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New poverty lines are out The National Council of Welfare has come out with the new poverty lines for 1992. They call them the "low income cutoff" lines.

In- a city like Vancouver the

E overty,line for a single person is 15,426 a year. If there are two

people in the family, the poverty line is $20,910. For a family of three people it is $26,579. For four people, it is $30,548.

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Where would h i s And jud &ha% a i r y be Sochy principles are iT we hdn-t stood ~ ~ O S C ? by our pr;n;ples?

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c/ ( p. F - - '@", nr ' " - I t ' s taken about 5 years t o ge t from the 1

absolute mess inher i t ed when the infamous 1 "old board" was tossed out on i t s ea r i n

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The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of t h t Carnegie Community Centre Association on Sunday, June 21st was one of t h e b e s t a t t ended i n memory. Following w i l l be a l o t of what was reported by the var ious commi- t t e e s , but f i r s t , t o do t h i s bass ackwards (Carnegie s ty le?!) i s the r e s u l t of t h e , e lec t ion of the 1992-1993 Board of Direct-1 ors : SHEILA BAXTER

ED BUHR DEBBIE GOSSELIN GARRY GUST LORELEI HAWKINS ANDY HUCLACK WAYNF KILLAND A L I C I A MERCURIO KEITH MORRISEAU GEORGE' NICHOLAS 'MARGARET PREVOST IRENE SCHMIDT MUGGS SIGURGEIRSON JEFF SOMMERS PAUL TAYLOR

Also running but not e l ec ted t h i s time were Terry S i n c l a i r , June Rose, Mike .White

, head & Katherine Galan.

DIRECTOR'S REPORT Diane MacKenzie gave he r repor t while

masquerading a s Donald ~ a c ~ h e i s o n (hbir colour was a dead giveaway). Diane seems t o have a l ightness with c e r t a i n i s sues t o keep us from ge t t ing c a r r i e d away with ourselves. Muggs was p ra i sed again f o r re- cognition a s a Woman of Dis t inct ion i n the community service category of t h e YWCA awards. The renovations, almost complete except f o r a handy-dandy handrai l t h a t some company i s using a dec rep i t beaver t o ch i se l out of hardwood, have been incredi- ble! Almost everyone is s a t i s f i e d with the New Carnegie Order, except f o r the smoking 6 non-smoking designations t o new spaces. Staff changes have almost run rampant but the volunteers j u s t keep g e t t i n g th ings done. What's r e a l l y s t range i s t h e p r a i s e heaped on the Board.. . I mean, whaddya ex- pect - mediocrity?! The amazing successes i n Oppenheimer, the Library & t h e Learning Ccntre were a l l mentioned 6 f i n a l l y t h e j awesome idea t h a t t h e r e ' s more t o come.

From being regarded a s a community joke with a $23,000 debt, t h e Association now commands great respect with a l l funders & donors. Bingo s t i l l p lays a major r o l e a s a source of revenue & a casino eventnetted $11,000. Norm Jang, our audi tor , suggested , t h a t we r e a l l y don' t need an audi t due t o ~ the excellence with which our f inances are handled. However, the Associat ion's cons- I

I t i t u t i o n requ i res an audi t s o we ' l l keep 1 having one done annually. I I

- T r a f f i c i n the neighbourhood; - Pedestrian sa fe ty . - Use of herbic ides on playing f i e l d s and ,

railway t racks . - Mental heal th se rv ices i n t h e community. - Weapons control . - Danger a t Strathcona school. . I

1 .: i - Francophone survey.

- Violence agains t women who work s t r e e t s . Let ters went t o Cabinet Minis ters about 1 r a i s i n g welfare r a t e s , t h e d i f f i c u l t y of five-week months, food vouchers, housing f o r mental hea l th p a t i e n t s re leased i n t o the community & GAINlgor the handicapped f o r mental hea l th p a t i e n t s . Support went f o r funding f o r Kiwassa, f o r r e t a in ing the se rv ices of Constable Dickson a s a youth worker, s e l l i n g Shei la Baxter ' s book Under I t h e Viaduct a t - the f r o n t desk.. . Congratu- l a t i o n s went t o Four S i s t e r s Co-op & DERA f o r a UN Habitat award nomination and c e l - ebration with End Legislated Poverty when one of t h e i r goals was r e a l i s e d a f t e r 3% !

years of s t ruggle - Single parents a re no longer forced t o seek employment a s soon a s t h e i r youngest c h i l d i s 6 months old; the choice is now the parents without f e a r of beidg cut off a s s i s t ance i f they choose t o work ful l - t ime r a i s i n g t h e i r famil ies . The Action Canada Network, Tenants Rights Action Coali t ion, Urban Landscape Task Force, F i r s t Step Drop-In F Centro Americ- ano Latino were & a r e p a r t of t h i s commit? t e e ' s ongoing work.

LIBRARY COMMITTEE

Much of the work has been focused on outreach, both within Carnegie & t o t h e loca l community. Writers & poets have come and the Library j o i n t l y sponsored the I,,iteraoy Celebration with t h e Learning Centre. Flyers a r e i n h o t e l s & roomihg houses h ighl ight ing se rv ices 6 asking f o r re turn of mater ia ls . Circula t ion has soared, with the Native, French, Spanish & Chinese co l l ec t ions the envy of many.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

This is the "in-Carnegie" forum f o r a wide range of i n t e r e s t s , including - formation of a middle-age men's group ( t o d iscuss i s sues on heal th , personal financing, anger & re la t ionsh ips ) ; - Newsletter workshops; - Centre programming including weekend computer courses, weaving courses, yoga lessons, f i lm & video p ro jec t s ; - Renovations updates; - Christmas F anniversary ce lebra t ions; Issues l i k e smokinglnon-smoking a r e d i s - cussed, a "Community Headstbne" was s e t u~ a t Danny Korica's g raves i t e t o commemoratc a l l l o c a l s who pass away, the Pool Room's co l l ec t ive e f f o r t s were highlighted and an i n v i t a t i o n t o a l l t o jo in i n t h i s committee was/is extended t o a l l . VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE

Volunteers a r e t h e t r e a s u r e of Carnegie Both the Association & the Ci ty of Vancou -

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f a c t ... t o provide 8 day t r ips & one 5-day camping t r i p . A s well , t he re were 13 rec- r ea t ion t r i p s f o r bowling, minature go l f , e t c . A F i r s t Aid course happened 6, not d i r e c t l y connected, Bob provided c h i l i every Wednesday. Free Chi l i was given t o volunteers when the re were 5-week months. Volunteers contributed 44,780.5 hours i n 96 d i f f e r e n t capac i t i e s , a t a c o s t of $31,332.35 i n Volunteer t i c k e t s subsidized by t h e kitchen. The year s t a r t e d with 368 a c t i v e volunteers on f i l e , Atiba i n t e r -

, viewed 218 new people, and t h e r e a r e about 160 a c t i v e volunteers i n any month. The Seniors Support Group was named 1991's Volunteer b i t h e year 6 t h e honour i n Apr- il '92 went t o Doris Rathke.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE 3 .

The range of courses i n the Learning Centre has expanded g rea t ly , including up- grading & high school equivalency. Debbie Bryant i s the Literacy Outreach worker and Sharon Jackson the l i t e r a c y drop-in coord- inator . Education here is more learning than formal ' teaching ' , a s English as a . Second Language l ea rne rs went t o the book launch of Under t h e Viaduct, by Shei la Baxter, under the Georgia viaduct & Jimmy Wu br ings information on alcohol, drugs, housing, mental heal th , poverty & s a f e t y from t h e Downtown Eastside/Strathcona Coa- l i t i o n . The Learners Conference was moth- e r h igh l igh t with s t o r i e s , poetry, exercr i s e , music, welfare r i g h t s , banking work- shops and l o t s of fun! Important v i c t o r i e s were g e t t i n g funding re - ins ta ted f o r the Westcoast Reader, k e e p h g funding f o r L i t - eracy Outreach & having a course f o r youth who've been i n t roub le continue. The c los- ing l i n e of t h i s repor t can be taken t o hea r t by a l l - Never give up.

ADULT LEARNING CENTRE

"The most successful year t o date" saw 15 t o 25 people d a i l y a t the morning lit- eracy drop-in, a s well a s severa l high school courses i n sub jec t s including Eng- l i s h , Socia l Studies , Western C i v i l i s a t i o n & I n t r o Math, a s well a s science, grammar & c r e a t i v e wri t ing courses. The computer room i s extremely busy, under the eye of Floyd Wong & severa l t u t o r s . Tutoring i s ava i l ab le on a one-to-one basls m j u s t about anything, with the l ea rne r choosing t h e a rea & i n t e n s i t y . Lex Baas wrote the repor t so couldn' t pa t himself on t h e back but h e ' s doing a great job, along with 13 o t h e r peopfe working from 3 t o 25 hours a week. The success of t h e Carnegie Learning Centre amazes t'educators" too used t o the i n s t i t u t i o n a l i s e d methods of teaching.

PUBLICATIONS

The Carnegie Newsletter comes out on t h e 1st 6 15th of each month i n 700 copies. I t goes t o adul t learning centres , a few schools, anti-poverty organisa t ions , farm- ing communities & individuals i n the Lower Mainland, BC, across Canada, the S t a t e s , England, & has been seen i n Mexico,Germnny

China, I s r a e l & New Zealand. (!) Help i n Kitchen: A s i nc red ib le as it sounds, t the Downtown Eastside comes out 3 times a Kitchen s t a f f & Volunteers s t year i n ~ n ~ l i s h , French 6 Spanish, donat- to provide the highest qua l i ty food a t ions t o pay f o r p r in t ing cos t s coming from most reasonable p r i ce . The Kitchen had F i r s t church, Legal Services Society, DEW make $31,332.35 l a s t year jus t t o pay f Four S i s t e r s Co-op, PLURA & the Rotary the Volunteer t i c k e t s . After t h a t , any Club of Chinatown. Like many e f f o r t s i n t r a money goes f o r th ings l i k e r e p a i r s Carnegie, both the Newsletter E the 'Helps cash r e g i s t e r , aprons, supplies, vitam booklets a r e a compendium of volunteer~\en- (which a r e given out f r ee ly ) & so on.

ed i t ing 6 review, co l l a t ing , s t ap l ing , folding & dis t r ibu t ion . Costs f o r t h e year were over $8500, the Association budgetted $6000, but donat ions were over -$4300.

e rg ies i n wri t ing, poetry, a r t , layout, : City of Vancouver won't subsidise any pa r t

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OPPENHE IMER PARK

Throughout the year the goal of a l l in- valved i l l Li l t : park was and i s m a ~ i n g ir. sa fe 6 open t o the e n t i r e community. Drugs & alcohol & violence cannot be eradicated by police -or s t a f f o r the community i f working alone. This has l ed t o community meetings, pol ice l i a i s o n & s t a f f e d program areas. Native/Latin Friendship Fes t iva l s a r e now ongoing, k ids ' o u t t r i p s & spor t s a c t i v i t i e s happen a l l summer & s t a f f a r e funded year round.

SENIORS SUPPORT GROUP

The seniors organized a v a r i e t y of t r i p s including Camp Capilano, Whale Watching, I Sechelt , Science World, the Royal Hudson, Chemainus, Paradise Valley (Squamish) , Se- a t t l e & a Blue Jays game, Widby Island, , Gambier Island & Camp Fircom, Sasamat Lake, Whistler, the Fraser Canyon & even hdrse- back r id ing! The new Seniors Lounge is a specia l pa r t of Carnegie, a s is the Support Group. Coffee s a l e s a re the main- s t ay of Seniorsq funds, enabling donations & support t o DEYAS, Oppenheimer Park, Children's Christmas, Easter & Hallowe'en p a r t i e s , nine dances, Carnegie' s Music Fes t ival , the Latin/Native Friendship Fes- t i v a l , Seniors Neighbourhood Day, Family Picnic a t Crab Beach, Canada Picnic & Vol- unteer Recognition Week. The Executive e lec ted i n 1992 has Norman Mark, Paul Saa, Lorelei Hawkins & Tom Walters. "Wonderful year !

Other s t u f f ... not reported on a s p a r t of the Association but d e f i n i t e l y p a r t of t h e Carnegie Centre include:

of i t s operation, so t h e goal i s t o break a t l e a s t even. Gym: Floor hockey a t t r a c t s team s p i r i t s -

i n t h e evenings, a s well a s volley-, b a l l & basketbal l . A r t Gallery: Displays of individual & col- l e c t i v e work a r e here year round. Photos taken by s t r e e t kids, pa int ings , po t t e ry and Native A r t have been here.. .& more! Music: Jam sessions happen on Tuesday E

Wednesday afternoons, with the Cab- a r e t every Tuesday evening. I

1 Cultural Sharing:- The pubi ic gathering i s

on Monday evening i n the ~ Theatre, with outreach & trips t o events. 1 Pool Room: There is a 6'x12' snooker t a b l e I

8 a 5'x10t t a b l e f o r numbered 1 b a l l s . Membership is $5 f o r 6 months. I Theatre: This is the p lace f o r a v a r i e t y

of events, from publ ic meetings t o Bingo (Wednesday a t 6:30) t o Volunteer Dinners (Wed. before chequeday) t o musical events t o memorials t o dances and more.

The ' r e s t of Carnegie' i s the Library, t h e card/games lounge, second f l o o r lounge , and t h e sen io r s ' space a t the lane 3tevel. I t s s hard t o t e l l s t a f f people from use r s , of Carnegie, which is t h e way it should be I guess. ,I

With a l l of the above s t u f f E more going on da i ly , the re a r e s t i l l l o t s of people who wonder i f they can come in? I t ' s as ^

open & access ible a s poss ib le , so maybe i t ' s the fee l ing of it being home t o s o

I many people t h a t someone new might f e e l I l i k e an outs ider . . t he new kid on the block. I i !

By PAULR TAYLOR 2

This i s s u e , completed as a community s e r v i c e , is d e d i c a t e d t o my ybunger

1 b r o t h e r Rober t , who d i e d 29 June 1992. - .I - - -- -

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~ i ~ h t o r Wrong - ~ e ~ a i o r I l l e g a l . .

To t h e po l i ce , "I am sorry" means g u i l t . Instead of t h e i r standard l i n e s of gibber- i s h by t h e i r publ ic r e l a t i o n s o f f i c e r s you would th ink t h a t saying "1 am sor ry f o r the awful i n j u r i e s t h a t you receivedft would be s t a t e d by the po l i ce r i g h t away.

T n q r ~ a d nf h i a m i n g ny nnr h i a m i n g rhe vict ims, t h e pol ice should add the word ftsorry" t o t h e i r vocabulary.

Personally, i f I was h i t by a cop c a r & the po l i ce went through t h e i r rout ine verbal dance of dece i t , I would not accept any words of so r ry a f t e r they attempt t o deny any wrongdoing.

Right o r Wrong, Legal o r I l l e g a l i s not so important when two women a re laying i n a hosp i t a l bed, lucky t o be a l i v e .

Any compassionate human being would not be concerned with t h e i r own g u i l t o r lack of g u i l t ... They would be concerned about the well-being of the two ladys i n t h e hosp i t a l .

By BRIAN WAGGET

5. Our Tr ip t o Vancouver from Logan Lake

5:20 am: Wake up t o go t o the Bathroom.. look ou t s ide . .b i rds chirping 6

coyotes crying. George wakes up..wanta go t o Carnegie. OK, wake up Mom, l e t ' s have a coffee 6 g e t going. 7:OO am: On our way t r a v e l l i n g down t o the Coquihala Highway, two deer come in- 1 t o view. Oh God, don' t l e t them come down on the roadway! We pass them with no incidents .

Then we t r a v e l on down the highway and on the r i g h t s i d e seeing a mountain - i f you looked you could see an Indian Chief whose face & fea the r s had been carved i n rock by ages of wind & water.

I looked a t it 6 gave thanks t o the Great S p i r i t f o r allowing us t o see t h i s beau t i fu l country 6 allowing us t o once again see a l l our Carnegie family.

Congratulations 6 a l l our hopes t o the people e lec ted t o the Board.

Lovinnly, - - - George 4 L i l l i a n Harrison

eyeless thoughts r i s e t o l i v i d faces t raced by u n l i s t e d s i n s

t h e reso lu te , ce rebra l ache clung t o a s i f i n unholy t e r r o r echoing i n those c l o i s t e r s

la dead language y i e l d s s t o i c a l l y t o t h e r ing of cen tu r i es pacing

i n classrooms of pure thought, learning by r o t e t h e a t lantean equations supporting single-handed vas t and se r ious arenas

lovers s ink beneath t h e i r days l i k e abused chi ldren

Dan Feeney

-- . - The I WISH WE'D STAYED AT HOME SYNDROME By Garry Gust

Ins ide Out

There once was a c h i l d who was named "The One Who Smiles A Lot".

One day, t h e c h i l d who l i k e d t o wander, walked t o t h e top of Gold Mountain.

There Anis grew wild. The p l a n t had t h e f ragrance of l i q u o r i c e . The c h i l d pu l l ed it out o f t h e e a r t h .

The mountain shook. The pools sh ivered . The moon frowned. The sun c r i e d . I.

!'The One Who Smiles A Lot" wanted t o understand. The, t h e mountain turned i n t o a woman and t h e c h i l d l i v e d i n s i d e her .

Anita Stevens 4 A f r i e n d

Guns And The Dog Mountain T r a i l

The Dog Mountain T r a i l winds through a l - , jpine f o r e s t not f a r from t h e Mount Seymour

s k i r e s o r t . I walked t h e r e recen t ly t o escape t h e

s t r e s s of c i t y l i v i n g , t h e noise, and t h e r o t t e n a i r . The t r a i l was green and qu ie t . A grouse drummed i n t h e d is tance , and t h e

An e l d e r l y woman who had been p ro tes t ing agains t t h e apocalyptic power of a Trident submarine a t i t s base i n t h e S t a t e of Wash- ington, t o l d me t h a t during one p r o t e s t a young army o f f i c e r ran up t o her. He was exci ted t o the point of h y s t e r i a , ' t h i s be- ing h i s first act ion, and he ca r r i ed a gun which he pointed a t her. "Get over the re

a i r was a l i v e with l i s t en ing . I breathed

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over t h e mountains. Cracks ran down t h e face of t h e sky. The mountains ceased t h e i r singing, and t h e eagle f e l l behind a rock ridge.

G u n f i r e ' i s t h e predominant noise of our century. I th ink of Passchendaele and the Some, and i n my imagination I see men standing. I see them leaving t h e trenches and walking forward i n t o t h e f i r e of t h e machine guns. Some f a l l gent ly and l i e s t i l l . Others scream 4 r o l b on t h e ground.

When w i l l we l ea rn t h a t our r e l a t i o n s h i p t o each o the r and t o t h e e a r t h must be one of power with, not power over? When w i l l ,

slowly, walked slowly, and prepared myself t o share with o t h e r beings t h a t mysterious pbwer which c a l l s u s t o be ourselves.

A t Dog Mountain I saw t h e numinous Mount j Baker, t h e Olympic Mountains, Vancouver Island, the Fraser d e l t a , Vancouver with 1 i ts f i n e harbour, Lynn Peak, Grouse Mount- a in , and the wild mountains a t the north. ern end of t h e Seymour Valley. An eagle c i r c l e d overhead, the sun 's rays s t r e t c h - ing beyond t h e t i p s of i ts wing?. In t h e presence of such beauty I f e l t thankful;

Then t h e sound of guns sha t t e red t h e . . :7 - - . . - m - - - -

with t h e o t h e r p ro tes te r s , " he ordered. The e l d e r l y woman looked a t him calmly 6

replked, "Young man, I w i l l jo in the o the r people g ladly , a s soon a s you put t h a t gun away. I f

For a second the young man understood t h a t t r u t h does not l i e i n the barre$ of a gun. He lowered the weapon, and found two experienced s o l d i e r s who gent ly helped the woman j o in her companions.

I r e a l i z e t h a t t h e shooting ranges Like t h e one i n t h e Seymour Valley a r e i n a per- iod of t r a n s i t i o n . Once they were i so la ted . Now urban a reas and parks a r e surrounding them. I t i s time f o r them t o move on o r t o become soundproof. The whole purpose of Nature Parks is destroyed by gunfire.

Our e a r t h i s facing a c r i s i s of survival and guns a r e not t h e solut ion. I f we a t t - end t o Nature, however, and l i s t e n i n s i l- ence, she w i l l he lp us. "Speak t o the e a r t h and it s h a l l teach thee: and t h e f i s h e s of t h e sea s h a l l dec la re unto the6j" i s the way the Book of Job put it.

i 311G11~G. 111F; U U ~ S S ~ came f ro~u a si~ooii rig range i n t h e Seymour Valley, and t h e loud, me ta l l i c shots echoed down t h e v a l l e y and

we l ea rn t o l i s t e n ?

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Why do I feel so lonely? I

I'm not! I've walked many miles in my whole entire life, Meeting new people and friends who are so special to me. And yet, I still feel lonely. I'm always in a corner, A dark corner where no one can see my pain. A pain that's so hard to lose, A feeling that will drive anyone crazy and sometimes death

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I cry ... I shout.. . I scream out for love. But it's never real. My body gets numb ... I start to shake ... I can't breathe ... I can't stop the lonely feeling I have ... I'm so afraid! Haven't I suffered enough?

(Tim Agg, (I b e l i e v e ) is head of Legal Aid i n B C . Fol lowing is a r e p r i n t from FLAM- l i n e , t h e F r o n t L i n e Advocacy Workers n e w s l e t t e r e d i t e d by Pam Fleming.)

FLAWs consult with Agg "It's a group like this that can mA.: me forget it's a beautiful day outside. Your input is really helpful," Tim Agg told FLAWs as we wrapped up the consultation May 23 in the CLAS Boardroom. FLAWs from around BC gave ithoughtful presentations to Agg about what their communities have and need in terms of legal services.

Nadine Chernenkoff, Nelson Advocacy Project: This issue is about poverty. These lack of services would never happen to middle class people. We need more services like the Advocacy Center, more consideration of local cultural needs, like the large Russian community.

Diane Evans of Sechelt: 65% of our clients were women when our Community Law Office was closed down. Now people have to go to Vancouver for services. This puts stress on people who do not have the money to travel.

Gerry King, Terrace: We need more public education materials and workshops on ongoing basis about poverty and law reform re: poverty.

Cheryl Gullickson, One Hundred Mile Mouse: We have nothing in One Hundred Mile. This means a'one hour trip to Williams Lake where . I -.-- ' 1 -.....-- ... C.. ,.̂ ^̂ .̂. c-^, t l r ^ ^ , . ......- uicic iS UIK l a w y cl WIN LUIIIG~ IIUIII v LLIILUUVLI

once a week for a few hours. If people are late, or cannot afford to get there, they don't get services. We need local funding for advocates over and above legal aid.

Karen Shillington of Nanaimo's ABC: We need less denial of GAIN benefits at the outset and better GAIN rates. This would put less stress on ' legal aid. This review process is rushed, we need more time.

Daphne Morrison, North Shore Community Services: LSS should broaden their mandate to include l e d information couselling.

Other FLAWS present: Anne Miles (Gibson 9 . Jenny Kwan (DEM); Anne Drolina (Rape Reliet); Ron Pratt (Fort Nelson); David hlossop (CLAS); Debbie Bischoff (Kamloops); Colleen Smith (LSLAP); Joan Morelli (Vancouver); Pam Fleming (ELPIFLAW); Christine Schimkat (Langley). T l ~ a n h ro help from Leprl Services Sociery !

Quickie Update from the Minister's Office From Jacquie Bobenic, Executive Assistant to Joan Srna Nwood:

"We have done several changes in a short time. A lot of people have been telling us to slow down- both in the field and in the government. We've .. - been saying, "No way. rou ain't seen nothing yet. This is the direction we are heading and these changes are only the beginning. "

"Shelter and support distinctions aren't being looked at this time around. We are looking at the GAIN Advisory Council coming up. There is a whole package on Family Maintenance at the AG's (Gabelman). "

"We are just going to catch our breath and make sure we are going in the right direction. We will slow down in July and touch base with people and groups that we need to. Maybe we can set-up a meeting time with FLAWs for early fall."

i f you were not at the meeting with Tim Agg and would like a copy of the-report, call 879 1209.

PC Cops

By Fabian Dawson Staff Reporter

A hi-tech crime-fighter is set to blanket Van- couver - with phone messages.

PC Cops, or Personal Computer community Organizational Prevention Systems, is to be offi- cially unveiled today.

%it i k 'vh~~cuuver poiice department's new computerized dialling service, which warns of potentially dangerous persons, was news yester- day to Attorney-General Colin Gabelmann.

"This% the first I have heard of it and I will have my staff look at it," he told The Province.

to fight crime

Colin Gabelmann, Attorney General Rm 232, Parliament Bldg, Vic to r i a V8V 1x4

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Big Brother is here 'and watching you. Perhaps I should be wri t ing the dept of t r u t h . . .=. I t is hard t o descr ibe how i t f e e l s t o be viewed with suspicion by my neighbours. Maybe a ch i ld molester i s s t a l - king the a l l e y s and parks. So t h e media chooses the most heinous, offens ive behavi- o r s t o i n s t i l l f e a r i n every adul t male so none dare go near chi ldren.

I f you think chi ldren don ' t not ice , your awareness and consCiousness is dim.

Now computer access ko hundreds of thous- ands of telephone numbers, PC cops, Person- a l Computer Community Organizational Prev- ention Systems.. . a s i f videos & informers, cops, s e c u r i t y guards, alarms i n homes & cars , t a l l fences, sensors, p r i v a t e po l i ce and one-way g l a s s a ren ' t enough. PeopJe a r e so wealthy, t h e po l i ce p lay on and en- hance f e a r ; law enforcqment uses f e a r mong- er ing t o c rea te job desc r ip t ions , union pay, expensive equipment, fancy cars , eve- r y expense so they can ask f o r increasing- l y higher budgets t o f inance t h e i r s u b t l e agenda. How many people must go through our j u d i c i a l 3 stem a i d go t o brisafl to s a t i s f y these h i d , Bfgh-mifidrd pktl#i8

1t" is q u i t e a soc ie ty evolving i n these times. No wonder youth i s sickened and ov- erwhelmed by the oppressiveness so preval- ent from kindergarten on up. I have witnes- sed t h e behavior i n s t i l l e d i n small ch i ld - ren and I know H i t l e r doesn' t come c lose t o what i s happening i n youth today. My f r i e n d t e l l s me human r i g h t s a r e something I am making up, so now I know what he means.

Please give a t t e n t i o n t o my concerns. I f th ings continue i n these ways people w i l l r ebe l and we w i l l a l l l o s e from the b a t t l e t h a t w i l l rage. Promotion of business mind- ed, u s e l e s s make-work schemes t o f u e l eco- nomic growth which i s inequi table f o r t h e 1 populations t o come, is unsustainable dev- elopment. People i n subrubia bel ieve we're ] able t o continue drawing wealth from the 1

l i v e s of people..with l o s s of fokes t s and des t ruct ion of t h e ear th . I t is a sad t e s t - imony t o t h e corruption of our s p i r i t u a l I

a b i l i t i e s . So much f o r Love Thy Neighbour. : Come down t o t h e street today Colin. Tru-' 1

1y the poor aie opjiressed t o dekth, c PC o a p icdcsd eitleefkd.y3

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He said he ivas concerned with the "thin line" between the rights of an individual and the rights of the public.

Vancouver police Sgt. Doug Ellis said legal advice is sought on the wording of each message sent over the system.

"It is a thin line but we do not give out the name or address of the subject . . . only a general description, the m.0. and' a description of the vehicle if one is involved," he said.

Ellis said a limited version of the system has been used 12 times in the past two months, each time to warn neighborhoods of child preda- tors and potentially dangerous sexual offenders.

In one case, residents of the 2800-block of East 5th Avenue were warned of a sexual predator offering to babysit for single parents.

"We got a suspect and charged him as a result of people d i n g in after getting the message."

Ellis said the messages originally went out to hlwk watch cn,ntAns md co-captlns. Sdt n3.v the system is bemg upgraded to contain over 200,000 telephone numbers.

A similat system has been used in Surrey since 1988 but messages go out only to 7,000 people who signed consent forms to receive them.

Other, areas wiq the system include Coquit- lam, Maple Ridge, Burnaby and Delta.

- - - - - . - ---- l i v i n g i n r i c h e s comparible t o ancient I

i l i t y ?

The Victim

Lying there . . . f l a t on h i s back with arms limp a t h i s s ides . . . H i s bloody face with sweat and d i r t . . . a missing tooth , newly l o s t H i s c lo thes to rn , wet from ra in , h i s s h i r t pulled out with blood s t a i n s r i g h t up t o the c o l l a r The odours from t h i s v ic t im made me r a t h e r s ick . Yet a few of u s looked on! ''He's drunk" one l i t t l e o ld man muttered a s he shuff led on h i s way - "he's drunkw. Looking up from t h e sidewalk where he l a y I read "Salvation AmyH on t h e wall. 1'11

go ins ide t o make sure help i s on i t ' s way This scene I r e c a l l from memories deep My uncle was a drunk, he d i e d . a drunk My impulse makes me want t o save a l l those whose addic t ions lead t h i s way So l i t t l e I can do.. .but I do pray somehow On t h e i r journey they w i l l f i nd a way t o inward peace and love. Light within t h e i r souls I t ' s never too l a t e t o s t a r t the upward climb - so much joy and happiness a r e the re f o r them t o f ind .

Eleanor Strong

A BACHELOR'S GUIDE FOR A FIVE WEEK MONTH

1 HEY HEY HEY.. . Get a tobaco tin size container, and make a habit out of

putting all your small change in it every day when you

get home.

Four weeks of stashing your pennies, nickels, and dimes

can make a big difference 4 days before cheque day.

If lugging a bag of uncounted coins to the store is an

embarrassment, go to the bank and ask for "Wrappers"

for pennies, nickels, and dimes.

The wrappers have instructions on them and itdakes

just a little practice to wrap the counted coins neatly,

which your storekeeper will appreciate.

I t )mu Live ~ L n n e , yc.; ~ h o . t l d have a~rough Coin savea up

to go down to the store on Saturday afternoon and get

enough food to last you from Sat. to Tues.

i.e. 60% whole wheat bread - 99Q a loaf; ( * ) a 12 pack of all beef wieners - $2.49 ; a large package of salami sandwich meat-$2.89; and if you still have a dollar, get a 99$ bag of popcorn to give your stomach something to work on beteen your two meals of the day.

(*)Glory Food Prices

This is not the most nutritious food, but at least you

won't go hungry.

Then go to the library and get a good book to fight the

economically imposed cabin fever. And of course there's ALWAYS the Carnegie.

Garry Gust

dy TRlSH IRVlN

reat leaps and bounds are being made in the explora-

tion of nature's own cures for. humad diseases. Two Australian scientists recently announced , they have found a peptide in the , green tree h g that is effective in aghting golden staphylococcus, a noti,riously antibiotic-resistant bacteria. More pertinent to B.C. is the use of yew tree barb in the Wx4ment uf cancer.

British researchers have disco- ver&! @at venom b m * American h n e l web spider is a valuable calcium blocker which may prove to assist recovery for stroke victims.

.Annette Dolphin, head of phac- macology at London's Royal Free Wwl of Medicine, says. her ,A . research shows that spiders are a good pharmacological source.

"There are gifts out there fkom nature that we are only just beginning to realize," Dolphin said in the London Guardian.

Ah, the wonders of modem medicine. In this age of special- ization and high-tech healing, have we not lost sight of the

, known salves of nature? What- ever happened to the wisdom of witches?

With the introduction of Chris? 1 tianity, women, with their myste- 3

rious knowledge and appreciation: of the sanctity and cycles of i nature, were supplanted by the 1

ihention of the devil. From the late Middle Ages to the early 18th century, holy opposition to witches was demonstrated throughout Eurclpe in public . trials and executions. Once the early church's fathers had con- vincedjts followers that the prac- - tice of witcficrtift Pre$um&i

,demonic possession, heresy and - rejection of Cod, thousands, if n6t

exdainedbv. the faet~thattheic magical brews orten contained hallucinogens such as-datura, henbane and beIladonna. -

This a r t i c l e is knowledgablc Cr worth reading , b u t we should temper o u r optimism with xhe understanding t h a t p r e s c r i p t i o n drug companys who w i l l be handling & d i s t - r i b u t i n g t h e s e subs tances a r e extremely decep t ive , greedy commercial under tak ings .

They a r e determined t o prevent drug pro- f i t s from being shared with 3rd World . coun t r i e s which provide t h e n a t u r a l subs t - i n c e s t hey a r e based on. Not only t h a t bu t it t a k e s 3 o r 4 b e a u t i f u l yew t r e e s t o m k c one d a i l y dosage f o r each ind iv idua l cancer p a t i e n t .

It was primarily women who , -knew healing herbal combing- tions. By successfully eliminating] a generation of women under the guise of godliness; with them went the knowledge of natural cures. And now under the guise of scientific discovery,this knowl- edge is being rediscovered. '

Witches, named tor their prao tice of wicca , meaning craft of the wise, are taking back the night with all its traditions and .

-rituals. Miidern-day witchery is coming out of the closet.

Witches are known to gather regirlarly in New York City. 'There's a talk show, produced foi" and by witches, on ?able TV in .1_.. v-ermcW ViCbes &&e tm

'Vancouver Island have t b & ~ a. coveri with the aim sf providing : ' &upport an4 places of worship for, witches, pagans and-foliawersof '

(hrth 'Feligioh~;~ $+z *- *: 1 ' '; F AB long as'thb scieqtiqi estab- : lishment continued %b echme @e,

?hidden treasbres of; ~a tvre - k h m the heart stimulant digitalis 1 %o the lifdsaving in~haaoh of : %xheq 2 the pra(?ti$ of wicca !

.. . %%i?L ,a a vanmuve~ i t e r . *' ,

W i l l t h e wild c r e a t u r e s be misused o r even ex t inguished i n a mad rush t o p r o f i t o f f t h e i r hea l ing e f f e c t s ? Remember t h e bu f f a lo , t h e passenger pigeon, t h e dodo ...

Humanity w i l l have t o g e t i t s a c t toge- t h e r i n a p r e c i s e , h igh ly r egu la t ed & com- pas s iona t e way t o s u s t a i n n a t u r a l p l a n t s & animals t h a t supply u s wi th hea l ing sub- s t ances . . . no t on ly s u s t a i n but honour and r e s p e c t t h e s e g r e a t g i f t s . Otherwise i t ' s more of t h e same, & we a l l know what t h a t means.

TORA

TO BE SEEN BUT NOT HEARD

She never sees the wonders of nature

She never speaks her mind

But she's noticed

What does the si lence curtail?

Could it be a lonely existence?

Not Really Here

Out of i t . Not r e a l l y here. Not connected, not missed. Bathroom mirror beginning t o acquire a mystical pat ina .

Renting cable now. Not r e a l l y here. Never r e a l l y was, I think. J u s t passing through. Oh entropy, where i s thy s t i n g ?

Stephen Belkin ( a f t e r song) So follow me down t o Entropy's palace where nothing much happens anymore. We'll make love i n the void and not be annoyed a t t h e blandness o f our despair .

l imb i s thought by many t o be a n a t u r a l animal i n s t i n c t f o r s u r v i v a l - i n t h i s way they t r y t o j u s t i f y t h e kind of warfare we have today wi th tanks , p l anes , r ocke t s , l a s e r s , computerized t a r g e t t i n g , o r what-; eve r . Bas i ca l ly . t h e n a t i o n s of t h e world'

ANYONE FOR SNAKES & LADL)tllS? .......................... , 7

. The bottom l i n e i n t h e development G nationhood. .[ ' ies, a r e born. Throwing down one ' s s t a f f , p r e s e r v a t i o n of "nat ionalI1 i d e n t i t i e s i s j ... but why shiukd t h i s s t a f f s & se rpen t s / i n anc i en t terms, meant revea l ing t h e inn-

phys i ca l warfare. To f i g h t wi th weapons, 1 t h ing dec ide h i s r i g h t t o do t h i s ? e r source of o n e ' s a c t i o n s - t h a t i s ,

k i l l human l i f e 6 t e a r bodies limb from Today a person i n ~ o s e s ' p o s i t i o n would ' philosophical O r Wiritual justif-

have t o f i g h t a bloody r evo lu t ion . Many ' I ication would d i e h o r r i b l y on both s i d e s & ,his r e - ' , Moses, according t o t h e b i b l i c a l vers ion b e l l i o n would probably be crushed, s ince Was r a i s e d a s t h e adopted son of a Pharaoh

every na t ion s t o c k p i l e s high,tech k i l l i n g So We assume he learned of his machines i n order t o put down i n s u r r e c t i o n ? philosophy & in magic the E g ~ ~ -

people have existed before there were t i a n s themselves. But Moses had v i s i t e d a

n a t i o n s . No doubt they w i l l cont inue t o I mountain in S i n a i , outside Egypt, had

I ex i s t long a f t e r t h e drawing of borders & become t h e fo l lower of a d i f f e r e n t teacher bow down t o t h k - i d e a t h a t 'might i s r i g h t though you o f t e n hea r them saying t h a t it i s n ' t .

The world h a s n k always been t h i s way - i n f a c t , t h e f u r t h e r back we look i n h i s t - o ry , t h e more obvious it becomes t h a t s e r - i ous ma t t e r s of n a t i o n a l i d e n t i t y involvr i ng m i l l i o n s were o f t e n decided by events t h a t could only be descr ibed a s c o n t e s t s i n magic,

One we l l known example, recorded by t h e B ib l e , was t h e magical b a t t l e between Moses & t h e Egyptian p r i e s t s f o r c o n t r o l over t h e t r i b e s of Judah. The event t h a t decfdes t h e f a t e of t h e s e people is descr - ibed a s a c o n t e s t i n which t h e Egyptians throw down s t a f f s t h a t t u r n i n t o s e rpen t s .,.Moses throws down h i s s t a f f & i t t u r n s i n t o a l a r g e r , more powerful s e rpen t t h a t swillows t h e s e r p e n t s of t h e Egyptians ... what does t h i s mean?

Because of h i s s k i l l i n magic, Moses. i s then granted t h e r i g h t t o ga the r t oge the r t h i s l a r g e number of people & l e ave Egypt in sp_~rp_f? ~f I " ~ T O E ~ S C ~ 1 8 ~ 2 " . ~ h i ~ k l i i i i i i~v

d e c l a r a t i o n of p a t r i o t f s m s have ceased be- ing thought of a s s i g n i f i c a n t , o r even necessary .

To understand why Moses was a b l e t o avoid war w i th Egypt, we have t o know t h e meaning of s e r p e n t s & s t a f f s i n anc i en t t imes. The symbolism of magic i n t hose days des igna ted t h e s e rpen t a s t h e simpl-

: e s t , most convenient image t o i n d i c a t e a ;wavelength t h a t has taken on i d e n t i t y - ' t h a t i s t o say a " l i v i n g s p i r i t " - we usu- ' a l l y s e e i t entwined about a s t a f f ( a d i s - t a n t remnant of which i s our present-day symbol of t h e medical p ro fe s s ion , s i n c e medicine & magic were of t h e same order i n

. t h e anc i en t world) . ,.- ~ h g , i n f a c t , was a common form of t h e ; s c e p t r e s & s t a f f s c a r r i e d by Egyptian \ p r i e s t s & p r i e s t e s s e s , w i th which they :were s a i d t o d i r e c t s p i r i t u a l powers. The s t a f f symbolised s t a b i l i t y & w a s t h e out-

' ward express ion of i n n e r s p i r i t u a l support cep-tr.d Lz t L n -..-l--l --l..-- s--- --L>-L

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wavelengths manifestine: a s human i d e n t i t - Lwould i n t e r p r e t a s a d e s i r e t o e s t a b l i s h - i -- ibet freedom demonstrators bootedfrom

KIM HEINRICH up a ~ibetan flag at the base of the main stage, Vancouver sun where the Tibetan Z z d Luge Art Troupe of

"Free Tibet" T-shirts, Dalai Lama buttons and the Tibetan flag triggered a confrontation at the Dragon Boat Festival over the week- end.

Members of the Canada-Tibet Committee paraded "China'out of Tibet" placards in, front of the Plaza of Nations Sunday. They were angry because they had been refused entry to the plaza.

Committee member John Huizinga, 51, was fmibly removed from Plaza of Nations prop: crty Saturday afternoon when he tried to pin

China was performing. ', - "I wanted to show the Tibetan dancers that

we have.the fieedom to display their flag in Canada," Huizinga said. "In China, Tibetans are shot on the spot if they're caught with it." - -.

Other members'of the Canada-Tibet Com- mittee were refused entry at the plaza's gates because they were wearing "Free Tibet" T-shirts and Dalai Lama buttons.

Four Tibetan women were asked to leave because they.draped the Tibetan flag across their laps during Friday's dance perfor-

mance. ' "The Plaza of ati ions is private property,"

said Gary Ross, president of Canadian Metro- politan Properties Corporation, which owns and operates the Plaza of Nations.

"People come to the festival to have fun, not to be badgered by people expressing a politi- cal opinion," he said.

Ross said the protesters would have been allowed to come in, but only if they left their oolitics behind.

pavement and twisted my arm," he said. He was picked up by an ambulance4an?r

taken to St. Paul's Hospital shortly after incident. He suffered cuts and bruises to Hi$ head. And he said his "shoulder feels as ifit's dislocated." ' .,, . .(,

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. Ross said he was conducting an investigg tion into the matter and lie preferred not to, talk about the incident. ., .. .. .

Deke Sarnchok, 28. was one of the women asked to leave Friday afternoon. r 1,

Huizinga said the security forces who threw him out were unnecessarily violent. "They "They asked us to leave because the flag threw me down, slammed my head on the was offensive," she said.

- Yaweh, whom t h e Egyptians considered " se thanV. . t ha t i s , a con t r a ry god, repres- en t ing t h e f o r c e s of f i r e , chaos & s p i r i t - u a l darkness.

The Pharaoh o f f e r ed Moses t h e most anci- en t t r a d i t i o n a l form of s e t t l i n g d i spu te s - a c o n t e s t i n magic i n which t h e two most respec ted magician-priests i n h i s cour t would c o n t e s t w i th Moses over t h e f a t e of Yaweh's "chosen people".

This b i b l i c a l s t o r y i s t h e most commonly known example of a con te s t i n magic rep la- c ing phys i ca l warfare a s a means of s e t t l - i ng s e r i o u s d i s p u t e s , bu t t h i s t r a d i t i o n was common-throughout t h e anc i en t world. I n every c u l t u r e on every cont inent we ,

f i n d va r ious examples of i t . A t one time it was widely be l ieved t h a t t h e f a t e of n a t i o n s should be decided by God, o r " the Gods". The poin t i n d i s p u t e was seen a s one of "r ighteousness" - o r e t h i c a l in teg- r i t y .

Today we s e e t h a t every s o l d i e r i n every war, on boih s i d e s , w i l l j u s i i i y i ~ i l ~ ~ s r i i

by claiming t h a t God i s on h i s s i d e , ye t many people a r e aware t h a t Yod, o r s p i r i t - u a l j u s t i f i c a t i o n , is l o s t a s soon a s t h e f i r s t ' b l o w is Struck.

When e t h i c s & philosophy (formerly i n t h e realm of "magic") have become j u s t words w i th no power t o move o r t ransform r e a l i t y , s p i r i t u a l t r u s t has evaporated & we a r e l e f t w i th hollow d i s p l a y s of f u t i l - i t y - l i k e t h e U . N . ' s a t tempts t o s t o p t h e war i n Y ~ g o s l a v i a , o r t h e meeting i n Rio t o s t o p o r t u r n around our war on t h e en- vironment.

We've l o s t t h e s imple magic of binding agreement made on t h e b a s i s of s e rpen t s & ' s t h f f s , & our f u t u r e looks dim.

A dark hint as t o what Crab/Portside wa- the needed phone l i n e s . One-half hour aft - t e r f r o n t park would be l i k e came i n the

. - - - .I e r the TV bioadcast t h e phone l i n e s came , form of the a i r c r a f t c a r r i e r USS Ranger. back i n use. I t ' s known t h a t t h e ambulance

There were 5,700 s a i l o r s dropped off a t phones weren't broken so t h e in te r fe rence the foot of Main S t r e e t , near our ~ o m u n i - was from outs ide the system. t y greenspace. I f the federa l Port of Vancouver Corp.

A few out-of-town,dressed t o the "T's" bui lds two cruiseship ( E warship) p i e r s p r o s t i t u t e s s a t i n the park waiting f o r ' beside Crab Park won't t h e park be taken the s a i l o r s t o come by. A few o t h e r work- / away from l o c a l cbi ldren & famil ies? ing women waited near the 25 por table t o i - ! Also, thousands of conventioneers, with l e t s . They had t h e i r own Cars i n t h e p a r k - ample sources of alcohol, would be nearby ing l o t , sb were~i I t l oca l women.

Four underaged l t s a i l o r groupies" s a t on the grass waiting f o r t h e i r prospects. . young women who expect a meal 6 a movie o r dance f o r t h e i r af fec t ions .

This was the f i r s t time a l a rge number of s a i l o r s were water-taxied t o our park';

A r n ~ r i r ~ n c i g z r ~ t t e s E bczi- bottles were l i t t e r e d on the park nearby. There was more paper f o r me t o pick up. The park caretaker, had t o speak t o two s a i l o r s who were carrying t h e i r macho posing too f a r .

There was a small brawl between American s a i l o r s F, Native Indian people i n the Bal- moral Pub. The s a i l o r s l e f t before the po- l i c e arrived.

On four oc of a Powell o r s with 15 sa id . "Isn'l

x a s i o n s i n one nigh S t r e e t hote l turned year-old women. One : t h i s a whore house

t a mamag away s a i of them

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with t h e proposed convention centre . Wouldn't Crab Park become the ' f r o n t

lawn' f o r the 1500 'Love Boat' c ru i sesh ip t o u r i s t s ? ! CRAB-Water For Life Society has been send. ing l e t t e r s & r e p o r t s t o d i f f e r e n t groups and p o l i t i c i a n s t o help defend t h e park "

f o r l o c a l downtown EastSide people and Vancouverites.

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he s a i l o r s have been t o l d t h a t Hastings i s t h e i r unof f i c i a l red l i g h t d i s t r i c t and pubs l i k e five^ Orange a re drinking holes.

(Ed i to r ' s note: A r an t l e t t e r came on t h e

The s a i l o r s 'walk race-segregated i n t a i l of t h e above a r t i c l e when it d i d n ' t appear i n the June 15th issue . I t wasn't

packs through the park and low received u n t i l .June 15th . Neglecting to income s t r e e t s .

For the first time in history the emerg- mention t h i s small point , Larson sen t h i s

ency ambulance phone'lines were jammed & letter the Mayor, the Director of Sot-

unable t o be used. The TV news broadcast ial & t h e D i r e c t o r of Carnegie.

ra ised the p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t it was e& uss I ' m Sure they were a l l very impressed.) Rangqr a i r c r a f t c a r r i e r t h a t was jamming

(There is already a detox f a c i l i t y >or youth. )

By SHEILA BAXTER

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I am g r e a t l y d i s tu rbed by t h e number of c l i e n t s who a r e being cu t o f f Soc i a l A s s i - 'stance •’or no t making enough e f f o r t t o s e - cure a job.

bly advice i s f o r you t o appeal any dec i - s ion you d o n ' t agree with immediately.

Even when you jump through t h e i i hoops t hey keep moving t h e goa l p o s t s E expect you t o make a g r e a t e r e f f o r t t o o b t a i n - work. The Min i s t ry of Soc i a l Serv ices even s t i p u l a t e how many job searches you should make each day G have t h e audac i ty t o com- r ~ i a i r l if yo11 i i s r r h ~ m a l i i n n n p a r p a .

The p o l i c i e s of t h e Misery Dept. a r c c r u e l , e s p e c i a l l y when t h e r e i s such a h igh unemployment r a t e , many r e c i p i e n t s a r e f u n c t i o n a l l y i l l i t e r a t e 6 d o n ' t have t h e necessary s k i l l s . A g r e a t number of people have poor h e a l t h because t hey have l i v e d i n pover ty f o r years . I f you leave people d e s t i t u t e it only i nc reases t h e crime r a t e , c o s t i n g more through t h e cou r t system.

Don't g ive up i f you f e e l you q u a l i f y a s "handicappedf1. V i c t o r i a r e f u s e s everyone a t f i r s t s o you appeal t h e dec i s ion E ask f o r a t r i b u n a l . In every case I ' v e worked on, t h e c l i e n t has rece ived t h e i r ycns ien , If youf doc to r r e f u s e s t o g i ~ e yau a s a t - is•’ d t t b f y keport , bbtai t t a 5Fedhd d h i n i b ~ ;

Many people have been re fused 3 handicapp- ed pension because t h e i r doc tor has sitled ' with t h c Fl inis try.

I would l i k e t o g ive t h e MSS Seymour o f - f i c e t h e award f o r t h e most depress ing p l acc i n Vancouver. J u s t r e c e n t l y I had t o s ee t h e supe rv i so r about a c l i e n t who rins re fused a handicapped pension. This man i s i n extreme pa in &-badly c r ipp l cd from n r a r e h i p d i s case . This c l i e n t has t o e a t ou t a l l of t h e time because he i s unablc t o shop o r cook f o r h imsel f . Il is pa in ~ n c d - i c z t i o n makes him s i c k , he t akes o t h e r s t u f f t o couulteract t h a t 4 i s addicted t o s l eep ing p i l l s t o g e t r e s t d e s p i t e pain.

Anyway, myself E Vio le t (an 81 year-old advocate- in- t ra in ing) a r r i v e d a t t h e Scy- mour o f f i c e , t o t h c d e l i g h t of t h i s man. He was t e r r i f i ed of going i n a lone . The r ecep t ion a r e a reminds one of j a i l , w i t h dark green s h u t t e r s 6 b a r s a t each window. (Creat ive renovat ions might inc lude beds f o r t h e homeless G knocking out a wall t o make a good soup k i tchen!) The man's case i s going t o t r i b u n a l .

In c lo s ing : The FlSS po l i cy manual needs t o be scrapped 6 input from t h e c l i e n t s when a new one i s pu t i n p l ace . IVe should a l s o f o r c e anyone who works f o r t h i s Mini- s t r y t o t ake a course i n common cour tesy s o t hey l e a r n t o t r e a t everyone with d ig- n i t y E r e spec t .

IRENE SCIIMID'I'

WELCOME t o t h e pos t -Chr is t ian Apocalypse:

According t o Bea t r i ce Ferneyhough, some people here a r e "burned out unemployablesl What a n i c e t h i n g t o say about people who r e fuse t o be employed by t h e m i l l i o n a i r e s of a r o t t e n system. I , & people l i k e me, a r e of no use whatsoever t o t h e Great Na- t i o n of ~ a n a d a , where cops are c h i l d abus- e r s , where Prime Minis te rs a r e ass-kisserg t o George Bush's NeGt Ffotld Order, where t e d i e s t a t e p i g * s t u f f p r d f i t s t h e i r gededy yaps & s n b r t fok do te : Thky b7adk

your neighbourhood, your na t ion & your , grabs & pe r suca t ions world-wide. Yes, it planet f o r a scoreboard i n t h e b igges t was t h e g r e a t C h r i s t i a n Creator-God Jehov- game on Ea r th ! ah who t o l d h i s chosen people t o go i n t o

According t o Barry Morris I am v ic ious & the Promised Land k i l l everyone there, l a zy in my at tack On the name take it over for t h e g r e a t e r g l o r y of H i m - h i s beloved church, which was named by , s e l f . (Check ou t t h e Old Testament on i t . ) Native people who s t a r t e d it i n t h e hopes t ha t t h e i r C h r i s t i a n i t y would come t o be a s good a s t h e "old" ways. I f they a r e t ry ing t o make C h r i s t i a n i t y more l i k e t h e Longhouse t r a d i t i o n s , I say more power t o them! But i f they a r e t r y i n g t o lend t h e d ign i ty of t h e Longhouse t o an empty dying f a i t h j u s t t o d r e s s i t up a l i t t l e & make more Native converts - wel l then they can j u s t go t o h e l l .

Of course , nobody has t o t r a v e l t oo f a r t o experience t h e torments of h e l l . They have been sub t l ey interwoven wi th t h e or- i g i n a l paradise of Ear th by those g r e a t white f o r e f a t h e r s of t h e s o c i a l d i s a s t e r , t h e economic & t echnologica l s l a v e d r i v e r s of western progress

If you ask t h e expe r t s - t h e s cho la r s & researchers of h i s t o r y - where t h i s system came from, they w i l l c i t e Judeo-Christian r o o t s . Ply opinicjn of Judeo-Christian r o o t s i s t h a t they a r e r o t t e n t o t h e co re .

Why do I th ink t h a t ? Well, beyond t h e bovious crap & corrupt ion wi th a c l ean smil ing f ace t h a t surrounds u s , t h e h i s t o - r i c a l s i t u a t i o n is t h a t t h e so-cal led "Chr is t ians" know almost nothing about what s t a r t e d t h e i r " ~ h r i s t i a n i t y f l except t h a t Rome took over t h e t each ings , cu t a t l e a s t ha l f of them o u t , censored t h e r e s t , S presented i t around t h e world a s t h e in- f a l l i b l e Word of God. - Knowing t h a t t h e Holy Roman Empire c r e -

ated western "progress'1 & t h a t i t cont ro l - I c J 4 manipulat'ed t h e thoughts of humanity f o r thousands of years by promoting f a l s e ideas about J e sus , any s e l f -confesseduChr- ~ s t i a n " should t ake it upon himself t o looh i n t o those teachings t h a t were banned by Rome, which were c a l l e d heretical 6 f o r uhich people were whipped, t o r t u r e d and burned a l i v e .

I f a "Chris t ian" were a t ru th - seeke r r a - 1 her than a hayqy-go-lucky s o c i a l i t e , he o r she would want t o know who Yaweh o r .Jehovah r e a l l y was, & what purpose t h i s God-the-Father had i n kickjng o f f t h e Jud- eo-Chris t ian spark t h a t i g n i t e d , L , I ~ , n n i ~ d

Himself, (Jehovah-Yaweh) even gave h i s chosen people an i r r e s i s t a b l e weapon with

which t o accomplish t h i s . For t h e f i r s t t ime i n h i s t o r y an a l t a r was turned i n t o a weapon -not on ly t h a t , b u t it was a po r t a - b l e weapon t h a t c r e a t e d an e lec t ro-magnet i f i e l d t h a t could k i l l E d e s t r o y t h e enemys of Yahweh, who were a l l t h e people a l l ove t h e e a r t h who hadn ' t y e t bowed down t o him

The Ark, t h e sacred weapon, l a t e r became t h e USS Ranger, t h e l a r g e s t weapon i n t h e . . - - I 2 w v l l u . aiid l o , tlii: greai. Ark n f 'r'awe'n ? a i l ed under t h e Lions-Gate Bridge & t h e media s c r i b e in te rv iewed t h e anonymous war r io r o t h e American-Christian dream & asked him o primetime TV: "How do you f e e l about your involvement i n t h e Gulf war? & t h e happy, smi l ing , c l ean , C h r i s t i a n mother 's son r e - p1ied:"I t h i n k it made me a b e t t e r person"

Whereupon t h e g n o s t i c ange l s of hidden Egyption r o o t s laughed a b i t t e r laugh E s a i d one t o another , 'This must be t h e son of Jehovah, t h e s e l f - r i g h t e o u s ! Now t h e seonhas given b i r t h t o many sons of Jehova . . ass-headed, armed t o t h e t e e t h & happy t be pushing t h e bu t tons t h a t burn those sue k e r s i n t h e i r s l e e p .

And Heaven was i n an uproar a g a i n s t Jeho vah & h i s famous image of J e sus f o r what t hey had done & continued t o do behind

was S C ~ on t h e r i gh t eous hymn-singers who s t a r t e d i t a l l t h a t t h e y might drop dead & p u r i f y t h e e a r t h .

A l l t h e gods & powers of n a t u r e r e b e l l e d a t t h e t o x i c t a s t e G smel l o f C h r i s t i a n progress . Jehovah's temples turned i n t o s o c i a l c lubs where whited sepulchurs donned bus iness s u i t s 6 sweet l i t t l c o ld ladys h id within thcmselves t h e m i l l i o n s upon m i l l i - ons of &suf fe r ing corpses of t h e B ib l e ' s s t i n k i n g progress .

Horror v i s i t e d them i n t h e i r dreams 6 t hey covered t h e i r f a c e s wi th p a i n t & powd- e r E repea ted t h e i r catechisms 6 crossed themselves a g a i n s t vampires t hey had c r e a t - ed out of t h e gods o f o t h e r s .

Suddenly, J e s u s opened h i s eyes G looked

him. He was i n a church t h a t c a l l e d i t s e l f C h r i s t - l i k e & he vomited & cursed 6 convulsed & f e l l down i n an e p i l e p t i c f i t . Dorothy came G poured magic water on him G

- an image of t h e wicked witch of t h e west ' was d i s so lved i n a puddle of poop. She pu l l ed back t h e c u r t a i n & observed tlac isiz- a rd pushing bu t tons & p u l l i n g l e v e r s on a g i g a n t i c machine t h a t had made him aFpear a s a god. Dorothy E t h e Lion E t h e Scare- crow E t h e Tin Man laughed E t h e Great Oz turned i n t o a phony medicine man, a f a l s e prophet who j u s t wanted t o g e t back t o Kansas l i k e every one e l s e .

I. Not on ly am I abu rned -ou t unemployable, v i c i o u s G l azy . I am a l s o a madman who is

burning wi th a slow f i r e . My madness w i l l - no doubt consume me bu t , before I go, I ' d

j u s t l i k e t o kick some of t he se s t raw men over & punch a few h o l e s i n t h e s e hypoc r i t s & show a t l e a s t a l i t t l e ve rba l r e b e l l i o n

f u t u r e economic monitoring G corlt ' )Y a g loba l s c a l e , i s going ahead a s pi ,~ l i i lcd :; has s o f a r cos t American taxpayers 29 b i l - l i o n d o l l a r s .

A t t h e so -ca l l ed "Earth Summit" i n Ilia, Mila blulroney v i s j t e d a s l u ~ n i n a chauff - eur -dr iven l imousine. George Bush t r i e d t o r i g t h e agenda i n advance but was caught doing i t ; then , a f t e r a f l a g waving v i s i t t o Panama t h a t caused shoot ins r i o t s i n t h e s t r e e t G de l ive red t e a r gas t o t h e sen- s i t i v e noses 01 Bush G h i s body guards t h e US P res iden t refused t o s ign a t r e a t y t o p r o t e c t b i o - d i v e r s i t y bccause it contained a c;ause r e q u i r i n g US drug companies t o sha re product r o y a l t i e s with 3rd World c o u n t r i e s from which t h e substances used i n drug manufacturing a r e der ived . Are t h e s e t h e same 3rd World coun t r i e s t h e Pentagon t h i n k s might t t acc ident ly" a t t a c k t h e US with nuc l ea r m i s s i l e s ?

The drug companys i n ques t ion a r e by f a r i n t h e midst of t h e g r e a t b e t r a y a l of l i f c . t h e l a r g e s t , most p r o f i t a b l e i ndus t ry i n t h e United S t a t e s . They a l s o ope ra t e t h e

!c%J F most e f f i c i e n t p o l i t i c a l lobby i n Washing- ton , with l a r g e donat ions made t o t h e cam-

IjARD-CORE NEWS :

Bush E Yel t s in agreed t o reduce i n t e r - con t inen ta l nuc l ea r m i s s i l e s t o 3500 each. Does t h i s mean they w i l l s t i l l have 7,000

0 nuc l ea r bombs t a r g e t t e d on each o the r? O r - w i l l t hey have them s e c r e t l y t a r g e t t e d f o r c i t y s i n o t h e r p a r t s of t h e world? W i l l - they bc a b l e t o s e c r e t l y switch nuc l ea r t a r g e t s t o any p a r t of t h e world according tu activitys E t h ; ~ be cQn-

v e n i e n t l y arranged by p r i v a t e phone c a l l s i n t h e middle o f t h e n igh t?

I n any case , t hey have assured u s t h a t t h i s w i l l make t h e world l e s s l i a b l e t o end i n nuc l ea r d e s t r u c t i o n . Does anyone buy i t ? C e r t a i n l y no t t h e Pentagon, who The p r e s c r i p t i o n drug companys have con- a r e c u r r e n t l y advis ing t h e US Congress t o s i s t e n t l y r a i s e d t h e i r p r i c e s a t a much r e a c t i v a t e d isused p r a i r i e m i s s i l e s i l o s h ighe r r a t e t han t h a t of i n f l a t i o n , G t h e f o r a new ground-based anti-missile system. medical profess ion cont inuous ly r ece ive They want t o spend 31 b i l l i o n d o l l a r s on f r e e t r i p s & cash payments f o r convincing it & s t a r t work immediately. Since t hey no t h e i r p a t i e n t s t h a t t hey ml3st u s e p re sc r - longer have t h e USSR f o r an enemy, t h e y ' r e i p t i o n drugs f o r t h e r e s t of t h e i r l i v e s . t a l k i n g about " acc iden ta l f t o r '?lnauthoriz- A substance known as ergamisol , a canc- - edtl a t t a c k s from " th i rd world count r ies" . e r c o n t r o l l i n g drug once used f o r sheep,

The so -ca l l ed "Star Wars" m i s s i l e defen- is now s o l d nation-wide by Johnson & - ce system, which some claim t o be a s e c r e t Johnson. lVhen they s t a r t e d s e l l i n g it t o S u r v e i l l a n c e - b y - s a t e l l i t e network aimed a t humans t h e p r i c e was increased from 64

t o $6 f o r t h e same dosage. Ergamisol i s s t i l l used f o r sheep, 6 i n F l o r i d a an il- l e g a l drug s u p p l i e r is g r ind ing up sheep p i l l s s e l l i n g them a t t h e o r i g i n a l c o s t .

liere i n BC, doc to r s , who along with law- ye r s , a r e by f a r t h e r i c h e s t p r o f e s s i o n ~ a l s i n Canada, a r e t h r ea t en ing t o s t r i k e i f t h e NDP pu t s a c e i l i n g on t h e i r wages ( t h i s would not reduce t h e i r p r e sen t h igh l e v e l s of income, but simply ensure t h a t it wouldn't go t o o much h i g h e r ) . This t h e doc tors , who were once considered humani- t a r i a n & i d e a l i s t i c , a r e c a l l i n g "a dec- 7 -4 .2 - - -c > - - : -1-+:..- ..--I' I L I L U L A U I I VI I ~ ~ ; A J A C L L A W ~ WUL .

The US Supreme Court has decided i t s law enforcement agencies can send under- cover a g m t s i n t o any country i n t h e world fr l i t e r a l l y kidnap anyone charged with c r imina l a c t i v i t y s i n t h e United S t a t e s . "Criminal" a c t i v i t i e s a r e now r e - ce iv ing t h e i r widest p o s s i b l e d e f i n i t i o n i n Amcrican law, 6 much p o l i t i c a l d i s s e n t Ci even environmental ac t i v i sm a r e so de- f i ned .

Fur ther t o i t s t r a d e war a g a i n s t Canada American farmers a r e dumping cheap Cal i - f o r n i a l e t t u c e i n t o BC, f o r c i n g l o c a l farmers t o plough t h e i r c rops under.

Back i n Rio, t h e Cathol ic Church made i t s e l f h igh ly unpopular by t r y i n g t o e l i - minate a l l d i s cus s ion of a r t i f i c i a l b i r t h con t ro l methods, government subs id ized s t e r i l i z a t i o n 6 choice on abo r t i on .

The hmericanadian t r a d e war has develop- cd some b i z a r r e twists. Heart by-pass su r - gery, o f fe red f r e e i n BC, has c r ea t ed a long wait ing l i s t 6 people on t h a t l i s t arc be ing bombarded with a d v e r t i s i n g t h a t o f f e r s them no-wait bypass surgcry i n Cal- ifur111i.a f o r $2S,OOOUS (con~pl ica t ior l s e x t r a )

In Canada, t h e g o v t t has increased t h e penal ty f o r smuggling a l i e n s i n t o t h e country from $10,000 o r a year i n j a i l t o $500,000 and/or up t o 10 yea r s i n j a i l . Can you imagine some of t h e s e church min- , i s t e r s G t h e i r congrega t ions , who o f t e n I a s s i s t i l l e g a l immigrants, being locked 1 up f o r 10 yea r s? Talk about martyrdom! I

Of course we're a l l aware t h a t former

po l i ce c h i e f s 6 RCMP o f f i c e r s i n Saskat- chewan a r e up f o r over a hundred charges r e l a t i n g t o sexual abuse c a r r i e d on a t a l o c a l daycare f o r many y e a r s ... E we know about a l l t h e t r igger -happy cops i n Van- couver E Toronto who a r e being he ld r e s p ons ib l e f o r snap k i l l i n g s of c i t i z e n s suspected o f c r imina l a c t i v i t i e s o r j u s t c r e a t i n g a d i s tu rbance .

In t h e Downtown Eas t s ide two innocent women were s e r i o u s l y i n j u r e d r e c e n t l y by being h i t by a p o l i c e c a r involved i n a h igh speed chase, & Joe Swan, t h e c u r a t o of t h e p o l i c e museum, i s suspec ted of pocket ing funds, a s a r e some DERA employ ees , who appa ren t ly took advances on t h e i r wages t h a t amount t o somewhere = v n , , n A c7CJnfln which wsr nelwrer bsc --&""... 7-V V V Y , .... ...I.. And they r e c e n t l y banned begging on t h e s t r e e t s of Winnipeg.

People wonder why ou r cops a r e g e t t i n g s o Rambo-ish, & some blame it on t e l e v i s ion. This may be q u i t e accu ra t e , s i n c e a TV s t a t i o n i n Da l l a s , Texas ( t he Kennedy k i l l i n g ground) is p u t t i n g out a 24-hour p o l i c e channel on s a t e l l i t e t h a t i s p ick ed up on t h e d i s h anywhere i n North Amer i c a . No doubt t h e cops i n a l l Canadian c i t y s a r e r ece iv ing American supplements t o t h e i r r e g u l a r t r a i n i n g by t h i s method

I In Vancouver, t h e f i r s t c a se i n which I

t h e g o v l t i s a t tempt ing t o s e i z e proper ty it claims was bought with money from crim- i n a l a c t i v i t i e s , i s being t r i e d , t h e def- ense arguing t h a t t h i s law v i o l a t e s a pro- p e r t y owner's r i g h t t o freedom from unrea- sonable s e i z u r e .

A s f a r a s I ' m concerned evcry p iece of p rope r ty i n Canada was obta ined with money obta ined from cr imina l a c t i v i t y - -but t h a t L i s i n t h e realm of personal philosophy, & t h i s is hard co re ncws.

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Karen has been a tele-marketer f o r sev- eral years, f o r a v a r i e t y of companies. ing machines were s to len . When the owner- She found her t a l e n t a t publ ic r e l a t i o n s 'S bereaved l ive - in pa r tne r drank the I

excel ls while she is pushing carpet clea- ning. She i s q u i t e comfortable doing t h e i r s p i e l . ,

Karen has had many odd th ings happen while dealing with managers and customers over the years, but her most memorable event happened while working f o r a l o c a l company. One of he r bosses died i n h i s o f f i ce , from s t r e s s , a f t e r a break-and- en te r i n which severa l vacuums and clean-

company i n t o bankruptcy, Karen had t o move on.

? Karen's only d i f f i c u l t y i n s e l l i n g i s some of those l a s t names she is given t o c a l l :

Papageorgiouxenophon. Ch, ralambopoulos. Swingenshloegal. Slusarskikcizimiers. Dobrozdravich . ~ & a l a k a n i h a m r s ~ a n and T r i a n t a f i l l i d i f .

Dora Sanders

WHY PEACE POLICY IS PART OF THE FIGHT AGAINST FREE TRADE

Canada has committed i t s e l f t o an in- The t ransnat ionals have a unif ied glob- :

a1 s t r a tegy of economic penetra t ion t h r u the S t ruc tu ra l Adjustment Programs (SAP) and the North American Free Trade Agree- ment (NAFTA) t h a t includes p o l i t i c a l and mi l i t a ry domination.

The Canadian Peace Alliance views the s t ruggle agains t US m i l i t a r y domination as an in tegra l p a r t of t h e growing move- ment f o r peoples1 coa l i t ions t o defeat t h e North Amenicaxi Free Trade Act.

Changing our foreign pol icy t o a peace policy is pa r t & parcel of Canada's f i g h t against the t ransnat ional corporate agenda

How is t h i s US Mil i tary Domination Seen? ........................................ The US has c l e a r l y s t a t e d i t s object ives

in Pentagon planning documents on post cold-war s t ra tegy. They t e l l the m i l i t a r y what t o plan f o r G buy t o meet US object - ives i n the 90's . The documents a r e ca l l ed Defence Planning Guidance 1994-1399.

In a f i r s t d r a f t Feb. 18, 1992, leaked t o the New York Times: While the US cannot become the world's policeman, we w i l l r e t a i n the preeminent r e spons ib i l i ty f o r addressing se lec t ive - l y those wrongs which threaten not only our i n t e r e s t s , but those of our a l l i e s and f r iends . .. Access t o raw mater ia ls , primarily Persian Gulf o i l ... the US should be postured t o a c t independently when co l l ec t ive ac t ion cannot be orches- t r a t e d .I1

and i n the second d r a f t Apr.16, 1992, which attempts t o b l u r the f i r s t pos i t ion but which changes l i t t l e : "While the US cannot become the world 's policeman.. . r .e i ther can we allow our c r i t i c a l i n t e r e s t s t o depend so le ly on in te rna t iona l machanisms t h a t can be blocked by countr ies whose i n t e r e s t s may be very d i f f e r e n t from our own...we maintain the c a p a b i l i t i e s f o r address-

creased defence budget (whikh, by some ab- e r r a t i o n i n t h e mind of t h e Finance Minis- t e r , Don Mazankowski, was del ivered i n thc House of Commons a s giving Canadians a "peace dividend").

Defence budget ob jec t ives a r e f o r 28- 30% towards c a p i t a l equipment, while c u t t - ing bases E numbers of people i n t h e Can- adian Armed Forces. It means buying more sophis t ica ted weapons, useful f o r aggress- ive ac t ions (subs), not f o r defending our borders.

Our g lobal t r e a t i e s a r e dominated by tht US. In N.b.TQ they tie us te t h e nucle~r dde- t e r r e n t with i ts inherent dangers;;.We could be involved i n m i l i t a r y ac t ion, without approval of Parliament, 6 agains t t h e w i l l of t h e Canadian people.

Our defence s t r a t e g y has become an in- d u s t r i a l s t r a t egy , because under the Free Trade Agreement the North American Defencc Production Sharing Agreements a r e exempt. The Minister of Defence, Marcel Masse, ha ca l l ed NATO an " indus t r i a l a s well a s an army a l l i ance . . . I f we wailt to. ge t the col t r a c t s we have t o be a member of t h e club

Canada i s a c t i v e l y marketing 4 s e l l i n g weapons i n a world already overstocked, & funding an arms race t h a t can r e s u l t i n ur precedented soc ia l , environmental & human e f f e c t s f o r years t o come. We have passed l e g i s l a t i o n t o access se lec ted foreign m i l i t a r y markets (B i l l C-6 ) . We ask t o resc i r t h i s b i l l .

The CPA c a l l s f o r a r eversa l of govern- ment po l i c i es ; f o r an i n d u s t r i a l pol icy based on people 's needs, not arms, f o r a country-wide cohesive s t r a tegy t o convert weapons p lan t s t o s o c i a l l y useful purpose: f o r t r ade with a g r i c u l t u r a l products, not arms, and fo r t r ade t h a t w i l l meet the re; needs of developing countr ies & not create environment a1 damage. -

ing se lec t ive ly - those secur i ty problems Rapid Response Force "A brigade & two I t h a t threaten our own i n t e r e s t s . " i sauaclrons of CF-18

In layman's terms, global s t r a t e g i e s I a i r c r a f t , based i n ~ a n a d a & capable of in - must defend US i n t e r e s t s , o r e l se ! Remem- tervening anywhere i n t h e world, could al! ber what happened i n Granada, Panama, I r aq be placed a t NATO's d isposal i n the event

of a c r i s i s o r war i n Europew, according t o Marcel Masse i n h i s Defence Policy Sta te- ment of Sept.18, 1991. J e f f S a i l l o t con- f irms: "Canada w i l l maintain forces f o r A l - l iance operations i f ever required, but these u n i t s w i l l be based i n Canada,."

The CPA sees the RRF a s involving Canada i n a po ten t i a l s e r i e s of responses over which Canada would have l i t t l e o r no cont- r o l . J u s t a s NAFTA threatens Canadian t rad- ing sovreignty, so the RRF challenges m i l i - t a r y decision making. The CPA wants t o work with the peoples' movements i n developing countries, not a c t a s a t h r e a t agains t them

GPALS (Global Protection Against Limited S t r ikes ) is a smaller version of S ta r Wars ( the S t ra teg ic Defence I n i t i a t i v e ) . Accord- ing t o Mary Col l ins (9/3/921 Canada is w i l - l i ng t o l i s t e n t o American bvertures t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e p ro jec t . I f SDI was in- va l id against nuclear a t tack i n the cold war, why should we l i s t e n now t o developing nuclear war s t r a t e g i e s i n space, when the a l leged t h r e a t of nuclear a t t acks have been g rea t ly diminished. Costs of pa r t i c ipa t ion a re unknown, & w i l l escala te . A s well , such pa r t i c ipa t ion t i e s u s i n t o US control .

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our in te rna t iona l h e a r t s a r e weeping a t t h e seas ,- our heads r o l l

. across oceans

I am a swollen memory "1 departui.

how could I fo rge t t h e s i l ence t h a t opened a huge grace

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f o r t h e stunningly beaut i fu l non-chalance of your absence?

and a measure is f o r remembering how we come up shor t agains t t h e horizon's t a l l order horizon s o t h i n one lapse could cancel it fusing owrlds

l a s t n ight I warched a rainbow disappear i n t o t h e bent rhythm of our l i v e s thorn of lone l iness drawing s t range blood

Dan Feeney

9. I f you began papering two lanes of t h e (submit ted by Darren Lowe) Trans-Canada Highway i n Vancouver with

$100 b i l l s 6 continued going e a s t , which town would you h i t by the time you had

Editor, used enough $100 b i l l s t o equal t h e Debt? I thought Carnegie Newsletter readers

might be in te res ted i n the following Fed- ANSWERS

era1 Fiscal Issues Quiz, e spec ia l ly s ince 1. False. They receive $400 worth of p i c t

u r e framing. here in BC Our taxes rise On ' 2. False. There a r e two c e l l u l a r phones i the re is s t i l l no r e a l commitment from any each vehicle. l eve l of g o v t t t o el iminate wasteful exp.

1. True o r False - A Member of Parliament 4. The banana newsle t ter , costing $619,00 receives $100 worth of complimentary 5. The grocery shopping repor t , which cos

p ic tu re framing each year? $20,483. - 6. 960 d i f f e r e n t forms.

2 . True or False - The limousine a cabinet 7. More than doubled billion minis ter receives includes a f a x mach-

x n n n, 1.nllt.1 -r +el.-.-L--- $12.517 Sillisn.

C Y 1 4 U A u A CUIUy.IVII\I E n s t c r c c with 8. The s i n g l e person paid a 17% t a x and a compact d i s c player? 3% sur tax . Brascan paid a .07% t a x and

A i r Canada paid no taxes . A 9. Toronto.

# 3 w a b a g r o s s example of - -. - - -- - . - - -

Reform P a r t y b i g o t r y . Justice program to reduce poverty in B

4. Which p ro jec t received t h e most gov' t funding s ince the 1988 federa l e l e c t i o n

- a newsle t ter about bananas growing i n t h e Frencb.Riviera, t h e Atlas of Ethopia, o r a study on the "technological E s t r u c t u r a l changes i n Turkey's c lo thing indust ryff?

1. Income: increase welfare r a t e s t o t h e poverty l i n e , increase earnings ' exemp t ions.

2. Jobs: Job c rea t ion programs l i k e low - cost housing, r e f o r e s t a t i o n , salmon en

hancement, merchant marine, municipal cap i t a l works programs, chi ldcare , e l d e r ca r and education. . .

5. In Brian Mulroney's f i r s t term i n off: Minimum wage: r a i s e it t o $8.26/hour i ce , which study received the most govt ( in June 1991 d o l l a r s )

funding from the govt ' s Social Sciences E Child rear ing: recognize t h i s a s l e g i t llumanities Research Council - "Yard A r t : imate work deserving of adequate incom The Social Values of Lawn O r n a m e n t ~ ~ , ~ T h e above the Poverty l i n e . Wife's Role i n ~~~d shopping for the Fami- 3 . Services: Free medical, den ta l , phone, ly", o r "The Anatomy of a Seance"? bus pass f o r a l l G A I N r ec ip ien t s ; qua1

i t y chi ldcare access ib le t o a l l low incom 6 . AS of December 1990, how many d i f f e r e n t people.

forms a r e avai lable from the Ministry 4. Shel ter : Return r e n t con t ro l , inc ludin of National Revenue, Dept. of Rev/Taxat*on? for residents of rooming h ~ u s e s E -hot- 7. Between 1977 6 1979, when Liberal Party

leader Jean Chretien was Minister of Finance, Canada's nat ional debt increased by how much?

8. Who paid t h e highest t a x r a t e i n 1989 - Brascan with income of $442 mil l ion,

A i r Canada with income of $231 mil l ion, o r a s ing le person whose so le income was $10,000 from ynemployment insurance?

e l s ; abolish d i s t i n c t i o n between s h e l t e r support; bu i ld publ ic and s o c i a l housing. 5. S o u r ~ e of funds: Canada Assistance Pla

r e i n s t i t u t e taxes on wealthy people an corporations who can a f fo rd them.

ELP supports a Time t o Stand Together, A Time f o r Socia l So l ida r i ty , a dec la ra t ion on Socia l 6 Economic Policy Direct ions •’0 Canada by members of Popular Sector Group

; &ENEGOT~AT~ON - 15 NOT THE ' ANSWER

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,, The Canada-US. Free Trade 0 .i ~ p m e n t (FTA), now in its fourth t , year, has been a bad deal for Canada.

j lt devastated our economy, caus- I q ~ l a y o f f s ( 5 1 1 , 0 manufactur-

o i ag pbs lost since the lTA) . This I fallout has led to the

I ' underfunding of Medicare and other I &a1 programs.

/ A Gallup Poll in May, 1992, re- vealed that only 4% of Canadians are - satisfied with the FTA. The majority

1 C want it either amended or terminated. But which of these o~tions will

,roGde the desired relief? Which of hem is the more likely to be achieved?

It's understandable that many

Canadians would prefer to have the deal renegotiated. Unfortunately,it's an v t ion that is doomed to failure.

US. President George Bush has already said publicly that he would never agree to renegotiate the FTA. Why would he, when all the terms we dislike and want to change are terms that American business loves and wants to keep? Why would they ever agree voluntarily to give us back con- trol of our resources, for example, or control over foreign investment, with- out getting back something of equal value to them in return?

The fact is that the Mulroney gov- ernment made so many concessions to the U.S. in the lTA that we have nothing much left with which to bar- gain, evenif the U.S. didagree tocome back to the table.

And thaYs why the ETA must be scrapped completely.

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