N E W S L E T T E R J U L Y 15 , 1993.

401 Main S t . , Vancouver V6A 2T7 (604) 665-2289 Adventure Walks

Something new & e x c i t i n g h a s been added t o t h e Carnegie scene. Marty Hunter & Bob S a r t i have organized n a t u r e walks throughout t h e Lower Mainland dur ing J u l y & August.

Come & l e a r n t h e h i s t o r y of our l o c a l a r e a s a s w e l l a s having fun . Bob is t h e commentator wh i l e Marty packs n u t r i t i o u s & t a s t y lunches . Whenever f i g h t i n g t h e bu reauc ra t s becomes t o o much f o r me I t h i n k of a l l t h e wonderful n a t u r e walks I ' v e had t h e good f o r t u n e t o be p a r t o f .

On J u l y 8 we d iscovered a wea l th of h i s t o r y ou t on t h e Musqueam Lands, We walked a long a p a t h by t h e F r a s e r River . Bob showed u s where t h e r e was an o l d Japanese f i s h i n g v i l l a g e which was conf i sca t ed by t h e govern- ment dur ing World War 11.

We wandered along. t h e t r a i l s where t h e r e were many t r e e s & a v a r i e t y of wi ldf lowers . There a r e salmon i n Musqueam Creek but t h e c h l o r i n e from t h e sub-div is ion above is k i l l i n g some of them ou t . T h i s hazard t o na- t u r e comes from swimming pools .

The Southlands exped i t i on w a s v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g a s a g r e a t number of ho r ses a r e kept on t h e smal l farms. We c e r t a i n l y developers don ' t d e s t - roy tpis a r e a t o o .

It was wonderful t o hea r t h e sweet s ing ing of b i r d s i n s t e a d of t h e r o a r of t r a f f i c . I n c l o s i n g I would l i k e t o say come & l e a r n a g r e a t d e a l of h i s t o r y one cannot l e a r n from books.

By IRENE SCHMIDT

Sun

VOLUNTEER TRIPS

Summer, 1993 JULY -

, quly 18: BLOEDEL FLORAL CONSERVATORY Queen El izabeth Park - 1 pm.

Mon. J u l y 19: CLAM CHOWDER CONTEST Waterfront Park, North Van.

F r i . J u l y 23: SPLASHDOWN PARK WATERSLIDES Tsawwassen - 10 am.

?.Ion. J u l y 26 : CARIBBEAN DAY FESTIVAL Waterfront Park, N-.Vanl- llam

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LEARNERS CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE

Meets Every Other Monday

JULY 26 AUGUST 9

AUGUST 23 SEPTEMBER 7 (Tues)

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We need help PLANNING - Food, Workshops, Decorations, Pub l i c i ty .

A l l Learners and Students from the Downtown Easts ide Welcome

Society with an adu l t drug & alcohol counsel lor . The following se rv ices a r e now a v a i l a b l e t o a d u l t s through DEYAS: 1. Education and consul ta t ion. 2 . One-to-one counsell ing & t reatment t o

i Downtown Easts ide res iden t s & fami l i e s t with a lcohol and drug i s s u e s .

3 . Assessments & r e f e r r a l s t o o t h e r agen c i e s and treatment programs. i t

For more information call ,

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(604) 685-4488 223 Main Street ~ancouver , B .C.

In memory of AL ANDERSON made them j u s t f e e l s a f e r when he was on t h e f r o n t desk.

A 1 (John Alvin) passed away on July 2nd He j u s t knew where people should go o r i n Vancouver. He would have been 54 on t h e who they should t a l k t o about almost any 8th of August. problem they had.. .he kind of insp i red

He was known by many people a s t h e f irst hope & l e t you agree t h a t t h e r e was a way - person t o say h e l l o a t t h e DERA o f f i c e a t t o beat t h e bas ta rds . 9 E.Hastings. A1 could l i s t e n with equal The funny times & the sad times 6 a l l ease t o someone wanting t o apply f o r hous- t h e l i t t l e s p e c i a l times i n between a r e ing a s he could t o someone screaming about %he treasured property of those who d i d

* - t h e i r landlord , welfare runarounds, being know h i m wel l . A t s e rv ices i n Langley a robbed o r even th rea ten ing t o k i l l someone longtime friend & co-worker sa id t h a t he , . . . l i k e 'calm down & I ' l l s e e what we can isn't . . t h a t t h e l i f e 6 memory of ~1 do' . I d i d n ' t know ~l person all^, but he w i l l be something t h a t anyone who knew him had a way about him t h a t CO-workers s a i d would keep w i t h them u n t i l t h e i r grave,

1 6:30 Wed.

1 Carnegie Community Cent re Assoc ia t ion BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1993 - 1994

DON BAKER V I C K I E DUTCHER

BARBARA GRAY GARRY GUST

LORELEI HAWKINS ANDY HUCLAC K NORMAN MARK

GEORGE NICHOLAS MARGARET PREVOST

IRENE SCHMIDT MUGGS SIGURGEIRSON

JEFF SOMMERS PAULR TAYLOR D I ANE THURSTON

JIMMY WU

The Annual General Meeting on June 20 was. l i v e l y , t o s ay t h e l e a s t , w i t h about 25 people nominated f o r p o s i t i o n s as members of t h e Board of D i r e c t o r s . F u l l y 21 people s tood f o r e l e c t i o n & t h e above l is t is t h e r e s u l t . Reports from a l l asp- e c t s of t h e Assoc ia t ion were g iven . Some a r e here . . reproducing eve ry th ing would be a book i n i t s e l f .

The meeting ended wi th f r e e stew/soup/ j u i c e / c o f f e e (not a l l mixed t o g e t h e r ) and a chocola te cake.

3 . The Education Committee Report never made

it i n t o t h e AGM book wi th a l l t h e annual r e p o r t s from o t h e r committees. Not t o - m i s s it, a synops is fo l lows:

This has been an e x c e p t i o n a l l y busy yea r i n t h e Learning Cent re wi th many new s tud - e n t s & t u t o r s . Engl i sh as a Second Language (ESL) i s one of t h e main t o p i c s r e q u i r i n g c l a s s e s . as.iwel~:as~smalE:groups & one-to- one t u t o r i n g . Some of t h e po ih t s : fo r making our ESL h e l p improve inc lude: - f ind ing ou t needs of i n d i v i d u a l s t u d e n t s - l o n e l i n e s s of s e n i o r s i s a major f a c t o r ;

scope f o r s o c i a l c o n t a c t s necessary - a need t o s h a r e informat ion . - a need f o r cons i s t ency & in te rmixing of age groups t o coun te rac t i s o l a t i o n The Committee o f f e l s what a s s i s t a n c e i t can i n t h e f a c e of complicated ESL funding r e - quirements, bu t f e e l s t h a t t h e approach we t a k e he re is more human than t h e more struc- t u r e d (& expensive) c l a s s e s .

L i t e r acy i n r ead ing , w r i t i n g & a r i t h m e t i c b r ing many people here , wi th hands-on work a l s o being done i n t h e computer room.

An ongoing i tem of d i scuss ion a t meetings has been "space-use" on t h e 3rd f l o o r . The growing numbers o f both l e a r n e r s G t u t o r s has l e d t o our having s e s s i o n s i n t h e a r t g a l l e r y , on t h e landing near t h e e l e v a t o r & almost anywhere a t a b l e G a c h a i r o r two can go. I t ' s hard sometimes t o keep t h e idea o f ba lance i n mind, t r y i n g t o g e t ade- quate space whi le no t excluding o t h e r s from t h e 3rd f l o o r .

Classes i n c r e a t i v e wr i t i ng , c u r r e n t ev- e n t s / s o c i a l s t u d i e s & o t h e r s u b j e c t s happen with r e g u l a r cou r ses t h a t can l ead t o g e t t - ing a Grade 12 equivalency diploma.

Naming names of s t a f f , t u t o r s & s t u d e n t s w i l l always l e a v e someone out . Almost every p a r t of t h e Learning Centre i s , however, in- volved i n making o u r dynamic p u b l i c a t i o n - Off The Wall. The 3rd one (o r is it t h e 4tw i s being put t o g e t h e r now 6 funding sources a r e out t h e r e somewhere. The work & complet- ed cop ie s seem t o be extremely popular , g iv ing l e a r n e r s a g r e a t d e a l of encourage- ment with w r i t i n g . S tudents a r e v e r y proud t o s e e t h e i r work i n p r i n t .

(Or ig ina l r e p o r t by I?ene Schmidt,)

Dear Carnegie Centre,

The organis ing committee of t h e June 5 "Building Stronger Neighbourhoods" confer- ence wish f o thank the members of Carnegie Centre f o r ' t h e wonderful food t h a t you pro vided. Being ab le t o provide lunch congr i - buted g r e a t l y t o t h e success i f t h i s comm- u n i t y event. The q u a l i t y E q h a n t i t y of t h e bread & c h i l i was wonderful & we appreciatf having had you t h e r e t o serve up.

Yours t r u l y , I rene Wotton

Carnegie Commwity Centre Associat ion Dear Paul Taylor, Edi tor ,

The Board of B.C. PLURA i s p leased t o l e t y ~ u know t h a t we have approved a g ran t of $1,000 f o r your Newsletter .

We a r e happy t o fund your good endeavor Good luck t o you a l l .

S ince re ly , ~ 6 i d k FPeeman, Treasurer

Dear Carnegie Centre Gang,

Last n ight ' s event would not have been complete without your ded ica t ion and hard work i n preparing E serving t h e C h i l i .

The evening was very success fu l 6 our b ro the r s $ s i s t e r s i n t h e n%,&bmrhood enjoyed it very much. Thanks again .

Yours t r u l y , Larry Scafe, P res iden t ,

Downtown Granvi l le Tenantsr Associat ion

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Dear Paul Taylor, RE: Help i n t h e Downtown Easts ide

Thank you f o r your l a t e s t supply of t h e above l e a f l e t s . I have d i s t r i b u t e d copies t o our supervisors G s p e c i a l t y l i a i s o n s .

I have found t h e information t o be ex t - remely useful . Thank you again.

Yours t r u l y , S ta f f Sergeant R.Taylor, Vancouver P .D .

own budget process. Unt i l t h a t time, I ' m not i n t h e pos i t ion t o make a f i n a l de te r - mination with respec t t o your app l i ca t ion .

I hope t o be ab le t o g e t back t o you by t h e middle of J u l y , ,

Yours t r u l y , LEGAL SERVICES SOCIETY (BC) . (Legal Aid)

(The appl ica t ion i s f o r $990 f o r t h e 1 Help i n the Downtown Eas t s ide bookle ts) t

Dear Paul Taylor:

The Society has completed i t s assessm program f o r the 1993, funding year E we' found your app l i ca t ion t o meet our fund c r i t e r i a . Unfortunately, t h e Socie ty i s fac ing a d e f i c i t s i t u a t i o n t h i s year & t

Today, out of t h e goodness of my h e a r t , I opened the concession. I t ' s a job t h a t I ' m r e a l l y not fond of but I d i d n ' t want 1 Carnegie patrons t o have no cof fee o r food j

The f i r s t person I encountered was shout-( ing t h a t i t was 9 o 'c lock. 4 why weren' t we ' open. I t o l d him t h a t i t ' d be open soon I but t h a t d i d n ' t make him happy E he l e f t . 1

The day went along q u i t e p leasan t ly u n t - / il near t h e end of my s h i f t .

a volunteer i n t h e computer room, was/ ! t h e l a s t customer. A man, whom I l d i d n l t know was a f r i e n d of h i s , came 6 I s t a t e d c u r t l y t h a t I was c losed. Since i t ' s very noisy i n the concession a r e a & they spoke s o f t l y , I d i d n F t hear hij l , say he wasn't a customer. An a l t e r c a t i o n occurred E some very rude comments weTe made by both p a r t - i e s , I l a t e r challenged him t o t r y h i s ' hand a t working t h e concession but he wouldn't accept.

My point i n a l l t h i s is t h a t i f it were not f o r a few dedicated vo lun tee r s l i k e June Rose, Mary Brogan, myself 6 a few ne faces (I don ' t know t h e i r names y e t ) , t h e r e might not be a concession f o r you come t o , So next time you go u p , t o the concession, keep i n mind t h a t a r e volun eerz E human beings l i k e younselves E b l i t t l e p leasant 6 say h i ins tead of t h r ing money a t t h e c a s h i e r 6 grumbling.

Vickie Dutcher

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We a t CEEDS have a Very di f ferent view THE PIGEON Garry of t h e cow than t h e a r t i c l e published in Gust carnegie Newsletter &fay 15 '93 OHow much I go'

by some G y p s i e s does a Fast Food Hamburger Really and they t o o k me fo r a ride (wri t ten by Canada Earthsave). The cow has t h e wedding Of theLr nephew been no l e s s than our f o s t e r for who t h e n make me k i s s the bride. centnnies; wetre dependent on one another.

One of t h e reasons t h e a r t i c l e g ives I gave up my b e s t ransom for c u t t i n g t h e cow's population by so% is her tongue

s l i p p e d th ru my lips because of t h e t e r r i b l e condi t ions t h a t t r u e j u s t by thinking domestic animals a r e kept under today, in- your b o ~ g i e - ~ ~ o g i e h i p s . eluding pou l t ry . For a moment, imagine Now I'm l o s t on seymour mountain caged hens i n t h e b a t t e r y house. Wkitwoul' t r y ' n t o g e t back t o the hood they say t o US if they could We be- where t h e Pigeon parkers

shield me l i eve they'd say, "Don't Stop eating eggsd C O Z they know I l v e kicked because t h a t means we're t o a s t , but instea

get of t h e s e cages & i n t o a n a t u r a l If I g e t back t h

e r e by morning environment. " The Same applies

~ ~ ~ ~ O ~ ? & ~ ~ ~ ~ e E h ~ . z ~ ~ ~ ~ ; k I F;iyzoking i n feed lo t s p i g s i n cement c e l l s . a t The a r t i c l e blames COWS f o r t h e des t ruc- your h ips t i o n of l i f e on t h e e a r t h r a t h e r than Put-

t i n g t h e blame where i t belongs - on the I

prof i t -dr iven system. C a t t l e , l i k e people & a l l o t h e r domestic

animals a r e exp lo i t ed , t e r r o ~ i s e d 6 abused by the system. We need an a l t e r n a t i v e spc- ie.ty, one t h a t sha res t h e land with a l l ark imals including t h e domestic ones. People reading t h a t a r t i c l e who have never met a

ODE TO B . D . E J . B .

In the p a i n t e r ' s house i n Woodstock Joan 's voice s p l i t t h e s i l e n t a i r , And cap t iva ted every e a r Which happened t o be t h e r e .

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cow would be pre judiced.agains t h e r & l o s e ~- 1 The world outside just disappeared oue'~dncan.;.E6po~bant',aspett ;of <natuce,::lW.e bel ieve i n developing a c l o s e r , more i n t i - mate knowledge of na tu re , a loving r e l a t i ionship i s a good way of doing t h i s . We th ink t h e world 's #1 problem i s people 's a l i e n a t i o n from na tu re , t h e l i n e being put forward by "Canada EArthsavel' con t r ibu tes t o t h i s problem. They advocate keeping t h e system & exterminating 50% of t h e c a t t l e , so they can g e t t h e i r ltvegie burgers" on the menu a t McDonald's. We say ge t r i d of the system E l i b e r a t e t h e cows.

We're bee fea te r s but i t ' s not a s teady d i e t . We a l s o e a t pork, mutton, goat , t u r - key, goose, chicken, duck, salmon, Cariboo pota toes 6 beans.

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While smoke i n c i r c l e s rose , And a rambling boy named Bob was t h e r e In h i s ragamuffin 's c lo thes .

He s a t t r a n s f i x e d , upon a rug Cross-legged i n a t r ance , Then suddenly ..... he spoke t o Joan With lo th ine but h i s glance

We Remember.. .JAMES LEONARD RYAN

Jamie was born January 6, 1956 a t P r ince Rupert, BC E d,ied on June 22 , 1993 i n V a n - couver. He was 37 yea r s o l d .

Jamie was a s t r o n g , h e a l t h y baby wi th long, lanky limbs. Right from t h e s t a r t he was mischievous, very a f f e c t i o n a t e and fun lov ing . When he was small he was always i n t o something, l i k e blowing up t h e neigh- bours cabbages i n t h e garden, o r p u t t i n g f i r e c r a c k e r s i n key-holes & knocking on t h e door! Halloween meant being a b l e t o p l a y t r i c k s on everyone, which h e loved t o do. f i r e c r a c k e r s i n keyholes E knocking on t h e door! Halloween meant be ing a b l e t o p l a y t r i c k s on everyone, which he loved t o do!

Jamie spent t h e f i r s t 11 y e a r s of h i s l i f e growing up i n P r ince Rupert . Even when he was 10 o r 11 yea r s o l d he was on t h e h u s t l e - s e l l i n g newspapers, y e l l i n g "Ex- t r a ! Extra! a s wel l a s s h i n i n g shoes. I f h e was caught downtown & chased home he would j u s t go t o t h e next s t r e e t .

In 1966 he and some o f t h e f ami ly went t o t h e Res iden t i a l school i n A l e r t Bay un- til 1969. In 1969 t h e f ami ly was r e u n i t e d i n Vancouver. The next year Jamie h i t c h - h iked a c r o s s Canada t o Montreal. He would c a l l home c o l l e c t because he was l o s t i n t h e subways. When he came back he t o l d ev- eryone he was a t Woodstock.

The yea r s t h a t fol lowed Jamie spent 'Isearching f o r himself" - he was an l1AU s t u d e n t i n school 6 promoted h imsel f two grades . He was a f isherman and a logger. He loved poe t ry , music E a r t . He had a pass- i on f o r t h e outdoors, going on barbeques 6 p i c n i c s . One of J amie l s f a v o u r i t e sayings was " l i f e ' s a beach!". He took h i s r o l e o f u n c l e v e r y s e r i o u s l y ; he loved a l l h i s n i e c e s and nephews.

Jamie had many o b s t a c l e s i n h i s l i f e ; one of t h e ha rdes t hea r t aches t o overcome was t h e untimely dea th of h i s o l d e s t bro- t h e r , Ricky, because t h e y were ve ry c l o s e growing up toge the r . But even dur ing h i s

hard t imes Jamie kept i n t ouch wi th h i s fami ly , always touching t h e i r l i v e s i n a ve ry s p e c i a l way. Who c o u l d , e v e r f o r g e t h i s s ense of humour, expressed i n h i s own unique way?

Jamie spent t h e l a s t few yea r s of h i s l i f e b a t t l i n g with h i s dependencies. He wasn' t happy wi th t h e l i f e s t y l e he l ed . He was t r y i n g t o g ive up t h e drugs E a lcohol . Many of h i s f r i e n d s and f a m i l y t r i e d t o he lp . But f o r reasons , none of u s r e a l l y know why, Jamie l o s t h i s pe r sona l b a t t l e wi th drugs. Actua l ly we a l l l o s t . This world i s a poorer p l a c e wi thout you Jamie. We miss you and w i l l never f o r g e t you,

Jamie i s surv ived by p a r e n t s Leonard and Mar5e Ryan, s i s t e r s Leona, Gwen,6 Teresa, b r o t h e r s Robert, Gary, Gregory E C l i f f o r d , h i s n i e c e s & nephews, and stepmother Joyce Vickers .

~t i s people who have enough & want more, What t hey have i s n ' t enough; it may be

money o r p r o p e r t i e s , but i n t h e end people with greed w i l l s u f f e r l i k e anybody e l s e . Greed is a s i ckness of l i f e whether money o r l i f e i t s e l f .

The bottom l i n e of l i f e i t s e l f i s moder- a t i o n i n every th ing . You make o r break i t one way o r t h e o t h e r .

You c a n ' t t a k e it wi th you whenyouleave t h i s e a r t h . You can only u s e it f o r a time & t hen you pas s on, & pass on money o r proper ty too. . .

Barry Saunders

What's In A Harmless Drink?

I t ' s a s i n To d r ink t o o much g i n And when it comes t o rum You can a c t mighty dumb The same goes f o r r y e 'Cause you can g e t awful h i g h Did you know t h a t beer Can make you sneer? And t o o much a l e Can make you p a l e Don't o f f e r me sco tch Because I could l o s e my watch Have you eve r t r i e d Saki? I t can s u r e make you watky Do you t h i n k l i q u o r I s a r e a l cure? I suppose any d r ink is harmless 'T i1 you run t o t h e s i n k Guess t h a t ' s t h e t ime t o t a p e r & q u i t Before you g e t i n t o b i g t r o u b l e !

Verna Johnston

1 . Leg i s l a t ed I l l n e s s

I am a person wi th a mild but d e b i l i t a t - ing form of mental i l l n e s s . I t has i n e f f - e c t , up t o t h i s p o i n t , ru ined my l i f e . I have a l i m i t e d but accep tab le educat ion & an above-average I.Q. & should have been success fu l i n l i f e a t l e a s t bymyown terms.

I am no t . My mental a f f l i c t i o n , by t r i c k o f f a t e ,

i s such t h a t I r e q u i r e t h e a s s i s t a n c e of a psychoanalyst & ongoing behaviour modific- a t i o n the rapy t o even a t tempt t o a l l e v i a t e t h e symptoms t h a t prevent me from being a b l e t o a c q u i r e E mainta in a s t eady job i n t h e f a c e of t h e everyday w o r l d w e a l l l i v e m

Unfor tunate ly it i s o u t s i d e t h e mandate o f s o c i a l s e r v i c e s t o p r o v i d e t h i s a s s i s t ance

So I f i n d myself i n a Catch-22 s i t u a t i o n . I wind up f e e l i n g a s i f I have i n e f f e c t

b r r n thrown away by t h e s o c i e t y I l i v e i n . I c a n ' t work t o be a b l e t o pay f o r my

own p o t e n t i a l r e h a b i l i t a t i o n & t h e l o c a l governing body r e f u s e s t o h e l p .

I s t h i s r i g h t ? Is t h i s f a i r ? Is t h i s even mora l ly accep tab le?

No, i t ' s not . In my opin ion i t ' s crimin- a l & should be addressed t o & f o r a l l o f t h e o t h e r s i n t h i s province who a r e i n t h e same predicament o r s i m i l a r ones themselves

We a r e condemned t o l i v e ou t o u r l i v e s on a miserable p i t t a n c e , g iven t o us each month by Soc ia l Se rv ices . I t i s l i k e be ing punished f o r being wi th a handicap which is not ou r f a u l t & which i s beyond t h e av- e rage i n d i v i d u a l ' s c a p a b i l i t y t o d e a l with

We a r e being robbed o f ou r l i v e s & any expec ta t ion of happiness E sense of worth o r self-esteem which should be an i n a l i e n - a b l e r i g h t f o r any person l i v i n g i n today's s o c i e t y .

Soc ia l Se rv ices should be paying f o r t h e appropr i a t e t he rapy t h a t I need o r f i n d ano the r way t o h e l p me E o t h e r s wi th t h i s

situation' RSN, a m e m b e r o f t h e V i c t o r i a S t r e e t Community Associa t ion

How much more low-rent housing w i l l be b u i l t i n t h e Downtown Easts ide . And where w i l l it go? These a r e j u s t a couple of the i s sues t h a t came up a t t h e Housing Forum a t Carnegie i n June.

The Tories have axed t h e s o c i a l housing program. This means t h a t beginning i n 1994 the re w i l l be only 600 new u n i t s of s o c i a l housing ava i l ab le each year ac ross B.C. in - stead of 1800 a year . Unless t h e province commits t o p u t t i n g a good chunk of t h a t housing here, t h e amount of new s o c i a l housing w i l l go way down.

A t t h e same time, Gastown i s going up- sca le . Close t o 200 condos have a l ready been b u i l t t h e r e , o r a r e being planned. By the end of t h e year t h e r e w i l l be a t l e a s t seven trendy a r t g a l l e r i e s the re .

This kind of development pushes up land values, making u t more expensive t o bui ld s o c i a l housing. While t h e r e a r e a l ready some low-rentals i n Gastown l i k e t h e Four S i s t e r s , Alexander Place, t h e Europe and Columbia House, t h e t r end i s now toward bui ld ing housing f o r people with middle 6 high incomes.

In a recent Vancouver Sun a r t i c l q , L a r r y Reazley, a s e n i o r p lanner with t h e Ci ty , xoted t h a t s p e c i a l zoning i n one p a r t of the Downtown Easts ide keeps land p r i c e s lower t h e r e than i n t h e r e s t of the neigh- bourhood.

This i s t h e a r e a t h e C i t y c a l l s t h e Down town Easts ide Oppenheiner D i s t r i c t o r DEOO This is a s p e c i a l zoning a rea t h a t include: the 2 blocks of Hastings between C a r r a l l E blain and t h e 13 block a r e a nor theas t of )lain & Hastings.

The DEOD was c rea ted i n 1982 a s a way t o encourage t h e p rese rva t ion of h o t e l s & the const ruct ion of new low r e n t housing E it worked well . Pver ha l f of a l l t h e s o c i a l E co-op housing b u i l t s i n c e t h e 1970s has been put up i n t h e small a rea nor theas t of blain & Hastings. Half of a l l t h i s housing i s sen io r s only 6 so-ca l l ed s p e c i a l needs housing.

But the Downtown Eas t s ide community is f a r l a r g e r than t h i s 13 block a rea . I f so much s o c i a l housing - e s p e c i a l l y sen io r s 6

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inAone small a rea , what w i l l happen t o t h e r e s t of t h e neighbourhood? A s$il a r e a l i k e t h i s can only handle so many people, and so many se rv ices .

Unfortunately, when t h i s ques t ion was

t r e a t e d it as an a t t a c k on people with ra i sed a t t h e housing forum, many people I

mental h e a l t h problems, ins tead of looking a t what t h i s concentra t ion of s o c i a l hous- ing means f o r t h e l a r g e r Downtown Easts ide neighbourhood.

m a t 1 s now happening i n Gastown i s one poss ib le f u t u r e f o r a good p a r t of the Downtown Easts ide . And a s condos forpeop le who can a f fo rd t o pay 150-250 thousand ($) take over t h e r e s t of t h e neighbourhood, the se rv ices E businesses he re w i l l inevi- t a b l y be t h e ones those people naed&want..

Unless we begin pushing f o r an o v e r a l l housing plan & g r e a t e r community con t ro l over t h e a l l o c a t i o n of housing, theDowntown Easts ide w i l l eventual ly be squeezed i n t o t h e DEOD. A s right-wing governments cu t s e c i a 1 housing funding, it w i l l become more important t o develop innovative ways t o bui ld low-rent housing f o r everybody i n t h e community.

By JEFF SOMblERS

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B i l l 33, now being cons idered , not y e t passed, i s designed t o prevent h a t e l i t e r - a t u r e . Source of income i s aga in excluded a s a p r o t e c t e d ca tegory , l eav ing we l f a re r e c i p i e n t s t a r g e t s f o r a t t a c k .

The we l f a re f r a u d a l l e g a t i o n s i n t h e me- d i a l a t e l y a r e an example of a t t a c k again- st wel fare r e c i p i e n t s . Welfare f r a u d was s ing led o u t , even though o t h e r t y p e s of f raud , such a s GST o r income t a x , a r e much h igher .

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Imagine accusing an e t h n i c minor i ty o r gender group of being more i n c l i n e d t o :omnit f r aud . The media wouldn' t g e t away i i t h i t , Yet , according t o t h e M i n i s t r y ' s s t a t i s t i c s , t h e media g r o s s l y exaggerated the amount of wel fare f r aud t h a t e x i s t s .

The ex tens ive f r a u d t h a t some a r e doing through computers & o t h e r technology (dup- l i c a t i n g cheques, s e t t i n g up numerous f a l - se accounts , e t c . ) may be def rauding t h e i e l f a r e system, but t hey a r e not t y p i c a l i e l f a r e r e c i p i e n t s ... t hey a r e no t i n povep ty. Criminals who t a p i n t o t h e we l f a re sy- stem wi th such s o p h i s t i c a t i o n have probab- ly never s tood i n a we l f a re l i ne -up i n t h e i r l i v e s . There i s no reason f o r anyone' to d e s c r i b e such f r aud i n t h e con tex t of i e l f a r e c l i e n t s .

The media made a l l wel fare r e c i p i e n t s fraud suspec t s . . vu lne rab le t o i n t imida t ion , larassment 4 f u r t h e r a t t a c k . The media ad-

, ded t o a myth t h a t we l f a r e r e c i p i e n t s a l - ready s u f f e r from: t h a t it i s f r a u d u l e n t simply t o be on we l f a r e .

Welfare-bashing h e l p s t o keep we l f a r e r e c i p i e n t s a t a s u r v i v a l l e v e l , ensur ing competi t ion f o r low-waged jobs & b e n e f i t t - ing c o r p o r a t i o n s wi th cheap l abour . Main- s t ream media, p r i m a r i l y owned by corpora- t i o n s , i gno re s t h e t r u e f r a u d : t h e f a c t t h a t c o r p o r a t i o n s , a long wi th t h e v e r y wealthy, pay v i r t u a l l y no t a x , y e t main- t a i n t h e i r weal th by o t h e r ' s pover ty .

At tacks a g a i n s t wkl fare r e c i p i e n t s blame t h e poor f o r t h e i r f i n a n c i a l c i rcumstances and r e l i e v e c o r p o r a t i o n s 4 t h e g p v t t o f r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r pover ty .

The l a t e s t round o f wel fare-bashing has d i ed down a l i t t l e . . t o t h e p o i n t o f it not being on t h e f r o n t page everyday. I t ' s a sad s o r t o f r e l i e f . The s t e r e o t y p e o f t h e "welfare bum" i s r i g h t up t h e r e i n neon & can be e a s i l y r e i n f o r c e d .: . i n t h e minds of almost anyone who has neve r been poor o r who has l ea rned t o manipulate t h e s y s t - em, being poor i s t h e r e s u l t o f t h e v i c t i m not c a p i t a l i z i n g on t h e i r o p p o r t u n i t i e s , not being w i l l i n g t o work.

I t ' s s o ea sy t o s a y & t hen keep r epea t - ing t h e s t o r y you've heard o r been t o l d o r make up on t h e s p o t ... o r keep see ing every person on a s s i s t a n c e anywhere a s be ing t h e same a s t h e one person you know was doing something - you c o n s i d e r wrong - & you may be 100% c o r r e c t f o r t h a t one person - b u t immediately co lou r everyone on w e l f a r e a s c r imina l .

I f you a r e s t i l l one of u s / t hose wi th an open mind - ask y o u r s e l f "Why does t h i s happen?" We f e a r what we d o n ' t unders tand E we f e a r change. In t h e l a s t 2 y e a r s , but e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e l a s t yea r , t h e r e has Seen a growing awareness among t h e gene ra l

popu la t i on o f t h e causes of pover ty , of t h e c lo senes s of hard t imes f o r more & Q. more people a s bus ines se s f a i l o r a r e j u s t shu t down h e r e t o be reopened i n t h e US o r Mexico, of t h e i n a b i l i t y t o f i n d work a t t h e r a t e of pay you f e e l e n t i t l e d t o , a t t h e f i n a n c i a l nightmare wa i t i ng no f a r t h e r away than one missed paycheque. The ve ry weal thy a r e ex t remely hard t o focus on a s causing t h e k inds of g r i e f & hard t imes more of u s a r e f ac ing - bu t t h e f a c t s a r e p r e t t y c l e a r . In o r d e r t o i n c r e a s e p r o f i t s t r a n s n a t i o n a l c o r p o r a t i o n s have been mani- p u l a t i n g G coe rc ing p o l i t i c a l change f o r yea r s - t h e infamous co rpo ra t e agenda. Free Trade & North American f r e e t r a d e a r e t h e c u r r e n t h i g h l i g h t s . The r h e t o r i c keeps harp ing on L'competi t ivenessl l , "economic growthw & '!level p l ay ing f i e l d s " ; r e s u l t - ing c o s t s t o human d i g n i t y , l i v e s & f u t u r e p l ans a r e secondary t o t h e sacred hype. Over 500,000 jobs i n Canada have been p e r - manently l o s t , thousands o f bus ines se s a r e bankrupt , thousands more have j u s t c lo sed down p l a n t s - 4 gone south , t h e migra t ion i n t o t h e maqbi l ladora zone i n no r the rn Mexico is d r a i n i n g t h e jobs desc r ibed .here - & with them goes t h e a b i l i t y of people t o c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e t a x base where t h e y l i v e . . t h e t a x base t h a t pays f o r s o c i a l programs l i k e educa t ion , h e a l t h c a r e and - welfare .

While t h i s e r o s i o n has been encouraged & w r i t t e n o f f a s a ' neces sa ry by-product of r e s t r u c t u r i n g ' (by t h e penu l t ima te r e - c o n s t r u c t e r s who own c o r p o r a t i o n s ) , t h e e f f e c t s a r e two-fold: t h o s e who a r e g e t t - i ng r i c h e r because of a l l t h i s w i l l have t h e ongoing b e n e f i t s of f i r s t - r a t e h e a l t h ca re , a l l o p p o r t u n i t i e s i n e d u c a t i o n 6 l i f e w i l l remain w i t h i n easy g ra sp f o r themsel- ves & t h e i r c h i l d r e n ; t h o s e who a r e g e t t - ing poorer , whose f u t u r e is made u n c e r t a i n because of t h i s economic t e r r o r i s m , a r e r e a c t i n g wi ld ly , t r y i n g t o c l i n g t o h a l f - memories of meaningful work, of hopefu l f u t u r e s , o f j u s t p l a i n hope, by scapegoat- ing t h o s e who have a l r eady been bashed by these s l imy economic bombs.

Almost everyone can s a y t o themselves, llI'm okay.11 I f you r e f u s e t o s e e what t h e r e s u l t s of c o r p o r a t e p i r a c y a r e , b l i n d yourse l f t o t h e u s e of media & d e f i c i t hy-

s t e r i a t o d i v i d e people E promote f i n g e r - po in t ing t o f i n d ' t hose r e s p o n s i b l e t , then you' 11 have your a t t e n t i o n d i r e c t e d f o r you. Again, i f l l I ' m okay", then whose f a u l t a r e a l l t h e s e economic mise r i e s? The psople on welfare! The immigrants/blacks/ gays / l e sb ians / re l ig ious nu tdanyone who i s not t h e same a s me... E having no answer o r r e fus ing t o s e e t h e t r u t h i n f r o n t of your f ace you pick t h e most vulnerable group t o bear the brunt of your d e s i r e t o blame somebody. Most everyone has l e g a l p ro tec t ions aga ins t d iscr iminat ion, a f t e r years of s t rugg le , but poor people a r e st i l l f a i r game.

UTV i n Vancouver a i r e d one of t h e most b iased, exaggerated p ieces of b u l l s h i t t h a t has ever been seen; o t h e r media s t a r - t ed t h e i r own vers ions of poornography, hold-over socred bureaucra ts i n t h e Minis- t r y of Soc ia l Services re leased d r a f t r e - p o r t s before they had been checked f o r e i t h e r t r u t h o r accuracy E dug 2, maybe 3 cases ou t of the 320.000 c u r r e n t l y rece iv -

it was t h e ~ i n i i t e r ' s personal f a u l t o r a t l e a s t po l i cy t h a t such obvious f raud was condoned o r even ensouraged ... t h a t , of course, by inference , every person on wel- f a r e is a "crook/thief/bum/etc.. . . . . . . . . . I I

Those who were quickes t t o make a mount- a i n out of t h i s molehi l l were t h e same who used t h e same media sources t o t r y convin- cing everybody t h e r e was a "TAX REVOLT!" when t h e NDP had t h e novel i d e a of t ax ing wea l th ie r people more. Despite f r o n t pages G TV spo t s it was .never more than t h e r i c h pissed o f f t h a t they 'd have t o t ake a few more bucks out of p e t t y cash.

What's both enl ightening & discouraging : i n t h i s welfare bashing i s t h a t a l l s tor: i e s / a r t i c l e s /TV go before e d i t o r i a l commi t t e e s t h a t supposedly have t h e b e s t i n t e r e s t s of t h e pub l i c a s t h e i r mandate. They approved a l l t h i s garbage.

SO14E f a c t s about COCKROACHES:

Latin name: ORTHOPTERA Bla t t idae

ing a s s i s t a n c e E , with t h e help of t h e i r cohor ts i n t h e p r e s s , made each sound l i k e

Cockroach.es have been around f o r about 200 mil l ion years , f i r s t appearing during the Carboniferous Era, o r t h e age of coa l hen t h e Earth was covered with t h e swamps :hat would l a t e r decompose i n t o today 's ~e t ro leum, coal E diamond supply.

There a r e 55 species of cockroaches i n :he world. However t h e r e a r e 2 main indoor species i n Canada: t h e German cockroach [ b l a t t e l a GermanicaI & t h e Or ien ta l cock- :oach (Bla t t e l idae O r i e n t a l i s ) . (.Roaches a r e zoosaprophagous : Eating des-

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t y - t a s t i n g foods. Cockroaches a r e n e g a t i v e l y phototropic - they t end t o avoid b r igh t l i g h t .

A cockroach's d i e t c o n s i s t s of small p a r t i c J e s of dead, d r i e d E decaying mat te r of p l a n t & animal o r i g i n ... inc luding o the r dead roaches you have squished!

Pregnant roaches (female) tow around a small, orange capsule-J ike s a c c a l l e d an OOTHECA. After towing t h i s egg pod f o r about 4 weeks, she then detaches i t from her body, being ca re fu l t o s t a s h h e r ooth- eca i n a E s e c r e t i v e p lace (away from you!). About one o r two months l a t e r , t h e roach babies hatch E emerge from t h e egg sac. An egg sac c a r r i e s 15 t o 40 eggs, E a female t y p i c a l l y l ays E drops from 7 t o 9 3f thesem things during he r l i f e .

A cockroach's l i f e s p a n i s , anywhere from 1 t o 9 months.

By DEAN KO '.S.: Roaches have many names in te rna t ion-

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The Frank S e r i e s #1 8,' One Shot Out

He s a t s i l e n t l y . A l i g h t g l a z e o f sweat r e s t e d on Frank's weathered forehead. The day was muggier than usual &Frank ' s room doesn ' t o f f e r reasonable v e n t i l a t i o n any day of t h e year; j u s t t h e underscent of hallway c a r p e t s t h a t haven' t been cleaned i n a decade. Frank was f e e l i n g because h i NA meeting was cancelled. Normally he can go a couple of weeks c lean a s long a s he goes t o h i s group sess ions . He had been tempted a couple of t imes but foyght o f f t h e urge because ton igh t w,as h i s meeting f he was looking forward t o t a l k i n g proud o how much he was focusing.

Frank then broke h i s s i l e n c e with an aw akening s igh & headed out t o check t h e scene. . He got i n t h e compact e l e v a t o r & t h i s t a l l dude i n a faded jean jacket was s tanding i n t h e corner. Frank recognized him. .he 'd bought junk from him before . "You lookin ' ?I! t h i s dude rumbled from und e r h i s t h r o a t . "No man.. . I ah, I can' t do it," whispered FranF a s the e l e v a t o r s t o p ped a t t h e next f l o o r down. I t s a t t h e r e f o r a second, then opened. Noonewas t h e r e a s Frank impa t i en t ly pressed t h e ' c l b s e

j u s t i n is k i l l e r 6 you only need a b i t a t a time. I ' v e got t o g e t r i d o f i t so I ' l l g ive you a deal . . you got 20 bucks?ll "Yeah I 've got it but I.. .d id you say a s h a l l 13 C h i t w i l l do?" Frank asked with i n t e r e s t . "Yeah man i t ' s s t rong s h i t now you want it o r what?"

Something immediately c l icked i n s i d e and he gave t h e guy a twenty. The twotilienwent separa te ways, Frank heading t o t h e Balmo- r a l where a van from t h e Needle Exchange u s u a l l y hangs ou t g iving people clean r i g s and condoms. He picked up 2 r i g s & k p l i t westward. He bumped i n t o a f r i e n d of h i s who was spor t ing a fresh-looking b ru i se on h e r l e f t cheek. She was s t rung ou t . She t o l d Frank h e r boyfriend j u s t took every- th ing from h e r room because she owed him money. Abruptly, she stopped on t h e s t r e e t i n f r o h t of him & asked i f he had anything. "It would r e a l l y he lp me out i f you did . I ' m t o t a l l y broke & I don ' t want t o work t h e s t r e e t . . . y ou got dome Frank?" "Yeah, I ' ve got t h i s s h i t t h a t ' s supposed t o be p r e t t y s t rong. You're supposed t o do small doses . . a t l e a s t t h a t ' s what t h i s guy Burn- e r said." She became a g i t a t e d , almostpushy, f o r Frank t o g ive her a h i t . They s a t down i n an a l l e y . Frank took out h i s junk & h i s f r i e n d immediately grabbed it from him & took o f f . He ran a f t e r h e r bu t was t r ipped up by some garbage s o she got away.

Frank j u s t s a t s i l e n t l y , t h e e a r l y even- ing breeze r e s t i n g t h e knotted tens ion p u l l i n g a t h i s ins ides . Confused, he shosk h f s head & s t a r t e d home, not being ab le t o f i g u r e out why Serena would do t h a t t o him About a h a l f hour l a t e r he got t o h i s p lace 4 ambulance c h e r r i e s were dancing around t h e bui ld ings a s usual . Frank gave it l i t t l e n o t i c e but checked it out , only t o s e e Serena ou t cold on t h e s t r e e t . He quickly asked t h e ambulance a t t endan t if she was ok. "No. She's gone." Frank swall- owed. S t a r l n g a t t h e cracks i n t h e side-,! walk he could f e e l nothing but g u i l t . . then f r u s t r a t i o n ... then revenge, but a t who? Himself? Burner? The cops? Feel ing a s i f he 'd had enough f o r today he turri'ed h i s back on t h e t r a g i c scene, day dreaming

I ' doort button. "Hey h i , t h i s new s t u f f -1.. t h a t i t never happened.

By STEVE ROSE

GHETTO A SMALL PORTION OR SECTION OF A CITY, GENERALLY

ghetto: get-to, n: LIMITED TO WHERE LARGE NUMBERS OF MINORITY PEOPLE LIVE.

THIS TERM BECAME DEROGATORY, STARTING WITH THE WARSAW GHETTOS OF GERMANY, WHERE JEWS WERE SEGREGATED INTO A VERY SMALL, WALLED AREA. UNTIL TODAY IT IS NOW AN ACCEPTED TERM FOR A POOR, SQUALID, POPULATED AREA OF ANY LARGE CITY.

THE ORIGINAL MEANING OF GHETTO WAS A SMALL ENCLAVE OR COMMUNITY AREA, RATHER NOT - AS WE HAVE COME TO KNOW IT. B.G.

THE SUBURBS ARE FOR WHITE PEOPLE ME, I L I V E IN THE GHETTO WHERE BLACK AND BROWN ISN I T THE ONLY THING HAPPENING AND WHITEY GOT TURNED AROUND AT THE RED LIGHT

THE WESTERN PONY SLAMS I T S E L F AGAINST THE WALLS, VIBRATING AT THE BASE LINE AND THE BOUNCER MAKES NO DISTINCTION AT 2:00 A.M. EVERYBODY H I T S THE PAVEMENT THEN

FAY BOY ON THE CORNER, WANTS TOO MUCH FOR H I S PACKET I N THElJEND, THE T I P S WE GET IS ALL THE SAME S H I T

TOM TOMS THUNDER OUT THE MONDAY BLUES AND WACKY WEDNESDAY STARTS THE LONG WEEK-END TO OBLIVION

HOT C H I L I P E P I T A S WALK-IN DISDAIN TO THE RHYTHMIC NEON, FLASHING OFF THE SPIT-SHINY PAVEMENT -/A)\ THE ONLY TRASH DOWN HERE ,d -\'\\ IS THE YAHOO HOLLERIN, FROM H I S TRUCK 'HOW MUCH FOR A FUCK'?

THE MUCKY-MUCK LADY, PASSING THROUGH, SHAKES HER HEAD, THINKING OF HER OWN SATIN-LINED BED, OF ROSES AND HER MUCKY-MUCK MATE CAN'T WAIT TO CREE0 DOWN HERE ON BENDED KNEE, TO S E E FROM BEHrND THE BUSHES, L ITTLE GIRLS, DOING SOWER-SAULTS I N THE

DOWN AT THE PAWN SHOP, TRADING GUITARS, BIKES AND F&lILY JEWELS, NOT HAVING THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE BUT NEEDING THqT 5 OR 10 BUCKS J U S T TO GET THROUGH TO NEXT WEEK WHEN THE CHEQUE ROLLS I N , AND YOU STAND I N LINE AGAIN,

MEN AND WOMEN THEY FIGHT AND FIGHT

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THE CORNER P I G COULDN'T CARE LESS I F 1s YOUR CONDEMNED ' R I G t a l f l d AND YOUR LAST DAYS AND NIGHTS

WHERE THE CULTURAL FLAVOURS BLEND WITH A CHEAP COFFEE AND CIGARETTE* BUTTS HEADS WITH, MILTON, SHAKESPEARE, AND BURNS LOOKING DOWN ON DRUNKEN CROWNS AND COCKROACHES, DANCING OFF THE TURF WITH YOUR LAST P I E C E OF CAKE

BROTHERS AND S I S T E R S LOOKING OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER AS SENTINELS ON THE CORNER 'SPOTTING' FOR THE GERM THAT CRUISES BY, ON HIGH

PREACHERS AND PERVERTS MINGLE AT THE SALLY-ANN SHARIN GOD AND A PAN OF TUNA STEW AND YOU WONDER WHAT THE HELL WENT WRONG

S I L E N T VOICES SCREAMING TO BE HEARD OR SEEN OR RECOGNIZED

RECOGNIZED, AS A HUMAN LOVING

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YEAH, THE SUBURBS ARE FOq W ME, I LIVE I N THE GHETTO

LIKE ME AND YOU

YEAH, THE SUBURBS ARE FOR WHITEY ME, I BREATHE AND TASTE, AND SMELL, AND L I V E , . , I N THE GHETTO,

0 B a r b a r a G r a y 1993 From a work i n progress e n t i t l e d

''In The Autumn O f H e r Moon1'

t o t he ' O p a l C o m m i s s i o n on P o l i c i n g i n BC1 C a r n e g i e C o m m u n i t y C e n t ~ e , V a n c o u v e r . May , 1993,

In March t h e M i n i s t r y o f S o c i a l Serv ice . sa id t h a t t h e r e were 669 c la ims o f welfarc fraud E t h a t h a l f o f them were v a l i d . W i t l over 323,080 people on we l f a re 194,000 cases ( f a m i l i e s o r i n d i v i d u a l s l i v i n g a lone) , t h i s works o u t t o a f r a u d r a t e o f ,Ou17, o r l e s s than 2 c a s e s p e r thousand.

In n e a r l y 20 yea r s o f working wl th low income community groups, two cases o f a l l - eged wel fare f r a u d s t i c k i n my mind. Prob- ab ly they a r e s i m i l a r t o t h e l e s s than 2 f raud cases p e r thousand t h a t happened i n March. I t h i n k they show t h e kind o f r e a l choices t h a t people on w e l f a r e have.

I encountered my f i r s t c a s e of a l l e g e d f raud yea r s ago. The person on we l f a re hac been cu t o f f because t h e Min i s t ry suspec t - ed t h a r , because n i s r e n t took up almost a l l of h i s cheque, h e was probably engagi ing i n t h e e v i l p r a c t l c e o f - c o l l e c t i n g pop b o t t l e s . I t t u r n e d o u t t n a t he was col l e c t i n g pop b o t t l e s . And making a l i t t l e money from them. Not much. The man pa id a high r e n t because he c o u l d n ' t s t and l i v i n g i n a r o a c h - f i l l e d room i n Vancouver's Dowr town Eas ts ide , h i s o n l y o p t i o n on t h e am- ount o f money t h a t w e l f a r e allowed.

What was t h i s man g u i l t y o f ? Wanting t o l i v e i n a h a l f decent apartment? Wanting t o e a t ? I t h i n k he was a l s o g u i l t y of want ing t o both pay r e n t E e a t without commit- ing a crime. And t h e way h e saw t o do th i : was t o c o l l e c t a few b o t t l e s on t h e s i d e .

bo r tuna te ly t h e r e is a c l a u s e i n t h e GAIN Act t h a t says t h a t GAIN i s f o r t h e purpose of " r e l i e v i n g pover ty , n e g l e c t & s u f f e r i n g . " The we l f a re appeal t r i b u n a l , a s I remember, i t , invoked t h i s c l a u s e t o demand t h a t t h e M i n i s t r y r e i n s t a t e t h e mar on welfqre, & he wasn' t c u t o f f a f t e r a l l E he wasn't g u i l t y o f f r a u d . Who i s t h e most g u i l t y i n t h i s ca se? A g o v f t t h a t d i d n ' t provide enough t o l i v e on o r a man t r y i n g h i s , b e s t t o eke o u t an e x i s t e n c e without h u r t i n g anyone?

The second example was more r e c e n t . An advocate t o l d me of a woman who was forced t o s i g n a repayment agreement with t h e Minis t ry because s h e h a d n ' t been dec l a r ing maintenance payments.

l a y d i d n ' t she d e c l a r e t h e payments? Her ex-par tner was supposed t o pay $100/month.

Sometimes he pa id noth ing E then made up f o r it 2 o r 3 months l a t e r by paying $200 o r $300. But, Min i s t ry r u l e s s ay t h a t women can only keep $100 a month. So t h e Minis t - r y would t a k e t h e money t h a t was supposed t o be pa id t o h e r i n t h e previous months when she dec l a red t h e income. What was t h i s woman g u i l t y o f ? Wanting t o f eed h e r ch i ld ren? Wanting o t buy themrunning shoes f o r school? Should h e r s t r o n g e s t l o y a l t y De t o h e r ch i ld ren - -ge t t i ng them t h e t h i n g s they need--or t o t h e Min i s t ry? These a r e quest ions t h a t people on we l f a re l i v e with every day.

Nelfare r a t e s a r e l e s s t han h a l f t h e poverty l i n e f o r s i n g l e peop1.e on welfare. For o t h e r s wel fare payments b a r e l y reach half t h e pover ty l i n e . Given t h i s s i t u a t - ion, I t h i n k i t ' s amazing t h a t s o few people v i o l a t e t h e r u l e s .

What can anyone p o s s i b l y g a i n by "crack- ing downM on people l i k e these--people try ing t o eke ou t an e x i s t e n c e without hu r t - ing o the r s i n t h e b e s t way t h e y know how?

Surely i t s t ime f o r p o l i t i c i a n s E t h e nedia t o t u r n i t s a t t e n t i o n awau from hys- t e r i c a l c la ims of we l f a re f r a u d E toward x e a t i n g decent jobs, decent housing, and social programs so we won't have poverty.

By J E A N SWANUN . .

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housing i s a r i g h t but proper ty 1s t h e f t 6 developers a r e only i n i t f o r t h e money T because r e n t s a r e s p i r a l l i n g E ev ic t ions a r e rampant & demolit ions s c a r t h e land- scape ? because i f we depend on the gov' t wetre homeless & i f we t ake it i n t o our own hands we're cr iminals Z because paying the landlord means giving up more than ha l f our paycheques ? because t h e idea of ownlng a home i s n ' t a concept we can even imagine ? because we re fuse t o be pushed out of our communities q u i e t l y "because we're t i r e d of being vic t ims & t i r e d of complaining ! b e c a u s e we're t i r e d of lobby ing f o r something t h a t i s a r i g h t 6 t i r e d of depending on governments t h a t have no- th ing t o o f f e r us but words ? b e c a u s e cap- i t a l i s m sees housing a s a commodity 6 the ( i l l ) l o g i c of the marketplace says devel- opers can only p r o f i t by t e a r i n g down a f f - ordable housing & bui ld ing condominlums ? because condos a r e n ' t b u i l t f o r us E f o r every yuppie t h a t moves i n , two poor peop- l e move out ? b e c a u s e paying r e n t means giving i n t o the s l avery of 9 t o s ? be- cause 9 t o 5 leaves no time t o c r e a t e E no time t o r e i i s t ? b e c a u s e i n l i v i n g & work- ing together we r e j e t e the[. , isolat ion and wastefulness of consumer s o c i e t y because i n l i v i n g E working toge the r we c r e a t e l i f e amidst urban decay E a s s e r t t h e beau- t Y of community ? t o r these E many o t h e r RaSOnS we a r e

What is the Future of the Victory Square

Area? Now that w e ' v ~ oeen meeting for two

months, it's time to share our hopes for the future of the Victory Square

area. We want to seek an agreement on a shared vision

for the future with all those

Tim Plac ,

250 West Pender Street .

Who w i l l our "input" be taken t o ? What w i l l be done w i t h our i deas? What weight w i l l our concerns have i n t h e making of d e c i s i o n s made? Why has t h e demand f o r a l o c a l a r e a planning body always been r e j e c t e d ?

Satan c a l l s t h e t u n e :

There i s a blyster ious Unknown t h a t puzz- l e s u s & a Myster ious Unknown t h a t s e r v e s u:

The d i c t a t o r , t h e p o l i t i c i a n on t h e ro s - trum, E t h e p r i e s t b e f o r e t h e a l t a r p r ac - t i c e a s p e l l b i n d i n g magic whose power over crowds i s well-known t o them.

The s o r c e r e r , who was once c a l l e d "math- ematician", had h i s magic c i r E l e which, modernized by r a t i o n a l i s t i c s c i e n c e , has becometheconcen t r i cwavesof rad io & TV.

Like Ca l igu l a , Nero E o t h e r a n c i e n t Rom- an emperors, g o v ' t l e a d e r s u s e i n c a n t a t i o q t h e magic of t h e Word, hypnot ic images & va r ious s u b t e r f u g e s t o bewitch t h e c i t i z - ens of t h e i r c o u n t r i e s .

The t e l e v i s i o n s c r e e n i s t h e o l d magic mi r ro r o f s o r c e r e r s , showing even t s t h a t a r e happening, o r have-happened, a t t h e o t h e r end o f t h e world. I t is a f a n t a s t i c magic, a b l ack magic, w i th human s a c r i f i c e a Japanese prime m i n i s t e r is a s s a s s i n a t e d 6 we s e e t h e k n i f e gleaming i n t h e a s s a s s - i j ' s hand; a P r e s i d e n t o f t h e USA, i s murd- e red E we s e e h i s murderer k i l l e d b e f o r e o u r eyes.

We could make t h o s e images d i s a p p e a r ' with a s imple g e s t u r e , bu t we do n o t make t h a t g e s t u r e because a f t e r t hose mupders we need t h e s p e c t a c l e of o t h e r murders , mounds of co rpses , r i o t s i n America, men s t r u g g l i n g a g a i n s t s torms , f l o o d s , f i r e ...

What magic! What d i a b o l i c a l magic i t i s t o s e e known & unknown dead peop le resusc i - t a t e d , l aughing 6 joking a f t e r t h e y have been buried!

This i s a t ime of s o r c e r y . Man r u l e s t h e e a r t h , i t s animals & t h e sky. He tames & channels s torms , s e t s o f f l i g h t n i n g , r a i n , snow E ear thquakes . He b r i n g s e r u p t i o n s ou t of t h e e a r t h t h a t a r e more t e r r i b l e than those of Mount ~ e l e e Vesuvius 6 Etna. F ly ing c a r p e t s have been transmuted i n t o

rocke t s , i n v i s i b l e c u r s e s i n t o speeding b u l l e t s . Doors open magica l ly be fo re US

without ou r even having t o s ay opensesame! And eve ry th ing is m a t e r i a l i z e d from an

idea . A powerful s o r c e r e r t h i n k s , and from h i s thoughts come p rod ig ious machines made of s t e e l , t u n g s t e n o r zfrconium, fo rmak ing o t h e r machines. Everything is done by en- chantment &, a s i n t h e p a s t a t a w i t ches ' sabbath, t h e a d e p t s , t h e "en l ightened mas- ses" of ou r c e n t u r y , q u i v e r e c s t a t i c a l l y & a r e t r a n s f i g u r e d when on t h e magic m i r r o r t hey s e e modern demons, succubi 6 i ncub i : s t a r s of t h e t h e a t r e & s c r e e n 6 e i p e c i a l l y t h e "idols'.f o f t h e young.

A l l t h i s , which i s s a t a n i c magic i n t h e s t r i c t e e t r s e n s e o f t h e term, .is made poss- i b l e by a c l o s e c o l l a b o r a t i o n , a s p i r i t u a l communion t h a t goes from t h e s c i e n t i s t t o t h e garage mechanic o r b u t c h e r ' s h e l p e r who has become an " i d o l v ,

The most s u r p r i s i n g p a r t o f it i s t h a t t h e l a b o r a t o r y s c i e n t i s t 6 h i s coun te rpa r t i n t h e magic c i r c l e , t h e t l idolworshipper", s t o u t l y ma in t a in t h a t t h e y do no t b e l i e v e , i n magic, t h e d e v i l , and demons,

S c i e n t i f i c a c t i v i t y i s e n t i r e l y d i r e c t e d toward b lack magic, w i th i t s f l y i n g c a r p e t , hypnotism, c u r s e s t r ansmuta t ions . The wor ld ' s g r e a t e s t s c i e n t i s t s work on guided m i s s i l e s , supe r son ic bombers, atomic f i s s - ion & hydrogen bombs, but none o f them d i r e c t l y u s e s t h e i r i n t e l l e c t u a l a b i l i t i e s t o l i g h t e n t h e work o f peasan t s , improve medical c a r e i n r u r a l a r e a s o r g i v e indus- t r i a l workers g r e a t e r s a f e t y .

There a r e c e r t a i n p a r a l l e l s t h a t show an ~ b v i o u s c o r r e l a t i o n : l i k e t h e "mathemati- : ianW a t a d i a b o l i c a l ga the r ing , t h e s c i e m : ist ma in t a in s a s t i f f , d i g n i f i e d a t t i t u d q . i k e wi tches a t a sabbath , modern " ido l - io rsh ippers" p u l l up t h e i r s k i r t s o r d r e s s i k e men, dance ba re foo t E u t t e r i n c o h e r ~

:nt c r i e s E h y s t e r i c a l s h r i e k s . In our modern world, devoted t o S a t a n i s q

) lack magic has t aken on an a c u t e , endemic 'orm: i t s on ly new f e a t u r e is t h a t i t now ienies i t s n a t u r e . I n t h e p a s t , i n t h e ime of obscurant i sm, i t was t h e o p p o s i t e : here was no s o r c e r y & everyone thought hey were going t o a w i t ches ' s abba th !

(Excerpt from "Legacy of t h e Gods l1

by Robert Charroux

)rds/Nuisance

Friends Lovers Family

St rangers liha t

Trust Desire

Together Apart

What

Dream Fantasy Rea l i ty

Fact What

Destiny Fate

Daydream Nightmare

What

Win Lose

Future Memory

What

Control Manipulate

Freedom Independence

What

Promise Commitment Cancelled

Delayed W a t

Share Experience

Use Abuse

What

Love Trust

Rea l i ty Life

Answered

a dream/fantasy??)

A. Richard Debney

1992 was a dynamic yea r f o r t h e vo lun t - eer program h e r e a t Carnegie . An a c t i v e f o r c e of 307 v o l u n t e e r s , working i n 15 d i f f e r e n t program a r e a s , donated an a s t - ounding 45,350 hours o f t h e i r v a l u a b l e & e s s e n t i a l l abour t o t h e peop le of t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e .

m e Learning Cen t r e was n e a r l y bus t ing a t t h e seams wi th 107 v o l u n t e e r s t u t o r i n g f o r 9,247.5 hour s , A hard-working c o r e o f 75 k i tchen v o l u n t e e r s churned ou t t h e l e - gendary menus f o r a r e c o r d 17,549.5 h o u r s

The 45,350 hotirs of v o l u n t e e r labour , if c a l c u l a t e d even a t t h e minimum wage ($6/hr) , would have c o s t t h e C i t y o f Van- couver $272,100. C l e a r l y t h e community has been wel l se rved by i t s r e s i d e n t s & a l l of t h e v i t a l p r o g r a m s ~ ~ o p e r a t i n g he re would be non-ex i s t en t wi thout them.

With t h e p r o v i n c i a l government's i n t r o - duc t ion of t h e Community Volunteer Prog- ram i n January , ove r 100 of ou r people a r e now r e c e i v i n g an a d d i t i o n a l $100. p e r month & we've been swamped wi th r e q u e s t s t o j o i n t h e Carnegie team (120 new people) Lucki ly most of t h e s e new people a r e busy p u t t i n g ou t more food because t h e commun- i t y now has a few more d o l l a r s t o spend.

In Apr i l du r ing Volunteer Recognit ion weel, seven days of r i o t o u s a c t i v i t i e s culminated wi th t h e crowning of "Mrs. Queen", Mary Brogan, a s a well-deserved Volunteer of t h e Year; a m i l l i o n s a n d - wiches l a t e r .

Marty Hunter, (who escaped from t h e kit- chen) and Nathanie l C a r t e r wore themselvs ou t o rgan i s ing e v e n t s t o exp re s s t h e Cen- t r e ' s g r a t i t u d e t o t h e hundreds of volun- t e e r s who "make it a l l happen down here" a t Main & Hast ings .

In a d d l t i o n t o t h e $31,745 i n v o l u n t e e r t i c k e t s d i s t r i b u t e d , t h e A s s o c i a t i o n ' s g r a n t money f o r o u t t r i p s was s t r e t c h e d t o accomodate 1 3 excu r s ions las t summer. Lo- c a t i o n s inc luded Movie Magic a t BC P lace , The Game Farm, Greek & Caribbean Days F e s t i v a l s , Tsawwassen Wat e r s l i d e s , Vancou- v e r Museum, Sc ience 'World, Gol f ing a t Cen t r a l & S t a n l e y p a r k s , a s wel l a s n i n e o t h e r r e c r e a t i o n a l d a y - t r i p s from t h e

by v o l u n t e e z s du r ing t h e yea r a s we l l , On a sadder n o t e 1992 saw t h e pas s ing

of two wel l loved & ded ica t ed members of ou r v o l u n t e e r f o r c e - Dorothy Watanabe & Alain blansoor. They'll be s o r e l y missed.

With t h e summer upon u s , ou r vo lun tee r s a r e looking forward t o g e t t i n g out of Carnegie E t h e downtown co re , headed f o r sunny beaches, gorgeous l a k e s & cool f o r - e s t s ; a wel l deserved r e s t .

We thank you, one and a l l . At iba Saunders & Nat C a r t e r

r-- The vo lun tee r Committee annual r e p o r t I C e n t r e ' s budget.

VOLUNTEERS 1992

con ta in s some impres s ive informat ion . Courses i n s u r v i v a l f i r s t a i d , CPR food-safe techniques were we;; a t tended

Uncle Corp Uncle Corp, t h e g e n i a l l i t t l e b a l d i n g

guy you s e e i n c a r t o o n s h e r e , i s a sym- b o l f o r t h e c o r p o r a t e agenda. He is de- p i c t e d a s a f a i r l y - a f f l u e n t , s m i l i n g , comfo r t ab l e unc l e & b u s i n e s s e x e c u t i v e . His expens ive s u i t s d o n ' t l ook s o t e r r i - f i c on him because h e is f a t & g e t t i n g f a t t e r : t h e co rpu l en t c o r p o r a t e , t h e well-heeled f a t c a t of c l e v e r b u s i n e s s d e a l s .

L ike some f a t peop l e , h e blames it on h i s genes - t h e n a t u r e of t h e c o r p o r a t e agenda. Gobbling up wea l th i s a normal p a r t o f t h e c o r p o r a t e agenda d i e t . Heal- t h y , t o o , a s i n "Our year-end f i n a n c i a l s t a t emen t l ooks ve ry h e a l t h y ." The on ly e x e r c i s e Uncle Corp does r o u t i n e l y is t o e x e r c i s e t h e o p t i o n of paying l i t t l e o r no income t a x . (A r a t h e r non-taxing e x e r c i s e , one might s ay . Excuse t h e pun)

Uncle Corp does n o t look e v i l . H i s moral code t a k e s him f a r beyond t h e usu- a l concep t s of good & e v i l . The good h e b e l i e v e s i n is whatever i s "good f o r bu$ine$$". I f anyone g e t s c rushed a s t h e c o r p o r a t e agenda s t e a m r o l l s a l o n g , w e l l , t h a t is an u n f o r t u n a t e s i d e e f f e c t and r e g r e t t a b l e , bu t t h a t ' s j u s t how it is

A f f a b l e Uncle Corp r e f l e c t s t h e a t t - r a c t i v e facade of c o r p o r a t e s t r u c t u r e : g r a c i o u s r e c e p t i o n a r e a , q u i e t , deep c a r p e t i n g , t o p q u a l i t y s t a t i o n e r y . H i s warmth, f r i e n d l i n e s s & con•’ i dence can b e d i sa rming & sometimes s e d u c t i v e . But watch h i s eyes . They ' re s h i f t y .

Bu MAUREEN DAVIS

" Greenwashing" the Continent

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Will iam R e i l l y s a y s t h a t NAFTA is " the most envi ronmenta l ly s e n s i t i v e , t h e g r e e n e s t f r e e - t r a d e agreement eve r nego- t i a t e d anywheqe." Although h e may be r i g h t , t h i s s t a t emen t by t h e Administra- t o r of t h e US Environmental P r o t e c t i o n Agency is only t r u e by d e f a u l t . Other t r a d e agreements have made v i r t u a l l y no r e f e r e n c e t o t h e environment . On t o p of t h i s , NAFTA's unprecedented scope can on- l y be compared t o a c o n t i n e n t a l c o n s t i t - u t i o n , reduc ing R e i l l y 's p o l i t i c a l r h e t - o r i c t o a greenwash of g l o b a l p r o p o r t i o n s

While t h e Preamble commits P a r t i e s t o " s u s t a i n a b l e development. ""enforcement of environmental laws" & "environmental p r o t e c t i o n & conse rva t i on , " i t i s not l e g a l l y b ind ing . The l ega l l y -b ind ing t e x t cont inues a long t h e u n s u s t a i n a b l e c o u r s e , c h a r t e d by t h e Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) & f u r t h e r under- mines environmental g o a l s .

LOSS OF RESOURCE CONTROL

I n t imes of s h o r t a g e , Canada is ob l ig - a t e d under NAFTA A r t i c l e s 316 & 605 t o permanently supply t h e US market w i t h n a t u r a l r e sou rce s based on expo r t propor- t i o n s of t h e p r ev ious 3 y e a r s . T h i s means t h a t dur ing a drought , t h e Canadian p r a g r i e s could n o t be i r r i g a t e d w i t h Canadi- an water which is be ing d i v e r t e d s o u t h of t h e 49th. o r i n a t ime of s c a r c i t y , could Canada % s g p l y i t s own o i l & gas needs . These non-renewable r e s o u r c e s would be s e n t t o t h e o i l - g u z z l i n g manu- f a c t u r i n g s e c t o r i n t h e U.S.

~ e x i c o managed t o ma in t a in i t s sover - e ingh ty over o i l & gas development. Sa l - i n a s gained exemption from t h e s e a r t i c l - e s f o r t h e o i l & gas s e c t o r & t h e r i g h t

t o c o n t r o l f o r e i g n inves tment i n t h i s i n - d u s t r y . Canada l o s t t h i s c a p a c i t y i n t h e FTA. US c o r p o r a t i o n s have s i n c e acqu i r ed m a j o r i t y ownership i n Canada 's o i l & gas development. Under NAFTA o i l & g a s deveL opment ha s s p e c i a l subs idy p r o t e c t i o n , meaning t h a t Canada w i l l c o n t i n u e t o supply t h e US wi th t h e s e r e s o u r c e s below t h e c o s t of e x t r a c t i o n c o u r t e s y of Cana- d i a n t a x p a y e r s . US Trade R e p r e s e n t a t i v e Clayton Yeuter s a i d t h e FTA met a n essen- t i a l p r i o r i t y - "secure s u p p l i e s of ener- gy a t s t a b l e & r ea sonab l e p r i c e s " & r e s - t r i c t i o n s on "government i n t e r f e r e n c e i n energy t r ade" .

CONSERVATION PROGRAMS SACRIFICED

A r t i c l e 106 p u t s c o n s e r v a t i o n programs i n permanent l imbo, a s t h e y could b e con- s i d e r e d "d isguised r e s t r i c t i o n s on t r a d e " Based on t h e same a r t i c l e under t h e FTA, a b i n a t i o n a l pane l agreed t h a t a r u l e r e q u i r i n g a l l salmon & h e r r i n g caught i n Canadian wa te r s l and i n BC b e f o r e expo r t

"was t o make e x p o r t s more amenable t o d a t a c o l l e c t i o n . " However, because t h i s p r a c t i c e w a s a l s o t r a d e r e s t r i c t i n g , t h e r u l e was s t r u c k down. The pane l found t h a t a program must b e e s t a b l i s h e d " fo r conse rva t i on r ea sons a l o n e & t h a t no 0th e r means were a v a i l a b l e t o accomplish t h e s e ob j e c t i v e s ."

Limi t i ng l o c a l p roces s ing of r e sou rce s & d e r e g u l a t i o n of t h e energy i n d u s t r y ha s a l s o fo r ced Canada t o i n c r e a s e i t s emphasis on pr imary r e s o u r c e e x t r a c t i o n - t h e on ly i n d u s t r i a l i s e d coun t ry t o do s o . The envi ronmenta l i m p l i c a t i o n s a r e compounded a s c o r p o r a t e lobby f r o n t s l i k e t h e US Non-Ferrous Meta l s Producers Com- m i t t e e have launched c a s e s a g a i n s t t h e Canadian g o v ' t f o r s u b s i d i s i n g r e f o r e s t - a t i o n & p o l l u t i o n c o n t r o l programs.

ECONOMICS v s ECOLOGY

While A r t i c l e 111 a l l o w s c e r t a i n in te r - n a t i o n a l envi ronmenta l agreements t o be en fo rced , such measures must "be t h e l e a s t t rade-necessary f o r s e c u r i n g t h e p r o t e c t i o n r equ i r ed . " Chapter 12 r e s t r - i c t s e s t a b l i s h i n g h e a l t h & envi ronmenta l s t a n d a r d s t o t h o s e suppor ted by " s c i e n t - i f i c evidence" & which do n o t s e r v e a s d i s g u i s e d t r a d e b a r r i e r s . Michael Swen- a rchuk of t h e Canadian Environment Law- y e r s Assoc i a t i on s a y s , "Given t h a t scien- t i • ’ i c c e r t a i n t y does n o t e x i s t i n s tand- a r d s e t t i n g & given t h a t t h e l e a s t t rade- r e s t r i c t i v e s t anda rd may n o t be t h e env- i r onmen ta l l y p r e f e r r ed ' ' t h e odds a r e ag- a i n s t environmental p r o t e c t i o n measures .

Under A r t i c l e 757 Canada's "safe ty- based" approach t o envi ronmenta l s t and - a r d s w i l l l i k e l y be r e p l a c e d by t h e U.S. " r i sk jbene f it" approach. Under t h i s metti- od t h e US pe rmi t s broad u sage of . a herb- i c i d e l i k e Lasso because i t s economic b e n e f i t s t o a g r i c u l t u r e & f o r e s t r y ou t - weigh i t s c o s t s t o h e a l t h . Lasso was b a ~ ned by Hea l th & Welfare Canada because of i t s cancer-causing p r o p e r t i e s . The manufac turer ha s a rgued t h a t Canada should a l s o b a s e i t s l i c e n s i n g c r i t e r i a on " r i s k / b e n e f i t M a n a l y s i s e n a b l i n g Las- so t o b e used i n Canada. The US a l l ows 7 t imes a s many ~ e s t i c i d e m o d u c t s & 20%

more a c t i v e i n g r e d i e n t s . C a ~ a d l ' s s ta-d- s i , Hershey, Ralston-purina &Kra f t , Act- -rd- a r e being ~ u l l e d down t o cor.form t u . ording t o K r i s t i n Dawkin of t h e I n s t i t - th*se i n f r r i v r r u l e s . U l t i m i t e l y t h i s is ,

what is meant by a l e v e l f i e l d .

HARMONIZATION

However, t h e harmonisat ion of r e g u l a t - ions i s more than a US-led, one-way p a t h t o an e c o l o g i c a l d i s a s t e r zone. It i s a f r e e - f o r - a l l f o r t r a n s n a t i o n a l co rpora t - i ons & t h e i r government b roke r s t o keep p u l l i n g environmental s t anda rds down t o t h e lowest common denominator. The r e s u l t i s t h a t r e s p e c t a b l e c o r p o r a t e c i t i z e n s l i k e t h e Ontar io chamber of Commerce a r - gue f o r a " r e l axa t ion" of a i r p o l l u t i o n s t anda rds t o enable bus ines s t o compete.

I n Quebec, t h e a s b e s t o s i n d u s t r y f o r c - ed t h e Canadian gov ' t t o launch a c h a l l - enge aga ins t a US ban on a s b e s t o s , a ban which would have saved 1900 l i v e s by t h e end of t h e decade. The US Court of App- e a l s ru l ed i n Quebec's favour ; t h e ban was a t r a d e d i s t o r t i n g b a r r i e r & t h e r e were a l t e rna t - ives " l e s s burdensome t o in- dustry."

I r o n i c a l l y , much of t h e harmonisat i on i s being o u t l i n e d & r egu la t ed by t h e cor- pora t i ons themselves. "Codex", an obs- cu re body which e s t a b l i s h e s s t anda rds i n

Ute f o r Agr i cu l tu re & Trade P o l i c y , Nes- t l e has so many d e l e g a t e s it has b e t t e r r e p r e s e n t a t i o n than most c o u n t r i e s . T h i s committee is empowered by NAFTA & GATT t o e s t a b l i s h p l a n t , animal & h e a l t h star+ dards - i l l u s t r a t i n g a much broader and dangerous t r e n d towards i n t e r n a t i o n a l harmonisat ion .

CORPORATE DEMOCRACY

The sup rand t iona l bodies t h a t w i l l be i n t e r p r e t i n g NAFTA, says Michael Swenar- chuk, a r e "so remote from t h e p u b l i c t h a t they a r e v i r t u a l l y impervious t o democratic p r e s s u r e f o r environmental re- forms." The t o t a l abandonment of democ- racy is t h e golden r u l e of f r e e - t r a d e r s & f r e e - m a r k e t e e r s i n t h e p o l i t i c a l a r ena .

Environmental d i s p u t e s under NAFTA w i l l be cons idered by a panel wi thout any environmental e x p e r t s . Th i s c o n t r a s t s sharp ly wi th o t h e r d i s p u t e panels where a r o s t e r of e x p e r t s w i l l be c a l l e d . Hear- i n g s , r e p o r t s & communications w i l l be c o n f i d e n t i a l . C i t i z e n groups & environ- mental o r g a n i s a t i o n s a r e not given s t a t - u s t o o f f e r submissions o r t e s t imon ies . To a c t i v a t e t h e panel a d i s p u t e must be launched by a n a t i o n a l government. Un- f o r t u n a t e l y a l l 3 governments have poor

food products , is dominated by food and agri-chemical companies. S ix t een of t h e " n e Smith fami& celebrates by bunny hopping 28 US d e l e g a t e s on t h i s - b o a r d r e p r e s e n t arotlnd the kirchen the fact that they are no longer corpora t ions l i k e ~ e s t l e , Coca-Cola, P e p c * ~ ' ~ e d p o o r b y a C o m m ~ n s r e ~ ~ r t . ~

POLLUTION HAVENS

It is h i g h l y u n l i k e l y t h a t Mexico - whose economic growth is i n p a r t t h e re - s u l t of undermining i t s environmental r e g u l a t i o n s - w i l l a t t empt t o improve environmental c o n d i t i o n s through t h e North American Trade Commission. I n f a c t , a l lowing c o r p o r a t i o n s l i k e General Mot- o r s t o d i s cha rge t o x i c was t e wi thout pen- a l t y is p a r t of NAFTA's foundat ion . Xy- l e n e r ead ings o u t s i d e G M ' s p l a n t s i n Ram i r o , Mexico, a r e 6000 t imes t h e US s t a n - da rd , & hundreds of b a r r e l s of t o x i c was te l i n k e d t o GM have been unlawful ly dumped l e s s t h a n 2 m i l e s from a popular beach i n Matamoros.

A r t i c l e 1114 c i t e s law enforcement of environmental r e g u l a t i o n s a s an "inapp- r o p r i a t e " way t o encourage investment . Many environmental groups a r e u rg ing fur- t h e r t h a t such p r a c t i c e s be cons idered a

be s u b j e c t t o t h e same economic4 s a n c t i o n & d i s p u t e s e t t l e m e n t p roces s a s o t h e r "unfa i r" s u b s i d i e s . Between NAFTA & GATT, however, c o u n t r i e s cannot u s e t r a d e sanc- t i o n s t o en fo rce environmental s t anda rds no r r e g u l a t e such impor ts a s t r o p i c a l t imber . Current e f f o r t s t o s t r i k e s i d e d e a l s on t h e environment , even a s grand a s a North American Commission on t h e Environment, cannot adequa te ly reform a d e a l which i s s o fundamental ly p r e h i s t o - r i c v i s a v i s t h e environment.

While t r a n s n a t i o n a l c o r p o r a t i o n s a r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e g r e a t e r environment- a l cr imes from Valdez t o J u a r e z , t hey a r e sentenced w i t h l e s s s t r i n g e n t regul - a t i o n s on top of p r i v i l e g e d p o s i t i o n s t o monitor t h e i r own behaviour . The emerging g l o b a l economy has major environmental c o n f l i c t s which n e c e s s i t a t e much tougher conse rva t ion , r e g u l a t i o n & enforcement. And t h e s e must be democra t i ca l l y shaped by a l l peop leon a l l ' s i d e s of o l l b o r d e r s .

By ALEX BOSTON Community Organiser

The Assault On Equal i ty In Canada

You know those Canadians who say, "I don ' t know what's happening t o t h i s coun- t r y - so many people out of work, a l l t h b t crime, young people going nowhere, & long food bank l i n e s and welfare r o l l s . "

Well, i n h e r book The Wealthy Banker's Wife (Penguin ~ooks,-* - t e l l i g e n t w r i t e r , Linda McQuaig, t e l l s us i n c l e a r English what i s happening t o our country. This i s not a l o n g , pcademicJ book, but "The Wealthy Banker's Wife" i s must reading f o r everyone who ca res about Can- ada & Canadians. I hope s t i d u groups form a l l over Canada t o d i s c u s s it, e s p e c i a l l y i n t h i s f e d e r a l e l e c t i o n year .

We have t o understand i n a s t r a i g h t - forward way how t h e Tory government i n Ottawa has stomped 6n. Caliadlans - textept f o r the-vkyy wea l thy& l a r g e corporations), i s stomping on Canadians & w i l l continue t o stomp on Canadians regard less of who t h e new leader i s . P lease go out $ buy, beg o r borrow t h i s important paperback book 6 t a l k about it with your f r i e n d s - before it i s too l a t e ,

We've been so brainwashed by big busin- e s s 6 the corporate media t h a t we have t o cu t heal th , educat3on 6 s o c l a l spending because of t h e d e f i c i t 6 global competit- iveness t h a t we c a n ' t see any a l t e r n a t i v e Linda McQuaig blows t h e neoconservative Brguments out of t h e water. You r e a l l y must read t h i s book!

Using t h e coun t r i e s of nor thern Europe a s he r guide, McQuaig shows t h a t s o c i a l spending, f a i r t a x a t i o n $ s t rong unions a r e not a de tea ren t t o economic growth. They a re , i n f a c t , important p a r t s of a heal thy, equ i t ab le 6 d e m o c ~ a t i c soc ie ty .

McQuaig shows t h a t t h e d e f i c i t i s l e s s

ef a proBlem than t h e neoconservative propaganda tanks would have us bel ieve . Quoting Thomas Walkom os The Toronto Star, she no tes t h a t when a l l l e v e l s of g o v t t a r e tkken i n t o c o n s 3 d e ~ a t i o n , Canada's . debt-servic ing c o s t s a s a percentage of t a x revenue a r e roughly s i m i l a r t o Japan's - "and y e t Japan cont inues t o prance

proudly on t h e s t a g e of i n t e r n a t i o n a l competi t ion,

In a chapter c a l l e d "Cmadq Triumphant : Jus t Don't Read The Fine P r i n t u , McQuaig demonstrates how t h e f e d e r a l Tories have sneaki ly undermined t h e s o c i a l p o l i c i e s Canadians have fought hard t o implement. The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) & North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) a r e p a r t of t h e s t r a t e g y of ~ndermining~demo- cracy by giving more power t o t ransnat ion- a1 corporat ions ,

McQuaIg % main theme is t h a t t h e feder- a l Torfes a r e following t h e American neo- conservat ive model of s o c i e t y ins tead of t h e European s o c i a l model, & t h e r e s u l t s a r e a d i s a s t e r f o r a l l Canadians except t h e very r i c h . M t e r a l l , t h e US ranks 22nd i n t h e world In i t s i n f a n t mor ta l i ty record, 19 th i n t h e world i n t h e r a t i o of ch i ld ren t o t eachers i n i t s schools, 4 t h e US poverty r a t e f o r c h i l d r e n i n s i n g l e parent famil$es i s about t e n t imes higher than i n Sweden.

A t t h e end of h e r book, McQuaig makes a s t r ~ n g cqse f o r a un ive r sa l s o c i a l wel- f a r e system, un tve r sa l day-care, gender equql i ty , f u l l en)ployment4fai r taxreform She shows t h a t a s t ~ o n g , democratic Cana- $frog; f $ ~ ~ ~ f ~ h ~ ~ & ? Canadians, including

We need t h i s book, f o l k s . McQuaig quotes from the S t a t i s t i ~ a l ~ J o u r n a l of t h e United Nations Economic Commission f o r Europe, i n d ica t ing t h a t by t h e year 2036, i f f e d e r a l Conservative p o l i c i e s a r e l e f t unchecked, " there w i l l be an inc rease i n t h e number of r i c h fami l i e s , p a r t i c u l a r l y those i n t h e top income group. A t t h e same time, t h e r e w i l l be a s i g n i f i c a n t d e c l i n e i n the middle c l a s s . And, most d is t rubingly , , thbre w i l l be a doubling of t h e poor."

I s t h a t t h e Cqnada you want?

By SANDY CAMERON

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Great News! A U.S. Federa l Judge has d e r a i l e d t h e NAFTA.

! D i s t r i c t Judge Cha r l e s Richey r u l e d t h a t t h e agreement n e g o t i a t e d v i o l a t e d

- t h e US Nat iona l Environmental P o l i c y Act. The judge s a i d t h a t NAFTA w i l l have s i g n - i f i c a n t environmental e f f e c t s . He s a i d it may worsen t h e environmental problems ' 1

t h a t a l r e a d y e x i s t a long t h e Mexican bor- de r . Richey has i s sued an o r d e r t h a t f o r - b i d s t h e C l in ton a d m i n i s t r a t i o n from sub- m i t t i n g t h e proposed pac t t o Congress un- til it p r e p a r e s a formal s t a t emen t on i t s environmental impact. That p roces s could t a k e s e v e r a l months o r even y e a r s .

Following i s a l i s t i n g of ma tey i a l s on f r e e t r a d e , NAFTAEthe co rpo ra t e agenda. ( I f a phone number appears , h a l l f i rs t t o g e t p r i c e s . A l l donat ions h e l p . )

- "Bleeding t h e P a t i e n t w The Debt /Def ic i t Hoax Exposed Nine eminent p o l i t i c a l eco- nomists e x p l a i n why p u b l i c s e c t o r c u t - backs w i l l d e p r e s s t h e economy & r a i s e d e f i c i t s . Then Chey o u t l i n e workable a l t - e r n a t i v e s f o r promoting economic recovery

hea l thy g o v ' t f i nances . By Fred Biene- f e l d , Duncan Cameron, Harold Chorney, Bob Dale, Andrew Jackson, Tom Naylor, Mario Seccarecc ia , Monica Townson, Me1 Watkins. Avai lab le a t CCPA ( s e e above address )

- Free Trade i n P e r s p e c t i v e c/o NSPIRG, 6136 Un ive r s i t y Ave., H a l i f a x , B3H 452 ( s e r i e s of a r t i c l e s from d i f f e r e n t sector)

- The NAC (National Action Committee on t h e S t a t u s of Women) V o t e r ' s ' ~ u i d e by Huguette E Judy Rebick, Voyageur Publ i sh- ing, 82 Frontenac S t . , Hu l l , PQ J8X 125 (819)778-2946. (Avai lab le a t l o c a l book- s t o r e s o r f o r you t o s e l l a t a p r o f i t . )

- NAFTA E The Pub l i c S e c t o r - ACN wi th t h e a s s i s t a n c e of PSAC E t h e NUPGE - ACN, 904-251 Laur i e r Ave W, Ottawa. KIP 556

NAFTA ON TRIAL The Evidence Is Xn On Agr i cu l tu re , Energy, S o c i a l Programs, Re- sources , Corpora te Power E Investment , Water, e t c . - ACN (pee add re s s above) - The NAFTA; WHY YOU SHOULD SAY NO! CUPE

- Not A Farmers Trade Agreement Nat iona l Farmers Union, 250~-2nd Ave.S. Saskatoon.

- 51 A l t e r n a t i v e s t o NAFTA Ecumenical - NAFTA and Educat ion by Canadian Teach-

C o a l i t i o n f o r S o c i a l J u s t i c e , 11 Madison e r s Federa t ion , Canadian Federa t ion of

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- The NAFTA, Democracy E S o c i a l Develop- ment: Con t inen ta l Economic I n t e g r a t i o n a s i f Democracy Mattered by Ian Robinson of t h e CCPA ( s e e above address )

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Five Rules For Liv ing

AltKough t h e s e r u l e s have n o t been pub- l i s h e d be fo re now, I t h i n k t h e l i v e s of i n d i u i d u a l s , na t ions & t h e world could be transformed, changed beyond b e l i e f i f t hey were adopted and fol lowed.

(1) You l o s e s t r e n g t h each t ime you do t h o s e t h i n g s you l i k e t o do & want t o f o r t h e p l easu re i n them.

(2) You gain s t r e n g t h each t i m e you make yourse l f do those th ings you don ' t

l i k e & d o n ' t want t o do, but should do. ( 3 ) Afte r choosing t h e h ighes t p o s s i b l e

goa l you could dream of r each ing , go f o r i t wholeheartedly & with a l l your re - sou rces . (4) Always choose t h e pa th w i t h h e a r t . To

do o therwise w i l l c a l l f o r t h f o r c e s t h a t w i l l end your pa th o r t u r n it awry. (5) Turn toward & support t h o s e who a r e

on ? pa th wi th h e a r t . Turn away from t h o s e whose pa th i s without it.

Looking back a t my own l i f e in t h e l i g h t c a s t by t h e s e f i v e r u l e s , I saw t h a t , a l l

a long, I had only been fo l lowing one of them. I showed them t o someone e l se , some- one I admire, but t hey too had t o confes s they had only been fo l lowing one r u l e .

I n explanat ion of t h e term "path w i t h h e a r t , " I might o f f e r examples. I n t h i s century H i t l e r l e d Germany onto a "path without hea r t . " That p a t h ended w i t h m i l - l i o n s of Germans dead & t h e de fea t ed su r - v i v o r s huddled, s t a r v i n g , i n t h e r u i n s of t h e i r smashed c i t i e s .

The person who s e t s out t o g e t r i c h so he w i l l have power over o t h e r s o r s o t h a t he can surround himself w i t h posses s ions and luxury is on a p a t h without h e a r t . The one who s e t s out t o g e t r i c h because having money w i l l make him b e t t e r a b l e t o improve t h e world & he lp o t h e r s is on a p a t h wi th h e a r t . Those-who suppor t settl- ing i n t e r n a t i o n a l problems by peace fu l means a r e on a pa th wi th h e a r t . Those who c a l l f o r more guns '& b igge r bombs a r e n o t Envi ronmenta l i s t s a r e on a p a t h w i t h h e a r t . So a r e Carnegie v o l u n t e e r s and such as them.

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An informal evening with feminist and economist Marjorie Cohen. Marjorie will answer your

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