It's imperative to address the issue of poverty by creating the political structure required to improve the quality of life here, says Jean Swanson, mayoral candidate in the November 19th civic election. A responsible civic government can be a facet in the political infrastruc- ture needed to raise welfare rates, establish relit iolltrols, feed l~u~igiji kids and maintain a clean environ- ment, she says.

It's pretty hard to track Jean do& these days as election day draws closer. You may find her in the Victoria Drive office of End Legis- lated Poverty (ELP) or at her modest campaign office on East 8th. Chances are, though, that she's out taking care of business, since funds for her campaign are frugal at best. Jean Swanson is endorsed as the unity candidate by COPE, the civic New Democrats and the Vancouver and District Labour Council. Campaign co-managers June Jensen

and Me1 Lehan, u s u a l l y t o be found i n t h e boardroom of t h e Labour Coun- c i l on Eas t 8 t h , loaned t o Jean f o r t h e d u r a t i o n of t h e campaign, e s t i - mate h e r campaign w i l l c o s t $30,000 which w i l l come from t h e Labour Council and i n d i v i d u a l dona t ions . They a r e u s i n g 200 s i g n s i n key loc- a t i o n s a long w i t h a few p o s t e r s . It i s d e f i n i t e l y a n o - f r i l l s campaign.

Jean s a y s ELP pu t p r e s s u r e on 4 of t h e 1 3 i n n e r c i t y schoo ls which have k i d s who a r e going hungry. A s a re- S u l t $200,000 i s now a l l o c a t e d t o t h e s e schoo ls t o feed t h e s e k i d s , b u t t h i s i s o n l y a beginning. Says Jean, "Poverty is r e s p o n s i b l e f o r more l o s t y e a r s of l i f e t h a n cancer."

She s a y s i n c r e a s i n g t h e w e l f a r e r a t e s "would almost pay f o r i t s e l f " through lower h e a l t h c a r e c o s t s and g r e a t e r buying power f o r t h e poor.

Jean a d d r e s s e s t h e problem of housing, always a pover ty i s s u e , say- i n g i f Gordon Campbell and t h e o t h e r NPA aldermanic c a n d i d a t e s a r e re-

e l e c t e d , fewer and fewer middle and lower income f a m i l i e s w i t h c h i l d r e n w i l l be a b l e t o l i v e i n Vancouver. J e a n s a y s t h e r e should be a morator- ium on c l o s i n g unsafe s u i t e s u n t i l t h e c i t y develops more s o c i a l housing and neighbourhoods can choose from a range of o p t i o n s on d e a l i n g w i t h secondary s u i t e s .

Jean b e l i e v e s a c l e a n environment should be e q u a l l y a v a i l a b l e t o peo- p l e who go t o a park and t o people who own a condo. She s a y s t h e a r e a around Concord P a c i f i c Park c o n t a i n s chemicals t h a t have sunk i n t o t h e SGII f r om the gsswcrks t h a t w a s t h e r e and t h e s i te ' s v a r i o u s indus- t r i a l uses . Mayor Campbell h a s n ' t even t a l k e d about t h i s , s a y s Jean , and s h e i s t r y i n g t o make r e p o r t s about t h e contaminat ion p u b l i c .

Jean Swanson s a y s about 100,000 people have been l e f t o f f t h e v o t e r s l i s t , bu t reminds v o t e r s t h a t they can s t i l l r e g i s t e r on e l e c t i o n day.

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LETTER I n t h e Vancouver Sun, Oct. 17 , I

read Nicole P a r t o n ' s column on how s h e s u p p o r t s t h e p o l i t i c a l c a u s e s of poor people because , as s h e s a y s : "Most of t h e poor are n o t deadbeats" (I 'm assuming t h e word "deadbeat" i s h e r way t o d e s c r i b e someone who won't g e t a job . )

M s . P a r t o n goes on t o s a y t h a t "Most would g i v e a n y t h i n g t o work & make a f i n a n c i a l c o n t r i b u t i o n t o soc ie ty" . . . I guess by " soc ie ty" , M s . Pa r ton is r e f e r r i n g t o o u r pre- s e n t s t a t e of d e c e p t i v e , c o r r u p t , greedy, c o m p e t i t i v e , unrepen tan t & thoroughly c a l c u l a t e d d e s t r u c t i o n of t h e p l a n e t & f u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s t h a t i s r e p o r t e d on d a i l y i n news- papers such as M s . P a r t o n ' s own f i n a n c i a l l y l u c r a t i v e c a r e e r c h o i c e , The Vancouver Sun. . . t h e f i n a n c i a l c o n t r i b u t i o n s h e s a y s t h e poor would "give anything" t o make t o t h i s s o c i e t y might be t h e t a x e s a paycheck would g e n e r a t e f o r t h e wonderful & extremely expensive weapons systems & t o x i c waste- c r e a t i n g "Free E n t e r p r i s e " programs des igned by such i d e a l i s t i c f r e e - t h i n k e r s a s Vanderzalm & Mulroney.

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co lumnis t s can suppor t a l u x u r i o u s l i f e s t y l e by promoting t h e i d e a t h a t t h e r i c h should n o t g i v e up on t h e poor because they would "give any th ing t o work & make a f i n a n c i a l c o n t r i b u t i o n t o s o c i e t y " ...

Vanderzalm & Mulroney can t a k e h e a r t from such i d e a l i s t i c reform- e r s as Nicole Par ton . She probably wants f r e e lunches f o r s c h o o l k i d s s o they can g e t good h e a l t h y g rades & become c o r p o r a t e lawyers & come up w i t h c l e v e r new ways t o j u s t i f y t h e c o r r u p t i o n of a l l t r u t h - t e l l i n g .

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I F YOUR WELFARE CHEQUE WAS CUT:

1. You have 30 days t o f i l e a n appea l from t h e d a t e of d e c i s i o n ,

s o f i l e a t once. 2. Make a n appointment w i t h your

worker a t once and g e t them t o complete t h e e l i g i b i l i t y s e c t i o n of t h e appea l form. 3. Complete your n o t i c e of a p p e a l :

Reasons: - cutback u n f a i r and d i s - c r i m i n a t o r y t o 'me & my fami ly ' ;

- needs of 'myself & family have n o t gone down s ince l a s t month;

- any th ing e l s e s p e c i f i c t o your s i t u a t i o n .

4. Expect SS&I-I t o r e f u s e your r i g h t t o a p p e a l i f you a r e a s i n g l e

p a r e n t i f your r eason i s t h e age of your c h i l d r e n . Keep t h e s e a p p e a l s s e p a r a t e and d e l i v e r n o t i c e of appea l anyhow t o your l o c a l o f f i c e . Keep a r ecord of when you t a k e i t in . 5. T r i b u n a l nominees: people should have a name ready when needed. Come t o Carnegie o r DERA t o g e t ofie when t h e M i n i s t r y reponds t o your n o t i c e of appea l . 5 . Ccnt-ct t he Legal Serv

(Legal Aid) i f you a r e come t o t h e Welfare Righ t s Carnegie on Thursdays & Fr 1 1 : O O t o 5:OO. Go t o DERA

unsure o r C l i n i c i n

i d a y s from' any t i m e .

NOTE: On w e l f a r e wednesday, a n o l d e r man came i n t o Carnegie and t o l d t h e people t h a t he had l o s t $50, h i s med- i c a l coverage and h i s bus p a s s . H e was given a l i s t of t h i n g s t o do and asked t o s e e h i s d o c t o r r i g h t away. The nex t day he came back and s a i d t h a t he had had t h e $50 pu t back on, had h i s medical coverage r e i n s t a t e d and even go t h i s bus p a s s back. I t r e a l l y h e l p s t o KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

has s l anderous tones . I r e a l i z e t h a t h e h a s h i s own

op in ions , bu t t o c a l l l o u r Policemen and Policewomen "h i red k i l l e r s " is o u ~ r a g e o u s . I a l s o r e a l i z e t h e r e a r e r o t t e n a p p l e s i n t h e b a r r e l , but t o c a l l them h i r e d k i l l e r s ready t o k i l l a t a moment's n o t i c e is t o o much.

Our p o l i c e do n o t t e r r o r i z e urban communities. The t r u t h of t h e mat- t e r i s t h e a t t i t u d e of t h e people i s i n f a u l t . Our p o l i c e a r e t r a i n e d t o p r o t e c t , n o t k i l l . But they a l s o t r a i n t o p r o t e c t themselves , i f a t t a c k e d .

Where I l i v e I see o u t t h e window. People coming o u t o f t h e b a r s . Pros- t i t u t e s s o l i c i t i n g . People h i g h on drugs. People f i g h t i n g w i t h knives . And when t h e p o l i c e a r e c a l l e d , they a r e abused by people c a l l i n g them names no t f i t t o mention. Draw- i n g swi tchb lades , s p i t t i n g , s l a s h i n g wi th b o t t l e s a t t h e i r f a c e s and even drawing guns.

When t h e p o l i c e a r e c a l l e d i n a family d i s p u t e where t h e w i f e i s abused o r t h e c h i l d r e n bea ten , they a r e t o l d t o g e t ou t . They a r e no t al lowed i n . So they g e t a o u r t o r d e r and break down doors t o p r o t e c t t h e abused, t h e e l d e r l y , and e s p e c i a l l y t h e c h i l d r e n .

What dves a policeman do i n a day? Ask him how tnany a c c i d e n t s he has seen wi th mangled bod ies ;

is i t t o p i c k up t h e p i e c e s of bod ies and pu t them i n bags t o be i d e n t i f i e d ? Who's job i s i t t o c ~ i n f o ~ t a c h i l d who's bee11 r;-l!,ed : n r

t a k e a moles ted baby who was bea ten t o d e a t h t o t h e morgue? Who's job is i t o t f i n d runaway c h i l d r e n o r kidnapped c h i l d r e n ? Who's job i s it t o go t o a h o t e l because of a d i s - tu rbance and open the1 door a n d l f i n d h a l f a body and t h e r e s t of i t s p l a t t e r e d on t h e w a l l from a shot- gun? O r a woman's body s l a s h e d ? O r l i k e a few weeks ago, t o go i n a room and f i n d a man's body c u t up w i t h an axe?

I have even seen undercover p o l i c e watching p r o s t i t u t e s , p a t r o l l i n g so they d o n ' t g e t h u r t . So, i n c l o s i n g I am g i v i n g t h r e e c h e e r s t o our p o l i c e fo rce . Hurrah, hur rah , hur- rah. Keep up t h e good work. People a r e applauding you.

S . A . R .

Gerry Rolfsen, t h e long l e a n arch- i t e c t who's been hanging around Car- n e g i e t h e s e months, h a s now met w i t h o u r people and ga the red t h e informa- t i o n h e needed. So h e ' s ready t o set up t h e "Carnegie games" t o t a k e p l a c e i n t h e A r t G a l l e r y d u r i n g t h e week of November 7 th .

Though they ' r e c a l l e d "games", t h e s e s s i o n s t h a t week a r e a c t u a l l y a ve ry s e r i o u s p a r t of t h e space plan- n ing p rocess . On f o u r d i f f e r e n t days , a group of 12 w i l l s i t around a game board t h a t ' s shaped l i k e t h e f l o o r p l a n of Carnegie Centre . Play- ers w i l l t r y t o r e o r g a n i s e t h e p l a n by p l a c i n g co loured t i l e s on t h e board.

Each group w i l l be made up of people of d i f f e r e n t i n t e r e s t s and v a r i o u s i d e a s of how Carneg ie ' s space should b e used. For example, one might have 2 people from t h e Learning Centre (perhaps a t u t o r and a s t u d e n t ) , 2 v o l u n t e e r s , 2 s e n i o r s , 1 ar t is t , 1 music ian , 2 k i t c h e n vol- u n t e e r s and 2 s e c u r i t y s t a f f . You can imagine t h e exc i t ement , t h e wheel ing and d e a l i n g a s t h i s group tries t o d i v i d e up t h e f l o o r space .

Cti-her sroi~ps r n i g h ~ be mzfie l ~ p ~f

s t a f f o r t h e Board o r o t h e r combina- t i o n s of u s e r s .

Though t h e p l a y i n g i s l i m i t e d t o 12 people s e l e c t e d i n advance by J e r r y , everyone is welcome t o ob- s e r v e , o f f e r s u g g e s t i o n s , c h e e r on t h e good guys and boo t h e bad guys. Monopoly was never l i k e t h i s !

So remember t h e s e d a t e s :

November 7 t h 6:30 t o 9:OOpm November 8 t h 2:00 t o 4:30pm November 9 t h 6:30 t o 9:OOpm November 1 0 t h 2:00 t o 4:30pm

Come on up t o t h e A r t G a l l e r y and s e e w h a t ' s going on.

ALDERMAN LIBBY DAVIES

ALDERMAN LIBBY DAVIES CITY COUNCIL

Alderman Libby Davies h a s become one of Vancouver's most r e s p e c t e d c o u n c i l members. F i r s t e l e c t e d t o c o u n c i l i n 1982, Libby i s known f o r h e r s t r o n g l e a d e r s h i p , a c c e s s i b i l i t y t o t h e peop le , and a deeply h e l d concern f o r t h e w e l f a r e of our c i t y . Her t i r e l e s s e f f o r t s t o s o l v e such i s s u e s a s a f f o r d a b l e housing, im- proved t r a n s i t s e r v i c e , and l o c a l a r e a p lann ing , have earned h e r a ci ty-wide r e p u t a t i o n a s a n outs tand- i n g advocate f o r t h e needs and asp i - r a t i o n s of a l l Vancouver c i t i z e n s .

A long-time champion of t h e r i g h t s of women and s e n i o r s , Libby has been e s p e c i a l l y a c t i v e on c o u n c i l on t h e i r b e h a l f . She is Chairperson of t h e S p e c i a l Council Committee on C n n i n r m m n r l Pn..nrri l T i r . i n p n t n th r . ".-&LA"&", U L L U " " U I L L L L U L U L U Y I I L" L L L b

Committee on Women i n t h e Civ ic Workplace.

Libby a l s o s e r v e s a s Council L ia i - son t o t h e S p e c i a l Council Committee on Peace and s h e is a member of t h e Vancouver C i t y Planning Commission.

Libby was a Park Commissioner f o r two y e a r s p r i o r t.o h e r e l e c t i o n t o c o u n c i l .

ALDERMAN LIBBY DAVIES

AGE : -35 -Married, one c h i l d

EDUCATION: -Po in t Grey High School -U.B.C. , one y e a r

OCCUPATION: -Alderman

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RECLASSIFIED Save S t ra thconey I s l a n d Communist Gardens, whatever.

So who's t h i s Kramer c h a r a c t e r anyway? Could be a v a l u a b l e pa rk ing l o t .

That ' s what I wanna know Heckles t h e Mayor

Poppin' up everywhere When he c a n ' t g e t h i s way.

On t h e tube s p o u t i n ' commie b u l l s h i t Check t h i s v ideo from J u l y 'Bout "govt. d e c l a r i n g war on t h e poor" Kramer on t h e tube a g a i n Why, i f i t weren ' t f o r Socreds Loaf in ' a round, r e g i s t e r i n g v o t e r s The poor might n o t e x i s t a t a l l . Don't t h i s guy know

Poor people d o n ' t need v o t e ? Sun's on t h e s t a n d S t a r i n ' down

Socreds and NPA always t a k e Real good c a r e of them

Wouldn't ya know i t I t ' s o l d guess who a g a i n Month b e f o r e t h a t h e ' s h e l p i n ' ORG- Kramer says t h i s . Kramer s a y s t h a t . a n i z e some s o r t a "Learners Conference" n ..-- J - 1 c--- r \ u r k r * r i r L U L ~ f f i ~ e , ~ L C L Eic'nmonu ' s job Cbvious f r o n t sneaky commie b a s t a r d s Won't t h r e a t e n Unemployable s t a t u s .

Now I d i d some d i g g i n ' I got s o u r c e s , man Did some f i g u r i n ' t o o Forty-thousand l e t t e r s Mailed a t g r e a t expense. The M i n i s t e r ' s s t a f f Acting w i t h s e n s i t i v i t y Dec l ined( to g i v e Richmond n o t i c e ) R e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n But i s t h a t good enough f o r Kramer? H e l l no! C a l l t h e p r e s s . S p i l l t h e beans. Can' t l e t

- s l e e p i n ' dogs l i e . L e t ' s b u s t h i s a s s

- f o r d i s t u r b i n ' t h e peace.

Hey, I got f r i e n d s a t CSIS, Check out t h i s guy ' s f i l e Th ing ' s a m i l e deep. This i s one s c a r y dude Card-carrying member of Carnegie, no l e s s P u b l i s h e s a l l t h i s pinko p o e t r y Reads i t everywhere,

w i t h h i s hippy-dippy f r i e n d s No bloody wonder h e ' s unemployable Too busy demanding b e t t e r homes

- and GARDENS! Usual f r eaky p e r v e r t c r a p What g a l l Wri tes C i t y Counci l :

Blow a grand On l i t e r a c y workshops Teach poor people t o r ead What they d o n ' t know c a n ' t h u r t ' e m Can i t ?

F ree food of c o u r s e Where i t ' s r e a l l y a t Why e l s e t h i s p lague of v o l u n t e e r s A l l t h i s work wi thou t pay Makes 'em u n f i t For g a i n f u l employment Hur t s MSSH Open market commodity v a l u e Next y e a r When we p r i v a t i z e

None of t h i s "community" Keep 'em i s o l a t e d On t h e ropes On t h e s k i d s Uprooted, d i s e n f r a n c h i s e ,

b u l l s h i t

d Put t h e f e a r of Claude i n ' e m Fear of t h e Min i s t ry MSSH

But t h i s Kramer, s e e , h e ' s r e a l t r i c J u s t when you f i g u r e you g o t A hand le on him He up and changes l a b e l s on you Grad. s t u d e n t Labour rep .

"WELFARE RECIPIENTII Hey, t h a t be a l l we needa know Rest d o n ' t count f o r d i d d l e y Fare w e l l , r e -c ip no more

Ungra te fu l , unproduct ive Scum Cost u s 370$ a month Support t h i s l i f e of decadance Dece i t and debauchery High on t h e hog Ful l -course meal Every second day.

L e t ' s r e c l a s s i f y t h i s p a r a s i t e . Cut h i s medical Ground him i n t h e s t r e e t s . No more p r e s c r i p s .

- looney-toons t ime .- ~ n w . ne ngp f n e c rnnnqy Watch him s t e a l an a p p l e , Then throw him i n t h e slam. Maybe w e ' l l g e t lucky.

I M r . P a u l R. Tay lo r , E d i t o r , Carnegie News le t t e r .

Thank you f o r your let ter r e g a r d i n g M r . P e t e r Immls a r t k c l e land my r e p l y . I a p p r e c i a t e your comments, however, I must p o i n t o u t t h a t a l a r g e p o r t i o n o f t h e P r o v i n c i a l revenues a r e s p e n t on s o c i a l s e r v i c e s and income a s s i s t - ance programs f o r pe r sons i n need; on h e a l t h s e r v i c e s and on educa t ion s e r v i c e s , over $6.6 b i l l i o n f o r t h e 1986/87 f i s c a l yea r . Of t h a t sum, over $1.5 b i l l i o n was s p e n t by t h i s M i n i s t r y a l o n e t o h e l p t h o s e i n g r e a t e s t need. The P r o v i n c i a l Income A s s i s t a n c e Program i s a " s a f e t y n e t " program in tended t o a s s i s t w i t h b a s i c needs d u r i n g p e r i o d s when i n d i v i d u i l s o r f a m i l i e s are ,

unable t o p rov ide f o r themselves. It e n s u r e s t h a t no one f a l l s below b a s i c s . ' The M i n i s t r y of S o c i a l S e r v i c e s and Housing p rov ides a range o f employment and t r a i n i n g programs geared t o f a c i l i t a t i n g and enhancing t h e re -en t ry of employable r e c i p i e n t s i n t o t h e workforce, encouraging r e c i p i e n t s t o r e g a i n s e l f - s u f f i c i e n c y . Income a s s i s t a n c e b e n e f i t s , and t h e i n c e n t i v e a l lowance, a r e n o t in tended a s a s u b s t i t u t e f o r employment and shou ld n o t be compared

- 2 - 1 -7 Lv a J U V . ~ r l ~ ince??r lx?e - '~ :CVZZCS is g ~ d ~ ~ i e d primarily i n r e c o g n i t i o n of e x t r a c o s t s i n c u r r e d by a r e c i p i e n t p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n a pre-employment program. It is p r i m a r i l y des igned f o r t h e unemployed employables, b u t i t i s a l s o open t o t h e handicapped and unemployable c l i e n t s . The g o a l s of t h e i n c e n t i v e con- t r a c t a r e s p e c i f i c and t h e focus i s on upgrading employment s k i l l s . The pro- gram is , t h e r e f o r e , t ime l i m i t e d . Other programs e x i s t f o r f u r t h e r r e h a b i l i - t a t i o n and r e t r a i n i n g , a s i n d i c a t e d . I t r u s t t h e above comments c l a r i f y my ini is try's p o s i t i o n f o r you.

Yours t r u l y , Claude Richmond, M i n i s t e r o f S.S. & H.

Claude Richmond :

This addressed t o you, b u t t h e above (from someone i n your o f f i c e ? ) shows t h a t "your Minis t ry" h a s l i t t l e touch w i t h r e a l i t y . When you came t o Carnegie w i t h graphs and c h a r t s , t h e v e r b i a g e was a l l b i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s , budge t s , n e c e s s i t y . Then i t was o n l y $7.00; now i t ' s undeclared ---- wat a g a i n s t t h e poor. B u r e a u c r a t i c c r a p d o e s n ' t e x p l a i n why t h e r e i s l e s s food on t h e t a b l e o r why a pe r son i s f i r e d from g e t t i n g a n e x t r a $50 f o r do- i n g community s e r v i c e work a s a v o l u n t e e r . "Enhancing t h e re -en t ry of r ec ip - i e n t s i n t o t h e workforce "...Where a r e t h e 20,000 jobs? Does t h e need f o r t h e community work j u s t v a n i s h ? ! Does t h i s "pre-employment exper ience" a l l o w unemployables o r pe r sons w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s t o l e a p ahead of t h e thousands of unemployed t o become s e l f - s u f f i c i e n t ? Miracle! ... nope, i t d o e s n ' t work t h a t way. UNemployable d o e s n ' t t r a n s l a t e a s UNhuman.

You have c r e a t e d an atomsphere of f e a r and l o a t h i n g , w i t h overworked s o c i a l workers r e s igned t o a n o t h e r s p a t e o f s t u p i d and i n s e n s i t i v e p o l i c i e s . The money s p e n t on TV a d s and government propAganda, t h e p u b l i c money l o s t on s e c r e t , d e a l s and f a v o u r s t o f r i e n d s , our money being poured i n t o t h e c e n t r a l i s a t i o n of power and p r i v a t i s a t i o n - t h e HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS - a l l r e f l e c t t h e c o r e code of Socredism:

I I I ' v e go t mine and screw you Jack." PAULR TAYLOR

Good day you a l l evenings

Film Fans. This is t h e Unknown C r i t i c i n v i t i n g t o check o u t t h e Carnegie Video Club on Fr iday

i n t h e Thea t re and on Saturday evenings on & t h e ~ h i r d Floor . A l l t h e movies start a t 7:00 pm. A Following are my thumbnail reviews f o r t h e v ideos f o r November. The r a t i n g s a r e :

**** E x c e l l e n t **A Good ' ** F a i r * Poor

Fr iday, November 4 t h : WEEDS (1987)

Nick who coun

. Nolte p o r t r a y s a San Quen becomes a playwright and t t r y w i t h a t h e a t r e t roupe

L con :s t h ex-p

v i c t e r i s o n

inmates. As I haven ' t y e t seen t h i s one, i t i s unra ted .

Saturday, November 5 th : THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR (1988)***

Robert Redford d i r e c t e d t h i s ta le of a n unemployed handyman who misapprop- r i a t e s some p r i v a t e l y owned wate r t o i r r i g a t e h i s community t o t h e b r i n k of war.

Fr iday, November 11 th : D U C K SOUP (1933)****

The prime m i n i s t e r of a t i n y coun t ry d e c l a r e s war j u s t f o r t h e fun of i t . The Marx Bro thers a r e t h e s a t i r e t h a t bombed when i t was f i r s t r e l e a s e d .

Saturday, November 12 th :

b e a n f i e l d , and b r i n g s h i s

on a neighboring n a t i o n s t a r s i n t h i s c l a s s i c

DOWN AND OUT I N BEVERLY HILLS (1986)*** A despondent bum t r i e s t o drown himself i n a swimming poo l and i s rescued by a n e u r o t i c BevHil ls family . Mike t h e Dog steals a l l t h e scenes i n t h i s h i l a r i o u s s a t i r e t h a t a l s o stars Nick Nol te and Richard Dreyfuss.

Fr iday, November 18 th : STAKEOUT (1987);k*

Sichnrr i i i r ry i i iss ! ) i i i y s a c.op wi~o i a X s i l l i u v e wiii~ Lilt: W U I I I ~ L I L L i i ;LIZ ;11d h i s p a r t n e r (Emilio Estevez) a r e supposed t o be watching. Th is f a s t paced buddy-pic was f i lmed i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e and South F a l s e Creek.

Saturday, November 1 9 t h : STAND BY ME (1986) **a* C r i t i c ' s Choice

Stephen King 's s h o r t s t o r y "The Body" w a s t h e b a s i s f o r t h i s f i l m about boyhood f r i e n d s h i p i n t h e 50s. S t a r r i n g W i l Wheaton, River Phoenix and K e i f e r Suther land and d i r e c t e d by Rob Reiner of t v ' s A l l I n The Family.

Fr iday, November 25th: THE EMERALD FOREST (1985)***

An American eng ineer s e a r c h e s t e n y e a r s f o r h i s son who was kidnapped and r a i s e d by a p r i m i t i v e t r i b e o f Amazon ind ians . The boy is b e l i e v a b l y por- t r a y e d by d i r e c t o r John Boorman's a u t i s t i c son.

Saturday, November 26th: THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)Jc**Jc C r i t i c ' s Choice

Th is c l a s s i c t a l e of go ld , greed and human n a t u r e a t i t ' s wors t stars Humphrey Bogart and w a s d i r e c t e d by John Huston. SEE YOU NEXT MONTH.

c o l l i s i o n s of myster ious damnation c i rcumstance h e r mother & mine both born l ives-broken i n sou thern i l l i n o i s ' coalmine-warzone & we've crashed i n t o t h e a r t i f i c a l e u t h a n a s i a s of t h e same s p l i t t i n g l ies w i t h t h e n a i v i t i e s of our s o u l s & blood on our hands & s h e ' l l be h e r e tuesday 9:30 a t n i g h t s h e s a i d through t h e phone an o l d i n d i a n t o l d some men i n t h e i s a b e l l a b a r t o l e a v e h e r a l o n e " s h e ' s a shaman" b u t I a l r e a d y knew t h a t s h e ' s a screwed-up shaman an e c s t a t i c m u t i l a t e d i n a m e r c i l e s s wor ld ' s remaking of $hamani$m i n t o n u l l age o b l i v i o n from t o r o n t o s h e saw me buy codeine on e a s t h a s t i n g s s h e saw t h e hand handing i t t o m e & descr ibed i t s h e t r a n c e s & I ' m s i t t i n g h e r e 4 a .m.

c o l d p a c i f i c ocean d r i p p i n g through t h e roof

de-immunizing I want to sing my grief directly to the dead but the tongue in my soul's been replaced by official dead-ends

DO NOT OCCUPY I posted on the doorway

of my home because of not enough renovations again we've been run-out east to west & run-down in this waterlogged warehouse our existence illegal from then on I watch a hockey game from calgary & during a break somebody plays the U.S. marine corps song "from the halls of montezuma to the olympic saddledome"

I eat beans & weiners clinging to the window a swatted fly left for dead

a psychomultiple on teevee unified by one desire to kill all the men who remind her of her father here's the last skidrow's stigmata of out-loud outlaw blood sharing shit & sweating old neon in dirt-deep dispair's laughter pissing missions'~kingdoms' come in naked alleys addicted to freedom's final screams a grey snotrag smelling like vomit a human being a black dawn salivating out of my jaw "I knew the real was yonder & the darkened dream of it was here" black elk

NOT SAFE TO OCCUPY posted on the door where I live

record numbers of homicide-suicides in the lower mainland & everywhere else already this year-oh my love our lost bridges our burned hope Van- couver is another cruel city auctioning children & abetting suffering while the gravity jail is getting stronger I'm in cold storage on railway street I guess I'll pray the welfare cheque arrives & pray I can find a room for us where the night-of-the-knives does not slash through the walls & she'll be here greyhounded tomorrow night a miracle we're still trying L - 1 L V l u v r eac-i~ nchers ' dzcgercus pzin where b lack is i i le coiour & autumn the season 6 old age the time to live long enough to get warm

day of rain day so estranged

in japan "oni no yo na hito" like a demon without human feelings like the mother who kills herself without killing her children

- Bud Osborn

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12

Today

a blowtorch d r i l l s my gut t r a f f i c jackhammers my sou l drowning t h e vo ice of my ange ls conjur ing demons

i n a world where people a r e seen a s chemical imbalances f a i l e d experiments i n e f f i c i e n t p a r a s i t e s gene t i ca l l y u n f i t

using technology t o save t h e world from t h e ef feet; of technology New Age New Rel igion God is Dead l e a r n more e f f e c t i v e techniques

t h e i r r e f u t a b l e colour of personal t ransformation of f lowers brea th ing

my heart s t i f f wi th g r i e f c i~akr as baiancing reso lv ing anger

babies grown f o r t he organ harves t l e t t i n g go of g u i l t and nega t ive

two Ina ians on a mat t ress under t h e br idge dr ink ing wine

f e e l i n g s l e t t i n g go of b a r r i e r s and defenses Surrender

j u s t 2 s t e p s from t h e t r a c k

a l l t h e dea ths i n s i d e of me d e s i r e beaten

t he disembodied voice of my c h i l d coming t o me over 3,000 m i l e s

always t he immutable despa i r of sidewalks of telephone wire

my enemies prosper

my doctor won't give me any more p i l l s f o r my nerves

because she says they make m e f e e l too good

I put t h e r ad io i n t h e window t o f i g h t no ise wi th no i se and y e l l a t t he kid next door f o r being

too loud

Wounded Knee T r a i l of Tears broken dreams engines rad ios c lo s ing i n f r u s t r a t i o n of an unborn l i f e

t he Red Road l e f t f a r behind now i t i s not t r u e t h a t mankind never had i t

h i s mouth f u l l of t h e l ies

he has learned t o repea t a s h i s own t r u t h

drumbeat coming out from t h e Native Cathol ic Church and I long t o hear my own blood

always t h e no i se press ing i n from t h e carnage of c i t i e s

t o surv ive they say c a u t e r i z e t h e h e a r t

t o look upon t h e f ace of t r u t h is now devas t a t i ng t o adapt I S ' t o d i e

Cuba Dyer

Saturday night is party night in the Theatre at Carnegie Centre, and the Carnegie Volunteers are laying on the entertainment. Stage 401 offers a variety of a

dance music aimed to please every taste and to provide a good time for all. Whether you like to get out on the dance floor, socialize wi;h friends, or just sit and listen, Stage 401 will make it possible. It's all free, too. About a month ago, the Carnegie

Volunteers decided to try to make Stage 4Gi a regirlai- Saiurciay nig'nr; dance event, at least until the end of the year. Attendence had been going down. People were staying away because they didn't know what to ex- pect from one week to the next. The key to success for Stage 401

has to be consistency, and giving people what they want. That means booking bands who can provide toe- tapping music, with an emphasis on country-and-western, and who can adjust their volume so it's not too loud for the cozy confines of the Theatre.

So far, we've had three bands who fit the bill - Southland Express, R.J. and the Western Riders, and the Carnegie Band. All good 01' boys from the Downtown Eastside. But we're going to need help to

keep Stage 401 going. We need to find more bands to play on Saturday night. We can't pay much - just ex- penses. But it's a chance for up- and-coming musicians to apBear be- fore an appreciative audience in a booze-free environment. Any bands out there who w p t t n h e l p 7 Anybody know of any bands? If you do, p l e u s s contact Atiba, the Volunteer's co- ordinator. She's usually near the kitchen on the 2nd floor, or call her at 665-3006. Stage 401 is on from 7 pm to 9 : 3 0 .

And if you get hungry, you can al- ways enjoy ~anny's pizza and baked goods, on sale on the 1st floor at very reasonable prices. Proceeds go to aid ~olunteers' picnics and camp- ing trips. EXTRA NOTE: Once a month on Saturday night, there will be a special event in the Theatre.

The Volunteer Dinner on August 16th, 1988 was very good.

We were served t a s t y Chinese food. S i t t i n g t h e r e e a t i n g , and l i s t e n i n g t o f i n e music from t h e s t age wi th Rose s inging, Dean on g u i t a r and Henry on drums. It was a most enjoyable t i m e . The once a month d inner i s completely prepared and served by t h e Carnegie s t a f f , i n a p p r e c i a t i o n ' t o t l i ~ v01 i - i n f ~ e r ~

Coffee t i c k e t s , camping t r i p s and many o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s a r e some of t h e b e n e f i t s of he lp ing o t h e r s and t h e community by becoming a volunteer .

C. L. Eckert.

VOLUNTEER SUPPORT GROUP MEETING

The r e g u l a r m o n t h l y m e e t i n g o f t h e V o l u n t e e r S u p p o r t Group w i l l b e h e l d i n t h e T h e a t r e a t 1 1 : O O A.M. on Wednesday , November 2nd . A l l v o l u n t e e r s we lcome. F r e e c o f f e e .

SENIORS DANCE

Monday e v e n i n g s f r o m 7 t o 9 : 3 0 P.M. t h e C a r n e g i e S e n i o r s s u p p l y t a p e d m u s i c f o r a l l t h o s e who a r e f e e l i n g l i k e t r i p p i n g t h e l i g h t f a n d a n g o . ,

V O L U N T E E R D I N N E R

T h i s m o n t h ' s V o l u n t e e r D i n n e r i s a t 5 : 0 0 P.M. o n T u e s d a y , November 22nd i n t h e T h e a t r e . S e e A t i b a f o r y o u r t i c k e t when t h e y become a v a i l a b l e .

mount Seymour

A wonderful weekend w a s enjoyed by Carnegie Seniors and Volunteers des- p i t e t h e t o r r e n t i a l r a i n s . Thirty- one brave sou l s went on t h e pioneer expedit ion t o Mount Seymour.

So much r a i n f e l l t h a t I f e l t w e were i n t h e F lo r ida Everglades and kept checking t o see i f t h e r e were any a l l i g a t o r s . W e should bu i ld an a r k before t h e next hoedown t o hau l the mountains of food in .

Most of us were stranded i n t h e c h a l e t f o r two s o l i d days except f o r the odd f i f t y yard dashes t o t h e

1 outdoor b i f f y . Gett ing the re was an adventure i n i t s e l f .

Now f o r t h e h i s t o r y of t h e Martin Luther Chalef. The Mount Seymour Ski School owned t h e bu i ld ing orig- i n a l l y . R v t the slnpes rarere hest s u i t e d f o r beginners and when t h e s k i e r s became advanced they headed f o r Whist ler and Grouse Mountains. This prompted t h e Ski School t o look f o r someone t o buy t h e bu i ld ing and maintain i t f o r such groups a s Cubs, Beavers, Scouts, Brownies, Guides and community cent res .

Martin Luther Church, a t Fraser & 46th Avenue, bought t h e bu i ld ing f o r one d o l l a r and pay fo r ty - s ix d o l l a r s f o r the s i te per year. The manager was very concerned about f i r e as they a r e unable t o ob ta in insurance; t h e f i r e department can not get up there!

The h igh l igh t of t h e camping t r i p was when a b luegrass band c a l l e d "No Mean Feet" came t o e n t e r t a i n , They had u s doing a l l kinds of nea t dances inc luding t h e "Virginia Reel" and "Birdie i n t h e Cage". Frankie was my f a v o u r i t e pa r tne r and Atiba survived a l l of t h e dances, much t o the d e l i g h t of t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s and t h e audience.

The sun came ou t on t h e day w e were leaving. I have a l ready put my order i n f o r n i c e r weather next year. We a l l came home a few pounds heavier than before leaving f o r Mount Seymour.

By IRENE SCHMIDT

1 So you want t o be a ~ o l u n s l

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So you want t o be a volunteer! J u s t s t e p up t o t h e Volunteer o f f i c e on t h e second f l o o r (next t o t h e kitchen)any Thursday morning a t 10 a.m. You'll be t r e a t e d t o a f r e e t o u r of t h e bulding and a f r e e o r i e n t a t i o n session.

There a r e l o t s of volunteer 4 " 1 - - J - l L r J V Y U a Y ~ ~ - L a u - L c z ~ L L ~ L I L 1 2 0111 the w ~ i g h ~ room i n t h e basement t o t h e t h e a t r e and i n f o desk on t h e f i r s t f l o o r , ki tchen and pool room i n the second f l o o r and a r t g a l l e r y and Learning Centre on t h e top f l o o r .

A l l i t takes is an i n t e r e s t i n people arid a wi l l ingness t o be p a r t of t h e most e x c i t i n g and dynamic community c e n t r e i n Canada!

I f you want more information, j u s t ask f o r Atiba on t h e second f loor .

CHRISTMAS NOTE: Extra volunteers a r e needed a t Christmas season. I t ' s a g r e a t t i m e t o ge t i n t h e s p i r i t with = fun bunch of fo lks .

fo a VOLUNTEER!!

Mary Brogan is a l i v e l y presence on t h e second f l o o r . She takes a keen i n t e r e s t i n everything t h a t ' s happening. If you want t o know what 's going on around t h e second f l o o r , j u s t ask Mary.

Mary's sandwiches are a l s o one of t h e h i g h l i g h t s of t h e monthly vo lunteers ' meeting.

Poet, wel fa re advocate, t u t o r , author , honorary member of t h e Downtown Eas t s ide Women's Centre, former member of t h e Carnegie Board - She i l a Baxter has done i t a l l .

Right now, She i l a is busy f i g h t i n g those $50 welfare cutbacks, s o look f o r n o t i c e s about t h e new wel fa re he lp c l i n i c s i n Carnegie.

JULIEN L E V E S Q U E ~

J u l i e n Levesque is one of t h e whizzes of t h e ki tchen. H i s cakes a r e a p l ea su re t o behold - and t o e a t ! When he ' s no t cooking up a storm, you might f i n d him on t h e t h i r d f l o o r playing br idge o r Role-Playing Games (KPG) .

J u l i e n i s a l s o a member of t h e Carnegie Board and a former t u t o r i n t h e Learning Centre.

JEAN SWANSON

For nearly 15 years, Jean Swanson has been well known amonst three main groups: community activists, labour activists and those who wish all the activists would go away. She has been one of the most solid and widely-respected leaders in the fight for economic justice, fair wages, public transportation, afford- able housing and community-based resources. And no matter where she

t goes - D.E.R.A., the Hospital Emplo- yees' Union, the Solidarity Coali- tion, End Legislated Poverty or the Mayor's office - her commitment to these fundamental issues goes with her. Jean's introduction to civic poli-

tics was in 1974 when she was invol-

--- ved in one of Vancouver's most -- - dynamic community gaoups, the Down- town Eastside ~esidents' Association. For six years, she worked tirelessly with the people in the downtown east- side to demand and get public ser- y F ~ e s and r-o~~r-e~ gcT:=r=- ments had overlooked for decades. For three years, Jean worked as a

research analysist at the Hospital Employees' Union, where she was able to combine her fierce commitment to the best universal health care with the just demands of HEU members for pay equity, safe working conditions and improved delivery of services. In 1983, Jean was seconded to the Solidarity Coalition, where her ex- perience in both labour and commun- ity organizations provided the

i Restraint fightback with a crucial I combination of skills.

Jean is no stranger to City Hall, either. She has sat as a member on the Planning Commission, on citi- zens' advisory committees, health committees, transportation commi- ttees, Her record shows her as a forceful and effective spokesperson for the people in our city who ride public transportation, who pay rent, who send their children to public schools, who take thier families to neighbourhood parks and community centres, who work for wages. Jean is also associated, most re-

cently, with End Legislated Poverty and the Vancouver Coalition Against "Free" Trade. Her ability to cut through the bureaucratic double- speak and hit the problem square in the face has forced our civic gov- ernment to fly its flag of hypo- crisy in full public view on the question of hungry children. Today in Vancouver there are few people who can ignore the fact of poverty and hunger - because Jean will never stop pointing to the simple solution, which is government funds for food.

Her commitment to social and economic justice underlies her in- ,,,l,,,,, ,c %; cL- $2-L+ - - - 2 - - L -1-- Y V A Y LLIICLI L LUG I I K L L L ~ ~ ~ I L L J L L L L C

Mulroney-Reagan trade deal. Across the country, Jean has earned the respect of trade union and commun- ity activists as an unfailingly articulate spokesperson in this fight that promises to determine whether we still have a Canada in twenty years. Those who have worked with Jean

know her as a person with an un- canny ability to see things in their clearest and plainest light, to skirt around useless rhetoric and get down to basics.

Submitted by Sam Snobelen

St ra thcona Community Gardens

4800 p i e c e s of whi te paper f e l l on S t ra thcona Gardens, f e l l l i k e a k i l l i n g f r o on f lowers and f r u i t : snow job f o r p o l i t i c i a n s count ing vo tes . These gardens could be Eden - The f i f t y - t w o y e a r o l d f o o l

o r d i n a r y men and women a t home Cracked a s l y s m i l e Regarding h i s c o u n t e r p a r t

wi th t h e e a r t h - While w e both shaved f o r t h i s common ground i s r e a l l y uncommon I n t h e morning's drunken m i r r o r ground, c r e a t e d by neighbours Oh f o r t h e days when our mother i n t h e image of community. Combed our h a i r b e f o r e schoo l But t h e Big Business jung le Allowing r e s p i t e t o f u t i l e overuns every th ing , chokes a l l l i f e Unbelieving eyes . under i t s c o n c r e t e , and s t r a n g e r s whose hands have n o t nur tu red Groom t h y s e l f w e l l f o r i t i s A L L < - ---+I- - - < l l C - 1 I - - - + L - Z - --- I.----+ - - - + U R . T t L n - 0 - 4 - + n T T ~ . . X - h - < - - - - t h n L I I I ~ C ~ L L I I , W I L L L U L L U W LLICIL u w u U U L L L L ~ U I _ L AIL J V U L LIUIA L I I L

dogma, r e t u r n i n g f r u i t f u l n e s s r e s s t o your p a n t s you w i l l t o waste l and , h a r v e s t i n g Be recognized on ly anger and l o s s . Grasp f i r m t h e s o c i a l n i c e t i e s , And though S t ra thcona gardeners knock Learn t h e l i e s of communication and knock on t h e i r door , Turn l o o s e of t h e t r u t h t h e r e i s never an answer. By hook O r you w i l l be cons idered a s a poet o r by crook, Aimlessly d r i v e l l i n g words of wisdom i t ' s t h e s t r a n g e r s ' garden now, From t h e c o r n e r of your mouth and t h e y ' r e c u l t i v a t i n g on ly s i l e n c e .

Accept t h e t r a n s g r e s s i o n s of your

Love is o n l y p e r f e c t a t The Box o f f i c e

On t h e G l o r i f i c a t i o n s of Wa And then on ly wi th a good gross . Almost no th ing i s a s f a n a t i c a l l y Ah t h e whole wor ld ' s a s t a g e

obsess ive a s w a r , war, war! Witness Wherein w e parody t h e p rogress ion t h a t i n recorded h i s t o r y humans have s p i l l e d each o t h e r ' s blood i n over Who must be deceived i n common 3,000 major c o n f l i c t s . Motive f o r t h e common f u t u r e

S teve Rose is s t a g i n g a Remembrance While g e n e t i c a l l y marching l e f t , Day event i n t h e Carnegie A r t Ga l le ry : Right , l e f t , r i g h t a p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e Regimental Col- When you l e a r n t h e s e l e s s o n s w e l l ours by l o c a l v e t s ; a d i s p l a y of news You w i l l be f r e e from t h e t r u t h i tems d u r i n g World Wars 1 & 2 and t h e T i l l d e a t h d e r i v e s t h e no form Korean War; Steve w i l l speak about Exis tence where you e n t e r e d t h e p a r t i c i p a t i o n , i n world war I , of Stage r i g h t . h i s g r e a t g r a n d f a t h e r , a P r i v a t e i n Tom Lewis t h e 87 th I.N.F.; and Tora w i l l be us ing p o e t i c l i c e n s e t o comment on t h e e n t i r e theme of t h e event - with complete sound e f f e c t s , no l e s s -

"The G l o r i f i c a t i o n s of War"

NOVEMBER I I . 3rd Floor

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A public properly apprised of the value of the airport and port will more likely support the call for a second major runway on Sea Island or reject a demand that the disabled be provided with a level crossing in order to reach a waterfront park near the north foot of Main Street.'

A recenl newspaper letter from Harry Daw- son cldm that a lwel crossing would allow the park to be better used for sports, "even basketball in wheelchairs would be pOssi- bfe." . ,

The park can be reached from Main Street via a $4-million overpass. The access ramp on the seaward side of the overpass is claimed to be too steep for unescorted people in wheel- chairs to use it.

The waterfront railway tracks to be breached by the proposed crossing are busy. - --

Skilful propagandists who browbeat ~ a n - couver Port Corp. into releasing waterfront land for park area are persistent in demanding that the wheelchair-bound be grated access at grade level.. In order to get- the park they talked endlessly of the elderly and the poor it would serve. Now the focus is on the disa- bled.

A major power shift at city hall could bring a return of people likely to add their voices to the clamor for a grade crossing. A public knowledgeable about the benefits conferred by the port may want to defend the city's :-&.-+-:-l UIUUO~, .-. . a , - t - r f r n n t ....*..... -... frnm -- ---- gtrwn$lll;ltic)n.

Road links to the port are aiready ciogged, impeding- efficiency. A suggested cohmuter rail service on CP Rail's waterfront line is an' acceptable imposition If it does not" grow beyond a restricted morning and late after- noon operation. - ,

Dear E d i t o r :

It i s t o o bad t h a t Mark Wilson, t h e t r a n s p o r t w r i t e r f o r The Province, has n o t developed t h e s k i l l of t h e " s k i l l f u l Propagandis ts" t h a t he c r i t i z e s i n h i s October 2 1 s t column on t h e P o r t of Vancouver.

; S k i l l e d p ropagandis t s o r , as we pre- f e r t o c a l l them, advocates must do

t h e i r r esea rch . A few p o i n t s : 1 ) The d i s a b l e d advocates would n o t have had t o "demand" an a t - l e v e l c r o s s i n g i f t h e o r i g i n a l overpass had been b u i l t t o t h e proper specs . 2) The a c c e s s i s n o t merely "claimed t o be" t o o s t e e p . It i s recognized by t h e p u b l i c - and t h e p r o f e s s i o n a l s t o be t o o s t e e p f o r unescor ted wheelchair u s e r s . 3 ) The Vancouver C i t y H a l l S p e c i a l Task Force on access t o Crab Beach has requested t h a t CP R a i l provide documentation as t o t h e e x i s t i n g and f u t u r e t r a i n f low a t t h i s c ross - ing. The t r a c k s "a re busy" is a g e n e r a l i z a t i o n M r . Wilson uses t o suggest t h a t t h e r e is no room f o r d i scuss ion . 4) "Now, t h e focus i s on t h e d i s - abled" because i t is t h e people wi th d i s a b i l i t i e s who a r e denied a c c e s s t o a p u b l i c park. M r . W i l - s o n ' s remark s u g g e s t s t h a t i t i s able-bodied people who are u s i n g people wi th d i s a b i l i t i e s t o manipu- l a t e p u b l i c opinion. Disabled con- sumers have advocated on t h e i r own behalf and have been f u l l p a r t n e r s i n a l l n e g o t i a t i o n s t o d a t e . 5) There is ample documentation and r e s e a r c h a v a i l a b l e a s t o why t h e ?sort s f Vzxcz-vcr hzs czt kept ~ x e with o t h e r world-class p o r t s . To suggest t h a t one a t - l e v e l c r o s s i n g f o r d i s a b l e d consumers would s i g - n i f i c a n t l y "impede e f f i c i e n c y " i s mis leading and t r i v i a l i z e s t h e P o r t ' s long-term problems. 6) The Ci ty of Vancouver has made a commitment t o s o l v e t h e problem of a c c e s s by s t r i k i n g a working commi- t t e e t o work w i t h community groups, t h e b u s i n e s s community, CP R a i l and t h e P o r t of Vancouver. "A major power s h i f t a t C i t y H a l l " would n o t al ter t h i s non-par t isan commitment.

We a g r e e wi th M r . Wilson t h a t a

"knowledgeable" p u b l i c would make t h e c o r r e c t d e c i s i o n , bu t they must be given t h e f a c t s , n o t shal low arguments and innuendo t h a t Vancou- v e r ' s economic wheels w i l l g r i n d t o a h a l t i f a few s tubborn people have t h e i r way.

S i n c e r e l y ,

Geof f McMurchy P r o j e c t Supervisor

Task Force on Transpor ta t ion B.C. C o a l i t i o n of t h e Disabled

WORKSHOP - making q u i l t s & hangings - A workshop making q u i l t s and hang- i n g s w i l l be given a t t h e Carnegie on t h e fo l lowing d a t e s :

Mon. Nov. 28 2-4 pm. Wed. " 30 7-9 pm. Sat . Dec. 3 2-4 pm. Mon. I' 5 2-4pm. Wed. " 7 7-9 pm. S a t . 10 2-4 pm.

A l l a r e welcome. A sign-up s h e e t w i l l be a t t h e f r o n t desk. ""Also, we need m a t e r i a l s f o r t h e workshop. Donations of s c r a p s of faLr i t . (qgr i n s , v~>;cts , L~ucade, corduroy, wool) , men's t i e s , t h r e a d , a steam i r o n , and any sewing n o t i o n s would be g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e d .

The b i r d s need t h e t r e e s t o b u i l d t h e i r n e s t s .

I need t h e t r e e s because they provide me w i t h t h e i r beauty and oxygen.

The b i r d s need t h e lawns t o g e t t h e i r food such a s worms and t h e t i n y s t o n e s t o h e l p

d i g e s t t h e i r food.

I need t h e lawns t o l a y on, r o l l on, p l a y on.

The bees need t h e f lowers t o g e t n e c t a r i n o r d e r t o make t h e honey i n t h e i r h ives .

I need t h e f lowers t o g ive o r send t o a loved one o r t o d e c o r a t e my home.

The b i r d s , t h e bees and I need Mother Na ture ' s c r e a t i o n s t o su rv ive .

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To l i v e wi th Mother Nature i s t o l i v e a b e a u t i f u l and peacefu l l i f e .

To l i v e wi thout h e r i s t o l i v e a s toney l i f e .

Henry Hebert

o f f Beat Sonnet f o r BC S o c i a l Workers -- who e n t e r e d p u b l i c s e r v i c e w i t h i d e a l s , r e a l l y d e d i c a t e d t o suppor t and a i d ; t o whom t h e poor were people f i r s t ,

- t h e p roper r e s p e c t paid - i f never having been t h e r e , at l e a s t

c a r i n g how i t f e e l s ; who knew a s s i s t a n c e was much more than

meals and s h e l t e r , s t a n d a r d s f o r which no th ing could be

t r a d e d ; who had a human consc ience t h a t must

be obeyed, responding always s y m p a t h e t i c a l l y t o

needs and appea l s .

That i s u n t i l t h e i r strong-arm Soc-Red mas te r s

b u l l i e d & blackmai led them i n t o submiss ion -

by t h r e a t s of f i r i n g & r e s t r a i n t ... c a r e e r a t t r i t i o n

Some l e f t t h e poor , t h e n , t o t h e mercy of t h e s e h e a r t l e s s b a s t a r d s ,

by r e s i g n i n g o r brown-nosing, b e t r a y i n g t h e i r own v o l i t i o n

SHOUT ABOUT THAT

A p r e c i o u s few endured, undercover , ,.. t o l o v e t h e i r o r i g i n a l m i s s i o

(DEEx) The l a t e s t cockraoch came i n b u t wi thou t a message from t h e im- p l i c i t l y i n s a n e one. Smel l ing s t r o n - g l y of c h o c o l a t e c h i p s and champagne

Jump up Punk Rock You d i d n ' t g e t any supper . Fancy t h a t Techno Cra t We a l l s i t around and d i s c u s s i t , i t w i l l harm them disarm them, p i c t u r e them f r e e , t o be p h y s i c a l l y a t t r a c t e d t o everyone on t h e team everyone g e t s one when we a r e a l l doing i t ... T r i a n g u l a t e proves i t So I ' m going over t h e r e doing i t square I was i n t o you d i s t a n c e and d i s t a i n working f o r a l i v i n g I never thought about G A I N and C i t y H a l l maps t h a t c a n ' t f i n d Crab Beach o r pu t t h e Carnegie on t h e map on t h e 4 1 s t f l o o r of t h e wor ld ' s t a l l e s t schoo l "You should l i k e t h a t ! " - I should l i k e t h a t ?

L i f e on t h e Dockside can be a p a i n i n t h e backs ide Pigeon Park a l i f e i n t h e d a r k people on t h e s t r e e t -

a s t a b a t t h e a r k

Taum Dan Y Creag

- - i t was babb l ing about t h e c a p t a i n and more cook ies ! Are we t o b e l i e v e t h a t t h e c a p t a i n h a s been c o o k i e f i e d ? S u r e l y t h e r e is more t o come... co& m!'

Decisions made up at City tlall affect the Downtown Eastside and affect you. tlow you vote on Nov. 19 w i l l make a big difference on issues like housing, parks, community centre programs and traffic.

COPE needs your help to get more ~ e o p l e on city council who will fight for the Downtown Ea'stside. W e need honers , leafletters and others right ?ow! The campaign is in full swing at the new COPE office, Commercial Drive a t 7th Avenue. Drop by or give .IS a call:

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CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE

YQUR HEALTH. & Government EIealth

D E R A c a n h e l p y o u w i t h :

* a n y w e l f a r e p r o b l e m s ' * U I C p r o b l e m e * g e t t i n g l e g a l a s s i s t a n c e * u n s a f e l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s

i n h o t e l s o r a p a r t m e n t s * d i s p u t e s w i t h l a n d l o r d s * i n c o m e t a x

D E R A i s l o c a t e d a t 9 E a s t I l a s t i n g s o r phone 6 8 2 - 0 9 3 1 .

D E R A H A S B E E N SERVING T H E DOWNTOWN E A S T S I D E F O R 1 5 Y E A R S

Love Poem From H e l l

you mi r ro red my own dark s o u l and t h e r e i n t h e , twin b lackness we two began t h e dance

Ciiha n y ~ r

GIVE LIFE A CHANCE

How can people be s o mean J u s t because a c h i l d i s born w i t h

Down Syndrome I Doesn' t mean he is less of a

person, h e ' s j u s t d i f f e r e n t A f t e r a l l everyone h a s a handicap

Give l i f e a chance

He was conceived w i t h love nur tu red w i t h t h e b e s t of h e a l t h

no smoking o r d r i n k i n g o r drugs . He h a s a s much r i g h t t o l i v e as

you o r I Only i f you c a r e d , j u s t a s your

p a r e n t s d i d f o r you

Give l i f e a chance

J u s t because h e ' s d i f f e r e f i t d o n ' t look a t him a s a problem

t h i n k o f t h e joy and happiness he can b r i n g t o you

The joy of t each ing him and l e a r n i n g from him

Give l i f e a chance

~ o n ' t h i d e him, be proud of him d o n ' t be ashamed, h e ' a a p a r t of you

More o f t e n than n o t he can grow up t o make you proud, because you

loved and ca red f o r him.

L i f e can go on, because you took t h e t ime t o c a r e

Margaret P revos t

A Contemporary Parable

There was a man walking along Hastings St., from Carrall, say, up to a home away from

home at Main, just minding his own solo business of human

merely being,

Walking along, talking his own street song from his heart only so to speak - an eloquent solo blues he hoped to tell some-

one someday,

When suddenly a blood-blue limmo flying the flag of B.C.

jumped the curb, knocked him against a con- ~ r e i e d e l l s i i y

backed off, took off, not stopping until it reached its headquarters somewhere in

the walled bowels of Richmond

Down but not out, our protaganist struggled to rise,

to continue his trek to the corner of Hastings and Main,

when a couple of passersby from Shaugnessy & Pt. Grey, say

Well-known in the various creep-show circles at 12th & Cambie,

come well out of their way (taking a break from their starving of school kids)

to level him, flatten him again, with swift Gucci kicks

And back hand shots to the head, smiling their wide toothy smiles the whole while, finally stooping to pick his threadbare

pockets

Of the last of his coffee money, before climbing into a waiting Mercedes, leaving him for silent if not dead.

But hc is neither. His song carries him on

till a contingent of eloquent witnesses joins him,

together to accuse/connect the hit & run bullying legalized thieves in their uptown

dens. Wayne Rymer

DISASTER OF TECHNOLOGY

(IT'S ALL OVER BABY)

Like a phoenix on the rise The memory (under Pissaro skies), Lives and never dies

Standing under the marquee The ancient rain falls slaternly The pallid spectre reflected in the window (amid the

dusty display wedding cake) Tells me the wind blown leaves

are faces all of them faces

The umbilical cord is severed forever

Why did you give voice to that which for me was once

incomprehensible And should I thank you?

should I.

When and where will the catharsis occur

I feel you are always near. (You assail my chiascuro dreams with eyes that cast shadows)

'THE ONLY TWO THINGS WE AGREE

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KNOCKING ON POTTY DOORS BEFORE ENTERIPIG'

IIEL)UC'I'LON ( f o r Ih ro thy Kidd)

'I'he mi.les tones loosen. Worms m e r g e i n t o t h e co ld l i g h t of day. Worms of t h e e a r t h . Vacation t ime. Lots of seasons l e f t t o k i l I . Lots of s o i l t o t u r n .

New l e a v e s awai t t h e hopeful . A l l . s a c r i l e g e is s a c r o s a n c t . I t i s time again t o pa re down t h e d i f f e r - ences of a r b i t r a r y d i s t a n c e . Flow f a r a r e you, my proxy love? I n d i a ?

I t ' s i n my hand now s o I must be t h e poet . Black c h e r r y s p i d e r s coa- l e s c e on t h e window. The doorknob i s a taboo o b j e c t i n t h i s t e x t . Ca t s yawn and s t r e t c h t h e new y e a r in . The i r new y e a r .

"American Pie" on t h e a/m. Beats co-op r a d i o every t ime. I n t e l l e c t - u a l p r i d e is a bore f o r t h o s e n o t p a r t a k i n g of t h e f e a s t . The s p i d e r s a r e f r a n t i c a l l y webbing me i n . I wish they ' d f i n d t h e i r own ambience. Locked o u t , I suppose. I know t h e f e e l i n g . ( I 'm speaking of consen t , s low minds.) Keep your coddam food t i c k e t s Carnegie. I d o n ' t do manual l a b o u r ; I d o n ' t do p i e c e work. I f you s e e me c o l l e c t i n g b u t t s , throw money o r s t a y o u t of eye c o n t a c t . . . my s t a r e i s a n o l d Jewish c u r s e CQme 315~7~

Ten days t o cheque-day and count- i n g t h e nano-seconds between t h e l i n e s . The l i n e s ? H e l l , t h e words!

The s p i d e r s have begun t o mate, o u t of season. ~ o n t ' they know from e s t r a s ?

A l i t t l e l e s s s y n c h r o n i c i t y p lease ; I ' m f e e l i n g Japanese t h i s month.

tiph hen David Belkin ( T a o i s t a t l a r g e )

Whose arms w i l l you l e a d me t o wl~en you g e t back where your s p i r i t never l e a v e s ?

The cowardly l i o n s l e e p s . The t i n man and t h e Scarecrow have s t a r t e d a d e s u l t o r y game of chess . The t i n man d o e s n ' t have t h e h e a r t t o l e t t h e Scarecrow l o s e . Wish you were he re . Turn, l o v e , t u r n .

Stephen David Belkin

-wJ E d i t o r :

Michael Kramer

S lave l a b o u r i,s t h e new growth i n d u s t r y i n BC. Thousands of a r b i - t r a r i l y r e c l a s s i f i e d "employables" ivday (Ocr. 26 j f i n d cher G A I N che- ques c u t by $50. Medical coverage is c a n c e l l e d .

Despera t ion grows. Volunteer agen- c i e s c a n ' t cope. Do we re-open t h e psych-wards? Expand t h e j a i l s ? No cost -saving t h e r e .

Open t h e paper . Aha! S o l u t i o n ! Claude ~ i c h m o n d ' s "Employment P lus" ads . "Help now ... when you need i t . " Help f o r whom? Businessmen. Free l abour t o "co-ordinate f e s t i v a l s . . .

.upgrade s k i areas and go l f courses . "

Bui ld a playground f o r t h e weal thy. Whip t h e s l a v e s i n t o p roduc t ive shape. T r i c k o r t r e a t indeed!

Forty-nine years ago las t night, in a living room on the af- fluent west side, a group of high- minded Vancouver people formed a citizen's group to keep party politics out of city hall,

It may be said in the context of history that the Civic Non-Parti- san Association worked so hard and well in this project that they became a political party.

y n ~ K G 6 inrrnnri N n m r C 1o9V - --I - ,- .-, -". IYV.. . .". . V, I"", )

is the oldest, continuing munici- , pal party in Canada and the

NPA's researchers are scurry- idi even now

! in an attempt t o v a l i d a t e that record to cove r "and t h e U n i t e d States.".

G o r d o n ,Campbell, the current hero of the NPA. d id no t , O ~ ~ D E N N Y BOYD, I course. attend t h a t forma-L . 1 tive meeting 49 years ago, he being at that time some 11 years short of birth. The initiator of the

,,NPA, and its first campaign ; manager, was W. Lloyd Craig.

While the stated aim of the NPA in its genesis seems noble, to rid the civic governing appa- ra tus of partisan politics, i t

,would appear that that general policy was particularized to keep the CCF socialists out, and Craig and his new group succeeded ad. mirably in their first flyer, win-

,ning nine of eleven aldermanic seats, all four school board seats 'and two out of three school board seats in the 1937 civic election. The winners were elected on an 'at-large basis, the Vancouver ward system having been abo. l i sbd in 1935.

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The west side had gradually ( become the political heart of j Vancouver af ter 1929, when

, Point Grey and South Vancouver I \ were amalgamated with Vancou- 4 ver, coaledng a huge and pow- 1 er fu l vote of development- 1 minded business and profes- i sional people.

After that sweeping victory in 4 the 1937 election, the NPA began " 3~ years af gal!;! ~ ~ ~ ~ ; i ~ t i ~ i ; 0: 4

, the affairs of Vancouver. But, as chael Harcourt, who wpuld ,be itdeveloped,theNPAdevelopers c o m e mayore , r u n n i n g , a s developed too far. The Great independents, I >

Freeway Debate of the Sixties In 1980, Harry ank kin topped galvanized tcitizens groups pro- tbe aldermanic roles for the third testing a planned freeway that straight year and he wae Yoiaed would have cut through China- . on council by the second gnd town, through the downtown bus. third COPE mcmbers; )Brocc iness area, and over to the North Yorke and Bruce Eriksen. Thq Shore by way of a third Burrard . NPA held the aldermanic bal. Inlet crossing. s ' ,ante with five of 10 councU $eats

So widespread was citizen but there was an erosion process *reaction to the freeway plan that a t work. it led to tbe creation of two re- ., , TEAM bas virtually d i s a p form parties, the moderate The I peared as a civic force wh/le tbe Elector's Action Movement and NPA presence has been graduq

ally but systematically chal- lenged by the growth of COPE, The tilt has been right to left.

In the 1984 election, COPE took

the more radical Committee of Progressive Electors. Now the traditional west-side domination was weakened by the east-side reform movement as TEAM and COPE banded against the NPA.

in 1966, COPE elected its first a lderman, a lawyer named Harry Rankin. In 1972, TEAM elected its first mayor, Art Phil- lips, with more than a 50,Wvote majority. Phillips's executive assis tant was a young man named Gordon Campbell. The NPA did not run a candidate for mayor. TEAM took eight of 10 council seats, elected eight of nine school trustees and four of the seven parks comissioners. COPE re-elected its sole council member, Harry Rankin. The NPA won a single council seat. Two of the rookie TEAM alder- man were Jack Volrich and Mi-

four aldermanic seats, the NPA three and TEAM two, with ont i n d e ~ e n d e n t . Harry R a n k i ~ toppeh the aldermanic polls. Ar NPA rookie, Gordon Campbell was the only new face on coun cil.

The NPA has not elected a mayor since Bill Rathie in 1964 COPE h a s never elected a mayor. Not yet.

At the age of 49, the NPA can be said to have lived well and long but to have aged quickly. The years must fly by when you are coasting downhill.

This concludes the refresher lesson in civic politics. There win be a quiz November 15. Your a t tendanee is essential,

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK -

. - . . The a r t i c l e on t h e page

appeared i n 1986. A f t e r two y e a r s t h e i s s u e s i n t h e c i v i c e l e c t i o n a r e n o t new o r unusual , b u t t h e consequences of our d e c i s i o n s - 'on who g e t s our v o t e s - w i l l make o r d e s t r o y our community.

Housing is t h e key concern: t h e NPA-dominated c o u n c i l h a s g iven a c l e a r p a t h t o 3 of t h e most massive developments i n t h e h i s t o r y of Van- couver. One of t h e t h r e e is promis- i n g t o r e s e r v e 15% f o r s o c i a l , sub- s i d i z e d housing, which shows t h e y ' a r e concerned f o r l e s s than 1 i n 5 people w i t h low incomes. The o t h e r 2 (Expo l a n d s & Coal Harbour) have promised no th ing , though Coal Har- bour h a s been a l i t t l e more c l e a r about t h e i n t e n t t h e r e : "No WAY!"

I f you look around, t h e r e a l o t more people t h a n l e s s than 1 i n 5 who d e s p e r a t e l y need a f f o r d a b l e housing. So t h e q u e s t i o n begging t o be answered is: "Where a r e a l l t h e well-to-do people going t o come from t o move i n t o t h e (25-30) new h i g h r i s e , h igh-densi ty apar tment b u i l d i n g s ? " And t h e f l i p s i d e of t h i s : "Where a r e t h e thousands of long t ime r e s i d e n t s of t h e Downtown T 1 - - L - l c . .=L~L~J& guiug iu gu when che h i g n p r i c e s and squeeze of developments make a f f o r d a b l e l i v i n g impossible?"

B i l l b o a r d s i n t h e a r e a q u o t e Mayor Gordon Campbell as say ing t h a t t h e Non P a r t i s a n approach is working. I f you a r e a deve loper , p a r t o f a m u l t i n a t i o n a l c o r p o r a t i o n , a l a n d s p e c u l a t o r o r involved i n c r i m i n a l a c t i v i t i e s , t h e n of c o u r s e t h i s 'approach1 works. It b r i n g s more p r o f i t s t o t h o s e who a r e a l r e a d v fabu lous ly well-to-do, w i t h t h e

er n i n g t h a t t h e rest of u s mere iil w i l l b e n e f i t from t h e r i p p l e ~ t - -out e f f e c t . What i t a l s o

t r a n s l a t e s a s i s t h e domino e f f e c t : h i g h e r land v a l u e s = higher r e n t s =

higher food c o s t s = fewer a f fo rdab le rooms = e v i c t i o n s = homelessness. The NPA regards u s a s 2nd-class; few of u s have t h e p r i c e of a Porsche.

More s p e c i f i c s ? Okay, how about c l o s i n g secondary s u i t e s (37,000); r e f u s i n g door-to-door enumeration (100,000 opposed v o t e r s ' l e f t o u t ) ; r e f u s i n g t o a l l o w p u b l i c i n p u t i n t o F a l s e Creek l and u s e p o l i c y , then g i v i n g c i t i z e n s f i v e minutes each t o respond t o 150 pages of p o l i c y ; mak- i n g s e c r e t d e a l s w i t h p r i v a t e cor- p o r a t i o n s (CPR, Marathon, Concord P a c i f i c ) ; channe l ing over $500,000 t o DEEDS when t h e i r own e x e c u t i v e s s a i d no way; a l lowing t h e p o l i t i c a l p u l l of ~ c ~ a r t h ~ ' s bag-man t o o v e r r i d e community d e s i r e and g i v e away t h e l and used f o r Community Gardens; s t o n e w a l l i n g f o r 2 y e a r s on a c c e s s t o Crab Park , t r y i n g t o ram t o u r i s t a c c e s s through, then r e f u s i n g t o re- open t h e a t -grade c r o s s i n g ; c u t t i n g t h e budget by t h e same amount s p e n t on t h e Main S t r e e t Overpass; ......

Campbell worked l i k e h e l l t o g e t Vanderzalm e l e c t e d a s Mayor i n 1984 s o , i t seems c l e a r , t h a t a v o t e f o r t h e NPA i s a v o t e f o r Socreds i s a v o t e f o r t h e Zalm., PLEASE WAKE UP!!!

A s e l f - h e l p group i s meeting f o r t h e f i r s t t ime on Tues., Nov.8 a t 4:30 pm, i n t h e space by t h e Xerox room on t h e 3rd f l o o r . Free c o f f e e . No s h r i n k s o r s o c i a l workers p lease .

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