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NEWSLETTER 401 Main Street Vancouver Canada V6A 2T7 (604) 665~2289 Email: carnnews@shaw.ca

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No More Stolen Sisters

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The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has released its 1200 page Final Report titled "Reclaiming Power and Place." More than 2,380 people participated in the National Inquiry, which DEWC members and elders, along with other Indigenous women leaders in the Downtown Eastside, have been advocating for over 30 years. Many family members, families of the heart, and members have participated in the Inquiry by giving testimony and attending hearings of the Inquiry. Over 100 women contributed to Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, which was DEWC's official submission to the National Inquiry as an organization with expert standing.

This introduces a summary evaluation by Harsha Walia, former coordinator of the Power of Women Project at the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre. The entire piece can be found online. This Inquiry came after years of anguish and anger, and not solely from Indigenous people. Violence against women is a weapon of mass destruction. Our prime directive includes elevating the dignity of women everywhere. {I'm hoping to have a centre-spread of images from the Memorial March for the March 1,2020 edition.

Please send photos to carnnews@shaw.ca by Wednesday February 26. Thanks.]

The following are further selections from Harsha Walia's synopsis of the National Inquiry's report. Much of the framework can be read as applicable to non-Indigenous women as well. In the Canadian Prison System, the inmate population is now over 30% Indigenous, while Indigenous people make up only 5% of the general population of the country. The National Inquiry was into murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls, yet the victims of violence here include many non-Indigenous women.

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Violence is understood broadly - sexual violence and institutional violence (health care, child welfare, justice system). Violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people is not an individual problem, or issue only for certain communities. Violence is rooted in systemic factors, like economic, social, political marginalization plus racism, discrimination and misogyny, woven through society.

Colonization refers to processes by which Indigenous Peoples were dispossessed of lands & resources, subjected to external control, targeted for assimilation and - in some cases - extermination. Colonialism is a structure that includes many different events under the same destructive logic. Colonization sought to destroy the relationship between women and land and property, as well as women's roles in governance structures, as it was understood in First Nations communities, and to replace this structure with a new, disempowering one that placed men firmly in charge. Other ways that colonization can be understood as gendered oppression: the regulation of gender identities and governance roles from missionaries to Indian Act to Northwest Mounted Police policing; residential schools, Sixties Scoop, child welfare; forced sterilization; gendered dimensions of Met is Scrip; and medical relocation among Inuit.

The National Inquiry has come to the conclusion that violence experienced by Indigenous women, girls, 2SLGBTQQIA people amounts to genocide. Settler-colonialist structures enabled genocide. The final report frames genocide in legalistic and social terms, with another supplementary report on genocide forthcoming.

Indigenous Rights Through the Law An absolute paradigm shift is required to dismantle colonialism within Canadian society, and from government and institutions. Canadian legal system fails to hold state actors accountable for failure to meet domestic and 1 international human rights and Indigenous rights obligations.

From the framework of international law, The Inquiry fmds violations of rights through seven international human rights instruments: UN Convention on Genocide; Racial Discrimination; Civil & Political Rights; Economic, Social & Cultural Rights; Discrimination against Women; Rights ofChild; UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

A family selling bannock at the 2018 Women's Summer Market. Photo: Christina Coolidge / DEWC Archives Indigenous rights are rooted in underlying values or principles within Indigenous laws: respect, reciprocity, interconnectedness. Areas in which inherent rights are manifest for First Nations, Inuit, Metis women, 2SLGBTQQIA people: teachers, leaders, healers, providers, protectors. Relationships are key to both understanding causes of violence and to making changes to end violence in the lives ofIndigenous girls, women, and 2SLGBTQQIA people. Initial encounters, especially when Indigenous people are most vulnerable, are met with derision, racism, and dismissal. Responsibility to shape relationship has been used to harm, rather than to honour, Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people.

The National Inquiry believes that restoration of the rights of Inuit, Metis, and First Nations women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people is a pressing priority.

Many women and girls are afraid to report violence due to involvement with child welfare; are counter-charged when reporting violence; and face growing incarceration. Indigenous women, girls, 2SLGBTQQIA people in the sex industry do not trust police services to keep them safe due to criminalization oftheir work and the racial and sexual discrimination they encounter, as well as general social stigma attached to the industry in general.

To see Ms Walis's full article, google MMIWG Rights to health, culture, security and justice and included in this article and readers are encouraged to learn.

Congrats to Carnegie, life begins at 40!!! Egor our long-time volunteer has been here since it opened. Go and talk to him ...Carnegie could have been a parking lot, but thanks to Libby Davies, Bruce Erikson, and Jean Swanson who fought tirelessly, it was transformed into a community centre.

In the beginning (1980) it was quite laid back. Today, the centre has its doors open to neighbouring agencies, groups, etc. For Instance, Downtown Eastside Missing and Murdered Women's Memorial March, AIDS day on December 1st. and many more.

As you know the centre is an inclusive service provider. It has, programs like Cultural Sharing (Indigenous programs, celebrations, and events and Monday night program), Seniors Program that provides the coffee shop, bingo, and other fulfillment events, art programs, the Learning Centre, Computer Room, CCAP, and Elder in Residence, Les Nelson.

Come and check out the centre for yourself. Membership is only $1 and programs are free. Hope to see you. Stay tuned for more festivities in celebrating 40th Anniversary of the Carnegie Community Centre, ok Priscillia gitxsan -wetsuwet'en an Babine Stay Beautiful @ Heart

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Hendrik Beune passed away recently and was known by many people and active in many organisations. Following is what his family had to say via Skype from overse~s)

First of all, we would like to thank you for orgaruzmg this gathering as a tribute to the life of Hendrik Beune.

Hendrik has been living in Canada for 50 years; he left the Netherlands as a young man at the age of 18. His decision to move to Canada was based on his desire to go to a country with more space; in comparison, the Netherlands, although beautiful and a very pleasant. place to live is the country with the highest population density per square kilometer in Europe; more than 400 times that of Canada.

Already as a little boy we saw that his love for.stud.y and nature was greater than playing football WIthhis friends. At a young age we used to call him "the professor" of the family. He was always busy with insects, birds and other little animals, reading about it a lot. He also took a scuba diving course, quite unusual in the Netherlands in those days. It became clear where his future would be and when he learned more about Canada from his rela ives living there, he developed the idea of moving to this spacious country. He figured that ifhe would emigrate right after graduating from high school, he could not only immediately enter university but also avoid having to serve the Dutch army.

In the summer of 1969 Hendrik moved to Edmonton where he started his study of Biology at the University of Alberta. He moved in with his uncle and aunt and became close friends with his cousins, notably Rudy Wigger who always treated him as his brother. During his first year in Canada Hendrik's love for the sea an? mountains was growing. But also, the more progressive atmosphere from the West Coast attracted him. So in 1970 he moved to Vancouver where he enjoyed an ex-

tensive student and 'hippy' life, meanwhile lived in a self-made cabin in the forests at the University of British Columbia and eventually completed his study marine biology. Hendrik then immediatel~ started a job with the fisheries department of Bntish Columbia and lived in a small apartment in the Westend. In the meantime, he was already thinking what would come next. A job in th~ office was a bit too dull and would not work for him on the long term.

Hendrik always had many idea's and tried to combine and realize as many of those as possible.

He started a pest control business, bought a trimaran hull and decided to move out of his apartment and live in the hull while he would finish his dream boat. In addition, he was active in sailing, diving and under water archeology, while .in those years he met his wife Marijke who gave bIrth.to their two daughters Alisha & Natasha. Hendnk and Marijke then decided that pest control was not the healthiest business, so with the financial help of his dad and his cousin Rudy, Hendrik and Marijke started an oyster farm at Theodosia Inlet.

After a happy time at the Sunshine Coast, also some less favorable years came and unfortunately, Hendrik and Marijke decided to divorce. Therefore, after about 10 years, the oyster farm was sold. This was a hard time for Hendrik and he decided to move back to the city, where he took part in many community support and public health initiatives.

Most of you present here will be able to tell us more about Hendrik than we as his brothers. These were the years that Hendrik had little contact with his family. He rarely came to Europe although when he was there we all noticed how much he still loved his country of birth.

A few years ago we learned that Hendrik's health was getting worse and at times we felt that he was not able to take care of himself. Unfortunately, he was unable to spend more time in the Netherlands.

And his brothers, living far away from him in Europe and Asia, were unable to visit him on a regular basis, but luckily were able to come over several times and tried to support him where needed.

Since the summer of2019 Hendrik was complaining about health problems. By regular te~epho~e calls in September we were able to convmce him to visit the hospital where, as we all know, he was diagnosed with bowel cancer. We are thankful that

we were on time to spend the last month of his life together with him. During four days all five brothers were there together which was a wonderful experience bringing the love of far-away members of the family together. .After a short admission to St. Paul Hospital Hendrik spent his last month in St. Johns Hospice at UBC campus, ... the area where he started his adventures long ago.

With the excellent support and efforts from health care professionals, Hendrik didn't have to suffer from too much pain or discomfort. Although Hendrik still stayed positive, he was off course sometimes sad and didn't want to leave behind his daughters, family and many friends, from whom many came to the hospice to support him for which he was very grateful. Although Hendrik didn't want to give up, he finally passed away peacefully in presence of his family.

We will remember Hendrik as a person who felt strongly connected with Canada's indigenous people, nature and its ecology and, above all, as an energetic and positive person with a strong own opinion and a great heart.

Thank you all again for you joining here today to celebrate the life of Hendrik.

AD, BEN, VINCENT AND ERl K LES WINGED ONES angels be everywhere and nowhere snug between kisses of polluted air when one least suspects they be there like a new friend, rainbow fair! like curly noir hair o'muse sweet a smiling laughing sunset. launching one into realms new of hope and loving laughing dew. john alan douglas e-mail - g-mail - Ishmael!

OCD Ahab hunted his whale searching on without fail "Call me Ishmael" yet resounds upon holy unholy horny grounds journey, not goal, is where its at even Ogre trump dons a hat. change yourself deep within, then you may grow a lovely Fin we each be whale, ahab, ishmael or some other rainbow, sans fail. just flow with all of life there be no better wife john alan douglas

Pearl Dainow worked at the Carnegie Centre for several years during Jim McDowell's time as director.

She died unexpectedly on Jan. 3 in Regina, where she'd moved there to be close to her family. She worked at the Information Desk at the Camegie and made many friends that she met there. *A Celebration of Life for Pearl *will be held at the Unitarian Church of Vancouver, 49th Avenue and Oak Street, on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 4 p.m. All welcome.

For more information, call Katherine Roback, 604872-0426 or email katherineroback@gmail.com

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BC'S NEW POLICING STANDARDS NOT A MORATORIUM ON JJSTREETSTOPS" The New Standards and Why They Fail Our Communities Rather than ban street checks and prevent the systemic harms the practice entails, the standards prohibit officers from requesting or demanding, collecting, or recording a person's identifying information absent any number of broadly-stated 'Justifiable reasons," which include: an arrest; an attempt to execute a warrant against the person; an investigation of an offence, or reasonable grounds to believe that an offence has occurred or is about to occur, or an imminent public safety threat.

As a community-based legal org~nization, our view of 'Justifiable" differs greatly from that of the Director of Police Services, not to mention the individual police officers who exercise discretion in their daily conduct.

We also question just how "voluntary" the provision of identifying information is when it is demanded by police, especially given many people's previous experiences with police, the impact of personal crises, and the lived realities 01

of intersecting, marginalized identities.

According to the standards, the following situations may give rise to the provision of "voluntary" information: the officer reasonably believes the interaction, and any information requested, serves a specific public safety purpose, including: assisting in locating a missing person, an objectively reasonable concern for a person's immediate safety, assisting a person in distress to refer them to health, substance use, mental health or other supports or services, or as part ofthe response to a call for service. the officer informs the person of the reason or purpose of the interaction or the request; and the officer takes steps to ensure the information is provided voluntarily, including but not limited to advising the person that they are not required to answer any questions.

The fact is that folks who are already over-policed and targeted by law enforcement will not assume an ability to simply walk away if police are

requesting identifying information.

For many individuals and in particular people of colour, walking away carries tremendous risk and the "option" of ignoring a police officer's request is entirely illusory. In short, we cannot rely on the police's definition of "voluntary", particularly not when it differs so starkly from that of the directly-impacted community.

Samona Marsh, who has been a political activist in the Downtown Eastside community for over two decades, explains the natur.e of street stops in her community and the insidious impacts of chronic overpolicing in people's daily lives: "It's never voluntary. As soon as the police want to talk to you, they stop you.

They are already going through your pockets before they even tell you why you're detained. If police see criminal activity, objective criminal activity, they can do their job. But, for them going after people who are just trying to use, it stops people from going into sites like the OPS [overdose prevention site] and they're going to the alleys to use, where they qre at a higher chance of dying. The police know people are coming into VANDU with drugs - it's a sanctioned injection site - and they sit outside, walk up and down the street.

It would be different if they were there to truly help, instead of seeing who they can screw around."

Samona's experience illustrates the impact of street stops in communities that are heavily over-policed and subject to intense scrutiny The impact

of over-policing has been reflected in recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions such as R v Le (2019SCC 34), a decision that identifies the impact of "psychological detention" on interactions with the police. Le observes that "detention exists in situations where a reasonable person in the accused's shoes would feel obligated to comply with a police direction or demand and that they are not free to leave. Most citizens, after all, will not precisely know the limits of police authority and may, depending on the circumstances, perceive even a routine interaction with the police as demanding a sense of obligation to comply with every request" (para. 25).

Ultimately, the standards create a new set of confusing circumstances that allow police officers to continue collecting inforrnetion through the use of street stops: Going Forward: What to Expect As the standards solidify across the province and municipal and RCMP police forces across BC adopt policies to conform with it, we remain cautious about the potential of this muchheralded policy. All police forces were mandated to adopt the provincial standards by January 15,2020, but we have had limited information about the actual roll-out of policies throughout the province.

Full article can be found at: http://wwwpivotlegal.org/streeLstops_ bepolicing_standards 02

RENT CONTROL IN SROS SAMPLE LETTER TO: Selina Robinson, M.L.A. Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing - MAH. minister@gov.bc.ca; Today's date SUBJECT: Support for SRO Full Rent Control Dear Minister and Cotleagues: Write something about yourself - this sample letter was written by CCAP member Karen As an active member of my community, I am involved with Carnegie Community Centre, Vancouver Tenants Union, and am a big supporter of C.O.P.E.because I think it's imperative that Progressive and Humane Social and Economic Policies are necessary to end the horrible suffering of poverty and homelessness that is a direct result of the escalating COM~ODIFICATION of Housing, all over the world, even here in Canada, a nation that would do well to follow the example of Scandinavian countries instead of going along with disastrous economic practices of the even worse Housing Crisis that is going on in the USA.

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I'm writing to strongly support Vancouver Mayor and Council's decision to formally ask the province to help slow the loss of the last rentals for very low income people in our city by implementing vacancy control in the Single Room Occupancy Hotels (SROs).

British Columbia is in a housing crisis, and there are a record number of homeless people in Vancouver, 39% of whom are Indigenous. The flow of SRO tenants into homelessness is increasing rapidly as rents go up in these buildings, which are often considered the last rental option for residents before homelessness. The average rent in an SRO it now $663/month, while a person on welfare, disability or old age pension has only about $375/month for rent. Over 85% of SRO tenants in Vancouver are on fixed income and 35% are Indigenous.

Tying rent control to the unit removes the incentive for landlords to find excuses to evict vulnerable tenants in order to replace them with tenants who can pay double or triple the current rents. It will help relieve the stress caused by fear of eviction, prevent homelessness, and preserve 3000 low-income housing units.

This simple change to the RTAwould save taxpayers millions of dollars by preventing hundreds of tenants

from entering homelessness. It is the progressive and humane thing to do.

With vacancy control, landlords will still be able to afford regular repairs.

For bigger repair jobs, landlords could access city renovation grants, raise rents through an application to the Residential Tenancy Board, or simply raise the rents every year at the rate allowed by the Province.

For these reasons and more, vacancy control in SROs was recommended by the City of Vancouver's SRO Task Force in 2017,approved by City Council at that time as well. I strongly encourage you to support Vancouver residents and their Mayor and Council by implementing full rent control in SROs now.

CC: Premier@gov.bc.ca; SDPRminister@gov.bc.ca; AG.minister@gov.bc.ca; HLTH.minister@gov.bc.ca; AEST.m inister@gov.bc.ca; Ken nedy.Stewa rt@vancouver.ca; CLRswanson@vancouver.ca; CLRbligh@vancouver.ca; CLRboyle@vancouver.ca; CLRcarr@vancouver.ca; CLRdegenova@vancouver.ca; CLRdomi nato@vancouver.ca; CLRfry@vancouver.ca; CLRhardwick@vancouver.ca; CLRki rby-yu ng@vancouver.ca; CLRwiebe@vancouver.ca; BCC: bryan.sro.collab@gmail.com;

Please keep me updated on this very important issue of Full Rent Control for SROs as an important component of Housing Justice.

Sincerely Your name and address

THE RESIDENTIAL TENANCY ACT PART OF THE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOP SERIES Tenants' Rights Under the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA):As one of our most popular legal education workshops so far, CCAP's workshop on the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA)garnered interest within our local DTEScommunity and elsewhere. Danielle Sabelli and Angela Emam from Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS)delivered a dynamic and engaging presentation to a room of about 40, mostly tenant renters, and some who are involved in tenant housing organizing themselves.

A Summary of the RTA:What is a typical tenancy agreement supposed to cover under the RTA7 Security and pet damage deposits Condition inspection reports Pet policies Rent payment and rent increases Subletting policies Repairs Occupant and guest policies Locks Landlord entry into units Dispute resolution Ending a tenancy 05

Renters Discuss It is important for renters to know their rights as tenants, as well as their responsibilities. Being aware of and understanding the RTAequips tenants with the knowledge to recognize when their rights are being violated by a landlord or housing provider and how to take action about it.

Discussion during the workshop was animated and lively. Many questions were brought up regarding specific (and sometirries personal) issues with one's tenancy agreement and relationship with their landlord. The presenters were comfortable adapting to the flow of the discussion, and this dynamic between the presenters and attendees was exactly what we were hoping for in organizing these

workshops. We want to bridge the gaps between law professionals and people in the DTESin order to foster a community that can protect itself with a knowledge of their rights under the law.

Another valuable lesson that was brought up during the discussion was the need for tenants, who are aware of their rights under the RTA,to organize for housing issues in their communities.

An understanding oftenant rights and

responsibilities under the law is hugely important for holding landlords and housing providers accountable for violations, and organizations of tenants with common goals are necessary to provide support and provide political direction.

Written By Danelle Ortiz (Community Legal Education Coordinator, CCAP) CCAP's free and public legal education workshops are funded by the Law Foundation of BC

COUNCIL M liON: MAKING IT EASIER FOR THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK AT COUNCil MEETINGS

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Moved by Councillor Swanson Seconded by Councillor Fry WHEREAS

lit is difficult to predict the timing of when speakers will present to Council at Council and Standing Committee meefngs as there are many variables which impact the meeting length; 2. Some speakers scheduled to speak during Council and Standing Committee meetings miss their turn on the speakers list due to this uncertainty; 3. People who have access to vehicles, internet and phone data, childcare, and other privileges are therefore currently more likely to be able to speak to Council;

4. Some speakers who miss their turn may be able to speak to Council at the conclusion of the speakers list for that particular agenda item; 5. The Procedure By-law does not specify that speakers who missed their turn during Council and Standing Committee meetings should be given the opportunity to be called to speak at the end of the speakers list.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVEDTHAT Council direct staff to report back to Council with proposed amendments to the Procedure By-law to specify that those speakers who are registered on the speakers list for Council or Standing Committee meetings, and have missed their turn to speak, should be given an opportunity to speak at the conclusion of all other speakers on the registered list.

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Crab Park Continues to Support DTES 11issing Women Friday - February 14th 2020

In support of DTES Missing Women, CrabWater for Life Society is providing, as in past years, a soup kitchen at Main and Hastings in front of the Aboriginal Front Door, this Friday the 14th at Noon.

We support a Missing Women Totem Pole or First Nations Art Installation out at the point at Crab Park, where currently a decommissioned art work exists. We support a Native Cultural Healing Lodge where the empty parking lot presently stands on the western side of Crab Park.

The future of Crab Park is in jeopardy.

The federal Port of Vancouver Corporation and the City of Vancouver Park Board do not seem to support Crab Park as the only DTES low income andworking class/*peoples */ public park.

In support of the Memory of the Missing and Murdered Women of the DTES: Don Larson, President, Crab- Water for Life Society,

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Crab- Water for Life Society Is providing a Soup Kitchen prepared by Brenda Arrance At the Aboriginal Front Door Pink Carnations for Women provided by Don Larson Crab - Water For Life Society - Out: 36h Year

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the front row and so thrilled that she acknowledged me. I am definitely going to another show with February's winding down. We're ever so slowly seeing Quelemia in it. the back of the dreary winter weather (it sure has rained a As I sat in the audience with the packed house, the lot, lately, hasn't it?). But it still feels like the right time students and artists, were enthralled. I didn't want to find a warm spot and spend some time with a good to miss any of it. And I assume nor did they. I read. would of stayed at the end of the reception, but I This month, I thought I'd feature some of the great sewas too nervous. She is one great artist. lections from our Graphic Novel collection.

Did you know they made a graphic novel of The Handmaid's Tale? I did not know that. Illustrated and adapted

by Victoria based artist Renee Nault, no less. The artwor is excellent, and of course, so is the source material.

As an uplifting contrast to Handrnaid's Tale, there is Fearless Females by Martha Breen and Jenny Jordahl.

It's a collection of stories about specific women and episodes from throughout the history of the struggle for women's rights - from the less widely known story of the 19th century Iranian feminist Tahirih to present day figures like Malala Yousafzai.

Jean-Michel Basquiat, was a great, but tragic, artist in the New York underground art scene of the 1980s. The graphic novel retelling of his life by Julian Voloj and Soren Mosdal capture some of the street-art based feel of his art.

Finally, there's Sacred Heart by Liz Suburbia, a great, cartoon-style, suburban punk coming-of-age story. It's really well done, but you have to read the illustrations closely to catch some of the key points of the story.

Also - please join us on Friday, February 28t\ for a Blac History Month film screening. We'll be showing two doe umentaries -local director Mina Shum's The Ninth Floor, about a 1969 student occupation at what is now Concordia University; and Journey to Justice, about sev ~ral courageous Canadians who fought for racial equality m the courts.

Happy Reading, Randy SkyBom Review Skybom Jan. 23- Feb 01 2020 at the Historic Theatre is a Land Reclamation Odyssey. Quelemia Sparrow is and was the most delightful one woman show at the Vancouver Cultch. I was delighted that we were all considered witnesses and one gentle man was given the privilege of being singled out as her witness. The creative and inventive use of the cedar backdrop set reminded me of the ?ealing way of cultural knowledge and use of computer ideology a most wonderful combination of style, foresight, imagination and play. I was so nervous sitting in

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