May 15, 1991, carnegie newsletter

ANNUAL LENERAL MEET I NL.

SUNDAY JUNE 2,""AT P.M., I N THE THEATRE

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happened i n t h e p a s t y e a r . The memb e r s c a n a s k q u e s t i o n s , make p l a n s f o r t h e f u t u r e and v o t e f o r a new Board.

The AGM i s a v e r y i m p o r t a n t e v e n t i n t h e l i f e of any A s s o c i a t i o n , bec a u s e i t i s t h e d e m o c r a t i c means by which t h e f u t u r e of t h e g r o u p i s charted.

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I t h o u g h t I was j u s t one of a n u m b e r l e s s names on a l i s t t h a t g o t p r o c e s s e d and p u t i n t h e m a i l . U n t i l you gave me t h e word!

The r e a s o n I n e v e r w r o t e t o you bef o r e now, was I d i d n ' t know what t o

s a y . I mean what d o t h e p e o p l e i n t h e c i t y c a r e a b o u t t h e r a v i n g s of a c o u n t r y bumpkin? You've g o t your own problems and c o n c e r n s .

I l i v e i n T a t l a y o k o V a l l e y , on t h e o t h e r s i d e of t h o s e g r e a t p i l e s o f r o c k and i c e known a s t h e C o a s t Mountains t h a t s e p a r a t e s t h e C h i l c o t i n P l a t e a u from t h e s a l t chuck.

I scratch out a living i n t h i s h i n t e r l a n d c o u n t r y by f r e e l a n c e w r i ting.

L i k e many of my p r o f e s s i o n , i t i s a m a r g i n a l e x i s t e n c e - w e l l below the poverty lineas i t were. B u t then i t i s h a r d t o f i g u r e o u t what p o v e r t y is ls i t an a t t i t u d e ?

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Y e s I am a l i v e , Human and a l i t h a t .

Though sometimes I wonder i f t h a t ' s s u c h a good i d e a .

I h a v e e n j o y e d r e a d i n g y o u r newsl e t t e r and I a p o l o g i z e f o r n o t r e s ponding sooner.

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1 really don't know.

One t h i n g ; I may be p o o r b u t I s u r e have fun.

I enjoy l i f e , though sometimes I f e e l d e p r e s s e d , bummed o u t and d e p r i v e d .

P o v e r t y l i n e wages i s s o m e t h i n g 1 ' d 1 mean i t ,would like t o aspire to. be n i c e .

But t h e n h a v i n g t h e freedom t o come and go and t h i n k and d o , a s o n e i s moved by d e e p e r c o n c e r n s and p a s s i o n s i s p r e t t y n i c e t o o . Hard t o g i v e

t o t i m e and s h a r e w h a t ' s g o i n g on o u t here with you-all i n there.

A s a m a t t e r o f f a c t I h a v e t o come t o t h e c i t y a t t h e end o f t h e month, s o I might g e t a c h a n c e t o s e e y o u r I world a b i t , f i r s t hand. Might r u n i n t o you t o o .

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Through t h e m i s t s o f h e r mind R i s i n g t h r u foggy f l e e t i n g s h a n g r i - l a A l o f t on popcorn c l o u d s She b e g i n s t o d e s c e n d , f a l l i n g f a s t e r and f a s t e r Dropping and d i v i n g t h r b t h e downward s p i r a l

C o n t r a s t s o r View t o a n E a s t s i d e Lane From t h e f r a g r a n c e o f s p r i n g f l o w e r s To t h e odour of u r i n e I n t h e swelter o f a summer day Permeating t h e s t a g n a n t c i t y a i r It w a f t s t h r u my window

From g e n t l e , j o y o u s c r i e s of c h i l d i s h l a u g h t e r To t h e h a r s h y e l p i n g cacophony o f c a n i n e s t e a l t h Seeking, s n i p p i n g , p r a n c i n g around i t s anxious p r e ,

L a s t n i g h t I watched t h e g u i l t y one A c r o s s t h e r e e k i n g chasm T e e t e r i n g on t h e b r i n k o f a r u s t y f i r e e s c a p e M u t t e r i n g c u r s e s w h i l e spewing o u t and down The s t e n c h : o f h i s f o r g o t t e n h o u r s From t h e compost used t o r e p l e n i s h t h e e a r t h To t h e c o l d m e t a l m o n s t e r O v e r f l o w i n g w i t h t h e r e f u s e of l o s t l i v e s I s h u d d e r a t t h e t h o u g h t of t i n y g l i s t e n i n g and f u r r y b e i n g s t h a t c r e e p and c r a w l s c u r r y t h r u , o v e r and u n d e r and a r o u n d and t h r u The r o t t i n g w a s t e

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V o i c e s d r i f t up t h r o u g h w h i s k e y t h r o a t s As t h e n o c t u r n a l f a s h i o n show u n f o l d s Garments s p r e a d p e l 1 me11 a l o n g t h e cavern f l o o r They sway and s t a g g e r away i n t a t t e r e d clown s h o e s T h e i r t r e a s u r e s encased i n r o l l i n g , c l a t t e r i n g s t e e l cages From t h e p u r e c o o l g l i s t e n i n g s t a r l i g h t To t h e s t e e l y g l i n t of h e a d l i g h t s Dancing on t h e p l a s t i c and s i l v e r d a r t Of s o m e o n e ' s d i s c a r d e d n i r v a n a I t r e s t s on t h e f e t i d ground The t i p c l o t h e d i n a d r o p of d e a d l y ruby r e d

H e l i e s r i g i d , s p l a y e d and s h a c k l e d P r o s t r a t e b e f o r e t h e l o r d s of d i s c i p l i n e R e e l i n g p i c t u r e s of m a t e r n a l warmth, s o f t l i p s and hands C l a s h w i t h i m p e r s o n a l s h o v e s and p u s h e s D r i p p i n g , s q u e e z i n g h o t t e a r s of f r u s t r a t i o n Mingle w i t h i c y r a i n Oh, t o be e n c l o s e d o n c e more i n t h e cocoon Of i g n o r a n t i n n o c e n t b l i s s .

From t h e hum of r u b y t h r o a t e d b i r d s To t h e b e l l o w s o f t o r t u r e d s o u l s Loosed i n e n d l e s s m i s e r y Shrieking, screaming, maniacal laughing , T h e e v e n i n g c h o r u s b e g i n s anew To a s s a u l t t h e e a r s , and a s s a u l t t h e h e a r t

I make my e s c a p e This f r a i l g l a s s b a r r i e r My armour a g a i n s t t h e n i g h t To ponder and t o dream Of f a r , , f a r s w e e t e r t h i n g s Than t h a t which e x i s t .

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Dear C o a l i t i o n S u p p o r t e r s ,

Whenever I am t a l k i n g w i t h f r i e n d s about p o l i t i c s t h e one i t e m I h e a r o v e r and o v e r a g a i n i s t h e need f o r o u r r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s - be t h e y l o c a l , p r o v i n c i a l o r f e d e r a l - t o be accounta b l e t o u s and t o p u t t h e i r c o n s t i t u e n t ' s needs ahead i f t h e i r p a r t y ' s e need more f r e e v o t e s i n needs. W P a r l i a m e n t . Each MP should be a b l e t o t h i n k f o r themselves r a t h e r t h a n r u b b e r stamp t h e i r p a r t y l e a d e r ' s desires.

I was e x t r e m e l y d i s a p p o i n t e d t h a t a t t h e end of A p r i l t h e C o n s e r v a t i v e s r e d e f i n e d t h e word "unanimous" f o r a l l o w i n g t h e r u l e s of t h e House of Commons t o be revoked. U n t i l l a s t month, t o suspend t h e r u l e s of t h e House o f Commons, e v e r y s i n g l e Member of P a r l i a m e n t p r e s e n t had t o be i n agreement. I f any MP d i s a g r e e d t h e r u l e s c o u l d n o t be suspended. Rememb e r l a s t summer when E l i j a h Harper r e f u s e d t o a l l o w t h e r u l e s t o be suspended i n Manitoba. H i s o p p o s i t i o n helped k i l l t h e Meech Lake Accord.

The C o n s e r v a t i v e s r e d e f i n e d "unanimous" t o mean " a l l b u t 25". I f 24 MPs a r e opposed t o suspending t h e r u l e s , t h e r u l e s w i l l s t i l l be suspended and t h e v o t e w i l l be n o t e d i n Hansard as b e i n g "unanimous".

This is certainl y n o t moving i n t h e d i r e c t i o n t h a t Canadians want t h e government t o move.

I t ' s t i m e t o e l e c t p o l i t i c i a n s who w i l l r e p r e s e n t t h e i r community i n Vict x i a o r i n O t t a w a ; r a t h e r than repres e n t i n g Ottawa o r V i c t o r i a i n t h e i r community Darren Lowe

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The C o a l i t i o n Against "Free" Trade would l i k e t o i n v i t e you, o r a n o t h e r member of your o r g a n i z a t i o n , t o a t t e n d o u r conf e r e n c e - Co-operat i o n Not Comp e t i t i o n : A Conference on Canada/US/ Mexico " ~ r e e "T r a d e - which i s t a k i n g p l a c e on May 31 & J u n e 1 , 1991. I am a l s o p l e a s e d t o s a y t h a t Tony C l a r k e , t h e C h a i r of t h e Action Canada Network w i l l b e s p e a k i n g on t h e F r i d a y n i g h t .

The e x i s t i n g "f r e e f ' t r a d e agreement w i t h t h e United S t a t e s h a s a l r e a d y c o s t Canadians hundreds of t h o u s a n d s of j o b s , h a s l e d t o t h e d e t e r i o r a t i o n of o u r s o c i a l programs, and t h r e a t e n s o u r governments' a b i l i t i e s t o p u r s u e p o l i c i e s t h a t b e n e f i t t h e c i t i z e n s of Canada. The e x p a n s i o n of t h i s d e a l t o i n c l u d e Mexico i s a s e r i o u s t h r e a t t o Canadian s o v e r e i g n t y , t o o u r e n v i r o n ment and t o t h e economic w e l l - b e i n g of Canadians. A d d i t i o n a l a t t a c k s by t h e Tory government on t h e Canadian p e o p l e i n c l u d e t h e GST and p r 5 v a t i k a t i o n policies.

It is becoming d e v a s t a t i n g l y appare n t t h a t none of o u r groups a r e powerf u l enough, by o u r s e l v e s , t o g e t t h e k i n d of changes w e need f o r a j u s t s o c i e t y . The C o a l i t i o n i s h o p i n g t h a t t h i s conference w i l l provide progressi v e groups w i t h t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o come t o g e t h e r t o d i s c u s s what we can do t o f i g h t t h e c o r p o r a t e agenda. I hope t h a t you w i l l be a b l e t o send one o r two p e o p l e from your o r g a n i z a t i o n t o a t t e n d t h i s c o n f e r e n c e . We must work t o g e t h e r t o d e v e l o p an a l t e r n a t i v e v i s i o n of Canada.

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The d a t e i s May 15, 1997. L e t ' s l i s 5. t e n i n on w h a t ' s t r a n s p i r i n g n e a r a 'certain community c e n t r e . . (names n o t used o t p r o t e c t i n n o c e n c e ) I ' m i n t h e m a r k e t f o r fags*." *F."Hey, S."Sh, n o t s o l o u d . The u n d e r c o v e r cops a r e around. I f they hear you're a f t e r t h a t t h e y c a n be h a r d a s s . " F.ItYeah, y e a h . Can you h e l p me? I ' l l g i v e you a c o u p l e . " S.I1O.':. So y o u ' r e i n t h e m a r k e t , e h ? I remember y e a r s ago you c o u l d buy them a l m o s t everywhere..and i t w a s n ' t a g a i n s t t h e law."

F. "Yeah, yeah. S p a r e me t h e h i s t o r y l e s s o n . Do you know anyone s e l l i n g ? " S ."Yeah. How many you want? 25?"

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Neraw, t h e s e a r c h e r , and J a n u s , t h e d a u g h t e r of Ursa Minor, i n f l i g h t o v e r a f a d i n g morning s t a r , r a c i n g t h e ill u s i o n of t i m e .

Should t h e i r wings t o u c h , t h e y may s h a t t e r ( f o r t h e y a r e now f r a g i l e i n h e a r t and mind) and f a l l t o e a r t h t o g e t h e r i n a bed of moondust.

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I n a f a r a w a y l a n d l i v e d a n o l d man.

He was a f a r m e r who l i v e d i n a s m a l l house by t h e s e a .

The s u n would r i s e and l i g h t up t h e l i t t l e man's house a s he s a t and had t e a . A s p i d e r ' s web s p a r k l e d l i k e a diamond n e c k l a c e .

By t h e window some s e a g u l l s g l i d e d o v e r A s they broke t h e the mountainside. morning s i l e n c e a l i t t l e b r e e z e came over t h e sea.

How n i c e i t was t o l i v e i n China a t t h a t time.

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wrong w i t h t h a t . I f you yana t o d o a j o b f o r a b o s s , you s h o u l d c e r t a i n l y demand a f a i r wage, s i n c e t h e b o s s e s set up t h i s s y s t e m o f b u y i n g t i m e 6 el?ergy •’:om peop l e i n the f i r s t place.

J c f f ' s l a s t l i n e i s : "So k h e t h e r ycu want t o h a v e a j o b o r n o t , w e ' r e a l l b e t ter o f f w i t h f u l l employment." I t d o e s n ' t make a n y s e n s e t o me. F u l l employment would a l l o w no une~r,ployment.. s o how c o u l d someone who d i d n ' t want a j o b h e b e t t e r o f f w i t h f u l l employment?! . . *...

I J e f f ' s d e f i n i t i o n o f f x l l employment maybe h e must be d i f f e r e n t from mine J e f f Sommers s a y s I w r o t e t h a t f u l l emmeans e v e r y o n e c a n have a j o b if t h e y ployment i s a c a p i t a l i s t p l o t . A c t u a l l y , want i t . , . i n t h a t c a s e i t s h o u l d b e what I was s a y i n g was a l o t s i m p l e r t h a n c a l l e d f u l l employment a v a i l a b i l i t y . But t h a t . I was s a y i n g t h a t f u l l employment a l l I s e e from t h e s e j o b w o r s h i p p i n g capis an i m p o s s i b t l i t y - i t c a n ' t & never i t a l i s t s 6 s o c i a l i s t s i s "fuI.1 employw i l l happen, s i n c e t h e r e w i l l a l w a y s be ment", T h e y ' r e a l w a y s t a l k i n g a b o u t i t a s someone who f e e l s i t s b e t t e r t o d e v e l o p i f i t was some k i n d o f u n c h a l l e n g a b l e l a w t h e i r f r e e t i m e & d o what t h e y r e a l l y handed down by Moses. want t o d o , r a t h e r t h a n what e m p l o y e r s & Not o n l y t h a t , b u t t h e y r c r e a m l i k e governments want them t o do. c r a z y when t h e unemployment r a t e g o e s up My argument was t h a t s i n c c t h i s impossa few d e c i m a l p o i n t s now & t h e n . A c t u a l l y i b l e t h i n g - " f u l l employment"- is a n i m i t h o v e r s i n betwecn 7 & 1 0 perct2nt. T h i s p o r t a n t i t e m on t h e agenedns of b o t h c a p i i s no c a u s e f o r alarm s i c c z i t means t h a t " talist & s o c i a l i s t p o l i t i c 3 1 parEys, & o ve r 90Z o f t h e p e o p l e h a v e j o b s we've s i n c e i t must b e o b v i o u s t o tt.ese h i g h l y a l l been m a n i p u l a t e d by p o l i t i c i a n s f o r e d u c a t e d game p l a y e r s t h a t ' f u l l 100% ems o l o n g , we c a n ' t s e e t h e f o r e s t f o r t h e ployment c o u l d n e v e r be a c h i e v e d v o l u n t r e e s . , , & t h a t ' s e x a c t l y what t h e y want. t a r i l y ( a n y p s y c h i a t r i s t c o v l d g i v e you I f you v i s u a l i z e a room f u l l o f 1 0 0 pcoa million reasons). .these p o l i t i c l s n s p l e , 90 of t h o s e p e o p l e w i l l h a v e j o b s & ,must be c o n s i d e r i n g e n f o r c e m e n t . o n l y 1 0 w i l l b e unemployed.

I t ' s t h e e n f o r c e m e n t o f f u l l ecnployxct~t But t h e y go on s c r e a m i n g - "TOO much t h a t I spoke of n o t j u s t a s a " c a p i t a l i s t unemployment !" T h i s i s r i d i c u l o u s & we plot", but a s an absolute necessity for s h o u l d come t o s e e i t a s s u c h , T h e r e is socialism & capitalism t o achieve t h c i r no unemploymeiit problem. stated objectives.

T h e r e i s a n employment -- p r o b l c t m . . . as t h e n w e t h r n k o f " f u l l employment", tile J e f f s a y s a t o n e p o i n t : "There a r e probo n l y l o g i c a l d e f i n i t i o n i s a n "e:ononlyl' lems w i t h t h e s y s t e m o f e m p l o y i n e ~ t & wage i n which e v e r y s i n g l e a d u l t o f w o r k i n g s l a v e r y t h a t f o r c e s u s t o work a t making a g e is employed. oLllcr p e o p l e r i c h s o t h a t we c a n make F u l l employment, a s J e f f p o r t r a y s i t , j u s t enough t o s c r a p e by . I 1 . . . now t h a t ' s s o u n d s l i k e some k i n d o f r a d i . c n 1 a c t i o n n s t a t e m e n t I c a n g e t behind. a g a i n s t employers t o reduce t h e i r p r o f i t . what d o e s " f u l l emSo - t o summarize; A c t u a l l y what h e ' s c o n c e r n e d a b o u t , i t ploy men^" r e a l l y mean? Where d o e s t h e en- ; seems t o me, i s making more money. lle f o r c e m e n t L a c t o r come i n t o i t ? - & why do f e e l s i f w e a l l g o t j o b s and demanded b o t h t h e s o c r e d s and t h e NDP p r a i s e " f u l l h i g h e r s a l a r y s , t h a t would p u t t h e c o r p o r emp1oymerrt"when i t would be v i r t u a l l y una t i o n s i n a bind. T h i s i s t h e philosophy achievable?

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Every Monday n i g h t t h e r e i s a good l i t t l e b i n g o a t t h e Evelyne S a l l e r C e n t r e , 320 Alexander S t r e e t . Some of you o l d e r f o l k s have s a i d y o u ' r e k i n d of s c a r e d t o go o v e r t h e r e a t n i g h t , s o Blacky and Tim - c a l l e r and f l o o r worker - have g o t t e n t o g e t h e r w i t h f o u r s e l e c t e d v o l u n t e e r s and worked o u t a good way f o r p e o p l e t o g e t o v e r and back t o C a r n e g i e s a f e l y and e a s i l y , Anyone w a n t i n g a n e s c o r t o v e r c a n come t o C a r n e g i e by 6 pm on Mondays and 2 v o l u n t e e r s w i l l walk you o v e r .

A f t e r t h e b i n g o i s o v e r - a b o u t lGpm t h e same 2 w i l l walk you back.

To b e even more s u r e , you can phone t h e S a l l e r C e n t r e a t 681-9019 on Monday and g e t y o u r name down. The v o l u n t e e r s w i l l t h e n a s k f o r you a t C a r negie.

A s Blacky s a y s , "Come on o u t and have some fun!"

- PHOTOGRAPHY Learn t h e b a s i c s o f photography w i t h Bruce C h a r n e s k i . C l a s s e s w i l l b e g i n J u n e 2 , 1991, from 1 pm - 4 pm.

The c l a s s w i l l b e l i m i t e d t o f i v e p e r s o n s and anyone i n t e r e s t e d s h o u l d p r e - r e g i s t e r w i t h V i o l a a t 665-3003 (Sun.-Wed.).

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I n memory of M r . John Kurylco Mr. K. d i e d on F r i d a y , A p r i l 26, '91.

While t h i n k i n g of John I w r o t e down a few t h i n g s and r e a l i z e d t h e y a l s o p e r t a i n t o me. Maybe t h e y do f o r you t o o . *"When we' re s t r a n g e , nobody remembers o u r name because we're strange" *"It's e a s y t o l o v e t h e l i k e a b l e It's harder t o love the dislikeable But i t ' s t h e d i s l i k e a b l e who need t h e most l o v e . I ' *"Don't j u d g e a man t i l l y o u ' v e walked a m i l e i n h i s s h o e s . " *"We a l l have t h e r i g h t t o be h e r e . " ;$"Id o n ' t know i f p e o p l e a r e f u l l y a p p r e c i a t e d f o r t h e good t h e y ' v e donet' T h e r e were t i m e s when J o h n ' s company was a p p r e c i a t e d . It w a s i n t h e s e t i m e s t h a t you f o r g o t what was bothe r i n g you. A s anyone when t h e y a r e l o n e l y , whether t h e y r e a l i z e i t o r not, a friend is a great g i f t .

I m e t J o h n some y e a r s ago and I bel i e v e h e was n o t a s t r o u b l e d t h e n .

I t h i n k he found i t h a r d t o s h a r e h i s e x p e r i e n c e s w i t h o t h e r s . He d i d l e t i t be known t h a t h i s r o a d was n o t w i t h o u t i t s bumps.

Some o f t h e l a s t few words I rememb e r John s a y i n g were "I have t o g e t o u t o f t h i s town."

I would j u s t l i k e t o c l o s e wit.h t h i s p r a y e r b e f o r e I s a y good-bye "But f o r t h e Grace o f God t h e r e go I!' Good-bye John.

Your f r i e n d , D a r y l J. Webb

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w r i t t e n by l o c a l m u l t i - t a l e n t e d w r i t e r 1 d i r e c t o r Don Morin.

It w i l l be h e l d Sunday, May 26 a t 7 pm i n t h e C a r n e g i e T h e a t r e , T h e r e i s no c h a r g e . C a l l VIOLA (Sun-Wed) 665-3003 f o r i n f o .

I am strange I am a stranger living in a strange world Living by strange regulations Breathing,strange air, wearing strange clothes Eating strange food with strange chemicals in Lem to make 'em taste stranger than they should I try to live up to strange expectations from people who are stranger than I Making sure I keep up to modern day strangeness Being a stranger means no one knows me A stranger is never asked "How are you?"

A stranger walks with the wounds of deception, the unknowing, mystery and mistrust Behind a stranger is the bullseye, vulnerable for a normal accepted person to stab you in the bac It is not so bad being a stranger Just be different, open, honest, and expressive about your enquiries and you'll get a Top stranger membership, where you can be strange, in a strange world No one will want to know you because IIWe Care" you'll be a stranger! !

I love this Land of Ours The Stranger But not the "Go for Mint", I love the Rivers, But not the polluters, I love the Clean Skies But not those who "challenge" it!

I love the Tall Trees But not "Knock & Blow" I respect the "Rich", But I love the Poor!

PEACE A1 Militant Peace can be such a war-like word It causes us at home to get very fuzzy in our minds About what twenty-~ear-~l& are doing over there Besides polishing their ritles.

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Here we go again. Political turmoil once again grips our province as the socred government stumbles from scandal to scandal.

On the same day this government delivered a Throne Speech that tried to give an appearance of embracing integrity, finance minister Me1 Couvelier had to resign for breaking the law.

The current government continues to have the worst record of scandals in Canada. In the last nine months alone the premier, the province's chief law enforcement officer (attorney general) and now the chief financial manager (finance minister) have been forced to resign. In total, eight Social Credit cabinet ministers have departed because of ethical misconduct. A record 110 cabinet changes have been made since the 1986 election - one every two weeks; further evidence of this government's instability.

Couvelier resigned after tipping off the premier's office about confidential infprmation in the Fantasy Gardens sale. This is the same as the Attorney General telling the premier's office that the RCMP were investigating the premier's personal business.

Rita Johnston's judgement in this matter shows nothing has changed. She defended Me1 Couvelier, just as'she had Bill Vander Zalm, saying he had done nothing wrong. Only as the scand a l grew over a week, a n d i t was obvi-

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ous it wouldn't go away, was she forced into damage control, and Me1 Couvelier had to go.

It's been reported that Couvelier was part of a cabinet group put in place to deal with the Fantasy Gardens scandal. The premier's deputy minister was directed by this group to gather information on the premier's personal business to help minimize political damage from this issue. For months now, Mrs. Johnston and her cabinet colleagues have said they knew aothing of the details of the Fantasy Gardens sale. Yet the top bureaucrat in our province, using your tax dollars, was ordered last fall by these politicians to get these very details.

Me1 Couvelier is the latest cabinet minister to resign over the Fantasy Gardens cover-up. Others were also involved. On her first day in the premier's chair in the legislature, Rita Johnston said this government had nothing to hide. But in reality, the departure of Me1 Couvelier is just another attempt to hide wider cabinet involvement in this scandal.

B.C. has now had three different finance ministers in three weeks. The government is in chaos. It's clear there's no steady hand to attend to the business of the province. It is time for a change - an end to political cover-ups and the election of an open government that knows right from wrong.

If we honestly believe that we are all made in the image and likeness of God, who are we to decide who is more in God's likeness and image. I cannot recall in my experience when either God or Jesus were portrayed other than white. Instead, white society more often than not portrays black people in totally negative or stereotyped ways. For example, portraying all black people as good at athletics, or all natives as unemployed alcoholics.

Since coming to Canada I have found this to be true just as much as in Britain where racism against black and asian immigrants is very strong. In London for example racist attacks on Asian families have killed and terror! ized people. That kind of racism is not so evident in Canada, but more subtle kinds are. If we think about the plight of native people, the first ' citizens of this country, we find that the white immigrants who settled here have instituted a very effective oppression.based on race.

The concentration of native people in the Downtown Eastside, and the poverty and lack of opportunity which many have, is evidence of this. Also in this community we see how more recent black or asian immigrants to Canada end up in the poorest conditions, because they are discriminated against. This racism is more subtle, but is more pervasive. There is an attitude of white supremacy and domination which was evident in Canada's white immigration in the past. I have myself been at the end of such attitudes. Being a black woman, I was mistaken by neighbours in a middleclass Vancouver suburb on my first arrival here, as a maid or servant, rather than the "mistress" of the house.

Despite the fact that Canada's whole history is one of diversity and its strength has been built from many people coming together to co-operate, there is still a lot of prejudice.

When prejudice is combined with power to discriminate, then racism exists.

That racism is a terrible fracture in a society's ability to function as it is in an individual's abilitu to relate humanely to others.

Here in the Downtown Eastside it is obvious that the community can only exist and improve itself through coexistence between the many cultures, and co-operation in building better opportunities for the residents. c hat means that it is important to combat racism and encourage a real equity of opportunity for people of all colours and backgrounds. The First United Church has an important role to play in the education of its own congregation and in consciously addressing its own practices and mission as an agency in this community.

This w a s submitted.

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Gary P a t t e r s o n

Racism i s a t e r r i b l e f r a c t u r e i n a society's a b i l i t y t o function, a s it is, i n a n i n d i v i d u a l ' s a b i l i t u t o rel a t e humanely t o o t h e r s . More and more a t F i r s t U n i t e d Church we have been c h a l l e n g e d t o examine t h i s i s s u e - t o a d m i t i t s p r e s e n c e among o u r s e l v e s and t o e x p l o r e i t s impact i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e community. Our i n t e r i m comm u n i t y worker, C h r i s Downing, h e l p e d o r g a n i z e a one day workshop f o r t h e s t a f f , w i t h Sandy Bergman a s r e s o u r c e It was a good day--though person. p a i n f u l a t t i m e s . We d i s c o v e r e d how s u b t l e and p e r v a s i v e r a c i s m c a n be many o f t h e e x p l i c i t , i n s t i t u t i o n a l i z e d forms are t e c h n i c a l l y i l l e g a l , b u t t h e s t e r e o t y p e s abound. W e feel g u i l t y and ashamed even t o acknowledge t h e i r e x i s t e n c e , l e t a l o n e f i n d ours e l v e s a c t i n g on them...but t h e y ' r e t h e r e . Examples from o u r own s t a f f emerged: C h r i s , f o r example, s h a r e d t h a t as a b l a c k woman s h e had been m i s t a k e n by n e i g h b o u r s i n a middlec l a s s Vancouver s u b u r b a s a maid o r s e r v a n t , r a t h e r t h a n t h e owner of t h e house. W e r e c o g n i z e d t h a t t h e r e was a p e r c e i v e d " h i e r a r c h y " of r a c i s m , w i t h Anglo-Saxon w h i t e s on t o p , Chine s e and J a p e n e s e above E a s t I n d i a n s , and f i n a l l y , a t t h e bottom, A b o r i g i n a l people.

Wherever p r e j u d i c e combines w i t h power t h e r e i s r a c i s m , b u t o u r r e s o u r c e l e a d e r pushed u s i n t o f u r t h e r a n a l y s i s of what s h e c a l l e d "modern racism": d y s f u n c t i o n a l r e s c u i n g (always t r y i n g t o "help" t h e p e r s o n of c o l o u r , f o r i n s t a n c e ) ; blaming t h e v i c t i m s ; a v o i d a n c e of c o n t a c t ; t h e d e n i a l of c u l t u r a l d i f f e r e n c e s ; and even more, t h e d e n i a l of t h e p o l i t i c a l s i g n i f i c a n c e of those differences.

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o b v i o u s t h a t t h e community c a n o n l y e x i s t and improve i t s e l f t h r o u g h coe x i s t e n c e between t h e many c u l t u r e s , and c o o p e r a t i o n i n b u i l d i n g b e t t e r opp o r t u n i t y f o r p e o p l e of a l l c o l o u r s and backgrounds. When C e n t r a l Americ a n r e f u g e e s and N a t i v e p e o p l e f i g h t o v e r t h e u s e o f Oppenheimer P a r k , t h e r e n e e d s t o be t a l k and n e g o t i a t i o n .

When s o many of t h e p e o p l e i n o u r soup l i n e a r e n a t i v e , we must a s k why? When i t becomes p a i n f u l l y c l e a r t h a t t h e m a j o r i t y of s o c i a l s e r v i c e s t a f f i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e a r e w h i t e , we have t o change. F i r s t U n i t e d Church h a s a n important r o l e t o play i n t h e education of i t s own p e o p l e and i n c o n s c i o u s l y a d d r e s s i n g i t s own p r a c t i c e s and m i s s i o n as a n agency i n t h i s community.

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Because t h e poor s p e a k a d i f f e r e n t l a n guage, have d i f f e r e n t e m o t i o n a l r e s p o n s e s . d i f f e r e n t thought processes & a d i f f e i - e n t s e t of v a l u e s t h a n t h e r i c h , t e s t s d e v i s ed by r i c h p s y c h o l o g i s t s t o measure t h e i n t e l l i g e n c e of t h e poor d o n ' t work.

C l a s s i c low-income i n d i v i d u a l s a r e usua l l y withdrawn & u n c o - o p e r a t i v e , f e e l i n g t h e y know b e t t e r & a r e more e x p e r i e n c e d t h a n t h e o r g a n i z e d e f f i c i e n c y e x p e r t s who l e c t u r e them on " l i f e s k i l l s " - t h e poor a r e g e n e r a l l y more s e n s i t i v e , h o n e s t & r e a l t h a n t h o s e who s e e k t o a d v i s e them.

Having l e s s , t h e y soon l e a r n t o v a l u e o r d i n a r y t h i n g s more - i f n o t , t h e y a r e i n d a n g e r o f becoming m i s e r a b l e w h i n e r s & c o m p l a i n e r s , & of b e i n g shunned by t h e i r companions, who u n d e r s t a n d t h a t everyone i s i n t h e same b o a t .

The v a s t m a j o r i t y of poor p e o p l e , cons i d e r i n g t h e d i f f i c u l t y s they f a c e , a r e anyLhing b:;t c h r o n i c c o m p l a i n e r s , and t h e f a c t t h a t they appear s o t o t h e r t c h i s

l a r g e l y t h e r e s u l t of p o l i t i c a l l y expedie n t s t e r e o t y p e s used by s o c i a l agencys t o e n s u r e government g r a n t s . The "disadvantaged" c o m p l a i n e r i s a n image used t o g u i l t - t r i p t h e r i c h i n t o f u n d i n g "bread & c i r c u s " e v e n t s & programs d e s i g n e d t o c o n v i n c e poor p e o p l e t h e r e i s some b e t t e r l i f e w a i t i n g t o be c o n f e r r e d on them by t h e r i c h i f o n l y t h e y w i l l mend t h e f r una c c e p t a b l e ways.

These c o n v e n i e n t s t e r e o t y p e s do n o t f a i r l y r e p r e s e n t t h e q u a l i t y of low i n come l i f e s t y l e s . I n t h e i r e l e m e n t , t h e poor a r e r e s o u r c e f u l & i m a g i n a t i v e sometimes s u r p r i s i n g l y s o . They a l s o have a justifiable prtde i n their a b i l i t y t o

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d e a l w i t h e x t r e m e s i t u a t i o n s t h a t would f r e a k most r i c h p e o p l e o u t h s e n d them running back t o t h e f a l s e s e c u r i t y of condos & c r e d i t c a r d s .

I n f a c t , i t seems t h a t most o f t b e r e a l l y good human q u a l i t i e s d i s c a r d e d b y t h e r i c h i n t h e i r p u r s u i t of wealth a r c d i s c o v e r e d by t h e p o o r & v a l u e d more h i g h l y by them.

But we m u s n ' t g e t t o o r o m a n t i c a b o u t p o v e r t y - a l t l ~ o u g ht h e s e t h i n g s a r e t r u e t h e r e a r e a l s o t h o s e among u s who have become c o m p l e t e l y s o u r e d on l i f e , . w h o prey on t h e i r n e i g h b o u r s , & r e s o r t t o v i o l e n c e m o t i v a t e d by g r e e d .

The r i c h d o n ' t a c t u a l l y p l o t a g a i n s t t h e p o o r , t h e y j u s t assume a n image o f s u p e r i o r i t y , ti write them o f f a s "undesirable". S o c i a l agencys probably don't knowingly a b u s e t h e p o o r - .it's j u s t t h a t a f e a r o f i n s e c u r i t y & u n c o n v e n t i o n a l beh a v i o u r h a s been i m p r e s s e d on most m j d d l e c l a s s c h i l d r e n . T b e s e k i d s grow up t o f i l l positions t h a t require experiences t h e y ' v e n e v e r had. A l l t h e i r s o c i a l i n s t i n c t s t e l l them t h a t t h e scrawny unshaven i n d i v i d u a l t h e y s e e b e f o r e them musL be d a n g e r o u s l y p e r v e r t e d . Even when s u c h

r e z c t i a n s a r e concealed, t h e y a r e d e t e c t e d i n s t a n t l y by t h c s e who have become unusua l l y s e n s i t i v e t o t h i s kind of prejudice.

I n f a c t , t h e suspected p e r v e r t , o r derel i c t , might w e l l be a b l e t o e n l i g h t e n h i s s c c i a l w o r k e r o n many p r o f o u n d & o v e r l o o k e d e l e m e n t s of human b e h a v i o u r , b u t s u c h conununication i s frowned on by bureaucratic overseers - it's called "losing v o u r o b j e c t i v i t y " & is s i m i l i a r t o f r a t e r n i z i n g w i t h t h e enemy d u r i n g w a r t i m e .

So, w h i l e p o l i t i c a l p o i n t s a r e made, l e f t , ri%!lt (U c e n t r e on t h e s u b j e c t o f povc r t y , i n d i v i d u a l minds t h a t m a i n t a i n unrealistic a t t i t u d e s are t h e problem.

The problem i s n o t r o v e r t y i t s e l f - b u t t h e s t i g m a t i z e d v e r s i o n o f t h e "poor'' p e r s o n .

Even when p o o r p e o p l e a r e o f sound mind & body, t h e y a r e e n c o u r a g e d t o make u p d i ~ a h i l i t i e s& come up w i t h c o m p l a i n t s that w i l l justify assistance.

The p o o r a r e n o t r e a l l y t r a p p e d a g a i n s t thei-r w i l l i n l i f e t i m e s of degrading hards h i p - t h e y h a v e a r r i v e d a t t h i s poi.nt by following t h e i r i n s t i n c t s which, i r r a t i o n a l a s t h e y may seem t o o t h e r s , h a v e l a r g e l y s e r v e d them w e l l , & l e d them t o c o n f r o n t unusual s i t u a t i o n s & l e a r n important l e s s o n s t h a t a r e u n a v a i l a b l e t o wage s l a v e s .

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I f you a r e n ' t on c a b l e and y o u r s e t i s n ' t working w e l l , l o o k a t t h e back of t h e s e t . You w i l l f i n d e i t h e r 2 o r 4 l i t t l e w i r e s w i t h Ushaped end p i e c e s , w i t h a n e q u a l number o f s c r e w s i n s e t s of two.

These s e t s of s c r e w s s h o u l d b e marked VHF and UHF. Whether t h e r a b b i t e a r s a r e b u i l t - i n o r s e p a r a t e , they s h o u l d b e c o n n e c t e d t o t h e VHF s c r e w s .

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by Dusty

Ten tips for street smart kids Teach your child how to dial 911 or 0 for Operator.

Teach them their name, address and phone number in case they are lost or need to phone emergency numbers.

Teach them what a stranger is, and that it is anyone they don't know, no matter how friendly.

Make up a code word that is a secret between you and your child. A stranger would not know that word, and the child would know not to go with anyone who doesn't use the code word.

Play "What if" games; for example, "What if we were at the mall and you got lost, what would you do?" Or "What if a stranger said he lost his puppy or kitten and wanted you to help him find it, would you go with him?"

Don't personalise their clothes, lunch boxes, etc., or anything they carry with them, because then a stranger knows their name and can pretend they know them.

Teach them they don't have to be shy when talking about their private parts, and where they might have been touched.

Perfect gentlemen aren't always safe; teach them they don't have to be afraid to say "NO" to a stranger.

Teach them that if they are lost to go to someone in a uniform Police, Security Guard, etc.

Teach them that if a stranger approaches them, they should draw attention by screaming and running as fast as they can to a well-populated area.