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S o c i a l C r e d i t p a r t y . T h i s i s a r e a l t r a g e d y f o r t h e s o c r e d s . The problem i s t h a t , a f t e r t h e l a s t e l e c t i o n , over $300 m i l l i o n was p u t i n t o a n e l e c t i o n fund ( t a x p a y e r s ' money) and w i t h ~ a l m ' s g i b b e r i n g a l e n g t h y prop- aganda campaign w i l l be launched t o s a t u r a t e a l l media w i t h s o c r e d c r u d .

On t h e eve of t h e 6 t h b y e l e c t i o n , a l l d i s s e n t i n t h e rank and f i l e of

t h e p a r t y was paramount. Zalm s a i d he wouldn ' t c a l l an e l e c t i o n soon s o we ' re s t u c k w i t h t h i s i d i o t f o r a few more months. The t i t l e ? Zalm de- c l a r e d war on t h e ~ n a j o r i t y of B . C . ' s c i t i z e n s y e a r s ago. Think of Van as

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FALSE CREEK NORTH (Expo Lands) p u b l i c h e a r i n g on November 2nd.

the p a r t y was stamped o u t ( f o r pub- C a l l DERn a t 682-0931 l i c d i s p l a y a t l e a s t ) and a l l who f o r d e t a i l s , t ime 6 l o c a t i o n . were p o l l e d by t h e media t r i e d t o s a y

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Mr. P a u l R. T a y l o r I - d i t o r C a r n e g i e N e w s l e t t e r

I k a r Mr. T a y l o r : O c t o b e r 1 3 , 1989.

I am w r i t i n g i n r e s p o n s e t o y o u r l e t t e r o f September 5 , 1989 , w i t h t h e a t t a c h e d S t a t e m e n t o f a c c o u n t t o t a l l i n g $ 5 , 3 6 4 . 4 0 , f o r which you b e l i e v e re imbursement i s j u s t i f i e d b e c a u s e o f my M i n i s t r y ' s August i n i t i a t i v e t o encourage employab le s i n g l e s and c o u p l e s w i t h o u t d e p e n d e n t s t o s e e k employnrent . I t is i m p o s s i b l e f o r me t o u n d e r s t a n d why you and t h e g r o u p s you h a v e s u b m i t t e d b i l l s on b e h a l f o f c h o s e t o f i g h t t h e Government 'and my Mini- st r y o v e r t h i s i n i t i a t i v e . You i n c u r r e d u n n e c e s s a r y e x p e n s e s , you c r e a - t e d u n n e c e s s a r y a n x i e t y amongst t h e r e c i p i e n t g r o u p and y o u r a c t i o n s and b e h a v i o u r were c o m p l e t e l y c o u n t e r p r o d u c t i v e b e c a u s e you p l a c e d y o u r p o l - i t i c a l b i a s e s b e f o r e t h e good o f t h e p e o p l e you a r e commit ted t o h e l p . llad you o b j e c t i v e l y c o n s i d e r e d why t h e i n i t i a t i v e was b e i n g u n d e r t a k e n and who t h e i n i t i a t i v e w a s r e a l l y a f f e c t i n g , you would h a v e , I t h i n k , chosen t o c o o p e r a t e and a s s i s t u s r a t h e r t h a n a d o p t i n g t h e a u t o m a t i c a d v e r s a r i a l s t a n c e t h a t t h e Government i s wrong.

The i n i t i a t i v e we t o o k i n August t o r e i n f o r c e t h e e x p e c t a t i o n t h a t j ob - r eady r e c i p i e n t s o f t empora ry income a s s i s t a n c e must c o n s t a n t l y b e look- i n g f c v employment , was r e c e i v e d v e r y p o s i t i v e l y and I want t o e m p h a s i z e , no one s u f f e r e d a s a r e s u l t . Our o b j e c t i v e is t o a s s i s t p e o p l e t o be- come independen t and t o a t t a c k t h a t o b j e c t i v e i s i n e x p l i c a b l e .

U n f o r t u n a t e l y , you and t h e g r o u p s you r e p r e s e n t c h o s e t o f i g h t r a t h e r t h a n c o o p e r a t e and w o r k !.~Ft_h ' I S . TC e::pcct E ~ C ~;;x>;l-qcrs . - "f E ~ i i i s i l C d - umbia t o pay f o r an u n j u s t i f i e d and u n n e c e s s a r y c o s t is w i t h o u t merit; t h e r e f o r e , I must r e j e c t y o u r r e q u e s t .

A s I have s t a t e d , r e p e a t e d l y , I want t o c o n t i n u e t o work w i t h t h e commun- i t y and community g r o u p s i n a d d r e s s i n g t h e i s s u e s b e f o r e u s i n a s p i r i t o f c o o p e r a t i o n and o b j e c t i v i t y .

p Y o r ~ r s t r u l y ,

Claude Richmond

1 N i n i s t e r o f s o c i a i 6 e r v i c e s and Hous ing . - - ( l i d i t o r ' s Note: The b i l l w a s s e n t t o Richmond on September 5 t h . His l e t t e r -

w a s d a t e d Oc tobe r 13 a n d a r r i v e d on O c t o b e r 2 6 t h . It t o o k t h a t l o n g b e f o r e someone t o l d him what t o s a y . ALL READERS: PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RESPONSES TO THIS NEWSLETTER BY 11/11. E x t i n g u i s h e r s e r v i c e f o r smoking t y p e w r i t e r s o r b u r n i n g p e n c i l s n o t g u a r a n t e e d . )

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L i s t e n i n g t o community news, I w a s ou t raged t h a t more of ~ a n c o u v e r ' s dwind l ing l a n d i s be ing s e t a s i d e f o r a n o t h e r s tadium. I n c a s e no 'one h a s heard , t h e a r e a around Terminal & Main i s now s l a t e d f o r t h e Bosa B r o t h e r s ' development on t h e w e s t s i d e o f blain, t h e CN t e r m i n a l is on t h e e a s t s i d e f o r now and behind t h a t i s 20 h e c t a r e s of l a n d now used f o r r a i l s t o r a g e .

Seems t h a t CN s e e s t h e p rof i t pot- e n t i a l and an o p t i o n t h a t seems s u r e i s f o r 6 a c r e s o f t h i s l a n d t o be used f o r t h e new Canuck's Stadium. More boys' t o y s , w h i l e t h e c r u c i a l need f o r housing g i e s unanswered. I want t o l i v e i n a co-op. The o n e s I ' v e a p p l i e d t o t e l l me t h a t t h e min- imum w a i t w i l l be o v e r 2 y e a r s and t h e r e a r e no new starts f o r any k i n d of s o c i a l housing i n Vancouver a t a l l f o r 1990.

A t t h e same t i m e as t h i s i s s t a r i n g i n t h e f a c e s o f our i l l u s t r i o u s c o u n c i l , t h e y g i v e t h e nod t o high- p r i c e d condos and h i g h r i s e , cramped boxes w i t h no p l a n f o r accomodating t h e lower-income peop le .

J . C .

CARNEGIE I S SAFE

Fol lowing t h e r e c e n t e a r t h q u a k e i n San F r a n c i s c o , t h e D i r e c t o r asked C i t y H a l l f o r i n f o r m a t i o n abou t Carriepj-e' s s t a b i l i t y .

H i i c ~ \ e ~ z i e ( g u e s s who wro te t h i s ) was r e l i e v e d t o l e a r n t h a t o u r b u i l - d i n g was upgraded i n 1978 t o N a t i o n a l B u i l d i n g Code s t a n d a r d s . A c o n c r e t e s h e l l was e r e c t e d i n s i d e t h e o r i g i n a l I b u i l d i n g and e v e r y t h i n g was anchored. z

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The wars go on, Nocrished by r e l i g i o u s dogmas S t u d e n t s d i e f o r mis ty democracy Without e x p e r i e n c i n g s l a v e r y Marx and Lenin caused condusion And s e a l e d t h e m i l l e n i n m ' s f a t e .

The t h r e e g r e a t e v i l s : R e l i g i o n , Democracy & Communism Are t h e r e a s o n s why t h e e a r t h h a s Been "wacked ou t" by o u r c o l l e c t i v e I n t e l l i g e n c e and apa thy .

The s t a r v e r s h a t e t h e r i c h Who a r e confounded by g reed . Poisoned r i v e r s f e e d t h e r a i n c h a i n While l u n g s a d a p t a l e a t h e r y t i s s u e . A decade away a new .mil lenium w a i t s ; A new age of e v o l u t i o n a r y f r o n t i e r i s m .Tonight we l i e on a bed of s t o n e A s w e l i v e t h e h i s t o r y o f t h e f u t u r e .

Garry Gust

You r e a d i t For t h o s e who perform; G e s t u r e s h e l p words R e l a t e t o t h e a u d i e n c e ' s wish ... t o be e n t e r t a i n e d But t h e las t p l a c e t o Understand

Is i n a group consc iousness I Otherwise one cou ld

,.:. Leave t h e R o l l i n g Stone c o n c e r t - With a new ph i losophy But n o t h i n g e v o l v e s from t h e General s h a r i n g Of e i t h e r p o e t r y o r music A r e a a i n g f o r c u l t u r e For t h o s e Grasp ing i n t h e d a r k Fucked o v e r by some l i t e r a r y pimp.

Tom Lewis -@ - -

Deside Heroes

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J u s t b e f o r e I s l e e p .

Sometimes I s e e them i n t h e a f t e r n o o n S h i t t i n g on t h e rush-hour c a r s ; It f a l l s down t h r u t h e g a s fumes Sp lash ing i n t o w h i t e s p o t stars

Sometimes I watch them f l y i n g Over Crab Park bay

I wonder what t h e y ' r e f e e l i n g ; Whish t h a t I cou ld f e e l t h a t way...

So I cou ld f l y ; Sr: I cr:rwld fl., E^ hi"h 0-. 9

Making c i r c l e s ; F l o a t i n g t h r u t h e sky, Out of s i g h t !

S e a g u l l s a r e f l y i n g down Powell S t r e e t Right o u t s i d e my room. G l i d i n g down t h e canyon ' n e a t h t h e morning moon.

Garry Gust

Dear M i s t e r Prime Mixlister ,

Flay I s u g g e s t t h a t t o c r i m i n a l i z e a woman's r i g h t t o c o n t r o l h e r own body i s o u t r a g e o u s , b a r b a r i c and t o t a l l y u n a c c e p t a b l e i n a c i v i l i s e d community. S u r e l y , you cannot be s o enamoured of t h e "Dark Ages" 1 as t o endorse such a c t i o n .

The o b j e c t i v e on a b o r t i o n r i g h t s i n Canada i s c l e a r , and i s l e g a l l y i n e f f e c t today. Women a r e today f r e e t o choose, s h o r t of hav ing a s s u r e d t h e r a p e u t i c a b o r t i o n a t t h e i r command. Lacking i s o n l y f u l l government fund ing of f r e e c h o i c e t h e r a p e u t i c a b o r t i o n c l i n i d s . T h i s is now t h e immediate i m p e r a t i v e need.

May I s t r e s s my p o i n t s : No new a b o r t i o n law; f u l l government fund- i n g of a b o r t i o n c l i n i c s . Such a pos- i t i o n i n p r a c t i c e w i l l p l a c e Canada i n t h e l e a d among t h e c i v i l i s e d com- m u n i t i e s o f t h e world .

That e q u a l i t y of men and women i s i n d i s p e n s i b l e t o any f u r t h e r advance i n human a s s o c i a t i o n and economic growth i s s e l f - e v i d e n t when t h e s u r - v i v a l of our s p e c i e s is contemplated. I n t h e absence o f v i r g i n b i r t h , i t t a k e s two p a r e n t s t o produce a c h i l d and two p a r e n t s t o e n s u r e t h e person- a l , domes t ic , s o c i a l and c u l t u r a l b d 2 n c e d c!e~!elcpment ef +he c h i l d . Our s o c i e t y g e n e r a l l y d e c l a r e s t h a t t h e main r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t h e c h i l d l ies w i t h t h e woman. Is i t n o t odd t o p l a c e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y where good judgement i s , on t h e o t h e r hand, s t a t e d t o be a b s e n t ?

The e l i m i n a t i o n of c o e r c i o n - s ta te o r o t h e r - i s now t h e govern ing need of o u r s o c i e t y . Nuclear weaponry h a s proved t h a t we e i t h e r l i v e tog- e t h e r o r a l l d i e t o g e t h e r .

Without f r e e c h o i c e f o r women, t h e r e can be no f r e e c h o i c e .

L e t ' s g e t moving toward t h e f u t u r e i n peace. For freedom and a f u t u r e ,

Bea Ferneyhough (NB: Bea i s a l i v e l y 8 2 f ) :

Dear F r i e n d ,

The a p p a r e n t l y unconscious and c l e a r l y unabashed i d i o c y of b i g b u s i n e s s t h i n k i n g becomes d a i l y n o r e a p p a r e n t .

T h e i r fundamental , governing p r i n - c i p l e o f always and a t every s t e p maximizing p r o f i t l e a d s ( t h e o r e t i - c a l l y and, u n l e s s checked, i n e v i t - a b l y i n p r a c t i c e ) t o t o t a l p r o f i t e q u a l l i n g t o t a l p r o d u c t . Q u a l i t y i s i r r e l e v a n t i f i t d o e s n ' t produce s a l e s , l i k e w h i t e b read w i t h 26 nut- r i e n t s t aken o u t s o i t l o o k s ' n i c e r ' . A l l i s p r o f i t e e r i n g ; t h i s i s nonsense .

Where p r o f i t e q u a l s p r o d u c t , where i s t h e consumer? Where i s t h e produ- c e r ? Who is t h e p roducer? Non est: no one. Th is t o o i s nonsense .

A s t h e B i b l e p u t s i t ( r a t h e r w e l l , I t h i n k ) "What does i t p r o f i t a man i f he g a i n t h e whole world and l o s e h i s own sou l" i . e . h i s own e x i s t e n c e ?

But is n o t t h i s what we are today a l l engaged more and more i n doing? Turning more and more of t h e r e s o u r c e s of t h e e a r t h i n t o i n c r e a s i n g d e s t r u c - t i v e c a p a c i t y ( f o r p r o f i t ) ; i n t o s e l f - po i son ing ( f o r p r o f i t ) ; i n t o p o l l u t i o n ( f o r p r o f i t ) ; i n t o d e - f o r e s t a t i o n ( f o r p r o f i t ) ; i n t o s o i l e r o s i o n ( f o r p r o f i t ) and i n t o d e m o l i t i o n of a f f o r d a b l e homes ( f o r p r o f i t ) ?

Y e t a l l t h i s above 1s t h e agenda of b i g b u s i n e s s - t h e godhead and hero of our s o c i e t y .

May we n o t g i v e thought t o t h e p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t p u t t i n g a l i d on p r o f i t might g i v e consuming power a b reak and l i f e a chance - b o t h soc i - a l l y and e c o l o g i c a l l y speak ing?

I a s k you. B e a t r i c e Fernzyhaugh

P.S.: I n l i g h t of t h e above, t h e i d i o c y of t h e Wilson GST(Goods

& S e r v i c e s Tax) becomes a p p a r e n t : lle p roposes e x t r a c t i n g from a major- i t y of t h e peop le 9% of what i n c r e a - s i n g l y i s n ' t t h e r e .

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8 The Garbage Song

M r . Thompson c a l l s t h e w a i t e r , o r d e r s s t e a k + baked p o t a t e r , Leaves t h e bones and g r i s t l e & he never e a t s t h e s k i n The busboy comes and t akes (with a cough contaminates i t ) Pu t s i t i n a can wi th c o f f e e grounds & s a r d i n e t i n s And the t r u c k comes by on Friday and t akes i t a l l away A thousand t r u c k s j u s t l i k e i t a r e converging on t h e bay Oh garbage ... w e ' r e f i l l i n g up t h e s e a w i th garbage. Jniat w i l l w e do when t h e r e ' s nowhere l e f t t o put a l l t h e garbage?

M r . Thompson s t a r t s h i s c a d i l l a c & winds i t down t h e freeway t r a c k Leaving f r i e n d s nad neighbours i n a hydro-carbon haze H e j o i n s a thousand o t h e r c a r s a l l sending gases t o t h e s t a r s There i t forms a s e e t h i n g cloud t h a t hangs f o r 30 days And the sun l i c k s down i n t o i t , wi th i ts u l t r a - v i o l e t tongue Turns i t i n t o smog and then i t s e t t l e s i n our lungs ... Oh garbage ... we're f i 1 l i n g . q t h e sky wi th garbage What w i l l w e do when t h e r e ' s no th ing l e f t t o b rea the . . nothing l e f t t o s e e bu t garbage?

Get t ing home & t ak ing o f f h i s shoes, he s e t t l e s w i th t h e evening news While a l l t h e k i d s do homeowrk w i t h t h e T.V. i n one e a r While Superman f o r t h e thousandth t i m e sells t a l k i n g d o l l s & conquers crime Du t i fu l l y they l e a r n t h e b i r t h d a t e of Paul Revere I n t h e paper t h e r e ' s a p i e c e about t h e MayorLs middle name.. He g e t s i t read i n t i m e t o watch t h e A l l s t a r Bingo Game Oh garbage ... we're f i l l i n g up our minds w i th garbage What w i l l w e do when t h e r e ' s no th ing l e f t t o ~ a l k upon, no th ing l e f t t o walk upon,nothing l e f t t o see /no th ingr ! le f t t o be bu t garbage,

Their s t o c k s & t h e h bonds a l l garbage What w i l l they do when t h e i r system goes t o t r a s h . . There 's no va lue t o t h e i r cash . . .... -..- ~ n ~ r p ' s - - m n e y tc be ~ ~ 2 2 h u t there's a wuiid i o be r epa id ; The k ids w i l l r ead i n h i s t o r y booke of f i n a n c i e r s & o t h e r crooks Feudalism & s l a v e r y & nukes & a l l t h a t knavery - i n h i s t o r y ' s dus tb in Confined t h e r e a long wi th many o t h e r k inds of garbage.

R i t a M a c N e i l

STRATHCOBA - THE FUTURE I S NOW!

S t r a t h c o n a r e s i d e n t s - now i s your chance t o h e l p p r o t e c t t h e human- s c a l e c h a r a c t e r o f t h e neighbourhood.

S t r a t h c o n a is t h r e a t e n e d by every- t h i n g from proposed megaproj e c t s b l i k e a hockey s t adu im and a garbage p l a n t , t o f l o o d s o f commuter t r a f f i c t o t h e l o s s o f low-income hous ing .

Y e t many peop le a r e proud t o c a l l S t r a t h c o n a home, and f e e l i t o f f e r s a n in t imacy and n e i g h b o u r l i n e s s t h a t i s i n c r e a s i n g l y h a r d t o f i n d t h e s e days . Many o f t h o s e r e s i d e n t s u s e Carneg ie a s t h e i r home-away-from-home.

R e s i d e n t s fough t f o r t h e r i g h t t o have a community p l a n . Th i s w i l l h e l p channe l growth and change t o l e s s e n n e g a t i v e impact on t h e neigh- bourhood.

C i t y Counci l h a s agreed t o e s t a - b l i s h t h e S t r a t h c o n a C i t i z e n s ' Plan- n i n g Committee and h a s p rov ided t h e s e r v i c e s of a p l a n n e r and a Chinese t r a n s l a t o r and o t h e r h e l p . The same p r o c e s s h a s a l s o been t a k i n g p l a c e i n Mount P l e a s a n t and K i t s i l a n o .

S t r a t h c o n a r e s i d e n t s w i l l d e c i d e a l l s o r t s of t h i n g s , such a s : * How much development shou ld go on,

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coho1 and d r u g c o u n s e l l i n g ) do we need?

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;k How t o s t o p c o m u t e r s from u s i n g o u r s t r e e t s ? Can we g e t more p a r k s ? How t o p r e s e r v e t h e unique "char- a c t e r " and " f e e l " of t h e a r e a ? A t t h e f i r s t meet ing, h e l d Oct.24,

r e s i d e n t s e x p r e s s e d t h e i r heavy con- c e r n s abou t t h e proposed hockey s t a - dium a t Main and P r i o r , and t h e pro- posed ga rbage p l a n t j u s t 600 f e e t from S t r a t h c o n a Pa-k. Both p r o j e c t s would s e r i o u s l y a f f e c t t h e l i v a b i l i t y

o f t h e ~eighbourhood..residents w i l l - have t o be o rgan ized t o s t o p them.

Any r e s i d e n t o f S t r a t h c o n a is e l i g - i b l e t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e p l a n n i n g . (Also e l i g i b l e a r e p r o p e r t y owners and peop le who work i n t h e neighbour- hood). Anyone who a t t e n d s t h e n e x t meet ing w i l l be a u t o m a t i c a l l y c o n s i - de red a founding member and have v o t i n g r i g h t s .

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"Hand i n Hand"

A s we walk down t h e s t r e e t s o f Vancouver We're n o t wa lk ing a l o n e any more My w i f e & I a r e wa lk ing Hand i n Hand And Oh! How g r e a t i t i s I

Sometimes we c a n ' t walk t o g e t h e r a s we have o t h e r t h i n g s t o do But when we do we t a l k abou t

, P a s t , P r e s e n t & F u t u r e P l a n s And o u r dreams f o r t h e f u t u r e a r e d i s c u s s e d Houses, Campers, T r i p s ; you name i t &

we dream i t . And some day o u r dreams w i l l come t r u e . Discussed w h i l e walking Hand i n Hand On t h e s t r e e t s of Vancouver.

George H a r r i s o n

D e t e c t i v e Clues

S e a r c h i n g f o r c l u e s o f a c a s e t h a t I might s e e ,

IJhar: he answers t o t h i s c a s e may b e ,

first t l ~ e L fgijnd up i n a t r e e ,

The l e t t e r "u" w a s t h e key,

I found t h e second one i n t h e sand

The word "love" on a paper was i n my hand,

I l o u n d t h e t h i r d one i n t h e Sky,

It w a s a n o t h e r le t ter - t h e l e t te r was "I".

Then you p u t them t o g e t h e r \ & YOU s e e ,

I Love U was what i t meant t o me.

C h a r l e s

PARIAH WINTER

Being "yourse l f1 ' i s b e i n g hones t w i t h your f e e l i n g s ; which can be a g r e a t s o u r c e o f embarrassment, e s p e c i a l l y i f you have a good imagina t ion .

I s a y "you" b u t I r e a l l y mean me; t h i s i s t o p r o t e c t t h e f r a g i l e ego i n c a s e you, I mean I, o r even you, o f f e n d someone w i t h o u r h o n e s t i e s .

Garry Gust

THIS CROWD O F

?hey say we've g o t a n The p s y c h i a t r i s t s a l l ? i y l v e go t one - I ' v e Even t h e p s y c h i a t r i s t '

SHADOW PEOPLZ :

unconscious iLiind a g r e e go t one s g o t one

The conc ious mind i s Wh;.; you know about who you a r e The unconscious mind 1s what you d o n ' t know About who you a r e .

The unconscious mind i s a lways t h e r e &low t h e s u r f a c e With a mind of i t s own So t h e r e ' s j u s t a s many of u s S i t t i n g around i n t h e d a r k h e r e T h a t we d o n ' t know about A s t h e r e a r e of u s S i t t i n g around on t h e s u r f a c e h e r e ... i f you can b e l i e v e t h e p s y c h i a t r i s t

So i t ' s t h i s crowd of shadow peop le t h a t we a r e

Who sometimes pep up unexpec ted ly h e r e & t h e r e

Making u s t h i n k About how we d i d n ' t know We were l i k e t h a t . .. & we hope i t d o e s n ' t happen a g a i n

Because u s u a l l y We d o n ' t l i k e n o t knowing who we a r e I t ' s cons ide red v e r y u n t o g e t h e r - Iht t o know who you a r e . . . Even i f none of u s r e a l l y do.

Mostly we have A l l k i n d s of r i t u a l s & magic s p e l l s Disguised a s o r d i n a r y r e a l i t y To keep t h i s s t r a n g e crowd Of unconscious peop le who a r e u s

i n t h e i r p l a c e I f you t h i n k abou t how Every where you go & whoever you a r e w i t h There i s a lways t h i s Uunch o f unconscious peop le Hanging around j u s t w a i r i n g or a chance t o t u r n t h i n g s

i n s i d e - o u t

You c o u l d d r i v e y o u r s e l f c r a z y . . . p e o p l e used t o c a l l i t

11 s e e i n g t o o much t r u t h "

Our g r e a t g r e a t g r e a t g r e a t grandmothers & g r a n d f a t h e r s way back Used t o c a l l t h e unconscious mind

t h e underworld Where s p i r i t s l i v e d That were gods & demons S u b t e r r a n e a n junkyard a n g e l s Powerful mag ica l b e i n g s Who popped o u t once i n a w h i l e To c r e a t e m i r a c l e s of good & e v i l Maybe t h a t ' s who we r e a l l y a r e Before Freud s a i d R e l i g i o n w a s j u s t r e p r e s s e d s e x Before t h e ego, superego & I d

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Got a l l mixed up w i t h Who you though t you were

Imagina t ion was f r e e

Is i m a g i n a t i o n r e a l o r n o t ? Is f a n t a s y & h a l l u c i n a t i o n Coming from some r e a l p l a c e Going t o a d e s t i n a t i o n a l l i t s own?

Does a tomic s t r u c t u r e Have a s e c r e t s e n s e of humour That t ies you up i n e n d l e s s k n o t s To p rove i t ' s g o t a few t r i c k s l e f t ?

... a few t r i c k s l e f t ?

l i k e u s s i t t i n g h e r e t h e crowd o f s t r a n g e r s p r e t e n d i n g t o know what we a r e who might j u s t as w e l l be gods & demons & s u p e r n a t u r a l a n i m a l s & wei rd p s y c h o t i c f o r c e s wit-h i d e n t i t i e s of o u r own who c l a i m t h i s s p a c e who t r a n s c e n d real e s t a t e who p l a c e no a d s i n 'buy & s e l l ' who c l a i m t h i s s p a c e f o r heaven t h i s s p a c e f o r h e l l maybe we are t h i s timeless crowd of shadow peop le bound f o r a n o t h e r world

TOR A

ANITA AT NIGHT:

T a l l , t i g h t a n g e l i n a w h i t e hood I Eyes a v e r t e d , q u i c k , a l e r t & c l e a n ~ o b o d y knows you, Where you a r e , who you 've been

They p u l l you by your b l a c k wing Put you o u t , f o r a l l your c r a z y ways

Nigh t s & s t r e e t s & d a y s Drop under your f e e t , i n t o your h e a r t

behind you ..,. 3 - 7 - - - - - 1 ------- ---- &L".. l<nL+ l l l e L1111u LLLUL c I ICQV y L L V W L t t a l l l r h u c

More wi red t i g h t t o memories Less h e r e t h a n t h e r e l a s t n i g h t

The sound of t r a f f i c d r i v e s you o u t

I ' m s u r e t h a t i n your l o n e l y walk You s a w t h o s e amethyst windows I n t h e pavement u n d e r f o o t Those neon snakes walk w i t h you

i n t h e r a i n ~ h e y ' r e a lmos t gone They move s o f a s t '

They a lways g e t away a g a i n I g u e s s you t h i n k of d e a t h L ike a l l d e a t h ' s c h i l d r e n do & p u l l a k n i f e On e v e r y t h i n g t h a t b o t h e r s you.

You s a l d you saw a j e l l y f i s h l a t e a t n i g h t A

i n t h e c o l d b l a c k h a r l m r , danc ing You s a l d your mother was a b e a u t i f u l Jew Your f a t h e r t h e Aryan p r i n c e Q

& men were a lways a f t e r you

Your pack o f dogs P r e s c r i p t i o n d r u g s & e n d l e s s d a y s t o r u n them th rough

Then one n i g h t you woke up & you knew Y n n r i s l a n d cf f i r e in oc - rp i -

That women a r e w a r r i o r s t o o .

Phoenix l i f t s h e r wings, t h e wbrld i s g r e a t Folds h e r wings , t h e world is s m a l l . F r i e n d s i n f a r - o f f Greece A l o v e r i n Morocco a f t e r a l l . The a n g e l f a l l e n i n your c o r n e r s i n g s

The world becomes h e r wish ing we l l S i s t e r o f mercy, a n g e l o f revenge, You plunge r i g h t i n Nobody knows you Where you a r e , who you 've been, Eyes a v e r t e d , Quick , a l e r t & c l e a n .

TOKA

The Nat iona l I nd i an Educat ion Forum is a group of educa to r s from a c r o s s Canada who f e e l t h a t a u n i f i e d na t - i o n a l I nd i an e f f o r t w i l l promote, p r o t e c t and enhance Ind i an educa t ion . The Forum got i t s s t a r t a t t h e Nat- i o n a l I nd i an Education Symposium

hos ted by t h e Alexander Nation i n August of 1987. The people a t t h e symposium f e l t t h a t t h e r e needed t o be a n a t i o n a l group, wi thout p o l i - t i c a l t ies, t o d e a l w i t h t h e govern- m n t imposed post-secondary c u t s and o t h e r c r i t i c a l e d u c a t i o n a l i s s u e s .

To Promote, P r o t e c t and Enhance QUALITY I N D I A N EDUCATION.

(Objec t ives )

To develop n a t i o n a l s t r a t e g i e s and p l a n s t o d e a l immediately w i t h iss- ues r e l a t e d t o r e s o u r c i n g q u a l i t y I n d i a n e d u c a t i o n .

To i n i t i a t e and m a i n t a i n a N a t i o n a l Communications Network which would p rov ide ongoing feedback on t r e n d s , i s s u e s and s t r a t e g i e s i n I n d i a n ed- u c a t ion .

The N a t i o n a l I n d i a n Educa t ion Forum is p r e s e n t l y invo lved i n deve lop ing documents t o e n s u r e t h a t t h e r i g h t s o f a l l I n d i a n post-secondary s t u d e n t s a r e pro- t e c t e d i n t h e government 's pos t - secondary A s s i s t a n c e Program. A working agreement h a s been developed between t h e N.I.E.F. and t h e N a t i o n a l I n d i a n Educat ion Assoc. i n Washington D.C . t o pro- . , v ~ c t e u ~ ~ g u i ~ i g f ietvorklzg f.,cZ::~zr: Canada and t h e U.S. Symposium 111 i s planned f o r Kamloops i n March 1990. A N a t i o n a l I n d i a n H e r i t a g e Week is be ing d i s c u s s e d . A n a t i o n a l p u b l i c awareness campaign t o draw a t t e n t i o n of t h e g e n e r a l p u b l i c t o i s s u e s of In- d i a n e d u c a t i o n i s planned. F u t u r e p r o j e c t s on s p e c i a l edu- c a t i o n and on Nat ive l i t e r a c y a r e be ing cons idered . We a r e deve lop ing a sys tem of networking t h a t i s e f f i c i e n t and r e l i a b l e , i n c l u d i n g a n e w s l e t t e r .

P r e s e n t a t i o n t o Regional D i r e c t o r Generals of I n d i a n A f f a i r s r e g a r d i n g post -secondary fund ing caps and s p e c i a l e d u c a t i o n . P a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e n a t i o n a l edu- c a t i o n r a l l y o r g a n i z e d by t h e F i r s t Na t iona l Educa t ion Counci l o f Quebec P r e s e n t a t i o n s made t o Assembly of F i r s t Na t ions i n Yel lowknife and Vancouver and I n d i a n A s s o c i a t i o n of A l b e r t a t o p rov ide upda tes . n -2. - 7 s--- n--+- n r c c l v r u ~ U ~ _ C I V L L L L V L L L L I I L L V U ~

secondary Educat ion Conference i n S3.skatoon and N a t i o n a l I n d i a n Edu- c a t i o n A s s o c i a t i o n i n Bismarck, N . D . and T u l s a , Ok. P a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e AFN A b o r i g i n a l Language Conference and NIEF m e ~ h e r s d r a f t e d a s t a t e m e n t on :lie need f o r an A b o r i g i n a l Language P o l i c y . P r e s e n t a t i o n s t o t h e S tand ing Comm- i t t e e on A b o r i g i n a l A f f a i r s on I n d i a n e d u c a t i o n . I n i t i a t e d and a s s i s t e d w i t h Symposium I1 a t Kahnawake, PQ.

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New-Fangled People

We a r e t h e g r e a t peop le , t h e g e r m i n a t o r s The workers of new ways

The p a t h - f i n d e r s Here, amid r o t t i n g t i m b e r s

and t h e s m e l l of broken g a s p i p e s .

Seared by t h e l i v i d s m i l e of g reed weighed down by t a x g a t h e r e r s '

r a p a c i t y ; h a r r i e d Ploughed by h a r d s h i p

pummeled under t h e harrow of money-seeking cold-bloodedness

Buried !

We pu t f o r t h r c o t s - Our r o o t s !

Grappl ing t h e r u b b l e and o f f a l - W e push

w i t h i r r e s i s t a b l e f o r c e - we u r g e upward.

Our g rave heaves . ... we r e a c h t h e

(1943) Bea Ferney'

On November , l l th a t 3 pm a ceremony w i l l be h e l d i n remembrance of Cana- d i a n c i t i z e n s who v o l u n t e e r e d t h e i r s e r v i c e i n W I , Spain , MJII, Korea and o t h e r s e r v i c e s 01 duty .

It w i l l he he ld on C a r n e g i e ' s 3rd - f l o o r wi th a f i n a l e performance of The L a s t Post & R e v e i l l e . P l e a s e f e e l f r e e t o j o i n us . Keep i n mind t h a t i t ' s f o r them.

E d i t o r ,

endl 1991 ounl i n c . pas ; Ute .- 2 -1 L 1u1

j u s t h e deb; bet1 t h e

Sc t ha1 new sper Monl rea: our o r I t r a r

A t r a n s i t workers s t r i k e h a s j u s t ed i n Montreal and t h a t C i t y ' s new 0 t r a n s i t p l a n has j u s t been ann- ced. H i g h l i g h t s of i t i n c l u d e a n r e a s e t o $32.75 f o r a monthly bus s , t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n of a 90 min- bus t r a n s f e r which w i l l a l l o w t h e

2r LO go i l l a l l y c i i r r c i i o ~ l and no t t one way and, most i m p o r t a n t l y , e l i m i n a t i o n of Montreal T r a n s i t ' s

t and t h e r e f o r e a balanced budget geen revenue and e x p e n d i t u r e s f o r n e x t f i s c a l y e a r .

m n d s t o me t h a t BC T r a n s i t , r a t h e r I spending m i l l i o n s on p a i n t i n g a logo on every bus i n 1990, shou ld

ld 38 c e n t s t o m a i l a l e t t e r t o t r e a l a s k i n g f i r a copy of Mont- L T r a n s i t ' s mas te r p l a n . Some of b u r e a u c r a t s could l e a r n a t h i n g

two about p r o v i d i n g a d e c e n t p u b l i c lsi t s e r v i c e .

S e n i o r s Make Some Changes

The S e n i o r s ' Support Group has had changes i n t h e i r e x e c u t i v e . The o f f i c e r s of t h e Group a r e now:

P r e s i d e n t (Cha i r ) - NORMAN MARK Vice-pres ident - BILL Q U I N N 3ecretaj-y - iIiiI:& IT&KKISGE

Co-Treasurers - J A C K (JOHN) WIYTE - CHARLES NORQUAY.

S t a f f L i a i s o n i s Donalda Viaud. Her phone number i s 665-3005 and t h e s e n i o r s ' Lounge i s 665-3017.

CHRISTMAS I S C O M I N G !

B R I N G Y O U R IDEAS "0 THE C A R N E G I E C H R I S T M A S MEET IN^

O N WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 s t

AT 4 pm.

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Ad i n f i n i t u m

Foghorns c h a n t i n g E n g l i s h Bay Blues , L u l l i n g t h e wayward mind t o r e s t Thousands of o range marks on Tabu s e a s Char t my c o u r s e t h i s wondering n i g h t .

Counting t h e c o a n t l e s s b e a u t i e s on f l e s h Fresh l i k e a mermaid's ocean s c e n t , Where would they l e a d i f I made t h e magic To k i s s each one i n t h e m i s t o f t w y l i g h t .

Her e n d l e s s w a t e r s l e a d me on Through daydream d e s t i n i e s She s o f t l y c a l l s me t o s e c r e t h a r b o u r s I w a i t f o r a word t o end t h e dream, But I h e a r foghorns o f f E n g l i s h Bay.

King of t h e Sky

Eag le you f l y above t h e world s o h i g h Watching above Mother E a r t h F r e e l y you s o a r t h r u t h e c l o u d s A s h i g h a s you can f l y Take me w i t h you, Eagle of t h e Sky No one can e v e r t a k e away your freedom Carry me o v e r t h e s e a and t h e mountain O ' e r t h e f o r e s t King of t h e sky you t a k e my b r e a t h away.

The-Inheritance

I have an inheritance in this life of mine

Scandalousness & Misery suit me just fine

Scandalous comes from what I hide

Misery from what I feel inside

Now life's not fair and life's not grand

It seems that life's rotten from where I stand

All I hope for is life's best

And all I get is all this stress

They say that life is all you make it

But that's not true from where I sit.

Charles

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What is Hope

this question both and wide is hope? sked, I sighed old me, he'd like be rich his he'd like hout a hitch er one hoped t she'd be free fe's troubles strife's, said she is is not what I need know

lch further on t:;-:s sgarch [ go in dreams hat could be lese hopes ide of me I know for sure my friend

50 on searching until the end

Charles

I woke up this iaorning I' ve 10s t my mind

Do you know me I ask you in kind

1 must find out if I have a past

What is my first name what is my last

Why can't I remember ever growing up,

Is this my name on this coffee cup

It's Srightening not to know where it is I belong

What is right or what is wrong

Who are my friends and where did we meet

When I see ,them how do I greet

Am I married, where do I live

Frustration now is all I can give

So if you see me and you stop to say hi

Please pardon me if I break down and cry.

Charles

Pige i t s way back t o b e i n g a c e , t h a n k s t o

A whi le ago, a f t e r t h e monthly 1)ElLA General Member s h i p mee t ing , s c o r e s of S e n i o r s and neighbourhood r e s i d e n t s marched down t o t h e c o r n e r of l i a s t i n g s & C a r r a l l t o demand t h e r e t u r n of " t h e i r " p a r k . T e l e v i s i o n cameras, r a d i o coverage and r e p o r t e r s were a l l o u t i n f o r c e , a l o n g w i t h a number of Vancouver p o l i c e t o keep t h e peace.

S igns and s p e a k e r s t o l d t h e s t o r y c l e a r l y : S i n c e t h e "clean-up" of G r a n v i l l e Mal l , t h e p r e s s u r e on t h e drug p e d d l e r s and punks f o r c e d them t o s e e k new h a u n t s . Pigeon Park became a 24-hour hangout f o r p u s h e r s , sk inheads , dope and s t rong-armings w i t h a s s a u l t s and muggings r a p i d l y i n c r e a s i n g . Ghe t to b l a s t e r s screamed a l l n i g h t and t h e e n t i r e a r e a was dangerous even d u r i n g broad d a y l i g h t .

P o l i c e , because of b e i n g under s t r e n g t h , a r e h a r d p r e s s e d t o answer c a l l s q u i c k l y , y e t i f someone i s be- i n g b e a t e n o r mugged they c o u l d b e dead i n l e s s t ime t h a n i t t a k e s . c,,* ,.4=4=: ,-- -----:--- L V L V LLILLLJ LU ~ L L I V C .

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