October 1, 1990, carnegie newsletter

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I n O n t a r i o , L i b e r a l Premier David P e t e r s o n was s o u n d l y d e f e a t e d i n che recent p r o v i n c i a l e l e c e i o n ; h i s p a r c y r a n on promises and " l o o k i n g t o t h e future".

The p e o p l e kepc throwing he p r e s e n c s i c u a c i o n i n h i s c o l l e c ~ i v ef a c e . P e e e r s o n even l o s e h i s uwn s e a t - c r u t h h u r c s .

Here i n B.C. Vanderzalm was a l l s e t LO c a l l a n e l e c t i o n and a n o c h e r scand a l s e e t h e c l o c k back a g a i n . He w a s c a u g h t i n a web o f l i e s when t h e peop l e o f B.C. l e a r n e d c h a t he n e v e r rans sf erred ownership of F a n t a s y Gardens t o Miz L i l l i a n .

One of t h e . f i r s r t h i n g s he d i d when e l e c t e d i n b986 w a s t o r e z o n e p a r t of t h e Agrip d c u r a l Land Reserve, c h e r e b y i n c r e a s i n g t h e v a l u e of h i s p r o p e r c y . galm made a b o u t $1 m i l l i o n d o i n g i t .

The t r u t h of ownership came o u t a f c e r Z a l m e x t r a v a g a n t l y whined & d i n e d a Taiwanese b i l l i o n a i r e ' s daug h t e r w i t h t a x p a y e r ' s money - " v a s t

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i n v e s t m e n t p o t e n t i a l " - and t h e o n l y p r o p e r t y s o l d belonged t o t h e P r e m i e r I n t h e l a s e month o r s o che Socred p r e - e l e c c i o n campaign h a s a l s o been p a i d f o r o u t of t h e p u b l i c p u r s e . A l l t h e c r a v e 1 e x p e n s e s , h a l l bookings and s o on f o r che s o c r e d 'town h a l l ' ( s i c ) meecings have been p a i d f o r wieh r a x p a y e r s money because when an e l e c c i o n is o f f i c i a l l y c a l l e d each p a r c y h a s co pay f o r c h e i r own camp a i g n . Vanderzalm and che s o c r e d s c a n ' t seem t o underscand t h a t chey' a r e n o t a n a r i s c o c r a c y o r chac being good a t l o o k i n g good d o e s n ' t cue i c .

At m e e t i n g a f t e r m e e t i n g , r a c h e r chan g i v i n g s t r a i g h e answers, spoon-fed p o l i t i c a l pablum t o s o c r e d simps.

P e t e r s o n , i n O n t a r i o , t r i e d t o have a "no-issue" e l e c t i o n . He was f o r c e d o u t of h i s i v o r y tower by o r g a n i z e d and committed p e o p l e from t h e h e a l c h secEor, t e a c h e r s , women, c h i l d c a r e , anci-racisc a c c i v i s c s , anti-povercy c o a l i t i o n s , p u b l i c s e c t o r workers and l a b o u r b o a r d s .

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knows i t . Socred a d s have a l r e a d y s t a r t e d a p p e a r i n g on TV, g i v i n g s h i n i n g f a b l e s of t h e i r "work" and endi n g w i t h a s l a s h a t t h e NDP: "what i f . . ." I t ' s a s chough t h e y t h i n k t h a c no one b u t s o c r e d s have memories o r c a n r e a d .

Following i s not complete, j u s t o f f t h e t o p of my head: - B i l l 19 and l a b o u r s l a s h e d ; B i l l 20 and t e a c h e r s smashed; government f o r c ed o f f South Moresby I s l a n d a f t e r t r y i n g t o m a i n t a i n c l e a r - c u t l o g g i n g and s l a s h b u r n i n g p r a c t i c e s ; Carmanah V a l l e y i s one o f t h e l a s t s t a n d s of v i r g i n f o r e s t . . F o r e s t r y & MacBlo working hand-in-hand t o d e s t r o y i t ; w e l f a r e r a t e s get the f i r s t increase i n f i v e y e a r s , t h e n a c u t b a c k when under 2 5 ' s couldn't g e t l e s s than those over 25 and everyone l o s t ; s i n g l e p a r e n t s c u t by $50 a month and d e c l a r e d "employa b l e " a f t e r t h e i r youngest c h i l d i s 6 months o l d b u t o n l y h a l f o f t h e needed c h i l d c a r e s p a c e s a r e even f u n c t i o n a l much l e s s a v a i l a b l e o r a f f o r d a b l e ; 49,000 p e o p l e g e t a "prove you a r e s e e k i n g employment o r be c u t o f f " l e t ter a n t i - p o v e r t y groups, a d v o c a t e s and community a g e n c i e s scramble t o i n -

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The Downtown E a s c s i d e , "A Residenclial Area" Ediclor.

There a r e o v e r 10,000 p e o p l e l i v i n g i n o u r community. The Downtown Easrs i d e h a s a l o c of p e o p l e who have been long-term r e s i d e n c s down h e r e .

We l i k e t o b e l i e v e ha^ i t i s a scabl e a r e a , f o r S e n i o r s and f a m i l i e s w i t h c h i l d r e n . I L ' s a community hat h a s a l o t t o o f f e r , such as coo p s , h o u s i n g f o r s e n i o r s and a community c e n r r e . T h i s i s t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e , nor: "Skid Road" as t h e media c o n c i n u e t o l a b e l i c as.

S u r e we have problems w i t h d r u n k s a n d / o r bums. What communicy d o e s n ' t ?

We're acl l e a s t t r y i n g t o h e l p chem by p r o v i d i n g h o u s i n g , which somecimes t a k e s c a r e of t h e d r i n k i n g because chey now have a p l a c e K O c a l l home.

The s c r e e t i s no l o n g e r a p l a c e K O s l e e p , b u t a p l a c e t o walk wich pride.

So, when you come down t o v i s i t , l o o k a t he changes and n o r a t w h a ~ i t used t o be l i k e .

We a r e proud p e o p l e i n t h e Downcown E a s c s i d e .

Margaret P r e v o s t

It was a d a r k and stormy n i g h c ( w i t h a p o l o g i e s t o Edward Bulwer L y t t o n ) as I a r r i v e d a t E x h i b i t i o n Park f o r clhe f e a t u r e d e i g h t h r a c e .

T h i s was the r a c e , t h e b i g g e s t and r i c h e s t r a c e of t h e s e a s o n .

The consensus s a i d i t was between h o r s e ' A ' and h o r s e ' B ' .

With my h i g h l y developed system, my many y e a r s of e x p e r t i s e combined w i t h a l o t of p r a y e r s , I f a v o u r e d h o r s e ' C 1 .

Everything I had wenc on c h i s h o r s e .

I g- l a n c e d a t che t i c k e t , c l u t c h e d i n my hoe l i c l t l e hand, t o s e e i f i t w a s c o r r e c t . It w a s , f o r i t r e a d "Three D o l l a r s K O Win on h o r s e ' C ' " "AND THEY' RE OFF! " came t h e f ami l i a r c r y . The h o r s e s chundered p a s t m e as e a c h c r i e d t o g a i n t h e I peered through t h e r a i n a t lead. t h e " t o t e board", d i s c o v e r i n g t h a c h o r s e ' A ' w a s i n t h e l e a d , followed - my by h o r s e ' B ' and..and..YES!! bet, horse 'C', i n chird.

A s t h e h o r s e s made che f i n a l t u r n onco che homescrecch, t h e mighty r o a r i n g of che crowd i n t h e grands t a n d drowned OUK my s h r i e k i n g .

Horse ' C ' was now i n second p l a c e and r a p i d l y c l o s i n g i n on t h e l e a d e r . Then i c happened The jockey on h o r s e ' C ' f e l l o f f .

Although my b e t , h o r s e ' C ' , s t r e a k e d a c r o s s t h e f i n i s h l i n e f i r s t , any p u n t e r w i l l t e l l you t h a c a r i d e r l e s s horse is automatically disqualified.

It w a s a d a r k and stormy n i g h t a s I s t a r t e d t h e l o n g walk home i n t h e rain.

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1 ' m w r i t i n g t o c o n g r a t u l a t e you on y o u r e n d e a v o r t o c o n n e c t C i t i z e n s Concerned About F r e e Trade (CCAFT) and t h e C o a l i t i o n A g a i n s t "Free" Trade (CAFT) L a s t i s s u e you f e a t u r e d a r e p o r t on David O r c h a r d ' s s p e e c h a t t h e Maritime Labour C e n t r e . The r e p o r t d i d j u s t i c e i n s u p p o r t of O r c h a r d ' s a n t i - F r e e Trade s p e e c h . What I r e a l l y l i k e d was t h e p o s t i n g o f a CAFT Forum r i g h t n e x t t o a CCAFT membership.

It s t i l l b o g g l e s my mind why t h e s e two g r o u p s a r e ( o r seem t o b e ) s o b i t t e r towards e a c h o t h e r . I h e a r i t h a s s o m e t h i n g t o do w i t h CCAFT wanti n g t h e NDP and t h e L i b e r a l s t o C o a l a t e a g a i n s t Mulroney's govern-

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The L i b e r a l s want F r e e Trade and t h e NDP p r o b a b l y wants i t t o o . m a t e v e r che c a s e , I d o n ' t u n d e r s t a n d why CCAFT & CAFT d o n ' t t r y t o work out t h e i r d i f f e r e n c e s . This s i t u a t i o n seems t o be j u s t what ~ u l r o n e y ' sdoct o r ordered - s e p a r a t i o n of t h e masses.

1 s a y we s h o u l d form a n i n i e p e n d e n t p a r t y and s t a r t o f f e r i n g more a l t e r natives t o the electorate.

Anyway, t h a n k s f o r your a r t i c l e .

Whether you d i d i t by a c c i d e n t o r n o t , I l o v e d s e e i n g t h e two o r g a n i z a t i o n s on t h e same page.

If only t h e y were t o g e t h e r p e r i o d , e h ? !

By STEVE ROSE

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Editor: Native land claims - t o be o r n o t t o be; t o s e t t l e o r n o t t o s e t t l e .

I f t h e answer i s yes, and a monetary payment i s p a r t of t h e s e ~ t l e m e n t , where w i l l government f i n d t h e f i n ances?

A f r i e n d r e c e n t l y s u g g e s t e d t o me a way o f a c c r u i n g some f u n d s t o a s s i s t i n Nacive l a n d c l a i m s .

I f che p r o v i n c i a l government won'c e l i m i n a t e t h e p r o p e r t y p u r c h a s e t a x why d o n ' t they put a c e r t a i n percentage of a l l t h e r e v e n u e s b r o u g h t i n by t h i s tax towards a Native l a n d c l a i m s s e t t l e ment f u n d ? The c l a i m s a r e o v e r l a n d SO i t seems t o make s e n s e t o m e t o g e t a s e t t l e m e n t from t h e l a n d .

Darren Lowe

(A l e t t e r was pushed under t h e door of t h e N e w s l e ~ t e ro f f i c e a d d r e s s e d t o Susan Musgrave.

There was no name of t h e s e n d e r . The o n l y f o r g i v i n g t h i n g on ~ h een v e l o p e was a l i n e s t a t i n g "To do w i t h a s s h e w i l l s " .

This is n o t a P o s t O f f i c e ; m a i l won't be f o r warded o r t i m e s p e n t t r a c k i n g down anyone t h r o u g h t h e N e w s l e t t e r .

Below i s che c o n t e n t s o f t h e l e r t e r . Ed.) Do We R e a l l y Know Where F l e s h Is On "white" washed w a l l s The Shadows grow I n poppy'd p a t t e r n s Row on row From c e i l i n g t o f l o o r Pushing up and b o t h down Through workman's hammers B a r r e d f o r t h e sound F r e e from t h e s i g h t Of w h a ~goes on w i t h i n As m a r r i a g e ' s bed Rocks p l a s t e r t h i n J a i l - h o u s e gowns d r a p e t h e h a l l T.V. s c r e e n s c o l o u r i c a l l As c h i l d r e n t h a t play say "When we're grown, w e ' l l g e t married!"

And b e l i e v e i r : o r n o t That happened today!

It happened!

It happened!

I n a mind t o mind way

Editor, I n regard t o t h e l a s t i s s u e about " t h e woman i n f r o n t of Army & Navy".

I f e l t a r e a l concern, s o I t a l k e d t o a c o u p l e of p l o i c e o f f i c e r s p l u s G. Salmond of Community R e l a t i o n s a t 222 Main S t r e e t on S e p t . 17.

What was e x p l a i n e d t o me was tharr i f a p e r s o n i s picked up f o r drunkenn e s s , h e / s h e i s a r r e s t e d under provi n c i a l s t a t u t e ( l a w ) . One o f t h r e e t h i n g s happens: 1. I f a p e r s o n i s n o t a r o u s e d when an o f f i c e r p i n c h e s Khe f i n g e r t i p s o r t h e p r e s s u r e p o i n t s on t h e s h o u l d e r (keep i n mind t h e y a r e n o t harming them), a n ambulance i s t h e n c a l l e d t o t h e s c e n e K O t a k e them t o t h e h o s p i t a l .

2. I f t h e p e r s o n r e s p o n d s t o t h e poli c e t a c t i c , h e / s h e i s asked where t h e y have and i f t h e y a r e c a p a b l e of making i t home on t h e i r own. I f t h e answer i s "no" a paddy wagon i s c a l l e d t o t h e scene t o t a k e t h e person t o Detox, where t h e s t a f f s a y whether o r not they stay. I f they decide t o allow i t , t h e person i s kept u n t i l he/ s h e i s s o b e r enough t o t a k e c a r e o f themselves.

3. I n some c a s e s t h e y a r e noc a c c e p t e d i n Detox b e c a u s e t h e y a r e t o o violent.

I n t h i s case they a r e trans-. p o r t e d t o c i t y lockup.

I f t h e y have h u r t themselves while being v i o l e n t and a r e i n need of m e d i c a l a t t e n r i o n t h e y are s e n t t o t h e h o s p i t a l by ambulance.

I f the i n j u r i e s a r e not s e r i o u s t h e y go co c i t y lockup where an on-site nurse atcends t o t h e priso n e r ' s i n j u r i e s and checks on a l l p r i s o n e r s e v e r y twenty m i n u t e s . A l l p r i s o n e r s a r e checked i n t h e morning by a d o c t o r i f n e c e s s a r y .

So when a p e r s o n i s picked u p , t h e y a r e w e l l looked a f t e r . I hope t h a t t h i s p u t s che 'Downtown E a s t s i d e Residenrr ' a t e a s e .

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Editor : I w a s t a l k i n g t o a f r i e n d of mine who l i v e s i n t h e same h o u s i n g d e v e l opment - s h e s a y s we've been p i c k e d by some h i g h e r a u t h o r i t y a s a s p e c i a l p r o j e c t f o r recycling & it only takes a few minuces a day t o s e p a r a t e p a p e r , p l a s t i c , cans & b o t t l e s .

These we p u t i n t o d i f f e r e n t b i n s t o make i t e a s i e r f o r t h e r e c y c l i n g ind u s t r i e s t o r e c y c l e them.

When I p o i n t e d o u t t h a t t h i n g s can o n l y b e r e - c y c l e d a few t i m e s - and t h a t everything i s s t i l l going t o be thrown away - p u t i n t o l a n d f i l l s em. anyway, & t h a t t h e most r e c y c l i n g can do i s slow down t h e p r o c e s s a l i t t l e , i t seemed t o make no d i f f e r e n c e i n h e r enchusiasm f o r d o i n g i t .

When I reminded h e r how Vancouver had been picked f o r a " s p e c i a l P i l o t P r o j e c t " a few y e a r s ago by t h e i n ternational recycling corporations f o r t h e s i c e of t h e w o r l d ' s f i r s t rec y c l i n g c o n f e r e n c e where i t w a s r e v e a l e d t h a t t h e y make o v e r 600 b i l l i o n d o l l a r s world-wide on t h i s b u s i n e s s , t h a t is now o n l y c o n s i d e r e d t o be i n i t s i n f a n c y , i t made no d i f f e r ence i n h e r co-operative a t c i c u d e .

When I mentioned t h e f a c t t h a t packaging i s c o n t i n u i n g t o i n v e n t f u r t h e r non-biodegradable s u b s t a n c e s & p r o d u c t s & t h a t a l l t h i s is expand i n g w i t h no s i g n i f i c a n t changes on t h e p a r t of i n d u s t r y , s h e s a i d , "I know ...b u t . . .

When I t o l d h e r t h e s p e c i a l p i l o t p r o j e c t we'd been p i c k e d f o r was des i g n e d t o u s e u s a s an unpaid workf o r c e f o r che convenience of a 600 b i l l i o n dollar industry & a t the same time t o convince u s we a r e d o i n g somet h i n g t o save t h e planer & provide t h e housing p r o j e c t w i t h good p u b l i c r e l a r i o n s , s h e g o t mad a t me & s a i d I was u n w i l l i n g t o have a d i a l o g u e .

Soon a f t e r t h a t s h e l e f t .

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Tora : Entropy - e v e r y t h i n g , no m a t t e r what i t i s o r what you do a b o u t i t , d e c a y s , d i s s o l v e s , b r e a k s up & d i e s .

S i n c e i t ' s a l a w of t h e u n i v e r s e , t h e p o l l u t i o n of i n d u s t r y and consum e r s i s as much a p a r t of t h e n a t u r a l o r d e r as s u n r i s e . . a n d a n y t h i n g anybody does t o slow down t h e p r o c e s s o r change t h e way p e o p l e t h i n k o r a c t i s f u t i l e . 1 t ' s p o i n t l e s s t o draw o r p a i n t o r c r e a t e a n y t h i n g because i t w i l l o n l y become d u s t ; w r i t i n g p o e t r y i s a w a s t e of time b e c a u s e i t won't l a s t f o r e v e r . To g e t r i g h t down t o it..why b o t h e r l i v i n g when w e ' r e a l l going. t o d i e ? !

Deep down a l m o s t e v e r y o n e f e e l s that they're special..that they're o u t s i d e n a t u r a l laws.

Some o f u s w r i t e ; some c r e a t e a r t & p o e t r y o r c o n t r i b u t e t o o u r world o r t h e world some t h i n k r e c y c l i n g i s n a t u r a l and makes c o n t r i b u t i n g t o i t s e e m r i g h t . > l i R e - b e i n g p a r t of a solution.

Tobacco i s a t l e a s t a 600 b i l l i o n d o l l a r world-wide i n d u s t r y which i s n o t making any s i g n i f i c a n t changes But despite a l l the health risks. i t ' s your r i g h t t o ~ m o k e / ~ o l l u t e / d i e .

The r e s t o f u s can go t o h e l l .

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FROM FACTORY TO FARM The most e x p l o i c e d a n i m a l i n t h e . food " f a c t o r y " h a s t o be t h e l e g h o r n c h i c k e n . Abouc 90 p e r c e n t o f t h e c h i c k e n s produced a r e l e g h o r n s . They l i v e o u t t h e i r l i v e s i n l i t t l e cages, c o r t u r e d by a r t i f i c a l l i g h t and d a r k , shoe f u l l of a r t i f i c i a l c h e m i c a l s , c h e i r n a t u r a l i n s t i n c t s toward mothering stifled.

The o r g a n i c f a r m e r s o f CEEDS i n t h e Cariboo are d o i n g something a b o u t t h i s , t o make f a r m i n g more humane.

They a r e d e v e l o p i n g a b r e e d o f l e g h o r n s t h a t r u n f r e e and c a n n u r t u r e It h a s t a k e n 15 t h e i r own young. g e n e r a t i o n s o f c h i c k e n s b e f o r e che o l d i n s t i n c t s were r e b o r n . IJatching t h e s e hens and t h e i r brood on t h e CEEDS farms i s a r e a l p l e a s u r e .

A u n i q u e p i e c e of a r t i n t h e d i s p l a y c a s e on t h e t h i r d f l o o r of Carn e g i e C e n t r e c a p c u r e s t h e e s s e n c e of t h i s projecc.

I t ' s a s c u l p t u r e of a l e g h o r n hen w i t h h e r c h i c k s , and a r o o s t e r o f f e r i n g g r u b s and c o r n t o t h e c h i c k s t o coax them o u t from unI t ' s a l i c t l e known f a c c d e r mocher.

t h a t l e g h o r n r o o s t e r s t a k e an a c c i v e p a r t i n r e a r i n g c h i c k s . The r o o s t e r ' s r o l e i s t o g a t h e r food t o h e l p t h e c h i c k s meet t h e o u t s i d e world.

The a r t p i e c e was c r e a t e d by Nikki Spooner, a s c u l p c o r and p a i n t e r who had a show of farm a r c l a s t y e a r i n Carnegie. The p i e c e was s t a r t e d i n che Carnegie p o t t e r y room and f i n i s h ed on t h e s f a r m . The Community Enhancement and Economic Development Soced on t h e farm. Nikki i s a member o f CEEDS - t h e Community Enhancement and Economic Development S o c i e t y . CEEDS o p e r a t e s f o u r o r g a n i c farms and seve r a l o t h e r g a r d e n s i n t h e Cariboo. I c i s a n o n - p r o f i t , communal group t h a c is p r o v i n g t h a t humane, h e a l c h y farmi n g methods can produce good, economi c food.

S e v e r a l Carnegie p e o p l e have v i s i c ed CEEDS o v e r t h e p a s c y e a r , a n d t a k e n p a r t i n t h e o u t d o o r l i f e . CEEDS w e l comes v i s i t o r s f o r a s h o r t o r l o n g period.

Everyone h e l p s ouc i n farm c h o r e s and i n s h a r i n g whac t h e farms have t o o f f e r .

I f you're interested i n learning more a b o u t CEEDS, c o n t a c c :4uggs Sigu r g e i r s o n a c Carnegie (665-2220).

City park gets year-round Oppenheimer program aims staffmg- at jobless Spanish-speakers

BY ROBERT SARTI Neither rain nor snow nor budget shortfall shall stay Oppenheimer Park from its appointed task.

That task is to help keep the peace this winter in the downtown eastside.

Starting this week, Oppenheimer becomes the first neighborhood park in Vancouver to be open yearround with full-time staff.

The park staff intends to target the growing number ofjobless Spanish-speaking immigrants and refugee applicants in the neighborhood.

But the city social planning department - not the Vancouver park board - will be paying the shot.

Mayor Gordon Campbell said an experimental multicultural- program employing Spanish-speaking workers in Oppenheimer last summer proved a success in reducing tensions.

The summer program, financed in part by the Vancouver Foundation and run by the Carnegie Community Centre, concluded with a "friendship festival" in which about 300 Latino and native Indian parkgoers sang and danced for each other and served their favorite ethnic dishes.

"There are changing demographics in the pafk, and the community has identified its needs early in the game," said Campbell, explaining why city council agreed to continue funding to Carnegie for the park through the winter.

Community workers were concerned last spring by an increase in violent incidents and drug dealing,

especially around Main and Hast-1 The police presence on the streets ings. around the park is also obvious.

A 26-year-old Salvadoran refugee As Johnson was being interwas stabbed to death in front of Car- viewed, -three undercover police negie in April. No one has yet been ,officers were making a rai&on the charged. women's washroom in the patk.

At the beginning summer, to The officers handburned twoyoung 60 Latino men women questioned them for about many of them refugees&omwar and then let them go. torture in Central America were the officersmade their way Later, ' sleeping in the park. slowly through the grass of the park, "They had the par!: :looking for drugs stashed for later when we got there to start the sum-, ,ese. mer program," 'aid park : ."They (police) never get the big Steve Johnson, 25, a the originally from New Aiyinsh in guys;, shrugged northern B.C. :ones that back (transportjit For "They felt we were moving in od them." . their turf. But things went beltel' Park co-manager Pam Brom said than we expected." prostitutes have started c o a n g to Johnson said the summer program' Oppenheimer to get a break frpm !aimed to create enough room in the the streets. already-crowded square-block "We can offer a bowl of sou&d a green space to allow all groups to cbp of coffee, and tell them w a r d to feel at home. go for housing or to get somctrriinNative baseball games and Latino ing," she said. soccer games were scheduled so Street social worker John t u n e y they would not conflict with each said the park program is needed, but other. A Spanish-speaking Alcohol- other social services mQSt b e ics Anonymous group was started, as expanded, including educatim and - . well as pottery and drawing classes, job training.

English language and literacy trainMore than 13,000 Latin @&iing and job counselling. cans have come to Vancover m fhe On his desk in thecubbyhole shack past two years. At least 300 o&thhm of an office. Johnson.keeps a pair of are believed to be involvedlh the binoculars the better to spot street scene in the downtowaeatdrinking and drug use in the park. side. *". .

"When they (drinkers) see me E1,mer Leon, 32, from Guatemala, coming, they usually take off," said started hanging around thelpa'rk shortly arter he arrived in VmcbuJohnson.

"We want to make it safe for the r ver a year ago. At first, he s l e a in'an old people to be in the park. Blngo 1s abandoned car, but now he lives in a a big draw for them, and they like to welfare-level hotel nearby. play chess, too."

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111s a p p e d h r rel'ugee status wci\ turned down. W111lehe waits for tub appeal, he hopes to lind wor8, but the prospects are bleak for someone with a poor command of EngHbh. "I hved In the States, L A . , for three Sears, and there I worked every day," h e said. "There jpu d~dn'tneed (~mmigration)papers.

You were p a ~ dcash."

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t h e l a s t i s s u e of t h e News l e t t e r we s t a r c e d what w i l l b e a s e r i e s of a r t i c l e s on che k i t c h e n ' s p o l i c i e s & activities.

Many p a t r o n s e a t h e r e on a r e g u l a r b a s i s buc a r e n o t f a m i l i a r wirrh" - why we s e r v e what we do - how i c i s p r e p a r e d - why che k i t c h e n d o e s n ' t p r e p a r e e v e r y e h i n g t h a c many p e o p l e l i k e - raw food q u a l i c y & s e l e c t i o n - buying p o l i c i e s - from where t h e money comes - o u r r e c y c l i n g program and how we are a t t e m p t i n g t o b e e n v i r o n m e n t a l l y aware - why w e have a food s e r v i c e . . .

The mosc o b v i o u s p l a c e co srrarc i s why we have a food s e r v i c e i n che f i r s t p l a c e and c h i s i s something we have been g r a p p l i n g w i t h c o n s i s t e n t l y .

Two f a c t o r s a p p e a r t o c o n t r i b u t e more chan a n y t h i n g . They a r e : 1) We a r e a communicy c e n c r e s e r v i n g t h e p u b l i c and we have a n o b l i g a ~ i o nco e d u c a t e p e o p l e and t o p r o v i d e che mosc h e a l t h f u l and nutritious food p o s s i b l e ; 2 ) We have l i m i t e d s t a f f i n g and v o l u n c e e r s and e h e r e f o r e l i m i c t h e volume of food s o l d .

P o s s i b l y t h e mosc noteworchy and c o n t e n t i o u s change i n t h e l a s e few y e a r s h a s been Khe e x c l u s i v e u s e of whole wheac b r e a d p r o d u c e s , much co che c h a g r i n of w h i t e b r e a d a d d i c t s .

We assume chac t h o s e who d i s a g r e e che mosc a r e t h o s e who have a w e l l - b a l anced d i e c and c a n a f f o r d t h e l u x u r y of something t h e y e n j o y buc i s withWe f e e l c h a r ourr any n u c r i c i v e v a l u e . we musc c a r e r co chose l e s s f o r c u n a c e who have l i m i c e d f u n d s and must e a t n u c r i c i o u s food b e c a u s e t h e y d o n ' c have much K O e a t , p e r i o d !

Anocher i m p o r t a n t change co che menu was t h e a d d i t i o n of t h e v e g e t a r i a n meal on F r i d a y n i g h t s .

Ed Buhr, a regular volunteer in the kitchen, s t a r ~ e dc h i s crend almose 3 y e a r s ago and l o v i n g l y p r e p a r e d t h e s e f e a s t s f o r two y e a r s w i ~ h o u tm i s s i n g a s h i f t .

I n t h o s e d a y s w e were f o r t u n a t e t o s e r v e e i g h t e e n d i n n e r s b u t o f t e n we a r e now s e l l i n g on a p a r w i t h t h e other dinners.

Sp, Ed h a s made a tremendous c o n t r i b u t i o n toward s a t i s f y i n g t h e a p p e t i t e s of chose who p r e f e r meacless c o o k i n g a n d , co b e s u r e , h a s c o n v e r t e d a t l e a s e a few s k e p t i c s who now r e a l i z e chac l i f e c a n b e a d e q u a t e l y s u s ~ a i n e d wichout e a r i n g meat everyday.

Even Ed was sornewhac s k e p t i c a l h i m s e l f a few y e a r s a g o , b u t l i k e many o t h e r s of u s , he h a s l e a r n e d a v a l u a b l e l e s s o n - t h a t o l d ways a r e n ' t always r h e b e s r ways.

Next i s s u e : What a r e you e a c i n g ?

Downtown E a s t s i d e Family Drop-In - Thurs. 10-2; C a r n e g i e T h e a t r e - L a s t Thursday of t h e month t h e r e i s t h e Shopping Club, 9:30 - 1:30 from C r a b t r e e a t 101 E. Cordova.

- C r a b t r e e open S a t u r d a y s 10-5.

FOR MORE INFO: D e l i l a h o r Pam 689-2808.

STARTS SEPTEMBER 23rd!! .......................

No more paper plates

Carnegie Adult Recreation - Sunday, Monday, Wednesday & F r i d a y from 6:00 - 10:30 p.m.

- V o l l e y b a l l , B a s k e t b a l l , P i n g Pong, F l o o r Hockey. ( A l l i n t h e Gym on t h e 2nd f l o o r . )

China replaces polystyrene as Vancouver's community kitchen goes "green" Vancouver Food for the needy and homeless too often meam throwaway plates in a dispiriting atmosphere. But at The Carntgie Community Centre,dinen eat from china dishts with stainlesssteel adltry, herbs grow on the kitchen windowsill and the honeyed smell of homemade granola fills the air.

A move to "green" the kitchen at Carntgk, which serves hundreds of Vancouwr's poor every day, has helped the cafeten'a turn a slight profit and boosted morale along the way.

Muggs Sigurgeirron, president of Carnegie's board of directors, sap environmental action-from composting kitchen waste to phasingout plastic and polydynne--came naturally to people who use the centre. "The conscbusness was really high-we just had to put the structures in placc" Organic kitchen

waste--about 90 kilograms a weekgoes to a community garden for I composting. Food and cleaning supplies are bought in bulk, with an eye to cost and environmental values. Paper, tin and glass are sorted and pidced up weekly by a recycling company.

Buying dishts costs more initially but saves in the longtenn, Over the last 10 years, the antre spent about $70,000 on polystyrenecups and plastic cutlery.

Now, they invest in supplies that last For many visitors, says S i g u r g e h , the antre is like a second home.They come to read in the library, to play vdlqball or just to have a cup of coffee.

C o n m for the planet starts in one's badqard-and this k theirs '"The .L people who use and work in this building 7 have a lot of power. We a n make a -. difference." W m o r Srurcn

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You w i l l c r y when a f e l l o w worker burns o u t from t h e stress of d a i l y s u r v i v a l You w i l l c r y when you s i t a t t h e h o s p i ~ a lw i t h a f r i e n d ' s s i c k c h i l d .

You w i l l c r y when you h e a r s t o r i e s of p a i n s o l i k e your own.

You w i l l c r y when you l o s e a b a t t l e w i t h t h e p o l i t i c i a n s .

You w i l l c r y f o r joy when you win a b a t t l e w i t h p o l i t i c i a n s .

You w i l l l a u g h when everyone b r i n g s t h e k i d s t o a meeting and they p l a y among t h e agenda i t e m s .

You w i l l laugh when a woman m a r r i e s w i t h g r e a t joy and hope.

You w i l l l a u g h when t h e i s o l a r i o n of p o v e r t y b r e a k s down and you a r e n o t alone.

You w i l l l a u g h when a p l a n n i n g meeting i s c o o p e r a t i v e and p r o d u c t i v e and warm.

You w i l l be angry when you s e e t h e e f f e c t s of p o v e r t y i n more l i v e s than your own.

You w i l l be angry when you read o f f i c i a l s t a t i s t i c s and r e p o r t s and r e a l i z e n o t h i n g i s done u n l e s s your group t r i e s .

You w i l l be angry when p o l i t i c i a n s h e a r but do n o t l i s t e n .

You w i l l be angry when h i n d s i g h t ceaches you a l e s s o n .

You w i l l grow s t r o n g when you t e l l your own p o v e r t y s t o r y and s u r v i v e .

You w i l l grow s t r o n g when you make a p u b l i c speech.

You w i l l grow s t r o n g when you w r i t e p r e s s r e l e a s e s .

You w i l l grow s t r o n g when t h e g r o u p ' s a c t i o n b r i n g s a n editorial i n t h e l o c a l press.

You w i l l grow s t r o n g when you a r e p a t r o n i z e d and ignored because your message f o r change i s t o o uncomfortable t o h e a r .

WHEN YOU WORK FOR A SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM YOU W I L L CHANGE.

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FREE WORKSHOPS FOR WOMEN - Fall 1990 These workshops are being held at the Women's Centre, Room 2720, New Westminster Campus of Douglas College. There is no pre-registration required. If you wish to attend, simply drop-in at the appropriate time. Info: 527-5148.

OCTOBER

Introduction to Interpersonal Skills for Women Wednesday, October 3, 1990 1000 - 1200 hours. BETH MORRIS Introduction to Dealing with Sexual Harassment & Assertiveness for Women Wednesday, October 10, 1990 1400 - 1600 hours. BETH MORRIS Introduction to Stress Management for Women Wednesday, October 17, 1990 1200 - 1400 hours. ALENA STRAUSS ~ncroduccionto Time Management for Women Wednesday, October 24, 1990 1000 - 1200 hours. ALENA STRAUSS Surviving Single Parenthood for Women Wednesday, October 31, 1990 1200 - 1400 hours. BETH MORRIS

NOVEMBER

Introduction LO Job Search Skills for Women Wednesday, November 7, 1990 1400 - 1600 hours. ALENA STRAUSS Introduction to Career Planning for Women Wednesday, November 14, 1990 1000 - 1200 hours. ALENA STRAUSS

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E d i t o r ' s n o t e : Salvador Allende w a s e l e c t e d a s P r e s i d e n t of C h i l e . H i s s o c i a l r e f o r m s , t a k i n g C h i l e away from c o n t r o l by m u l t i n a t i o n a l s , ended w i t h a CIA-backed coup and t h e d e a t h of A l l e n d e . He s p o k e t h e s e words on N a t i o n a l Radio m i n u t e s b e f o r e h e was murdered.

WORKERS OF THE MOTHERLAND. I HAVE FAITH IN CHILE AND ITS DESTINY. OTHER MEN WILL OVER COME THIS DARK AND BITTER MOMENT. WHEN TREASON TRY TO SUCCEED. YOU MUST KNOW THAT SOONER THAN LATER THE AVENUES WILL OPEN TO CLEAR TllE WAY FOR THE FREE MAN TO BUILD A BETTER SOCIETY. M N G LlVE CHILE! LONG LlVE THE PEOPLE. LONG LlVE THE WORKERS! SALVADOR ALLENDE SEPTEMBER 11 - 1 9 7 3 .

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T O THE CHINESE PRO-DEMOCRACY STUDENTS

By WILLIAM LIM (The poem is a thematic transliteration of the original written in Chinese, also on this page, following one of the classical formats.)

Yes, you told us you are in pain, for you didn't succeed at having your ideas prevail in Beijing that day.

Your clothes were torn your faces dirtied your comrades' limbs broken lives lost, and the statue of the majestic Goddess of Freedom with the attractively Western look which has become your symbol of hope, laid in pieces on the ground under those crushing tanks and killing guns at Tiananmen Square.

You fled, with clenched fists skyward amidst your defiant shouts of wanting to die in standing up to those murderous octogenarians who, after having stolen the fruit of the revolution put back the lid of dictatorship over that ancient land set up again the system of cormption and privilege to # the people a d invited fortune hunters old and. new to join the feast of spoils, laugh, like jackals. behind the walls of the Zhongnanhai bunker house.

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you feel betrayed that the West, which gave you haven whose democratic ideals you embraced and in whose image you want to be, is not charging into battle like an avenging angel and striking down that hated regime at the same spot where your fallen comrades once lay alongside your broken Goddess; so that a Democracy tall, strong, and free, could rise up on top of that crumbled heap of trash and ashes.

But you never said a word about how you're going to fight corruption when you owe your status of privilege which you want so much to keep, to its practice.

Nor about how to seek opportunity for all when you demand to increase your own privilege over others.

Nor about how to build democracy when you disdain the common folk and equate a life in their midst to a denial of your human rights.

Could it be that all those "freedoms" of expression of information . of association and of whatever else there may be, are but a nice sounding label for the power you really want to speak in the name of the people on whose back you want to build yourempire with the Western look?

o v e r 175,000 unemployed i n B.C. now.

Say t h e p r o v i n c i a l program works t o g e t 20,OC more o u t l o o k i n g . Does anyone e s c a p e pove r t y ? The r e a l e f f e c t ' i s t h a t more p e o p l e l o o k f o r few j o b s and push wages down. B i B u s i n e s s and t h e r i g h t - w i n g governments want t h i s system. T r a i n i n g programs c a n work, b u t o n l y i f t h e y p r o v i d e real t r a i n i n g and i f governments a r e committed t o f u l l employment a t d e c e n t wages.

Right-wing governments a r e a l s o p l a n n i n t o u s e s o c i a l programs t o r e d u c e wages wich t h e r e l a t i v e l y new wage supplement i d e a . Quebec and B.C. have t r i a l v e r s i o n s of i t . O n t a r i o is esaEieePing a m a s s i v e program t h a t would c o s t $1.3 b i l l i o n l y r .

A wage supplement program c o u l d b e d a n g e r o u s i n f o u r ways: - I t would c o s t a l o t of t a x p a y e r ' s money t h a t c o u l d b e s p e n t on h e a l t h , e d u c a t i o and b e t t e r w e l f a r e ; - It would p u l l wages down f o r p e o p l e a t t h e lowest l e v e l because c o r p o r a t i o n s , s e e i n g t h a t g o v t s . a r e w i l l i n g t o pay t h e i r wage c o s t s , would have no i n c e n t i v e t o o f f e r a d e q u a t e pay; - By making i t f i n a n c i a l l y v i a b l e f o r mor p e o p l e t o work, t h e supplement would throw more p e o p l e i n t o t h e j o b m a r k e t , t o compete f o r work and p u l l wages down; I The wage supplement, by r e d u c i n g c o r p o r , a t e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o employees, l e a v e s more money f o r p r o f i t s . C o r p o r a t i o n s w i l l be b e t t e r a b l e t o g o b b l e e a c h o t h e r u p , buy more machines, move t o c o u n t r i e s when l a b o u r i s c h e a p e r . I n o t h e r words, w i t h a wage supplement t a x p a y e r s c o u l d h e l p f i n a n c e t h e l o s s o f t h e i r own j o b s .

So t h o s e a r e t h r e e of t h e ways t h a r t h e b i g c o r p o r a t e l o b b y g r o u p s and t h e i r f r i e n d s i n g o v t . a r e u s i n g s o c i a l and welf a r e programs t o r e d u c e wages.

In t h e p a s t , I chink, people thought: s o c i a l programs s e r v e t h e p o o r ; j o b s servc t h e working who a r e n ' t p o o r . I hope ~ ' v e showed t h a t s o c i a l programs h e l p working p e o p l e by p r o v i d i n g b a r g a i n i n g power; and t h a t we need d e c e n t j o b s w i t h d e c e n t wage. t o h e l p t h e pcor escape poverty.

This means o u r i n t e r e s t s a r e t i d e - women, low income p e o p l e and u n i o n s . I f one o f o u r s e c t o r s w i n s , w e a l l win.

By JEAN SWANSON

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NOTES MEASLES INNOCULATIONS P u b l i c H e a l t h Nurses w i l l be ons i t e a t 223 Main S t . , t h e Down~own E a s t s i d e Youch A c t i v i t i e s S o c i e t y (DEYAS) s p a c e , between 4 : 0 0 & 8:00 on November 7 & 8 , Wed. & Thurs.

The m e a s l e s s h o t s a r e f o r c h i l d r e n and youth..no a d u l t s .

For more i n f o c a l l DEYAS a t 685-4488.

SENIORS TO SECHELT! Members of t h e S e n i o r s ' Support Group are o f f t o S e c h e l t f o r a few d a y s of camping. The t r i p d e p a r t s C a r n e g i e a t 8 : 0 0 on t h e morning o f Monday, October 1 5 t h and r e t u r n s on October 1 8 t h by a b o u t 5 : 0 0 p.m.

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I was i n t h e games room where, a s u s u a l , t h e r e were n o women. L i s t e n i n g t o t h e p a r a d e p a s s I was s u d d e n l y e n v i o u s o f some t h i n g , t h e way I a m always e n v i o u s o f peop l e who seem t o have a d e e p s e n s e of community..whether i t ' s a t i g h t k n i t Chinese f a m i l y , a group o f N a t i v e s engaged i n s h a r p r e p a r t e e , o r , i n t h i s c a s e , a numb e r o f women w i t h a d e e p i n t e r e s t i n one p r o f o u n d l y human t h i n g .

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For t h o s e o f u s who v a l u e human knowledge, t h i s i s t h e r e a l harshness of t h a t e x c l u s i o n a r y e l e m e n t - t h a t many o f t h e most a s t u t e e x a m i n e r s o f e x i s t e n c e and p o l i t i c s and s o c i e t y r i g h t now a r e c u t o f f from u s . Yet t h e p o s s i b i l i t y f o r r e l a t i o n s h i p s l i k e t h e one I mentioned i s i n c r e a s ing because those f e m i n i s t s a r e h i n t i n g t h a t t h e i r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s , on a l e v e l f a r deeper than those i n s t i t u t i o n a l i z e d r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s they r e j e c t , a f t e r a l l , t o a l l p e o p l e i n a l l s i t u a t i o n s . Such a development c o u l d n o t have happened w i t h o u t t h a t e x c l u s i o n a r y e l e m e n t which was r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of s u c h v i t a l and c r e a t i v e communities i n t h e f i r s t place.

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1/ S o c i a l F o r m a t i o n - S o c i e t y s h o u l d b e s t r u c t u r e d s o a s t o e c s u r e t h e a l l o c a t i o n of t h e minimum n e c e s s i t i e s t o everybody and t o t a k e c a r e of t h e problems o f individual survival.

2 / -----------------Cosmic i n h e r i t a n c e - t h e u n i v e r s e i s t h e common p r o p e r t y of a l l . P r o p e r t y r i g h t s s h o u l d b e b a s e d upon a s y s t e m of cosmic i n h e r i t a n c e and n o t upon p r i v a t e o r s t a t e ownership.

3 1 ------Freedom - i n d i v i d u a l w e l f a r e v s . c o l l e c t i v e w e l f a r e . T h e r e must b e c o n s t r a i n t s on a c c u m u l a t i o n t o e n s u r e t h a t everybody h a s s u f f i c i e n t minimum r e q u i r e m e n t s , b u t t h e r e i s u n l i m i t e d a c c u m u l a t i o n of a v a i l a b l e m e n t a l and s p i r i t u a l resources.

4 1 Accumulation ------------ - b o t h t h e p s y c h o l o g i c a l u r g e and a c t u a l p h y s i c a l a c c u m u l a t i o n must b e checked t o p r e v e n t e x p l o i t a t i o n . The r e a l i s a t i o n of i n f i n i t e h a p p i n e s s must always be e n c o u r a g e d .

5 1 -.--S o c i---a l E----t h i c s - t h e problems of law and m o r a l i t y a r i s i n g from t h e accumulat i o n of p h y s i c a l w e a l t h , and b o t h i n d i v i d u a l & c o l l e c t i v e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y .

6 / Government .------------------------- R e s p o n s i b i l i t y - t h e d u t y of t h e b u r e a u c r a c y , government and 13oard of S a d v i p r a s i s t o e n s u r e p r o p e r a l l o c a t i o n of minimum r e q u i r e m e n t s snd i n c e n t i v e s . b) "There s h o u l d b e maximum u t i l i s a t i o n and r a t i o n a l d i s t r i b u t i o n of a l l mundane, supramundane and s p i r i t u a l p o t e n t i a l i t i e s of t h e u n i v e r s e . " 1/ Non-human Resource A l l o c a t i o n - problems r e l a t i n g t o a l l forms of r e s o u r c e ............................. u t i l i s a t i o n ; w h a t , f o r whom and how i n a l l 3 r e a l m s .

2 / Maximum U t i l i s a t i o n - t h e u s e of r e s o u r c e s t o p r o v i d e t h e maximum w e l f a r e t o ------------------maximum number o f p e o p l e f o r t h e maximum t i m e p e r i o d ; a l s o i n c l u d e s t h i n g s like...a p r o g r e s s i v e i n c e n t i v e s y s t e m , t h e u s e of a p p r o p r i a t e t e c h n o l o g y , e t c .

3/ R a t i o n a l D i s t r i b u t i o n - a c c o m p l i s h e d by g u a r a n t e e i n g p u r c h a s i n g power t o en..................... a b l e p e o p l e t o a c q u i r e minimum n e c e s s i t i e s , by a n i n c e n t i v e s y s t e m and by s o c i a l and economic p l a n n i n g .

4/ P l a n n i n g - s h o r t and l o n g - t e r m p r o j e c t i o n s i n a l l v i t a l a r e a s of economic -------and s o c i a l l i f e ( e . g . t h e amount of p r o d u c t i o n i n a p a r t i c u l a r a r e a of m a n u f a c t u r i n g , t h e development of d e c e n t r a l i s e d c i t i e s , e t c . ) .

51 Methods of U t i l i s a t i o n - how t o b e s t u t i l i s e r e s o u r c e s : e . g . keep them i n ...................... t h e i r p r e s e n t form o r change t b e i r f o r m ; u s e them now o r s a v e them f o r t h e f u t u r e ; t r a n s p o r t them from o n e p l a c e t o a n o t h e r , e t c . c) "There s h o u l d b e maximum u t i l i s a t i o n of a l l p h y s i c a l , m e t a p h y s i c a l and s p i r i t u a l p o t e n t i a l i t i e s of u n i t & c o l l e c t i v e b b d i e s of t h e human s o c i e t y . " 11 Human R e s o u r c e s A l l o c a t i o n - problems r e l a t i n g t o t h e u t i l i s a t i o n of human .......................... r e s o u r c e s i n a l l s p h e r e s (phy., metaphy., s p i r i t u a l ) .

Maximum U t i l i s a t i o n - t h e u s e of a l l human p o t e n t i a l i t i e s t o p r o v i d e t h e ------------------maximum w e l f a r e t o t h e maximum number o f . p e o p l e f o r t h e maximum t i m e p e r i o d .

T h i s i n c l u d e s t h i n g- s l i k e i d e a s , c r e a t i v e p o t e n t i a l ,- s -p i r i t u a l r e a l i s a t i o n .

C o l l e c t i v e Development - t h e c o n s t a n t e n d e a v o r t o expand b o t h t h e , i n d i v i d ...................... u a l and c o l l e c t i v e b o d y / m i n d / s p i r i t b e a r i n g , and t h e c o n s t a n t s t r u g g l e by s o c i e t y t o g e t e s t a b l i s h e d i n u n i v e r s a l humanism.

E d u c a t i o n - a l l forms of e x p a n d i n g a w a r e n e s s and p u r s u i t of knowledge. T h i s --------a l s o implies p p e r m o r a l and s p i r i t u a l e d u c a t i o n - e d u c a t i o n i n a l l s p h e r e s .r o . of t h e u n i t and c o l l e c t i v e body. d) "There s h o u l d b e a p r o p e r a d j u s t m e n t amongst t h e p h y s i c a l , m e t a p h y s i c a l , mundane, supramundane and s p i r i t u a l u t i l i s a t i o n s . " 1/ A d j u s t i n g t h e a l l o c a t i o n of human and non-human r e s o u r c e s - i n o r d e r t o ......................................................... e n s u r e i n d i v i d u a l and c o l l e c t i v e b e n e v o l e n c e t h e r e must b e a p r o p e r a d j u s t ment p r o v i d e d by g u a r a n t e e i n g p u r c h a s i n g power, r a t h e r t h a n by d i r e c t d i s t r i b u t i o n . Also, s u b t l e r r e s o u r c e s should g e n e r a l l y b e taken i n g r e a t e r measure when more t h a n o n e k i n d of r e s o u r c e m a n i f e s t t o g e t h e r .

2/ A d m i n i s t r a t i o n - t h e s y s t e m o f government and t h e dominant v a r n a must en-------------deavor t o b r i n g a p r o p e r a d j u s t m e n t i n t h e a l l o c a t i o n of a l l r e s o u r c e s f o r b o t h t h e i n d i v i d u a l and c o l l e c t i v e w e l f a r e .

3/ S a d v i p r a L e a d e r s h i p - p r o p e r a d j u s t m e n t i n t h e a l l o c a t i o n of r e s o u r c e s ------------------depends much on S a d v i p r a L e a d e r s h i p . e ) "The method i n u t i l i s a t i o n s h o u l d v a r y i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e changes i n t i m e , p l a c e and p e r s o n , and t h e u t i l i s a t i o n s s h o u l d b e o f a p r o g r e s s i v e nature. " S o c i a l Dynamics - e v e r y t h i n g v a r i e s a s p e l t i m e , p l a c e and p e r s o n , and s o --------------must t h e method of u t i l i s a t i o n i n a p r o g r e s s i v e s o c i e t y . S o c i e t y i s cons t a n t l y c h a n g i n g , and i t must a l w a y s s t r i v e t o b e f l e x i b l e and p - r o -g r e s s i v e .

Towards S p i r i t u a l i t y s o c i e t y must always e n d e a v o r t o c o n t i n u a lly .................... i n c r e a s e t h e scope f o r s p i r i t u a l r e a l i s a t i o n .

These i d e a s form t h e b a s i s of PROUT's p o l i t i c a l c o n c e p t s a n d , t o g e t h e r w i t h PROUT's p h i l o s o p h y , t h e o r y of h i s t o r y and economic t h e o r y , form t h e f u n d a m e n t a l s of t h e i d e o l o g y of PROUT - g i v e n " f o r t h e good and h a p p i n e s s of a l l . " In f i g h t i n g c o r r u p t i o n , t h e r e should be a c o n s t r u c t i v e i d e a l . D i f f e r e n t c i v i c movements i n t h e S t a t e s & Canada f a i l e d t o g i v e a b e n e v o l e n t s e r v i c e f o r want of a c o n s t r u c t i v e i d e a l . They f o u g h t o n l y f o r f i g h t ' s s a k e . I t i s n e c e s s a r y , t h e r e f o r e , t h a t i d e a l s h o u l d b e f i r s t , i d e a l second and i d e a l a l w a y s .

C a p i t a l i s m makes humans b e g g a r s ; communism makes t h e b e g g a r a b e a s t . Those who lack in constructive ideal help the c a p i t a l i s t s in t h e i r exploitation.

Only c r i t i c i s i n g c a p i t a l i s m would n o t . d o any s e r v i c e t o t h e p e o p l e , r a t h e r i t w i l l h e l p t h e a n t i - s o c i a l e l e m e n t s i n f i n d i n g o u t o r i n v e n t i n g more t a c t i c s f o r exp l o i t a t i o n . T h i s i s o u r c o n d i t i o n t o d a y . The l e f t i s t g r o u p s a r e engaged i n c r i t i c i s i n g t h e c a p i t a l i s t s , which i s b r i n g i n g no f r u i t f u l r e s u l t s , and t h e c a p i t a l i s t s h a v e c a p t u r e d power by i n f i l t r a t i n g t h e r u l i n g p a r t y . Ours s h o u l d b e a c o n s t r u c t i v e i d e a l and we s h o u l d mount a c e a s e l e s s and p r a c t i c a l s t r u g g l e a g a i n s t a l l anti-human and a n t i - s o c i a l f a c t o r s . We a r e t o f i g h t c a p i t a l i s m and not t h e c a p i t a l i s t s .

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I n t e g r i t y i n governmenc h a s become perhaps the major p o l i t i c a l i s s u e i n o u r p r o v i n c e r i g h t now b e c a u s e o f : * P u b l i c d o l l a r s used t o promote t h e i n c e r e s t s of che g o v e r n i n g p a r t y , and n o t t h e i n t e r e s t s of t h e p e o p l e who e l e c t e d chem; .

Cabinet r e s i g n a t i o n s , f i r i n g s , and o t h e r w i s e f o r c e d d e p a r t u r e s unmatched by any Canadian government o u c s i d e of B r i a n Mulroney's; A j u s t i c e system t h a t i s n o t s e e n t o be f a i r and f r e e from p o l i t i c a l interference; ; : A p r e m i e r who u s e s a l l t h e t r a p p i n g s of o u r g o v e r n m e ~ ~tco do h i s p e r s o n a l b u s i n e s s - and t h e n s e e s not h i n g wrong w i t h i t .

1s i t any wonder v o t e r s a r e c y n i c a l about p o l i t i c i a n s ?

We won't be a b l e co change t h a t cyni c i s m u n t i l p o l i t i c a l l e a d e r s remember who t h e y ' r e e l e c t e d t o s e r v e . I b e l i e v e chose who f o r g e c and t a k e t h e p u b l i c t r u s t f o r g r a n t e d w i l l pay t h e p r i c e l i k e n e v e r b e f o r e . David P e t e r s o n found t h a t ouc i n O n t a r i o .

I ' v e s p e n t a l o t o f time l i s t e n i n g co B r i t i s h Columbians. I b e l i e v e peop l e s e e beyond e x p e n s i v e and empty promises. You're el ling me t h a t y o u ' r e n o t a s k i n g f o r more and more, y o u ' r e demanding b e t t e r and b e t t e r . The p o l i t i c i a n who b e l i e v e s he o r s h e can buy your v o t e w i t h your own money i s i n f o r a shock.

You're s a y i n g : work w i t h i n a s e t of spending p r i o r i t i e s . But t h e emphasis i s on p r i o r i t i e s , n o t spending. You want u s t o g e t t h e p r i o r i t i e s r i g h t .

Inscead of using l o t t e r y d o l l a r s a s p o l i t i c a l s l u s h f u n d s , u s e t h e money f o r s u r g e r y w a i t i n g l i s t s . I n s t e a d of

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I t ' s cime f o r a change. 1 t ' s cime governmenc c l e a r l y worked i n y o u r i n c e r e s t s . And t h a t s t a r t s by p r o v i d i n g h o n e s t y and openness i n government.

It i n c l u d e s s e t c i n g o u t a "peopl_e!s agenda" and g e c t i n g t o work on your p r i o r i t i e s - f o r t a x e s , good j o b s , women's e q u a l i t y , d e c e n t e d u c a t i o n f o r o u r k i d s , a f f o r d a b l e h o u s i n g , and enh a n c i n g B . C . ' s s p e c i a l q u a l i c y of l i f e f o r a l l our families.

I ' m noc p r o m i s i n g m i r a c l e s .

But I can promise a l l B r i t i s h Columbians t h a t w e ' l l do o u r b e s t t o h o l d everyo n e ' s i n t e r e s t s a t h e a r t , i n s t e a d of che c u r r e n t government's f r i e n d s and insiders.

I b e l i e v e t h a t i f we d e a l p e o p l e i n - i f we b r i n g o u r government back t o o r d i n a r y men and women, and h o n e s t y and p u b l i c t r u s t back co governmenc we can do g r e a t t h i n g s i n o u r p r o v i n c e .

By MIKE HARCOURT

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Reasons n o t , c o v o t e a r e e a s y t o come up w i t h : "1c d o e s n ' t m a t t e r " , ' " i t ' s u s e l e s s " , " a l l p o l i t i c i a n s a r e che same".

But I g e t f r u s t r a t e d when a j o k e l i k e ~ a n d e r z a l mcan make my l i f e m i s e r a b l e i f he wanes t o on a whim.

I have a r a g e i n s i d e t h a t b u r n s when a f o r e s t g e t s r a p e d , when r i c h p e o p l e g e t r i c h e r a t my expense, when someone who d e s e r v e s b e t t e r g e e s scepped on l i k e a bug j u s t s o some d i s m a l e x c u s e can g e t what chey have no r i g h t t o . Things l i k e s i n g l e p a r e n t s w i t h a c h i l d 7 months o l d h a v i n g t o l o o k f o r a j o b ; when t h e w o r t h of p e o p l e I know i s judged by how much money t h e y have o r where t h e y ' v e gone t o s c h o o l . . o n who t h e y know i n s c e a d o f who they a r e .

What i t comes down t o i s c h i s : I f I d o n ' t r e g i s t e r , I c a n ' r v o r e even i f I want KO. I f I r e g i s t e r , I can s t i l l choose noc t o v o t e , b u t t h a t l e a v e s me s a y i n g n o t h i n g and n o t d o i n g a n y t h i n g abouc my b e i n g poor--and povercy--abouc f r e e education--and making t h i s a b e c t e r p l a c e f o r kids--even a b o u t n o t h a v i n g a d e c e n t p l a c e t o live--and abouc h o u s i n g f o r a l l . I t goes on and on and noc v o t ing says that I, ac l e a s t , accept the way c h i n g s a r e .

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They c o l d abouc t h e i r good e x p e r i e n c e s i n che Cencre and t h e v a l u e i t h o l d s f o r them.

The format of f u t u r e meecings was d i s c u s s e d and t h e group d e c i d e d t o h o l d them on che f i r s c and t h i r d Tuesdays o f e v e r y month, s t a r t i n g a t 7 pm and e n d i n g a t 8:30 pm. Each meec i n g w i l l have a f o c u s which w i l l b e e x p l o r e d i n depch f o r a n h o u r , leavi n g che r e s t o f che t i m e f o r g e n e r a l c o n c e r n s and r e g u l a r b u s i n e s s .

I f you would l i k e t o suggesL t o p i c s f o r B i s c u s s i o n , you c a n t e l l Lex, Mike, Claude o r C o l i n o r w r i t e a n o t e and p l a c e i c i n che "Meecing ~ o p i c s " e n v e l o p e i n t h e L e a r n i n g Cencre.

Everyone s e r e s s e d che i m p o r ~ a n c e o f t h e meecings and encouraged a l l t u c o r s and l e a r n e r s co p a r c i c i p a t e .

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I have a r e a l concern a s t o w h a t ' s I f e e l that the h a p p e n i n g a t Oka. I s i t u a t i o n i s g e t t i n g o u t of hand. do want t o e x p r e s s t h a t I w a s i n supp o r t of w h a ~you were d o i n g s o c h a t t h e "people" would n o t b u i l d on buri a l g r o u n d , and t h e r i g h t t o g e t t h e land claims s e t t l e d .

However, I f e e l t h a t we s h o u l d So you a s k yourc a l l i n o u r ARMY. Our s e l f what I am t a l k i n g a b o u t . army i s o u r ELDERS. I t seems t o me when s o m e t h i n g i s n o t r i g h t o r g o i n g r i g h t we a l w a y s a s k o u r e l d e r s .

Our e l d e r s h a v e s e n s e i n t h a t t h e y do n o t (most t i m e s ) g e e a n g r y o r ups e t . They a l w a y s want t o make s u r e t h e p e o p l e g e t what t h e y want by r e a s o n i n g and working o u t t h e problems.

So I f e e l t h a t i t i s up co t h e young p e o p l e t o a s k f o r t h e e l d e r s ' a s s i s t a n c e i n t h i s s i t u a t i o n . It seems t h a t t h e s o - c a l l e d government i s not willing t o l i s t e n t o our 1 younger g e n e r a t i o n due t o t h e f a c t t h e y a r e " h o t heads" - j u s t l i k e any Canadian-born p e r s o n .

Your r e s p o n s e t o t h i s l e t r e r would 1 be most a p p r e c i a t e d .

TAKE CARE BECAUSE I CARE.

Margaret Prevost

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The K a n e s e t a k e p e o p l e a r e a n honoura b l e people.

They worked f o r a l l abo r i g i n a l peoples.

T h e i r b a t t l e was n o t won though.

The v i o l e n c e t h a t o c c u r r e d t o end t h e 78 day s t a n d o f f i s j u s t a n o t h e r example of a b i t t e r atcitude directed a t the aboriginal minority of t h i s land.

The f e d e r a l government d i d n o t addr e s s any of t h e c o n c e r n s p u t forward by t h e s e p e o p l e .

The power p o l i c y of "might makes r i g h t " h a s won t h r o u g h t o s q u a s h human r i g h t s i n t h i s c o u n t r y .

N a t i v e A f f a i r s m i n i s t e r Tom Siddon h a s made t h e comment t h a t t h e f e d e r a l government h a s made some m i s t a k e s . Prime M i n i s t e r B r i a n Mulroney, on t h e o t h e r hand, h a s r e f u s e d t o c a l l f o r a p u b l i c commission t o examine t h e e v e n t s t h a t occurred.

U n t i l t h e f e d e r a l government b e g i n s t o r e c o g n i s e t h e i n t e r e s t s of t h e abo r i g i n a l p e o p l e s of t h i s c o u n t r y , more o f t h e s e t y p e s o f o c c u r a n c e s w i l l become e v i d e n t .

Land c l a i m s and s o c i a l programs have t o be t a k e n o f f t h e back b u r n e r . The r i g h t s of t h e a b o r i g i n a l p e o p l e s have t o b e t a l k e d a b o u t . . t h e y c a n n o t b e t r e a t e d a s a d v e r s a r i e s . The c a u s e i s a n a t t i t u d e of n e g l e c t ; many people, not only a b o r i g i n a l s , continue t o s u f f e r w i t h t h e e f f e c t - being t r e a t e d a s 'second-class' c i t i z e n s .

Our governments, b o t h f e d e r a l and p r o v i n c i a l , must change and r e c o g n i z e new p o l i c i e s c o n c e r n i n g t h e s o c i a l s t r u c t u r e from c o a s t t o c o a s t . New p o l i c i e s and new a p p r o a c h e s a r e needed t o resolve these attitudes.

I f they a r e n o t d e a l t w i t h we w i l l c o n t i n u e t o move t o w a r d s a " p o l i c e s t a t e " .

What w i l l be t h e r e a c t i o n towards r i g h t s then?

By WAYNE KELLAND

The on g o i n g c r i s i s c o n t i n u e s , a s t h e Mohawks and t h e Canadian Armed F o r c e s waic f o r t h e d e c i s i o n from t h e F e d e r a l government.

The governments s t i l l d o n ' t recogn i z e t h a t che Mohawks have a r i g h t t o s h e d i s p u c e d a r e a and were defending t h a t a b o r i g i n a l r i g h t ; c h i s is what t h e governments r e f u s e co acknowledge.

I f t h e Mohawks a r e g u i l t y a s t h e Bourassa governrnenc, a l o n g w i t h t h e conservatives, b e l i e v e , then t h e government s h o u l d i n v e s t i g a t e t h i s whole i n c i d e n c . . r i g h t from t h e Quebec p o l i c e s t o r m i n g t h e Mohawk b l o c . k a d e u s i n g a l l t h e f i r e power t h e y c o u l d m u s t e r . During c h i s i n v a s i o n one of t h e Quebec p o l i c e w a s s h o t .

Evidence h a s i t t h a t no one i s s u r e where t h e b u l l e t came from.

The Mohawks were q u i t e p r e p a r e d , a n s w e r i n g t h e i r f i r e w i t h a h a i l of t h e i r own bulletrs.

T h i s i n c i d e n t c a n n o t go u n n o t i c e d , e s p e c i a l l y i f t h e army i s o r d e r e d i n .

I f t h e r e a r e criminal charges l a i d on t h e Mohawks, a l l o t h e r i n c i d e n t s need t o b e f u l l y i n v e s t i g a t e d .

One s u c h i n c i d e n t i s t h e s t o n i n g by he n e a r b y community, who were i n no d o u b t v e r y u p s e t , o f t h e c a r a v a n of Mohawk e l d e r s and c h i l d r e n a s t h e y drove through c h i s a s s a u l t of stoni n g , a b u s e , damage of p e r s o n a l p r o p e r t y , erc.

I n v e s t i g a t i o n s done by Army I n t e l l i g e n c e i n f o r m t h e p e o p l e o f Canada t h a t many of t h e w a r r i o r s on t h e Oka b l o c k a d e a r e n o t Mohawk. Here t h e p e r s o n c a l l e d "spud Wrench'' was a Mohawk. b u ~r e g a r d l e s s c , f who i s on t h e blockade t h e i s s u e remains t h a t l ina b o r i g i n a l r i g h t s must s ~ i l be s t a t e d i n t h e constitution o f Canada.

G o v e r n m e n ~ ss a y r h e y w i l l n o t r e a s o n u n t i l t h e Mohawks l a y down t h e i r arms and s u r r e n d e r t o t h e army. T h i s i s t y p i c a l f o r governrnencs - t o f o l low i n t h e s c e p s o f p a s t m i s j u s ~ i c e s t o t h e f i r s t n a ~ i o n sof t h i s c o u n t r y .

They c o n t i n u e t o s a y c h a t c h i s i s t h e g r e a r e s t democracy t o l i v e i n i n t h e w o r l d . I f c h a t i s s o , t h e n we s h a l l a l l w i t n e s s how g r e a t t h i s democracy r e a l l y i s . . .

By DARRYL WATTS

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