N E W S L E T T E R

No' XYLI: <OUR FOOTPRINTS) A P L A Y A B O U T A N C E S T R A L L A N D

The 100th performance of the play Claims, kept me apart from the fest- NO' XYA' (Our Footprints) happened ivities at ~arnegie's Canada Day Pic- in Vancouver's Waterfront Theatre nic at Buntzen Lake, but the gaiety 5 days before Vanada's 121st birth- and games and good food were enjoyed .

day. Thinking about this historic by all there. The words of the Nat- case, the Gitksan-Wet'suwet'en Land ive people are as solid as rock -

CARNEGIE NEWSLETTER, 401 Main, Van. B.C. 665-2220

ABORIGINAL TITLE: European immigration into Native lands now known as BC began -..-- -

in the late 1700's. By the 18501s, set- tlement had taken place in major parts. Since long before European contact,

all people in the region have belonged to a number of distinct political juris- dictions. Among these groups numerous languages and cultures have evolved. Each jurisdiction governs itself with its own laws and institutions, the most impor- tant of which govern how humans relate to the land, its plants and its animals. This relationship involves deep spirit-

ual, social and legal obligations that, in western terms, can be expressed as owner- chip 2nd jilri,sdicrinn. ~'nnriginni ri ri P

is based on this ,original state.

GITKSAN NJD WET' SWETQN: The Gitksan and Ide t ' suwe t ' en live around the Skeena and Bulkley Rivers in northwcsfern BC. Both groups are matrilineal. A11 inheritahce passes through the mother's line. They share a social and legal system based on their membership in two social units - the House and the Clan. The IIouse is the pri- mary land-owning unit. Its members are close relatives who share a connnon history. Through their House Chief, the people

fulfill their responsibilities for precise- 1~ defined land and fishing territories. In return, the land and rivers feed and support the Ilouse. Each person al-so has a formal and com-

plex web of rights and responsibilities outside of his or her House which are iden- tified through the Clan. A11 members of a House belong to the same Clan and are related to other Houses within that Clan, although the nature of the relationship may be lost ot history. There are four Gitksan Clans: Wolf,

Fireweed, Frog and Eagle, and five Wet7- suwe t'en Clans : Wolf, Fireweed, Frog, Small Frog and Beaver. N1 important transactions must be val-

idated in the Feast House. Feasts are given to mark all important occasions: death, marriage, settlement of disputes, inheritance of a name and territory.

It is the hundred or so territories be- longing to each House which is the Gitksan snd Wet' suwet 'en spiritual and resource base, a base encompassing 22,000 sq. miles4 wi

i bi CONFLICTS : With the ever-encroaching set- tlement into Gitksan and vet' suwet ' en ter- ritories in the 20th century, disputes and confrontations grew. The Canadian method to deal with these confrontations was to introduce the Indian reserves.

The establishlnent and imposition of these reserves were protested by the Gitksan and Wet' suwet'en. They persis- 1 - tently asserted they owned the House territories and never ceded their own- ership or jurisdiction.

h AU"l'ON: On November /, l Y / / , the Git- ksan and Wet'suwet'en Declaration of ownership and jurisdiction was accepted by the Federal government but the Pro- vince of BC refused to recognize and acknowledge this declaration. On October 23, 1984, 54 hereditary

chiefs representing 76 Houses, launched a land title action against the govern- 1 ment of BC. This is probably the most important test of aboriginal rights that the legal world has yet faced. The

I Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en seek a declar- ation from the court to confirm their continued ownership and jurisdiction over their lands and all its resources.

CROWN POSITION: Shortly after the Gitk- san and Wet' suwet ' en filed their State- ment of Claim, the Federal government was compelled to join the Province of BC as Defendents to the action. They defend their case with 4 arguments-: 1. Denial of the existence of Aboriginal title. 2. If such title did exist, it was extinguished by the colonial govern- ment prior to BC joining Confederation, or by the Terms of Union when BC was ad- mitted to Confederation. 3. If aborigi- nal title somehow survived Confederation, title was extinguished by the supposed acceptance of Indian reserves; that the Gitksan and ~et'suwet'en voluntarily gave up their claims to their territories in exchange for Indian reserves.

n 4. Assimilation - that the Gitksan and \jet'suwetlen no longer have a distinct way of life on the land. That is has

spirit R ising been replaced by Indian reserves, public' Spirit Rising is accepting appli- education, Christianity, the wage econ- cation for grades 1 to 7 on the 1988

- omy and provincial jurisdiction ov$r -1989 school year. hunting, trapping, etc. This program is designed for Native They further deny that the Constitution children of average or better ability

affords any positive protection to the who take pride in their culture and relief sought by the Native people. wish to learn more of it. The staff

THE COURTS: The trial opened on May 11, 1987, in Smithers, BC, in the territory of Gyologyet, a Wet'suwet'en chief of the Wolf Clan. It went into summer recess in June,

underwent a change of venue and recon- vened in Vancouver on January 4, 1988. The trial in the Supreme Court of BC

is expected to last until August, 1988. Regardless of the decision, this case will go to the Su-reme Court of Canada.

It is estimated that the cost of this action will reach $5-6 million for the Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en; $10-12 million for the Federal government; and $15-18 million for the Province of BC. For over 100 years, the Province of

BC has refused to negotiate land title settlements with the Aboriginal peoples -of Bs. The entrenchment of aboriginal and treaty rights in the Constitution in 1982 has not changed that position, The Gitksan and ~et'suwet'en are in

+-!E e m r t e expLaicir,g vhc; they zre . tile basis of their ownership, how their ins- titutions of jurisdiction operate ... the fact that they are two distinct peoples. They raise the evidence to challenge the Province of BC to answer the question - "By what authority do You claim your ow- nership and jurisdiction over the same territory?"

emphasizes basic academics, native arts, and use of the native community as positive role models. Special programs currently opera-

ting include computer education, in- strumental enrichment, alcohol/drug awareness and personal decision making (Project Charlie) and the salmonid enhancement program. For further information or an appli-

cation form, please call: 251-4414.

2055 Woodland Drive, Vancouver, B. C. VSN 3N9 '

pH. 251 -4414

L e t t e r t o t h e Edi tor , Paul Taylor

I would t o thank you f o r p u t t i n g i n f u l l time, and your a l l ou t e f f o r t i n e d i t i n g t h e Carnegie. Newsletter f o r t h e Volunteers and t h e readers ,

I n every news le t t e r , t h e r e is al- ways consis tency on important t o p i c s and.specia1 events , p lus o the r in- t e r e s t i n g c rea t ions . It i s put to- ge ther wi th s o many ideas , which r equ i r e a l o t of thought and work.

I n my opinion, I would say t h a t you a r e one of t h e b e s t e d i t o r s I have met, whose pa t ience and temper a r e Top Gun. i.e. you're very 'r1urnti11 ad irrsplacea5h.

Although I a m a f a i r l y new volun- t e e r t u t o r , t h e r e is always some- th ing new t o l e a r n day by day. Whe- t h e r one l e a r n s something minute o r g igan t i c , one does f e e l i ts impact, soaking i n t o t h e i r mind f i l l e d wi th mind p a r a s i t e s . (Mind p a r a s i t e s are what people have t o e a t up new ideas and s t r ange thoughts.)

On open-mindedness: 1t's good t o have an open mind, so long a s i t ' s no t open a t both ends. To make t h e s t o r y s h o r t e r , I wish you luck wi th your f u t u r e endeavors.

With g r a t i t u d e , Miki

By HENRY HEBERT

After buying a cup of co f f ee a t 1 t h e canteen near t h e en t rance a t Stanley Park. I placed my p l a s t i c bag f i l l e d wi th my notebook, a couple s l i c e s of bread and four peanut b u t t e r sandwiches bes ide me on t h e park bench a s I s a t down. T had bare ly begun t o enjoy my cof- f e e when four geese walked wi th in reach and waited t o l e a r n whether. - or nnr L +rri~ld qhpyn my f c n ~ :;ith them. Among these b e a u t i f u l b i r d s was one who wasn't only i n a rush t o be fed but he a l s o showed h i s c u r i o s i t y by p u t t i n g h i s head i n t o my bag.

11 Hey!" I s a i d t o t h i s goose.

"You'll be fed too! ~ o n ' t be i n such a rush."

While enjoying my co f fee and sandwiches and sha r ing my food wi th ' ~ u r r y ' and h i s fea thered f r i e n d s , a man wi th camera i n hand took a p i c t u r e of these b i r d s and my ac t ions . They resembled each o the r with t h e i r grey bodies, t h e i r long black necks, black beaks, black web f e e t and a white spot on each s ide .

Appreciating t h e f r e s h air , smell- ing t h e green g r a s s and hearing t h e d i f f e r e n t sounds of t h e w i l d l i f e weren't t h e only th ings I enjoyed while feeding t h e geese. An addi- t i o n a l t h r i l l was watching t h e waves on Lost Lagoon which were caused by the l i t t l e wind. I' a l s o not iced a swimming platform

i n t h e middle of Lost Lagoon. It was an i d e a l p lace t o take notes . It wasn't w i th in walking d i s t ance , j u s t swimming d i s t ance , so I moved t o a d i f f e r e n t a rea .

I had only walked a short distance when I saw a big tree stump. While I was sitting on this stump with my notebook between my legs, I heard one of two men who were observing the ducks flying in and out of ,the pond describe the style of these ducks' actions. "Their take-offs and landings are just like a 714." After hearing this description, T

was asked by an older woman, "Would you mind taking a picture of me feeding the white swan?" "With pleasure," 3: said. Even though I was prepared to make

this lady's wishes come true the swan wasn't so cooperative as he de- cided to swim away. I I He's not too cooperative," she said

in a depressing voice. "I guess he must have eaten too much today," I replied. Just then, the swan returned and made this per- son's wish come true. Before leav- ing, the woman gave me the rest of the corn. She thanked me and said good-bye. I happened to look towards the pond

and saw water coming out of the thing on which I had wished to sit to write my notes. "Well," I said to myself, as I dis-

~nvprp4 rher rhe ideal place rs :axe my notes was a water fountain. "I sure as hell would have had a good surprise if I had sat on that thing, not to mention how wet my shoes would have been ! I' This discovery caused a good laugh

and I decided to call it a day and returned home with a happy smile on my face.

CRAB PARK PROGRAM INFORMATION

The Crab (portside) Park will be transformed into a fun and enjoy- able playground for Downtown East- side children and youths. The park, located at the foot df Main Street near the overpass, will be super- vised daily from 12 noon to 8 p.m. NOTE: The park is closed on

Tuesday with no staff. The park program will start July 1, and end on August 22, 1988. Moms will find the park playground

program very attentive to their needs. Young children can play in the park while mom does her daily chores, or takes a break in the shade. Ray-Cam Centre has hired qualified

and enthusiastic staff that will lead exciting daily activities - water activities, games, sports, arts and crafts, drama, out-trips, barbeques, movies, rollerskating, treasure hunts & special events. The park will host a number of

mobile caravans. Each caravan will present useful information, or entertainment that will enlighten youths of all ages. Look -forward to dog shows, puppets, kite making and local talent that will appeal .. - -----&l LU Y U U L I I .

All activities on the park are free, including a daily nutritious snack for children.

HOW CAN YOUTHS JOIN THE CRAB P m PLAYGROUND!

Cecille Henry, the Playground Leader, will be visiting families in the Downtown Eastside. Regis- tration forms are also available at the park, Downtown Eastside Youth

Activities Society, and Carnegie .

for more information, Ray-Cam '251-2141

To c l a r i f y B.C. Coal i t ion of t he Disabled 's p o s i t i o n with regard t o t he prpposed t a x i s e r v i c e t o Crab Park, ( s ee Crab Park Service t o t h e Disabled - Carnegie Newsletter, June 15) p l ease r e f e r t o t he c o a l i t i o n ' s b r i e f t o c i t y counci l of May 31. We do not say t h a t t h e t a x i s e r v i c e is "NOT t h e permanent so lu t ion" a s suggested i n your a r t i c l e .

What we d id say is t h a t " a f t e r considering t h e impl ica t ions of t h e pro- posed t a x i s o l u t i o n we cannot support i t and a l s o defend t h e p r i n c i p l e of equa l i t y of access and t h e d i g n i t y of people wi th d i s a b i l i t i e s . " For u s t he t a x i proposal i s no longer an acceptab le s o l u t i o n , permanent o r other- wise. Why should people have t o go t o a pick-up po in t and be screened by s t a f f t o determine whether they a r e d isab led enough - j u s t t o g e t i n t o a publ ic park? And why should anyone th ink t h a t d i sab led people only want t o use parks i n t he summer between 12:OO noon and 8:00 p.m.?

p l ease al low me t o add t h a t while t h i s i s s u e and otheks f a r more c r u c i a l f,c cur tczzxicity - Pz2.s: Crz& zn:! Ccz?. Ysrbcur, t:: 3::ze j u ~ t f , : ~ - L!xm ever l a r g e r on t h e horizon, I f i n d i t personal ly d i s t r e s s i n g t h a t s e l f - se rv ing oppor tunis t s a t tempt t o d i s t r a c t u s from our goa ls wi th pe r sona l i t y cul t ism.

Our v i c t o r i e s , whether housing, Crab Park o r t h e Carnegie Centre i t s e l f , have a l l been won through our c o l l e c t i v e e f f o r t s and a s t rong , un i ted voice o r r e s i d e n t s and workers. We cannot a f fo rd t h e luxury of i nd iv idua l . - o r s p e c i a l i n t e r e s t group hero ics .

While chicken l i t t l e and henny penny t r y t o impress u s wi th t h e i r own importance t h e fox has h i s way.

A l i t t l e l e s s worry about who takes c r e d i t and a l i t t l e more p o s i t i v e hard work, please!

Ken Lyot ie r

FROM THE BC COALITION OF THE DISABLED TO VANCOUVER CITY COUNCIL RE:: ACCESS TO CRAB PARK BRIEF PRESENTED 31, MAY, 1988.

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It has now been over a yea r s i n c e we f i r s t r a i s e d our concerns p u b l i c l y about t h e Lack of acces s t o CRAB Park. Since t h a t t ime we have worked wi th community groups, c i t y s t a f f and yourse lves t o recommend and review p o s s i b l e s o l u t i o n s .

We have made r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s t o t h e P o r t , t h e Canadian Human Rights Commission, our MP's, t h e Min i s t e r of Transport and t h e Prime Minis te r . Last f a l l we sup- por ted t h e c i t y ' s a p p l i c a t i o n t o t h e Canadian Transport Commission t o re-open t h e l e v e l c r o s s i n g a t Columbia S t r e e t .

We took t h e s e a c t i o n s f o r two b a s i c reasons : - i n t h e hope t h a t people wi th d i s a b i l i t i e s could ga in a s much independent

access t o t h e new park a s p o s s i b l e ; and - t o r a i s e awareness of t h e p u b l i c and decision-makers of what we b e l i e v e t o

be a fundamental p r i n c i p l e of e q u a l i t y . During Nat iona l Access ~ w a r e n e s s Week, i t is ou r hope t h a t n o t only w i l l rccog-

n i t i o n be given t o t h e advances made t o improve t h e e q u a l i t y and independence of acces s f o r people w i th d i s a b i l i t i e s , bu t t h a t r e a l a c t i o n be taken t o f u r t h e r t h i s p r i n c i p l e . We a p p r e c i a t e t h e suppor t given by you, Mayor Campbell and mem- be r s of t h i s Council, and t h a t rece ived from o t h e r groups and p r i v a t e c i t i z e n s . i n f u r t h e r i n g ou r goa l i n t h i s .

This s i t u a t i o n is a sad commentary on t h e s t r e n g t h of t h e f e d e r a l commitment t o t h e p r i n c i p l e s of a c c e s s i b i l i t y a s o u t l i n e d i n Human Rights L e g i s l a t i o n , t h e Char te r of Rights and t h e s p i r i t of Nat iona l Access Awareness Week. bgencies and co rpo ra t ions c o n t r o l l e d and r egu la t ed by t h e f e d e r a l government should adhere t o t he se p r i n c i p l e s .

Ear ly l a s t summer we thought t h a t a c c e s s i b l e tax i s e r v i c e would be provided as a temporary measure by Vancouver Taxi. Faced wi th t h e immediacy of t h e problem we agreed t h a t t he o f f e r should be accepted even though we had s t rong reserva- t i o n s . We s t a t e d t h a t t h i s should no t be considered a s anyth ing but a temporary s o l u t i o n . I n f a c t , t h e s e r v i c e was never implemented.

r 7 - c: -a ---. - I - - - 2- - - -*-- t q l r L A a ' u u v w ~ ' ~ a t . L I I L E L L U J ~f ~ - E I Z S " L I L L L ~ ~ L ~ d e ~ e ~ d e u i cll-~ebb. r x c r p i I'UL solnc

minor mod i f i ca t i ons we ' re no f u r t h e r ahead than we were l a s t summer. Af t e r con- s i d e r i n g t h e imp l i ca t ions of t h e proposed t a x i s o l u t i o n we cannot support i t and a l s o defend the p r i n c i p l e of e q u a l i t y of acces s and t h e d i g n i t y of people wi th d i s a b i l i t i e s .

Iic c a l l on Council t o he lp u s f i n d a more s a t i s f a c t o r y so lu t ion . We understand from your engineer ing department t h a t a s a f e , l e v e l c r o s s i n g could be i n s t a l l e d a t t h e f o o t of Columbia i n s h o r t o r d e r i f permission were granted now. e a sk t h a t t he Mayor reques t t o meet wi th t h e Po r t Corporat ion and Canadian P a c i f i c t o seek t h e i r coopera t ion i n removing t h e b a r r i e r be fo re another summer goes by.

The llayor has suggested t h a t he w i l l cons ider meeting soon wi th r e spons ib l e o f f i c i a l s i n Ottawa t o t r y t o convince them t o a c t s w i f t l y . lie encourage him t o do t h a t . We a r e prepared t o work wi th t h e Ci ty , t h e community, t h e Po r t and t h e Canadian P a c i f i c t o s ecu re a permanent s o l u t i o n t o t h i s s i t u a t i o n .

The SHAMAN

i followed and he led me through ceremony and ritual a spiritual cleansing of/at Crab beach (a beach with a name that is different

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than the name that the official white officials have given to it)

the shaman and his brother saw me, at the beach where crabs splash and play. he blessed birds with an offering of bread he talked with father who radiated

like a sun beyond the horizon, he pulled things out of the water, the living salt ocean deep sea water harbour water.

and he threw something back when he saw its pointed nature was too much like hate. ~ativd Indian shaman blessed the sacred beach His brother ever watching, sitting in silence, his spiritual helper.

i sprinkled bread for birds and we entered into cold mystic waters and dried our diamond bodies on jeweled-crust of rock a day of peace, a lapping ofrgentle water spirits on to an ancient shore. we parted, friends . 2 cultures but one mind. The Shaman his brother and me. p. imm

I like my title

I'm not a professional, But I enjoy being an amateur. - - -

This title suits like a

I can make a few mistakes which lessens the high criticism.

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Just a beginner, hat's me!"

I'm not a professional, But never the less, "I like my title." h The amateur-at-heart. hat's me!

YOU HAVE YOUR SAY ON RENOVATIONS

By Muggs S i g u r g e i r s o n

It was t h e most ambi t ious survey e v e r under taken i n Carnegie . And now you w i l l g e t a f i r s t - h a n d peek a t * t h e r e s u l t s .

A t o t a l of 155 Carnegie p a t r o n s , 13 Carnegie committees and 18 Down- town E a s t s i d e community groups took p a r t i n a su rvey t o h e l p d e c i d e how Carnegie shou ld be renovated. Some of t h e i r answers a r e r e a l eye-gpeners.

The r e s u l t s of t h e survey w i l l be on d i s p l a y i n t h e t h i r d f l o o r a r t g a l l e r y from Monday, J u l y 4 t o Sunday J u l y 17. Everyone i s welcome t o browse through, and t o add t h e i r com- ments and i d e a s .

L a t e r t h i s y e a r , Carnegie w i l l be making some impor tan t d e c i s i o n s on how t o spend $650,000 a l l o c a t e d by Van- couver v o t e r s t o modernize t h e Cen t re and t o e a s e t h e over-crowding. These d e c i s i o n s must be made by everyone invo lved , n o t j u s t l e f t t o a few. T h a t ' s why t h e su rvey was conducted -

t o make s u r e t h e o p i n i o n s of t h e " q u i e t people", a s w e l l a s those who know how t o e x p r e s s themselves , g e t r ecorded .

On Sunday, J u l y 17, a t 7 p.m., a p u b l i c meeting w i l l be h e l d i n t h e t h e a t r e t o go over t h e r e s u l t s , t o answer q u e s t i o n s and t o g e t more com- ments. Everyone i s encouraged t o a t - t end t h e meet ing and t o have t h e i r say .

But t h a t ' s n o t a l l . The c i t y h a s h i r e d a " f u n c t i o n a l programmer", a man named Gerry Rolfsen, whose job i t i s t o go around t h e Centre and meet w i t h i n d i v i d u a l s and groups t o f i n d o u t what they t h i n k about Carnegie and where i t shou ld be heading. He w i l l be a t t h e J u l y 17 meet ing and w i l l be working i n Carnegie d u r i n g t h e summer and f a l l .

I t 's a long , complicated p r o c e s s , b u t i t ' s necessa ry ; we ' re a l l going t o have l i v e w i t h t h e r e s u l t s a f t e r - wards. T h a t ' s why we want t o make s u r e everyone h a s a chance t o c o n t r i - b u t e t o t h i s important s t a g e i n t h e development of Carnegie Centre .

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Abandoned Old man Alone In a basement room. you've outlived your time, you say. You hoped that maybe Something might have happened ... That you would not have been so left Alone. 1

It wasn't always so. You've travelled in our country coast to coast, You've built large houses in a new Vancouver, You've logged in Kamloops and the wild west coas You've sweated as a miner - Yes, and like a meteor you've come to town Shaken by the bleakness Of the fiurihern plmn- --...y U . You created this country! Now you have nothing.

You found an old time boarding house And lived with friends, Until that cunning pack of money makers With teeth and regulations sharp as razors Destroyed your home, Not caring where you went. A few just died And solved the housing problem in that way. Some left town. You wandered to a basement room Alone.

I greet you, friend, And wait to hear the stories you have lived. Tell me our heritage That is not found in school books. Tell me of those who really built this nation.

Sandy Cameron

DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE WOMEN'S HOUSING

To Gail, who's there. ,

Can you help me I'm pregnant I keep on moving - I want a place that I can call all my own. No sharing washrooms, Sharing kitchens, Ignoring knocks on my door For attention, my food or a loan.

There's a meeting About some housing Only women - What a drag if my kid is a male. They promise safety And protection And a hand in getting grants - I am guided as I was back in jail.

Coordination Facilitation Alienation When we enter the stainless steel gate I find my number Hear the echoes And I freeze, this can't be me -

Benefaction Contribution What a warehouse - Find my shelter in the room next to Infused with pittance Humbled trusting Create a home with the alms - Now you ladies, be sure not to fail.

I've got to stand up For my sisters For my brothers For the children in our place: We are poor Yet no restriction, Subordinat ion. We are free We have no fear We are grateful But please close the door.

Willemien .

(Can be sung to the tune of "oh, help me, please doctor, I'm damaged", by the Stones)

There a r e some p r a c t i c a l ways t o - g e t r i d of armoured body-mind s t a t e s t h a t accumulate every day i n s i d e us. One way is t o t ake o f f a l l your c l o t h e s and l i e down on t h e bed a s soon as you g e t home ( e s p e c i a l l y im- po r t an t when you've had a bad day);

self-armouring (mental, emotional & phys i ca l t i gh t en ing ) is always our f i r s t defens ive r e a c t i o n aga ins t emotional pa in dumped on US

by o t h e r s , bu t - it only g ives a temporary i l l u s i o n of s a f e t y , & soon becomes much worse than t h e pa in t h a t caused i t i n t h e f i r s t place.

Psychic armouring t h a t accumulates i n t h e body & s o u l t r a p s us , l i m i t s our energy, & d u l l s our thinking- f e e l i n g process.

An example of t o t a l psychic a r m - ouring i s a c a t a t o n i c mental p a t i e n t who sits i n a r i g i d pos ture a l l day long, s t a r e s s t r a i g h t ahead, says nothing, & r e a c t s t o nothing - i n extreme cases , t h e person w i l l no t e a t o r even move t o go t o t h e bath- room. Such people are o f t e n force- fed in t ravenous ly j u s t t o keep them a l i v e .

A s long as we are a l i v e , every one of u s w i l l encounter some emo- t i o n a l pa in each day of our l i v e s . There is no escape from t h i s - i t is the p r i c e we pay f o r being involved i n t h i s s t r ange adventure c a l l e d "being human."

So, dea l ing wi th emotional pa in is an ongoing d a i l y neces s i ty l i k e everything e l s e . Some a r e b e t t e r a t it than o thers . Those who p r a c t i c e "dealing with" ( g e t t i n g r i d o f ) emotional pa in r e t a i n a youthfu l , a c t i v e & compassionate a t t i t u d e even i n t o o ld age. I f we become success- f u l a t t h i s , i t ' s even poss ib l e t o face & Pass i n t o dea th without f e a r Or agony* The l a s t days a r e o f t e n the bes t .

concent ra te on r e l ax ing a l l your muscles, tendons, l igaments , i n t e r - n a l organs, e t c . Slow down & deepen your brea th ing by concent ra t ing on t h e out-breath. . .slowly brea th ing out a l l t he way down t o t h e bottom - of your lungs ... t h i s is t h e one t h a t g e t s r i d of t ox ins (poisons) & grad- z e l l g d i s p e l l s ezcticzal paiz by g e t t i n g r i d of t h e imprint i t leaves on your body.

~ o n ' t worry about spontaneous ,

coughing t h a t may e rup t dur ing t h i s p r a c t i c e - g e t r i g h t i n t o i t - i t ' s p a r t of t h e process. I f you f a l l as leep , t r y t o remember t o begin deep r e l a x a t i o n & out-breathing again when you wake up - t h i s can be very e f f e c t i v e .

Deep out-breathing i s no t a tech- nique t h a t can be mastered overnight - i t needs t o become p a r t of your d a i l y rou t ine , before t h e longterm b e n e f i t s of i t can be f e l t .

De l ibe ra t e ly r e l ax ing t h e body is a l s o not a s easy as i t sounds. A s you go more deeply i n t o i t , you w i l l encounter t he phys i ca l pa ins , t i g h t - ness & l a c k of f e e l i n g i n vour bodv t h a t r e s u l t e d from your emotional pa in r e a c t i o n s dur ing t h e day - i t holds on a t a l e v e l deeper than t h e muscles - i n t h e i n t e r n a l organs, l igaments & bone marrow. Pain, t ighFness & l o s s of f e e l i n g i n t h e body is s u b t l e , & t h e deeper you go t h e more you discover .

Get t ing r i d of r ecen t ly accumu- l a t e d emotional pa in i s r e l a t i v e l y easy compared t o g e t t i n g r i d of deep, t raumatic , e a r l y childhood pain,

which i s encountered when you g e t r e a l l y good a t deep r e l a x a t i o n through cons tan t p r ac t i ce .

By t h i s method, p r ac t i ced wi th ded ica t ion (out of de spe ra t i on ) , any- one can l e a r n t o "deal with" th,e re- s u l t s of emotional pain.

This process can he lp you t o begin each day i n a calm & c l e a r manner, e s p e c i a l l y when you do it each morn- i n g before you g e t up.

I t ' s poss ib l e t o r e l a x , s t i l l your' thoughts , & simply f e e l t h e s t a t e of your body. This d e l i b e r a t e l y p l aces t h e powers of awareness i n t o t h e c e n t r e of p a i n f u l , t i g h t s i t u a t i o n s i n s i d e you... p r a c t i c i n g t h i s , you w i l l g radua l ly become braver a t accept ing & f e e l i n g many of t h e nega- t i v e condi t ions w i th in t h e body. This is t h e only way t o ge t r i d of them. The f e a r of f e e l i n g t h i s p a i n is t h e t h ing t h a t caused us t o t i g h t e n up around i t i n t h e f i r s t place.

The f i r s t s t e p i s t o admit t h e need t o f e e l pa in i n o rde r t o g e t r i d of i t - & t h e p r a c t i c e is t o r e l a x deeply & a l low t h e n a t u r a l flow of l i f e w i th in you t o move t h i s pa in along t h e way a r i v e r f l o a t s ou t t o t h e ocean - o r t h e way t h e i c e on a r i v e r breaks up i n t h e spr ing. ..- .. . Fillally, IL L L ~ L S iippiir-erl i i y s i r n i ~ i r

but sometimes d i f f i c u l t p r a c t i c e be- comes a r e a l p a r t of your l i f e , you w i l l g radua l ly d i scover how very s u b t l e and miraculous t h e human system is. There a r e fo rces working wi th in us t h a t , i f given t h e chance, can r e s u l t i n a new sense of i nne r s t r e n g t h & confidence.

When you know you can g e t r i d of "bad vibes" o t h e r s dump on you every day, i t makes a b ig d i f f e r e n c e i n your a t t i t u d e .

When you a r e f i n a l l y doing some- t h i n g p r a c t i c a l a g a i n s t persona l pa in - something t h a t a c t u a l l y .works

- & al lows you t o d e a l w i th pa in (ge t r i d of i t ) e f f e c t i v e l y , i t ' s poss ib l e t o move i n t h e d i r e c t i o n of l i g h t & d i s p e l 1 t h e f e a r f u l , d e s t r u c t i v e & very r e a l shadows t h a t c l i n g t o us a l l .

Moving t o x i c psychic wastes through & out of t h e body a s qu ick ly a s poss- i b l e is what i t ' s a l l about.

We a r e forming a woman a r t i s t s - c e n t r e based i n New Westminster and want your p a r t i c i p a t i o n . Some of our o b j e c t i v e s a r e t o promote o r i g i n a l ar twork, dev- e lop a s l i d e r e g i s t r y , a resource l i b r a r y , a news le t t e r , and pro- v ide advocacy s e r v i c e s and s t u d i o space. For more information, c a l l u s a t 520-3078.

0 The 1st Annual s e n i o r s Games were

a b i g success , wi th over 200 f i n a l - ists converging on Vernon, B.C. f o r 3 days t o v i e f o r v i c t o r y and pos's- i b l y win a medal.

Sponsored by t h e p r o v i n c i a l gov- ernment, t h e r e was a f u l l agenda of ceremonies (opening & c los ing ) : - Wine and Cheese S o c i a l s - - r n r ~ r r a i n m ~ n r c - - t h e Games themselves

(and a g rea t c l o s i n g Banquet!) We d i d no t win anything and were

a l l alone. My p a r t n e r , Mrs. Mary White, represen ted Fa lse Creek Community Centre , Vancouver, and myself p lay ing f o r Carnegie. W e d i d badly a t t h e Bridge t a b l e s ; 2 days and very l i t t l e sco re , though w e d i d not make a l o t of e r r o r s .

A l l t oge the r i t was a l o t of fun. I want t o thank Don Roberts, J e r r y Sant ino and a l l t h e s t a f f a t Carn- e g i e f o r t h e i r support i n providing an i n t e r e s t i n g hol iday.

Norman Wilton

Soon t h e weak would go t o Idaho, A r e d X sprayed on t h e i r f l a n k , They f a i l e d . l a u g h t e r . Their e d i b l e p a r t s would s e r v e humans. The i r t h i n k i n g p a r t s consigned t o o b l i v i o n .

The v e t d e c l i n e d a d r i n k , drove o f f Cowboys t o t h e ranch house, c o n t e n t To f i n i s h o f f t h e b e e r , t h e t a s k complete. I grabbed a f r e s h can and s l i p p e d w i t h two Young dogs through t h e wooden c o r r a l fence.

The pickup rumbled s o u t h ; a g r a v e l road Devoid of t r a f f i c ended a t t h e c a t t l e sp read . A i a n c h c r e a t e d by t h r e e g e n e r a t i o n s , sweat And water, p r e c i o u s wa te r , runn ing Down from t h e nearby Humboldt Mountains.

The rancher droue and d rank h i s Bud, H i s work s t e t s o n , P e a r l , b u t s t a i n e d and T i l t e d back from a frowning wrinkled f a c e . My arm hooked i n t o an open window, r e l a x i n g , Drinking a can , a good day coming.

Completing a h e c t i c graveyard s h i f t , Bar tending a t a rowdy c a s i n o , With I n d i a n s drunk, whooping, cowboys drunk, Shout ing, f i g h t i n g , making up, d r i n k i n g Too much every n i g h t , n o t h i n g e v e r changes.

I w a s g r a t e f u l f o r a day working c a t t l e As w e sped through t h e Clover Valley. bottom land smothered i n sage b rush glistening green , Purp le o r s i l v e r from t h e h o a r - f r o s t , Depending upon how t h e sun smacked i t .

A j o v i a l mood, d r e s s e d i n b o o t s , j e a n s and Denim J a c k e t s , a n o t h e r c o l d beer , t h e cowboy Cursed t h e e t e r n a l wind of Northern Nevada. A blow ready t o b u f f e t t h e f a c e s of cowboys, Hereford b u l l s and t h e v e t w i t h g r i t , d u s t .

Climbing up through P a l e g reen , t u f t e d g r a s s , Two young bay hounds, running ahead, Coming back t o my boo ts , e a g e r f o r adven ture . Fresh c r i s p a i r , t o l e r a b l b wind, c o n t e n t , I looked down p a s t t h e va$ley t o t h e canyons.

J Las t s p r i n g , e a r l y morning, r i d i n g , I spooked a herd of mustangs, d r i n k i n g At a s t ream, banks muddy from t h e i r hooves. They ga l loped away w i t h t a i l s s t r a i g h t o u t , Ears p r i c k e d , a le r t , watching f o r h o l e s And snakes . Angry w i t h me? You b e t .

Buckskins, bays , r o a n s , t h e b l a c k s loomed b i g g e s t . Dust everywhere, two c o l t s and a f i l l y , y e a r l i n g s Trying t o keep up. Ribs showing, scrawny From w i n t e r , ma t ted c o a t s bu t They would never f e e l t h e weight of man.

Author ' s Note: Line 1, Verse 13 - Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery C l i f t and Cla rk

Gable s t a r r e d i n t h e movie "The M i s f i t s " . An e x c e l l e n t f i l m which d e p i c t e d t h e c a p t u r e of mustangs. Th is cinema c l a s s i c w a s f i lmed on l o c a t i o n n e a r Reno and Winnemucca, Nevada and was t h e l a s t movie of each of t h e above mentioned f i l m g r e a t s ,

'T* s.

Mustangs, m i s f i t s l i k e Marilyn and Montgomery C i t y f o l k s l o v e them, Want t o save 'em. Ranchers h a t e them, Want t o k i l l ' e m . They are f r e e and w i l d , l i k e me .

Another memory from j u s t rwo months ago, Climbing t h e marble s t e p s of Carnegie Cen t re , Vancouver, B r i t i s h Columbia, Canada; Never m a s t e r i n g t h e new whi te t y p e w r i t e r d e s p i t e A h e l p f u l s t a f f . Lo t s o f c o f f e e and brooding p o e t s Complete w i t h a t h o u g h t f u l e d i t o r making i t a l l work.

I a m a l o n g way from t h e S u n r i s e Pub, Where some mornings are l i k e New Year's Eve. Many t imes I sat wi th , f o u r Nat ive s i s t e r s , J u s t f r i e n d s , d r i n k i n g , l augh ing , l i s t e n i n g , Learning about t h e i r homes on Vancouver I s l a n d . '

,Happiness , t a g e d i e s , , marr iages , d i v o r c e s , Sons, d a u g h t e r s , l i f e and d e a t h , I hope, p r a y , t h e i r p r e t t y a n k l e s a r e no l o n g e r Stuck i n t h e morass of Has t ings S t r e e t , Booze and speed, t o o many ups and downs.

Looking a t t h e s q u a t ranch house , surrounded By b leached , blanched cottonwoods, I saw Smoke wisping from t h e huge barbecue p i t and Ca l led t h e dogs. W e headed back, c o n t e n t . A good day i n Wel ls , Nevada. Spr ing 1988

Su,n-muh-t i.-irnc a n d he t i s h i n g is e a s y . Well I c a r t a i n l y c a n ' t v o u c h f o r t l ~ a t . I w a s down aC l J r c c k U s a c h and :he o n l y t h i n g i g o t f o c itly t r o u b l e w a s a s u n o u r n f r o m g o i n g : ) a j l . ~ 3 3 . Uell now I ' m n, icx at Z a r n e g i e t o L P ~ V i2 \1 t h e W h a p p e r s tila: h 3 v d b e e n n c t t a d fa: he J u l y m o v i e s . : i ~ ' v c jot f o u r r e c e n t , - . I ~ J ~ ~ L L - i c d i reieases lid o n e c o m e d y f r o i n a d e c a d e a g o , Th 'cse f i l m s w i l l b e s h o w n a t 7:00 ;)::I, CVOC/Y F r i d a y i n t h e C a r n e q i e T,lc~::e a t 4 0 1 N a i n S t r a e t . A s usual I h a v e u s e d t h e 4 - s t a r r a t - i n j 3ys:am as f o l l o w s :

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T y s o n a n d P a u l W i n f i e l d A d r u g r e s e a r c h e r t r 3 v e l s t o H a i t t o s t u d y t h a t c o u n t r y ' s v o o d o o - z s n b i e c u l t . T h i s f i l m is b a s e d o V a n c o u v e r a u t h o r Wade D a v i s ' s b o o 3 f t h e same t i t l e . A s i h a v e n ' t y a t s z G n t h i s m o v i e , I h a v e l e f t i t u n r a t e d .

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T a n d y a n d E l i z a b e t h P e n a S t c v s n S p i e l b e r g p r o d u c z d t h i s f i l m a b o u t e x t r a - t c r r e s : r i a l m3ch i n e s t h a t h e l p s o m e M a n h a t t a n t e n

e i n l n t d w e l l e r s k e e p t h e i r llainz o u t o f t h e c l u t c h e s o f a d e v - e l o p ~ ~ . T h i s m o v i e is g o o d e n t c c t a i n r n e n t f o r t h e w h o l e f a m i l y .

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A t ~ e n b o r o u g h S t a r r i n g K e v i n K l i n e r

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T n e d i r e c t o r o f GANDHI r e t u r n s w i t h t h e t r u e s c o r y o f c n e f r i e n d -

s h i p b e t w e e n ~ o u ' c h A f r i c a n r e p o r t e r D o n a l d Woods a n d m a r t y r S t e p h e n B i k o a n d t h e i r f i g h t a g a i n s t t h e a p a r t h e i d p o l i c y of t h e i r c o u n t r y . B c s u r e n o t t o m i s s t h i s o n e .

J u l y 2 2 n d : MEiZOES ( 1 9 7 7 ) * * D i r e c t e d b y J e r e m y P a u l K a g a n S t a r r i n g H e n r y W i n k l e r , S a l l y F i e l d

a n d H a r r i s o n F o r d W i n k l e c t r a d e s h i s l e a t h e r j a c k e t f o r a s t r a i g h t j a c k e t t o p l a y a c r a z y V i e t n a m v e t wh3 t r a v e l s c rass c o u n t r y i n s e a r c h o f w e a l t h a n d s u c c e s s . T h i s m o v i e i s g o o d f o r a f e w l a u g h s .

J u l y 2 9 t h : BILOXI BLUES ( 1 9 3 8 ) * * * D i r e c t e d b y > l i k e N i c h o l s S t a r r i n g k l a t t h e v B r o d e r i c k r C h r i s -

t o p h e r LJa lken a n d P e n e l o p e Ann Mi l l e r

N e i l S i m o n ' s s e q u e l t o SRIGHTOM BEACH MENOIRS f o l l o w s o u r h e r o t o b o o t c a x p i n P l i s s i s s i p p i . AS w i t h m o s t o f S i m o n ' s w o r k t h i s is h i g h c l a s s Q n C c r t a i n m e n t .

U n t i l n z x t m o n t h t h i s is t h e Unknown C r i t i c s i g n i n g o f f a n d h e a d i n g b a c k t o t h e b c a c h .

sometimes I th ink t h a t Brian m l r o n e y and h i s merry band of men and women have q11 gone Crazy down t h e r e i n Ottawa. They want t o spend twelve b i l l i o n d o l l a r s , which they do not have anyway, on submarines we have no need fo r . P e r r i n Beat ty, who is a lackey f o r Brian and has t h e t i t l e of Minis ter of Defense, wouldn't know t h e d i f f e r ence between a Trident submarine and a Humpback whale i f they were both running s i d e by s ide . P e r r i n seems t o t h i n k t h a t we need t o p r o t e c t t h e Arc t i c i c e f i e l d s . Is Canada ready t o s i n k an American sh ip , o r any sh ip f o r t h a t mat te r?

The f i r s t two sh ips t h a t steamed through t h e i c e e e r e Canadian. Cap- t i a n Larson brought t h e Sa in t Roch, an RCMP wooden ves se l , from Hal i fax t o Vancouver a few yea r s ago - a g r e a t sk ipper and a g r e a t sh ip . The fol lowing two sh ips t h a t went through were American: t h e f i r s t w a s a tank- e r , t o see i f i t could be done and t h e c o s t of br inging o i l from t h e A t l a n t i c t o t h e P a c i f i c (which w a s m i l l i o n s - sc rap t h a t i dea ) ; t h e zeccnc! T.TZC 2 r_negt U minrrl - s h i p . The Americans r i s k t h e i r own l i v e s t o save people and pluck them from the ocean. Ottawa g e t s very upse t over t h i s . I f o r one am glad t h e Ameri- cans are there . The very worst

t h ing h t a t can happen i n t h a t f rozen h e l l is t h a t cod f i s h o r a few s e a l s would be k i l l e d t o be eaten.

I f Ottawa wants t o spend t h a t kind of money, why don' t they bu i ld Can- ad ian merchant s h i p s i n our ship- yards , manned by Canadian men and women? Peaceful s h i p s would f l y t h e maple l e a f proudly, s a i l i n g t h e seven seas car ry ing g r a i n and help- i n g Russia feed he r decent people. Japan needs our c o a l and lumber pro- ducts . . .

Canada is s t i l l a young na t ion and we, t he Canadian people, a r e lucky t o have been born here. Every coun- t r y needs our resources. W e c a n ' t a f ford t o g ive i t away; they have t o pay cash, j u s t a s we do. There i s nb) such th ing a s f r e e t r a d e and I hope t o God t h e r e never w i l l be anything c a l l i n g i t s e l f t h a t . I have never seen anything t h a t was f r e e except f r i endsh ip .

Canada is a peacefu l n a t i o n and I hope i t always w i l l be. Is i t not b e t t e r t o shake someone's hand and o f f e r a cup of tea o r co f f ee and s i t down and t a l k about how we can g e t a long b e t t e r and how we can he lp one another? Is i t not b e t t e r t o l e a r n somehow t o love each o t h e r and live fii pease, s i d e by s i d e ? I s i t not b e t t e r t o say do you need he lp today?

Tomorrow might be too l a t e .

By JAMES ROADKNIGHT

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I I n t h e l a s t Newsletter, we d e a l t wi th wi re , and before w e move o f f t h a t sub j ec t I have one l a s t b i t . With a l l w i r e , two th ings must be paid a t t e n t i o n to .

I ) The connectors must - no t be pu l led on; e.g. be fo re you put t h e plug i n t h e g u i t a r , put i t through t h e s t r a p and then i n t h e g u i t a r . This prevents s tepping on t h e cord and p u l l i n g i t ou t , which is very hard on s o l d e r j o i n t s i n t h e plug.

2) Storage means doing i t t h e r i g h t way, a s I have seen cords r o l l e d up many ways but t h e r e i s , t o t h e pro, -. 01113 c m e way- lvlosrl sn~nri_ ccmgnnles have s t r i n g a t tached t o t h e cord near t h e plug. The cord i s held by the plug and wrapped around t h e el- bow and hand between t h e thumb and fo re f inge r . Do t h i s u n t i l i t ' s a l l r o l l e d up and then t i e d w i th t h e s t r i n g , s o t h a t when they a r e needed they can be taken o u t one a t a t i m e and used again quickly.

NOW t h a t you know a l l t h e types of w i r e and how t o handle them, you are ready t o w i r e up a smal l P.A. I move a l l components t o where they a r e needed, keeping i n mind t h e l eng th of t h e cord. The components a r e microphones, s t ands , main speakers , monitor speakers , mixing board and power amps. Most smal l PA's have small power amps b u i l t i n . I f no t , they must be connected.

The board w e use i n Carnegie has power, s o w e w i l l use i t f o r an example. The fol lowing diagram is used fez set-cp:

I t ' s important t o l a y w i r e where i t won't ge t stepped on be- cause t h e w i r e can g e t broken in- s i de . Next i s s u e w e w i l l d e a l wi th Board con t ro l , l e v e l , z a t i o n and e f f e c t s .

Fine; t h i s is i t - Cn-l-. A) I w i l l make Vancouver a Free A

Trade/Free Zone even i f Free Trade ! does go through (nothin ' a i n ' t worth nothin ' less i t ' s f r e e ) . B) I have gone i n t o most s e r i o u s

a rcheologica l research but - where's Sam Slanders ? -- - where's Downtown Eas t s ide duck?

c) I, un l ike my opponents i n t h e r ace f o r Mayor of Vancouver, have not

demanded i n v i t a t i o n s t o t h e openings of s o c i a l housing p r o j e c t s i n t h e ( I don ' t need brownie po in t s ) )

, , D) SAVE THE GARDENS - from greedy

developers! ! ! .%

Crassly yours, Captain Chaos

Figh t t o s u r v i v e , even though Your i n s t i n c t s may do b a t t l e With your common sense .

F igh t t o s u r v i v e on t h e B a t t l e f i e l d o f Time t h a t d r i n k s The blood o f your l o n e l y wounds.

F i g h t t o s u r v i v e i n t h e World t h a t embraces your body But shuns t h e s o u l of your mind.

F igh t and you w i l l win t h e Q u a l i t y o f l i f e t h a t i s a S t e p h i g h e r than mere hope.

HOPE FREE

Shout hosannas Thank you, God I n f i n i t e mercy Unburdened me today of my l a s t dime Spent F i n a l U . I . cheque Paid my deb t Broke a t l a s t Free t o demand The r i g h t t o g i v e My l i f e Free

A t l ong l a s t l i b e r t y To spend each day F i n a l l y a l i v e Shar ing joy, t e a r s and l o v e With f a m i l y a t Carnegie B r o t h e r s and s i s t e r s Equal a l l My f i r s t r e a l home O f f e r i n g wi thou t r e s e r v a t i o n Help

E x p i a t i o n of s i n s Real o r imagined

1 ' v e ea rned t h i s moment of g l o r y Ready, my God a t l as t , Ready t o e n t e r t h e M i n i s t r y Sanctum sanctorum, " c l y cf h n l i " ~ , MSSH Wait ing f o r a worker To p a s s t h e bloody Welfare wafer T i c k e t t o r i d e And baby does c a r e God, how we c a r e !

My joy is unencumbered By g u i l t . A l l t h a t we have We o f f e r t o you Carnegie d o o r s a r e open To s o c i a l workers , p a i d e d u c a t o r s t o o Screwed by t h e sys tem ~ o n ' t sp read t h e misery ~ o n ' t t e l l me y o u ' r e t r apped

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C a r n e g i e t h e p r e s e n t we o f f e r you.

So when n e x t week I e n t e r your t emple of w o r s h i p MS SW Communion t o s e e k And you t r y t o c r o s s me My s o u l ' s a t peace I t ' s y o u r s t h a t ' s i m p e r i l l e d I work w i t h l e a r n e r s t e n h o u r s a day I n s p i r i t u a l u n i o n My pay is g e n e r o u s Though n o n - n e g o t i a b l e a t y o u r bank Do you r e a l l y e x p e c t me t o a p p l y a t 7 .- 11 ? S o u t h l a n d s p o i s o n h a l f t h e w o r l d w i t h S l u r p e e s And s t a r v e t o d e a t h t h e o t h e r h a l f ? I want b e t t e r homes and g a r d e n s Not t h e waste o f n u c l e a r s u b s 1 know t h e v a l u e o f work But I do work o f v a l u e I u s e a measu r ing s t i c k t h a t ' s n o t S t a n d a r d ~ o v e r n m e n t i s s u e .

So 1'11 d e l i v e r you b u t t h i s n o t e o f c a u t i o n T r e a t my f a m i l y w i t h r e s p e c t W e ' l l trt.at you i n k i n d Screw u s a round I

We'll b r i n g you down Your p r e c i o u s sys t em Crumbling t o a s h e s Our f a m i l y i n t a c t C a r n e g i e w i l l s t a n d , beckon ing , T i l l even you s e e t h e l i g h t .

Y o u ' l l c l i m b f rom t h e r u i n s O f y o u r i l l u s i o n s o f power And humbly beg membership I n t h e C a r n e g i e f a m i l y . W e ' l l be t h e r e a s a lways Open-armed w i t h a s m i l e To g r e e t you a t l o n g las t Under t h e dome With a j o y f u l "Welcome Home!"

(1~ OP P EN HE1 MER

I ~t's a cool Sunday morning and many people have already congregated in

C oppenheimer Park to find a cure for the summertime blues. Over by the swings, two teenage

girls are riding high and chatterhg

1 vivaciously, a young man practices mime, making opening and closing doors a silent art form. Two old men on a park bench by East

cordova surreptitiously pass back and forth a bottle enclosed in a brown paper bag. A group of young people play an

improvised game with a football. Sev- en or eight Oriental ladies swing their arms, breathe deeply and do

1 knee bends to make yin meet yang or I get the circulation moving. A Bible

study group, seated at a table under the trees along Powell Street, testi- fies to chapter and verse in hushed voices. Across the street in front of the

Marr Hotel, an old man in a red jack- et, wearing a green and yellow cap slowly sweeps the sidewalk, getting ready for another day. Eighty years ago, Oppenheimer Park

was a staging area for angry protest marches. More recently, it's been &L, ,,,,,,,,, ,c ,,,..,, ,F LILG V L A V ~ L S - ~ L S O S L V G V L P L V U - y a V L

single men sharing a bottle. But now the park, a heavily used

ktksquare block of green amid the con- crete and traffic of the downtown eastside is an oasis for locals. The land was acquired by the City

in 1898 and was originally known as the Powell Street grounds. It was officially named Oppenheimer PArk July 26, 1911, after the city's second mayor David Oppenheimer. NOW, during the summer months,

something is happening for kids all I the time. It keeps them off the

street, and off the skids, says Constable Don Schmidt of the Vancou-

ver police native liaison squad, who regularly patrols the Hastings and Main area. During the evenings, baseball games are available for res- idents and a Hard Times Festival takes place in the park. The old people like to just sit in

the sun and the kids like to play. m e n you leave the park, you kick a. smooth, narrow bottle. ~ennon's skin bracer says its label. It lies on well-groomed green grass blades in

Oppenheimer Park on a Sunday morning.

By JOANNE HAMEN

The Shard

I found a piece of glass on the sidewalk, it glittered bright in the noonday sun; oh - sharply glowing, oh magic triangle, oh hopeless one. - I squatted on the sidewalk and bore down upon the glass with a sturdy stare. In its mirrored side I saw the wrists of my many best friends marked with thin, unsuccessful white scars that spoke of despair, - 2 L , + elrvrrv~rr,.l - -nn allu L l l C A I I I ~ W L G I I L , L L I W O L L L U L U b b

of young women; oh sharply glowing, - oh magic triangle, - oh hopeless one. - Its brilliance leapt out from the sidewalk, surrounded by a dull, pedestrian grey; the piece of glass, the struggling fragment, the shard; oh sharply glowing, - oh magic triangle, oh hopeless one. -

Joanne Arnott

Sunrise/Sunset

Standing on the Burrard Street Bridge, well after sunset.

Looking at the boats moored under the starlight.

Sun coming up, turn walk back to core of the city.

Everything looks so peaceful and serene.

What pity as the sun comes up.

Cars and Buses come out, Everyone start to rush about.

Pushing, Shoving, to make work on time, they don't even see the sunrise.

So caught up in their, middlelupper class dream machine.

I left that work-a-day life behind.

Now I have time to feel the sunrise. .

C.L. Eckert

Virgin' s Lament

Eating my own hunger, indiffer- ence swells. Why am I so feared? Who she will be has always been my only problem. The pain of reaching walls balances the dream. Nothing left to live with. Stuck at ground zero, an empty circle closing in, with an armless heart bloating from starvation... I can't hold onto myself any longer. Torture must have a stop. Hold me. Need me. Once before I die. And please, whoever you are, hurry! Or am I of Diana beloved?

Stephen Belkin

DAD

I know life is not always easy for you. Although it's not easy being the daughter of a wonderful father.

We've had some bad-good-and joyful times. But I'll always treasure the good times.

When I'm with you - you make me feel special. But when we're miles apart I feel the loss of your laughter and your wonderful stories.

Dad I just want you to know you're always in my thoughts, mind and IIIUSL u I A l l i l l iiiy XSZXC.

I love you Dad.

Happy Father' s Day Love Always, Margaret

They suffer the most

She said, she loves me. I said the same. But these words vanished as the years went by.

Because of this, There's sadness in my heart, and I sometimes wonder if she shares these feelings?

The ones to suffer most, are the children. What happened to Mom and Dad? J'm certain this question, is always on their mind. Because they suffer the most.

Henry Heber t

4 At the ~earners' Conference, 1 had the priviledge and honour to meet m. Emery Barnes, who is every inch a gentleman and concerned about the needs of the people every- where. He came for a reason, as there was a workshop on English ahd creative writing that this writer

2 days a week. The most important fact: 250,000

can not read or write. I was as surprised as he was to learn that there was that many people in this day and age who will never get a decent wage, and who get very frus- trated that they cannot supply their loved ones with proper food and a decent place to live. Poverty is to blame for this and the govern- ment red tape that a person has to go through in order to go to school is deplorable. A mother with two children doesn't have the chance of a snowball in hell - because a petty social worker in the welfare office tells her to stay home and look after "your babies" and "you are well looked after by this office." That little tin god is really saying, "We can not and will not pay for your books and pencils and fees for education because you w i 11- newer amniint t n n a y t h i n e any-

way." I know one man who, because he was 52 years old, was refused the thirty dollars to take two courses. He really wanted to learn. In this case what the social worker was saying was, "You're too old and the government will not get the money back in the form of income taxes. " This same man wants to be a writer

and has many stories to write about his life: as a cowboy, sheep herder, and about his comrades. I just love his tales and would buy his book, if it is ever published. The govern- ,merit would get their money back and

much, much more. This cowboy would be full of pride and say that Canada is a good country to make a living in. To get back to Mr. Barnes; he came

down here to try and live on $375 a month and found that it can't be done unless you go without a few meals, nor could he afford to take a lady to a movie or anywhere else because of pov- erty. Yet the government keeps tell- ing us that we, in downtown eastside, are well cared for. Nobody can live on $375 a month

without standing in food lines and getting clothing from missions - all because of poverty. This writer never gets anything free except love. 1've worked since I was 12 years old, and proud of it. I like to work. But to- day, because of my health, nobody will hire me for wages so I do volunteer work in the community; not only for myself but for the betternent of the people who live down here - decent human citizens. We get along better with each other than people who live in fancy apartments uptown; we watch out for each other so there is very little trouble among ourselves. Give a smile and a "how are you?" and you will get the same in return. I see that I'm rattling on, so 1'11 close thi.5 by saying %+e f o r F?.E.P. .?!c

will get a fair deal from Mr. Barnes, Mr. Harcourt and all the other NDPers running for office. We, the people, have nothing to lose by voting for a decent and honest government.

By JAMES ROADKNIGHT

After the storm, the healers emerge. They see far, these peaceful ones, as they gather in all pain. To them, it's only memory, somehow.

The earth waits ever, silent as time.

Some venture too soon. Some live the storm like bridges and are swept away. Courage is a blinding'need, bound fast to other's pain, screaming for releas Courage is the flame death passes through, Like memories, once they've been shared.

The storm lasts forever. The earth is in ceaseless labour. Let us emerge.

The earth holds all victory. The earth gathers all loss. (The earth even suffers fatuous men). The circle of caring does not need to be large. Keep standing, and we will not fail. We all stand alone, in the unshareable heart of ourselves, naked as flames. We move together, like a circle, like a stone. Just like the earth. Into the storm.

Stephen Belkin

A Sincere Presumption n.

I don't know what I'm doing here, floating on the sea of women's pain & triuqph; I only know that I will not drown if I keep to the current, gentle or fierce, leading me back to the ground I left behind. It was the dead of winter then when T fell in...

Stephen Belkin

Case in point: During the meeting owns stairs in the Carnegie Theatre Sheila Baxter, well known and liked June 9, we were treated to the

presence of two local heroes, comba- tants in the political/legislative arena - Emery Barnes, a very popular and well-liked MLA (NDP) and Michael Harcourt, his partner and former myor of Vancouver. During this meeting, billed as a

"Get to know Your Candidates"' forum with an open mike so that questions from, the audience (largely made up of downtown eastside residents and Carnegie users) could be fielded. It was a positive evening with a full and open airing of residents' - grievances , hopes and dreams. App- ropriate responses were made by the politicians, who promised this; spoke about that; got angry when necessary and lambasted Socred policy (or lack of policy) regarding lack of afford- able housing on the Expo site and blasted the stupidity of the cabinet in their non-sensical, scrooge-like attitude toward kids with no lunch. Fiue a d dandy. The iu'.ii. P. seems

to stand solidly behind "We the people" and says that it (the party)

C pushes forward the concerns of those of us caught up in the crazy-

-1 quilt tattered fabric of legislated poverty. But are the NIP, as repre- sented by their leader speaking in Carnegie, all that keen on fully, openly and conscientiously represen- ting our voice at Victoria in the legislative assembly? A legitimate Question - and one which we aught not be afraid to ask and discuss.

local author and activist, forceful poet and concerned parent, went up to the microphone and courageously assured Barnes that she was "a friend and not an enemy." She then present- ed to him (Harcourt was not present at this early stage of our meeting) with what is commonly called a "pac- ifier", used by babies to suck on. The pacifier had a note attached

to be read by our illustrious and very popularly liked premier bill. The note said, "Suck on this." Emery was certainly startled and asked what he should do with it. Sheila said to present it to the premier. Emery, not quite sure what to say or do, asked us, the assembled audience/part icipantZf that was our wish. We wholeheartedly agreed with our whistles, clapping and cheers that "yes, it god-damned well isour wish!" Emery promised us that - he'd present it to premier "baby" h i l l , _After Ezrcs:rt cszc f n t o meeting late, Emery explained the situation to him and he also agreed to present the pacifier. Fine, matter settled? Well, think

again. I took it upon myself to double-check with the local N.D.P. office, operating out of a Broadway St. address. I called them a week after the meeting and asked if the pacifier had been presented to "baby" bill, The spokesperson did not know. O.K., fine, I let it go at that, but I phoned back first thing Monday morning , June 20.

I spoke with Rick Smith, Barne's & Harcourt's "liaison with the people". I asked again, point-blank, if the pacifier had been presented as we had asked. He said "no", and that Harcourt or Barnes would look silly presenting a pacifier to "baby" bill and that one or the other would get ejected from the legislative assem- bly and that it'd make the front page of the Sun or the Province. Far Out! What a swell idea Sheila

came up with, but, for lack of will nf OUT representativ~n, the idea i s

trashed in an NDP trashbasket some- where? I don't know but, the point is, what good is it to say, as the NDP probably do time and time again, that we as Canadians live under a system of representational democracy but those we support - not only financially but morally also - fail to (re)present our "voice" in the provincial parliament? In this case our voice, as residents of the D.E. and users of Carnegie, is deemed (I guess, for lack of better words) "too silly to mention to the politi- cal leader of the province." Well, just who is being silly,

Baby bill or us? It says over the door of the Senior's Lounge that "To Have No Voice Is To Have No Power". By P. IMM (Editor's Note: Imm's point is a valid one. We, by dint of our economic status, are excluded from having any influence on Socred practices, except being the "bums, frauds, lazy, etc. Our response to such crud, especially to the perpe- trator Vanderzalm. can only be one of scorn and derision.)

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