May 1, 1988, carnegie newsletter

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That's votes, folks. The Greater Vancouver Regional District(GVRD) orica got hundreds of people to meeting was the forum and the iss sign petitions all efforts that ue was the proposed p r i v a t i z a t i o n m a v e our community and the children of Vancouver this victory. of Camp Capilano Betty Greenwell showed that she Betty and Donalda deserve praise; is an activist par excellance. Her and Danny even made a call on the concern was a guiding force in the Mayor, Gordon Campbell, and made public outcry to keep the Camp ophim an offer of $25 a year (the erating as it has for over 40 years.

Elks Club were offering $l/year.)

By a fantistic coincidence, Betty Danny said that he would take it is Donalda Viaud's mom. out of his welfare cheque and run Donalda is Carnegie's Volunteer the Camp by himself to keep it Co-ordinator and she worked for for the kids!

This is a spiritual victory. 1t's months on this, presenting briefs and urging others to do the same. importance is crucial to our surSam Meisel aired the issue on Coviving and evolving identity as a op Radio and wrote an article in neighbourhood and a community. the last Newsletter and Danny

By PAULR TAYLOR

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Gardens are rare in the downtown of any city, but especially here where most people have one room accessed by rickety stairs from the asphalt and concrete covering almost any scrap of land.

Then a group of individuals get it together to take a parcel of scrub land and put thousands of hours of work into it - making it yield corn, tomatoes, zuchinni, peas and greens and even sunflowers and fruit trees. I'm talking about the S t r a t h c ~ i i aC ~ i ~ c u r i i ~ Zi 'ai ~~ r l r l l s url ihr

south side of Prior. For several years Carnegie users and downtown eastside residents have laboured to make this open area viable and productive.

On Tuesday night at City Council, a proposal was heard to take 'one' of the four acres and build an apartment house - ostensibly for Chinese seniors - and the reaction of Aldermen Puil, Bellamy and Owen was a shock. Oh, not to the plans for building, but to the presentations of gardeners!

"I am FURIOUS that you think you have any claim on that landIt...

II Never in my 24 years of public service have I seen such selfish greed" "You people pay $1 a year and we can get a lot of money from the Provincial government". and, the most absurd : "We promised the Freemasons 'I and we have to stick to our The fighters for access to Crab Park were promised "immediate steps to reopen the at-grade crossing; political pressure to force CTC to..

The Strathcona Community Centre, Carnegie, the Downtown Eastside Parks Planning Committee, DERA and Ray-Cam all voiced their reasons for this being an ill-conceived project:

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- the illusion of "co-operative co-habitation" isn't going to be.

- the building will go right to the edge of the 1-acre, then cuts into the garden plots will be made for a Suffer zcce, parkicg Ist, ctz.

- continuous use of the garden land by locals will upset the seniors - the shadow of the building will inhibit growth of plants - the proponents' offer of filling in the dump will endanger the 115 varieties of birds & animals - the location makes crossing the street dangerous for seniors - there is a fire station right next door and no lights for blocks - there are no stores or malls or even laundries nearby - no other housing has been built at the expense of open land But the Freemasons were certainly efficient: colour photos of trash, compost heaps, unused scraps of land and talk of it being waste land were all part of their sell. Aldermen responding with such arrogance as was displayed makes me wonder if it was a kind of collective hysteria... they seemed unable to see what residents had created in response to physical and spiritual need.

The ,belittlement and scorn flung at the city farmers was uncalled for. Maybe these Aldermen haven't gotten their hands dirty digging , for too long

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Dear Editor: re: Socred Welfare Organization Carnegie Association board has taken an intensive interest in the centre itself - regarding renovations - however there have been many questions regarding what happens to Carnegie Centre's clientele while renovations are going on?

Do we close up the centre or do we stay open? or have they arranged to have the work done in the evening when no one is around?

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Thank you to the Board for appointing me to accept .the Volunteer Award on behalf of my friend Roy Hubbard.

It was an honour.

Thanks to Sue G. for coming with me as it made ROY'S night complete.

I also want to thank Willy M. It was a great night, one of which I was proud to be part of.

All we heard from people was praise for Carnegie Centre. ' Sheila Bell

I take deep offense at the implication of the current Welfare Minister Claude Richmond that Social assistance recipients do not "work!', I receive incentive allowance from the Welfare ministry. i receive it because i work. Many social assistance recipients work and earn up to something like $100 a month.

We are not a bunch of bums and donothings that Socred propaganda would like people to believe. People on welfare work for their communities and help those people around them that they see everyday.

And that's what community is like an extended family.

The tragic reality of the incentive plan is that the $50 can only be earned for 1 year and then you are "fired" according to regulation And Socreds talk about work, work and more work and jobs, jobs, jobs.

So when will they ever wisen up & let people earn their "pay1' for as long as they're doing volunteer community work?

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As I promised in the last issue, here's my first electoral promise: (it will be called) - ADOPT A PROSTITUTE - and it is addressed to British Properties Homeowners.

All it is..is that in order to avoid a 200% property tax raise a homeowner must adopt a girl that works the streets; and care for her and make her feel safe. While adjusting to this novel hovel, the girl may of course conduct her trade from the house without fear of being harassed, arrested or killed in an alley!

Vote Chaos for Mayor!! ! ! !

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I named t h e poem Second Coming But i t never got t o f i r s t They t r i e d m e i n a b s e n t i a , and my poem took t h e s t a n d Against me. G u i l t y t h e y c r i e d , of i r o n y i n t h e f i r s t d e g r e e And aggtavated ambiguity. Sentence t o be s e r v e d i n o b s c u r i t y .

I d o t e f o r a f r i e n d , a p o e t w e l l known, You can f i n d h e r s t i l l , n a i l e d t o Carnegie e n t r a n c e , a l o n e Spreading wide h e r message. Forgive them, s h e whispered There i s no s u b t l e t y i n l i f e down h e r e , j u s t s t r u g g l e Day t o day, s o who can a f f o r d t h e l u x u r y of ambiguity?

She s a i d I t o o used a n a r r a t o r t o d r i v e home a p o i n t Yet i t ' s m e they impaled h e r e t r u t h i t ' s p a i n f u l t o see And s h e quoted from my poem " . . . l e t t h e b i g buck be Go r i p , r i p , r i p Your g u t s o u t J u s t be c a r e f u l n o t t o b l e e d on me."

But my n a r r a t o r t o o i s a s l e a z e , I c r i e d , Who w i t h h i s words condemns himself.

Ah y e s , s h e smiled, but i t ' s your word a g a i n s t h i s , I t ' s you who gave him v o i c e , Who gave him l i f e w i t h your freedom of choice.

And s h e b r e a t h e d t h e consummation of my unpublished Second Coming...

"THEIRS i s t h e kingdom W e g o t freedom To choose . I 1

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So what could be worse, f o r t h e sake of b l a n k v e r s e , Than being n a i l e d t o a d o o r , our w r i s t s g e t t i n g s o r e ?

For a p o e t , a prophet t h e f a t e most common, most abhorred The o b l i t e r a t i v e agony of b e i n g ignored. mike kramer

E d i t o r , Carnegie N e w s l e t t e r , Do we r e a l l y need t h e Sun's N i c o l e P a r t o n dominating o u r f l i p s i d e cover? P a c i f i c Press a s p r i n c i p a l r e s o u r c e f o r i n f o on poli t i c s and p o v e r t y ? I d o n ' t s e e them r u s h i n g t o p u b l i s h Tora ( o r Pam, S h e i l a , J a n c i s , e t a l . ) Maybe w e ' r e s e l l i n g ourselves a b i t short. mike kramer

Mike: I f someone does t h e s t o r y and i t needs t o be read by people h e r e , I won't s t e a l t h e i r work by changing a word h e r e and t h e r e , o r r e t ~ r p i n gi t when i t i s a l r e a d y done.

When M s . P a r t o n wrote about DEEDS I thought a t f i r s t t h a t s h e was concious. H e r c u r r e n t f o c u s may be h e r subconcious making amends.

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THEY ARE TRYING TO TAKE MY BABY

THE HAPPIEST SOUND IS...

A babe was born Not i n bethlehem but Vancouver To a mother whose man was long time gone.

L She made h e r c h o i c e s and kept t h e c h i l d , The babe snuggled and sucked t h e milk f i l l e d b r e a s t .

Money was s c a r c e b u t t h e milk flowed f r e e l y .

The h a p p i e s t sound i s t h e happy s c r e e c h of c h i l d r e n & t h e most h e a r t breaking sound i s t h e c r y of c h i l d r e n i n p a i n o r misery. .The most p r e c i o u s t h i n g i s c h i l - . dren. The normal c h i l d r e n a r e f u l l of a f f e c t i o n t o t h e o l d and t h a t should be r e c i p r o c a t e d by o l d with p a t i e n c e & love. The l o v e of o l d f o r young i s p a t i e n c e and understandingof c h i l d r e n .

To l o v e c h i l d r e n i s t o deny s e l f o r s a c r i f i c e s e l f a t times f o r t h e sake of t h e c h i l d r e n ' s happiness.

- c h i l d r e n should b e c a r e f r e e w i t h i n t h e l i m i t of s a f e t y - o l d should j u s t watch over them t o be s a f e . Old r e s t r a i n c h i l d r e n g e n t l y b u t f i r m l y from danger t o themselves o r t o t h e o t h e r s . '

A t 6 months a g i a n t hand w i t h SOCRED t a t o o e d on i t DEMANDS------"Stop f e e d i n g t h a t c h i l d and look f o r work" The mother t e a r f u l l y d r i e s h e r b r e a s t s F e a r f u l h e r cheque won't come Shopping f o r formula o v e r p r i c e d only t o f i n d h e r cheque o u t bv f i f t y d o l l a r s .

and s i t t e r s t h a t a r e n o t a v a i l a b l e s h e screams & screams & shakes h e r f i s t YOU ARE TRYING TO TAKE MY BABY.

Sun Victoria Bureau VICTORIA The provincial government today reversed a controversial decision to cut back on welmost c h i l d r e n i n f o s t e r c a r e a r e from fare rates for some single parents. poor f a m i l i e s .

By S h e i l a Baxter The changes, announced ear& this month, would have chopped $50 a month from the income of*.single -uarenis IIV wpifarg wbn nlg nnl ieturn to work when their child reached the age of 15 weeks.

Today,' Social Services Minister Claude Richmond told'a news confer. ' ence that cabinet has decided to revert to previous regulations that B.C. welfare recipients and women facing unwanted pregnancies allowed single parents on welfare to would be happier if they turned to Jesus Christ for help and there stay home with their child for six would be no charge, says Premier Bill Vander Zalnl. months without being penalized.

After taki~igsome heat for recent changes that would cut $30 from Richmond also said his ministry the amount of welfare available to some single mothers, Vandcr has reconsidered another decision Zalm told a prayer breakfast in Trail on Sunday that: "Certainly made at the same time. Single parthose that suffer, say fram the pressure of an unwanted pregnancy, ents with two or more children under will find it much, much easier to cope with the situation if they have the age of six will now be able to stay a faith in Jesus Christ." home and receive welfare without being cut by $5@a month as had earSun,Monday, April 25 D lier been announced, the minister said.

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All it requires is that we register as a legal voter or elector, then cast our ballot or vote for the person and party of our choice.

An unused ballot is useless, unless some unscrupulous politician finds a way to mis-use it. That has been done in the past and will be done again if ballots are not used.

Therefore we must be sure to have ourselves registered to vote.

We must be sure we know who we must vote for. We must be sure, on Voting Day, to go to the poll and cast our vote.

In many societies, when the general populace is dissatisfied with the actions of their government, they vote them out of office at gunpoint In a democratic society, such as ours, that solution to the problem is just not done.

Our way is to VOTE Them Out of Office. The only way to fo that is to have more voters than the other guy. Having more voters doesn't automatically guarantee a

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who exercise their priviledge and cast their ballots.

To remove a government by force of arms is just replacing one authority with another. There is always the chance that some other group, given the opportunity and finances, would do the same thing.

To remove a government by ballot is legal and binding on all parties.

We should form an ANTI-Zalm Party & fight the ANTI-DEMOCRACY of the ZALM Party.

We, the people, should re-establish the true democracy: government of the people, by the people and for the people.

But then the people government ask, "What people? We are the people & we'll look after us people of the government. You look after yourselves."

Of course with this kind ,ofmentality what can you expect? It's not the privatization process, it's the attitude of the government that should be changed. And we see that the attitude of the Zalm Party will never change it's selfish, greedy

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value a lifestyle better than the one you now have; if you value basic rights that are now being denied you your vote to protect these values.

Promises are easily made but not often kept. The basic measuring rod for a politician should be kept close at hand.

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By JACK CHALMERS agenda; therefore it's ugly methods of helping the rich and taking away from the poor will continue.

We should have a government that will help the helpless and defend the defenseless. With this as it's fundamental philosophy the government and the people together attain happiness unseen up to now.

A wise king once established this kind of government, but it was wrecked by people experienced with too easy lifestyles; who became too,compascent to take the responsibility to return to a state of happiness. If there was a government of peace & happiness in anceint times, there is no reason why this kind of government cannot be established again today. To have

this we must get rid of the Antif Democratic government of ZALM & his people and bring in wise people and their helpers.

First things first!

We, the people of B.C., should get rid of ZALM regardless.if w< have or have not the "wise people".

It's never too late to find wise people, even after the fact of getting rid of ZALM. We cannot expect the ugliness of ZALM from any one else.

By ARCHIE MIASHATA

Sunday the 24th of April, 1988...

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EVERYONE enjoyed themselves! dancing to "Armed and Dnagerous". Larry, Ted, Gordy and Don, the band, more than likely enjoyed themselves just as much as those who had attended this party time.

"Armed and Dangerous", we love you and we want to see more of you!

1t's not every day that Carnegie gets the Top Guns in the Theatre with dancing room. All night long, the floor was covered with dancers. $* cf .,I...,"..,,v,,L =,,, got z wrkout. In fact, everybody there put out an all-out effort to show what they can do. I did not know of anyone who did not have a great time in OK Carral-Carnegie Theatre and Country & Western music.

There were draws and spot dances which were won by all those lucky people out there. We all welcome "Armed and Dangerous" back with open arms, and big smiles, and we're all ready to dance!

"Armed and Dangerous" Y'all Come Back Now, Hear?!

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Letter to the Editor: In the last Newsletter I wrote a letter that, after thinking about it, had some remarks in it that should not have been there and at this time I would like to apologize for this - to the staff and patrons that I may have upset over this letter.

In reflecting over this, I have come to the conclusion that if I have any problems, I should bring them out in the open at the Volunteer meeting where they could have been discussed first, and if I . still wasn't satisfied then the next action would have been the Newsletter, but in my impatience I took the course that I did only to have to apologize after.

So what I am saying to all who read this is if you have a problem please bring it to our meeting at either the Volunteer level or to the Board level. That is one of the responsibilities of these committees.

Dan Billings, President Volunteer Support Group (Editor's note: This letter was unasked for, but it contains t h ~ right scuff. The last letter was printed to stand on its own and the expected responses would appear in this issue. Thanks, Dan.)

Reuter CANBERRA Alcohol could lead to the extinction of Australia's Aborigines, a report prepared by the National Drug Abuse Information Cehtre says.

"Unless alcohol consumption is checked there is a real possibility of it playing a part in their race becoming extinct,"the government-funded body said.

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Dear Carnegie Readers, As we all know a new Housing Project has been built over by the clinic and Oppenheimer Park. It is called Mavis/~cMullenand the parent body i& the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre.

Anyway, through my eyes, the housing project is going fine. The tenants seem to get along.

Every month we get together for a monthly meeting, so if there is a disagreement over anything it can be very well cleared up.

I have been very happy and contnet, living in my new apartment.

I feel very much at home. Most people who know me also know that I s always downtown a lot. Now I can spend.a joyful day at home.

I wish Mavis/McMullen all the best through the years. I would also like to thank all those who made the housing project possible, Mary Cappell

Funny thing. ..when an M.D. told me that I may not last two years, I never felt a shock I should've felt. I still don't feel anything after two years of this discomfort of being a sick man.

Even though I don't feel like dying yet but I know it's near. I still feel young & healthy at times yet. Well, in a way the fact 1'm going soon gives me comfort knowing I don't have to stick to this pain in the ass literally!

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lasts. I wish to share the enjoyment with others - especially children - but I, being a confirmed bachelor, don't have a child near me to share the joy of just being; alive without material wealth. This feeling sort of makes me wonder why a person can not be happy with just being healthy without pain physically or mentally. The physical pain one could just take pills but mental pain should be rid of just simply.gain understanding & will it to disappear.

Of course there are people who seem to enjoy mental pain; and the others should be careful by disassociating from them. Those whom you associate with should be selective without meaningless prejudice. The inference in association take much importance in anyone's life. An old people selectively associate with young seem to stay young for their old age compare to others.

It would be wise to select whom you associate with because what one will be may be determined by or greatly influenced by the kind of people you 'live' with.

By ARCHIE MIASHATA

3. Learn how to talk like a musician.

A performance is a gig, an instrument

By Lloyd B. Fenton People are always coming up to 'me and asking, :Lloyd, you're so knowand ledgeable about life in'~,general music in particular, why don't you write a guide on how to become a musician?" And I usually say, II Could you get out of my way I'm late for a jam session!" And then they say, "Oh sure Lloyd 1'm sorry if I'm bothering you, but I just think you're the greatest." Then I reply, ''What did you say, I wasn't listening." Well this has happened on a daily basis for most h f my life so I'm finally going to ' present my guide to becoming a musician. @ Learn l. how to play something. Although this advice has been overused and over-rated, it does come in handy.when you want to perform.

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2. Adopt a severe attitude problem.

Be haughty and arrogant in your dealings with all the lesser individuals which surround you - especially other musicians. (As you may have noticed I've done very well with this aspect of musicianship.)

When another performer is playing, say things like, "Did you hear that F sharp diminished B flat augmented ninth chord? His dominant tonic was out by a third! What a moron." And remember it doesn't matter if you don't understand what you're saying as long as you have a contemptuous tone in your voice.

is an axe, an equipment is a roadie, and groupies are wonderful as long as they don't keep hanging around the morning after.

4. Last but not least dress like a fool. Don't worry about taste or standards of uality - just remember that you're the one Jimi Hendrix was talking about when he said,"I'm going to wave my Freak flag high, scuse me while I kiss the sky!''

Warning - anyone following htis advice and actually becoming famous will owe me a third of their annual income for the rest of their lives.

(Void where prohibited.)

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Stevie Kristen Zircon So, you would like to be a songwriter. Fine. Go ahead.

One question that people ask me, who know that I write songs, is, "What do I write about?" Well the answer is quite simple: write about whatever your little heart desires! Write about your city, write about nuclear war (that catches everybody's interest), write about your mother's gaii biadder operation if you want - it doesn't matter.

Next question that comes to me is "How do I start a song?" It depends on two things; 1) If you plan on writing, start with a pen & paper.

2) If you plan on singing, start with your mouth & voice.

We songwriters are a peculiar breed of people. Sometimes we end up writings things and nobody knows what we're saying that's a great song, but what the hell does it mean?". ..then you end up replying, "How the hell should I know. I just

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w r i t e them!"

Next t h i n g i s , "How do I s e l l my I d o n ' t have song?" The answer i s a clue: I ' v e never s o l d any songs.

On t o t h e n e x t . . . t h e weather tomorrow w i l l be sunny i n t h e morning followed by snow.- up t o 100 cm. by midafternoon.

Enjoy your c a r e e r as a songwriter.

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A man once s a i d , "If I won t h e L o t t o I ' d be b l o t t o , For a t l e a s t week.

And then I ' d g r a b a pen, And r i g h t a few wrongs t h a t I ' v e seen."

T h i s f e l l o w decided t o go i c e f i s h i n g . So o n e . c o l d day he gathe r e d a l l h i s g e a r t o g e t h e r and wnet o u t on t h e i c e . He s t a r t e d d r i l l i n g a h o l e i n t h e i c e and-was down about a f o o t o r s o , when a loud v o i c e s a i d , "There's no f i s h Z s m t h ~ r e . " Startled, i i w , m a n moved t o a n o t h e r s p o t and s t a r t e d d r i l l i n g t h e r e . Again t h e b i g v o i c e boomed o u t , "There's no f i s h down t h e r e . " F e e l i n g somewhat uncomfortable, he chose a t h i r d s p o t .

He had o n l y been d r i l l i n g a s h o r t w h i l e when t h e v o i c e a g a i n boomed o u t , ''There a r e no f i s h down t h e r e . " P e r t u r b e d , t h e s u r p r i s e d fisherman y e l l e d up, "Is t h a t you, God?" "No," came t h e answer "I am t h e r i n k attendant."

J.T.C.

" ~ ' dmake s u r e t h a t a l l k i d s had a Daddy, One who'd be l i k e a superman t o them.

He'd r i g h t t h e wrongs t h a t o t h e r people d i d , He's p l a y b a l l l i k e ~ ' i c k eMantle, ~ Fight bad guys l i k e M r . T., He'd t e l l a d v e n t u r e t a l e s l i k e no one e l s e , He'd f l y k i t e s and blow up b a l l o o n s .

He'd always be ready t o d r i v e t o McDonalds, a l l t h e r i d e s a t t h e PNE, He'd p u t h i s k i d s on He'd be c r a z y i n l o v e w i t h h i s w i f e and k i d s , And wouldn't mind spending a l l h i s time w i t h them He'd b e able t o tame a l l wild animals, even b i r d s He'd know e v e r y t h i n g about e v e r y t h i n g . What guy But, I d o n ' t e v e r expect t o win a l o t t o . . .

But j u s t l o o k a t what I could do i f I d i d .

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BY C l a u d i u s I v a n P l a n i d i n no more r i t u a l s t o g e t t h r o u g h t h e days w i t h Location is everything My secrets a l l d i s p e n s e d among you. you u n d e r s t a n d .

I d o n ' t have t o c l i n g t o t h e s i l e n c e anymore; I f t h e s e poor v i l l a g e r s had though p l e a s e be p a t i e n t i f from t i m e t o time l o c a t e d i n t h e r i g h t p l a c e t h e y I t u r n back t o s a y a l i n g e r i n g f a r e w e l l would n o t have been c a u g h t i n t o t h e p e r s o n I used t o be. c r o s s f i r e . It was t a c t i c a l Stephen Belkin e r r o r on t h e i r p a r t you u n d e r s t a n d .

So g r a b a s h o v e l and h e l p u s bury a l l t h e s e b o d i e s .

I must admit most are women and c h i l d r e n b u t one must b e o b j e c t i v e you u n d e r s t a n d . A f t e r a l l , war i s n a s t y b u s i n e s s -b u t i t ' s n o t f o r e v e r . See how q u i e t e v e r y t h i n g i s now on t h i s m i s t y h i l l s i d e s o g r e e n .

So, g- r a b a s h o v e l .

T h i s won't k i l l you.

Location i s everything.

OPEN ALL NIGHT I n a tough new n e s t of s t r e e t l i g h t s A t t h e edge o f a night so vast You've g o t t o t a k e i t i n and t o u c h i t with y m l r q 7 e s .

The s t r e e t i s f u l l of g l a s s d o o r s & diagonal r e f l e c t i o n s The world i s f u l l o f f e e l i n g s t h a t d e s t r o y themselves, and t u r n around t o see t h e m s e l v e s d e s t r o y e d .

Iron firescapes descending i n t o t h e g u t l e v e l of n i g h t .

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The o l d owl s a y s hoo hoo hoo hoo Go away l i t t l e boy, go away, What a day when a l i t t l e boy r u n s away from home What a day, What a day, When a l i t t l e boy r u n s away from home.

And t h e man i n t h e moon up i n t h e sky s o h i g h Looks down on a l i t t l e boy running away from home Go svay little 5 c y , gn away; What a day when a l i t t l e boy r u n s away from home What a day, what a day, When a l i t t l e boy r u n s away from home.

And t h e l i t t l e boy g e t s s c a r e d and s t a r t s t o c r y What can I do, what can I do?

H e l o o k s up a t t h e moon and s a y s what can I do?

What a day when a l i t t l e r u n s away from home What a day, what a day, When a l i t t l e boy r u n s away from home.

And t h e boy l o o k s up t o t h e b i r d s i n t h e t r e e t o p s And s a y s what can I do?

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And t h e b i r d s i n t h e t r e e t o p s s a y Go home l i t t l e boy, go home, What a day when a l i t t l e boy r u n s away from home What a day, what a day When a l i t t l e boy r u n s away from home.

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I a r r i v e d i n Vancouver, one of t h e most b e a u t i f u l c i t i e s I have seen i n my l i f e , i n 1972.

There you can f i n d t h e t r a n s formation of t h e m a t t e r by t h e humans and t h e work of o u r mother n a t u r e . T h i s combination of mount a i n s , r i v e r s , s e a and c l e a n s t r e e t s makes Vancouver a n i c e c i t y b e a u t i f u l and a t t r a c t i v e .

Well, s o f a r s o good, b u t t h e r e a l i t y i s : how can you enjoy a l l t h e t h i n g s a human b e i n g needs when t h e means of p r o d u c t i o n belong t o a s m a l l group of people and they manip u l a t e t h e m a j o r i t y of u s t o t h e i r benefit.

T h i s group of people, c a l l e d t h e ' r u l i n g c l a s s ' , make t h e l e g i s l a t i o n , c o n t r o l t h e law and impose t h e way of l i f e they need t o do t h i s i n ord e r t o keep a l l of t h e i r p r i v i l e d g e s they g o t through h i s t o r y .

The s o c i a l s i t u a t i o n does n o t ke Vancouver any d i f f e r e n t from h e r c i t i e s i n t h e western hemis-

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It i s a n u g l y and d e p r e s s i n g phere. c i t y f o r thousands of u s when you l i v e i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e (Skid Row). You w i l l s e e t h e most b r u t a l s o c i a l i n j u s t i c e w i t h most people l i v i n g under t h e p o v e r t y l i n e .

You w i l l see h o t e l s w i t h no h o t water,' f u l l of mice and many i n s e c t s .

Every day you w i l l s e e hundreds of poor people l i n e up f o r a v e r y bad bowl of soup o r a few u n e a t a b l e sandwiches. You are going t o s e e t h e p r o l i f e r a t i o n of many r e l i g i o u s organizations, speculating with the

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needs of poor people i n t h e name of d i v i n e providence. You a r e going t o s e e many a l c o h o l i c men and women, young g i r l p r o s t i t u t e s , people s u f f e r i n g from d e p r e s s i o n a t t h e age of 30, 40 and 50 and even younger. You a r e going t o s e e l a r g e numbers of v e r y poor p e o p l e w i t h mental problems. Well, do you t h i n k a l l these negative things generate a wonderful c i t y and s o c i e t y ? The answer i s No. The p o s i t i v e t h i n g s you can f i n d i n our h e l l , i f you a r e a s e n s i -

t i v e person, i s a n o r g a n i z a t i o n

by Bruce Erickson c a l l e d DERA and a s m a l l group of people - t o a l l e v i a t e t h e problems of a l l of us.

Since t h e n DERA h a s changed hands.

Today i t i s doing b e a u t i f u l work f o r 'Skid ROW' poor people. DERA h a s b u i l t a few co-ops w i t h b e a u t i f u l and humanitarian l i v i n g condit i o n s . DERA h e l p s people w i t h income t a x , f a m i l y housing and many more problems, b u t DERA a l o n e i s n o t a b l e t o s o l v e e v e r y t h i n g . It i s up t o a l l of u s t o understand t h e work t h a t DERA i s doing f o r a l l of

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I t h i n k i t i s t i m e f o r a l l of u s t o r e a c h a h i g h e r l e v e l of s o c i a l c o n s c i e n c e about t h e s o c i a l and political situation.

I t i s a l s o time t o p r o v i d e more support and p r o t e c t i o n , s p i r i t u a l l y , m o r a l l y and m a t e r i a l l y w i t h s t r o n g s o l i d a r i t y f o e DERA and Carnegie.

By LOUIS SMITH

Yes i t ' s t r u e , f i l m f a n s .

I have r e t u r n e d from my t r i p t o La-La Land. Even though i t was n i c e and h o t t h e r e , I had a t e r r i b l e time.

F i r s t o f a l l I was e v i c t e d from t h e Academy Awards a t t h e S h r i n e Auditorium because I r e f u s e d t o check my p a p e r bag a t t h e d o o r . Then I found o u t t h a t Gene S i s k e l and Roger E b e r t were i n v i t e d t o s u p e r a g e n t Swi f ty 1 ~ 7 . as~ '

u s c a r p a r t y a t woltgang P u c k ' s Spago r e s t a u r a n t . Like HEY! WHAT ABOUT ME? Then I d i d n ' t even g e t a n i n v i t e t o hang o u t w i t h t h e B r a t Pack a t t h e i r b a s h a t Le Mondrian. And j u s t t o t o p i t a l l o f f , I r e t u r n e d t o Carnegie t o f i n d o u t t h a t C a p t a i n Chaos. was a l l o w e d t o s i t i n f o r me w h i l e I was gone. Like i s something f o u l i n Denmark, o r what?

Noy t h a t I ' v e g o t my b e e f s a i r e d , l e t s g e t on w i t h my t h u m b - n a i l r e views f o r t h e month o f May. A s u s u a l I w i l l use t h e f o u r - s t a r r a t i n g system a s f o l l o w s : **** E x c e l l e n t *** Good ** Fair " Poor The movies t h i s month a r e a l l from t h a t master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. J u s t f o r f u n , watch f o r t h e H i t c h making h i s t r a d e m a r k cameo appearances i n a l l of t h e s e f i l m s .

May 6 t h : VERTIGO (1958) D i r c c G d by A l f r e d H i t c h c o c k S t a r r i n g Jamcs S t e w a r t , K i m Novak and B a r b a r a Be1 Geddes A r e t i r e d p o l i c e d e t e c t i v e who h a s a f e a r of h e i g h t s i s h i r e d t o keep a n eye on an o l d s c h o o l p a l ' s w i f e and f a l l s i n love with her. A s I haven't s e e n t h i s onc y e t , I have l e f t i t unratecl.

Mav 1 3 t h : SABOTEUR (1942 I**** D i r e c t e d by A l f r e d Hitchcock S t a r r i n g Robert Cummings, P r i s c i l l a Lane and O t t o Kruger A m u n i t i o n s worker i s f a l s e l y a c c u s e d of s a b o t a g e and t a k e s i t on t h e run. This i s a f a s t paced f i l m r i g h t t h r o u g h t o t h e c l a s s i c S t a t u e of Liberty ending. I t has a g r e a t music s c o r e by B e r n a r c ! Hzrrmann. Be sure

n o t t o miss t h i s one a s i t i s one o f Hitchcock's best films.

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T M MAN--WHO ~ KNEW TOO MUCH (1956)** D i r e c t e d bv A l f r e d l i i t c h c o c k S t a r r i q g 3imes S t e w a r t , D o r i s Day and Carolyn J o n e s Hitchcock remakes a 1934 H i t c h c o c k f i l m . While t r a v e l l i n g i n A l g e r i a , an American c o u p l e becomes i n v o l v e d i n i n t e r n a t i o n a l i n t r i g u e . Academy Award was p i c k e d up f o r D o r i s Day's song "Que S e r a , Sera".

Mav 27th: TI-% BIRDS (1963) * * * D i r e c t e d bv A l f r e d H i t c h c o c k S t a r r i n g ~ b dT a y l o r , T i p p i Hedren, Suzanne P l e s h e t t e , J e s s i c a Tandy and Angela C a r t w r i g h t H i t c h c o c k ' s c l a s s i c t a l e a b o u t our f e a t h e r e d f r i e n d s r u n n i n g amok i n a C a l i f o r n i a c o a s t a l town. T h i s one i s d e f i n i t e l y n o t f o r t h e squeamish.

COMING NEXT MONTH: W c have a l i t t l e something f o r e v e r y o n e . The month s t a r t s o f f w i t h J i m lIenson o f M u ~ n e t fame. f o l l o w e d by a J a c k ~ i c h o l k b ndrama; a John Wayne and K a t h e r i n e Hepburn w e s t e r n and tan e a r l y S t e v e n S p i e l b e r g a c t i o n comedy w i t h - b l d i c I-lawn.

U n t i l t h e l i g h t s go down . a g a i n , t h i s i s t h e Unknown C r i t i c s i g n i n g o v e r and o u t .

histo of C%INATOWN

By Claude Maurice Vancouver China Town was at first a labour force(camp) of people brought over in 1886 to work on the railway extension from Port Moody to Vancouver. They were brought by the Canadian Pacific Railway.

They found evidence that Chinese people were in British Columbia as early as 500 A.D. The first recorded arrival was a merchant from San Francisco in 1788. Initially, the Chinese came from the San Francisco gold fields when gold was discovered along the Fraser and Thompson rivers. News of new gold discoveries reached China and Victoria became a major port of call for migrant Chinese.

In 1886, a small Chinese district had already developed at Shanghai alley in ~ankouver,near Pender & Carrall streets.

The greatest influx of Chinese was from 1881 to 1884 when over 15,000 people were 'imported' as a labour force for- the construction -4t h o ('nnnrl-szan s C i f i ~i?iliiWily.

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Working conditions were deplorable, and it was said that for every mile of track laid, one Chinese died. These labourers had come with the understanding that, upon completion of their work, their fares home would be paid by the government. The promise was not kept and the Chinese found themselves stranded in a strange ,and hostile land. Those who could not raise sufficient capital to return to China moved into the " L

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large population centres such as Victoria and Vancouver, where they could often find work as domestics.

Having to live in proximity to one another, they formed 'Chinatowns'.

Almost immediately after their importation in 1886, Chinese met opposition from belligerent whites who were antagonistic to the importation of oriental workers.

This situation had developed during the gold rush period, when the Chinese language was impossible for the whites to understand, when they worked for lower wages than whites and who were able to eke out small profits from the abandoned claims of white miners. They began to be looked upon as a threat to the white majority.

Many anti-Chinese organizations were formed, pressuring the government on 24 anti-Chinese statutes, from 1878 to 1913, to discourage Chinese immigration and settlement.

Chinese were prohibited to work on projects financed by the provincial government. Head taxes were imposed on Chinese immigrants, up to $500, which netted the B.C. govt. $22 million.

In 1881 the Chinese were finally aiiowed LO se~ciein a iowiy and unhealthy section of False Creek.

Because of the antiichinese feeling they had to build a high fence from Shanghai Alley to Canton Alley to prevent attacks from hostile whites.

Chinese could not vote or bring their families from China. Chinese women could not be granted landed immigrant status unless they married a white man.

In 1907 a rumour circulated that thousands of Chinese, Japanese and East Indians would come to Vancouver to work in the forest industry and on the railway. The Asiatic Exclusion League formed a rally

that rampaged through Chinatown, causing over $25,000 damage to property and goods. The Chinese answered with a general strike. It lasted 2 days - hotels could not operate without their Chinese labourers. The Chinese Board of Trade eventually reached a settlement with the federal government.

The commercial and business section of Chinatown was built between 1900 and 1915.

Even if immigration was almost 'impossible before for Chinese, it became impossible in 1923 and it lasted for 23 years. It ended in 1Qh, 7 ~ . ~ h nrn h + n e c n were he ..--- oixren --- t---right to vote and became citizens.

Immigration of Chinese was repermitted on a very restricted basis. In 1967 Chinese finally were considered on a merit system similar to immigrants from other parts of the world. The postwar immigration allowed family reunification.

The Chinese Cultural Centre Committee was formed in 1972. It has proposed a Chinese Cultural Centre for Keefer Street division area close to the historic Shanghai Alley.

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the virgin mary's bleeding in quebec & north dakota & the devil is possessing & persuading people to kill evil spirits in each other & ufo's are filling the skies & haunted houses line the streets & free miracle healing of myself & jesus is appearing on an oil tank in fostoria, ohio; but said clarence williams, an, old black man who died in his own bed: "the only way I'll ever see god in this life is in the love you show me!"

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Soberly, s o "shedule", s o q u i t e r i g h t s o , "shedule", s o you've got some s o r t of E n g l i s h p e d i g r e e going back you s a y , I I twenty-one century?". no doubt.

But, n o n e t h e l e s s , i continued t o stammer away i a crude but c e r t a i n l y n o t meaning less way "skedule, s k o o l and skeme." i d i d n ' t s a y s h u l e , no n o t when i spoke Enish anyway. iiut, you may, i f you wish. go. ahhead. n ' say: "shedule". t h e n go ahead ' n s a y , "shule. ' n t h e n go ahead ' n s a y "sholar". n t h e n "sheme".

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the Carnegie minds in multiple profusion the voices, the words, mass medias written word Aid drives embodyment synapses and confusion and Mayhem and Maya, Confusion and Illusion "party on in the barn," I heard (I herd).

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the poem of lucie b.

"I told my daughter we are going to die together life isn't worth living I covered the bed with gasoline & set it on fire the fire started but I got up "I heard my I tried to but it was I couldn't the flames

little girl cry save her' too late get near her were too high

"I loved my daughter I was fed up with life I had just moved the fridge didn't work anymore I had no money & nobody wanted to help me" Bud Osborn

We've All Got a Long way to Go People want desperately to learn, to be able to learn. But how about the people who are smart enough to "see" a thing but not quite smart enough to learn it. What doeslit mean to be not quite smart enough?

It's a point of loneliness, and everyone has had their point of loneliness. Intelligent, upbeat people - people (as the saying goes) who have it all - sometimes hide their loneliness when wanting to grasp a certain thought or feeling and not being quite able to do it.

A sense of loss enters into the world we live in - and we've all been there!

How about people who are so-called 'slow-learners' - a slow study. They sense the presense of something they want to learn or feel and be able to share it with others , but it goes by them too quickly: it's too much of a fleeting thing and they're left holding nothing more than the knowledge that they missed something.

- Something passed them by. - and they wanted so much to understand... and to share.... it's a lonely place, not being able to understand not being able to give not being able to receive... and it's only because thoughts and feelings travel at such a speed no one can possibly retain every thing and some can't retain any more than the most basic things.

Some of the most brilliant people on Earth have said, "I missed so much, I lost so much." Sadly too, some of the so-called 'slower people' say, "How come I don't feel anything - it went by me so quickly, I didn't have time to learn it..

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We can think of love - the feeling of love - and fortunately it lasts a long time and happens over and over; everyone, or damn near everyone, has time to learn what love is and can feel it. But some things are fleeting - there and gone faster than the blink of an eye!

People wait for the something lost to come back, and we all have that: 'it might come back'... and 'we and 'we might know what it is' might understand it1. It's a long "if" but so is life. m a t life is, after all; if we understand and feel--some people understand and feel more some people understand and feel less and, regretably, some people understand and feel very little, if anything.

If we try to understand and feel, then people who do more than us or people who do less won't make us stand aside from life. We all have our loneliness - and some have too much loneliness too much sorrow too much sense of loss...

On a personal note - I know impntipnce s e t s h aend L knew thnt r;re should have more time for each other, and I know it isn't always easy in our fast world, in our fast lives to take time for ourselves & others...but we all have to learn a little patience.

I somehow feel I haven't the right to say this - as if people don't already know - but in this day and age we all need reminders to slow down,, and I, personally, am guilty of rushing, as are many people - thank you for reading.

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By DAVE McCONNELL

REINCARNATION Life is a line of days Within the conscious, physical phase.

Then life is a respite; The soul sings its metaphrase With the Music of the Spheres, Until it returns to Earth's mundane ways, A little better and wiser; Slower to amaze.

It thinks in new didactic terms For another line of days.

A thousand lifetimes Of birth's ever changing maze, Seeking the prize that comes to all Then the universe will be ablaze With our soul personalities Dwelling in the Master Spirit's Rays.

Who-is responsible for the cost over-run on highways?

Who is responsible for a restraint policy that all but destroyed employment in this province?

Who has kept a great portion of our citizens at a level of poverty that is below the national average - by almost 50%?

Who has an unelected person making policy decisions and acting for the province in real estate deals that should be handled by the minister responsible?

Who constantly makes decisions that affect thousands of people, with no consultation with those people, or with the cabinet?

Who is ready to sell to the highest bidders - lands, logging rights to sacred valleys and islands, services that are normally government responsibility, in short, anything that makes a profit for the province? . Who wants to smash all labour unions, including government employee unions and teachers' unions?

Who at this moment (if rumour is true) is engaged in revamping the welfare system so as to have fewer offices and fewer workers?

Who has closed down hospitals and turfed out mental patients into a society they are not prepared for?

Who is even now casting his mind and his 'eyes around for a 'cause celebre' to keep his name and face in the news?

Who is championing family relations to cover up his anti-abortion stance?

I seem to remember speeches about glorious families of'the Thirties who were destined to rule the world for a thousand years. I wonder why it all sounds so familiar?

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I know why .people get caught 'up in drug abuse - they keep thinking it's going to change their lives make them more popular, smarter, sexier, stronger - change them from ugly ducklings into swans - ease or eliminate their pain, hunger, poverty, loneliness, frustration...

I don't trust synthetic drugs like ritalin, talwin, valium, stelezine, librium or whatever...& to mix these synthetics or combine them with alcohol is a one way ticket to the morgue.

In their natural state, drugs were never so vicious. Opium was synthesized into morphine & heroin because military commanders wanted to kill the pain of war.

Poor health, resulting from bad social conditions, was then used as ,an excuse to synthesize hundreds of thousands of "new" drugs, many with unpredictable side-effects...these synthetics are now hundreds of times more powerful than any of the natural drug bases from which they are derived, & today billion dollar industrial empires depend on them for their existence.

Now some lonely, miserable person nobody knows gets to shoot up T's & R's for another rush that makes them feel a little bit godlike for half an hour.

Now natural drugs that grow right out of the ground like marijuana, mushrooms, peyote (all much gentler & cleaner than synthetics) - are made 5upon - confiscated, burned by the RCMP...& the users of these plants (which our ancestors used for thousands of years as a kind of spiritual medicine with no serious

side effects) are threatened, jailed criminalized by 'society' (which is really just the legal system afraid to deal with or even recognize the real facts behind "drug abuse").

The real facts are: you can't have an abusive, money-mad, experimental drug industry without creating abusive, money-mad, experimental drug consumers.

And the man or woman, down on their luck, kicked around by society and living in a hard, fast, overcommercialized, heartless environment, is the victim. (and there's lots of us here in the Downtown Eastside). The point is - if we are going to survive as street people & show our colours, we are going to have to learn how to use natural substances correctly - with respectand get off synthetics.

Synthetic drug abuse is the kind of masochism that supports the sadism of those who are trying to destroy us. &

What Good is Thinking?

Quite a l o t of c o n t r o v e r s i a l i s s u e s a r e coming up i n t h e p r e s e n t p o l i t i c a l c l i m a t e of B.C. - a b o r t i o n , welfare c u t s , r e l i g i o u s zealotry, you name i t . But, a s always, t h e r e i s more h e a t than l i g h t . How can we r e a l l y d e a l w i t h t h e s e i s s u e s , how can we come t o t e r m s w i t h them, e s p e c i a l l y s i n c e our hope, u l t i m a t e ly, is t o get a b e t t e r society.

One of t h e t h i n g s I ' v e thought about i s a d e b a t e i n t h e Carnegie Newsletter.

And I mean a d e b a t e a running d e b a t e - where we a r g u e back and f o r t h over a nwnber of issues trying t o really get a t the t r u t h i n s t e a d of j u s t s t a t i n g my opinion, your opinion, and agree. i n g t o d i s a g r e e . I mean confrontat i o n . Why do we always t h i n k t h a t ' i s s o n e g a t i v e ? Yet t h a t i s t h e whole p o i n t of t h i n k i n g .

Every s o o f t e n we could have comments from o t h e r s a s t o how t h e d e b a t e i s going, p o i n t i n g o u t inaccuracies, f a u l t y logic, etc. I n o t h e r words an o b j e c t i v e t h i r d p a r t y .

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conduct a c o u r s e d e a l i n g w i t h a l l t h i s . ~ e t ' sg e t r o l l i n g . I want i d e a s , o p i n i o n s , suggestions. Anyt h i n g . Who knows? We might even g e t t o g e t h e r some r e a l l y good, sust a i n e d , well-thought o u t , f a i r , thorough p r e s e n t a t i o n s f o r Vander Zalm. He might be impressed enough t o come and t a k e p a r t . ~ e t ' sg e t down t o t h e b u s i n e s s of t h i n k i n g i n s t e a d of j u s t emoting because we l i k e t o h e a r t h e sound of o u r own v o i c e s o r f e e l good s o we can s a y , i id I t e l l @, Who's r i g h t ? Who's wrong? Who knows? Is t h e r e r e a l l y such a 2x1 L Lll,,,5 LJ-as zrl;tl=,? ~ h s tE' i:fe about anyway? Maybe i t ' s a l l been one long dream, w i t h t h e atom bomb become a nightmare and i n 1999 we w i l l a l l wake up and i t ' s one thing.

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Good l u c k t o both men! (Iflwhen they win, they go t o r e g i o n a l p l a y . ) Bridge: Elmer and John Cressman w i l l be p l a y i n g t h i s F.riday n i g h t a t t h e Richmond S e n i o r s Centre.

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