November 1, 1988, carnegie newsletter

It's imperative to address the issue of poverty by creating the political structure required to improve the quality of life here, says Jean Swanson, mayoral candidate in the November 19th civic election. A responsible civic government can be a facet in the political infrastructure needed to raise welfare rates, establish relit iolltrols, feed l~u~igiji kids and maintain a clean environment, she says.

It's pretty hard to track Jean do& these days as election day draws closer. You may find her in the Victoria Drive office of End Legislated Poverty (ELP) or at her modest campaign office on East 8th. Chances are, though, that she's out taking care of business, since funds for her campaign are frugal at best.

Jean Swanson is endorsed as the unity candidate by COPE, the civic New Democrats and the Vancouver and District Labour Council.

Campaign co-managers June Jensen

and Me1 Lehan, u s u a l l y t o be found i n t h e boardroom of t h e Labour Counc i l on E a s t 8 t h , loaned t o Jean f o r t h e d u r a t i o n of t h e campaign, e s t i mate h e r campaign w i l l c o s t $30,000 which w i l l come from t h e Labour Council and i n d i v i d u a l d o n a t i o n s .

They a r e u s i n g 200 s i g n s i n key l o c a t i o n s a l o n g w i t h a few p o s t e r s . It i s d e f i n i t e l y a n o - f r i l l s campaign.

J e a n s a y s ELP p u t p r e s s u r e on 4 of t h e 1 3 i n n e r c i t y s c h o o l s which have k i d s who a r e going hungry. A s a reS u l t $200,000 i s now a l l o c a t e d t o these schools t o feed t h e s e k i d s , b u t t h i s i s o n l y a beginning. Says J e a n , "Poverty i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r more l o s t y e a r s of l i f e t h a n cancer."

She s a y s i n c r e a s i n g t h e w e l f a r e r a t e s "would almost pay f o r i t s e l f " through lower h e a l t h c a r e c o s t s and g r e a t e r buying power f o r t h e poor.

J e a n a d d r e s s e s t h e problem of housing, always a p o v e r t y i s s u e , sayi n g i f Gordon Campbell and t h e o t h e r NPA a l d e r m a n i c c a n d i d a t e s a r e r e -

e l e c t e d , fewer and fewer middle and lower income f a m i l i e s w i t h c h i l d r e n w i l l be a b l e t o l i v e i n Vancouver.

J e a n s a y s t h e r e should b e a moratorium on c l o s i n g u n s a f e s u i t e s u n t i l t h e c i t y d e v e l o p s more s o c i a l housing and neighbourhoods can choose from a r a n g e of o p t i o n s on d e a l i n g w i t h secondary s u i t e s .

J e a n b e l i e v e s a c l e a n environment s h o u l d b e e q u a l l y a v a i l a b l e t o peop l e who go t o a p a r k and t o p e o p l e She s a y s t h e a r e a who own a condo. around Concord P a c i f i c P a r k c o n t a i n s c h e m i c a l s t h a t have sunk i n t o t h e SGIIf r o m t h e gsswcrks t h a t w a s t h e r e and t h e s i t e ' s v a r i o u s indust r i a l u s e s . Mayor Campbell h a s n ' t even t a l k e d about t h i s , s a y s J e a n , and s h e i s t r y i n g t o make r e p o r t s about t h e c o n t a m i n a t i o n p u b l i c .

J e a n Swanson s a y s about 100,000 p e o p l e have been l e f t o f f t h e v o t e r s l i s t , b u t reminds v o t e r s t h a t t h e y can s t i l l r e g i s t e r on e l e c t i o n day.

By JOANNE HAMEN

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LETTER I n t h e Vancouver Sun, Oct. 1 7 , I r e a d N i c o l e P a r t o n ' s column on how she supports the p o l i t i c a l causes of poor p e o p l e b e c a u s e , as s h e s a y s : "Most o f t h e p o o r are n o t d e a d b e a t s " ( I ' m assuming t h e word "deadbeat" i s h e r way t o d e s c r i b e someone who won't g e t a j o b . ) M s . P a r t o n g o e s on t o s a y t h a t "Most would g i v e a n y t h i n g t o work & make a f i n a n c i a l c o n t r i b u t i o n t o I g u e s s by " s o c i e t y " , society".

M s . P a r t o n i s r e f e r r i n g t o o u r pres e n t s t a t e of d e c e p t i v e , c o r r u p t , greedy, c o m p e t i t i v e , unrepentant & thoroughly c a l c u l a t e d d e s t r u c t i o n of t h e p l a n e t & f u t u r e generations t h a t i s r e p o r t e d on d a i l y i n newsp a p e r s s u c h as M s . P a r t o n ' s own financially l u c r a t i v e career choice, The Vancouver Sun. . . t h e f i n a n c i a l c o n t r i b u t i o n s h e s a y s t h e poor would " g i v e a n y t h i n g " t o make t o t h i s s o c i e t y might b e t h e t a x e s a paycheck would g e n e r a t e f o r t h e wonderful & extremely expensive weapons s y s t e m s & t o x i c wastec r e a t i n g " F r e e E n t e r p r i s e " programs d e s i g n e d by s u c h i d e a l i s t i c f r e e t h i n k e r s a s Vanderzalm & Mulroney.

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She p r o b a b l y wants f r e e l u n c h e s f o r s c h o o l k i d s s o t h e y c a n g e t good h e a l t h y g r a d e s & become c o r p o r a t e l a w y e r s & come up w i t h c l e v e r new ways t o j u s t i f y t h e c o r r u p t i o n of a l l t r u t h - t e l l i n g .

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Make a n a p p o i n t m e n t w i t h your worker a t o n c e and g e t them t o c o m p l e t e t h e e l i g i b i l i t y s e c t i o n of t h e a p p e a l form.

3. Complete your n o t i c e of a p p e a l : Reasons: - c u t b a c k u n f a i r and d i s c r i m i n a t o r y t o 'me & my family' ; - n e e d s of ' m y s e l f & f a m i l y have n o t gone down s i n c e l a s t month; - anything e l s e s p e c i f i c t o your s i t u a t i o n .

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Expect SS&I-I t o r e f u s e y o u r r i g h t t o a p p e a l i f you a r e a s i n g l e p a r e n t i f y o u r r e a s o n i s t h e a g e of your c h i l d r e n . Keep t h e s e a p p e a l s s e p a r a t e and d e l i v e r n o t i c e of a p p e a l anyhow t o y o u r l o c a l o f f i c e . Keep a r e c o r d of when you t a k e i t 5. T r i b u n a l nominees: p e o p l e s h o u l d have a name r e a d y when needed. Come t o C a r n e g i e o r DERA t o g e t ofie when t h e M i n i s t r y reponds t o your n o t i c e of a p p e a l .

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NOTE: On w e l f a r e wednesday, a n o l d e r man came i n t o C a r n e g i e and t o l d t h e p e o p l e t h a t h e had l o s t $50, h i s medi c a l c o v e r a g e and h i s b u s p a s s . H e was g i v e n a l i s t of t h i n g s t o do and a s k e d t o s e e h i s d o c t o r r i g h t away.

The n e x t d a y h e came b a c k and s a i d t h a t h e had had t h e $50 p u t back on, had h i s m e d i c a l c o v e r a g e r e i n s t a t e d and even g o t h i s b u s p a s s back.

I t r e a l l y h e l p s t o KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

has slanderous tones.

I r e a l i z e t h a t h e h a s h i s own o p i n i o n s , b u t t o c a l l l o u r Policemen and Policewomen " h i r e d k i l l e r s " i s ou~rageous. I also realize there a r e rotten apples i n the barrel, b u t t o c a l l them h i r e d k i l l e r s r e a d y t o k i l l a t a moment's n o t i c e i s t o o much.

Our p o l i c e do n o t t e r r o r i z e u r b a n communities. The t r u t h o f t h e matt e r i s t h e a t t i t u d e of t h e people i s i n f a u l t . Our p o l i c e a r e t r a i n e d t o p r o t e c t , n o t k i l l . But t h e y a l s o t r a i n t o p r o t e c t themselves, i f attacked.

Where I l i v e I see o u t t h e window.

P e o p l e coming o u t o f t h e b a r s . Prost i t u t e s s o l i c i t i n g . P e o p l e h i g h on drugs. People f i g h t i n g w i t h knives.

And when t h e p o l i c e a r e c a l l e d , t h e y a r e abused by p e o p l e c a l l i n g them names n o t f i t t o mention. Drawing switchblades, s p i t t i n g , s l a s h i n g w i t h b o t t l e s a t t h e i r f a c e s and even drawing guns.

When t h e p o l i c e a r e c a l l e d i n a f a m i l y d i s p u t e where t h e w i f e i s abused o r t h e c h i l d r e n b e a t e n , t h e y a r e t o l d t o get out.

They a r e n o t allowed i n .

So t h e y g e t a o u r t o r d e r and b r e a k down d o o r s t o p r o t e c t t h e a b u s e d , t h e e l d e r l y , and especially the children.

What d v e s a policeman do i n a d a y ? Ask him how tnany a c c i d e n t s h e h a s s e e n w i t h mangled b o d i e s ;

i s i t t o p i c k up t h e p i e c e s o f b o d i e s and p u t them i n bags t o b e i d e n t i f i e d ? Who's j o b i s i t t o c ~ i n f o ~a t c h i l d w h o ' s bee11 r;-l!,ed : n r t a k e a m o l e s t e d baby who was b e a t e n t o d e a t h t o t h e morgue? Who's j o b i s i t o t f i n d runaway c h i l d r e n o r kidnapped c h i l d r e n ? Who's j o b i s i t t o go t o a h o t e l b e c a u s e of a d i s t u r b a n c e and open the1 d o o r a n d l f i n d h a l f a body and t h e r e s t of i t s p l a t t e r e d on t h e w a l l from a s h o t gun? O r a woman's body s l a s h e d ?

O r l i k e a few weeks ago, t o go i n a room and f i n d a man's body c u t up w i t h an axe?

I h a v e even s e e n u n d e r c o v e r p o l i c e watching p r o s t i t u t e s , p a t r o l l i n g so they don't g e t h u r t .

So, i n c l o s i n g I am g i v i n g t h r e e c h e e r s t o o u r p o l i c e f o r c e . Hurrah, h u r r a h , hurr a h . Keep up t h e good work. P e o p l e a r e a p p l a u d i n g you.

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Gerry R o l f s e n , t h e l o n g l e a n a r c h i t e c t who's been h a n g i n g around Carn e g i e t h e s e months, h a s now met w i t h o u r p e o p l e and g a t h e r e d t h e informat i o n h e needed.

So h e ' s r e a d y t o set up t h e "Carnegie games" t o t a k e place i n the A r t Gallery during the week o f November 7 t h .

Though t h e y ' r e c a l l e d "games", t h e s e s s i o n s t h a t week a r e a c t u a l l y a v e r y s e r i o u s p a r t o f t h e s p a c e plann i n g p r o c e s s . On f o u r d i f f e r e n t d a y s , a group of 1 2 w i l l s i t around a game board t h a t ' s shaped l i k e t h e f l o o r p l a n of C a r n e g i e C e n t r e . Players w i l l t r y t o r e o r g a n i s e t h e p l a n by p l a c i n g c o l o u r e d t i l e s on t h e board.

Each group w i l l b e made up o f p e o p l e o f d i f f e r e n t i n t e r e s t s and v a r i o u s i d e a s of how C a r n e g i e ' s s p a c e s h o u l d b e used.

For example, one might h a v e 2 p e o p l e from t h e L e a r n i n g C e n t r e ( p e r h a p s a t u t o r and a student), 2 volunteers, 2 seniors, 1 artist, 1 musician, 2 k i t c h e n volu n t e e r s and 2 s e c u r i t y s t a f f . You c a n imagine t h e e x c i t e m e n t , t h e w h e e l i n g and d e a l i n g a s t h i s group t r i e s t o d i v i d e up t h e f l o o r s p a c e .

Cti-her sroi~psr n i g h ~be mzfie l ~ p~f s t a f f o r t h e Board o r o t h e r combinat i o n s of u s e r s .

Though t h e p l a y i n g i s l i m i t e d t o 12 p e o p l e s e l e c t e d i n a d v a n c e by J e r r y , e v e r y o n e i s welcome t o obs e r v e , o f f e r s u g g e s t i o n s , c h e e r on t h e good guys and boo t h e bad guys.

Monopoly was n e v e r l i k e t h i s !

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ALDERMAN LIBBY DAVIES ALDERMAN LIBBY DAVIES

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Alderman Libby D a v i e s h a s become one of Vancouver's most r e s p e c t e d c o u n c i l members. F i r s t e l e c t e d t o c o u n c i l i n 1982, Libby i s known f o r her strong leadership, accessibility t o t h e p e o p l e , and a d e e p l y h e l d c o n c e r n f o r t h e w e l f a r e of o u r c i t y .

Her t i r e l e s s e f f o r t s t o s o l v e s u c h i s s u e s a s a f f o r d a b l e h o u s i n g , improved t r a n s i t s e r v i c e , and l o c a l a r e a p l a n n i n g , have e a r n e d h e r a city-wide r e p u t a t i o n a s a n outstandi n g a d v o c a t e f o r t h e n e e d s and a s p i r a t i o n s of a l l Vancouver c i t i z e n s .

A long-time champion of t h e r i g h t s of women and s e n i o r s , Libby h a s been e s p e c i a l l y a c t i v e on c o u n c i l on t h e i r behalf.

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Save S t r a t h c o n e y I s l a n d Communist Gardens, w h a t e v e r .

Could be a v a l u a b l e p a r k i n g l o t .

H e c k l e s t h e Mayor When h e c a n ' t g e t h i s way.

So who's t h i s Kramer c h a r a c t e r anyway?

That ' s what I wanna know Poppin' up everywhere Check t h i s v i d e o from J u l y On t h e t u b e s p o u t i n ' commie b u l l s h i t 'Bout "govt. d e c l a r i n g war on t h e poor" Kramer on t h e t u b e a g a i n Loafin' around, r e g i s t e r i n g v o t e r s Why, i f i t w e r e n ' t f o r S o c r e d s Don't t h i s guy know The poor might n o t e x i s t a t a l l .

Poor p e o p l e d o n ' t need v o t e ?

S u n ' s on t h e s t a n d S o c r e d s and NPA always t a k e S t a r i n ' down R e a l good c a r e of them Wouldn't y a know i t Month b e f o r e t h a t h e ' s h e l p i n ' ORGI t ' s o l d g u e s s who a g a i n Kramer s a y s t h i s . Kramer s a y s t h a t . a n i z e some s o r t a " L e a r n e r s Conference" n ..-- J - 1 c--r\urkr*rir LUL ~ fi ~ f e ,~ L C LEic'nmonu ' s j o b Cbvious f r o n t s n e a k y commie b a s t a r d s Won't t h r e a t e n Blow a grand Unemployable s t a t u s .

On l i t e r a c y workshops Teach poor p e o p l e t o r e a d Now I d i d some d i g g i n ' What t h e y d o n ' t know c a n ' t h u r t ' e m I g o t s o u r c e s , man Can i t ?

Did some f i g u r i n ' t o o Forty-thousand l e t t e r s F r e e food of c o u r s e Mailed a t g r e a t e x p e n s e .

Where i t ' s r e a l l y a t The M i n i s t e r ' s s t a f f Why e l s e t h i s p l a g u e o f v o l u n t e e r s Acting w i t h s e n s i t i v i t y A l l t h i s work w i t h o u t pay D e c l i n e d ( t o g i v e Richmond n o t i c e ) Makes 'em u n f i t Reclassification For g a i n f u l employment But i s t h a t good enough f o r Kramer?

H u r t s MSSH H e l l no! C a l l t h e p r e s s .

Open m a r k e t commodity v a l u e S p i l l t h e beans. Can't l e t Next y e a r When we p r i v a t i z e - s l e e p i n ' dogs l i e .

Let's bust h i s a s s None of t h i s "community" b u l l s h i t - f o r d i s t u r b i n ' t h e peace.

Keep 'em i s o l a t e d Hey, I g o t f r i e n d s a t CSIS, Check o u t t h i s g u y ' s f i l e T h i n g ' s a m i l e deep.

T h i s i s one s c a r y dude C a r d - c a r r y i n g member of C a r n e g i e , no l e s s P u b l i s h e s a l l t h i s pinko p o e t r y Reads i t everywhere, w i t h h i s hippy-dippy f r i e n d s No bloody wonder h e ' s unemployable Too busy demanding b e t t e r homes - and GARDENS! Usual f r e a k y p e r v e r t c r a p What g a l l Writes City Council:

On t h e r o p e s On t h e s k i d s Uprooted, d i s e n f r a n c h i s e ,d P u t t h e f e a r o f Claude i n ' e m F e a r of t h e M i n i s t r y MSSH But t h i s Kramer, s e e , h e ' s r e a l t r i c J u s t when you f i g u r e you g o t A h a n d l e on him He up and changes l a b e l s on you Grad. s t u d e n t Labour r e p .

"WELFARE RECIPIENTII Hey, t h a t be a l l we needa know Rest d o n ' t count f o r d i d d l e y F a r e w e l l , r e - c i p no more

Ungrateful, unproductive Scum Cost u s 370$ a month S u p p o r t t h i s l i f e of d e c a d a n c e D e c e i t and d e b a u c h e r y High on t h e hog F u l l - c o u r s e meal Every second d a y .

Let's reclassify t h i s parasite.

Cut h i s m e d i c a l Ground him i n t h e s t r e e t s .

No more p r e s c r i p s .

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Thank you f o r y o u r l e t t e r r e g a r d i n g M r . P e t e r Immls a r t k c l e land my r e p l y .

I a p p r e c i a t e your comments, however, I must p o i n t o u t t h a t a l a r g e p o r t i o n o f t h e P r o v i n c i a l r e v e n u e s a r e s p e n t on s o c i a l s e r v i c e s and income a s s i s t a n c e programs f o r p e r s o n s i n n e e d ; on h e a l t h s e r v i c e s and on e d u c a t i o n s e r v i c e s , o v e r $6.6 b i l l i o n f o r t h e 1986/87 f i s c a l y e a r .

Of t h a t sum, o v e r $1.5 b i l l i o n was s p e n t by t h i s M i n i s t r y a l o n e t o h e l p t h o s e i n g r e a t e s t need.

The P r o v i n c i a l Income A s s i s t a n c e Program i s a " s a f e t y n e t " program i n t e n d e d t o a s s i s t w i t h b a s i c n e e d s d u r i n g p e r i o d s when i n d i v i d u i l s o r f a m i l i e s are , unable t o provide f o r themselves.

It e n s u r e s t h a t no one f a l l s below b a s i c s . ' The M i n i s t r y of S o c i a l S e r v i c e s and Housing p r o v i d e s a r a n g e o f employment and t r a i n i n g programs g e a r e d t o f a c i l i t a t i n g and e n h a n c i n g t h e r e - e n t r y of employable r e c i p i e n t s i n t o t h e workforce, encouraging r e c i p i e n t s t o r e g a i n self-sufficiency.

Income a s s i s t a n c e b e n e f i t s , and t h e i n c e n t i v e a l l o w a n c e , a r e n o t i n t e n d e d a s a s u b s t i t u t e f o r employment and s h o u l d n o t b e compared - 2 -1 ~ r in l ce ~ ? ? r l x ? e- ' ~ : C V Z Z C S is g ~ d ~ ~ primarily ied i n r e c o g n i t i o n of Lv a J U V . e x t r a c o s t s i n c u r r e d by a r e c i p i e n t p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n a pre-employment program.

I t i s p r i m a r i l y d e s i g n e d f o r t h e unemployed e m p l o y a b l e s , b u t i t i s a l s o open t o t h e handicapped and unemployable c l i e n t s . The g o a l s of t h e i n c e n t i v e cont r a c t a r e s p e c i f i c and t h e f o c u s i s on u p g r a d i n g employment s k i l l s .

The program i s , t h e r e f o r e , t i m e l i m i t e d . O t h e r programs e x i s t f o r f u r t h e r r e h a b i l i t a t i o n and r e t r a i n i n g , a s i n d i c a t e d .

I t r u s t t h e above comments c l a r i f y my ini is try's p o s i t i o n f o r you.

Yours t r u l y , Claude Richmond, M i n i s t e r o f S.S. & H. -7

Claude Richmond : T h i s a d d r e s s e d t o you, b u t t h e above (from someone i n your o f f i c e ? ) shows t h a t "your M i n i s t r y " h a s l i t t l e t o u c h w i t h r e a l i t y . When you came t o C a r n e g i e w i t h g r a p h s and c h a r t s , t h e v e r b i a g e was a l l b i l l i o n s o f o n l y $7.00; now i t ' s u n d e c l a r e d d o l l a r s , budgets, necessity.

Then i t was ---B u r e a u c r a t i c c r a p d o e s n ' t e x p l a i n why t h e r e i s l e s s wat a g a i n s t t h e poor. food on t h e t a b l e o r why a p e r s o n i s f i r e d from g e t t i n g a n e x t r a $50 f o r do"Enhancing t h e r e - e n t r y of r e c i p i n g community s e r v i c e work a s a v o l u n t e e r . i e n t s i n t o t h e w o r k f o r c e "...Where a r e t h e 20,000 j o b s ? Does t h e need f o r t h e community work j u s t v a n i s h ? ! Does t h i s "pre-employment e x p e r i e n c e " a l l o w unemployables o r p e r s o n s w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s t o l e a p ahead o f t h e t h o u s a n d s o f nope, i t d o e s n ' t work t h a t unemployed t o become s e l f - s u f f i c i e n t ? M i r a c l e ! way. UNemployable d o e s n ' t t r a n s l a t e a s UNhuman.

You h a v e c r e a t e d a n a t o m s p h e r e o f f e a r and l o a t h i n g , w i t h overworked s o c i a l w o r k e r s r e s i g n e d t o a n o t h e r s p a t e o f s t u p i d and i n s e n s i t i v e p o l i c i e s .

The money s p e n t on TV a d s and government propAganda, t h e p u b l i c money l o s t on s e c r e t , d e a l s and f a v o u r s t o f r i e n d s , o u r money b e i n g poured i n t o t h e c e n t r a l i s a t i o n of power and p r i v a t i s a t i o n - t h e HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS - a l l r e f l e c t t h e c o r e c o d e of Socredism: III ' v e g o t mine and s c r e w you J a c k . " PAULR TAYLOR

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Good day Film Fans. T h i s i s t h e Unknown C r i t i c i n v i t i n g you a l l t o check o u t t h e Carnegie Video Club on F r i d a y evenings i n t h e T h e a t r e and on S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g s on & t h e ~ h i r dF l o o r . A l l t h e movies s t a r t a t 7:00 pm.

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F r i d a y , November 4 t h : WEEDS (1987) L conv i c t Nick. N o l t e p o r t r a y s a San Quen :s t h e who becomes a p l a y w r i g h t and t ex-p r i s o n coun t r y w i t h a t h e a t r e t r o u p e inmates. As I h a v e n ' t y e t s e e n t h i s one, i t i s unrated.

S a t u r d a y , November 5 t h : THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR (1988)*** Robert Redford d i r e c t e d t h i s t a l e of a n unemployed handyman who misappropr i a t e s some p r i v a t e l y owned w a t e r t o i r r i g a t e h i s b e a n f i e l d , and b r i n g s h i s community t o t h e b r i n k of war.

F r i d a y , November 1 1 t h : D U C K SOUP (1933)**** The prime m i n i s t e r of a t i n y c o u n t r y d e c l a r e s war on a n e i g h b o r i n g n a t i o n j u s t f o r t h e f u n of i t . The Marx B r o t h e r s a r e t h e s t a r s i n t h i s c l a s s i c s a t i r e t h a t bombed when i t was f i r s t r e l e a s e d .

S a t u r d a y , November 1 2 t h : DOWN AND OUT I N BEVERLY HILLS (1986)*** A despondent bum t r i e s t o drown h i m s e l f i n a swimming p o o l and i s r e s c u e d by a n e u r o t i c B e v H i l l s f a m i l y . Mike t h e Dog steals a l l t h e s c e n e s i n t h i s h i l a r i o u s s a t i r e t h a t a l s o stars Nick N o l t e and Richard Dreyfuss.

F r i d a y , November 1 8 t h : STAKEOUT (1987);k* S i c h n r r i i i r r y i i i s s ! ) i i i y s a c.op wi~o i a X s i l l i u v e w i i i ~ Lilt: W U I I I ~ L I L L i i ;LIZ ;11d h i s p a r t n e r (Emilio E s t e v e z ) a r e supposed t o be watching. T h i s f a s t paced buddy-pic was f i l m e d i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e and South F a l s e Creek.

S a t u r d a y , November 1 9 t h : STAND BY ME (1986) **a* C r i t i c ' s Choice Stephen K i n g ' s s h o r t s t o r y "The Body" w a s t h e b a s i s f o r t h i s f i l m a b o u t boyhood f r i e n d s h i p i n t h e 50s. S t a r r i n g W i l Wheaton, R i v e r Phoenix and K e i f e r S u t h e r l a n d and d i r e c t e d by Rob R e i n e r of t v ' s A l l I n The Family.

F r i d a y , November 2 5 t h : THE EMERALD FOREST (1985)*** An American e n g i n e e r s e a r c h e s t e n y e a r s f o r h i s s o n who was kidnapped and r a i s e d by a p r i m i t i v e t r i b e o f Amazon i n d i a n s . The boy i s b e l i e v a b l y port r a y e d by d i r e c t o r John Boorman's a u t i s t i c son.

S a t u r d a y , November 26th: THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)Jc**Jc C r i t i c ' s Choice T h i s c l a s s i c t a l e of g o l d , g r e e d and human n a t u r e a t i t ' s w o r s t stars Humphrey Bogart and w a s d i r e c t e d by John Huston.

SEE YOU NEXT MONTH.

c o l l i s i o n s of m y s t e r i o u s damnation c i r c u m s t a n c e h e r mother & mine b o t h born l i v e s - b r o k e n i n s o u t h e r n i l l i n o i s ' coalmine-warzone & we've c r a s h e d i n t o t h e a r t i f i c a l e u t h a n a s i a s of t h e same s p l i t t i n g l i e s w i t h t h e n a i v i t i e s of o u r s o u l s & blood on o u r hands & s h e ' l l b e h e r e t u e s d a y 9:30 a t n i g h t s h e s a i d t h r o u g h t h e phone a n o l d i n d i a n t o l d some men i n t h e i s a b e l l a b a r t o l e a v e h e r a l o n e " s h e ' s a shaman" b u t I a l r e a d y knew t h a t s h e ' s a screwed-up shaman a n e c s t a t i c m u t i l a t e d i n a m e r c i l e s s w o r l d ' s remaking o f $hamani$m i n t o n u l l a g e o b l i v i o n from t o r o n t o s h e saw me buy c o d e i n e on e a s t h a s t i n g s s h e saw t h e hand handing i t t o m e & d e s c r i b e d i t s h e t r a n c e s & I ' m s i t t i n g h e r e 4 a.m. cold p a c i f i c ocean d r i p p i n g through t h e roof

de-immunizing I want to sing my grief directly to the dead but the tongue in my soul's been replaced by official dead-ends DO NOT OCCUPY posted on the doorway of my home because of not enough renovations again we've been run-out east to west & run-down in this waterlogged warehouse our existence illegal from then on I watch a hockey game from calgary & during a break somebody plays the U.S. marine corps song "from the halls of montezuma to the olympic saddledome" I eat beans & weiners clinging to the window a swatted fly left for dead a psychomultiple on teevee unified by one desire to kill all the men who remind her of her father here's the last skidrow's stigmata of out-loud outlaw blood sharing shit & sweating old neon in dirt-deep dispair's laughter pissing missions'~kingdoms' come in naked alleys addicted to freedom's final screams a grey snotrag smelling like vomit a human being a black dawn salivating out of my jaw "I knew the real was yonder & the darkened dream of it was here" black elk NOT SAFE TO OCCUPY posted on the door where I live record numbers of homicide-suicides in the lower mainland & everywhere else already this year-oh my love our lost bridges our burned hope Vancouver is another cruel city auctioning children & abetting suffering while the gravity jail is getting stronger I'm in cold storage on railway street I guess I'll pray the welfare cheque arrives & pray I can find a room for us where the night-of-the-knives does not slash through the walls & she'll be here greyhounded tomorrow night a miracle we're still trying L V l u v r eac-i~n c h e r s ' dzcgercus pzin where b l a c k is i i l e coiour & autumn the season 6 old age the time to live long enough to get warm day of rain day so estranged in japan "oni no yo na hito" like a demon without human feelings like the mother who kills herself without killing her children - Bud Osborn I

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u s i n g technology t o save t h e world from t h e e f feet; of technology New Age New R e l i g i o n God i s Dead l e a r n more e f f e c t i v e techniques of p e r s o n a l t r a n s f o r m a t i o n breathing c i ~ a kas r baiancing r e s o l v i n g anger l e t t i n g go of g u i l t and n e g a t i v e feelings l e t t i n g go of b a r r i e r s and d e f e n s e s Surrender

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my enemies prosper my d o c t o r won't g i v e me any more p i l l s f o r my n e r v e s because s h e s a y s they make m e f e e l t o o good I put t h e r a d i o i n t h e window t o f i g h t noise with noise and y e l l a t t h e k i d next door f o r being t o o loud Wounded Knee T r a i l of Tears broken dreams engines radios closing i n f r u s t r a t i o n of an unborn l i f e t h e Red Road l e f t f a r behind now i t i s n o t t r u e t h a t mankind never had i t

drumbeat coming o u t from t h e Native C a t h o l i c Church and I l o n g t o h e a r my own blood always t h e n o i s e p r e s s i n g i n from t h e carnage of c i t i e s t o survive they say cauterize the heart t o look upon t h e f a c e of t r u t h i s now d e v a s t a t i n g t o adapt IS' to die

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Saturday night is party night in the Theatre at Carnegie Centre, and the Carnegie Volunteers are laying on the entertainment.

Stage 401 offers a variety of dance music aimed to please every taste and to provide a good time for all. Whether you like to get out on the dance floor, socialize wi;h friends, or just sit and listen, Stage 401 will make it possible.

It's all free, too.

About a month ago, the Carnegie Volunteers decided to try to make Stage 4Gi a regirlai- Saiurciay nig'nr; dance event, at least until the end of the year. Attendence had been going down. People were staying away because they didn't know what to expect from one week to the next.

The key to success for Stage 401 has to be consistency, and giving people what they want. That means booking bands who can provide toetapping music, with an emphasis on country-and-western, and who can adjust their volume so it's not too loud for the cozy confines of the Theatre. a

So far, we've had three bands who fit the bill - Southland Express, R.J. and the Western Riders, and the Carnegie Band. All good 01' boys from the Downtown Eastside.

But we're going to need help to keep Stage 401 going. We need to find more bands to play on Saturday night. We can't pay much - just expenses. But it's a chance for upand-coming musicians to apBear before an appreciative audience in a booze-free environment. Any bands out there who w p t t n h e l p 7 Anybody know of any bands? If you do, p l e u s s contact Atiba, the Volunteer's coordinator. She's usually near the kitchen on the 2nd floor, or call her at 665-3006.

Stage 401 is on from 7 pm to 9 : 3 0 .

And if you get hungry, you can always enjoy ~anny's pizza and baked goods, on sale on the 1st floor at very reasonable prices. Proceeds go to aid ~olunteers'picnics and camping trips.

EXTRA NOTE: Once a month on Saturday night, there will be a special event in the Theatre.

The Volunteer Dinner on August 16th, 1988 was v e r y good.

We were served t a s t y Chinese food. S i t t i n g t h e r e e a t i n g , and l i s t e n i n g t o f i n e music from t h e s t a g e w i t h Rose s i n g i n g , Dean on g u i t a r and Henry on drums. It was a most e n j o y a b l e t i m e . The once a month d i n n e r i s completely prepared and served by t h e Carnegie s t a f f , i n a p p r e c i a t i o n ' to

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Coffee t i c k e t s , camping t r i p s and many o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s a r e some of t h e b e n e f i t s of h e l p i n g o t h e r s and t h e community by becoming a v o l u n t e e r .

C. L. Eckert.

VOLUNTEER SUPPORT GROUP MEETING The r e g u l a r m o n t h l y m e e t i n g o f t h e V o l u n t e e r S u p p o r t G r o u p w i l l b e h e l d i n t h e T h e a t r e a t 1 1 : O O A.M. on W e d n e s d a y , November 2 n d . A l l v o l u n t e e r s w e l c o m e . F r e e c o f f e e .

SENIORS DANCE Monday e v e n i n g s f r o m 7 t o 9 : 3 0 P.M. t h e C a r n e g i e S e n i o r s s u p p l y t a p e d m u s i c f o r a l l t h o s e who a r e f e e l i n g l i k e , t r i p p i n g t h e l i g h t fandango.

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A wonderful weekend w a s enjoyed by Carnegie S e n i o r s and Volunteers desp i t e t h e t o r r e n t i a l r a i n s . Thirtyone brave s o u l s went on t h e p i o n e e r e x p e d i t i o n t o Mount Seymour.

So much r a i n f e l l t h a t I f e l t w e were i n t h e F l o r i d a Everglades and kept checking t o see i f t h e r e were any a l l i g a t o r s . W e should b u i l d an a r k b e f o r e t h e n e x t hoedown t o h a u l t h e mountains of food i n .

Most of us were s t r a n d e d i n t h e c h a l e t f o r two s o l i d days except f o r t h e odd f i f t y yard dashes t o t h e 1outdoor b i f f y . G e t t i n g t h e r e was an adventure i n i t s e l f .

Now f o r t h e h i s t o r y of t h e Martin Luther Chalef. The Mount Seymour Ski School owned t h e b u i l d i n g o r i g inal ly.

R v t the slnpes rarere hest s u i t e d f o r beginners and when t h e s k i e r s became advanced they headed f o r W h i s t l e r and Grouse Mountains.

This prompted t h e S k i School t o look f o r someone t o buy t h e b u i l d i n g and maintain i t f o r such groups a s Cubs, Beavers, Scouts, Brownies, Guides and community c e n t r e s .

Martin Luther Church, a t F r a s e r & 46th Avenue, bought t h e b u i l d i n g f o r one d o l l a r and pay f o r t y - s i x d o l l a r s f o r t h e s i t e p e r y e a r . The manager was v e r y concerned about f i r e as they a r e unable t o o b t a i n i n s u r a n c e ; t h e f i r e department can not g e t up t h e r e !

The h i g h l i g h t of t h e camping t r i p was when a b l u e g r a s s band c a l l e d "No Mean Feet" came t o e n t e r t a i n , They had u s doing a l l kinds of n e a t dances i n c l u d i n g t h e " V i r g i n i a Reel" and "Birdie i n t h e Cage".

Frankie was my f a v o u r i t e p a r t n e r and Atiba survived a l l of t h e dances, much t o t h e d e l i g h t of t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s and t h e audience.

The sun came o u t on t h e day w e were leaving.

I have a l r e a d y p u t my o r d e r i n f o r n i c e r weather n e x t year.

We a l l came home a few pounds heavier than before leaving f o r Mount Seymour.

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J u s t s t e p up t o t h e Volunteer o f f i c e on t h e second f l o o r (next t o t h e kitchen)any Thursday morning a t 10 a.m. You'll be t r e a t e d t o a f r e e t o u r of t h e bulding and a f r e e o r i e n t a t i o n session.

There a r e l o t s of v o l u n t e e r 4 " 1 r a Y ~ ~ - L a u - L c L z ~ L ~ L I L 1 2 0111 t h e w ~ i g h ~ room i n t h e basement t o t h e t h e a t r e and i n f o desk on t h e f i r s t f l o o r , k i t c h e n and pool room i n t h e second f l o o r and a r t g a l l e r y and Learning Centre on t h e top f l o o r .

A l l i t t a k e s i s an i n t e r e s t i n people arid a w i l l i n g n e s s t o be p a r t of t h e most e x c i t i n g and dynamic community c e n t r e i n Canada!

I f you want more information, j u s t a s k f o r A t i b a on t h e second floor.

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JULIEN L E V E S Q U E ~ Mary Brogan i s a l i v e l y presence on t h e second f l o o r .

She t a k e s a keen i n t e r e s t i n e v e r y t h i n g t h a t ' s happening. I f you want t o know what's going on around t h e second f l o o r , j u s t a s k Mary.

Mary's sandwiches are a l s o one of t h e h i g h l i g h t s of t h e monthly v o l u n t e e r s ' meeting.

Poet, w e l f a r e advocate, t u t o r , a u t h o r , honorary member of t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e Women's Centre, former member of t h e Carnegie Board - S h e i l a Baxter has done i t all.

Right now, S h e i l a i s busy f i g h t i n g t h o s e $50 w e l f a r e cutbacks, s o look f o r n o t i c e s about t h e new w e l f a r e h e l p c l i n i c s i n Carnegie.

J u l i e n Levesque i s one of t h e whizzes of t h e k i t c h e n . H i s cakes a r e a p l e a s u r e t o behold - and t o e a t ! When h e ' s n o t cooking up a storm, you might f i n d him on t h e t h i r d f l o o r playing bridge o r Role-Playing Games (KPG) J u l i e n i s a l s o a member of t h e Carnegie Board and a former t u t o r i n t h e Learning Centre.

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JEAN SWANSON

For nearly 15 years, Jean Swanson has been well known amonst three main groups: community activists, labour activists and those who wish all the activists would go away. She has been one of the most solid and widely-respected leaders in the fight for economic justice, fair wages, public transportation, affordable housing and community-based resources. And no matter where she goes - D.E.R.A., the Hospital Employees' Union, the Solidarity Coalition, End Legislated Poverty or the Mayor's office - her commitment to these fundamental issues goes with her.

Jean's introduction to civic politics was in 1974 when she was involved--in- one of Vancouver's most --dynamic community gaoups, the Downtown Eastside ~esidents'Association.

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For three years, Jean worked as a research analysist at the Hospital Employees' Union, where she was able to combine her fierce commitment to the best universal health care with the just demands of HEU members for pay equity, safe working conditions and improved delivery of services.

In 1983, Jean was seconded to the Solidarity Coalition, where her experience in both labour and community organizations provided the Restraint fightback with a crucial combination of skills.

Jean is no stranger to City Hall, either. She has sat as a member on the Planning Commission, on citizens' advisory committees, health committees, transportation committees, Her record shows her as a forceful and effective spokesperson for the people in our city who ride public transportation, who pay rent, who send their children to public schools, who take thier families to neighbourhood parks and community centres, who work for wages.

Jean is also associated, most recently, with End Legislated Poverty and the Vancouver Coalition Against "Free" Trade. Her ability to cut through the bureaucratic doublespeak and hit the problem square in the face has forced our civic government to fly its flag of hypocrisy in full public view on the question of hungry children. Today in Vancouver there are few people who can ignore the fact of poverty and hunger - because Jean will never stop pointing to the simple solution, which is government funds for food.

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Those who have worked with Jean know her as a person with an uncanny ability to see things in their clearest and plainest light, to skirt around useless rhetoric and get down to basics.

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A public properly apprised of the value of the airport and port will more likely support the call for a second major runway on Sea Island or reject a demand that the disabled be provided with a level crossing in order to reach a waterfront park near the north foot of Main Street.'

A recenl newspaper letter from Harry Dawson cldm that a lwel crossing would allow the park to be better used for sports, "even basketball in wheelchairs would be pOssi., bfe."

The park can be reached from Main Street via a $4-million overpass. The access ramp on the seaward side of the overpass is claimed to be too steep for unescorted people in wheelchairs to use it.

The waterfront railway tracks to be breached by the proposed crossing are -busy. Skilful propagandists who browbeat ~ a n couver Port Corp. into releasing waterfront land for park area are persistent in demanding that the wheelchair-bound be grated access at grade level.. In order to get- the park they talked endlessly of the elderly and the poor it would serve. Now the focus is on the disabled.

A major power shift at city hall could bring a return of people likely to add their voices to the clamor for a grade crossing. A public knowledgeable about the benefits conferred by the port may want to defend the city's

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It i s t o o bad t h a t Mark Wilson, t h e t r a n s p o r t w r i t e r f o r The P r o v i n c e , h a s n o t developed t h e s k i l l of t h e " s k i l l f u l Propagandists" t h a t he c r i t i z e s i n h i s October 2 1 s t column on t h e P o r t of Vancouver.

S k i l l e d p r o p a g a n d i s t s o r , as we pref e r t o c a l l them, a d v o c a t e s must do

t h e i r r e s e a r c h . A few p o i n t s : 1 ) The d i s a b l e d a d v o c a t e s would n o t have had t o "demand" a n a t - l e v e l c r o s s i n g i f t h e o r i g i n a l overpass had been b u i l t t o t h e p r o p e r s p e c s .

2 ) The a c c e s s i s n o t merely "claimed t o be" t o o s t e e p .

It i s recognized by t h e p u b l i c and t h e p r o f e s s i o n a l s t o be t o o s t e e p f o r unescorted wheelchair users.

3 ) The Vancouver C i t y H a l l S p e c i a l Task Force on a c c e s s t o Crab Beach h a s r e q u e s t e d t h a t CP R a i l p r o v i d e documentation as t o t h e e x i s t i n g and f u t u r e t r a i n flow a t t h i s c r o s s ing. The t r a c k s " a r e busy" i s a g e n e r a l i z a t i o n M r . Wilson u s e s t o s u g g e s t t h a t t h e r e i s no room f o r discussion.

4) "Now, t h e f o c u s i s on t h e d i s abled" because i t i s t h e people w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s who a r e denied a c c e s s t o a p u b l i c park. M r . W i l s o n ' s remark s u g g e s t s t h a t i t i s able-bodied p e o p l e who are u s i n g people w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s t o manipul a t e p u b l i c o p i n i o n . Disabled consumers have advocated on t h e i r own b e h a l f and have been f u l l p a r t n e r s i n a l l negotiations t o date.

5) There i s ample documentation and r e s e a r c h a v a i l a b l e a s t o why t h e ?sort s f Vzxcz-vcr hzs czt k e p t ~ x e w i t h o t h e r world-class p o r t s . To s u g g e s t t h a t one a t - l e v e l c r o s s i n g f o r d i s a b l e d consumers would s i g n i f i c a n t l y "impede e f f i c i e n c y " i s m i s l e a d i n g and t r i v i a l i z e s t h e P o r t ' s long-term problems.

6) The C i t y of Vancouver h a s made a commitment t o s o l v e t h e problem of a c c e s s by s t r i k i n g a working commit t e e t o work w i t h community groups, t h e b u s i n e s s community, CP R a i l and t h e P o r t of Vancouver.

"A major power s h i f t a t C i t y H a l l " would n o t a l t e r t h i s n o n - p a r t i s a n commitment.

We a g r e e w i t h M r . Wilson t h a t a

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Sincerely, Geof f McMurchy P r o j e c t Supervisor Task Force on T r a n s p o r t a t i o n B.C. C o a l i t i o n of t h e Disabled

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The b i r d s need t h e t r e e s t o b u i l d t h e i r n e s t s .

I need t h e t r e e s because t h e y p r o v i d e me w i t h t h e i r beauty and oxygen.

The b i r d s need t h e lawns t o g e t t h e i r food such a s worms and t h e t i n y s t o n e s t o h e l p d i g e s t t h e i r food.

I need t h e lawns t o l a y on, r o l l on, p l a y on.

The bees need t h e f l o w e r s t o g e t n e c t a r i n o r d e r t o make t h e honey i n t h e i r h i v e s .

I need t h e f l o w e r s t o g i v e o r send t o a loved one o r t o d e c o r a t e my home.

The b i r d s , t h e b e e s and I need Mother N a t u r e ' s creations t o survive.

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A Contemporary Parable There was a man walking along Hastings St., from Carrall, say, up to a home away from home at Main, just minding his own solo business of human merely being, Walking along, talking his own street song from his heart only so to speak an eloquent solo blues he hoped to tell someone someday,

(IT'S ALL OVER BABY) Like a phoenix on the rise The memory (under Pissaro skies), Lives and never dies Standing under the marquee The ancient rain falls slaternly The pallid spectre reflected in the window (amid the dusty display wedding cake) Tells me the wind blown leaves are faces all of them faces The umbilical cord is severed forever

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Why did you give voice to that which for me was once incomprehensible And should I thank you? should I. When and where will the catharsis occur I feel you are always near.

(You assail my chiascuro dreams with eyes that cast shadows)

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The doorknob i s a taboo o b j e c t i n t h i s t e x t . Cats yawn and s t r e t c h t h e new y e a r i n .

T h e i r new y e a r .

"American P i e " on t h e a/m.

Beats co-op r a d i o e v e r y t i m e . I n t e l l e c t u a l p r i d e is a bore f o r those not p a r t a k i n g o f t h e f e a s t . The s p i d e r s a r e f r a n t i c a l l y webbing me i n . I w i s h t h e y ' d f i n d t h e i r own ambience.

I know t h e Locked o u t , I suppose. f e e l i n g . ( I ' m s p e a k i n g of c o n s e n t , s l o w minds.)

Keep your coddam food I d o n ' t d o manual t i c k e t s Carnegie.

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The s p i d e r s have begun t o mate, o u t o f s e a s o n . ~ o n t 't h e y know from e s t r a s ?

A l i t t l e l e s s synchronicity please; I ' m f e e l i n g J a p a n e s e t h i s month.

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Worms o f t h e e a r t h . V a c a t i o n t i m e .

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New l e a v e s a w a i t t h e h o p e f u l . A l l . s a c r i l e g e is s a c r o s a n c t .

I t is time a g a i n t o p a r e down t h e d i f f e r e n c e s of a r b i t r a r y d i s t a n c e . Flow f a r a r e you, my proxy l o v e ? I n d i a ?

Whose arms w i l l you l e a d me t o wl~en you g e t back where your s p i r i t never l e a v e s ?

The cowardly l i o n s l e e p s . The t i n man and t h e Scarecrow have s t a r t e d a d e s u l t o r y game o f c h e s s . The t i n man d o e s n ' t h a v e t h e h e a r t t o l e t t h e Scarecrow l o s e . Wish you were here.

Turn, l o v e , t u r n .

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D e s p e r a t i o n grows. V o l u n t e e r agenc i e s c a n ' t cope. Do we re-open t h e psych-wards? Expand t h e j a i l s ? No cost-saving t h e r e .

Open t h e p a p e r . Aha! S o l u t i o n !

Claude ~ i c h m o n d ' s "Employment P l u s " a d s . "Help now ...when you need i t . " Help f o r whom? Businessmen. F r e e labour t o "co-ordinate f e s t i v a l s . . . u p g r a d e s k i areas and g o l f c o u r s e s . "

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B u i l d a playground f o r t h e w e a l t h y .

Whip t h e s l a v e s i n t o p r o d u c t i v e s h a p e . T r i c k o r t r e a t indeed!

Forty-nine y e a r s ago l a s t night, in a living room on the affluent west side, a group of highminded Vancouver people formed a citizen's group to keep party politics out of city hall, It may be said in the context of history that the Civic Non-Partisan Association worked so hard and well in this project that they became a political party. y- n -K~ G.-, 6 inrrnnri N n m r C 1o9V ,is the oldest, continuing munici, pal party in Canada and the NPA's researchers are scurryidi even now ! in an attempt to validate that record to c o v e r "and t h e United States.".

Gordon ,Campbell, the current hero of the NPA. d i d n o t , O ~ ~ D E N NBOYD, Y course. attend 1 t h a t forma-L . tive meeting 49 years ago, he being at that time some 11years short of birth. The initiator of the ,,NPA, and its first campaign ;manager, was W. Lloyd Craig.

While the stated aim of the NPA in its genesis seems noble, to rid the civic governing appar a t u s of partisan politics, i t ,would appear that that general policy was particularized to keep the CCF socialists out, and Craig and his new group succeeded ad. mirably in their first flyer, win,ning nine of eleven aldermanic seats, all four school board seats 'and two out of three school board seats in the 1937 civic election.

The winners were elected on an 'at-large basis, the Vancouver ward system having been abo. l i s b d in 1935.

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The west side had gradually ( become the political heart of j Vancouver after 1929, when , Point Grey and South Vancouver were amalgamated with Vancou- 4 ver, coaledng a huge and pow- 1 e r f u l vote of development- 1 minded business and professional people.

After that sweeping victory in 4 the 1937 election, the NPA began " 3~ years af gal!;! ~ ~ ~ ~ ; 0i: ~4 t i ~ i ; , the affairs of Vancouver. But, as chael Harcourt, who wpuld ,be itdeveloped,theNPAdevelopers c o m e m a y o r e , r u n n i n g , a s developed too far. The Great independents, Freeway Debate of the Sixties In 1980, Harry ank kin topped galvanized tcitizens groups pro- tbe aldermanic roles for the third testing a planned freeway that straight year and he wae Yoiaed would have cut through China- . on council by the second gnd town, through the downtown bus. third COPE mcmbers; )Brocc iness area, and over to the North Yorke and Bruce Eriksen. Thq Shore by way of a third Burrard . NPA held the aldermanic bal.

Inlet crossing. s ' ,ante with five of 10 councU $eats So widespread was citizen but there was an erosion process *reactionto the freeway plan that a t work. it led to tbe creation of two re- ., , TEAM bas virtually d i s a p form parties, the moderate The peared as a civic force wh/le tbe Elector's Action Movement and NPA presence has been graduq the more radical Committee of ally but systematically chalProgressive Electors. Now the lenged by the growth of COPE, traditional west-side domination The tilt has been right to left. was weakened by the east-side In the 1984 election, COPE took reform movement as TEAM and four aldermanic seats, the NPA COPE banded against the NPA. three and TEAM two, with ont in 1966, COPE elected its first i n d e ~ e n d e n t .H a r r y R a n k i ~ a l d e r m a n , a lawyer named toppeh the aldermanic polls. Ar Harry Rankin. In 1972, TEAM NPA rookie, Gordon Campbell elected its first mayor, Art Phil- was the only new face on coun lips, with more than a 50,Wvote cil. majority. Phillips's executive The NPA has not elected a assistant was a young man mayor since Bill Rathie in 1964 named Gordon Campbell. The COPE h a s n e v e r elected a NPA did not run a candidate for mayor. Not yet. mayor. TEAM took eight of 10 At the age of 49, the NPA can council seats, elected eight of be said to have lived well and nine school trustees and four of long but to have aged quickly. the seven parks comissioners. The years must fly by when you COPE re-elected its sole council are coasting downhill. member, Harry Rankin. The This concludes the refresher NPA won a single council seat. lesson in civic politics. There win Two of the rookie TEAM alder- be a quiz November 15. Your a t man were Jack Volrich and Mi- tendanee is essential,

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The a r t i c l e on t h e page appeared i n 1986. A f t e r two y e a r s the issues i n the civic election a r e n o t new o r u n u s u a l , b u t t h e consequences o f o u r d e c i s i o n s - 'on who g e t s o u r v o t e s - w i l l make o r d e s t r o y o u r community.

Housing i s t h e key concern: the NPA-dominated c o u n c i l h a s g i v e n a c l e a r p a t h t o 3 of t h e most massive developments i n t h e h i s t o r y of Vancouver. One of t h e t h r e e i s promisi n g t o r e s e r v e 15% f o r s o c i a l , subs i d i z e d h o u s i n g , which shows t h e y ' a r e concerned f o r l e s s t h a n 1 i n 5 p e o p l e w i t h low incomes. The o t h e r 2 (Expo l a n d s & Coal Harbour) have promised n o t h i n g , though Coal Harbour h a s been a l i t t l e more c l e a r about t h e i n t e n t t h e r e : "No WAY!" I f you l o o k around, t h e r e a l o t more p e o p l e t h a n l e s s t h a n 1 i n 5 who d e s p e r a t e l y need a f f o r d a b l e housing.

So t h e q u e s t i o n begging t o be answered i s : "Where a r e a l l t h e well-to-do p e o p l e g o i n g t o come from t o move i n t o t h e (25-30) new h i g h r i s e , high-density apartment b u i l d i n g s ? " And t h e f l i p s i d e of t h i s : "Where a r e t h e t h o u s a n d s of l o n g t i m e r e s i d e n t s o f t h e Downtown c . . = L ~ L ~ J & guiug iu gu when c h e h i g n p r i c e s and s q u e e z e o f developments make a f f o r d a b l e l i v i n g i m p o s s i b l e ? " B i l l b o a r d s i n t h e a r e a q u o t e Mayor Gordon Campbell as s a y i n g t h a t t h e Non P a r t i s a n approach i s working.

I f you a r e a d e v e l o p e r , p a r t o f a multinational corporation, a land s p e c u l a t o r o r involved i n c r i m i n a l a c t i v i t i e s , t h e n of c o u r s e t h i s It b r i n g s more 'approach1 works. p r o f i t s t o t h o s e who a r e a l r e a d v f a b u l o u s l y well-to-do, w i t h t h e n i n g t h a t t h e rest of u s mere er iil w i l l b e n e f i t from t h e r i p p l e ~t-out e f f e c t . What i t a l s o

t r a n s l a t e s a s i s t h e domino e f f e c t : higher land values = higher r e n t s = h i g h e r food c o s t s = fewer a f f o r d a b l e rooms = e v i c t i o n s = homelessness.

The NPA r e g a r d s u s a s 2nd-class; few of u s have t h e p r i c e of a Porsche.

More s p e c i f i c s ? Okay, how about c l o s i n g secondary s u i t e s (37,000); r e f u s i n g door-to-door enumeration (100,000 opposed v o t e r s ' l e f t o u t ) ; refusing t o allow public input i n t o F a l s e Creek l a n d u s e p o l i c y , t h e n g i v i n g c i t i z e n s f i v e m i n u t e s each t o respond t o 150 pages of p o l i c y ; maki n g s e c r e t d e a l s w i t h p r i v a t e corp o r a t i o n s (CPR, Marathon, Concord P a c i f i c ) ; c h a n n e l i n g o v e r $500,000 t o DEEDS when t h e i r own e x e c u t i v e s s a i d no way; a l l o w i n g t h e p o l i t i c a l p u l l o f ~ c ~ a r t h bag-man ~ ' s t o override community d e s i r e and g i v e away t h e l a n d used f o r Community Gardens; s t o n e w a l l i n g f o r 2 y e a r s on a c c e s s t o Crab P a r k , t r y i n g t o ram t o u r i s t access through, then r e f u s i n g t o reopen t h e a t - g r a d e c r o s s i n g ; c u t t i n g t h e budget by t h e same amount s p e n t on t h e Main S t r e e t Overpass; Campbell worked l i k e h e l l t o g e t Vanderzalm e l e c t e d a s Mayor i n 1984 s o , i t seems c l e a r , t h a t a v o t e f o r t h e NPA i s a v o t e f o r S o c r e d s i s a v o t e f o r t h e Zalm., PLEASE WAKE UP!!!

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A s e l f - h e l p group i s meeting f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e on Tues., Nov.8 a t 4:30 pm, i n t h e s p a c e by t h e Xerox room on t h e 3 r d f l o o r . F r e e c o f f e e .

No s h r i n k s o r s o c i a l workers p l e a s e . j u s t poor p e o p l e For i n f o : Dave Ryerson, Mike Kramer S h e i l a Baxter.

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the Social Credit Party.

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