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N E W S L E T T E R JULY 15, 1989. . - -- 401 dain S t . , Vancouver, B .C. (604)665-2289

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I Dear Friends at Carnegie Centre,

c .E.E,D,S, wishes to acknowledge your sustaining membership. We will be sending you a list of our products, please let us know

what you wish in return for your investment. Pork is available year round, chicken is in season now and lamb,

beef and chevon are ready in the fall. Our vegetables will all be ready by late August and September. We thank you for sponsoring Nikki's art show as well as the public

I meeting. Looking forward to a productive relationship.

Yours truly, Lisa Enquist Vice-president.

town Eastside tenants. The bill will allow any landlord-tenant disputes up to $5,000 to be arbitrated by the residential tenancy branch. For many years, Vancouver tenants

have been fighting for the return of the Rentalsman and while that hasn't happened this bill will provide for tenants not having to go to court to get back a security deposit.

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that this bill is passed in this sit- ting of the Legislature so that it doesn't get carried over for another year when the House adjourns later this summer. I hope everyone will take a few minutes and write a letter to the Hon. Lyall Hanson, MLA, Mini- ster of Labour and Consumer Services, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1x4 urging him to give this legi-

Editor:

A piece of legislation recently in- troduced into the Legislature in Vic- toria has received little attention but is certainly good news for Down-

slation top priority.

DARREN LOWE

The Vessel

Can you recognize a wrecked person. A sunk ship. A person pulling a load of worries sitting.smoking and smoking tugging along the pressures of life with no chance rn 1 2 ~ 2 ~ & !-hcty ~~~~~~~ to lighten their hurt. Not all of us have hit rock bottom we've all been down but not dropped by other people. We should never drop each other. And if we have We should lift others up.

Betty Jacqueline Robertson

An apology ... "when I drink, it. comes out of my

mouth but it's not me. When the talk gets to politics I start saying very bad things about Chinese, In- dians, Polish;..anyone who isn't a '~anadian' even though I wasn't born in Canada. Shame stays with me and f am getting free of the drink. AA starts today. I apologize to the many people who I have slandered. Please forgive me. "

Peter Baran

COLOURED DAWN

L O ~ S of time, going nowhere, l o t s I could do, but I don ' t c a r e ;

'just wa i t i ng 'ti1 t h e day has come and gone, j u s t wai t ing t o s ee t he coloureq dawn.

Bright new morning, something has changed, the world' s gone round, i t ' s no t t h e same. won't wai t ' t i1 t h e sun i s turn ing on, I ' l l go t o s l e e p i n t he coloured dawn.

Midnight morning, t a b l e and c h a i r , pen i n hand, t hey ' r e always t he re , and I hope p r e t t y soon I ' l l have a song, then I 'll go t o s l eep i n t h e coloured dawn.

Garry Gust

THE MYSTIC LIGHT

Rainbow r i v e r s swallow my eyes As I go chasing f i r e f l i e s , On Tuesday, Ju ly 18th1, t h e Carne-

; Brestfi ing ~m"key 1?2???e~f, zir, gie Libra ry siiiii i r lv i ie f r i e n d s of My head made l i g h t by something rare. Paul Park t o have co f f ee and cookies Running through a s e c r e t hollow, i n t h e Library from 2 t o 4pm. Paul My shadow begs t h e moon t o follow. was a volunteer i n t he Carnegie I s top beneath a willow t r e e Library f o r 8 years and he w i l l be And sway i n s i d e i ts canopy. so re ly missed. On d i sp l ay w i l l be

a photo of Paul working i n t h e Libr- I chant a song t o t h e n igh t , a ry and a book purchased f o r t he And hug t h e lov ing wind s o t i g h t .

I Carnegie Library c o l l e c t i o n i n Paul ' s My h e a r t bea t s with a b i l l i o n s t a r s memory. Former Carnegie s t a f f e r Ron

( Like ange ls matched i n 'pars* Dutton will be i n attendence for t h i s

A pure white l i g h t glows i n my mind, sad occasion. I l lumina t ing a pa th t o f i n d ; With clear attunement t o show m e how. A s eeke r ' s s l e e p I dwell i n now.

Garry Gust

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closing down the armaments' trade and pledging non-resort to military ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 7 ' ~ R means in settling differences? Are we so lacking in imagination

and goodwill as to be incapable of Editor, conceiving a world without war?

May I, through the columns of your see no alternative uses for our

paper, express the impression I get and brains and creative ingenuity?

of the significance of the recent Surely, we are not that bankrupt.

and current events in China, as re- Beatrice Ferneyhaugh 1 vealed in the Vancouver media. To me, taken together, they point

out the lesson China rings out loud and clear: Eliminate now the use (and the threat of the use) of force and violence from public life, na- +<,.,.,"I "-A 2------ L-VLLUI u L I ~ IIALCL 1 1 i t i iumi. Nowhere can human dignity and soc-

ial progress be upheld while guns, tanks, bombs and their like are brought into play or held in reserve by contending or opposing govern- ments and other interests. What we all need is an end to mil-

itary dictatorship everywhere. This alone can give us promise that nei- ther in Kent State in the USA or in China - or anywhere else in the world - will students and unarmed forces of democracy be frustrated by armed force. At present, unfortunately, due to

the persistent investment in arma- ments and promotion of a world trade in armaments (regardless of the differences in political systems) all major governments and other in- terests participate in the business of mutual profiteering from the sale of armaments, Consequently, the peaceful efforts to expand democracy is everywhere at risk. Have we not had enough of this?

TIANAMEN SQUARE

Chinese protestors Jam the phone lines iiifae~ita~~is caii in to turn in P r o t e s t o r s facing a single bull to the back of the h blood spattered grey matter the wilted flower of Democracy the student, movement, dead. . Blood and Gore You won't protest for Freedom No more

Taum D.

Can we not rather get on with imple- menting INF, moving ahead with START, building confidence-creating measures,

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We need a drop inloutreach coordinator to begin August 8th. Ihe successfu applicant will have experience working with women, knowledge of the downto eastside, and a feminist perspective. Valuable skills include advocacy an a self-help background, program planning, crisis intervention, and cross- cultural experience. The ideal person will be self -motivated, flexible, eager to tackle new experiences, and able to relate to an elected Board. Salary is $1650/wmth plus benefits. Applications to 'Ihe Women's Centre, 44 E. Codova St., Vancower, V6A 2S7 by July 21st.

OPPENHEIMER PARK

" G i r l s j u s t wanna have funds!" So reads a bumper s t i c k e r i n a window near here , The s ta f f st Oppe3hci;;l.z has been hard a t work t o convince l o c a l p h i l a n t h r o p i s t s t h a t 'Kids j u s t wanna have funds too!!'

one way t h a t helped raise some of t h e f o l d i n g s t u f f w a s a r a f f l e h e l d r e c e n t l y . The t i c k e t s went f o r a song and t h e p r i z e s were A r g i l i t e ca rv ings and beaded e a r r i n g s , t h e c r e a t i o n s o f Pa t Dixon and Diane Green r e s p e c t i v e l y . .. A N D THE WINNERS ARE: 1st - B i l l Deacon; winning an Argi-

l i t e ca rv ing . 2nd - F. Vaughan; winning a n Argi-

l i t e carving. 3rd - Evangi l ine Johnny; winning

t h e beaded e a r r i n g s . Besides saying c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s we

can say "Watch f o r our n e x t r a f f l e t o suppor t t h e k i d s a t Oppenheimer.

- Upcoming Events --------------- JULY 18: I r v i n g House 6-12 y r s .

19: Harbour T r i p 12-4pm 20: Bus Tr ip . .S tan ley Park 21: Video Park 22: Car Wash & F l e a Market &

Bake S a l e a t Main/Termina 10-6pm. . . Teens

25: Dayt r ip f o r Sen iors t o Bowen I s l a n d .

26: Teen Camping 28: Videos

FESTIVALS TO WATCH FOR I N OUR COMMUNITY - Summer 1989.

Date: ---- F e s t i v a l : -------- J u l y 15 OB ON

Park : ---- Oppenheimer

Aug. 5-6 POWELL STREET I Oppenheimer

August 7 CARNEGIE MUSIC & PARADE Crab Park

-we Aug.19-20 LATIN AMERICAN Oppenheimer --- %W4 September 10 TOTEM POLE RAISING b FEAST Oppenheirner

* W ~ . r+?e!!!! W%%e

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*OWN TOWN EAST SIDE YOUTH Mike Haycock ACTIVITIES SOCIETY (604) 685-6561

fu l ((NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM" 221-A M A I N STREET. VANCOUVER. B.C. V6A 2s'

,

HOURS OF OPERATION: Mon. - Sat . 12 noon t o 5 pm.

SUNDAY - Exchange closed. MONDAY - Mike is on s t a f f and is on the s t r e e t i n t h e evening.

TUESDAY - Mike on & on t h e s t r e e t i n t he eve. WEDNESDAY - Mike & Ing r id on t h e s t r e e t i n t h e eve.

THURSDAY - Mike & Ing r id on & on the s t r e e t i n t he eve. FRIDAY - Ingr id on & on t h e s t r e e t i n t he eve.

SATURDAY - Ingr id on & on t h e s t r e e t i n t h e eve.

***When s t a f f a r e on t h e s t r e e t s , they w i l l leave some times and loca t ions on t h e i r door so they can be contacted i n t he eve.; l i k e l y on foot .

GENOCIDE IS CRIMINAL Outlawed by International

m

m NUCLEAR WEAPONS ARE

b ? Sue H.-$20 Steve R.-$5

Terry the 1 I)OHA'I'IONS : Yanum Spath- $100

iJancy W. -$300 i J i l l i s S . George B.-$15 Iticll P.-$41

A I ~ I C I ~ D g.prea.nt iha vlaua of InJlvIlud Robert S .-$20 J a n c i s A.-$20 contrlbutora and mot ot tba A e ~ o c l a i l o n .

1,ouis 1'.-$20 Tom -$4.02 F I ~ E E - t l o ~ ~ ~ ~ l i o ~ b s . c ~ c c o ( ~ ~ u o . 6:30 Wedm

Ma%. S.-S'10 L.B.'l'.-$100 ,-ity t,,fo e t a f f accept 'I'cd B.-$5 S h e i l a B--$2 d o ~ ~ a t l o a e f o r t l r h Neweletter , so Doug -$20 Bca F.-$25 I f you cns I ~ e l p , flnd Paul Toylor

L i l l i a n 11.-$20 James )I.-$50 U I I ~ I ~ e ' l l g l ve you a rece lpt .

'sMacLeod -$lo0 Kelly -33 . ~ ~ , 1 , 1 , ~ ~ 5 ov , ,~y l , '~ , ly .

Anonymous-$13.23 J.East -$I

Engraved on t h e garage door I n t h e back of t h e s t o r e On the corner of t h e s t r e e t Where you l i v e

That h e a r t was engraved I n t o p a i n t t h a t w a s o l d Many years before you were born And i t s i g n i f i e s t h e kind of love Two young people can g ive

No, I never held her i n my arms and, her l i p s never touched mine But, W e gave each other something mere She gave t o me t h e memory Of a young woman and a ro se I n r e t u r n I gave t o her a song

Should you walk p a s t t h a t o ld garage The pa in t is cracked and worn The h e a r t i s scratched And t h e words a r e almost gone But, The memory she gave t o me W i l l never fade away

FOUR-FOOT TESTIMONIAL HEART she ' s a f r i e n d

There 's a four-foot t e s t imon ia l h e a r t These f i e l d s and v a l l e y s , w a t e r f a l l and p ine she always was a f r i e n d , I always knew i t - s t i l l . . . I had a b l i n d eye t o her s t r u g g l e s She was c ry ing - Please s top t h e des t ruc t ion P lease s top t h e waste but a s f o r me.. . I was too busy t o open my damn eyes--- A s I wake up from t h i s i n s e n s i t i v e Sleep o t bl indness I wonder i f perhaps i t ' s a l ready too l a t e - too much des t ruc t ion - too much abuse

/ S h e ' s m y f r i e n d

/ nut s t i l l . / I know I should have

cared sooner, (9 s o 1'11 ca re more now. My love f o r her w i l l always l i n g e r on

Dave McConnell There's a four-foot t e s t imon ia l h e a r t Engraved on t h e garage door I n back of t h e s t o r e

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L.9 On t h e corner of t he s t r e e t Where you l i v e

- I si t a lone , a l l by myself It g e t s q u i t e lone ly a t times

That h e a r t was engraved I f I d i d n ' t have you t o t h ink about , I n t o pa in t t h a t was o ld I ' d go completely ou t of my mind. Many years before you were born Our l i v e s a r e on a very rough r o u t e And i t s i g n i f i e s t h e kind of love But we choose which way we would go, Two young people can give. We brought i t a l l upon ourse lves

Walter Ormerod W e know w e took t h e wrong road, But we w i l l go pe r f id ious ly forward u n t i l we f i n d the r i g h t way ?nd w e w i l l make i t t o where we want t o be a s we go slowly day by day and change t h e games we play.

Jenny Carlson

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On Ju ly 31s t a t 2 pm t h e Senior Support Group w i l l have a s p e c i a l meeting t o e l e c t a new Treasurer . Al l Seniors a r e i nv i t ed . The next

r egu la r meeting i s Tuesday, August 8.

e x c i t i n g a c t i v i t i e s planned f o r Sen- i o r s during t h i s summer wi th Carne- g i e and Oppenheimer Park: JULY 19 - Harbour c r u i s e and BBQ aboard t h e motor yacht "Invader". This t r i p is f o r Seniors and Teens and you can s i g n up a t Oppenheimer Park. (See Jan ice o r Debbie.) JULY 25-28 - Camping t r i p t o t h e North Vancou- ve r Outdoor School (nor th of Squa- mish). Includes swimming, f i s h i n g ( i f you've got a l i c e n c e ) , p i cn i c s , Alice Lake and l o t s more. Come and enjoy t h e r e l ax ing atmosphere. The refundable t i c k e t s a r e a v a i l a b l e from the s e n i o r s ' Lounge. $2.00 AUGUST 7 - Carnegie Parade and F e s t i v a l ; fun f o r - a l l -ages! Mobilize a t Oppenhei- m e r Park a t 10:30am, parade down Powell t o Main, over t h e overpass and i n t o Crab Park f o r our Annual Fes t i va l . Enjoy t h e music, food, -----. A - n n r - t n ~ 7 n r . r r . r h n n l rrhgir ri A n eauc~ir, ULCVLUCC J VUIL ..----.--LA..--- , ---- your bike, b r ing a banner, even come i n a costume! AUGUST 10 - Picn ic and Swim..at Cates Park i n North Vancouver. T icke ts a v a i l a b l e i n Seniors1, Lounge on Ju ly 29th. AUGUST 24 - B-B-Q and Games..at Be lcar ra Park ac ros s t h e water from Deep Cove. Tic- k e t s i n Seniors ' Lounge August 11th. SEPTEMBER 11- 15 - Camp Fircom on Gambier I s land . . . Seniors & Volunteers w i l l c r u i s e t o t he i s l and ; b e a u t i f u l surroundings, swimming, f i s h i n g , good food..a won- d e r f u l "get-away" from t h e Downtown.

AJ-J. d > . 4 a r n e g i e 1 s Ballroom Dancers*** . . w i l l be p a r t of t h e enter ta inment a t t h e PNE Seniors ' F e s t i v a l . Free passes w i l l be a v a i l a b l e from t h e Seniors1 Lounge o r Donalda.

CELEBRATE SENIORS

FESTIVAL '89

COLISEUM WED AUG 30 -,THURS AUG 31

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of a l l e y s and groves a r e t h e c a l l i n g s t o windows. a l l open t o i n v i t e only t h e cool n igh t i n t o each four pace by four pace heavy hot room. The c a l l i n g s a r e no t sweet nor do p e t a l s d r i f t from t h e windows but on t h e edge of t h e maze a gen t l e t h i e f palms t h e l a s t of t he wicked q u a r t e r s and moves on.

Ker r i W i l k i e

A P P L I C A T I O N N O . -€zr---

DERA SHIP SHAPE

Very soon, i n t he Gastown Mall, 130 Water S t r e e t , t h e r e w i l l be a new and unusual o f f i c e whose name w i l l be DERA SHIP SHAPE. DERA, of course, i s The Downtown Eas t s ide ~ e s i d e n t s ' Associat ion. SHIP SHAPE s tands f o r : SHIP - Seniors Health - ~nciepencience Program; Si-iAFE - S o c i a i i-ieaith kc t ivn F r v j e c i Easts ide .

The p r o j e c t and program have been funded by the Seniors In- dependence Program of Health and Welfare Canada. I n essence, t he program/project a r e meant t o encourage, develop and sup- po r t independence f o r s en io r s , a s w e l l a s self-esteem and

1 confidence, se l f -help and mutual support . An important com- k ponent i s c ross -cu l tu ra l t o l e r ance and understanding.

Canada has subscribed t o t h i s new approach t o h e a l t h i s sues , which is endorsed by the World Health Organization of t h e United Nations. Bas ica l ly , t he approach is f o r u se r s of hea l th programs ( i n t h i s case , s en io r s ) t o have a major say i n a c t i o n s t h a t they th ink w i l l improve t h e i r hea l th . Health i s not j u s t phys ica l hea l th , but mental hea l th , s o c i a l h e a l t h and communal hea l th . An equal ly important p a r t of t h e new approach is f o r t h e s en io r s us ing t h e program t o have a say i n t h e d i r e c t i o n s i n which the program and i t s var ious p a r t s may take.

When DERA Housing Society ( t h e sponsor of t h i s program) app- l i e d f o r t he g ran t , i t was hoped t h a t - along wi th t h e T e l l - ier Tower and 'Marie Gomez Place - members of t h e Four S i s t e r s Co-op and t h e DERA Co-op would l i k e t o p a r t i c i p a t e . Being co-ops, i t i s up t o t he s en io r s i n t h e co-ops t o say i f they would l i k e t o p a r t i c i p a t e o r not .

Health and Welfare has agreed that a senior is anyone who is 45 years and older. While this may be of some amusement and/ or shock for some of us, the lowered age threshold enables the program to have "younger seniors" and "older seniors" helping each other. For sexample, if "younger seniors" in the Strathcona Community Gardens project wish to help "older seniors" dig their garden plots, or help them weed and prune, and if the seniors propose and sustain such a project, it is likely that SHIP SHAPE could help with some funds for labour and/or garden materials (seeds, clippings, top soil).

'vR.. ruTu PIT A D V -CT , , - - J i i -L --- ------ i - - o u l r OL- L ULL i ~ e WLLL ~ I I U W e~dlup~es 0.f po~itive, lieillthy community actions and improvements, such as the CRAB access issue, the banning of knives in beer parlours, the Downtown Deposit Project, as well as models of DERA Housing projects. The office will be used as a springboard for other health- related actions. DERA is considering using the SHIP SHAPE office as the centre for the walking tour of our community, hopefully with seniors being the tour guides, getting some exercise, meeting new people and earning a little extra money. What makes the SHIP SHAPE so different is that, for the first time in Canada, a community action and development office will be in the middle of a retail mall space, with all that thzt implies !

Space does not permit me to go on about the great possibili- ties this program has. It has been designated a "pilot pro- ject" by Health and Welfare and runs to January 1992. It has the very real possibility of being the vehicle for a series of TV films for educational TV around the world. The first segment for these films will start shooting in April or May this year, and is about seniors' self-esteem in a "youth dom- inated culture". It is already booked for showing on B.C.'s Knowledge Network, TV Ontario, Alberta Educational TV, and Saskatchewan Educational TV.

DERA DERA .SHIP SHAPE DOWNTOWN DEPOSIT PROJECT 9 E.Hastings, 130 Water St. 328 Carrall St. 682-0931 682-5280

- Lawrence Bantleman - Jack Chalmers I

GA-LN FOR HANDICAPPED H A T E S ----

A P R I L 1 9 8 9 J U Z Y 1989

Rate R a v e MARCH 1989 Restructure I n c x - c a s e

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"You ' l l never s a t i s f y Them..!" Pover ty is under $12,00O/yr /s ingle pe r son . New r a t e s l e a v e a l l r e c i p i e n t s 45% below t h e L ine r a t h e r than 50% below. Nurses / teachers /wage e a r n e r s - "No more $$'I; $1 b i l l i o n i n hand w h i l e gov t . s e l l s p u b l i c t r u s t t o r i c h f r i e n d s and t h o s e who know t h e f u l l s t o r y a r e p a i d hush-money. S u b s t a n n i a l increases=improved economy; n o t p r i v a t i z a t i o n .

BENEFIT LEVELS - JULY 1, 1989 - EFFECTIVE DATE 65+: Rec ip ien ts of GAIN, who a r e 65+ but not e l i g i b l e f o r Old Age Secur i ty . 1 H: Handicapped Benefi ts . oAS: Old Age Securi ty .

* SPA: Spouse' s Allowance. - Maximum She l t e r Total Monthly

Unit Category Support Variable Benefi t Level Allowance Min. Max. Min . Max. ___---.----------------------------------------------------------------------

1 Employable 193.00 0 t o 275 193.00 t o 468.00 1 Unemployable 243.00 0 t o 275 243.00 t o 518.00 1 Age 60 t o 64 243.00 75 t o 275 318.00 t o 518.00 1 65+ (not on OAS) 383.00 0 t o 275 383.00 t o 658.00 1 H 383.00 75 t o 275 458.00 t o 658.00 ............................................................................. 2 Employable 341.00 0 t o 446 341.00 t o 787.00 2 Unemployable 391.00 2 One Parent 391.00 2 Couple 1 age 60 t o 64 391.00 2 Both age 60 t o 64 391.00 2 1 65+ 531.00 2 Both 65+ 671.00 2 1 65+ and 1 age 60 t o 64 531.00

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2 1 65+ and 1 H 671.00 fl 2 1 H 531.00

2 1 H and 1 age GO t o 64 531.00 2 Both H 671.00 2 1 OAS

391.00 t o 837.00 391.00 t o 837.00 466.00 t o 837.00 541.00 t o 837.00 531.00 t o 977.00 671.00 t o 1117.00 606.00 t o 977.00 746.00 t o 1117.00 606.00 t o 977.00 681.00 t o 977.00 821.00 t o 1117.00 f l a t r a t e 977.00

2 1 OAS and (1 65+ o r 1 H) f l a t r a t e 1117.00 .......................................................................... 3 Employable 410.00 0 t o 514 410.00 t o 924.00 3 Unemployable 460.00 0 t o 514 460.00 t o 974.00 3 One Parent 460.00 0 t o 514 460.00 t o 974.00 3 1 age 60 t o 64 460.00 75 t o 514 535.00 t o 974.00 3 9 c n L^ L I

L a5c v v LU u-t I I A nn 4vu. uu 133 to 514 6i0.00 co 974.00

3 1 65+ 600.00 0 t o 514 600.00 t o 1114.00 3 2 65+ 740.00 0 t o 514 740.00 t o 1254.00 3 1 65+ and 1 age 60 t o 64 600.00 75 t o 514 675.00 t o 1114.00 3 1 65+ and 1 H 740.00 75 t o 514 815.00 t o 1254.00 3 l H 600.00 75 t o 514 675.00 t o 1114.00 3 1 H and 1 age 60 t o 64 600.00 150 t o 514 750.00 t o 1114.00 3 2 H 750.00 150 t o 514 890.00 t o 1254.00 3 1 OAS f l a t r a t e 1114.00 3 1 OAS and (1 SPA o r 1 65+ o r 1 H) f l a t r a t e 1254.00 3 2 OAS f l a t r a t e 1254.00

Clash is good! I f every th ing is going w e l l , no c o n f l i c t among those whom each s i t u a t i o n f o r c e s c o n t a c t wi th , how long can i t go on before you f r e a k o u t f o r l a c k a f p rogress?

P h y s i c a l c l a s h i s t h e foundat ion of evolut ion: Cosmic Mind c r u d i f i e d i n t o i n o r g a n i c matter - u n i t mind P170i~7i13g fr-m r h ~ s er.tn_ 7 2 2 ~ 2 2 % -

c a l c l a s h , psychic c l a s h and a t t r a c - t i o n o f t h e Great . When a human v e h i c l e becomes necessa ry f o r f u r t h e r growth eagh e n t i t y moves c l o s e r t o t h e I n f i n i t e w i t h more s u b t l e ex- p r e s s i o n s o f i t s n a t u r e . The l i n k a g e wi th Cosmic Mind i s t h e f i r s t "I" i n t h e sen tence "I know t h a t I e x i s t . " This i s t h e dominant f o r c e governing t h e "I" t h a t does - t h a t performs a c t i o n . The ' doer-I ' , i n t u r n , r u l e s over t h e c r u d e s t a s p e c t o f i n d i v i d u a l i d e n t i t y , t h e conscious mind. To ad- vance i n s p i r i t u a l e v o l u t i o n t h e f a s t - e s t way is t o meet t h e Primary Clash!

I n t u i t i o n i s f a r s t r o n g e r and t r u e r than i n t e l l e c t , needs no indulgence i n i n t e l l e c t u a l extravaganza f o r ex- p ress ion , and a c t i o n based on i t s i l l u m i n a t i o n never degenera tes i n t o t a l l t a l k . A s u n i t mind evo lves through being crude, s u b t l e , sublim- i n a l and sublime t o a t t u n e w i t h c a u s a l , d e a l i n g w i t h i n t e n s i f y i n g c l a s h must be taken up as p a r t of t h e p rocess .

This is h e a l t h y , as t h e se l f -depre- c a t i n g a s p e c t doesn ' t domina te . . i t be- comes q u i e t e r as psychic power devel- ops. S e l f - p i t y can become dangerously a c u t e w i t h r e p e t i t i o n . A l l p h y s i c a l and psych ic c l a s h occurs t o s t r e n g t h e n s p i r i t u a l ga ins .

Re l ig ions c a s u a l and r e l i g i o n s in- t e n s e a r e c o n s t a n t l y a t odds over who has t h e unique r e v e l a t i o n and 'True Word'. S p i r i t u a l i t y is t h e o r i g i n a l and t r u e pa th of awakening, u s i n g "or i - g i n a l and t r u e " a t t h e i r s i m p l e s t .

Myths and legends of a l l t i m e s t r y t o e x p l a i n what a c t u a l l y happens i n -I -------- *L-* *I-,...- L---<-- - - + 1 1 ~ c r r i ~ u a ~ c L U ~ L LLIUUC; 1150L 1 1 1 6 W A L A UC-

ders tand . The mystery r e l i g i o n s on which C h r i s t i a n i t y was based and from which most of i t s legends were taken (Adam, Noah, Lot , Moses, Abra- ham, e t c . ) s u f f e r e d from t h e s t igma of a l l such d i s c i p l i n e : they were w r i t t e n by s e l f - s e r v i n g o r d e r s - priests/rabbis/ministers/umma whose main concern was and is t h e cont inued subserv ience of a l l from whom inde- pendent thought has been exorc i sed .

(Read Deceptions and Myths o f t h e B i b l e , t h e n Holy Blood/Holy G r a i l )

Clash must be seen and d e a l t w i t h on a l l l e v e l s , inwardly & outwardly , w i t h a l l people and i d e a s t h a t a s k t o be bowed down t o i n r e c o g n i t i o n of t h e i r assumed s u p e r i o r i t y .

Welcome t o t h e Monkey House.

( E d i t o r ' s Note: Th is a r t i c l e h a s appeared before ; i t ' s j u s t t h a t some people , myself included, have a hard t i m e l i v i n g w i t h t h e n e c e q s i t y of c l a s h . )

A MISMATCHED PAIR OF GLOVES u I OR WHAT? IS CANADA SCOT COUNTRY?

CANADA my home and Native Land Eastern born Westerner

Strapped f o r t a l k i n g i n Manitoba cold t o leave by t h e Major of Calgary Boo-ed out of t h e Yukon (Cowtown) inches of l i f e i n T.O. Rel igiously stoned i n Montreal Farmed New Brunswick Swam through Nova Sco t i a P E I o r NFLD h e w over t h e NWT broke a r i b r i d i n g i n Sask and wrote i t i n Free E BC (Never saw)

. A l l my love

A young man wished t o purchase a present f o r h i s sweetheart and a f t e r

cons idera t ion , he decided on a p a i r of gloves. Accompanied by h i s

s i s t e r , he went t o a department s t o r e and bought a p a i r of wh i t e gloves. The sister purchased a pa i r of p a n t i e s f o r h e r s e l f . During the wrapping, t h e i t e m s go t mixed up. The sister got t h e gloves and t h e sweetheart go t t h e pant ies . Without checking t h e conten ts , he s ea l ed t h e package and s e n t i t wi th t h i s no te :

Dear Darl ing,

f This is a l i t t l e g i f t t o show you I have not fo rgo t t en your bir thday. I chose t he se because I no t i ced t h a t you a r e no t i n t h e h a b i t of wearing any when w e go out i n t h e evening. If it had not been f o r your younger sister, I would have chosen t h e long ones wi th bu t tons , but she wears t h e sho r t ones t h a t a r e very easy t o re- move. These a r e a d e l i c a t e shade, but t h e lady I bought them from showed m e a p a i r she had been wearing f o r 3 weeks and they w e r e hardly so i l ed . 1 had t h e s a l e s g i r l t r y them on and they r e a l l y looked smart. I wish I

From Vic to r i a t o Hal i fax and Dawson City t o L.A. it i n t e r s e c t s he re i n Van and I ' l l s t a y a s long a s I can t o what degree of belonging a r e you? B i r t h r i t e , i n t e r p r o v i n c i a l , landed imm.

C C C (PROVINCIALLY) concentration Always says NO t o me camp followers Followers of Fashion , j

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- Taum DanyCreag

could put them on you f o r t h e f i r s t Ll-- ~ 1 1 1 1 ~ . NO Q ~ u b i uiiler m e n * bands w i i i come i n contac t wi th them before I have a chance t o s e e you again.

When you t ake them o f f , blow i n them before pu t t i ng them away a s they w i l l n a t u r a l l y be a l i t t l e damp from wearing. B e su re t o keep them on when You c lean them o r they might shr ink. I hope you l i k e them and w i l l Wear them f o r me on Friday n ight .

AUGUST 15, 1986

AUGUST 15, 1989. -

I The next Carnegie Newslet ter w i l l be t h e 3rd Anniversary i s s u e ! (Names have never been changed t o

P.S. J u s t th ink how many t i m e s I p ro t ec t t h e innocent a s t h e

w i l l k i s s them during t h e com- c r e a t o r of t h e Universe p r o t e c t s ing year . Also, t h e l a t e s t them a s a mat te r .of Cosmic Routine. t o wear them folded down wi th t h e f u r showing.

YA'I'HEK P'OKGLVE

oh F a t h e r , f o r g i v e our ignorance, f o r we do n o t unders tand. We are b l inded by technology and t h e r i c h are r u l e d by t h e green paper .

Once b l i n d e d , we do n o t s e e t h e beauty: The beau ty of t h e sun , wind and r a i n , The s p r e a d of t h e b o u n t i f u l l andscapes ,

Through b l i n d n e s s we w i l l d e s t r o y Mother E a r t h f o r pc Forgive F a t h e r , our ignorance;

For w e do n o t have r e s p e c t , nor honour what i s f r o n t of our eyes .

Greed and s e l f i s h n e s s have over taken our s o u l s .

When we start r e s p e c t i n g , honouring and l o v i n g , Th is abundant world w i l l be one i n u n i t y . r 'orglve u s Fa ther , f o r we a r e i g n o r a n t ,

b l i n d and wi thou t honour f o r any n a t u r a l l i f e o t h e r t h a n our own.

Their way of t h i n k i n g is always r i g h t . To t h o s e d e s t r o y i n g n a t u r a l l i f e t o make themselves r i c h ; Draining Mother Ear th of so-cal led "precious metals", Draining Mother Ear th of o i l s t o p o l l u t e o u r wind and sky; Forgive u s . F a t h e r ! f o r our s t u p i d i t y ; we do n o t unders tand

We a r e n o t on ly d e s t r o y i n g Mother Ear th b u t a l s o o u r s e l v e s

The weak and t h e poor have no say, Fa ther , Those who s e e and f e e l what i s going on a r e n o t heard. Hear me F a t h e r , and f o r g i v e . - submi t t ed by John J.

COMMUNICATING WE STYLE

Me e h hah one word t u h say , I dun t a l k It eh go make s e n s e say ing a n y t i n g anyway I t e l l you one t i n g , you t e l l me annoder Whah i s d a use? D a t make sense?

Me e h know nah someting wrong You eh even want t u h h e a r and yuh doing j e s as yuh f e e l

P l u s d a t , yuh doh l i s t e n o' even gimme ah chance t u h t a l k Buh does t u r n yuh back and walk o f f de moment d a t I start tuh open meh mouth

Go on! Me eh have n u t t e n more tuh say I dun t a l k

From Doh Make Joke by Dick Lochan

GEORGIE J O I N SUPRAFITNESS

~ l l y u h eh hear de l a t e s t - Big f a t Georgia j o i n Supraf i tness . Mamayo! yuh t i n k i t easy! Is now s e l f he bad l i k e crab.

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I•’ yuh see him when he d r e s s up go- ing tuh gym, yuh go want tuh ded. H e does wear one ah dem cheap b r i g h t red

d a t does f i t yuh t i g h t , t i g h t wi th de pants r i d i n g up on he hard c a l f and de long s leeve q u i t e on he elbow. D e way de t i n g does be hugging he - yuh wouldn't know is ah Xtra Large. And de way de top r i d i n g up i t have he cons t an t ly p u l l i n g down de f r o n t over he b i g be l ly . On top ah dat , Georgie have on ah red sweatband on he forehead d a t make he look l i k e ah bad cow d a t gehway. Now, Georgie so f a t d a t when he bounce out so , spor t ing he new washekong and he gym bag s l i n g over he shoulder , he l i k e Thunder Personi f ied , he r o l l i n g when he walk.

Well tuh s e e he i n de gym jogging round de t r ack , warming up, is some- thing else. D e whole t r a c k does re- bound under he weight. Allyuh ever see b lack- je l lo g igg le? I f yuh see dat , yuh see Georgie jogging. Allyuh +,ir?k de man dey does c a l l ''k Refrid- gerator" -Huge! Yuh eh see Georgie yet . I f yuh d id ever see Georgie was tuh play f o o t b a l l - dey woulda c a l l he "De Freezer."

Now i n de exe rc i s e c l a s s , when Georgie t ake up he p o s i t i o n on de f l oo r , people does s t a r t complaining bout how dey should expand de gym. Some does even hah tuh drop ou t ah de c l a s s radder dan go near he o' t e l l he anyt ing, de way he does have he face l i k e ah beas t . Tuh hear he grunt and groan when de i n s t r u c t o r s t a r t de Aerobics, yuh go swear yuh i n de Metro Zoo.

Doh t a l k bout when he s t a r t tuh sweat, and f a r t , dur ing de s t r e t c h i n g on de exe rc i s e mat, everybody does evacuate before yuh cud say Jack Rob- inson cause when yuh see de vamp h i t dem s o a l l man does head f o r t h e shower. Yuh t i n k i t easy!!!

Last week ah pass by de gym, and ah hear d a t i t c lo s ing down, because man- agement~ say d a t dey loos ing business .

From Doh Make Joke by Dick Lochan - used with permission.

Damnation and r ep r i eve a day passes quick and slow the l a s t one of thousands t he f i r s t of many

Condemned by town s p i r i t s f o r a c t s of greed o r anger unwritten reasonable r u l e s laws of na tu re laws of people seeking only order ' f a i r n e s s and mercy m e r r y ahnve a i i

Condemned f o r l u s t f o r foo l i shness o r g lu t tony f o r s e t t i n g a poor example

Damned f o r offending family Nature's h ighes t good: The happy family.

Please wai t till tomorrow Please t r y aga in keep hoping hoping p a s t the very end.

R.C.

Tar, t he s o l i d p o r t i c l e s i n c ipn rc t tc.! sn~alte, slclwl y coa t t he smoker's lungs and slow down the work or' t h e c i Lja. b'urChezmore, t h e t a r i n t e r f e r e s with t h e normal exchange of o:iygen and carbon diouidc? occurrJng i n t he 11l1igs. AS t a r Imi ld s up i n t he lungs a person runs a g rcn t e r r i s k of developing Jung cancer .

B roqch i t j s (inflanunation of t h e o i r tubes) may occur. This can l ead t o em- physcma, an i ncu rab le d i seclse, which causes ahnolmally enlarged lungs. Smolicrs' senses- of t a s t e decrease2 and an odnrw on t l l e l r b r ea th , c l o t h e s and h a i r develops. 'Tobacco a l s o causes s t a i n s nn the t c c t h . Smokers exper ience sho r tnes s of b rea th 1~conur;e of orro rowed a i r passages and l ack of endurance from oxygen-short blood.

Long term consequences of smoking inc lude cancer of t h e mouth, la rynx(voice box), lung and b ladder . Smokers a r e twice a s l i k e l y t o develop h e a r t d i s e a s e s and a r e a t g r e a t e r r i s k of having s t r o k e s and u l c e r s than non-smokers.

S tud ie s a r e now showlng t h a t s i d e stream smoke (smoke from t h e end of burn- i n g c i g a r e t t e s ) can be hamtful. Side strennl smoke has twice a s much t a r and f i v e times the carbon uionoxide a s smoke inha led by t h e smoker. Severa l ca se s of lung cancer have been repor ted due t o s i d e s tream smoke.

S m k i n g is now widely recognized a s a major h e a l t h hazard. According t o t h e B r i t i s h Royal College of Physicians, each c i g a r e t t e c u t s 5.5 minutes from the saolcer's l i f e span ! Though many smoker..; t r y t o q u i t , only one i n fou r s t o p s be fo re heishe Is 60 yea r s o ld . IJhen someone does s t o p smoking, however, i t g r e a t l y i nc reases h i s / h e r chances f o r good hea l th .

'TFUE/FAT,SE ---- -- ----- 1. Tobacco calms your nervcs. --- 2 . Af te r smoking f o r yea r s , i t does l i , t t l e good t o q u i t .

--- - 3. Second-hand smoke is harmful. . --- 4. A few d r i n k s make a perso11 more alert and awake.

--- -- 5. ?lost a1coho l i . c~ do not l i v e i n t h e sl.nms. -.-- - 6. Marijuana smoke i s n ' t R Y lmrmful t o t h e lungs a s tobacco smoke is. -----. 7. The yol~nger you are when you begin t o use tobacco o r a l coho l regul-

a r l y , t h e grr!ntcr I J V U i risk :>f bec.0nin.g dqenden!; on Lhcm.

1 , FALSE Nicot ine , t he drug in tobacco, is a s t imulan t . I t s t i m u l a t e s your ner- vous system and makes your h e a r t f a s t e r . Smokers may th ink i t calms t h e i r nerves because thr>y a r e add i c t ed t o n i c o t i n e and they f e e l nervous when they go f o r a rime without smoking.

2. FALSE Many harmful e f f e c t s of smoking, s i ~ c h as reducing t he amount of oxygen i n t h e bloodstream, s t o p almost immediately when you q u i t smoking. Food t a s t e s b e t t e r , too. Af t e r 10 yea r s , an ex-smelter's chances of g e t t i n g lung cancer a r e s i m i l a r t o those of someone who never smoked.

3; TRUE Second hand smoke ( t h e smoke exhaled by a person u s ing tobacco) i s haz- ardous t o non-snoker.~, e s ~ e c i a l l y i n a c losed space o r room.

4 . FALSE Alcohol i s a depressan t drug. It slows down t h e c e n t r a l nervous system, a f f c c t i n g judgement, reasoning , coord ina t ion and even breatllirrg.

5. ?'ft!:E %$a Phan 5% of a.2cohotic.r l i v e i n t he slums. Most a r e employed and have f:~!!- id:;. There a r e over 600,000 a l c o h o l i c s i n Canada of a l l ages.

6 . FALSE Marijuana smoke c o n t a i n s even h ighe r l e v e l s of t a r and cancer-cnus i chemicals than does tobacco smoke.

/ 7. TRUE Research s t u d i e s sugges t t h a t persons s t a r t i n g t o d r ink at: a young run a h igher r i s k of developing a l coho l problems than thosc* beg in r~ i t o d r i n k when they a r e o l d e r .

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He die on the vine, not in a vase 1

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Conrad Eberle hated turnips. through the pain during his last few weeks He'd also turn up his nose at parsnips. was over a card or a visit from friends at Cut flowers troubled him, too. He Carnegie, a drop-in centre for downtown

thought they should die on the vine, not in eastsiders. a vase. As Conrad saw it, Carnegie was the only

At the Conrad Eberle wake home he'd known since he left the family at Vancouver's Carnegie farm near Nipawin, Sask., as a teenager. Centre, they kept all this in He was a fur-trapper in northern Sas- mind. katchewan, served a year in the army and

Not a flower in sight. And worked as a truck mechanic in Humboldt. not a whiff of turnips or Sask. parsnips in Diane MacKen- In 1960, a Kenworth tire exploded and zie's great steaming caul- struck him in the head. It left him partially dron of beef stew that was disabled and in line for a Workers' Com- ladled out for the 10 or so EBERLE pensation Board pension. of his good friends in the downtown east- By eastside standards, he was rich, side. receiving WCB payments of $1,050 a month.

Eberle, 55, died last.week of lung cancer. That is close to double the welfare rate for The end came in hospital In Prince George. the poor and unemployed in this part of a long way from home. town.

"The Carnegie Centre was Conrad's life," He was a pushover for hard-luck yarns. says his brother, Karl, who lives in Prince Always good for a handout in the beer George. joints and bars around Hastings and Main

I About the only time Conrad smiled streets. @ - Board meetings were free-for-alls between rival factions.

"Conrad told me not to worry md' that he'd sort things out," Muggs recalled.

That he did by boning up on Carnegie's cntwstIfe!i~n.

He found a loophole and used it to per- suade 1,500 Cnrnegie members to sian a petition forcing the entire board to resign

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and call an election. . "It was typical of Conrad." bluggs said.

"So plain, so simple and so logical." But the gang at Carnegie remembers After the beef-stew supper, guitarists

more than Mr. Soft Touch at the wake on Earle Peach and Alex Chisholm strummed Red River Valley. Conrad's favorite song. \\j\ '\,,

le Afterwards, it was agreed by all and sun- volunteers," said Diane MacKenzie, Carne- dry: Wasn't that a party! yie's director. In lieu of cut flowers and in menlory of , - - "One of his many contributions was Conrad Eberle, Mary Brogan and other helping many of our people fill out their friends planted a red-rose bush and a income-tax forms." white-rose tree in the garden at Carnegie

Muggs Sigurgeirson, who heads up the Centre. executive board, gives Conrad credit for Quite plainly, they loved this man. saving the centre from self-destructing in Read Bruce McLean every Sunday, endless political bickering three years ago. Tuesday and Thursday.

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