FnEE - donalions accepted NOVEMBER 1, 1989. GOD, - DOES NOT : PLkY Report on a tragedy vanderzalm is still leading the Social Credit party. This is a real tragedy for the socreds. The problem is that, after the last election, over $300 million was put into an elect ion fund (taxpayers' money) and with ~alm's gibbering a lengthy prop- aganda campaign will be launched to saturate all media with socred crud. On the eve of the 6th byelection, all dissent in the rank and file of the party was paramount. Zalm said he wouldn't call an election soon so we're stuck with this idiot for a few more months. The t i t l e ? Zalm de- clared war on the ~najority of B.C.'s citizens years ago. Think of Van as the site for the \Jar Crimes Trials of 199 ? - FALSE CREEK NORTH (Expo L a n d s ) public hearing on November 2nd. the party was stamped out (for pub- Call DERn a t 682-0931 lic display at least) and all who for details, time 6 location. were polled by the media tried to say
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F n E E - d o n a l i o n s a c c e p t e d
NOVEMBER 1, 1989.
GOD, - DOES NOT
: PLkY
Report on a tragedy vanderzalm i s s t i l l l e a d i n g t h e
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
t h e s i t e f o r t h e \Jar Crimes Tr ia l s o f 199 ? -
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
Richmond's rep1 - -- ~ M A - bad t h e o r y p r e s e n t e d as t r u t h .
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 . )
E d i t o r ,
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
S e a g u l l s a r e f l y i n g down Powel l S t r e e t Screech ing f o r something t o eat s 1 --,, &I----. ,.-rnvrr m,.rn,.nn I l l F a ~ LZIGU L V L L J XILVLILILL~
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,
and how c o s t l y shou ld hous ing be? :! r n - k - - - :A1 -,.-.* <,.,-." / - , .n h m m - 1 -
q v ~ ~ a c u v ~ r a r OLL V A L L O \ u u ~ ~ a uu u-
coho1 and d r u g c o u n s e l l i n g ) do we need?
>k How can we make o u r neighbourhood s a f e r from c r ime?
;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,
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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
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?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
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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^
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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
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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 .
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