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Carnegie Community Centre and the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians present

The 4th Annual Downtown Eastside

Heart of the City Festival Wednesday, October 24;.... Sunday November 4, 2007 More than 50 events at over 25 locations throughout the DTES ......

The Heart of the City Festival celebrates the creative and committed artists and activists who thnve m tt1e heart of Vancouver with twelve exciting days of music, theatre, film, poetry, forums, workshops and art shows. This year's festival highlights Asian Canadian artists and comedy!

• One of Vancouver's premier blues singers and DTES resident Dalannah Gail Bowen jumpstarts the festiva l with joyful song at the Festival Launch. The Seymour Taiko Drummers will join in the celebration (Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main, Wed Oct 24, 2:30pm).

• The festival is pleased to present a number of special concerts this year by some of Vancouver's finest world artists and musicians, including Canada's first all-women taiko group Sawagi Taiko, co-presented with the Powell Street Festival at the Carnegie Theatre ( 401 Main, Fri Oct 26, 7:30pm) and the magic of Silk Road Music (Qiu Xia He and Andre Thibault) at the beautiful setting of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, (578 Carra/1, Sat Oct 27, 3pm).

• In association with Gallery Gachet and LIVE Biennial of Performance Art, we are excited to present- Grand Slam Evening of Performance Art+ Hip Hop, a night of Filipino Performance Art, African Spoken Word, First Nations' Hip Hop and Chinese electronic remixes that address Canada's colonial heritage (Gallery Gachet, 88 E. Cordova, Sat Oct 27, 8pm-J am). ' I

• Two of this year's walking tours include: A Homeless Tour with Wendy Pedersen and Jean Swanson of the • Carnegie Commun ity Action Project (meet on steps of Carnegie, Sat Oct 27, flam); and Pantages and the .

Neighbourhood: A Tour in Three Parts (Pantages .Theatre, 150 E. Hastings, Sun Oct 28, 12pm-4pm) which includes Chinatown and Japantown: a shared but separate history, a history walk with John Atkin (meet on steps ofCarnegie, 1:30pm-3:30pm).

For more information contact 604-254-6911 or www .heartofthecityfestival~com

A new page,. well-written {again) by Teresa Vandertuin, was received before the deadline and gave much exciting information on whose local talent is being showcased in the first few days. It doesn't appear here because the Newsletter printer is not functioning and one other printer available from midnight to 9am (Saturday, Oct.13lh) can't open the file because of an unrecognizable format (Vista) .. For info on Gena Thompson, Rachel deVIaming, Diane Wood, CCAP's housing walk and much more, call or go online!

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The Carnegie Community Centre and Vancouver Moving Theatre are members ofthe Downtown Eastside Community Arts Network

Heart of t-he C'i ty ·Festival 2007

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Most fesllval venues ar~ wh(>elchalr acC(>SSible.

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1) Victory Square 200 W. Hastings at Cambie

10) Pantages Theatre 1SOE. Hastings

18) Medicinal Plant Garden 300 block Keefer at Gore

2) Pot luck Cafe 20 W llastings. 604-609· 7368 www.potl uck<d1e11 ng.com

ll ) Co·opRadio CFRO 102.7FM www.coopradio.org

19) Chapel Arts 304 Dunll'Vy, 604-682-1611

12) radha yoga & eatery •• 728 Main, 604-605-0011

www.chapelaru.com

3) ( entre A 2 W flc~st r n g s, 1)()4-683·8326 ww w. c ~nll ~a org

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4) sucn ss Choi Hall 28 W. Pender. t>04-408· i 160 wwwsucct>Ssbc.ca

13) Aboriginal Front Door 384 Main, 604-697-5660

S) Chinese Cultural Centre SO E. Prnde1. b04-6S8-83SO www cccvan com

www.aboriginalfrontdoor.ca

6) Or. Sun Yat·Sen Classical Chinese Garden 578 Ct~ rrd l l . 604-&62· 3207

www v.mcouverchinese-qarden com 7) InterUrban Gallery

14) Vancouver Police Museum 240 E. Cordova, 604-665-3346

20) Japanese Hall 487 Alexander, 604-254-2551

www.vjls-jh.<Om 21) Strathcona Elementary S<hool * 592 E. Pender, 604-713-4630 ·~

www.vancouverpolicem useum .ca 15) Firehall Arts Centre 280 L Cordova, 604-689-0691

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www.fi rehallartscentre.ca

8) Gallery Gache t 88 L Cordova. o04-68i-2468 www.gathet.org

16) CORE Artist Housing Co ·op 275 Alexander

9) Carnegie Community Centre 40 I Mam. b04·66S· 2220 www.carnegrp vcn bc.ca

17) St. James' Anglican Church 303 E. Cordova, 604·685·2532 www.stjames.bc.ca

22) Ukrainian Hall " 805 E. Pender, 604-254-3436 23) Russian Hall " 600 Campbell, 604-253-9932 24) Admiral Seymour Elementary School 1130 Keefer, 604-71 3-4641

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You're All Invited!!!!

Fourth Annual Heart of the City Festival presents

Public Worksh ops a nd Talks A public workshop on costume design with visiting Toronto Artist Ruth Howa rd , director and designer

of community plays across Canada.

Mon. Oct. 15, I :30-4:30 pm Carnegie Theatre Free A public talk on youth empowerment and community cultural partnerships with an international Kenya I Enderby I Downtown Eastside exchange. It' s an

intimate and informal setting with visiting artists Jimmy Ouma Okello from Nairobi, Kenya and Cathy Stubington of Runaway Moon, Enderby - the folks who inspired The Downtown Eastside Community Play.

Mon. Oct. 15, 7-9 pm St. James Anglican Church, 303 E. Cordova Refreshments provided Fr ee Public Talk on Community Operas in the Inner City

with visiting Toronto artist, Ruth Howard, Bridge of One Hair, a community opera for I00 performers.

It' s followed by a discussion with participants in the Carnegie Opera Projects moderated by Charles Barber of City Opera.

Wed. Oct. 17, 5-7 pm Ukrainian Hall Downstairs, 805 E. Pender Refreshments Pay-as-vou-can The Aboriginal Front Door community meetings welcomes DTES's own Richard Tetrault to talk about his community mural projects in the Downtown Eastside, Vancouver and internationally as well as extraordinary murals created by other communities around the Americas.

Mon. Oct. 22, 9:30am - I 0:30am Aboriginal Front Door, 384 Main St. Free

Kafuffle or Quandary I survived the great cleansing of editors on October 11 10 \2007. At least I think I did. There was quite a little tempest in a teapot over the use of our editor's use of his interpretation of the policy regarding publishing this Newsletter. In the end I don't think the outcome was very satisfactory to either side.

Some pride was swal lowed and some feelings were hurt. I was kinda disappointed as it went along~ my

idea of what was happening was corrected.

There were about 30 people there and most of them were there to support Pau I and that included me. r've been working on the paper for about 5 years now and we seem to have a pretty good operation running. People su bmit, we publish and the whole neighbourhood is informed. I've even helped Paul put the paper together a few times; I don't like that part of the job, but I'm pretty sure that ifyou want input into a paper you should be willing to work at it and not just complain about the result.

I believe in the Carnegie Newsletter and I put my beliefs on the line about twice a month and I'm sure that Paul has an idea of what's suitable and what isn't. There are other newsletters in the area and ours seems to be well read and popular.

People are fighting against us just because of who we are and where we live. We should be standing together as one, no t bickering amongst ourselves . A coupla of years ago I wrote about how Carnegie is a family and how we always work together and now it seems we can' t even put a little Newsletter together without it arousing in-house animosiiy.

Let's get together people. There are bigger fish to fry and they live outside the DTES. I wrote this about 4:30 this morning and I still can 't get back to sleep. It's now 5:30. If~ou want to fight there a路re people who work at Ii and Cambie who would take you on. There are also peo ple in Victoria and Ottawa who you 'd have a hard enough time just getting to listen to you, never mind fight. We should be expending our energy as a group hying to get those people to listen to us.

Today I'm going to Victoria to help try to get some recognition for new housing that the Gov't has money locked away for and they're refusing to spend it. Instead they want to earn interest on the money. The fools, if they spent the money they' d save more than that on the money they wou ld save just by housing people, who they pro mised to house as part of their Olympic promise.

We need your energy for letter writing and other essential things, not for fighting amongst ourselves.

Divide and conquer is the oldest adage of winning a war. They don't even have to do that to us. We're . dividing ourselves and making their job very simple.

There's a wolf at the door and we're arguing about what's for supper, ignoring the fact hat we may not even be around to enjoy that meal. We have to let little things like this make us sn路onger and not let it divide us. Have a nice day. -hal

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If so, Raise the Rates* .needs your ideas and help to build a large End Poverty Torch.

We plan to use the Torch at public events and rallies to show that ending poverty, not having a fancy p~rty, should .be our government's priority.

We want the Torch to be large, mobile, durable, weather proof and collectively built in the Downtown Eastside.

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*Raise the Rates is a coalition of BC groups that want the province to fix the welfare system, raise minimum wage and build housing. Check out www.raisetherates.org for

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William Combes knows the truth. One recent afternoon he said 路' 路 ..~ 11

Those priests and nuns were all lying when they told us about heaven and hell. They didn't believe in heaven and hell, 'cause if they did they wouldn't have done those terrible things to us. I can see they 're all just a big lie."

I must walk on in the beautide of mine ancestors Leaving behind a destructive road of oblivion Bars I pass, street bums, whores, tramps and thieves Broken hearts, weeping eyes, 'tis a road of sorrow & despair I must walk on, "in Spirit land and songn Where my people sing and dance, alcohol & drugs don't belong I cry to my Grizzly Bear who fills the empty void with prayer And heals the ills of mind, soul and body -evil's every betrayer.

I've conquered the beasts of sorrow and despair I'm on the road to happiness and victory I do declare Truths I speak. Whispering lies and fables gone Now that I've got life, love, truth, peace an' sobriety I know: "I must walk on."

Still, the silence and innocence of mine childhood lingers within, In memory of 50,000 murdered children, I weep and cry For their radiant spirit, hearts of gold, purest there's ever been Molested by the Indian Residential Schools that still live twisted lies We were innocent children with hearts of gold When a man in a black robe said, "Listen and do as you' re told."

"Be silent," said he, "the eternal light of god shines upon your face and forget your people, culture and the Indian way - it's a demonic disgrace. n Beatings, rape, torture and genocide was their main thrill Angels would scream and cry but the devil moved in swiftly for the kill Wounded Knee, Oka, a holocaust - I pray for the ones who are gone Following the vision quest and the healing of the Indian way I must walk on.

Twisted wisdom, fearful heart and snares infinitely long Stole our dignity, culture, pride and our spirited songs Songs of healing, songs of the living and dead- they're all gone.

Spirit awaken, shine like the illumination Eagle for I must walk on . .

I must walk on to the morning star, and kiss the stars of night I must walk on, heal mine wound and turn the darkest voids into light I must walk on for 50,000 muraered babies of Indian Residential Schools They were nobody's fools; that's why I must walk on, I must walk on, I must walk on.

All my relations, William Arnold Combes

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From New Scientist magazine (London, UK)

Canada probes TB "genocide" in churchrun schools

by Debora Mackenzie

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Canada is to investigate claims that tens of thousands of native Indian and Inuit (First Nation) children died of tuberculosis at church-run residential schools in the earl y 20th century, and that their deaths were hushed up . Campaigners allege that school officials did nothing to halt the march of TB despite warnings, and charge that their inaction was tantamount to genocide.

Christian churches ran up to 88 boarding schools for aboriginal ch ildren across Canada between l874 and 1985. Their stated aim was assimilation; children were forbidden to speak thei r native languages.

Some 200,000 children passed through the schools, attendance was mandatory and the Mounted Police rounded up truants.

Their experiences were often brutal, and Canada is finalising a C$1.9 billion ($ 1.7 billion) class-action settlement for 80,000 surviving former inmates, with extra payments for those who suffered physical and sexual ab use.

So far there have been no lawsuits over deaths at the schools, although survivors tell of children disappearing and secret burials. Under pressure from campaigners, Indian Affairs minister Jim Prentice announced last week that his departmen t would find out "why [children] didn't return and where the bodies are".

Kevin Annett, who led the campaign, says he found reports of high rates of TB at residen tial schools in records, held at the University of Br itish Columbia, which the government has since sealed. In 1907 Peter Bryce, a chief medical officer for the federal Department of Indian Affairs, recorded that 24 per centofpupils at 15 schools had died ofTB over 14 years. At one school, 63 <yo of the children died.

Other documents show that offi cials knew death rates were high until the 1940s, Annett told New Scientist. They record children being admitted with active, contagious TB, with no quarantine or even ventilation in their rooms, the only ways to control TB before antibiotics. rormer students say they slept

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Canada's health min istry says the yearly death rate from TB in native communities in the early 20th century, before antibiotics were available, exceeded 70 per 1000. "among the highest ever reported in a human population" . However, the minist1y also says school death rates reached 80 per I000 in the 1930s and 1940s. [Just TB: 8% of 200,000 = 16,000 dead .]

The question now is whether methods such as quarantine could have prevented deaths. and whether the schools' inaction constitutes genocide.

According to Annett, the University of British Columbia records reveal Bryce's thou ghts on the matter: yes, on both counts .

Communication ?

Language a blunt instrument Rendering partial meaning Often not even Often misinterpretation.

Tragedies and travesties occur du e to word And in the beginning was The Word Who said that?

It ain ' t necessaril •y so ''The things that you ' re liable to read In the Bible.''

So - go figure Pilgrims- th is language thing Not the grammar Not the words Not the gesture Not the assumption A clean slate - table rasa Unlearn - learn anew ' member ol' Ezra P, one of those clever fascists "Make it New." Rethink Plato and Khyamm Even Shakespeare & Cervantes There is more than Will Power & windmills Maybe _ sometimes Let the New Sun Dance begin Wilhelmina

Tomorrow Who are you? Another con man made you the judge I see your airbrushed smile on a bill and a billboard picture The hero highway man from our past, now and future You've got satellite image-delay It's your latest Teflon dodge For while washing yo ur campaign of luxury forged in pain Serving caviar and champagne All for your fame.

No, I don 't think you can show me where I need to go You're just selling tickets for your show You want a high price for tickets to your show You want our freedom for a ticket to your show But not until tomorrow Tell me who can see tomoiTow? You can't see me, you always hide your eyes When your promises fall through on our time And you are spending our last dimes Because there is never enough to stop the buck or maintain your fool's disguise From me and all the rest Who is stealing treasures from our chest?

Everywhere I've been the Earth is dying and war is what you 're buying.

You are blowing up our tomorrows We all want back our tomorrows.

You don't know me or what it means to be free Now your image fades and cracks You are that monkey on our back So you need bulletproof security While you hide behind your walls 'Cause you're no longer walking tall Rolling stoned and all We'll have a ball when you fall All for one and one for all.

We don't need your tomorrow Today is our tomorro w.

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Heaven's Door Blues Like a shot-up southern rebel I'm trying to find my home sweet home It seems I lost my way somewhere Now f'm forever stuck on roam And I just can't ever settle down Or keep my feet on the ground I lost my head up in the clouds And I don't feel li ke coming down I've got the Heaven's Door Blues.

Hey preacher man, am I good enough To go knockin' on heaven' s door?

Was my road long enough And have you been there before?

Well, say in' good enough is easy man And if that's all I need from you You know it's gettin' late and I just can't wait To shake the dust off of my shoes I've got the Heaven's Door Blues.

Hey good buddy how do you do?

Do you sometimes get the blues?

I'm just try in ' to get along Please teach me all your rules I'm truck in' down this old highway Trying hard to stay between the lines And the signs they keep on changing I' m sick and tired and I can ' t tell time I've got the Heaven's Door Blues.

All these songs and people talking About a place called Heaven's Door And every time I turn around It's been done and done before I'm chillin' for Dylan, clappin ' for Clapton Because Rock ' n Roll understands You've got to ride the Highway to Hell To get to the Promised Land.

I've got the Heaven 's Door Blues.

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WELCOME TO OUR FAMILY PRACTICE! Information for Patients

Community care is very important to Dr. . Once you become a patient here we encourage you to see us for every medical need. We we lcome your questions but ask that you please bring them to the office because we cannot give proer advice or care by telephone.

Unfortunately, not all of our services are paid for by the Medical Services Plan. Should you request any of these non-covered services we will bill you directly. The fee schedule for non-covered services is at the end.

Payments are due at the time of service and at this time are payable in Cash Only.

We encourage that, except for emergencies, you make your appointments in advance and that you please inform the office staff as to the nature of the illness in order to allovv for sufficient time for the appointment.

Plewase be aware that we will charge patients for appointments which are changed or cancelled with less than 24 hours notice, or appointments which are not kept, as this does not allow us sufficient time to schedule another patient. Our policy is firm and please be on notice that we will not schedule another appointment until the cancellation fee has been remitted.

Please also be aware that it is our policy to not phone in referrals to specialists, prescriptions or authorize refills by telephone, as there is too great a chance for confusion and error. Your health is important to us and, to preserve your quality of care, we prefer to review your medications with you in the office prior to their renewal.

Should a prescription renewal by phone be unavoidable, a fee will be payable for this service.

Please notify us immediately if there are changes in address, telephone numbers, emergency contacts or insurance coverage to keep yo ur records current and to faci litate our communication.

Uninsured Services Fee Schedule

Missed Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35.00 Missed Complete Physicals (without adequate notification) ........ ... ....... $50.00 Transfer of Medical Records : ................................................. .... $45.00 (includes the first I 0 pages. $0.30 per page thereafter) Private Insurance Forms (including Travel insurance) .. ...................... $I 35.00 Short Form (S ickness and Disability) per page .............. .... ...... ......... $100.00 UIC Disability Certificate . . . .. . .. . .. . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . $30.00 Renewal of Prescription by phone (per call) .... ................................. $35.00 Sick notes for School or Work ..................................................... $15.00 Disabled Parking Forms ............................... ..... ..... .. ........ .. ....... $20.00 Revenue Canada Disability Forms ................................................ $25.00 First Aid Form .. . . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . .. .. .. . . . . . .. . . . .. .. .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. $50.00 Physical Fitness for Summer Camp .... ...... ... ...... ..... .. ....... ............ . $50.00 Medical Advice by telephone 24 hours service (per 15 minutes) ............ $77.00 Chart review and summary report (per 15 minutes) ........ ...... ............. $77.00 Occupational Fitness assessment forms ................. ............... .. ....... $100.00 Driver Medical Examination ...................................................... $115.00 Private Medical Examination ..................................................... $80.00 Commercial Driver's Medical .................................................... $160.00 Routine Medical Examination (for non-medical reasons) .................... $150.00 Office Visit (private) .. ....... ... ........................ .. ....................... .. $75.00 Preventive Medical Counselling (per 30 minutes) ............................. $I 15.00 Removal of up to 5 warts or benign moles (+tray fee $35) ......... . ........ . $60.00 Excis ion of benign lesions (per lesion +tray fee $35) ............... $65.00- $90.00 Tt路ay fee .............................................................................. $35.00 Ful l per emp loyment Medical Examination ... ....... .. ... . .......... .. ... .... .. $75.00 Cortisone Injections ............................................... .. ................ $20.00

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The remembrance of a good man is worth a friend ly cup of coffee in reminiscence among friends and neighbours. If there are some Latinos at the table, the conversation surely could be funny, very controversial and diverse. Maybe some chilenean spirits would be present; also empanadas Chi lenas, Currasco Argentino, Mexican tacos and one tequilita, Pupusas, tamales and Caribeean Platanos would be set on that table. The names of Zapata, Frida, El Che, Bolivar, Sandino, Farabundo and Allende, wi ll surely mix with others as Garde!, Discepolo, Jobin, Gilberto, Pele, Maradona, Galeano and Chummsky.

Soccer will join with rhythm and poetry, as an incredible blend: tango, samba, cueca, rum ba, cumbia, merengue, salsa, reggeton ... Viol eta Parra, Victor Jara. Pablo Neruda, Mario Benedetti, Luis Borges, Alonso De Erci lla ... and the cultural legacy of all First Nations, all along between the poles. I would Iike to summarize -something very difficult to summarize- in one name: Don Luis Llanillos, one amazing man who for many years worked very hard, broadcasting week after week, from the very heart of our brave DTES at the cabin of CFRO 102.7 Co-Op Radio . One year ago Don Luis left this dimension, to continue his fight for freedoms , somewhere in the great beyond.

The petty dirty war that imposed genocide and thousands of missing people in Chile -which was the same pattern of repression in all south-central America Mexico and The Caribbean. was the cause for 11 Do'n Luis coming not1h of the 47' parallel-almost 0

from one pole to the other- to bring his amazing cultural baggage from the Land of Cahupolican, and to share his work and poetry to Salish Land.

Romantitango, Rumbamerica, Horizontes, America Latina AI Dia ... were among the programs that saw the work of Mr. Lanillos. But the talent of Don Luis was a generous expression for all the listeners of CFRO and our neighbourhoods: he wrote beautiful poetry, wh ich he himself recited on air, program after program, accompanied by romantic bumpers and background, every Saturday afternoon. Tough is work did not stop there, Don Luis, was always an active person supporting the struggle of our neighboUJ路hood and community, women's groups, children, seniors and people in need . That is a man of good heart, a poet and one broadcaster uncompromised with the establishment The legacy of Don Luis Llanillos will stay with us, in our spirit which is the mother of our community.

As the last wo rds of Allende: ''I am go ing to leave La Moneda, if and only if, I accomplish the mandate my people gave me as a result of democratic elections, no matter the price I must pay" (note that Allende paid with his life, but never made a prisoner).

Well Don Luis, you have also paid yo ur dues to stay high in our collective memories and in our hearts.

Hasta Ia Victoria siempre Amigo!

By J. Escolan-Suay Postscript: Some audio resources and hard copies of Luis Llan illos works, could be researched among & through archives of Co-Op Radio, Proyecto Cultural Sur, VPL & his friends at The Chilenean Housing Cooperative in Vancouver.

Casual Thoughts on the Meaning of Life

It could be like this:

If Tru t h We r e Told If truth were told on a daily basis by sons and husbands - lovers too Women would slip away to tree- lined streets of other towns Renting cozy bedsitting rooms or studio apartments above delicatessens Becoming librarians in old-fash ioned libraries and checking out tails of myste ty & adventure in far away places The Amazon or Zanadu ...

Maybe running tea ships that sported fine bone china cups & saucers, little pots of flowers on the dainty tablecloths Serving good tea, scones with excellent strawbeiTYjam or apricot preserves.

Being kind and helpful to strangers City fo lk looking for directions to a "nice hotel or antique shop One more souvenir for the cabinet back in Mississauga or Halifax Kindness has become a burden to these women The wives and mothers of our NEW AGE: At least amongst their families- their own Kith and Kin Families having become as mysterious as the New Math or Quantum Physics All those serpent teeth finally too much to bear.

Wilhelmina

I heard a man say The pen is mightier than the sword Some say the penis is It ain't necessarily so; I wish it were.

Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles and the eutron Bomb Would be puny compared to a well-turned Sonnet or canto Pens and penises would Rule.

Eastside. Westside, 路otihside and Southside Tractors vvou ld trump AK 47's.

Early morning chats at cafe and cooler Would determine the outcome of today & tomorrow Journalists and other tellers of stories Would live in the lap of luxury Gossip would become seriously trendy.

The prayers of women and other mystics , Mothers of madmen and invention Would impound and impinge parliament And the courts of appeal Those sweetheat1S of waiting Those wives heavy with unborn orphans Those orphans sticky-fingered & runny-nosed Would be saved from The irritation and frustration of their parents Be they women or men or otherwise.

Sans au pairs; sans nannus Lucky to have grandparents, those saints And unacknowledged angels Buying baby new shoes and their first trikes Babysitting. knitting, cooking nutritious soups Spas wo uld have Yz price days fo r single parents Accompanied by children - subsidised Medals could be struck 0 ribbons & banners Float in a nice breeze Days would be sunny and cheerful - even here Or misty with melancholia & mys tery Natives could help with the weather and medicine fn exchange for their own land back.

All those Questions would be answered.

I do hope that Earle Peach paid for that "Do You Like to Sing?!" ad in the Sept. 15 Carnegie Ne1-vsletter. If not, J would like everyone to know that my poems are not for sale for 25垄- $3, depending on length.

Rudolf Penner

' bout where's Daddy or maybe Mumm y May never come up Just because.

Oh - you all know vvhat I' m talkin ' 'bout ...

Wilhelmina

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Anniversaries of Change, a coalition of cultural and educational organizations, trade unions and individuals, was formed in January 2007 to commemorate the 1OOth anniversary of the Vancouver Anti-Asian Riots of 1907 and several other milestones significant to Canada's multicultural history. As part of a year-long series of conferences, exhibitions and events, over 600 people rrom diverse communities came together on September 7 to acknowledge these anniversaries and · recognise the advantages these changes have brought about in present-day Vancouver.

Anniversaries of Change supports the position shared by several other groups, including S.U .C.C. E.S.S. and the Canadian Jewish Congress, Pacific Region, calling on Bruce Allen to publicly apologize for his recent comments made on radio and urging political leaders to show leadership on this issue by demonstrating zero tolerance for thoughtless and offensive remarks of this nature. Furthermore, Anniversaries endorses the response and call for action coming from the Action Committee of the South Asian community.

Given the Olympic ideals of 'mutual understanding, fi'iendship, solidarity, and fair play,' we consider it unacceptable that anyone expressing such offensive views occupy public office, especially in a role that will greatly influence how Vancouver and Canada as a whole are represented to the world."

We therefore ask the leaders ofVANOC to remove Mr. Allen from the team overseeing the opening and closing ceremonies of the 20 l 0 Olympics. Mr. Allen's anachronistic and exclusionary grasp of history and inflammatory rhetoric are reactionary, unproductive and unrepresentative of botp the present-day and historical multicultural Vancouver.

Mr. Allen's remarks damage the growing awareness of Vancouver as a unique Canadian meeting place of First Nations, Pacific and European cultures.

The Downtown Eastside Youth Activities Society

Annual General Meeting Will be held on

Monday October 15th at Spm 612 Main Street The current officers will propose a resolution to amend the bye-laws of the Society to repeal and replace Section 28 of the Byelaws. The section currently reads: 28.a. At the annual general meeting to be held in 2005 directors shall be elected in accordance with section 26 (1) and shall be elected as follows: i. four directors shall be elected to serve until the annual general meeting in 2006:and ii. four directors shall be elected to serve until the annual general meeting in 2007:and iii. four directors shall be elected to serve until the annual general meeting in 2008. b.

Upon the expiry of each d irector's term, as described in section 28 (1 ). successors shall be elected for a period of three (3) years. c.

Election procedures at the annual general meeting shall be determined by the members present. d.

Officers shall serve for one officer term, upon election.

The proposed language for the section is as follows:

28. All directors and officers shall serve one term upon election.

Contact Pamela Wilson at (604)685-6561

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Well the great pirate caper is over.

We went to Victoria and tried to force the Gov't to give us some money that had been promised for housing during the Olympics. They made a housing fund that's worth 250 million dollars and locked it away so they could collect interest on the fund. The interest works out to about 10 million a year. That seems like a lot of money and it probably is. I doubt if I'll ever see that kinda money. The thing is if they spend the money on housing they will house enough people to save at least that amount and more.

It costs more to help a person without housing than it does to help a person with housing. If they housed everyone who lives on the street now they would save at least I0 to 15 million on goods and services and those people would have a place to live in some kinda comfort instead of sleeping on the street. The thing is they have a surplus of money and to build this housing wouldn't even put a crimp in their 4 point something Billion-dolla r su r plus.

I guess I'll try to tell you about our adventure. If you told me that one-day I'd be sailing across Georgia Strait in a pirate costume I would have had you committed or at least have you inspected for worms or something. But there I was with an eaJTing on, fake mustache and eyebrows and sailing into Victoria with some other swarthy characters looking for a doubloon or two. A few people who had gone ahead to help launch our offensive greeted us.

We were, or at least I was, laughing all the way on that crossing. The people around us seemed to be enjoying our escapade. We sorta rehearsed out the little drama on our journey across the great water.

The script was kinda adlibbed by person or persons who had put the idea together. I think it was that little red-haired person and her mentor from CCAP. Anyway it turned out fun and I was looking forward to doing it in front of a live audience once we hit the shores in the little burgh where our supposed Lord and Master, (Gord) gives his decrees from without regard to whom he might affect or hurt.

People are dying and he seems to be worried about making a few dollars in interest.

I heard we were even gonna have a little canoe ride.

Now J haven't been in a canoe since at least the last century and I was looking forward to it. I th ink we

almost swamped or tipped our canoe a few times but it was an adventure. We landed, outside the bank or financial institute where the actual money is kept, convinced the bad guys to give us our money and then jumped back into the canoe and took our booty with us. It turned out to be chocolate doubloons and they tasted pretty damn good.

There were speeches and then we strolled over to a sorta secluded area and had a BBQ, which the local Victorians had made for us. I met quite a few peop Ie and everyone seemed to be having a good time. We had a guitar-playing singer, a few more speeches, and then we went to the Provincial Legislature for a few photo ops. We were greeted by the Gendarmes but they just watched us and let us take our pictures.

We just enjoyed the chilly reception on the lawn outside the legislature. I was chilly not the reception.

We spent about an hour before it was time to get back on the bus and head for the hills. Our driver was great and the bus was fantastic. Thanks go to Gray Line and Erin.

I think we would have had a hotter reception but apparently something big in the news happened and we were considered inconsequential compared to what happened before we got there. Something about a certain police chief. I suspect it was pretty big because even though we were marching in mass I didn't see any police around anywhere. I had so much fun I'd even consider doing it again. Naw, I don't think so. It was a good day to meet people and to garner some attention to the plight of unhoused people in this land of plenty where those in charge seem to have no idea of what to do with all the damn money they have and with more coming in.

I have a feeling it's going to get worse before it gets better. People are dying and the gov't is trying to earn interest on money instead of doing what they promised when they asked for the Olympics to be staged here. That is to build housing and not let the Games interfere with certain rights and responsibilities that ordinary people are guaranteed.

You should get 5 people to write to the gov't and demand they spend that money on affordable housing. Have each of them get 5 people and then each ¡ of them get 5 people. The cry would be so great that the Gov't would have to take a serious look I hope you enjoyed our pirate story.; next time you may come along for the ride. Have a nice day. - hal

Physical Abuse

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Physical abuse is physical force or violence that resu lts in bodily injury, pain, or impairment. It includes assault, battery, and inappropriate restraint.

Who are the perpetrators?

Perpetrators may be acquaintances, sons, daughters, grandch ildren, or others. Physical ab use that is perpetrated by spouses or intimate partners in order to gain power and control over the victim is described as domestic violence. Perpetrators are likely to be unmarried, to li ve with the ir victims, and to be unemployed. Some perpetrators have alcohol or substance abuse and/or ego problems. Some are caregivers for those they abuse.

Who is at risk?

As a group, victims of physical abuse do not differ significantly from those who are not abused. It is a myth that a victim is abused because s/he is weak.

Typically people who are strong natured are the recipients of physical violence as the perpetrators are those wi th ego problems and see defeating a strong person as a sign of their strength.

What are the indicators?

Indicators are signs or clues that abuse has occutTed. Physical ind icators may include injuries or bruises. while behavioural indicators are ways victims and abusers act or interact with each other. Many of the indicators listed below can be explained by other causes (e.g. a bruise may be the resu It of an accidental fall) and no single indicator can be taken as conclusive proof. Rather, one should look for patterns or clusters of indicators that suggest a problem .

Physical indicators Sprains, dislocations, fractures, or broken bones Burns from cigarettes, appliances, or hot water Abrasions on arms, legs or torso that resemble rope or strap marks Internal injuries evidenced by pain, difficulty with normal functioning of organs, and bleeding from body orifices Bruises. The following types of bruises are rarely accidental: Bilateral bruising to the arms (may indicate that the person has been shaken, grabbed, or restrained) Bilateral bruising of the inner thighs (may indicate sexual ab use) "Wrap aro und" bruises that encircle a person's arn1s, legs, neck or torso (may indicate that the person has been physically restrained) Multicolored bruises (indicating that they were sustained over time)

Injuries healing through "secondary intention" (indicating that they did not receive appropriate care) Signs of tTaumatic hair and tooth loss Behavioral ind icators Injuries are unexplained or explanations are implausible (they do not "fit" with the injuries observed) Victims or their assai lant provide different explanations of how injuries were sustained A history of similar injuries, and/or numerous or suspicious hos pitalizations Victims are brought to different medical facilities for treatment to prevent medical practitioners from observing a pattern of abuse Delay between injury time and seeking medical care Submitted by Ten¡i Williams

Carnegie Centre Recreation Program Now Hiring- Sports Coordinator Co-ed Fl oor Hockey I Volleyball I Basketball I Badminton Part T ime; 2-6 hours/week; $ 15/hour Oct 2007 - May 2008 The Sport Coordinator will be responsible fo r onsite activities. She or he wi ll supervise games at night and ensure all games start and end on time, equipment is returned and rules are follo wed.

The success ful candidates should enjoy and understand sports, be assertive, responsible and able to have fun.

If you are interested contact the Recreation Programmer at Carnegie Community Centre sand y. mackeigan@vancouver.ca 604-830-2544

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Where do I go? Where do I turn ?

Where do I hide? .. not to crash and burn From here to there. calm . not on a tear Out of the rain and. .veah .. not "·orse for wear Can you cut me some slack? What do ,you care?

I" d Iike to flag down a hack: I got no fare ..

See what I mean- you've got a lot to l earn.

T he point is this, i f you wish to hear.

Just give me a m inute; you 've nothing to fear.

I" ll give you the gist w hile you sip your beer : Do you remem ber my name?(then again, not a concern) Yeah. so here's the deal-a bit about on w ho I yearn I have wants and needs just like everyone else Sometimes I' m in pain and try not to push myself.

I eat some rotten food and make my stomach chu rn What a fool I' ve been. I ' ll sip some drops of water, and place this flower in my urn, to remove some of the stink and stench of unknown alleys ...

In my imagining mind, yes. in Spirit. I return.

Robvn Li vingstone

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CARNEGIE NEWSLETTER

PURPOSE The Carnegie Newsletter is a publication of the Carnegie Community Centre Association. Its purpose is to provide news, information and opinion of interest and relevance to the residents of the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver. Its contents aim to be inclusive ofthe Centre's metnbers and the , community -at-1 arge.

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10. Contributors must understand that not all material received can be printed, given the limits of space.

THE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE The Board will appoint a publications committee consisting of a minimum of three board members and the editor of the newsletter. The Board reserves the right to appoint other members from time to time. Committee members will elect the Chair of the Publications Committee except that the chair must be a current board member The Publications Committee will. meet monthly, in advance of the regularly scheduled Board meeting, to consider editorial content, resolve any issues relating to the Board's editorial policy and to address any publication issues. As a regular standing committee of the Board, it will report to the Board in the same manner as other cttees

To all returning Carnegie staff:

WELCOME BACK!!!

To all Vancouver Public Library (VPL) strikersJ those of us at the Newsletter and throughout the community are in solidarity with you.

NOTICE of BY-ELECTION On Thursday, November 1, 2007 at the Carnegie Community Centre Association (CCCA) Board Meeting in the Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main Street at 5:30pm, those members attending shall elect one CCCA Board member.

There will be nominations from the floor.

You must have been a CCCA member for fourteen (14) days immediately prior to the date of the election to vote.

You must have been a CCCA member for sixty (60) days immediately prior to the date of the election to be a candidate.

Editor's Note: Recent events in Carnegie, having to do with the Association's Board, committees and this Newsletter have been upsetting for all concern路 ed. There is a by-election coming up to fill a vacant position on the Carnegie Board. If you want to have the decisions made during future meetings reflect the views of the majority of Carnegie's members, I urge you to think and realise how necessary it is to attend meetings when an election will happen, and be careful and selective when voting.

From PIVOT Legal Society, the 2008 Downtown Eastside Hope In Shadows Calendar is out! The Awards ceremony happened yesterday (at this writing) and a complete report with some pictures will be in the November 1st edition.

The Heart of the City Festival programs are out, look fantastic, and can be picked up at Carnegie Centre's Front Desk.

Association Meeting Times Board of Directors: 51 1 Thursday, 5:30, Theatre Finance Committee Wednesday before 1st Thurs, 4:30, Assoc. Office Program Committee Tuesday before 1st Thurs, 4:00, Assoc. Office Community Relations Committee Thursday before Ist Thurs, 4:00, Assoc. Office Publications Committee 2"d Wednesday, 1:00, location to be posted*

Newsletter FactoidsThe CCCA funds the Newsletter. Its website has archived issues going back to June 2003. Sandy Cameron wrote an article detailing the history of the Newsletter in the.August 15, 2006 issue.

Hardcopy archives are at both the Carnegie and Central branches of the Vancouver Public Library.

The deadline for each issue is at least 3 days prior to publication on the 1st & 15 111 of each month. It's listed in every current issue on the Donations page.

For clarification and the edification of all: .

September 12 Emergency Publications Committee 路 Meeting: MOTION: To establish an Editorial Board to support the Carnegie Newsletter. MSC October 4 Board of Directors Meeting: MOTION: To adopt Publications Committee report. MSC October I 0 Publications Committee Meeting: MOTION: To make no change in the current editorial structure of Carnegie Newsletter. MSC

On October 4 the Board moved to adopt the pub. committee's report. This doesn't constitute a de facto passage of a Board-level motion to establish any of the specific recommendations made. As is demonstrated in all Finance Committee reports, each individual motion/recommendation passed by the committee must be moved as a separate motion and passed by the Board of Directors to come into effect.

Thank you to all of you who gave support 路 路. ; in writing, in person, and with verbal I physical presence at the above meetings. The community of constant readers and several people who have not read an issue for years said, in an overwhelming and solid voice, "It ain't broke so don't fix it!"

PaulR Taylor, editor.