Under t h e Viaduct i l l u s t r a t e s how t h e poor g e t squeezed out . Sheif., who a l s o wrote "No Way To Live - Poor Wo- men Speak Out", i s a long-time ' f r i e n d and member of Carnegie and much of t h e s t o r i e s and input are from r i g h t he re .

It's a dynamic work and i t l eaves no q u e s t i o n about t h e causes - greed and s e l f i s h people a f f l i c t e d wi th i t .

From She i l a : "A b i g hug and a thankyou t o a l l i n

t h e Carnegie Community who supported m e i n w r i t i n g my book.

The people who I interviewed, l i k e Paul , Jean , Pam who wrote about home- l e s s n e s s , and t h e homeless who c o n t r i - buted i d e a s and s o l u t i o n s . . . a l l helped.

The book w a s w r i t t e n wi th t h e goa l of c r e a t i n g a pressure-- t o g e t t h e p o l i t i c a l w i l l t o b r ing s o l u t i o n s t o homelessness, and t h e d e s t r u c t i o n of homes by greedy developers .

There w i l l be a pa r ty a t Carnegie 6 a book launching under t h e v iaduc t . a t Main near t h e Cobalt Hotel . A l l a r e i n v i t e d and the d a t e w i l l be posted."

Las t word: The book is d e f i n i t e l y i n p r i n t , i t ' s d e f i n i t e l y between Quebec and B. C. ; i t ' s d e f i n i t e l y l a t e a r r i v i n g . ,It ' 4 d e f i n i t e l y good ! .

were from t h e Downtown Eas t s ide . A s repor ted i n o t h e r media, on ly Ontar io NDP Premier Bob Rae made a po in t of coming out i n t h e r a i n and l i s t e n i n g . R i t a Johnston?

ADVOCACY The Law Foundation i s g r e a t . Once

aga in they a r e funding pus i t io r - s f o r people t o do we l f a r e advocacy. DERA has j u s t h i r e d Jenny Quan t o r ep l ace Freda who began a job doing advocacy wi th t h e BC C o a l i t i o n of People wi th D i s a b i l i t i e s . Jenny is f l u e n t i n both Engl ish and Cantonese.

E support my letter tarrier 1

POSTAL CRUD Canada Pos t admit ted on t h e news

t h a t they had purposely he ld back pension cheques from being de l ivered . The workers had been i n a l e g a l posi- t i o n t o s t r i k e a f t e r working f o r 2 yea r s wi th no c o n t r a c t . The c a r r i e r s were un i t ed i n wanting t o d e l i v e r the cheques t o s e n i o r s and t h e d i sab led but Canada Post re fused t b l e t them,

WHISTLER On August 26th people from a l l over

t h e province converged on t h i s r i ch - person ' s r e s o r t t o demonstrate about t h e t h r e a t t o Medicare. Seniors by the busload a r r i v e d and, i n t h e day- long r a i n , were loud and demanding t o t a l k w i th premiers . It was e s t i m t e d t h a t from 300 t o 400 of those presen t

planning t o make s e n i o r s angry with t h e unions.

Canada Post has been handing out Crown Keys ( t h a t open banks of p r iva mailboxes) t o people who may o r may no t be bonded, who have had no r e f e ence checks, t o d e l i v e r junk mail .

Complaints t o Canada P o s t , abou t t h e s e c u r i t y o f m a i l b e i n g l o s t , a b u s e s t o s e n i o r s , t h r e a t s t o p e o p l e q u e s t i o n - i n g t h e s e p e o p l e ' s p r e s e n c e and a c c e s s t o o u r m a i l ... a l l go unanswered.

Canada P o s t wants t o f u r t h e r p r iva - t i z e t h e s e r v i c e t o t h e p o i n t where such unbonded and s u s p e c t peop le de- l i v e r a l l t h e m a i l , n o t j u s t junk m a i l .

Canada P o s t is pay ing s c a b s $200 a day and c a n a f f o r d t o h i r e h e l i c o p t e r s a t hundreds of d o l l a r s a n hour b u t c a p 1 t a f f o r d t o pay workers and pro- t e c t j o b s .

Canada P o s t i s a megacorporat ion; Canada P o s t sucks .

PARKS BOARD P a r k s & p o l i t i c s :

1. C i t y H a l l wants c u t s . The NPA 1-vote m a j o r i t y wants t o ' r e d e s i g n ' S t a n l e y P a r k , s o proposed a number of c u t s t h a t would have n e g a t i v e e f f e c t s on e a s t s i d e p a r k s . People p r o t e s t , go t o m e e t i n g s ... a l l used by t h e NPA t o j u s t i f y i n c r e a s i n g u s e r f e e s f o r a l l p a r k s & r e c r e a t i o n f a c i l i t i e s . Vote r s r e j e c t e d t h e $40 m i l l i o n zoo scheme b u t , r a t h e r t h a n u s e t h e a l r e a d y - a d e q u a t e r e p o r t s on S t a n l e y Park , t h e P a r k s Board spends $100,000 f o r one more. Cur ren t r e p o r t s d o n ' t s a y what t h e y want t o h e a r .

2 . L a r w i l l Pa rk ( t h e l and Greyhound Bus h a s been l e a s i n g f o r i t s s t a t i o n f o r y e a r s ) w i l l soon be up f o r re-use and t h e s h i t i s s t a r t i n g t o ooze. F ive y e a r s ago Housing & P r o p e r t i e s ( C j r v n f ['an. \ h o ~ ~ n h t t h o 1 ~ n r l fr,>m

3 . t h e P a r k s Board ( C i t y o f Van.) f o r $7 m i l l i o n . Our work now i s t o speak f o r t h i s t o become low-cost hous ing l a n d w i t h some g r e e n s p a c e , n o t s o l d f o r a n o t h e r h i g h r i s e o f f i c e tower. Also , t o f i n d o u t where t h e $7 m i l l went. The NPA 1-vote m a j o r i t y seems committed t o w a s t i n g money and cover- i n g i t w i t h h i g h e r f e e s .

BURN'S BOG 10,000 a c r e s o f l a n d t h a t i s a n a t u r -

a l ecosystem; b e i n g e a t e n away by dev- e lopments and commercial e x p l o i t a t i o n . Vancouver & sur round ing m u n i c i p a l i t i e s u s e i t t o dump garbage i n , a t a p r o f i t .

E c o l o g i c a l concerns i n c l u d e r e c y c l - i n g a s w e l l as p r o t e c t i o n of what we have. For more i n f o r m a t i o n c a l l t h e Burns Bog Conserva t ion S o c i e t y a t 572-0373 r e g a r d i n g walks , v o l u n t e e r i n g and l e t t e r w r i t i n g .

MOSCOW . . . and t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e ? The

Chief A r c h i t e c t f o r lloscow r e c e n t l y s p e n t 3 hours t o u r i n g w i t h Jim Green and J a n e C a r t e r of D E M , l o o k i n g a t t h e low-cost and co-opera t ive housing i n o u r a r e a . He wants t o r ezone most of Moscow and was v e r y impressed w i t h what he s a w h e r e . (New s i t e : DEPA E a s t )

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Someday S t r e e t is a one-way s t r e e t t h a t l e a d s t o t h e g a t e s of h e l l , I t ' s l i t t e r e d wi th broken b o t t l e s and r eeks of t h e a lcohol smel l , It.'s t h e s t r e e t of t h e human d e r e l i c t , t h e p l ace of f o r g o t t e n men, ,

Who s t a g g e r and sway along h t e way, and are never seen again.

Someday S t r e e t i s a s u n l e s s s t r e e t , i t s days and n i g h t s a r e one, Where each tomorrow b r ings hea r t aches & sorrow, ti1 t h e l i f e of man i s done. I t ' s a f e a r f u l s t r e e t , a hidden s t r e e t , t h a t l i v e s i n each drunken b r a i n , It screams and c r i e s , and tries and tries t o f i n d 'someday' again.

Someday S t r e e t i s a l one ly street , i t s days are da rk and d r e a r , Where t h e eyes are d u l l e d and t i r e d and eve r f i l l e d w i th f e a r . here's not a smi le i n t h a t l a s t c r u e l m i l e ; t h e r e ' s dea th i n every block, Where t h e d e v i l smi les & t h e d e v i l begu i l e s f o r t h e s o u l he has i n hock.

Someday S t r e e t is an age-old s t r e e t ; i t c la ims , i t maims, i t s l a y s , Where men t o s s and t u r n and sob and yearn f o r t h e memories of o t h e r days. Of t h e days be fo re they h i t t h e street , when l i f e was kood and new, When each day and n igh t was c l ean and b r i g h t and many dreams came t r u e .

Someday S t r e e t i s a h e l l i s h s t r e e t , i t ' s f i l l e d wi th broken dreams, It s t i n k s wi th broken bodies , i t laughs a t drunken s c r e a m . I t ' s a f a c e l e s s s t r e e t , a timeless s t r e e t , i t s men a r e f a c e l e s s t oo , There t o s t a y t i l t h e y a r e l a i d away i n a box t h a t ' s s i x by two.

Someday S t r e e t i s a j ea lous s t r e e t , it ho lds i t s v i c t ims f a s t , Where each s t e p you t ake & each d r i n k you t ake l e a d s t 3 dea th a t l a s t . I t 's a dim lit s t r e e t , a l y i n g s t r e e t t h a t dece ives each sea rch ing h e a r t , It moulds each one and when i t ' s done i t t e a r s each one a p a r t .

Someday S t r e e t is a one-way s t r e e t t h a t l e t s few people go, I ' v e l i v e d on Someday S t r e e t myself and t h a t is how I know. I know t h e f i l t h of Someday S t r e e t , I know t h e c r y of shame, Because I came from Someday S t r e e t , a man without a name.

Some f r i e n d s who l i v e d on Someday S t r e e t t o l d m e t h e r e was a way i n s i g h t To l eave t h e h e l l of Someday S t r e e t and t h a t way was Harbour Light . I ' v e climbed ou t of t h e h e l l of Someday S t r e e t wi th a l l i t s h e l l and pa in , 1 ' v e found a way t o l i v e each day and not go back again.

I haven ' t been bacli t o Someday S t r e e t f o r weeks, f o r months, f o r y e a r s , I f e a r t h a t h e l l i s h s t r e e t no more, i t s b lackouts and i t s f e a r s . ,

submit ted through a f r i e n d i

Thank you, That is t h e f i r s t t ime i n months I

have r e a d t h e Newsle t t e r from f r o n t t o back. I found t h e whole paper worth read ing .

I do b e l i e v e t h a t t h e " C l l i o t ~ m p i r e ' I s i n c e r e l y hope t h a t t h e r e c e n t i s s t a r t i n g t o crumble.

Barry Morr i s done a f a r g r e a t e r j o b a t F.U.C. ( F i r s t United Church) a s he r e a l l y unders tood t h e Church as w e l l as t h e peop le downtown.

Another t h i n g P a u l i f you remove t h e ' r ' from Gord Campbell, a s he h a s done, j u s t what have you g o t ? God ... ?

Thanks t o Tora and t h e r e s t o f t h e peop le t h a t he lped make t h e paper what

avid Todd E t i e n n e Szekely Box 1198, Rossland, B.C.

From T a t l a Lake,

Thanks f o r y o u r n o t e . Yes y o u ' r e r i g h t - t h i s bus ines s" • ’

"be ing broke" i s a l l i n how you l o o k a t i t .

No I c a n ' t a f f o r d t o s u b s c r i b e b u t t h e r e ' s l o t s o f t h i n g s I c a n ' t a f f o r d t o d o t h a t I do anyway.

B e s i d e s a t l e a s t y o u ' r e n o t a com- p u t e r chugg ing o u t names a t random. Also y o u ' r e d o i n g a good j o b p r o v i d - i n g a means o f e x p r e s s i o n f o r p e o p l e i n t h a t w o n d e r f u l t i t i l a t i n g h e l l - h o l e o f a c i t y you guys c a l l home.

Sage , T a t l a y o l a V a l l e y

V O T E R KEGLSTKATION 7 . There w i l l be a P r o v i n c i a l E l e c t i o n

i n t h e n e x t c o u p l e o f months. Make s u r e you are on t h e V o t e r ' s L i s t .

I f you are n o t on t h e V o t e r ' s L i s t you w i l l n o t be a b l e t o v o t e on e l e c - t i o n day . I n p a s t y e a r s you c o u l d s i g n up on e l e c t i o n day and v o t e . But t h e s o c r e d s changed t h i s b e c a u s e t h e y f e l t i f c o s t them a c o u p l e of s e a t s i n t h e l a s t e l e c t i o n .

When you r e g i s t e r t o v o t e you w i l l be s e n t a p l a s t i c - c o a t e d V o t e r s Iden- t i f i c a t i o n c a r d . T h i s c a r d is b e i n g a c c e p t e d as I . D . You have t o pay t o g e t i d e n t i f i c a t i o n b u t you do n o t have t o pay t o g e t t h e V o t e r ' s c a r d .

So make s u r e you a r e on t h e V o t e r ' s a~ist and phone 660-6848. - ----- -

Love from The Rubber Room (Oh, but we don ' t c a l l i t t h a t anymore).

I ' m r e a l l y fucking p i s sed o f f . Went t o cour t i n t h e morning. A psychia t - How many t imes must I a sk a man not t o r is t wi th whom I ' d spoken f o r about 15

touch me wi thout a sk ing my permission. minutes t h e n igh t be fo re i n s eg rega t ion Actua l ly , t h i s a p p l i e s t o everyone, male was p re sen t i n cour t t h a t morning. lie t o l d 6 female. What does i t t a k e f o r t h e mess- t h e cour t I had a d i seased mind, a persec- age t o be absorbed i n t o t h e human brain'! u t i o n complex and something about schizo-

Well, h e r e 1 a m i n t h e Forensic Ysychia- phrenia . b u l l s t l i t is I have t o t r i c I n s t i t u t e i n P o r t Coquitlam because a Say* And the Judge, can ' t remember if i t

judge s a i d so . H e s a i d he would have t o go O r CrOnan, said he have to

with the p r o f e s s i o n a l s . go wi th t h e p r o f e s s i o n a l s a f t e r I read a

Well fuck. I ' m a p ro fe s s iona l ! What t h e 3-page s ta tement I ' d w r i t t e n in my defence.

fuck ' s t h e d e f i n i t i o n of a p r o f e s s i o n a l What can I say? Here I am f o r no more

anyway? I n my opin ion , one who takes money than 30 days - Sept .13 max. This place is

i n exchange f o r a s e r v i c e . not good f o r one ' s h e a l t h . Like I mean a

Any who. To make a long s t o r y s h o r t : On locked ward? Puhlease.

Wednesday, Aug.14, I en te red S t . James An- So my l i f e i s being wasted here. I ' m

g l i c a n Church. I found my way t o t h e Bish- ' I m here be to be op's Room where less than five people were t r e a t e d . When I quest ioned nurse C a r r i e ' s

ga thered around a refreshment t a b l e . A judgement, got put i n t he Rubber Room f o r clergyman i n v i t e d me in, Then another , Fa- hours. So. people like to be

t h e r Donald Dodman, s t a r t e d t o approach me. questioned. You get put in a rubber I d i d not l i k e t h i s l i t t l e He s a i d he here if you question the person.

wanted me t o l e a v e t h e church. I t o l d him Well, t h i s p l ace , I r e i t e r a t e , is not

t h a t I d i d not l i k e him and t o l e a v e me good f o r my hea l th . So I ' v e a l r e a d y spoken

a lone . He r e fused . He then gr ipped my f o r e a staff here and have said

arms, reddening & h u r t i n g them. I fought t ake i n t o cons ide ra t ion t h e e f f e c t t h i c

him o f f . p lace is having on me i n t h e b u l l s h i t eva l -

The p o l i c e were c a l l e d ; I was cuffed . I ua t ion t e s t s . Keeping my coo l . Being s t r o n g . spen t t h e r e s t o f t h e n i g h t , uncuffed, i n

Ci tv c e l l s . T s p e n t t h e n i g h t i n t h e t i o l e A n i t a S t p v c n s

HEATHCLIFF

E d i t o r ,

I ' m w r i t i n g t o you i n response t o t h e a r t i c l e w r i t t e n on J i l l van Di jk , concerning t h e Food Bank.

She s a i d t h a t people us ing t h e s e r v i c e s of t h e food bank weren ' t capable of choosing t h e d i f f e r e n c e of having corn o r peas. Well, I can t e l l you d i f f e r e n t l y .

I am/was a r e c i p i e n t of t h e food bank f o r a few months. I have a very bad a l l e r g y t o d a i r y products , so my food c o s t s a r e h igher than usua l . For example I can only d r i n k Soyalok milk which c o s t s $2 .45 a can. When I go t o t he food bank I must make s u r e t h a t I don ' t have milk products , mi lk by- products (such a s mi lk s o l i d s , whey powder) a s w e l l a s c i t r u s , s p i c e s o r brown beans.

The o t h e r week I went t o t h e food bank a t l lam because t h a t was when I had an appointment. I t o l d t h e lady a t t h e desk I cou ldn ' t have creamed corn. My bag wasn't ready s o they tolcl me t o come back. So l a t e r t h a t

day I came back and got y e l l e d a t f o r complaining t h a t I couldn ' t have any creamed corn. W e l l b e l i e v e m e , t h a t was t h e l a s t t h i n g anyone needs t o hear .

W e f e e l humil ia ted s t and ing i n l i n e j u s t so we can e a t . Having c a r s d r i - v ing by, s t and ing i n l i n e wi th some drunks and druggies , but worst of a l l being t r e a t e d l i k e "freaks". A l o t of people who use t h e food bank a r e on wel fa re and t h e ma jo r i t y of u s have problems. I f o r one have a 'mental i l l n e s s ' which is hard enough t o cope with. I don ' t need t o be reminded of i t everyday. J u s t because of i t - I don ' t need t o be t r e a t e d l i k e a "freak" .

The people i n t h e food bank a r e no b e t t e r . I n f a c t , most of t h e volun- teers t h e r e t ake food bags home but they g e t t o p i ck ou t what they want and they don ' t have t o s tand i n a long line-up t o f i l l up t h e i r stomach ' f o r a week.

Being poor i s n ' t a s i n and one of t he ha rdes t t h i n g s i n most people 's l i v e s i s t o a sk f o r help. When s tand- i ng i n l i n e a t t h e food bank a l l of your p r i d e , se l f -es teem and d i g n i t y a r e taken away. You c a n ' t hold your head up high, no t because of ask ing f o r he lp bu t because of t h e way we a r e t r e a t e d . W e food bank r e c i p i e n t s \ can make dec i s ions , but we a r e n ' t g iven an oppor tun i ty t o make choices .

I Martin Luther King s a i d , o r some-

t h i n g l i k e i t : " I f someone d i e s , I c r y l i k e you; I f someone t e l l s me a joke, I laugh; I f someone c u t s me, I bleed l i k e you."

See, we wel fa re r e c i p i e n t s a r e n ' t much d i f f e r e n t from you. We need t o be t r e a t e d good, l i k e any o t h e r person i n s o c i e t y . And i f you g ive us a chance, we can be an a s s e t t o oc r communities.

By LYNN FABER

HELP DOWNTOWN

SEPTEMBER n .X @ SC.

FREE OR LOW COST GOODS !.

SHELTER & HOUSING 3 .

HEALTH SEWICES 4 .

COUNSELLING, SUPPORT, INFO 6 .

LEGAL SERVICES 8.

ADVOCACY RESOURCE LIST 8.

SOCIAL, DROP-IN, RECREATION 10.

YOUTH SERVICES 11, 1 2 .

OTHER SERVICES 13.

MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMERS 15.

CARNEGIE NEWSLETTER 665-2289

Thanks t o Legal S e r v i c e s S o c i e t y (Legal Aid, e t c . ) t h e 5 t h e d i t i o n of "Help i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e " is ou t and abou t .

I t ' s been updated a s much a s p o s s i - b l e b u t each i s s u e h a s had something i n c o r r e c t . When you p i c k up y o u r s , p l e a s e r e p o r t any changes needed t o t h e Carnegie N e w s l e t t e r .

Updating , l a y o u t , c o l l a t i n g , st ap l - i n g , f o l d i n g & d i s t r i b u t i o n were a l l done by v o l u n t e e r s . . .about 110 hours .

The map below is con ta ined i n t h i s one, f o r a l l new k i d s on t h e b lock!

Clever Scipio, the Rat

Once upon a time, there was a rather large forest-community called Odysseus, after the famous explorer. This comm- unity had many burrows where residents varied widely in terms of their age, education, and socio-economic status. The most affluent burrow, at least in terms of monetary (but not spiritual or cultural) wealth, was on a point of land beside an inlet. Gordon, the beaver, lived in this

most-monetarily-affluent burrow and was at home in the woods, dam ing a stream beside his house, cutting down the many trees to further extend his already- too-ample domicile. His dam flooded the surrounding burrows and flooded out the various denizens who had the misfortune to live in the downtown and on the east side of the community: the rabbits fled ,their warrens; the squirrels & grouse their nests; and the rats, snakes and moles their holes in the ground. Gordon, aowever, comfortable in his mansion with ten bedrooms, birch-panelling, and an all-too-ample Llath, ignored the desperate pleas of his neighbours.

Of all the neighbours, Scipio, the rat, was the least distressed, the most prepared, and the most philosophical. After all, he was used to prejudice. Being attacked, being run out of his home, and being viciously maligned were all second nature to him, and his fam- ily had endured these inconveniences for generations. His family had had a

long history of rabble-rousing; one only has to think of Alexander the Rat, Scipio Raticanus, and Oliver Cromwell (funny how these humans always appropr- iate the glory for themselves). And, like most members of his family, Scipio was not willing to let these injustices go unprotested. So Scipio sought a remedy for this

injustice, and he had soon rejected, as all too impractical, the methods of his forebears: the horse, the elephant, and religion. The horse could not negotiate the rough, silvan terrain nor could it easily cross deep water; the elephant was not readily available in these days of ivory poachers; and religion in this anti-religious, spiritually-bankrupt but religion-seeking age, was much too unreliable a method to use at all. Finally, Scipio came up with the most

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brilliant method: he decided to fight water with water and took out an ad in the Los Angeles Times. The ad simply stated, "Flood sale! Pure, clean water! Cheap!!!" So Scipio set up a sump pump in what had been his hole/home in the ground and started pumping water, fil- tering it, and selling it, cheaper than his competition, in pale-green glass bottles whose label read, "Mirish Spring Water". Sales to drought-strick- en California positively gushed. The beaver, as soon as he had heard

of this business venture, threw a snit- fit in true castorian fashion. He truly did not understand, and only Realpoli- tik could make him understand. Gordon snivelled, "How could you do this Scip- , io you rat? You're destroying my home!"

I Scipio, with an air of calm, replied, 4 "You didn't seem to mind when your ac- tions threatened our homes. Why are you so worried now that our actions threat- en your hone?"

MORAL: Dam unto others as you would have them dam unto you.

Bv BRIAN HETHERINGTOX

BEAR PAW

I walked among a Blackfoot t r i b e A h i e f c a l l e d Bear Paw was my g u i d e H e took my hand and h e l d i t t i g h t And took me i n t o t h e darkened n i g h t .

I want t o show you what t h e w h i t e man's done He came t o o u r l a n d w i t h h i s f i e r y gun There on t h e ground l a y t h e meat o f t h e b e a r They l e f t i t t o r o t , and took o n l y t h e h a i r .

F u r t h e r up t h e v a l l e y by a mountain s t e e p We counted t h e c a r c a s s e s of a dozen sheep He urged me on f u r t h e r up t h e mountain s l o p e To show m e t h e s l a u g h t e r o f t h e mountain g o a t ,

He t o l d me t h e s t o r y of t h e i r o n b i r d How t h e w h i t e man h u n t s t o f i n d t h e he rd They come w i t h t h e s t i c k c a l l e d t h e f i e r y gun They shoo t f o r t h e i r s k i n s and j u s t f o r fun.

Now t h e gods become angry because t h e y c a r e The day comes s o o n . . t h e r e l l l be no b e a r The g o a t . . t h e s h e e p . . t h e runn ing d e e r . . Are going t o t h e v a l l e y where t h e r e i s no f e a r .

lle urged me on f u r t h e r , he seemed s o o l d And gave me a b l a n k e t f o r I was c o l d Over t h i s mountain a l i t t l e f u r t h e r on And w e came t o a v a l l e y where new l i f e shone.

This i s t h e v a l l e y c a l l e d t h e Val ley o f God Where no w h i t e man w i l l e v e r t r o d The most p e a c e f u l heaven I e v e r s a w

Shown on ly t o me by Chief Bear Paw.

Sometimes I wonder i f i t w a s a l l a dream Like t h e p a s s i n g through a mountain s t r e a m But I s t i l l have thoughts of Bear Paw, s o o l d And I s t i l l have t h e b l a n k e t f o r t h a t n i g h t ' s co ld . -

Is This You?

I j u s t s i t i n a b a r on a n i c e s o f t s t o o l , and

I shoo t o f f my mouth l i k e an o l d damned f o o l .

I s a y what I l i k e , and c r i t i c i z e and ha11 what

I s a y u s n o t h i n g bu t l i e s . I t e l l what i s wrong wi th

t h i s c l u b o f o u r s , I go on complaining

f o r hours and hours .

What? Me a t t e n d meet ings?! Are you o u t of your mind? Of course I c a n ' t go. I don ' t have t h e time!

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yea r s , due t o my acc iden t which l e f t me paralyzed from t h e w a i s t down. I thought t h e world had come t o an end when t h e funct ion- i n g of my l e g s was no longer a means f o r g e t t i n g around. On many occas ions I t r i e d t o end my l i f e ; many n i g h t s I drank myself t o ob l i v ion . I thought no one ca r ed f o r me, and t h a t I was being punished ... f o r what I don ' t know.

My l i f e ha s changed d r a s t i c a l l y f o r t h e b e s t . I have a b e t t e r ou t look on l i f e . Today I want t o l i v e l i f e t o t h e f u l l e s t and he lp o t h e r s t h e b e s t way I know how. A s f o r my s i s t e r Dol ly , I hope and pray t h a t i t w i l l no t t a k e t e n y e a r s t o f i n d happiness . I love you sister. and I c a r e f o r you. C a l l me when you ' re readyr

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UTILITIES COMMISSION SANCTIONS $6 MILLION HYDRO RIP-OFF

The B.C. U t i l i t i e s Commission has re- j e c t e d a c h a l l e n g e t o BC Hydro's r e c e n t ' a p p l i c a t i o n t o i n c r e a s e t h e f e e t o recon- n e c t power t o customers d isconnected f o r 'overdue account ' cons ide ra t i ons . I n a r ecen t a p p l i c a t i o n b e f o r e t h e Commission, e n t i t l e d D i s t r i b u t i o n Extens ion P o l i c y , BC Hydro was g ran t ed a whopping 540% in- c r e a s e i n t h e reconnect ion charge .

A t t h e p u b l i c hea r ings h e l d i n Vancou- v e r , a number of o r g a n i z a t i o n s and indiv- i d u a l s concerned about v a r i o u s a s p e c t s of t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n made submissions t o t h e Commission. One i tem t h a t proved t o be a "ho rne t ' s ne s t " , i n t h e words of t h e chairman, was t h e reconnect i o n f e e in- c r e a s e from $10 t o $64. Dick Gathercole of t h e BC Advocacy Cent re , r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e Consumers' Assoc. of BC a s w e l l a s s e n i o r s & an t i -pove r ty groups, s t a t e d i n argument b e f o r e t h e Commission: " t h e r e appea r s t o be no good reason f o r doing i t u n l e s s i t is. . . a form of punishment t o ( s i c ) BC Hydro's so -ca l l ed bad customers"

S t u a r t Meade, a community a d V ~ c a t k and NDP a c t i v i s t from t h e Okanagan Va l l ey , presented a b r i e f con ta in ing a s t r o n g ap- .pea l t o t h e Commission t o add re s s t h e f a i l u r e of market f o r c e s t o i n f l u e n c e Hydro's p o l i c i e s & p r a c t i c e s r ega rd ing "del inquent accounts" and c a l l e d f o r ahe ol ishment of t h e reconnect i on f e e .

Evidence w a s in t roduced a t t h e h e a r i n g t h a t 20,000 customers were d isconnected in t h e p a s t yea r due t p be ing dec l a r ed "de l inquent "accounts". A f u r t h e r 25,000 were s u c c e s s f u l l y p re s su red t o pay up a t t h e door by B C Hydro's d i s connec t ion crews. An a d d i t i o n a l 13,000 had discon- nectionp,proceedings i n i t i a t e d bu t pa id p r i o r t o a c t i o n by f i e l d personnel . The c o s t s of each cut-off was r ep re sen ted t o be $67.22 f o r ' o f f i c e a c t i o n s ' and $60.84 f o r 'fieldactions'foratotalof . $128.06. The re-connect ion f e e was t o re - cover 112 of t h i s amount. M r . Meade s a i d t h e agg rega t e c o s t of t h i s o p e r a t i o n was roughly $6 m i l l i o n i n t h e pas t y e a r .

Meade s t a t e d , ' 'This is a huge number of d i s connec t ions & it i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h i s measure is be ing used i n a who le sa l e man- n e r . A l l ev idence s u g g e s t s t h a t t h e v a s t ma jo r i t y of t h e s e cut-of f s were committed a g a i n s t customers who had b i l l s oubstand- i n g f o r p e r i o d s of t ime t h a t would n o t be of g t e a t concern t o a p r i v a t e company."

A BC Hydro w i t n e s s t e s t i f i e d t h a t t h e u t i l i t y c a t e g o r i z e s i t s customers i n t o 3 groups: 'prompt ' , ' s t anda rd ' & ' g reen - c a r d ' . A customer ach i eves green card s t a t u s when t h e i r b i l l goes unpaid f o r 60 days tw ice w i t h i n t h e p a s t yea r . Having 'g reen c a r d ' s t a t u s means t h a t , i n over- due b i l l s i t u a t i o n s , a d i sconnec t ion no- t i c e is r o u t i n e l y mai led ou t a long w i t h a month-end b i l l i n g of i n t e r e s t cha rges apply ing t o t h e overdue amount & s e r v i c e is subsequent ly c u t o f f wi thout f u r t h e r +,

c o n t a c t . ' s t a n d a r d ' o r 'prompt' accounts do no t have t h e cut-off n o t i c e inc luded i n t h e b i l l i n g .

* "The a b s u r d i t y of t h i s s i t u a t i o n does

n o t r e a l l y h i t home u n t i l you cons ide r t h e f a c t t h a t each one of t h e s e so -ca l l ed de l - inquent accounts a r e paying 20% pe r annum i n t e r e s t f o r a t o t a l l a s t yea r of some $9 m i l l i o n . Hydro's 'bad debt w r i t e - o f f ' f o r hhe same pe r iod was $3 m i l l i o n , wh'ich i n c i d e n t a l l y was 16/100ths of 1 percent of its revenues. T h i s is a p r o f i t r a t h e r t han a l o s s s i t u a t i o n , " exclaimed Meade.

''What t h e p u b l i c doesn ' t r e a l i z e is t h a t t hey a r e a l l v i c t i m s of t h i s ope ra t ion . 1 They a r e each paying roughly $4 a yea r f o r what is t h e p o l i c i n g of ~ ~ d r o ' s ' accounts r e c e i v a b l e ' r a t h e r t han t h e c o l l e c t i o n of l e g i t i m a t e bad deb t s , " noted Meade.

" ~ l e c t r i c power is a n e c e s s i t y today . The p u b l i c has a r i g h t t o head home a t n i g h t s e c u r e i n t h e knowledge t h a t t h e i r home has no t been made u n l i v a b l e because t hey may have i n c u r r e d BC Hydro 's disapp- r o v a l . I t is t h e s p e c i f i c func t ion of t h e BC U t i l i t i e s Commission t o ensure t h a t t h e monopoly market enjoyed by BC Hydro is no t e x p l o i t e d . They have f a i l e d t o do t h i s , " dec l a r ed Meade, " h d h e p u b l i c pays"

WHERE

Where a w h i t e c loud s w i r l s and b i l l o w s , Where sun g l i n t s th rough doppled shade , Where r o l l mounds of mossy p i l l o w s , There i n s i d e a f o r e s t g l a d e .

Where t h e s i g h i n g b r e e z e s whisper , Where a q u i e t r i v u l e t f lows , Where t h e s l e n d e r a s p e n s s h i v e r , There a woodland v i o l e t grows.

Where t h e s i l e n t m i s t s a r e d r i f t i n g , Where they f l o a t w i t h o u t a sound, Where s o f t shadows s t i l l keep s h i f t i n g , There s h e s l e e p s benea th t h e ground.

WAITING / She was t o d i e a t t h i r t y - f i v e , Out t h e r e upon t h e s t r e e t s ; J u s t a n o t h e r I n d i a n , Who was t o meet h e r f a t e . Now everyday I must s u r v i v e , With a broken h e a r t t h a t b e a t s ; I was t o l o v e t h a t I n d i a n , Who d i e d upon t h e s t r e e t s .

I mourn f o r h e r w i t h s i l e n t t e a r s , I s t i l l pay a h u r t i n g p r i c e ; L e f t o n l y w i t h my memories, And a ve ry empty l i f e . The wanderings through l o n e l y y e a r s , Through w i n t e r s f i l l e d w i t h snow and i c e ; I w a i t t h a t day we meet a g a i n , There on t h e s t e p s of P a r a d i s e .

Michael James McLellan

'UNLEARNING RACISM WORKSHOP for women - September 13,14,15,1991 for women and men - May 1,2,3,1992

SLIDING SCALE There is a f e e & may be t r a n s p o r t a t i o n c o s t s .

For information and registration call after August 6. Janet 734-8 156 or Celeste 25 1-2635 or Mari 872- 1743

Registratio11 for the May workshop starts March 15, 1992

The Workshop is held at Camp Alexandra in White Rock which is wheelchair accessible. Please let us know as soon as possible about childcare and access needs.

TAXPAYER'S GUIDE t o t h e Economics of Recycl ing

CAN WE AFFORD TO RECYCLE loo%? ---------------------------_____________________________-

The more we r e c y c l e , t h e cheaper i t g e t s . T h a t ' s t h e f i r s t economic l a w o f r e c y c l i n g , a s it it o f many t h i n g s .

So why d o n ' t we j u s t do i t ? Why do munic ipa l & r e g i o n a l e l e c t e d r e p s and s t a f f want t o l i m i t u s t o r e c y c l i n g j u s t 10% o r 20% of o u r ga rbage?

They say : "Tha t ' s a l l peop le w i l l do." -------- Fact is: D e l t a ' s year-old c u r b s i d e -------

program h a s 70-80% o f s i n g l e - f ami ly r e s i d e n t s p u t t i n g o u t r e c y c l - a b l e s i n a 3-week p e r i o d . T h i s beginn- i n g program - soon expanding i n t o p l a - s t i c s , food & yard w a s t e s & m u l t i - f a m i l y d w e l l i n g s - a l r e a d y r e c y c l e s 15-17% of D e l t a ' s t o t a l w a s t e s t r eam. T h i s h a s been ach ieved by c i t i z e n v o l - u n t e e r s . Many BC communities have re - c y c l i n g programs, pu t i n p l a c e volun- t a r i l y by community members.

A p o l l i n one c i t y asked peop le i f t h e y would r e c y c l e i f t h e y had curb- s i d e pick-up. 80% s a i d YES. They were asked whether t h e i r ne ighbours would r e c y c l e . Only 20% s a i d YES.

Looks l i k e i t ' s t ime t o change o u r ' everybody 's a s l o b b u t me' a t t i t u d e s .

They say : "1t's a l l we can a f f o r d . " -------- Fac t is: It depends on how we do i t . -------

Vancouver C i t y ' s e n g i n e e r e s t i m a t e d t h a t t o r e c y c l e j u s t 10% would need 14 new 3-piece t r u c k s , 110 thousand g r e e n p l a s t i c s t a c k i n g boxes & would c o s t $2 m i l l i o n c a p i t a l and $1 m i l l i o n y e a r l y .

I n t e n s i v e c i t i z e n p r e s s u r e encour- aged C i t y Counci l t o up t h a t g o a l t o 50% - though no t i m e frame was s e t .

Does t h i s mean it would t a k e 14 x 5 new t r u c k s (= 70 x $90,000 e a c h ) , 550,000 s t a c k i n g boxes ( s t ill o n l y 1 p e r household) and $10 m i l l i o n - p l u s $5 m i l l i o n y e a r l y f o r o p e r a t i n g c o s t s - t o r e c y c l e j u s t h a l f o u r ga rbage? Q: What happens i n t h e meantime t o

o u r e x i s t i n g garbage c o l l e c t i o n sys tems?

The f l e e t s of t r u c k s , t h e munic ipa l y a r d s , t h e peop le who work t h e r e ? Do w e t r a s h h a l f of t h o s e t r u c k s , d e s t r o y h a l f t h o s e j o b s , s e l l o f f t h o s e pub- l icly-owned r e s o u r c e s - l a n d s , sys tems? And do r e s i d e n t s t a k e one of o u r two garbage cans t o t h e dump?

Sense T e l l s Us

EXPECT

IT.

WE CAN RECYCLE THOSE TRUCKS 6 ORGANI- ZATIONAL RESOURCES. We can r e c y c l e o u r garbage c a n s .

I f we c o n v e r t o u r e x i s t i n g garbage sys tems t o r e c y c l i n g i n s t e a d o f buy- i n g new sys tems , we can a f f o r d t o re- c y c l e 100%. We a l r e a d y have most of t h e r e s o u r c e s t o do t h e whole job .

Pic tu re i t : I n s t e a d o f c o l l e c t i n g j u s t mixed - - 1 garbage, o u r munic ipa l c o l l e c t i o n sys -

tem would p i c k up r e c y c l e d m a t e r i a l s as w e l l : one t r u c k p i c k s up o n l y m e t a l , one o n l y g l a s s , & one o n l y p a p e r , eve ry

1 2 o r 3 weeks. One t r u c k p i c k s up org- an ics - food was te & yard w a s t e - once a week. A s p a r t i c i p a t i o n grows, we can g radua l ly conver t more t r u c k s from mixed garbage t o s e p a r a t e d r e s o u r c e pick-up .

People can app ly t o t h e c i t y f o r s t a c k i n g boxes , and /o r u s e t h e i r e x i s t - ing garbage cans f o r r e c y c l a b l e s - colour-coded a c c o r d i n g t o an agreed system - ye l low f o r g l a s s , b l u e f o r t i n s , g reen f o r p a p e r , f o r example, marked w i t h t a p e o r p a i n t e d .

Apartment d w e l l e r s can b u i l d s h a r e d b i n s i n a n underground o r o u t s i d e parking s p a c e .

B u s i n e s s & i n d u s t r y can r e c y c l e i n t h e same way, e i t h e r i n d i v i d u a l l y o r i n co -opera t ion w i t h ne ighbours i n a mall o r i n d u s t r i a l p a r k . G r a n v i l l e Is- l a n d , f o r example, h a s r e f u s e con ta in - e r s marked ' ca rdboard o n l y ' . T h i s sys- tem can b e expanded.

Larger q u a n t i t i e s of manufactur ing 6 i n d u s t r i a l w a s t e s , & t o x i c w a s t e s , can a l s o b e r e c y c l e d . S o l v e n t s can b e d i s t i l l e d : PCB ' s combined w i t h agent KPEG produces d e t o x i f i e d o i l and pot- assium s a l t s ; a was te exchange connec t s i n d u s t r i e s where t h e was tes of one a r e a n o t h e r ' s raw m a t e r i a l .

The g r e a t t h i n g about t h i s way of r e - c y c l i n g is t h a t t h e income from recy- c l e d r e s o u r c e s goes back i n t o t h e pub- l i c p u r s e t o reduce t h e c o s t of c o l l - e c t i o n s e r v i c e s .

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\ ' '/common e e n s e '0 <e 1 1 s Us : A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY IS M T POSSIBLE WITHCUT JUSTICE.

\ An ecology of soclal Jystlce Is as necessay as me natural ecologies of Me earth.

And healthy economies - personal, local. regional. global - are necessary to both.

11 t v s a good th ng THAT WHEN WE TURN OUR WASTES INTO RESOURCES

WE MEET ALL THOSE NEEDS AT THE SAME TIME.

we've seen how this I s true of garbage. It's true of SEWAGE too.

Two bil l ion tax dollars Is definitely too expensive for a system that doesn't actually the problem - that leaves us wlth acres of sludge and outfall pipes and sewage washed back onto our beaches, st l l l . This Is now combined wlth the toxlns leaching out of the ash at the Coqitlam ash dump on the Fraser, which are piped to the sewage non-treatment plant.

On the other hand, no amount Is too expensive for a system that goes all the way and turns our waste Into resources - methane and fertilizer (toxin-free by education and legislation)-

BECAUSE the resource Income pays for the system.

We get FAT BONUSES from this investment in the form of savings on pollution and health costs, fishing and tourism impacts, and in a regeneration of the fish resource, In quantity and quality, and of a l l ow life-support systems.

T h e ecological solutions

a r e the economic solutions and a l s o t h e human s o l u t i o n s

1979 - 1991

A1 is Carnegie's Calligrapher Extraordinaire, responsible for banners, signs, and huge cards for welcomes, good-byes, )get-wells and birthdays. BUT: Besides these Al has been steadily working on two creations - the Bullshit Chart and the Main Chart.

I The former is, of course, always being added to; the latter proclaimed "finished" by A1 himself. It's about 20 feet long and 2 feet high and is an incredibly intricate, interfolding extravaganza of Al's history of here.

; Contained. therezin are letters to and references for A1 from:

REG CROSBY - Greater Vancouver Housing SUE HARRIS - D.E.R.A. - Mt.Pleasant Community Centre LIBBY DAVIES - City Hall

- Carnegie Community Centre ORD DON CAMPBELL - City Hall artment DONALD MACPHERSON - Carnegie

BOB SARTI - Vancouver Sun NANCY JENNINGS - Carnegie - Carnegie Centre PAUL TAYLOR - Carnegie Newslett

my life took a 3-week course in WITHOUT WARNING: THE JMES BRADY ST Verbal Bullshit; QUICK CHANGE All of a sudden the guards were TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS living unit officers, WHITE HUNTER BLACK HEART When i was bad instead of sending me COWBOY to my cell, THE ADVENTURES OF FORD FAIRLANE I was sent to mv room. BACK TO THE FUTURE I - I1 - I11 Now on the street it Wyatt Earp system, The Good Guys (Cops) Guys , Black & White, Good versus evil, The bad condemned by legal might is alway To be legally murder to be labelled Bad.. -

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a society where PRESUMED INNOCE s Right NARROW MARGIN

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A t one t ime , t h e Church was a b l e t o PreVent t h e advance of knowledge i n the c i v i l i z e d world and s o main ta ined what a r e known a s t h e Dark Ages f o r hundreds of y e a r s . E v e n t u a l l y , t h e Church l o s t i t s g r i p bu t i t s p l a c e i n p r e v e n t i n g p r o g r e s s wherever p o s s i - ble was t aken by u n i v e r s i t i e s .

I n a r e a s of t h e p h y s i c a l s c i e n c e s where r e s u l t s a r e n o t o f f i c i a l b l e s s - ing and a c c e p t a n c e c o u n t , t echno logy p r o g r e s s e s by l e a p s and bounds, pro- p e l l e d by t h e g reed of i n d u s t r y and t h e needs of t h e m i l i t a r y . But i n a r e a s t h a t do no t s t i r t h e i n t e r e s t of such o u t s i d e f o r c e s , a r e a s l e f t e n t i r e l y t o t h e u n i v e r s i t i e s k t h e r e is no p r o g r e s s whatever .

Psychology, ph i losophy and p o l i t i c a l s c i e n c e a r e t h r e e a r e a s where u n i v e r - s i t y f a c u l t i e s a r e a b l e t o m a i n t a i n a

modern-day Dark Age. I n such a r e a s , t o d a y ' s u n i v e r s i t y s t u d e n t s are l e a r n - i n g no more n o r less t h a n d i d s t u d e n t s o f f i f t y y e a r s ago.

P a r t of t h e problem i s t h e mind-set o f u n i v e r s i t y g r a d u a t e s . They emerge from t h o s e i n s t i t u t i o n s b e l i e v i n g they have now l e a r n e d i t a l l , t h a t i f t h e r e a r e unsolved m y s t e r i e s i t is because , s i n c e t h e i r t e a c h e r s d i d n ' t s o l v e them, those m y s t e r i e s a r e unso lvab le . Even- ' t u a l l y t h o s e g r a d u a t e s become t e a c h e r s .

Another p a r t of t h e problem i s t h e c l o i s t e r n a t u r e of u n i v e r s i t i e s and i t s f o c u s a t t h e f a c u l t y l e v e l . Fac- u l t i e s form a b i g c l u b and i t s members d o n ' t come up w i t h new i d e a s because t o s o rock t h e boa t might t h r e a t e n t h e i r Tenure. Tenure means a un ive r - s i t y p r o f e s s o r has achieved t h e g o a l they a l l h o l d ; he h a s become locked i n t o a p o s i t i o n of p r e s t i g e w i t h a handsome Guaranteed Annual Wage,

I n psychology, we know no more about why some persons become a d d i c t e d t o c e r t a i n d r u g s whi le o t h e r s do n o t than we d i d f i f t y y e a r s ago.

P o l i t i c a l Sc ience : H i t l e r came t o power more than f i f t y y e a r s ago b u t t h e u n i v e r s i t i e s have s t i l l no t t o l d u s why an e n t i r e c i v i l i z e d n a t i o n , Germany, r a n p a n t i n g a f t e r t h a t mad- man.

I n ph i losophy , t h e s e i n s t i t u t i o n s of h i g h e r l e a r n i n g have dropped n o t even a h i n t of a purpose f o r l i v i n g and i n t h e absence o f t h a t , s o c i e t y h a s gone i n f o r a p o i n t l e s s , g l u t t o n o u s acqu i - s i t i o n of more and more gadge t ry .

U n i v e r s i t i e s a r e n o t b e i n g benefac- t o r s t o humanity. They a r e be ing ba r - r i e r s a g a i n s t t h e on ly k inds of pro- g r e s s t h a t would be meaningful i n t h i s day and age.

By E R I C ERICKSON

PS: I ' m s t i l l h e l p i n g Carnegie p a t - rons wi th some o f t h e i r t e l e v i s i o n r e c e p t i o n problems. You could l e a v e a n o t e f o r me a t t h e Main F loor desk .

First United Church 320 EAST HASrlNCiS ST. V A N C O U V E R . R C. V6A I P 4 PIIONF. 681-8365

Dear Editor:

First United Church has been the subject of some recent debate in your pages. We appreciate very much that the well-being of this ministry is of concern to the Downtown Eastside Community . For over one hundred years First

United Church has exercised its miss- ion and ministry in this community. Many creative initiatives & programs of the Downtown Eastside were birthed at First United Church. The Church continues its support as advocate and witness. The Oversight Board acknowledges

that there was a disruption in this ministry last spring. We know that these stresses created hardship for some people. As new people join the Staff we are

confident that our historic work is being well carried out. It is our commitment that all who come to First United Church will be treated with respect and dignity. Suggestions from the community as to ways we can best fulfil our mission are always welcome.

Ann Moir, Secretary Oversight Board.

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Dear F.U.C.

Face the facts in front of you: 1. Chris Downing was fired for trying

to bring the facts of subtle forms of racism & classism out in the open. The job she was excelling in was pur- posely denied to her Ly re-writing the job description so she didn't qualify - not 'theological' enough. Her efforts to ease strained working relationships between staff & this Oversight Board were stymied throllgh this Board's consistent lack of com- munication/empathy with staff & the community. 2. Alan Alvare was told by his Dr. !

to quit; the stress of doing eff- ective advocacy while working under a core group of unconnected appoint- 1 ees took its toll on his health. 3. Georgina Marshall, one of the

most effective and committed advo- cates we've ever had, supported Chris and was treated like an aberration. Her employment was just terminated; I

Hillson & Elliot got scared? 4. Fifteen years of experience out

the door, Chris shut out completely and the crucial necessity of competent advocacy becomes a joke. . . and other advocacy services in the community are double and triple booked. There's no argument that FUC has

been in the community for 100 years, but if this is the reply that it's taken 4 months to draft and release then you haven't even addressed the problem. Whitewashing your image is sad; thinking we'll buy it, relax & look to ,the future is worse. The longer this goes with neither Hillson nor Elliot willing to answer to the community, the more their auth- orities will doubt their word. There is no fresh air in your note.

PaulR Taylor, Editor.

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