p o l i c e j u s t i m p l i e d t h a t t h e y were. What d i d t h e M i n i s t r y of S o c i a l S e r v i c e s do? According t o t h e a r t i c l e they t o l d t h e police t o stop harrassing t h e i r c l i e n t s . I t ' s good t o have t h e Minist r y coming o u t on o u r s i d e f o r a change !

FORCED EMPLOYMENT OF SINGLE PARENTS WELFARE' The NDP p a s s e d t h e b e s t law i n t h e c o u n t r y on t h i s i s s u e . S i n g l e p a r e n t s on w e l f a r e can choose t o s t a y h o m e b l o o k a f t e r t h e i r c h i l d r e n o r l o o k f o r work.

T h i s change came a f t e r a l o n g s t r u g g l e by ELP & l o t s of women on w e l f a r e .

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The NDP h a s provided $11 m i l l i o n f o r u n i v e r s a l s c h o o l l u n c h programs t h r o u g h o u t t h e p r o v i n c e . This t o o came a f t e r a l o n g f i g h t by ELP &many s i n g l e p a r e n t s . The program i s s t i l l n o t p e r f e c t . Many s c h o o l s t h a t need t h e program d o n ' t have i t . The p e o p l e who run t h e s c h o o l s h a v e n ' t r e c o g n i z e d t h e need and h a v e n ' t a p p l i e d f o r t h e money.

The amount of money t h a t you can e a r n & k e e p was i n c r e a s e d from $50 t o $100 f o r s i n g l e s & $100 t o $200 f o r f a m i l i e s & p e o p l e w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s . T h i s i s f o r p e o p l e who can work.

But C e c i l e Guay of Dawson Creek p o i n t s o u t : i f you c a n ' t work, i t d o e s n ' t h e l p .

ASSET The amount of money you c a n have i n t h e bank & s t i l l a p p l y f o r w e l f a r e was i n c r e a s e d q u i t e a b i t . S i n g l e s can have $2500, up from a s low a s $5 f o r some p e o p l e . F a m i l i e s can have $5000.

T h e r e used t o b e a 3-year l i m i t on t h e number of y e a r s t h a t a p e r s on c o u l d go t o C o l l e g e o r U n i v e r s i t y and s t i l l b e on w e l f a r e . That l i m i t was t a k e n o f f f o r s i n g l e p a r e n t s & people with d i s a b i l i t i e s . T h i s means t h a t t h e s e p e o p l e now have a b e t t e r c h a n c e o f f i n i s h i n g college o r u n i v e r s i t y . Unfortunately t h e l i m i t w a s n o t t a k e n o f f f o r s i n g l e s and couples.

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a n c e Enforcement Program is now o p t i o n a l f o r women on w e l f a r e . It u s e d t o b e r e q u i r e d o r you c o u l d g e t c u t o f f w e l f a r e .

T h i s change came b e c a u s e of a l o n g s t r u g g l e l e d by F e d e r a t e d A n t i - P o v e r t y Group of BC. SERVICES CAN BE APPEALED. The Ministry changed w e l f a r e r e g u l a t i o n s on c h i l d c a r e & t r a i n i n g & homemaker s e r v i c e s s o t h a t t h e y can now b e a p p e a l e d . T h i s means i f you a s k your worker f o r c h i l d c a r e , t r a i n i n g , o r homemaker s e r v i c e s , & t h e w o r k e r s a y s "no", you c a n a p p e a l t h e d e c i s i o n . ?he M i n i s t r y added $ 1 7 m i l l i o n t o i t s budget f o r t r a i n i n g & a d j u s t e d some p o l i c i e s t o i n c r e a s e wages. For example, employers i n t h e Employment P l u s program now have t o pay t h e minimum wage of $5.50 i n s t e a d of $3.50 t o workers.The M i n i s t r y t o p s t h i s up t o $9 a n h o u r .

The M i n i s t r y h a s done some good t h i n g s w i t h t h e Community V o l u n t e e r Program. It pays v o l u n t e e r s on w e l f a r e $100 a month t o work w i t h community g r o u p s . The Minis t r y s a i d p e o p l e o n l y h a v e t o work 1 0 h r . a month, i n s t e a d of t h e o l d 20 h o u r s .

There i s no l o n g e r a l i m i t on t h e amount of t i m e y o u . can b e on t h i s program.

But, t h e Ministry s a i d t h a t a l l t h e n o n - p r o f i t groups t h a t u s e v o l u n t e e r s have t o have a c r i m i n a l r e c o r d check on t h e i r s t a f f & o t h e r v o l u n t e e r s . Many groups f e e l t h i s i s a n i n v a s i o n of t h e i r r i g h t s & won't do i t . A s a r e s u l t , few w i l l b e a b l e t o u s e t h e community volunt e e r program. However, ELP h a s complained t o t h e M i n i s t r y & t h e r e i s a chance t h a t t h i s regulation about criminal reco r d checks w i l l b e changed.

FUNDS FOR ADVOCACY GROUPS. The Ministry h a s announced t h a t i t w i l l g i v e $1 m i l l i o n t o advocacy & a n t i - p o v e r t y g r o u p s .

How h a s t h e NDP done i n t h e f i r s t y e a r ?

On t h e b i g t h i n g s , t h e y h a v e n ' t done n e a r l y enough. On t h e l i t t l e t h i n g s t h e y have made p o s i t i v e c h a n g e s . ( f r o m t h e ELP N e w s l e t t e r )

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The T5007 tax slip provides information needed to calculate certain tax credits that you may be eligible to receive.

T5007 tax slips will be provided in February 1993. The T5007 tax slip should be filed with your income tax return.

Special telephone lines will begin operation February 8, 1993, to answer your questions.

Further details will be included with your T5007 tax slip.

For additional information about the T5007 slip, please contact your nearest Revenue Canada tax office listed in the "Government of Canada" section of your telephone directory.

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The s t a f f & v o l u n t e e r t u t o r s o f t h e Learning C e n t r e a r e h e r e t o a s s i s t you, We teach e v e r y t h i n g from b a s i c READING, WRITING & ARITHMETIC t o High School Gradu a t i o n work. We a l s o o f f e r c l a s s e s i n l e a r n i n g t o speak 4 w r i t e English (ESL).

You can work w i t h an i n d i v i d u a l t u t o r o r i n a small group o r both, whatever s u i t s you. You can choose your own times and your own way o f l e a r n i n g . Cope and see f o r yourself.

One of o u r t e a c h e r s i s R I K A UTO, who s t a r t e d o u t a s a t u t o r i n January 1992 & became a s t a f f member i n June. She h e l p s c o o r d i n a t e t h e "drop-in" program i n t h e mornings & does i n d i v i d u a l & group teaching a s well.

Rika was born i n Japan & b e f o r e doming t o Vancouver s h e had l i v e d i n A u s t r a l i a & t h e USA. Her first languace i s Japanese but she can speak English w i t h an Austral i a n , American o r Canadian a c c e n t l In t h e p a s t Rika h a s a t t e n d e d u n i v e r s i t y i n Los Angeles & h a s a l s o worked as a t u t o r i n a Learning Centre t h e r e .

Rika i s i n t e r e s t e d i n doing community work i n downtown Vancouver, e s p e c i a l l y a t Carnegie Centre. She s a y s she l o v e s being a t Carnegie - " I t ' s such a comfortable place.'' She s a y s s h e has met many wonderf u l people & h a s l e a r n e d much from them about Vancouver & i t s people. Thanks t o Carnegie, s h e now feels l i k e a t r u e Vancouverite Come t o t h e Learning Centre & meet Rika and a l l t h e r e s t o f u s .

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In 1987 t h e Mulroney g o v ' t passed B i l l C-22. This b i l l allowed m u l t i n a t i o n a l drug companies t o use t h e i r p a t e n t s t o s t o p Canadian drug companies from making competitive v e r s i o n s of drugs f o r 7-10 years. Before t h i s happened, Canadian drug companies had been a b l e t o market a g e n e r i c (no name) p r e s c r i p t i o n drug bef o r e t h e p a t e n t e x p i r e d , provided t h a t a r o y a l t y was p a i d t o t h e o r i g i n a t o r of t h e drug.

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I t i s probable t h a t B i l l C-91 w i l l be introduced t o t h e f e d e r a l parlbament t h k s December, 1992. If i t p a s s e s , i t ' l l g i v e t h e foreign-owned, brand name, drug comp a n i e s a monopoly on new drugs, & w i l l mean much h i g h e r p r e s c r i p t i o n p r i c e s .

B i l l C-91 i s a g r e a t t h r e a t t o t h e C m adian g e n e r i c drug i n d u s t r y . This industr y employs 2,300 Canadians, does i t s own r e s e a r c h & development, keeps i t s prof it i n Canada & keeps p r e s c r i p t i o n drug p r i c e s down by providing competition t o brand name drugs.

Rising drug p r i c e s a r e p u t t i n g a g r e a t s t r a i n on Pharmacare, & people l i k e you and me a r e going t o f e e l t h e pinch. For example, t h e p r e s c r i p t i o n d r u g d e d u c t i b l e (what you pay) f o r Universal Pharmacare i s now $400 p e r year. This d e d u c t i b l e has i n c r e a s e d s t e a d i l y o v e r t h e p a s t few years. S e n i o t s with a gold c a r d have a d e d u c t i b l e of $125 p e r y e a r f o r p r e s c r i p t i o n drugs. I t i s l i k e l y t h a t t h e s e dedu c t i b l e ~w i l l i n c r e a s e a s drug p r i c e s increase.

In B.C., drug c o s t s p a i d through Pharmacare went up by 19% i n 1991 o v e r t h e previous y e a r , E l i z a b e t h C u l l , t h e Minist e r of Health f o r BC, h a s s a i d t h a t i n c r e a s i n g drug c o s t s a r e making it more d i f f i c u l t f o r h e r t o f i n d more money f o r hospitals.

Because Canadian g e n e r i c drugs can compete with t h e brand name drugs, t h e Canadian drugs save Canadians over f i v e hundred m i l l i o n d o l l a r s a y e a r i n lower drug p r i c e s . We c a n ' t l e t Mulroney d e s t roy t h i s Canadian i n d u s t r y with h i s B i l l .

B i l l C-91 must be stopped. Every Senio r s group, t r a d e union, community group, church o r g a n i s a t i o n & small b u s i n e s s group i n t h e c o u n t r y should send l e t t e r s t o t h e i r Member of Parliament, t e l l i n g them t o s t o p t h i s drug l e g i s l a t i o n t h a t i s aimed a g a i n s t t h e Canadian people.

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quite a period of time that there are very v e j few intimidating panhandlers.- It is clearly up to our present government t o address the underlying problems of poverty.

In regard for the Change For The Better boxes to be installed in some stores along Robson Street for people to drop their spare change in, instead of giving it to the person sitting outside, this program won't assist with the real needs of these AS WG AS YOU HAYE people, but will help people WURE ON A LlMlTED RIP with their frustration at being harassed and give them the option to help out the social agencies that help the street people.

However, one important point has been overlooked.

There is still a real need for these street people to have some To the Editor, I've r e a d y o u r r e c e n t change in their pockets. As we coverage of the West End do, maybe they'd like to have hustlers' problem, and ihe enough bus fare to get where complaint by shopkeepers that they need to go, buy some cigarette papers, or a candy bar or a ' the beggars are harming their trade. It's been my direct daily hot coffee at Mac's or 7-1 1 observation that people freely (because they're not allowed in do their banking, buy their gro- anywhere else).

As a suggeston to those who ceries, go in the liquor store or anywhere else they want to go, are open to it, what I do when I seemingly in most cases, have a bit of change to spare is oblivious to the sight of some- to also give the person a pamphlet put out by Carnegie Cenone else's illness or lack.

There are many different tre listing all free and nearly types of panhandlers, many of free services available to them. which are former mental pa- What many of these deprived tients discharged from River- people are also hungering for is view without any adequate just a touch of common hucommunity support services in manity. Man does not live by place for them. It's been my bread alone.

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t h e poor. The middleman o r woman i s usuall y from t h e middle c l a s s where t h e y l i v e s a f e l y i n t h e i r suburban homes. They g e t t h e i r c r e d i t s & whatever t h e y can cheat t h e poor out of. A good example i s c h a r i t i e s who g e t donations of c l o t h i n g & appl i a n c e s f o r nothing then charge t h e poor high p r i c e s i n t h e i r I f t h r i f t f f s t o r e s . The big business of d e a l i n g i n human misery makes many people money while t h e poor a r e l e f t i n t h e i r misery. The Robson S t . rednecks a r e another good example of t h e t h e middlemen of poverty - mak"haves" ing more money f o r themselves.

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This l e t t e r i s r e g a r d i n g t h e c l o s i n g of t h e Woodward s t o r e (downtown).

I know t h a t whatever I s a y o r do won't change your company's mind. However, I do have one request. I would l i k e t o see your s t o r e play a big r o l e when t h e s t o r e has s e t a day f o r Big S a l e s . Please keep in mind our senior c i t i z e n s & t h e d i s a b l e d people. I t would b e n i c e t o have a day s e t aside. . IA s you know t h e IGA closed down. They had a 50%-off day; s e n i o r s c o u l d n ' t s t a y two hours i n t h e l i n e up G t h e r e f o r e gave up. Most disabled people in wheelchairs were turned away a t t h e g a t e , because t h e s t o r e was wall-to-wall people.

Now you're probably thinking, why n o t send a healthy person o r another person t o do t h e shopping? To me t h i s i s taking away our independence.

Thanks f o r your consideration.

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':Survivors from t h e o b l i t e r a t e d c o u n t r y s i d e have long been i n t e r n e d & s t a r v e d i n work Amnesty I n t e r n a t i o n a l & o t h e r human camps. The Red Cross h a s r e p o r t e d t e n s of r i g h t s groups r e p o r t over 250,000 d e a t h s thousands of d e a t h s . i n East Timor - o v e r one t h i r d of t h e pop- * That same y e a r , Canada h o s t s an arms ~ l a t i 0 n- s i n c e i t s invasion by Indonesia. bazaar. for Canadian weapons rnanuf a c t u r The campaign of genocide c o n t i n u e s t o t h i s e r s i n t h e Indonesian c a p i t a l . day. Canada i s an important member of a * AS t h e d e a t h t o l l r i s e s above 200,000, c o a l i t i o n o f Western powers who have been former E x t e r n a l A f f a i r s M i n i s t e r Joe p r o t e c t i n g t h e Indonesian d i c t a t o r s h i p Clark s a y s he i s s a t i s f i e d t h a t human from i n t e r n a t i o n a l censure, i g n o r i n g i t s r i g h t s abuses have ended i n East Timor. contempt f o r i n t e r n a t i o n a l law & a c t u a l l y helping t o b a n k r o l l i t s a t r o c i t i e s .

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Canada Quietly Supports the Massacre Dec.7, 1975, t e n days a f t e r East Timor d e c l a r e s i t s independence from Portugual, Indonesia invades i t s neighbour. An e s t i m a t e d 100,000 Timorese a r e s l a u g h t e r e d i n t h e next 6 weeks. seven foreign journalist^ including an A u s t r a l i a n TV crew a r e k i l l e d These e v e n t s a r e v i r t u a l l y unreported. * The UN General Assembly demands a withdrawal o f Indonesian t r o o p s .

- Canada a b s t a i n s from t h e v o t e . * S i x months l a t e r , Canada i n c r e a s e s a i d t o Indonesia by $200 m i l l i o n .

Since t h e i n v a s i o n , Amnesty I n t e r n a t i o n a l & o t h e r s document massive human r i g h t s v i o l a t i o n s - r a p e , forced a b o r t i o n s , mass executions 6 t o r t u r e . Timorese a r e r u t h l e s s l y bombed i n t h e c o u n t r y s i d e w i t h napalm and white phosphorus. * In both 1980 G '82 Canada v o t e s a g a i n s t UN General Assembly r e s o l u t i o n s c a l l i n g Indonesian withdrawal from East Timor.

I n 1984, Indonesia begins i t s b r u t a l Ope r a t i o n Clean Sweep i n East Timor pledging t o "crush o p p o s i t i o n without mercy."

Voice of Change? General Theo Syafei, military commander in East Timor appointed after the Santa Cruz massacre.

Nov 12,1991: The Mask Slips Nov.12, 1991, Zndonesian t r o o p s massacre over 200 unarmed mourners i n an E a s t Timor cemetery i n f u l l view of s e v e r a l f o r e i g n correspondents. One New Z e a l a n d e r i s k i l l e d two m e r i c a n s a r e badly b e a t e n by t h e Indo n e s i a n s &, c r u c i a l l y , a B r i t i s h camerman escapes with f o o t a g e o f t h e i n c i d e n t . The massacre is widely condemned. Canada f r e e zes $30 m i l l i o n i n a i d . * In response t o worldwide c r i t i c i s m Inda n e s i a r e p l a c e s two g e n e r a l s & j a i l s t e n s o l d i e r s f o r 'disobeying o r d e r s . ' Along nLth much of t h e western world, Canada buys t h e I n d o n e s i a n p u b l i c r e l a t i o n s e x e r c i s e . Santa Cruz i s a mistaka.The New Zealand g o v l t a g r e e s t h a t Indonesia h a s shown " s i n c e r e remorset1 over t h e i n c i d e n t .

With remarkable d i s p l a y s of cynicism, o f f i c i a l s t a t e m e n t s everywhere omit t h e f a c t t h a t t h e only 'mistake1 about t h e massacre was t h a t it was captured on f i l m . * In a j o i n t p r e s s conference w i t h t h e Indonesian f o r e i g n m i n i s t e r , External

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Timor i s s i t u a t e d b e s i d e one o f t h e o n l y deep w a t e r c h a n n e l s t h r o u g h which American n u c l e a r submarines can p a s s d i r e c t l y from t h e P a c i f i c t o t h e I n d i a n Ocean. In 1975, t h e American g o v l t decided an independent lTimor posed a s e c u r i t y t h r e a t t o i t s s t r a t egic interests.

i n t h e massacre were i t s unarmed Timore s e v i c t i m s . Eight s u r v i v o r s were s e n t enced t o t e r m s r a n g i n g from 5 y e a r s t o l i f e f o r " e x p r e s s i n g h o s t i l i t y " . Eighty o t h e r w i t n e s s e s were q u i e t l y rounded up and e x e c u t e d .

Now t h a t t h e p u b l i c r e l a t i o n s e x e r c i s e i s o v e r , ~ a n a d a - p l a n st o g i v e an a d d i t i o n a l $46 m i l l i o n t o I n d o n e s i a i n a i d t h i s y e a r .

W h o is Indonesia?

I n d o n e s i a i s one o f t h e w o r s t h u m a n r i g h t s v i o l a t o r s worldwide. I t ' s a r a p a c i o u s c o l o n i a l power b e n t on dominating t h e i s l a n d s of i t s a r c h i p e l a g o , wiping o u t t h e i r i n d i g enous c u l t u r e s E s t r i p- p- i n g t h e m o f r e s o u r c e s I n d o n e s i a i s a l s o v e r y p o p u l a r among m u l t i n a t i o n a l s E w e s t e r n governments. Labour c o s t s ( i e t h e s t a n d a r d o f l i v i n g ) a r e among t h e lowest i n S o u t h e a s t A s i a 6 domestic ' s t a b i l i t y ' is maintained b y m i l i t a r y c o n t r l .

With a huge p o p u l a t i o n (180 m i l l i o n ) Econsi d e r a b l e n a t u r a l resources, Indonesia i s p e r c e i v e d t o b e a growing r e g i o n a l s u p e r power: a P a c i f i c R i m t r a d i n g p a r t n e r t o c o u r t a t a l l c o s t s . S i g n i f i c a n t l y , Canada i s t h e t h i r d - l a r g e s t i n v e s t o r i n t h e Indone s i a n economy. More t h a n 300 Canadian compa n i e s a r e p r e s e n t i n Indonesia. ~

Our tax money has been used to bomb this child's villages', massacre thousands like her2, intern and starve thousands more3, eradicate her culture4, and actively prevent international bodies from challenging these atrocities5.

1. Incendiary bombs & napalm were used t o

o b l i t e r a t e the countryside t h a t s h e l t e r s FRETILIN, t h e East Timorese r e s i s t a n c e .

"What seems to be an obvious factor is the hundreds of 2 . An estimated 250,000 Timorese have been k i l l e d since the invasion.

Canadian businesses [involved in Indonesia].

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Hundreds of thousands of Timorese were It just goes against their economic interests." r o u t i n e l y forced i n t o detention camps Ed Broadbent. president of the InternationalCentre where the Red Cross reported t e n s of thousfor Human Rights and Democratic Development ands starved t o death.

Why East Timor?

4. Destruction of t r a d i t i o n a l v i l l a g e s t r uctures, forced relocation, a forced s t e r i East Timor p o s s e s s e s v a l u a b l e o f f s h o r e l i z a t i o n program, mass immigration of Indoo i l r e s e r v e s . These a r e c u r r e n t l y b e i n g c u l t u r a l indoctrination disguised d i v i d e d by I n d o n e s i a & A u s t r a l i a ( A u s t r a l i a nesians, a s education. i s t h e o n l y c o u n t r y i n t h e world t o l e g a l l y 5. Canada has not only voted against UN r e a c c e p t t h e i n c o r p o r a t i o n o f E a s t Timor i n t o s o l u t i o n s c a l l i n g f o r Indonesian withdrawal I n d o n e s i a ) . Chevron, B r i t i s h Petroleum and but has a c t i v e l y lobbied t o have the i s s u e S h e l l a r e a l l b e g i n n i n g p r o j e c t s t h i s y e a r . removed from t h e agenda.

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Who is Opposed?

East Timer, a smal island mntr of Austndia, was home to one of $8 few mmaning tn'bal cultures wtrich exist outs& the global economy

Who is Responsible? *WE ARE. Canadahas beenan important a l l y

totheIndonesiandictators. Ourgov'thas o f f e r e d both i n t e r n a t i o n a l legitimacy & cons i d e r a b l e economic support. We've even s o l d a r m s t o t h e I n d o n e s i a n m i l i t a r y . Most impo r t a n t l y , Canadalias conspired t o m a i n t a i n t h e s i l e n c e on t h e continuing genocide i n E .

Timor I t ' s i n t h i s vacuum of information t h a t Canada can maintain i t s s e l f - i m a g r as peacekeeper. *THE UNITED STATES. US cold war p o l i c i e s have s e t t h e s t a g e throughout East Timor's tragedy. In 1965 t h e US s u p p o r t e d t h e c o u p t h a t brought I n d o n e s i a ' s c u r r e n t r u l e r s t c power. In '75 t h e t h r e a t of an independent 3 u n p r e d i c t a b l e Timor neighbouring two i m p o r t a n t deep water submarine channels d i s t u r b e d American n u c l e a r planners. A t t h e r e q u e s t of t h e American a d m i n i s t r a t i o n the d a t e of t h e invasion was delayed one day t o a!low P r e s i d e n t Ford & Henry Kissinger t o complete t h e i r scheduled v i s i t t o Indon e s i a b e f o r e t r o o p s landed i n East Timor.

Twelve hours a f t e E h i s d e p a r t u r e , when t h e a s s a u l t had begun on D i l i , Kissinger repl i e d t o r e p o r t e r s i n Hawaii Ifthe US understands Indonesia's positionon t h i s . " *AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, t h e U . K . , HOLLAND.Along with o t h e r western c o u n t r i e s & t h e World Bank, t h e s e c o u n t r i e s have acted t o prot e c t s i g h i f i c a n t investments i n Indonesia.

This consortium (Canada & US ;are members) donates n e a r l y $5 b i l l i o n a y e a r t o Indone s i a . I n d o n e s i a ' s m i l i t a r y g o v ' t keeps the f a c t n r i e s open & t h e people down. his example i s o f t e n c i t e d a s an i n s t r u c t i v e model f o r t h e t h i r d world.

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*THE EAST TIMORESE. The people o f t h e t i n y i s l a n d o f East Timor h a v e been r e s i s t i n g t h e occupation f o r 17 y e a r s . Forced i n t e g r a t i o n remains a f a i l u r e G u e r i l l a s under t h e c h a r i s m a t i c l e a d e r Xanana Gusmao continue t o s t r u g g l e a g a i n s t t h e Indonesian army. Over 30,000 s o l d i e r s , p o l i c e , param i l i t a r y & i n t e l l i g e n c e o f f i c e r s a r e requi r e d t o e n f o r c e Indonesian r u l ~ U n d e rt h e most oppressive c o n d i t i o n s Timorese have resisted & risked t h e i r l i v e s t o e s t a b l i s h . a conduit t o smuggle information o u t of East Timor. Faced w i t h world i n d i f f e r e n c e t h e Timorese have endured massive s u f f e r i n g under t h e Indonesian g i a n t . T h e i r stEuggle remains u n r e l e n t i n g . *PARLIAMENTARIANS FOR EAST TIMOR i s an i n t e r n a t i o n a l group - made up o f roughly 250 members o f Parliament f r o m over i 0 countr i e s , i n c l u d i n g Canada, t h e UK, A u s t r a l i a & Japan. Twenty-one Canadian MPs a r e membe r s . This is a growing movement designed t o lobby a g a i n s t c u r r e n t p o l i c y towards Indonesia & East Timor i n t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e c o u n t r i e s a s well a s i n t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l community. Lobby your MP t o j o i n ! *THE EAST TIMOR ALERT NETWORK. ETAN i s a g r a s s - r o o t s network d e d i c a t e d t o i n c r e a s i n g p u b l i c awareness & changing g o v ' t poli c y . In cooperation w i t h Amnesty I n t e r n a t i o n a l 4 o t h e r human r i g h t s o r g a n i z a t i o n s , ETAN o r g a n i s e s e v e n t s & p u b l i s h e s m a t e r i a l a c r o s s t h e country. The ETAN n e w s l e t t e r provides news on t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l scene & t h e l a t e s t information t o be smuggled out of East Timor.

Write - - - - - - -t-o- -External - - - - - - - - - -A- -f -f -a-i -r -s - -M - -i -n-i -s.t e r BARBAR4 McDOUGALL House of Conunons, Ottawa. K I A 0A6 Send copies t o E x t e r n a l A f f a i r s c r i t i c s f o r t h e opposition p a r t i e s : Lloyd Axewort h y (.Liberals) & Svend Robinson (NDP) .

Postage i s f r e e .

Spread t h e word. The b a t t l e f o r East Timor ---- ---------Kas been s i l e n c e d f o r n e a r l y 17 y e a r s . Let 3 t h e r s know what E x t e r n a l A f f a i r s i s d e t e r nined t o keep q u i e t .

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The s t a t u e of our c e r t a i n t y , i t ' s p r i v acy, i t 's non-partisan non-existence.

Editor,

By DAN TEENEY What could you buy a s a Christmas p r e s z e n t f o r $20 m i l l i o n t h i s year?

The f e d e r a l g o v ' t s p e n t $20 m i l l i o n on a The Kiss "Prosperity I n i t i a t i v e w t a s k f o r c e which I t came upon a springtime day r e p o r t e d t h i s month E made 55 recommendal i k e dew upon t h e p e t a l s t i o n s , most o f whichareekfiherrepdtitive, of a s o f t and v e l v e t flower vague o r t o o c o s t l y .

I picked you from a scentedalfiled Action 3, f o r example, urges t h e g o v ' t The f i r s t one I could love t o reduce spending G d e f i c k t s . l i k e a child Action 4 wants a f u l l review o f t h e perwhen I came o u t of my scented t r a n c e v e r s i t i e s o f t h e t a x system. a crowd had gathered near Action 7 c a l l s on g o v ' t t o remove i n t e r t o witness u s entwined i n love provincial trade b a r r i e r s . made from our deepest wants Action 55 recommends a commission b e and first i n s t i n c t s s t r u c k t o " i n v e s t i g a t e t h e impact of multOur p e t a l s brushed each o t h e r i d i s c i p l i n e c r o s s - s e c t o r t a s k f o r c e s on s o f t l y , we drank from one anothers c o g n i t i v e f u n c t i o n i n g w (whew!). mothering dew Action 17 recommends a commission be Our flowers of love grown from s t r u c k c a l l e d t h e " I n t e r n a t i o n a l Trade Ads t r a y i n g seeds of t h e wandering v i s o r y CommitteeH t o double t h e number of source ~ a n a d i a ncompanies exporting within 3 y r s .

We w i l l never l o s e one another What a wasie of $ 2 d m i l l i & . No s p e c i f 11 share our deepest i c s , j u s t p l a t i t u d e s . No wonder t h e 1992 ti1 t h e r e is no time u n t i l e i s t h e r u l i n g passion

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The Downtown E a s t s i d e R e s i d e n t s ' A s s o c i a t i o n c a n h e l p you w i t h : any w e l f a r e problem i n f o r m a t i o n on l e g a l r i g h t s disputes with landlords unsafe l i v i n g conditions income t a x UIC p r o b l e m s f i n d i n g housing o p e n i n g a bank a c c o u n t Come i n t o t h e DERA o f f i c e a t 9 E a s t H a s t i n g s S t o r phone u s a t 682-0931.

DERAts G e n e r a l Membership m e e t i n g i s on t h e l a s t ~ r i d G o f e v e r y month i n C a r n e g i e T h e a t r e , s t a r t i n g a t- 10:30am.

DERA IIAS BEEN SERVING THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE FOR 19 YEARS

DERA

The Vancouver -Sun, Wednesday.

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ROBERT SARTl

Staff mulls switch to smaller union local Some unionized stafr a t B.C.'s most high-profile community group a r e wondering whether it's time lo switch unions.

Employees a t t h e Downtown Eastside Residents Association h a w voted by a narrow majority to mow from a large local of the Canadian Union of Public Gmployces lo a small CUPE local that specializes in non-profil cominunity groups.

Union member Laura Stannartl said Tuesday DERA has a reputirLion iEi a militant organization, b u l its low-income members don't h a w the resources to deal with sophisticated labor relations disputes and conlmunity issues at the same time, "We want to stay in CUPE, but \vc need to recognize that you have Lo approach a small non-profit group differently than you do a big. strong employer, which can hire 1awye1.s and other professional help, and . . lo 111c Lhal the stafl'owes something

community," Stannard sald.

The 40 unionized DERA staff currently earn a minimum of $14.29 all hour for jobs such a s col;irnunity brorker and welfare advocate - at least four times more than the wcifare-level income of most D E L I members who employ them.

They are now represented by tht: 2,500-member CUPE local 1004. which is used to dealing with such powerhouse public employers as Vancouver city council, the Pacific National Exhibition and the Vancouver park board.

T h e move to Local 3495, whic!l represents 500 employees a t groups such as the Canadian Mental Health .4ssociation and t h e B.C. Human R i g h t s Coalition, must s t i l l hc approved by two-thirds of the 1004 membership. Local 3495 mcmbership has already voted unanimousfy to accept DERA employees.

CUPE 1004 shop steward Dalc Moseley, who works a t DERA and

opposes the move, denied that 1004 is insensitive to DERA's needs.

"CUPE 1004 is sympathetic to tlir unique nature of non-profits, especially DERA, and we know it's not a normal labor-management relatlonship," Moseley said.

He said 1004 has enough stafl'to deliver better contracts and benetis to ils members than can a smaller local.

S t a n n a r d s a i d t h e history of DERA is founded on volunteer labor in thk community - a ticklish issue for unions.

"Thcre wouldn't be any bargaining unil jobs if there were no volunteers to go out and create them and get the funding," Stannard said.

Local 3495 president Marty NO& gren said workers in non-prof8 groups earn an average ofS3 an hoQ less than their counterparts in the public sector, and they shoulcl ban! together to get more respect.

He said 3495 is Ilexible in allowing community volunteers.

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The downtown e a s t s i d e r e s i d e n t s associat i o n i s supposed t o be agra5.s r o o t s group, r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e i n t e r e s t s of t h e people of Canada's lowest income urban community.

Recently, however, a l o t of i t s energy has been drained o f f toward d e a l i n g with i n t e r n a l m a t t e r s , e s p e c i a l l y r e l a t i o n s with t h e paid s t a f f . In f a c t , DERA now has t o h i r e a f u l l - t i m e personnel d i r e c t o r t o d e a l with s t a f f , d r a i n i n g money &(k.esources from community i s s u e s .

The i s s u e cHme up a t t h e most r e c e n t DERA membership meeting, where a motion passed unanimously by t h e members t o adhere t o t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n ' s o r i g i n a l p r i n c i p l e s when bargaining with t h e union.

Barry Morris, who made t h e motion, s a i d l a t e r he f e e l s i t ' s important t h a t DERA remain a g r a s s r o o t s o r g a n i z a t i o n , d i r e c t ed by t h e community. "DEW i s not j u s t a f a c t o r y , i t ' s t h e community," s a i d Barry.

DEW i s going through a t r a n s i t i o n p h a s e now, with t h e search on f o r a replacement f o r J i m Green. Right now, t h e r e a r e two s e p a r a t e spheres of a c t i v i t y - t h e communi t y a c t i v i s m s i d e , and t h e building service side.

The community i s s t a r t i n g t o g e t more involved i n deciding t h e f u t u r e of i t s o r g a n i z a t i o n . More on t h i s a s developments unfold.

"Message coming acrossyy

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For a while I ' d thought Carnegie had supernaturally reappeared a t 609 Helmken.

That s where Diane MacKenzie Haa t h k s n i f t y space with new f u r n i t u r e . .not f u l l ( y e t ) of p i l e s of p i l e s of s t u f f t h a t no one i n t h e world has a c l u e about. That was t h e view from o u t s i d e anyway.

Diane was on t h e phone with Donald MacPherson when I got t o h e r desk & he'd j u s t t r i e d the Newsletter o f f i c e on t h e 2nd f l o o r (of Carnegie), then c a l l e d D i ( l i k e l y t o complain about something) and she asked i f he wanted t o t a l k t o me. A l l t h i s i s a normal occurence a t Carnegie but t o j u s t walk i n t o a place you've never been and have t h e person on t h e phone be t r y i n g t o f i n d you.. . E t h e world s t o p s f o r about a second. The ghost of Carnegie again when Diane & I hadn't spoken f o r more than a minute when Kathy c a l l e d from the Programmer1s o f f i c e ( i n Carnegie) a s though Diane was s t i l l down t h e h a l l calmly t r a d i n g c r i s e s i n t h e middle of t h e perpetual unehding meeting.

OKAY !

Now t h a t you've waded through t h i s metaphysical crud, what's happening downtown i s t h e people who've l i v e d t h e r e f o r a while & i n old h o t e l s & werelare i n danger o f being displaced by t h e massive redevelopment d o n ' t want t o be shunted out t o

the boondocks - l i k e some low-cost housing p r o j e c t i n a f i e l d o u t s i d e Surrey o r somewhere. The model of Carnegie, which people here fought f o r , has become a unique succe s s . People come from a l l over t h e Lower Mainland, from a l l o v e r t h e world, j u s t t o s e e Carnegie & t a k e a t o u r 4 , hopefully s t a r t a place l i k e t h i s where they l i v e .

Good plan.

Diane g o t t h i s job from t h e C i t y - go t o t h e d~wntownsouth, f i n d out what they want t h e r e , f i g u r e out every d e t a i l , wrap it up in a neat package with a bow on t o p & give it t o u s (the C i t y Council) & we w i l l do i t . So Diane goes t h e r e and, 16 Fr behold, "finding out what they wantw i s something t h a t t a k e s a l i t t l e longer than a day o r two 6 needs t r u s t from t h e r e s i dents - t r u s t t h a t i t r s not Mmmore of t h e same crap .I'

Small things need a place to grow too,

We were on t h e s t r e e t l e v e l of t h e New Continental, which i s a low-cost housing p r o j e c t f o r s e n i o r s & people with d i s a b i l i t i e s . Planners had put t h e common a r e a f o r r e s i d e n t s on t h e 3rd f l o o r , which i n cludes a l a r g e c a f e t e r i a , a TV room, reading room, a pool t a b l e , t a b l e s f o r games & e a t i n g & s i t t i n g a t over coffee 6 s o on.

Everything i s a l l s o new t h a t some o f t h e people a r e a l i t t l e l e e r y , being used t o p l a c e s t h a t have age marks (and s c a r s ) .

Diane introduced me t o Beth, who i s a *programmer1, f o r want of a more f r i e n d l y t i t l e . Beth knows what Diane knows - you don't 'program' people t o death with impo r t e d a c t i v i t i e s , but j u s t add your i d e a s t o those o f t h e u s e r s o f a place. . t o s e t up what s a i d u s e r s want 6 not what you t h i n k t h e y want. The next i n t r o yas with Jane, whom Diane r e s p e c t f u l l y c i t e d a s "the b e s t c l e a n i n g person i n t h e world".

(Behind h e r back, Jane was a l s o c a l l e d i n d i s p e n s i b l e t o t h e l i f e of t h e e n t i r e place but you c a n ' t say t h a t t o h e r f a c e without embarassing h e r o r having it sounc l i k e s o much bushwa s o i t was whispered i n s t e a d ! ) . ((And, while into1:givin p r a i s e Diane s a i d Kathy Thomson d i d a 1 t e work t o g e t h e r o f f i c e Up 6 m n l n g .

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e x t r a o r d i n a i r e , who i s a c t u a l in and t h e amount of wind a bent f i g Planner i n d i s g u i s e , h a s kept c e l i k e t h a t i s capable of c o n j u r i n g and Plan t o make t h i s a p l a c e t h a t s t a i n i n g j u s t by h i s j a c k e t 6 d i s c o l o u r using i t can c a l l home, r a t h e r showpiece f o r o t h e r p l a n n e r s t o over.

One s i g n i f i c a n t change was making t h e 3rd f l o o r of t h e b u i l d i n g a co t r e f o r the seniors of the are than j u s t f o r t h o s e l i v i n g i n embankment t o t h e s u n r i s e & t h e s i d e u p s t a i r s . I t ' s c a l l e d t h e Cont l k & t h e beginnings of t r a f f i c , ascendg from f o l k l o r e i n t o s e m i - v i s i b i l i t y , i o r s ' Centre, s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d 1 is open from 7 a m d a i l y . The 1 imbing t o v i s i b l e p e r i p h e r y from i n v i s space h a s a few l i v i n g t h i n g s , l e periphery, removing himself i n t o t h e bound l e g a c i e s from t h e s w e l l of h i s & pigeons, & i s g r e a t f o r b a r b e t e r n a l Vancouver sunshine. ep - i f t h i s windy c h a r a c t e r perhaps What e l s e . . . t h e ADDRESS! 1 s e s midway up t h e embankment t o look pon t h e waste & extravagance of t h e You walk i n t h e lobby, g e t t h e e l e v a t o r rlwind t h a t has him dead i n i t s s i g h t , t o t h e 3rd f l o o r & you're t h e r t h e c e n t r e of i t s dead eye around t e r i a h a s good food f o r - C a r n e g * 604 f o r a bowl o f soup, 754 d i n n e r s f o r $2. 50 Anyway, a l l you people r e a d i a r e w i t h i n 50 m i l e s o r s o of downtown can w Dan Feeney now rush r i g h t o v e r t h e r e t o s e e i f i t ' s a s i n c r e d i b l e a s i t sounds. I f you have nothing e l s e t o do today Diane may o r may not s t i l l be a t 609 Helmken..shels having a g a t h e r i n g with a mess o f s t r e e t k i d s t o n i g h t with a hundred and f i f t y bucks worth of p i z z a being d e l i vered a s t h e y do it. This i s what's r e a l l y d i f f e r e n t from what goes on a t Carnegie.

Also, AIDS Vancouver & People With AIDS have t h e i r *spaces a c r o s s t h e s t r e e t ; educ a t i o n , meeting one a n o t h e r , g e t t i n g p a s t s t e r e o t y p e s , o l d - t i m e r s & t r a n s i e n t s , ex & c u r r e n t a l c o h o l i c s & drug u s e r s all p a r t o f a community. Sure sounds 1ike.here.

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Applie Pie s p e l l s motherland, o r i t used t o . Now i t ' s n o t even considered nut r i t o u s . . a l l t h a t sugar & l a r d . But what i s motherland today? I s it one competitive s t y l i s h woman i n t h e marketplace? Then where a r e t h e c h i l d r e n .

Whatislhavingitmadel?Athree-car family, nanny, v a c a t i o n i n g mother? What # d o e s a mother of a d u l t c h i l d r e n do with h e r time? Take jobs from f a t h e r s , o r mothe r s i n need? Wealth i s a moral t r a p . B i r t h c o n t r o l i s a one-way t i c k e t t o imbalance.

If you a r e married b u t d o n ' t conceive c h i l d r e n what r i g h t do you have t o t a k e a f a t h e r ' s o r mother's p o t e n t i a l job? Sure, you want t o survive but what i s your purpose i n surviving? The work i t s e l f . And when you come home t i r e d a t t h e end o f t h e day, where i s your l i f e ?

People, we need people. We need an end t o greed. We need f a m i l i e s , b i g happy fami l i e s where a f a t h e r can e a r n f o r h i s c h i l d r e n & a mother can work f o r h e r c h i l idren. On t h e job, who a r e you working f o r ?

i s r e q u i r e d t h a n j u s t s l a v i n g o r going ' r o b o t ' while t h e one whose work you a r e doing o r t h o s e YOU work with a r e i n s u l t e d , unhappy, h u r t . Work i s p o l i t i c a l . ~t i s an e d r c i s e , not j u s t o n p h y s i c a l & m e n t a ldext e r i t , ~ , $ k i l l ; i t ' s an e f f o r t o f p u b l i c relations-sincerepublicrelations-not BS, n a ~ h i a v e l l i a n , ~ g i vthem e what t h e y want' p u b l i c r e l a t i o n s .

So YOU have problems every day. Your coworker i s Korean o r Jamaican. .you might have ca'nmunication problems. Problems with r a c i a l p r e j u d i c e o r e x p e c t a t i o n s of r a c i a l p r e j u d i c e . You have t o work & d e a l with t h o s e because no one needs enemies.. no one needs a community with r a c i a l t e n s i o n o r h a t r e d . Your co-worker might be alcoholic you have t o d e a l with t h a t . He o r she might be a war v e t e r a n o r a n e x - c o n v i c t .

Your employer may b e l o s i n g money. How is your family going t o f e e l ? How a r e you & your co-workers going t o f e e l ?

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Central Mission i s v a c a t i n g t h e i r p r e m i s e s a t 233 Abbott S t r e e t . A p r o p o s a 1 was p u t f o r w a r d t o u s e t h i s s p a c e t o house a p p r o x i m a t e l y 100 s t r e e t k i d s from a l l o v e r Vancouver. Both t h e M i n i s t r y of S o c i a l S e r v i c e s (MSS) & t h e BC Housing & Mortgage C o r p o r a t i o n (BCHMC) , who were approached f o r f u n d i n g f o r t h e p r o j e c t , s a i d t h a t i t must have t h e s u p p o r t o f t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e / S t r a t h c o n a C o a l i t i o n b e f o r e t h e y would even c o n s i d e r i t .

The s u b j e c t was r a i s e d a t t h e C o a l i t i o n ' s November 1 7 m e e t i n g . A number of t e e n s from t h e y o u t h p r o j e c t a t Ray-Cam Co-operative C e n t r e made a p r e s e n t a t i o n opposing t h e p r o p o s a l - f o r a v a r i e t y of r e a s o n s . They f e l t t h a t t h e y w o u l d b e i n t i m i d a t e d by t e e n s from o u t s i d e t h e a r e a & c o n c e n t r a t i n g a l a r g e number i n o n e f a c i l i t y was a r e c i p e f o r d f s a s t e r .

O p p o s i t i o n w a s a l s o e x p r e s s e d by a l l other i n t h e meeting. I t was f e l t t h a t t h e community d i d n ' t want t o s e e t e e n s i m p o r t e d t o t h e neighbourhood & f e l t t h a t t h o s e who d e v i s e d t h e propos a l s h o u l d have c o n s u l t e d w i t h l o c a l agencies & r e s i d e n t s before searching f o r funding

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A s u g g e s t i o n was made t h a t t h e r e i s a p r e s s i n g need f o r s p a c e f o r a v a r i e t y of a g e n c i e s & programs i n t h e neighbourhood.

A number of i d e a s were p u t forward & a p u b l i c meeting was h e l d a t Carnegie on T h u r s d a y , November 26.

A t t h i s m e e t i n g (26/11) p e o p l e r e a l i z ed 2 a s p e c t s of making t h e b u i l d i n g i n t o a community f a c i l i t y had t o b e e x p l o r e d .

The f i r s t was t o d e v e l o p a joint-use p l a n f o r l o c a l groups & p e o p l e ; t h e second was t o g e t c l e a r & c o r r e c t i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e c o s t s i n v o l v e d . The person who made t h e o r i g i n a l p r o p o s a l f o r r e s t r i c t i n g it t o s t r e e t k i d s seems t o have been u s i n g wrong numbers, s a y i n g t h e r e n t was $16,00O/month when i t ' s $9 ,OOO/month.. and a l s o r e f u t e d t h e f a c t t h a t h e had t o have t h e s u p p o r t of t h e community.

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The 1986 Economic S i t u a t i o n o f Canada's S e n i o r s r e p o r t shows t h e average f a m i l y income i n BC f o r n o n - e l d e r l y was $51,191, while f o r f a m i l i e s w i t h t h e head aged 65 & o v e r it was $40,657. For s i n g l e s t h e average was $24,183 f o r non-'elderly & $16,884 f o r the elderly.

The r e p o r t shows t h a t s h e l t e r , which i n c l u d e s mortgages, r e p a i r s , maintenance, t a x e s & g e n e r a l c o s t s o f running a home t a k e s up 16% o f t h e budget o f t h e g e n e r a l p o p u l a t i o n , b u t i t i s 24% f o r u n a t t a c h e d men who a r e 65 o r o l d e r & 29% f o r s i n g l e women t h a t age. Couples, where t h e man i s 65 o r o l d e r , spend 18% o f t h e i r budget on shelter.

But s t a t i s t i c s a l s o show t h a t among 64,423 r e n t e r s i n BC, 45% p a i d more t h a n 30% o f t h e i r g r o s s incomes f o r housing.

About 80% o f t h o s e l i v e d i n Vancouver and V i c t o r i a . About two-thirds o f t h o s e were e l d e r l y women. **Did t h e s e numbers make you wonder? With 278,000 people on w e l f a r e , almost 200,000 unemployed.. .numbers e l i m i n a t e a l o t .-of s l e a z y f a c t o i d s . I f you o r I have g r o s s incomes of $7,000 a y e a r , 6 Jimmy P a t t i s o n makes $70 m i l l i o n , t h e a v e r a e number has each o f u s making o v e r -323 m i l l i o n a y e a r !

Following a r e some e a s y p i c t u r e s t h a t show t h e r e a l p i c t u r e o f wealth d i s t r i b u t i o n -

Who Makes Money?

Income i s d i s t r i b u t e d unevenly i n Canada.

The p e r s o n a l income of t h e p o o r e s t 20% of Canadians i s 4% of t h e n a t i o n ' s t o t a l i n come, while t h e r i c h e s t 20% i n t h e popula t i o n g e t 43% of t o t a l earned income. ( # I

Who Owns the Wealth?

Even more extreme i n e q u i t y e x i s t s i n t h e c a s e of wealth (land, p e r s o n a l p r o p e r t y , s t o c k h o l d i n g s , e t c ) . The w e a l t h i e s t 20% o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n h o l d s 69% o f a l l Canada ' s n e t wealth. The p o o r e s t 20% have no n e t wealth because t h e i r d e b t s a r e l a r g e r t h a n t h e i r a s s e t s . The second p o o r e s t 20% own o n l y 2.4% o f a l l wealth

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In t h e times when I was i n t h e h a b i t of S i t t i n g around i n b a r s , o f t e n meeting s t r a n g e r s t h e r e , I l e a r n e d something about a l c o h o l i c s , something which seems t o have escaped t h e n o t i c e of psychologists.

I learned t h a t every male a l c o h o l i c ( I d i d n ' t quiz any female such) could r e c a l l an episode i n h i s l i f e when by a l l l o g i c and common sense, he should have died. I w i l l t e l l some of t h e i r s t o r i e s .

L.. was d r i v i n g h i s van i n t h e mounta i n s of h i s home s t a t e , C a l i f o r n i a . He stopped t o pee o f f a c b i f f . When he turned away, t h e l i p of t h e c l i f f c ~ u m b l e d4 L.. was l e f t hanging by h i s arms from t h e stems of a shrub. He could not p u l l hims e l f up over t h e edge, though he t r i e d hard & below him was a s h e e r drop t o rock.

The time came when he could hang on no longer. Suddenly he found himself on h i s hands & knees on t h e paved road beside h i s van. He got i n E drove away.

In Hamilton, Ont., M... f a n c i e d himself i n love with a young woman. When she dumped him, she t o l d me, he rowed a small boat out i n t o Hamilton Harbor by n i g h t , then threw himself i n t o t h e water. He could not s w i m & soon enough found hims e l f on t h e lakebottom breathing-water i n t o h i s lungs. Then t h i n g s changed & he found himself standing on t h e bottom, up t o h i s waist i n water. He t h e n waded asho r e & d i d n ' t t r y t h a t again.

F... was a baby i n a cabin on t h e p r a i r i e s . For days he had been s u f f e r i n g from severe d i a r r h e a . When h i s mother found him cold & s t i l l i n h i s c r i b she r e a l i z e d he had died 6 , when t e l l i n g him t h e story l a t e r , s a i d she "went o u t of h e r mind."

She was baking bread t h a t day. She took t h e baby's body, put it i n a bread pan & stuck pan 6 baby i n t o t h e oven. When she came back t o h e r s e l f she p u l l e d it out.

Now t h e baby was f i n e , warm & happy and cured of i t s sickness. .As an a d u l t he was a problem d r i n k e r from h i s first drink.

T.. ,as a young man & a t h i e f , was robbing a house i n Toronto when p o l i c e b u l l h o r k t o l d him t o come out. . t h a t t h e place was surrounded. He hid f o r awhile

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but f i n a l l y ran down the walk toward t h e back g a t e waving a piece of i r o n p i p e . A policeman sprang up from behind t h e garbage cans a t t h e back of t h e yard, l e v e l l e d a handgun a t T . . . ' s chest & shouted "Stop o r 1'11 shoot!" T.. d i d n ' t s t o p . He j u s t veered toward t h e policeman, s t i l l waving h i s i r o n pipe. Suddenly he found himself a l l alone, beating with t h e p i p e a t an empty paper bag on t h e ground. Laying down the pipe, he exited through t h e back g a t e an walked away. And t h e world went on.

As a s o l d i e r i n Korea, D . .

6 a buddy were s i t t i n g smoking on a h i l l s i d e . For no apparent reason t h e buddy picked up h i s r i f l e & held it i n f r o n t o f D. just i n time t o d e f l e c t a s n i p e r ' s b u l l e t t h a t would have k i l l e d D . .

The r i c o c h e t t i n g b u l l e t struck t h e buddy i n t h e t h r o a t and k i l l e d him.

A n o t h e ~s t o r y t o l d of a young man p u t t ing 5 g a l l o n s of gas i n t o t h e tank of h i s car. He drove out t o a country road near Calgary & ran a vacuum c l e a n e r hose fram the exhaust i n t o t h e i n t e r i o r of t h e car.

When he s a t i n t h e c a r G s t a r t e d t h e motJr, he was unconscious w i t h i n minutes He awoke a f t e r some hours & found t h a t t h e i d l i n g engine had burned up t h e f i v e g a l l ons of gas.

The men who t o l d me t h e s e s t o r i e s were not exceptional people. They were not c a r e s f u l l y chosen f i c t i o n w r i t e r s o r even p a r t i c u l a r l y well-educated. Nor were t h e r e reasons t o t h i n k t h e y were l i a r s . Each t o l d lis s t o r y f r e e l y , not knowing o f t h e s i m i - .

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What they did have i n common was t h a t each had been compelled by h i s own behavib u r t o zonclude t h a t he was an a l c o h o l i c & more than one recognized t h a t h i s drinking problem dated from about t h e time o f what he saw a s a "close brush with death."

I came across a d e s c r i p t i o n o f such persons i n t h e Carlos Castaneda books. I t spoke of t h e "wide discrepancies between purpose & action." Any a l c o h o l i c can t a l l you about t h a t . Anyalcoholic can walk down t h e s t r e e t , declaring i n a l l s i n c e r i t y t h a t it i s a month s i n c e he had a drink, he f e e l s g r e a t & t h a t i t ' l l be many months before he has another drink - then 10 minu t e s l a t e r he can be laying down h i s money in the liquor store.

A s f o r those experiences - I would s a y t h a t t h e r e is much more t o R e a l i t y than TTHEW JOHN CROSS

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Carnegie Adult Learning Centre Open House and 9th Anniversary Celebration '

Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1992 Noon to 5 p.m.

PROGRAM OF EVENTS-

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Registration and Welcome Opening Ceremony Launch of OFF THE WALL Learners read from their writing Lunch is served Open Forum ...What are w e doing right? What could w e be doing better? Learners, staff, tutors and guests gather in a forum t o share ideas and make suggestions about t h e Learning Centre.

Videos, mingle and chat Birthday cake, prizes

Please join us t o celebrate 9 years of learner-based adult education in t h e Downtown East Side! Everyone is welcome ...bring a friend.

The Carnegie Adult Learning Centre is located at:

401 Main Street, 3rd Floor Corner of Main and Hastings Phone 665-3013 * Fax 684-8442