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The reason I never wro te t o you be- fo re now, was I didn ' t know what to

say . I mean what do t h e people i n t h e c i t y c a r e about t h e r a v i n g s of a happened i n t h e p a s t yea r . The mem- coun t ry bumpkin? You've go t your own

b e r s can a s k q u e s t i o n s , make p l a n s f o r t h e f u t u r e and v o t e f o r a new problems and concerns .

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i n t h e l i f e of any A s s o c i a t i o n , be- Mountains t h a t s e p a r a t e s t h e Chilco- c a u s e i t i s t h e democrat ic means by t i n P l a t e a u from t h e s a l t chuck.

which t h e f u t u r e of t h e group is c h a r t e d . I s c r a t c h o u t a l i v i n g i n t h i s

h i n t e r l a n d c o u n t r y by f r e e l a n c e w r i - T h i s y e a r , t h e Carnegie AGM w i l l

t i n g . Like many of my p r o f e s s i o n , i t be he ld Sunday, June 2 , s t a r t i n g a t i s a marg ina l e x i s t e n c e - w e l l below

the poverty line as it were. B u t then

i t i s hard t o f i g u r e o u t what pover ty is ls it an a t t i t u d e ? Some-

f o r 14 days. To r u n f o r t h e Board, t h i n g i n t h e head? A b e l i e f about

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world o r what p o t e n t i a l t h e u n i v e r s e !. has in store fo r us. 1 really don't

t o t h e e l e c t i o n day. know.

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l i k e t o a s p i r e t o . 1 mean i t ,would be n i c e .

r e a l l y committed. But then having t h e freedom t o

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S h e i l a Baxter i o n s is p r e t t y n i c e too . Hard t o g i v e

Dear PaulR. t o t ime and s h a r e w h a t ' s go ing on ou t h e r e w i t h you-a l l i n t h e r e .

Y e s I am a l i v e , Human and a l i t h a t . A s a m a t t e r of f a c t I have t o come Though sometimes I wonder i f t h a t ' s t o t h e c i t y a t t h e end of t h e month, such a good idea . s o I might g e t a chance t o s e e your

I have enjoyed r e a d i n g your news- world a b i t , f i r s t hand. Might run I

l e t t e r and I a p o l o g i z e f o r n o t r e s - i n t o you too. ponding sooner . Sage Bi rchwate r ,

T a t l a Lake, B.C.

C o n t r a s t s o r View t o a n E a s t s i d e Lane

From t h e f r a g r a n c e of s p r i n g f l o w e r s To t h e odour of u r i n e I n t h e swelter of a summer day Permeat ing t h e s t a g n a n t c i t y a i r It w a f t s t h r u my window

L a s t n i g h t I watched t h e g u i l t y one Across t h e r e e k i n g chasm T e e t e r i n g on t h e b r i n k of a r u s t y f i r e e scape Mut te r ing c u r s e s whi le spewing o u t and down The s t e n c h : of h i s f o r g o t t e n h o u r s

From t h e compost used t o r e p l e n i s h t h e e a r t h To t h e co ld m e t a l monster Overflowing w i t h t h e r e f u s e of l o s t l i v e s .... I shudder a t t h e thought of t i n y g l i s t e n i n g and f u r r y be ings t h a t c r e e p and crawl

Through t h e m i s t s of h e r mind R i s i n g t h r u foggy f l e e t i n g s h a n g r i - l a A l o f t on popcorn c l o u d s She b e g i n s t o descend, f a l l i n g f a s t e r and f a s t e r Dropping and d i v i n g t h r b t h e downward s p i r a l

From g e n t l e , joyous c r i e s of c h i l d i s h l a u g h t e r To t h e h a r s h y e l p i n g cacophony of c a n i n e s t e a l t h Seeking, s n i p p i n g , p r a n c i n g around i t s anx ious p r e ,

H e l i e s r i g i d , sp layed and shack led P r o s t r a t e b e f o r e t h e l o r d s of d i s c i p l i n e Ree l ing p i c t u r e s of m a t e r n a l warmth, s o f t l i p s

and hands Clash w i t h impersonal shoves and pushes Dripping, squeez ing ho t t e a r s of f r u s t r a t i o n Mingle w i t h i c y r a i n Oh, t o be enc losed once more i n t h e cocoon Of i g n o r a n t innocen t b l i s s .

From t h e hum of ruby t h r o a t e d b i r d s To t h e bel lows of t o r t u r e d s o u l s Loosed i n e n d l e s s mise ry

s c u r r y t h r u , over and under and around and t h r u S h r i e k i n g , screaming, man iaca l l augh ing The r o t t i n g was te ,The evening chorus beg ins anew

To a s s a u l t t h e e a r s , and a s s a u l t t h e h e a r t Voices d r i f t up through whiskey t h r o a t s As t h e n o c t u r n a l f a s h i o n show u n f o l d s I make my escape Garments s p r e a d p e l 1 me11 a l o n g t h e Th i s f r a i l g l a s s b a r r i e r

cavern f l o o r My armour a g a i n s t t h e n i g h t They sway and s t a g g e r away i n t a t t e r e d To ponder and t o dream

clown shoes Of f a r , , f a r swee te r t h i n g s T h e i r t r e a s u r e s encased i n r o l l i n g , Than t h a t which e x i s t . c l a t t e r i n g s t e e l cages Beyond my spa t t e red-window

From t h e pure c o o l g l i s t e n i n g s t a r l i g h t D e l l a B . To t h e s t e e l y g l i n t of h e a d l i g h t s Dancing on t h e p l a s t i c and s i l v e r d a r t Of someone's d i s c a r d e d n i r v a n a It r e s t s on t h e f e t i d ground The t i p c l o t h e d i n a drop of dead ly ruby r e d

Dear C o a l i t ion S u p p o r t e r s ,

The C o a l i t ion Against "Free" Trade would l i k e t o i n v i t e you, o r a n o t h e r member of your o r g a n i z a t i o n , t o a t t e n d our conf e r e n c e - Co-operat ion Not Com- p e t i t i o n : A Conference on Canada/US/

Whenever I am t a l k i n g w i t h f r i e n d s about p o l i t i c s t h e one i t e m I hear over and over aga in is t h e need f o r our r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s - be they l o c a l , p r o v i n c i a l o r f e d e r a l - t o be account- a b l e t o u s and t o put t h e i r c o n s t i t u - e n t ' s needs ahead i f t h e i r p a r t y ' s needs. We need more f r e e v o t e s i n Par l iament . Each MP should be a b l e t o t h i n k f o r themselves r a t h e r t h a n rubber stamp t h e i r p a r t y l e a d e r ' s d e s i r e s .

I was extremely d i sappoin ted t h a t a t t h e end of A p r i l t h e Conserva t ives r e d e f i n e d t h e word "unanimous" f o r a l lowing t h e r u l e s of t h e House of Commons t o be revoked. U n t i l last month, t o suspend t h e r u l e s of t h e House o f Commons, every s i n g l e Member of Par l iament p r e s e n t had t o be i n agreement. I f any MP d i s a g r e e d t h e r u l e s could n o t be suspended. Remem- b e r last summer when E l i j a h Harper r e f u s e d t o a l l o w t h e r u l e s t o be sus- pended i n Manitoba. H i s o p p o s i t i o n helped k i l l t h e Meech Lake Accord.

The Conserva t ives r e d e f i n e d "unani- mous" t o mean " a l l but 25". I f 24 MPs a r e opposed t o suspending t h e r u l e s , t h e r u l e s w i l l s t i l l be suspended and t h e v o t e w i l l be noted i n Hansard as being "unanimous". Th is i s c e r t a i n - l y n o t moving i n t h e d i r e c t i o n t h a t Canadians want t h e government t o move.

I t ' s t ime t o e l e c t p o l i t i c i a n s who w i l l r e p r e s e n t t h e i r community i n Vic- t x i a o r i n O t t a w a ; r a t h e r t h a n repre - s e n t i n g Ottawa o r V i c t o r i a i n t h e i r community .

Darren Lowe

Mexico " ~ r e e " Trade - which is t a k i n g p l a c e on May 31 & June 1 , 1991. I am a l s o p leased t o say t h a t Tony Cla rke , t h e Chair of t h e Action Canada Network

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w i l l be speaking on t h e Fr iday n i g h t . The e x i s t i n g "f r ee f ' t r a d e agreement

wi th t h e United S t a t e s h a s a l r e a d y cos t Canadians hundreds of thousands of j o b s , h a s l e d t o t h e d e t e r i o r a t i o n of our s o c i a l programs, and t h r e a t e n s our governments' a b i l i t i e s t o pursue p o l i c i e s t h a t b e n e f i t t h e c i t i z e n s of Canada. The expansion of t h i s d e a l t o i n c l u d e Mexico is a s e r i o u s t h r e a t t o 1 Canadian s o v e r e i g n t y , t o o u r environ- ment and t o t h e economic wel l -being of Canadians. A d d i t i o n a l a t t a c k s by t h e Tory government on t h e Canadian people

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i n c l u d e t h e GST and p r 5 v a t i k a t i o n - p o l i c i e s .

It is becoming d e v a s t a t i n g l y appar- en t t h a t none of o u r groups a r e power- f u l enough, by o u r s e l v e s , t o ge t t h e kind of changes w e need f o r a j u s t s o c i e t y . The C o a l i t i o n is hoping t h a t t h i s confe rence w i l l p rov ide progress- i v e groups w i t h t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o come t o g e t h e r t o d i s c u s s what we can do t o f i g h t t h e c o r p o r a t e agenda. I 1 hope t h a t you w i l l be a b l e t o send one o r two people from your organiza- t i o n t o a t t e n d t h i s conference. We must work t o g e t h e r t o develop an a l - t e r n a t i v e v i s i o n of Canada.

P l e a s e f e e l f r e e t o c o n t a c t me a t 879-1209, o r Pam Bush a t 736-1899, i f you have any q u e s t i o n s . I look f o r - ward t o h e a r i n g from you soon.

Yours i n s o l i d a r i t y ,

Jean Swanson 1 C o - C h a i r 1

The d a t e is May 15, 1997. L e t ' s l is- t e n i n on wha t ' s t r a n s p i r i n g n e a r a 5 .

When t h e poor d r e s s up She p u t s Chr is tmas t r e e 'cer ta in community c e n t r e . . . . . L i g h t s i n he r h a i r (names no t used o t p r o t e c t innocence)

Wears a r h i n e s t o n e i n h e r nose *F."Hey, I ' m i n t h e market f o r fags*."

Bonc e a r r i n g s & b l u e pantyhose S."Sh, n o t s o loud. The undercover

Trys on wings & c r a z y t h i n g s 4 cops a r e around. I f they h e a r you ' r e

S k u l l & crossbones b e l t buckles a f t e r t h a t they can be hardass ."

Cowboy h a t s , neon socks & s a n d a l s . * F.ItYeah, yeah. Can you h e l p me? I ' l l 4 g i v e you a couple."

When t h e poor d r e s s up 4 S.I1O.':. So y o u ' r e i n t h e market , eh? I I n army b o o t s & running shoes remember y e a r s ago you could buy Fake f u r c o a t s w i t h green gumboots them almost everywhere..and i t wasn ' t B r a c e l e t s beads & c r u c i f i x e s a g a i n s t t h e law." She dyes h e r crewcut p u r p l e 4 F. "Yeah, yeah. Spare me t h e h i s t o r y Shaves h a l f h e r head l e s s o n . Do you know anyone s e l l i n g ? " He b r a i d s h i s beard 4 S ."Yeah. How many you want? 25?" & grows h i s h a i r F. "A hundred. "

Walks around i n baggy p a n t s 4 S ."Jeez , y o u ' r e lucky you r a n i n t o me. & wears those weird suspenders I know somebody who can t a k e c a r e of

She p a i n t s h e r e y e l i d s t u r q u o i s e 4 you, b u t he c o s t s . " P u t s on s k i n t i g h t j e a n s -4 F. "How much?"

Her lucky T - s h i r t S."Fourteen f o r 25. Oh and p l u s GST."

Cossack b o o t s & s i l v e r s p u r s - F."Holy smoke! $14 f o r a pack of c ig - 7 He wears h i s a r e t t e s and you c h a r g e GST too??!!"

Moosehide medic ine bag . Wag: B r i t i s h s l a n g f o r c i g a r e t t e Each day i s d i f f e r e n t It a l l comes o u t of t h e freebox* * By B i l l Trembley

& f a s h i o n models Haven't go t a chance. * * * * * . * . $ r * * *

TOM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Greek C h a r a c t e r s

They move w i t h t h e g l o r y of t h e p a s s i n g n i g h t l i k e c h i l d r e n of myth- I n a faraway land l i v e d a n o l d man.

i c a l gods. He was a farmer who l i v e d i n a s m a l l

Neraw, t h e s e a r c h e r , and Janus , t h e house by t h e sea . The sun would r i s e

daugh te r of Ursa Minor, i n f l i g h t over 4 and l i g h t up t h e l i t t l e man's house a s

a f a d i n g morning s t a r , r a c i n g t h e il- he s a t and had t e a . A s p i d e r ' s web

l u s i o n of t ime . s p a r k l e d l i k e a diamond necklace . By

Should t h e i r wings touch, they may * t h e window some s e a g u l l s g l i d e d o v e r

s h a t t e r ( f o r they a r e now f r a g i l e i n t h e mounta ins ide . A s they broke t h e

h e a r t and mind) and f a l l t o e a r t h to- morning s i l e n c e a l i t t l e b reeze came

g e t h e r i n a bed of moondust. * over t h e s e a . How n i c e i t was t o l i v e i n China a t

DEside Joe t h a t t ime.

Kelvin

Common . . *... - . Ground: I - J e f f Sommers s a y s I w r o t e t h a t f u l l em-

ployment is a c a p i t a l i s t p l o t . A c t u a l l y , what I was s a y i n g was a l o t s i m p l e r t h a n t h a t . I was s a y i n g t h a t f u l l employment is a n i m p o s s i b t l i t y - i t c a n ' t & n e v e r w i l l happen, s i n c e t h e r e w i l l a lways be someone who f e e l s i t s b e t t e r t o deve lop t h e i r f r e e t ime & do what t h e y r e a l l y want t o do, r a t h e r t h a n what employers & governments want them t o do.

My argument was t h a t s i n c c t h i s imposs- i b l e t h i n g - " f u l l employment"- is a n i m - p o r t a n t i t e m on t h e agenedns of b o t h c a p i - t a l i s t & s o c i a l i s t p o l i t i c 3 1 parEys , & s i n c e i t must be obv ious t o t t .ese h i g h l y educa ted game p l a y e r s t h a t ' f u l l 100% em- ployment c o u l d n e v e r be a c h i e v e d volun- t a r i l y (any p s y c h i a t r i s t c o v l d g i v e you a m i l l i o n r e a s o n s ) . . . t h e s e p o l i t i c l s n s

,must be c o n s i d e r i n g enforcement . I t ' s t h e enforcement of f u l l ecnployxct~t

t h a t I spoke o f n o t j u s t a s a " c a p i t a l i s t p l o t " , b u t a s a n a b s o l u t e n e c e s s i t y f o r s o c i a l i s m & c a p i t a l i s m t o a c h i e v e t h c i r s t a t e d o b j e c t i v e s .

t h e n w e t h r n k of " f u l l employment", t i le o n l y l o g i c a l d e f i n i t i o n i s a n "e:ononlyl' i n which e v e r y s i n g l e a d u l t o f working a g e is employed.

F u l l employment, as J e f f p o r t r a y s i t , sounds l i k e some k ind o f radi .cn1 a c t i o n a g a i n s t employers t o r e d u c e t h e i r p r o f i t . A c t u a l l y what h e ' s concerned a b o u t , i t seems t o me, is making more money. lle f e e l s i f w e a l l g o t j o b s and demanded h i g h e r s a l a r y s , t h a t would pu t t h e c o r p o r - a t i o n s i n a b ind . T h i s i s t h e p h i l o s o p h y on which l a b o u r u n i o n s are b u i l t . Nothing

wrong w i t h t h a t . I f you yana t o do a j o b f o r a b o s s , you shou ld c e r t a i n l y demand a f a i r wage, s i n c e t h e b o s s e s set up t h i s sys tem of buying t i m e 6 el?ergy •’:om peo- p l e i n t h e f i r s t p l a c e .

J c f f ' s l a s t l i n e i s : "So k h e t h e r ycu want t o have a j o b o r n o t , w e ' r e a l l b e t - ter o f f w i t h f u l l employment." It d o e s n ' t make any s e n s e t o me. F u l l employment would a l l o w no une~r,ployment. . . s o how c o u l d someone who d i d n ' t want a j o b h e b e t t e r o f f w i t h f u l l employment?!

J e f f ' s d e f i n i t i o n of f x l l employment must be d i f f e r e n t from mine ... maybe h e means everyone c a n have a j o b if t h e y want i t . , . i n t h a t c a s e i t s h o u l d b e c a l l e d f u l l employment a v a i l a b i l i t y . But a l l I s e e from t h e s e j o b worsh ipp ing cap- i t a l i s t s 6 s o c i a l i s t s i s "fuI.1 employ- ment", T h e y ' r e a lways t a l k i n g a b o u t i t a s i f i t was some k i n d of u n c h a l l e n g a b l e l a w handed down by Moses.

Not o n l y t h a t , b u t t h e y rc ream l i k e c r a z y when t h e unemployment r a t e goes up a few dec imal p o i n t s now & t h e n . A c t u a l l y i t hovers i n betwecn 7 & 1 0 perct2nt. T h i s is no c a u s e f o r alarm s i c c z i t means t h a t " o v e r 90Z of t h e p e o p l e have j o b s ... we've -- a l l been m a n i p u l a t e d by p o l i t i c i a n s f o r s o l o n g , we c a n ' t s e e t h e f o r e s t f o r t h e - t r e e s . , , & t h a t ' s e x a c t l y what t h e y want. I f you v i s u a l i z e a room f u l l o f 1 0 0 pco- p l e , 90 of t h o s e p e o p l e w i l l have j o b s & o n l y 1 0 w i l l be unemployed.

But t h e y go on sc reaming - "TOO much unemployment !" T h i s is r i d i c u l o u s & we shou ld come t o s e e i t a s s u c h , There is no unemploymeiit problem. -- --

There i s a n employment prob l c t m . . . as -- J e f f s a y s a t one p o i n t : "There a r e prob- lems w i t h t h e sys tem of employ ine~ t & wage s l a v e r y t h a t f o r c e s u s t o work a t making oLllcr p e o p l e r i c h s o t h a t we c a n make j u s t enough t o s c r a p e by . I 1 . . . now t h a t ' s n s t a t e m e n t I c a n g e t behind.

So - t o summarize; what d o e s " f u l l em- - ploy men^" r e a l l y mean? Where d o e s t h e en- ; forcement L a c t o r come i n t o i t ? - & why do bo th t h e s o c r e d s and t h e NDP p r a i s e " f u l l emp1oymerrt"when i t would be v i r t u a l l y un- 1 a c h i e v a b l e ? 1

Trout Lake Community Cen t re POW-wow

w i l l be h e l d May 24, 25, 26 1991. Anyone i n t e r e s t e d i n h e l p i n g o u t i n t h e f o l l o w i n g a r e a s :

3; S e c u r i t y Cooking'

* Set-up Crew * Runners * Clean-up Crew * Sound t e c h n i c i a n Crew

p l e a s e s e e Laura a t Cedar Cot tage . - 874'-4231

B I N G O PLAYERS!! ----------- -- Every Monday n i g h t t h e r e i s a good

l i t t l e b ingo a t t h e Evelyne S a l l e r Cen t re , 320 Alexander S t r e e t . Some of you o l d e r f o l k s have s a i d y o u ' r e k ind of sca red t o go o v e r t h e r e a t n i g h t , so Blacky and Tim - c a l l e r and f l o o r worker - have g o t t e n t o g e t h e r w i t h f o u r s e l e c t e d v o l u n t e e r s and worked o u t a good way f o r peop le t o g e t over and back t o Carnegie s a f e l y and e a s i l y ,

Anyone want ing a n e s c o r t o v e r can come t o Carnegie by 6 pm on Mondays and 2 v o l u n t e e r s w i l l walk you over . A f t e r t h e b ingo i s over - about lGpm - t h e same 2 w i l l walk you back.

To be even more s u r e , you can phone t h e S a l l e r C e n t r e a t 681-9019 on Mon- day and g e t your name down. The vol- u n t e e r s w i l l t h e n a s k f o r you a t C a r - neg ie .

A s Blacky s a y s , "Come on o u t and have some fun!"

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Learn t h e b a s i c s of photography w i t h Bruce Charneski . C l a s s e s w i l l begin June 2 , 1991, from 1 pm - 4 pm.

The c l a s s w i l l b e l i m i t e d t o f i v e pe r sons and anyone i n t e r e s t e d should p r e - r e g i s t e r w i t h Vio la a t 665-3003 (Sun.-Wed.). The c o s t w i l l be t o cover p r i n t i n g paper .

I n memory of M r . John Kurylco - i . Mr. K. d i e d on F r i d a y , A p r i l 26, '91.

While t h i n k i n g of John I wro te down a few t h i n g s and r e a l i z e d t h e y a l s o p e r t a i n t o me. Maybe they do f o r you t o o . *"When we' re s t r a n g e ,

nobody remembers o u r name because w e ' r e s t r a n g e "

*"It's easy t o l o v e t h e l i k e a b l e I t ' s h a r d e r t o l o v e t h e d i s l i k e a b l e But i t ' s t h e d i s l i k e a b l e who need t h e most love . I '

*"Don't judge a man t i l l you 've walked a m i l e i n h i s shoes ." *"We a l l have t h e r i g h t t o be he re . " ;$"I d o n ' t know i f peop le a r e f u l l y a p p r e c i a t e d f o r t h e good t h e y ' v e donet '

There were t imes when J o h n ' s com- pany was a p p r e c i a t e d . It w a s i n t h e s e t i m e s t h a t you f o r g o t what was both- e r i n g you. A s anyone when they a r e l o n e l y , whether t h e y r e a l i z e i t o r n o t , a f r i e n d is a g r e a t g i f t .

I m e t John some y e a r s ago and I be- l i e v e he was no t a s t r o u b l e d then . I t h i n k he found i t ha rd t o s h a r e h i s e x p e r i e n c e s w i t h o t h e r s . He d i d l e t i t be known t h a t h i s road was n o t wi thou t i t s bumps.

Some of t h e l a s t few words I remem- b e r John s a y i n g were "I have t o g e t o u t of t h i s town."

I would j u s t l i k e t o c l o s e wit.h t h i s p r a y e r b e f o r e I s a y good-bye ... "But f o r t h e Grace of God t h e r e go I!'

Good-bye John. Your f r i e n d ,

Daryl J. Webb

You a r e i n v i t e d t o a t t e n d a s t a g e d r e a d i n g of a one-act p l a y e n t i t l e d

w r i t t e n by l o c a l m u l t i - t a l e n t e d w r i t e r 1 d i r e c t o r Don Morin. It w i l l be h e l d Sunday, May 26 a t 7 pm i n t h e Carnegie T h e a t r e , There i s no charge . C a l l VIOLA (Sun-Wed) 665-3003 f o r i n f o .

I am strange I am a stranger living in a strange world Living by strange regulations Breathing,strange air, wearing strange clothes Eating strange food with strange chemicals in Lem to make 'em taste stranger than they should I try to live up to strange expectations from people who are stranger than I Making sure I keep up to modern day strangeness Being a stranger means no one knows me A stranger is never asked "How are you?" A stranger walks with the wounds of deception, the unknowing, mystery and mistrust Behind a stranger is the bullseye, vulnerable for a normal accepted person to stab you in the It is not so bad being a stranger Just be different, open, honest, and expressive about your enquiries and you'll get a Top stranger membership, where you can be strange, in a strange world No one will want to know you because you'll be a stranger! !

The Stranger

PEACE

Peace can be such a war-like word

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II We Care"

I love this Land of Ours But not the "Go for Mint", I love the Rivers, But not the polluters, - I love the Clean Skies But not those who "challenge" it! I love the Tall Trees But not "Knock & Blow" I respect the "Rich", But I love the Poor!

A1 Militant n It causes us at home to get very fuzzy in our minds About what twenty-~ear-~l& are doing over there Besides polishing their ritles.

They may want to bring home some souvenirs But will the Government which sent them Let them do that? No.

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The men in the Government will go after Those antiques themselves Like sharks after a porpoise

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While the twenty-year-olds bear the brunt of our rage Against Government spending.

Ena Gaensbauer

9. "Steady hand needed to tend to province's business"

Here we go again. Political turmoil once again grips our province as the socred government stumbles from scan- dal to scandal. On the same day this government de-

livered a Throne Speech that tried to give an appearance of embracing integ- rity, finance minister Me1 Couvelier had to resign for breaking the law. The current government continues to

have the worst record of scandals in Canada. In the last nine months alone the premier, the province's chief law enforcement officer (attorney general) and now the chief financial manager (finance minister) have been forced to resign. In total, eight Social Credit cabinet ministers have departed be- cause of ethical misconduct. A record 110 cabinet changes have been made since the 1986 election - one every two weeks; further evidence of this - government's instability.

Couvelier resigned after tipping off the premier's office about confident- ial infprmation in the Fantasy Gardens sale. This is the same as the Attorn- ey General telling the premier's off- ice that the RCMP were investigating the premier's personal business. Rita Johnston's judgement in this

matter shows nothing has changed. She defended Me1 Couvelier, just as'she had Bill Vander Zalm, saying he had done nothing wrong. Only as the scan- d a l grew over a week, a n d i t was obvi-

ous it wouldn't go away, was she forc- ed into damage control, and Me1 Couve- lier had to go. It's been reported that Couvelier

was part of a cabinet group put in place to deal with the Fantasy Gardens scandal. The premier's deputy minis- ter was directed by this group to gather information on the premier's personal business to help minimize political damage from this issue. For months now, Mrs. Johnston and her cab- inet colleagues have said they knew aothing of the details of the Fantasy Gardens sale. Yet the top bureaucrat in our province, using your tax doll- ars, was ordered last fall by these politicians to get these very details. Me1 Couvelier is the latest cabinet

minister to resign over the Fantasy Gardens cover-up. Others were also involved. On her first day in the premier's chair in the legislature, Rita Johnston said this government had nothing to hide. But in reality, the departure of Me1 Couvelier is just another attempt to hide wider cabinet involvement in this scandal. B.C. has now had three different

finance ministers in three weeks. The government is in chaos. It's clear there's no steady hand to attend to the business of the province. It is time for a change - an end to politic- al cover-ups and the election of an open government that knows right from wrong.

If we honestly believe that we are all made in the image and likeness of God, who are we to decide who is more in God's likeness and image. I cannot recall in my experience when either God or Jesus were portrayed other than white. Instead, white society more often than not portrays black people in totally negative or stereotyped ways. For example, portraying all black people as good at athletics, or all natives as unemployed alcoholics. Since coming to Canada I have found

this to be true just as much as in Britain where racism against black and asian immigrants is very strong. In London for example racist attacks on Asian families have killed and terror-

! ized people. That kind of racism is not so evident in Canada, but more subtle kinds are. If we think about the plight of native people, the first

' citizens of this country, we find that the white immigrants who settled here have instituted a very effective opp- ression.based on race. The concentration of native people

in the Downtown Eastside, and the

Despite the fact that Canada's whole history is one of diversity and its strength has been built from many people coming together to co-operate, there is still a lot of prejudice. When prejudice is combined with power to discriminate, then racism exists. That racism is a terrible fracture in a society's ability to function as it is in an individual's abilitu to re- late humanely to others. Here in the Downtown Eastside it is

obvious that the community can only exist and improve itself through co- existence between the many cultures, and co-operation in building better opportunities for the residents. c hat means that it is important to combat racism and encourage a real equity of opportunity for people of all colours and backgrounds. The First United Church has an important role to play in the education of its own congrega- tion and in consciously addressing its own practices and mission as an agency in this community.

poverty and lack of opportunity which many have, is evidence of this. Also

T h i s w a s submi t ted . in this community we see how more re- cent black or asian immigrants to Canada end up in the poorest condi- tions, because they are discriminated against. This racism is more subtle, but is more pervasive. There is an attitude of white supremacy and domin- ation which was evident in Canada's white immigration in the past. I have myself been at the end of such atti- tudes. Being a black woman, I was mistaken by neighbours in a middle- class Vancouver suburb on my first arrival here, as a maid or servant, rather than the "mistress" of the house.

Racism Gary P a t t e r s o n C h r i s t i n e Downing

Racism i s a t e r r i b l e f r a c t u r e i n a s o c i e t y ' s a b i l i t y t o f u n c t i o n , a s i t is, i n a n i n d i v i d u a l ' s a b i l i t u t o re- l a t e humanely t o o t h e r s . More and more a t F i r s t Uni ted Church we have been c h a l l e n g e d t o examine t h i s i s s u e - t o admit i t s p r e s e n c e among o u r s e l v e s and t o e x p l o r e i t s impact i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e community. Our i n t e r i m com- muni ty worker, C h r i s Downing, he lped o r g a n i z e a one day workshop f o r t h e s t a f f , w i t h Sandy Bergman a s r e s o u r c e pe rson . It was a good day--though p a i n f u l a t t i m e s . We d i scovered how s u b t l e and p e r v a s i v e rac i sm can be - many of t h e e x p l i c i t , i n s t i t u t i o n a l - i z e d forms are t e c h n i c a l l y i l l e g a l , b u t t h e s t e r e o t y p e s abound. We f e e l g u i l t y and ashamed even t o acknowledge t h e i r e x i s t e n c e , l e t a l o n e f i n d our- s e l v e s a c t i n g on them.. .but t h e y ' r e t h e r e . Examples from our own s t a f f emerged: C h r i s , f o r example, s h a r e d t h a t as a b l a c k woman s h e had been m i s t a k e n by ne ighbours i n a middle- c l a s s Vancouver suburb a s a maid o r s e r v a n t , r a t h e r t h a n t h e owner of t h e house. We recognized t h a t t h e r e was a p e r c e i v e d "hierarchy" of rac i sm, w i t h Anglo-Saxon w h i t e s on top , Chin- e s e and Japenese above E a s t I n d i a n s , and f i n a l l y , a t t h e bottom, A b o r i g i n a l peop le .

Wherever p r e j u d i c e combines w i t h power t h e r e i s rac i sm, b u t o u r r e s o u r c e l e a d e r pushed u s i n t o f u r t h e r a n a l y s i s of what s h e c a l l e d "modern racism": d y s f u n c t i o n a l r e s c u i n g (always t r y i n g t o "help" t h e pe rson of c o l o u r , f o r i n s t a n c e ) ; blaming t h e v i c t i m s ; avoid- ance of c o n t a c t ; t h e d e n i a l of c u l t u r a l d i f f e r e n c e s ; and even more, t h e d e n i a l o f t h e p o l i t i c a l s i g n i f i c a n c e o f t h o s e d i f f e r e n c e s .

Here i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e i t i s

obvious t h a t t h e community can o n l y e x i s t and improve i t s e l f through co- e x i s t e n c e between t h e many c u l t u r e s , and c o o p e r a t i o n i n b u i l d i n g b e t t e r op- p o r t u n i t y f o r peop le of a l l c o l o u r s and backgrounds. When C e n t r a l Ameri- can r e f u g e e s and Nat ive peop le f i g h t over t h e u s e o f Oppenheimer Park , t h e r e needs t o be t a l k and n e g o t i a t i o n . When s o many of t h e peop le i n o u r soup l i n e a r e n a t i v e , we must a s k why? When i t becomes p a i n f u l l y c l e a r t h a t t h e m a j o r i t y of s o c i a l s e r v i c e s t a f f i n t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e a r e w h i t e , we have t o change. F i r s t Uni ted Church h a s an impor tan t r o l e t o p l a y i n t h e e d u c a t i o n of i t s own peop le and i n c o n s c i o u s l y a d d r e s s i n g i t s own p r a c t i c e s and m i s s - i o n as an agency i n t h i s community.

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The r i c h f l a t t e r themselves & z l l a y t h e i r g u i l t by c l i n g i n g t o t h e i d e a t h a t t h e poor envy them. Th i s even inc ludes s e r v i c e p r o f e s s i o n a l s who base t h e i r s e r - v i c e s on t h e i d e a t h a t t h e poor want t o be more l i k e them. Only t h e dumbest & most e a s i l y manipulated poor people i d o l - i z e t h e r i c h . The i n t e l l i g e n t poor (who a r e t h e m a j o r i t y ) d e s p i s e them o r laugh a t them.

Because t h e poor speak a d i f f e r e n t lan- guage, have d i f f e r e n t emotional r e sponses . d i f f e r e n t thought p roces se s & a d i f f e i - e n t s e t of v a l u e s than t h e r i c h , t e s t s devis - ed by r i c h p s y c h o l o g i s t s t o measure t h e i n t e l l i g e n c e of t h e poor d o n ' t work.

C l a s s i c low-income i n d i v i d u a l s a r e usu- a l l y withdrawn & unco-operat ive, f e e l i n g they know b e t t e r & a r e more exper ienced than t h e organized e f f i c i e n c y e x p e r t s who l e c t u r e them on " l i f e s k i l l s " - t h e poor a r e g e n e r a l l y more s e n s i t i v e , hones t & r e a l t han those who seek t o a d v i s e them. Having l e s s , t hey soon l e a r n t o v a l u e or - d i n a r y t h i n g s more - i f n o t , they a r e i n danger o f becoming mise rab l e whiners & compla iners , & of be ing shunned by t h e i r companions, who unders tand t h a t everyone is i n t h e same boat .

The v a s t m a j o r i t y of poor people , con- s i d e r i n g t h e d i f f i c u l t y s they f a c e , a r e anyLhing b:;t ch ron ic compla iners , and t h e f a c t t h a t t hey appear s o t o t h e r t c h i s

l a r g e l y t h e r e s u l t of p o l i t i c a l l y expedi- e n t s t e r e o t y p e s used by s o c i a l agencys t o ensu re government g r a n t s . The "disad- vantaged" complainer i s an image used t o g u i l t - t r i p t h e r i c h i n t o funding "bread & c i r c u s " e v e n t s & programs designed t o convince poor people t h e r e i s some b e t t e r l i f e w a i t i n g t o be con fe r r ed on them by t h e r i c h i f o n l y t hey w i l l mend t h e f r un- a c c e p t a b l e ways.

These convenient s t e r e o t y p e s do no t f a i r l y r e p r e s e n t t h e q u a l i t y of low in- come l i f e s t y l e s . I n t h e i r e lement , t h e poor a r e r e s o u r c e f u l & imag ina t ive ... sometimes s u r p r i s i n g l y so . They a l s o have a j u s t i f i a b l e p r t d e i n t h e i r a b i l i t y t o

d e a l w i t h ex t reme s i t u a t i o n s t h a t would f r e a k most r i c h p e o p l e o u t h send them runn ing back t o t h e f a l s e s e c u r i t y of condos & c r e d i t c a r d s .

I n f a c t , i t seems t h a t most of t b e r e a l l y good human q u a l i t i e s d i s c a r d e d by t h e r i c h i n t h e i r p u r s u i t of w e a l t h a r c d i s c o v e r e d by t h e poor & v a l u e d more h i g h l y by them.

But we musn ' t g e t t o o romant ic abou t p o v e r t y - a l t l ~ o u g h t h e s e t h i n g s a r e t r u e t h e r e are a l s o t h o s e among u s who have become c o m p l e t e l y soured on l i f e , . w h o prey on t h e i r n e i g h b o u r s , & r e s o r t t o v i o l e n c e m o t i v a t e d by g r e e d .

The r i c h d o n ' t a c t u a l l y p l o t a g a i n s t t h e poor , t h e y j u s t assume a n image of s u p e r i o r i t y , ti write them o f f a s "undes- i r ab le" . S o c i a l agencys p r o b a b l y d o n ' t knowingly a b u s e t h e poor - .it's j u s t t h a t a f e a r of i n s e c u r i t y & u n c o n v e n t i o n a l be- haviour h a s been impressed on most mjdd le c l a s s c h i l d r e n . Tbese k i d s grow up t o f i l l p o s i t i o n s t h a t r e q u i r e e x p e r i e n c e s they 've n e v e r had. A l l t h e i r s o c i a l i n - s t i n c t s t e l l them t h a t t h e scrawny unsha- ven i n d i v i d u a l t h e y s e e b e f o r e them musL be dangerous ly p e r v e r t e d . Even when such

r e z c t i a n s a r e concealed, t h e y a r e d e t e c t e d i n s t a n t l y by t h c s e who have become unusu- a l l y s e n s i t i v e t o t h i s k i n d o f p r e j u d i c e .

I n f a c t , t h e s u s p e c t e d p e r v e r t , o r d e r e - l i c t , might w e l l be a b l e t o e n l i g h t e n h i s s c c i a l worker on many profound & over- looked e l e m e n t s of human b e h a v i o u r , b u t such conununication i s frowned on by bur- e a u c r a t i c o v e r s e e r s - i t ' s c a l l e d " l o s i n g vour o b j e c t i v i t y " & is s imil iar t o f r a t e r - n i z i n g w i t h t h e enemy d u r i n g wart ime.

So, w h i l e p o l i t i c a l p o i n t s a r e made, l e f t , ri%!lt (U c e n t r e on t h e s u b j e c t of pov- c r t y , i n d i v i d u a l minds t h a t m a i n t a i n un- realistic a t t i t u d e s are t h e problem. The problem i s n o t r o v e r t y i t s e l f - b u t t h e s t i g m a t i z e d v e r s i o n of t h e "poor'' pe r son .

Even when poor p e o p l e a r e of sound mind & body, t h e y a r e encouraged t o make up d i ~ a h i l i t i e s & come up w i t h c o m p l a i n t s t h a t w i l l j u s t i f y a s s i s t a n c e .

The poor a r e n o t r e a l l y t r a p p e d a g a i n s t t h e i - r w i l l i n l i f e t i m e s o f d e g r a d i n g hard- s h i p - t h e y have a r r i v e d a t t h i s poi.nt by

A typical Canadian alwiit to encounter his economic "soft landing"

f o l l o w i n g t h e i r i n s t i n c t s which, i r r a t i o n a l a s t h e y may seem t o o t h e r s , have l a r g e l y se rved them w e l l , & l e d them t o c o n f r o n t u n u s u a l s i t u a t i o n s & l e a r n i m p o r t a n t l e s s - ons t h a t a r e u n a v a i l a b l e t o wage s l a v e s .

Show some r e s p e c t f o r t h e poor . Give f l w m more money, by a l l means - make t h e i r rwte r - i a l e x i s t e n c e a l i t t l e e a s i e r , c e r - t a i n l y ... b u t d o n ' e u? them t o m a i n t a i n a f a l s e s e n s e of s u p e r i o r i t y , a c o m f o r t a b l e job , o r p o s i t i o n o f s o c i a l power ... d o n ' t p r e s e n t them as p a t h e t i c c r e a t u r e s i n need of m i d d l e - c l a s s v a l u e s . Honour t h e f a c t t h a t t h e y have minds & h e a r t s & p h i l o s o p h y s of t h e i r own , & t h a t t h e y know more t h a n you do n!~out t h e r e a l f a c t s of u rban 20 th c e n r u r y e x i s t e n c e .

T h e b r i c k s i n t h e w a l l s t h a t s e p a r a t e u s a r e made of i d e a s & images. ~ e t ' s knock a few o u t , & hope n o t t o o many o f u s g e t h u r t i n !he p r o c e s s .

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I know t h e way, y e t w i l l not walk. The door i s open, y e t I w i l l no t e n t e r . The road i s b e f o r e me, y e t I r e f u s e t o A v o i c e c a l l s me, y e t I answer n o t .

I have t h e s t r e n g t h and need i t n o t . I have t h e l e g s , and u s e them n o t . I have t h e key , and u s e i t n o t . How s t u p i d i s my p r i d e ?

So t h e road of l i f e i s a l i t t l e rough The way i s s t rewn w i t h p i t f a l l s And h e r e I s t a n d a t t h e v e r y g a t e And r e f u s e t o budge a n inch .

The reason why, I know i t w e l l The reason is excuses "Dear Lord," say I, "The road was long And many were my problems." "I faced them a l l and overcame But t h i s l a s t s t e p ii t h e l o n g e s t . I t

I have t o g i v e up e v e r y t h i n g My h u r t s , my p a i n , my sorrow My wordly goods, my p r i d e , my wants And even t h e b i g one - w i l l .

s e e .

Once i t was I have glimpsed what l i e s on t h e o t h e r s i d e s o l i t u d e . The freedom, t h e t r u t h , t h e l o v e

The beauty , t h e power, and more The g i f t s t h a t awa i t me a r e many,

now. T h a t ' s t r u e .

d they a r e e t e r n a l , t h a t ' s t r u e y l i f e , f o r once , would be complete

want f o r no th ing more. he Lord would gu ide my e v e r y s t e p

And show me where t h e rocks a r e

But i f you t h i n k , That I w i l l move No way, my f r i e n d , no way You s e e , because , w e l l , h e r e i t i s :

m s tubborn a s a mule.

Dreamweaver

I n my Carnegie-sponsored programme of s o l v i n g TV problems a t t h e homes of u s e r s of t h e Cen t re , I ' m s t i l l having a l i t t l e b e t t e r than a 50% success r a t e . U n f o r t u n a t e l y , I ' v e l o s t count of how many s e t s I ' v e worked on.

A few of t h e problems had n o t h i n g to do w i t h t h e s e t . I n one c a s e t h e s e t was plugged i n t o a f a u l t y exten- s ion cord . I n a n o t h e r , i t was plug-

.ged i n t o a w a l l s o c k e t t h a t was con- t r o l l e d by a s w i t c h i n s i d e t h e f r o n t door of t h e p l a c e and t h e s w i t c h was i n t h e Off p o s i t i o n . I f you c a n ' t get a s i g n of l i f e from your TV, check whether i t ' s g e t t i n g e l e c t r i c - i t y . Also, f l e x t h e c o r d , e s p e c i a l l y near t h e p lug. A broken w i r e i n s i d e the cord w i l l u s u a l l y show up a s a

' spot where t h e cord w i l l bend more sha rp ly , forming a n o t i c e a b l e a n g l e .

I f your s e t i s plugged i n t o a VCR and suddenly you c a n ' t g e t a p i c t u r e a l though t h e s c r e e n l i g h t s up, test the c a b l e c o n n e c t i o n s on bo th mach- ines . They a r e o f t e n socke t - type connect ions and one cou ld have worked o r been knocked l o o s e .

I f you a r e on c a b l e and you s t a r t having t r o u b l e g e t t i n g a good p i c t u r e then i n s p e c t t h e c a b l e connec t ions . I f they a r e a l l screwed snug ly i n t o p l a c e t h e n , w i t h t h e TV t u r n e d on, go t o each connec t ion and p r e s s t h e c a b l e i t s e l f i n t o t h e l i t t l e m e t a l f i t t i n g a t t h e end. Wiggle i t a b i t . I f your p i c t u r e suddenly c l e a r s up , you have found t h e problem..a bad connect ion between t h e c a b l e and t h e f i t t i n g .

I f you a r e n ' t on c a b l e and your s e t i s n ' t working w e l l , look a t t h e back of t h e s e t . You w i l l f i n d e i - t h e r 2 o r 4 l i t t l e w i r e s w i t h U- shaped end p i e c e s , w i t h a n e q u a l number of screws i n s e t s of two. These s e t s of screws should be marked VHF and UHF. Whether t h e r a b b i t e a r s a r e b u i l t - i n o r s e p a r a t e , they should be connected t o t h e VHF screws. Older model TV's o f t e n c a l l f o r t h e c a b l e be ing connected t o t h e s e t by a two-pronged gadget c a l l e d a n "adap- tor" . That a d a p t o r must a l s o be connected t o t h e VHF screws. A l l of t h e s e c o n n e c t i o n s should a lways be k e p t snug.

These a d a p t o r s a r e impor tan t . They r a i s e t h e 75-ohm o u t p u t of t h e c a b l e t o 300 ohms s o d o n ' t t r y t o do with- o u t one.

The f i r s t s i g n of a c a b l e a d a p t o r b reak ing down (which can happen) i s t h a t you l o s e t h e f i r s t o r t h e l a s t f o u r o r f i v e channe l s .

T h i s h a s a l l been p r e t t y b a s i c . Next i s s u e w e ' l l g e t t o u s i n g t h e c o n t r o l s on t h e f r o n t t o t h e b e s t advantage.

By E R I C ERICKSON

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I am w r i t i n g t o p u b l i c l y c h a l l e n g e t h e owners of F l i n t Residence t o meet an o r d e r pursuan t t o t o e Res- i d e n t i a l Tenancy Act.

On March 2 8 , t h e a r b i t r a - I t o r o r d e r e d F l i n t Residence

Ltd. t o pay my s i s t e r , who is low-income and handicap- ped, a sum of $234.61 aris- ing from a w i t h h e l d s e c u r i t y d e p o s i t . The owner h a s no t

f done s o . A t one t ime I l i v e d a t

F l i n t Residence and when I vacated t h e p remises my depos i t was g iven t o me without c o n t e s t . Why (is t h e owner w i t h h o l d i n g my sis- t e r ' s , even o v e r t h e o r d e r of t h e a r b i t r a t o r ?

My s i s t e r i s pursu ing t h i s m a t t e r th rough t h e c o u r t s b u t why shou ld s h e have t o ?

Joseph Boucher

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"You're n o t a help!" s t i f l e s my c r e a t i v i t y b u t you f o r g e t w e a r e angry ( f e a r ) Here you do i t t a k e s t h e blame f o r u s d i d you t h i n k I ' d f o r g e t t h a t I ' m poor

Spent i n a f l a s h r e l i e f f o r c a s h t h e wobbl ies were q u i t e r i g h t , "TO e a t wtlat you want, where you want and when you want i t !"

That s o p o r s t h e movement t h e end i n s i g h t o f mind of l i f e ' s demise and p a i n s and g r i e f w i t h women s h a r e of t h e s e , "we're sor ry" .

t h e n a i l s i n t h e w a l l t h a t hammers my head t h e n o i s e of t h e f i g h t i n g s t a r t e d mankind's machines and mot ives of need o u t r a c e o u t s i d e o u t on t h e s t r e e t overpowered and enmartyred

t h e c r i m i n a l l y weal thy t h e c r i m i n a l l y i n s a n e s h o u t s o u t s i d e i n my mind o u t of p a i n t h e wors t Plardi Gras hangover tomorrows growing p o o l s of mi sch ie f misdeeds sor row

i r i s t i l i t i e s c h e r i s h e d t h e p a t t e r n s s h i f t i n g s u n l i g h t r a c i n g ' c r o s s t h e f l o o r t o o deep I t r e a d you t o o low s o a r o v e r you t o o wide I embrace you t o o l a r g e we need t h e s e t oo

t h e s t r a i g h t e n o u t e x p l a i n s and t h e y h a u l 'em away o u t of s i g h t o u t of mind o u t of m e l a b l e s t o p i n on you o u t memories remember confused

t h e i n s a n e a r e des t royed t h e o u t s a n e employed t h e l e a r n e d answers t h e query and t r a i n i n g t o t l ~ e s e e a s e t h e mind be more k ind i f you p l e a s e Was I under i t s s p e l l what is t h e l a s t . s ~ o r d ? What i s r e a l l y be?ng s a i d ? I n t h e p a p e r s i t ' s r ead though my though t s a r e b l a c k and w i t h Poe t ry r e a d i n g 1 'in through. Taum D.

!;*:ither young n o r p r e t t y , n o r a n y t h i n & i n p a r t i c u l a r , s h e s t o o d b e f o r e u s cn t h e p l a t f o m , a s i n g l e rnott~o: you w o u l d n ' t l o o k a t t w i c e . She 'd beeu shopping f o r g r o c e r i e s and it was b road d a y l i g h t . Her arms f u l l of d e t e r g e n t , c a n s and breakfas t . c e r e a l , s h e t o o k a s h o r t c u t a c r o s s a park- i n g l o t . The man a p p e a r e d from beh ind a c a r and h e d i d n ' t c a r r y a weapon, s a v e the one between h i s l e g s . He punched h e r semi-

c o n s c i o u s , knocking o u t two t e e t h , and s h e t o l d u s maybe t h a t w a s a mercy, be- c a u s e what f o l l o w e d w a s i n t h e realm o f n i g h t m a r e . She s a i d q u i e L l y t h a t s h e be- l i e v e s h e r s o u l l e f t h e r body, h o v e r i n g o v e r t h e two of them a s h e r i p p e d o f f h e r s k i r t , t h e n r i p p e d i n t o h e r .

When s h e g o t home s h e burned a l l h e r c l o t h e s , even h e r s h o e s ; t h e n s h e cou ldr l ' t s t o p v o m i t i n g . Even when t h e r e was n o t h i n g l e f t i n h e r stomach t o b r i n g up, s h e s a i d , s h e c o u l d n ' t s t o p vomi t ing . She s a i d s h e d i d n ' t go t o t h e p o l i c e , b e c a u s e s h e c o u l d n ' t b e a r t o t e l l a man what had ha3p- ened t o h e r , and t h e j u s t i c e sys tem i s run m o s t l y by men. She s a i d s h e wanted t u com- i t s u i c i d e , bu t c o u l d n ' t , because s h e h a s two young d ~ u g h t e r s . She s a j d s h e ' l l be g l a d t o d i e , however, when t h e t i m e c c n e s , b e c a u s e s h e reckons l i f e f o r women on t h i s e a r t h i s n o t wor th l i v i n g , n o t when wo~rcn i n e v e r y c o u n t r y have t o l i v e w i t h f e a r twen ty- four h o u r s o u t of twen ty- four , 2nd no f emale is s a f e , e v e r , i n c l u d i n g t h e one-month-old baby i n h e r c r i b , and t h t n i n e t y - y e a r - o l d woman i n t h e n u r s i n g borne. She s a i d s h e t h i n k s abou t t h e one l i t t l e g i r l i n f o u r who is b e i n g s e x u a l l y a s s a u l - t e d by h e r f a t h e r o r g r a n d f a t h e r , and s h e f e e l s s o h e l p l e s s . She s a i d s h e t h i n k s abou t t h e l i t t l e 8 and 9 y e a r - o l d g i r l s i n Taiwan who are p a r a d e d , naked , i n f r o n t o f s e x - t o u r i s t s and b l~s inessmen who b i d on them, as i f t h e y were c a t t l e . She 'd r e a d a Uni ted Church r e p o r t t h a t s a i d i f t h e s e c h i l d r e n weep w h i l e t h e y a r e b e i n g paraded t h e men who own them c h a r g e a h i g h e r p r i c e

g i r l s who c r y d u r i n g s e x . She t h i n k s of t h e women i n A f r i c a whose menfolk f o r c e them t o do a l l t h e heavy manual l a b o u r w h i l e t h e y t h e m s e l v e s j u s t s i t a r o u n d , and s h e t h i n k s of t h e g i r l b a b i e s i n China who a r e murdered a t b i r t h , and s h e t h i n k s of a l l t h e r e l i g i o n s i n t h 2 wor ld t h a t s t a t e t h a t o n l y men have s o d s , v ~ h i l e womcn have none. Because of a l l t h s s f r h i u g s , she s a i d , s h e c a n ' t s l e e p . S h e f e e l s compelled t o check and re-check t h e windows & d n o r s . She won' t go o u t d o o r s now u n l e s s ar,oLher woman can walk w i t h h e r . l t ' s d i f f i c ~ l t t o t a l k t o any man now, she s a i d , w i t i . j ~ u t sweat g a t h e r i n g i n h e r p ~ l r c s , l n s p i t e o!

. . s i n c e t h e male cus tomers p r i z e l i t t l e

C i the f a c t t h a t men a r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r 98;: of a1 1 s e x u a l a s s a u l t s , s h e s a i d , t h e "decent' men" l e a v e i t up t o women t o f i n d a s o l u t i o n . Only Men Agains t Rape t r y t o work a g a i n s t male v i o l e n c e , and t h e y a r e a t i n y o r g a n i z a t i o n s t r u g g l i n g f o r members. There h a s t o be a profound reason f o r t h h t she s a i d . Tha t is why s h e b e l i e v e s t h e r e w i l l n e v e r be a Royal Commission on Vio- lence Aga ins t Women and C h i l d r e n , a s few- i n i s t s have c a l l e d f o r . The i n s i g h t s would be t o o f r i g h t e n i n g , and s o c i e t y p r e f e r s not t o l o o k . Men a r e u n l i k e o t h e r a n i m a l s , she s a i d , i n t h a t t h e males o f o t h e r spec- ies do n o t k i l l t h e i r f e m a l e s , whereas t h e

Ibreates t d a n g e r f a c l n g t h e hunan Eemale !comes from t h e human male. For a l o n g t i m e

'&he thought t h a t a l l women should k i l l the i r d a u g h t e r s , t h e n commit s u i c i d e , l e a - ving men i n s o l e o c c u p a t i o n of t h e p l a n e t . Then t h e y cou ld p rey on d,.ch o t h e r , o ~ l l y th i s t i m e i t would b e t h e s t r o n g a g a i n s t the s t r o n g . Equa l icy on P l a n e t E a r t h a t l a s t , s h e s a i d .

In t h e hushed room, h e r v o i c e was calm, but d i s t a n t , and h e r e y e s seemed n o t r e a l l y to s e e u s . She ildd t r a v e l l e d t o t h a t coun- try every woman d r e a d s and s h e had n o t y e t fully r e t u r n e d t o u s . Kone i n t h a t room knew when we might j o i n h e r . Not i f , b u t when. One woman i n t e n is r a p e d , E l i c e - say, and t h e y a r e t h i n k i n g of r e a d j u s t i n g that t o one woman i n e i g h t . I n t h a t rooin were f i f t y women. That means a t l e a s t s i x of u s a r e d e s t i n e d t o t a k e h e r journey .

d we lowered o u r e y e s , n o t l o o k i n g a t ch o t h e r , and it was obv ious what w e were 1 t h i n k i n g . I n e v e r y h e a r t b e a t a v e r y If i s h , v e r y f r i g h t e n e d , v e r y ashamed a ~ l d ry h e l p l e s s p r a y e r f o r s u r v i v a l : "Let me t b e oni: of t h e s i x . . . le t i t b e some o th- womar,, b u i d o n ' t l e t me be one o f t!w

by Dusty

Ten tips for street smart kids

Teach your child how to dial 911 or 0 for Operator.

Teach them their name, address and phone number in case they are lost or need to phone emergency numbers.

Teach them what a stranger is, and that it is anyone they don't know, no matter how friendly.

Make up a code word that is a secret between you and your child. A stranger would not know that word, and the child would know not to go with anyone who doesn't use the code word.

Play "What if" games; for example, "What if we were at the mall and you got lost, what would you do?" Or "What if a stranger said he lost his puppy or kitten and wanted you to help him find it, would you go with him?"

Don't personalise their clothes, lunch boxes, etc., or anything they carry with them, because then a stranger knows their name and can pretend they know them.

Teach them they don't have to be shy when talking about their private parts, and where they might have been touched.

Perfect gentlemen aren't always safe; teach them they don't have to be afraid to say "NO" to a stranger.

Teach them that if they are lost to go to someone in a uniform - Police, Security Guard, etc.

Teach them that if a stranger approaches them, they should draw atten- tion by screaming and running as fast as they can to a well-populated area.