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I p To Mayor Campbell and Members o f C o u n c i l ,

You have been h e a r i n g some n e g a t i v e t h i n g s a b o u t t h e Carneg ie I Community C e n t r e A s s o c i a t i o n . Here a r e some p o s i t i v e t h i n g s . 1 More t h a n 1 , 9 0 0 p e o p l e u s e Carneg ie e v e r y day. Hundreds o f v o l u n -

1 t e e r s make Carneg ie go round. The v o l u n t e e r s c o n t r i b u t e o v e r 58,000 p e r s o n - h o u r s o f l a b o u r p e r y e a r . A t a minimum wage r a t e , t h a t ' s t h e e q u i v a l e n t of 32 e x t r a f u l l - t i m e s t a f f . I t ' s t h e v o l u n t e e r s t h a t

I a r e t h e h e a r t of C a r n e g i e , n o t t h e Board. No o t h e r community c e n t r e has t h i s r e c o r d .

Carneg ie h a s n ' t s t o p p e d w h i l e t h e Board h a s been engaged i n i t s n a v e l - g a z i n g . I n f a c t , i n t h e p a s t few months , Carneg ie v o l u n t e e r s and members have t a k e n a number o f i n i t i a t i v e s t o broaden t h e Car- n e g i e program and make i t b e t t e r s e r v e t h e n e e d s o f t h e community. These i n i t i a t i v e s have been t a k e n i n d e p e n d e n t l y o f t h e Board. -

* E s t a b l i s h n e n t o f a Carneg ie ga rden p l o t i n t h e S t r a t h c o n a Com- munity Gardens. S p r i n g p l a n t i n g i s go ing on r i g h t now. T h i s w i l l supplement i n d i v i d u a l members' d i e t s , and a l s o c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e k i t c h e n program a t Carneg ie . I

* F u n d - r a i s i n g . Members have s t a r t e d a Bingo program t h a t i n j u s t t h r e e months h a s r a i s e d more t h a n $8 ,000 and w i l l soon wipe o u t t h e a s s o c i a t i o n ' s d e b t - a d e b t t h a t t h e Board has been u n a b l e t o d e a l w i t h .

* Goals f o r Vancouver: Carneg ie members o r g a n i s e d a meet ing f o r a l l downtown e a s t s i d e r e s i d e n t s two weeks ago t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h i s program. Two members o f t h e Vancouver C i t y P l a n n i n g Commission a t t e n d e d , and acknowledged t h a t t h e a r e a would n o t have been w e l l - r e p r e s e n t e d i f 'Carnegie members h a d n ' t g o t t e n i n v o l v e d .

* Oppenheimer Pa rk : Carneg ie members t o o k t h e i n i t i a t i v e i n r e - v i t a l i z i n g t h e downt9wn e a s t s i d e p a r k p l a n n i n g p r o c e s s . The p a r k s p l a n n i n g committee has now won a p p r o v a l from t h e Pa rk Board t o p a r t i c i p a t e t h i s s p r i n g i n p l a n n i n g t h e new Oppenheimer Park F i e l d House.

* The most comprehens ive p u b l i c o p i n i o n s u r v e y o f Carneg ie members e v e r conduc ted h a s j u s t been comple ted by C a r n e g i e members them- s e l v e s . More t h a n 280 i n - d e p t h i n t e r v i e w s were t a k e n i n March on t h e s u b j e c t o f t h e p l anned $700,000 r e n o v a t i o n program. A p u b l i c meet ing w i l l be h e l d t h i s Sunday, A p r i l 5 , a t 7 p.m. a t Carnegie t o go i n t o t h e s u b j e c t f u r t h e r . A l l c o u n c i l members a r e i n v i t e d .

* More t h a n 300 h o t mea l s a r e s e r v e d e a c h week i n t h e Carnegie k i t c h e n . The k i t c h e n h a s one p a i d s t a f f member, and t h e r e s t of t h e work o f cook ing , c l e a n i n g and s e r v i n g i s done by v o l u n t e e r s . I t ' s a t e a c h i n g program. The v o l u n t e e r s a r e e s p e c i a l l y proud of t h e new program of baking c o o k i e s . The c o o k i e s a r e n u t r i t i o u s and cheap , and a g r e a t f a v o u r i t e i n t h e b u i l d i n g . Come on down and e n j o y one. T h e y ' r e o n l y 35 c e n t s .

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A t i t s March 3 1 s t m e e t i n g , C i t y Counc i l r e j e c t e d an ahp- l i c a t i o n f o r a g r a n t t o a s s i s t t h e Smal l ~ u s i n e s s I n c u b a t o r proposed by t h e Downtown E a s t - s i d e Economic Development Soc- i e t y (D.E.E.D.S.). During t h e d e b a t e on t h i s i s s u e t h e r e were s e v e r a l q u e s t i o n s r a i s e d and some s t a t e m e n t s made.

.one s t a t e m e n t made by Ald. E r i c k s o n was, and I q u o t e : "People on w e l f a r e a r e n o t i n - t e r e s t e d i n s t a r t i n g b u s i n e s s - e s . " T h i s i s b l a t a n t l y u n t r u e and , i n my o p i n i o n , i s i n d i c a - t i v e of a most c a l l o u s d i s r e - g a r d f o r t h e poor . Alderman E r i c k s o n , I c h a l l e n g e you t o come t o D.E.E.D.S. and s e e . what i s go ing on t h e r e . F u r t h e r - more, I would submit t o you t h a t i n many c a s e s p e o p l e on w e l f a r e a r e most i n t e r e s t e d i n s t a r t i n g b u s i n e s s e s , b u t l a c k t h e r e s o u r c e s t h a t t h e Smal l Bus iness I n c u b a t o r would have g i v e n them.

The i s s u e o f t h e c o s t t o t a x p a y e r s was a l s o r a i s e d , s o l e t ' s l o o k a t t h a t . The c o s t o f unemployment w i l l c o n t i n u e t o r i s e , t h e c o s t o f p o l i c i n g w i l l r i s e t o t r y and s t em t h e r i s i n g c r i m e r a t e , t h e c o s t o f s o c i a l s e r v i c e s u p p o r t w i l l c o n t i n u e t o r i s e , t h e c o s t o f i n c a r c e r a t i o n i n p e n a l i n s t i - t u t i o n s w i l l c o n t i n u e t o r i s e , t h e c o s t o f w e l f a r e payments w i l l c o n t i n u e t o r i s e , t h e

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c o s t of med ica l c a r e t o t h e homeless and d e s t i t u t e w i l l c o n t i n u e t o r i se .

Aldermen E r i c k s o n , Bel lamy, P u i l and Dav ies , I submit t o you t h a t your v o t e t o r e j e c t t h e D. E . E . D. S. p r o p o s a l d i d n o t s a v e money f o r t h e t a x - p a y e r s . Your s h o r t - s i a h t e d - n e s s h a s c o s t t h e t a x p a y e r s more t h a n i f you had s u p p o r t - ed t h e B.E.E.D.S. p r o p o s a l .

DAVID LENZI

Dear K e w s l e t t e r ,

During t h e h e a t o f p o l i t i c a l p a r a n o i a a few weeks a g o , A l d . Ralph C a r a v e t t a o f f e r e d t o e s t a b l i s h an o f f i c e i n Carn- e g i e ; a s he s a i d - t o l i t e r a l l , - "move i n " and r u n t h i n g s f o r 11s.

P r e v i o u s t o h i s r e c e n t e l e c t - i o n a s Alderman, Mr. Carave ' was p r e s i d e n t o f t h e Gastoc Bus inessmen 's A s s o c i a t i o n , r a n f o r o f f i c e under t h e NPA banner . . . a b u s i n e s s - o r i e n t e d par'ty b e s t d e s c r i b e d by Harry Rankin a s "The Socred farm team "

M i s t e r C a r a v e t t a ' s conce rn fo: Carnegie ' p r o b l e m s t s t ems d i r - e c t l y from h i s p e r s o n a l p o l i t - ; i c a l f r i e n d s h i p w i t h DEEDS members and a s s o c i a t e s who h o l d 1 a m a j o r i t y o f e x e c u t i v e p o s i t - I

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i o n s on t h e Carneg ie boa rd . M i s t e r C a r a v e t t a would l i k e

t o f i r e t h e Carneg ie s t a f f , move j u r i s d i c t i o n t o P a r k s Bd. and i n s t a l l h i m s e l f a s C i t y Liason - which would s imply r e s u l t i n him r u n n i n g t h e Cen t re a s i t s new d i r e c t o r . I n t h i s way, DEEDS c o u l d t a k e Carneg ie o v e r from w i t h i n and w i e l d t h e power o f C i t y H a l l o v e r u s ... b u t , Guess What?

I t a i n ' t gonna happen - no way, Ralph! You and your f a s t - l a n e p o l i t i c s a r e on s e l f - d e - s t r u c t . Of c o u r s e , you c o u l d always move t o Richmond and open a theme p a r k n e x t t o a shopping m a l l . . t h a t might work-

RICHARD POOLEY

C.E.I.C. ~mployment Development Branch Room 415, -757 W.Hastings S t . , . Vancouver, B . C . V6C 1 A l . P r e s i d e n t and Board o f D i r e c t o r s Carnegie Community C e n t r e Assoc. 4 0 1 Main S t r e e t , Vancouver, B. C. V6A 2T7

A t t . Mr. Tony Seaver

Dear M r . S e a v e r ;

F u r t h e r t o o u r co r re spondence and t e l e p h o n e c o n v e r s a t i o n s r e g a r d i n g t h e implemen ta t ion of t i le approved job Development p r o j e c t #7432 RX4, I want t o a d v i s e you o f my c o n c l u s i o n s .

You have n o t compl ied w i t h t h e i n t e n t o f ' my l e t t e r o f Februa ry 1 6 , 1987 r e q u e s t i n g a w r i t t e n o u t l i n e o f t h e h i r i n g p r o c e s s f o r p r o j e c t manager.

( a l t h o u g h you d i d p r o v i d e i n - f o r m a t i o n abou t a board r e s o - ' l u t i o n ) . According t o t h e i n - f o r m a t i o n I have a t hand, t h e r e i s c o n t i n u i n g i n s t a b i l i t y i n t h e a s s o c i a t i o n - such t h a t would , , i n my judgement , im- pede t h e e f f e c t i v e o p e r a t i o n o f t h e p r o j e c t and t h e produc- t i v e t r a i n i n g and employment o f t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s .

Hence, I b e l i e v e i t would be i n y(:+ur b e s t i n t e r e s t s t o v o l - u n t a r i l y withdraw from t h e s p o n s o r s h i p o f t h e p r o j e c t . While t h e concep t o f t r a i n i n g embodied i n t h e - p r o j e c t i s 1 c e r t a i n l y sound, t h e Cornmiss- i o n w i l l n o t c o n t r a c t w i t h s p o n s o r s u n a b l e t o c a r r y o u t t ,he mandate o f t h e program. An informed d e c i s i o n t o vo lun- t a r i l y withdraw from s p o n s o r - s h i p w i l l n a t p r e j u d i c e any f u r t h e r a p p l i c a t i o n s .

P l e a s e in fo rm your p r o j e c t o f f i c e r , Susan C a t h c a r t abou t your d e c i s i o n i n w r i t i n g be - f o r e A p r i l 3 , 1987.

Yours s i n c e r e l y ,

Rene d e VoS:. Program C e n t r e Manager.

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Again I g i v e my o f f e r i n g , t h i s t ime t o you. My p r a y e r i s f o r a moment o r two we may r e a l i z e o u r oneness i s s t r o n g e r t h a n t h e i l l u s i o n of o u r s e p e r a t i o n , o u r oneness i s a yoke t h e s e words b e a r w i t n e s s t o momentar i ly I hope and I hope t h i s engraved cup i s f i t f o r d r i n k i n g a t o a s t t o you.

LOVES DYSLEX I A L PANIC

Words, Such a l a c k o f , When needed. S o f t s i b i l a n t sounds t o c r e a t e d e s i r e , A l l have d e s e r t e d . Wretched words L o s t , i n t h e p r e v a i l i n g s i l e n c e . Words l o s t But a poem

c o u l d s t i l l be sung i n s e n s u a l s u r r e n d e r , Carna l c h o r u s rung by my t r e a c h e r o u s tongue . What words, w h i t h e r , where c o v e r e d , g i v e n , gone Held, h a l t i n g , h idden? Love, S i n g we now Unsung poem T o g e t h e r , s i l e n t t ongues .

Tom Lewis

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You s n i f f me l i k e a pack of dogs Track ing -a b i t c h i n h e a t ! Those puppy-dog e y e s , b r a z e n l y g l u e d , T e a r i n g away a t my f l e s h . V u l t u r e s ! impa l ing your v i c t i m w i t h b l a d e s , While e n d l e s s o t h e r s , s c r e e c h i n g , c r a z e d , B a r e l y a b l e t o c l i n g t o a branch Snap l i k e a wh i r lwind of s h e e t s , While l i c k i n g f l i e s t a s t e t h e wounds Of l i f e n o t l i v e d anymore.

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of S. R o n i n ' s a r t i c l e e n t i t l e d "Knight Fork", which a p p e a r s i n t h i s i s s u e o f t h e N e w s l e t t e r .

Readers o f .Ronin t s a r t i c l e w i l l most l i k e l y n o t i c e t h a t i t i s a r a t h e r odd mishmash o f k i n d g a r t e n a n a r c h i s m , condes - c e n s i o n ( i . e . " M r . Tora") , Red- b a i t i n g and u r i n e - r e l a t e d v u l - " g a r i t i e s . To t o p it a l l o f f , Ronin ends t h e p i e c e by s t a t i n g " I l o v e you ~ r . - ~ o r a . . - i n s p i t e of y o u r s e l f . " T h i s i s l i k e l y t h e most o b v i o u s c a s e o f u n r e - q u i t e d l o v e t h a t I ' v e e v e r e n - c o u n t e r e d . But s e r i o u s l y f o l k s , i t seems t h a t Ronin c o u l d n ' t come up w i t h a d e c e n t e n d i n g and r e s o r t e d t o t h e k i n d o f cosmic b l a t h e r t h a t was s o com- mon i n 1 9 6 7 . T h i s i s n o t s u r - p r i s i n g when we c o n s i d e r t h a t a r e a c t i o n a r y i s one who h a r b o u r s t h e r o m a n t i c n o t i o n t h a t we need t o g e t back t o " t h e good o l d d a y s . "

Ronin w r i t e s t h a t t h e " r e a l c u r r e n c y o f a LETSystem i s t h e c u r r e n c y o f t r u s t . " I n t h e n e x t s e n t e n c e he s t a t e s t h a t ".... D. E . E . D. S. i s s p o n s o r i n g t h e LETSystem r e s e a r c h . " T h i s makes i t o b v i o u s , t o me a t l e a s t , t h a t Ronin has had h i s w i r e s c r o s s e d from t h e s t a r t . When s e t t i n g up a sys t em b a s e d on t r u s t , he s u r e l y c o u l d have found a much more t r u s t w o r t h y s p o n s o r i f h i s scheme r e a l l y has a n y t h i n g t o o f f e r t o t h e community. He r a t i o n a l i z e s h i s c h o i c e ( ? ) o f s p o n s o r s by i n s i n - u a t i n g t h a t p r o g r e s s i v e p e r s o n s

and o r g a n i z a t i o n s somehow f e e l t h r e a t e n e d by Deads ( t h i s i s n o t a t y p o ) . On t h e c o n t r a r y : Downtown E a s t s i d e r i g h t w i n g e r s used t o d i s g u s t u s ; now we s imply f i n d t h e i r incompetence amus i n g .

Ronin w r i t e s t h a t " . . . p e t t y marx ians a lways have been a dangerous i r r i t a n t and embar- assment t o a n a r c h i s t s . " He seems t o t h i n k ( t h i s i s p r e t t y opaque s t u f f , a f t e r a l l ) t h a t Tora i s a M a r x i s t . Tora., i r f a c t , has n o t r e a d Marx. Nor does he c o n s i d e r h i m s e l f a M a r x i s t .

The k i n d of shoddy p o s i t i v i s t , t r a s h t h a t comes from R o n i n r s pen i s v e r y much i n s t y l e i n Vancouver t h e s e d a y s . Perhaps he t h i n k s h e ' s some k i n d of N o n - P a r t i s a n A n a r c h i s t .

By SAM SNOBELEN

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" resource people" a t t h e conference. These a r e j u s t a few of t h e new t h i n g s t h a t a r e going on a t Car- g i e . This i s t h e p o s i t i v e s i d e . Carnegie is a unique i n s t i t u - on , and it needs a unique s t a t u s w i th t h e C i t y t o f o s t e r t he se e a t i v e e f f o r t s . P l e a s e d o n ' t throw t h e baby o u t w i t h t h e ba th water .

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VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION

I n t h e army t h e y used t o s a y : "1 want t h r e e v o l u n t e e r s - you, you and you" ... b u t i t ' s n o t t h a t way any more.

Community v o l u n t e e r s do i t because t h e y want t o - n o t be- cause pays them o r r e c r u i t s them, o r f o r c e s them i n any way.

Everyone h a s h i s o r h e r r e a - sons t o v o l u n t e e r . Some a r e r e t i r e d and j u s t want t o be a c t i v e doing some k i n d o f u s e - f u l and , h o p e f u l l y , i n t e r e s t i n g work. O the r s a r e sometimes mare i d e a l i s t i c and f o r some, v o l u n - t e e r community work becomes a ph i losophy , a lmos t a r e l i g i o n i n a way.

S t r a i g h t s o c i e t y ( t h e bureau- c r a t i c jqmgle) v a l u e s v o l u n t e e r work mainly a s a way o f b r i n g - ing a l i e n a t e d p e o p l e back i n t o t h e workforce. I t d o e s n ' t r e c - o g n i s e v o l u n t e e r i s n a s a v a l i d a l t e r n a t i v e t o p a i d work i n t h e sys tem. Of c o u r s e government, b u s i n e s s and t h e media have no o t h e r a l t e r n a t i v e b u t t o p r a i s e v o l u n t e e r s - i t ' s a motherhood i s s u e - something no-one can d i s a g r e e w i t h wi thou t l o o k i n g l i k e a b l u e meany; s o t h e e s t - a b l i s h m e n t pays l i p s e r v i c e t o v o l u n t e e r work, wh i l e a t t h e same t ime c o n s i d e r i n g i t a "hobby" - something n i c e l i t t l e o l d l a d i e s do i n t h e i r s p a r e t ime .

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u n t e e r community work a s t h e way o f t h e f u t u r e . When a u t o - m a t i m h a s t a k e n p a i d work o u t o f t h e hands o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l , t h e y s a y , p e o p l e w i l l s t i l l g e t t o g e t h e r t o do t h i n g s f o r them- s e l v e s and t h e i r community. T h a t ' s why t h e r e i s s u c h a g r u - d g i n g , f o r m a l i s e d r e c o g n i t i o n p a i d t o v o l u n t e e r s by s o c i e t y .

I t seems l i k e s o c i a l i s m , a l - most communism, t o have a l o t o f p e o p l e h a p p i l y working f o r n o t h i n g - no wages. S o c i e t y d o e s n ' t q u i t e t r u s t t h e i d e a o f p e o p l e working a t t h i n g s t h e y b e l i e v e i n , w i t h o u t b o s s e s and managers . Peop le who a r e con- c e r n e d a b o u t e t h i c s 6 c r e a t i v e f u l f i l l m e n t 6 community s e r v i c e - working w i t h o u t pay seems a lmos t s u b v e r s i v e - b u t t h e y c a n ' t deny i t s v a l u e . I t j u s t p r e s e n t s t h e a v e r a g e wage s l a v e w i t h a c o n t r a d i c t i o n - a mora l dilemma t h a t i s t e m p o r a r i l y s o l v e d by b e l i e v i n g v o l u n t e e r work i s j u s t a hobby, something

you do i n your s p a r e t ime , w h i l e y o u ' r e t r y i n g t o g e t t h a t f a n t a s t i c pay ing j o b working f o r Jimmy P a t t i s o n , conning p e o p l e i n t o buying t h i n g s t h e y d o n ' t need and c a n ' t a f f o r d - t h e good o l d n i n e t o f i v e o f f i c i a l j o b t h a t makes you a wor thwhi l e pe r son!

I t h i n k i t ' s a b o u t t ime com- muni ty v o l u n t e e r s g o t f r e e bus p a s s e s and a l o t o f o t h e r p r a - c t i c a l b e n e f i t s from t h e gov t .

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Enc losed i s a l e t t e r t o Mayor Campbell and C i t y Counci l . I t was w r i t t e n and d e l i v e r e d t o C i t y H a l l t h e day a f t e r t h e March 3 1 s t mee t ing of t h i s c i t y ' s h i g h e s t e l e c t e d body.

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A t C i t y Counc i l on Tuesday, March 3 1 s t , t h e a c t i o n s o f Ald. C a r a v e t t a a p p a l l e d me and seem- ed t o c o n t i n u o u s l y impugn t h e d i g n i t y o f y o u r s e l v e s and t h e p u b l i c . He d i s p l a y e d an a r r o g - a n t and o v e r - b e a r i n g manner when he began t o q u e s t i o n M r . Max Beck, D i r e c t o r o f S o c i a l P lann ing . A t one p o i n t , a f t e r M r . Beck reminded him o f an e a r l i e r a t t e m p t t o e x p l a i n a s i t u a t i o n , C a r a v e t t a j e e r e d w i t h t h e Carneg ie Board members t h a t he s u p p o r t s and on cue s a i d , "You'd b e t t e r s t a r t t e l l - i n g t h e t r u t h , m i s t e r . "

T h i s manner and a t t i t u d e o f a l m o s t r a b i d s u p p o r t o r condem- n a t i o n o f d i f f e r i n g o p i n i o n s , u s i n n h a l f - t r u t h s and s c a n t v i n f o - h a s a l r e a d y been d isp lHyed a t Carneg ie C e n t r e . When Cara- v e t t a c a u g h t t h e end of a pub- l i c m e e t i n g , o f f e r i n g r e s i d e n t s i n p u t t o t h e Goals f o r Vancou- v e r Survey , he s a i d :

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By PAUL TAYLOR

-"This i s a l l COPE. I t ' s wor th - l e s s . " There were o v e r s i x t y p e o p l e i n t h e room and he based t h i s s t a t e m e n t on t h e p r e s e n c e o f Ms. J e a n Swanson, employed by t h e C i t y a t Town P lann ing . -"The s e n i o r s t a f f i s r e s p o n s - i b l e f o r a l l your problems." T h i s i s t h e l i n e o f t h e v o t i n g m a j o r i t y on t h e b o a r d , who blame t h e s t a f f when t h e members d o n ' t e n d o r s e t h e i r a c t i o n s . -"The s e n i o r s t a f f g e t 86 .6% o f your budget i n s a l a r i e s . " He r e p e a t e d t h i s f o u r t i m e s , a s i f r e p e t i t i o n made i t more t r u e . S e n i o r s t a f f means s i x o r seveT p e o p l e , and s i m p l e a r i t h m e t i c shows t h a t he t h i n k s t h e y g e t o v e r $100,000 EACH!!! -"I'm go ing t o come i n h e r e 7 A

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which t h e Mayor r e c e i v e d , has been s i g n e d by o v e r 250 mem- b e r s , demanding t h e d i s s o l u t i o n of t h e p r e s e n t boa rd and an immediate e l e c t i o n . C o n t r a s t t h i s s t a t e m e n t o f t h e w i l l o f t h e membership w i t h t h e 50-60 who o r i g i n a l l y v o t e d a t t h e Annual Genera l Meet ing l a s t

June . The v a s t m a j o r i t y o f members a r e d i s g u s t e d w i t h t h e c o n t i n u a l a t t a c k s on s t a f f and a c t i o n s t o s t o p o r d i s r u p t p o s - i t i v e i d e a s o f t h e membership.

Alderman C a r a v e t t a h a s p r o p - osed h imse l f a s t h e Aldermanic l i a s o n t o Carnegie . P l e a s e , P l e a s e , P l e a s e ... d o n ' t i n f l i c t t h i s pe r son on t h i s Cen t re ! ! ! He works i n t h i s a r e a , b u t a s an owner of a h o t e l t h a t was r e s p o n s i b l e f o r e v i c t i o n s d u r i n g Expo 86. Many h e r e know t h a t and w i l l n o t c h a l l e n g e him o r even a t t e n d m e e t i n g s where he w i l l speak . I f , a s he h a s s a i d , he " s e t s up h i s o f f i c e I N Carnegie" , t h e n t h i s C e n t r e w i l l d e g e n e r a t e i n t o a p o l i t i - c a l f o o t b a l l i n s t e a d o f c o n t i n - u ing a s t h e l i v i n g room o f t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e .

The S p e c i a l Genera l Meet ing w i l l o c c u r on Wed., A p r i l 2 2 , and a new, more r e p r e s e n t a t i v e body w i l l be i n s t a l l e d . Thank you f o r your a t t e n t i o n .

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a f t e r r e a d i n g t h e f r o n t page s t o r y i n t h e A p r i l 2 e d i t i o n . M r . C a r a v e t t a has made common cause w i t h t h e c u r r e n t v o t i n g m a j o r i t y on t h e Carneg ie Board) who seem t o be engaged i n an ongoing a t t e m p t t o d i s r u p t t h e o p e r a t i o n o f t h i s C e n t r e . Be- f o r e t h e " rookie" Alderman be - gan h i s a t t a c k on Mr. Beck, t h e p r e s i d e n t o f t h e boa rd - Wally R a r A v q h - m n d c g n c x t r c m ~ l v

n e g a t i v e and d i s p a r a g i n g r e p o r t on t h e a c t i v i t i e s and p r o g r a n s h e r e . Mr. Bardysh h a s no phone and h a s h i s a d d r e s s l i s t e d a s 4 5 0 Powel l ; t h e c e n t r e o f Oppenheimer Park. He i s i n t h e Carneg ie C e n t r e o n l y when he h a s been t r a c k e d down and t o l d o v e r and o v e r t h a t he must come i n and pe r fo rm some d u t y o r assume r e s p o n s i b i l i t y a s P r e s . The assumpt ion o f many members/ u s e r s i s t h a t he must g e t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n from some c loudy c r y s t a l b a l l .

The head ing on t h e s t o r y r e - ' f e r r e d t o is a l s o m i s l e a d i n g . A 'Probe" b r i n g s a c r i m i n a l i n - v e s t i g a t i o n t o mind, b u t t h e recommendations of t h e D i r e c t o r o f S o c i a l P lann ing s t a t e o n l y ' t o r e s e a r c h d i f f e r e n t forums o f r e p r e s e n t a t i v e b o d i e s and f i n d t h e b e s t one f o r Carneg ie .

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i t y h a s a l m o s t c o m p l e t e l y l o s t t h e s u p p o r t and t r u s t of t h e members /users , pe rhaps t h i s was d e s i r e d . P e r s o n a l a t t a c k s , d i s r u p t i o n and d e s t r u c t i o n of new i n i t i a t i v e s , a l l e g a t i o n s o f d i s h o n e s t y ... have a l l s e r - ved t o c a u s e a workable format t o be i n danger of be ing r ~ r l n n n r l

I f C i t y Counc i l w i shes t o p l a c a t e Alderman C a r a v e t t a , he may v e r y w e l l be i n f l i c t e d on t h e Carneg ie ~ Z m u n i t y Cen t re . M r . C a r a v e t t a h a s had v i r t u a l l y no i n p u t i n t o t h e most s u c c e s s - f u l community c e n t r e i n Canada. IIe s t a t e s t h a t he grew up down h e r e , b u t i n t h e f i v e y e a r s t h a t I ' v e been i n C a r n e g i e , a lmos t d a i l y , he h a s n o t been h e r e even once t o my knowledge. Suddenly he t a l k s a s though he h a s l i v e d i n t h e b u i l d i n g , w i t h a r e p e a t e d c i t a t i o n o f a v o l u n t e e r b e i n g h i s b a b y s i t t e r when he was a c h i l d . The p o l - i t i c a l l y ap ropos s t a t e m e n t

Gimme a Break ! ! t h a t he d o e s n ' t want Carneg ie t o go t o t h e P a r k s Board i s a bandwagon jump t o be i n r a p p o r t w i t h t h e v a s t m a j o r i t y o f mem- b e r s / u s e r s . I f Carneg ie i s p u t under t h e a u s p i c e s o f P a r k s i t w i l l become one o f 2 2 comm- u n i t y c e n t r e s a d m i n i s t e r e d by them. The money budgeted f o r h e r e w i l l s i m p l y be added t o P a r k s ' f u n d s , and expended a c c o r d i n g t o need. The p r e s e n t methods f o r a q u i r i n g sums from Parks i n v o l v e v e r y e f f i c i e n t l obby ing by p e o p l e who n e v e r had t o worry where t h e i r n e x t meal i s coming f rom; whether t h e y w i l l have any money l e f t f o r t h e l a s t two weeks o f e v e r y month; i f t h e i r c h i l d r e n w i l l be t a k e n away from them because t h e y a r e t o o poor t o f e e d them p r o p e r l y . . .

M r . C a r a v e t t a seems t o s e e Carneg ie a s an i d e a l s e t t i n g f o r h i s p l a y i n g "Cops and r o b - bers". ."cowboys and I n d i a n s " . .

"NPA and COPE". Carneg ie w i l l d i e an a g o n i z i n g d e a t h i f i t becomes a n o t h e r p o l i t i c a l f o o t b a l l .

T h i s C e n t r e r u n s e x t r e m e l y w e l l , b u t t h e E x e c u t i v e o f t h e board h a s s e e n f i t t o c a u s e n e g a t i v e p u b l i c i t y t o r e a c h t h e f o r e o v e r a l l e g a t i o n s couched i n m i s i n f o r m a t i o n , h a l f - t r u t h s and even o u t r i g h t l i e s . The o n l y d i s s a t i s f a c t i o n w i t h t h e s t a f f employed by S o c i a l P l a n n i n g i s i n t h e minds of t h e c u r r e n t p r e s i d e n t Wally Bardysh, v i c e - p r e s i d e n t Tony S e a v e r s and D i r e c t o r - a t - Large Jonn Olldym. ( C o r r e c t i o ~ l :

S e a v e r s , s e e i n g t h e w r i t i n b on t h e w a l l a f t e r a p e t i t i o n b e a r i n g o v e r 2 5 0 s i g n a t u r e s o f members was p r e s e n t e d , r e s i g n e d . ) The w i l l o f t h e members i s t o s t o p t h i s p r o - c e s s o f m a l i g n i n g s t a f f , c i r - c u l a t i n g rumours o f m a l f e a - sance and growing d i s s a t i s - f a c t i o n .

A s E d i t o r o f t h e N e w s l e t t e r I r e c e i v e one minor c o n ~ p l a i n t f o r e v e r y twenty i n s t a n c e s of p r a i s e and even a d m i r a t i o n f o r t h e t remendous work t h e s t a f f does h e r e .

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The d i f f i c u l t i e s a t Carneg ie have r e c e i v e d much a t t e n t i o n i n t h e l a s t few months. Much h a s bcen n e g a t i v e due t o t h e same p e r s o n / p e o p l e f e e d i n g c e r t a i n w r i t e r s and TV p e r s o n - n e l a l i n e a l l e g i n g c r i m i n a l behaviour on t h e p a r t o f t h e s e n i o r s t a f f . T h i s h a s been done u s i n g s c a n t y i n f o r m a t i o n , m i s i n f o r m a t i o n and even o u t - r i g h t l i e s .

Fol lowing i s a s y n o p s i s o f a twenty-page r e p o r t , w i t h seven pages o f documenta t ion , t h a t I compiled f o r an a t t o r n e y . Each r e s p e c t e d member of C i t y Coun- c i l has one , a s w e l l a s t h e D i r e c t o r of S o c i a l P l a n n i n g , hiax Beck. To w h i t :

First, Muggs - t h e f i r s t p o i n t was on how Muggs S i g u r g e i r s o n was c o e r c e d i n t o r e s i g n i n g f o r n o t hav ing h e r membership 6 0 days p r i o r t o h e r becoming p r e s i d e n t ; a v e r b a l promise made by Tony S e a v e r s and Wally Bardysh t o g e t p a s t t h e t e c h n i c a l problem by h e r s t e p p i n g down and t h e n be ing nominated and a p p o i n t e d w i t h t h e i r s u p p o r t ; t h e promise becoming h o t a i r a s t h e y band t o g e t h e r and a p p o i n t MacLeod.

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By PAUL TAYLOR

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and Peter - P e t e r Imm was f o r c e d t o r e s i g r a s t r e a s u r e r a f t e r one month b e . c a u s e of $ 2 . 3 0 i n b u s f a r e ; s low repayment o f $ 2 . 8 0 i n change ; approv ing a cheque t o h i s accu- s e r f o r h o l i d a y pay w i t h o n l y two s i g n a t u r e s i n s t e a d o f t h e t h r e e r e q u i r e d by p o l i c y ; f o r making marks on bank s t a t e m e n t s and g e t t i n g m a i l o t h e r t h a n what was supposed ly h i s and n o t g e t t f n g s a i d m a i l d i r e c t l y t o t h e bookkeeper . The " q u a s i - j u d i c i a l i n q u i r y t 1 t h a t occured around t h e s e m a t t e r s was com- p l e t e l y a g a i n s t ' t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n and R o b e r t ' s Rules o f Order and t h e S o c i e t y ' s Ac t . The motion o f n o n - c o n f i d e n c e was made by I

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bu t each was d e f e a t e d . The t a l l y was 6 - 6 and Bardysh s t o p p e d e a c h mot ion , b r e a k i n g t h e t i e f o r d e f e a t . The r e s u l - t i n g fo rma t was o n l y t h e d i r - e c t o r s nominat ing and t h e n v o t - i n g i n a s e c r e t b a l l o t . Kath- e r i n e Galan and ~ a c L e o d became

grunt fiasco - a g r a n t from C E I C was award- ed t o t h e Lea rn ing Cen t re f o r a manager and f i v e t u t o r - t r a i n - e e s t o l e a r n and deve lop s k i l l s t o h e l p i l l i t e r a t e a d u l t s t o lepi-n t o r e a d and w r i t e . This g r a n t was f o r $70,000. Normal h i r i n g p r o c e d u r e was t o reward t h e p o s i t i o n o f manager t o t h e b e s t q u a l i f i e d a p p l i c a n t and t h a t p e r s o n be ing s e l e c t e d by a s i m p l e m a j o r i t y v o t e of t h e h i r i n g committee. The p r e s i d e n t Pa rdysh , r a d i c a l l y a l t e r e d t h i s p r o c e d u r e t o make o n l y a con- s e n s u s v o t e (unanimous) be a c - c e p t a b l e f o r h i r i n g anyone. M s . Linda F o r s y t h e had come o u t f a r ahead o f h e r n e a r e s t c o m p e t i t o r f o r manager. Bard- ysh , upon i n v e s t i g a t i o n , had a l l e g e d l y made u n s u c c e s s f u l a d - vances toward M s . F o r s y t h e ; had a l l e g e d l y p u t h e r i n i t i a l s on h i s t u t o r v o l u n t e e r c a r d t o g e t c o f f e e t i c k e t s ; had a l l e g e d - l y made f u r t h e r u n s u c c e s s f u l advances toward a n o t h e r woman who t h e n a p p l i e d f o r an i n f o j o b and h a d n ' t even been g i v e n an i n t e r v i e w u ~ ~ t i l s h e t h r e a t - ened t o t a k e t h e A s s o c i a t i o n ( i . e . Bardysh) t o Labour Re la - t i o n s . Because o f h i s f r u s t - r a t i o n / i n f e r i o r i t y complex Bardysh d e c i d e d t o b l o c k M s . F o r s y t h e from t h i s job . C E I C was made aware o f t h i s s e l e c - t i v e s t u p i d i t y and f i n a l l y a s k e d t h e A s s o c i a t i o n t o v o l - u n t a r i l y withdraw i t s a p p l i c - a t i o n . The g r a n t i s n o t coming.

select f e w - ha! - it was discovered, again through investigation, that the President(Bardysh), Vice- president(Seavers) and Dir- ector-at-Large(0lldym) and MacLeod had each purchased his membershi2 after the deadline, with MacLeod getting his the SAME DAY as his appointment, The sane people who had forced Ms. Siyuryeirson to resign for being 'illegal' were as in violation, but refused to fol- low the Rules that they insis- ted others follow. MacLeod must have told the Executive that lie had no card when they approached him to be chosen, but he was deemed acceptable since he would support them.

- after MacLeod stonewalled the hiring of Ms. Forsythe, presumably on the orders of the Executive, both Bardysh & Seavers went to a Learning Centre meeting and said that it had been Sheila Baxter who had done the deed.

selective stupidity - Dennis McCowan, who had found that Irene was invalid as a director, somehow missed see- ing Seavers' name on the same page, just four names above Ms. Schmidt's,His was the loudest voice in the campaign to eliminate as many of the directors not votincj as the Executive voted. McCowan then applied for one of the five tutor trainee positions, but

before that had made comments, suggestions and aided in the structuring of the Personnel Committee. He was made aware that as a director this was not legal or fair; that being recorded as abstaining on subsequent votes pertaining to this did not excuse him from being ethically bound to void all input to the process of personnel and hiring policy. He continued to do so anyway. The consensus procedure in hir- ing had stopped the one person who could have made comments on McCowants difficulties in keeping students that he was to tutor. Several have threat- ened to stop coming if he was assigned to them.

new strategy

- a group of members/users with the acronym FOCUS (Friends of Carnegie Users Society) was formed to do the work of Car- negie that the Board just did not do (i.e. the Executive and supporters on it). FOCUS held public meetings to get community ideas and input on: CRAB and the Main St. overpass, knives, the

proposed f i e l d h o u s e a t Oppen- heimer P a r k , and most r e l e v a n t t o Carneg ie a mee t ing and week long s u r v e y on how t o b e s t u t - i l i s e t h e $700,000 a l l o c a t e d by t h e C i t y f o r r e n o v a t i o n s . A second i m p r o t a n t p u b l i c meet - ing gave r e s i d e n t s t h e i r f i r s t i n p u t i n t o t h e Goals f o r Van- couver Survey . FOCUS h e l p e r s a l s o t r a n s f e r r e d t h e Bingo l i c - ence t o S t a r Bingo and have r a i s e d a lmos t $10,000 t o d a t e . The work and a n x i e t y a r e p e r i - o d i c a l l y p r a i s e d by t h e Exec. b u t t h e y have done v i r t u a l l y n o t h i n g t o c a n c e l t h e d e b t . An ongoing f r u s t r a t i o n f o r t h e c o - o r d i n a t o r i s t o t r a c k down t h e Execu t ive s i g n i n g o f f i c e r s f o r cheques t h a t must be t a k e n

! t o pay f o r keep ing t h i s e v e n t a l i v e . Losing t h i s f u n d r a i s e r c o u l d be blamed t h e n on Carn- e g i e , b u t would be t h e f a u l t o f t h e p e r s i s t e n t i r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f t h e E x e c u t i v e .

8 - Ball - Bardysh arid S e a v e r s - t h e n be- gan t o s c h e d u l e P e r s o n n e l and t h e n Board m e e t i n g s a t e x a c t l y t h e same t ime a s t h e p u b l i c m e e t i n g s , knowing t h a t t h e Brd. members opposed t o t h e i r a c t i o n had committed themse lves t o t h e p u b l i c g a t h e r i n g s . T h i s

l e t t h e e i g h t d i r e c t o r s a t t e n d - i n g , w i t h t h e i r " o f f i c i a l d o m l , d e c i d e how t o r u i n c r e d i b i l i t y ; a l lowed them t o p a s s mot ions w i t h o u t d i s s e n t o r even s c r u t - i ny . Motions i n c l u d e d f i r i n g Nancy J e n n i n g s and any o t h e r s t a f f p e r s o n who d i d n ' t meet t h e ' s t a n d a r d s ' o f t h e e i g h t d i r e c t o r s s o v o t i n g ; t o k i l l t h e N e w s l e t t e r by s t o p p i n g p a y - ment f o r p r i n t i n g ; t o t a k e t h e Bingo money and u s e i t i n s t e a d t o h i r e a lawyer t o sue FOCUS! To f u r t h e r e n s u r e t h a t anyone opposed t o t h i s a r r o g a n c e c o u l d n o t a t t e n d , t h e meet ing was con- d u c t e d " In Camera" - o n l y Board members a l lowed - b u t Alderman C a r a v e t t a was t h e r e . The agenda f o r t h i s m e e t i n g , h e l d s u b s e - q u e n t t o t h e March 5 t h d e b a c l e , had been p a s s e d on t h e S t h , b u t mot ions v o t e d on were n o t made conce rn ing a n y t h i n g on t h e a c - c e p t e d agenda. Board members n o t s u p p o r t i v e o f t h e E x e c u t i v e d i d n ' t r e c e i v e any n o t i c e o f what would be v o t e d on; t h e y d i d n r t even g e t c o p i e s o f t h e ~ i n u t e s .

whitewash A conduct r u l e makes d i s t r i -

b u t i o n o r p u b l i c d i s c l o s u r e of " In Camera" minu tes mandatory w i t h i n 2 4 hours . That was a l - most a month ago , and n o t h i n g on p a p e r has appea red . I had e x p e c t e d some whitewashed v e r - s i o n t o a p p e a r , even i f o n l y t o g u l l n a i v e r e a d e r s , b u t n o t h i n g . - s i m i l a r t o t h i s p o i n t i s a m i s s i n g s e c t i o n i n m i n u t e s o f a p r e v i o u s m e e t i n g , when Tora a sked t h a t a s t a t e m e n t of h i s be e n t e r e d word-for-word. I t was n comment on t h e E x e c l ~ t i v e

wanting a f i n a n c i a l r e p o r t p r e - p a r e d by P e t e r Imm r e a d and a c - c e p t e d j u s t a f t e r t h e y had e n - g i n e e r e d a "r ion-confidence" v o t e on h i s a b i l i t y t o BE T r e a s u r e r ! The s t a t e m e n t -gone. The E x e c u t i v e wants any image of themse lves t o be one o f com- pe tency and r e s p o n s i b i 1 i t y ; c o v - e r m g up m i s t a k e s , m a n i p u l a t i o n o f r u l e s and t h e i r h idden ag - enda w i t h h igh- sound ing words. Simply p u t : "The end j u s t i f i e s t h e means."

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We - t h e D i r e c t o r o f5 'Soc ia l P l a n - n i n g a sked f o r f i v e m i n u t e s on t h e agenda o f t h e March Board

p e r s o n whom h e ' d k i c k e d o u t o f h i s b u i l d i n g ; he l a t e r s a i d t h a t h e ' d be g l a d t o s e t up h i s o f f i c e I N CARNEGIE! ! ! A t C i t y Counci l on March 3 1 s t , C a r a v e t t a t r i e d t o d r a g Nancy J e n n i n g s ' name t h r o u g h t h e mud even a f t e r h e ' d been t o l d t h a t p e r s o n n e l m a t t e r s w e r e n ' t t o be d i s c u s s e d . H i s l i n e of a t t a c k was i d e n t i c a l w i t h t h a t of t h e E x e c u t i v e o f o u r Board.

T h i s was j u s t a f t e r Bardysh gave a n e g a t i v o and u n t r u e r e - p o r t on C a r n e g i % a l l i n g a r e p o r t o f t h e D i r e c t o r a "whitewash", l a b e l l i n g members/users a s " r e n t - a - c a r d , s t a f f - b o u g h t r a d - i c a l s " and t h e n j o i n i n g w i t h

mtg . b u t was r e f u s e d ; t h e s c r i p t h i s c r o n i e s t o i e e r and s l a m - f o r E x e c u t i v e b e h a v i o u r had a l - r e a d y been w r i t t e n and r e h e a r - s e d abou t many o f t h e c o n t e n - t i o n s l i s t e d above. - This mee t ing (March 5 t h ) saw members t u r n i n g o u t i n unpre - ceden ted numbers t o q u e s t i o n t h e e x e c u t i v e and t h e i r c r o n i e s on t h e s e exposed m a n i p u l a t i o n s . They saw t h e P r e s i d e n t t r y t o r e f u s e r e c o g n i t i o n o f s p e a k e r s ; n o t have anyone b u t d i r e c t o r s s p e a k ; employ "broad i n t e r p r e t - a t i o n s " of p l a i n C o n s t i t u t i o n a l Ru les ; and t h r e a t e n t o c l e a r t h e room - w i t h t h e p o l i c e , i f n e c e s s a r y . Then M r . Beck o f S o c i a l F l a n n i n g was supposed t o s e e them a s u p r i g h t , concerned c i t i z e n s t r y i n g t o " g e t on w i t h b u s i n e s s " u n t i l s t y m i e d by " u l t r a - l e f t r a d i c a l s " .

- Alderman ~ a r a v e t t a was nom- i n a t e d t o be l i a s o n f o r Carn- e g i e and C i t y Counci l by a

Counc i l members and C i t y emplo- y e e s . C a r a v e t t a was t h e i r " h i t man", u s i n g h i s a b s o l u t e p r i v i - l e d g e as an o f f i c i a l t o s lam s a n e Counci l members, t h e D i r - e c t o r of S o c i a l P lann ing and t h e D i r e c t o r o f Carnegie .

hidden Agenda And t h e n he has t h e g a l l t o promote D.E.E.D.S. when t h e Execu t ive o f Carneg ie Board a r e d i r e c t o r s and employees o f D.E.E.D.S.

s u r e g l a d we d i d n ' t s t e p i n i t !

TO: Wally Bardysh, Tony Seaver , Jonn Olldym March 23, 1987.

I ~ E : Carnegie News le t t e r Finance

~t has come t o my a t t e n t i o n t h a t t h e i s s u e o f t h e Newslet- ter , p u b l i s h e d on March 1, 1987, has n o t been p a i d f o r . The i n v o i c e was g iven t o Wally G a r c i a , bookkeeper , and he drew up a cheque f o r $ 1 4 1 . 2 4 t o be s i g n e d when you t h r e e dropped i n . He then t o l d me t h a t a f t e r you had come and s i g n e d a l l cheques w a i t i n g , t h e cheque f o r Budget P r i n t i n g had been l e f t unsigned. The i n f o r m a t i o n was r e l a y e d t o me a f t e r r e t u r n i n g from Budget, having j u s t l e f t t h e i s s u e f o r March 1 5 t o be p r i n t e d . Th i s second i n v o i c e , f o r $117.70, b r i n g s t h e t o t a l t o $258.94.

S p e c u l a t i o n , c h g u e s s i n g , a s t o why has been inc luded i n a l e t t e r t o Max Beck, a s k i n g him t o p u t t h e Carnegie News le t t e r account under t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f t h e C i t y s t a f f - c i t i n g your i r r e s p o n s i b l e a c t i o n s and g e n e r a l u n a v a i l a b i l i t y .

A t t h e i n i t i a l meet ing o f t h e ' E d i t o r i a l Review' group, 1 was dismayed t h a t , b e s i d e s you t h r e e and me, you thought i t e i t h e r apropos o r n e c e s s a r y t o have MacLeod p r e s e n t t o engage i n i r r e l e v a n t t a l k and moronic c r i t i c i s m o f t y p o s , e t c . , e t c . I was s i n c e r e when I s a i d t h a t I t r u s t e d you, y e t t h e ' i n c i d e n t about L e n z i ' s l e t t e r - which you s a i d you had a l r e a d y seen - made me wonder. The l i b e l o u s s t a t e m e n t s were f a i r l y obv ious , bu t I wanted t o obse rve t h e k i n d o f o b j e c t i v e i n t e g r i t y w i t h which you would rev iew t h e c o n t e n t s o f submiss ions . Saying , ''We won't touch any l e t t e r s " h a r d l y excuses you from p a s s i n g a s good a l e t t e r c o n t a i n i n g s u f f i c i e n t l i b e l t o c o s t t h e Asso- c i a t i o n thousands o f d o l l a r s .

I have had t o , a g a i n , t a k e a l o a n t o pay Budget - $258.94 - and w i l l exchange t h e r e c e i p t f o r a cheque made payable t o me f o r t h i s amount. The money dona ted by PLURA ($1,000) and t h e ad revenue a r e f o r paying t o keep t h e Carnegie News le t t e r a l i v e . The t r u t h about your a c t i o n s t o r u i n , d e s t r o y , d i s r u p t , confuse and c r e a t e f e a r i n t h i s Cen t re w i l l n o t be s topped by such s l e a z y man ipu la t ion of a s s i g n e d d u t i e s . TO HAVE NO V O I C E I S TO IIAVE NO POWER. You w i l l n o t t a k e t h e v o i c e of t h e people of t h i s Cen t re away.

c c : Max Beck, Nancy Jenn ings , Gordon Campbell

P A U L TAYLOR, E d i t o r Carnegie News le t t e r

- T r u t h h u r t s . So; t h e Exec. w r i t i n g , a s w e l l a s t h e min- make themse lves t h e s i g n i n g u t e s i n which t h e y were r a t i - o f f i c e r s on t h e N e w s l e t t e r a c - f i e d . I was t o l d t o f i n d them c o u n t and r e c o n s t i t u t e t h e Ed- b u t i n t h e meantime I would i t o r i a l Review p r o c e s s . I a s k - have t o TRUST t h e s e p e o p l e t o ed t o see t h e e u i d e l i n e s i n be f a i r and unb iased . They

would " j u s t make s u g g e s t i o n s and e d i t o u t l i b e l . . . I 1 . Be- f o r e t h i s , t h e c h i e f o f a l l Execu t ive p l a n n i n g - S e a v e r s - t o l d me t h a t : " I f we d o n ' t l i k e i t , we won ' t pay f o r i t ."

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-<ed1 was s t i l l i n f i r s t - d r a f t form, b u t was t h e r e s u l t o f an i n v e s t i g a t i o n o f t h i s Exec. 6 some c r o n i e s ' membership c a r d s i . e . p u r c h a s e d a t e s . The o n l y s t o r y i n t h e p a p e r , n o t w r i t - t e n u n t i l two days l a t e r , was a commentary on an a r t i c l e a p p e a r i n g i n t h e Vancouver Sun t h a t day . S e a v e r s gave h i s v e r s i o n of Carneg ie d i f f i c u l t - i e s , blaming " u l t r a - l e f t r a d - i c a l s " f o r e v e r y t h i n g and t r y - i n g t o make brownie p o i n t s by c a l l i n g h i m s e l f a " n o n - p a r t i - s a n m ~ d e r a t e " . My comments? " . . h y s t e r i c a l and p a r a n o i d . . "

hurts Thc t h i r d i s s u e from t h i s

p o i n t was t a k e n t o Budget and t h e guy t h e r e s a i d t h a t "some- one from Carneg ie came i n and t o l d us n o t t o p r i n t anymore Newsle t t ' e rs because t h e Exec. a r e n ' t go ing t o pay f o r them." The l o a n needed t o pay f o r t h e i s s u e i n your hands w i l l b r i n g t h e t o t a l owed t o o v e r $550 .

motives Nothing o f t h i s was s a i d t o

me, b u t a s E d i t o r I t hough t I would be t h e ' f i r s t t o know'. S i m i l a r l y , when c r i t i c a l e d i t - o r i a l s f i r s t began i n November I asked members o f t h e Exec. t o r e spond w i t h backup f o r

t h e i r a c t i o n s and some answers f o r t h e many v a l i d q u e s t i o n s a sked . A t f i r s t ; " I t ' s i n i t s second d r a f t " ; t h e n "I'm answ- e r i n g t h a t t o d a y and y o u ' l l have i t f i r s t t h i n g tomorrow." Then, a t t h e E d i t o r i a l Review "Why i s easy . " (no e l a b o r a t i o n ) and "We d o n f t l i k e t h e tone o f your e d i t o r i a l s . "

So f a r : t h e E x e c u t i v e and t h e i r few s u p p o r t e r s have c o n c e a l e d t h e i r i n v a l i d s t a t u s ' w h i l e a t t a c k i n g ~ t h e r s f o r t h e same t h i n g ; i o r c e d one p e r s o n o f f t h e board whi l e s l a n d e r i n g a n o t h e r ; go ing a g - a i n s t a l l r u l e s o f p r o p e r con- d u c t f o r a "non-conf idence" v o t e on a t r e a s u r e r ; bugger ing normal h i r i n g p r o c e d u r e s t o , s t o p t h e b e s t p e r s o n from g e t - t i n g a j o b and t h e n l o s i n g t h e e n t i r e g r a n t ; s t o p p i n g fund ing f o r t h e N e w s l e t t e r ; be ing made aware o f c o n f l i c t s - o f - i n t e r e s t b u t c o n t i n u i n g t o a c t anyway; e l i m i n a t i n g d i s s e n t and s c r u t - i n y by hav ing mee t ings a t t h e same t ime a s i m p o r t a n t p u b l i c m e e t i n g s on t h e f u t u r e o f t h i s C e n t r e ; s l a n d e r i n g Nancy J . ; having Alderman C a r a v e t t a be a " p a r r o t " f o r t h e i r m i s i n f o r - m a t i o n ; p o w e r - t r i p p i n g w i t h p o l i c e i n v e s t i g a t i o n s on any p o i n t o f b u s i n e s s ; and r e f u s i n to acknowledge t h e w i l l o f a lmos t t h r e e hundred members and c a l l a new e l e c t i o n .

S e a v e r s ,' a f t e r - a u t h o r i n g a l l t h i s d i s s e n t and man ipu la t ion , r e s i g n ? Muggs and I r e n e were mal igned a c c o r d i n g t o p l a n , P e t e r was removed a s t r e a s u r e r and t h e h i r i n g s e t up t o have o n l y p e o p l e p o l i t i c a l l y a c c e p - t a b l e g e t t i n g j o b s , McCowan was a lmos t a s s u r e d o f g e t t i n g 7 inn in no c q l hfqr-T and h n i l

done h i s b e s t t o s t o p normal h i r i n g t o be done , MacLeodls membership had been g o t t e n t h r o u g h t h e p r o t e s t o v e r e v e r y one. e l s e ' s membership by a "broad i n t e r p r e t a t i o n " of t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n , t h e E d i t o r i a l Review t h i n g had g i v e n him t h e ' r i g h t ' t o k i l l t h e News- 1 ~ t t c r f t r ~ l t h h i l r t q : e h ) .

having s e c r e t m e e t i n g s a t t h e same t ime a s p u b l i c m e e t i n g s had g o t t e n mot ions p a s s e d t h a t would have been r i g h t l y con- demned b u t w i t h ' o f f i c i a l ' Board s a n c t i o n , he had a v o i c e on Counci l t h r o u g h C a r a v e t t a and t h e C i t y had had t o d i v o r c e i t s e l f from t h e ' A s s o c i a t i o n , and f i n a l l y he was s e t t o t r y t o have o n l y h i m s e l f and h i s c r o n i e s s p e a k on b e h a l f o f t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e . Res ign- i n g a t 1 0 : 0 2 pm had e n s u r e d t h e d i s r u p t i o n of a l l f i n a n c e s o f t h e commit tees , s i n c e he was t h e a c t i n g T r e a s u r e r . The s u c c e s s o f t h e S t a r Bingo would g r i n d t o a h a l t , t h e N e w s l e t t e r would s t r a n g l e w i t h no money, t h e c r e d i b i l i t y o f Carnegie Board was s h o t t o h e l l ... e v e r y t h i n g was g r e a t !

My g u e s s i s t h a t t h e c u r r - e n t r i s e i n t h e awareness o f t h e membership was a l i t t l e t o o r i g h t t o h e a l w i t h . Time makes p e o p l e f o r g e t , and t h e Annual Genera l Meet ing i s i n June f o r a n o t h e r y e a r o f ~ o l - i t i c k i n e .. ( r e a d m a n i ~ u l a t i b n l .

RIGHT: ~ 4 x 0 ~ ~ ; yes In c l o s i n g , I would l i k e t o

s a y t h a t Carneg ie i s l i k e a ' hone t o me and hundreds o f o t h e r s . To s i t and watch i t become a r i d i c u l o u s l a u g h b e - c a u s e o f some s e c r e t p o l i t i - c a l agenda o r p h i l o s o p h y i s n ' t t o l e r a b l e . To p e r c e i v e t h a t Carnegie i s j u s t a means t o an end f o r t h e p r e s e n t Execut ive? w i t h n o t enough go ing f o r it on i t s own m e r i t s f o r them t o

e v e c come h e r e more t h a n i s n e c e s s a r y f o r c a r r y i n g o u t t h e i r l onge - r a n g e p l a n . . t h i s o f f e n d s my s e n s e o f r i g h t n e s s .

The p r e s e n t E x e c u t i v e and t h e i r ' s u p p o r t e r s ' : WALLY BARDYSH, TONY SEAVERS, J O N N OLLDYM, HARVEY BOWERS, GREY MACLEOD, DENNIS MCCOWAN, PAT KENDAL, ROBERT ALLEN, RALPH CARAVETTA, DAVID LENZI.

Leverage B e f o r e r e s i g n i n g , M r .

S e a v e r s a d m i t t e d t h a t he i s q u i t e a g r e e a b l e t o u s i n g t h e Carneg ie Conmunity Cen t re A s s o c i a t i o n Board a s a p o l i - t i c a l s p r i n g b o a r d . The d a r k s i d e o f t h i s ana logy : when one bounces on a s p r i n g b o a r d , it n e c e s s a r i l y c r u s h e s what- e v e r i s undernea th . I n t h i s c a s e , t h e hundreds and thou- s a n d s o f p o v e r t y - s t r i c k e n r e s i d e n t s who u s e Carneg ie a s t h e i r l i v i n g room seem t o be a p e b b l e on t h e p a t h .

To c o n c l u d e , t h e p l a n o f t h e E x e c u t i v e and t h e i r few s u p p o r t e r s ( i . e . Alderman C a r a v e t t a ) i s n o t conducive t o t h e s u r v i v a l o f t h e Carn- e g i e Community C e n t r e a s a v i t a l and un ique s o c i a l e n t i t y . Suppor t f o r t h i s c o n t e n t i o n s h o u l d be made known t o t h e Mayor, C i t y Counc i l , S o c i a l P l a n n i n g , t h e Pa rks Board, and a l l media i n t h e p u b l i c domain. Thank you.

PaulR T a y l o r , E d i t o r , Ca rneg ie N e w s l e t t e r .

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W E E K i n r e c o g n i t i o n o f t h e f a c t t h a t they a r e b r eak ing new ground f o r t h e work e t h i c , showing t h e way i n t o a f u t u r e where a l l work w i l l be v o l u n t a r y , c r e a t i v e , wor thwhi le , s a t i s f y - ing and p rov id ing a r e a l l y necessa ry s e r v i c e t o a commun- i t y b u i l t on t r u s t , co-opera - t i o n and mutual r e s p e c t .

I s t h a t t o o much t o a s k ?

VOLUNTEERS CREATE CASH FLOW

Everyone whose income i s low enough n o t t o be t axed i s en- t i t l e d t o r e c e i v e a $50 ca sh " tax c r e d i t " from t h e govern- ment - but t o g e t it they must f i l l i n and mai l an income t ax form.

A l o t of peop le i n our corn-. munity need h e l p f i l l i n g o u t t he se forms and Norm M i t c h e l l , a Learning Cent re v o l u n t e e r , s t a r t e d performing t h i s ser- v i ce f o r t h o s e who needed i t on t h e 3 rd f l o o r .

Soon he was j o i n e d by volun- t e e r s Conrad Ebe r l e 6 Colin Yardley, who worked t o g e t h e r

'* wi th Norm t o f i l l o u t a t o t a l of 2,200 t a x c r e d i t forms!

A t $50 p e r form, t h i s r e p r e - s e n t s $110,000 brought i n t o the neinhbourhood by t h e ded i - :ated d z f o r t s o f on iy t h r e e Zarnegie Volun tee rs !

In a low income ne ighbour -

hood such a s o u r s , t h e b e n e f i t t h i s vo lun toe r work has ache iv - ed is overwhelming! If it was n o t f o r Normts i d e a , and Conrad Col in and Norm's work, none o f t h e s e people , l i v i n g below t h e pover ty l i n e , would have r e c e i - ved one penny of what t h e government owed them.

Three v o l u n t e e r s , working f o r no th ing , c r e a t e d $110,000 worth of buying power f o r poor people - a t o t a l l y awesome accomp- l i shment!

Goddess Descendant He d i d n o t s e e h e r p rope r ly

when he passed h e r i n t h e s t r e e t . The anomaly she bore p a s t him was l o s t t o t h e con- t e x t of r e v e l a t i o n . When he dreamed o f h e r t h a t n i g h t she was c l o t h e d i n t h e c u l t u r e she only walks through, c a l l i n g back t hose o f h e r c h i l d r e n s t i l l l o s t t o h e r power, a s i t happens, s o perhaps it is c r u e l t o begrudge him t h e woman of h i s dreams whi le y e t he s l e e p s .

Steven Belkin

KNIGHT FORK By SEBASTIAN RONIN

In his less-than-brilliant analysis of the LETSystem, Mr. Tora makes the assertion that I might be "an innocent pawn in the D.E.E.D.S. gameplan." In my opinion, this is a flimsy and naive grasp for some kind of tactical slur on the part of Mr. Tora. Nothing could be further from the truth. I know exactly where I sit. From this perch my vision of the political terrain and those upon it is quite clear. As a mistaken "pawn" I would like to take this opportunity to lay out the following knight fork. The first option of the fork

is visible; it is this article. It is no more than furthering the educational process that has already been put into play. Specifically, this refers to the LETSystem. However, I would also like to address D.E.E.D. S. ' initiative for Community Economic Development (CED) and some elements of Mr. Tora's sanctimonious dribble concerning, what he seems to think, are monopolistic virtues of the so-called 'left1. Contrary to Mr. Tora's mis-

guided and pious spleen, a LET System does, in effect, - tend towards a computerised Potlatch. -not stated that a LET System "isf1 a Potlatch or even "is like" a Potlatch. In that it "tends towards" a Potlatch,

the social and technological conditions that exist are tak- en into consideration while retaining the principle of sharing the wealth. For a LET System, a computer-as-tool would act to record transact- ions that - engage in. Mr. Tora's concern over com- puter llsimulations" and "cal- culations" are unfounded. His techno-phobias are his problem and no one need allow them- selves to be guilted into tak- ing his rabid projections. A LETSystem would make it

possible for Downtown Eastsid- ers to engage in local econom- ic activity (mind you, only those who are willing and able to work, thereby automatically excluding the state-subsidized revolutionaries) through the motive of being obligated to their community. A local cur- rency would tap some of the human capital (sucha nasty word, isn't it) that is prese tly not being utilized, not because people have nothing to offer, but simply because there is insufficient cash circulat- ing in the community. It is possible to exchange services and goods on a limited scale without the medium of federal bucks, as the example of "traditional" societies makes so clear. The real currency of a LETSystem is the currency of trust.

Yes, D . E . E . D . S . i s s p o n s o r - i n g t h e LETSystem r e s e a r c h . A s s u c h , a LETSystem would be an a d j u n c t o f D.E.E.D.S. i n i t i a - t i v e t o i n t r o d u c e CED t o t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e . The econom- i c mot ive f o r CED i s s imply t h a t t h o s e i n t h e community who choose t o , s h o u l d have a c - c e s s t o t h e o p p o r t u n i t y o f a s - suming r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r c r e a t i n g t h e i r own l i v e l i h o o d . Not o n l y does t h i s p r o c e s s f o r l o c a l i n i t i a t i v e s a p p l y t o i n d i v i d u a l s , . b u t a l s o t o com- m u n i t i e s . I n a n u t s h e l l , t h i s i s what D.E.E.D.S. p r o p o s e s t o i n t r o d u c e t o t h e Downtown E a s t - s i d e . I s i t r e a l l y s u c h a s o n s p i r a t o r i a l o n s l a u g h t t o assume r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r o n e ' s l i f e ? I t comes a s no g r e a t s u r p r i s e t h a t D.E.E.D.S. i s s e e n a s such a t h r e a t by t h o s e p o l i t i c a l l y - c o r r e c t s h i n e r s i n t h e community who c a n ' t cope .

M r . Tora rambles on by s a y - i n g t h a t a LETSystem "would o n l y r e s u l t i n a c o m p e t i t i v e i n t e r a c t i o n o f a b s t r a c t econ- omic f o r c e s which power-mot i - v a t e d p e o p l e i n o u r community c o u l d u s e w i t h g r e a t e f f i c i e n c y t o dominate and c o n t r o l t h o s e who a r e humbler , more gene rous

and f o r g i v i n g t h a n themselves ." R i g h t . Gimme a b r e a k , p l e a s e ! Far be i t f o r m e and my s u p - p o r t e r s t o want t o compete w i t h t h e ne ighbourhood b u l l y who a l r e a d y e x i s t s and does

s u c h a f i n e j o b a t f o l l o w i n g t h r o u g h on M r . T o r a l s c o n c e r n s .

Having been s u b j e c t e d t o some o f M r . T o r a 1 s s p i r i t u a l meander ings , it r e i n f o r c e s my o p i n i o n t h a t l o c a l " l e f t i s t s " a r e b l i n d t o t h e i r own p o l i t - i c a l f u t i l i t y and i r r e l e v a n c e . I l i s t o r i c a l l y , p e t t y ~ n a r x i a n s a lways have been a dangerous i r r i t a n t and embarassment t o a n a r c h i s t s . I n my m i n d ' s e y e , n e g a t i v i t y and f e a r masquerad- i n g a s s p i r i t ~ a l i t y c o n s t i t u t e n o i h i n g more t h a n s p i r i t u a l I

b u l l s h i t . I t i s t h a t q u a l i t y t h a t oozes from t h o s e who a r e busy p i s s i n g i n t o t h e s p i r i t - u a l wind and m i s t a k i n g t h e s p r a y f l y i n g back i n t h e i r f a c e s f o r e n l i g h t e n m e n t .

i I l o v e you M r . Tora. . . i n

i s p i t e of y o u r s e l f .

I I I ~ I I I I I I I ~ ~ I ~ I I I I I I I I ~ I I I I I I I I ~ P ~ I I ~ I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

By Erica

Ten after two ... the magical hour to many individuals. why? The time in the film industry is magical.

..time stops, HOW fortunate that he was born in a modern hospital with both compassion and an excellent nursing staff - as, it was the New Westminster nursing staff; as, it was during the New West- minster nursing strike - and over-crowding! The year..1985. Ten.after.two - time stops

in the film industry; time stops.. .

(ten after two; Bogart lights a cigarette, blows smoke lazily in the air .........) Change chains: autistic be- haviour..chains and lock-up DO NOT WORK. Using sexual pu- berty as a scapegoat. Damage done, answering yessir, nosir three bags full sir! The culprit says, "No, I was not at the scene of the crime when it happened. " Strike..stroke..struck.. like a duck being born into a suburbia culture, the limits on living, there from day one.

* UIC problems * getting legal assitance * unsafe living conditions

in hotels or apartments * disputes with landlords * income t a x

DERA i s located a t 9 East Hastings or phone 682-0931.

DERA HAS BEEi' SERVING THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE FOR 13 YEARS

I rn RECOMMENDATIONS

A s t h e A s s o c i a t i o n i s embro i l ed i n i n t e r n a l c o n t r o v e r s y , a s an e f f e c t i v e working r e l a t i o n s h i p between t h e A s s o c i a t i o n and t h e C i t y no l o n g e r e x i s t s , and a s t h e t u r m o i l i s t a k i n g up major amounts of s t a f f t ime and r e s o u r c e s , t h e D i r e c t o r o f S o c i a l P lann ing recommends:

A. THAT t h e Counc i l suspend t h e working r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h t h e Carneg ie Community C e n t r e A s s o c i a t i o n .

B . THAT Counci l r e q u e s t t h e D i r e c t o r o f S o c i a l P l a n n i n g conduct a r ev iew o f t h e o p e r a t i o n s o i t h e S o c i e t y and t h e r e l a t i o n - s h i p t o t h e C e n t r e and t h e C i t y .

C . THAT t h e D i r e c t o r of S o c i a l P l a n n i n g c o n s u l t w i t h Counci l i n t h e s e l e c t i o n o f members f o r a f i v e - p e r s o n r ev iew p a n e l .

D . THAT such r ev iew be conduc ted w i t h b r o a d c o n s u l t a t i o n i n t h e l o c a l community a s o u t l i n e d i n t h i s r e p o r t .

E . THAT i n t e r i m o p e r a t i n g a r r h g e m e n t s ( o r a l t e r n a t e a r r a n g e - ments ) be made f o r t h e c o n t i n u a t i o n o f ma jo r programs o p e r a t e d by t h e A s s o c i a t i o n .

F . THAT Counci l a u t h o r i s e e x p e n d i t u r e s up t o $6 ,000 f o r t h i s r ev iew t o i n c l u d e a r e s o u r c e p e r s o n , mee t ing expenses and minor expenses f o r p a n e l members ;source t o be Contingency R s .

G . THAT t h e Czrneg ie Community C e n t r e A s s o c i a t i o n S o c i e t y be a sked t o c o - o p e r a t e w i t h t h i s r ev iew.

H . THAT upon comple t ion of t h e r e v i e w , t h e r e s u l t s be r e p o r t e d t o t h e Neighbourhood, C t l t u r a l and Community S e r v i c e s Committee and t o a l l a f f e c t e d p a r t i e s i n t h e community.

*The Ymco~ver'-Sdn, ~ue9d:da~; April 7, 1987

'

FHAT ALL 15 DIRECTORS OF

1 - To the embers of Carn'egie Centre;

1 401 Main Street [ . Vancouver, 8.C. V6A 2T7 r .Take. Notice-that a SPECIAL: i XNERAt-MEETING OF THE

CCCA-will.TAKEPLACEON: Wednesda , Aptjl 22,.1987, ! p.m.. AT:.Carneg~e Community'

Centre Theatre 401 Main Street,

-VANCOUVER, B.C. V6A 2T7 665-2220

f THE CARNEGIE COMMUNITY , C E N T R E A S S O C I A T I O N i BOARD BE REMOVED FROM

OFFICE AND THAT IMMEDIA- ' TELY THEREAFTER AN.ELEC- I

andatthatmeetingthef0ll0.*- ing is proposed a resolut~on: - . ..

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it

'TION BE HELD TO ELECT.15 NEW DIRECTORS UNTIL THE SOCIETY'S NEXT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING; PURSU-

-ANT TO SECTION 31 OF THE SOCIETY'S ACT.

IRENE SCHMIDT Meetin called b

I R E N ~ SCHMIDT Corresponding Sec~etary ,

TIlE GREAT T-SHIRT CONTEST

A softball team is being born from the ashes and will bear the name of Fire-Birds!

What is needed is an emblem for the team of a fire-bird in various colours: wines, reds, greys, blues and blacks. ..

!ill desi n are we co e and should be f agen to the Women s

All designs are wel- come and should be taken to t l lc Women's Centre at 217 !.fain St.

Admission : $1 Regular cards: 5 0 ~

Throwaways ! Bonanza! Pick-yer-Own!

M?y the be Rs be WITH YOU! -

7 : 0 0 pm every SATURDAY 7 : 09pm every t-londay