MAY 1 5 , 1 9 8 9 .

Carnegie Peop le

I l i k e t h e c e n t r e and t h e peop le t o o i t ' s s o r t of homey, n e v e r b o r i n ' and h a s a l o t of c h e e r a p l a c e of new b e g i n n i n g s , a home away from d e s p a i r . a r e f u g e from t h o s e mean s t r e e t s t h a t s o o t h e s my s o u l a p l a c e f o r peop le a l o t l i k e me.

I know t h e people though n o t by name I s e e t h e i r f a c e s , i t t e l l s t h e i r s t o r y good p e o p l e , w o r k i n ' , l o v i n ' , c a r i n ' f o l k r i c h i n s p i r i t & good a t h e a r t a l o t l i k e me

determined peop le who've had t o s t r u g g l e t o g e t t h e l i t t l e t h a t t h e y ' v e go t when o t h e r s have n o t h i n ' b u t memories, s c a r s 6 a c h i n ' h e a r t s

I s e e t h e i r s t a r s , t h e d i s t a n t g l a r e s and know why/

f i g h t i n ' f o r s u r v i v a l i n a "system" t h a t j u s t doesn ' t c a r e

y e t i n t h e i r h e a r t s i s a s t r e n g t h t h a t ' s oh s o s t r o n g

n o t h i n ' can b r e a k t h e i r s p i r i t s no m a t t e r how s e v e r e t h e wrong

We've come t h i s f a r , we c a n ' t s t o p now

a determined peop le s t r u g g l i n ' t o g e t our due

I s i n g your p r a i s e s I won' t f o r g e t y a s Ya a l o t l . ike m e .

THANKS TO YOU!

There a r e two people a t Carnegie, who have been more than generous and very kind. They a r e George & L i l l i a n .

George & L i l l i a n have been sponsor- i ng t h e once a month en te r ta inment of "Stage 401" which t o o l p l ace one ,week befnre we l f a r e day f o r more than 6 months. Their generous c o n t r i b u t i o n of one hundred d o l l a r s and door p r i z e s t o t h e amount of twenty d o l l a r s is r e a l l y app rec i a t ed by t h e musicians and t h e audience.

To you George and L i l l i a n I say thank you f o r keeping Stage 401, t h e mtlsirianc: 2nd rhp ~UII~P~C~, B ~ ~ V P ,

and very happy. Henry

ANOTHER DISASTER

Why a r e they l e t t i n g our environ- ment t u r n b lack?

What's happening t o our government? ... t h e people who a r e supposed t o be running our country?!

The d i s a s t e r t h a t happened a t Sea should n o t have happened a t a l l . It was t h e s t u p i d i t y of t h e sk ipper i n Valdez; due t o h i s d r ink ing . Because of t h a t h e ' s h u r t many walks of l i f e inc lud ing h i s family .

But y e t t h e Government j u s t sits and w a i t s f o r t h e o i l s p i l l t o come9 j u s t a l i t t l e c l o s e r be fo re they c a l l ic the croops; 5y cha t t i m e i t ' s too l a t e . The wind has s h i f t e d and i t ' s more than j u s t a l i t t l e c l o s e r now.

The damage w i l l s t i l l be t h e r e when , t h e sk ippe r g e t s ou t of jai l . H e g e t s 1

t o spend two yea r s i n j a i l - i f t h a t . I

Three square meals a day and a roof i

' over h i s head, p l u s a $100,000 f i n e , I I but i f you t h i n k about it, h e ' s g e t t - i n g t h e b e t t e r of t h e dea l . I t ' s cos- t i n g t h e government XXXX number of d o l l a r s j u s t t o keep him i n lacked up

Margaret

I n t h e Carnegie Library ... I

ARE YOU HEARING THINGS?

The Carnegie L ib ra ry has something new f o r you t h i s Spring - a c o l l e c t i o n of books on audio-casse t te t apes .

These booktapes a r e by a l l your f a v o u r i t e au tho r s and can be borrowed f o r one week a t a t i m e . I f you'd ra th- er, you can l i s t e n t o t h e taped books i n t h e Library . W e a l r eady have one c a s s e t t e p l aye r and earphones a v a i l - a b l e f o r you and another set is on t h e way.

Enjoy something new t h i s Spring - L i s t e n t o a Book!

Edi to r :

I a t tended t h e Apr i l 17 th GVRD hea r ing on r e c y c l i n g and l e f t q u t t e d i sappoin ted because t h e i r o v e r a l l p lan omits t h e two most important elements of r e c y c l i n g - a commitment t o waste reduc t ion and a p l an t o u t i l i z e recyc led products .

L i t e r a l l y tonnes of unrecycled newspapers l e a v e Vancouver each year because t h e r e i s no market f o r them here. The two c l o s e s t p l a n t s t o Vancouver which can s t r i p t h e i n k from t h e newsprint f o r r ecyc l ing a r e i n Oregon and Ontar io . Both a r e t u rn ing away newspaper because they a r e overwhelmed wi th paper and have l i t t l e market. BC waste paper which was s e l l i n g f o r between $70 t o $100 a tonne l a s t year is s e l l i n g t h i s s p r i n g f o r between $16 and $45/tonne. Perhaps t h e GVRD should t ake a b a s i c economics course i n supply and demand be fo re they implement t h e i r scheme.

Of equa l importance i s t h e p r i o r i t y of waste reduc t ion over waste recyc- l i n g . Governments need t o ban cer - t a i n products and packagings. Minn- e a p o l i s last month, f o r example, banned p l e s t l c am! 2 c 3 ~ f s o d pack- a g i n g ~ such a s egg c a r t o n s and t h e t r a y s w e buy meat i n . A Metro Toronto counci l r e p o r t noted t h a t 50% of waste volume and 33% of waste weight i n t h e i r Ci ty i s from packaging - s u r e l y e l imina t ing r a t h e r than j u s t r ecyc l ing unnecessary waste needs t o be a p r i o r i t y of government.

With garbage t h e r e i s only fou r t h ings w e can do wi th i t - burn i t , bury i t , r ecyc l e i t o r reduce i t . ~ e t ' s t r y t h e l a t t e r before anyth ing else.

Darren Lowe

SPRING FEST

I t 's t h a t t i m e of year aga in - time f o r t he Annual Spring Fest t o be held on SATURDAY, 27 MAY, 10 - 4 .

Last year , many o rgan iza t ions joined f o r a day of fun and fund- r a i s i n g . Like most church bazaars t h e r e w i l l be white e lephant t a b l e s & home baking, a t e a room, games of var ious s o r t s and s o on.

This l e t t e r i s t o i n v i t e t h e pub l i c t o a t t e n d and t o ask any group o r a s s o c i a t i o n t o be a p a r t of t h e fun. See you a t t h e f e s t !

Geniene E l l i o t Spring Fes t Committee F i r s t United Church.

' MUSIC THEORY

TEAMWORK MAKES A GARDEN GROW

I f you happened t o pass by t h e S t ra thcona Community Gardens on t h e weekend of May 6-7, you would have witnessed an amazing s i g h t . L i t e r a l l y hundreds of people were working i n cooperat ion t o t ransform t h e Gardens. Sweating bodies , pushing wheelbarrows, crews digging t renches i n unison, sawing, hammering i n s t a k e s , people d i r e c t i n g crews a s soon a s they f i n - ished one t a s k i n t o another . Dust, no i se and a sense of e x h i l a r a t i o n covered t h e 3 a c r e s of t h e Gardens.

We had been without d ra inage and an i r r i g a t i o n system a t t h e Gardens s i n c e cons t ruc t ion s t a r t e d i n Febru- a r y on t h e city-owned po r t i on of t h e land. A l l of our p l o t s were moved i n t he win te r months, inc lud ing s o i l , rocks and boards. They were shovel l - ed onto wheelbarrows and moved over wet, f rozen , f looded o r thawed pa ths - a backbreaking t a s k . These pa ths , which w e r e rough t o begin wi th , took a s e r i o u s bea t ing and w e r e v i r t u a l l y impassible .

A t t h e end of March, w e were app- roached by t h e S t e r l i n g Community Foundation, a group which does pub l i c s e r v i c e p r o j e c t s , t o make May 6 h 7 a community work weekend. W e jumped a t t h e o f f e r and s t a r t e d scrambling f o r funds t o pay f o r m a t e r i a l s l i k e water p ipes , d ra inage t i l e s , g r ave l , mulch and wood.

Thanks t o Alds. Libby Davies, Bruce Ericksen and Harry Rankin, w e go t $15,000 from Vancouver C i ty Council . They fought f o r u s t o g e t t h e money t o he lp undo t h e damage caused when t h e Ci ty forced u s t o move o f f one- q u a r t e r of t h e land.

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t h e m a t e r i a l s w e needed. But t h e S t e r l i n g s hadn ' t j u s t been s i t t i n g around wa i t i ng f o r us t o f i n d t h e funds. They had whipped an appl ica- t i o n i n t o t h e Van Dusen Foundation and got u s a $3,000 g r a n t ; thye a l s o got u s t h e use of a bobcat f o r t h e weekend, a genera tor , a cook-stove and equipment, huge t e n t and 45-foot t r a i l e r ( t o s t o r e a l l t h e t o o l s and equipment i n ) . F i f t e e n l a r g e p ine t r e e s from va r ious n u r s e r i e s were donated t o be p l an t ed on t h e berm fac ing P r i o r S t r e e t . A l l t h e wood f o r t h e wheelchair garden beds was salvaged from an o l d m i l l , a s w e l l a s t h e edge boards f o r t h e pa ths .

The night and Day Res tauran t don- a t e d food f o r t h e weekend and prep- e r a t i o n t ime f o r t h e d i n n e r on Sun- day: J u i c e , f r u i t , c o f f e e , e t c . was a l l donated. What t h e y g o t i n goods and s e r v i c e s was t r u l y amazing. I c o u l d n ' t even start t o l ist it.

On Fr iday , che dump t r u c k s s t a r t e d a r r i v i n g w i t h t h e g r a v e l . They dumped 25 l o a d s on Hawks S t r e e t n e x t t o t h e Gardens. What a p i l e ! It a l l had t o be loaded on wheelbarrows and moved by hand o n t o t h e s i t e . Some o f u s wondered a lound what we had l e t our- s e l v e s i n f o r .

By Saturday noon, t h e o p e r a t i o n was i n f u l l swing and humming. Teams of e i g h t were s h o v e l l i n g g r a v e l i n t o wheelbarrows w h i l e a n o t h e r team he lped push t h e l o a d s up t h e h i l l i n t o t h e Gardens. A t t h e g a t e someone was d i r e c t i n g each wheelbarrow t o i t s d e s t i n a t i o n on t h e s i t e . Teams were d i g g i n g t r e n c h e s f o r d r a i n a g e and

t h a t would be t aken down t o t h e marsh l a n d s a t t h e bottom of t h e s i t e t o be dumped. One team w a s b u i l d i n g h i g h wooden beds f o r whee lcha i r g a r d e n e r s . Others were s t a k i n g t h e t r e n c h e s , f i l l i n g them w i t h g r a v e l and n a i l i n g on edge boards . C r e w s of p a t h c l e a r -

ers dug o u t t h e o l d sod on t h e p a t h s and l e v e l l e d t h e bumps and r o c k s t o ready t h e p a t h s f o r g r a v e l .

The p r e p a r a t i o n work r e q u i r e d b e f o r e t h e weekend was t o d i g over 700 f e e t of 18-inch t r e n c h i n g and l a y t h e wa te r p ip ing . The Gardeners and l o c a l community peop le dug- these t r e n c h e s i n t h e month before . The lay- i n g o f t h e wa te r p i p e r e q u i r e d tech- . - 3 - - > -7-:-I -# - # 1 uLLrll 3hLllb L L L ~ ~ w t j ~ t : buU!Jlitld b y Greg, a S t e r l i n g . He and E l l e (from t h e Gardens) des igned t h e wa te r i r r i - g a t i o n system.

A l l t h e d e t a i l s of t h e o p e r a t i o n were thought o u t i n advance. There was even a massive crew on hand t o work over t h e t i r e d muscles of t h e workers. Water and j u i c e came around p e r i o d i c a l l y . With t h e many people on s i t e (300 r e g i s t e r e d ) , i t took a m i r a c l e of p lann ing t o keep people from t r i p p i n g - o v e r each o t h e r . One t h i n g we r e a l l y a p p r e c i a t e d w a s t h e concern f o r s a f e t y . There were no a c c i d e n t s , no one was h u r t and none of t h e equipment was damaged.

Bruce Er ickson and Libby Davies , a f t e r t h e d i n n e r on Sunday, made a n o t h e r c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e f u t u r e of t h e Gardens. They donated a male and a female K i w i t r e e f o r t h e r e l o c a t e d o r c h a r d . T h i s , a long w i t h recogni- t i o n of t h e i r v i c t o r y i n g e t t i n g $15,000 from C i t y Council t o pay p a r t i a l c o s t s , won thunderous app lause from everyone.

A f t e r t h e m i r a c l e had been performed, some numbers o f f e r e d themselves a s p a r t of t h e s t o r y :

Three hundred peop le , averag ing about t e n h o u r s each , e q u a l s 3,000 hours of work. It would have t a k e n u s y e a r s , i f e v e r , t o complete t h e j o b o u r s e l v e s .

I f we had t r i e d t o h i r e t h a t k ind of I -L- . .w I-.-P.& -6 < i - &+nh 1 - 7 m l r < I 1c.A.i rrruvuL \ r . r u ~ r r "L r c .L*f,*.&J u r . s - A - u , , i t would have c o s t u s over $50,000 ( n o t t h a t we e v e r could have a f f o r d e d i t , o•’ c o u r s e ) .

Thanks t o t h e S t e r l i n g s and t o t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n and hard work of t h e Gardeners , i n c l u d i n g many Carnegie peop le , we now have a f u l l y f u n c t i o n i n g s i t e . Probably t h e h i g h e s t compliment we can pay is t h a t a l l t h e work done i s p r a c t i c a l l y i n v i s i b l e , b u r i e d under t h e p a t h s , but working t o make t h e Gardens grow. The Gardeners d i d n ' t l o s e any t ime t a k i n g advantage of t h e improvements. By Sunday even ing , many were a l r e a d y busy w a t e r i n g t h e i r p l o t s . Carnegie members w i l l be g lad t o know t h a t t h e Carnegie p l o t i s a l r e a d y beg inn ing t o s p r o u t .

I t was q u i t e an exper ience , working w i t h t h a t l a r g e number of peop le , a l l c h e e r f u l l y j o i n i n g i n one grand p r o j e c t . It shows t h a t teamwork and c o o p e r a t i o n can move mount whether they b e s o i l o r g r a v e l !

P.S. The Gardens a r e i n t h e 700-block of P r i o r . I f y o u ' r e i n t e r e s t e d i n p a r t i c i p a t i n g , l e a v e a message f q r Muggs a t t h e f r o n t desk of Carnegie Centre . Come on over t o our Gardens any t ime f o r a v i s i t ! ! !

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By MUGGS SIGURGEIRSC?

An American P o r t r a i t : Poem For My Fa ther

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bulldogging steers dangl ing romance and ropes from h i s b e l t loops swapped h i s land f o r an i r i s h s t e w and married her . t he bucks bought c a r s , ,

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he performed an t iqua ted a c r o b a t i c s a g a i n s t a backdrop of f a c e s feeding on popcorn and they paid t o watch

1 him l i v i n g ou t ) h i s o u t l i v e d t i m e

Doc gazed p a s t a l l dreams saw t h e Oklahama h i l l s r i s e from t h e p l a i n s and when he saw too c l e a r l y t h e mouth of a b o t t l e he took f o r t h e moon f i x e d h i s l i p s around i t and sucked t i l l he blazed l i k e t h e sun ti immrd rln_~. grzn&rlnd

now he r i d e s on s i l e n t wheels down c o r r i d o r s wi th mouths l i k e empty chutes p a s t g u a r d r a i l s p a s t geraniums one eye f i xed on phantoms one eye on t h e horizon w a i t s

J u s t because you ' re a c h i l d doesn ' t mean you don ' t have r i g h t s

So i f someone touchs you where you dull' i w a ~ i iilr111 i u , s a y NO Then t e l l someone

What he was doing t o her was wrong, but he s a i d i t would make he r f e e l . b e t t e r and t o l d her never t o say anything t o anyone about what he was doing; s o she d i d n ' t

Besides he t o l d he r she would g e t i n t o t roub le i f she t o l d Granny.. . so she d i d n ' t

But I wish I had because I know now t h a t I wouldn't have been i n t r o u b l e - he would have been.

Margaret

Exci t ing news f o r Sen io r s i n and around Carnegie:

The next t r i p scheduled f o r Car- negie Sen io r s w i l l be a day t r i p - TUESDAY, MAY 30 th t o Harr ison. We' l l l eave Carnegie a t 10:OO a .m. and head t o t h e Har r i son Pool f o r a warm, re- l a x i n g b a t h (don ' t f o r g e t your b a t h i n ' s u i t and towel! ) . Following a 1-hour s w i m w e ' l l t r a v e l t o Harr ison Lake f o r t h e a f t e r n o o n , which i n c l u d e s a p i c n i c lunch, then i t ' s back t o Car- negie . T i c k e t s f o r t h e d a y ' s excur- s lo i i a re 61.33 each and will L e avail- a b l e from t h e S e n i o r ' s Lounge. This t r i p is l i m i t e d t o 40 Sen io r s .

Cawing , Camping, Camping - T e n t a t i v e p l a n s a t t h i s t ime are

f o r a Camping t r i p t o S e c h e l t on t h e Band r e s e r v e JUNE 12-13th. This t r i p w i l l be t h e "old-fashioned s t y l e " of -

camping i n t e n t s and ' roughing i t ' . I f you ' r e i n t e r e s t e d , p l e a s e record your name on t h e l i s t i n t h e s e n i o r ' s

June w i l l be an extremely busy month f o r Carnegie Sen io r s ! Immedi- a t e l y fo l lowing t h e t r i p mentioned above, our Sen io r s w i l l p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e annual "Seniors ' S t ru t ' ' from Terry Fox P l a z a t o Robson Square. Forms a r e a v a i l a b l e from t h e S e n i o r ' s o f f i c e t o c o l l e c t p ledges on. This i s a g r e a t fund- ra i s ing a c t i v i t y . From a l l t h e monies c o l l e c t e d , we g e t t o keep 80% (20% goes t o t h e o rgan iz ing committee). A huge cake, t o which w e ' l l c o n t r i b u t e a p o r t i o n , and e n t e r - tainment w i l l be enjoyed by a l l a t Robson Square on FBIDAY, JUNE 16th .

Also i n June, t h e 1st Downtown East- s i d e S e n i o r ' s Neighbourhood Day w i l l t a k e p l a c e on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2 1 s t . Come p a r t i c i p a t e and h e l p c e l e b r a t e summer. The Neighbourhood Day w i l l i n c l u d e a walk about t h e community s t a r t i n g a t Carnegie, then on t o F i r s t United Church, Jenny Pent land

P lace and S t ra thcone , B i l l Hennesey and f i n a l l y Oppenheimer Park. The wali w i l l b e from 11 AM - 1 PM. I n t h e par t a chicken p i c n i c lunch w i l l t a k e p l a c e (from noon-2) a s w e l l a s e n t e r - tainment and FUN! See Donalda o r Danny Korica f o r more i n f o .

riASH! - Our newly e l e c t e d Secre t - a r y i s Henry Hebert. Welcome aboard!! fc Next Sen io r s Support Group Meeting TUESDAY, JUNE 6th-2 pm. (Note change)

DON'T FORGET TO APPLY FOR YOUR GUARANTEED INCOME SUPPLEMENT

I f you a r e g e t t i n g Old Age secu- r i t y , you a r c probably g e t t i n g a guaranteed income supplement. It comes included as parc of che Cid Age S e c u r i t y cheque.

I n January, you should have a l s o rece ived a green form i n t h e m a i l , s e p a r a t e l y from your cheque. Th i s i s c a l l e d t h e GIs form. Th i s green form guaran tees t h a t you w i l l con- i

t i n u e t o g e t t h e income supplement. This form should be f i l l e d o u t and s e n t i n t o Canada Pension P lan by p March 31st, 1989.

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I f you n o t i c e t h a t your Old Age S e c u r i t y cheque is about 50% l e s s than usua l , i t means t h a t you have no t f i l l e d o u t and mailed i n t h e green form.

I f t h i s has happened t o you, phone Canada Pension Plan a t 666- 3040 t o g e t them t o mai l you t h e green form. I f you a l r e a d y have t h e form and need he lp f i l l i n g i t o u t , they w i l l h e l p you do i t over t h e phone. 666-3040 You can a l s o go t o 712 TI. Hast ings

t o f i l l t h e form i n t h e r e . Ask the r e c e p t i o n i s t f o r t h e GIs form o r t h green form. I f you t h i n k you might need he lp f i l l i n g i n t h e form a t t k o f f i c e , you must phone f i r s t t o mak an appointment. Phone 666-6299.

DON'T DELAY: THIS MAKES A B I G DIFFERENCE TO YOUR INCOME!

PIDGEONS AND THE PARK

Saw a Nat ive Warrior WORDS

h i s hands manacled behind h i s back Words a r e l i k e k i t e s being a r r e s t e d f o r somethin ' o r o t h e r dancing a t t h e end of a s t r i n g : down a t Pidgeon Park I one rough j e r k of t h e tongue

a handfu l of people s tood around plunges them t o e a r t h .

they d i d n ' t s e e m t o mind t h e r a i n Yet, given t o t h e wind,

t h e anguish upon t h a t f a c e they s o a r , perhaps t o v a n i s h - i n pa in , wishing he could be bu t , i f they a r e yours ,

somewhere e l s e , f i x i n ' t o d i e they w i l l come back luminous w i t h what they have seen .

pbliceman looked oddly o u t of p l a c e t o o young, t o o c l e a n J a n c i s M. Andrews

t h e uniform n o t belonging n o t a n a r e a r e s i d e n t bu t a n import t o t h e downtown

On t h e s e mean s t r e e t s ; f o r a few hours t o do h i s job t o e n f o r c e unpopular, u n j u s t l e g i s l a t i o n an arrest, a lock-up t o be pu t behind b a r s t h i s is keeping t h e peace

and when i t w a s over t h e wind blew a few papers around and no th ing was l e f t t o show -. .F

what w a s going down i3i and t h e r e s t a u r a n t p a t r o n s laughed a t t h e joke and t h e pidgeons a t e g r a i n

;8 fed by kind f o l k

P?, kindly piease u s g i v e back some hope down a t Pidgeon Park. . .

Death i s c a s u a l Like t h e token g e s t u r e s of our s o c i e t y . Our e x i s t e n c e r e i n f o r c e s Their middle c l a s s b e l i e f s L i t t l e they know! A l i f e i s a l i f e But why shop h e r e Amongst t h e d e r e l i c t s To make b e l i e v e A l l i s w e l l But you can d i e by t h e gun O r be raped a t any t ime !$he11 t h e i r + _ i ~ is II? They might r i s e t o heaven Oh! But p l e a s e g i v e me a break By keeping s i l e n t Because i f God Should end t h e world

Taum

It w i l l be That you've Bored H i m t o d e a t h

P l e a s e t o g i v e H i m & I a measure of compassion O r a t least w a i t till We;re bo th o l d enough t o t u r n s t o n e d e a f .

Tom Lewis

Those readers who have been around Carnegie the past few years, and who regularly eat here, have noticed a few changes in the food service. The eating area has moved three times, a cash register and table cloths have been added, but beyond the superfic- ial, the patrcns zq have cotfced some other changes as well. Service has increased considerably

with many/more meals and a much broader variety of food served. Meal service is on a regular basis, soup and a good variety of sandwiches are served every day, and there is a veg- etarian dinner every Friday night. The dessert trays are usually full of various pastries and other delights. The kitchen volunteers and staff are committed to serving the patrons the highest quality food with the best (and sometimes expensive) ingredients available. To keep costs down and quality up, all our food is prepared from scratch. You are also aware that prices have

been stable for the past 24 years. During that time our costs have been steadily increasing and we have been trying very hard to keep prices down. We are at a time when we are faced

with the prospect of price increases on a few items, but not everything. This is unsettling, but a reality nonetheless. Regrettably, JUNE 1st these price changes will be in effect 1. potato salad $.50 (UP .lo) 2. hamburgers $1.10 (UP -20) 39 POP $.85 (UP -10) 4. bre?kfasts $1.50 (no beverage) There are a few consideratinns to

note while kitchen finances are being discussed. The Kitchen:

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- is not financially supported by I

City Hallexcept for staff salaries; - is responsible for all its foodcosts - is responsible for all its equip- ment maintenance repairs; - is paying for all of its equipment purchases; - is supplying free vitamins & pure drinking water ; - is absorbing all the costs of the volunteer tickets; - is selling baby food at well below cost ; ... the above are the main expenses +I.-,- - 1 . a ..n c LIloL aUU Up LG a c~?iside-i-able siiiii of money. when you support the kitchen with your patronnage you are in fact supporting yourselves. Any money left over after expenses goes to- wards new equipment or anything else 4 that better serves the community. The volunteers and staff take much pride in serving you the best in nu- c

tricious, inexpensive food. There is another way you can help

keep food costs down. The new cof- fee cup system in the concession re- quires that patrons clean up tables after themselves and return cups to the bus pans provided. Your co-op- eration meqn that we do not have to hire someone to clean up and there will not be an added expense to the Kithcen.

If you have any suggestions, ques- tions or complaints, please contact Catriona or Bruce. You are the reason we are here.

/a CATRIONA MOORE k - Kitchen Co-ordinator

1 - Programmer I1

For May Day A

Workers Unite Workers f i g h t Slogan a f t e r s logan 'workers' "Workers" How noble t h e sound.

SO WHO ARE WE?

The non-workers f o r pay The s i c k and t h e o ld The r e s i s t e r s of Min.Wage The b a t t e r e d and beaten The sk id row bum The n a t i v e a s l e e p on t h e s t r e e t The corner hooker BEING JOBLESS CAN HAPPEN TO YOU!

Most e l d e r l y and s i c k were once workers too

The s k i d row bum a

AQUA

f o r yea r s w a s a logger The na t ive , we s t o l e t h e i r l and The corner hooker could be

your daughter The l ist goes on and on

I So l e t u s u n i t e Not j u s t t h e workers But a l l of u s people Go hand i n hand Supporting and sha r ing

who des t roy our land of our f u t u r e c h i l d r e n Unborn & s t a r v i n g

i n t h e i r mother 's womb. THE FUTURE POOR

6 Home f i r e s burn ing b r i g h t Everything under c o n t r o l Thunder punctua tes b reak fas t Words spoken i n t h e wind $

Much More important than Words i n P r i n t ( thoughts can s o a r ) Pine tree green, l ime green Spring thaw t h e i c e mel t s away

Dave McConnell p i cks up t h e b igges t rock Bud Osborn t rucks 'em away M'bn K. and Eezry Eebert aclcad the s t m e L --..- and Anita ch ips away (black arrow heads) a She i l a B. l e d t h e t a l k and helped wi th t h e d i shes Tom L. i n a boat t r i e d h i s luck wi th t h e f i s h e s Pam was t h e r e f i r e water f o r t h e BBQ s t a r t e r Dianne amazed a t t h e lamb Cuba l i k e d t h e poems unfold s t o r i e s un to ld u n t i l today Bob brought a book ( a ve r se of rhymme wi th a sp ine ) Dave B. thought i t f i n e - but c l o s e t h e windows J a n c i s f lew i n and f lew out j u s t a s f a s t t r o u b l e s a s s a i l i n g t h a t l a s s f o r myself I would mention t h e LOVE and ex tens ion of t h e Community Enhancement (by a l a c k o f ) Economic Development t h i s Compatible Farming such a r e a l l y cool t h ing t o t r y t o do!

Wind in the willow whispering pines a starry filled night bump and push and other like noises a loon across the lake pine cones dropping low murmurs of a hushed conversation secrets shared by a husband and wife an exchange of life your fingers 'round my throat surviving the cold racing

Clear the land of rock plant onions Hay ! We are all (W) Right ! ! !

Tam * The Downtown Eastside Poets took a

four day poetry trip to C.E.E.D.S. on Hope Lake past 100 Mile House. Dome planted onions, some picked

rocks and fed the cows and did other chores. CEEDS has natural farms with no

chemicals or hormones in its meat or, vegetables. The chickens, cows, turkeys and sheep live a natural way (not in tiny cages). They come a- pecking and a-mooing at your cabin door. One poet's sock was eaten by a cow and Bob's camera was licked all over when a curious cow found where he had left it. May Day celebration found neigh-

bours and friends at a big bonfire with poetry, music and party-time! CEEDS is looking for volupteers to

farm and help with their landscaping business, which SuppOrtS%them. Dave McConnell stayed behind for

awhile. He seemkd very happy, When he returns, ask him all about I t .

ChnSln R n v f n r

HEALTH PROJECT: M A Y 15th .... --------------- Yiy 15, 2pm: ASTROLOGY

Deborah Silverman helps you gain some Cosmic insight into your personality. hX-.- 1 1 7- - . AhlP-D T.TC\DVCUC\D r l a y LU. L.IJUI. KU.IUU_L\. VIVIU~VILWI

- learn to deal with your anger more effectively. Sue Hall will. lead the afternoon workshop with angry women. Come if you dare! May 17, 2pm: VIDEOS:, 'DEPRESSION 1. Beating the Blues 2. Interupted Lives

May 23, 2pm: VIDEO: Depression 1. Feeling Good Again - St. John's FIRST AID COURSE

*basic life-saving skills; 8 or more women needed to begin. If you're interested-Joanne or Judy

Because women's work is never done and is underpaid or unpaid or boring

or repetitious and we're the first to get the sack and what we look like is more important than what we do and if we get raped it's our fault and if we get bashed we must have provoked it and if we raise our voices we're

nagging bitches and if we enjoy sex we're nymphos and if we don't

we're frigid and if we love women it's because we can't get a "real"

man and if we ask our doctor too many questions we're neurocic and/or pusily and if we expect community care for children we're selfish and if we

stand up for our rights we're aggressive and "unfeminine" and if we don't we're typical weak females, and if we want to get married we're out to .

trap a man and if we don't we're unnatural and because we still can't get an adequate safe

contraceptive but men can walk on the moon and if we can't cope or don't

want a pregnancy we're made to feel guilty about abortion and.... for lots and lots and lots of other

reasons we are part of the women's liberation movement.

Membership Month - sign up .... .. Mon., Wed. - Fri. : 10 to 5 pm Tuesday 11:30 to 5pm centre phone : 681- 8480 women% phone: 681-7458

DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE WOMEN'S CENTRE

44 east Cordova

Hast ings Park is t h e land where t h e PNE c u r r e n t l y sits. This was n o t

a p l a c e f o r commercial a c t i v - i t i e s , p r o f e s s i o n a l s p o r t s and yea r round money-making ventures . It w a s once a park, wi th a f o r e s t , green space, a c reek and p i c n i c grounds. It was p r o v i n c i a l l and , g ran ted t o t h e C i ty of Vancouver under a l e g a l TRUST as a pub l i c park f o r t h e "use, r e c r e a t i o n & dnjoyment of t h e , publ ic . "

Hast ings was meant t o be t h e Stan- l e y Park of t h e e a s t e r n h a l f of t h e City. But s p e c i a l i n t e r e s t groups had t h e i r eyes on t h e land and they had t h e e a r s of t h e p o l i t i c i a n s . So i n s t e a d of p reserv ing t h e land a s a park, Vancouver's Counci l ' s f i r s t allowed a r a c e t r a c k , t hen an exhi- b i t i o n and then t h e multi-commercial e n t e r p r i s e s w e have today. The t r e e s were chopped down and t h e p i c n i c grounds, green spaces , go l f course and c r eek were black-topped. The TRUST was betrayed. This was no t l e g a l , bu t t h e r e were fewer people l i v i n g on t h e e a s t s i d e of t h e Ci ty . Poorer, hardworking people, most d i d no t know of t h e TRUST and were power- less t o s t o p t h e cormnercialisation of t h e i r park by t h e bus iness i n t e r - ests ef +he day-

But times a r e changing. The l e a s e t o t h e PNE e x p i r e s i n 1994. The Attorney-General of B.C. has r ea f - firmed t h e TRUST on t h e land and t h e Ci ty and PNE a r e both aware t h a t t h i s is, l e g a l l y , PARKLAND. The horse r ac ing indus t ry needs a l a r g e r f a c i l i t y - 300-500 a c r e s ; and t h e PNE's many a c t i v i t i e s are t o o l a r g e and too f requent t o be accommodated comfortably on t h e s i te .

Ci ty Council e s t a b l i s h e d a s p e c i a l "Task Force" t o recommend a p l a n f o r redeveloping t h e park. The r e p o r t i s now publ ic . It recommends demolish- i n g most of t h e bu i ld ings , i nc lud ing

Empire Stadium, t o make room f o r a much l a r g e r horse r ac ing f a c i l i t y . Such a development would be a d i s a s - ter f o r t h e community and would l eave l i t t l e land f o r p u b l i c park. The r e p o r t a l s o recommends t h e e s t a - blishment of a " F e s t i v a l Park" - a p l a c e t o hold t h e PNE Annual F a i r , The Folk F e s t i v a l , t h e Jazz F e s t i v a l , The Asia-Pacif ic F e s t i v a l , t h e Child- r e n ' s F e s t i v a l , a Winter Carn iva l and o t h e r outdoor a c t i v i t i e s , MORE OFTEN, i n an outdoor s e t t i n g . With en t r ance f e e s t o t h e a c t i v i t i e s and wi th a l l t h e t r a f f i c and d i s r u p t i o n t h e s e

festivals would bring to our commun- ity this would not be a REAL PARK. A REAL PARK - the park we are leg-

ally and morally entitled to, which was taken away from us - is a park with trees, green spaces, walking & jogging trails, picnic grounds, children's play areas, gardens and the creek open to enjoy as it used to be. Other features and amenities consistent with a true park should include a year round ice skating facility and a mini-sports stadium for community use. The future of our park cannot be

1 n F t ;* th,, h m r A c =f the Fcpticisp's A L L C A I L L I L C L L L L l l U Y

and special interest groups. The City has acknowledged the Park but they are creating a non-park. We, a group of Hastings-Sunrise

residents, urge you to attend the upcoming meetings at which the City will display its plans for the re- development of ~astings/~xhibition Park. The first is on Tuesday, May 23rd, at 7:30pm in Franklin School, 250 S, Skeena St.; the second is on Wednesday, May 24th, at 7:30pm in the Hastings Community Centre, 3098 E. Hastings Street. Eow is our chance to reclaim our

heritage. Attend these meetings and speak out, in favour of a REAL PARK.

- HASTINGS PARK - "A REAL PARK FOR THE COMMUNITY"

FLESH OF MY FLESH

While walking in the garden Adam searched his soul He found something was missing He knew he wasn't whole

So, Adam searched the garden But, he just couldn't find A helpmate to stand by his side Another of his kind

You loved him Lord Almighty You tried to ease his pain T7?.-- ---.. L2- L a - l e a - ruu ~ U L ULIU LU JICCV.

From his rib you made a woman Then, you woke him up again

When Adam opened up his eyes He couldn't help but stare At the beauty of this creature You had lain beside him there

He felt her arms around him He looked into her eyes He felt her love surround him Then, he realized

She was flesh of his flesh Bone of his bone And, the good Lord gave her to him So he wouldn't be alone

Well, I am just like Adam I too have searched my soul I've found something missing I know I am not whole

Yes, I am just like Adam Please Lord, hear my plea I need someone to stand by my side To share this life with me So Lord, I call out to you Witp humbled heart and bended knee Hear my prayers Lord, Father? God?

'lease, remember me. Walter Ormerod

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It is becoming clearer and clearer that the only real option or way to get to Crab Park is by a stair/and plexiglass and steel elevator at Col- umbia st. An zt-grade crossing is a danger

to unescorted children and blind people. Trains run at 10 mph ih the shunting area, and CPR railway will not accept legal responsibility for an accident between a train and a pedestrian. The police have described an under-

pass as an area for muggings and drinking parties. It would need an exhausting zig-zag,ramp system. Disabled people in the downtown

eastsideyare not strong enough in the arms to navigate such a zig-zag ramp. So we are left with an overpass at

Columbia st. The city access commi- ttee,which includes the Crab Society, agreed that a crossing of some type is a necessity at Columbia. This street takes you directly into

the middle of the 7 acre waterfront park. The elevator system will drop you

into the park itself. And the eleva- tors will be see-through on 3 sides. Ocr waterfront park is an all-year,

evezj season park and a roof will be required on the overpass. Surveillance cameras hooked into

&I.- n-_-- LUC LULL p01 icc b u i l d i n g v a d d add safety to the system. We need the overpass built by late

June, 1990,when the parks board summer program begins. If it is not done by this time,then

one can only assume that the NPA cou- ncil is not interested in access to our park for poor,local people or,our communities children,our elderly,and the disabled ... but rather won't open up the park to al1,until the rich yuppies move into the many nearby skyscrapers that will soon invade this longstanding,lowincome area.

Willing Avenges

On high, Used coffee mugs are Dumb as emotions. (Eat up ! High on high. That's a funny concept, 25 dollars. Holy heavens, if i could Ever consume more than i Am, i would think ' yes ' i'm Grateful to my mother. Just Me and my aum mau'o'ther ... In less than six seconds We are the feelings of the Most grace-ridden breeze---- Worn through; Patched. Never taught better Than the killingest School kids. Were School Patrons. Free-loaders. Fathers Comma, phebe's vats'n', riddles, Minscreis amd cross-bearers. Flames.

In Air up Here i Can see. Oh, thee - You Sparkle. With thee I count rhythmically ... Faster. Until my heart Beats Like Yours. Until I've seen Heavenliest, Heaviest Wholly Uncontrolling, the sweetness Of beckoning you: A matronly Lover. Of all things coeievally Divine and sensuous.

Julia Kent Don Larson

ART &

ago, t h e above probably crossed your path. The ques t ion marks a r e t o be sugges t ive : l o c a l and p l ane t a ry a r t i s t s a r e being asked t o use any medium, any s t y l e , any s i ze / co lou r / i n t e r p r e t a t i o n and g ive t h e i r unique impression of t h e t h r e e l a r g e s t a i n e d g l a s s windows grac ing Carnegie 's s p i r a l s t a i r c a s e .

I t ' s l i k e a c o n t e s t , but i f t h a t conjures images of crass commercial- i s m , c a l l up another image. On May 19th , a l l c r e a t i o n s us ing t h e win- dows a s t h e theme w i l l be looked a t and t h e most p l ea s ing ( f o r want of a b e t t e r word) w i l l be s ing l ed out . There i s a smal l s t i pend (p r i ze ) f o r the a r t i s t and t h e one s e l e c t e d w i l l be presented t o t h e people who have r e c e n t l y donated funds t o have t h e s e t r e a s u r e s l i t up and sh in ing .

W i l l i s Shaparla , a t r u e pioneer of t h e Downtown Eas t s ide , ha s brought t h i s new f l avour t o our neighbour- hood. H e ' s always adamant about no t obscuring our he r i t age . On May 18th, W i l l i s w i l l be p re sen t ing h i s s l i d e show on t h e 1935 occupat ion of Carnegie 's t h i r d f loor .

POETRY "Poetry i n Motion" i s an a p t way

t o desc r ibe t h e a c t i v i t i e s of t h e Downtown Eas t s ide Poets .

When t h e f i r s t ' b i r t hday ' of t h e l o c a l group occurred a couple of months ago, t h e poe t s had given read ings t o c o f f e e houses and one Neighbourhood House, a long wi th sev- e r a l even t s i n t he Carnegie Theatre .

Since then, they have broadened t h e i r sphere of i n f luence t o p l aces

r-

lir tile I u i e ~ i u ~ , vallcouver I s i and and t o an i n c r e d i b l e a r e a known a s t h e C.E.E.D.S.' lands.

Most r e c e n t l y they p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e Lea rne r ' s Conference he re and were p a r t of t h e MayWorks c e l e b r a t i o n enter ta inment .

A workshop held during t h e day before t h e l a s t Carnegie event was an i n v i t a t i o n t o poe ts and a r t i s t s from a l l over t o come and sha re i deas and information about s ecu r ing funding and inc reas ing t h e growth of t h i s rena issance .

Academics w i l l s co f f a t t h e l a s t word - "renaissance" - a s being too l o f t y t o apply t o such raw and e a r t h y l i t e r a t u r e , but t h a t i s our poe ts ' m i l i eu . To c u t through t h e crud of poems w r i t t e n about f ishbowls o r g o l f i n g i n Mexico o r o t h e r such empty i d e a t i o n . . . t o g e t r i g h t t o t h e s u r p r i - s i n g core of i s s u e s and concerns i n a r e a l world. . . to t e l l i t without degenera t ing i n t o t r i t e phrases o r t a l l t a l k o r , worse, i n t e l l e c t u a l extratraganza.

Poe ts a r e extremely human i f they speak from t h e i r hea r t & mind. Be- i ng s o l i d i s c r u c i a l amongst t h e p l aye r s i n any c a s t .

candida condescended: "Don't l e t me bother you." Pedro spoke o b j e c t i v e l y ; he s a i d , " ~ o u ' r e going In how many hours

t o k i l l yourse l f ." Of a hundred yea r s Guenivere spoke nex t ; she went ~n and on and on. Can one hold on

Al ice s a i d , "Be r i g h t back." t o another

Marsha s a i d , "Goodnight. " Though w e s l e e p Dorothy redirected her presence, and a f t e r a l l t h i s , I knew I ' d l o s t "it." n Shared warmth

So J walked out and burned t h e b r idges t o a l l t h ings f a m i l i a r , i n o rde r t o , a f t e r a t ime, In our own dreams

Erect new and b e t t e r ones; a This process i s known a s t ak ing a Welfare Unasked unbidden

Holiday. A mere g e s t u r e So o f f I went t o o t h e r a r e a s on t h e Carnegie Masking f e a r s

Es t a t e : of a loneness 1. The summer sand c o t t a g e s of leaning-logs a t So many words

Crab Park. To say l eave 2. A s h o r t s t a y a t t h e l i v i n g garden-farmin We not a lone

Strathcona. So much s i l e n c e 3. And f u r t h e r o u t , S tan ley Park, where a l a r g e That l i v i n g must condone group of m i l i t a n t p reschoolers , marchin:: two by I have t r i e d t o two, were g l e e f u l l y chant ing , w i th f i r m r e p e t i - understand t i o n , "WE Iu'AlJNA RIDE IIJ THE CHCO-CHOO TRAIN." Not you; but myself 4. Joyously whitewashing Tom Sawyer's fence S t i l l I am a around t h e l o g house - t ak ing books a p a r t and Complete s t r a n g e r p u t t i n g them back toge the r . Even t o myself But, only t h r e e days have passed, and a ho l iday Then how can I should l a s t u n t i l t h e cha r s have been scrubbed from t h e nervous system, which i s t h e main Unless I f e l l b e n e f i t t e r from a hopeless a d d i c t i o n t o t h e sun.

G e t t i n g What I Want

Fo many y e a r s I have walked t h i s 'E COUn ry from one end t o t h e o t h e r i n s e a r c h o f something t o f i l l a ' h o l e . For f i v e y e a r s I looked f o r t h a t one t h i n g t o make my l i f e mean something.

I a m happy t o say t h a t I have found i t , w i t h t h e Na t ive peop le of Canada. You may be a s k i n g y o u r s e l v e s what i t was t h a t I found?

To answer t h i s I w i l l go back t o t h e day I s t a r t e d t o f i n d myself . It was A p r i l 9/89, and my morning s t a r t e d a t 9:30 a m . I was on my way t o h e l p w i t h t h e round-up a t t h e Povnnnin Pnntvn T i t t l f i A i A T t r n f i r . VLLLI IC6LL V C L I L L L . U I L L I L U I U I L L L I V W

t h a t I w a s going t o s e e someone who I had n o t seen f o r a y e a r .

I w a s h e l p i n g t o s e t t h i n g s up f o r t h e round-up when s h e walked i n t o t h e Cen t re t o s e e who s h e knew. It w a s a t t h a t p o i n t we met and s t a r t e d working t o g e t h e r . By 7:00 pi11 t h a t n i g h t we began t o g e t c l o s e r t o each o t h e r . We danced u n t i l 9:30 when t h e round-up came t o a c l o s e . To t h i s v e r y day we have been going t o g e t h e r and I am happy t o say t h a t I have wha t I want .

a 0 Tim

The f l i g h t t o heaven of a mosquito bouncing i n t h e s e a of winds, l e a r n i n g c u r r e n t s , bouncing h e r body on each wind by a d j u s t i n g h e r wings of i n t u i t i v e c e r t a i n t y , powered by t h e h e a r t o f t h e sun r e c r e a t e d i n h e r own h e a r t c o n s t a n t l y by a s o u r c e u n l i m i t e d by t ime; ach ieved w i t h t h e h e l p of i n e b r i a t i o n of t h e l i g h t n e s s of l i g h t and t h e d i sappearance of a t h i r s t f o r blood.

E l i z a b e t h Thorpe

I ' m l i v i n g i n a house of m i r r o r s and e v e r y t h i n g I do i s r e f l e c t e d i n t h e g l a s s . Everywhere I look a r e m i r r o r s r e f l e c t i n g what I s e e , r e f l e c t i n g me. Is t h e r e anyone on t h e o t h e r s i d e ? . I a l o n e ? Can anyone s e e me, r e a l l y ?

I ' m l i v i n g i n a house of m i r r o r s and e v e r y move I make is s u r e t o be recorded by them.

Who can touch t h e person i n t h e m i r r o r ?

E l i z a b e t h Thorpe

The G R I N N I N G DRAGON THEATRE COMPANY p r e s e n t s

'Tis Pity She's a Whore ' ~ w e n t y - o n e o f t h e b r i g h t e s t minds

i n Vancouver a r e p r e s e n t l y a t work p u t t i n g t o g e t h e r a show about a bro- t h e r and a s i s t e r who f a l l i n love . .

The show i s c a l l e d ' T i s P i t y S h e ' s Whore. It w a s w r i t t e n i n 1-631 by a n Englishman named John Ford., The las t 358 y e a r s have done l i t t l e t o e r o d e t h e t aboos sur rounding i n c e s t . T h i s i s a s t o r y about l u s t and v i o l e n c e and moral cho ice .

Leave t h e k i d s and t h e p e t s a t home. Brace y o u r s e l f f o r an evening i n t h e mids t of a boozy I t a l i a n town where t h e r i c h boys go whore-monger- i n g w i t h t h e i r s e r v a n t s and t h e C a r d i n a l s l e e p s w i t h t h e money-men.

A b r o t h e r and a s i s t e r . Two v i r g i n s . The p r i e s t c o u l d n ' t s t o p them. They c o u l d n ' t s t o p themselves. And t h e n t h e l word l eaked o u t . '

This r a r e l y performed Jacobean Tragedy is p lay ing a t R . J . C h r i s t i e ' s 315 E.Broadway, from May 19th-June 3. Tues.-Sat. performances a r e a t 8 pm. Sunday mat inee is a t 2 pm. T i c k e t s are $9.00 a t t h e door . .

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They may n o t have good c l o t h e s o r look p r e s e n t a b l e . The f e e l i n g i n s i d e makes them f e e l good, I f you took t h e t i m e t o say Hel lo .

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Because t h e y ' r e t a l k i n g about t h e i r environment Not t h e way you s e e them o r t h i n k o f them as bums o r drunks .

They ' re peop le j u s t l i k e you and me.

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D E R A H A S B E E N S E I t V I N G T l l E DOWNTOWN E A S T S I D E FOR 15 Y E A R S

On Sunday, 14 May, supporters of the Cache Creek area residents and specifically the Bonaparte Band, met in Stanley Park. Cache Creek and the reserve lands are targeted by the GVRD and Wastech to be the site in a few years of the majority of Vancouver's garbage. Real thoughtful, eh?

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le, where cement landscapes toughen your feet and street lebches cling to your bosom where one would need the courage of a machete slashing and hacking away the smelly, doomed

images of the maimed, the broken, the lost and the dead.

Heard We live like a mole, scurrying about in soaked back alleys desperately sheltering myself from the main streets vnder my yellow sou'wester against grey rain scanning through undesired items of people's past to make interesting my future.

Heard We bathe in a sewer, as the foul suck from the fouler and the beaten shuffle a moose & a loonie in their welfare torn palm, awaiting lunch as the line frows longer and longer and

longer and longer Don't hear We smile like survivors? Don't hear We help and get helped by others? Don't hear how We fertilize our culture? Just keep hearing poems about us sewery moles in a

jungle . Steve Rose

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DONAr[ IONS : Yanum Spat h- $ -- Nancy W.-$300 Willis S.-$ George B.-$15 Rich P.-$41 Robert S. Louis I ) . - :larg. S.- Ted U.-$5 Doug -$25

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-$20 Jancis A.-$20 $20 Tom - $4.02 $10 L.B.T.-$100

Sheila B.-$2 Bea F.-$25

:-$20 James M.-$5i) -$lo0 Kelly -$3 '-$11.23

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