September 1, 1988, carnegie newsletter

A few yeass ago, Gastown businessmen proposed that a major entrance ramp to Crab Park be constructed behind glass doors, accessable only by an elevator inside a building at No. 1 Alexander St. This building is a prime piece of real estate in Gas- town square, in which DEEDS was once offered office space, as a favour for throwing their weight behind the Gastown entrance at City Hall meetings - where their presense was used to make it seem as if the community approved. The idea, adpkrently, was to make

an exclusive main entrance to Crab Park that could be claimed to be - -

"open to all," but could be careful- ly monitored by commercial interests in Gastown. The businessmen said this was

their idea of !'full community access" to Crab Park, after City Hall had failed to provide it at the east end. Of course, it was obvious to Down-

town Eastsiders at the time that this would be a tourist-oriented, execu- tive controlled entranceway, built & operated by the same commercial interests who specifically refused, years before, to donate any time, money or effort to the CRAB Community Campaign to gain a park in this location.

Pulling the wool over your eyes is thew busmess. Tellin you how they 4' o it is ours. . f

I I Now t h a t we go t i t - they want i t , " was t h e way most e a s t s i d e r s saw i t a t t h e t ime & no one was r e a l l y ve ry s u r p r i s e d when l a t e r on t h e Park was named a f t e r t h e f e d e r a l P o r t Corpor- a t i o n i n s t e a d of be ing c a l l e d Crab.

I n a s e r i e s of committee meet ings des igned t o promote t h e Gastown businessmen's e n t r a n c e , t h e on ly Down- town E a s t s i d e s u p p o r t e r s of t h i s i d e a were Tony Seaver , Mart in Baker, Cowboy E l l i s , & a few of t h e i r f r i e n d s . C a r a v e t t a loved t h e i d e a . Many long-term r e s i d e n t s spoke vehe- mently a g a i n s t i t . . . t h e n i t was suddenly withdrawn.. . lack of funding was t h e exp lana t ion .

Years went by, i n which many de- mands f o r a l e v e l c r o s s i n g a t coium- b i a were made by Downtown E a s t s i d e r s & t h i s i d e a s t e a d i l y gained suppor t . . . A few weeks ago rumours emerged from C i t y H a l l t h a t t h e l e v e l c ross - i n g would be opened ... but then , i n a h a s t i l y c a l l e d media even t s t aged a t . 8 : 3 0 a.m. a t t h e Crab bandshe l l on a damp Friday morning, c i v i c 4 f e d e r a l bigwigs appeared, l e d by Campbell & Carney, w i t h pre-arranged p r e s s & TV coverage t o announce t o a s p a r s e , s i l e n t group of e a s t e n d ' r e s i d e n t s & a c t i v i s t s t h a t t h e o l d DE~DS/Gastown businessmen's d e a l f o r a commercially c o n t r o l l e d c o r r i d o r i n t o Crab Park had been s igned , s e a l e d & d e l i v e r e d , apparen t ly overn igh t i n a backroom d e a l wi th P a t Carney. P a t , by t h e way, suppor ted Crab Park a lmost from Day One. ..now, of course , h e r mot ives become c l e a r .

Such a r e t h e a c t l o n s o r c a r e e r p o l i t i c i a n s , bestowing f a v o u r s on bus- i n e s s s u p p o r t e r s i n a n t e l e c t i o n year . Cap i ta l i sm wins & Community l o s e s a g a i ''

A t t h e v e r y l e a s t , t h i s manoeuver I 0' - prov ides f u r t h e r proof ( a s i f we neede any, a f ter Vanderzalm) of "democratic" C

government 's r e c e n t q u i e t s h i f t t o g c l o s e t fascism. Once they became con- b v inced t h a t winning e l e c t i o n s was a P.R. job , t h e N.P.A. determined t h a t 'I i t could do a n y t h i n g i t wanted t o ,

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whi le making media s t a t e m e n t s about -

"Doing i t a l l f o r YOU." Pu t Ronald McDonald i n a f a t c a L_

s u i t & h e ' l l run your show any day. Yes, f r i e n d s , t h i s is t h e s t o r y of I your c i t y , your community, & y o u r p o l i t i c a l r e a l i t y . Whatsa mat te r? . . .Ca t g o t your tongue?

TORA

It w i l l be a n e x c l u s i v e l y monitored

Downtown E a s t s i d e r e s i d e n t s have s t a t e d p u b l i c l y over and over and over a g a i n t h a t we don ' t want a ped- e s t r i a n overpass a t t h e f o o t of C a r r a l l S t r e e t and t h a t w e want an at- grade c r o s s i n g at t h e f o o t o f Colum- b i a S t r e e t .

1 NOT ONE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE VOTE FOR

I THE NPA! NOT ONE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE VOTE FOR THE CONSERVATIVES!

Sam Snobelen

I would l i k e t o know why we weren ' t consu l ted r e g a r d i n g t h i s m a t t e r . It seems t o me t h a t t h e c i t y could save money by c o n s u l t i n g w i t h t h e d i s a b l e d -and s e n i o r s of t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e , because i t is u s who have t o d e a l wi th and s u f f e r w i t h t h e mis takes made. ( i . e . t h e Main S t . Overpass.)

P e r s o n a l l y , I am f i g h t i n g t o r e t a i n my independence. I d o n ' t want t o have r e l y on o t h e r s t o g e t t o my own neighbourhood park.

Margaret P revos t

o t h e r L i o n s ; Clubs a c c e p t as Lion p r e c e p t s .

The p a s t r ecord of Lions In te rna- t i o n a l has always been one of he lp ing t h e handicapped t o l i v e l i v e s as c l o s e t o normal s t a n d a r d s as p o s s i b l e d e s p i t e t h e i r handicaps .

It would have been t h e Gastown Lions normal p o s i t i o n t o uphold our handicapped peop le i n t h e i r d r i v e f o r an a t -grade c r o s s i n g a t Columbia i n t o Crab Park. I n s t e a d they chose from t h e ve ry f i r s t t o bow t o t h e i r own c r a s s d e s i r e s f o r commerce and t u r n t h e i r backs on t r u e need - on t h e i r own doors tep!

I wonder M r . L ions Club businessmen, j u s t how many of your es tab l i shments ' i n Gastown a r e r e a l l y and t r u l y whee lcha i r a c c e s s i b l e ? How many wash- rooms, how many phone booths , how many of your t a b l e s a r e t r u l y adapt- a b l e t o whee lcha i r s?

U n t i l you had t aken c a r e of t h e s e l i t t l e i t e m s , why d i d n ' t you s t a n d behind our whee lcha i r people?

I s a w you a t t h e P r e s s Snnouncement bu t I never s a w any of you pushing a whee lcha i r around. One man came over t o t a l k - only one. You t r e a t e d u s as s t r a n g e r s . Was t h a t t r u e ~ i o n s ' s p i r i t ?

You guys have become a b l i s t e r on t h e back end o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Lions and should be taken t o t a s k f o r conduct unbecoming a Lion.

Your e f f o r t s on your own behalf w i l l b e a p p r e c i a t e d i n t h e proper p l a c e s .

Copies o f t h i s l e t t e r a r e going t o every Lions Club i n Canada, and t o a l l o t h e r s e r v i c e o r g a n i z a t i o n s t h a t q u a l i f y as such.

JACK CHALMERS

The Gastown Lions Club members I have proven themselv6s t o be n o t

DOWNTOWN dAlTllM 1

Lions , bu t j u s t a bunch of bad c a t s . The admirable record of a l l o t h e r

Lions Clubs a c r o s s Canada p d t h e U.S.A. has been besmirched by t h i s one s e l f i s h , s e l f - s e r v i n g group ... A group t h a t h a s p u t t h e i r own money v a l u e s ahead o f t h e h i g h s t a n d a r d s of s e r v i c e t o t h e community t h a t

National Defence Defense nationale

CANADA'S DEFENCE.. . it's Worth Talking About.

Cancrdr~ s deience 1s too lrnportant to ignore. Let cs explain how we are protecting Canadian security arid sovereignty. We will provide factual momation on Defence activities and policies.

Senior Canadian Forces off~cers a re available to participate in corderences arid seminars lhat a r e organized by church groups. schools. univer- sities, businea and labor organizat~ons. service clubs and other interested groups. .

For more information, write or phone the tollovmg:

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J o u s t i n g heads j o i n t l y hones judge- ment. H e a r t f e l t j a u n t s 11eur is t ica lJ .y j e t t i s o n hollow j u s t i f i c a l i o n s . Hidden joy haun t s jaundiced hope: j u s t i c e h e a l s .

" J u s t i c e h e a l s . ' I Two i n s p i r i n g and s p i r i t u a l concep t s - j u s t i c e and hea l - ing . What you've r e a d i n t l l P f i r s t few pages a r e t h e i n i t i a l r e sponse of people f o r whom t h e s e concep t s were mangled. f o r whom f r u s t r a t i o n & rage a t having t o r e a c t aga in must be done t o avo id s e l f - d e s t r u c t i o n .

The f r o n t page t e l l s i t l i k e i t i s , s o 1 - e t ' s Look a t what o u r p o l i t i c a l p r o c e s s has d e g ~ n e r a t e d i n t o :

CRAB PARK Mayor Gordon Campbell ( ~ a n d e r z a l m ' s

p a l ) and MI? P a t Carney t r e a t t h e r e a l - community l i k e pawns t o r ack up some p o l i t i c a l p o i n t s . It d i d n ' t work. The neighbourhood a c t i v i s t s howled - i n r a g e a t t h e l a t e s t s t u p i d i t y and Council was made t o r e a l i z e t h a t t h e people h e r e a r e s t i l l and m u s t ( s t i l 1 ) be t r e a t e d a s people , w i t h r i g h t s .

1112 above appeared i n tllc Vancou- The C a r r a l l S t r e e t Overpass is ~s go- v ~ r Sun on August 16 and c o p i e s a r e i n g ahead a s 'p lanned ' and a committee ~ ~ n d o u b t e d l y i n major papers a c r o s s has been s e t up t o look a t o p t i o n s - t l ~ f country . The War i n d u s t r y has aga in . The s i m p l e s t s o l u t i o n seems been shaken by t h e v a s t p r o t e s t alld t o be t h e h a r d e s t one t o have - a n at- o u t r a g e of t h e c i t i z e n r y - t h a t ' s u s - grade c r o s s i n g would j u s t r e t u r n t o over t h e i r " request" f o r $200 BILLION t h e way i t w a s done f o r 75 y e a r s t o pay f o r the w i s h - l i s t s rompiled wi thou t one pe r son g e t t i n g h u r t . A by a d m i r a l s & g e n e r a l s . s imple answer: CPR and Marathon want

Th i s has never , t o my knowledge, t o dump t h e s h u n t i n g yard h e r e s o a s happened be fore . Usual ly t h e s e n i o r n o t t o o f fend t h e r i c h r e s i d e n t s i n o f f i c e r s a r e t o l d n o t t o d i s c u s s t h e i r proposed developments and bo th a ~ y t h i n g wi th anyone. ( S p i e s ya know) Campbell and Carney a g r e e . I t ' s l i k e

Now they w i l l brainwash everybody a r e l i g i o u s r i t u a l ; p i s s on t h e poor. wi th "need" ( g r e e d ) , "preparedness" The s l a p i n o u r f a c e was t h e Mayor, ( f o r what'!), and " s t r a t e g i c c a p a b i l i t y " i n h i s i n f i n i t e wisdom, dec idi l lg what (money i n t h e bank). If i t wasn' t s o w a s "bes t" and j u s t te l I i n g u s w j t h sick, i t might be good, low comedy. a b i g s m i l e t h a t t h a t is; t i le way i t i s

'camping t r i p ' t o Squamish and one of them, Andrew Huclack, r e t u r n e d t o t e l l of i t From ~ n d y ' s t a l e any- t h i n g from snakes t o wi ld dogs t o b e a r s t o f a l l i n g over a c l i f f could have happened and a lmost d i d .

Upon a r r i v i n g t h e mas te r c h e f , J e r r y S a n t i n o , s a i d he needed some soya sauce and g a r l i c f o r t h e Barb- eque ch icken f o r supper . Jane t and Eva and Mike and l r e n e and Andrew were i n a h i k i n g mood and when asked , George s a i d t h a t t h e s t o r e was on ly 3 m i Les down t h e road. t h e f i v e s e t o f f walking ... and walking ... and walk- i n g , hoping they weren ' t l o s t .

F i n a l l y they s topped t o r e s t r i g h t b e s i d e a cemetery. A s one quipped: "Well, i f any th ing happens, they won't have f a r t o t a k e us!"

A man i n a d inky l i t t l e c a r was t h e r e and s a i d t h e s t o r e was l e s s than two m i l e s down t h e road.

F i n a l l y , deadbeat and s t r u g g l i n g , t h e Carnegie F ive reached t h e s t o r e and l e a r n e d what everyone had been a s k i n g about - i t was over 5 mi les !

Even w i t h t h e p r i z e o f a b o t t l e of soya sauce ( t h e r e was no g a r l i c ) , t h e road back was w a i t i n n when t h e - man i n t h e d inky c a r p u l l e d i n . H i s generous o f f e r t o d r i v e them was accepted a t once. t h r e e were s t a c k e d i n t h e back l y i n g on top of each o t h e r , and t h e o t h e r two crammed i n bes ide t h e d r i v e r . Sa rd ine City!! The f i v e m i l e s back were cramped but b e a t t h e h e l l o u t of t r u d g i n g a l l t h e

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1 i p . i .By ERIC ERICKSON!

In an earlier issue, I told how white men deliberately cleared a large area of Northern Saskatchewan of its Native population by distrib- uting blankets taken from the beds of persons suffering from smallpox. That happened around the turn of

the century but this issue's story of the genocidal savergy of the white man is a story of this century. In- deed, many of us were alive when the machinations of the whites wiped out the Barren Lands Eskimos and the Chipewyan "Indians" of northernmost Manitoba. Both those Inuit (Eskimos) and

Dene ("Indians") depended for their whole living on the regular and pre- dictable migrations of vast herds of Barrenlands caribou. (The whole story of those peoples and of their decima- tion was told in 1953 in Farley Mo- wat's book "People of the Deer.") Greedy white fur traders weaned the -Inuit away from their dependence on the caribou, teaching them instead to trap furs and eat food purchased at the fur companies' trading posts. Farther south, the Idthen Eldeli

"Indians" had survived and prospered by taking only those caribou they needed, situated as they were in the middle of the animals' wintering ground in the sub-Arctic brushlands. Whites built fur trading posts and sold rifles to the Idthen Eldeli. The white trading companies found it possible to sell dried caribou tongue to U.S. gourmet markets. The white traders were eager to cash in on

this market, especially as it offered the opportunity to sell great quan- tities of ammunition to the "Indians."

The Barren Lands Inuit had believed the white man's way was the new' order of things and they had given up their ancient hunting weapons and skills - and their dependence on the caribou - for hunting with rifles and trapping and trading furs for the white man's food. In the same way, using the white man's weapons, the Idthen Eldeli went along with the white man and slaughtered caribou by the millions. In the 1930's the fur traders

looked at their ledger books and, seeing that they were not making the profits they required, closed their trading posts. This left both groups without a source of food supplies on which they had come to depend. It also left all of them without a ,

source of ammunition for the rifles on which they had likewise come to rely. Besides, where vast tides of millions of migrating caribou had seasonally swept over the lands, now only a few stragglers could be seen. The great herds had been slaughtered to please the palates of white gourmets. m e n Farley Mowat investigated for

his 1953 book, starvation had reduced the thousands of Barren Lands Inuit to some thirty individuals and they were still starving. It is true that after a great deal of buck-passing between departments, the Federal Government in Ottawa made a feeble

r e s c u e a t t empt by f l y i n g i n a l o a d o r two of d r i e d beans. Dried beans t o a l and t h a t , now wi thou t t h e f a t of t h e c a r i b o u , was e n t i r e l y w i t h o u t f u e l .

Mowat found t h a t t h e I d t h e n E l d e l i had a l s o been reduced t o a s t a r v i n g and d i s e a s e - r i d d e n handfu l .

I n 1938, I was a c h i l d i n Northern Saskatchewan, about 90 m i l e s n o r t h e a s t of P r i n c e A l b e r ~ . I t was t h e n t h a t 'I t imber wolves" began t o appear i n our d i s t r i c t and t h e i r mournful songs could s t i l l be heard when I l e f t i n 1946. It was on ly when I f i r s t r e a d Mowat's book t h a t I r e a l i z e d t h a t t h e whi te - insp i red s l a u g h t e r o f t h e Barren Lands c a r i b o u had caused a massive d i s l o c a t i o n of p r e d a t o r popu- l a t i o n s over an unimaginable a r e a of n o r t h e r n Canada, a d i s l o c a t i o n t h a t pushed wolves from f a r t h e r n o r t h dorm t o t h e ve ry f r i n g e s of c i v i l i z a - t ion.

Now t h e Barren Lands and t h e i r bushy f r i n g e s a r e a l l bu t empty of c a r i b o u and empty of t h e thousands o f I n u i t and Chipewyan Na t ives who once depended on t h e "deer." Of t h o s e c a r i b o u , on ly b l e a c h i n g a n t l e r s remain. The people have l e f t l i t t l e ev idence of t h e i r thousands of y e a r s of l i f e b e f o r e t h e whi te men came.

I r e f l e c t on t h i s genocide - through g reed - and my q u e s t i o n is t h i s : Why was no one hanged f o r what they d i d t o t h o s e peop le?

More on t h e w h i t e man's a t r o c i t i e s i n a n o t h e r i s s u e .

Independence - Day of Anarchy

J u l y 4 , '88 1' Demos Rock Metro - Day o f Anarchy" Hey T 0, s a y h i t o Carnegie Local boys make good Rock Toronto down town Rock Toronto down

Cop s a y s "We expected they 'd go limp" Go l imp, g e t dragged, g e t j a i l e d Donf t pass go l imp Back l imp back Where you came

These a r e Carnegie boys! Backbone f o r A n a r c h i s t s I n t e r n a t i o n a l unconvention Bloodied b a t t l i n g f a s c i s t Socreds Crea t ing independent Downtown E a s t s i d e Sel f -governing, g o t no bosses , Got no money, Keep i t t h a t way

Money buy bosses , boss buy you Money sucks Sucks you i n Sucks you o u t S u c c e s s / ~ x c e s s / ~ a g g a g e Down i t , d o n ' t l e t i t down you. Toronto say : you want i t , crawl and plead Carnegie s a y : s t a n d t a l l , say (woe-)man You g o t t a b leed .

C a p i t a l i s t r u l e s f o r power game Who s a y s we g o t t a p l a y ? m here's confus ion o v e r terms h e r e Third World d e b t is what The West must pay Carnegie p o l i t i c a l i n s t i t u t i o n Third World c o u n t r y Ca l l ed Downtown E a s t s i d e . Welfare o p i a t e of t h e masses.

Hey, Carneg ie , why s o u n g r a t e f u l ? We le t you e x i s t i n one p i e c e , Why you p u t p i e c e s t o g e t h e r ? Take p r i d e i n f r e e t r a d e Nuc lea r ' subs - Wow! h i t e c h We saved t h e c o n t i n e n t from savages Check ou t what we can do f o r you

80ne b i g Western l ink-up King and Bay, Wall and Broad, London, Tokyo, gay Pa-ree, Computer tel ls t h e IMF How many w e must s t a r v e today To keep up GNP More ya-chts and j a g s f o r t h o s e who p l a y More b r a i n p o l i c e f o r you and me.

Brother i n T 0 informs me C i t y s t i l l go t buzz on Healthy dose of anarchy I t e l l him 'bout b i g blow-up on my w a l l Front page Toronto Sun Rabid r ight-wing r a g "Demos Rock Metro" Glor ious ly g a r i s h g reen and red Carnegie boy burns b lack f l a g of Anarchy 'cause quote "We d o n ' t b e l i e v e i n symbols," unquote.

Wall b o a s t s two-page c e n t r e Spread, 3-inch red l e t t e r s , " ~ a y of Anarchy" Bigger than Blue J a y s Winning t h e pennant

Photo c a p t i o n s : "Law and Disorder , Day of Violence, S t r e e t B a t t l e s , Cops and R i o t e r s S lug i t Out."

Seven r e p o r t e r s , t h r e e Camermen, Five l a r g e photos Small bu t amusing t e x t I count 16 armed uniforms Subduing 3 quote "avowed a n a r c h i s t s inf lamed a t downing of I r a n i a n j e t by U.S. m i s s i l e s " unquote 290 d i e , women & c h i l d r e n , But t h e i r I r a n i a n s . We go t t h r e a t t o p r o p e r t y h e r e A l l r e p o r t e r s on t h e job Covering he roes on horseback Chasing t h e c r a z i e s

Quote "unleashing t h e i r r a d i c a l c h a n t s : No w a r . No KKK. No f a s c i s t U . S . A . Smash t h e empire. Smash t h e s t a t e . Th i s t ime we r e t a l i a t e . " unquote I t ' s go t a b e a t I t ' s go t a b e a t

I t ' s go t a B-E-A-T I t ' s go t a b e a t You can dance t o i t Take r a d i c a l chance t o i t I g i v e i t a 9.

It s a y s t h e r e " s e v e r a l females Bared t h e i r b r e a s t s " Got b u s t . Unfa i r compet i t ion f o r Sunshine G i r l page 3 Threa t t o c i r c u l a t i o n

Keep i t commercial , C a p i t a l i z e ... Eagle w i l l come Pluck o u t t h e i r e y e s C a p i t a l i z e C a p i t a l e y e s On Women Commodity o f p a r t s - Disconnected

We're n o t buying i t anymore Won't s e l l n o more No buyers , no s e l l e r s Close down b u s i n e s s Share s t r u g g l e Take back t h e f i g h t .

Laughing o b s e r v e r quoted: "This is l i k e t h e 6 0 ' s Someone shou ld t e l l them The r e v o l u t i o n i s over ." H e r e ' s a f l a s h , f r i e n d , S t a y i n touch , It ' s beg inn ing , Watch u s grow T e l l them Carnegie s a i d h e l l o .

mike kramer

TURTLE STYLE A PKAYLK

When I f i r s t began pa t ron i z ing t h e Carnegie Learning Centre , I thought t h a t I would breeze through my Grade 12 equivalency wi th ease and com- p l e t e i t at t h e speed of l i gh tn ing .

. But a f t e r passing a G.E.D. test and p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n Mary Frances' Crea- t i v e Wri t ing c l a s s , and f a i l i n g t o ob t a in a good percentage i n mathema- t ics, I r e a l i z e d t h a t I ' d b e s t f o l l - ow the example of t h e r ace between the t u r t l e and t h e r a b b i t , which proved t h a t t h e t u r t l e d i d win t h e race a t a r egu la r pace; whereas t h e speedy r a b b i t l o s t t h e r a c e because he was too overconfident .

So, with t h e he lp of my teachers a t t h e Carnegie Learning Centre and a t t h e Learning Front and t h e a s s i s - tance of my schoolmates, I ' l l reach my goa ls - even i f I go about i t i n t he s t y l e of t h e t u r t l e who won t h e race.

-. By Frank Hebert

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Swinging For My L i f e

You l ed m e a s t r a y , To be a lone w i th you, And I found t h e g r a v i t y of t h e s i t u a t i o n where i t w a s - Swinging f o r my l i f e .

You held m e c ap t ive , To be your p e t ,

LORD, Thou knowest b e t t e r than I know myself, t h a t I am growing o lde r and w i l l someday be old. Keep m e from t h e f a t a l h a b i t of th ink ing I must say something on every s u b j e c t , and on every occasion. Release me from craving t o s t r a i g h t e n out everybody's a f f a i r s . Make m e thought fu l but not moody, h e l p f u l but no t bossy. With my v a s t s t o r e of wisdom i t seems a p i t y no t t o use i t a l l , but Thou knowest Lord t h a t I want a few f r i e n d s a t t h e end. Keep my mind f r e e from the r e c i t a l of endless d e t a i l s ; g ive m e wings t o get t o t h e po in t . Sea l my l i p s on my aches and pa ins . They a r e i nc reas ing , and love of rehears ing them i s be- coming sweeter as t h e years go by. I dare no t ask f o r g race enough t o enjoy t h e t a l e s of o the r s ' pa ins , but help m e t o endure them wi th pat ience. I dare not ask f o r improved memory, but f o r a growing humi l i ty , and a lessen ing cocksureness when my memory seems t o c l a s h w i th t h e memories of o thers . Teach me the g lo r ious lesson t h a t occas iona l ly I may be wrong. Keep me reasonably sweet. I do not want t o be a s a i n t - some of them a r e s o hard t o l i v e wi th - but a sour old person i s one of t h e crowning works . of t h e Devil. Give me t h e a b i l i t y t o s e e good th ings i n unaccepted persons and t a l e n t s i n t h e unexpected people. And give m e 0 Lord, t h e grace t o t e l l them so. Amen.

My d e s i r e f o r you Was my d e s i r e f o r l i f e , And I was swinging f o r my l i f e . FOOD far KIDS I was l o s i n g a l l t h e t i m e , T i l l you held me, I n your regard ,

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I was swinging f o r my l i f e ! S t a r t i n g ou t s ide MP Pat Carney's o f f i c e

Dorin Hufnagel a t 1035 Howe a t Noon, we w i l l walk toge ther t o Claude ~ i chmond ' s o f f i c e and then r a l l y

! i n Robson Square. Ca l l 321-1201 f o r info.

once a shot of r e a l joy a wind of ec s t a sy blew through m e t h e sky took o f f but remained where i t was & I l o s t ordinary consciousness a v e i l had l i f t e d a l l l i f e was a l i v e my s p i r i t was blinded & put down i ts eyes & these words jumped i n t o my head "the sky is c l o s e r here , less blockaded'' f i n a l l y I w a s given a t r u t h a paradox b ru t a l i zed l a t e r by the knowledge t h a t I could no t l i v e t h a t experience t h e r e was no p l ace f o r it unless my v i s i o n was organized & meaningless & on t h e has t i ngs ex- press ton ight one d i r t y o ld drunk asks another "is it gonna be dark very long tonight?" & t h e o the r one answers "it is f o r you" & cuba & I t a l k about those who have d ied & a r e poorly mourned i n a drunken s laughter - house not i n sacred understanding "you don ' t have any mopey l e f t eh? you got nowhere t o go" a woman te l ls a man i n f r o n t of t h e regent a head- l i n e says "cheaters rampant i n spor t" l i k e c o u n t e r f e i t products & under- ground empires & shadow governments

t h a t only one system t h e technologi- c a l makes pos s ib l e & more than 30000 canadians have alzheimer 's a d i s e a s e caused by aluminum & a c u t e movie about aluminum salesman is playing on teevee & cancer w i l l h i t one i n 3 & a robot t a l k s t o t h e queen of england & i n a p r i l a mouse became t h e world's f i r s t patented animal a t ransgenic l i f e form oh poe t s who w i l l s i n g & c e l e b r a t e a r t i f i c i a l l i f e i n an a r t i - f i c i a l world t h e geep a c r o s s between a goat & a sheep an animal never seen before l i k e s e v e r a l thousands of brand-new p l a n t s & animals " the fur-

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t h e s t s tep" a s c i e n t i s t says "& one a l ready worked-on is t o create so- c a l l e d des igner genes ... chemical se- quences designed t o do almost everything. . ." cuba & I walk i n t h e r a i n i n t h e e a r l y morning & watch t h e sky change c o l o r s & hear a thunder being booming i n t h e dawn of zero t o l e r ance & t h e sidewalk wears t h e human weather on powell street a pool of plum blossoms "you wanna buy a knife?"

Bud Osborn

Yeah, i th ink i t ' s t r u e 'bout these money-grubbing, en t r ep renu r i a l p ig s , who view us f o l k a s a p iece of meat t h a t moves t o do t h e i r god-damned bidding and make them p i l e s of money. J u s t t he o the r day i ' m t a l k i n g t o this woman

and she tells m e he r l i n e of work on a product ion l i n e paying minimum wage being ordered around t o do o t h e r worker 's jobs and how she q u i t wi th good reason from mental confusion and d i sgus t . p. imm

Clash is good! If everything is going well and there is no conflict with co-workers or acquaintances or those that each situation forces con- tact with, how long can it go on before you freak out for lack of change or challenge? Physical clash is the foundation

for evolution. Cosmic Mind crudif ied into inorganic matter - unit mind evolving from this state via physical clash, psychic clash and attraction of the Great. Reaching the stage where a human vehicle is necessary for further advancement, each entity promotes its own acceleration towards the Infinite with more subtle ex-

-, pressions of its nature. The linkage with Cosmic Mind stems from the first ''1" in the sentence "I know that I exist." This aspect of unit mind is the dominant force governing the "1" that does - that performs action. The doer-"I", in turn, rules the crudest aspect of individual identity: the "I" that receives the results of action - the common, conscious mind. To be mobile and advance in psychic evolution is the permanent activity of life, the fastest and most effective means being the Primary Clash! Intuition is far stronger and truer

than intellect, needs no indulgence in intellectual extravaganza for expression and correct action based on its illumination never degenerates into tall talk. With unit mind evolving through the expressional stages of crude, subtle, subliminal, sublime

process. This attitude is healthy as the

self-depracating aspect doesn't dom- inate... it becomes quieter as psychic power develops. Self-pity is an aspect of unit mind that can become dangerously acute with repetition. Daily, in every waking moment, we must strive to view all occurrences of physical and psychic clash as a means to strengthening our spiritual practice. Religions casual and religions in-

tense are constantly at odds with one another as to who has the unique revelation and correct or "true1' Word. Spirituality is the original and

true path of awakening, using "original and true" at their simplest. Myths and legends from ancient times to the present try to explain what actually happened in ways that those hearing would understand. The mystery religions on which Christianity was based and from which most of its legends were taken (Adam, Noah, Moses, Abraham, etc.) sufferred from the stigma of all such discipline: they were and are in the hands of self- serving orders /pr ies ts / rabbis /uma/ ministers whose chief concern was and is the continued subservience of all from whom independent thought has been snatched. Clash must be seen and dealt with

on all levels, both inwardly and out- wardly, with all people and ideas that ask to be bowed to in recognition of their superiority. Welcome to the Monkey House.

By PAULR TAYLOR

b e a t about t h e BUSH l i k e a- " QUAYLE. Okay, i t i s s i c k p o l i t - i c a l humor, bu t I c o u l d n ' t h e l p myself . Now l e t ' s t a k e a look a t my thumb-nail reviews of t h e movies f o r September. They w i l l be shown every Fr iday evening a t 7:00 pm i n t h e Carnegie Thea t re a t 401 Main S t r e e t . As u s u a l I have used t h e 4 - s t a r r a t i n g system as fo l lows :

**** E x c e l l e n t *** Good ** F a i r * Poor

September 2nd : INTO THE NIGHT (1985)*** Di rec ted by John Landis S t a r r i n g J e f f Goldblum, Miche l le P f e i -

f f e r , David Bowie and Richard Farnsworth.

A b e a u t i f u l woman who i s being chased by k i l l e r s i s helped o u t by a nerd. Cameo appearances by f i l m d i r e c t o r s abound, i n c l u d i n g Landis a s an I r a n i a n badguy. This is a w e l l made movie i n t h e f i lm-no i r mold.

September 9 t h : WALK PROUD (1979)* Di rec ted by Robert C o l l i n s S t a r r i n g Robby Benson, Sarah Holcomb,

Pepe Serna and Tr in idad S i l v a . A chicano s t r e e t gang member f a l l s i n

love w i t h a s c h o o l g i r l from t h e whi te s i d e o f t h e t r a c k s . Although t h e sound- t r a c k i s n ' t bad, t h e r e have been b e t t e r f i l m s made i n t h i s genre.

September 16 th : SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT (1977)*** Directed by Hal Needham S t a r r i n g Burt Reynolds, S a l l y F i e l d ,

J a c k i e Gleason, J e r r y Reed, Pau l W i l l i a m s and t h e b l a c k Trans-Am.

Fas t paced comedy/chase f i l m , i n which a boo t legger and h i s f r i e n d s t r y t o keep one s t e p ahead o f sou thern lawman Buford T. J u s t i c e . I d o n ' t know about you, b u t I ' m i n f a t u a t e d w i t h t h a t c a r .

September 23rd: NORTH SHORE (1987) Di rec ted by W i l l i a m Phe lps S t a r r i n g Matt Adler, John P h i l b i n and

Gregory Harr ison. With h i s su r fboard and p r i z e money -A

from a s u r f i n g compet i t ion , an Arizona t e e n t r a v e l s t o Oahu and becomes involved i n a c o n f l i c t between t h e young '

a g g r e s s i v e s u r f e r s and t h e o l d e r meta- p h y s i c a l " sou l s u r f e r s " . A s I haven ' t seen t h i s movie, I have l e f t i t n o t r a t e d .

September 30th: COOGAN'S BLUFF (1968)*** Di rec ted by Don S i e g e l S t a r r i n g C l i n t Eastwood, Lee J. Cobb,

Susan Cla rk and Don Stroud. An Arizona lawman t r a v e l s t o New York Ci ty t o h e l p t h e a u t h o r i t i e s t h e r e pursue a wanted man. Th is movie was t h e b a s i s f o r t h e t v series McCloud. When C l i n t g e t s t o g e t h e r w i t h d i r e c t o r S i e g e l , yos can always count on an en t - e r t a i n i n g p i c t u r e .

COMING I N OCTOBER: E e r i n e s s abounds wi th a werewolf on v a c a t i o n , Abbott and C o s t e l l o , F rankens te in , t h e Munsters and Halloween 11. So u n t i l n e x t month t h i s i s t h e Unknown C r i t i c wishing you a REEL good t ime a t t h e movies.

Oppenheimer Park's hard-working staff have asked for space to just thank, publicly, the people who contributed funds to make a camping trip possible for their teens. In no particular order...

First United Church King Kam's Kitchen Uprising Breads Safeway (Broadway & Commercial) Livingston Egg Co. Seven-Eleven Stores Woodward's Ray-Cam Community Centre ., Carnegie Community Centre

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LITERACY CLASSES AT 1st UNITED CHURCH

The First United Church at Hastings and Gore is one place where residents of the Downtown Eastside community can go for Basic Literacy Instruction. This community program is jointly sponsored by the First United Church & the Basic Education Department of Van- couver Community College, King Edward Campus. Classes are taught by a qua- lified instructor and provide upgra- ding in Reading, Writing and Math from grades 0 to 8. Beginning in September classes will be offerred three after- noons a week from 1:00 to 4:15. For students in need, Financial Assistance is available. ' For more information:

Norine Mawer or Linda Stewart at First United Church - 681-8365

N E E D H E L P ?

D E R A can help you with:

* any welfare problems \

* U I C problems * getting legal assistance * unsafe living conditions

i in hotels or apartments * disputes with landlords * income tax

D E R A is located at 9 East Hastings or phone 682-0931.

D E R A HAS B E E N S E R V I N G T H E DOWNTOWN E A S T S I D E F O R 1 5 Y E A R S

A t t h e Learning Centre of t h e Carnegie Community Centre a method of t u t o r i n g is p rac t i ced t h a t works wi th people known a s r e j e c t s of our system: persons of p a r t i c u l a r back- grounds, s o c i a l c l a s s e s , r aces and r e l i g i o n s , who s l i pped through t h e maze of education. Most s t uden t s s u f f e r from profound f e e l i n g s of in- f e r i o r i t y because of imposed res- t r i c t i o n s from former educa tors , who t o l d them they were not capable of l ea rn ing . Socio-economic condi- t i o n s kept s t uden t s from understanding what was being learned i n c l a s s ; they have been l a b e l l e d by pa ren t s , family doc to r s , psychologis t s and school o f f i c i a l s a s having n e u r o t i c tendencies o r l e a rn ing d i s a b i l i t a e s , such a s dys l ex i a and b r a i n damage. The s tudent a t Carnegie i s t h e r e f o r e encouraged t o make l e a r n i n g a person- a l event , where t h e o r e t i c a l l e a rn ing goes hand i n hand with everyday l i v - ing , dialogue and c r i t i c a l thinking.

I n "Adult L i te racy : Reading the Word and t h e World", Paulo F r e i r e descr ibes a peasant who has been shown an image of an Ind ian hunt ing wi th bow and arrow and a peasant , l i k e himself , a l s o hunt ing, with a r i f l e . The peasant comments t h a t t h e Indian cannot be i l l i t e r a t e because he l i v e s i n a c u l t u r e t h a t does not recognize letters. To be i l l i t e r a t e you need t o l i v e where t h e r e a r e l e t t e r s and you don ' t know them. In many coun t r i e s t h e r e a r e a number of people who a r e i l l i te r - a t e because they were kept from go- i ng t o school. However, a t Carnegie our i l l i t e r a t e and func t iona l ly ill- i t e r a t e l e a r n e r s did a t t end school once before. The schedul ing, d i s c i -

p l i n e and day-to-day t a s k s requi red from them gradua l ly i n c i t e d enough r ebe l l i ousnes s on t h e p a r t of ch i ld- ren and adolescents t o cause them t o be expe l led , From s tuden t s who have o t h e r c u l t u r e s than t h e dominant white one and who went through p a r t 06 t h e school system, i t has become evident t h a t they reac ted t o condi- t i o n s t h a t nega te t h e i r h i s t o r i e s , c u l t u r e s and experiences . The presen t system ensures t h a t some s tuden t s w i l l i nva r i ab ly pas s through school and leave a s i l l i t e r a t e s .

A s our s tuden t s cont inue t o l e a r n , they begin t o understand t h e i r l i f e a s a t o t a l i t y and examine t h e i r ex- per iences i n a c r i t i c a l way: ask ing ), ques t ions about reading, w r i t i n g and t h e almighty p r i n t e d word, which can I be s o i n t imida t ing t o t h e b a s i c a d u l t l e a rne r . Sometimes, however, a d e s i r e f o r o ld l e a r n i n g h a b i t s from school pop up. One s tuden t , f o r example, i n s i s t e d on having s o much homeowrk t h a t he could hard ly handle it . Learn- i ng t o him meant s u f f e r i n g and when he s t a r t e d having fun f i nd ing out . f a c t s t h a t he is r e a l l y i n t e r e s t e d i n , I a m s u r e t h a t a t t i m e s he f e l t pangs of g u i l t .

It is important f o r t he l e a r n e r t o have a con t inua l ly a v a i l a b l e dialogue with t h e t u t o r . I n d ia logue t h e teacher - learner and learner - teacher need t o i n t e r a c t i n o rde r t o stimu- l a t e each o t h e r t o t h ink and r e th ink , change and rechange. Discussions a l s o enable t u t o r s t o r e l e a r n what they thought they knew about anger , pa in and f r u s t r a t i o n . Although he may be i l l i t e r a t e , t h e r e is much power and beauty i n t h e way a s tuden t expresses h imse l f ; t he re fo re i t can become very

frustrating to a tutor when a student does not want to talk. Even though she fought her personal "come back" battle before she eneered the Learning Centre, one of our learners would be practically silent during the first few sessions. "What do you want me to do?" was the most she would ever say. Things changed after a trip to her childhood reserve near Winnipeg. She told her tutor about her experiences, which the tutor wrote down. Then she would read them back to her tutor. Since she was reading her own words, she developed a good feeling of being in charge of her own learning (a common practice at the Centre). From then on, a page or two was read during every session and the stories did not end with her trip. She went back to her childhood, which is wrapped in fear and hate, and the originally lifeless sessions turned into some emotional mornings, in turn silencing the tutor.

It is easy for a trained tutor to choke the student with words, but the damage will be done; he won't be back. The tutor should create an atmosphere where the student can say, write and do what is real for them. Our learners are generally poor, sometimes bitter, scared and angry, and attitudes towards teachers and school are negative. His motivation is not to be taken for granted. A beginning tutor can have a job find- ing out what can be learned from the learner; how much does he know, how did he learn it, what are his living conditions, what is his language, accent, history, revelations and experiences. Our students - the dominated - teaching the tutors, sil- ently by their example, their situation: not actors, but passing on live language. In a country with so many differ-

ent cultures and dialects the domi-

nant system is designed to create inequality in social classes. Education does not shape society, but society shapes education according to the interests of those who are in power. Education has to be supervised because if it were left alone it would create problems for the authorities. However, the act of learning is an attitude toward the world, not a relationship of a reader to a book or text. The pro- gressive teacher rejects the domina- ting values imposed on the school system because they see the need for programs that meet the needs of all learners. If the students life experiences, history and language are ignored, he will be unable to engage in critical thinking, i.e. organizing his findings with an in- creased understanding of their sig- nificance in the context of his life. If, on the other hand, the student's interest in everyday life is used for critical questioning and respond- ing, motivation might move into the process of learning. By "liberat- ing" the student, we are keeping a watchful eye on school and society: a political, pedagogical act - by no means neutral.

By WILHEIMINA MUNRO

The Big Wallet Party struck again, backed up by the Big Wallet Gang. All they wanted was housing regardless of the quality of life and the cost of wasting Green space. Fine. Dandy ... but what about the

viable alternatives - are they looked at? Of course not, since the Big Wallet Party was already told to go for the Big Wallet Gang's deal. All that involved was dismissal of any commitment to the D.E. Face it: the Big Wallet Party and

the Big Wallet Gang just don't care about anyone but themselves, but then

Blow Me Down, 1'm A Feather

I'm wasted away, I've proven myself over and over again For you to come back, And you can blow me down Because I'm a feather.

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again, they don't even like each other. * Crassly yours,

Captain Chaos * *

P.s.: THIS FALL - Vote C.O.P.E. * * * * *

The wind's tried me, And the rain found me innocent, You gave me my freedom But now I don't belong, And you can blow me down Because I'm a feather.

Dorin .................... * What is a FRIEND

A FRIEND +# is someone who cares

A FRIEND is someone who lends an ear or a shoulder to cry on

A F~IEND is someone who's there when you need them

Let it be any given time of the day.

hat's what a true Friend is.

Margaret Prevost

The PUBLIC LEGAL EDUCATION SOCIETY is offering FREE Law classes.

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What happened t o Godzi l la , t h e monster who t rashed Tokyo & s t a r r e d i n 16 movies, should be a lesson t o us a l l . . .

He was born ou t of t he Japanese experience of Hiroshima & Nagasaki - & h i s o r i g i n a l name was "Go jura" , which means "Gorilla-whale" . I

The s t o r y of h i s b i r t h , c rea ted on f i l m 30 years ago by Tokyo s tud ios , included dialogue about r ad ioac t ive r a i n , mass evacuat ion, r a d i a t i o n s ick- ness , b i r t h d e f e c t s , & cho i r s of Japanese ch i ld ren s ing ing about World Peace.

H e was awakened from a mi l l i on year s l e e p by t h e f i r s t nuc lear b l a s t - & rose ou t of the ocean a s "The t e r r i b l e c r e a t u r e of t h e hydrogen bomb."

I n h i s f i r s t s t a r r i n g r o l e , Gojura symbolized t h e growing power of nuc lear de s t ruc t ion unleashed by U.S. m i l i t a r y commanders a t Hiroshima & Nagasaki ... then ... Gojura went t o Hollywood ... Kidnapped by American f i l m producers who c u t & dubbed h i s o r i g i n a l image - and changed h i s name t o "Godzilla" - Gojura was removed from the a n t i - nuclear ho r ro r s & sympathies of h i s b i r t h .

In h i s f i r s t Hollywood f i lm , he was c a s t oppos i te Raymond Burr & dubbed "King of t h e Monsters ." I n t he west Gojura became j u s t another monster b a t t l i n g e x t r a t e r r e s t r i a l invaders , g i an t cockroaches, dragons with chainsaws, mechanical dup l i ca t e s , smog monsters, g i a n t horne ts , & f i n a l l y - King Kong himself .

1 The Japanese of course made t h e i r own vers ions - & i n h i s f i n a l b a t t l e wi th t h e g i a n t ape, Tokyo s t u d i o s made Gojura t h e winner, while i n t h e western vers ion King Kong triumphed over Godzilla.

A s an expression of an t i -nuc lear hor ror , Gojura never got h i s message across .

Like a l l i n sp i r ed c r e a t i o n s of t h e imagination, he was turned i n t o a specta- c u l a r money-making promotion by cap i t a l i sm - & h i s embarassing p a c i f i s t message was buried under a mountain of Box Of f i ce r e c e i p t s t h a t made mil l ion- a i r e s ou t of a few f a s t oppor tun is t s .

Though Godzi l la may be l i v i n g i n decadent luxury i n L.A. o r New York, I I Gojura" is s t i l l out t h e r e , growing l a r g e r , more dangerous & d e c e i t f u l every day - sneaking i n t o t he world's c i t i e s under t h e cover of hi- tech s e c u r i t y - l e a rn ing computer language - wai t ing f o r t he f a t a l mistake t h a t w i l l one day g ive him t h e power t o des t roy those who crea ted him.

TORA

Here's a s h o r t s t o r y of t h e p lace I l i v e a t . Our bu i ld ing ' s owner decided she wanted t o se l l , s o she did. As of August 1st w e were in- formed of a t r a n s f e r of ownership t o a couple of l a d i e s from t h e o l d country. Fine and Dandy, nothing t o worry about.

As usua l , t o pay my r e n t f o r August I had ambled up t h e t h r e e f l i g h t s of wooden stairs t o t he t h i r d f l o o r t o our owner/managerts o f f i c e . I was greeted t h e r e by her smi l ing , happy- go-lucky demeanor and a very p leasan t "Hello Pe te r . "

I had my bank-draft f o r t he couple of hundred d o l l a r s t o cover t h e r e n t f o r t h e month. I handed t h i s t o her and she, i n r e t u r n , c a sua l ly handed over t o m e a l e g a l s i z e paper wi th t he heading a t t h e top of t h e page i n bold c a p i t a l l e t t e r s , "TENANT ESTOPPEL AGREEMENT. "

Believe me dea r reader , I d i d no t have t h e f a i n t e s t c l u e a s t o what t h e h e l l t h i s s o r t of agreement is.

She asked m e t o s i g n t h i s form. " W e l l , so r ry ," i s a i d , bu t , "i don ' t know what t h i s i s about. P lease s l i p me a copy under my door. I'll have some l e g a l person o r someone e l s e check i t out."

That was t h a t . Several weeks l a t e r i had t h e copy i sought. And bro ther was i pissed o f f . There a t item- s i x of t h i s agreement was t h e following:

"I ( the tenant ) a m s a t i s f i e d wi th '

t h e s t a t e of r e p a i r of t h e Premises and t h e Landlord has given no promise o r committments t o r e p a i r , a l t e r , im- prove o r otherwise expend money on t h e Building o r on t h e Premises." I thought t o myself " t h i s i s a c razy agreement," and i went ahead t o g e t some s o l i d advice.

I c a l l e d up t h e r e s i d e n t i a l tenancy a c t people, who maintain an o f f i c e i n town. i explained some of t h e i t e m s on t h e agreement, seeking answers t h a t were b lun t and d i r e c t .

The woman i ta lked with s t a t e d , "Do no t s i g n t h i s agreement," and she went on t o exp la in f u r t h e r t h a t no land- l o r d can r e n t o u t t o t enan t s and then expect t h e tenant t o agree t o having no maintenance done t o t h e bui lding. This v i o l a t e d p r o v i n c i a l regs . She s t a t e d aga in emphat ical ly , "Do not sign." I thanked h e r and hung up.

I went t o a t enan t a c t i o n group f o r a second opinion. The man behind t h e desk, a f t e r looking a t t h i s agreement, s a i d t h a t he had never seen anything l i k e i t before and t h a t t enan t s can- no t agree t o having t h e i r r i g h t s taken away, which was i n e f f e c t t h e i n t e n t of t h i s paper. H e s a i d t h a t p rov inc i a l r egs ove r r ide t h i s agreement. So, a s of t h i s w r i t i n g , I have not s igned .

It was mis-represented t o m e t h a t t h i s agreement was only t o confirm my r e n t and s e c u r i t y depos i t money.

By PETER IMM

DOWNTOWN .

ARE YOU READY TO MEET GOD?

NEW TESTAMENT REVELATIONS:

One n igh t God appeared t o Jimmy Swaggart A s a s i n g l e mother l e s b i a n hooker I n a New Orleans motel

Jimmy d i d n ' t recognize her

God d i d n ' t say much Jimmy was j u s t another john t o he r

Jimmy thought God was poor white t r a s h God thought Jimmy was a j e r k But she knew he had a mi l l i on d o l l a r s Stashed away i n some prayer tower t h e r e & God wanted t o buy a good t i m e f o r t h e k id s

Jimmy knew he was a s inne r , Dear Lord H e s t r i p p e d a few b i l l s o f f h i s bankro l l & God put h e r h igh h e e l s on

God knew what Jimmy wanted She knew what t h e world w a s l i k e God was a very sad g i r l .

God gave Jimmy what he hoped & prayed f o r & paid f o r

Money was nothing t o Jimmy H e could h u s t l e a mi l l i on bucks i n t h e m a i With one s h o r t sermon on how God says dancing i s a s i n

No wonder he d i d n ' t recognize he r She was a c u t e k i d , a sex kitten, A snake wi th l e sb i an s i n g l e mother b r e a s t s Coiled round t h e Tree of Knowledge She was Jimmy Swaggart's Mama Moving h e r h i p s t o t h e b lack man's music God was a b e l l y dancer witching a w e l l i n t k She was a fox, a wolf , a panther Moses held up h i s b r a s s se rpent The Red Sea par ted The l e s b i a n s i n g l e mother of God Appeared a s a voodoo witch on t e l e v i s i o n Confessing Jimmy's s i n s t o t h e world. & God gave Jimmy Swaggart a new image c l o s e r t o t h e t r u t h .

TORA

TO the Director of the Stanley Park 1 I Aquarium I

Bars do not a prison make.

The killer-whales at Stanley Park are magnificent but ... they get to swim around and around and around... They communicate with each other and possibly, according to the latest Star Trek movie, with other intelli- gences. It's really sad that they have

nothing to do; they must be bored stiff. I'd like to suggest that they be

given "day-passes" - with clearly defined rules like time of return, company not to be seen in, not eatin in restricted areas, etc., and only once a week until they have proven themselves both responsible and conscientious. And NO EXCURSIONS OUTSIDE THE 200-mile LIMIT!!!

Respectfully submitted PaulR Taylor.

c.c.: Vancouver Sun Province Carnegie Newsletter

there are realms where angels do not bend to curse the calloused air

and there is creation but no art

for art is the dismembered corpse of the life we do not live

but I do not this day know where my unanswered soul goes to find its peace

when these storms in the blood rage high tides in the brain

Cuba Dyer

Calm Oceans

Calm oceans beckon to ma as undecided tides leave me highldry on the shores of Vancouver's reality.

Wandering about ... skyscrapers closing in on me

No place to run Down here in the eastside no place to hide

Past hookers on sidewalks of little hope on past winos in doorways of cornered churches

Stained glass eyes from bar doors selling life in bottomless glasses of tranquility

Dealers offer illusionary relief from the fires of hell stoked in my mind

Down streets of despair on past

Dark alleys full of lost dreams Nightmares of tomorrow

And yet Calm oceans beckon to me

C.L. Eckert

Desert Culture for Marian L. Vaughn

Culture borne thought crucifies contexts to no god's purpose; words flailing-hollowed clonkings, drown ineffable truths lost arriving at junctures purposes were once presumed to have been wrought eternal at least for a while.

Inertia continues clinging ghostly motions to acts giving culture its due, bought by the weight of its mass at expense no longer imagined by the units weighted down t~ the gravity of the situation.

Linguistics looms large on self-severed horizons for (wrong) reasons ground into the syntax of meaning linguists are so proud of expounding to prouder self-righteous ears hanging on every word too intently to notice taut hungers secretly strangling

Subterranean hope digs under the surfaces cramming attention wordless. therefore pure the root recognitions spring from for any accidental thirsters who still know how to praise the rain beccause contexts borrow their form from the cactus

4:: JUSTINE IIUNTER lkvelopment plans for the Expo lands will crc-

.it-. an elitist h m o for yuppies while ghettoizing !!I& mothcrs, Vancouver city council was told

I'~iwtlay night. Vorc than 40 clclegations addressctl council

G! nth concerns n1)out the environmental si+kty of c i!r site, tlle ratio of social housing to up-scale I.-comoclntion, and the preservation ofan acccss- I I J ! ~ waterfroot.

'The 4%-hour nlceting brought out few pcople i it Civor of the development, but a spokesman for !iie Concord Pacific development later brushed (.il'the complaints.

"A lot of the concerns I heard have already ~ ~ ~ Y I I taken into account," said Stanely Kwok, rlii &or of the lands purchased by Hong Kong !It>vcloper Li Ka-shing.

"\Ye are talking now about a concept, not the ;;!:!II itsrlt:" he said.

Ile said he is confident the plan for a series of 1il:ioons on tlic north side of False Creck will be : c ~ c p t . ~ d in principle by council, which will {!l.I)ate the issue next Tuesday.

'I'lic c.llrrent proposal calls for a series o f canals 111 ollsct the higher rcsidential densi tics C'cmcord I';tc%ic hopes to build, by separating clr~sttlrs of !~o!~sing on islands between the Canibie and !~ranville street bridges.

'I'hc B.C. Women's Housing Coalition said the pI:!n, which calls for 20 per cent low-income h : ~ u s i n g i n the development housing, docs not l i ~ w enough opportunity for single mothers. Spokesman Marlene Healy told council a mini-

m u m or half the dwelling units should he allo- I .:!ctl lo low4ntome households, and halfofttiosc :!:wlct aliow children.

L - more e t r u n d l e d

into the heart of Vancouver. Like the than original Trojan Horse, the False Creek meets North package is rumored to be MI of the dazzling prizes.? eye. - Georgia Marshall

Many dclcgatcs expressed concern ict~out t h t ~ safety of thc site, which is conlaminatcd with toxins from previous industries along the water- front.

Jim O'Donncll, chairman ofthe Vancouvtlr and District Labor Council, told council the city should introdrrw strict guidelines for the protcc- tion of construction workers from loxins.

The clean-up of the site is thc provincial government's rcsponsibilily.

Including interest payments, Concord 1'acili.r is lo pay $320 million over 15 Scars for the sitc.

Jim Green. spokesman for the L)ountcrwri Eastside Kesidcnts' Association, criticizrtl tile amount of pul)lic- input into the duvclopment. saying "it's insulting to be told we h a w fi\,c minutes to have input inlo this prqiect."

Georgia Ma~~shall for the First United Church also complained about the degree of public par- ticipation.

"A Trojan Horse has been trr~ndled into thc heart of Vancouver. Like the ori,cin;~l 'I'roj:in Horse, the False Creek North package is rumored to be full of dazzling prizes," she said.

"Lack of specifics about these 'rewards' wor- ries those of us unable, or unwilling, to make all act of faith in the wisdom of unknown arid unac- countable planners speculating on the future of our city."

Love Poem from the Volunteer

In Howe Street, the big talk is of tax reform and free trade. Here among the lesser angels of U.I.C. and welfare cut-offs you wander, your shopping bag of small talk over your arm. The language is the corn on your tongue that stabs with each "Nay Ho Mah."*

# . * "How are you?" (Chinese) You will never be one of them r

P yet you are: contradiction they've grown used to, familiar in your height and your accent

6 as some piece of flotsam washed up on East Hastings that they now take in stride.

, In the grocery stores, you speak and Chinese sub-titles flash in their eyes. They hand you the vanilla bean

I you didn't know you'd asked for.

For the thirty-third time you accept the marriage proposal of the spaced-out supplicant at Hastings and Heatley, and go home to tea, to the public intimacies of the lavatory next to your room. The landlady exquisitely draughts her niece's hysterectomy. It is confirmation: grace of a sort and you stir it in with the sugar, with the vanilla bean, with the slow sip of an afternoon off wreathing lucent perspectives between your fingers, and suddenly your world is rich and the first star blooming at your window is reachable and lovely, is a branch budding as your time here is, as these Downtown Eastsiders are in their singular shining.

Jancis M. Andrews

The Welfare Recipient

Walks Around His Winebottle

- Jancis M. Andrews A random process of slow turmoil created an atmosphere hospitable to life: one small spark begat this earth. A random process begat also his consciousness of that slim bottle: his lonely nights and days evolving into this. He circles in slow turmoil, afraid the bottle is the sun, and he, a small, trapped planet, fleeing to the farthest reaches of his aphelion only to return, magnetized by its lucent element - or maybe he is the stereotypical moth: sucked in from a long dark for one last fling with light, though he surely must know that random radiation kills.

Today I s u f f e r because I am a l i v e

because I can n o t a b i d e a l i v i n g d e a t h

because I f e e l so deep i n t h e p r e h i s t o r i c h e a r t of my own bones a f u r t h e r memory u r g i n g freedom more a l ive t h a n any I can reckon

today I s u f f e r q u i t e c l e a r l y because I a m human and a l i v e i n a world which s e e k s t o r e p l a c e my humanity w i t h machinery and technology

and because I f e e l s o d i r e c t l y i t s c r u s h i n g blow

and r e f u s e t o have t h e r e a l i t y of my s u f f e r i n g bought o f f by d i v e r s i o n

a l l my s u f f e r i n g comes f o r t h Prom t h e mute cave of se l f -b lame t o c r a c k shameless l j upon my f a c e i n t e a r s

because I a l s o r e f u s e t o b e a r my own e x t i n c t i o n i n s i l e n c e

and because my s u f f e r i n g b e a r s w i t n e s s t o t h e e x t e r m i n a t i o n they would have me endure and adap t t o q u i e t l y

Today I s u f f e r because i f n o t h i n g e l s e my s u f f e r i n g is a f i n a l r e s i s t a n c e b e a r i n g w i t n e s s t o l i f e

STAR-SPANGLED BANDAIDS: ART FESTIVAL, ' 88

The p r o f e s s i o n a l o r g a n i z e r of a r t i s t s & music ians h a s a r r i v e d wi th Grant Money i n h i s hand.

The a r t i s t must d e f i n e h i s work tI js name w i l l come up on t h e l i s t He o r she must unders tand t h i s

The A r t i s t i s n o t a p rophe t She i s n o t a t e a c h e r anymore Not a l e a d e r

The o r g a n i z e r of work & nioiiey l e a d s P i c k s up t h e t e l ephone Wr i tes t h e s l o g a n S e l l s t h e souven i r S e t s up sound, s t a g e D i m s t h e l i g h t s ...

No unorganized a c t i v i t i e s w i l l d i s t u r b t h i s e v e n i n g ' s e n t e r t a i n m e n t

Paid clowns w i l l p a s s among you Handing o u t s t a r - s p a n g l e d bandaids You w i l l n o t be confused o r d i s t u r b e d by t h i s

You w i l l unders tand t h a t "This is A r t " & a r t w i l l unders tand t h a t Th i s i s You.

TO KA

On Sunday, J u l y 3 1 s t , Raja Enter- t a i n e r s were a t t h e Queen E l i z a b e t h Thea t re . T l~e aud ience a p p a r e n t l y was overwhelmingly East Ind ian . The show was scheduled t o s t a r t a t 6:30. By 7:30, when I happened on t h e scene , t h e r e had r e p o r t e d 1 y been a s many a s f i v e paddy wagons of people t aken away, a n o t h e r wagon was w a i t i n g out- d i s e t h e t h e a t r e d o o r s , about a h a l f - dozen policemen were pac ing t h e e n t r - ance f i n g e r i n g t h e i r s t i c k s and sev- e r a l red- jacketcd t h e a t r e s e c u r i t y guards were exchanging " ins ide1 ' jokes 3s they e s c o r t e d a n o t h e r two o r t h r e e people t o t h e p o l i c e and t h e wagon.

What seemed t o be most d i s t u r b i n g $ 1 ~ was t h e f a c t t h a t , a p p a r e n t l y , i n

a d d i t i o n t o those t aken away, a l o t of people were simply "arm-wrestled" from t h e t h e a t r e and , i n accordance wi th t h e a t r e p o l i c y , g r a n t e d no re fund o r exchange.

I went wi th two people w i t h t i c k e t s (which I s t i l l have) t o e n q u i r e as t o t h e i r s t a t u s . A s I approached t h e e n t r a n c e ( t h e t i c k e t h o l d e r s behind me), a policeman p a r t i a l l y b locked my p a t h , s h o u t i n g "Hey!" On speak ing t o one of. t h e s e c u r i t y guards , t h e guard shouted, "Those t i c k e t s a r e no damn good." The t i c k e t owners s a i d t h e t i c k e t s were i n f a c t s t u b s g iven back t o them on be ing o r i g i n a l l y admit ted . The guard shouted f u r t h e r , "Well, i f "' they were thrown o u t ... whatever ... t h a t ' s i t ! ; r e a d t h e r u l e s on t h e back of t h e t i c k e t ! " and walked away. The r u l e s make r e f e r e n c e t o d rugs , a l c o h o l and o t h e r i t ems n o t a l lowed on t h e premises .

The p a r t i c u l a r t i c k e t owners I was d e a l i n g wi th d i d not smel l of a l c o h o l o r look s toned o r whatever. I asked f o r t h e manager and a n o t h e r guard

, mentioned John Dyck. M r . Dyck, D i r e c t o r of C i v i c Thea t re

s t a t e d t h a t a b o u t 300 people had

a p p a r e n t l y been invo lved i n such ir- r e g u l a r i t i e s a s s i t t i n g i n h igher- p r i c e d s c a t s whi le p o s s e s s i n g on ly lower-pr iced t i c k e t s . M r . Dyck was qu ick t o a g r e e w i t h me, however, t h a t t h i s d i d n o t j u s t i f y c o e r c i v e and/or a r b i t r a r y e j e c t i o n . M r . Dyck was p o l i t e , a t t e n t i v e and has now i n v i t e d me t o a d d r e s s t h e Board meeting a t 12:30 on S(xpteniber 8 t h .

N o w sonwone a t Carnegie spoke L O rncl

of t h e "boundaries" of the Downtown E a s t s i d e not i n c l u d i n g t h e Q.E. Thea- t r e . What then i s t h e concept of I I community'' ?

We should be o u t working t h e comnl- u n i t y ; i . e . on t h e b e a t i n s t e a d of h i d i n g behind p e n c i l and paper - be ing exposed t o t h e immediacy of problems - l i k e t h e b u r c a u c r a c i e s o f government Si bus iness . Community groups , one t h i n k s , are supposed t o he an ' a l t e r n a t i v e ' .

DONTBE

Another Carneg ie r t o l d me t h a t , w e l l , people j u s t do t h e i r t h i n g - e .g . a r t work i n t h e basement. Boy! I suppose t h e i n f e c t of Yuppism has more f a c e s than ever.

Perhaps i t ' s t h e age , o r "new age" a s they c a l l i t . Another "au thor i ty" a t Carnegie h a s a t t empted t o i l l u m i n e me a s r e g a r d s t h e f a c t t h a t l e f t i s t s a r e no l o n g e r ( i f they e v e r were) 11 a v e r s e t o comfor tab le homes, c a r s , j o b s ... thank you v e r y much."

We need t o surround. For those who s t i l l s h a r e t h i s concep t , b e f o r e I t r o o p up t o t h e Q.E. Board meet ing, p l e a s e send word of s u g g e s t i o n s , ques- t i o n s , c r i t i c i s m s through t h e Learning Cen t re , 665-3013. Thanks.

By TONY MAKSHA

~ & [ ~ J ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I N THE w n m SUMMER SHE SAID

By Garry Gust BEEF ! BOOTING BACK STAIRS

EGO: May I go s lower? BOUND AND FOUND ID: NO, go f a s t e r . BELL SING JODHPUR

EGO: For g r a c e and mastery SPURS RINGING I must n o t go qu ick ly . 'ROUND HIS HAIR

I D : For hunger and want 'ROUND HIS HEAD you must work b r i s k l y . I

EGO: May I speak o u t ? HAVE A RIGHT I D : No, keep s i l e n t . TO RESIST YOU

EGO: For i n j u s t i c e and concern SHE SAID I must t u r n mute! IT' TS THERE

I D : For s a f e t y and freedom BOY you must c r u s h your op in ions . FRIEND

EGO: Must I be m i s e r a b l e and unhappy? GIRL I D : No, s m i l e and b e j o y f u l . FRIEND

EGO: Then b l i n d me and b r e a k my e a r s . THE CURE FOR THE

SUMMER TIME BLUES FRIENDS

RELATIVES AND . . . .

TAUM DYCREAG

TRANSIENT THOUGHTS By Garry Gust

Imagine going t o t h e o l d c o u n t r i e s ; To t h e l a n d s of o u r a n c e s t o r s . A s p e c i a l f e e l i n g would come upon u s As we walked on t h a t same p i e c e of Ancient e a r t h which cha l l enged t h e L ives of t h o s e whose genes we s t i l l c a r r y

Imagine now you are a Nat ive Ind ian . You rise each morning where f o r 13,000 y e a r s your a n c e s t o r s have Awakened. Your genes ache i n t h e morning sun Bea t ing down on t h e homeland That t h e new peop le have surrounded Like a human p r i s o n .

con t . from page 4 .

FALSE CREEK Since January t h e C i t y h a s been

ho ld ing S p e c i a l Counci l Meetings t o revamp p o l i c y on t h e u s e of t h i s a r e a . S ince January , peop le have expressed a growing a n x i e t y about n o t be ing al lowed i n p u t . The "process" was t o have a l l t h e e x p e r t s and p o l i t i c i a n s t o make up t h e i r minds and then t o ask John Q. P u b l i c . The r e s u l t : 150 pages of p o l i c y t h a t eve ry pe r son / group g e t s e x a c t l y f i v e minu tes t o respond t o ; a s i n "What paragraph/ sentencelword d o n ' t you l ike? !" What t h e y ' r e s a y i n g i s t h a t on ly e x p e r t s - p r o f e s s i o n a l s - p o l i t i c a l l y " r i g h t " peop le know what t o do, s o i f you d o n ' t have t h e papers t o prove i t you obv ious ly have n o t h i n g t o o f f e r . (And i f you do have p a p e r s / d e g r e e s / p u l l you b e t t e r b e aware t h a t an economic c o l d s h o u l d e r a w a i t s you i f you open your mouth.)

STRATHCONA GARDENS "DEMOCRACY BY EXHAUSTION." The meet-

i n g l a s t e d u n t i l 3 a.m.; over 25 people l e f t i n d i s g u s t t o honour o t h e r commitments ( f a m i l y , s l e e p , e t c . ) whi le t h e m a j o r i t y vo ted n o t t o ad- journ and n o t t o look a t any a l t e r - n a t i v e s . Council took p a i n s t o p o i n t o u t t h a t they a r e wel l -paid t o (appear t o ) l i s t e n - b u t d e c i s i o n was w r i t t e n on t h e f a c e s of most long b e f o r e a l l had spoken. The f a r c e was when t h o s e v o t i n g f o r t h e re-zoning gave reasons , t h e y ' r e

w.6rds were aimed a t t h e p o l i t i c a l mi leage a v a i l a b l e . A l l t h e h e a r t - wrenching and e l o q u e n t words t h a t poured from t h o s e s u p p o r t i n g t h e Gardens as a v i t a l , "magical" e n t i t y were d i smissed a s emot ional . Owen spoke of f a c t s , meaning where t h e money(oops, where t h e moral ob l iga - t i o n ) l a y , as backiug t h e marg ina l a c c e p t i b i l i t y of houslng and P u i l

t r i e d t o c o r r e c t h i s r e c e n t b lunder of 'ESL (Eng l i sh a s a Second Lan- guage) lower ing t h e q u a l i t y of edu- c a t i o n i n West End schoo l s . ' To b l u n t any p e r c e p t i o n of him be ing a n o v e r t r a c i s t , h e spoke of a "vision" he 'd had y e a r s ago of a m u l t i - r a c i a l c i t y . R h e t o r i c a l garbage; n o t t h e concept b u t t h e e s p o u s e r ' s psyche. - " B e t t e r i f 50 had l e f t " - Baker

a f t e r l e a r n i n g 26 people had gone. - "No more housing around high-

n o i s e a r e a s " - P u i l b e f o r e be ing t o l d 7 3 t imes about t h e t r a i n s , f i r e h a l l - "I e a t a t P e t e r Tseung's r e s t a u r -

a n t a l l t h e t ime ; what can I do?" - Owen about t h e P r e s . of Freemasons - "This is n o t t h e t ime f o r an in-

terview" - Campbell when Er ickson wanted i n f o about DERA's o f f e r of a n a l t e r n a t i v e s i t e - "I l o v e gardening" - Taylor b e f o r e

v o t i n g t o k i l l t h e Garden dream. A l l i n a l l , t h e p o l i t i c a l p r o c e s s

is now a b u r e a u t i c game whose major p l a y e r s a r e i g n o r i n g and /o r d ismiss- i n g v a l i d a l t e r n a t i v e s because they d o n ' t a l i g n w i t h t h e i r backroom d e a l s . For t h e NPA i t ' s money and '

power - f i r s t , l a s t and always. I t ' s t o o bad wisdom and r e s p e c t a r e acqu i r - ed i n t a n g i b l e s - l a c k i n g i n e i t h e r makes t h i s c o u n c i l m a j o r i t y s p i r i t u a l l y r h e t o r i c a l .

By PAULR TAYLOR

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GARDENERS - Over 600 people a t t ended a zoning h e a r i n g

a t t h c S t r s thcona Comuni ty Cent re Thursday n igh t . The s u b j e c t o f t h e con t rove r sy was' whether o r n o t t h e Chinese Freemasons Soc- i c t y could have one a c r e of t h e S t r a thcona Community Gardens rezoned i n o r d e r t o b u i l d 31 u n i t s of Sen io r s Housing or whether t h c Community Gardens would be al lowed t o grow and f 1 . ~ 1 1 r i ~ h . f ' n s u r e t h a t most people i n t h e Downtown

CastsLdc and S t r a thcona a r e f a m i l i a r wi th t h i s isave a s i t has been ve ry w e l l pub l i - c i zed over t h e summer mmths , nncl t h e gar- ITS kavc f?cef.::~ massive co rnun i ty suppor t t o cont inue developing i n t h e p re sen t form. 7 Lc nrw dcvclnpnent i n t h i s c ; t r q g ? e happenrd a ~ c e k be fo re t h e zoning hc- l r ing . DERA came f o r t h and uiferecl t h e Chinese Freemasons one of I)EFA'S a c t i v e sites f o r housing i f they wom~ld nct b u j l d on t h e Gardens.

Tile Freemasons, f o r r ea sons unknown, r e fused t o dlsccns t h i s d l r e c t l y w i th J i m Green s o thc r e s t of u s t r i e d t o r each t h e Aldermen, t!ic Elsv;r, C i t y P l anne r s end anyone else who could h e l p s o l v e t h i s c o n f l i c t i n a cons t ruc- tive cnnc : . It d i d n ' t work. The Nayor (de- .<pice !I:.. writ inued statements: t h a t hc wishes 1-0 hea r from t h e people) was unreachable ; t h e r e s t of t h e Aldermen s a i d t h a t they cou ldn ' t he iobbfcd be fo re t h e zoning hear ing . Alds. Carol Tzylc-: and Helen Boyce s a i d , "b r fne i t t o t h e zoning hea r ing , t h i s is t h e p l a c e t o dlficrine i t ." Th i s b r i n g s u s t o t h e b i g g e s t f a r c e - t h e zoning hear ing .

The hcoririfi d i d n ' t s t a r t u n t i l a f t e r 9 p.m., bccausc Council , i n i t ' s wisdom, dec ided t h a t 600 people should sit and wal t u n t i l t h e two o t h e r i tems were d e a l t w i th f i r s t . They had o r i g i n a l l y been scheduled t o go a f t e r t h e Gardens i s sue .

Once we s t a r t e d it W ~ S c l e a r t h a t i t would no t ge t through t h a t n i g h t a s almost 100 peo- p l e had signed up f o r speaking. Speakers , a s

The politics of Scam artists

long i t would take. I n f a c t C i t y Counci l made t h e i r d e c i s i o n a t 3 : 1 5 a.m. Th i s is supposcd t o be democracy! Over 26

speake r s l e f t be fo re t h e i r t u r n came up. I knot t h e overwhelming number of them were p ro t h e Gardens. I n f a c t , 80% of t h e speake r s spoke i r favour of not b u i l d i n g on t h i s land and asked Council t o t a k e a c t i o n on t h e DEW o f f e r . Gues: what Counci l ' s d e c i s i o n was? No s u r p r i s e : the: voted t o put housing on t h e Comuni ty Gardens! lJhy they asked people t o go through t h i s f a r c e is n o t c l e a r . They d i d n ' t pay a t t e n t i o n t o anyth ing s a i d by anyone who was n o t i n f avour of t h e rezoning .

Alderman P r i c e , a t 3 a.m., t r i e d t o g e t Coun- c i l t o a g r e e t o look i n t o o t h e r s i t e s inc ludin l t h e DERA s i t e . They a l l vo t ed a g a i n s t even t h i s minor a t t empt t o work o u t a compromise. Alderman Taylor , who s a i d she f e l t f o r t h e gardeners , voted a g a i n s t t h i s and s a i d t h e Fre masons d o n ' t want t o b u i l d he re s o what could s h e do? Who i s t h e alderman h e r e - h e r o r t h e Freemasons?!

I t was c r y s t a l c l e a r t o a l l of u s t h a t t h i s c o u n c i l , w i th a few excep t ions , has no th ing bu ccntsmpt f o r t h i s neighbourhood and most o f t h people who l i v e he re . They do not c a r e t h a t those who have b a b y s i t t e r s must go home and bc s i l e n c e d ; i f you g e t up f o r work i n t h e mornir and have t o s l e e p a t n i g h t - tough; i f you arc e l d e r l y and c a n ' t s t a y up t o 3 a.m. - tough. What t h e gardens w i l l do now can n o t r e a l l y

bc decided u n t i l we s i t down a t our r e g u l a r meeting on Tuesday, Sept 6. But i t is poss ib : we w i l l be c a l l i n g once aga in f o r t h a t wonder: mzssivc suppor t t h a t everyone i n t h i s cornmunil gave u s Thursday n igh t .

(Text) by MUGGS SIGURGEIRSON

The headl ine is b a s i c a l l y co r r ec t . - - - - We follow the process, t r e a t o t h e r s f a i r l y , and ge t kicked on t h e bl ind- s i d e through backroom dea l s , greed,

w e l l a s Aldermen Daviee and Er ickson a l l asked . p o l i t i c a l f e a r and p lans t h a t we "inconvenience1' - massive develop-

t h e %yor r epea t ed ly , a f t e r t h e c l o c k passed midnight , t o ad journ f o r t h e evening and re- merit s t reamlined by removing the schedule ano the r n i g h t s o we could con t inue opposi t ion. No vote-no say=no win. wi th a l l who wished t o a t t e n d . The Mayor r e - Edi tor . fused and made c l e a r t h a t t h i s i s s u e wocld be ramrodded right through t o n i g h t no ma t t e r hov It's the little things ...