October 15, 1988, carnegie newsletter

C i t y E l e c t i o n ( S a t . Nov.19th) i s t h e Expo l a n d . Everyone h a s been w a i t i n g t o s e e i f Vancouver w i l l g e t a f a i r d e a l from t h e s i t e - s o c i a l housing. A f t e r a l l , h a s n ' t t h i s been t h e c a r r o t d a n g l e d i n f r o n t o f u s s i n c e t h e S o c r e d s bought t h e land i n t h e l a t e 70's with money?

But i t ' s 1988, n e a r l y 1989 and b i l l i o n a i r e and l a n d - f l i p p e r L i Kas h i n g h a s been g i v e n t h i s prime r e a l e s t a t e f o r a l m o s t a song and maybe a handshake.

The NPA dominated C o u n c i l h a s been a major p l a y e r i n t h e Expo l a n d s f i a s c o . ~ h e y ' v ebeen

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t h e p l a n n i n g o r l a c k of i t . The community i s n o t b e i n g c o n s u l t e d - we They do n o t de" g e t i n t h e way." s e r v e t o r e p r e s e n t Vancouverites; d e f i n i t e l y n o t Downtown E a s t s i d e r s .

The Expo l a n d s can e i t h e r b e n e f i t V a n c o u v e r i t e s o r t h e y can be d e v e l oped f o r t h e r i c h a s an e x e c u t i v e c i t y . V a n c o u v e r i t e s need s o c i a l housing. Why? - 17,000 p e o p l e a r e on w a i t i n g l i s t s f o r h o u s i n g i n Vancouver - i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e , groups l i k e DERA have 3,000 p e o p l e on waiting lists alone

- t h e r e a r e no r e n t c o n t r o l s - Vacancy r a t e s a r e t h e same as when Expo s t a r t e d . I n o t h e r w o r d s , > i t 1 sa l a n d l o r d ' s pAradise.

There a r e dozens of q u e s t i o n s t o be answered about t h e s i t e and i t s e f f e c t s on Vancouver & t h e D.E. 1.) I f s o c i a l housing i s b u i l t , how much and when?

2.) W i l l t h e s e u n i t s be p a i d f o r by s t e a l i n g from u n i t a l l o c a t i o n s f o r t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e ?

3 . ) How w i l l t h e s i t e a f f e c t l a n d p r i c e s i n t h e r e s t of Vancouver? ( I f l a n d c o s t s go up t o o much i n o u r community, t h e n b u i l d i n g s o c i a l housing h e r e w i l l be i m p o s s i b l e . ) COPE'S Aldermen Libby Davies and Bruce E r i c k s e n have championed t h e i s s u e of s o c i a l housing and communi t y p l a n n i n g a t C i t y H a l l t i m e and time a g a i n .

COPE s u p p o r t s 50% of a l l housing on t h e s i t e be s o c i a l housing, w i t h p r o p e r community c o n s u l t a t i o n and planning taking place.

Instead the NPA have p a t s i e d up t o t h e develope r s , l e a v i n g Vancouverites o u t i n t h e c o l d . A v o t e f o r COPE on Nov. 1 9 t h i s a Yes v o t e f o r p r o p e r development of t h e Expo l a n d s ! J u s t s o y o u ' l l know t h e names of t h e COPE candidates, here they are!

Mayoralty: JEAN SWANSON (COPE/C.NDP) Aldermanic:

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LIBBY DAVIES BRUCE ERICKSEN HARRY RANK I N CAROLE WALKER BRUCE YOKE CHRIS ALLNUTT JOHN CHURCH SADIE KUEHN GARY ONSTAD PAULINE WEINSTEIN MIKE CHRUNIK TIM LOUIS PAT WILSON

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have been e l e c t e d a t one t i m e o r a n o t h e r . Those o t h e r s have worked h a r d and n e a r l y b e i n g e l e c t e d . On November 1 9 t h , we need t o e l e c t COPE c a n d i d a t e s t o Council, School Board & P a r k s Board. And we need J e a n Swanson r e p l a c i n g t h a t u p - s t a r t Campbell i n t h e Mayor's c h a i r . And we need t h e C I V I C NDP a l s o i n . They have endorsed Swanson, have 5 a l d e r manic, 4 s c h o o l and 4 p a r k s board candidates.

I -FREE TLAW CLASS7 he C i t y E l e c t i o n & You How d o e s i t work?

What i s h t e j o b of e l e c t e d o f f i c i a l s ?

What i s t h e r o l e of schoolboard & parksboard?

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BypMuggs S i g u r g e i r s o n CCCA P r e s i d e n t .

The C a r n e g i e Board h a s i n s t r u c t e d me t o make a s t a t e m e n t a b o u t t h e e d i t o r i a l p o l i c y of t h e C a r n e g i e Newsletter.

Specifically, that the N e w s l e t t e r i s n o t a forum f o r persona l a t t a c k s on any member of o u r community.

We a r e a l l proud o f t h e N e w s l e t t e r .

I t i s a v i g o r o u s v o i c e of r e p o r t i n g , o p i n i o n and c r e a t i v i t y i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e .

Some o f t h e o p i n i o n s expressed i n its pages, e s p e c i a l l y a b o u t p o l i t i c i a n s and o t h e r p u b l i c figures, a r e strong - very strong.

That i s a l l t o t h e good. The Downtown E a s t s i d e i s home t o many s t r o n g minded p e o p l e , and we have many i s s u e s t h a t a r e important t o us.

But we must draw t h e l i n e when i t comes t o p e r s o n a l a b u s e o r i n v e c t i v e a g a i n s t members of o u r community.

Many w i l l remember t h e bad o l d d a y s of i n s u l t and p e t t y b i c k e r i n g on o u r Board.

That w a s n ' t f r e e s p e e c h .

In f a c t , i t had t h e o p p o s i t e e f f e c t , b e c a u s e i t s i l e n c e d many good p e o p l e by d r i v i n g them o u t , o r making them c y n i c a l o r a p a t h e t i c . That s i t u a t i o n was a b l a c k mark a g a i n s t C a r n e g i e , and i n d e e d t h e e n t i r e Downtown E a s t side.

It d i s c r e d i t e d u s , and k e p t u s from f i g h t i n g t h e r e a l problems t h a t f a c e t h e community.

C a r n e g i e members c a l l e d a h a l t t o that.

The bad o l d d a y s a r e b e h i n d US now.

We've had a " f r e s h s t a r t " i n t h e Carnegie Association.

We d o n ' t always a g r e e on e v e r y t h i n g , b u t when we a r g u e , w e s t r i v e t o d o i t w i t h c i v i l i t y and r e s p e c t .

The e d i t o r i a l p o l i c y i s s i m p l e : you c a n d i s a g r e e w i t h what someone s a y s , w i t h i d e a s , o p i n i o n s and s t r a t e g i e s . But t h e r e w i l l be no a t t -

a c k s on a p e r s o n ' s c h a r a c t e r o r moti v e s i n l e t t e r s , , a r t i c l e s o r columns.

H e r e ' s an example. Suppose C a r n e g i e member X makes a s t a t e m e n t t h a t everybody i n C a r n e g i e s h o u l d be g i v e n $10 o u t o f A s s o c i a t i o n f u n d s . I f you d o n ' t a g r e e , what i s a n a c c e p t a b l e r e p l y and what i s n ' t ?

NOT ACCEPTABLE: "Member X i s n u t s . ~ e ' sa c a r d - s h a r k and he w a n t s t o win t h e money away from everybody e l s e , s o he can g e t r i c h . " ACCEPTABLE: "That i d e a w i l l bankr u p t t h e A s s o c i a t i o n . We s h o u l d spend o u r money on p r o j e c t s t h a t w i l l have a long-term b e n e f i t , n o t j u s t a quick spending spree.''

The second r e p l y d e a l s w i t h t h e s u b s t a n c e o f t h e i s s u e . It d o e s n ' t p e r s o n a l i z e i t . T h a t ' s t h e k i n d of d e b a t e and d i s c u s s i o n we want t o s e e i n t h e Newsletter.

Some p u b l i c a t i o n s d o n ' t b e l i e v e i n t h i s kind of policy.

The E a s t E n d e r , f o r i n s t a n c e , r e g u l a r l y publ i s h e s a t t a c k s on p e o p l e i n i t s l e t t e r s columns, and f a c t u a l m i s s t a t e m e n t s b a s e d on what someone says, without checking i n t o i t t o make s u r e i t ' s t r u e .

O b v i o u s l y , t h e C a r n e g i e Board and t h e N e w s l e t t e r have n o t been 100% successful i n s t i c k i n g t o our policy.

Occasionally, t h e r e is an u n f a i r o r h a r s h word exchanged.

But t h e r e h a s been s i g n i f i c a n t improvement. With t h e h e l p o f C a r n e g i e members, w e w i l l keep up t h e e f f o r t . I f you have any q u e s t i o n s o r comments, p l e a s e c o n t a c t anyone of t h e ~ e w s l e t t e r ' s e d i t o r i a l committee: B i l l Deacon, L i l l i a n H a r r i s o n and P a u l T a y l o r .

I LIKE YOU MORE THAN ICE CREAM

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and you've c r a s h e d on t h e f l o o r i n a p i l e of y e s t e r d a y ' s news papers strewn round under your r e f r i g e r a t o r , c l i n g i n g wet f r a g m e n t s a t t h e edge of a s t a i n l e s s s t e e l sink.

Mouse n i b b l e s on wood mouldings and y o u ' r e a s l e e p on t h e f l o o r .

On a m a t t r e s s of foam a t o p a s e a of d u s t piled i n an i n a c c e s s i b l e corner s l i d underneath empty , molding Kokanee brown g l a s s b o t t l e d s t a l e l a s t week's b e e r .

I s a y t h e c h i p on my shoulder turned i n t o a boulder.

About l i f e , I s a y walk around .hose p u d d l e s and d o n ' t you l a r e walk t h r o u g h , f o r you rill g e t y o u r f e e t wet and t h a t rill make you b l u e . )n t h e d a r k e r s i d e I s a i d ihe came i n t o t h e s t o r e a l l bressed i n summer's c l o t h e s but i t was r a i n i n g B a t s md Hogs and t h a t ' s t h e way .t goes.

He s a i d ' y o u ' r e n o t p l a y i n g w i t h a ' f u l l deck md I a v e r I a m missing 3 t h e Jack t h e Queen the four and need I s a y more.

Kevin

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LONG LIVE PIGEON PARK! It l o o k s l i k e i t ' s t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e end of t h e ownt town E a s t s i d e " . So e n j o y t h e c r a c k e d s i d e w a l k s , chipped p a i n t and g e n e r a l unexpurgated mayhem and harmonic d e t e r i o r a t i o n w h i l e you can. The Man from Glad and M r . Clean a r e l o o k i n g a t i t from a l l d i r e c t i o n s and foaming a t t h e mouth.

I n s e a r c h of a morning c o f f e e , I wandered i n t o Carnegie and came a c r o s s a meeting l a s t F r i d a y (Sep.30) A t f i r s t a few loud-mouthed w h i n e r s were d r o o l i n g about t h e n e c e s s i t y t o have b r i g h t l i g h t s and a curfew a t Pigeon Park. You know t h e s i g n s NO ONE CAN RELAX I N THIS PARK FROM...

These squeamish squawkers blame t h e e x i s t e n c e of Pigeon P a r k f o r random v i o l e n c e and t e n s i o n which o c c u r s i n t h e area. I think they j u s t l i k e t o l o o k down on p e o p l e who a r e l e s s p r i v i l e d g e d , p o o r e r , o r have d i f f e r e n t v a l u e s . One i g n o r a n t r a c i s t h a s even w r i t t e n , i n r e f e r e n c e t o Pigeon P a r k , "Send t h e I n d i a n s back t o t h e r e s e r v a t i o n s " ( L e t t e r t o t h e E d i t o r , EastEnder, Sep. 2 2 ) .

Well, f i r s t t h i n g s f i r s t , t h i s h e r e i s "Indian" l a n d , always w i l l be, and i f you h a v e n ' t f i g u r e d t h a t o u t , I a i n ' t gonna t r y t o change your mind ( j u s t t r y c l o s i n g your e y e s f o r 60 s e c o n d s ) . Secondly, I spend a l o t of time a t Pigeon P a r k a t v a r i o u s h o u r s throughout t h e day and n i g h t and have never w i t n e s s e d any v i o l e n c e t h e r e .

Is i t a l l rumour o r e x a g g e r a t i o n ? I ' v e never s e e n anybody i n Pigeon Park h a r a s s p a s s e r s b y , e x c e p t perhaps t o i n q u i r e about s p a r e c o i n ( b u t i s t h a t h a r a s s m e n t ? ) . I ' v e n e v e r s e e n anybody d r i n k i n g t h e s a l t y wine, and t h o s e who a r e c i v i l i z e d enough t o c r a c k open some u n s a l t e d fermented grape o r barley u s u a l l y s e e i t g e t poured i n t o t h e garbage can by p o l i c e who r e g u l a r l y p a t r o l t h e a r e a ( e v e r y 15 m i n u t e s ) .

I f i n d Pigeon Park t o be a sanctua r y , a p l a c e t o go w i t h o u t t h e need of money t o s i t on a bench and dream away w h i l e t h e world f l o a t s downstream. I f i n d i t t o be an a e s t h e t i c a l l y p l e a s i n g s p o t j u s t t h e way i t i s and i t reminds me of p l a c e s i n I think the Europe and Mexico. whole Expo s i t e and a d j a c e n t p a r k i n g l o t s should be a grand r e p l i c a o f Pigeon Park. To g i v e i t a s c i - f i a l l u r e , we could name t h i s v i a b l e money-saving a l t e r n a t i v e development "Daughter o f Pigeon Park", and cong r e g a t e t h e r e and i n v i t e t h e neighbours t o c e l e b r a t e t h e f a i l u r e o f t h e human s p e c i e s t o a t t u n e w i t h t h e ecosphere.

But a l a s , t h e Expo s i t e , F a l s e Creek Annex, Coal Harbour, and t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e i s doomed t o become 'Son o f Fantasy Garden1s t e r i l e a r c h i t e c t u r e , fenced and locked a l l e y w a y s , 24 hour rush-hour t r a f f i c ( m y s t e r i o u s l y ignored i n t h e

6 a r c h i t e c t s ' d e p i c t i o n ) , pruned and weeded v e g e t a t i o n , and s e c u r i t y l i g h t s t o t h e max. A l l t h e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f a b r e e d i n g ground f o r v i o l e n c e , a s p i r i t u a l vacuum, a p s y c h o l o g i c a l g h e t t o where r e a l e s t a t e g a n g s t e r s worship gold b r i c k s and a r c h i t e c t s w i t h Mechano s e t s e s c a p e t h e i r i n f e r i o r i t y complexes.

O r h a v e n ' t you been t o V i c t o r i a l a t e l y ? Thus, t h e i n n o c e n t v i c t i m s which DERA r e p r e s e n t s ( a m i n o r i t y o f v i c t i m s l i v i n g downtown - i e t h e y ' l l b e o u t t o g e t j u n k i e s and p r o s t i t u t e s n e x t ) w i l l be f r e e t o r o t t o d e a t h i n democratic bleakness, unable t o e n t e r t h e m y r i a d s of g r o t e s q u e s t o r e s , r e s t a u r a n t s . o f f i c e s . and h o t e l s t h a t Editor, Response t o t h e B o a r d ' s m o t i o n a t i t s October m e e t i n g t o e f f e c t i v e l y c e n s o r o u r freedom as d e m o c r a t i c Canadian c i t i z e n s t o e x p r e s s ours e l v e s f r e e l y on t h e p a g e s of a t r u l y Canadian p u b l i c a t i o n , The Carnegie Newsletter.

The ~ o a r d ' smotion was s p e c i f i c a l l y prompted by S h e l l y S c h n e e ' s l e t t e r t o t h e e d i t o r t h a t appeared i n t h e October 1st N e w s l e t t e r . I t was s t a ted t h a t S h e l l y ' s l e t t e r represented a p e r s o n a l a t t a c k upon a l o c a l p e r s o n a l i t y . Muggs S i g u r g e i r s o n p u t t h e motion f o r w a r d i n h e r P r e s i d e n t ' s report.

I was s t u n n e d and s u r p r i s e d t o h e a r t h i s motion p u t f o r w a r d . I went up t o t h e open mike and denounced I s t a t e d t h a t Shelly t h e motion. had h i t t h e n a i l on t h e head and a l l o w e d C a r n e g i e members t o h e a r r e a s o n and t r u t h .

I supported Paul T a y l o r and h i s c o u r a g e o u s e f f o r t s a s N e w s l e t t e r e d i t o r t o keep u s , t h e membership, t r u t h f u l l y informed o f community e v e n t s .

I w a s even more

w i l l p r o p up c a t e r i n g t o and e n f o r c i n g f a s c i s t f a s h i o n and "order".

So i t ' s t i m e t o go. Off t o some o t h e r p l a c e where u s a v e r a g e J o ( e ) s s t a n d up a g a i n s t "Satanid!"f o r c e s .

And i f t h e y s h o u l d d i s t u r b my p e a c e of mind t h e r e , my l o n e l y c a s t l e o f t r a n q u i l i t y , I ' l l be w a i t i n g w i t h a s p e c i a l s o r t of s u r p r i s e .

I n B e i r u t . B.C.

s u r p r i s e d when i t w a s s t a t e d , by one Board member who o u g h t t o know b e t t e r by now, t h a t w e a r e f r e e t o express ourselves i n t h e Eastenderl Come on. Get r e a l . L e t ' s s e e a show of hands o f t h o s e p e o p l e from t h i s C e n t r e whose l e t t e r s t o t h a t p u b l i c a t i o n are n o t p r i n t e d t i m e and t i m e again!

However, t h e l o c a l p e r s o n a l i t y who t r a s h e s C a r n e g i e and o t h e r a c t i v i s t s ' e f f o r t s here i n the easts i d e n e v e r seems t o l a c k f o r s p a c e i n t h e Eastender.

So, what g o e s o n ?

And why deny t o u s downtown e a s t s i d e r s our thoughts, our opinions, and t e l l i n g o f t r u t h ?

G e t real B i l l , J e f f , L i l l i a n and Muggs. ~ o n ' tp u l l a S t a l i n i s t c e n s o r - s h i p p l o y , on u s t h e p e o p l e who v o t e d you i n t o y o u r h i g h e x a l t e d "office".

I f you have any s e n s i t i v i t y t o poor people j u s t r e a l i z e t h a t t o have a v o i c e i s t o have power; d o n ' t p u l l o u t t h e r u g from under u s .

P e t e r Imm, V o l u n t e e r , Carnegie Centre.

TO:

International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union (Vancouver) Local 500 The President and the Executive

Ladies and Gentlemen, This letter follows a previously held discussion regarding the Christmas activities at the Carnegie Community Centre, between Carnegie Association Board of Directors and Louis A. Kaufman.

As a result of Mr. ~aufman's suggestion, we of the Carnegie Association are asking your union's executive if you would sponsor a full day's free food at the Centre on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning.

As you may very well know, Christmas is a time to rejoyce, but for a great number of people here it has historically been a period of depression.

We of the Carnegie Association strive year after year to lessen the stress of these people to the best of our abilities.

In sponsoring this project, your union would be of great help in making Christmas a day to truely rejoyce for the patrons and users of Carnegie, who otherwise would have only four walls to look at.

If you have any questions in regard to this request, I will be more than happy to reply, and to attend your next executive meeting to answer further queries you may have.

Yours truly, Julien-Joseph Levesque

Prose Ode to Martina Navratilova (in remembrance of Jim Thorpe, et al) The brooding sky above cast a stare at the infant earth'so young, so careless, it mused in its half wake: is there a gentle way of slowing down this incredible need? the brooding sky shook its weary head how can you slow down a child so demanding for total knowledge and consumption can you sing a demanding child a gentle song does that stop the rage can you recite a poem or play a gentle game with a demanding child or; does the child in reality - only want to play alone!

Was ever strain more graceful?

On ice, perhaps. Perhaps.

(Lest dancers protest, we are dancers all.)

All who share the court learn from her.

She is not the only teacher, she is just the best.

She's teaching relinquishment now. Ask Ms. Graff, if there's doubt; and remember, Steffi, that the Russians keep proving how well they learn. Tennis is, after all, another place where memories go to nurture bitter loss.

Tennis is my favourite place.

I

Stephen David Belkin

the sad sky shivered in its thoughts and tried to think back upon its infancy - its tornadoes, its hurricanes, its floods the sky looked at young earth and thought of the toys of earth nuclear this and diseases of that A WALK IN THE GARDEN what a destructive, foolish child There is a place where there Imagine trying to destroy one's own self and still trying to survive beyond the now - are no faces in the windows anymore the brooding sky didn't want to be Let the prostrated plastic overly negative or pessimistic Cat by the roadside attest to that for surely the child earth would eventually Look - the Elysian Fields are receive a healthy dose of survival wisdom - filled with plastic flowers but, well, the future seemed far away cigarette butts and the present seemed too destructive old newspapers and the years before, what were they pop cans and a stepping stone herds of cars the brooding sky couldn't help but wonder The clenched fist under my about its lakes and rivers and forests skull needs to extend its and its young humans fingers. No and the sad sky said yes, My heart is not become it cared for its young humans a piece of coal and but for what good Are these bloodshot eyes a tear fell - a sadness was conceived Really a mirror of my soul? but for what good Kevin Dave McConnell

The Happy S p r i t e t h a t d i e d one n i g h t

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This being was such a Happy S p r i t e a happy s p r i t e w i t h a l l i t s might and wished t h e g l e n t h a t s p r i t e s dwell i n would come t o l i f e and be c l e a n a g a i n .

D9 ~3bWt41@4 ~&m..gfiW.~.

The trees were c u t down and The s o l d a down i r was r i vp eo rl l u t e d and blackened f o r e v e r .

And t h e water was i n such a mess t h a t foods were t a i n t e d and u n l e s s t h e s p e l l was removed from t h e d e l l t h i s d i s a s t e r s p e l l e d doom f o r a l l t h a t dwell.

No water no trees no a i r no food W e can manage i t s a i d t h e c o r p o r a t e f o o l We'll s e l l c l e a n a i r i n c a n n i s t e r s and t h o s e who c a n ' t a f f o r d i t w i l l v a n i s h from h e r e and i t ' s educated people t h a t cause s o c i e t i e s ' problems s o we w i l l be b e t t e r o f f t o l e t them go and drown t h e i r minds i n r e l i e f from a b o t t l e and when i t came time they were l e f t w i t h so l i t t l e when y o u ' r e d e a l i n g w i t h % a cookie i n the alley covered w i t h d r i b b l e .

Taum D. I saw t h i s man, he smiled a t me, ~ ~ tbe' fsr i e n d s , I s a i d t o t h e e , A sadness...

We were a t t h a t .

M r . Chan, beloved h e l p e r f o r t h e I saw him walk, and t a l k and s i n g .

Ballroom Dancing i n t h e Theatre, I proud t o be under h i s wing. was s t r u c k by a c a r and k i l l e d H e made a swing, h e ' s proud of me. a f t e r l e a v i n g Carnegie.

Happy a l s o am I.

W e laugh a t t h i n g s , W e never s e e bad Even when i t l i n g e r s n e a r I ' m safe.

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W e walk, w e p l a y , w e go What fun i t i s when he could s t a y .

Window shopping, b o a t i n g , f i s h i n g , While w e s i t t h e r e wishing.

L i f e i s fun when t h e r e ' s someone t o s h a r e i t with.

P a t t y (8 y e a r s o l d )

Hard to believe, but true.

POVERTY L I E S BLEEDING

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B e l t s tell the real story of a p e o p l e ' s w e a l t h you make UP s t o r i e s and e x c u s e s they powertrip over o t h e r ' s l i v e s you s t e a l and s q u e a l and make up more l i e s The o t h e r s p r e d i c t e d you w i l l .

DERELICTION ( S e l f - a n a l y s i s ? )

Lazybones w o n ' t c l e a n up h i s room, H e c a n ' t even s e e where h e b u r i e d t h e broom.

Stop b e i n g y o u r s e l f , The r i n g s e p e r a t e s from t h e S p r i n g You a r e one of my p e o p l e Blue-green and o r a n g e f l a s h e s and something new White f l a s h e s i l l u m i n a t e shadows c a s t about t h i s h a l l ever-changing l i g h t p a t t e r n s You were e a s i l y Ripped - Off !

It's a phrase I f i n d I repeat T h e y ' l l r i p you o f f when y o u ' r e a s l e e p A f a z e t h e s e rainswept days A r e t u r n of a P a c i f i c High Happiness i n Summer's dreaming I c a s t t h e s e doubts I f o r e c a s t t h e Sky Peace I p r a y f o r and t h i s and more For t h i s I implore Hey you down t h e r e Where's everybody g o i n g ?

No Love No Sex

Carnival midnite

a "Mark" i n s i t e f o r l o t foreman

Load t r u c k s up lumber and steel behind wheel one-nite s t a n d s town-after-town

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~on't spoil me. I know quite well I ought not to have all I ask for I'm only testing you. ~on'tbe afraid to be firm with me. I prefer it. It makes me feel secure. ~on't let me form bad habits. I have to rely on you to detect them in the early stages. ~on'tmake me feel smaller than I am. It only makes me feel stupidly big.

Don't correct me in front of people if you can help it. I'll take much more notice if you talk quietly with me in private.

Don't make me feel that my mistakes are sins. It upsets my sense of values.

Don't protect me from consequences. I need to learn a painful way sometimes.

Don't be upset when I say, "I hate you." Sometimes it isn't you I hate but your power to thwart me.

Don't take too much notice of my small ailments. Sometimes they get the attention I need.

Don't nag; if you do I shall have to protect myself by appearing deaf. ~on't forget that I cannot explain myself as well as I would like. That is why I am not always accurate.

Don't put me off when I ask questions. If you do you will find that I shall stop asking and seek my information elsewhere.

Don't be inconsistent. That completely confuses me and makes me lose faith in you.

Don't tell me my fears are silly. They are terribly real and you can do much to reassure me if you try to understand.

Don't ever suggest that you are perfect or infallible. It gives me too great a shock when I discover you are neither.

Don't ever thing that it is beneath your dignity to apologize to me. An honest apology makes me feel surprisingly warm towards you.

Don't forget I love experimenting. I couldn't get along without it, so please put up with this.

Don't forget how quickly I am growing up. It must be very difficult for you to keep pace with me but please do try.

Don't forget that I don't thrive without lots of love and understanding, but I don't need to tell you, do I? Please keep yourself fit afid healthy. I need you.

WELCOME TAYLOR

Smoking is a refusal to live life to the fullest. Whatever Sam'skaras ripen and seek expression/resolution, mental propensities strengthened by negatively perceived experiences past-living - block the soul's desire to grow with all possible speed toward Thee. ~ ' v ebeen self-programmed since to adolescence to underachieve come up secondbest or to cause other factors (personal discipline, social behaviour, psychic expression) to necessitate censor by authorities (parents, teachers, the Law, etc.).

Growth seems to be consequent on "being perfect" with the subliminal conviction - again programmed - that the impossibility of this goal makes any true effort in that direction doomed from the start.

All methods are just that - methods; narrow, promising the world, but delivering little more than frustration.

It reads like I need something supernatural, something that isn't logical or reasonable or even possible in my frame of 'reality' - to KNOW that regardless of the consequences I must move on with all possible speed.

Taking any method separately makes the results dismal when the remainder of my being is untouched. Tantrik practice became the mundane world promised by Ba'ba' - "mediocre at best."

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Reading all the books is useless without a spiritual something that makes every experience or word or action or all together be a part of my path. I'm marking time, waiting for Ba'ba' to incontrovertibly say, "Go ahead, start walking.

Old sayings about journeys of a thousand mileslone small step are true and applicable but there is no inner faith. And the smoking goes on - and the inner seeking goes up in smoke and the waiting continues.

Thinking five years down the road gives a blank picture- the only aim in mind is to be an extraordinary human being in all aspects: superb health (prowess, vision, speed, every -thing); awesome intellectual power; and spiritual surety as the foundation of all. Nothing less than everything will suffice for the feeling (knowing) that this life is worth it.

Being alone for my entire life is now normal - but it's not natural.

Years ago (ah, the past again (they told me the past can teach if you listen to the right words)) body weight was 89 pounds and my most dynamic act was to sit up straight.

I began to sit with eyes closed for 16 hours a day, taking no food or water. On the morning of the fifth day it - IT - happened. For almost 5 seconds I found a place inside myself where no one could go but me, and in that Place something listened!

I have no craving for acquaintances as life provides those all the time.

I would like to know a feeling of inner peace and acceptance. 'Welcome to the human race.' Maybe this is the grist for being a Wholetimer; when mundanity threatens in whatever way or situation, "there is II work to do

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Inner progress must be balanced with action to realise progressive social change. There are no Tantrik monasteries. Inwardly, no progress is more important than getting myself together to the point of being happy with myself. Outwardly and equally vital is to establish a sentient peace worldwide. Anything less on either journey is a violation of spiritual evolution. The main difficulty is having no clear idea smoke does that; there's always a haze, an inhibition to stretching beyond the present level.

Intuition is the best when there are no self-imposed barriers, when I'm actively involved in the war of dharma; the war against 'my own worst enemy' - myself. The corollary to this little homily is, of course, 'myself - my best friend,' but the Infinite is unbounded and I have never felt limitless.

An experience will be the turning point. C0ntinued;:degeneration with excuse-finding will either remain a constant activity or a true beginning - with my pastlthe past - acceptable.

Spiritual practice cannot be dependent upon time, space or persons but must be as solid as light.

11How are ya'?"

"Pretty good."

I see the prostitutes are outraged again about the police doing nothing to protect them. Don't they realize the police hate their guts & want to see them dead? It's a proven fact that police break the bones of citizens in jail elevators, & that they think nothing of pumping four bullets into a drunken man weilding a knife on his own front lawn. Of the 5 cops who surrounded him, not one stepped forward with the simple skill of disarming a drunken man to save a life.

If the prostitutes would read the newspaper thoroughly every day they would recognize the overwhelming evidence that policemen are hired killers in uniform, armed to the teeth & ready to kill at a moment's notice.

It also amazes me that community 11organizers" co-operate with police on "cleaning up the neighbourhood."

Don't they realize that cops will take any opportunity to terrorize an urban community where the majority are always involved in some kind of petty transgression of the law. whether it be shoplifting, jaywalking, or the'occasional use of soft drugs in their own home.. . This makes you a "criminal" & criminals are fair game for police sadists in a closet fascist society.

It's about time Downtown Eastsiders woke up & realized their real enemy is the government in all its forms.. . especially law enforcement.

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Carnegie Member.

Is Marjorie alive?

Inquisitive minds want to know, and they want to know RIGHT NOW, DAMMIT! Was Marjorie Mallard really : chowinn - down at Burner - Kinn- wit1 *ion. "not-as-dead-as-had-been-believed" 1 ir WITH King of Rock 'n' Roll? Has she really "" been hiding behind a paper bag. Did she A Cad; really have a close encounter with Reverend Joshua Profit? According to I the Irrational Inquisitor, the answer to these questions is YES, and the tabloid claims to have documented evidence. If this is true, then something isn't as it's quacked-up to be.

As you may recall, the January 1st issue Y of the-~arnegie~ewsietterreporied that I Marjorie Mallard, a local activist, had met her demise on someone's dinner plate &ji last Christmas. Subsequent issues had the b finger of accusation pointed at '* Captain Chaos (a newsletter writer), h u ,, who insisted that while he may have done the eating, it was Sam Slanders (another writer) who \ had done the cooking. Shortly thereafter , Slanders L mysteriously disappeared.

Just recently, the Inquisitor stories were brought to my attention by Chaos, who pointed out that if they were true, then it could not possibly have been Marjorie that he had eaten on Christmas day. Chaos asked me if I would help him "find the duck" and prove his innocence. I decided that I would take this case on and bring my findings back as an exclusive to the Carnegie Newsletter.

During my investigation, I came across an abundance of people who claimed they had seen Marjorie.

One woman believes she saw Marjorie's photo on a ? billboard for Ducks Unlimited. A young boy said he saw her in the movie WHO FRAMED ROGER WBIT..Two teenage punk-rockers said they bumped into Ms. Mallard at one of their slamdancing parties. A hooker on Seymour Street claims that three times she had to keep Marjorie from waddling away with her clients.

One person even stated she saw Marjorie ducking out behind the Regent Hotel. All these sightings, but still no duck.

Is Marjorie alive? Keep an eye out.. . . .

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It's fall once again on the midway What was once the sound of laughter is now the echo of hammers.

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The colours are coming off the rides like leaves off the trees.

The rock and roll has faded to the roar of trucks.

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The candy floss and joints are folding up like summers of seasons past.

But in the winter, The joints and rides will be refurbished, And in hte spring will be set up again.

Carnys working late into the night-Talking, swearing. laughing.

They know it will get done for this is show business.

And in the sumer, There will be laughter and happiness again.

This is the forever-changing-yet-staying-the-same World of the Carnival.

Like the Merry-go-round, It's a never-ending-Circle-of-life.

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By JOANNE HAMEN I t ' s s u r p r i s i n g what a l i t t l e money can do. But t h e disadvantaged know what n o t having i t can do. A p o l i t i c a l c a n d i d a t e w i t h no money h a s more t r o u b l e making hers e l f known t o t h e e l e c t o r a t e . A downtown e a s t s i d e r e s i d e n t may have t r o u b l e g e t t i n g enough t o e a t . Y e t somehow t h e y b o t h s u r v i v e .

P o l i t i c a l candidates with l o t s of money d o n ' t have t h e s e problems b u t we a l l know who t h e y a r e . Probably n o t s o f o r t h e c a n d i d a t e w i t h no money. But J e a n Swanson h a s n e v e r l e t t h i s s t o p h e r and now s h e i s And gunning f o r t h e mayor's job. s h e knows why t h e r e i s no money and wants t o improve t h e q u a l i t y of l i f e f o r downtown e a s t s i d e r s a t t h e very l e a s t . Since Jean doesn't have a l o t of money t o buy p u b l i c i t y , maybe n o t everybody knows t h a t s h e i s a unity-slate candidate,- the best q u a l i f i e d c h o i c e of t h e C i v i c New Democrats and t h e Committee of Prog r e s s i v e E l e c t o r s (COPE) who i s runni n g a s an Independent.

J e a n Swanson is a survivor.

O r i g i n a l l y from t h e U . S . , J e a n grew up l i v i n g i n a t r a i l e r home t h a t , by t h e time s h e was 11, had s e t t l e d i n a s many s t a t e s . Married a t 19, j e a n g o t h e r B.A. i n h i s t o r y , s a y i n g , "I j u s t g o t i t . My p a r e n t s expected me t o go t o c o l l e g e . Mind you, i t w a s e a s i e r i n t h o s e days. I was married t h e n and we b o t h went.

We l i v e d i n one room f o r $29 a month - and i t had r o a c h e s . I f you worked i n t h e summer you c o u l d go t o s c h o o l .

I t ' s i m p o s s i b l e t o do t h a t now."

Jean came t o Canada d u r i n g t h e e a r l y 7 0 ' s w i t h h e r husband and when

t h e m a r r i a g e f a i l e d , s t a y e d on a s a s i n g l e p a r e n t , r a i s i n g two c h i l d r e n now aged 22 and 21.

To s u p p o r t h e r s e l f and h e r two children, Jean got a job s l i n g i n g b e e r a t t h e P a t r i c i a H o t e l . The P a t w a s c o n s i d e r e d a real downtown e a s t s i d e pub, s h e s a y s , and one o f t h e better quality hotels.

I I Working t h e r e w a s a v e r y good exp e r i e n c e , " J e a n s a y s , "although a v e r y tough one f o r a s i n g l e p a r e n t .

My s h i f t was 3:30 p.m. t o 1:30 a . m . and I worked S a t u r d a y s . The o n l y time I s a w my k i d s was when I walked them t o s c h o o l i n t h e mornings."

It was a p l a c e f o r a r e a r e s i d e n t s t o meet t h e i r f r i e n d s , J e a n r e c a l l s , S i n c e t h e y l i v e d i n rooms. i t was d i f f i c u l t f o r them t o i n v i t e p e o p l e t h e r e s i n c e t h e y would be e s s e n t i a l l y be i n v i t i n g them i n t o t h e i r bedrooms.

She s a y s s h e o f t e n s a w p e o p l e t r y i n g n o t t o d r i n k b u t t h e y knew t h e y had t o o r g e t kicked o u t . She would go yp t o t h e b a r t e n d e r and s a y , "Give me f i v e " and h e would s a y , "Take t e n . " She knew t h a t i f s h e r e f u s e d s h e ' d get fired.

P a t r o n s knew t h e t r a y was heavy and would buy t h e extra b e e r s .

Bruce E r i c k s e n (now COPE Alderman) would d r o p i n o c c a s i o n a l l y and s h e would s e e t h e DERA newspaper. He was t h e n community o r g a n i z e r f o r DERA and Jean would s e e him on a TV news c l i p sometimes.

"He was t r y i n g t o g e t d e c e n t housi n g f o r t h e poor," s a y s J e a n , "while I was d o i n g something r o t t e n , s e l l i n g people beer they couldn't afford."

So one day, s h e g a t h e r e d up a l l h e r c o u r a g e and walked up t o Bruce E r i c k s e n i n t h e O v a l t i n e Cafe where

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he was having lunch and asked him for a job. He told her to hold on for six weeks and finally she was working at DERA - at a third of the money she had made at the Pat, but she was doing something worthwhile and the hours were better.

Jean remembers a set-to with a local hotel owner during her DERA days, following a complaint made to DERA about a rent increase.

Jean checked with the Rentalsman who told her "These guys aren't covered by the Landlord and Tenant Act." She took some reporters with her to view the complainant's living quarters.

Jean pretended to be a social worker so the owner took her up in the elevator to see the room. Meanwhile, the reporters took the stairs and started a film interview with the resident. When the owner realized what was happening, he allegedly assaulted Jean. The entire incident was on film and she pressed charges.

However, the judge refused to allow the film as evidence and the owner was acquitted.

Jean was with DERA for eight years then worked for the Hospital Employees' Union where she produced a stud on the quality of care in nursing homes. She was with Operation Solidarity before co-founding End Legislated Poverty (ELP) four years ago.

She is still there. Jean served four years on the city council's planning commission, on the economic advisory committee, on the B.C. Place citizen advisory commission and in 1982 helped found End the Arms Race, Vancouver's nuclear disarmament coalition.

While with DERA, Jean worked with Libby Davies (now a COPE Alderman) and Darlene Marzari (today an NDP MLA) to preserve Carnegie. The city had other plans for the building at that time. The possible options included plans for a restaurant for

lawyers, a proposed parking lot or a site for the rock collection of one Harry Fan. The rest, as they say, is history, and Carnegie Community Centre remains as an alternative to beer parlours, providing an educational, artistic and social focus for locals.

Jean has a subscription for the Carnegie Newsletter and says she especially enjoys the poetry as residents define their own reality.

She says incumbent mayor Gordon Campbell is not addressing the issue of poverty and is just giving the city to developers. She is concerned about the future of Li Ka-shing's north shore of False Creek and Marathon Realty's inner harbour developmen t Jean Swanson wants to see more funding for community groups, subsidized transit fares, affordable housing, food for hungry kids and a clean environment. Come election day, she wants the opportunity to make

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COPE NEEDS VOLUNI'CCKS!

Decisions made up a t City Hall affect the Downtown Eastside and affect you. How you vote on Nov. 19 will make a big difference on issues l i k e housing, parks, community centre programs and traffic.

COPE needs your help to get more people on city council who will fight for the Downtown Eaktside. W e need phoners, leafletters and others right now! The campaign is in full swing a t the new COPE office, Commercial Drive a t 7th Avenue. Drop by or give us a call:

DOWNTOWN EnlTllDE

ELECTION CENTRE 2240 COMMERCIAL VANCOUVER V5N 485 25 1-2963

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D E R A is l o c a t e d at 9 East H a s t i n g s o r p h o n e 682-0931.

DERA HAS BEEN SERVING T H E DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE

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Autumn comes down m i s t y b l u e and f r a n t i c on H a s t i n g s S t .

An e l e v a t o r still falling descent, P a s t t h e l i m i t s of g r a v i t y and no matter.

Amid d e s p e r a t e l a u g h t e r The p a i n o f f a l l i n g i s r e q u i r e d .

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"AHEM"

I said political,

WHY DON'T YOU KISS ME? Because I d o n ' t how t o s p e l l .

However random t h e o r d e r , Waitress, W a i t r e s s , t h i s i s a minute again.

I1 Yet s t i l l t h e answer l i n g e r s Zeusly w h i l e I s l e e p , dreaming of Morpheus Who q u o t e s t h e s i l e n t ones t o no one b u t h i m s e l f l i k e me.

Dumbells a r e a l l named J a n e t o r K e i t h O r s o Linda t e l l s me Who happens t o be Unknowably c a r n a l through a naked moment.

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Know s h e ' l l do i t h e r e used t o sound l i k e screaming u n t i l Somebody I know q u i t e w e l l MOVED EVERY LETTER!

IV and Because H e f o r g o t t o s a v e me one, He gave me a n o t h e r and c a l l e d i t

(Now I l a y m e down t o bed I n anxious t o r t u r e d dread TO l i s t e n t o t h e m o n s t e r s t r e a d Dreaming dreams i n c h i l d h o o d ' s bed)

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W e renamed i t screaming.

1 t ' s j u s t a n o t h e r word f o r v i r g i n .

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Washday I n The P i t V i l l a g e s , Northumberland , I c e l e b r a t e women's work, t h e work of my f o r e m o t h e r s t h e beauty of t h e weekly wash d e f y i n g s k i e s g r e y w i t h slag-heaps and p o v e r t y and l i v e s h e l d cheap, i n winds pockmarked w i t h c o a l d u s t and s o u r w i t h gasometers and b l a c k l u n g . I c e l e b r a t e muscle and sweat s c o u r g i n g t a b l e c l o t h s and t e a t o w e l s i n a grimy rainbow of s u d s and b l a c k g r i t : t h e F r i d a y b a p t i s m s i n t h e b a t t e r e d washtubs and o u t s i d e cold-water t a p s o f m i n e r s ' row housing.

I celebrate che w h i t e f l a m e s of washing l i g h t i n g d a r k back a l l e y s , t h e t r i u m p h a l b a n n e r s o f p i l l o w s l i p s and b a t h t o w e l s g r e e t i n g husbands condemned t o t h e p i t and choking on d u s t , o n l y t h e w h i t e o s t h e i r e y e s s i g n a l l i n g t h e end of e a c h s h i f t as t h e y e a r s c l o c k i n and c l o c k o u t with t h e blind p i t ponies dragging coal.

On i n v i n c i b l e women, s a l t o f t h e e a r t h scouring t h e c e n t u r i e s , d o i n g b a t t l e day i n and day o u t g i r d e d o n l y i n an a p r o n , your weapons: b e n t backs, and a hard y e l l o w soap and h a r d e r w a t e r s t a n d i n g soaked through and immovable i n slum backyards, up t o your a r m p i t s i n steam and t h e rhythms of washing, w r i n g i n g o u t d i r t l i k e t h e necks of t h e enemy, your hands r e d and raw as your l i v e s , g a s p i n g and v i c t o r i o u s a s e a c h s h e e t rises l i k e a m i r a c l e above soot-blackened s t r e e t s , rises l i k e a g r e a t w h i t e h e r o n l o o s e d t o t h e heavens on m a j e s t i c a l l y f l a p p i n g , w e t , p r i s t i n e wings i n t h e w h i t e dance of women, w h i t e ceremony of washday, t h e sweet-smelling s p o t l e s s testaments t o love.

J a n c i s M. Andrews

The l a s t i s s u e c o n t a i n e d a n a r t i c l e e n t i t l e d "AN ADVOCATE OF CHANGE FOR NATIVE PEOPLES", which gave b u t a b r i e f g l i m p s e of a N a t i v e E l d e r ' s a p p r o a c h t o d e a l i n g w i t h t h e c o n f l i c t t h a t e x i s t s between N a t i v e p e o p l e s and Canadian law. For t h i s e d i t i o n I have i n c l u d e d , v e r b a t i m , some o f A r t h u r Solomon's profound and i n s p i r a t i o n a l words.

The T r e e of L i f e T h a t Died i s L i v i n g Again Today They s a i d t h a t a l o n g t i m e ago There l i v e d a h o l y man o f t h e S i o u x N a t i o n , H i s name was B l a c k Elk. He l i v e d many y e a r s on t h i s s a c r e d l a n d .

B e f o r e h e d i e d , h e w a s g i v e n a v i s i o n of what w a s t o come, What would happen t o h i s p e o p l e , And t h e y s a i d t h a t t h e s a d n e s s t h a t came To h i s h e a r t from t h a t v i s i o n Was what k i l l e d him.

He saw t h e d e s o l a t i o n t h a t would oome t o t h e E a r t h And t o h i s p e o p l e , I n h i s v i s i o n Black E l k s a w t h e T r e e o f L i f e , (A T r e e t h a t i s n o t v i s i b l e t o human e y e s , ) The T r e e was w i t h e r e d and d y i n g Right down t o i t s r o o t s , He s a i d , "I s e e you t h e r e , by t h o s e g r e y s h a c k s S i c k and d i s e a s e d and d y i n g And I s e e t h a t l i f e w i l l be v e r y h a r d f o r you.''

They s a i d h e prayed t o God n o t t o l e t i t happen, He even o f f e r e d h i s own l i f e even though he was t h e n Very o l d , But t h e v i s i o n was t r u e , And t h e d e s t r u c t i o n and d e s o l a t i o n Came t o t h e l a n d and t o t h e p e o p l e .

But we a r e t h e k e e p e r s o f t h e l a n d , Not t h e owners.

Because w e c a n n o t own What b e l o n g s t o God. We have s t o o d s t r o n g , s t r o n g A g a i n s t t h e o n s l a u g h t (of p r o g r e s s and development) A g a i n s t governments and c o r p o r a t i o n s , Through t h e c e n t u r i e s we warned a g a i n s t f o u l i n g t h e w a t e r And t h e a i r and t h e E a r t h , But no one l i s t e n e d t o u s And t h e d e s t r u c t i o n c o n t i n u e s .

Have you h e a r d t h e words Justice?

Freedom?

Democracy?

F a i r Play?

And d i d you p e r h a p s h e a r t h e words "Thou s h a l t l o v e t h y n e i g h b o u r a s t h y s e l f " ?

But t h e c r i e s o f God's c h i l d r e n f o r j u s t i c e A r e being heard And t h e r e w i l l b e a day o f a c c o u n t i n g .

We have s t o o d , 'And w e s t i l l s t a n d s t r o n g , Against i n j u s t i c e And a g a i n s t p r i s o n s And a g a i n s t t h e d e s e c r a t i o n o f t h e E a r t h And t h e p e o p l e o f t h e E a r t h It must b e o b v i o u s , That a t no t i m e i n t h e h i s t o r y of t h e human H a s t h e E a r t h been s o d e s e c r a t e d And f o u l e d up a s i t i s now, And now we f a c e t h e two g r e a t e s t i m p e r a t i v e s That have e v e r been s e e n on t h e E a r t h , And t h e y a r e : E i t h e r we d e s t r o y t h e environment u n t i l It can no l o n g e r s u p p o r t l i f e O r we w i l l have a n u c l e a r h o l o c a u s t .

But, we have t h e power w i t h i n u s t o s t o p b o t h So t h e q u e s t i o n now i s : Do we have t h e v i s i o n and do we have t h e w i l l ?

L i f e was n o t g i v e n f o r u s t o e n d u r e , b u t t o c e l e b r a t e , t o g e t h e r .

Did you know t h a t t h e World C o u n c i l o f Churches Has s a i d t h a t : he N a t i v e s p i r i t u a l ways a r e among The g r e a t f a i t h t r a d i t i o n s of t h e world And t h a t t h e y need t o come and l e a r n from us"?

I have been i n v o l v e d i n t h e s t r u g g l e f o r j u s t i c e For more y e a r s t h a n I c a n remember, And I am a g a i n reminded o f D r . Alan Boesak, When he s a i d , I f t h e r e i s no j u s t i c e , There w i l l be no p e a c e on t h e E a r t h .

It is t h a t simple.

I have been convinced f o r many y e a r s That God i s n o t going t o a l l o w ~ i s / H e rc r e a t i o n To be d e s t r o y e d by t h e hands of f o o l s .

And I have never been s o affirmed and s o c e r t a i n Of t h e f u t u r e a s I am mow because, W e have t h e power w i t h i n u s To h e a l t h i s s i c k and t r o u b l e d world; It i s t h e most powerful medicine That was e v e r given And t h e name of t h a t medicine i s L.O.V.E. And, t h e r e a r e many a c r o s s t h e world Who have t h e courage and t h e w i l l t o u s e i t , And they a r e changing t h e world, r i g h t noIW While w e s i t here.

And t h e simple t r u t h i s : That a s w e h e a l o t h e r s , Our own h e a l i n g comes t o u s , Only i n t h a t way can t h e r e be peace and t.ranq On t h e Earth.

Y e s , t h e Tree And w i l l come Because t h e r e Who r e f u s e t o

of L i f e i s l i v i n g i n t o f u l l bloom a g a i n a r e t h o s e among u s let it die.

K i t c h i Meegwetch.

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