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'When it came to a vote, [U.S. Secretary of Sute] Baker bought the Russians for an estimated $4 billion in aid from the sheiks. He bribed Egypt's 3fubarak with $14 billion in forgiven debts. Syria's Assad ... got $1 billion in arms aid and a go-ahead to wipe out all opposition to its puppet control of Beirut--by massacre, Assad's favorite tactic, where necessary. Turkey was promised 8 o r 9 billion dollars' worth more in U.S.

\ve:~l?ons,support for its applic~tionto join the European Conmnlnit)., and a big increase in its quota fo+ textile esporls' tb the United States. And for abstaining on the war resolution, China got a $114.3 million loan from the \S1orld Bank and a trip around official Washingon for it5 Foreign hlinister...." +ditorial

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HOW many l i v e s w i l l i t t a k e t o s a t i s f y Idhat f i n a l p r i c e w i l l i t t a k e t o s t o p t Who can we c o u n t on t o s t o p t h i s war? \fiere have t h e l e a d e r s gone? When w i l l t h e l a s t gun b e h e a r d ? Why w i l l i t have c o s t s o many l i v e s ? When w i l l t h i s war come t o a n e n d ?

T h i s war i s o v e r "OIL". T h i s w a r i s k i l l i n g u s e m o t i o n a l l y and f i n a n c i a l l y , a f f e c t i n g u s i n e v e r y way p o s s i b l e . About t h i s war, I am n o t a t a l l happy w i t h what i s happening. But t h e one t h i n g I can do i s l e t my e m o t i o n s b e known. I t happened a l l b e c a u s e two b u l l headed men c o u l d n o t a g r e e o v e r a p r i c e But now t h e f a m i l i e s o f t h e men and women a r e a t lqar p a y i n g t h e p r i c e . Some have a l r e a d y g o t t h e bad news by t h e famous knock on t h e d o o r . But w o r s t of a l l , t h e y have w i t n e s s e d i t on t h e t e l e v i s i o n o r h e a r d i t on t h e r a d i o . . t h a t some men and women h a v e d i e d o r a r e being held hostage o r a r e missing. I t ' s been v e r y h a r d t o g r a s p j u s t whai t o f e e l o r d o a b o u t t h i s war. Yes I f e e l s o r r y f o r t h e men and women who have been k i l l e d o r i n j u r e d ; some o f ihem d o n ' t even want t o b e t h e r e . Yet t h e r e a r e t h o u s a n d s , maybe m i l l i o n s , w a n t i n g t o be t h e r e where t h e a c t i o n i s , b u t n o t knowing what t h e y a r e g e t t i n g themselves i n t o . Then t h e r e ' s t h e e n v i r o n m e n t w e have t o t h i n k a b o u t ; a l l t h e p l a n t s and anhere's t h e o i l t h a t i s k i l l imals. i n g t h e b i r d s and m a r i n e l i f e b e c a u s e some i d i o t s d e c i d e d t o t a k e i t upon themselves t o p o l l u t e t h e water with t h i s b l a c k s t u f f . T h e y ( p l a n t s and ani m a l s ) had n o t h i n g t o do w i t h t h i s WAR, y e t you see on TV a b i r d drenched w i t h o i l , n o t a b l e t o f l y away o r a c r a b

n o t a b l e t o c r a w l t o s a f e t y . It b r e a k s my h e a r t and b r i n g s t e a r s t o my e y e s t o w i t n e s s many o f God's c r e a t i o n s suffering. So what g i v e s t h e P r e s i d e n t o f t h e United S t a t e s and Saddam H u s s e i n and t h e United Nations t h e p r i v i l e g e t o mess around w i t h t h e e m o t i o n s of t h e whole w o r l d ? T h e r e i s no s u c h t h i n g as w i n n i n g o r - o s i n g t h i s war b e c a u s e when i t ' s o v e r m e s i d e may t h i n k t h a t t h e y won. On ;he o t h e r hand, t h e y have n o t b e c a u s e ;hey have l o s t many good p e o p l e . Also :hey now h a v e a mess t o c l e a n up which :ould be d e v a s t a t i n g t o many p e o p l e . To s t a r t a l l o v e r c o u l d t a k e many nany y e a r s . You j u s t c a n ' t p i c k up here you l e f t o f f b e c a u s e i t ' s no Longer t h e r e . For t h e c h i l d r e n o f t h e f u t u r e , t h i s is what t h e y ' l l have t o t e l l t h e i r l h i l d r e n and g r a n d c h i l d r e n . JUST WHEN WILL THE WAR BE OVER?

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

H e 1 i s t h e name of a n underworld Goddess. I n my poem "The Singer" I make r e f e r e n c e t o " t h e shadows of H e l " . The e d i t o r h a s , f o r no r e a s o n o r f o r some unknown r e a s o n , C h r i s t i a n i z e d t h i s - " t h e shadows o f He!" i s how i t appeared i n the newsletter. A r t i c l e s I know o f t e n need t o be edited f o r brevity o r c l a r i t y , but I am opposed'-to any p r a c t i s e of e d i t i n g o r r e v i s i n g poetry, p a r t i c u l a r without the p o e t ' s consent. Didn't look l i k e a typo t o me. So, l e s t you be consigned t o t h e shadows of H e 1 p r e m a t u r e l y , p l e a s e c o n s i d e r o n l y two e d i t o r i a l o p t i o n s i n terms o f p o e t r y : t o p r i n t , o r n o t t o print. (Harumph) Blessed be. Joanne Arno t t

The optiQns you s u g g e s t have been t h e o n l y two a t t h i s N e w s l e t t e r f o r some time. There was no c o n s c i o u s d e c i s i o n t o e d i t o r change o r r e v i s e s o a l l I can do i s p l e a d ignorance. When t y p i n g t h e poem, t h e word " H e l " looked l i k e "He" w i t h a n exclamation(!) I h a v e n ' t remembered how t o r e a d minds y e t s o d i d n ' t g i v e i t a n o t h e r thought. What would h e l p i s i f anyone s u b m i t t i n g something w i t h a p u r p o s e l y m i s s p e l l e d o r unique word..to c i r c l e i t on t h e o r i g i n a l and I won't g e t creamed ! Editor

It i s c l e a r t h a t simple p o l i t i c a l . c c o u n t a b i l i t y does n o t p r e s e n t a u f f i c i e n t check a g a i n s t t h e abuse f power by government. The l i k e s f Mulroney and CLark must be h e l d c c o u n t a b l e f o r t h e i r a c t i o n s under he p r o v i s i o n s o f t h e Criminal Code f Canada. I've sent t h i s l e t t e r :

i e r r e Cadieux o l i c i t o r - G e n e r a 1 o f Canada ouse of Commons a r l i a m e n t H i l l , Ottawa. ear Mr.

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I demand t h a t c h a r g e s be l a i d agi n s t t h e Prime M i n i s t e r , B r i a n Muloney and t h e M i n i s t e r of E x t e r n a l . â€˘ â€™ f a i r s , Joe Clark, f o r v i o l a t i n g he Criminal Code of Canada by a ) Conspiring t o commit murder and b ) Being a c c e s s o r i e s t o t h e commiss i o n of murder.

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i s a matter of p u b l i c r e c o r d i n t h a t t h e y h a v e c o l l u d e d w i t h 27 o t h e r h e a d s of s t a t e t o wage war a g a i n s t

I r a q w i t h t h e f u l l knowledge t h a t s u c h a c t i o n e n t a i l s t h e k i l l i n g of unarmed men, women, and c h i l d r e n i n Iraq. The "Rule o f Law" i n Canada s t a t e s t h a t t h e k i l l i n g o f unarmed human beThe "Rule o f Law" i n g s i s murder. i n Canada c a n n o t b e a b r o g a t e d i n o r d e r t o s a t i s f y t h e "Rule o f Law" internationally. I f i t can be, then t h e v e r y c o n c e p t o f t h e " ~ u l eo f Law" as g u a r a n t e e d by t h e C h a r t e r o f R i g h t s i s m e a n i n g l e s s and t h e l e a d e r s h i p of t h e Canadian Government would have t h e l e g a l r i g h t t o a c t above t h e law. A s a c i t i z e n of t h i s c o u n t r y I have t h e r i g h t t o i n s i s t t h a t t h e Criminal Code o f Canada b e u p h e l d and t h a t t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n a l l y g u a r a n t e e d "Rule o f Law" b e honoured. Yours s i n c e r e l y , Miles M a c k i n t o s h

Editor: I was shocked t o r e a d r e c e n t l y t h a t hosp i t a l beds a r e b e i n g c l o s e d because of S o c i a l C r e d i t government d e c i s i o n s . Peop l e a r e l i t e r a l l y dying i n our Province waiting t o g e t i n t o h o s p i t a l f o r surgery. T h i s is a p e r f e c t example of how wrong and misguided t h e p r i o r i t i e s i f t h e B i l l Vander Zalm government a r e . For many y e a r s now we've heard about hosp i t a l s t a f f i n g problems. How can we e f f e c t i v e l y s t a r t - t o improve t h e s i t u a t i o n ? For one, we need a government which w i l l acknowledge t h a t o u r Province h a s a nursi n g shortage; not a hospital-bed shortage. We need t o reduce t h e amount of overtime worked by n u r s i n g p r o f e s s i o n a l s and improve working c o n d i t i o n s and s a l a r y / b e n e f i t packages a s an i n c e n t i v e t o both h i r in^ a ( j d j t i o n , q l niii-qov ? ~ ~ r~ l m fi n ;.-r1, 9

employment e n t i r e l y . I n a d d i t i o n a conc e r t e d e f f o r t must be made t o s e c u r e app r o p r i a t e c h i l d c a r e s e r v i c e s f o r a l l hosp i t a l employees a s a f u r t h e r i n c e n t i v e t o employment. The governmeat should endorse t h e s p r i n g 1988 s t a t e m e n t by t h e BC H o s p i t a l Employe e s ' Union encouraging h o s p i t a l boards t c c o n t i n u e t h e p r a c t i c e of team n u r s i n g whereby p r a c t i c a l n u r s e s , o r d e r l i e s and r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e s work t o g e t h e r a s a tea1.1 i n a ward r a t h e r than t h e p r e s e n t s i t u a t i o n where some h o s p i t a l s a r e r e p l a c i n g p r a c t i c a l n u r s e s and o r d e r l i e s w i t h r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e s a t a 30% c o s t d i f f e r e n t i a l . We need t o e s t a b l i s h a formal mechanism f o r n u r s e s and o t h e r h o s p i t a l employees, chosen by t h e i r p e e r s , t o have meaningful i n p u t i n t o t h e decision-making p r o c e s s concerning h o s p i t a l s and o t h e r i n s t i t u t i o n s by g i v i n g them s e a t s on h o s p i t a l a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , f i n a n c i a l and p l a n n i n g committees. We must e n s u r e t h a t extended c a r e f a c i l i t i e s a r e r e a l i s t i c a l l y funded u t i l i z i n g a f i r m u l a of between 3.5 and 4 hours of n u r s i n g c a r e p e r r e s i d e n t day; r a t h e r than t h e c u r r e n t l y used f i g u r e of 2 . 5 hours of n u r s i n g c a r e p e r r e s i d e n t day; a f i g u r e t h a t was s e t back i n 1964. We need t o i n t r o d u c e l e g i s l a t i o n s i m i l a r t o t h e proposed New ~ o r k - s t a t eb i l l t o r e s t r i c t t h e working h o u r s of i n t e r n s , r e s i d e n t s and o t h e r h o s p i t a l employees. This b i l l w i l l provide f o r a t l e a s t e i g h t f r e e h o u r s between s h i f t s , a t l e a s t one f u l l f a e e day each week, no s h i f t t o exceed twenty-four hours e x c e p t f o r emergency rooms, where s h i f t s w i l l n o t be a l I f you've lowed t o exceed twelve hours. been i n j u r e d i n a c a r a c c i d e n t would you want t o be t r e a t e d by someone who h a s j u s t worked s e v e n t e e n hours s t r a i g h t ? T r e a t i n g h o s p i t a l employees l i k e people r a t h e r t h a n s t a t i s t i c s w i l l be a good s t a r t . Treating these professionals l i k e people who can p r o v i d e needed i n p u t i n t o t h e h e a l t h c a r e system r a t h e r than a s t h e ? o p p o s i t i o n union which must be c o n t r o l l ed" w i l l be a n o t h e r good s t a r t .

The Woman I S l e e p With The s e d u c t r e s s , d e a t h , f l i e s t h r u my e m p t i n e s s . I question hkr authority and s h e v a n i s h e s , l a u g h i n g l i k e a teasing adolescent. Dark shadows c o v e r my e y e s w i t h smokey b l a c k c l o u d s from a n c i e n t f i r e s . o f mood, S e e k i n g a change I summon y o u r f a c e t o t h e e y e o f my mind, and as my h e a r t c a l m s , I s a y I l o v e you. I soon f a l l a s l e e p and my e m p t i n e s s i s f i l l e d by t h e s w e e t n e s s of dreams, i n which I do some o f my finest living. DEside J o e

Peace Heart s t r i c k e n one b i g f l a s h . Sirens blarin' d i s t a n t red sky Can you e x p l a i n ? What i s t h i s vague p i c t u r e o f war c r i e s . . . ? P o l i t i c i a n s remind me o f l i e s , Play with t h e i r w a r toys. R i k i t i k t i t t a t boom Is t h i s a m o t h e r ' s c h i l d gone & 10st how many must s u f f e r b e f o r e i t ' s j u s t a n o t h e r day? The s u n f a l t e r s now D i s t a n t t a n k s on d e s e r t d u n e s , Y e t i n a n o t h e r world You c a n h e a r c h i l d r e n l a u g h i n g f o r hope & p r o s p e r i t y . . f o r t h e end o f a n o t h e r g r e a t w a r .

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To t h e E d i t o r , I'm real g l a d t h e a u t h o r i t i e s g o t t h e scum who w a s s e l l i n g h e r o i n a t h i s d e l i . What makes m e s i c k i s t h e l i g h t s e n t e n c e h e g o t - 8 y e a r s and $125,000 T h e s t o r y s a i d h e ' d made p r o f i t s fine. of $430,000 i n 3 months, and n o t e l l i n g how many p e o p l e h e m e s s e d u p , o r h a d w o r k i n g f o r h i m , o r how much h e ' d made b e f o r e h e w a s b u s t e d . H e $must b e l a u g h i n g u p h i s sleeve. For t h e people h e ' s h u r t o r k i l l e d , r e a l l y , h e s h o u l d h a v e g o t t e n l i f e and h a d e v e r y t h i n g t a k e n away. P r i n c e s s Margaret

It's g r e a t t o b e back! A s you f o l k s l i k e l y know, my f e e t and I r e c e n t l y went on a l i t t l e v a c a t i o n t o S t . P a u l l s H o s p i t a l . I was v e r y p l e a s e d t o b e g e t t i n g some b a d l y needed m e d i c a l a t t e n t i o n b u t I missed C a r n e g i e a l o t . One n i g h t I w a s s o l o n e l y f o r t h e p l a c e and t h e p e o p l e t h a t I r e r e a d and r e r e a d t h e b i g c a r d made by A l Wilson and s i g n ed by s o many of you.

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w e had a $4,500 l o s s . T h i s p a s t y e a r ( 9 0 ) w e ' r e $2,700 i n t h e h o l e b e f o r e i n v e n t o r y and i t ' s my r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o do somet h i n g a b o u t i t . Our v o l u n t e e r e x p e n s e s last y e a r were o v e r $30,000 i n t i c k e t s and $12,000 i n d i n n e r s and o u t - t r i p s . E f f e c t i v e March 1, 1991 t h e p r i c e of c o f f e e and t e a a t C a r n e g i e w i l l b e 4 0 ~ p e r cup. F o r t h a t t o work, a l l c o f f e e & t e a w i l l h a v e t o go up - t h e k i t c h e n , t h e S e n i o r s , and Oppenheimer P a r k t o o . I h a v e n ' t made t h i s d e c i s i o n l i g h t l y . However, t h i s p r i c e i n c r e a s e w i l l keep t h e c o s t s of o t h e r i t e m s - j u i c e , m i l k , sandwiches, d i n n e r s , e t c . - e x a c t l y a s t h e y a r e now. Only c o f f e e & t e a w i l l i n c r e a s e - by 5 ~ a cup. Volunteer t i c k e t s w i l l s t i l l be worth 3 5 ~ ,e x c e p t f o r c o f f e e and t e a where i t w i l l b e w o r t h 4 0 ~ .A v o l u n t e e r t i c k e t w i l l s t i l l g e t you a cup of c o f f e e and V o l u n t e e r s w i l l g e t a d e a l - t h e y won't be charged t h e e x t r a n i c k e l . So, on March l s t , t h e p r i c e goes up. The d e c i s i o n i s mine and I ' m p r e p a r e d t o t a k e t h e h e a t . I f you've got complaints, don't bug anyone e l s e . Come s e e me. A t t h e v e r y l e a s t I ' l l have : , s p a r e n i c k e l s . f o r a few days

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Now f o r t h e bad news! Usually I t r y t o g e t everyone involved i n t h e major d e c i s i o n making a t C a r n e g i e . But I ' m p o t g o i n g t o b e a h y p o c r i t e and pretend t h a t t h e r e ' s anything a t a l l democratic about t h i s decision. The C i t y of Vancouver h a s been i n c r e d i b l y s u p p o r t i v e of C a r n e g i e and t h e C a r n e g i e k i t c h e n . The C i t y Manager s a y s eve r y y e a r a t Budget Review t h a t h e d o e s n ' t want t h e k i t c h e n t o make a p r o f i t - i t s p u r p o s e i s t o p r o v i d e good h e a l t h y food and pour money back i n t o v o l u n t e e r t i c k e t s and s u p p o r t f o r v o l u n t e e r s ' programs. Our k i t c h e n i s n o n - p r o f i t and t h a t ' s why w e d o n ' t have t o c h a r g e GST. The o n l y t h e C i t y Manager demands of me i s t h a t t h e k i t c h e n must b r e a k even - t h e r e can n o t be a d e f i c i t . Every y e a r we r i d e c l o s e t o t h e margin and l a s t y e a r (1989)

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I ' d l i k e t o acknowledge t h e r e a l l y f i n e j o b done by Donald MacPherson i n my a b s e n c e . . however, h e may b e a l i t t l e h a r d t o c o n t r o l i n t h e f u t u r e . He t o l d my s o n t h e o t h e r d a y , "I j u s t g o t e v e r y t h i n g i n o r d e r i n C a r n e g i e and your mother came back and screwed e v e r y t h i n g up!"

The S o c r e d s h a v e j u s t a n n o u n c e d t h e i r 1 9 9 l ' n o n - p r o f i t h o u s i n g programme u n i t a l l o c a t i o n f o r t h e Lower Mainland. T h i s y e a r t h e BC H o u s i n g Management Commission w i l l c o n s t r u c t 7 2 0 u n i t s i n o u r r e g i o n . I n 1987 t h e y c o n s t r u c t g d 735. I n 1 9 8 9 t h e y c o n s t r u c t e d 760. Why t h e r e d u c t i o n d u r i n g a r e n t a l housing c r i s i s ? D a r r e n Lowe

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\ion" we speak of and that our only solution for brutality was counter-brutality. Humans have not learned how to deal with our aggressive nature, but rather reaffirm ir in our children, particularly our males, thus producing the soldier that is "eager to go in", the politician w k . *beshausted all options", and the war-supporter \vho is "glad the waiting is o\cr". Rather than a progression beyond aggressive alternatives, we mirror our regression when we attempt to "civilize" the language of war and mask the .true realities. War machines now \peak ol' "engaging talgets". "surgical maneuvers", "taking care o f business". "getting the job done", "taking them out" and "proceeding according to plan". They are tery pleased with tht' success of the exercise". Stop if you will, and picture your home and all your posses\ion\ abla7e. Stand in that scene,

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rape and bludgeon. We still burn those we perceive to be Camen Mendieta, the mothm of seven chzldren, was killed i n a contra ambush i n Nicaragua on witches' we have not Decevnbw2, 1987, exactly seven years after four alternatives to aggression* a US,church women were i n Salvaconvenient morality to blanftet'dor. She was a member o f ~ h r i s tthe ~ i n Parg murder and a~~"lish, a sister community k New Jerusalem lanwage to d o u r bloody realit'~ommunit~ i n Cincinnati, of which the author ties. of this meditation is a member. Jim Luken had just returned from a visit to Nicaragua when -The Editors h e learned of Carmen's death. MACGYVER

A w h i l e b a c k t h e MacGyver s h o w c a l l e d J i m Green & asked him t o r e a d a s c r i p t o n homelessness. I1 S u r e , " s a i d J i m . " T h e r e are j u s t 2 c o n d i t i o n s : It w i l l c o s t y o u a $500 d o n a t i o n t o DERA a n d I want you to recruit a c t o r s & actresses a t ~ a r n e g i e ". S o t h a t ' s how s o m e C a r n e g i e p a t r o n s b e c a m e TV stars. W a t c h f o r MacGyver o n Monday, F e b r u a r y 1 8 t h . Y o u ' l l see s o m e familiar faces!

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and i f we l o v e women i t ' s b e c a u s e we c a n ' t g e t a " r e a l " man and i f we a s k o u r d o c t o r t o o many q u e s t i o n s w e ' r e n e u r o t i c . q p d / o r pushy and i f we expect community c a r e f o r ' c h i l d r e n w e ' r e s e l f i s h and ' i f we s t a n d UD f o r o u r r i g h t s

w e ' r e a g g r e s s i v e and "unfeminine" and i f we d o n ' t w e ' r e t y p i c a l weak females and i f we want t o g e t m a r r i e d w e ' r e o u t t o t r a p a man and i f we d o n ' t w e ' r e u n n a t u r a l and b e c a u s e we s t i l l c a n ' t g e t an a d e q u a t e s a f e c o n t r a c e p t i v e b u t men can walk on t h e moon and i f we c a n ' t cope o r d o n ' t want a pregnancy we f o r l o t s and l o t s and l o t s of a r e made t o f e e l g u i l t y a b o u t a b o r t i o n and.. o t h e r r e a s o n s we a r e p a r t of t h e women's l i b e r a t i o n movement. ( f r o m BOA - good s t u f f . )

Dear E d i t o r , A y e a r ago, I l i s t e n e d a s B i l l Vander Zalm came on TV t o t e l l BC women t h a t h e is s o r r y i f t h e y d o n ' t u n d e r s t a n d a l l t h e good t h i n g s h e ' s done f o r them. I n t h i s y e a r ' s ' S t a t e of t h e P r o v i n c e ' s p e e c h , t h e Premier d i d n ' t bother t o p a t r o n i z e women - h e j q s t i g n o r e d women a l t o g e t h e r . We h e a r d n o t h i n g about t h e economic h a r d t i m e s women e n d u r e a s a matter of c o u r s e .and n o t h i n g on t h e f a c t t h a t women a r e t h e f i r s t t o s u f f e r j o b l o s s e s i n any economic slowdown. ..Zalm d i d n ' t t a l k a b o u t the 6 2 ~ d o l l a r women e a r n i n t h e workf o r c e . He d i d n ' t t a l k about t h e supposed commitment t o pay e q u i t y o r how i t f i t w i t h c o n t r o l l i n g p u b l i c - s e c t o r wages. It is a s i f .Zalm i s b l i n d t o t h e c o n c e r n s of h a l f " t h e p e o p l e i n t h i s p r o v i n c e . . . Z a l m l s l a c k of v i s i o n e x t e n d s t o a l l s o c i a l i s s u e s . What a b o u t c h i l d c a r e f o r example? O r a d e q u a t e p r o v i s i o n and a c c e s s t o h e a l t h c a r e s e r v i c e s o r abortion choice? The p r e m i e r ' s r e s p o n s e was t o c i t e soc-

i a l s p e n d i n g l e v e l s a s i f t h e y were box , s c o r e s . But b u d g e t a r y box s c o r e s d o n ' t answer t h e r e a l q u e s t i o n s t a x p a y e r s need t o have answered. Is o u r money w e l l s p e n t and a r e we m e e t i n g t h e r e a l n e e d s o f men and women in BC? P e o p l e a r e q u e s t i o n i n g t h i s government's s p e n d i n g p r i o r i t i e s and r i g h t l y s o . How does a $25-million taxpaye r funded d o c t o r ' s p e n s i o n r e d u c e s u r g e r y and c a n c e r t r e a t m e n t w a i t i n g l i s t s ? And how w i l l a f r e e z e on n u r s e s ' wages improve t h e d e l i v e r y o f h e a l t h c a r e i n BC? Why is Vanderzalm's v i s i o n s o narrow? Is h e s o p r e o c c u p i e d w i t h h i s p o l i t i a a l s u r v i v a l t h a t h e c a n ' t get our spending p r i o r i t y e s s t r a i g h t , o r address t h e r e a l i s s u e s f a c i n g people? I t h i n k t h a t ' s p a r t o f it b u t t h e fundamental problem r u n s much d e e p e r . B i l l Vander Zalm i s a 1 9 5 0 ' s p o l i t i c i a n l o s t and o u t of t o u c h i n t h e 1 9 9 0 ' s . He h a s n e v e r u n d e r s t o o d t h e movement toward e q u a l i t y between women and men, and h e ' s n o t about t o change now. Darlene Marzari

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T h i s ~ o t e ' sFor U F a r away, i n t h e u n d i s c o v e r e d count r y of Gandrum, l i v e t h e S p i r i t w a l k ers who a c t u a l l y f l o a t - i n a m e n t a l sense. You see t h e main food c r o p of Gandrum i s c a n n a b i s , a n d always h a s been. Thus, by common s t a n d a r d s , t h e S p i r i t w a l k e r s a r e always s t o n e d b u t t h e y d o n ' t know i t . A peaceful l i f e s t y l e has blessed the Spiritwalkers since t h e Paranoic Wars ended some 600 y e a r s ago. There i s v i r t u a l l y no d i s e a s e i n Gandrum, mainly b e c a u s e t h e custom of t h i s c o u n t r y i s t o s t u d y and p r a c t i c e medicine a s a hobby,. Thanks t o v e r y advanced computer a p t i t u d e t e s t i n g e v e r y o n e h a s a job t h e y l i k e , and can work a t whatever p a c e s u i t s them. There a r e no p o l i t i c s and c r i m e i n

Gandrum; t h e r e i s o n l y one l a w : "DON ' T EAT ALONE. " The S p i r i t w a l k e r s l i k e b e i n g t o g e t h e r s o t h e y can p a r t i c i p a t e i n Gandrum's number one p a s s t i m e - t h e g r e a t s p o r t of p o l i t e n e s s . S e v e r a l months a f t e r a baby i s b o r n , e v e r y a d u l t .in Gandrum becomes i t s p a r e n t , ensuring each c h i l d is w e l l n u r t u r e d u n t i l adolescence i s reached and f o r m a l e d u c a t i o n b e g i n s . Through t h e h i g h e s t l e v e l of i n f o r mants comes t h e news t h a t Gandrum w i l l soon open t h e i r d o o r s f o r immigration. I f any of you are i n t e r e s t e d i n moving t o t h i s s i m p l e c o u n t r y , p a r k your hookahs and meet a t t h e c o r n e r of Main & H a s t i n g s on J a n u a r y 31, 1999, where a c r a f t w i l l come f o r u s a t 11:30 p.m. Sincerely, DEside J o e

The second set I went t o s e e w a s a v e r y o l d c o l o u r TV t h a t s t o p p e d g i v i n g About t h e TV-fixing programme. a p i c t u r e a b o u t t h r e e months ago, a l though t h e s c r e e n would s t i l l l i g h t I n my l i t t l e v o l u n t e e r programme t p up. I n a b o u t 30 m i n u t e s , I g o t i t improve o r r e s t o r e home TV r e c e p t i o n working t o t h e owner's c o m p l e t e satisf o r C a r n e g i e p a t r o n s , I have s o f a r faction. been c a l l e d o u t f o u r t i m e s . My f i r s t The t h i r d was a n o t h e r v e r y o l d one. c l i e n t was none o t h e r t h a n o u r v e r y It was d a r k and s i l e n t and I c o u l d n ' t own Muggs S i g u r g e i r s o n . b r i n g i t t o l i f e a t a l l . The f o u r t h A t h e r home, I found t h a t t h e c a b l e w a s a l i t t l e 1 2 - i n c h e r t h a t had been c o n n e c t i n g t h e VCR t o t h e TV had simply dropped on t h e f l o o r and I c o u l d do come d i s c o n n e c t e d . So I plugged i t nothing f o r that, e i t h e r . back i n and t h e s e t worked. I w a s happy t o l o o k a t a l l of t h e s e A s i m p l e problem b u t one t h a t couldand s o r r y a b o u t my f a i l u r e s b u t I hope n ' t be s e e n w i t h o u t moving s t a c k s o f p a t r o n s w i l l remember t h a t I ' m a l s o t a p e s and t u r n i n g t h e VCR around. If r e a d y t o t r y t o improve r e c e p t i o n Muggs had c a l l e d i n a t e c h n i c i a n , a t where TV's a r e p r o v i d i n g a p i c t u r e and b e s t , he would have charged h e r f o r t h e sound b u t maybe poor q u a l i t y . No house c a l l . A t w o r s t , he c o u l d have c h a r g e - no g u a r a n t e e s . h a u l e d t h e s e t o f f t o h i s shop and J u s t l e a v e a message f o r me downd a y s l a ~ e r ,brought i t back a l o n g s t a i r s a t t h e I n f o r m a t i o n Desk. w i t h a whopping b i g b i l l f o r Muggs t o E r i c Erickson Pay.

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Dear S t e v e Rose, \qe a p o l o g i z e f o r t h e F e b r u a r y 1st p u b l i c a t i o n o f a r e p l y t o your a r t i c l e " P l e a s e , someone h a s g o t t o h e l p me!'' S e v e r a l c h a n g e s a r e underway t o e n s u r e t h a t such an i n c i d e n t does not occur again. We e n c o u r a g e s u b m i s s i o n s from e v e r y one. The m a t e r i a l we r e c e i v e , i n c l u d i n g comments on o u r p o l i c y , h e l p u s and t h e whole community become more aware. Thank you f o r your c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o t h e N e w s l e t t e r and a l s o f o r your i n p u t a t l a s t n i g h t ' s meeting. Sincerely, The C a r n e g i e N e w s l e t t e r Review P a n e l

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A s Canada i s now f u l l y i n v o l v e d i n t h e I r a q war, many C a n a d i a n s a r e worried that t h e i r opposition t o an offe n s i v e r o l e of Canadian t r o o p s is n o t heard. For t h i s r e a s o n , I a m e n c l o s i n g a p e t i t i o n t h a t I would u r g e you t o c i r c u l a t e and s e n d back t o me. P l e a s e be a s s u r e d t h a t I w i l l p r e s e n t y o u r p e t i t i o n i n t h e House o f Commons ds s o o n a s p o s s i b l e . Thank y o u f o r y o u r h e l p i n g i v i n g c i t i z e n s o f Vancouver a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o voice t h e i r o p p o s i t i o n t o o u r pres e n t involvement i n t h i s c o n f l i c t .

Sincerely, Margaret M i t c h e l l

( N o t e : The p e t i t i o n i s a t t h e f r o n t d e s k o n t h e 1st f l o o r . )

The Child P o w t y Act~onC o m ~nittrchas struggled l'or years to gct money for a food program to l'ced hungry schqel children i n # Vancouver. We haven't been able to convince the provincial and federal governments to contribute any money to these programs. How much does it cost to buy a bomber or send a Canadian soldier to the Persian Gulf for a day? I t costs $500 million a day for ammunition for the Gulf War. IG - costs about $50,000 a year to fqed a school full of children. Obvious-' ly our government doesn't make good economic choices. We as poor mothers would rather have the government spend money on a program that will nourish than a war that will'kill other mothers' hungry children. The Conservative Government should clean up its own back yard and end poverty before i t cleans up after the Americans. The Child Poverty Action L committee

To o u r r e a d e r s , Over t h e p a s t f o u r y e a r s we h a v e s ~ a r t e dt o d e v e l o p a n e d i t o r i a l p o l i c y w h i c h s i m p l y s a y s t h a t we p r i n t anything of i n t e r e s t t o t h e people i n o u r community a n d t h a t we d o n o t p r i n t personal a t t a c k s o r material hat i s l i b e l l o u s , s e x i s t , r a c i s t o r condones b r u t a l i t y . W e welcome y o u r s u g g e s t i o n s , contributions, criticisms, cartoons... The C a r n e g i e N e w s l e t t e r Review P a n e l

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WOMEN FOR BETTER WAGE$ I

WHO ARE WE? Women for Better Wage$ is a coalition that has individual and group members. We are women active in unions, community and women's groups and anti-poverty groups. We meet monthly to discuss better pay for women and to plan actions that will help us get it. We have organized a lobbying trip of women and children to Victoria, and a meeting with Social Credit MLA Carol Gran. Women for Better Wage$ will pay bus fare and childcare expenses of women so they can afford to attend our meetings.

WHAT WE WANT Women for Better Wage$ wants more money for women.

WELFARE: Welfare rates should be raised

to at least the poverty line so women can 'afford to live in dignity and have enough money to give their children what they need. The poverty line for a single parent with m e child is about $16,000 a year.

MINIMUM WAGE: 80% of people who work for minimum wage are women. The minimum wage should be raised to $8 an hour. This is about what it would be today if it had increased with the cost of living since 1975. The present minimum wage of $5 an hour leaves even full time workers about.$3000 a year below the poverty line for a single person or a single parent with one child would be $10,000 below the poverty line. CLOSE THE WAGE GAP: Laws should be passed that end wage discrimination between men and women. Wage discrimination based on irrelevant factors such as gender, race, or disability should be illegal. working women, whose wages now average about 60% of men's, should get more

money without suffering through the time and expense of job evaluation. Employers* should be required to set aside a certain amount of money to raise women's wages. Some people call this pay equity.

WHY WOMEN NEED MORE MONEY Poverty for women and children in Canada is increasing. The major reason is that women's wages are too low. 065% of single female parent families in BC

are poor. .Single parent women often end up supporting children on 60% of the wages men make or living on inadequate income assistance rates. 071% of the elderly poor are women. Poor people :-. ' *drop out of school sooner. .are unemployed more. *go to prison'more,_ _ - .get sick more and die sooner. Single parent women often end up supporting children on 60% of the wages that men make. Poverty causes a host of problems. Poor people drop out of school sboner, are unemployed more, go to prison more, get sick more and die sooner. Poor women in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside die 17 years younger than other women in the City and have the same life expectancy as people in Guatemala.

WHAT YOU CAN DO 1. Get involved with us or with other groups that are fighting to get more money for women. Call 879-2996 for information about our next meeting. Contact your MLA and support our demands for welfare rates, minimum wage and closing the wage gap. Vote for politicians who support our demands. Produced by Women for Better Wage$

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* CARNEGIE POETS * HADANI * KEN LESTER * FIRST NATIONS DRUMMERS & SINGERS (TBA) * OPEN MIKE

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* Ald. L i b b y Davies * Pat Chauncey (ELP) * Meredith Wadman (Converting war toys)

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Carnegie Centre Main & Hastings The cost of one Canadian rnissle would buy lunch for a schoolful of hungry kids for five years. Nine minutes of the war would pay for open-heart surgery for every cnergenc patient in B.C. Hal a day of war would clean up B.C.'s pulp mills; three days would reforest every clear-cut in B.C.

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c a t i o n d o e s n o t i d e n t i f y groups a s r a c e s " (Leinward, p . 1 7 ) . The u s e of t h e word ' r a c e ' i s j.n i t s e l f n o t a n a p p r o p r i a t e term. It would be a c c u r a t e t o u s e t h e word e t h n i c . . e t h n i c i s d e r i v e d from t h e Greek word e t h n o s which o r i g i n a l l y meant a t r i b e , p e o p l e , n a t i o n o r group." (Montagu p . 4 ) . E t h n i c groups s h a r e a common c u l t u r a l h e r i t a g e and, assuming t h a t any s u c h group co-existed i n a comon environmental region r e l a t i v e l y i s o l a t e d from o t h e r g e n e t i c p o o l s , they would o v e r a p e r i o d o f time tend t o exh i b i t shared physical c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . The t h r e e a n t h r o p o l o g i c a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s o f humans a r e Negroid, Mongoloid and Caucasoid. There does n o t e x i s t withi n any o f t h e s e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s a n i d e a l type. For example, Negroid may i n c l u d e many d i v e r s e p h y s i c a l t r a i t s from d a r k s k i n with kinky h a i r t o p a l e s k i n with l o n g , q t r a i g h t blond h a i r . S i m i l a r l y , Caucasoids may i n c l u d e peop l e s of t h e s u b - c o n t i n e n t o r A u s t r a l i a n aborigines. Unfortunately, western socie t y u s e s a d e c i d e d l y less s c i e n t i f i c means o f c l a s s i f y i n g humans i n t o groups. These g r o u p i n g s a l s o i n c l u d e many subg r o u p i n g s which a r e e r r o n e o u s i n n a t u r e on t h e i d e a o f r a c e .

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Time f o r Change ('The f o l l o w i n g Was w r i t t e n by a f r i e n d , a 75-year-old s t u d e n t o f E n g l i s h a s a Second Language) The day b e f o r e y e s t e r d a y w a s Mary's b i r ~ h d a y . Her husband, Alex, had a r r anged a p a r t y i n t h e i r home f o r t h e purpose of c e l e b r a t i n g h i s w i f e ' s b i r thday and i n v i t e d a few f r i e n d s t o enjoy i t . B e f o r e t h e p a r t y , t h o s e . g u e s t s were s i t t i n g on t h e c h a i r s and had a c h a t . K u ~ hwas one of t h e g u e s t s . She t a l k e d w i ~ hMary i n a low v o i c e i n s e c r e t . S h e s a i d t o Mary, "I h e a r i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t a community s c h o o l t h a t w i l l b e opened i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e - t o t e a c h t h e immigrants E n g l i s h and a t r a d e s k i l l i n o r d e r t o h e l p them t o g e t m j o b s e a s i l y . I' I1 1s i s rue?" a s k e d Mary, "I am n o t k i d d i n g you," Ruth answered h e r , " t h a t news j u s t comes from t h e h o r s e ' s mouLh." Mary s a i d , "It i s c e r t a i n l y good news f o r me i f my husband would a i l o w me." A few d a y s l a t e r , i n t h e e a r l y morni n g , Mary t o o k a walk t o S t a n l e y P a r k and saL a l o n e i n m e d i t a t i o n . She knew t h a ~Alex was a man who was n o t o n l y s t u b b o r n b u t a l s o c r i t i c a l , He c o u l d n o t p e r m i t h e r t o go t o s c h o o l a g a i n , She planned t o c a r r y o u t a n e f f i c i e n t method t o nag him d a y by day u n t i l h e r husband gave up h i s i d e a . T h r e e weeks l a t e r Mary came a c r o s s Ruth i n t h e d a f e t e r i a of King Edward Campus. Ruth a s k e d , "Mary, how d i d you p e r s u a d e y o u r husband t o l e t you go t o s c h o o l ? "

Mary s a i d , "I nagged him e v e r y day untilhe b e a r i t . you know t h a t h e i s a h a r d n u t , but'-now t h a t ~ e l e* t s me go n u t was c r a c k e d by m e . I may s a y t h a t I g o t a b i g t o school. k i c k o u t of i t . " A f t e r l i s t e n i n g t o Mary's h r i e f s p e a k i n g , Ruth s a i d , "Time f o r change; you s h o u l d c a t c h up t h e t i m e . You a r e t r u l y t o b e admired. I knew you would do i t from t h e b e g i n n i n g . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s !" "Thanks. I am most g r a t e f u l t o you f o r y o u r h e l p , " s a i d Mary. A f t e r t h e c o f f e e b r e a k , Ruth g o e s h e r way and Mary g o e s h e r s . By SHANG LUNG LIAO

Pauper's Prayer I ' v e a b d i c a t e d t h e j o y s I ' v e known To bury t h e s h e d d i n g s k i n of change, Guided by t h e p o s i t i o n of stars S h i f t i n g i n p e r f e c t phase. I want t o c l i m b o u t t h i s e a s y ruL And s t a n d on s o l i d g r o u n d , And s e n d my s p i r i t s s o a r i n g To r e a c h beyond my bounds.

But i f I s h o u l d come t u m b l i n g down And t h e p i e c e s s t i l l don'^ f i t , The j o u r n e y w i l l b e p r o o f enough; I ' v e n o t y e t begun t o q u i t . DEside J o e

" F a c t s g e t i n t h e way o f l a t e s t Socred promises" I n t h e Socred government's ongoing search f o r v o t e r p o p u l a r i t y , B.C.'s premier used h i s r e c e n t TV show t o a d d r e s s o u r province;^ economic slowdown. A l r e a d y t h e TV and newspaper ads p a i d f o r by t a x p a y e r s have begun promoting t h i s government's l a t e s t r e - e l e c t i o n scheme. Given t h e v e r y few s p e c i f i c s provided, i t ' s h a r d t o t a k e t h e Socred promises s e r i o u s l y . T h e r e w a s n ' t enough d e p t h h e r e t o c a l l i t s h a l l o w . I t h i n k most B r i t i s h Columbians have a r i g h t t o a s k , "Does t h i s vague speech p r o t e c t my j o b and my f a m i l y ' s paycheque?" Let me p r o v i d e you w i t h a few f a c t s to h e l p you make up y o u r mind: "We w i l l impose a f r e e z e on t a x e s . I' T h i s government h a s f r o z e n Socred t a x u n f a i r n e s s i n t o our t a x s y s t e m . S i n c e 1986 t h e r e have been 784 f e e h i k e s f o r b a s i c s e r v i c e s i n c l u d i n g 229 new f e e s . F a m i l i e s l i k e y o u r s have been t h e Socred governm e n t ' s f a s t e s t - g r o w i n g s o u r c e o f revenue. For e v e r y $10 o f BC income t a x you now p a y , c o r p o r a t i o n s pay $1.90. "A d i s c i p l i n e d framework f o r f a i r wage s e t t l e m e n t s i n the p u b l i c s e c t o r " and "a f r e e z e o n s a l a r i e s and b e n e f i t s f o r members o f t h i s government and i t s s e n i o r p u b l i c officials."

The i d e a l t i m e t o p r a c t i c e wage r e s t r a i n t i s i n negot i a t i o n s , a t which t h i s government has f a i l e d taxpayers miserably (witn e s s t h e d o c t o r ' s p e n s i o n ) . The gap between p u b l i c and p r i v a t e s e c t o r wage s e t ~ l e m e n t sh a s narrowed t o 0.7% (6.8 compared t o 6 . 1 ) w i t h o u t B i l l Vander ~ a l m ' s i n t e r f e r e n c e . There seems t o be a Socred d o u b l e s t a n d a r d when i t comes t o r e s t r a i n t . The same n i g h t Vanderzalm was demanding lower s a l a r i e s f o r n u r s e s and o t h e r p u b l i c s e c t o r w o r k e r s , i t was r e v e a l e d Socr e d c a b i n e t m i n i s t e r s have handed t h e i r own p o l i t i c a l a i - e s s a l a r y h i k e s between 12 and 20% i n j u s t Lhe l a s t s i x months a l o n e . "Total budgetary spending w i l l be t i e d t o growth i n t h e economy. " Days a f t e r t h i s promise. government o f f i c i a l s s t i l l d i d n ' t know what t h e p r e m i e r and h i s f i n a n c e m i n i s t e r meant by economic growth. I f we assume i t ' s B C ' s GDP ( g r o s s d o m e s t i c p r o d u c t ) , t h i s governm e n t ' s s p e n d i n g i n c r e a s e o f 12.2% f o r t h e budget year h a s a l r e a d y surpassed t h e p r e d i c t e d GDP o f 8.4%. R e c e n t l y t h e growth f o r e c a s t was reduced t o 7.4% and some s p e n d i n g c u t s o r d e r e d , b u t no m a t t e r how you s l i c e i t t h e Socred government i s n o t a n example. Obviously t h e f a c t s h a v e n ' t g o t t e n i n t h e way i f t h e l a t e s t round o f Socred p r o m i s e s . Once a g a i n , t h i s government i s a c t i n g on p o l i t i c a l , n o t p u b l i c p r i o r i t i e s . The s o o n e r BC h a s a n e l e c t i o n , t h e s o o n e r we c a n p u t t h e i n t e r e s t s o f working men & women on t h e f r o n t b u r n e r and g e t t o work on y o u r b e h a l f . By MIKE HARCOURT

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20 y e a r s and h e a r d t h e q u e s t i o n s Rose a s k s a g a i n and a g a i n . I t l i s a l m o s t a l ways someone who h a s n ' t had p a t i e n c e o r t h e i n t e r e s t t o even t r y t o s e e t h e N a t i v e s i d e ; q u e s t i o n s a s k e d seem L O be based on i d e a s o f N a t i v e l i f e and h i s t o r y t a k e n from "white" h i s t o r y books and cowboy movies. Rose s a i d t h a t h i s h i s t o r y and r o o t s s h o u l d c o u n t ; t h a t h e f e e l s as oppress e d a s any N a t i v e and t h a t h i s a n c e s t o r s had a s h a r d t i m e s as N a t i v e s b u t h e h a s n e x t t o n o t h i n g i n t h e way o f r e d r e s s f o r h i s grievances. Natives make l a n d c l a i m s and t o him t h i s i s somehow u n f a i r , l i k e s a y i n g , "Where's the j u s t i c e i n this?'' I n t h e n e x t i s s u e Bob Kiyoshk w r o t e a response. For t h e f i r s t h a l f anyway h e slammed Rose a n d , by c a r r y i n g i t on i n your mind, a l l t h e "white" p e o p l e who s a y i n t h o u s a n d s o f ways: "You have no r i g h t t o a s k o r demand I/we s u f f e r t o o . " Kiyoshk any t h i n g . t r i e d t o c o n t r o l h i s o u t r a g e . Being a N a t i v e , he knows t h e c e n t u r i e s o f s u f f e r i n g NaLives h a v e gone t h r o u g h hunted f o r s p o r t , massacred by t h e t h o u s a n d s , g i v e n small-pox l a d e n b l a n k e t s , t r a d i t i o n s and c e r e m o n i e s o u t lawed, l a n d s t o l e n and o c c u p i e d by "white" p e o p l e , f a m i l i e s broken up w i t h t h e r e s i d e n t i a l s c h o o l 'program' where N a t i v e c h i l d r e n were whipped f o r s p e a k i n g t h e i r own l a n g u a g e and t h e

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MAIN STREET/HASTINGSSTREET INTERSECTION

Because of concerns about t h e s a f e t y of o u r c o r n e r , t h e A s s o c i a t i o n ' s Commu n i t y R e l a t i o n s Committee, t h e S e n i o r ' s Support Group and many o t h e r s made s u g g e s t i o n s and demands f o r immediate changes t o C i t y H a l l . These r e s u l t e d i n a l e t t e r from M.P.Brown, A s s i s t a n t C i t y Engineer i n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n . ( 1 ) No mom? l e f t t u r n s i f you are going s o u t h on Main. ( 2 ) I f you a r e going toward downtown on H a s t i n g s and want t o t u r n l e f t o n t o Main, t h e r e w i l l be a f l a s h i n g arrow. ( 3 ) I f you a r e going n o r t h on Main and want t o t u r n e a s t o n t o H a s t i n g s , you w i l l have a r i g h t - t u r n arrow. ( 4 ) The times between r e d l i g h t s i s l o n g e r t o l e t w a l k e r s g e t c l e a r . (5) Buses t h a t r u n yellow l i g h t s : t h i s w i l l be watched by p o l i c e & t r a n s i t .

Paul T a y l o r i t o r , Carnegie Newsletter. bear M r .

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In t h e F e b . l s t / 9 1 N e w s l e t t e r Sandy ameron had a most i n t e r e s t i n g and e l l - w r i t t e n a r t i c l e on t h e " P o l i t i c s f the heart." In a n o t h e r a r t i c l e by Bob Kiyoshk, le r e f e r s t o "our E d i t o r f o r e d i t i n g u t some very d e r i s i v e a d j e c t i v e s t h a t lr. Rose had i n c l u d e d . How i s i t t h a t i f a s M r . Kiyoshk ays, you e d i t e d S t e v e Rose's a r t i c l e o e l i m i n a t e c e r t a i n u n f o r t u n a t e coments a b o u t t h e N a t i v e p e o p l e , t h a t r. Kiyoshk knew what was e d i t e d , o r as he j u s t s u r m i s i n g .

On t h e o t h e r hand, M r . Riyoshk u s e s d e r i s i v e remarks i n r e f e r r i n s t o i4r. Rose, A s E d i t o r of t h e Carnegie N e w s l e t t e r you were redundant and I f i n d i t repr e h e n s i b l e t h a t you chose t o e l i m i n a t e c e r t a i n words o r s t a t e m e n t s from M r . Rose's a r t i c l e b u t i t would a p p e a r , d e l i b e r a t e l y n e g l e c t e d t o omit such d e r o g a t o r y p h r a s e s by M r . Kiyoshk. I f t h e Newsletter i s d e s p e r a t e f o r news o r a r t i c l e s t h a t you a s E d i t o r have t o p r i n t some of t h e garbage t h a t a p p e a r s from time t o t i m e , and i n k u r t i c u l a r , such name c a l l i n g .

I realize there's such a thing as freedom of speech and freedom of the press, but is uncalled for in print and should be totally unnecessary. Little wonder that the Newsletter hasn't the respect or taken too seriously outside the community. If you choose to include such words or name-calling as referred to at least be fair by printing both sides of the story, with or without editing, by both writers. Sincerely, Ed Burroughs

Bob Kiyoshk dropped into Carnegie a few days after Steve Rose's article was printed. He asked about who was the author and said a response was sorely needed. I mentioned the exclusion of the "unfortunate comments" and, upon learning this, Bob's committment to respond got firmer. I told him the deadline for the next issue and left it at that. It didn't occur to me that the edited parts were sacrosanct..secret..and others besides yourself have criticized this. It happened, but knowing what Kiyoshk is up against in his work, I didn't feel compelled to hide the nature of the comments from him. Bob Kiyoshk is a director of a new transition house for battered Native women in Vancouver, working with the Helping Spirit Lodge. I haven't remembered how to read minds yet, but knew that such casual use of "unfortunate comments'' was a daily reality for him and many Native people. In his response, Mr. Kiyoshk used Mr. ~ose'sformat of putting "whitet'in quotation marks to, as he said later, show that it wasn't his terminology but was used in the same sense as he felt Rose used it.

are questioned innocently by many people; they are also questioned "in nocently" by many others. Bob concluded that Steve was in the latter group and responded in &I manner th he felt was appropriate at the time. Reaction has been about the only response to either article so far. The questions are in many peoples' minds. Some are put with the hopes of learning..some are put with barbs and hooks already attached. If you feel that something in the paper is garbage that's your problem Everyone has a right to express opin ions and it's rare that a piece of writing or poetry is not printed. Most people read what they write before submitting it however. A final point about the respect accorded the Carnegie Newsletter: I the 4 years that I've been editor it gone from 16 pages and 300 copies to 24-40 pages and 700-800 copies.. 1t' gone from being read by some people in Carnegie to being read by people all over Vancouver, in the Lower Mai land, in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, the States, Mexico, England, and it's been seen in Israe Germany, New Zealand and China. It' course in two schools, two Adult Lea ning Centres, and has a mailing list