March 1, 1991, carnegie newsletter

LET US MAKE WAR ON

I POVERTY v s . POLITICS ( a g a i n )

On February 21, 1991, t h e two r e s o l - u t i o n s concern ing a ) r a i s i n g w e l f a r e r a t e s t o t h e pover ty l i n e and b ) rais- i n g t h e minimum wage t o $7.50 an hour came b e f o r e C i t y Counci l i n Vancouver. To r e p s from End L e g i s l a t e d Pover ty & member g r o u p s , whether you r e c e i v e qovernarn t a s s i s t a n c e o r have a job

paying t h e minimum wage, t h e e f f e c t s of t r y i n g t o s u r v i v e on such m i s e r a b l e incomes a r e t h e same.

Paul Tay lo r (ELP) spoke o f G A I N reg- u l a t i o n s caking long overdue s u p p o r t payments t h a t , because a c o u r t o r d e r f i n a l l y f o r c e d them, came i n a lump sum o v e r t h e $100 ' e a r n i n g s ' l i m i t ...

{{oneen Harcoux ( ' IKAC) spoke of r e n t s being 60%-75% of t h e incomes of people on w e l f a r e and e a r n i n g t h e minimum wage, food money be ing s p e n t on a room and s i n g l e p a r e n t s , most ly women, being t h e f i r s t t o l o s e jobs . . .

Sam Snobelen (DERA) rocked Counci l w i t h a s imple f a c t : Ch i ld ren a r e t o be found s l e e p i n g under b r i d g e s and i n abandoned b u i l d i n g s when t h e i r p a r e n t s a r e made homeless by obscene r e n t in- c r e a s e s . NPA Counc i l lo r Bellamy ex- p ressed ' d i s b e l i e f ' , then ouLrage ha^ he was 'unaware' o f t h i s . R i t a , Chi ld Advocate (and a u t h o r of a n e x c e l l e n t r e p o r t on-pover ty submi t t ed t o c o u n c i l ) backed Sam's s t a t ement s a y i n g t h a t k i d s (when found i n t h e s e c o n d i t i o n s ) a r e apprehended and pu t i n f o s t e r homes.. where f o s t e r p a r e n t s a r e g iven 3 t imes the money t o c a r e f o r them a s t h e i r '

n a t u r a l p g r e n t s a r e . Pat Chauncey (Chi ld Pover ty ) s h a t t e r -

ed d e l u s i o n s about k i d s be ing s u r e o f s o c i a l s a f e t y n e t s . I n h e r words, t h e worst t h i n g wasn' t f o r MSSH LO appre- h6nd your k i d s because you d o n ' t g e t o r have enough money ... t h e wors t t h i n g was when your c h i l d d i e s and t h e cause i s i n GAIN r e g u l a t i o n s & p i t i f u l wages G red t ape & m a l n u t r i t i o n & c h r o n i c s i c k n e s s & running away from pover ty & dying o r be ing k i l l e d .

Kobin (BC C o a l i t i o n of People w i t h D i s a b i l i t i e s ) spoke of a t a s k f o r c e he i s on, look ing a t Lhe d i f f i c u l t i e s people f a c e when low income p u ~ s them i n degrading and dangerous s i t u a t i o n s .

Karen T u l l y (DE Women's Cen t re ) t o l d of the s t r u g g l e women and t h e i r k i d s go through d a i l y j u s t t o s u r v i v e .

The r e s o l u t i o n on r a i s i n g w e l f a r e r a t e s t o t h e pover ty l i n e passed unan- imously. Tung Chan, t h e r o o k i e , s a i d "Making w e l f a r e more p a i n f u l would be an i n c e n t i v e LO those on i t t o g e t a job ." He had no th ing t o say when t o l d t h a t jobs a v a i l a b l e a r e mos t ly 6 month deadends w i t h companies c a p i t a l i z i n g

on s u b s i d i z e d wages & cheap l a b o u r o r hat t h e minimum wage p a i d l e a v e s he 'employed' w i t h l e s s than w e l f a r e - no a s s i s t a n c e , however meagre, w i t h daycare , medical , d e n t a l , c l o t h e s e t c .

When i t came t o r a i s i n g t h e minimum wage t o $7.50 an hour , t h e NPA s i d e of !

Council chose t o f o r g e t t h a t pover ty i s caused by low-paying jobs a s w e l l .

Chan showed h i s l e v e l of s e n s i t i v i t y aga in by r e f e r r i n g t o our neighbour - t h e U.S. - and how we'd l o s e i f we had t o pay peop le more by law. Again he s a i d n o t h i n g when t o l d of s 'outhern s t a t e s having minimum wages a s low a s $1.60 an hour ( o r no minimum wage). P u i l s a i d i t was " t h e wrong timet' t o

i n c r e a s e t h e minimum wage, even though more purchas ing power would b e n e f i t b u s i n e s s e s . (PROFITfirstlastalways!)

Wilson r e t o r t e d t h a t i t was c l e a r we ~ wanted t o have t h e purchas ing power of t h e 1975 minimum wage r e s t o r e d . "People j u s t want t o g e t back t o t h e l e v e l they had 16 y e a r s ago!"

Chan t r i e d t o i n t r o d u c e a motion giv- i n g k i d s more money - d i r e c t l y ! Rankin laughed and asked where a 2 year-old could cash a cheque.

Libby Davies, perhaps s e e i n g t h e NPA c o u n c i l l o r s were going t o cover t h e i r a s s e s , made a motion t h a t a l l informa- t i o n on t h e minimum wage - how many people g e t i t , t h e companies t h a t pay

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i t , t h e i r p r o f i t s , t h e r e a l l i v i n g c o s t ~ of minimum wage e a r n e r s - be b r o u g h ~ 1 back L O Council and, wiLh t h i s inform- a t i o n , Counci l make an e f f e c t i v e pres- ,

e n t a t i o n t o V i c t o r i a on r a i s i n g i t . . I

b r i n g i n g a l l t o the pover ty l i n e . Cordon Campbell, a g a i n r e p e a t i n g

~ i b b y ' s motion ' i n h i s own wnrds ' , de- manded a f u l l r e p o r t on ' c a u s e & e f f - e c t ' of t h e minimum wage. A l l agreed t h a t i t ' s e s s e n t i a l Lhat Counci l sup- p o r t had t o be much more than a n o t h e r l e t t e r t o t h e soc reds .

The NPA brea thed a shaky s i g h .

Valentine 's Day, 1991.

d e a r Carnegie peop le ,

A b e l a t e d happy b i r t h d a y t o a l l of you. The Carnegie N e w s l e t t e r , which Pau l sends me f a i t h f u l l y , i n s p i r e s & d e p r e s s e s me. It i n s p i r e s because of i ts d e t e r m i n a t i o n t o t a l k t r u t h , t o e x p r e s s h e a r t & t o c o n t i n u a l l y speak of & f i g h t f o r j u s t i c e . It d e p r e s s e s me because I s e e t h e s t r u g g l e s f o r b a s i c human r i g h t s continlre. I keep t h i n k i n g & f e e l i n g t h a t t h e s e s t rugg- l e s shou ld n o t be n e c e s s a r y i n Canada. I keep wondering why more peop le d o n ' t t h i n k & f e e l t h i s way.

A s each y e a r p a s s e s I a m amazed t h a t my b i r t h d a y wishes f o r Carnegie c o n t i - nue t o be t h e same. Peace & j u s t i c e . An end Lo..hunger. Decent, a f f o r d a b l e houses. Equal a c c e s s t o f r e e educa- t i o n . Enough money t o l i v e w i t h d ig- n i t y . Meaningful work w i t h good wages. I d o n ' t t h i n k t h e s e wishes are o u t l a n d i s h .

About me. I ' v e moved a g a i n . Trans- p l a n t e d t b ' OtLawa, on Hallowe'en of 1990. OiLawa is where I s p e n t t h e firsL 2 2 y e a r s of my l i f e . I expec ted i t t o be haunted. No g h o s t s , y e t , & s o 1 ' m beg inn ing t o f e e l t h a t I may be more aL peace w i t h myself than I r e a l i z e . -

My son, Noah, i s 15 months o l d now. How t h e t ime has flown. He i s a source of joy & l o v e t h a t I never r ea l i zed ld reamed was p o s s i b l e . I f e e l v e r y lucky t o have him.

I ' m a f u l l - t i m e mother t h e s e days '

and pres id-ent of my own f l e d g i n g , s o c i a l l y r k s p o n s i b l e b u s i n e s s e n t e r - p r i s e . I t ' s s m a l l , home-based, m a i l o r d e r . Environmental ly sound p r o d u c t s & i t ' s a l o t of work b u t I hope t o make enough money t o s u p p o r t myself & Noah.

Richard & I are bo th i n c r e d i b l y busy. We need t o t a k e more t ime t o touch t h e t r e e s & s m e l l t h e r o s e s . . .

A day d o e s n ' t go by t h a t Carnegie d o e s n ' t w a r m my h e a r t . I t h i n k of you c o l l e c t i v e l y f i g h t i n g f o r s u r v i v a l & b a s i c j u s t i c e s . I t h i n k of i n d i v i d u a l s . . s o many of you, s o o f t e n - Andy s e l - l i n g c o f f e e i n t h e S e n i o r s ' Lounge, Desmond i n h i s cowboy h a t p l a y i n g c h e s s , A l , George White, Tom Burke, Mary B . , C e c i l , Danny K . , S h e i l a & S h e i l a , Tora , George, S t a n , L i l l i a n , B i l l D . , Lau (where i s he t h e s e d a y s ? )

& t h e l i s t goes on & on & on. L a s t names f a d e . . . f a c e s d o n ' t .

Muggs is g r e a t i s n ' t she? Sometimes when I g e t d i scouraged w i t h " the" str- u g g l e s I j u s t t h i n k of h e r . See t h a t b e a u t i f u l , w a r m , i n t e l l i g e n t s m i l e . F e e l h e r h e a r t & h e r r e s o l v e "never t o g i v e in . ' '

And, I keep t r y i n g ! We a l l have t o keep f i g h t i n g in ' t h e

ways we can. Change is poss ib le ! . Happy b i r t h d a y , everyone!

Much l o v e ,

Nancy Jenn ings

I f he was go&g to this silly ,Citizensp Forum, it was just to listen. John wasn't going to speak.

. No sir. He'd decided that before he ever got to " the seventh floor. z

t, He took his seat on a cafeteria chair beside Ken, ,the young guy in his 50s shaking with Parkinson's disease. , '

At the top of the circle old Sydney had his hand .cupped to his ear straining to hear the prim lady beside him explain that there were little groups

-like this all over the country nattering a t each other.

Poetry fades to

-: ."There's no right answer." explained Jo-Anne Birnie-Danzker, the lady from the forum. "There's no wrong answer, and no foolish answers. What you believe is important."

She explained how Mr. Keith Spicer, the forum ch:irman, all the 11 commissionen and the entire

/government of Canada needed advice to get the country out of its little predicament.

,=. 'l'his being the Central City Mission, in the roughest part of East End Vancouver, it has been a

gritty honesty

To the point: Many groups, including natives and minorities, delivered hard-hitting opmions on Canada

Citizens' Forum takes to while since anybody outside this building much cared whether some of these folks were still breathing, let alone about their opinions.

Alex Reibin reserves judgment on the value of this exercise, but he was pleasantly surprised when the Forum people approached 'him about having a "discussion group."

Vancouver's mean streets Reibin is the executive director of this live-in

treatment and chronic care facility for 125 ex- street people and oihers laid waste by booze or. drugs. -., , .

"They're trying," said ~e ib in . "They're giving a try at reaching the unreachables."

The meeting of about 30 started slowly, with p r e dictable gripes about the GST and fat cats in Otta- !

wa. "What about the ozone layer?" asked a guy in a browq check shirt. '

It, took, John, who is pushing 80, just a few min- -. b k ' t o break his drence. .L .-i ,: . "I think the.maidquestion for Canada is lack of

communication," he'said in a frail voice. "Ask an Englishman what Quebec wants and he doesn't know. Ask a Quebecker @at we want . . ."

Somebody else jumped when John paused to col- lect his thoughts. He stewed about this for a couple of minutes, then John took back the floor.

"We don't undersknd our native people. How can a native tell whites what he wants when I don't think the native,lpows." Pause. "He just wants jus- tice " - . . . - _ .

- - Native land c la ims~-ho many immigrants, or not

enough. Too much attention on Quebec, or not enough. What a??! us?.:

There were impfibable little 'discussion groups like this all oveet$e fjmvince: h!atsqui Prison, the Vancouver Food Bank, among street kids in Victo-

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At the Central Cfty Mission, in - - the roughest part of East End -I-.. --.-- . 'v-.------.-r. - --.--- Vancouver, it has been a time! since anybody outside cared : whether some of these folks -------- were still breathin3~et alone - -.- --- - .--- about their opinions. . -

7 -. education. She's got thls dream. against s u d row. , She wants to be a bank teller. Here, in the cluttered meeting Thts day, however, she was con- ' room of the United Chinese Com-

sulted about the future of Canada. munity Enrfchmat:Sewices h i -

V 7 7 . She wondered whether her Lid ety, the dlylmlon is held over the 'wffl rUU be fighting for aboriginal rumble of commercial p icks and dgbk Webeckem aren't the only ..the chatter of Mandarin and Can-

-ym$Onb 'ad natives: ' ' . ' neglected group. i tonese outside the window. ' ' '

k?-;Splcer,', the commis- For the We of her, thou& she . Mostt i. a p immii sio~~~froirS~outeii$space,, s nt cannot, ye' the wisdom of .Quebec ,; grants from ~ o n g Ung, ,working &Uib7 ':.Is ipue&,: leaving. :That doesn't mean they to settle themselve~ md:to help & & e e a , a to cut o f t h e g a to o ~ e m in the u a n w.ve-ut bs ~+&JG ' d&g a na- k t US, ~ D O W bow tbeg feel," .be raahtyj o m ~ ~ ~ & u ~ e r . 1- .

r U o m R J F ~ e ~ ; : ka@lite. broad-. ' e id . ' . . . Many, likc??lmn SzeWanThan, +&&$/q;; - - *eg&tlon is asother r n ~ ~ k r y , arrived boP$ind a racist bakklash @lniSg,C, however,. f?. com- .to many la the room, and foreign and a country breaking apart be: .&one$ and staff kept his 'aid. "Clean up our act here," said fore their eyes. . .. ' . e . T b e y boldly went wkre . Durocher. "We e x p e c t e d a un i f i ed s a q . c o e o n had gone Wore. Stephen Arcand, a plains Cree, qn t ry , " he said, puzzled. "Does . \ ;:..:ne&was none of p e peetry I glared an@$ t?rough a shock of Canada just belong to the Rench 4a$!e#% ,:,($dmnan Secer. ' ; black hair: - e s twed of being and English? What,iabaut, the mi- :~&, ;JO*W&, '$ gritty ho~S " l ~ ~ k e d ~jd~d:ps a d r u d ~ ~ Indian; , ..n~ritia?~: i , .. , ;.i::;Lp iw: ,.- #. t r * esb;about4 it all, ' wen among tired of being elbowed out of j o k There a r e ' divisions among thm;$Ptth the most Lenuous bold by immigrants. themselves on many of the issues ion the Camidian'dream. ' "Half the time I ' nee people until the discussion leader asks

Dsm corning in, they think they own about the wisdom of equalization .Cree with this country. They spit on It like payments to the poorer provirces.

~mrn,;Qu&hh blood oh Lsr ia- it's just a bit of dii. It isn't just a Rice and buns, said T. N. Foo, a W s side, sat in a c1;ursroom of piece of dirt, we've lived off it for middle-aged man in a rumpled the. Yapcouver Native Education many moons." pinstriped ~ui t . Would you der:g ccqlltrU1 , .. . . A different group now. This one food to your family, to even your .,r,Wra many fn the rod& she is is in Chhabwn. On the cusp of poorest cousins? . W g NAB - native adult basic ChiPatown, really, where it bumps A man wean two hats. He will ---. ..d7 - - -

never fulfil himself unless ,he serves the whole, said Foo.! *Ta contribute to my own need&- must contribute to the satisfa;$lon of my family.":.

Back at Central City hid$% men who've lost too many ygasf are griping, about immigratipn "You don't sp? too many grants out oq the street but, you

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see lots of Canadian%'; said $i?4 who's in the alcohol recovery ,pr&

.. ' gram,. . .6. : , , -. . I -4 - .*We had .the ilpn\igrstio%"'&~

John with, . a flash - of defiq-. llNow put it.together and maQ it

Even if that ' were' possiqje, what is there ld learn? Are rjce and buns enough to keep this im3 probe ble family together? *a.

John shuffled towards the :&ig vator, old and tired. "I wasn't,t%' ing to say a thing," he said

of because she wrote to her mot He said that now, aboriginal self-

government must be recognised ... that aboriginal people must run their own health & welfare programs ... that for far too long other people had made decisions for aboriginal people. He said its time for aboriginal peo-

ple to take charge of their own destiny. He said, "We can walk this path alone or with you." He said there are many different

kinds of land claims all over Canada; that people don't need to be scared to settle land claims. He said it's in the interest of all people to settle land claims and that it will cost more if . tho_se aren' t settled. Elijah said, "Man destroys the en-

vironment. We aborlginals live holis-

Elijah Harper

M.L.A. - Manitoba Currently NDP Critic for Northern, Native Affairs

I went to a one-day conference - "Healthier Tomorrow" (BC Medical Asso- ciation 15/2 /91) - 'Toxic Poverty:

its effects on health.' Elijah Harper was the main speaker. He told how, as a child, he had been

forced to go to a residential school where children as young as 9 were strapped because they spoke their native tongue.- One 15 year-old girl was severely punished and made an example

1( ;her.

k tically off the land. .We are sensitive not to pollute..We are close to Mother Earth..Control pollution of the Earth or the Earth will fight back. .I1 "Our elders say take care of Mother

Earth - it's the substance of life." "Y0.u are raping your own mother when

you pollute Mother Earth." "I have good knowledge of government

bureaucracy - in the last 100 years nothing has changed much. Enough is enough: It's time for action."

11 Remember we have never relinquished our right to self-government. We are not a conquered people." The rest of the conference wasn't

too great, but it was worth it to hear this great man speak.

By SHEILA BAXTEh I

SHEILA BAXTER

Under the Viaduct Homeless in Beautiftrl B.C.

One hundred m i l l i o n peop le i n t h e world have no s h e l t e r of any kind. Even i n t h e United S t a t e s , e s t i m a t e s p l a c e t h e number o f homeless people a t between 2 and 3 m i l l i o n .

While s ~ i l l n o t a t t h e U.S. l e v e l , home -1essness i s becoming a v i s i b l e and f r i g h t e n i n g problem i n Canada, mocking t h e c o u n t r y ' s p r i d e i n i t s s o c i a l programs and h i g h s t a n d a r d of l i v i n g .

S h e i l a B a x t e r , a n a n t i - p o v e r t y a c t i v i s t i n Vancouver, went t o t h e s t r e e t s t o t a l k t o t h e people who have been, and who a r c , homeless. She te l ls t h e i r s t o r i e s i n Under t h e Viaduct , and shows t h e r e a d e r t h e r e a l i t y of l i v i n g i n - Skid Road h o t e l s , under b r i d g e s , and on t h e s L r e e t s more v i v i d l y than would a thousand t a b l e s o f s t a t s and a p i l e of government r e p o r t s . Men and women t a l k abou t why they have been f o r c e d o u t of t h e i r homes; s q u a t t e r s e x p l a i n t h e i r c h o i c e o f a no-rent l i f e s t y l e ; s t r e e c n u r s e s and hous ing a c t i v i s t s de- s c r i b e t h e t r a g e d i e s and s u c c e s s e s they have' seen on t h e s t r e e t .

Baxter looks a t what i t means t o be homeless, and d e l v e s i n t o t h e economic, p o l i L i c a l , and s o c i a l c a u s e s o f home- l e s s n c s s . She conc ludes w i t h c a u t i o u s optimism, a c a l l t o a c t i o n , and a sel- e c t i o n of i -nnovat ive and r e a l i s t i c s o l - u t i o n s from homeless peop le , from work- e r s , and from housing a c t i v i s t s a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y .

Under the Viaduct also includes a resource guide of shelters and support agencies across Canada.

Sheila Baxter is the author of No Way to Live: Poor Women Speak Out, published by New Star.

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The ~ ~ v e l o p m e n t of Downtown South

Very qu ie t l y . . one a t a t ime. .bus iness is bus iness . . l e a v e t h e s o c i a l i s s u e s t o t h e s o c i a l i s t s . . d e f l e c t q u e s t i o n s about " O f f i c i a l Development P l ans (ODPs) (we made s u r e t h e r e never w a s one -Ha!).. answer any s p e c i f i c ques t ions w i th an ' I d o n ' t know' o r 'Ask t h i s o r t h a t department a t C i ty H a l l ' o r even "You'll have t o t a l k t o t h e developers about i t ' ... and make Damn Sure t h i s i s kept q u i e t a t e l e c t i o n time!

Gordon Campbell, i n h i s acceptance speech, aped t h e COPE p lan t o encourage neighbourhood inpu t and have l o c a l development counc i l s where c i t i z e n i n p u t can be heard from t h e ground up and on and on and on, s m i l i n g a l l t h e time.

I n January, 1991, t h e t r u e n a t u r e of t h e planned changes on South G r a n v i l l e was put t oge the r and made publ ic .

A t a meeting of t h e Housing Sub-Commi- t t e e of t h e S p e c i a l Cpuncil Committee f o r Seniors , J i l l Davidson was p r e s e n t t o b r i n g t h e Sen io r s ' r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s up t o d a t e and answer a l l ques t ions . The fo l lowing list is quoted from minutes of t h i s meeting: 111 Are a l l Downtown South s i t e s going

t o be VLC s i t e s ? (VLC i s t h e scam t h a t Campbell pu l l ed , g iv ing l and and b u i l d i n g program o p t i o n s t o h i s f r i e n d without going through any kind of p u b l i c process a t a l l ; Campbell's buddy 'prom- i s e d ' . 1-bedrooms as low as $600 a month then a yea r l a t e r , w i th no th ing b u i l t anywhere, s a i d t h a t "a few 1-bd. would be a v a i l a b l e f o r $800 a month" and THEN o u t came s t u d i o - s i z e rooms twice t h e s i z e of a park ing s t d l l f o r $475/month!) Ans. No. - & What kind of mix w i l l t h e r e be? e .g.

Senior coup le s , Sr . s i n g l e s ? Younger couples? Younger s i n g l e s ?

Ans. A good mix. - Are t h e r e going t o be any Wheelchair a c c e s s i b l e s u i t e s ?

&IS. S ince most of t h e bu i ld ings a r e be- - i n g b u i l t by developers , t h a t would

have t o be taken up wi th them.

141 Has any p rov i s ion been made f o r "Ag- i n g i n P l ace Housing f o r Seniors"?

Ans. So f a r no thought has been g iven; - you w i l l have t o t ake L ~ Z L up w i th

t h e developers and t h e i r s t a i f . CJJ What about shopping & grocery s co re s? Ans. Where t h e by-law permi ts lier re w i l l -

be r e t a i l s t o r e s . Maybe not an I G A o r a Safeway but sma l l r e t a i l s t o r e s . (6) W i l l Downtown South a s s h i l a t e people -

from Granv i l l e S t . , who now l i v e i n s i n g l e rooms i n o l d e r h o t e l s (SROS)? Ans. Some. Most w i l l be r e loca t ed whi le

r enova t ions t ake p lace . 17) HOW w i l l bhe D.S. s o l v e t he problems

t h a t e x i s t a t p r e s e n t on Granv i l l e? Ans. S o c i a l P lanning is working on h t a t - -

r i g h t now. (8) I f n o t i n t h e D.S., where w i l l he -

people p r e s e n t l y l i v i n g i n SROs go? Ans. The Housing Dept. can answer t h a t . - (9) W i l l many of t h e h o t e l s on Granv i l l e

undergo renovat ions? Ans. Qui te a few..I j u s t d o n ' t have a -

l i s t f o r you b u t my understanding i s q u i t e a few. (10) What about s o c i a l housing i n t h e DS? Ans. Some, where poss ib l e . It a l l depends -

on t h e c o s t of t h e land . There a r e a t p r e sen t p l ans t o bu i ld 22

b u i l d i n g s i n t h e D.S. : 9 a r e between 11- 18 s t o r i e s , 4 a r e between20-25, 7 a r e between 26-30, 1 is 4 s t o r i e s , 1 i s 5 s t o r - i e s , t h e r e w i l l be 417 h o t e l u n i t s , 6 townhouses, and a t o t a l of 2050 of what a r e c a l l e d 'Dwelling Un i t s ' and a t o t a l o f 447 s t o r i e s i n a l l 22 bu i ld ings .

The Empire S t a t e Bui ld ing i s 110 s t o r i e s high. I n t h e D.S., wi th a minimu~n of dev-

elopment, they a r e a l r e a d y p r o j e c t i n g over f o u r t imes t h e bulk of t h a t one .. b u i l d i n g wi thout a whisper of s o c i a l housing.

Over 1,000 rooms w i l l b e l o s t when i t g e t s i n t o f u l l swing, and any ' p u b l i c p roces s ' on what would be concerns o r i npu t w i l l be a sham.

By PAULR TAYLOR

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DOWNTOWN SOUTH - . Date January 1991

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DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY SINCE SEPT. 1989 Drawn N. Wormald

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DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIO

DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL a REZONING APPLICATION

REZONING APPROVAL

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City of Vancouver

HOUSING SUB-COMMI~EE OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL COMMITTEE FOR SENIORS - TASK FORCE ON AGING IN PLACE March 5, 1991

AGENDA : AGING IN PLACE WORKSHOP 9:OO-9:30 Coffee Simon Fraser Harbour Centre Campus

.ble 9 : 30-9 : 35 Welcome, pat Raff erty Room 2200.515 West Hastings Street

s~e55' 9 : 35-9 : 45 Introduction, Jean McMurdo Vancouver. B.C. V6B 5fC3 a

9:45-10:15 Gloria Gutman SFU Gerantology Department

10:15-10:45 Thoughts and Ideas 10:45-11:OO Coffee 11 :00-12 :00 Discussion Groups 12:OO-12:30 Recommendations

Wasting My Time:

By t h e t ime you read t h i s , w e ' l l a l l be paying 4 0 ~ f o r o u r cups of c o f f e e a t Carnegie . The reason f o r r a i s i n g the p r i c e i s given by Diane MacKenzie as a " d e f i c i t " of $2,700 i n t h e k i t c h - en . I asked h e r i f t h e p r i c e would come back down t o 3 5 ~ a s soon a s t h e " d e f i c i t " i s pa id o f f , & s h e s a i d "No." So, c l e a r l y , t h e purpose of r a i s i n g the p r i c e is not j u s t t o pay o f f t h i s ve ry s m a l l k i t c h e n d e b t . Whatever t h e r e a l r eason f o r r a i s i n g p r i c e s i s , i t i s a p p a r e n t l y behind t h e s c e n e s some- where, h idden i n t h e u s u a l bureaucra t - i c u n w i l l i n g n e s s t o c a l l a spade a '

spade. Reading Diane ' s l e t t e r e x p l a i n i n g

her r e a s o n s f o r w i s i n g - t h e p r i c e , i t seemed t o me s h e was a c t u a l l y s a y i n g t h a t s h e was do ing i t s imply t o cover f o r t h e f a c t t h a t s h e c a n ' t ba lance t h e books. The C i t y pays h e r a v e r y s u b s t a n t i a l s a l a r y t o do a c e r t a i n job & i f s h e c a n ' t do h e r job c o r r e c t l y - t h a t i s , produce n e i t h e r p r o f i t , n o r a d e f i c i t b u t j u s t b reak even ( r e q u i r e d t o j u s t i f y n o n - p r o f i t o p e r a t i o n ) - i s t h i s a s e r i o u s reason t o r a i s e the p r i c e of c o f f e e ? Is t h i s p a r t of Carn- e g i e ' s "War on Poverty"?

A p e t i t i o n a g a i n s t r a i s i n g t h e p r i c e was c i r c u l a t e d f o r o n l y a few hours , & came up w i t h abou t 65 s igna tu res . . some people laughed a t me f o r do ing i t , o t h e r s were v e r y concerned & s igned r i g h t away, b u t most of them knew no- t h i n g abou t i t .

A f t e r t a l k i n g t o Diane MacKenzie t h e nex t day I gave up on t h e p e t i t i o n . I t was obv ious from h e r a t t i t u d e t h a t no m a t t e r what was s a i d o r done, t h e p r i c e o f c o f f e e would go up. She i s determined t o add a n i c k e l from your poc- k e t t o t h e k i t c h e n fund , eve ry t ime you d r i n k a cup of c o f f e e i n Carnegie.

I n s t e a d of r a i s i n g t h e p r i c e of cake o r some luxury i t e m s , i t ' s c o f f e e t h a t g e t s i t . Diane probably c a n ' t remem- b e r t h e l a s t t ime s h e c o u l d n ' t a f f o r d a cup of c o f f e e a t any p r i c e . But most of us go through t h i s e v e r y month.

I t ' s one t h i n g t o have a n image of "he lp ing t h e poor" -& draw a substan- t i a l s a l a r y f o r do ing i t - b u t i t ' s something e l s e t o be o r d e r i n g poor people t o pay f o r your own m i s t a k e s & i n e f f i c i e n c y .

I f we r a i s e d t h e a d o l l a r f o r s t a f f would soon be pa id a l l keep o u r e x t r a

p r i c e of c o f f e e t o o n l y , t h e d e f i c i t o f f , & we could n i c k e l s .

T O M

S t a t e o f t h e -Onion-- 11.

LOVE'S DEATH

My h e a r t i s t u r n i n g b lack My s o u l i s dy ing I only ' s e e h a t r e d Through eyes t h a t a r e fo r saken

My f a i t h i s going t o h e l l My s o u l i s damned You have k i l l e d m e Without touching m e

The t e a r s t h a t f a l l down my f a c e Are h o t w i t h h a t r e d gnd disappointment What I once was I am no l o n g e r

The t e a r s s p a r k l e on my f a c e But my h e a r t b leeds and w i t h e r s .and d i e s alone and a f r a i d

My s o u l and s p i r i t a r e l o s t I n t h i s c o n c r e t e jung le c a l l e d j a i l I c a n ' t f i n d your l o v e

Numbers f i g u r e i n on t h e scheme of th ings : 2,700 a c r e s on t h e mountains of Columbia g i v e u s . 4 pounds of cof- f e e p e r second - a f t e r s o r t i n g ; 15 bored donkeys t a k e t h e bean bags t o t h e a i r p o r t where they are flown d i r - e c t l y i n t o your c o f f e e p o t s t o soo the your a d d i c t i o n f o r i t s p o t e n t drug - c a f f e i n e .

Remember, c o f f e e makes you happy d e s p i t e what your nervous system says . So i f you h e a r someone s a y i n g bad t h i n g s about c o f f e e , j u s t s l i p f o u r t a b s of ex lax i n t h e i r p e p s i e and cha l l enge them t o a n arm-wrestl ing c o n t e s t .

By t h e way, i f any of you bean heads would c a r e t o do v o l u n t e e r work on one of our p l a n t a t i o n s , c o n t a c t Senor Slan- d e r s behin-fl t h e Smil ing Buddha a t mid- n i g h t . Adios muchachos

But I ' v e found t h e h a t r e d you aimed a t me / You've taken t h e only t h i n g I ' v e had i n my l i f e That had meaning Your love.

You've chosen t o t u r n your back on me Lef t me t o d i e a l o n e i n t h i s c o n c r e t e h e l l You rob m e of my w i l l t o l i v e 1 f o r g i v e you, as I d i e a lone!

John Fabian Gutor

How Much? -

How much do I l o v e you I ' l l t e l l you no l i e s

How deep is t h e ocean? How wide is t h e sky?

How f a r would I t r a v e l To be where you a r e

How l o n g is t h e d i s t a n c e From h e r e t o a s t a r

And how would I f e e l I f I ever l o s t you

How much would I c r y ?

How deep i s t h e ocean? How wide is t h e sky?

J e f f G. J

Hello Carnegie Friends

,'ve been coming t o Carnegie f or^ over 3 years now. I ' v e always enjoyed coming t o s e e my many f r i e n d s . . s i t down, have a coffee , ' t a l k about.1 t h i s and tha t . who I ' d l i k e to. focus :on now a r e the Volun- teers in our f i n e Centre.+.like in the

-*:seniors ' ~ o u n ~ e 41 w e have Norm, Danny and t h e rest who serve coffee & ju ice . Also you 'can s i t ~d watch TV o r t a lk . * Lobby ' a rea - we ,usually have someone at t h e Free phone making sure people use i t ' n o more than 3 minutes, as w e l l a s t ake members' cards i f they want t o play cards, chess o r o the r games. * Downstairs - the re ' s t h e weight room and a room t o do ceramics and, probably, much more. (I never go down there . ) * Front desk - w e can ' t fo rge t our s t a f f people g iv ing information t o a l l patrons o r even j u s t lending an ear...sometimes p u t t i n g up wi th more. * Second f l o o r - up here is r e a l l y where i t ' s happening. There a r e Volunteers & s t a f f in t h e ki tchen preparing healthy meals, sandwiches, veggik p l a t e s , (sometimes) and much, much more. I n the Con- cess ion, a Volunteer serves patrons and (sometimes) p u t t i n g up with much more.. most of t h e time wi th a smile and even wi th laughter! ' I &pool Room - run jby Volunteers, a t iimes c losed f o r % :hour u n t i l a volunt- e e r shows up. There are tournaments once a month, ' t h e l a s t one was won by Flora!

(How many of you women have t o use our washroom? W e l l you know I thought th ings l i k e this only happened i n school o r on the s t r e e t s . What am I ta lk ing about: l e t m e en l igh ten your mind. The wr i t ing on t h e w a l l s is so humiliat ing I can only

apologize t o our guests t o Carnegie. I can never say it won't happen again because, a s i t is , i t 's hard t o c lean o f f . Even a p a i n t job w i l l not make i t look n i c e again unless we pa in t i t black. But then we'd have people scra tching t h e ~ i n - i t i a l s i n t o the wall. So t h e r e ' s ac tual - l y no end t o this dilemma. > j u s t asking : n i c e l y t o whomever is doing i t t o PLEASE s top, because your ,boyfriend i s never go- i n g t o s e e i t . Why not be honest with yourself and t e l l him you love him? Not everyone has t o know, because w e ' l l a l l see i t i n t h e make..)

i!i Third f l o o r - alo,ne, i t speaks f o r it- s e l f . All-you need , to do i s apply your- s e l f and y o u ' l l achieve what you need. Drop up'&towsay h e l l o t o Lex and ask him how h i s , J i t t l e one !is doing. Then t h e r e ' s Claude, !Brenda andb!the r e s t of t h e s t a f f and Volunteers. 11 : *'Program of f i c e - ' and Lisa , Kathy and, down t h e hal l , Sibyl and Irene. Donalda is. moving:down t o t h e Seniors, & Atiba and ' N a t , nqw have a! genuine Volunteers Off ice. -"~ruceless! l is my p e t name f o r Bruce; Viola, who is doing a wonderful job whi le ' A l i c i a is! away on s i c k leave. I wish A l i c i a the b ~ s t . . h o p e she is fee l - i n g be t t e r , soon . We,mustntt f o r g e t Donald who f i l l e d I l ianets I shoes while she was hangingAout a t St.Paul 's Hospi ta l ( . . for those of you who don't know, she a c t u a l l y w e n t in' t o - g e t a f a c e l i f t (haha) ) . Well she ' s b e t t e r now "I! think" but you know Donald never d i d wear a d ress , o r hobble around.'.although he1 d i d a good job while Diane w a s absent . ' 1

We mustn't fo rge t the people who clean- Carnegie while i t is closed, mopping & washing the f l o o r s , cleaning everything f o r the next day. Also Dave, who waters t h e p l a n t s i n the building, because i f he d idn ' t do i t our place would be greenless!

I guess what I ' m t ry ing t o say i s Thanks t o you f o r making i t happen. I f you're no t p a r t of making i t happen t a l k t o Atiba o r Nat about Volunteering

Have a n i c e day. Margaret, a f r i e n d

of Carnegie.

Song of t h e C i r c l e is a s t o r y about abuse. It i s the s t o r y of James & Mary and t h e baby they a r e t r y i n g t o r a i s e beneath the shadow of t h e i r haunted p a s t s . The i r f u t u r e becomes only a r e fkec t ion of t h e i r p a i n f u l childhood memories. James seeks r e l e a s e by hang- i ng o u t wi th h i s buddies and dr ink ing while Mary i s l e f t a lone wi th t h e baby and the memory of he r mother 's t r a g i c dea th which she l i v e s and r e - l i ve s un- t i l she too becomes a v i c t i m of he r own circumstances.

James' grandmother, Anmah, too i s haunted by a t e r r i b l e s e c r e t t h a t she has kept hidden f o r 75 years . "We never t o l d anyone," she says. "What d i f f e r - ence would i t make now f o r me t o t e l l ? " It i s through the t e l l i n g of t h i s sec- r e t t h a t rhe hea l ing begins. The .s t ren- g th emerges i n t he form of t h e grandmother 's hea l ing song, i n t he knowledge she c a r r i e s and t h e answers she holds f o r the f u t u r e genera t ions t o come.

Song of t he Circle i s a s t o r y about abuse, y e t i t is a l s o a s t o r y about hea l ing . Song of t he Circle d e p i c t s

/ p u r i f i c a t i o n ; t h e time t h a t w e Native I

people a r e i n r i g h t now, as w e s t r i v e and sea rch f o r hea l ing and s p i r i t u a l growth. The hope i s t h a t w e s t a r t wi th t h i s small c i r c l e of hea l ing and from t h i s c i r c l e o the r c i r c l e s w i l l grow and oont inue t o grow, u n t i l i t s t r e t - ches across t h i s e n t i r e con t inen t and beyond, s o t h a t a l l our people a r e joined toge ther i n s t r e n g t h , d i g n i t y and hea l th .

Wonzerz Szt rrivirg Oppressiorz is a cultural event of some of the

person31 vitality, creativity, intelligence, and spirituality on which wimmin draw

to do battle in daily life ...

Artwork by over 20 wirn~nin on display

hlarch 11 to April 7 at the

D o ~ w town Eastside Il'o~rte~ts Cerl ter 41 E . Cordova

Firehall Theater Lobby 280 E. Cordova

During hours of operation

Openin Night Cabaret %larch I1

Closing Night Cabaret April 6 8 pm

cabarets of poetry, music, dance, storytelling Sr surprises in a drug and

alcohol free space

Video Nights hIarch 18 & Rlarch 27 8 pm

all evening events at the dowtown eastside womens'center

\ITIMMIN ONLY

What is the first priority of life - of each and every one of us? Is it not survival? And are we not now in the Persian

~ u l f engaged in'guaranteeing our rapid total, world-wide self annihilation? Has not history clearly demonstrated

that self-interest has always been the motivating force of all individuals, groups, companies, associations, corporations, nations and international combinations, cartels and multinational corporations of whatever kind? Is it not true that history proves

that this struggle for survival lies at the root of the emergence of all social phenomena..being the origin of the expanded family, gens, tribe, related or scattered families recognis- ing blood ties? Is it not true that alliances then

arose among those sharing common interest? And so, onto the extension of clearly bounded private interests, on personal, associate, corporate, national and multinational boundaries (boundaries within boundaries) up to the presegt Persian Gulf confrontation of individual, group and corporate private interests? Meanwhile the reality of

all boundaries has been wiped out in the development of long-range strategic nuclear weapons and the potential for producing the neutron bomb. Who will survive this war now un-

leashed, if it is not now brought to a halt before irreparable damage is done? Obviously, no one. For the object is

control over oil supplies; and whoever wins - assuming this could happen without ultimate destruction - what is the victory? Ownership of a commodity, whiah, if used, will destroy the natur- alenvironment already suffering badly from the burning of fossil fuels? Sanity? This war? Hardly.

WE CAN ALL SURVIVE AND GO ON TO LIVE WELL TOGETHER IF WE STOP THIS WAR NOW!

Proposals for peace: 1. An immediate ceasefire on land, sea

and in the air, and withdrawal of all armed forces to their bases. 2. Declaration of a truce, binding un-

til the convening & holding of a conference through the good offices of the UN Secretary-General Perez de Cuel- lar, of all interests presently involved in the Gulf war..to settle all out- standing issues through peaceful nego-

tiations in good faith, with the object of establishing the broad popular basis for a democratic and lasting peace in the Middle East and as far as its in•’ lu- ence'can reach - hopefully around the world. I would add: 3. Labour's resolve to convert all war-

related production and services to peace-time, life-supporting activity; a similar decision by investors; 4. The decision to call a Special Sess-

ion of the UN General Assembly (some 150 member-states) to pronounce upon its Middle East Settlement arising •’roo this post-war conference.

By BEA FERNEYHOUGH

PAYS FOR

WAR? THE SKY'S THE LIMIT

"War is dangerous to children and other living things!'

The old anti-war slogan from the Sixties is just as valid today in the video game war of the Nineties.

It's not just because of the carnage and destruction caused by bombs and guns on helpless

-L - 7- civilians caught in the cross-fire.

That's bad enough. But the anger of war also occurs a long way 3

from the battlefield - in the families m d schools and hospitals of the homefront, in our rivers and forests, in the very air we breathe.

The money that goes to the war industry is money diverted from meeting the pressing social needs that face us. The children and the weak and sick are the most vulnerable. It's a tragic waste of human potential.

In a high tech war, where mil- lions of dollars go up in smoke every time a barrage ~f missiles is launched, the war industry has a very big appe- tite. The costs of the new weapons, like the smart bombs, the laser guided missiles, the all-weather planes and tanks, are astronomical.

On a day-to-day basis, the Gulf War is the most expensive killing spree in history. The numbers boggle the mind: $1 billion a day for the U.S.-led coalition. That's $669,000 a minute - and that doesn't count the Iraqi side. Most of the expense is for hardware. The Pentagon estimates a cost of up to $86 billion for a few months.

Apparently, the sky's the limit. How can we comprehend such

huge figures? How can we get a handle on it so we can make rational decisions about where we should be spending our money?

The cost of two machine gun bullets would provide a hot meal to a hungry child. One Canadian guided missile would buy lunch for a schoolful of hungry kids for five years.

You could clean up Buward Inlet, Howe Sound and Boundary Bay for what the war costs for just one day.

Twenty-one minutes of the world's arms race would pay to wipe -

I - out six childhood diseases that kill four million kids a year.

With the thaw in the Cold War, the hopes of ordinary people everywhere was for a reduction in arms spending by the superpowers. This was the so-called peace dividend - meaning more money for health care and education and housing, and for fighting poverty and pollution and the decay of the inner cities.

But recent events have cast a cloud over those hopes. George Bush says the Gulf War proves the future of war belongs to high-tech gadgetry. "We are going to have a high-tech, a highly mobile force," he says. "and it ain't going to come cheap."

For the past decade, the Reagan-

ite forces in the U.S. have successfully slashed social spending. For next year, Bush is proposing to take more money from programs that serve pregnant women, the homeless and poor children. If his administration gets its way, AIDS will receive almost no more money next year, and a cost-of-living increase in unemployment benefits will have to be offset by cuts in other

A programs. .............. One Patriot missile would pay

'for a year's worth of Head Start programs for 500 poor pre-schoolers in the U.S.

Two days of the war would clean up the Fraser River; three days would

- reforest every logged-over area in B.C. Less than 36 hours of the war

would pay for decent housing for every senior citizen, disabled person and low-income family who needs i t in the Lower Mainland.

Already, we are seeing signs that the Canadian government intends to use the Gulf War as a pretext to deepen its cuts on social services. Transfer payments to the provinces to pay for medicare and other social programs were cut recently. Bill C-69, just passed, will make it easier for the Feds to dump medicare onto the provinces, leading to creation of two health

care systems, one for the rich and one for the poor.

Ottawa was budgetting $90 million a month for the war, or a total of $450 million, before the shooting even started. That total is enough to pay for the elimination of dioxins from every pulp mill B.C. - yet it was

wasted on a token force that can't possibly have any effect on the final outcome, except to mark Canada as a warmonger in the eyes of many Third World countries.

Treasury Board president Gilles Loiselle has already admitted that most of the $450 million for the pre- shooting stage is being hijacked from this year's federal programs in 26 government departments and agencies, including the departments of the environment, Indian affairs, fisheries and

forestry. Even before these cuts, the Tories were spending only $1 on the environment for every $14 dollars they handed over to the military. (The figures in the US. are $1-to-$300).

Said Loislle: "Because of the major and unanticipated expenditures, mostly to support Canadian troops in the Persian Gulf, current spending levels in departments had to be reduced to keep program spending on

" track." The government isn't saying

how much it intends to spend in fu- -I I ... ture. That depends in part on how long

the troops stay in the Gulf, and how many CF-18's, at $25 million apiece, get shot down. But Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has said he will give the troops whatever they need "to do the job in a first-class manner." That includes $20 million for a new field hospital and other items, and $30 million to put new guns and missiles on two more destroyers heading for the Gulf.

This is the same mean-spirited government that couldn't find $1.5 million to fund women's centres across the country.

Defense Minister Bill McKnight figures the bill will total $646 million by the end of March. Some cabinet ministers have warned Canadians to brace for a war tax, but Finance Minis- ter Michael Wilson is still considering his options. "My preference is to first look at the reallocation of spending,"

he said, meaning cuts to social programs. "That's the priority I will continue to have."

Continued war spending will inevitably lead to a larger deficit. But that's okay with the big business lobby, despite years of dire predictions that the demise of Canada is imminent if the national debt (now approaching $400 billion) isn't pared drastically. "This is a national emergency and one has to do what one has to do," says Darcy Rezac, head of the Vancouver Board of Trade, which displays a huge clock in a downtown bank window ticking off Canada's mounting debt. "Obviously there will be some impact on the deficit. I am more concerned about the war."

Canadians won a significant victory over the military establishment two years ago by forcing the scuttling of the $16 billion nuclear submarine boondoggle.

Continued pressure by an ti-war activists (and economic realities) has helped reduce military spending by $3.25 billion over last five years. But the defense budget is still in need of drastic pruning. With the lessening of tensions in Europe, there is no reason for Canada to continue to maintain its very expensive tank force there. In fact, Canada's proper military role is patrol and defense of our shores and partici- pation in international peacekeeping efforts (real peacekeeping, not Bush's ,

bomb-back-them- back- to- the-s tone- age attacks). We could do that on half of the $12 billion a year we are spending now. A saving of $6 billion a year, spread proportionally among the provinces, would mean an extra $600 million in B.C. That's a lot of hospital beds and schoolrooms.

But emboldened by the "suc- cess" of the Gulf operation, and by the military glory earned at Oka last summer, the military establishment is launching a domestic counterattack. The wargamers in the Canadian Insti- tute for Strategic Studies and the Cana- dian Defense Quarterly are already arguing that the post-war situation will

require increased outlays for military hardware.

1 Ten days of the

arms race would provide clean water

to eve ybody in the Third World; 18 days would wipe out malnutrition worldwide.

Eve y emergency patient in B.C. who needs open heart surge y or cancer radiation therapy would get it for niue minutes of the war.

One Canadian Cf-18 jet fighter costs $25 million, carries $1 million worth of bombs, bullets and missiles, and guzzles $10,000 worth of gas every time it takes off.

WHAT MILITARY PRIORITY

Trident I1 submarine and F- 18 jet fighter programs

Stealth Bomber program

Requested SDI funding for fiscal years 1988-92

2 weeks of world military expenditure

German outlays for military procurement and R&D, fiscal year 1985

3 days of global military spending

Development cost for Midgetman ICBM

DOES IT COST? COST

$100,000,000,000

SOCIALIENVIRON- '

MENTAL PRIORITY

Estimated cost of cleaning up the 10,000 worst hazardous waste dumps in the US.

Two Thirds of estimated costs' to meet US clean water goals by year 2000.

Disposal of highly radioac- tive waste in US.

Annual cost of the proposed UN Water and Sani- tation Decade.

Estimated costs to clean up the former West German sector of the North Sea.

To fund Tropical Forest Action Plan over 5 years.

Annual cost to cut sulfer dioxide emissions by 8-12 . I L

million tonslyear in the US I -1 , . 1 . .'I . I I

2 days of global military spending

6 months of US outlays for nuclear warheads, fiscal year 1986

10 days of European Eco- nomic Community military spending

1 Trident Submarine

1 nuclear weapon test

1-hour operate cost, B-1 Backfire Bomber

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to combat acid rain.

$4,800,000,000 Annual costs of proposed UN Action Plan to halt Third World Desertifica- tion, over 20 years.

$4,000,000,000 US government spending on energy efficiency, fiscal year 1980-87.

$2,000,000,000 Annual costs to clean up hazardous waste sites in 10 EEC countries by the year 2000.

$1,400,000,000 Global 5 year child immu- nization program against 6 deadly diseases, preventing 1 million deaths a year.

$12,000,000 Installation of 80,000 hand pumps to give 3rd World villages access to safe water

$21,000 Community-based maternal health care in 10 Afri- can villages, to reduce

SOURCE: WORLDWATCH INSTITUTE, THE STATE OF THE WORLD: 1989 maternal deaths by half in one decade.

The international arms industry doesn't play favorities. It's a $1 trillion- a-year business, and the two largest buyers of military hardware in the Third World by far are Saudi Arabia and Iraq, which are now making war against each other with state-of-the-art jet fighters, tanks, missiles and anti-

; aircraft batteries obligingly supplied respectively by the world's two biggest arms sellers, the U.S. and.the Soviet Union. France and West Germany

- ' were also among Iraq's suppliers, hopeful of gaining a political or economic toehold.

A total of $92 billion in Saudi and Iraqi oil revenues that should have

- been used for economic development were squandered on a wasteful and destructive arms race between those two countries in a seven year period - a dishearteningly familiar scenario among the poorer countries of the world.

Peaceful old Canada is no slouch in the arms industry. In fact, according to project Ploughshares, Canada supplied weaponry, directly or indirectly, to 22 of the 35 major con- flicts around the globe in 1990. Canada produces $3 billion a year in arms, selling half of them to the U.S. and its allies.

Here's a roll-call of some Cana-

dian firms that are making big bucks out of the Gulf War:

* Litton Systems Canada of Toronto - electronic guidance system for the Tomahawk cruise missile.

* Computing Devices Co. of Ottawa - firing and control computers for the M-1 Abrams tank.

* Canadian Marconi Co. - radar system for the Cf-18 Hornets and control systemn for the Apache attack helicopter.

* General Motors Diesel Divi- sion of London, Ont. - eight-wheeled armored vehicles for the U.S. Marines in Saudi Arabia.

* Heroux Inc. of Longueuil, Que. - landing gear for E l 5 Eagle.

* Pratt and Whitney Canada Inc. of Montreal - turbine enghes for military helicopters.

* Don't forget the oil companies. I

Tensions in the ~ u l f proved a windfall for Shell Canada, with profits up by 50 per cent in 1990 over trhe previous year.Imperia1 oil Ltd. also did very well In the U.S., profits for the nine largest firms increased by 69 per cent.

The tropical rainforest could be saved for the price of three days of the arms race.

Every single mother in B.C. could be brought up to the poverty lirie 1991 for the eauivalent o f less than

half a day of the war. The bill for the boots for U.S.

army soldiers in the Gulf is $8.8 mil- Zion. Socks cost $437,000. One army division requires 240 tons of fuel, 48 tons of food and 20 tons of spare parts every day - and that's before the ground war starts.

A myth has been fostered by governments and the arms industry

for the economy and creates jobs. The reality is quite different. In fact, it is clear that military spending is a very ineffective way of improving our economic well-being.

For instance, it has been estimated in the U.S. that $1 billion (that's about 36 hours of the proposed U.S. "defense" budget for next year) spent on guided missile production would yield 9,000 jobs; for military aircraft, the figure would be 14,000 jobs.

But spending the same amount that spending huge amounts of money on air, water and solid waste pollution on items that have no other use than to control would create 16,500 jobs; on be blown up or shot to pieces is good local transit, 21,500 jobs; and on educa-

the figure would be 14,000 jobs. But spending the same amount

on air, water and solid waste pollution control would create 16,500 jobs; on local transit, 21,500 jobs; and on educa- tional services, 63,000 jobs.

Even if we didn't spend any money, we would still be better off in terms of job creation. The money saved would be returned to taxpayers in the form of tax cuts. That would spur consumer spending, which in turn would boost retail sales and production - creating 20,000 jobs.

Studies in other countries have showed similar results. In the old West Germany, a one billion deutchmark cut in the military budget ($570 million U.S.) would have created up to 6,500 more civilian jobs than would have been lost in the military sector. A Third World example? In India, it costs $13,500 to create one job in an ordi- nance factory, compared $3,800 in industry generally, and a mere $80-90 in road construction or agriculture.

The reason military spending is so inefficient is that it is incredibly high-tech and capital-intensive, creating more hardware than employment. But that is just what makes it appealing to large investors. Military contractors enjoy low-risk operations, rich cost- plus contracts and high profits. In comparison to other industries, the profits are not spread through the economy, but are concentrated in the hands of a relatively small group of

wealthy shareholders and investors. In effect, it's a trickle-up effect, with the poor and the middle class paying the taxes to make the rich even richer. A tight web of kickbacks, pork-barrelling and power politics keeps the sys tem in place.

Following the Second World War, thousands of factories in North America and Europe were converted from wartime production to peaceful uses. But this was a relatively simple task, since many of the factories had been in civilian production before the

war. Today's arms industry is deeply ingrained, with no concept of a "market" economy, no experience in dealing with customers except for their friends in government and little inclination to change.

The idea that military factories can be transformed into civilian production facilities is called Peace Con- version. It's a movement that is still in its infancy. The two societies that have made the-most progress toward con-

' version are China and the Soviet Un- ion. For both, it was a question of

economic necessity - their bloated defense budgets were causing great hardship.

In China, the size of the armed forces has been reduced by one-third in the past decade. Most military factories are now partially into production of consumer items - possibly up to 50 per cent nationwide. They produce nearly 400 items, from bicycles and cars to television sets and washing machines. Unfortunately, the situation has become unclear since the crack- down on the democracy movement.

In Gorbachev's Soviet Union, the savings from demilitarization in Europe have been been passed on in part to the civilian sector. The $468 million saved in the 1989 in termedi- , date missile treaty was used to build'.' '" up to 40,000 apariments. Missile factories have been converted in part to building washing machines and bicycles. Some 200 factories are slated for conversion.

In the West, there is no such progress toward conversion. Peace activists are still at the stage of trying to raise the issue; educate the public and prove on paper that conversion is economically feasible. Groups like Project Ploughshares in Canada and Jobs With Peace in the U.S. are active in efforts to build coalitions with trade unions, community groups and political organizations. If peace conversion is to become a reality, we need a broad realization on the part of ordinary citizens just how much we are

P a y i n g - a n d g i v i n g u p - t o p r e p a r e far w a x - l l l e n e x t g e n e r a t i o n is d e p e n d i n g o n u s .

This pamphlet produced by the Camegie Community Centre Association, 401 Main, Vancouver, B.C. V6A 2T7. Phone: 665-2220. All figures used in this pamphlet were taken from journalistic sources, including the Vancouver Sun, the Province, the Globe and Mail and Time magazine, as well as from The State of the World, published by the Worldwatch Institute.

For more information:

Middle East Peace Action Coalition, PO Box 69202, Station K, Vancouver, BC V5K 4W4,298-9638

End the Arms Race, 736-2366

Greenpeace, 1726 Commercial Dr., Vancouver, B.C., 253-7701.

Project Ploughshares, 433-6583

B.C. Students Against The Gulf War, Box 26, S.U.B., UBC, Vancouver, B.C., 222-8616.

Taxes for Peace, 1672 East Tenth, Van- couver, B.C.

The Worldwatch Institute, 1776 Mas- sachusetts Ave., N.W.; Washington, D.C. 20036.

Women on welfare pirate the airwaves!

8 ' Single pa ren t s on welfare and ELP f e l t like we p i r a t e d t h e airwaves on Feb. 16 as we watched BCTV.and CBC coverage f o r the "Full Hearts & Empty P l a t e s Brunch". & staged a t y p i c a l end-of -the-month breakfast .of a t a l e puffed wheat and lum- py foodbank skimmed milk f o r media and pol i t ic ians . I , t I j

%'Sandwiched between coverage of the war a d yet ianother Vanderzalm scandal, BCTV and CBC a c t u a l l y showed women on welfare t d l i n g ; t h e i r s t o r i e s about . forced employment ~::d.- t h e d i f f,iculties of t r y i n g t o raise k ids wi th t h e pressure of welfare tel l ing2them t o get, jobs o r be c u t o f f . Debbie El l ison: "I ra i sed four k ids on ----------- . welfare f o r 6 years. I am now employed but s t i l l below t h e poverty l i n e . The forced employment l e g i s l a t i o n enforces continued dependency on welfare i n the longnin.' S ingle parents deserve t o be treated wi th d ign i ty and respect ." Maureen 'Ahearn: "Tr,ying t o r a i s e child- ------------ ren on a ,low-paying job pays l e s s than welfare. ' When the 12 month bridging ben- e f i t s are 'over , I would have t o go back on welfare." . ' I Marianna'Yous: "It's too much work t o ---------- r a i s e f o u r ch i ld ren alone. I need more m~ney'and! support."^ ~Gni-ca ~ o s e n b e r ~ : 1'How can we break the --------- l ink between s ing l i motbers and poverty? We need'to h a v e options, not be pushed into deadends." =; i] Joan' Shultz: " W e u v t t h e r i g h t f o r a l l ------- women t o raise our:own ch i ld ren a t home i f we want' to." ' II Theresa .Tress ider : :''I al ready have f u l l - _ - - - - - - . time work r a i s i n g 3. children." ' Guest s inger , Gail Bauman from Kaslo and her daughter sang t h e i r own songs about solo-income f a m i l i e s .

The welfare brunch was p a r t of a long- term canpaign t o s top forced employment. Part of t h i s is t h e l e g a l case.

Lawyer, David Mossop: "Theresa Tress ider ------------ th ree c h i l d r e n a r e suing MSSH t o prohib- i t age discr iminai ion. Families should have t h e r i g h t t o decide how they a r e going t o live. It is only i n the l a s t 10 years t h a t pa ren t s on welfare a r e forced t o seek employment."

P o l i t i c i a n s of both major p rov inc ia l p a r t i e s w e r e inv i t ed . Jacobsen had pneu- monia so had a n a i r t i g h t a l i b i f o r not showing up. Not one s o c i a l c r e d i t rep came, though several were inv i t ed . Karen Tully, ELP delegate : u . l I ~ ~ ~ , . r ; r i l l a -. I----------.-

work t o end forced employment of s i n g l e parFnts ,on .ve l f are./ This i s unfinished f Q~,-ELP;, ,BC. has- thqcworsc~law.;in. Canada; w e - s t i l a ' u a n t a meeting wi th Jacobsen. W e want, a " c o d t m e n t from t h e NDP and a f a i r l e g i s l a t i o n t o g ive s i n g l e parents choice. Rais ing ch i ld ren is work. We a r e determined t o make t h i s government rec- ognize t h i s . t T h e h a Barkeley, MSSH Area Manager: "I --- ------- will t ake your concerns t o t h e Minist- . er's o f f i c e on Monday." Ald. -------- Harry ~ a n k i n : jj'l[oulve 'got f i v e ald- ermen a t . c i t y . h a l l ; ,who w i l l . back you." Ald. P a t r i c i a Wilson: "Continue t o share -------- your s t o r i e s and not le t p a l i t i c i a n s o f f the hook."; "' ; I MLA - ~ o a n - mallw wood,' NDP ---------. c r i t i c of MSSH:

"I w a n t ' t o make th= commitment ve ry str- ongly t h a t we w i l l change the *ern- ployment l e g i s l a t i o n and work f o r r e a l options f o r families."

Health C r i t i c f o r the NDP, D&-E%Peff YL .......................... MLA Point Grey: ------------- "The roo t s of poor hea l th s t a t u s l i e i n poverty." Darlene Mazari, Women&'! Issues C r i t i c f o r ........................................ NDP, ------------------ Point Grey m A : l ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ on welfare

a r e being forced t o do t ra in ing f o r ch i ld ca re a t minimum wage. The NDP want safe , l icensed ch i ldcare and t ra in ing , integra- ted with high-paying jobs."

The forced employment l e g i s l a t i o n d i r - e c t l y a f f e c t s about 90,000 people i n BC, including moms and kids. Why were a l l the inv i t ed socreds too busy t o come t o ELP's "Full Hearts & Empty Pla tes" breakfas t? Too busy e a t i n g quiche no doubt.

Dear Carnegie ,

On Feb.15, ELP had a s a n c t u a r y f o r s i n g l e p a r e n t s on w e l f a r e who want t o s t o p f o r c e d employment (see "Women on w e l f a r e p i r a t e t h e Airwaves").

Our foodmaker became s i c k b e f o r e t h e

e v e n t . "Oh no!" w e exclaimed. "What are w e going t o do?"

Thanks t o t h e f i n a g l i n g o f S h e l i a B a x t e r and Bob S a r t i , t h e famous Car- n e g i e c h i l i maker, C h r i s I v e r s o n came t o o u r r e scue!

A n t i c i p a t i n g hordes of peop le , ELP asked f o r a whole p o t of c h i l i . I n

r e a l i t y , l e s s t h a n 20 peop le came. BUT t h e moms and k i d s b rough t y o g u r t t u b s t h e next day and every drop o f c h i l i went home t o . moms n' k i d s f r i d g e s . We a l s o had a ' g r e a t media even t . W e t h i n k i t was because t h e moms were a l l f i r e d up on c a r n e g i e c h i l i !

thanks ever s o much f o r t h e numbl ies i n o u r tumbl ies

Pam Fleming f o r ELP

E d i t o r ,

The recent high p r o f i l e given t o the policing/funding c r i s i s i n t h i s province is cause f o r the puh l i c ' s concern. Some r e p o r t s ind ica te "common crimes" such a s t h e f t under $1,000, o r "fender benders", w i l l simply not be inves t iga ted because "the pot is t i g h t e r and w e (po l i ce ) have t o do more with less ." (Sun, 6/2/91)

It is i n t e r e s t i n g t o note what is, and i s not, g e t t i n g the chop when i t comes t o po l i c ing p r i o r i t i e s . What we know is t h a t po l i ce do have the s t a f f and the time t o a t t end t o cracked windshields &

worn weather s t r i p p i n g a t roving roadblocks i n many a r e a s of t h e province. We a r e to ld t h a t t h i s is imperative t o enforce os tens ib ly necessary s a f e t y stand- a rds of veh ic le mechanical condit ion. Is t h i s the r e a l motivation? Roadblocks

f o r whatever reason a r e productive from a cos t -e f fec t ive and revenue generation point of view. Under t h e gu i se of mech- a n i c a l s a f e t y s tandards , roadblocks a r e absorbing po l i ce a c t i v i t y . Rather than concentrate on crimes t h a t produce vec- tims a s opposed t o revenue, t h e aim of pol ic ing a c t i v i t y is turning t o t a r g e t a d i f f e r e n t and more vu lne rab le s e c t o r of the public; ' 'John Q. Publ ic ' f aces the prospect of c r imina l d e f i n i t i o n i f he is forced through one of these roadblock gaunt le ts . This method of enforcement, around a chimera of s a f e t y stand- ards, is being imposed upon an e n t i r e aggregate of veh ic les (o lde r than 5 yrs) f o r which the record of t h e i r s a f e t y of movement, a s a f fec ted by mechanical con- d i t i o n , has not been found t o be lacking a t a l l . -

This roadblock menta l i ty does not s top with a couple-of cons tab les checking a few passing v e h i c l e s a t t h e c i t y limits., Lest we seem unduly a l a r m i s t , one has only t o consider t h a t t h e roadblocks staged each year i n t h e Rogers Pass have mushroomed from tnvolving only the pol- i c e and t h e Motor Vehicle Branch i n the e a r l y 1980s, t o today involving the RCMP plus 10 Federal and P r o v i n c i a l agencies running the publ ic through an enforcement gaun t l e t f o r 4 o r 5 days a t a time.

This s p e c t r e of l a t e n t c r imina l i za t ion wait ing dormant t o sna re t h e unsuspect- ing motoring publ ic , is t y p i c a l of a predatory standard of law enforcement we s e e i n t h i r d world coun t r i e s . Should we allow enforcement agencies, who a r e ex- periencing problems making the case f o r more resources from the va r ious l e v e l s of government, t o e s t a b l i s h de fac to ' taxat ion ' systems?

We do so a t our p e r i l !

S t u a r t Meade Associat ion f o r Vehicle Movement Safety

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(Ed i to r ' s no t e : The name 'Jimmy ' 1 is used LO r e f e r t o a l l mu l t i -mi l l i ona i r e s and b i l l i o n a i r e s who s e l l c a r s .

'Jimmy' wants t o s e l l c a r s . People a r e - dr iv ing o l d c a r s o r t rucks , some a s o l d as 5 y e a r s o r o lde r ! 'Jimmy' and socred p o l i t i c i a n s l i k e each o t h e r .

'Jimmy' g e t s t h e soc reds t o pas s a l a w making almost anyth ing - a r u s t y handle , a t e a r i n a s e a t - reason enough f o r de- c l a r ing a v e h i c l e u n f i t t o d r ive . P o l i c e have t o run roadblocks a l l t h e time t o enforce t h e s e c r u c i a l s a f e t y s t anda rds . Owners of t h e s e dangerous d e r e l i c t s

now have two choices: pay hundreds o r thousands of d o l l a r s t o f i x a l l t h e 'de- f e c t s ' .OR buy another car . .from 1' f i'rAmyY1/!

'Jimmy' a l s o owns used c a r s and sells p a r t s and has r e p a i r shops.

The socreds r e f u s e t o make p u b l i c how accident-prone c a r s o l d e r than 5 y e a r s a r e , a s opposed t o c a r s younger than 5 , even when asked l o t s of times. More and more p o l i c e time & energy has

t o go t o t he se s a f e t y roadblocks. 'Jim- my' wants only h i s new c a r s on t h e road.

Things l i k e t h e f t , m i sch ie f , domest ic v io lence - small-time s t u f f - can 'c be given t ime by t h e po l i ce ; they have t o i n spec t c a r s !

'Jimmy' g e t s a l o t of f r i e n d s i n c o r p ? ~ o t a t e 4 off i c e s :oE.~casl.~manufacrurers who, along wi th 'Jimmy', g e t r i c h e r when new c a r s H t r ucks & p a r t s a r e so ld .

Cars & t r u c k s & p a r t s s t a r t t o be made i n Mexico. Poor people t h e r e w i l l work f o r $4 a day. I f they don ' t they s t a r v e .

'Jimmy1 i s a l s o r e a l concerned about the Gulf War. H e t h i n k s i f ' ' those Arabs" mess wi th o i l , people might d r i v e l e s s 'cause gas c o s t s so much.

'Jimmy' w i l l t a l k t o h i s socred f r i e n d s t o reduce o r s e l l o f f p u b l i c t r a n s i t and jump t h e p r i c e of whatever they 1 e a v e . w pats himself on the back; h e ' s s o smart!)

WCH! Q"

. .. . . MEMORIES.. . . I d o n ' t know wha t you g o t t o s a y

tomorrow is a n o t h e r d a y memories f a r gone & l o s t .

WHY ! s e r i o u s f e a t u r e s - day dreams

o u r u n l o s t w o r l d , a n o t h e r . w o r l d d o e s i t h a v e t o b e tomorrow!

WHY ! Does i t have t o b e memories?

Tomorrow i s j u s t a n o t h e r day WHY !

b e c a u s e l o v e i s s o t r u e . memories !

F r a n k J o e

For i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e g a t h e r i n g a t t h e P e a c e Arch o n March 2nd, ca l l :

END THE ARMS RACE 1708 W. 1 6 t h ,

Vancouver , BC 736-2366

POLICE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

Expectations f o r a Changing World

A few months ago I r e n e Froyland did a survey a s p a r t of h e r work t o des ign u n i v e r s i t y l e v e l courses f o r people i n (or wanting i n t o ) po l i c ing . Copies of the survey found t h e i r way i n t o DERA, Carnegie, F i r s t United Church i n t h i s a r e a and over h a l f of t h e ones re tu rned by- " c i t i z e n s " came from people i n one of t h e s e t h r e e places .

I r e n e go t responses from p o l i c e and people i n po l ice - re la ted jobs , schol- a r s , r e c r u i t s ( i n t r a i n i n g academies b r criminology c o u r s e s ) , o t h e r s i n t h e j u s t i c e system, mayors and c i t i z e n s .

On Feb.19 about 20 people who had responded, invated t o provide a s wide a cross-sect ion a s p o s s i b l e , a t t ended a day-long seminar a t SFU w i t h I rene .

I n t h e morning p a r t , s h e presented the r e s u l t s of t h e survey and showed what the expec ta t ions of t h e v a r i o u s groups a r e - i n terms of s o c i e t y , t h e p o l i c e r o l e and func t ion i n i t , and what a s p e c t s of h igher educa t ion and t r a i n i n g should have p r i o r i t y .

The f i r s t ques t ion asked about t h e changes i n B.C. over t h e n e x t 30 y r s . and what f a c t o r s would most i n f l u e n c e po l ic ing . The top 4 , from a l ist of 23, were: * The c u l t u r a l and l i n g u i s t i c d ive rs -

i t y of t h e populat ion; * Canadian Char ter of Rights & Freedoms * I l l e g a l drugs; * Tight budgets and inadequate funding

f o r po l i ce . The second p a r t asked people t o show

t h e i r agreement o r disagreement wi th a number of s t a tements about changes. Resu l t s show t h a t a l l groups s t r o n g l y agree t h a t educat ion, i n t e r p e r s o n a l c o n f l i c t r e s o l u t i o n , t h e use o f re- search, p r o a c t i v e p o l i c i n g , community involvement i n p o l i c i n g & t h e involvement of p o l i c e i n t h e community, t h e i n c r e a s e of v i s i b l e m i n o r i t i e s i n t h e

p o l i c e f o r c e and t h e ' g rey ing ' (aging) of t h e popula t ion w i l l a l l have s t r o n g i n f l u e n c e s . A n i n t e r e s t i n g comment on t h e cynic ism growing i n a l l of us was t h a t few people expect t h e p o l i c e t o play much of a r o l e i n e n f o r c i n g t h e environmental p r o t e c t i o n laws.

The t h i r d p a r t had t o do wi th what k inds o f l e a r n i n g and exper iences a u n i v e r s i t y educa t ion should provide. . t o make g r a d u a t e s b e t t e r s u i t e d t o be po l ice . The most important a r e a was A t t i t u d e s & Values, followed by People S k i l l s , Decision-making a b i l i t y , gen- e r a l knowledge, t o l e r a n c e & f l e x i b i l i t y . . a l l of which l e d t o us g i v i n g i d e a s on t h e a c t u a l c o n t e n t of such educa- t i v e courses/workshops/experiences.

I n t h e a f t e r n o o n came t h e b r a i n s t o r - ming p a r t , where we g o t t o t h e b a s i c ques t ion : What k ind of p o l i c e person should be b o t h needed and seen a s a r e s u l t of t h e perceived need.

A s one person from Vancouver P o l i c e Department s a i d , "We don ' t need 'egg- headsl . .and i f a person i s a b i g o t be- f o r e going t o u n i v e r s i t y , we d o n ' t need t o have a n educated b i g o t a s a p o l i c e person."

C i t i z e n s involved ( l i k e u s ) s a w t h e g r e a t e s t need f o r p o l i c e people who would/could t each by persona l exampl@ i n showing r e s p e c t f o r o t h e r s , f a i r - n e s s and i n t e g r i t y .

Throughout t h e day, t h a n k f u l l y , were c o n s t a n t reminders t o s t a y real..made by t h e p o l i c e p r e s e n t , by s c h o l a r s and e s p e c i a l l y by t h e c i t i z e n s . One man, who was a t r a i n e r a t t h e p o l i c e acad- emy, s a i d h i g h e r educa t ion was necess- a r y b u t p o l i c e c o u l d n ' t be caught t ry - i n g t o psychoanalyze someone p o i n t i n g a gun a t t h e i r head. I r e n e Froyland s a i d t h a t she 'd l e a r n e d from a l l t h e people she 'd t a l k e d t o and who had responded t o t h e survey t h a t t h e b e s t educa t ion is one t h a t won't g e t l o s t i n t h e d a i l y r e a l i t i e s of po l i c ing .

By PAULR TAYLOR

T

Chief Constable W. T. Marsha l l Vancouver P o l i c e Department

Sir,

I wish t o fo rmal ly r e g i s t e r a C i t i - zen's Complaint a g a i n s t Cons tab le

. Here i s a b r i e f s y n o p s i s ' of the e v e n t which l e a d s t o t h i s dec-

ision:

On Wednesday, January 30, 1991 a t 4:15 am, I was s topped on Robson S t . a couple of doors e a s t o f Bidwel l S t . I was r i d i n g my mountain b ike .

After responding t o t h e s t a n d a r d questions o f 'Where a r e you coming from/going t o ' , I was asked t o produce I D and g i v i n g my a d d r e s s o f Main & Has t i n g s (375 Main), I was m e t by a serie? of h o s t i l e and i r r e s p o n s i b l e questions which, you w i l l a g r e e , ve rge on s l a n d e r and defamat ion o f c h a r a c t e r .

After dismounting & park ing my b i k e and being s u b j e c t e d t o a thorough search, I was asked t h e f o l l o w i n g

"questions : ?: Where a r e your t o o l s ? ( r e f e r r i n g

t o B & E equipment) ; 4: You're going t o be a r r e s t e d any-

ways, s o why d o n ' t you j u s t t e l l us where your d rugs a r e ? ;

9: Where d i d you s t e a l t h a t b i k e ? : 9: What a r e you doing i n t h i s area

I of town? ' A l l of t h e s e q u e s t i o n s were asked jwhile Cons t a b l e was s tand- ing l e s s than one f o o t i n f r o n t o f me . Meanwhile, h i s p a r t n e r was r e l a y i n g info over t h e p a t r o l c a r J s computer system. None of t h e s e q u e s t i o n s were

I asked i n a jok ing manner.

I am a 35 year-old Canadian Indian. 1 '1 have no c r i m i n a l r ecord whatsoever.

- harassment and d i s c r i m i n a t i o n . I w a s t e r r o r i z e d and i n s u l t e d by t h e exper- i e n c e and I have a few q u e s t i o n s of my own. I f e e l ' s a f e ' enough now t o a s k them, a l t h o u g h on t h a t n i g h t , a t t h a t t ime, I d i d n ' t .

Were t h e s e s t a n d a r d p o l i c e proced- u r e s ? What are s t a n d a r d p o l i c e pro- c e d u r e s ? Are p o l i c e p rocedures s t and- a r d i z e d towards a l l c i t i z e n s regard- l e s s of c l a s s and r a c e ? I f s o , why then d i d t h i s happen? I would l i k e t o know i f t h e r e p o r t f i l e d by Con- s t a b l e ' c o i n c i d e s w i t h mine.

As you can see, I do need a n explan- a t i o n , a l t h o u g h an apology would be more a p p r o p r i a t e . I would a l s o rec- ommend hav ing a p s y c h o l o g i c a l p r o f i l e done of Cons tab le s o t h a t you may be b e t t e r a b l e t o unders tand what h i s l i m i t s and t o l e r a n c e a r e w h i l e on du ty .

I t r u s t t h a t you w i l l s e e t o t h i s m a t t e r and respond w i t h t h e name and badge number o f t h i s o f f i c e r . I f e e l l i t t l e c h o i c e b u t t o make t h i s com- p l a i n t as p u b l i c a s p o s s i b l e , s o a s t o i n s u r e t h a t such behav iour i s n o t t o l e r a t e d , now o r e v e r .

Michael Cross

11 d e f i n i t e l y f a l l i n t o a lower income /category. I a m a person of c o l o u r .

two o f f i c e r s a r e peop le of c o l o r I believe t h a t , due t o my r a c e ,

class and age , I was s u b j e c t e d t o

The Chinese New Year in Chinatown

There are three traditional, important festivals in China; one of them is Chinese Lunar New Year. When this festival approaches every year, all Chi- ,nese have to hold a ceremony which cel- ebrates everywhere throughout China, also including some other countries' Chinatowns. For example, the China- town in Vancouver, not excepting, holds a celebration of Chinese New Year. In order to celebrate it, on the eve,

the Chinese here are the same as in China, because the festival is a family get-together. All members of family long to return

home for celebration. They are sitting around a round table for dinner. After dinner, the eldest person gives lucky, money-filled red envelopes to the young ones..the aim is for family re- union. In addition, the 5th day of the

first moon is believed to be the God of Fortune's birthday. It is said that on this day he brings a bag of fortune to Earth to spend around; at that time, the merchants, who live in Chinatown, light off firecrackers and bottle rock- ets. Their purposes are not 4 ~ - to attract his attention but also to welcome the lion dancers coming in front of their gates. The lucky money and vegetables are taken by the lion dancers. They felt very lucky. In short, although the custom of

Chinese New Year has a little changed, we still enjoy it.

By SHANG LUNG LIAO

Anatomy of Loving

"I can' t ,I' she said, responding to my ques tio3. "Oaky doke, thanks," I said in a

somewhat cheerful voice. She remained sitting at her desk, our eyes disen- gaged, and I left the building. I soon found myself pondering on the

path at Crab beach. "I can't" kept echoing in my mind. "I can't ." Not "I won't," or "I don't want to," ..just I I No, I can't."

My mental analyzer was buzzing with questions and answers, but what really mystified me was why did I say "thanks" with such sincerity? Then it struck me; the clear picture

of the whole episode and why I asked the question in the first place: I w& testing the waters of my imagina- tion's river of desire, and got a cold toes "Bnswer.

DEside Joe

I live my life as fast as I can Ignoring society and its hypocritical plan

Allethe politicians and their feeble little scams

The world's destiny held in their manicured hands

In the peoples' mind they want to Speak out

But you can't hear the mind shout

So screw the world & its plastic plan

hat's why I live as fast as I can

Greg Bushel1

My dog & I

A s Jimmy & I go f o r walks i n Logan Lake i n t h e e a r l y morning and l o o k i n g

' to, t h e e a s t , we s e e t h e most b e a u t i f u l s u n r i s e down i n t h e v a l l e y towards Mer- r i t t . I g e t i t c h y f e e t t o go f o r a d r ive s o we go g e t 'me l o v e ' . .I head o u t i n t o t h e highways & byways

and d e c i d e t o t a k e t h e new connec to r highway between M e r r i t t and Peachland.

makes f o r t h e most b e a u t i f u l s i g h t s . - Jimmy d e c i d e s he h a s t o g e t o u t of

the c a r and he l a y s down and e a t s t h e f resh snow.. i t ' s s o c l e a n and whi te ,

'wi th no p o l l u t i o n on i t .

Then on Jan. 29 Chuck, my son, and I were on o u r way home from s e e i n g George when we saw a n o t h e r one s t a n d i n g on a h i l l e a t i n g l e a v e s w i t h a most b e a u t i - f u l s u n s e t of yel low, orange, mauve & b l u e behind h e r - t h e r e was no more b e a u t i f u l s i g h t i n t h e world.

L i l l i a n

I t ' s j u s t been snowing and t h e snow on the f r u i t t r e e s , wi th j u s t a l i t t l e i c e ,

Hi,

My w i f e & I go walking i n t h e snow md I j u s t g ive thanks t o God f o r g iv- ing me a second chance a t l i f e s o I can see t h e most b e a u t i f u l s i g h t s . I j u s t wish you a l l could come up and s e a , Nature i n a l l i t s s p l e n d o r .

George

The llagnif i c e n t Moose

On Jan . 2 7 we were going i n t o Kam- loops t o t a k e George t o t h e h o s p i t a l for t e s t s when t o our r i g h t i n a c l e a r - ing of l o t s of p i n e t r e e s we was the most b e a u t i f u l young moose !

My thoughts were how long would such a b e a u t i f u l animal l i v e b e f o r e someone would shoo t i t . . no t f o r food bu t f o r fun.; and I f e l t s o sad because t h i s i s happening a l o t i n t h i s a r e a and they a r e j u s ~ l e f t i n the f i e l d s

To a l l o u r Carnegie Family. J u s t a n o t e t o say Thanks f o r a l l your pray- e r s f o r George and now t o t e l l you a l l t h a t t h e s p e c i a l i s t found n o t h i n g . . o n l y o l d s c a r t i s s u e from when George was a deputy f i r e c h i e f , caused by smoke i n h a l a t i o n .

So t h e d o c t o r s a i d a f t e r a l l t h e t e s t s t h a t George should l i v e t o be a t l e a s t 110 o r so ! We w i l l be spend- i n g l o t s of a n n i v e r s a r i e s w i t h o u r Carnegie Family. J u s t want t o s a y w e love you a l l and m i s s you v e r y much. We a l s o \ y o u could be h e r e i n Logan L k . t o s e e Nature a t i t s most b e a u t i f u l . When you s e e b e a r , d e e r , moose, long- horned mountain g o a t s p l u s s u n s e t s h s u n r i s e s , i t ' s easy t o imagine t h a t t h e r e ' s n o t h i n g s o f i n e anywhere.

Love you a l l ! George & L i l l i a n

f YET THE WALL STILL C;KOWS H I G l l E I I

'I'hrough the pa in and s u f f e r i n g Tlle sun does n o t s h i n e through c o n c r e t e But t h e w a l l grows h i g h e r

Itazor w i r e i n c i r c l e your s u f f e r i n g L t ho lds you back on t h a t what yo; s e e k , Freedom, l o v e , revenge. Yet t h e w a l l s grow h i g h e r

Doors t h a t e n c l o s e your s u f f e r i n g The p a i n and rage you f e e l a r e i n c l o s e d i n c o n c r e t e . But t h e w a l l s grow h i g h e r

You look o u t through v a c a n t eyes and on ly See t h a t which is b e f o r e you. But the w a l l s grow h i g h e r

You have no f e e l i n g s you watch The seasons change through g l a s s Your f e e l i n g s a r e numb. But t h e w a l l s grow h i g h e r

You stumble through your t ime Enclosed i n a c o n c r e t e tomb. But the w a l l s grow h i g h e r

You hold your s u f f e r i n g and p a i n I n check, behind c l o s e d d o o r s Time is your enemy. Yet t h e w a l l s t i l l grows h i g h e r .

Where tile h e l l is L a r w i l l Pa rk?

Even i f you 've l i v e d i n Vancouver f o r y e a r s , t h e answer t o t h i s might come a s a s u r p r i s e . L a r w i l l Park i s t h e l a n d t h a t t h e Greyhound Bus Term- i n a l s i t s on, about a b lock s o u t h of Vic to ry Square.

Th i s l and isvnow b e i n g c a l l e d by i t s o l d name b3cause Greyhound wants t o move t h e e n t i r e o p e r a t i o n t o a d j o i n t h e V I A (CN) R a i l g rounds a t Terminal and Main. They've asked Counci l t o a l l o w t h e move AND pay f o r changes i n t r a f f i c a c c e s s AND pay f o r d e m o l i t i o n of t h e L a r w i l l Park t e r m i n a l . I n add i - t i o n t o t h i s , Greyhound a s k s Counci l t o a c c e p t l o s i n g about $2 m i l l i o n i n l e a s e and p r o p e r t y t a x r e v e n u e . . i f 7

they a r e g iven pe rmiss ion t o move e a r l y (Nov. 1991).

Now t h e CiLy of Vancouver c u t i t s I budget by h a l f , s e l l i n g t h e f i r e b o a t

I

and t e r m i n a t i n g j o b s ; i t c u t t h e bud- g e t f o r Pa rks & R e c r e a t i o n by h a l f ,

John Fabian Gutor

meaning t h a t a l o t of needed improve-

ce ments and s e r v i c e s d i d n ' t happen - a t a t h e same t ime t h a t t h e NPA wanted t o

spend $40 m i l l i o n on making S t a n l e y Park a t o u r i s t t r a p ... The p o i n t i s t h a t Greyhbund is a b i g c o r p o r a t i o n and should pay i t s own way..not want

C t axpayers t o pay f o r them. 1,AltWILL PARK i s j u s t t h a t - a PARK!

I n c a s e you h a v e n ' t n o t i c e d , t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e is r e a l l y s h o r t on

a c c e s s a b l e g reen space . Crab Park i s 7?5 a c r e s , b u i o v e r 113 of o u r neighbourhood's r e s i d e n t s can ' t g e t t o i t .

e Counci l Committee on producing c e p t i b l e a c c e s s h a s been meet ing f o r e r 3 y e a r s b u t t h e foot-dragging is sgus t ing . (A l e t t e r i s w r i t t e n . . a ply comes back i n 3 months..a meet-

i s c a l l e d a f t e r a n o t h e r month.. e p l y t o t h e rep ly . . and summer is t around t h e c o r n e r a g a i n . ) i t h I n t e r n a t i o n a l V i l l a g e r a i s i n g

s head, w i t h t h e Expo l a n d s devel- ment promising l i t t l e b u t Poison rk ( t h e most t o x i c l a n d , which che r k e r s won't be s u b j e c t e d t o , i s to. a c h i l d r e n ' s p l a y a r e a ) . . w i t h Bosa

t Main & Terminal and a fenced i n reen s p a c e the re . . . L a r w i l l P a r k is st used , when Greyhound goes i ts

e r r y way, as a p a r k and +s-ize f o r re- : r e a t i o n a l a c t i v i t y . It cou ld be a i t e f o r a much-needed swimming poo l

(below ground l e v e l ) , topped w i t h a umber of r o o m s / a c t i v i t i e s l i k e exer- :ise & weigh ts & h a n d b a l l & whatever , . a l l of which could be used by t h e ~e ighbourhood r e s i d e n t s .

I n t h e r e p o r t t o Counci l , t h e a u t h o r 3 f i t on ly s e e s i t be ing used f o r residential/office/light i n d u s t r i a l .

Keep your e a r s open. When a p u b l i c nearing is c a l l e d , l e t ' s s a y what we #ant i n o u r community. CRAB Park is the r e s u l t of many p e o p l e ' s dedica- r ion t o an i d e a , and t h a t f i g h t went on f o r 5 y e a r s . Carnegie i t s e l f would aow be a pa rk ing l o t o r a p r i v a t e c l u b but f o r many p e o p l e ' s d e d i c a t i o n t o the i d e a of i t be ing p e r f e c t f o r a community c e n t r e .

LARWILL PARK can be t h e s i t e f o r our swimming/recreaizion c e n t r e .

By PAULR TAYLOR'

(PS: Has t ings Park, t h e PNE grounds, i s i n t h e middle o f j u s t t h i s

kind of f i g h t . The r e s i d e n t s want i t re tu rned t o p u b l i c u s e w i t h p l a y i n g f i e l d s , t r e e s , g r a s s . . . ' e n t r e p r e n e u r s want gambling j o i n t s , a r a c e t r a c k . ; . )

The fo l lowing i s a n o t h e r l e t t e r i n response t o t h e one w r i t t e n by Steve Rose.

Dear S teve ,

Okay, I ' l l admit a f t e r r e a d i n g your l e t t e r I, too , was a b i t u p s e t , bu t a f t e r mul l ing e v e r y t h i n g over I wanted t o respond as w e l l , under t h e im- p r e s s i o n your q u e s t i o n s a r e s i n c e r e and n o t i n mal ice .

I a p p r e c i a t e your r e q u e s t f o r en- l ightenment on t h e Native Land Claims i s s u e and I w i l l t r y t o h e l p you l e a r n a n d u n d e r s t a n d w i t h t h e follow- i n g le t ter , b e a r i n g i n mind t h a t I am n o t a p o l i t i c a l e x p e r t of any s o r t and t h a t t h e ensu ing b e l i e f s are my own i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of wha t ' s going on from a young Native woman's perspec- t i v e . .

Yes, i t ' s t r u e I want t o c h e r i s h and m a i n t a i n my h e r i t a g e , c u l t u r e and language and i t ' s a l s o t r u e N a t i v e s want s o v e r e i g n t y , freedom and s e l f - de te rmina t ion . As f o r your q u e s t i o n ,

I ' Do we count?" I am assuming you mean white people. Well, obviously EVERY- ONE counts. I don ' t know i f i t ' s a

:typo o r your owniignorance of h i s t o r y ,. but "2,000 yea r s of a b o r i g i n a l exist-

ence" f a l l s s h o r t of a r c h e o l o g i c a l evidence which says Native people

. . were l i v i n g he re w e l l over 20,000 years! On t h e o t h e r hand I too a m e n t i t l e d t o my own pe r sona l opinion and b e l i e f s , which is I choose no t t o r e l y on sc i ence o r an th ropo log ica l d a t a but be l i eve my people were he re s i n c e time immemorial and d i d n o t c ros s over any br idges .

Furthermore, I don ' t b e l i e v e your ances tors , s p e c i f i c a l l y , were oppres- s o r s of my ances to r s bu t , can you prove otherwise? Where d i d they come from? Where d i d they se t t le? Did your g r e a t , g r e a t , g r e a t , g r e a t grandmother o r f a t h e r ever chea t mine ou t of f u r s o r k i l l a b u f f a l o j u s t f o r s p o r t ? O r were any of them a missionary?

Of course I understand t h e Canadian government d e a l t u n f a i r l y w i th non- na t ives but no t on t h e s c a l e as t h e i r a t r o c i t i e s a g a i n s t Nat ives . Did you know t h a t one e a r l y government memo had s a i d t o t he e f f e c t t h a t Nat ives should be wiped ou t completely? An- o the r example is t h e Beothucks. Look what happened t o them. Does t h a t mean anything? Does i t ma t t e r ?

Sorry, I cannot answer your next quest ion r e f e r r i n g t o " the f a c t t h a t Natives were raped of everything"

being " the only i s s u e i n modern day sovereignty" because I thought i t was a b i t absurd f o r an answer.

What w i l l happen when Nat ives g e t t h e i r land i s t h a t t h e r e s t of t h e world w i l l s e e what r e a l l i v i n g i s about. What I mean by t h i s is t h a t once Nat ives g e t t h e i r l and back then they w i l l always have a base t o prac- t i c e t h e i r r e l i g i o u s b e l i e f s on sac- red ground no t contaminated by cab ins o r f a c t o r i e s . Therefore , a s Tewa Pu- eb lo Alfonso O r t i z s ays "The remain- i n g Nat ive American cosmological worldview w i l l be models f o r respons- i b i l i t y i n t h e fu tu re . "

I don ' t know what wh i t e people w i l l do when Nat ives ge t t h e i r land. I th ink , and l e t ' s g e t r e a l now, t h a t Nat ive l e a d e r s w i l l use t h e r e sou rces and use them respons ib ly , n o t powered by greed. Native l e a d e r s a r e d i f f e r - e n t from whi te people i n t h e s ense t h a t they won't k ick whi te people o u t of t h e i r homes and c o r r a l them i n t o l i t t l e p a r c e l s of u s e l e s s land , e t c . Af t e r a l l , we know how i t is t o be oppressed. W i l l t h e oppressor become t h e oppressed? That is n o t p a r t of Nat ive c u l t u r e . What i s r i g h t ? You w i l l have t o answer t h a t one f o r yout- s e l f .

Of course a l l of u s w i l l b e n e f i t . You ' l l j u s t have t o t r u s t me on t h a t one. I t ' s no t rude t o a s k because I'in s u r e . t h e r e a r e o t h e r people who r e a l l y don ' t understand t h e Land Claims Iss- ues f u l l y , o r Nat ive 'people i n gene ra l f o r t h a t mat te r .

I , too , need t o l e a r n more about my c u l t u r e . Your wanting t o l e a r n more i s a l s o a s t e p i n t he r i g h t d i r e c t i o n . I only hope what l i t t l e I ' v e shared wi th you he lps . For more in format ion i t is up t o you t o seek o u t knowledge w i t h an open mind and good h e a r t .

May good s p i r i t s guide you. .

Brenda

QUE PASA?

' t A Canada - Mexico "Free" Trade Deal

These is no doubt a t r a d e d e a l w i l l f u r t h e r encourage t h e r a p i d growth of manufacturing i n Mexico where wages a re $3.25 a day and env i ronmenia l r e g u l a t i o n s a r e non-ex i s t en t .

Th i s k ind of development, where Mex- i cans a r e l e f t i n pover ty and t h e l a r g e c o r p o r a t i o n s b e n e f i t w i t h in - c reased p r o f i t s , does l i t t l e t o s o l v e

Mexico 's problems. The h i g h e s t p r i c e w i l l be pa id by

women, who make up t h e v a s t m a j o r i t y 'of t h e workforce i n t h e Maqui ladora ' s ( the zone j u s t below t h e U.S. b o r d e r where m u l t i n a t i o n a l s r e l o c a t e , p o l l u t e and pay n e x t t o n o t h i n g ) and h e r e i n Canada, w i l l be h a r d e s t h i t a s j o b s

7 flow sou th . Free t r a d e assumes t h e complete

con t ro l of s o c i e t y by t h e f o r c e s of the market .

The proposed Mexico t r a d e d e a l , ased on a p u r e l y market economy, is naccep tab le . It is a l i f e l e s s model that cannot s u s t a i n t h e p l a n e t o r i t s i peoples. It w i l l o n l y s e r v e t o r e -

I colonize Mexico and f u r t h e r o u r own 1 /o lon iza t ion .

A new r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h Mexico i s I ecessa ry , bu t i t shou ld be based on

u t u a l r e s p e c t f o r s o v e r e i g n t y and a ommitment t o a h e a l t h y , d i v e r s e soc- lety t h a t meets t h e needs of t h e maj- I 1

1 ority of i t s people . / (For more in fo rmat ion on t h e B . C .

lorking Group on Canada-Mexico Free Trade: J i m S i n c l a i r 255-1336

Jean Swanson 879-1209

"Free Trade with Mexico is coming. We've just done a study that determined that we can manufacture in Mexico and ship to Vancouver, including duty and freright cheaper than we can manufacture in Vancouver."

"There are going to be dislocations in businesses that can't make it. But its like castor oil - you have to get it over with."

Jimmy Pattison, Chairman Jim Pattison Group

"I hope some day that the majority of the world will start to think about the fact that our wealth is not how much we own , but how much we can give."

George Watts, Chief Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council

To t h e peop le of Carnegie - I was v e r y s i c k and depressed. I

d i d n ' t even want t o g e t o u t of bed and wasn' L e a t i n g any th ing . My doc- t o r wanted t o g i v e me medic ine b u t p i l l s make i t worse. I was dying.

Then a phone c a l l from Diane Mac- Kenzie and Pau1,and Nat came o v e r & walked me down t o Carnegie. I go t t h i s b i g c a r d from you peop le , and I read i t and laughed and laughed!

That c a r d was b e t t e r f o r me than a l l t h e medic ine i n t h e world .

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